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HENDERSON gateway TO CENTRAL CAROLINA I TWENTY-FOURTH YEAR SUPREME COURT DEFERS RULING OR RUCK IfIOSEVELT HINTS AT EXTRA SESSION OF THECONGRESS Tells North Dakota Audi ence Crop Control Legis lation !s Urgent Im mediately WANTS IT BEFORE NEW CROPS BEGIN Quotes from Former Su preme Court Justice Who Supported Roosevelt’s So cial Measures; President Certain Congress Will Favor Control Grand Forks, N. D„ Oct. 4 —(AP) Tn an address strongly hinting- at a Serial session of Congress, President Roosevelt asserted here today surplus non control legislation “ought to be passed at the earliest possible mo- Alentioning the Supreme Court for the first time on his western trip, he disagreed with its majority ruling in validating the AAA form of produc tion control. He also quoted excerpts from a letter from a retired member of the court, John H. Clarke, saying he saw ‘ eye to eye” with the Presi dent as to his social, economic and peace program. The President came here from Fort Peck dam, Montana, where he re buked “doubting Thomases” who have been critical of his objectives. Declaring better land use in the arid regions and control of surpluses were the two objectives of his farm program, he said. . -1 feel certain that a majority in both houses of the Congress will heed the wish of most of the farmers of (Continued on Page Six.) Insurgents Will Likely Spare U. S. Flier from Death Salamanca, Spain, Oct. 4 (AP) — Harold Dahl, American war pilot who has been an insurgent prison er sinre last June, was calmly con fident today that he will escape from a courtniartial with hl^life. The 28-year-old flier from Cham paign. ill., is almost certain to be condemned to death by a military tribunal before which he will be taken with three Russian pilots tomorrow on charges of “bearing arms against Spain.” But Insurgent General Francis co Franco, answering the supplica tions of Dahl’s wife, has promised clemency for her newly-wed hus band. NEW USES SOUGHT FOR COTTON CROP Government Encourages Experiments in Road Building and Also Other Fields Washington, Oct. 4 (AP) —Agricul- ( tural economists believe the South’s cotton crop is one of America’s most versatile crops. Through a crop diversion program, they hope to prove that new uses for cotton will solve the marketing prob lem. The Agricultural Adjustment Administration offered to furnish cot ton to public agencies for any one of 1* seldom tried uses. Several highway departments quick y accepted the offer of cotton fabric o be used as reinforcement material on new roads. They also used cotton m ats furnished by the government to cover new concrete highways for cur ing. . Agriculture Department records ° w t’nat 8,100 hales were used last - ear mr these two purposes. Hoover Calls For Fundamental Draft OfG. O. P. Program P, Chi ? ag0 ’ ° ct 4.—(AP)— Former th-\ u 1 llcrhert Hoover urged today 1 Republican party propound positive, courageous draft of fun '<mental principles” as a foundation. J J mid-term national party confer ee he has proposed for 1938. p, t, ' r a conference with- Colonel n .7 Knox . the Republican vice i residential candidate in 1936, Hoov .,p' SUed a statement saying: oionel Knox and I discussed the P oposal which will he before the Re publican National Committee at its fmtiteramt Batly Dtsmtfrit ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. * Americans In Shantung Area In Grave Danger By Chinese Plan To Blow Up Breakwater Defends Hauptmann Mi MM l : ; • ilsf Julius Braun, New York private de tective who has been working with the widow of Bruno Richard Haupt mann since the German’s execution for the murder of the Lindbergh baby, promises “astounding devel opments’’ in the case. He declared “we can identify the man whose footprints were recorded at the spot where the body of the Lindbergh baby was found, and who never was questioned in the case.” ntral Press) MORRISON ROUSES SCANT ENTHUSIASM Prospects for His Candidacy Against Reynolds Not Promising STATE REVENUE RISES Record in September Except for In heritance Tax Receipts; School Rows Up In Raleigh This Week Dally Dispatch Bnrenn, In the Sir Walter Hotel. Raleigh, Oct. 4.—With a month end ing, Raleigh’s many State departments last week spent much of their time preparing the reports which mark the time to tear off a leaf of the calen dar. Likewise as the September page was ripped down those State employes who like to sleep late were pleased with the reversion to winter hours, 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. Elsewhere along the capital front there was little but routine activity. Governor Hoey, as has become a habit with him, spent a great part of his time out in the hinterlands, getting in touch with the people and letting them hear his silver-tongued oratory on the slightest provocation. During the past seven days he be took himself to Fayetteville, where he (boosted the coming State Fair; to Durham, where he added fuel to the patriotic fire of the Patriotic Sons of America; and to his home town of Shelby, where he attended the Cleve land county fair, hobnobbed with his neighbors and held commune with Cam Morrison and <Max Gardner, for mer governors. The only definite political develop ment of the week, if it could be call ed defiinte, occurred on this trip, (Continued on Page Six.) meeting here in Chicago ber 5. We favor the creation of a com mittee of distinguished R e P who will formulate a draft of fund mental principles to be submitted general conference of party leade some time in the spring. bers “The voice of the young members of the party should be given a place in these party councils. This declara_ tion must be positive, courageous free from personal politics, a declara tion, in fact, that will meet f^e, crisis in the party and the country. HENDERSON, N. C., MONDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 4, 1937 Chinese Warn U. S. Destroy ers To Leave in 48 Hours Before Their Des perate Act SQUADRON LIKELY IS NOT IN DANGER Americans See In Chinese Threat Move in Fear of Japanese Invasion of Shan tung Province; Chinese Reinforcements Sent To Shanghai Shanghai, Oct. 4. —(AP) —The safetv of American refugees at the port of Chcfoo, in Sha.njtung prov(ice, 400 miles north of Shanghai, was imperill ed today by a Chinese threat to de stroy the breakwater protecting the harbor. Chinese military authorities this morning warned the United States destroyer squadron No. 5 to evacuate the harbor within 48 hours, as they might find it necessary to blow up the whole wharf, making the harbor unsafe for shipping. Admiral Harry Yarnell, commander of the United States Asiatic fleet, ex pressed the fear that the destruction of the breakwater within the time limit would seriously handicap the safety of the Americans, as it would make landing of rescue boats almost impossible. Approximately 80 American civilians are now at Chefoo. The squadron was thought by Ad miral Yarnell not to be in any danger, as it is already anchored outside the breakwater. American naval author ities saw in the threat an indication the Chinese are preparing for a Jap anese invasion of Shantung province from the seat to bolster land forces which yesterday claimed the capture of Tehchow, an important walled city in the northern section of the pro vince. On the battlefront northwest of Shanghai, Japanese were rushing up reinforcements to secure the positions from which Chinese fell back last night in what they termed another “strategic withdrawal.” The Chinese were fighting a stub born rear guard action as they slowly retreated in the center of the 25-mile line. At other points they were hold ing defense positions they took up after their first withdrawal from the shores of the Yangtze and Whang poo rivers two weeks ago. Baptist Deacon In Hot Water for ABC Board Connections Fayetteville, Oct. 4 (AP)—B. Case, deacon of the First Baptist church here, declined comment upon the action of the congrega tion yesterday in adopting a reso lution to the effect that no officer of the church be permitted to have ah official connection with the ABC liquor stores of Cumberland county.” Case is in charge of the liquor warehouse. Although he made no comment for publication, Case indicated he expected to retain his post with the ABC control board. 35 Million Raise Given Rail Unions Chicago, Oct. 4.—(AP) —Operating employees of the nation’s major rail roads went to work today under a new wage agreement which will put $35,000,000 a year more in their pay envelopes. The agreement, calling for a 44 cents, a day increase for 250,000 en gine, train and yard service employees was signed by the heads of the big five brotherhoods and representatives of 86 carriers. It ended protracted negotiations for a 20 percent pay in crease demand by the brotherhoods. Dr. William Deiserson, member of the National Relation Board, who has been conferring daily for six weeks with the brotherhood and carrier re presentatives, announced the agree ment. Railroad representatives estimated the increase would add an average of 6.6 percent to the workers’ annual earnings. Last August 25 the railroads grant ed a 40 cents daily wage increase for the 15 non-operating brotherhoods. Navy Fliers’ Boss v':-' j: Capt. E. D. McWhorter, command ing officer of the newly-commis sioned naval aircraft carrier York town is pictured above. The photo graph was taken at the commission ing exercises in Norfolk. Va. Japs Check Imports On Many Items Desperate Move Is Aimed at Economic Self - Sufficiency In Chinese War Tokyo, Oct. 4.—(AP)—Tn a desper ate move to gain economic self-suf ficiency for the war with China, the Japanese Trade Commission today de creed that importation of more than 300 commodities must be prohibited or reduced to a minimum. The ministry of- commerce was ex pected to have the gigantic list of prohibitions in effect by October 10, under the laws authorizing import and export controls passed by the recent ly-ended extraordinary session of Parliament. The move was designed to concen trate Japan’s financial resources be hind its war machine in China. Jap an’s total adverse trade balance for 1937 is $270,000,000. With only a few exceptions, the ar ticles listed will be admitted only by permission. ’They are divided, roughly, into “urgent” and “not urgent” types. Importation of cotton, wool and lum ber will he authorized only cargo by cargo, each shipment requiring a sep erate permit. This permission does not apply to Australian wool, which is admitted by a (barter agreement be tween Japan and Australia^^^^^ COTTON DROPS OFF UNDER EIGHT CENTS Prices 6 to 14 Points Lower at Mid day After Mild Fluctuations In Morning New York, Oct. 4.—(AF) —Cotton futures opened steady, down four to eight points on lower Liverpool cables, which were partly offset by heavy rains over the eastern half of the cot ton belt. December advanced from 8.10 to 8.15, and shortly after the first half hour was selling at 8.14, when the list showed net losses of about one to six points. The market eased below eight cents for the first time since May, 1933, as January declined to 9.99 around midday. December sold off to 8.10, with the list showing net losses of about 6 to 14 points. WEATHER FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Rains this aftqmoon and to-* night, ending Tuesday morning; slightly warmer in central por tion Tuesday. MON BY JAPS HELD UNJUSTIFIED BY GENEVA LEAGUE What Action Will Be Asked Against Japanese Not Yet Determined by Committee HOPE FOR TURN TO GET EARLY PEACE League Takes First Definite Action To Aid China by Appropriating $460,000 To Help Fight Epidemics; China To Be Declared Vic tim of Drive Geneva, Oct. 4. —(AP) —The League of Nations Sino-Japanese subcommit tee has found Japanese military ac tion unjustified in China since the current Conflict broke out at the Marco Polo bridge outside of Peip ing on July 7. of the committee, emerg ing today from secret sessions, an nounced their preliminary conces sions. They added, however, that it is too early to indicate what, if any, action is to be recommended. “We have not yet finished approv ing the entire historical survey,” said one delegate. “But it might be fair to say that the section already ap proved indicates Japan’s policy to ward China has been too strong and is unjustified, since the Marco Polo bridge fight.” The present draft of recommend ations includes the hope that oppor tunities would arise to permit an early peace in the Far East. The League took its first uefinite (Continued on Page Three.) FOURIENLIH NEGRO IN FLORIDA Take Prisoner from Sheriff of Santa Rosa County and Shoot Him Milton, Fla., Oct. 4.—(AP) —Sheriff Joe Allen, of Santa Rosa county, re ported today four men took a Negro prisoner from him on the highway near Fort Walton, Fla., last night and riddled the Negro with buckshot. Sheriff Allen said the Negro was listed as J. C. Evans, about 30 years old, and was to face trial here today on charges of robbing a filling station and assaulting a 12-year-old white boy. Evans was arrested several weeks ago, Allen said, and had been held in jail at Panama Fla. Allen said he went to Panama City last night and was driving back here with Negro in the fron-t seat of the car. A short distance north of Fort Walton, he said, an automobile passed his car and then forced him to stop. Four men alighted from the car and covered him with a shotgun. Al len declared the men kept outside the range of the headlights and he did not recognize any of them. “We want that nigger,” was all they said to him, Allen related. When the men had taken the Negro. Allen drove here and telephoned the sheriff of Ocaloosa county at Crestview. Not far from the spot where the four men stopped Sheriff Allen, Ocaloosa county officers found the Negro’s body in a ditch. An inquest was set for late today. Insurgents Renew Fire On Madrid Madrid, Oct. 4. —(AP) —Insurgent artillery resumed shelling of central Madrid at noon today after a three day silence. Shells fell about every two minutes. Fighting was halted by the weather on practically all fronts. Around Henraye, on the Franco- Spanish frontier, insurgent forces, balked .by wintry storms in northwest Spain, carried the war by air and sea to the government strongholds at Valencia and Barcelona, wihetre at least 200 deaths were feared. In Valencia, seat of the Spanish re gular government, clean-up crews re ported at least 100 persons were killed and 150 others wounded. The ruins as of what was described as the most devastating air raid the Valencia has experienced were be lieved to conceal the bodies of more dead, buried beneath the ruins of 22 houses. PUBLISHED lyiKT AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. Decision Expected WednesdayOnPlea As To Eligibility Helping Chinese? J§ Pi Marshal Vassily Galents-Bluecher, commander-in-chief of the Russian army in the Far East, is declared by Japanese to be actively direct ing the Chinese military strategy against Japan. Nipponese reports hold he has been directing by tele phone from his Siberian head quarters. (Central Press) GREEN NOW m ENTIRE EXPULSION OF LEW UNIONS A. F. of L. President Makes Recommendation As Con vention Is Opened In Denver PROMISES BIGGEST FIGHT EVER STAGED “Battle of Century” In La bor’s Ranks Looms as A. F. ;of L. Considers Competi tion With , CIO in All Fields; Toleration Has Failed To Win Denver, (501., Oct. 4. —(AP) —William Green, president of the American Fed eration of Labor, told the federation’s 57th annual convention today that the hour had arrived to start a united fight against John L. Lewis* CIO. While the delegates shouted and stamped their approval, Green said “the clock has struck; the hour is here. Having appealed to them for two years to come back, you will now order your board of directors to re voke the charters of this dual move ment.” The A. F. of L., Green added, would then become “the greatest fighting machine that was ever created with in the ranks of labor,” The fight, (Continued on Page Six.) Mussolini Dashes Anglo-FrenchHope Os Quitting Spain London, Oct. 4 (AJP) —A message from Premier Mussolini expressing “most fervent wishes” for an insur gent victory was considered today to have dashed the strong Anglo-French move to force withdrawal of Italian volunteers from the Spanish civil war. The informed Italian press indicat ed II Duce would turn down the An glo-French invitation to a three-power conference on ending and to both Spanish factions, despite a hint his re fusal would bring a retaliatory open ing of the French border to supplies of war for the Madrid-Valencia gov 8' PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY Albert Levitt Arises In Chamber and Asks Per mission to File His Challenge BLACK SITS WITH COURT AT OPENING Levitt Beams as He Emerges from Court Chamber, Ap parently Much Pleased; Levitt To Challenge Con stitutionality of Court Re tirement Act Washington, Oct. 4. —(AP) The Supreme Court deferred action today on a motion by Albert Levitt, design ed to compel Associate Justice Hugo L. Black to show cause why he should be permitted to sit on the high tri bunal. Whether the court will grant or deny the motion probably will be an nounced next Wednesday. Action could be taken at any time, however. Proceedings were brief. Levitt mere ly arose and said he had submitted the motion asking permission to file a petition challenging the Black ap pointment. He did not read the mo tion. “You may submit the papers,” Chief Justice Hughes told him. Levitt acted a few minutes after Black had taken his seat on the high bench. The justice, whose appointment by President Roosevelt aroused a storm of controversy over whether he had been or still was connected with the Ku Klux Klan, entered the room with the other members of the court just after the noon hour. The record crowd which had gather ed at the court building, only a com (Continued on Page Six.) DEALINGS QUIET IN THE STOCK MARKET Day’s News lias Little Effect One Way or the Other on Trends Os Trading New York, Oct. 4.—(AP) —Stocks struggled to get a further recovery foothold today, but aside from a hand ful of specialties, most leaders were unsuccessful. Dealings were quiet from the start and near the fourth hour minor declines were in the majority. The news seemingly had little buoying or depressing effect on the list as a whole, and speculative forces found the sidelines attractive. Week-end set tlement of the lengthy rail-wage dis pute was about in line with forecasts and carrier stocks slipped back into a slim groove after edging* forward at the epening. No recovery signal could be dis cerned in the movement of bonds and commodities. These were uneven. American Radiator 14 3-8 American Telephone 16? 7-8 American Tob B 77 1-2 Anaconda 88 3-4 Atlantic Coast Line 36 1-2 Atlantic Refining 23 1-2 Bendix Aviation 15 1-4 Bethlehem Steel 68 1-4 Chrysler 90 Columbia Gas & Elec 9 3-4 Commercial 19 3-8 Continental Oil Co 12 Curtiss Wright 4 1-4 DuPont 143 I' 2 Electric Pow & Light 14 3-8 General Electric 44 General Motors 48 7-8 Liggett & Myers B 94 Montgomery Ward & Co 47 7-8 Reynolds Tob B 49 7-8 Southern Railway 19 1-8 Standard Oil N J 57 1-4 U S Steel 78 1-2 ernment. London observers saw.little evidence in Mussolini’s note of congratulations to Insurgent General Francisco Fran co, of that change of heart which the British and French have tried to per suade themselves they had seen in his attitude since their determined stand at the Nyon conference brought Italy into the Mediterranean anti-piracy pa trol. There was still hope, however, that the reply would not be a blunt re fusal to join France and Britain at a conference table, at which there would be only three chairs.
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