HENDERSON’S
POPULATION
13,873
TWENTY-FIFTH year
ROOSEVELT ASKS S7.QOfI.DOD.DOD PROGRAM
OTHER NATIONS ARE
TOLD BY ROOSEVELT
TO AVOID AMERICAS
Western Hemisphere Will I
Not Permit Its Peace To
Be Endangered from
Outside
MAKES ADDRESS ON
PAN-AMERICAN DAY
Speech to Pan - American
Union Board Broadcast to
All American Republics;
Says West Will Solve by
Peaceful Means Problems
Others F ight Over
Washington, April 14 (AP)—Presi
dent Roosevelt declared today th-e
American nations “would not permit
peace to be endangered from aggres
sion coming from the outside.’’
Speaking on Pan-American Day to
governing board of th<e Pan-American
Union, the President re-asserted in a
few words the historic Monroe Doc
trine, without naming it, and placed
it on an inter-American basis. His
speech was broadcast to all Ameri
can republics.
Asserting that th-e 300,000,000 citi
zens of this hemisphere have the
same material for controversy, which
existing elsewhere, he said:
“Yet. we have undertaken contrac
tual obligations to solve these nor
mal human differences by maintain
ing peace; and that peace we are
firmly resolved to maintain.
“It shall not be endangered by con
troversies within our families, and we
will not permit it to be endangered
from aggressions coming from outside
the hemisphere.”
Mexicans
Back Reply
To Britain
Mexico City, April 14 AP) — The
Senate and Chamber of Deputies
stood behind President Cardenas to
day following his firm reply to Great
Britain's protest at exporation of the
oil industry, and demand for the re
turn of Aguila (Royal Dutch Shell)
Company properties.
The Chamber of Deputies gave a
vote of confidence to the President,
while the Senate, after several sena
tors had attacked the British protest,
adopted a. resolution expressing “sur
prise' 1 at Britain’s attitude.
A reply touched in vigorous lang
uage was delivered to the British
Embassy Tuesday and made public
last night.
PASSENGER TRAIN
WRECKS IN DESERT
Las Vegas, Neveda, April 14. —
(AP)—Six cars of the Union Fa
eifio’s “Challenger” overturned to
day when the train struck a brok
en rail in the desert 43 miles south
of Las Vegas.
First reports said no one was
seriously injured, but all available
ambulances were rushed to the
scene from here.
Oil MAY,
BRING FIREWORKS
Bank Receivership Inquiry
in Hands of Experienced
Attorney
Dully Diniintcb Bnrenn,
_ In the Sir Wnlter Hotel.
Raleigh, April 14.—Jack
Esquire (as he is denominated in the
Sinclair order appointing him), who
hear for the first time the merit.'*
!, nd demerits of the John G. Dawso' 1 -
Commissiccner of Banks case, is an ex
perienced lawyer, soldier and poli
-lieinn who ought to be well qualified
to take care of himself and the oo-
Posing parties if the going gets too
heated.
• b<- Greenville attorney, named spe
r,Rl referee to hear the case and re
Port. o n both the law and ♦’•'•e facts,
hosn’t vet set ft date for a h Hiring, but
he does he is sure to hear plenty
from ihe commissioner of bnnkc and
'bs attorneys, who claim Dawson is
s<>m ° $45,000 short in his accounts as
receiver of tne defunct Farmers Bank
ar) d Trust Comoi.ny oi LeGrar.ge,
which closed in November. 1120. He
Continued on Page Two.)
Urnlu Biamti th
L THM E A ) «iH^M I PmS, 3 S. RVIc:B OF
IHH ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Denies Quitting C. 1.0.
mitt v
Ilk •
David Dubinsky
• . . declares reports untrue
The International Ladies’ Gar
ment union has not
made any decision to quit the C. I.
O. and could not, except by action
of its general executive board or
by a convention, David Dubinsky,
its president, has asserted. . He
adds: “A policy decision of such
importance for our union can be
made only by the general execu
tive board or by a convention. Our
board has not met recently and
the -matter-of action on our part
in the event the C. I. O. decides to
form a national federation has
not been taken up.”
—Central Press
Passenger
Fare Boost
Is Refused
Commerce Commis
sion Declines Half-
Cent Increase t o
Eastern Roads
Washington, April 14. —(AP) — The
Interstate Commerce Commission de
nied today an application by the east
ern railroads for permission to in
crease passenger coach fares from two
to two and a half cents a mile.
The commission, in its order, sa’i
it found the proposed increase not
justified.
Railroads had estimated the half
cent increase would have added $30,-
000,000 to their revenues.
The eastern territory, in wnich the
increase was sought, is bounded cn
the west by Lake Michigan, Chicago
Peoria and Springfield, 111., St. Louis.
Mo., and Cairo, 111. From Cairo th*
southern boundary of the territory fol
lows the Ohio river to Huntington
W. Va., then extends eastward to the
Norfolk, Va., area.
The passenger fare application ori
ginally was part of a request by the
(Con tlz. aed on Page Eight.)
F S=y
Sales Drop $600,000 Under
Receipts for Same Month
Last Year
College Station, Raleigh, April 14.-
Receipts from the sale of North Car
olina’s principal, farm products in
February dropped $600,000 under, re
ceipts for the same month a year ago
Julian Mann, extension statistician at
State College, revealed today.
Basing his statement on a report
just issued by the U. of
Agricultural Economics, Mann point
ed out that crops in the moma
of the year nosedived nearly SBOO,OOO
under the February, 1937 flgJre.
However, livestock and livestock
(Continued on P«g® Six *<L
ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OP NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA.
Exchange Boss
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Here is a new picture of William
McChesney Martin, Jr., 31-year-old
St. Louis stockbroker, who was
nominated for the chairmanship of
the board of the New York Stock
Exchange, highest executive office
under the Exchange’s new constitu
tion. With Martin was nominated
an all-liberal board of governors.
(Central Press)
FILIBUSTER ENDED"
ON LARGER TRUCKS
Weights Increased from
20,000 to 40,000 Pounds
and Width Allowed
to 90 Inches
SESSION OF HOUSE
NEARLY 24 HOURS
Requirement for Governor
Limiting Speed to 50 Miles
Killed by Amendment Ac
cepted; Truck Measure
Wins by 55 to 21 When
Vote Is Taken
Columbia, S. C., April 14.—(AP)-
The House of Representatives ended
its longest session on record at 7:02
a. m. today, crushing a 20-hour fili
buster and giving final passage to
the hotly contested truck regulation
measure.
Doggedly determined on forcing a
third reading vote on the measure tu
increase truck weights from 20,000 to
40,000 pounds and width from 90 to
96 inches, a majority of the represen
tatives held the House in session con
tinuously from 10 a. m. yesterday.
Representative! Marion Horne, of
Richland, broke all House records for
a single-handed filibuster when he
held the floor for 20 hours, 32 min
utes in an attempt to stave off the
vote.
Obviously whipped down by his ex
(Continued on Page Four.)
Fayetteville Silk
Mill Negro Hands
Go Out On Strike
Fayetteville, April 14. —(AP) — The
Central Weaving and Spinning Com
pany, a silk mill employing Negro la
bor, was closed today after workers
walked out when the management
announced plans for the employment
of some white labor.
The Negroes walked out last night,
and when a small number of whites
reported for duty today the Negroei
had formed picket lines. There was no
violence, although officers were called
to the scene.
Plant Manager M. Lefkowitz said il
was not the intention of the manage
ment to replace Negro labor with
white labor, but rather to increase
the efficiency of the company by em
ployment of a few whites.
Child Movie Stars Are
Safeguarded For Future
In Their Screen Income
Los Angeles, Cal., April 14.—(AP)—
Shirley Temple will not have to go to
court when she becomes of age to at
tain the fortune she amassed as a
child movie star.
Neither will Deanna Durbin, Jane
Withers, Mickey Rooney, Freddie
Bartholomew or any of ‘the others
of the movie youngsters whose names
are emblazoned on theatre marquees.
The plight of Jackie Coogan, who
is suing his mother and stepfather
for an accounting of his childhood
film earnings, estimated at. $4,000,030
HENDERSON, N. C., THURSDAY AFTERNOO N, APRIL 14, 1938
Britain Considering Making
Loans To China To Push War
British Banks Probably Will
Be Allowed To Extend
Credit If They Ask
Permission
AGENT OF CHINESE
ACTIVE IN LONDON
Meantime, Chinese Claim
Another Crushing Victory
Over Japanese In South
Shantung Province; Jap
Forces Receiving Food
Supplies from Airplanes
London, April 14!—(AP)—The gov
ernment “has under, consideration” re
commendations to British hanks that
they grant long-term loans to th *
Chinese government, the House of
Commons was informed today.
Dr. Sun Fo, China’s ambassador
at-large, who came to Europe to seek
financial help for China in her war
against Japan, has been in London
the last two weeks urgng British
loans.
Financial Secretary to the Treasure
Colville told Commons if British
banks approach the government so
permission to lend to China, such re
quests would be “sympathetically
considered.”
He.added the chancellery of the ex
chequer was considering action to
“encourage” the granting of loans.
CHINESE ARTILLERYMEN
BOMBARD JAP GARRISON
Shanghai, April 14.—(AP) —
rapidly was being reduced to a war
ruined city today as Chinese artil
lerymen from vantage points in sur
rounding hills bombarded the Japan
(Contlnued on Page Six.)
FOUR PERSONS HELD
IN INFANT’S DEATH
... i
43-Year-Old Widow Admits Child Is
Her Own and Names Father
of Abandoned Infant
Wilson. April 14. —(AP) —Four per
sons were taken into custody today by
Wilson police investigating the death
of a newborn baby girl yesterday
morning shortly after she was found
abandoned on a street here.
On the police blotter they were
booked as: Mrs. Mittie {Lucas, •43
year-old widow, and mother of S’x
children; Jesse Hamilton, 42-year-old
former policeman here; Mary Fuller,
54-year-old Negress midwife; Dr. W.
A. Mitchiner, Negro physician
Mitchiner posted $2,500 bond pend
ing further developments, but the
other three were held in the city jail.
Folice headquarters said Mrs. Lucas
had signed a statement saying she had
given birth to the baby and asserting
Hamilton was the father.
Strike By
Circus Men
Called Off
New York, April 14.—(AP)— The
first major strike in American circu:.
history ended today as 400 attendants
of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum
and Bailey circus went back to work
under a compromise agreement.
Performers, including a midget a
fat lady and an eight-foot giant, had
refused to join in the two-day strike.
They worked at rigging apparatus
side by side with circus executives tc
put on three performances of the
show, minus elephants, peanuts an I
Garguntua, the gorilla, in Madison
Square Garden after the walkout wa-*
(Continued on Page Four.)
seems to have been anticipated by the
studios and parents of the current
juvenile stars.
Deanna Durbin: for instance, her
father James Durbin is investing
her earnings, estimated at SBOO a day,
in life insurance and real estate for
her. Jackie Cooper’s checks are de
posited in the Jackie Cooper estate
account in a bank which is his finan
cial guardian.
Shirley Temple’s movie earnings,
which run quite away up in four fig
ures, are well regulated by her con
tract.
CONFER ON HOUSING EXPANSION
Nathan Straus, Ebert K. Burlew and Secretary Harold Ickes
Possibility of expanding the federal low-cost housing and slum clear
ance program highlighted a conference of this group at the White
House. Those who conferred with the president are, left to right,
Nathan Straus, U. S. Housing Authority director; Ebert K. Burlew,
assistant secretary of the interior, and Harold Ickes, secretary of
the interior. Federal Housing Administrator Stewart McDonald told
the president that no new legislation was needed for the FHA pro
gram, which, it was said, is functioning smoothly and would lead to
a $100,000,000 construction program by private capital before the
end of the year.
Government
*
Resistance
Now Feeble
Spanish Insurgents
Find Advance Eas
ier; Loyalist Force
Surrounded
Hendaye, France. April 14. (AP)
—The Spanish insurgent command at
Irun reported today a “large force”
of government militia was surround
ed east of Gandesa, freeing the sec
tor from pressure
'lhe government troops’ retreat to
Reus toward the coa.it was cut off,
it was declar d. Insurgert field head
quarters declared the movement fron.
the Catalonian front did not speci'y
the exact area in which the encircle
ment was claimed to have been made.
Government resistance was reported
"growing feeble” in the face of the
relentless insurgent attack in the San
Mateo sector to the south, wherj
General Aranda’s brigades were push
ing down the road to the sea. Insur
gents claimed to have captured San
Mateo.
"The living wall of defenders ha 3
been destroyed,” insurgent reports
said. “Our troops on a 13-mile front
from Cati to Chert to Roselle are mov
(Continued on Page Six.)
225 BALES COTTON
ARE LOST IN FIRE
Two Warehouses Containing Merch
andise Also Burned in Tarboro;
Loss Over $22,000 <
Tarboro, April 14. (AP) —Fire
swept the Tarboro cotton yard here
today, destroying more than 225 bales
of cotton, and burning of two ware
houses stocked with merchandise. The
damage was estimated unofficially at
from $22,000 to $28,000.
Police Chief Robert Worsley said
a Negro woman told him she saw tv/c.
small Negro boys run from the cotton
yard after she noticed flames and
smoke rising from the spot.
One firm, Rogers & Company, of
Tarboro and Norfolk, Va., reported
loss of 185 bales of cotton, all insured.
The warehouses burned were used
by the Marrow-Pitt Hardware Com
pany and Murphy Jenkins & Com
pany, oil products distributors.
Before the blaze was controlled, it
threatened a broker’s buildir g con
taining 20,000 bags of peanuts.
wiiiiin
FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Slightly warmer in extreme
north central portion tonight; Fri
day partly cloudy.
PUBLISH® D aVIXY IFTHRNOOM
UXCEPT SUNDAY.
Rutherford School
LoSs Ts $300,000
Rutherfordton, April 14. —(AP) —
Fire destroyed the $300,0150 Central
high school building here early to
day.
The structure was located on a
hill between here and Spindule.
Firemen from Rutherfordton,
Spindale and Forest City fought
the flames, but were handicapped
by lack of sufficient water and low
pressure, and the blaze was never
brought under control.
Officials announced the structure
was insured.
FDRQETTING EVEN
Harrison in Senate and
O’Conjnor in House Re
jected by Roosevelt
By CHARLES I*. STEWART
Central Press Columnist
Washington, April 14—When the
seventy-fifth congress was organizing
its*elf for its current session Senator
Pat Harrison of Mississippi consider
ed himself entitled to the Democratic
leadership of the upper chamber and
Representative John O’Connor of New
York considered himself entitled to
the Democratic leadership of the low
er one.
Each had precedence in support of
his particular claim.
It is no ironclad regulation, hut it
generally is recognized that the chair
man of the Senate finance committee
almost automatically is chosen as his
house’s majority leadership and that
the representatives’ rules committee
Chairman is chosen for the majority
(Continued on Page Four.)
LOW ~BIDS TAKEN ON
HIGHWAY PROJECTS
Seven of Eleven Contracts Awarded,
With Some Held Up for
Various Reasons
Raleigh, April 14.—(AP) —The State
Highway and Public Works Commis
sion approved low bids today on
seven of eleven projects whicn it re
ceived Tuesday. Bids on a job for a
Tyrrell county project were '■ejected
as too high, and projects in Halifax
and Anson counties and roadway
work in Haywood county were held
in abeyance.
Chairman Frank Dunlap said he
thought it might be night before the
' commission reached allocation of $2 -
000,000 made available by Governor
Hoey for secondary road work.
It was voted to have concrete pav
ing on the northern approaches to
the Albemarle Sound bridge and sand
asphalt on the southern approaches.
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President Summons “United
National Will” To Beat
off Growing De
pression Trend
STILL DEMANDING
REFORMS, HOWEVER
Says “Improvement in Gov
ernment and Business
Practices Must Go Hand in
Hand;” Must Not Destroy
“Great Reforms” Achiev
ed, Roosevelt Declares
. Washington. April 14 (AP)
President Roosevelt proposed
today a $7,000,000,000 recovery
program, embracing $5,000,-
000,000 of Federal spending
and lending, and a $2-000,000,-
000 expansion of bank credits.
Setting forth to Congress measures
by which he said the government
could “help to start an upward spiral' 1
and summoning a “united rational
will’’ for a vigorous attack on the re
cession, Mr. Roosevelt told legislators,
who recently have dealt stunning de
feat to major administration meas
ures :
Need Will To Advance.
“Our capacity is limited only by our
ability to work together. What
needed is the will.
“The time has come to bring tbit
will into action, with every driving
force at our command. And I am de
termined to do my share.’’
The President declared that the will
to cooperate places “on all of us the
duty of self-restraint,” and that “there
can be no dictatorship by an indivi
dual or by a group in this nation save
through division fostered by hats.
Such division there must never he. *
The chief executive reiterated in a
message read to the House and Sen
ate that “improvement in government
and business practices must go hand
'n hand with recovery,” addirg:
“The Congress and the chief execu
tive can ill afford to weaken or de
stroy great reforms which during the
past five years have been effected on
(Continued on Page Two).
Silver From
Mexico Not
Barred Here
Washington, April 14.—(AP)—Secre
tary Morgenthau said today the Treas
ury had not barred Mexican silver
from sale in this country.
Clarifying for the first time his an
nouncement of a few weeks ago that
the Treasury was suspending its ar
rangement for purchase of 5,000,003
ounces of silver monthly from Mex
ico, Morgenthau said Mexico can still
offer its silver for sale to the United
States Treasury on the New York
silver market.
“We buy all silver offered to us on
the New York market at the price
fixed each day,” Morgenthau said.
“That has always been our policy, and
we have no change in mind.”
In effect, the only change made by
the suspension of the Mexican silver
agreement, he explained, was to eli •
minate the 5,000,000 ounces quota
which gave Mexico advanced assur
ance of how much silver it could sell
the United States each month.
Rate Costs
Are Hurting
Over South
Customers Buying
Elsewhere Because
of Freight Charges
Being So High
Birmingham, Ala., April 14—(AP)
—Federal rail rate discrimination was
listed in testimony at an Interstate
Commerce Commission hearing today
as the primary reason for a “great
loss of business” to a southern manu
facture in the Middle West.
Alex Park, of St. Louis, Mo., sale.*
counsellor for the Georgia Granite
Company, of Elberton, Ga., said: “Ou.’
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