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HENDERSON gateway to CENTRAL! CAROLINA year - JAPS CRACK CHINESE HINDENBURG LINE” METHODISTS PICK' ADDED DELEGATES ID 1 MEETING Slate for General Confer ence in Birmingham In May Is Notv Almost Completed aldersgate event IS ALSO DISCUSSED Plan Celebration of Found ing of Methodism by John Wesley 200 Years Ago; Methodist Orphanage Re port Given; Greetings from Baptists Raleigh. Nov. 19 (AP)— Members of the North Carolina Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, discussed today the churchwide Aldersgate commemoration of the founding of the Methodist Church 200 years ago by John Wesley. The commemoration started with annual conferences of the church this year, and will get under way in local churches next January, to continue through Aldersgate day, May 24. Three more ballots for delegates to the General Conference next spring re sulted in election of Gurney Hood, of Raleigh, as another lay delegate, and of Revs. W. L. Clegg, of Belhaven; A. j Hobbs, of Wilson, and J. H. Barn hardt. of Raleigh, as additional cleri cal delegates. One more clerical and another lay delegate must be selected to serve with delegates chosen yesterday,. Annual rports of the presiding eld ers were read and approved. Rev. W. C. Wilson, of Norlina, reported for the Methodist Orphanage committee. The Methodist Orphanage, located here, was presented a picture of Christ blessing little children. Bishop Paul Kern, president of the conference, gave the picture, saying he secured it while residing in China. A message of greetings was received from the State Baptist Convention, which ended its annual meeting in Wilmington last night. Josephus Daniels, ambassador to Mexico, also sent greetings, and the conference directed its secretary, Rev. T. M. Grant, to write the ambassador. The conference last night named Rev. E. C. Few, pastor of Edenton Street church, Raleigh and conference host, to head the ministerial delegates to the conference in Birmingham, Ala. Continued or Pagre Two.) KIDNAP TRIO BACK IN TOILS OF LAW Capture cf O’Connell Abductors Ef fected Through Janitor and Parking Lot Man Syracuse, N. Y., Nov. 19.—(AP)—It was freedom’s end today for three members of the 1933 O’Connell kid nap gang—their capture effected through information supplied by a janitor and a parking lot attendant. Percy “Angel Face” Geary, leader of the desperate trio which staged a dating escape from the Onondaga county penitentiary at Jamesville, N. Y., Tuesday, was seized yesterday aft ernoon in a Syracuse parking lot shanty. The oilier two, John Oley and Harold Crowley, recaptured Wednes day in a Syracuse rooming house on a tip supplied by Janitor Ivan Whit ford 36 hours after their escape, were brought to Albany and lodged in the county jail there. Morganton Crash Kills Trio Youths Morganton, Nov. 19. —(AP) Three young men wera fatally in jured in an automobile accident here shortly before last midnight. Karl Arrowood, 23, wi-s killed instantly, and Gilmer Hicks, 18, died at a hospital in a short time. The third death was that of Wil liam E. Crump, which occurred several hours later. Morganton police jailed the driver of the automobile. They said he was Sam Huffman. He escaped with minor hurts. The automobile, city police said, crashed into a tree after striking an electric light pole in a curve on a city street. C| Shopping Day* /il Until ™ Christmas lipitfterfimt Daily Dispatch ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. LEASED WI RE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Brussels Far East Conference Futile, Frenchman Admits Attempt To Conciliate Ch ; n ese-Japanese War Have Failed and Next Move Waits at Geneva, French Deputies Are Told; P leads for Europe Peace Faris, No. 19. —(AP) —Foreign Min ister Yvonne Delbos told the Cham ber of Deputies today efforts to con ciliate the Chinesc-Japanese warfare at the Brussels conference had failed. He said a new step toward medita tion must be taken at Geneva. The Brussels conference recessed Monday for a week after passing a resolution critical of Japan. At, the Brussels conference. Delbos said, France followed “the attitude of conciliation demanded ty the entire League of Nations,,” “Conciliation collapsed. In several days it will be necessary to make a new decision at Geneva.” English Envoy Confers With Hitler In Germany Drives 311 Miles •Hour for Record Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, Nov. 19.—(AP) —Captain George Eyston, of England, today set a new world’s land speed record of 311.42 miles per hour. The genial captain from London flashed through the mile and hack again in “Thunderbolt,” a 24-cyliiuier racing giant for an average of 11.56 seconds. Eyston’s speed, the fastest man has ever traveled in an automobile, exceeded Sir Malcolm Campbell’s record of 301.1292 miles an hour by a wide margin. SALES TAX SUITS CAUSINGNO FEAR State Authorities Not Worry ing Over Fair Tax As sociation Threat Dnllr Dispatch Bureau, In The Sir Walter Hotel. Raleigh, Nov. 19. —Nobody in either the legal or revenue departments of the State government is losing any sleep over the threat of the North Carolina Fair Tax Association to bring court action to test constitu tionality of the sales tax. No official of either branch seemed sufficiently impressed with the seri ousness of the situation even to com ment on the Fair Tax group’s action, which reports say was taken “behind closed doors” in a High Point hotel. It seems that as far as scaring any body is concerned they might just 'Continued on Page Three.) World’s No. 1 Enemy Now Ts Japan, Babson Thinks Sees Dark Future for Europe, With Inflation Sure; Wants United States To Stick Close To England; Mussolini and Hitler Enemies at Heart BY ROGER W. BABSON, Copyright 1937, Publishers Financial Bureau, Inc. Babson Park, Mass., Nov. 19. There will be no world war in the im mediate future. The biggest threat to Europe’s peace awaits the day when Hitler and Mussolini find themselves slipping. Against that day all Europe is squandering fabulous sums on ar maments. If war does not come, in flation will. The real Number One Enemy of the world today is not Ger many or Italy, but Japan. Having had a few days at home from Europe to sort out my thoughts and impressions, I want to give readers my conclusions on European conditions. Hitler’s Goal Toward Baltic. Most alj my American fri .®" ds J*' lieve that the next war will start along the shores of the Medlte s^ n ' ean Sea. They may be correct, but I doubt if it will develop out of tb^ HENDERSON, N. C., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, N OVEMBER 19, 1937 Delbos warned the deputies not to forget a decision to act at Geneva must be taken unanimously. He said the French government was willing to take the initiative and make proposi tions at Geneva, but asked the cham ber to remember taking the initiative often means “engaging yourself.” Summarizing the government’s fore ign policy, Delbos said: “We know that collaboration of all is necessary for peace in Europe. The object of my forthcoming travels (in central Europe) is to reinforce the present guarantees of peace binding us mu (Continued on Page Three.) Hitler Maneuvers To Force Viscount Halifax To Make Definite Of fers to Him FUEHRER'S DEMANDS ARE WIDELY KNOWN Will Press Englishman for Recognition of His Poli cies; Wants Colonies and Armaments Program ; Strict Silence Maintained About Parley Berchtesgarden, Germany, Nov. 19. —(AP) —Chancellor Hitler, on the doorstep of his Bavarian mountain home, today welcomed Britain’s friend ship emissary, Viscount Halifax, for a seven-hour visit, and possibly an exchange of views on Germany’s col onial ambitions. Neither Hitler nor Halifax entered on the tete-a-tete expecting more than mutual exploratory soundings. Hitler was determined to keep the leader of the British House of Lords in a position where, in order to take anything concrete home with him, he had to make concrete offers. From the German viewpoint, Hitler, by his various pronouncements in recent months, has made his position clear on questions like colonies, multi lateral pacts, armaments and return to the League of Nations. Officially inspired organs had pub licized Nazi demands of autonomy sos Germans in Czecho-Slovakia and had given expression to other points of Nazi European policy. British, as well as German official sources, maintained the strictest sil ence about the topic for discussion. Hitler’s car was waiting at the rail road station when the Viscount’s train pulled in from Berlin. Halifax was ac companied by German Foreign Min ister von Neurath. Spanish war. Mussolini, however, may lose his head and do something so foolish that England will finally re taliate. I doubt this also. England is rapidly arming to the teeth; but she will take k great deal of insulting talk from Mussolini as long as he does not attempt to take any land or shillings from the British Empire. Here is my idea: I believe that the next war will start around the Baltic Sea in Lithuania and Latvia. These two small countries lie be tween Prussia and Russia to the north of Poland. Now that Italy has taken Ethiopia and Japan is taking North China, Germany thinks she must take something. My guess is that she will expand northeasterly across the Niemen river, rather than westerly across the Rhine or southeasterly (Continued on Page Four.) lere spne Reason Why They Can’t B alance U. S. Budget SSK 5 . • •• diet's,,- ■ - jm ... .. ■, Mayors B. Hartsfield of Atlanta, J. M. Jones of Birmingham, Angelo J. Rossi of San Francisco and E. B. Erwin of Sal( Lake City. • In conference in Washington, mayors of 150 U. S. cities placed i*i congress’ lap a demand for immedi ate large federal relief funds to relieve crisis. The sentiment of delegates was unanimous that local communities could not stand any additional Newest Cruiser U. S. S. Wichitb. Last of 18 heavy cruisers built by the United States under the terms of the London naval treaty, the 10,000-ton Wichita, is launched at Philadelphia. The cruiser was christened by Miss Margaret Ayres of Wichita, Kas. —Central Pres* HOUSE WILL CAUSE GREATER TROUBLE Spending Must Stop for Na tion's Safety, But Elec tion Is Near By CHARLES P. STEWART Central Press Columnist Washington, Nov. 19. President Roosevelt had much more trouble with the Senate than with the House of Representatives at the last regular session of Congress. The present extra session starts off with indications that, during the en suing few months, the representatives will cause him more trouble than the senators. Budget balancing is the outstanding issue just now. It overshadows farm legislation, wages-and-hours, govern mental reorganization and, for the time being, everything <Slse —except (Continued on Page Two) GOOD GAINS MADE IN COTTON MARKET Liquidation Is Absorbed and Most Traded Positions Are Active ly In Demand New York, Nov. l’9.—(AP) —Cotton futures opened steady, unchanged to two points higher, with December li quidation absorbed by spot houses. Prices moved over a range of two to three points during the first half hour, with March fluctuating between 7.79 and 7.76. March sold up from 7.75 to 7.81. By midday March was quoted at 7.79, and the list was about two to nine points net higher. relief burdens. Seen, left to right, are Mayors W. B. Hartsfield of Atlanta, Ga.; J. M. Jones of Birm ingham, Ala.; Angelo J. Rossi of San Francisco, and E. B. Erwin of Salt Lake City, Utah. Mayor La Guardia sees a hard winter ahead. Senate Committee To Vote Saturday On New Farm Bill House Has . Resolution To Declare State of War Existing Between China, Japan SIMILAR MEASURE LIKELY IN SENATE House Tax Group Agrees to Increase Exemptions from Undistributed Profits Tax But Will Broaden Normal Corporate Tax To Make Up for Loss Washington, Nov. 19. —(AP) — Con gressional committees neared com pletion of farm control hills today, while senators and representatives de voted another day to talk. Chairman Smith, Democrat, South Carolina, announced his Senate com mittee would vote tomorrow on an “ever normal granary” bill. The House committee, taking up indivi dual items, voted marketing quotas for corn and voted down processing taxes on corn and wheat. Senator Connally, Democrat, Texas, continued a filibuster by southerners against the anti-lynching bill. The House, starting another day of varied debate, was prevented from considering a resolution to declare a state of war exists between Japan and China. There was a single ob jection to consideration, which re quired unanimous consent. A similar resolution was being con sidered for the Senate. Senator Nye, Republican, North Dakota, said a bi partisan group of senators would meet next week to determine whether such a measure should be drafted. A House tax sub-committee tenta tively agreed during the day to in crease the exemption from the undis tributed profits tax and to make up some of the revenue that would be (Continued on Page Two). Bill Payne Not In Group; Two Held in Columbia Face Trial There Richmond, Va., Nov. 19. (AP)— Two men identified by officers as Eddie Cobb and Roscoe Grice, es caped North Carolina convicts, were held in Henrico county jail today pend ing arrival of North Carolina au thorities. The two were members of a trio captured about eleven miles south of Fredericksburg yesterday aftelrnoon. The third man gave his name as Paul Douglass Sikes. * Grice escaped alone from the North (Continued on Page Four.) PUBLISHED lyiXT AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. "Free Suspects In Plot on Cardenas Mexico City, Nov. 19.—(AP) —A score cif men and women arrested in the headquarters of several rightist organizations in connection with what had been reliably report ed ntr- a plot on the life of I'resident Lazaro Cardenas were released to ddy. : • x i . A box of dynamite was seized at one of the places by judicial police and investigators connected with Cardenas’ private secretariat. A source close to the presidential palace said last night at the time of the raid evidence of a con spiracy to dynamiter Cardenas’ spe cial train had been uncovered. The conspiracy was to have been put into execution, he said, the next time the. president set out from the capital to visit the Mexican in terior. Cardenas had been expected to leave Mexico City this week-end on a tour of four northwestern states. A communique of the Mexican press bureau, the only statement published by Mexican papers, made no mention of the reported plot. Auto Union Refuses To End Strike Fisher Body Work ers at Pontiac, Mich. Reject Appeals Os Leaders Pontiac, Mich., Nov. 19 (AP) The Pontiac local of the UAW thundered its rejection of a plea from the. inter national union to abandon a sitdown strike in the plant of the Fisher Body Corporation here early today. In a tumultuous meeting, which be gan last night and continued nearly six hours, the auto workers voted by acclamation to proceed with the strike after Fred Jieper, a member of the international executive board, urged them to return to work. Dorr Mitchell, president of the lo cal, joined with Peiper in asking the men to discontinue the strike which began Wednesday night and left 14,- 271 General Motors Corporation em ployees idle, Mitchell said the sitdown was “un authorized,” and declined to turn over to the members the local’s strike fund, which is controlled by local union of ficers. The 2,000 members at the meet ing voted to use the fund for the men (Continued on Page Four.) O PAGES O TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY SHATTERING BLOWS IE STRUCK ALONG CHINESE DEFENSES Japs Now Completely in Control of Kashing, on Southern End of De fense Line invaderl~nearing CITY OF SQGCHOW Drive in North Has Almost Forced Chinese From Changshu; Defense of Nanking Are Being Streng thened; U. S. and Other Embassies To Leave Shanghai, Nov. 19 (AP) —Japanese troops today cracked the southern pivot of the Chinese “Hindenburg line’ defending Nanking, and struck shattering blows along its central and northern fronts. , Fighting through mud and rain, the Japanese drove last Chinese defenders from Kashing and occupied that vital southern link in the ‘‘Hindenburg" chain. Central Japanese columns ap proached to within three miles of Soochow, the line’s keystone, and northern detachments threatened to make untenable Chinese positions at Changshu. About 125 miles northwest of the line, 12 Chinese divisions under a vet eran general entrenched themselves in strong defense positions just out side Nanking. The Nanking official spokesman declared they were pre pared to defend the city “to the Hst.” Inside Nanking’s walls, two divisions of troops, rushed to the capital from the interior after Shanghai fell into Japanese hands November 9, prepared defense posts to be used in case the city eventually is encircled and be sieged. United States and other foreign em bassies completed arrangements to evacuate Nanking and follow the Chi nese foreign office to Hankow as soon as Chinese officially announce the shift. Hickory Salesman Robbed of $4,500, He Tells Police “ *■' 1 ■ Hickory, Nov. 19.—(AP)—Fred Asherbranner, 35, a fertilizer and lumber salesman, living near here, was robbed of $4,800 in cash late Thursday night, according to in formation he gave Sheriff O. D. Barrus today. Three men driving a closed car allegedly drove up alongside of Asherhranner’s sedan and called out Asher branner’g name, asking him to pull off to the other side of the country road and stop. As suming they were friends, Asher hranner said he complied with the request, only to find himself cov ered with revolvers, which were held in front of three masked faces. One of the trio continued to keep him covered with a gun while his two companions searched and took some $4,1100 which he was carrying in a billfold, and about S3OO which he had in his pocket. SII.OOOREWARDIN LABOR PLOT POSTED Investigators Dig Into Slay ing and Threat Against AFL Leaders Minneapolis, Minn., Nov, 19. — (AP)—Spurred by rewards of sll,- 000 and aroused by reports that four other labor leaders were marked for death, investigators delved into union activities today for a solution of the ambush slay ing of Patrick Corcoran. Mayor George Leach threw all the facilities of the police depart ment into the search for the slay ers, who felled the 45-year-old de partment AFL unionist with a pistol bullet near his home Wed nesday night. Corcoran was chairman of the north central district drivers’ council, covering five states, and was active in AFL unions here. Alderman A. G. Bastis said he had heard reports an official and three organizers of the general drivers’ union were on the death list headed by Corcoran, and were Bill Brown, Miles Vincent and Grant Dunn. WEATHER. FOB NORTH CAROLINA. . .Bain tonight; colder in central portion; Saturday partly cloudy and colder.
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