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HENDERSON’S POPULATION 13,873 TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR SERVICE OF A the ASSOCIATED press: HITLER; M TRIUMPH ARRIVES IN VIENNA Senate Foes Os Tax Bill May Eliminate Profits Tax SPURRED BY HOUSE 10 DEFINITE MOVE, SENATORS HOPEFUL Undistributed Profits Levy May Be Slashed Despite Administration En dorsement ROOSEVELT TALKS PLAINLY FOR TVA Tells Three Distraught Di rectors They Should Agree on Policies and Then All Go With Majority; Crop Control Election Is Under Way Washington, March 12.—(AP)—Sen ate foes of the business levies in ti e administration tax revision bill, heart ened by the House’s stand against a surtax on closely-held corporations, in dicated today they would try to eli minate the undistributed profits tax. Senator Vanderburg, Republican. Michigan, one of this group, grum bled good-naturally that “he House robbed us of the pleasure’’ of knock ing out the surtax on closely-held cor porations. He predicted the undistri buted profits tax might be taken from the bill, despite the administration’s endorsement of its principle. The House also declined, 201 to 182. to eliminate an excise tax on import ed pork, Secretary Hull said it would seriously hurt the domestic corn and hog industry. * Both Senate and House had their usual Saturday holiday. President Roosevelt, saying the pub lic interest demanded an end to in ternal dissension, put two courses be fore TVA embattled directors, mean time—united support of the agency’s objectives, or resignations. In outspoken language, he told them they should consider problems and po licies impersonally and objectively, ar.d one a majority decision was reach ed, act harmoniously. Other developments included: Farmers in 20 states voted on whether the Federal government shall limit this year’s marketing of cotton and two types of tobacco. More than 8,500 polling places were set up in school buildings, court houses, filling stations and commun ity centers for 2,500,000 growers of these crops to cast secret ballots. Lindberghs' Have Sailed For England New York, March 12.—(AP)—De parting as secretly as they returned to their native land three months ago, Colonel and Mrs. Charles Lindbergh sailed early today to rejoin their two sons in England. They drove in a private car to tho pier of the North German Lloyd Linet Bremen and boarded the ship un noticed a few minutes before it saile I at 12:30 a. m. Even officers of the Bremen were kept unaware of the presence of the Lindberghs, officers said, until the -hip was at sea. Their names were not included on passenger lists. •Since arrival of the couple Decem ber 5, Colonel Lindbergh has been en gaged in negotiations for the Pan- American Airways, with which he is associated. TALKIAXWSr AS GOVERNOR IN 1940 Nothing Formal but Trial Balloon Soon Would Not Be Surprising Dally Dlapatch la the Sir Walter Hotel. Raleigh, March 12 —Enterprising reporters can’t pry a Reynolds-Han cock prediction or expression of opin ion out of any State office with a crowbar, but within the last week your correspondent has been twice sounded out by high ranking State officials on how a “Maxwell f°r Gov ernor in 1940” campaign would be re ceived by the general public of this sovereign state. • . And so it seems safe to assume that sometimes between now and then probably a good deal nearer now-” (Cootf-’Jed os Ftvsfc iiroftrramt Hatht Dispatch ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. Armed Assistance for France Likely By Great Britain \ Probes Whitney Fall -Min J. Bennett. Jr. While investigators ot the Federal Se curities and Exchange Commission worked behind locked doors of the Richard Whitney & Co., New York brokerage house, which failed, New York state opened an investigation in to the collapse. Attorney General John J. Bennett, Jt* above, who issued .a subpdna for any one or all of the part ners of the firm, conferred with As sistant Attorney General Ambrose V. McCall who is conducting the probe. Richard Whitney, senior partner, is u brother of George Whitney, partner in the banking house of J. P. Morgan & Co. Japs Again Questioning U. S. Rights Foreign Territorial Privileges in Occu pied China Are Now Challenged Shanghai, March 12. —(AP) —Japan- ese military authorities again today raised the question of foreign terri torial rights in China. Claiming jurisdiction over all per sons in Chinese territory under Japan ese occupation, the army issued warn ings against the transfer of Chinese owned property to foreigners. Army authorities said such trans fers interfered with operations of Ja panese armed forces and would be “punished to the fullest severity of military codes, including death, im prisonment and deportation.” Chinese guerrilla troops, armed with rifles, battled a Japanese gunboat at Hohsien in the Yangsze river area, where the United States jpmboat Panay was bombed and sunk. The Japanese said they were vic torious over 700 guerrillas and cap tured 20 junks loaded with 40,000 tags of salt. LOU GEHRIG SIGNS FOR-$39,000 YEARLY 1938 Pay To Be $3,000 More Than /Last Season, Manager Joe McCarthy Reports i St. Petersburg, Fla., March 12. (AP) —Lou Gehrig, iron man first baseman of the New York Yankees, signed a $39,000 contract today, Man ager Joe McCarthy revealed at the Yankee spring training headquarters. It was an increase of $3,000 over his 1937 salary. * McCarthy said Gehrig had come to terms after a final conference with Owner Jacob Ruppert in New York this morning. The clouting first base man and Ruppert will travel south to morrow in company. They will arrive in St. Petersburg Monday afternoon, and Gehrig immediately will climb in to a uniform and go to work. With Gehrig signed, the Yankees’ only hold-out is Outfielder Joe Dimag gio* HENDERSON, N. C., SATURDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 12 1938 England Considers Helping Neighbor in Protection to Czechslovakia If Needed FATE OF AUSTRIA FEARED BY NATION Whether Decision Was Reached by Cabinet Not Disclosed; Chamberlain Is Greatly Angered by Hit ler’s Newest Coup; Protests Friday Were Too Late London, March 12 (AP)—The Brit ish cabinet - considered today the pos sibility of armed British aid to France in protection of Czechoslova kia from the fate which has befallen Austria. The cabinet’s views on this grave issue were communicated at the close of a tense session to Charles Corbin, the French arribassador, but no decision was announced. Whether a decision was reached was undisclosed, but Prime Minister Chamberlain was known to have been bitterly angered by the latest display of Reichfuehrer Hitler’s “naked £ist” —the imposition of a Nazi yoke on Austria. The stiff tone of his communique at the close of the cabinet meeting was warmly welcomed in Paris and Praha. The vigoraus Britain and France made yesterday to Berlin, it was evidenced, came far too late to save Austria. Chamberlain, his new “realistic” pol icy of trying to appease the dictators through friendly chats all but destroy ed, retired to his country house for the customary week-end. New Ruling Tightens On Stock Firms New York, March 12 (AJ>)—Act ing swiftl yafter the failure and in dictment of its former president, the New York Stock Exchange put into effect today a new rule requiring ex change brokerage firms to make available a statement of financial con dition to any customer on request. The ruling, figuratively compelling brokerage houses to keep their assets ledgers “in their front windows” for guidance of security trading custom ers, applied to all member firms, re- Continued oa Page Five.) STATEffHAVE LABOR CONCILIATOR t Full-Time Federal Man to Be Sent Here Within Next Sixty Days Dally Dlapatch Bureau. In the Sir Walter Hotel. Raleigh, March 12—A full-time lab or "conciliator” from the United States Department of Labor will be stationed permanently in North Caro lina within the next 60 days, Commis sioner of Labor A. L. Fletcher today told this bureau’s correspondent. Headquarters of the conciliator will likely be in Charlotte, Major Fletcher said, as his work will probably cover both North and South Carolina. The State Labor Department head regards the development as one of outstanding importance in the labor field. “I am confident that a full-time fed Continued on Page Five.) "WEATHER FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Fair, not so cold tonight; Sun day fair and warmer. - i ’ WEEKLY WEATHER. South Atlantic States: Rain pe riod about Tuesday and again to ward end of week; otherwise gen erally fair; warm at beginning and colder toward middle of week; ris ing temperatures Thursday and , Friday-* ‘ Ir, to Stay? m !■ Leon Blum • • • first choice for premies Leon Blum once more haa accept ed a call to become French pre mier. Blum, as leader of the larg est single bloc in the chamber, the Socialists, was believed the best able to maintain a new People’s Front coalition. —Central Press PLEAS FOR MERCY BY PRISONERS AT . TRIAL INMOSCOW 21 Political Enemies of Stal in Regime Make Abject Intercession for Lives PROSECUTOR ASKS FOR DEATH FOR 19 Piteous Repentance for Their 'Acts Vowed by Men Facing Death for Plotting Against Soviet Govern ment; One Seems on Verge of Collapse Moscow, March 12 (AP) —Abject pleas for mercy were made today by the 21 political prisoners arrayed in the Soviet Union’s latest “blood purge of its confessed enemies. One by one they stood up in the dock and reiterated admissions of guilt, blaming others in part for their dire predicament. Prosecutor Vishinsky, in a blister ing summation of treason and murd er charges, had demanded death for 19 of the 21. Avowing piteous repentance for their acts, they asked that their lives be spared. N. N. Krestinsky, once the first (Continued on Page Five.) FOURTH PERSON IN SPY PLOTS TAKEN Otto Voss, 39, of Floral Park, Held in New York on Espionage Charges There New York, March 12.—(AP)— A German-born airplane mechanic, the fourth person to be arrested in the metropolitan area in a month on es pionage charges, was held today in default of SIO,OOO bail. The mechanic, Otto Voss, 39, of Floral Park, was employed in the Seversky Aircraft Corporation shop at Long Island, He was charged with de livering and inducing others to de liver “to agents of a foreign power certain documents, writings, code books, signal books, photographs, in struments and information relating to the defense of the United States.” Voss, a naturalized citizen of the United States, is married. Tom Mooney Wins Point • In His Bid For Freedom Scramento, Cal., March 12.—(AP) — Tom Mooney, won the first step of his newest fight for freedom from San Quentin prison early today when the California Assembly adopted a resolu tion intended to grant him a legisla tive pardon. Approval of the unique measure cli maxed two tempestuous days, in which Mooney and Police Captain Charles Goff,. ot San . jpersosaUy Hitler’s Austrian Coup Solves Riddle Os French Cabinet Blum Rallies All Major Po litical Parties to Banner In Face of New Invasion FRANCE TURNS TO BRITISH FOR HELP Socialist Party Council Gives Blum Huge Vote of Confi dence in Face of Middle Europe Events; Frenchmen Ready To Fly to Frontier As in 1914 Paris. March 12.—(AF) —Leon Blum ’allied all major French political par ties today to form a national union government—the first such emergency idministiation since the World War, meet the crisis created by the Nazi joup in Austria. “The national union of 1914 was made to end the war,” the premier designate told a meeting of deputies. “One must be formed now to save the peace.” While hurrying almost frantically to end her cabinet crisis and establish a strong government, France turned to Great Britain for support in any future move undertaken to guard their mutual interests in explosive middle Europe. The national council of the socialist party gave Blum a huge vote of con fidence to continue attempts to form a broad government. The delegates voted after the premier-designate told them his plans to include communist had been “upset” by Austrian events. Referring to the radical socialists who were reticent about participating with the communists, Blum said th? (Continued on Page Four.) S2 S OOO>OOO Income Tax Return Comes To State Coffers Raleigh, March It (AF)—North Carolina has already received a check for the biggest single in come tax return—“upyards of $2,- 900,000” —Revenue Commissioner A. J. Maxwell said today. Deadline for paying the income tax and the tax on intangibles is midnight Tuesday. The Revenue Department has (increased 'its) force to take care of the rush. Maxwell said it seemed “almost inevitable” this year’s income tax returns would be less than* the record return on 1936 income*- over $11,000,900. , Figures showing this year’s pay ments will not be available before Thursday or Friday, he added. INSURGENTS STRIKE NEARER EAST COAST Spanish Rebels in 60 Miles |of Medi terranean |n Effort Toi (Dis member Government Hendaye, France, March 12.—(AP) —lnsurgent shock troops struck to day at Hijar—scarcely 60 miles from the Mediterranean coast —in their smashing offensive to dismember gov ernment Spain. The war-torn village of Belchite, long the key point of the Aragon front was turned into a base for the fast moving insurgent assault troops, who in four days of fighting, have captur ed more than 30 villages and nearly 1,000 square miles of territory. Hijar is about 25 miles southeast of Belchite. Government reserves were rushed desperately into breached lines along the 70-mile battlefront. , told the assembly their different stories of Mooney’s conviction for the 1916 preparedness day bombings tha*. killed ten and injured 40 persons ther*. Adopted by a bare majority, 41 to 29, the resolution still must be ap proved by the Senate, which turned down a similar measure last year. Doubts have been expressed as to the legislature’s authority to pardon Mooney, who is serving % U|a term. PUBLISHED IYIKT AFTBRHOOV EXCEPT SUNDAY. Booed in London 'x; V'Ji/' Y 1 fejir fc m -v-. JTj ; : jjjflH Joachim von Ribbentrop .. . Nazi foreign minister Germany’s new foreign minister, Joachim von Ribbentrop, coming to London to enter into rapproche ment conversations with British Foreign - Secretary Lord Halifax, meets with the booes of a crowd. The conversations, part„of Prime Minister Chamberlain’s 'program of an understanding with Ger many and Italy, were interrupted when Fuehrer Hitlpg ordered von Ribbentrop to hurry home because of the Austrian situation. —Central Press Germans At Frontier Os North Italy Hitler Told Musso lini In Advance of His Imminent In vasion of Austria Rome, March 12. —-(AP) —For the first time since the World War Ger man troops today stood at Italy’s frontier, at the historic Brenner and made friendly contact with Ital ian border guards. Five truckloads of German infantry, under a Lieutenant colonel, part of the legions marching into Austria to make sure Reichfuehrer Hitler’s dom ination, arrived at, the strategic Al pine portal. In Rome, it became apparent Hitler had given Premier Mussolini advance information that he was sending Ger man troops into Austria. The commander of the German de tachment at Brenner Fass immediate ly called oh the Italian commander of the frontier garrison. Their meeting took place near the barrier which bears the Latin legend " Frontier stone between Italy and Austria, consecrated by the treaty of St. Germaine, September 10, 1919.” An emissary of Der. Fuehrer, it was learned arrived in Rome yesterday by airplane, bringing a personal letter to Mussolini before the troops marched 11 Duce evidently looked on placidly while Nazis engulfed independent Aus tria, once the foundation stone of Fas cist foreign policy. Italian officials refrained from com ment on the coup. APPROPRIATION IN VIRGINIA ADOPTED Governor Given Authority To Name Chairman of New State Com pensation Board Richmond, Va., March 12.— (AP) — The House of Delegates today con curred in Senate amendments to the general appropriation bill by a vote of 49 to 44, sending the bill to the governor, and leaving to the governor authority to name the chairman of the State compensation board. Forty-eight bills awaited House con sideration before adjournment of the legislature today, and the fate of sis measures rested with the Senate. 8 PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY cmifcSi IN BLOODLESS COUP All Upper Austrian Villages Turn Out To A Man As Nkii Leader Moves On Capital RESCUE SUFFERING AUSTRIA, HE SAYS Says Little Nation Sees In His Coming Their Savior From Dire Distress; Goeb bels Reads Broadcast of Fuehrer to His German Subjects Vienna, March 12 (AP) — Adolf Hitler, returning in triumph to his native Austria, delivered tonight from the city hall square of Linz an account to the German and Austrian people of his bloodless conquest of Austria. Late in the evening, about 1,000 German infantrymen landed from planes, began marching into Vienna as Hitler returned to Austria. The German soldiers landed at the suburban airport, the commander of which said they arrived in huge bombers. They planned to take part in a great torchlight procession through Vienna tonight. It was hop ed Hitler would review the demonaira tion with the Nazi government of Austria. Vienna, March 12.—(AP)— A l -. 1 ' Hitler returned in triumph to his tive Austria today while the Aus ,•>. . nation, with mixed feelings, learn what it means to control. Hitler made his entry in 4:13 p. m. (10:13 a. m. eas ard time) a few hou '• troops and airplanes. All the villages of uppe through which he passed ’ to a man as the Austrian-: of Nazidom moved towar,.; Scores bf German boa . • other military planes brou soldiers into the suburb.. <Continii*»n t Nazi Move InHungary Is Started Budapest, Hungary, March 12. — (AP) —A Nazi movement started in Hungary today, police and the army were alert for duty, and the guard at the Austrian border was strengthened. The Hungarian Nazis, excited by the Austrian Nazification, started to reorganize their formation and de manded the release of their arrested colleagues. The minister of the interior an nounced that the guard at the Aus trian border had been strengthened. CZECHOSLOVAKIA CLOSES HER AUSTRIAN FRONTIER Praha, Czechoslovakia, March 12. (AP) —The government of Czecho slovakia closed the Czech-Austrian border at midnight to incoming Aus trians. mlMf GUILTY SURPRISING « Wby They All Do That Knowing Firing Spuad Waits Is Mystery Here By CHARLES F. STEWART Central Press Columnist Washington, March 12—Why all the Russians who are accused of capital offenses plead guilty Is a puzzle to Americans. Members of the diplomatic corps, here in Washington, tell me that the thing is a mystery to them also. I do not mean to say that Russian diplo macy, too, is at a loss for an expla nation. I presume that Russians un derstand their own national psychol ogy. But I can quite comprehend the 1 Continued on Page Urn)
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