North Carolina Newspapers

HENDERSON GATEWAY to CENTRAL CAROLINA TWENTY-FOURTH YEAR NINE-POWER MEET TO INVITE JIPS ROOSEVELT VOTES US OIOS DO IN HVDEPARK BOOTH Answers Questions as Oth ers as to Identity and Occupation as He Ballots U S. REFUSES HAND IN SPANISH STRIFE Refuses Invitation of Cuba to Help Mediate, Pleading Previous Determination Net To Interfere In Civil War; Hopes for Peace, However Hyde Park, N. Y„ Nov. 2.—(AP)— Fnnklin Roosevelt was voter No. 299 in the State, county and town elec tions here today. Just as the rest of the 749 register ed voters of the third Hyde Park dis trict had to do, the President went to the town hall, satisfied election inspectors he was qualified to vote, and operated the voting machine. •‘What is your name?” Miss Alma Van Curan, district election board chairman, asked with a smile when the President appeared. "Franklin D. Roosevelt” he answer ed with a smile as broad as hers. -What is your occupation?” she asked. "Farmer,” Mr. Roosevelt replied emphatically. At Washington, meanwhile, the United Slates declined an invitation from the Cuban government to par ticipate in a proposed all-American mediation of the Spanish civil war. The American government turned down the invitation on the grounds it repeatedly had expressed an in tention of refraining from any inter ference in the Spanish situation. After setting forth this principle was applied in a similar manner to ward a mediation proposal put for ward by Uruguay more than a year ago. Sumner Welles, acting secretary of state, said in a formal note to the Cut:an government: "The government of the United States feels confident that, in the lisht of the foregoing, the government of Cuba will fully appreciate the con siderations which preclude it from associating itself with the action pro posed by that government.” The note expressed, nevertheless, the "very earnest hope” of the Am ican government and people “that a peaceful method of terminating this strife may be found.” Watchers In Gotham Fear Fraud New York, Nov. 2 (AP)- —An army of anti-fraud election watchers, 22,600 strong, mobilized at polling places to day as the vanquard of New York’s 2,443,387 registered voters recorded their choices in the mayoral contest between the incumbent, Fiorello L#a guardia, Fusion candidate, and former State Supreme Court Justice Jeremiah Mahoney, the Democratic nominee. Widespread talk of vote-stealing ailed by candidates of both camps in the five-borough election, led to the on Page Three.) TRIAL BALLOON ON SHUPING SENT UP Favorable Reaction Might Propel Him Into State • Senatorial Race bally Dispatch Bureau. r, .. til the Sir Walter Hotel. Raleigh, Nov. 2.—A trial balloon, R 'icned to test which way the sena -01 i ll wind is blowing, has been sent u l» for C. L. Shuping, Guilford county on c of whose chief claims to Political fame is that, as Democratic national committeeman from North aiolina, he refused to attend a re- Cf'pfion for President Roosevelt. -b'ur; may be some doubt as to r 't nk Hancock’s attitude toward the * A his record being strongly f| * ! most respects, but there isn’t shadow of a doubt about Mr. • mping’s views on the subject and , ,d .y doubts that he would be the J ln 'tnimous, enthusiastic support of Liberty Leaguers as North Car olina harbors. c Question is how many of this Continued on Page Flve.X Jirtifiersmt £latlu SHsuatrh LEASED WIRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Mediterranean Tension Increased By Blockade Os East Spanish Coast Insurgents Throwing Tight Air and Naval Cordons To Cut Valencia Governmen t Off from Outside Help; Three Insurgent Ship s Already on Hand London, Nov. 2. —(AP’)—Mediterran- ean tnnsion was heightened today by reports that Spanish insurgents were throwing a tight air and naval block ade along the entire eastern Spanish coast to cut the Valencia government off from outside help f.y way of the high seas. Insurgent General Francisco Fran co’» strategy sharply increased the danger of international complications in the Mediterranean.* Pis was believ ed planning to rely largely on planes based on the Ballearic islands and Mallorca to rule shipping lanes and cut off Valencia and Barcelona from food and ammunition. Franco’s naval commander, Vice- Admiral Francisco Fernandez, at Off-Year Elections Are Watched To Show Trends Voters in 15 States Ballot on Local Issues; Virginia Electing Governor; New Jersey and New York Re sults May Affect 1940 Presidency (gy The Associated Press.) Voters in ID states cast ballots to day in local elections which may pro vide an indication of national poli tical trends. Personalities rather than national issues, however, dominated the off year elections of mayors in more than 30 cities, legislatures in five states, governors in Virginia and New Jer sey, and four congressmen to fill va cancies in New York and Virginia. Detroit’s non-partisan election shar ed attention with the New York City mayoralty battle. Patrick O'Brien, en dorsed by the CIO, contested Richard Reading, supported by the American. Federation of Lai’cor, for Detroit’s mayor’s post. Some of the winners in today’s bal Washington Prepares For Coming Visit Os Windsors British Ambassador Confers With Sumner Welles, Now Acting Secre tary of State ROOSEVELT WILL RECEIVE COUPLE Extent of American Enter tainment Not Assured As Yet; State Department Of ficial Will Meet Duke and Duchess at Boat in New York on Their Arrival Washington, Nov. 2.—(AP)—British Ambassador Sir Ronald Lindsay con ferred with Sumner Welles, acting secretary of state, today on arrange ments for the forthcoming visit to the United States of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. Although the envoy said afterwards that plans are still subject to change in accordance with the wishes of the royal visitors, it was learned they plan a 36-hour stay in Washington. -During this time they wIU be ceived by President Roosevelt. The British Ambassador and Lady Lindsay will be the first representatives of Britain’s royal family to entertain Ed ward, England’s abdicated monarch. Lindsay said it was still too eaHy to dscuss a definite itinerary for the duke and his American bride. He in dicated only general matters con nection with their trip were taken up with the acting secretary of state. It was learned authoritatively, how ever the President has given personal orders that the protocol section of the State Department assist in making tnv arrangements the Windsors de for inspection of government housing projects, in which Edward « (Continued on Page Three.) wivrniiv FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Generally fair tonight and Wed nesday; colder in north and west portions Wednesday. ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. Palma, Mallorca, had 35 ships at hi command to build the sea blockade Three were sighted oif Valencia las •light. While thus seeking to wa 1 1 up gov ernment Spain by sea, insurgent ai and land forces were pressed eithe 1 to split the frontier connections be tween Valencia territory and Franc or drive a wedge in government ter ritory, or both. The appearance of the three insur gent warships off Valencia and the sinking of the British merchantman Joan Weems three days ago by ar insurgent bombing plane as she car ried a food cargo from Marseilles to Barcelona apparently marked opera tion of a more stringent blockade. loting may receive consideration as 1940 presidential timber. Political observers mentioned three men especially in that connection: Mayor Fiorello H. Laguardia of New York, seeking re-elecitiion with the backing of an unusual coalition of Republicans, Laborites, Socialists and Communists. United States Senator Harry Moore and State Senator Lester Clee. con testing for the governorship of New Jersey. Moore, a Democrat, has been governor twice. Clee, Republican, is a Presbyterian minister. Opposing Laguardia was Jeremiah H. Mahoney, running on a Democratic ticket with the support of Tammany Hall, Democratic Chairman James Farley, Governor Herbert Lehman, and Senator Robert Wagner. DECLINING DEMAND ON FARMPRODUCTS 1938 Expected To See Re cession, Agriculture Bu reau Reports College Station, Raleigh, Nov. 2. A falling demand for farm products in 1938 has been forecast by the Fed eral Bureau of Agricultural Econo mics. In a report sent to the N. C. State College extension service, the bureau pointed out that: It is unlikely that business will re cover from the present procession soon enough in 1938 to bring the av erage of industrial activity and con sumer intome up to 1937 level. However, there is n» definite way of telling exactly how long the busi ness recession will continue. Some im provement in 1938 is entirely possible. The downward trend of wholesale (Continued on Page Three.) York, S. C., Yeggs Get About $5,500 In Bank Robbery York, S. C., Nov. 2 (AP)—Yegg men broke into the First National Bank of Sharon, rural community near here, during the night and .stole cash estimated at from $5,- 500 to $5,700. Sheriff C. A. Moss, of York county, said the robbery was discovered by Cashier J. S. Hartness when he opened the bank for business this morning. The sheriff said the yeggmen apparently entered the bank through a window. Moss expressed the belief there were “three or four of the robbers.” He said Federal authorities had been notified. HENDERSON, N. C., TUESDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 2, 1937 U. S. Delegation to Nine-Power Peace Conference IJ. S. delegation headed by Norman Davis, seated center Here is the U. S. delegation to the nine-power peace con ference to be held in Brussels, Belgium, beginning tomor row, in the attempt to bring peace to the far eastern cris is. From left to right, seated are Stanley K. Hornbeck, head of far eastern division of state department, adviser; Delegate Norman H. Davis, America’s “roving ambassa dor,” and Pierpont Moffat of Hancock, N. H., adviser. St mding are Charles E. Bohlen of Ipswich, Mass., secretary, left, and Robert T. Pell of Fort Ticonderoga, N. Y., press o ticer. All are members of the U. S. state department. GOVERNMENT WILL LEND FIFTY CENTS BUSHEL FOR CORN Details of Credit for Grow ers Will Be Announced in Few Days by Mr. Wallace RFC WILL FURNISH MONEY FOR LOANS Some $85,000,000 To Be Available for Loans on 170 Million Bushels of Corn; House Agriculture Commit tee Finishes Draft of Crop Bill Washington, Nov. 2. —(AP)— In formed officials at the Agriculture Department today said the govern ment would lend 50 cents a -bushel on this year’s corn crop. These informants said details of the loan program would be announced by Secretary Wallace in a few days. They said the loans would correspond in general to previous government corn loans. The 50-cent low will Tee made on corn sealed on the farm, testing 14 1-2 percent moisture content or less. Farm organizations had asked a 60- cents-a-bushel loan on this year’s crop, and Secretary Wallace said a loan of about 46 cents would corres pond to the nine-cents-a-pound gov ernment loan on this year’s cotton crop. President Roosevelt paved the way yesterday for the loan by ordering fi nancial machinery set up by the Re construction Finance Corporation. Agriculture Department spokesmen said about $85,000,000 would be pro vided shortly by the Commodity Cre dit Corporation for the new corn loan. fContinued on Page Three.) U. S. Neutrality Menaced Now As 1917, Nye Feels Chicago, Nov. 2.—(AP)—Senator Gerald P. Nye, Republican, North Dakota, contended today “the same forces which were at work de stroying our spirit of neutrality and peace 20 years ago are once again engaged at that task.” In a speech prepared for de livery to the Chicago Rotary club, the North Dakota senator profes sed to see a similarity between events preceding United States entrance into the World War and current discussions on the nation’s neutrality policy. A desire to retain foreign trade iM>lligere|nts. he contended, led to the abrogation of America’s pre-war neutrality policy. Senator Nye declared Secretary of Com merce Roper recently stated the United States would “lose a lot of foreign trade” if its policy of neu trality were invoked in connection i with the Sino-Jap conflict. Large Japanese Shells Explode Near American Battleship In Shanghai Married Her Brother The marriage of Mary Lee Williams (above) and Ben Yocum was an nulled at Mountain Grove, Mo., when it was discovered that they were brother and sister. Twenty years ago their parents died. »The brother and sister were placed in an orphanage. The girl was adopted by Ben Williams, of Cilhowee, Mo., and the boy by a farmer named Yocum. He got a job recently on the Wil liams farm, fell in love with Mary, married her in secret. A chance re mark by Mrs. Williams resulted in the discovery of their relationship. (Central Press ) DECLINE FORESEEN BY RESERVE BOARD Government Attitude To ward Basic Industries Blamed In Report By CHARLES P. STEWART Central Press Columnist Washington, Nov. 2.—Apparentl., the recent “recession” (as-New Deal ers call October’s 25-billion-dollar stock market crash) came as no sur prise to the Federal Reserve Board. More than six months ago board members noted that recovery was not (Cont'-ued on Page Five) m m Shopping Days A A Until "T"X Christmas PUBLISHED lIVBIIY ▲FTEXNOOM EXCEPT SUNDAY. Cruiser Augusta Clears Decks and Battens Port holes. as Protection for Crew BOMBARDING AIMED AT CHINESE GUNS Explosions Shake Buildings As Far Away As Shang hai’s Bund; Shell Crushes Roof of University Gym nasium Occupied by Brit ish Soldiers Shanghai, Nov. 2.—(AP)-Huge pro jectiles from Japanese warships in the Whangpoo river burst along Shanghai’s waterfront tonight menac ingly close to the new United States Cruiser Augusta. The Augusta, close to the cruiser Idzumo, Japanese flagship, cleared her decks and battened port holes as ft precaution for the safety of her crew. The bombardment was aimed at Chinese batteries in industrial Poo tung, across the Whangpoo from the international settlement, It was an answer to Chinese artillery shelling of Japanese forces in the Yanytzeppo and Hongkew sectors of the Shang hai front. The international settlement and French concession, refuge of thous ands of Americans and other foreig ners, were shaken during the day by intensive Japanese bombardment of Chinese positions only a short dis tance to the west. Exploding bombs and shells shook buildings as far away as Shanghai’s Bund, but no projectiles fell within the settlement or concession coun daries. At St. John’s University, in a park area, just west of the settlement, a Continued on Page Five.! NASH YOUTH DEAD IN CRASH OF CAR Odie Joyner, 21, Suffers Broken Neck as Machine Overturns Near Rocky Mount Rocky Mount, Nov. 2. —(AP) —Odie Joyner, 21, of Nash county, was killed when the roadster in which he was riding turned over on a dirt road near here about midnight last night. His death was Nash county’s eighth high way fatality, in the past six weeks. Roger William Batts, 21, who State Highway Patrolman T. R. Burdette said was driving when the accident occurred was reported this morning at a local hospital to be suffering from the shock, but was not believed seriously injured. Joyner was thrown through the top of the roadster, Bur dette said, as the car turned over,, ap parently five times, after striking a soft spot in the road. His neck broken, Joyner was dead when brought to the hospital here. 8' PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY AGAN BRUSSELS PARLEY STARTS TOMORROW ON FAR EASE ROW Japan Rejected Original In vitation on Grounds Meet ing Was Inspired by World League DELEGATES~DESIRE PRESENCE OF JAPAN Hold View That Only Free Exchange of Opinions Can Accomplish Results Sought; U. S. and Britain Delegates Confer for Over Two Hours Brussels, Belgium, Nov. 2.—(AP)— A movement was under way today to give Japan another chance to par ticipate in the Brussels conference on the Chinese-Japanesc conflict. Several delegates indicated they favored send ing another invitation to Tokyo fol lowing the start of the conference to morrow. (Japan rejected the original invita tion on the grounds the conference was inspired by the League of Na tions, which already had condemned Japanese military action in China.) The idea behind renewing the in vitation was that a frank, free ex change of views looking toward re storation of peace in the Orient could be had only with Japanese participa tion. Supporters of Uiis line of thought stressed the friendliness of such a move and the hope that Japan would understand it as such. The United States and British dele gations conferred for more than two (Continued on Page Three.) FUNERAL TOMORROW FOR WRECK VICTIM Carl D. Smith, of Charlotte, Fatal|y Injured in Crash at High Point Last Night High Point, Nov. 2 (AP)—Funeral services for Carl D. Smith, of Char lotte, who was fatally injured when a car in which he was riding went out of control here last night, will be con ducted here Wednesday afternoon at one o’clock. Paul Hulin, Carl and Otis Cain and Luke Bottoms, other occupants of the car escaped with minor injuries. Sur viving Smith are the widow, and two children, of Charlotte, and several brothers and sisters; and the father, H. D. Smith, of Kannapolis. Two Postal Holdup Men Are Killed Port Huron, Mich., Nov. 2 (AP) —A squad of sheriff’s deputies and postal inspectors shot it out with two men they trapped in the Smith Creek post office at 1:30 a. m. today, killed both of them and blew the one story frame building fpll of holes. An alert village policeman who sensed a post office hold-up, or burg lary, last Saturday, made the show down possible. , Sheriff William Van Antwerp, who led the raiding party, said the dead men were Detroit hoodlums who had been under surveillance since Satur (Continued on Page Three.) Troops Out In Election InKentucky Harlan, Ky., Nov. 2.—(AP)—Nation al Guardsmen went on duty in the Harlan coal fields today on orders of Governor A. B. Chandler, who said he had reports that “deputy sheriffs, armed with rifles, were taking charge of the election.” The governor said at Frankfort these reports came from representa tives of both Democratic and Repub lican parties, and State Senator B. M. Williams and Advisory Highway Commissioner Herb Smith, both of Harlan, were among those who had communicated with him. Feeling over the election was reported tense. “The troops have orders to disarm any one found armed at the polls and interfering with the election,” Gover nor Chandler declared. No violence was reported at Harlan but there were several arrests.