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HENDERSON’S POPULATION 13,873 twenty-fifth year 12 Large Utilities To Spend $2 ; Billion In Next Two Years Will Virtually Double Present Rate of Ex penditures in Power Developments; John W. Hanes, Tar Heel, Becomes Second Man at Treasury Washington. Oct. 28. (AP) —A dozen big utility companies, joining hands with the Federal government in its national defense program dis closed today they would spend $2,- 000,000.000 in the next two years to ex pand the output of electric power. This amount, said Floyd Carlisle, of the Consolidated Edison Company of New York, would virtually double such present expenditures. As the first step, the utilities an nounced definite commitment for enough factory orders to supply gen erating equipment capable of produc ing 1,000,000 kilowatts. The commit ments were given as a part of the ad ministration’s effoptsi to strengthen power facilities of the nation’s stra tegic war material manufacturing centers. Announcement of the program came from a session of the National De fense Power Committee, headed by Louis Johnson, assistant secretary of war, which has been making a sur vey of power needs since early this year. Carlisle, acting as spokesman for the group of utility executives which met with the power committee, said "substantial” government financing was involved, but would not be in the form of grants. Other developments: President Roosevelt said a Se curities Commission report on the ac tivities of Richard Whitney was very horrifying because it revealed prac tices which every one was trying to prevent. In response to press confer ence questions, the President said that all concerned, including the Stock Exchange, were interested in present ing the recurrence of any of the prac tices in the Whitney case. The President announced that John W. Hanes, now assistant secretary, had been made under secretary of the Treasury. Hanes came to the Treas ury from the Securities Commission, on which he served as a commission (Continued on Page Four) Woman Links Germans Into Big Spy Ring New York, Oct 28.—(AP)—An at tractive woman witness at the Ger man spy trial told a Federal court jury today of a meeting in Germany between Dr. I. T. Griebel, a fugitive from the espionage indictment, and Captain Lieutenant Erich Pfeiffer, of the intelligence service at Bremen, whom the government accuses of helping direct spy activities in this country. The witness, Mrs. Kate M. Busch, who testified yesterday that two high officials of the German war ministry attempted to persuade her to open a Nazi propaganda salon in Wash ington, said Dr. Griebl introduced Pfeiffer to her as “Herr Spielman”. Captain Pfeiffer, one of the absent defendants, was linked earlier in the trial to German espionage activities lay G. G. Rumrich, who pleaded guilty and turned state’s evidence. Rumrich told of receiving a letter from “Herr Spielman”, according to United States (Continued on Page Four) Placements In State Jobs Outrank U. S. Daily Dlspaicfi Bureau, In The Sir Walter Hotel. Raleigh, Oct. 28.—North Carolina’s Employment Service did better, on the average, than did the service in the nation in the matter of placing applicants in regular employment during the past year, according to statistics released in the most recent issue of the North Carolina State Em ployment News. AccorcMng to these figures, the '32.5 per cent of all State placements were in regular employment, while for yie nation the figures were 56 per cent. in manufacturing, North Carolina’s I lacements exceeded the national av eiage; her agricultural placements were considerably less. In the nation 71.4 per cent of the placements were for men; in the State the percentage was only 69.6 of the total. During the fiscal year there were 2,900,056 placements made by the pub lic employment offices of the United (Continued on Page Four.) ir re.m Imtitrrsmt Brnht Btsnafrh L, ™R E a AT e E d R pnlss p Noted Arrival l»a| i I / 9 99 EBt L ■ BJfIURaBiSHi Paul C. Van Zeeland, former pre mier of Belgium, is pictured arriv-' ing at New York to start a lecture tour of the United States. Money Gone, Dayton,Ohio Ends School Treasury Empty and No Way To Operate Further Until First of the Year Dayton, Ohio, Oct. 28.—(AF) — Thirty-four thousand hoys and girls from kindergarten children, who didn’t know what it was all about, to high school seniors worried about their high school diplomas, went to schpol today for the last time before a holiday which may last until the first of the year. Parents and school officials admit ted there was no way to prevent clos ing of schools after today’s sessions because the city school treasury is empty, and there is, besides, a $61,000 deficit. Among older students, the reaction was one of dismay. Younger ones chanted, “No more pencils, no more books.” Parents and police wondered how to keep them busy and off the streets of this industrial city of 216,- 000. “There’s chance,” said one student, “we will hire a tutor.” Chiang Says China Will Fight On; Sees Major Battle Soon Hong Kong, China, Oct. 28. (AP) —A Central News Agency (Chinese) dispatch from Chung king today said General Chiatig Kai-Shek had declared China would fight on, and that “a de cisive battle” between a united China and the Japanese armies would be fought west of the pres ent area of the Japanese conquest. The dispatch quoted a telegram sent by the Chinese leader, pre sumably from new headquarters somewhere west of fallen Han kow, to the people’s central politi cal council at Chungking, pro visional capital. Bishop Penick Denounces Death Penalty In Speech Raleigh, Oct. 28.—(AP)—The Rt. Rev. Edwin A. Penick, bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina, made a sharp and slashing attack on capital punishment today iri an address to the North Carolina Bar, Inc. Human Liberty Fading President Frank Hogan, of ths American Bar Association, warned the 500-odd lawyers here from all parts of the State that human liberty as “guaranteed under the bill of rights i 3 being gradually whittled away.” At the closing session this after noon, Fred Hutchins, of Winston- Salem, was expected to be advanced from the vice-presidency to succeed President Charles Rose, of Fayette ville, gossip had it that George Green, _ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGIN^. Babson Thinks Business Beady For New Advance; All Industries Gaining BY ROGER W. BABSON, Copyright 1938, Publishers Financial Bureau, Inc. Babson Fark, Mass., Oct. 28.—Busi ness in the United States is surging ahead. There is no longer any doubt about the present recovery. Further more, this upswing is no mere flash in the pan. We are in the* midst of a real forwa**i drive that should exceed the 1937 highs in many lines. This is the most optimistic report I have been able to give readers in a long time. Since my return from Europe, I have carefully been checking up on what has been going on here while I have been away. I find that general business in the United States has in creased five per cent since I sailed in mid-September. Moreover, industry and trade have sky-rocketed 17 per cent above the June low. We are now in the sharpest advance since the Spring of 1933. By Christmas, business Bailey Seeks U. S. Handouts In This State Daily Dispatch Bureau, In The Sir Walter Hotel. Raleigh, Oct. 28. —< Senator Josiah W. Bailey is preparing to work ac tively to secure “every possible pen ny” of Federal funds for North Car olina, the senior solon told your cor respondent in announcing that he will really go to bat to secure approval of Wilmington’s application for PWA loan and grant of $1,600,000 for con struction of publicly-owned terminals for the City-by-the-Sea. “I didn’t vote for expenditure of this money, but I do not feel incon sistent in asking for every penny it is -possible to get for worthy North Car olina projects”, he said. “Suppose you took ten dollars away from me against my will”, he added, “I’d be a fool not to try to get some or lall of it back.” “That’s the way with these PWA funds. We are going to have to pay back our share of Federal expendi tures, so we ought to get our share of them while they’re being spent.” He heartily endorsed the Wilming ton port project, declaring that it would be of benefit not only to that city but to the State in general. “There’s no doubt you people can (Continued on Page Four.) of Weldon, would be elected vice pres ident. “Take care how you invoke God’s word,” the bishop warned the law yers as he urged them to be more careful how they quote the Scriptures before juries. “Take care how you in voke God’s word in support of any law.” “The eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth, life for a life, as carried in the Scriptures represents legislation of a semi-barbaric people. It belonga with slavery, plurality of wives and the killing of little children.” Governor Hoey, presented by form er Governor Ehringhaus, told the law yers, “I believe in the lawyers of North Carolina. I believe the lawyers will be the salvation of the nation in its public thinking.” HENDERSON, N. C., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, 0 CTOBER 28 1938 Fun-Loving Duke Is "Exiled’* ~—~ • “t — i The Duke of Kent, pictured above with his wife, the former Princess Manna, and their baby son, Prince Edward, has been “promoted” to the post of Governor-General of Australia, succeeding Lord Gowrie. The promotion” is a form of exile for the fun-loving Duke, who is a favorite of his brother, the Duke of Windsor. Marina wept when she heard the news. Both are extremely popular in London. (Central Preee) will probably have recovered two thirds of its recession losses. Raining Good News. Last week business men from all over the country held a conference here in Babson park. The question was asked of mec “What particular factor i n the outlbok, Mr. Babson, makes you so optimistic?” My reply was: “The explod jng, all at one, of so much cheerful news in all indus tries is the reason why I am so bul lish today. No matter to what major industrial or financial barometer you turn, it is pointing upward.” Let’s glance at a the significant items from the business front: 1. Prices of industrial raw mater ials are beink kept at attractive levels For years, economists have urged business men to keep down prices in the early stages of recovery. This in (Continued on Page Four.) LaGuardia Is Presidential Possibility By CHARLES P. STEWART Central Press Columnist Washington, Oct. 28.—Mayor Fiorel lo H. LaGuardia of New York City occasionally is mentioned as a 1940 presidential po s si- bility. He hasn’t been very promi nently men tioned however not thus far. But he may he much ,more promi nently me n t ioned before long. Leaving out of consideration the chance of Presi dent Roosevelt’s re nomination, the New Dealers are rather hard up for a 1940 candidate. Not as hard up as the Re- LaGuardia publicans are, but sufficiently so. Sec retary of State Cordell Hull ought to be the best Democratic bet. Alone among Democrats, he probably could hold the New Dealers and anti-New Dealers together. But Hull, by gen eral agreement*, is too old. Vice President Jonn N. Garner is too old, too. Moreover, his nomina tion would alienate all the New Deal ers. At a guess, I’d say that Thomas E. Dewey, for example, on the G. O. P. ticket, plus New Deal Democratic votes, might (if Dewey makes a cred itable showing in his New York guber natorial campaign) beat the Texan on 1940’s election day. For Garner is anathema to inter-party liberalism, which is potent these times and cer tainly will be two years hence. Wallace Not Too Popular. Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace is young and brainy enough, but he isn’t popular with urbanites and he hasn’t satisfied more than about half of the country’s farmers. Senator Bennett Champ Clark of Mis souri wouldn’t suit the New Deal Democrats or catch any Republicans. Solicitor General Robert H. Jackson isn’t known to speak of, Postmaster General James A. Farley has his for mer boxing commissionership of New (Continued on Page Four.) WEATHER FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Partly cloudy in south and un settled in northeyt portions; pro bably light rain near north coast tonight and Saturday; continued cooL Break With Left Wingers Is Complete French Premier Dala dier Says If Parlia ment Objects, He Will Go to People Marseilles, France, Oct. 28.—(AP) P cmicr Dn'adier completed his break .with the communist party today and warned Parliament that if it failed to approve reforms the government con templates. he v/ould carry the issue direct to the voters. At his request, the committee on general policy of his Radical Social ist party approved a resolution, to be submitted to the party congress here Saturday, saying the communist party “has excluded itself” from the peo ples’ front of Radical Socialists, so cialists and communists. (In Paris, meanwhile, a Foreign Office spoke-man disclosed that France and Germany were considering a declaration renouncing war between them, simiidi to tue agreement sign ed by Adolf Hitler and Prime Min ister Chamberlain at Munich. (Presumably, such a declaration would be incorporated in a French- IGerman understanding forecast by Daladier in his keynote address to .he party congress yesterday.) The resolution, approved by the party general policy committee, pro posed eventual recourse to an elec tion if financial and economic re forms the government has in mind are not approved by Parliament. In its reference to communists the re solution said the communist party had deserted the peoples front by voting against the government’s demand for full powers and through “the hostile attitude of its leaders.” Storm Warning Is Issued For Coast, Hatteras to North Washington, Oct. 28. — (AP) — The Weather Bureau said today a disturbance of moderate intensity off the Delaware coast will re sult in strong winds this afternoon and tonight from Cape Hatteras, N. C., to Block Island, R. I. It issued the following storm warning: “Advisory, 1U:30 a. m. distur bance of moderate intensity cen tral about 200 miles off the Dela ware coast. Strong north winds this afternoon and tonight south of Block Island to the Virginia Capes and fresh to strong north west winds south of Virginia Capes to Hatteras.” RICH SQUARE ROAD PAVING DISCUSSED Raleigh, * Oct. 28. —(AP) —Mayor Charles Myers and City Attorney D. D. Strickland, of Rich Square, confer red with W. Vance Baise, chief high way engineer, this morning regarding tearing up parts of Route 258 and 305 in Rich Square in connection with laying water and sewer lines. Leaf Exports Up, But Quotas Will Be Less t * Washington, Oct. 28. —(AP) —Leaf tobacco exports from the United States during the first nine months of the year were 297,655,398 pounds, the highest in the last three years. Their value was estimated by the Com merce Department at $92,821,662. Exports of leaf in the first nine months of 1937 were 258,377,073 pounds valued at $71,345,398, while for the 1936 period 268,114,763 pounds valued at $76,567,015 were sent out of this coun try. Exports of manufactured tobacco products up to October 1, 1938, were valued at $10,983,854, compared with $10,405,281 for the first nine months of 1937. The 1938 exports of leaf included: 222,469,283 pounds of bright flue-cur ed 8,753,745 pounds of hurley; 37,728,- 287 pounds of Kentucky-Tennessee dark-fired, 5,586,442 pounds of dark Virginia. An outstanding gain of 884,810 pounds in imports of American to bacco at Bremen, Germany, was re_ corded in September. Imports for the month were 1,047,750 pounds, com pared with 163,340 in August, 1938. AAA officials indicated the 1939 flue cured tobacco acreage allotments un der the soil conservation program probably would be smaller than this year’s 872,000 acres. They said it would be “logical” to reduce allot ted acreage a little because this year's estimated production of 812,000,000 pounds exceeded the marketing quota of 748,000,000 pounds. Secretary Wallace will set the 1939 quota next month and an election probably will be set December 10 on whether the growers want it in ef fect next year. PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY Japan Warns France To Stop Furnishing Supplies To China Commands Tommies ■Major General Robert Hadden- Haining (above) is commander of all British troops in Palestine. He is very busy these days, fighting Britain’s undeclared war in the near East against the Arabs. Nazis Expel Polish Jews In Germany Some Routed from Beds Before Dawn To Be Returned to Their Own Country Berlin, Oct.. 3|S. —(AP)—Authorita- tive informants said today that the Nazi government already had sent several thousand Polish Jews living in Germany back into Poland following a nationwide round-up. In Berlin alone several hundred Polish Jews were routed from their beds in early morning raids, semi officially explained as intended to forestall a.pnlication of a new Polish law that might deprive thousands of Jews in Germany of Polish citizen ship. The German government estimated that 150,000 residents of Germany are Polish citizens. According to a Polish law, coming into effect October 30, all these by that date must have their passports re-validated by Polish con sulates. Jewish circles estimated that the law applied to between 4,000 and 6,- 000 Jews in Germany. Failure to obtain such re-validation will mean that the passport holder never again can enter Poland. The Polish Embassy in Berlin immediately consulted authorities regarding the raids. Polish authorities explained that the new Polish law requires ex amination of all cases of Poles living abroad to determine to what extent they still should be considered Polish citizens. Only men were held. Hundreds of Jewish women lined up outside two Berlin police barracks hoping to see their relatives. The women were per mitted to leave battered suitcases, blankets, food and cigarettes for the prisoners, hut were not allowed to see them. Halifax Negro Only 22 Dies In Gas Cell Raleigh, Oct. 28.—(AF) — Claude Bowser, Jr., 22-year-old Halfiax coun ty Negro, died by gas at State’s Pri son today for the murder February 22 of a Negro girl. Warden H. H. Wilson said Bowser did not deny killing the girl, Lizzie Bowser, his sweetheart, by cutting her throat, but contended he had no re collection of the crime, as he was drunk. The Negro was the 211th person put to death in the electrocution and gas chamber here since 1910. He was the 39th victim of gas and the 169th Negro executed. Bowser entered the death chamber at 10:33 a. m. After telling the war den, “Yes, I’m going home to my Lord,” when asked if he had a final word to say. The gas was switched on at 10:35. Gas was administered 11 minutes, 20 seconds, before Dr. Felda Hightower, the prison physician, pro nounced the man dead. There were no Halifax county wit nesses, but Sheriff M. Page and J. R. Floyd, of Lumberton, watched the execution. 8 PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COP “Might Be Compelled To Take Measures’* if It Is Continued, Tokyo Advises Paris; France Denies Materials Sent In Through French Indo-China Tokyo, Oct. 28.—(AP)—A foreign office statement said today Premier Prince Konoye had warned France that Japan “might be compelled to take measures” if the French con tinue to supply China with arms. It was believed this meant possible Japanese occupation of Hainan is land, just off the south China coast, one of the points of the French anhore of influence, and a strategic dagger aimed at the heart of the vast French Oriental possessions. , , Y. Sugimura, Japanese ambassador to Paris, protested in Paris and, the statement today said, Fremier Konoye told French Ambassador Charles Henry that Japan was “gravely con cerned with a possible developments in the situation.” Officials remained silent on the United States note, disclosed yester day, demanding maintenance of the open door in occupied parts of China but the influential newspaper Asahi said the Tokyo government consider ed such insistence “unsuitable”. The large independent-liberal news paper asserted a new situation existed in the Far East, because of Japan’s advances in China, and predicted that Japan would attempt to induce the United States to accept this thesis., The foreign office statement on Franco-Japanese relations said Pre mier Konoye had reminded Ambas sador Henry that France some months ago had proposed voluntarily to halt the flow of munitions through Indo-China. But, the premier said, France failed to do this, and twice (Continued on Page Four) Czechs Grant Rail Corridor For Germany Berlin, Oct. 28. —(AP) —Germany and Czechoslovakia, it was • disclosed today, have signed an agreement whereby Germany is granted a “rail way corridor” across Czechoslovakia from Silesia to Austria, without paajs port of customs control. This will shorten the railway dis tance between northeastern Germany and southeastern Germany, which al_ most enclosed dwindling vakia, by 360 miles. This service will begin October 31 when international railway traffic across Czechoslovakia from more than 50 border points will be resumed for the first time since the Czechslovaks interrupted service dur ing the September war scare. Passenger and freight trains will be run through the “corridor” mueli as German trains now cross the Po mors district of East Prussia. They will not halt on Czechoslovak soil. Czechs Near Accord With Hungarians Budapest Accepts Pro posal of Prague on Cession of Large Ter ritory Budapest, Hungary, Oct. 28.—(AP) and Czechoslovakia ap peared today to be on the way to a peaceful settlement of their long standing, often threatening territorial disputes. The Budapest government, in a new note last night, accepted the Czecho-* Slovakia offer to cede to Hungary about 3,860 square miles of land with predominantly Hungarian populations Hungary also agreed that military experts should meet immediately to organize Czech evacuation and Hun garian occupation of the areas, and that a German-Italian arbitration commission should deal with eight dis puted districts. Czechoslovakia has demanded that the mediators settle the entire dispute and a fix a time for the occupation of the whole area demanded by Hun gary. Diplomatic circles believe, however that this would be no major obstacle, because German and Italian mediators would be likely to permit Hungary to occupy the undisputed regiono es soon as the committess were formed.
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