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HENDERSON’S POPULATION 13,873 TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR REED TAKES SEAT ON U. S. SUPREME COURT JAPS REPULSED AS THOUSAND CHINESE SOLDIERS PERISH • Chinese Claim Success in Tientsin; and Mingkwang Areas, Where Bat tles Rage REINFORCEMENTS OF JAPS ARE SPEEDED UP Chinese Shoot Down Three Japanese Planes During At tack With American-Built Ships; Heavy Fighting Re ported on Several Fronts in China Shanghai, Jan. 31. —(AP) —Chinese dispatches from the bitterly contested Tientsin-Pukow railway front today asserted 1,000 Chinese soldiers had been killed in heavy fighting, which resulted in a severe Japanese repulse. Battles were reported from many points along the railway south of the vital junction, with the Lunghai line at Suchow, but the main action oc curred at Mingkwang, about 125 miles south of Suchow. The dispatches told of Chinese successes there and at other strategic points. The Japanese were reported speed ing reinforcements toward the Tient sin Pukow front, following the failure of a dozen attempts to force a cross ing of a river at Mingkwang. Pre viously the Japanese had announced they had advanced beyond Mingk wang, but today’s reports indicated they had had to give ground. Chinese reports from Loyang, in Honan province, said Chinese pilots, using American-built pursuit planes, had shot down three out of 21 Japan ese planes which attempted to bomb the air base, but were driven off be- on Page Five) Freighter Seems Weathering Gale Off West Coast San Francisco, Cal., Jan. 31. —(AP) - The gale-lashed freighter Nabesna. which called for help early this morn ing when its engines failed off the Oregon coast, radioed Mackey Radio station here it had made temporary repairs, and would attempt to reach San Francisco under its own power. The message ended. a race through pounding seas for five or six vessels which were going to her aid. The Italian motor ship Lema, which re ported it was 12 miles north of the stricken vessel, and proceeding under forced draft, was told “with thanks” to proceed on its course. The captain of the Nabesna said the oil tanker Warwick, 25 miles astern, would escort him into San Francisco. princessTDliana MOTHER OF A GIRL All Holland Celebrates Com ing of Wee Princess Into Royal Family Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Jan. 31.—(AP)—Princess Juliana, of The Netherlands, gave her land a girl princess today, who may be its third consecutive woman ruler. The whole nation joined in rejoic ing lefore the last echoes of the royal salute announced that the long wait at the palace was ended with the birth of a girl. The Hague issued a proclamation saying: “Fellow Citizens, it is with deepfelt joy that we proclaim that to (Continued on Page Five.) Spanish Rebels Open Up New Drive, Making Gains Hendaye, Fronco-Spanish Frontier, Jan. 31.—(AP)—'The insurgent armies took the offensive today in mountain ous southwest Spain after air raiders subjected government Barcelona to two of the worst bombings of the civil War. Bombing squadrons, sweeping ’.n from the sea, littered the city with more than 300 dead and 700 wounded. Advices from Barcelona said there were 158 war orphan children among those killed. They were in the base ment of an old church on which the planes scored four direct hits. The insurgent new land offensive BrttiU'rsmi £UttUt tUtsuatrlr only DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. 6 *%& i * SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Japan s Regret On Slapping Diplomat Satisfactory Here Morgan to Stay >; • • •yf' •• iliC::- L. A . • :M * ' m Hfililf» - ••• " j 1 Dr. Arthur E. Morgan •V. won’t quit TV A Dr. Arthur E. Morgan, chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority, has told friends in Washington that he is determined to keep his post, despite the fact that a number of New Deal advisers — who desire a stronger govern mental power policy—would like to see him quit. It has been rumored repeatedly that David E. Lilienthal and H. A. Morgan, who constitute a majority of the three man TV A board, had urged Presi dent Roosevelt to call for Chair man Morgan’s resignation, for being opposed to a broadened TV A policy. Democrats Divided On New Chief New - Deal-Anti-New Factions Clash Over Naming Campaign Chairman Washington, Jan. 31. —(AP)—Fac- tional differences in the Democratic party were in evidence today in back stage maneuverings over selection of a chairman for this year’s senatorial campaign committee. Informed senators said Majority Leader Barkley probably will select a head for the committee, which helps in the campaign of Democratic sena torial candidates, within the next week or ten days. Pressure was being exerted on him, they said, from two directions. Sena tors who fought the Roosevelt court bill last year was urging the selection of one of their number, Senator Gerry, of Rhode Island. Senators closer to the administra tion were advocating appointment of some less critical of Roosevelut po licies, such as Senator Green, 6f Rhode Island; Senator Hatch, of New Mexico, or Senator Neely, of West Virginia. Back of the contest was the belief 1 . Five.) rolled back the government lines north of Cordoba, along the border of Badajoz province. Tanks and planes supported infantry in the attack. Insurgent communications said the drive was forcing government troops back to the east. The government ad mitted it had been forced to abandon some positions, bqt asserted the opera tions were localized with no major ob jectives. The government said a coun ter attack was “on the way.” Government officers .bitterly de nounced the air radids, as “General Franco’s answer to our air truce of fer.” HENDERSON, N. C., MONDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 31, 1937 Allison, Victim of Insult at Nanking, Says Japan Is To Courtmartial Men Involved APOLOGY OF JAPAN IS ORAL IN FORM In Response to Oral Repre sentations Made at Tokyo by U. S. Ambassador Grew; Only One of Series of Occurrences of Friction, Japan Is Told Washington, Jan. 31. —(AP) — The United States accepted today Japan’s expression of regret for the slapping last Wednesday at Nanking of John Allison, third secretary of the United States Embassy, and in charge of the embassy, by a Japanese sentry. The State Department, in the an nouncement, made public a report from Allison which said the Japanese planned to courtmartial the command ing officer and 20 men of the unit in volved in the incident. Japan’s apology was oral in re sponse to oral representations made Saturday at Tokyo by Ambassador Grew. The envoy was instructed to stress the incident represented only one of a series of occurences involving Am erican-Japanese friction, which coull not be disassociated from cases of disregard of American rights by Ja panese soldiers at Nanking. The State Department is still awaiting a reply to the note of protest over these in cidents, given Japan January 17. Mine Union Tells Lewis To Push CIO Washington, Jan. 31. —(AP) — The United States Mine Workers conven tion directed John L. Lewis today to carry on the CIO and voted him un limited financial support. Less than a dozen of the 2,000 dele gates voted against the resolution, and only one spoke against it. The adoption of the CIO resolution followed by less than an hour a pro posal by Father Francis Haas, Cath olic University instructor, for resump tion of peace negotiations with the A. F. of L. Another resolution denounced Sena tor Holt, Democrat, West Virginia, as a “traitor unworthy to represent the great state of West Virginia.” Delegates booed and hissed when John Owen, secretary of the Resolu tions committee, read the West Vir ginia senator’s name at the top of the committee resolutions. They adopted it unanimously. • _________________________________ McLendon’s Retirement May Propel Him Into More Active Politics « Dnll» Dispatch Ilitrenn. tn the Sir Wnlter Hotel. Raleigh, Jan. 31.—-Retirement of Major L. P. McLendon, of Greensboro, from chairmanship of the State Board of Elections was perhaps the most significant happening of last week in the realm of State politics. The Guilford lawyer could have held the post, if he had wanted it, but chose to step down from the position he has filled with great distinction to himself and satisfaction to even the most violent of political partisans. In his stead Governor Clyde R. Hoey recommended W. A. Lucas, of Wilson, to be chairman of the board of which he has been a member for a number of years. Mr. Lucas saw eye to eye with Major McLendon in his views on election law and procedure, indicating tfiat the State Elections Board will continue to fight for re forms in the election laws which a standpat Democratic State committee has consistently refused to sanction. There is a possibility, too, that re tirement of Major McLendon may in dicate his entry into a more active phase of ..olitics, as a candidate or, conceivably as field marshal, for some other aspirant. He has refused poli tical and judicial advancement before now, however, and recently denied flatly a report that he plans to man (Continued on Page F£ve.) Slapped by Jap m E:■' . ' |j&: xis if■ <•: •" jpffe Mare m f§S & / jfMßraMsßsagpi Mk ajj John B. Allison, United State* charge d’affairs in Nanking, China, is pictured above. He was slapped by a Japanese sentry when he at tempted to enter a Chinese house in Nanking. A scorching protest has been sent Japan by the State De partment regarding the incident. (Central Press) rsiuiG Southern Senators Get Rest’ from Oratory;’in Fight ing “Sectional” • Measure WAGE PROVISION IN HOUSING OPPOSED Wai Eliminated in-,Confer-, ence at Behest of Housing : Officials; Compromise Bill| Already Approved by House, Designed To Hasten New Building Washington, Jan. 31 (AP) —The Sen ate dropped the four-weeks filibuster against the anti-lynching bill tempor arily today to consider the adminis tration’s housing legislation. Despite general approval of objec tives of the housing hill, senators dis agreed over its wage provision. The bills, as originally passed by the Sen ate, requires payment of “prevailing wages” fixed by the Labor Depart ment on government-insured construe tior>. This section was removed by a conference committee. Senator Lodge, Democrat, Massachu settes, author of the prevailing wage amendment, read an attempt to rein state it. Federal housing officials op posed the provision, declaring it would destroy the effectiveness of the hous ing program, because prevailing wags standards might he so high as to dis fContinued on Page Five) Fees Will Pay Costs Os Primary Onfly Dispatch Hirrna. -n The Si* V.'/llf*>r Motet. Raleigh, Jan. 31—The 1938 primary elections will cost the State of North Carolina nothing at all, contrary to popular notion that a statewide poll is a very expensive proceeding, and one that is a heavy drain on the treas ury of North Carolina. As a matter of fact, Raymond C. Maxwell, secretary of the State Board of Elections, said today, filing fees collected from candidates in the pri mary will not only pay the entire ex pense of the intra-party balloting but will leave surplus enough to take (Continued on Page Five.) MfiTHIR FOR NORTH CAROLINA. ' Cloudy, rain over east portion, probably changing to snow over northeast; colder tonight; much colder in west and north central portions, with cold wave over ex treme west portion. Tuesday part ly cloudy, colder in east and cen tral portions. 1 Huge Increase In Work Relief Jobs DemandedßyLewis 3,000,000 New Openings Asked of Congress by CIO Head and His- Assistants GREEN ADVOCATING LEAGUE WITHDRAWAL ASL Chief Calls Executive Committee Back To Con sider Pulling Out From Labor’s Non-Partisan Lea gue, Declaring It Is Merely Tool of the CIO Washington, Jan. 31.—JAP) —John L. Lewis, writing to all CIO units, de manded today that the government provide 3,000,000 work relief jobs for the unemployed. “Unless an immediate order is made by the administration to tho WPA t open its rolls, there will be dire suf fering in the nation," Lewis said in a letter urging all CIO groups t.o notify Congress that “immediate ac tion is needed.” Latest WPA figures showed 1,831,- 961 persons on the rolls, an increase of 119,363 in two weeks. The United Mine Workers, of which Lewis is president, has suggested that another one billion dollars should fee added to the $1,500,000,000 already for WPA activities in the current fis cal year, and that $2,000,000,000 should be allotted for work relief in the year beginning July 1. GREEN WANTS AFL TO QUIT NON-PARTISAN LEAGUE RULE Miami, Fla., J&n. 31.—(AP)—The executive .council of the American Federation of Labor was called back into session today for another week of study ofpt’oblems, including Fresi - , * , , 1 ■ ■ ■" Continued on Page Five.) 800 Invitations To Small Business -Have Been Mailed Washington* Jan. 31 —The Com merce Department said today it had sent over 800 Invitations to smhll business men to attend its Wednesday conference. Secretary Roper will meet with the conference Wednesday. Presi dent Roosevelt will receive a dele gation selected by the group to dis cuss the problems of small busi ness men. The list included J. M. Harring ton, of Washington, N. C., and James S. Ficklen, of Greenville, N. C. Labor Board Is Upheld By High Court Washington, Jan. 31 (AP) —The Su preme Court upheld today the right of the National Labor Relations Board to conduct hearings to determine whe ther companies subject to the Wagner labor relations act had engaged in un fair labor practices. Justice Brandies delivered the op n ion in two . cases involving the Beth lehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Ltd., and the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company. He announc ed no dissent. Justice Cardozo, who is ill, did not Port tinned on f*age Ftvu.) MALDESPOTiSM ISN’T IDEAL LONG James Roosevelt’s Recent Speech Draws Compari sons in World By CHARLES P. STEWART Central Press Columnist Washington, Jan. 31— According to especially trusted Presidential Private Secretary James Roosevelt, broadcast ing by radio recently, dictators never are evolved by satisfactorily-working democracies; they are the creations of conditions of chaos, which simply cry out imperatively for a one-strong man management to put order into seemingly hopeless confusion. (Young Mr. Roosevelt did not ex ’ (Continued on Page Five.) UD lyiKl AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. He’s a Justice Now K M f|| Sh h| jfi|B||»- in mjm Ilk f\ |H iflll WiiißiMßWtel Stanley F. Reed • • . gets commission Stanley F. Reed is seen departing from the White House with his commission to be an associate justice of the U. S. supreme court duly signed by President Roose velt after the senate had approved his nomination unanimously. The president nominated Robert H. Jackson, outspoken assistant U. S. attorney general, to succeed Jus tice Reed as solicitor general. —Central Press Navy Chiefs Will Outline Naval Plans House Committee Wants To Know How $800,000,000 Asked Will be Spent Washington, Jan. 31. —(AP) —Chair- man Vinson, Democrat, Georgia, ask ed high navv officials to outline to the House Naval Affairs Committee today details of an $800,000,090 ship building program submitted after Pre sident Roosevelt recommend ad expan sion of the nation’s defenses. While Vinson’s group was rushing consideration of that legislation, Chairman May, Democrat, Kentucky, said he would take several members of his military affairs committee to the War Department to discuss addi tional airplanes, enlisted reserves and suggested manufacture of gauges, dies and other military aids. May said he hoped the House would pass within three weeks a bill intend- Continued ua Page Five.; gainsTorcotton STILL IN EVIDENCE Market Five to Eight Points Net High er Around Midday, Following Early Rise New York, Jan. 31. —(AP) —Cotton futures opened three to six points up on higher cables, commission house and foreign buying. May sold up from 8.42 to 8.47, and shortly after the first half hour the list was four to seven points net higher. May, which had rallied to 8.49, was selling at 8.47 at midday, when prices generally were five to eight points net higher. CIO Goes After Steel’s “White Collar” Workers Pittsburgh, Pa., Jan. 31. —(AP) Taking “big steel’s” work week slash as a spring board, a CIO union set out today to organize the “white col lar’’ workers of ’he steel industry. James Gillman, international vice president of the United Office and Professional Workers, asserted the United States Steel Corporation’s share-the - work plan demonstrated clearly the “necessity for organiza tion” among office workers, “Big steel” announced it would place all office employees, from exe 8 PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY OATH GIVEN REED BY JUDGE HUGHES AT DATCSESSIDN Former Solicitor General Second Appointment to Bench by President Roosevelt commisslotTfrom PRESIDENT READY Mrs. Reed and Their Two Sons Watch 53-Year-Old Kentuckian Take Place on Nation’s Tribunal; Suc ceeds Retiring Justice Sutherland Washington, Jan. 31.—(AP)—'Stan ley Reed, of Kentucky, swore today to “do equal right to the poor and to the rich,” and then took his seat on the Supreme Court as President Roose velt’s second appointee. The former solicitor general took two separate oaths before he took his place On the bench at the extreme left of Chief Justice Hughes. ,The chief justice administered the constitutional oath in the robing room. Then, at noon, as the justices filed into the crowded chamber, Reed took his place beside Charles Cropley, clerk of the court. The chief justice announced that the President had nominated and the Senate had confirmed Reed to take the place left vacant by the retire ment of Justice Sutherland. He then instructed the clerk to read the com mission and administer the judicial oath. Mrs. Reed, with their two sons, watched the 53-year-old Kentuckian take his place on the bench. Merger Os University About Over Raleigh, Jan. 31.—(AP)—President Frank P. Graham reported to the University of North Carolina trustees today that functional consolidation of the three units had proceeded to the points that the State “was now in po sition to have one pre-eminent State university.” By the end of another year, Presi dent Graham told 63 trustees meet ing in Governor Hoey’s office, “all Continued on Page Five.) secondcoPave DUE HERE TONIGHT Weather Forecast Is For Further Biting Tempera ture In State (By The Associated Press) Another cold wave will sweep over North Carolina tonight, Weather Man Lee A. Denson said today. Denson forecast a 30-degree tempera ture for tomorrow morning. The mer cury marked off 56 degrees at noon to day- He said rain, general over the State today, might turn to snow be fore morning. Today’s weather map showed tem peratures of 46 below zero at The Pas Manitoba, and 40 below at Winnipeg, Manitoba, a western cold wave mov ing toward eastern and southern United Stated, and several (coastal storms. A gale raged off the Pacific coast and storm warnings were ordered postponed from the Virginia. Capes to Eastport, Maine, on the Atlantic coast. cutives to office bnvs. on a five-day instead of a fiv? and a half day week, beginning Tuesday . The reduct’on resulted in salary cuts amounting to sppi ..ximately nine percent. A corporation spokesman said between 20,000 and 25,000 work ers were affected, but the plan grew out of the recession and did not re present a permanent pc 'icy. Although the basic rate remains un changed, Gillman asserted the union ization drive wou'd he la nched in an effort to bring back the previous wage in the steel offices.
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