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"Henderson g ateway to ' CENTRAL CAROLINA TWENTY-FOURTH YEAR PANAY SHELLED JAP PLANES, THEN SANK .. - * Senate Again Refuses To Limit Farm Bill Expenditures WAGE BILL’S FOES Isl BE BEATEN BACK Bf HOUSELEADERS Speaker Bankhead May Hold Night Sessions To Force Vote on Meas ure This Week gates LEFT OPEN FOR FARM COSTS Such Sums As Are Neces sary Can Be Put Out; House Committee Calls Off Hearings on Proposed Re ferendum on U. S. Decla ration of War Washington, Dec. 15 (AP) —The Senate refused again today to fix a de ; limit on expenditures under the ever normal granary bill. It approved. 48 to 38. in a roll call vote asked by Senator Vandenberg, Republican, Michigan. a provision w h;ch called for spending “such sums as are necessary.” Supporters of the bill contended this rrevision would hold costs to $500.- OOO.C-lv or whatever funds are made available. But Senator McNary, Re publican. Oregon, said the bill would cost a: least $600.000.<300. and King. Democrat. Utah, estimated its cost at more than one billion dollars. Ar. appropriation of $500,000,000 to ray farm benefits is authorized under the nresent soil conservation act. Late yetserday the Senate turned down an amendment which would have r laced a $500,000,000 limit on costs Earlier today the Senate voted down ar. amendment which would have ord ered full “parity payments’* on cot ton. wheat and com. HOUSE LEADERS EXPECTING TO BLOCK HAGE-HOl’R FOES Washington, Dec. 15 (AP) —House leaders expressed confidence today they could defeat an impending move to send the wages and hours bill back to committee for revamping. Speaker Bankhead said he was sure the leadership would prevail and an nounced his intention to hold night sessims. if necessary, to complete ac tion or, the measure this week. Dallying tactics, however, kept the house from considering amendments to the bill. A quorum call was de manded and ordered when only a handful of members gathered for the day’s work. The House Judiciary Committee, meanwhile, called off hearings on a measure requiring a national referen dum. before any war could be declar ed. Chairman Sumners, Democrat, Tex as pointing out that by signing a pe tition. members had ordered direct House action on that resolution, said tr.e committee “deided, under all the Circumstances, it w'ould not at this Lm.e proceed with hearings.” BAS CONSUMPTION SHOWSPROSPERITY With That As Barometer, State Has Had Most Prosperous Year In The Sir Walter Hotel, la the Sir Walter Hotel. Raleigh, Dec. 15. —Measured by the r - r m.'umption of gasoline as a “yard ‘ ck. North Carolina has enjoyed one of its most prosperous years. Motorists of the State, together with tourists 1 om outside, have used a record- freaking gallonage of gasoline during the first ten months of 1937, according to figures in the office* of Commissioner of Revenue A. J. Max well. These figures reflect increased travel as well as better business con ditions, in the opinion of Mr. Maxwell. Not only has more gasoline been consumed during the first ten months thar ever before in a corresponding period, but the October figures, latest flronth for which consumption has °cen accurately calculated, show a higher total, 34,616.543 gallons, than in any other one month. In October, consumption was 33,192,865. For the first ten months, 1937, total consumption was 318,153,925 against 282.987,737 in 1936, through October. Total consumption for 1937 will ex ceed 375,000,000, it is estimated, which would be an increase of 34,000,000 gal lons over 1936. Comparison of the increase in gas oline consumption in North Carolina wuth that in the entire United States i- slightly in favor of the State with a gain of 10.83 per cent compared with a national gain of 9.9 per cent as re (Continued on Page Three.). Hntiirrsmt tlatht Histrafrh k* »SEi > «TSRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. WHERE DISASTER STRUCK U. S. SHIPS . MILES ' \ 1 'h SUNK HERE ; — 1 f i 5.5. PRESIDENT HCOVER'S 1 Jf I j RSGUtARROUTE y I FSS PRESIDENT HCCS/SR'SL <V. // I j CHAN6g&ROUTE. f <,^<7, \ SOQCHOv/*\ l \ V j SCENE oF] \k#^ HOSKIEN X _ . DISASTER AT I / X K HOKHOTOIS-j - J r % *«-TOMAN{iA jjpfo so too Where Panay sank ... where Hoover grounded This self-explanatory map shows the scene of the bombing and sink ing of the American gunboat Panay in the Yangtze river above Nan king, and the scene of the accidental grounding of the luxury liner, President Hoover, on the rocks of Hoishoto island, in the Formosa group. The President Hoover, which sailed from San Francisco Nov. 22 to the Far East, and had cleared from Kobe, Japan, on Dec. & and was en route to Manila, in the Philippines via an unfamiliar outside route rather than through the war-infested China sea by orders of the U. S. government. Passengers were removed to two small volcanic islands, then rescued from there. —Central Press Hungary Resumes Paying War Debt, Which Is News UNIONIZATION HERE FLETCHERASSERTS Labor Commissioner Ad vises Contractors To Go Along Peacefully By Staff Correspondent. Charlotte, Dec. 15 —Unionization of labor is inevitable a,nd wise employ ers will do all they can to encourage it along safe and sane lines, Major A. L. Fletcher, State Commissioner of Labor, told the Associated General Contractors at their convention here this morning. In view of all the facts rs the sit uation, he said, there is now no long er room to argue the principles of unionization. ‘‘For many years these principles have been recognized and adopted by every important industrial nation ex cept our own and the Wagner labor relations act now brings these things to the workers of the United States,’ he said. Two courses are open to employers, he declared. They may seek to har ness and hinder the process of union ization, as is being done in certain seer tions and certain industries, or they may foster and encourage unioniza (Continued on Page Three.) SHOPEARtY ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF jNuKTII CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. Check for $9,828 Deposited With Federal Reserve Board on Account Owed Here FIRST RESUMPTION SINCE MORATORIUM Nearly All of $1,680,170,000 Due From Foreign Nations Is Defaulted Again, How ever; Finland Pays Entire Maturity Promptly, Be fore Washington, Dec. 15 (AP) —The Hun garian government paid to the United States today a partial remittance on its war debt. A note handed to Sec retary Hull by Minister John Plenyi informed this government a check for $9,828 was -being deposited in the Fed eral Reserve Bank of New York. Hungary thereby became the first of 12 nations to undertake a resump tion of payments which were stopped during or after the Hoover morato rium in 1932. By far the greater part of the sl,- 680,170,000 which fell due today on the (Continued on Page Three.* ' Britain Is Demanding Guarantees Os Japan To Protect Shipping London, Dec. 15. —(AP) —Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden informed Commons today that Great Britain is seeking definite action Ijy Japan to guard against recurrence of attacks on British shipping. He said the Ja panese government realizes the re currence of such events in the Far East must impair relations between the two countries. The note being dispatched today would define the British government's attitude “toward the whole series of incidents, emphasizing the seriousness of the situation thus created, and re quirements which, in their judgment, flow from it,” Eden said. HENDERSON, N. C., WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 15, 1937 PANAY IKING IS RAISING QUESTION AMERICAN RIGHTS Whole Problem of United States Position In Far East Comes Forcibly To Fore ROOSEVELT, HULL AWAITING REPLY Possible Showdown In American-Japanese Rela tions May Soon Come; Peo ple May Be Given Right To Vote on Any U. S. Declara tion of War Washington, Dec. 15.—(AP)— The United States' protest to Japan a gainst the bombing of the gunboat Panay, informed persons said today, has served to raise the broader ques tion of the whole future of American rights in China. President Roosevelt and Secretary Hull awaited a direct reply to the lat ter’s formal note which demanded not only adequate reparatidns for the Panay sinking, but also a guarantee of no further “unlawful interference” with American rights. It was on that issue, responsible persons said, that a possible show down might come in American-Japan ese relations unless Japan agrees un conditionally to the United States' terms for an amicable settlement. While th e Panay incident remained a principal topic of conversation in diplomatic and congressional circles, a majority of House members signed a petition to bring ai:out a vote on a constitu;.onal amendment requiring a popular referendum before the Unit ed States could declare war. The House probably will not con sider the proposal before January. It would have to pass both houses and Senate by a two-thirds vote, and then be submitted to the states. Thirty-six states would have to approve it. SOME STRENGTH IS SHOWN BY COTTON List Three Points Higher To One Lower Around Midday, After Early Recessions New York, Dec. 15. —(AP) —Cotton futures opened steady, unchanged to four lower under moderate hedge selling. March was selling at 8.22 shortly after the first half hour, with the list one point net higher to three lower. March recovered to 8.24, and at midday was selling at 8.22, when the list ranged from three points net high er to one lower. twolrelmen SUSPECTED KILLED Pair Who Answered Paris Butcher’s Advs. Missing from Home Paris, Dec. 15.—(AP) —Two women who had answered help wanted adver tisements inserted in newspapers by Eugene Weidmann, confessed execu tioneer for a murder-for-profit ring, were reported missing today. Investigating police said they fear ed the two women may have met the same fate as Madam Janine Keller, sixth of Weidmann’s known victims whose body was found in a grave-yes- IContinued oc Page Three.) The foreign secretary added that the note would further draw> attention to* “aspects of recent grave incidents not covered by the note of the Ja panese government.” “In particular, they (the British government) wish to be assured action is being taken of such character a3 will definitely no repetition of these incidents, which, as the Japanes government themselves realize, must impair relations between the two countries.” In reply to a question, Eden read a Japanese note tendering an apology for Attacks on British ships, and say ing immediate steps were being taken to prevent further attacks. Jap Envoy, Hu 11 After Meeting iSIHfI SSL Ml:" .j*, 4 "vßr " v : ■ WW*' ! ■/. M i ? # it ji ■fink >/ ■L / * - JBggg|g|» jig j|« ii|& Hirosi Sailo ... leaving conference with Hull Key figures in Washington confer ences over sinking of the*U. S. gun boat Panay by Japanese bombs are Hirosi Saito, Japan’s ambassador to the United States, and Cordell Hull, U. S. secretary of state. Saito is shown, above, leaving the state de partment after expressing official re grets to Secretary Hull. Mr. Hull is seen entering the White House to dis cuss the incident with President Roosevelt. New Philadelphia Killing Is Probed Philadelphia. Dee. 15.—(AP)—A number of additional suspects in the killing of Mrs. Wilma Carpen ter will he questioned. District At torney Frederick Smiilie said today after releasing five persons who were examined Last night. Smiilie said that a pistol believ ed to have been used by the killer had been found in a culvert near the Camp Hill railroad station, about a quarter of a mile frpm the Carpenter home. He said a boy found the weapon and turned it over to police. Smiilie denied earlier published reports that he believed Miss Mary Griffin, friend of the slain woman, “has not told all she knows.” The girl told the police a man shot Mrs. Carpenter in the Carpenter home in suburban Camp Hill and made repeated attempts to assault her— Miss Griffin. fearbrazilmaT BE SECOND SPAIN Monroe Doctrine May Be Given Real Test Under Fascism There By CHARLES P. STEWART Central Press Columnist Washington, Dec. 15.—Charles A. Thomson’s warning that Brazil con ceivably may be transformed into a second Spain, right in Uncle Sam’s own dooryard, is worthy of more than a passing thought. Thomson, as a spokesman for the Foreign Office Policy Association, made his talk at a recent gathering of George Washington university’s In ter-American Center, here in the capital. He may not have intended it so, but what he said really amounted to an answer to a preceding address by Un dersecretary of State Sumner Welles, who argued that President Vargas’ establishment, a short time ago, of a Brazilian dictatorship is nothing for the United States seriously to worry about. While we would tolerate no overseas interference in New World affairs, such internal readjustments as our Latin neighbors see fit to make in their various governmental setups are none of our business. As to internal readjustments, “o k.”, agreed Thomson But he raised the point that this particular Brazil (Continued on / Page Three.) WEATHER FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday; unsettled in west por tion; slowly rising temperature in central and east portion. FUBLtUUUUD IVI AT AFTSKNOOM BXCBSPT SUNDAY. BBT' it MlllMllf m m I H i raff < UK R JRR IP j iH I BL M P* jh I | 1 ■ ■ l-i Cordell Hull ... rushing to conference with president. ALL AMERICANS IN NANKING ARE SAFE, JAPANESE ASSERT 27 Foreigners In Conquered Capital Refused To Leave Aboard River Steamers FIGHTINGGOES ON FAR BEYOND CITY Terrific Engagements Con tinue As Japs Push On In to Interior of China; Des perate Efforts Being Made jßy Chinese To Halt In vaders’ Advance Shanghai, Dec. 15. —(AP) —The Ja panese Embassy said today 27 for eigners, including 18 Americans who were within the walls of Nanking when Japanese troops stormed and captured the Chinese capital city, were all reported safe in a message from Nanking. Besides the Americans, there were six Germans, two Russians and a Briton who chose to remain in the city rather than evacuate on a river boat as many other endangered fore igners did. The embassy report said there were 150,000 Chinese in the “safety zone.” Reports from the war front indi cated hard fighting was in progress beyond Nanking, where th e Japanese army, driving steadily into the in terior, was combatting Chinese along a new defense line established about five miles northwest of the fallen capital city. Survivors of the Panay icombing (Continued on Page Three.) Captured Fugitive Identified By Two Wilmington, Dec. 15. —(AP) —Police Chief Joseph Rouark said today two persons had identified an unmarked picture of Wash Turner, alias Jack Borden, escapee, as that of a man who had been in section two or three weeks lending credence to the belief that it was Turner, who escaped Mon day night from a police trap in which his companion, J. B. Byrd, of Durham, was shot and captured. Rouark said he showed the picture to Inez Bumgarner, girl said to have had a date with Borden, which led him into the trap, and that sh e told 8 1 PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY PANAY FIRED UPON ATTACKING PLANES DEFORCE SANK Kept Her Guns Blazing Un til Last Minute in Own Defense, Survivor Declares SAYS PLANES KNEW SHIP WAS FOREIGN Jim MarfchalV, Magazine Correspondent in Far East, Says It Was Impossible for Japs To Have Failed To Recognize Gunboat; Three Are. Dead Shanghai, .Dec. 15 (AP) Three American survivors of (the Panay bombing, arriving here today, declared the United States gunboat vigorously re turned the Japanese aircraft fire and that the Panay was plainly marked with American flags. The survivor, two of them badly wounded, and the third suffering from shock to such an extent hr could not tell his was broUarht hft’-n by a .Tanancse plane from \Vuhu. Their condition caused fears that many of thf* refugees enroute from the scene of the bombing on Ameri can and British gunboats might be suffering from shock and exposure. Jim Marshall. Far Eastern corres pondent for Collier’s magazine, as serted the Panay opened fire on the Japanese planes at the beginning of the attack, and “kept her guns blaz ing until the last minute." Shanghai, Dec. 15. —'(AP) —Jim Mar shall, Collier’s magazine Far Eastern correspondent and survivor of the Panay said it opened fire on the at tacking Japanese planes when bombs started dropping, and "kept her gums blazing until tho last minute." Marshall arrived in Shanghai today from Wuhu, Yangtze river port to which he had made his way after the attack, which destroyed the Panay and damaged three Standard Oil Com pany ships Sunday. “The Japanese planes dropped 12 bombs around the Panay and the (Continued on Page Three.) U. S.CONWOR AT STEEL MEETING Believed There To Block Widening Schism Be tween CIO and AFL Pittsburgh, Pa., Dec. 15.—CAP) — James Dewey, Federal labor con ciliator, came to the steel workers convention today in the wake of re ports that the breach between CIO and the American Federation of La tor was widening. “I merely came in the course of events,” said Dewel, who has been a close observer of negotiations between the warring factions representing John L. Lewis and William Green. The convention’s 925 delegates, meanwhile, began passing resolutions endorsing the recommendation of its officials, headed by Philip Murray, lieutenant of Lewis. Resolutions were approved calling for a six-hour day and 30-hour week, a Federal survey of technological un employment, firm adherence to labor contracts and condemning as “a dis grace to any community” the action of Chicago police during the steel riots there last summer. The delegates leaped to their feet and cheered John Phillips when he suggested that every union man in the country should quit work for a day every time a man or woman was slain on a picket line. him it was the picture of a man with whom she had been associating for three weeks. She knew him as Ralph Miller, said said. This is one of the aliases used by Borden. The chief said he also showed the picture to a case attendant here, who immediately recognized it as the pic ture of a man who had been eating at the case for two weeks. » Mayor Thomas E. Cooper suggested that Governor Hoey investigate what he termed “flagrant examples of in efficiency” in the State Highway Pa trol as patrolmen pressed the search for the companion of Byrd.
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