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POPULATION
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TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR
SENATE VOTES FUND
TO LAUNCH WORK ON
TVA KENTUCKY DAM
Refuses To Strike $2,753,000
Appropriation from In
dependent Offices
Measure
PROPOSAL IS BOTH
DEFENDED, ATTACKED
House Military
Approves Bill To Give
President Anti-Profiteer
ing Powers in Wartime,
Also Universal Draft of
Manpower and Industry
Washington, Feb. 25. —(AP) — The
Senate refused today to strike from
the" 51.4C9.000.000 independent offices
h li a $2,753,000 item to start construe
tion p f the Gilbertsville, Ky., dam,
part of the TVA.
Senator Vandenberg, Republican,
Michigan, asked that the item be eli
minated. It was inserted by the Sen
ate Appropriations Committee after
the bill passed the House.
Senator Norris, Independent, Neb
raska, sponsor of most TVA legisla
tion. opposed the removal in a lengthy
speech. In the preceding debate Sen
ator McKellar, Democrat, Tennessee,
told the Senate the projected $112,000,-
000 TVA dam at Gilbertsville, Ky..
would reduce power rates one-third in
a large surrounding area.
McKellar said the government
would be repaid for “every dollar
spent on this dam,” which he said
could produce power for Nashville and
Memphis. Tenn., Cincinnati, Ohio-
Louisville. {Lexington, Paducah and
Henderson, Ky., and rural areas.
“There will be no trouble about the
sale of this power,” McKellar said, de
fending a $2,763,000 appropriation in
the independent offices bill to start
construction of the project on the Ten
nessee river.
The House, meanwhile, heard an as
sortment of speeches more or less re
lated to the $121,998,730 Interior De
partment supply bill, which it is con
sidering. The measure, reported to the
House at noon by its appropriations
committee, proposes $7,447,557 less for
the fiscal year beginning July 1 than
was provided for the current 12
months.
The House Military Committee ap
proved, meanwhile, a bill to give the
President broad authority to prevent
profiteering in wartime.
The committee’s action broke a long
committee deadlock over the legisla
tion, which President Roosevelt re
commended in his national defense
message to Congress. The measure
contains a provision for a universal
draft of man-power and industry in
wartime.
FarmersTo
Get Subsidy
Upon Crops
Washington, Feb. 25. —(AP) Far
mers who comply with the new crop
control act this year will receive a
government subsidy of 2.4 cents a
pound on their cotton and 12 cents a
bushel on their wheat, Agriculture De
partment officials decided tentatively
today.
Payments for tobacco may range
from half a cent to 1 1-2 cents a
pound, and for rice 0.125 cents a pound
The subsides would be paid from the
$500,000,000 fund which Congress is
autnonzea to appropriate for benefit
to farmers diverting land from soil
depleting to soil-building crops.
The tentative rate for potatoes has
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Gen.Pershinj
Againßouses
To Strength
War-Time Head of
U. S. Armies Criti
cally 111, However,
At Tucson, Arizona
Tucson, Ariz., Feb. 25. —(AF) —The
rtout heart that carried General John
T Pershing through many military
campaigns showed unexpected streng
th today and physicians said he had
gained ground in the last four hours.
After lapsing into a coma at 9 p. nn
til p. m., eastern standard time) last
ni Sht, the old soldier had “partially
r cgained consciousness” following the
administration of heart stimulants.
Dr. R. Davison, who issued an of
ficial bulletin at 6:15 a. m. (8:15 a. m.
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Hmtitersmt BafUt tHsrrntrh
WIRE SERVICE OP
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Goes to Work
Anthony J. Drexel Biddle, United
States Minister to Poland, is pic
tured aboard the United States liner
Manhattan as he sailed from New
York to Europe. Biddle is hurry
ing back to his post as a result of the
present crisis in Central Europe.
(Central Press)
W arehouse
Body Backs
Weed Cuts
Tri-State Group In
Raleigh Urges Con
trol for This Year’s
Tobacco Crop
Raleigh, Feb. 25 (AP)—Tobacco
warehousemen of the two Carolinas
and Virginia unanimously endorsed
“compulsory control” for flue-cured
tobacco for 1938,” and formed the
Bright Flue-Cured Tobacco Warehouse
Association here today.
An executive committee consisting
of the presidents of the various tobac
co belt associations will direct the new
body.
Charles D. Bryan, of Danville,, Va.,
was elected president, and C. P. Pau
lette, also of Danville, was named
secretary-treasurer.
The resolution backing compulsory
control urged all tobacco growers to
vote for control in the March 12 re
ferendum. Fear was expressed that
if control is not voted on the 1938
crop will be “a recession of price be
low the cost of production.”
B. B. Sugg, of Greenville, discussed
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CHANGE IN COTTON
SLIGHT AT MIDDAY
#
Liquidation and Foreign Selling and
{Lower Markets Abroad
Depress Trading
New York, Feb. 25. —(AP)—Cotton
futures opened off five to six points
on lower markets abroad, eight March
notices and under liquidation an!
foreign selling. May recovered from
9.18 to 9.24, and shortly after the first
half hour was 9.22, when the list was
two to three points net lower. Prices
were ruling at about previous closing
levels around midday in quiet trad
ing. May was 9.23.
Says Unions Sabotaging
U. S. Building Industry
Babson Declares New ing Act Cannot Alone Start
Construction Boom; Labo r Costs Out of All Propor
tion Over Country, Statistician Claims
BY ROGER W. BABSON,
Copyright 1938, Publishers
Financial Bureau, Inc.
Babson Park, Fla., Feb. 25.—Doe',
the new housing act mean that Amer
ica will finally get the building boom
of which she is so desperately In
need? The unnecessarily heavy costs
of erecting a small home have been
stifling building. The new act cuts
initial" financing charges and makes
it easier to take on a home. But it
does not slash through the high costs
and other obstacles which are block
ing a real construction boom. Despite
these drawbacks, however, home
building should register a good im
provement this spring.
Steadily rising tax rates and the
desire for automobiles rather than
homes are two of the hurdles in the
building pathway. Gasoline for the
car instead of milk for the baby is
ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA
Cabinet And Parliament
Os Japan Fight Bitterly
Over War Control Plans
Lower House Angrily Dis
sents to Copy of Fascist
Laws of Germany
and Italy
ANNIVERSARY NEAR
OF ARMY UPRISING
Nation Approaches Event
Tiomorrowj With Grave
Apprehension; Hankow
Reports United States Has
Bluntly Refused Jap Re
quest for Evacuation
Tokyo, Fe'b. 25.—(AP)—The Japan
ese cabinet and parliament were in
e, bitter deadlock today over a dic
tatorial war control bill.
A situation amounting to a cabinet
crisis crystallized between the Diet
(Parliament) and the cabinet over the
measure lower house members ob
jected was copied after Fascist laws
of Germany and Italy.
The government was determined to
obtain approval for the general
mobilization « ill which would impose
wartime regulations on Japanese busi
ness, finance, property and private
lives.
Because of the crisis, Jaoan ap
proached the anniversary of the army
uprising of February 26, 1936, with
grave apprehensions. Adding to the
concern was the Chinese bombard
ment Wednesday of Formosa and
fears that one of the main islands of
Japan’s thickly settled empire might
be subjected again to air raids.
Hankow, China, sources said, mean
while, the government of the United
States has told Japan in a blunt not -
that it has no intention of ordering
evacuation of Americans in the cen
tral China war area, as the Japanese
army formally had requested. It was
understood in diplomatic circles there
that the note declared Americans
have a perfect right to live and carry
on their duties in any part of China,
regardless of the presence of a Japan
ese army.
Shanghai' reports indicated 25 new
Chinese divisions, according to Chi
nese, are being organized and equip
ped for a counter-offensive against
the Japanese army trying to swallow
the vast central China Lunghai area
UPWARD CLIMB FOR
STOCKS IS RESUMED
Losses of a Point or More Are Con
verted into Gains of as Much
During Forenoon
New York, Feb. 25. —(AP) — The
stock market shook off “bad news”
today with little effort, and resumed
its climb toward recovery territory
Yesterday’s Chrysler dividend omis
sion brought some selling at the open
ing, but this was absorbed easily and
losses running to a point or more
generally were converted into gains
of as much. Bonds and commodities,
hesitant on the get-away, quickly at
tracted support, along with stocks.
American Radiator 13 7-8
American Telephone 139 3-4
American Tofo B 66 1-2
Anaconda 1-2
Atlantic Coast Line ... 26
Atlantic Refining 23 1-2
Bendix Aviation 13 3-8
Bethlehem Steel 59 3-4
Chrysler 56 1-8
Columbia Gas & Elec Co 8 1-8
Commercial 8 3-4
Continental Oil Co 9 3-4
Curtiss Wright 4 5-8
DuPont 120 3-4
Electric Pow & Light H
General Motors . .i. ... 36 1-2
Liggett & Myers B 94
Montgomery Ward and Co 37 1-8
Reynolds T6b B 49
Southern Railway 13
Standard Oil N J 53 1-8
U S Steel 56 1-2
the great problem in many a modern
family. In the pre-war era, the wage
earner, no matter how modest his job,
managed to provide for a “rainy day.’’
The interest he received on his bank
deposit or the rent he saved by buying
his home on a building and loan plan
added to his income and helped him
to save more.
Furthermore, his savings were loan
ed on real estate or helped to finance
new productive projects. Now all that
is changed. The worker of today puts
his savings into an automobile on an
easy-payment plan. When he is thro
ugh paying for the car he has pur
chased on “time” he finds that his
“savings” have depreciated to almost
nothing. He has put his nest-egg in a
“wasting asset”.
Prefabrication Is Inevitable.
The high material and laihor costs
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HENDERSON, N. C., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 25, 1938
Poison Gas in War?
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Klementi E. Voroshiloff
... threatens poison gas
Use of poison gas in warfare if
threatened by Klementi E. Voro
shiloff, Russia’s commissar of
war, in a speech in Moscow on the
Red army’s twentieth anniver
sary. Voroshiloff said that “we
cannot restrict our chemical de
tachments to anti-gas defense.”
—Central Press
FARM DEBATE M
FRANCE’S FUTURE
f
Two-Day Argument Finds
Chamber Split on Issue
of Britain’s “Real
istic” Lead
SCHUSCHNIGG TALK
IS WARMLY LAUDED
Deputy Tells House France
“Must Not Tremble Before
German Menace” and As
serts National Honor And
Territorial Security Must
Be Preserved
*
Paris, Feb. 25.—(AP)—The Cham
ber of Deputies opened a two-day de
bate today on farm policy which mav
determine whether France is to fol
low British lead in “realistic” Euro
pean appeasement.
Last night’s address by Chancellor
Schuschnigg of Austria drew the
praise of Ernest Pezzet, popular dem
ocrat.
Pezzet lauded the Austrian’s “cour
age and dignity in protecting his
country’s independence.” The deputy
interpreted the German influence in
Austrian affairs as directed toward
“anschluss”, or union for war, which
France —with her central European
a lli es must counter with “anschluss
for peace.”
“We must not appear to tremble be
fore the German menace,” he said.
To this there were replies: “We are
not trembling at all!”
Pezzet continued: “We are ready to
assure peace with all sacrifices. But
there is one which we cannot make
that is, our national honor and ter
ritorial security.”
Eighteen deputies listed for debate
today represented ail party groups.
Democrats
To Fix Date
Convention
Raleigh, Feb. 25.—IAP)— Members
of the Democratic State Executive
Committee, headed by Chairman
Gregg Cherry, of Gastonia, began ar
riving this morning for tonight’s meet
ing to fix the date for the State con
vention.
Sentiment of the early arrivals was
in line with the expressed opinion of
Governor Hoey that the convention
should be held before the June 4 pri
mary. Yesterday the governor said he
thought a “Thursday about the mid
dle of May would be a good time.”
Some earlier arrivals favored May 26,
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“Leather
for NORTH CAROLINA.
Partly cloudy and continued
cold tonight; Saturday generally
fair*
Italian Support Os Austria
May Give Britain Aid Needed
To Block Hitler Domination
CHINESE STRIKE BACK BY AIR
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CHINAJ f- t .
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Street scene in Taihoku, map of Formosa
Striking from the air for the first time on Japanese soil since their
unofficial war began, eight Chinese airplanes bombed Taihoku, capi
tal of the Japanese island of Formosa, killing at least 10 persons
and wounding others. More casualties were reported at other near
by cities, also bombed by the Chinese. Formosa, as shown on the
map above, is located off the Chinese coast and has been used as an
airplane and troop base for Japanese operations in south China.
Cherry Will Not
Seek Senate Job
Gastonia, Feb. 25.—(AP)—Gregg
Cherry, speaker of the House in
the last Genral Assembly, put an
end today to rumors that he
might oppose Senator Reynolds in
the June primary with the official
announcement that “I do not plan
to run for any public office during
1938.”
Bill of Rights May Be
Strengthened After La-
Follette Revelations
By CHARLES P. STEWART
Central Press Columnist
"Washington, Feb. 25. —Out of Chair
man La Follette’s special senatorial
civil liberties committee will come
measures which, if adopted, wi,l
greatly strengthen the Bill of Rights.
As yet none has been drafted, but
it is certain that facts, disclosed zy
the inquiry, will crystalize into hills
and some may (and probabily will) go
to the extent of recommending con
stitutional amendments.
Among those sure to be offered are:
Acts to strengthen labor’s position
in bargaining, and abolition of spie
and strike-breakers.
Private Detectives.
In this connection members of the
committee have pointed out that, since
the investigation of the Chicago strike
some six or eight private detective
agencies which specialized in furnish
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U. S. ARMY BOMBERS
START FROM LIMA
Lima, Peru, Feb. 25. —(AP) —
The six United States army bomb
ers took off today non-stop for
Panama, en route home from their
goodwill flight to South America.
The first ship was away at 6:05
a. m., eastern standard time, and
the last at 6:17. They expected to
reach Panama in about nine hours
and go on to Miami.
FIVE CENTS COPY
REYNOLDS LINOS
NEW CONFIDENCE
Senator Thinks Bottom of
Recession Already Pass
ed in This State
Washington, Feb. 25. —Senator Rob
ert R. Reynolds today issued the fol
lowing statement upon his return
from North Carolina where he made
several addresses on public affairs un
ler the auspices of civic organiza
tions, and on National defense under
the auspices of the Reserve Officers
Association:
“There is much evidence that North
Carolina has passed the low point o 1
the current recession and that tin
general outlook for business, industry
and agriculture is favorable forth
months immediately ahead. The new
confidence apparent in the state is ?
particularly healthy sign. It is evident
that the state is continuing to enjoj
a fine .balance as between the variorn
elements of trade and agriculture up
on which the people depend for theii
livelihood.
“Conferences with business peop’a
lead me to believe that repeal o:
modification of the undistributed pro
fits tax will do much to stimulate bus
iness and provide employment. While
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NEW TROUBLE SPOT
IN ARKANSAS FLOOD
St. Francis River Near Top of Levees
As Laborers Are Rushed To
Sandbag Dykes
Little Rock, Ark., Feb. 25. —(AP)-
A new trouble spot bobbed up on Ar
kansas’ flood map today when the St
Francis river reached within a fev
inches of the top of its levees in the
extreme northeast of Arkansas near
the Missouri line.
Laborers were rushed to the strean
west of Kennett, Mo„ to reinforce thr
dykes with sandbags. Lashed by a
stiff wind, the stream lapped ovo
the levees in spots. The river hai
risen 3.1 feet at Holly island in 32
hours, and the crest was not expect
ed until Saturday night.
Residents of Fulton, in the south
west section of the state, apparently
had beatefi back the five-mile-wide
flood of the Red river from the : r
thresholds.
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TODAY
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II Duce Believed To Have
Given Austrfa New
Pledges Despite De
nials from Rome
MAY GAIN SECURITY
IN MEDITERRANEAN
Chancellor’s Significant Re
ference to Italian Sympa
thy Gives Decided Impetus
to New British Policy of
“Realistic” Dealings To
Keep Peace
London, Feb. 26. — (AP) —ltalian
support of Austrian independence
may give Britain the needed aid to
block further German dominance of
central Europe, diplomatic sources
.said today.
Chancellor Schuschnigg, in his
speech to the Austrian Diet and na
tion yesterday warmly praised Italy’s
Premier Mussolini as one who under
stood Austria’s problem and “always
tried to avoid any impressions of in
treference in our internal affairs.’’ '
This friendly reference must mean,
diplomatic quarters here said, that
Mussolini previously had re-assured
Schuschnigg of his continued interst
in Austrian independence—despite de
nials from Rome of any new pledges
The other possibility was that
Schuschnigg was praising II Duce In
an adroit move to bind Mussolini to
him in his determination to fight for
Austrian sovereignty and against the
rise of Nazidom.
In any event, the significant refer
ence to Italian sympathy, coupled with
the assurance “Austria must remain
Austria,” gave decided momentum to
Britain’s new policy of realistic deal
ings to keep European peace.
It is felt here that new Italian sup
port for Austrian independence, in
addition to the Rome protocol pledge,
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SCHUSCHNIGG TALK
Rest of Europe Applauds
Austrian Chancellor’s
Bid for Freedom
(By The Associated Press)
Echoes of Chancellor Schuschnigg’s
paean of Austrian freedom lingered
in Europe today, but its motif of har
mony with Germany became a jang
ling discord in Berlin.
Leading Naris in Reichfuehrer Hit
ler’s capital called it a “swan song”—
“for us he is finished; history will
take its course without him. Austria
.s ours.”
But Rome, which had looked ask
ance at the Hitler-Schuschnigg "bar
gain,” was “highly pleased by Schus
chnigg’s interpretation of the agree
ment as meaning Austrian independ
ence and Austrian peace. Austrian
patriots paraded joyously after 9chus
nigg’s address to the nation. Austrian
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Four Perish
In Smash-Up
Os 2 Planes
Britishers Dead In
California; Middle-
Aged Pilot Killed at
Reno, Nev.
San Luis Obispo, Cal., Feb. 25.
AP) —Doctors strove today to save
he life of James Lawrence, son of an
English nobleman, and only survivor
if an airplane crash on the William
Randolph Hearst ranch that killed
Lord Terence Plunket, 38, of London
his wife, and their pilot.
Lawrence, his Body covered with
burns, and his ankle fractured, lay in
i sanitarium here where he was re
moved late yesterday from the accid
jnt scene 40 miles north of here. Dr.
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