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''TuJnoERSON gateway to CENTRAL! CAROLINA TWENTY-FOURTH year ten PERCENT LESS TOBACCO FOR 1938, GOVERNMENT’S AIM decreased Exports Next Year Forecast Unless Prices Are Mater ially Lower OUTLOOK GOOD FOR THE CURRENT YEAR Domestic Consumption This y ea r Also Increasing; Peanut Outlook for Next Year Not Favorable, U. S. Department of Agriculture Announces Washington, ' Nov.'7o-(AP)-Agri llltlire Department economists sug c ‘, ed to day a reduction of 10 percent fn* the production of flue-cured to cco -if th epresent marketing sit uation is to be maintained.” The suggestion was made in the de nartment's annual tobacco outlook re port. which said “decreased exports f,om the 1938 crop seemed likely un ,ess prices are materially lower.” prospects for increased exports this vear are favorable, the economists re ported. and domestic consumption for the current year is increasing. Consumption of scrap chewing to bacco'was reported increasing. The report carried a prediction cig arette consumption would establish new record levels in 1937. “Prospects are for some further in crease in cigarette and cigar consump tion in 1938, but no significant change appears likely in consumption of chewing tobacco, smoking tobacco and snuff,' the economists reported. They suggested a substantial increase in binder type tobacco and approxima tion of the 1937 production for wrap per types. Meanwhile, the Agriculture Depart ment said the outlook for peanut pro ducers in 1938 is not favorable. The Bureau of Agricultural Economics, pre dieting another big crop, said the 1938- 39 marketing situation would depend largely on the demand for peanuts for oil production. ‘■The crushing outlets in the pre sent season are unfavorable because of the low prices for competing oils and fats,” the report added. LIQUOR SALES FOR CHOWAN ARE GIVEN Edenton, Nov. 10. (AP) The Chowan County Alcoholic Beverage Control Board announced today Oc tober sales aggregating $7,592.80, bring total sales since the .beginning two months ago to $13,288.90. Slayer Os U.S. Consul Is Hanged Beirut, Lebanon, Syria, Nov. 10. lAPt—Crooning a song in Turkish, Meguerdich Karayan, 29-year-old as sassin of United States Consul Gen eral James Marriner, went to his death on the gallows at dawn today. The significance of the song went unexplained, but the words were: “I have waited for thee, but thou has not come.” Karayan, an Armenian who had liv ed in Boston as a naturalized Amer ican, was hurried to the gallows after a night of calm sleep. In his last words he told witnesses of the execu (Continued on Page Three.) Parole Is Sought For Legislator Raleigh, Nov. 10 (AP)—Parole Com missioner Edwin Gill said today R. E. Senteile, member of the legislature from Brunswick county, had notified him he would request executive cle mency to evade serving a 30-day jail sentence for drunken driving. “We have received the notice,” said Cill, “and should pass on it in about two weeks. No details of the basis of the plea have been gone into, but mercy is being asked from the gover nor.” Governor Hoey said last night he had received several letters urging a parolc or pardon for the legislator. » Shopping Days \ / Until Hrttitersmt Hatly Uispafrb only DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THE SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. LEASED WIRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Queen 111 Again ... W•• -• ' ' y * v - I Queen Marie of Rumania An old ailment, intestinal bleed ing, strikes Dowager Queen Marie of Rumania again,, threatening her life. So severe was che bleed ing that eight specialists were summoned to the 61-year-old queen’s bedside at Bukharest. Queen Marie is the mother of King Carol of Rumania and of Queen Marie of Yugoslavia. —Central Press Conference Waits Word From Japan Brussels Nine-Power Parley Adjourns Until Friday To Re ceive Answer Brussels, Nov. 10.—(AP) —The Brus- 1 sels conference adjourned today until Saturday after Belgian Foreign Min ister Faul Speak announced Japan’s reply to the conference peace note was expected by that time. Speak, chairman of the conference, said the latest information from the Belgian ambassador in Tokyo was the reply would be decided upon at a meeting of the Japanese cabinet Friday .He added the text of the note probably would be communicated to the various delegations Friday night. The conference paid impressive tri bute to the memory of Ramsay Mac- Donald, former British prime min ister, who died yesterday. Represen tatives of all the major powers, includ ing Norman Davis, of the United States delegation, joined in stressing MacDonald’s work for world peace. Private conversations between heads of the British, French and American delegations preceded the session. Rancher Fights Intruder To Cold Death In Lonely Cabin In Mountain Wilds Santa Rosa, Cal., Nov. 10.—(AP)—] A story of a gruesome deadly duel between a 79-year-old rancher, armed with an old rusty sword, and an in truder brandishing a butcher knife, was pieced together by officers today from the dying survivors’ gasps. Thomas Elliott, the rancher, cut off the intruder’s left hand and finally was overpowered. Surrendering, he promised to get his money. Instead, he grabbed a gun and kill ed the invader with one shot. Elliott was so critically wounded hospital attendants gave him little phancc to survive. Sheriff Harry Patterson recon structed this story from the gruesome Answering a knock at the djK, r of the house where he lived alone, E liott was confronted late last nig bv a hooded intruder holding a flash; gjht in one hand a butcher knife to HENDERSON, N. C., WEDNESDAY AFTERNO ON, NOVEMBER 10, 1937 Madeleine Detained ■mgr. fPawM I % ■ Ifflr M 1«L * /■. JUg Hr Jpl mm HU HI E rw Ji This picture, taken aboard the French liner Normandie and flown by carrier pigeon to New York, shows Madeleine LaFerriere, who writes un der the name of Magda de Fontanges, and who was detained at Ellis Island and on Grounds of “moral turpitude.” She told French authorities last spring she shot the Count Charles de Cham brun, French ambassador to Italy, for “breaking up her affair with Musso lini.” TWOBIG I* SEEK COOPERATION OF UNITED STATES Great Britain and Russia Make Bid for Help in Solving Problems of World CHAMBERLAIN ASKS CLOSER RELATIONS Fuller British - American Collaboration Appealed for While Soviet Newspaper Asks Collective Action Here Against Fascist Trio (By The Associated Press.) Appeals came from two major pow ers today, seeking to bring the United States more closely into the com plicated international situation. One of the bids came from prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, of Great Britain; the other from the communist party organ, Pravda, at Moscow. Chamberlain, apparently encouraged by President Roosevelt’s October 5 Chicago peace address, and by United States participation in the Brussels conference, called for “fuller British- American collaboration” last night in a speech at Guild Hall. Pravda asserted the real purpose of the Italian-German-Japanese agree ment against communism was to ob tain territory In a new world war and urged collective action by the United States against the three powers. In the Spanish civil war insurgent dispatches from the. northeastern front said the insurgents held im portant positions in the Gallego river valley, which would be used as start ing points for an attack against gov ernment forces east of the river. WINDSORS INVITED TO NAMESAKE TOWN Windsor, Nov. 10.—(AP)—The The Duke and Duehess of Wind sor have been invited to this little town which bears their title name. Mayor J. A. Pritchett announc ed today he had asked Senator Robert R.‘ Reynolds, Democrat, North Carolina, to forward the in vitation to the royal couple to visit here, when and if they come to America. the other. “This is a robbery,” the hooded man said. “I want your money!” Elliott fled upstairs, grabbed the old sword from its scabbard on the wall and wheeled to battle his as sailant. They duelled about the room and battled down the stairs. A sudden swipe of Elliott’s sword cut off the stranger’s left hand. The stranger stopped, picked up the hand stuffed it into his pocket. Then, de spite loss of his hand, the intruder suddenly overpowered the elderly rancher, threw him to the floor and waved his butcher knife menacingly. “I surrender; I’ll get the money!” the rancher shouted. The man let Elliott up and tried to stem the flow of blood from his arm. Elliott stumbled toward his cup board, but instead of cash, grabbed a gun, turned and fired. The intruder dropped dead. SentaX GIVEN TO FARMERS £ Louis Taber, Master of Na tional Grange, Urgers Preservation of In dependence ‘ SAYS AGRICULTURE OUGHT TO BE FREE Should Be Last of All Ame rican Institutions To Sur render to Philosophy That Individual Liberty and In iative Are ( Things of the Past Harrisburg, Pa., Nov. 10. —(AP) — Louis Taber, of Columbus, Ohio, mas ter of the National Grange, urged American farmers today to “preserve their independence” in a keynote ad dress opening the organization’s 71st annual convention. Referring to regimentation as a “sinister influence,” Taber said, “agri culture must be the last of all institu tions in our land to surrender to the philosophy that individual initiative, ability and freedom of choice are things of the past. The Grange should today dedicate its future not only to fight for cooperative purposes, but fight against unnecessary regimenta tion in every form.” Declaring “neither our tariff sys tem nor our reciprocal trade treaties are bringing the desired results, Taber said: “We all rejoice in the revival of world trade, but when we bring the matter back to agriculture and con fine it stnctly to farm schedules, we find the startling fact that in the first six months of 1937 our trade deficit is serious: “Agricultural imports, $1,151,038,222. “Agricultural exports, $435,099,385. “Agricultural trade deficit, $715,- 938,837. “Wihile some of these commodities were not competitive, yet they tell the story of millions of lost acreage to our agriculture.” PITTSBORO REACHES SESQUI-CENTENNIAL Big Celebration Planned There To morrow for 150th Birthday of Old Tar Heel Town Pittsboro, Nov. 10 (AP) —Pittsboro plans a big celebration tomorrow of its 350th birthday, though the birthday was January 5. The town was chart ered by an act passed January 5, 1787, but the official ceremony of the ses qui-centennial was set for Armistice Day. Lieutenant Governor Wilkins Hor ton, who lives here, General Manus McClosky, commandant of Fort Bragg, Judge J. S. Manning, Dr. Clarence Poe and Henry London, all of Raleigh, and others are on the program. The Fort Bragg band will lead a parade. Residents of the town have declared it homecoming day, and officials said they expected one of the largest crowds ever to assemble here. CALIFORNIA "FEELS SHARP EARTHQUAKE Watsonville, Cal., Nov. 10 (AP) — A sharp earthquake was felt here at 9:29 a. m., eastern standard time, today but no damage was re ported. HOEYDEDICATES T. B. SANATORIUM New Hospital in Western Carolina New Step in Fight on Disease Black Mountain, Nov. 10.—(AP) — Governor Hoey said today completion of the Western North Carolina Sana torium here marked another victory in North Carolina’s fight against tuberculosis, the “former captain of death.” Speaking at exercises dedicating the 165-bed sanatorium, the governor said the fear of health and the preserva tion of life have become the chief concern of the forward-looking peo ple. “The whole State rejoices in this ac complishment,” Hoey declared. ‘ I warmly congratulate those who have worked so faithfully and with such abounding enthusiasm for the estab lishment of this great institution.” North Carolina, he said, recognizes the necessity of making yet greater provision for treatment and preven tion of tuberculosis and will continue to fight the disease. “Tuberculosis, formerly the ‘captain of death,’ has been reduced to seventh place in the causes of death,” the governor said. “A most striking illus tration of the reduction of the tuber cular death rate in North Carolina is shown by the comparison of the fig ures for the past 20 years. In 1915 there were 156 deaths for every 100,- 000 population, whereas in 1935 there were only 58 deaths per 100,000 popu lation.” .. ... Government May Encourage Heavy Private Investments In Building To Boost Jobs Japanese Troops Landed Beyond Shanghai Region For. Drive Upon Nanking Chinese Fear Attack on Hankow Since Shanghai Is Now in Hands of Invaders JAP SHELLS FALL NEAR AMERICANS 34 Nipponese Transports Arrive off Hangchow With Some 40,000 Soldiers; Cap ture of That City Would Cut One of Railroads To Capital Shanghai, Nov. 10. —(AP) —Japanese reinforcements landed on the south and north shores of Hanchow bay to day for what may become a major drive toward Nanking, China’s capital. Chinese feared the reinforcements would attack Hankow as the first step in a Nanking drive, now that Shanghai is in Japanese hands —ex- cept for Nantao, native quarter in which are remnants of the Chinese army which fled from Shanghai yes terday to defense lines further inland. A few Chinese also were holding out in Pootung, industrial center across the Whangpoo from Shanghai. Japanese used airplane and artil lery bombardment today in an effort to drive out the remaining Chinese. Many bombs fell along the Nantao- Whangpoo river waterfront within a few hundred yards of American and other foreign war vessels anchored in the river. Chinese said 34 Japanese transports already had arrived off the coast in the new Hangchow move, carrying about 40,000 soldiers. Capture of Hangchow would cut one of the two railroads now open between Shanghai and the capital. Half of the troops landed in an area on the north side of the bay. One wartime division landed on the south shore of the bay about 70 miles east of Hangchow. FISHING TRAWLERS CHASED OFF COAST Manteo Nov. 10 (AP)—Captain Guy Gaskill, of the State patrol cruis er Hatteras, said today two non-resi dent trawlers fishing inshore off Cur rituck light, had been chased beyond the three-mile limit during the past week. He said taxes aggregating sl,- 455 assessed against 19 non resident porgy boats fishing off the shores of Dare and Currituck coun ties, also during the period. Penetrates Fog John Hays Hammond, Jr., famous inventor, is pictured at Boston with bis latest apparatus to P*® r ®® . thickest fog for a distance of from a quarter to a half mile. The appa ratus includes a bulb of e * c ®P tl01 ?~ brilliance inside a riding light with % Fresnel lens. The device can be; operated with a fog horn. (Central Press) EXCEPT FIVE CENTS COPY Ex-Premier Dies MwrtMHlAUt Britain Yet Is Differing OnMcDonald One Group Calls Dead Statesman Savior of Nation; Others a Traitor London, Nov. 10. —(AP) —The death of James Ramsay MacDonald, the son of a poor Scottish farmer, who lived to decline an earldom, divided Britain today in appraisal of his life! Against those who lauded the three time prime minister as savior of the nation in the dark days of 1931, there were others who regarded him as a traitor to the Labor party he .built. The 71-year-old Scotchman, Britain’s first Labor prime minister and the first prime minister to visit the Unit ed States, died last night aboard a Sorfth America-bound ship on a quest for the peace and happiness he had failed to find in his unique stormy political career. Death apparently was due to a iCont*' ued on Page Five) Fire Rages Under Town Unchecked Scranton, Pa., Nov. 10 (AP)-—A mine fire swept on unchecked to day 250 feet beneath a section of the city where live 10,000 of Scran ton inhabitants. . Engineers were helpless. They lacked equipment necessary to ap proach the whitehot mass of coals fired by a broken trolley wire two weeks ago in the Von Storch mine of the Pennsylvania Anthracite Collieries Company. Mine inspectors said there was no danger now to those dwelling over the fire area in north Scran ton. They added, however, deadly car bon monoxide gas might seep through surface breaks. Classes continued at the new North Scranton junior high school attended by 1,500 pupils. The company, stopped mining operations at the mines two months ago, has said it is unable to finance an adequate attack on the flames. 8 1 PAGES , TODAY SSs TOTALLY UNLIKELY House Agriculture Commit tee Considers Processing Taxes To Finance Granary CONSTITUTIONALITY DOUBTFUL, HOWEVER South Carolina Democrat Suggests Eight Cents Per Pound Tax on Jute from India as Means of Raising Money; Maritime Commis sion Splits W/ashington, Nov. 10. —(AP)—Stimu- lation of heavy private investments in housing construction developed today as one means the administration may seize upon to aid business and em ployment. President Roosevelt called Federal officials and private business men to discuss the possibilities with him this afternoon. White House attaches, emphasizing any new undertaking would be apart from the government’s slum clearance and low-cost home building program, said the conference would be con cerned with methods of inducing pri vate capital into the housing industry. The impression prevailed sugges tions for general increases in govern ment spending as an aid to business would get nowhere. Other developments: The House Agriculture Committee considered suggestions for restoring processing taxes on cotton, wheat and corn to raise an estimated $200,000,000 to help finance the proposed ever normal granary program for agricul ture. Representative Anderson, Republi can, Minnesota,- said the committee devoted most of the day to discussion of the constitutionality of processing taxes. One committee member had a different idea on how to raise money. He was Representative Fulmer, Dem ocrat, South Carolina, who proposed an eight-cent per pound tax be placed on jute from India. Presiding Judge William Johnston Graham, 65, of the court of customs (Continued on Page Three.) MODERATE GAIN IN COTTON AT MIDDAY Cables Are Higher and Trade and For eign Interests Are Buyers At Outset # New York, Nov. 10. —(AP) —Cotton futures opened steady, up 3 to 6 points on higher cables, trade and foreign buying, with offerings light. March fluctuated between 7.95 and 7.98, and shortly after the first half hour was 7.96, with prices generally 4 to 7 points net higher. March advanced to 7.99, and was within a point of the test at midday, when the list showed net gains of 6 to 9 points. lagullaMot PROBABLE NOMINEE New York Election Made Him National Figure, But not President By CHARLES p. STEWART Central Press Staff Writer Washington, Nov. 10.— America’s leading politicians, assembled in Wash ington for the extra congressional ses sion, are in practically' unanimous agreement that Fiorello H. La Guar dia’s recent re-election as mayor of New York City made the “Little Flow er” a national figure of the first mag nitude. It is not quite so generally agreed, however, that his victory marked him as a very outstanding presidential prj: sibility. Not that he isn’t recognized as poi ses .eg many presidential qualit-es. As a representative of several t.e- ms’ experience, he' is well liko 1 on Capi tol Hill, even by lawmaker- who are entirely out of sympathy with his governmental and economic pniloso (Continued on Page Three.) WEATHER FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Occasional rain tonight and Thursday; somewhat colder in cen tral and southeast portions Thurs day. ■ „ -
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