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HENDERSON’S POPULATION 13,873 twenty-fifth year HIRER PUNS R> ANNEX SUDETEN REGION Young Democrats Vote FDR Commendation Rolling Throug h Henderson x fiiT^ A section of the 62nd Regiment, United States Coast Artillery, is pictured rolling through the streets of Washington earlier in the week and as it came through Henderson on Thursday. Some 100 pieces' of equipment were in the cavalcade, enroute from Fort Totten, New York City, to Fort Bragg, N. C. The 62nd is equipped with the newest anti-aircraft devices. Probe Made In 1934 Os Jas. J. Hines Former Assistant U. S. Attorney Testifies at Trial of Tammany Chief New York, Sept. 10.—(AP)—Lyon Eoston, New York lawyer, and once assistant under former District Attor ney William Dodge, testified today in the conspiracy-lottery trial of James J. Hines that Dodge ordered an in vestigation of Hines in 1934. Boston also testified that he aided Dodge in what he described as a re lentless drive against policy rackeet erg during the same year. The wit ness. a slim young man, son of Char les Anderson Boston, former president of the American Bar Association, was called by Denfense Counsel Lloyd Stryker to counter testimony that Dodge was “influenced, intimidated or bribed” by Hines, for years a power ful Tammany Hall leader, as the State charges. Boston said in March, 1934, Dodge summoned him in connection with an investigation of the policy gambling game. The $20,000,000-a-year Dutch Schultz enterprise, which District At torney Thomas Dewey’s witnesses have accused Hines of serving in the role of “political fixer,’’ Boston said ue was ordered by Dodge to inves tigate reports that Hines was involved in the policy racket, and that if the reports were true to indict and pro secute him. “Mr. Dodge gave me full power, the witness said. “He told me he wanted in particular to investigate (Continued or. i age s*x) Wage Cut On Railroads Is Fixed Oct. 1 Chicago, Sept. 10. —(AP) Rep resentatives of the nation s major railroads have fixed October 1 as the date on which a 15 percent wage cut will become effective for 929.000 rail workers. The carriers’ joint conference committee announced last night the new wage scale would be adopt ed on that date, “unless and until some further development arises. Presidential intervention in the dispute between the railroads and rail unions was considered as one possible development. Under the railway labor act, the president may name a fact-find ing commission to report on the controversy. Such action is con tingent upon the railroad broth erhoods setting a date for a strike. A strike vote is now be ing conducted. The roads propos ed the wage cut May l% m HrxtJirrsmt Batin Hisuatrh LE £S, E >? WIRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Cherry Return Might Affect Speakership Daily Dispatch Bureau, In The Sir Walter Hotel. Raleigh, Sept. jlO.—Political wise acres in this neck of the woods are willing to lay a few small wagers that the name of Gregg Cherry will be fre quently mentioned in connection with the speakership of the 1939 House, de spite the fact that in taking a com mittee nomination for one of Gaston’s seats the “Iron Major” tried to make it clear that he will come back as a private in the legislative ranks and not with any aspirations again to oc cupy the dais from which he hurled so many barbed wisecracks at hapless members in 1937. Nobody thinks that Cherry is go ing to make a fight for the speaker ship, all conceding that he is ab solutely sincere in his present inten tion to come back just as one of the boys. On the other hand, those who peer into the crystal ball of the political future see the possibility of a dead lock when it comes to naming the 1939 presiding officer for the House, with Victor Bryant, Libby Ward and Bill Fenner dividing the votes in such a manner that none of them will have the majority needed to nominate in caucus. It is then, these peerers point out, that Cherry’s name will come back into the picture. What could be more natural or logical, they ask, than that the man who so ably, if ruthlessly, kept the 1937 House working at full speed and strictly on the administra tion’s side of the fence? As a matter of fact, it is decidedly doubtful that Gregg would accept the post, even under the conditions cited. He is now State chairman of the Democratic party, and it is hardly likely that he would want to hog all the honors lying about. Just the same the Cherry name is going to be bandied about in connec tion with the speakership. Deane-Burgin Case Goes To Last Legal Tribunal Daily Dispatcn Bureau, In The Sir Walter Hotel. Raleigh, Sept. 10.— The tangled legal skein of the Deane-Burgin elec tion puzzle was today handed to the Supreme Court to unravel. Attorneys for the Richmpnd county man argued long and vigorously that Judge W. C. Harris followed good law of the dead past when he ruled that the State Board of Eelections could not go behind returns certified by the county boards; but, they contended the present state of law is otherwise and claimed that Chairman W. A Lucas and his associates were clearly within their rights and were acting only in complete fulfillment of their duties when they investigated the ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINDY Bailey Talk Says South Is Own Boss Senator Declares Sec tion Can Meet Prob lems Without Federal Interference and Ef forts To Destroy Lead ers Here Cannot Suc ceed; Gray President Durham, Sept. 10.—(AF)—The com mendation of President Roosevelt was voted today by the resolutions com mittee of North Carolina Young Dem ocrats shortly before Senator Josiah William Bailey, in a luncheon address demanded that the South be allowed to work out its problems without “federal interferences,” and asserte.l that “federal efforts to destroy ac cepted southern leaders could not suc ceed.” After many heated sessions, the committee praised Mr. Roosevelt by name for his efforts to lead the na tion to better times during the last six years. The resolutions, to be given the convention later in the afternoon, also pledged allegiance to the “tra ditional principles of the Democratic party.” A complete slate of unopposed can didates faced the final business ses sion this afternoon of the seventh an nual convention, with Gordon Gray, Winston-Salem publisher, groomed for the presidency. A last-minute change was announc ed indicating that Governor Bibb Graves, of Alabama, would not speak tonight as scheduled. Meanwhile, the Young Democrats held eleven congressional district meetings, electing regional chairmen and vice chairmen and other officers. Most of the sessions were quiet and harmonious and quickly over, but dif ferences in the tenth district caused a postponement of final action until this afternoon. The district chairmen and vice chairmen form the State execu tive committee. By districts the offi cers elected were: First —Bryan Grimes, of Washing ton, chairman; Mrs. Camilla Glenn, Gatesville, vice-chairman. Second —Leonard R. Britt, of La- Grange, chairman; Mrs. George Rag land, of Littleton, vice chairman; Harry Finch, of Wilson, secretary treasurer. Third —Robert L. West, of Warsaw, chairman; Miss Daphne Gaskins, of New Bern, vice-chairman. Fourth —Lawrence Wallace, Smith ■ , ■ .«■ ■ i.- * (Continued on Page Five) FDR Orders Bridge Work In Maryland New York, Sept\ 10. —(AP) — Colonel Maurice * Gilmore, region al PWA director, today disclosed he had been instructed by Admin istrator Harold Ickes to expedite applications for federal grants to ward the construction of two high way projects in Maryland. Both bridge projects, which have been awaiting the approval of the New York regional office for about four weeks, were mentioned ap provingly by President Roosevelt i ■ (Continued on page- six) HENDERSON, N. C., SATURDAY AFTERNOO N, SEPTEMBER 10, 1938 matter and found Deone entitled to a 23-vote majority over his Davidson county opponent. Attorney General Harry McMullan and Major L. P. McLendon, of Greens boro, made the oral pleas for Deane. In rebuttal, former Governor J. C B. Ehringhaus argued just as elo quently that Judge Harris was right in his decision, and that Burgin is entitled to a certificate of nomination for the eighth congressional seat. Members of the court showed their interest at many points, but gave no indication of the view they will take of the law and the facts. That the court, as presently con (Continued on Page Five). Candidate Shot In Arm In Louisiana New Orleans, La., Sept. 10.—(AP) —James Morrison, Candidate for Congress in Next Tuesday’s Demo cratic primary in l the sixth Louis iana district, was shot in the left arm early teday by an unidentified assailant at his summer camp sev en miles east of Hammond. M :rrison was brought to an in firmary here. He had a 32-calibre bullet wound in hi.s upper arm, and was suffering from shoek anil loss of blood. Physicians said he was not sreiousiy wounded. The candidate had been carrying on an energetic and fiery cam paign against renominatiom of Dr. J. K. Griffith, candidate of Gov ernor Richard Leche’s State ad ministration. MofrPim said be would return * his speaking, tonight “if it kills me.” He was scheduled to con clude his campaign tonight in Ilammorjl, his home city. Huge Slices OfWPACash Given State Number of Cities and Towns Share Day’s Allocation of $3,150,- 000 Grants Washington, Sept. 10. — (AP) — The PWA announced today approval of grants totaling about $3,150,000 for 60 non-federal projects estimated to cost about $7,000,000. Today’s list included (all grants): Goldsboro, N. C., hos pital, $340,553; Greenville, N. C., schools, $29,295; Kinston, N. C., mu nicipal building, $141,750; Lumberton, N. C., schools, $36,855; Williamston N. C., street improvements, $52,200. Other Washington developments: The Farm Administration indicated the quota for dark'tobacco production would remain in effect despite a crop forecast 12,000,000 pounds below the qubta, and pleas of dark-fired leaf growers for its suspension. Froducers of the dark-fired type in the “black patch” of Tennessee and Kentucky asked that the quotas be suspended because of damage to the crop from wildfire and heavy rains. The administration has set a quota of 147,000,000 pounds for dark tobacco for all types, dark fired, one-sucker, Green River and Virginia sun-cured. (Continued on Page Three.) Vital Ballot Contests In Coming Week Washington, Sept. 10. —(AP)— Pri maries or nominating conventions in 12 states and Maine’s general election will be held next week. Nine senators will come up for renomination. % Tppping the other primaries in na tional interest, because of President Roosevelt’s efforts to bring about the defeat of Senators Tyding and George are those in Maryland and Georgia. Maryland Democrats on Monday will write their answer to the President’s plea to unseat Tydings as a conserva tive and replace him with Represen tative Lewis as the Democratic nom inee for senator. Georgia will vote Wednesday. In that State +he chief executive gave his political blessings to Lawrence Camp, Untied States district attorney, who is trying to unseat Senator George. Voters in six other states will nom inate Senate candidates on Tuesday. These are: Arizona, Colorado, New Hampshire, Utah, Vermont and Wash ington. WEATHER FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Partly cloudy, with rising tem peratures tonight and Sunday. WEEKLY WEATHER. South Atlantic States: Scattered showers, mostly light, in Florida entire week; scattered showers elsewhere at beginning of week, and again about Thursday or Fri day; normal temperatures south portion of district; warmer over north portion at beginning of week; cooler about Monday night; slightly warmer at middle and cooler at end of week. Where Arizona Candidate Died if Pictured above is wreckage of the plane in which C. M. Zander, 61, candi-, date for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Arizona, and pilot| Charles Grosso, of Phoenix, were killed, near the airport at Benson. The! plane was coming in for a landing. Britain Is Not Joining Move To “Stop Hitler” U. S. Won't Help To ‘‘Stop Hitler” Aboard President Roosevelt’s Train, Emroute to Rochester, Minn., Sept. 10. — (AP) —President Roose velt said at a press conference yes terday that interpretations/ f that the United States was morally linked with European nations in a “stop Hitler” move were about 10 f » percent wrong. The President was told by re porters that such an impression had been growing as a result of re cent utterances by himself, Secre tary of’ State Cordell Hull and Wil liam Bullitt, ambassador to France. Sanctions Up As Meeting Os League Opens Geneva, Sept. 10. —(AP) —Great Bri tain and France, determined to keep every road open in the midst of the Czechoslovakia crisis, fired the open ing gun today in the League of Na tions battle of sanctions. Delegates of the Scandinavian na tions, the Netherlands and Belgium came to Geneva resolved to start a bitter offensive, against Article XVI of the League covenant, which pro vides for these punitive measures 'a gainst aggressor nations. The large League powers, however apparently convinced the punitive ma chinery would be a valuable aid to them in a future war, went into ac (Continued on Page Three.) Says Burgin Is Absentee Vote “Goat” Raleigh, Sept. 10. —(AP) —A surprise charge that W. O. Burgin, of Lex ington, was made the victim of a campaign “to glorify the causi against the absentee ballot” was aired today as the Supreme Court began consideration of the eighth district election dispute. Former (Governor J. C. B. Ehring haus, attorney for Burgin, toll the court that his client had been made “the goat,” and “sacrificial victim" of a movement to repeal the absentee ballot law. “The absentee ballot law hasn’t a friend in the world,” Ehringhaus shouted in his dramatic argument to the court, “but it is the law, and as long as it is the law, it is my duty (Continued on Page Five.) PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY Prime Minister Chamberlain and Cab inet Make Flat State ment To Set at Rest Wild Rumors Filling Country; Two Re ports Are Nailed London, &ept. 10.—(AP) —Prim' Minister Chamberlain, in the midst of conferences with cabinet members, oo position leaders and critics from his own party, moved bruskly today to quell a welter of excited speculation over what Britain is going to do to “stop Hitler.” An official statement from No. 10 Downing street at 12:25 p. m., today said: “In view of statements which have appeared in the last day or so re garding reported decisions of the min isters, it can be stated authoritatively that no such statement should be re garded as authentic.” Later a foreign office spokesman said no new note had been sent to Germany and no new instructions had been given to Sir Neville Hen derson, the British ambassador, now at Nurnberg, where Chancellor Adolf Hitler of Germany is attending the Nazi party congress. The statement disposed of two re ports widely current in London. One of these was that Britain was sending a note to Chancellor Hitler telling him she would not stand aside if Hitler marched into Czechoslovakia. Anoth er was that Sir Henderson would be given new orders to confer with Hit ler and convince him there was no bluff in repeated veiled warnings from London. Democrats Are Fighting Themselves, Not G. 0. P. By CHARLES P. STEWART ■ Central Press Columnist Washington, Sept. 10. Nobody seems to care a nickel’s worth what the Republicans are doing. Heaven knows that this has been a red-hot, not to say a vitriolic campaign thus far, but only one party has figur ed in it noticeably. That is to say onlv one party label, the Democratic, has been mentioned as of David J. Lewis any consequence. Politically speak ing, this year’s pri maries are tests to determine whether New Deal or anti- New Deal Democrats really are Demo crats. The Republican primaries are in consequential. In most states the districts the G. O. P. nominees expect to be licked Czech Chief Urges Calm Over Nation I Broadcasts Plea to His People; Goering Says Germany’s Air Force Best in World, And Declares “What Our Fuehrer Does Is Always Right” Nurnberg, Germany, Sept. 10.— (AP) —Ail 1 Minister Wilhelm Goring praised Germany’s air force as the best in the world today as Nazi spok esmen declared Adolf Hitler now would demand nothing less than put right annexation of Czechoslovakia’s Sudeten Germans. cultured state. He was the first con speech, spounded war into the con sciousness of his 25,000 hearers at the labor front at the Nazi party congress, with references to Ger many’s airmight, her strong fortifica tions, and her ability to withstand a. blockade “if it lasted 30 years.” Germany, he declared, was invin cible, and Czechoslovakia is not a culturs state He was the first con vention speaker to refer directly to Czechoslovakia. - His hearers cheered themselves hoarse and gave him an oviation such as has been given only to Reicheufher Hitler when Goering shouted: “What our fuehrer does is always right; therefore, we will follow him wherever he leads us.” Regarding German aviation, he as serted: “Our air force is technically the most perfect and numerically the strongest from the viewpoint of mo rale and the most ready to give all for the fatherland of any country in the world.” “Goering’s speech followed one made by Chancellor Hitler to 60,000 Hitler youths and girls, in which he reiterated assertions "Germany will stand united, come what may ” CZECH PRESIDENT URGES HIS NATION TO BE CALM Prague, Czechoslovakia, Sept. 10. — (AP) —President Benes, in a calm and (Continued on page six) Czechs Face World With Convictions Prague, Czechoslovakia, Sept. 10 # — (AP) —Czechoslovak officials held to the conviction today that they could face the world and Adolf Hitler with a clear conscience in their fight with the Sudeten German minority over self-government. This republic, they asserted, has done its utmost to preserve an hon orable peace with a far-reaching ap peasement plan, beyond which it can not go. There was a well foundel pre sumption that these points would be stressed by President Benes in an ad dress tonight before an expectant na tion and the world. The Prague government published last night 12 terms under which it is prepared to cul loss thea rgument with Nazi-supported Sudeten Germans. Then it wiped out a specific griev (Continued on Page Three.) in November by so-called D<£mo?ratf> of one brand or the other. Conse quently the Republican primaries have been pretty flat affairs. Riv*a Republicans scarcely can be counted on to fight very hard for the privilegr of being wallopped a few weeks hence at the polls. CAN’T IDENTIFY THEM It’s a funny situation. I have seen plenty of campaigns 1? which th € Democrats knew in ad vance that they would .be beaten i: general, but they always have bee. sure of winning in a sufficient' num ber of bailiwicks to preserve thei ■ party integrity. Now the Republicans realize tha they are in a fairway to be wipe practically off the political map—-hav • possibly, in Maine and Vermont. But wiped off by whom? Not b ' any opposition party that they icci - rately can identify. A Repub’i err . with a few exceptions, is a Ropubl - can. But what’s a Democrat? Loi l (Continued on Page Three.) David J. Lewii, 8 PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY
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