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HENDERSON’S POPULATION 13,873 TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR 6JJOO DIE II JAP AIR RAIDS UPON CANTON New Deal Decidedly Beaten In Loss Os lowa Primaries By Senator Gillette's Win COURT BILL’S FOE GAINS 2 TO 1 LEAD iN IOWA BALLOTING Administration Sought To Defeat Senator Gillette With Youthful Congressman SETS RAPID PACE FOR OTHER GROUPS Seven Other Democratic Senators Are Administra tion “Marked Men” in Coming Primaries; Slap at White House, Is Comment In Washington Des Moines, lowa, June 7.—(AP) Democratic Senator Guy Gillette’s lead over Representative Otha Wearin continued to grow today as Wearn’s forces conceded defeat in the face of mounting returns in lowa’s senatorial primary election. >■ Gillette, foe of President Roosevelt’s Supreme Court plan, piled up 54,169 votes m unofficial returns from 1,617 out of 2 U7 precincts, to 29,436 for Wearin, backed >y WPA Chief Harry Hopkins and tacitly supported by "t James Roosevelt, son and secretary of the President. Don Kerlin, YVearin’s campaign aide, disclosed today h e '’Tiad 'lsetflr a con gratulatory telegram to Senator Gil lette. Three other candidates for the Democratic nomination were far be hind the leaders. Foremr Senator L. fj'. Dilckinsfcm rolled up 97.618 votes in returns from 1.617 precincts to lead Representative Llyod Thurston in a two-way Re publican senatorial race. Thurston polled 77,748 in the unofficial tabula tions. IS SLAP AT WHITE HOUSE INTERFERENCE, G. O. P. SAYS Washington, June 7. —(AP) —Chair- man John Hamilton, of the Repub lican National Committee, said today Senator Gillette’s (Democrat, Iowa), victory in lowa’s primary “can only he interpreted as a slap by the Demo crats of lowa at White House inter ference in purely local contests.” Simultaneously, Senator Wheeler, Democrat, Montana, whom Gillette joined in fighting the Roosevelt court Continued on Page Two.) HOME WANTED FOR SMALL TWIN GIRLS Charlotte, June 7 (AP)—Two months old twin girls were being cared for at a hospital here today while welfare authorities awaited an op|Mirtunity to have them adopted by suitable persons. The babies were taken to the hospital after their mother told officers she wanted to give them away because she was not able to take care of them. Volcano In Philippines Is Erupting Manila, p. 1., June 7.—(AP) — By the light of a towering column of flame and incandescent rocks cata pultcd from Mayon volcano, Filipinos fled from their homes near the base of the erupting mountain tonight. The 20,000 residents of Camalig and flu 7,000 inhabitants of Libog aban doned their homes when molten lava threatened to block off the road. Smal ht villages and farms closer to the fl'°t of the; 7,900-foot peak, 200 miles southeast of Manila, were deserted. Hot ashes rained down out of the spreading pall of smoke on the three provinces forming the southeastern flp of Luzon island, the largest in tin: Philippines. Weather Bureau officials predicted there was no g rea t danger to life or Property. The latest disturbance of ill" volcano began Friday, shaking Mo yon out of a ten-year slumber. But Soldiers and relief officials recalling 1| " 'oss of 1,200 lives in Mayon’s most Moh nt eruption In 1814, moved into Leg a--pi ( prepared to aid refugees. ONLY DAILY NEWSPAP ER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. sbrvtok of the associated press. Agreement Believed Near On Wage-Hours Measure In Conference Committee His Son Kidnaped H -v* V ' %>' i's « jmH I ■' fbk ' p V“‘ His fae«rda*ffm and haggard from anxiety and lack of sleep, James Bailey Cash is pictured above just one week after his son was kidnaped and a ransom of $16,000 was paid for his return. The lad is still miss ing, and his father convinced that he has been slain. <Central Press) No Charge Os Frauds Is Voiced Dnfly UlH|>»tch flu resin. In the Sir Walter Hotel. Raleigh, June 7.—For a change, it seems that no roar of “we was rob bed” is likely to follow Saturday’? Statewide primary 1 . In view of the big margins by which the two Statewide races *were decided, nobody short of a Tom-tom Heflin could attribute his defeat to the “fraud and corruption” of the unholy opposition—and Tom’s idea of a fraudulent and corrupt elec tion is any one in which the other side win?. As a result, there is not so likely to be any widespread demand in 1939 General Assembly for a return to the old convention system of nomination. If there had been repetition of the shrill bleatings of Dick Fountain in 1932 and 1936 and of Ralph McDon ald and Paul Grady in the last named year, there would most probably have been a really powerful movement to do away with primaries. Recently Justice M. V. Barnhiill, of (Continued on Page Four.) MURDER INQUEST 7 IS THROWN IN TURMOIL Husband of Slain Woman In Chicago Attacks Accused Negro at Coroner’s Inquest Chicago, June 7.—(AP)—An inquest into Mrs. Florence Johnson’s slaying was thrown into turmoil today when her husband, Elmer, made an attack on Robert Nixon, 18-year-old Negro, accused of killing her with a brick as she slept. Women screamed and men shout ed as Johnson, a city fireman, lung ed at the prisoner where he sat hand cuffed to a policeman. He struck Nixon a vigorous blow in the face, cutting his lip, and walked to the witness stand to testify. Momentai ily dazed, Nixon dabbed at his mouth, then struggled to the stand and struck back at Johnson. Policemen grappled at him. Amid screams and shouts, many in the audience of about 209 fled to Ahe corridors. About 20 officers assigned to the inquest leaped into action and lestor ed order. The coroner’s jury recom mended Nixon and Earl Hicks, Negro, be held for the grand jury on charges of murdering Mrs. Johnson. HENDERSON, N. C., TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 7, 19S8 40-Cents Hour Pay Schedule Is Taken Out of Bill by Senate Conferees * Group southerners" ARE BITTER TOWARD IT House Bocfy To Join In Pro posal, Leaving 25 Cents First Year and Rising to 30 Cents in Two Years; $540,- 000 For Air Base at Eliza beth City, Washington, June 7.—(AP) —Senate and House conferees apparently were near agreement today on controver sial wage and hour legislation, which started a North and South fight at the Capitol. Senate conferees adopted a com promise taking out of the measure a requirement that a 40-cents per hour pay scale be applied to all interstate industry at the end of five years. Southerners had opposed the require ment bitterly. Soon •thereafter Chairman Norton Democrat, New Jersey, of the House conference group, indicated clearly the House conferees would join in the proposal. The Senate group, voting four to three, approved a modified proposal by Senator Thomas, Demo crat, Utah, which would put into ef fect a universal wage of 25 cents an hour for the first year, advancing to 30 cents the next year. Meantime, the House appropriations committee approved $35,802,000 for starting the billion dollar naval ex pansion program. The item was part of a $274,228,729 omnibus money bill, on which the House immediately began debate after receiving the committee report. Other developments: The House Appropriations Commit tee decided to recommend that Con gress appropriate immediately $540,- 000 to build a coast guard air base at Elizabeth City, N. C.; $600,000 for a similar base at San Francisco, and $654,000 to purchase planes. At the request of Representative Warren, Democrat, North Carolina, an amendment was proposed in the closed committee meeting this morn ing by Representative Umstead Dem ocrat, North Carolina, to restore the items which the committee had eli minated from the deficiency approp riation bill for all government depart ments. LOUISBURG GIVEN WPA STREET FUND Raleigh, June 7 (AP)—The WPA announced allocation today of $38,- 184.84 for seven projects, including one at Louisburg to repair streets, for $3,190. U ° INPUT OUTCOI ABC Management, Ouster Against Sheriff, Other Issues Cause Upsets Dally Dispatch Bnrea«. In the Sir Walter Hotel. Raleigh, June 7.—The liquor ques tion was supposed to be a highly potent and controversial one as be tween legislators holding county con trol or Statewide referendum views; but its greatest potency seems to have been shown in Pitt county, where there wasn’t even the shadow of a legislative issue in the rum question. Yet the hardy perennial among po litical problems brought a complete overthrow of the county commission ers in Pitt —It also brought an over whelming popular vote of confidence in Sheriff S. A. Whitehurst and it sounded the death knell of Pitt’s pre sent board of Alcoholic Beverage Con trol, whose members will go out just as soon as the new county commis sioners come in and get an oppor- Continued on Page Two.) Bggs Stop Thomas Speech in New Jersey rajof jhK IpY ig§ >c\Wl - Wtmmmmk 11 jPi \ - / a 199 IBr IPjSm Hr mfjt c: ipi Hr When Norman Thomas, Socialist leader, attempted to speak recently in Jersey City, N. J., he charged that e was kidnaped by police and “deported” to New York. He tried again, speaking this time in Newark, r ’ ?. ut as *. “ 1S s P ee ch, a barrage of eggs, ripe tomatoes and other ancient vegetables chased him lom tlle poc “ um * P°hca rushed him from the scene. Here is the result of a direct hit by a ripe egg which Thomas was unable to duck (Central Press) HERTY TELLS HOEY ABOUT NEWSPRINT OUTLOOKfN SOUTH Field for Paper Production Here Practically Unlimit ed, Declares ANXIOUS FOR SOUTH TO FINANCE PLANTS If Outside Capital Puts Up M/ills, Profits Will Leave South, With Most of Bene fits; Texas Mill To Start Next Month and Will Suc ceed Raleigh, June 7.—(AP;—Dr. Char les H. Herty, who has earned renown by producing paper from pine and gum trees, told Governor Hoey today that the field for paper production in the South “practically unlimited.” ‘Before many years,” said Herty, who operates laboratories &t Savan nah, Ga„ “perhaps the South’s great est cash crop will be its crop of treps.” The chemist presented to Governor Hoey an album showing the work in the laboratories and containing sam ples of paper made from pine and gum wood. Discussing his work, Herty said a mill for the production of newsprint from southern trees would be started in Texas in July. “Everybody will watch that experi ment,” commented the scientist. “If it succeeds, and it will, capital will flow into this section for paper mills. The profits, though, in that case, would go back where the capital came firm. If we could get southern back ing, the profits would stay with us.” Newsprint has been produced in the laboratory so it could be sold in New York at s3l a ton, while the Canadian cost is figured at about $45 to S4B a ton. BARKER TO CONDUCT VIGOROUS CAMPAIGN Durham Contestant for Congress Calls for Run-Off Election With High Point Man Raleigh, June 7 (AP)—Oscar Barker, of Durham, said here to day he would enter a second pri mary .in the sixth district against Lewis E. Teague, of High Point, for the Democratic nomination to Congress. ‘I plan an active and aggressive campaign,” said Barker. In a field of eight candidates, Teague got 10,373 votes and Bark er 8,972 in Saturday’s primary. STUDYING CASES OF TWO CONDEMNED MEN Raleigh, June 7. —(AP)— Paroles Commissioner Edwin Gill said today he was studying the cases of two men Empie Baldwin, convicted of rape in Columbus county, and Ben Sims, con victed of murder in Guilford, who are scheduled to be executed at State’s Prison Friday. France Is Rushing Hordes Os Soldiers To Spanish Border FRANCE RUSHIN G.. cmfwy Foix, France, June 7—(AP) —France rushed heavy reinforcements to the Spanish frontier today as Premier Edouard Daladier, who also is na tional defense minister, took personal charge of military preparations to repel aerial invasion. Daladier, who spent last night in Foix on a tour of the frontier, made it plain he considered the continued aerial attacks on French territory were deliberate and a grave menace of war which could be avoided only by forceful measures. “I am convinced this bombardment was made with a double object in * SEEN r ANTES" Franklin Legislator Wins Seat in Upper House in Late Primary Dally Dispatch Bureau, | In The Sir Walter liolcl. Raleigh, June 7.—lnformation on the personnel of the 1939 General As sembly is still so meager as to make most speculation of its make-up and leaders nothing but pure speculation, but it seems a fair assumption that there will be an even smaller contir gent of “antis” in bfoth House and Senate than there was in 1937. Likewise, it appears that Represen tative D. Lacy Mcßyrde, of Cumber land, is likely to be the most aggres sive and experienced “anti” in the House, with YVillie Lee Lumpkin, sen ator-nominate from Franklin, playing a similar role in the upper chamber. Only one formidable foe appears to challenge with any degree of logic the tax and revenue policies of the ad ministration. This one is Repreaenta <Continued on Page Four.! BILL FROM RANSOM MONEY IS LOCATED Two Tennessee Policemen Pass $5 Greenback o» Way Home From Miami Vacation Princeton ,Fla., June 7 (AP) —The Miami Daily News said today Federal agents recovered a $5 bill that was part of the SIO,OOO ransom James Bailey Cash, Sr., vainly paid for the return of his five-year-old son, James, Jr. In a copyrighted article, the News said the bill was spotted by a filling station attendant Jacksonyille, who notified the Federal Bureau of In vestigation, and that G-men caught the men who passed it between there and Tallahassee on a highway. They were two Tennessee police men returning home sitter a vacation in Miani, the newspaper said, and were released after being questioned. Where they obtained the bill was not ascertained. Tonight will be the tenth day since the boy was stolen from his bed. PUBLIBHKD IVIXT AFTVKNOeM KXCB3PT SUNDAY. view,” the premier said cryptically, after on the spot whelfle power,.-lines' and the right-o way of the Toulouse-Barcelona rail way were damaged Joy boobs dropped from nine planes of “unknown na tionality” Sunday. “We will not have war if we are strong and decided,” he added. “If we look straight ahead and without fear, we will be able to avoid it.” He did not comment further. Units of the 14th Infantry and 404th antir-'aircrai’lt. regiment arrived late yesterday at Aix-Les?Thermes, cent«3i’ of the region 15 miles north of the border which was bombed Sunday. byhSes Liked in Small Towns and Rural Areas, But Won’t Lead Party Again By CHARLES I\ STEWART Central Press Columnist Washington, June. 7. —Alf M. Lan tlon’s recent activity as a public speaker is something of a puzzle to politicians in Washington and maybe elsewhere. i The 1936 pi’esidential candidate of the Republicans generally was regard ed as having been effectually disposed of right then. And, in fact, he did keep pretty quiet for quite a while after his defeat, but lately he is being increasingly drafted as orator-in-chief at gatherings, of one sort or another, over a good part of the United States. Is an attempt being made to ad vertise his G. O. P. leadership (for he still is his party’s titular leader) with a view to 1940? Why? It seems like a riddiculous idea, considering the thoroughness of his beating two years ago. Nevertheless, why otherwise is he being publicized as obviously he is being publicized now? Despite his pre sidential candidacy, one would not consider him enough of a celebrity to be widely in demand as an attrac tion at points far from his home state. He still is prominent in the Sunflow er commonwealth, of course, but his speaking dates have taken him hither and yon beyond its borders. It rather looks as if he were being promoted. No Spell-Binder. Other licked statesmen, like William Jennings Bryan, continued to be mighty spell-binders even after their respective lickings. However, ex-Governor Landon is no lContinued on Pace Two* WEATHER FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Partly cloudy, scattered show ers Wednesday and in north cei*- tral portion tonight or Wednes day; slightly cooler in north cen tral portion Wednesday. 8 PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY BOMBARDMENTS TO CONTINUE FURTHER, JAP OFFICIAL SAYS Canton and Hankow To Feel Effects of Attacks To Be Made With Greater Vigor BRITAIN, U. S. AND FRANCE OBJECTING Terrific Toll of Human Life Taken in Eleven Days in South China City; Ja pan Hopes To Force Chi nese To Change Their Anti-Jap Attitude , Canton, China, June 7 (APh —Ja- pan’s war planes bombarded this ter rorized south China city three times today and swelled the toll of dead and wounded, which has reached 6.- 000 since the punishing series of raids began eleven days ago. The third raid was made by moon light, beginning at 8:30 p. m., and in cendiary bombs were dropped in northern sections of the city. Canton, including the foreign set tlement of Shameen Island, was with out electric lights or power tonight. During an afternoon raid, nine bombs •plunged into the compound of the pow er station and waterworks and a dis trict nearby, putting the power sta tion out of commission. Twenty civilians were killed on Honan Island, separated from Can ton city by a river. The first raid came soon after dawn when Japanese planes for ten minu tes bombarded two congested districts. Local Chinese authorities have ord ered all women and children to leave the city. Throngs have gathered at railway stations and along the water front patiently waiting transports. Facilities are entirely inadequate to handle the exodus. (In Shanghai a Japanese navy Continued on Page Two.) Insurgents Open Great Offensive Hendaye, France, June 7. —(AP) — Spanish insurgent armies today launched a general offensive against Valencia along a 50-mile front be tween Teruel and the Mediterranean. The attack, unleashed at dawn, supported by hundreds of planes and large concentration of heavy artillery. General Varela’s army, in the Teruel sector, smashed southeastward to the coast, while General Aranda’s men struck straight to the south, down the seaboard. Between the two armies, troops un der General Valino fanned out to cover theii* flanks. The new offensive started after five days of skirmishing in which lines had remained virtually unchanged, t Despite insurgent reports yesterday of the encirclement of Albocacer, a keystone in the government defenses of a Valencia, an official communique today acknowledged there was “noth ing to report on any front.” War Threat Growing In So. America t Ecuadorean Foreign Office Charges Peru Increasing Border Defense Quito, Ecuador, June 7. —(AP) —The foreign office of Ecuador charged to day Peru was reinforcing border gar risons with troops, bombing planes and gun boats, despite promises to abstain from force in the two nations’ dispute over the Oriente jungle terri tory east of the Andes. A foreign office statement said Peru had sent five bombers to reinforce her garrison at Rocafuerte on the Napo river, and had concentrated pro visional troops near the Ecuadorean boundary at a point near the Pacific coast. Three gunboats and ten planes had arrived at Puerto Pizarro(, in this area, the statement said, and three (Continued on Page Four.)
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