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m i<* vwlHHe t m v v - I 33 <\o»\ nßflajl twenty-fourth year ROOSEVELT 10 USE FORCE UPON CONGRESS ■RED RIFE IN, TVA DIRECTORATE COMES INTO OPEN Chairman A. E. Morgan In timates He Would Wel come Congressional Investigation HIS TESTIMONY IS BITTERLY ATTACKED Morgan and Lillienthal, Fel low Directors Attack Evi dence Given at Hearing Over Marble Leases of Sen ator George Berry, Demo crat, Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn., Dec. 23 (AP) —The long-rumored rift in the TVA director ate was in the open today, with Chair man A. E. Morgan hinting he would welcome a congressional investiga tion on “the general situation.” Directors H. A. Morgan and David Lillienthal criticized testimony given by the chairman Monday as a con demnation hearing involving the Nor ris dam reservoir, marble leases of (Senator George Berry, Democrat, Tennessee, and others. The two directors accused Chairman Morgan of making statements with “false and malicious” inference, “try ing to discredit TVA attorneys “hand ling the Berry case, and giving a pre judicial account of an agreement by a majority of the board to conciliate the Berry claim.” Soon after these charges were made public. Chairman Morgan issued a statement that “it seems improper for a witness to discuss the case in pub lic before a decision is rendered.” “If I should have other evidence concerning the general situation which was not pertinent to the case, and which should not be injected into the situation pending a decision in this condemnation suit, it would be available if there should be a congres sional investigation.” Standpipe Crashes In Goldsboro Goldsboro, Dec. 23. —(AP) —The up per part of a 200,000-gallon city stand pipe gave way today and flooded sev eral blocks on the northwest edge of Goldsboro. City Manager Z. G. Hollowell said the “upper force” of the 49-year-old pipe used as auxiliary water storage for the city system gave way and dam aged the tank beyond repair. He said the city would push plans for a new 80/;0D-gallon replacement. Charley Davis, operator of a case grocery near the pipe estimated the water damaged his place about SSOO. A. T. Griffin Manufacturing Com pany’s frame garage and stables were washed away. Davis said he was asleep in the back of his store when a noise resembling thunder awoke him. He said he grab bed his clothing and found water surging all about him. 21 Are Hurt In Crash On Pennsylvania None Seriously In jured as Passenger and Freight Trains Meet Head-On Emporium, Pa., Dec. 23. —(AP) —An eastbound express of the Pennsyl vania railroad ran through an open switch and crashed head-on today with a freight on the siding. The Pennsylvania railroad report ed 18 of th e 131 passengers, two fire men and an express messenger had been hurt, none seriously. The two engines of the express, a truck of its first car and the pony truck of the freight locomotive were derailed. The accident occurred after the passenger had made a stop at the flag station here t p let off a passen ger and was moving slowly eastward. A hoard of inquiry was called to investigate with Division Engineer Buller in charge. A switch engine car ried the passenger coaches to their journey from Buffalo to Philadelphia an hour after the cra,sh, which oc curred about one a. m. Hinti)mum -Daily tHsmtfrb LEASED wire service of THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. U. S. Navy Ships Rushed to New Trouble Center | m ! "V ' * i '■ v | | 1 -.V • ....... • " • . • 7~ -•••• , V.~ - v • .... v ? ? - ' v .. J... ~ '' »< .-'.v El ' .fe:... ■,■ ->ry:>-- v; : : : ■,::•.• . :* The destroyer Pope The cruiser Marblehead ... in Chinese waters U. S. navy ships rushed to Tsingtao, Shantung i province seaport 390 miles north of Shanghai, to aid in evacuation of Americans from that new trouble zone are pictured above. They are the cruiser Marblehead and destroyer Pope. The | War Psychology In U. S. Is Denounced By Borah Miss Dickerson Is Given Award Townsville, Dec. 23. —(AP) —Lou Ella Dickerson, of Townsville, a 4-H club member, received a re frigerator here at public exercises Tuesday as one of the eight prizes awarded section winners in the na tional 4-H club food preparation club contest Around 75,000 girls competed in the contest. Miss Dickerson, for three years adjudged the healthiest girl in Vance county club work, is 19 years old and in four years of club work reported she had prepared 670 meals for a family of eleven and canned 630 jars of fruits and vege tables. DOZEN EXECUTIONS" IN SIAM 1937 Executive Clemency Was Granted Ten Others, Gov ernor Hoey States Dnilv Dispatch Bnrenn, In The Sir Walter Hotel. Raleigh, Dec. 23.—The State of North Carolina executed a dozen criminals during 1937, while Gover nor Clyde R. Hoey granted executive clemency to ten others whom the courts had doomed to die. After reviewing any analyzing the record, Governor Clyde R. Hoey de clared that there is no discrimination against Negroes in the administration of justice in North Carolina. “A review of the capital cases act ed upon throughout the year discloses that both in the courts and .before the executive the matter of race or color has not been the determining factor (Continued on Page Four.) SMITHFIELD MAN TO HELP SEAWELL Raleigh, Dec. 23.—(AP)— Attorney General A. A. F. Seawell announced today appointment of James A. Wel lons, of Smithfield, to his research de partment succeeding J. C. B. Ehring haus, Jr., now with the Unemploy ment Compensation Commission. WEATHER FOB NORTH CAROLINA. Probably rain tonight and Fri day; slightly colder in central por tion tonight. ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA, Senator Says Is Necessary Neither To Quit China Nor To Go To War With Japan WHEELERWANTS TO WITHDRAW ENTIRELY Would Bring Home Troops and Ships; Borah Says “War Psychology” Being Built Now Is Similar To That of World War Days Twenty Years Ago Washington, Dec. 23—(AP)—Sena tor Borah, Republican, Idaho, con demned today the creation of “a war psychology,” contending it was neith er necessary for America to get out of China nor to go to war with Japan. Commenting to newsmen on the Ja panese situation the first time since the sinking of the gunboat Panay, Borah said: “I do not think we ought to get out of China or leave the east, and neith er do I think that if we fail to do so we are going to war with Japan. “We have the right and it is our duty to protect our people lawfully in China, and our legitimate interests there. I entertain the view that we can do so without resorting to war or being involved in war.” Another Senator, Wheeler, Demo crat, Montana, t->ok a different view in talking to reporters. He urged American troops and ships be with drawn from China. Borah said the American people should be on guard against war pro paganda such as that which was pre valent in World War days. AVOIDANCE OF WAR IS NEVER CERTAIN United States in Embarras sing Situation Now Be cause of New Law By CHARLES P. STEWART Central Press Columnist Washington, Dec. 23.—Countries are drawn into war in such an infinity of different ways that it seems well nigh impossible for any particular country to adopt an advance policy to keep itself out of the next one. One school of thought is to the ef fect that a strong nation, well prepar ed for war, is likely to be left in peace, because it is too dangerous to (Continued on Page Tbree.i > HENDERSON, N. C., THURSDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 23, 1937 I Marblehead had arrived at Shanghai to relieve the cruiser Augusta, which has beeiythere all through the trouble. Because of the latest developments it has been decided to keep the Augusta at Shanghai for the present. ; Heavy Earthquake Strikes In Mexico . .Mexico City, Dec. 23.—(AP) —A Heavy earthquake shook Mexico City early today, killing at least two persons and crushing adobe homes at the outskirts of the city. Mexico City, Dec. 23. —(AP) — A heavy earthquake lasting exactly one minute shook the capital at 7:18 a. m. (8:18 eastern standard time) today. No serious damage was at once reported, but telephone and telegraph communications to some parts of the interior were severed. The Mexico City observatory was unable to determine the epicenter of the quake at once, and it was feared heavy damage might have resulted in the interior. New Orleans, 1.a., Dec. 23. —(AP) —Father O. L. Abell, of Loyola Uni versity, reported today the Loyola seismograph recorded a severe earthquake which began at 7:21 1-2 a. m., central standard time, and was continuing at 9 a. m. Father Abell estimated the quake centered 1,500 miles from New Or leans, but did not indicate the di rectionr SENATE ASPIRANTS FACE BUSYHOLIDAY Reynolds and Hancock ,To Make Good Use of Recess From Congress Dally Dispatch Boreas, In the Sir Walter Hotel". Raleigh, Dec. 23.—The merry Yule season will be a business and scho lastic holiday time, but it is unlikely to be much of a political holiday for Senator Robert R. Reynolds and his avowed opponent, Congressman Frank Hancock. Adjournment of the special session gives the pair a chance to get back to North Carolina, which means it will give them a chance to make poli tical hay as the sun shines or the snow fall, as the case may be. Already ther e is one clearcut issue between them—the Wage and Hour bill. Hancock will try to make capital out of the fact that he voted for the successful effort to htcommit the bill. (Continued on Page Three.) WAYNE NEGRESS IS FREED BY MR. HOEY Raleigh, Dec. 23.—(AP) Hoey announced today he had com muted the 20-to-30-year second degree prison term of Lucy Wilson, Negress, sent up from Wayne county in 1924 to the time already served in prison. The governor paroled eight prison ers and refused clemency requests of 17, - - - . Japan Forms New Autonomous Power For Nanking Area Follows Similar Chinese Re gime Set Up Ten Days Ago At Peiping for the North INVADERS PUSHING INTO THE INTERIOR Conquest Appears Nowhere Near Oyer; Foreigners Are Warned To Leave Hang chow Immediately To Es cape Imminent Japanese Siege; Americans Flee (By The Associated Press.) Japan formed a new autonomous government at captured Nanking to day, presumably to replace Generalis simo Chiang Ksai-Shel:’3 nationalist government. It was only ten days ago a similar autonomous government headed by Chinese was setup by Japan at Peip ing, center of the vast North China region taken by the Japanese army in its latest invasion of China. Chiang Kaki-Shck moved his gov ernment far inland, out of reach of Japanese arms, several weeks ago when he decided Nanking was inde fensible. The Japanese army appeared today to be nowhere near the end of its con quest as it was spreading its reaches over an ever-widening front which threatened to encompass every impor tant coastal city and inestimable ter ritory inland. Foreigners wer e warned to evacuate Hangchow, Chekiang pro vince capital and seaport, the escape being endangered by an imminent siege by Japanese forces. The Japan*- ese warning also included Shaoshing, near the Gulf of Hangchow, 35 miles southwest of the provincial capital. Three hundred Americans and other foreigners fled from the threat of an other Japanese attack at Hankow, Yangtze river valley city. The fore igners boarded a special evacuation train bound for Hong Kong. Diplomatic repercussions from- the involvement of foreigners in recent Japanese activities -still remained grave. Great Britain and the United States awaited formal answer to notes protesting Japanese attacks on their ships. - Great Britain was taking .measures to insure quick movement of elements of her Mediterranean fleet to China waters in an emergency. WPA ALLOCATIONS IN EAST REVEALED Raleigh, Dec. 23.—(AP) —The WPA announced allocation today of $15,- 960 to Fairmont for street improve ments, allocation of $4,031 for sewer lines in Tarboro, and $4,245 to Edge combe county to improve roads at the county home. Lawrence Surgeon In State Pen Raleigh, Dec. 23.—(AP)—Dr. Ben Lawrence, Raleigh physician has ac cepted the post of- surgical consultant at Central Prison, Frank Dunlap, State Highway and Public Works Commission chairman, said today. “I accept the position which you have so graciously offered me,” Dun lap quoted Lawrence as saying in a letter. The commission has decided to build the new women’s dormitory at State Prison here with convict labor. The use of prison labor on the project was approved at a meeting of the com mission here yesterday, which also awarded contracts to low bidders on 14 road projects. PUBLISHED EVENT AFTEKNOOM EXCEPT SUNDAY. Cut Dollar Again? lf| ’ ||iii. \ ... J!ippii| Senator Elmer Thomas • • • to ask cheaper dollar Senator Elmer Thomas of Okla homa announces that the senate agricultural committee has au thorized him to prepare a resolu tion for submission at the regular session of congress requesting the federal reserve board to raise “price levels” to those of 1926 and “keep them there”. Thomas said that the resolution would ask that the dollar’s value be cheapened by 22 cents from its present value. Senator Thomas has been a leader Os the “cheaper money” group whom opponents . term as infla tionists. —Central Press japan Army Now Admits River Firing Attack on Americans Conceded; Claim To Have Helped Res cue Operations Tokyo, Dec. 23. —(AP) —Th e Japan ese army today admitted for the first time the machine-gunning of Amer icans in the Yangtze river Panay in cident, but hot mention firing on the United States gunboat itself. Lieutenant Colonel Nishi, former assistant Japanese military attache at Washington, described at length the incident in which the Panay and three other American vessels were attack ed. He had just returned from an in vestigation held at Fukow, across the Yangtze river from Nanking. (Nishi's investigations had formed the basis of previous official Japan ese army statements on the Panay in cident. He flew from Shanghai to Tokyo yesterday to submit his detail ed report to the war office. (Previously Major General Harada, iCvittiiUPfl or Three.) armypTaneshunt FOR PARACHUTE MAN Corporal Lands In Water While Playing Santa Claus at Boston Boston, Mass., Dec. 23 (AP)—Army planes and police boats searched Bos ton harbor today for the body of U. S. Army Corporal Harold Kraner, 35, of Winthrop, whose parachute des cent as a flying Santa Claus turned to tragedy last night over Boston’s Oceanside airport, when a freshening wind blew him into the water. Veteran of more than 100 success ful jumps in eight years, Graner plunged to his death while his young wife and their 18-months-old son look ed on in the midst of a group of army wives and children to whose Christ mas party he was making his annual contribution. Investigations were launched by the Federal Bureau of Air Commerce, air port officials, the Army and Boston police. Kraner bailed out over the airport (Continued on Page Six.) 8' PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY PRESIDENT READY FOR STIFF BAHLE AGAINST HIS TOES Will AbandforT “Hands-Off” Policy Pursued During Recent Extra Con gress Session STANDS FIRM FOR HIGHWAY FUND CUT Wallace Also Pleads for Trade Between Farmers and Labor in Order To Force Labor Bill Through; To Probe Recession; Dig Into Peonage Charge Washington, Dec. 23. —(AP)—Evi- dence accumulated today that Presi dent Roosevelt, fore-warned by hi s ) experience at the special session of Congress, was preparing for a rough and-tumble battlej lion foes in the forthcoming election year session. The developments since the House side - tracked the administration’s wage-hour bill have convinced many observers the chief executive will abandon, the “hands-off” attitude he assumed during the recent session and will take aggressive leadership of the legislative program. One bit of evidence they cited was Mr. Roosevelt's letter yesterday to Chairman Cartwright, Democrat, Ok lahoma, of the House Roads Commit tee, reiterating hifc demand for cur tailment of Federal road appropria tions. Another was an appeal by Secretary Wallace for farmer-support of wage hour legislation in return for labor support of the farm bill. . , Officials arranging for the Senate’s unemployment investigation beginning January 4 intimated, meanwhile, it would develop into a broad analysis of th e extent of the business recession. Governmental and industrial lead ers will be called, they said, to testify on present industrial arid prospects for the next few months. Some ! informed persons forecast that th e inquiry, under the direction of Senator , Byrnes, Democrat, South Carolina, would be one of the most significant events of the coming con gressional session. . Other developments: , The Justice " Depart'meht. disclosed (Continued on Page Four.! FURTHER DECLINES IN COTTON MARKET Lower Cables and Foreign and Hedge Selling Turn Trends Slight ly Downward New York, Dec. 23 (AP)—’Cotton fu tures opened six to nine points off on lower cables and foreign and hedge selling. March was selling at 8.31 short ly after the first half hour, when the list was five to seven points net lower. March at midday was 8.36, when prices were about three points net lower. Insurgents Smash Into Siege Area Franco Is Preparing Counter - Offensive Against Loyalists At Teruel- Hendaye, Franco-Spanish Frontier, Dec. 23. —(AP)—A column of insur gent artillery and troops today smash ed through the government siege of the military garrison at Teruel, a radio dispatch reported adding a coun tor-offensive was being prepared. The message from the Teruel radio station received at insurgent head quarters at Iran said the garrison and some of the civil population still were resisting the government assaults. Barricaded in a seminary overlook ing the ancient Aragon city, insurgent troops had made their stand after a surprise government attack drove them out of the city in a blizzard. The defenders mounted machine guns in the huge structure’s twin towers. Gov ernment forces rolled' field guns into the city and shelled the citadel, which insurgents hoped would become an other Alcazar. The government’s new ly organized fast tank army which had played a major role in the Teruel offensive, joined in the assault. “The Teruel garrison is resisting heroically,” declared an insurgent com munique issued at Salamanca. Insur gents announced relief columns push ing toward the beleaguered die-hards were shattering enemy resistance five miles southeast of Teruei.
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