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HENDERSON’S POPULATION 13,873 TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR Japan Is Preparing To Summon Million More Men In Army Loser Visits F. D. R. y zmjm .—j—*— 4 >' X WVHR L%¥:s:;?xj :$:•:•:•> /# .. .••> ~~dmm • ’ v^ Repres mtative Maury Maverick, of Texas, is pictured above as he called at the White House to see the Presi dent. Maverick was recently de feated in the Texas primaries by Paul J. Kilday, of San Antonio. (Central Press) Demand Upon Germany By London Sent British Angered by Arrest of Captain; Political Plums Of fered Sudetens London, Aug. 19. —(AP) —The Brit ish government today informed Ger many that it “take a serious view” of the unexp ained arrest of Captain Thomas British passport officer in Vienna, by German secret police at the German-Swiss border. On instructions from the London foreign office, Sir Neville Henderson, ambassador to Germany, has asked the German government for “a full and speedy explanation” of the arrest of Kendrick. The British official was taken by the German police Wednesday as he and his wife were about to leave Ger many on vacation. She was permit ted to return to her home in Vienna. Yesterday Henderson asked thi* German Foreign Office for full par ticulars of the charge against Kend rick, and was promised that a full inquiry would be made. However, no further reply has been received from Berlin. The ambassador’s earlier re port of the arrest was rushed to Vis count Halifax, foreign secretary, at his home by special messenger. The matter caused a sensation in London government circles. Some sources said Kendrick might have been seized because possibly his passports described him by his war (Continued on Page Eight) Births Still Are Declining In This State Daily Dispatch Bureau, In The Sir Walter Hotel. Raleigh, Aug. 19.—Births in North Carolina decreased in July from the corresponding month last year for the fifth consecutive report of Hr. R. T. Stimpson, head of the Bureau of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health. As a result the deficit of births this year over last grew 150 to a total of 470 foi the first seven months of the year. Total births so far this year are 45,- 7 «b against 46,249 in 1937 through July. t)n the other side of the picture, deaths in July increased 37 over July, with 2,635 to 2,598. As a result, flie total deaths in North Carolina this year are only 20 fewer than in the first seven months of last year, ' v ilh the figures reading 20,176 to 20,- if»6. Not only were the births reported in July fewer than in July, 1937, but (Continued on Page Eight. Hrttfrrrscm Batin Btsnairlt LEASED WIRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Fear Failure of Nego tiations With Russia; Huge Force To Be Hurlecl into China in Hope of Ending War Quickly as Possible Tokyo, Aug. 19.—(AP)—The Japa nese government acted today to make quickly available an estimated 1,000,- 000 more men for its fighting forces as negotiations with Soviet Russia for settlement of the Siberian dispute reached a new stalemate. A new or der by the war office simply instruct ed all males in the recruit division, made up of men between 20 and 21 who have not received active train ing to “stand by.” This was taken to indicate that they might be ca.led soon, and that Japan was planning soon to throw huge reinforcements into a grand drive to end the war in China. The foreign office spokesman made known that conferences in Moscow and Tokyo had failed to reach agreements on selection of a joint commission to fix the Siberial-Korean frontier in the vicinity of Changkufeng. After a month of diplomatic tension and bitter fighting at Changfukeng hill, Russia and Japan agreed, in a truce on August 11, to name the com mission of two Japanese and two Russians to demarcate the frontier. Both nations claim ownership of the Changkufeng territory. JAPS STRIKE SOUTHWARD IN CAMPAIGN FOR HANKOW’ Shanghai, Aug. 19. —(AP) —Japanese forces tried to further their north ward campaign for Hankow today by striking southward along the shores of Poyang, second largest Chinese lake. After 24 days of ferocious ham mering west and south of Kiukiang, Yangtze river base for the Hankow drive, the invaders switched their of fensive toward Nanchang, 90 miles south of Kiukiang. Hankow, provi sional capital, is 135 miies north of Kiukiang. Simultaneously, they opened a cam paign in the marshes at the mouth of the Sui river in Hunan province, to the south. Sigh Point Youth Held for Robbery Os Grandfather, 77 Lexington, Aug. 19. (AP) James F. Godwin, 20, of High Point, waived examination today at his arraignment in Davidson county court on a charge of first degree burglary in connection with the recent robbery of his 77- year-old grandfather, Dr. J. M. Godwin, who was also beaten. Judge D. L. Pickard ordered the defendant held for the superior court without bail. The next term here will begin Monday. Sheriff Raymond Bothers told the court young Godwin had ad mitted the robbery and attack on his grandfather. He quoted the defendant as saying he was un aided. Sam Kellum, 20, also of High Point, was freed by the court when the State took a nolle pros of charges of complicity against him. Vote Frauds In Johnston Are Put Off Smithfield, Aug. 19.— (AP)—Judge Clawson Williams in Johnston Super ior Court today ordered a continuance until the next term of a case in which Ralph Nowell and Arthur V. Hinton, former election,o fficials, are charged with illegal and fraudulent manipu lation of returns of the June 4 Demo cratic primary. Colonel E. S. Abell requested the continuance, arguing that his law partner, Norman Sheppard, was ill in bed, and that Sheppard had done most of the work on the case. “I have (Continued on Page Eight) Horton Urges Safeguards Os Sacred Rights Kinston, Aug. 19. —(AP) —Lieuten- ant Governor Horton urged Norte. Carolinians today to “rededicate our lives to the sacred purpose of keep ing our institutions and our civiliza tion unpollouted by subversive and alien creeds,” as he spoke at exercises dedicating a new Afnerican Legion hut here. The hut was erected in memory Lieutenant Commander G. S. Par (Continued on Page Eight. —j ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAR OLINA AND VIRGINIA. FDR’s “Purge” May Split Democrats Still Further By CHARLES P. STEWART Central Press Columnist Washington, Aug. 19. —. Charley Michelson, the Democratic National Committee’s press agent, surmises n Charles Michelson- doesn’t admit it of course. The G. O. F. management professes confidence Most Industry In This State Not Affected Daily Dispatch Bureau, In The Sir Walter Hotel. Raleigh, Aug. 19.—The average North Carolina industry will not be greatly affected by the Federal wage hour bill, either as to working time or pay, if July statistics on the em ployment and payrolls of the State are a true index. Os course, the figures in the re port, compiled each month by the State Department of Labor, show "av erages” and not individual variations in hours and pay, and so there is no way to tell from them how many, if any, North Carolina plants will be af fected by the 44-hour work week and the 25 or perhaps 30 cents minimum wage set by the Federal wage-hour administrator, who has just taken of fice. Compared with the 44-25 figures, however, only non-manufacturing and wholesale trade establishments ex ceeded either, on the average, in July. In the non-manufacturing industries North Carolina workers averaged 45.2 hours work per week in July, above the wage-hours permissible figure, while in wholesale trade establish ments the average work week was 45.6. In both the average hourly wage was above the wage-hour minimum. (Continued on Page Five) RECREATIONAL FUND IS GIVEN CLEVELAND Raleigh, Aug. 19.—(AP) —Cleve- land county got an, allocation of $49,5', 5.25 today from the WPA for a cov .tywide program of recrea tional facilities, Administrator George Coan said in releasing eleven projects to cost about SIBO,- 000. Ot .er allocations included: Lum , berton, improvements on 19th and 15th streets, $23,658. HENDERSON, N. C., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, A UGUST 19,1938 TORSO KILLER ADDS TWO MORE | ✓ Detective points to spot where body was found Efforts of Cleveland police to find a clue to the crazed “torso killer” are redoubled following the discovery of two more torso victip «s on a rock-filled dump south of the new lake front highway. The first dis covery, made where detective is pointing, above, was the decomposed body of a woman. The second was a skull and 44 bones, probably also the remains of a woman. Nine other torso (murders have baffled Cleveland police for three years. —Central Press that party align ments in neither congressional cham ber will differ ma terially '‘’after next November’s election from ' what they were when congress last adjourned. That is to say, if Charley’s forecast is correct. Democrat ically and Republi canly labeled sena tors and representa tives will count, re spectively, in the 76th congress ap proximately as they counted in the 75th. I believe that most politicians consider Charley’s g u essing pretty good. Repub lican headquarters of tremendous gains. Probably the Re publicans will score some, for a deal of normally Republican territory went Democratic the last three times, and a bit of a reversion to form is about due. But I doubt that the readjust ment will amount to much as between the two so-called major parties. I sus pect that the G. O. P. high command, in its heart of hearts has the same idea. And Charley Michelson himself seems to recognize the possibility of a few Republican gains. He says only that he is sure the difference will not be “material”. But What Kind? Assuming all this to be correct, it follows that the Democrats, as listed in the congressional directory, still will be in a congressional whale of a majority over the Republicans, as si milarly listed. However, it emphatically does not follow that the New Deal Democrats will be in any such whale of a ma jority. They may not be in a majority at all. They have been in a more than questionable majority hitherto. Anti- New Deal Democrats and Republicans have not exactly merged, but they have been something like temporary allies. If the Republicans gain a few seats f Continued on Page Five.) Claims Hines Got Big Part Racket Money New York, Aug. 19.—(AP) —Joseph Ison, 47, a West Indian Negro and one-time Harlem policy game opera tor, testified in Supreme Court today at the conspiracy trial of James J. Hines, Tammany district leader, that money he and other bankers had to turn over to the Dutch Schultz mob was going to Jimmy Hines’ club.” Ison said Hines got $125 a week from the multi-million-dollar policy racket for political protection. The witness said arrests for policy viola tions dropped 50 percent late in 1932, and early in 1933 —the period shortly after Hines, according to District At torney Thomas Dewey’s accusations, entered into a conspiracy with Dutch Schultz to “put the fix” as “fees” for lawyers and bondsmen. “I was puzzled at first what the figures meant,” he said. He said he talked it over with George Weinberg and Richard Davis, and that one of them told him, “The money is going to Jimmy Hines’ club.” Earlier, with one of Dewey’s aides accused so brow-beating and coercing a witness, the district attorney called Edward Grant, grand jury steno grapher, to testify. GREENVILLE GIVEN PWA FUNDS AWARD Washington, Aug. 19.—(AP) — The PWA approved today 33 ad ditional projects estimated to cost $10,066,370. Toward this, PWA au thorized $4,529,894 grants and $166,000 of loans. The projects, grants unless spe cified, included: Greenville, N. C., * electric plant addition, $168,535. “WEATHER FOR NpRTH CAROLINA. Generally fair tonight and Sat urday; slightly warmer Saturday. Government To Purchase Dollar Lines Railroads Ask Con tinuance of Freight Rate Increase on Coal Shipments Washington, Aug. 19.—(AP)—The Maritime Commission announced to day it has entered into agreement with the Dollar Steamship Lines of San Francisco whereby the commis sion plans to acquire 90 percent of the company’s voting stock. The commission said that on suc cessful completion of the plan, oper ations generally would remain in the hands of the comp my. The agreement, the announcement said, anticipates continuance of un interrupted service and employment of both off-shore and onshore person nel. The agreement was signed today in San Francisco by Reginald Laugh in, acting as special counsel for the commission, and a group of 13 cor porations and individuals represent ing Dollar Line interests. Meanwhile, the Association of Ame rican Railroads asked the Interstate Commerce Commission to continue in effect freight rate increases on bitu minous coal, which were granted Oc tober 19, 1937. The rates will termi nate December 31, unless the request is granted. The associatino said the increase continuance was asked by the Class I railroads because of their desper ate need for additional revenue. The association’s statement to reporters stated no new increases were con templated in the petition. Other dveelopments: Chairman Sheppard, Democrat. Texas, announced the Senate cam paign expenditures committee was “determinde to get facts” on expendi ture of mojie than half a million dol lars by opposing Democratic factions in the May 17 Pennsylvania primary. Poisoning Os Maid Admitted By Preacher Mandan, N. D., Aug. 19. —(AP) —A 51-year-old church minister, asserting “the devil overcame me,” today re ceived life imprisonment for poison ing his house maid, 16, who was preg nant, and burning the parsonage with her body. Rgv. H. F. Jansen, evangelical Lutheran pastord at Krem, pleade Lutheran pastor at Krem, pleaded and was sentenced by Judge H. L. Berry, of Mercer county district court, in a special session convening just after midnight. “I did wrong. The devil overcame me,” the impassive minister said be fore a hushed court room. “I feel sor ry. I have a very good Christian wife and two boys any father would be proud of, and I feel only too sorry that I bring such grief to them.” Feeling ran so high in the case that Judge Berry, at the request of State counsel, agreed to expedite arraign ment through the unusual procedure of a night court session. Investigation located the charred body of the girl in the basement and revealed she was pregnant. After two days of questioning, State’s Attorney Floyd Sperry, »of Mercer county, Thursday announced a confession had been obtained. Spectacular Upsurge In Business Seen For Fall Passing of Labor Day Will Mark Sharp Pick- Up, Babson Says; Declares Business Operates Too Much on Mob Psychology for Its Own Good BY ROGER W. BABSON, Copyright 1938, Publishers Financial Bureau, Inc. Babson Park, Mass., Aug. 19.—Busi ness is continuing its sharp and healthy improvement. For August it is driving along ten per cent above the low level of the recession. Every industrial signpost and barometer confirms this gain. From now until early September there may be a waiting” period. The end of the sum mer is traditionally slack. However, when we put Labor Day behind us watch the smoke! This Fall should see one of the most spectacular busi ness upsurges on record. Yet, in the face of the vigorous jump we have already had, 75 per cent of the people with whom I talk are still groaning about the recession. They say they are sitting tight to see whether this is “just a flash in the pan or a genuine recovery". Not until prices are sky-high, orders rushing in, and raw materials and good work ers scarce will they finally become op timistic. PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY Roosevelt Intended No Broadening Plan In Monroe Doctrine Wage-Hour Boss Sworn Elmer Andrews, of New York, is pictured with hand upraised as he took the oath of office in the Labor Department, Washington, D. C., as ad ministrator of the Wage-Hour Act. Administering the oath is Chief C.erk Samuel J. Gombers. Andrews was industrial commissioner for New York State. Rebels Open Drive To End Spanish War French F rontier Closed, Barcelona Bombed Three Times; Seek Qmck Peace Hendaye, France, Aug. 19. —(AP)— Spanish insurgents closed the French frontier and loosed a heavy air raid on Barcelona today in preparation for a general offensive. Insurgent military leaders confirm ed that General Franco himself would lead a new drive. Franco named Gen eral Vigon, former chief of staff of the northern insurgent army, chief o? his personal staff. French border guards said insur gent authorities had shut the fron tier tighter than at any time since the start of the civil war more than .two years ago. Insurgent sources said they expected the offensive would be directed against Catalona, possibly coupled with a simultaneous drive a gainst besieged Madrid. The goal of the campaign apparent ly was to end the civil war before it reaches its third winter. Insurgents said they bombed Bar celona three times between dawn and (Continued on Page Five) Hot Dogs and Education. The situation reminds me of the story my friend George Trundle, Jr., tells. It is about a man who lived by the side of the road and sold hot dogs. Here it is in his own words: “The hot-dog man was hard "f hear ing, so he had no radio. He had trou ble with his eyes, so he read no news papers. But he sold good hot dogs. He put up advertising signs. lie stood by the side of the road and cried, ‘Buy a hot dog, mister?’ And people bought He had to increase his meat and bun order. He had to buy a bigger stove to take care of his trade. He finally got his son home from college to help him. “But then something happened. His son said, ‘Father, haven’t you been listening to the radio? Haven’t you been reading the newspapers? There’s a big depression on. The European situation is terrible. The domestic sit uation is worse. Everything’s going to pot.’ Whereupon the father thought (Continued on Page Eight 8 PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY President Reaches Hyde Park from Can adian Visit; Cites Fact He Did Not Mention Latin-America; Won’t Comment on O’Con nor Reply Hyde Park, N. Y., Aug. 19.—(AP) President Roosevelt indicated today that no extension of the Monroe Doc trine was involved in his address a - . Kingston, Ontario, yesterday. The President arrived here this morning for an indefinite stay. Talk ing with reporters from his open car at the Hyde Park station, hi appeared rested and happy after his strenuous trip through Ontario yesterday. In his Kingston speech, the Presi dent asserted Americans would not stand “idly by” if domination of Ca nadian soil were threatened by a for eign aggressor. Newsmen at his in formal press conference informed Mr. Roosevelt of reports that th e State Department in Washington interpret ed his speech as an extension of the Monroe Doctrine. The chief executive suggested his questioners read the original language of the Monroe Doctrine. He called attention to the fact he had not said anything about Latin-America in his Kingston talk. Questioned regarding an address by Representative John O’Connor last night, Mr. Rooseve.t said he merely had seen the headlines on it. O’Connor whom the President critici'/ed sharp ly in a statement this week, asserted Mr. Roosevelt’s intervention in party primaries “is an escalator to a dicta torship.” Auto Deaths Drop Fourth During July Raleigh, Aug. 19.—(AP)—-Automo biles killed 70 persons in North Car olina during July, a drop of 26 under the toll for the month in 1937, so that the toll for this year to August 1 ran to only 453, or 105 below that for seven months in 1937. Major Arthur Fulk, commander of the highway patrol, released the com pilation today and said: “The drop in deaths shows that safety campaigns are having a good effect. I hope North Carolinians continue to exer cise care and caution.” The July repbrt showed 650 per sons injured and 587 accidents in all, while a year ago for the morith 724 were injured, and there were 609 ac cidents. Five persons playing in the streets were killed and 17 hurt, and four intoxicated pedestrians were kill ed and one hurt. In five fatal and il non-fatal accidents, intoxicated drivers were involved. Speeding caus ed 19 fatal and 66 non-fatal mishaps. Saturdays were the worst days in July for accidents. Tydings Will Reply To FDR Salisbury, Md., Aug. 19.—(AP) —A major development in Maryland’s bit terly fought senatorial campaign was marked today for Sunday, with Sena '.or Millard F. Tydings announcing he would make a radio address then, “dealing with matters which have ;ome to your attention very recently.” It was believed Tydings planned a reply to President Roosevelt’s en dorsement of an editoi'ial in a New Yotk paper, which said Tydings was trying to run for re-election “with the Roosevelt prestige and the money of his conservative Republican friends both on his side.” Demurrer By Election Body Is Presented Raleigh, Aug. 19. —(AP) —The State Board of Elections filed a demurrer in Wake Superior Court today asking dismissal of an action filed by J. R. Young ,of Dunn, to restrain the board from certifying Solicitor Claude Can aday of Benson as the Democratic solicitorial nominee in the fourth dis trict. The case, as well as a similar action by W. O. Burgin, of Lexing ton, contesting nominations in the eighth congressional district of C. B. Deane, of Rockingham, is set for hear ing here Monday. Young alleged in his complaint that there were "lfagrant, - needless, reck less and indifferent violations” of election law 3 in the June 4 primary, (Continued on Page Five)
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