North Carolina Newspapers

AJenipkkson’S Joi-ULATION J 5.873 YEAR HITLER WONT YIELD; FRANCE MOBILIZING T obacco Prices Move Upward l/.S. to Arrange Argentine Trade \\ asliington. Auit. 23.— (AP) T| io state Department announced tO(Ja v its intention of negotiating a trade agreement with Argen tin<Vvrrc>iiiing difficulties which |, 3V e hindered Argentine-United States commerce in recent years, xears the two governments have screed to undertake formulation ot the first comprehensive com mercial agreement between them since tin present treaty of com merce was reached in 1855. Argentine meat, around which much controversy has raged since thrv were excluded on sanitary grounds from this country, is not among the products to be embrac ed in the trade agreement. Argen tine was this country’s most im portant foreign market in the Western Hemisphere in 1938 with the exception of Canada. Exports j from the United States to Argen tine totaled 586.479.000. Shot Fatal To Bolivian President Rigid Censorship Blocks News to Out side World of Nature Os Dictator’s Death; Mention M.ade o f ‘Accident”. La Paz. Bolivia, Aug. 23.—(AP) — President German Busch, youthful dictator ot Bolivia, died at 2:45 p. m. today of a pistol wound officially de scribed as accidental. REPORTS ARE SILENT ON IIOW BUSCH WAS WOUNDED La Paz, Bolivia, Aug. 23.—(AP) — President German Busch, Bolivia’s 35-year-old dictator, was reported by presidential palace physicians to be in a “dying condition” as the result of a pi tol wound received early to- i day. Fir t reports did not say how th" President was wounded. i ir : reports at the palace said the president's condition was so critical that "any one else would have died with’n a quarter of an hour after re cev.in« the wounds.” Cautious palace statements indi cated that the president was imme diaP iy taken to a hospital. General Carlos Quintanilla, Vice President Lnnquie Baldiveso and Minister of Litenor Salimas hastened to his bed side*. Inc: meplete reports of an “ac cidem quickly spread through the capital General Quintanilla assumed charge ot the government immediate •• clapped down censorship on ' l *‘ telephone and cable services. Education Group Faces Salary Row Daily DiMpatc.li Bureau. ~ >n the Sir Walter HoteL j. T l '! • Aug. 23.—When the State '<! Education gets around to n G | st a f c School recommendations l [ ' hat to do with the $369,000 ' t ,, ’ h>r teacher and superin jj ; 1 • *'lary increases, the session an ‘ f , ‘ k to be a humdrum, cut V ' 1 f - ! ;| flair at which somebody jj { ’ 'nc the recommendations , aproved”, and that will wind i,, x n f .-V the session is set for ; ,i , ‘'dnersday, August 30, and a 'E K,y ( "certain Interests” have 1 ,>r heaping before the ( j M ', ' hoard, which ordinarily its; ,rV •'. iave mut 'h controversy at arm'! ,:' ld ! cati ons are that the un- Sch.,.' '■ jeconimen dations of the U 1( . with regard tc intendpnt L \ o1 county school super pw A r ' ave Hot met with com "kinoval of the county school (Continued on Page Two). - , , Hiuthersmt Btttlu Dispatch ONLY daily newspaper published in this section OFNORTHCAROLINA AND VIRGIN!^ Average Estimate Around sl7; Opening Day Figures Range From $15.28 to $19.16 In Official Averages Reported. Raleigh, Aug. 23. (AP) Prices strengthened and qual ity of offerings was considered improved at the opening of the second day’s 1939 season sales on the 14 New Bright Belt to bacco markets of Eastern North Carolina today. Prices were estimated unofficially to average around sl7 per hundred weight today. Opening tobacco prices yesterday ranged from $1.50 to $8.50 | uer hundred pounds lower than on the opening day last year, the mar keting service of the State and Fed : eral Departments of Agriculture re ported. Most of the cutter, lug and prim ing grades showed losses of between $6 and SB. Common to fair duality leaf grades were from $1.50 to $5 lower. The bulk of offerings sold for be tween sll and $22, the marketing service said. Principal offerings were low to fine quality primings and fair to fine lugs. Priming grades and lemon color predominated. Some markets had fairly heavy offerings of leaf grades, mostly of lower qualities. Low and fair quality cutters sold in limited volume. Official reports by markets, in clude: Wilson, 1,752,818 pounds for an average of $17.11 per hundred. Kinston, 1,508,240 pounds for $15.63. Wendell, 320,702 pounds, for an average of $17.86 per hundred. Smithfield, 392,478 pounds for an average of $19.16 per hundred. Goldsboro, 296,028 pounds, for an average of $15.28 per hundred. Washington, approximately 300,000 pounds, average $16.57. Washington, 279,874 pounds, $17.22 average. Greenville, 1,730,262 pounds, average sl6 per hundred. Rocky Mount, 1,177,852 pounds for sl6 per hundred average. LOW TRICES EXPECTED TO HOLD CROP CONTROL Wilson, Aug. 23. —Low prices paid today on the tobacco markets of eastern Carolina and throughout the rest of the bright leaf belt from Florida to North Carolina will prob ably help out the cause of control (Continued on Page Two) Dies Charges Sabotage Os His Hearing Washington, Aug. 23. —(AP) Chairman Dies, Democrat, Texas, ac cused Fraser Gardner today of seek ing a job as investigator with his House committee in order to “sabo tage the investigation into un-Amer ican activities and obtain informa tion for groups under scrutiny.” He made this accusation* after hearing Gardner, a resident of Wash ington, testify in closed and then open session, first that he had no connection with any group under in vestigation, and then that he was em ployed by the Skyland Press, pub lishing house of William Dudley Roosevelt Speeding Back : To The National Capital ) l Aboard the U. S. S. Lang, at | t Sea, Aug. 23.— (AP)— Gravely [ concerned over the European I crisis, President Roosevelt abandoned plans today for ex r ploration of the Gulf Stream 1 on a fishing trip, and ordered * the cruisers Tuscaloosa and ; Lang to speed to Sandy Hook, f N. J . ' .. t The Tuscaloosa, carrying the President, is expected to arrive at Sandy Hook Thursday mor e ning. Boarding a special train, o the President will arrive in Washington shortly before noon. Mr. Roosevelt was silent on 1 what step, if any, he planned upon his return to the capital. Reporters recalled his recent HENDERSON, N. C., WEDNESDAY AFTERNO ON, AUGUST 23, 1939 Pleads for Peace jfjjH | v - King Leopold Foreign ministers of The Nether lands, Luxembourg, Denmark, Nor way, Sweden and Finland accepted invitation of King Leopold of Bel gium and rushed to •Brussels by train and plane to join in an urgent appeal to the great powers for peace. Belgium’s King Pleads For Peace “Worst Can Still Be Avoided”, Leopold Says in Voicing Sen timents of Seven Small Nations Anx ious to Remain Free. Brussels, Belgium, Aug. 23.—(AP) —King Leopold of Belgium, speaking in the name of seven small neutral nations, appealed tonight to the world for peace and declared “the worst can still be avoided.” Earlier the king had been charg i ed by the conference of the seven small nations to declare to the world their desire for peace and indepen dence. Following a policy of watchful waiting, the little states of south eastern Europe appeared to hold the opinion that Germany was ready to try to dictate a Polish settlement. Public reaction varied from sharp alarm in Roumania to undisguised satisfaction in Bulgaria. Yugoslavia and Hungary, both of which had been under pressure to support Ger many in case of war over Danzig, leaned to the view that such help was no longer necessary to achieve Chancellor Hitler’s aims. Hungarian Nazis printed a de claration in a Budapest newspaper that Hungary must seek a “totali tarian solution of her problem, with a change of regime.” _ j Pel ley, leader of the Silver Shirts, t “This is a clear case.” Dies said, I “that Pelley and the Silver Shirts I have undertaken by this method to I secure information in advance and ! sabotage this investigation.” He asked Rhea Whitley, of com mittee counsel, whether in his op inion a case of contempt of the com mittee had been presented. Whitley’s answer was that “perjury”, was more likely involved. Dies had the stenograph reporter read into the record of the open hearing the statements made by Gardner in executive session. Thes x included specific denials that he was employed or had been employed by Pelley’s group. 9 | press conference statement that congressional refusal to enact neutrality legislation had tied his hands and prevented Amer ican attempts to avert war. However, the question of whether the United States would take any sort of peace move in an effort to stem the increasingly grave tide of events in Europe may be dis cussed in Washington tomorrow when the President confers with his advisors on foreign affairs. Sumner Welles, acting secre tary of state, said at his press conference today that Secre tary Hull and he expected to see the chief executive soon af ter bis return. > German And Polish Soldiers * Meet In Brief Border Clash ] Poles Say Germans Fired First in Chase After German De serters Across Line in Poland; British" French Stand Heark ens Poles. Warsaw, Aug. 23. (AP) The Polish Telegraph Agency reported to day a brief frontier clash between Polish and German soldiers at Kluc zno, facing Breslau, north of Silesia. This report said three German sol diers, in full uniform, crossed the frontier in pursuit of German desert ers. Entering a windmill 159 yards from the frontier, they were seen by Polish soldiers, who ordered them to halt. Shots were exchanged, with the Germans commencing the shooting, according to the Polish report, which said the Germans escaped and one apparently was wounded. Peasants Build Defenses. Other reports from the frontier said that Polish peasants were busily engaged in assisting in the construc tion of trenches and defense forti fications. In Kepno, in Posnania pro vince, it was reported that all wom en, old and young, shouldered spades and dug trenches. Poland, heartened by the firm at titude of her guarantors, Britain and France, sought, meanwhile, to dis count the possible consequences of a Russian-German non-aggression treaty. The Polish people also found reassurance in the fact that the pro jected pact has not been concluded. The Soviet communication, which referred to the “beginning of nego titions” with Germany, was used to emphasize this. Annenberg Accused Os Conspiracy Chicago, Aug. 23. —(AP) —M. L. Anenberg, millionaire publisher, to day was accused of conspiracy by a Federal grand jury, which also rec ommended dissolution of his vast racing news empire because “it de pended almost entirely on iilegal gambling.” The special federal grand jury, in session 27 days in its inquiry into alleged violation of monopoly and racketeering laws, returned a pre sentment along with its indictment of Annenberg and three others on charges of conspiracy to influence a witness before the jury. Today’s ac tion was entirely separate from that of another federal grand jury, which on August 11 accused Annenberg of the largest personal income tax evasion on record, more than $5,500,- 000, including penalities, and yester day accused him and seven others of conspiracy to violate the income tax laws in the operation of one of his companies. Ham Fish’s Peace Effort Gets Nowhere By CHARLES ?. STEWART Central Press Columnist Washington, Aug. 23.—Hamilton Fish, Jr., Republican representative from President Roosevelt’s New York State congressional pggjgg Hamilton Fish, Jr. district, has at tracted a good bi? of attention re cently while tour ing Europe, wind ing up as a dele gate at the Intcr- Parliamen t Un ion's convention in Oslo, Norway. True, the Union turned down his plan to preserve peace throughout the Old World on the ground that it was impractical. However, Ham Fish was heard from. The other dele gates knew he’d been in attendance. (Continued on Page Five) tOsiailwi FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Partly cloudy, scattered thun dershowers in north and west portions Thursday and in the mountains and near the coast this afternoon or tonight; slight ly warmer in the mountains to il night. _ _ Stun Europe with Treaty | gjgg|||m& ~ mm M B mk JH m 9 Hf Ifj hL ! „9 j|l§lijipi ||||9|9 i ■ Jm 'Wmm. iUI HI M 9 m sSnik / l|f| il 1 i mm Bp JMk, m jjjjj I Hh :; v : Hk * Jl;>■ ikglS 1 wi Germany dropped a diplomatic bombshell into the European crisis with announcement that Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop (upper left) would conclude negotiations in Moscow for a non-aggression pact between the Reich and Soviet Russia, traditional enemies. Franz von Papen (right), recently returned from Russia, was believed to have i negotiated the treaty with Viacheslav Molotoff (lower left), Russian premier and foreign minister. New Land Speed Mark 368 Miles Bonneville , Salt Flats, Utah, Aug. 23. (AP) —A new world land speed record of 368.85 miles an hour, better than six miles a minute was set today by John R. Cobb, London fur broker, in his 24 -cylinder Railton Red Lion. Cobb, who shot over the first lap at the phenomenal speed of 370.75 miles an hour, struck an average on two runs over the measured mile far above the pre vious mark of 357.5 miles per hour held by another Englishman, Cap tain George E. T. Eyston. Cobh also smashed Eyston’s kilometer record, with a speed of 369.74. Americans Told To Stay Clear Europe Washington, Aug. 23. —(AP) — Americans are being advised by the Slate Department not to go to war threatened Europe. ' Sumner Welles, acting secretary of state, said today the State De partment was receiving inquiries from citizens as to whether they , should travel abroad. The reply is being given, he said, that in view of the very uncertain state of affairs in Europe, the State Department certainly would not encourage American citizens to go there if they could see their way clear not to do so. With regard to American citizens ali'cady abroad, Welles said, the State Department is giving fullest discretion to the American diplo mats in the various capitals. If the (Continued on Page Two) i S ROCKY MOUNT MAN IS KILLED BY TRAIN Rocky Mount, Aug. 23.—(AP) —A man identified by police as Sam Bartholomew, ,56, local salesman, was fatally injured here this morning when struck by a southbound passenger train almost in the heart of the city. Police Chief J. R. Thomas said the man was hit apparently while trying to cross the tracks at a downtown crossing. Bar tholomew died a few minutes after reaching a hospital. PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. iTalks Begin At Moscow j ( For Treaty 1 1 ( Von Ribbentrop ( Starts Negotiations , For Germany With i Soviet Minister Two Hours After Arrival; ( Japan Deeply Dis turbed. Moscow, Aug. 23.—(AP) —German Foreign Minister Joachim von Rib bentrop and Premier Foreign Minis ter Vyacheslaff Molotoff began for mal negotiation of a German-Rus- 1 sian non-aggression treaty this aft ernoon. The discussions started at 3 p. m. 1 (7 a. m. eastern standard time) at the Kremlin, just two hours after 1 Von liibbentrop’s plane alighted here from Germany. It was noted that Japanese Ambassador Shigenori Togo did not go to the airport to greet the representative of Japan’s anti-comin tern partner. ] Japanese circles were reported un officially to be deeply disturbed by the Russian-German collaboration, which has upset the calculations of (Continued on Page Two) U. S. Makes Plans To Get Americans Home From Europe ] Washington, Aug. 23. (AP) — ( Amid renewed discussions of Amer ican neutrality policy, plans were 1 r being-perfected today to rush home!. * thousands of United States citizens 1 ] if war breaks out in Europe. Mer- j ( chant ships will be relied upon to | ; transport the majority of Americans | from danger zones, officials explain- i 1 ed, but they added that more than - a score of naval vessels in the At lantic squadron could help, if neces sary. The subject was one of more than a score considered late yester day at an unusual meeting of repre sentatives from five government de partments, who canvassed various neutrality problems without'•disclos- 1 ing any decision. [ i 8' PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY 1,500,000 of Frenchmen Called Out French and British Citizens and Other Foreigners Fleeing Germany in Fear of War: All Transporta tion Congested. Berlin, Aug. 23. (AP) Reliable sources declared this afternoon that Adolf Hitler told Sir Neville Henderson, tha British ambassador, the Ger many could not modify her de mands or vital rights because of the British guaranty of Po land These demands and “vital rights”, it is understood. Were: 1. The unconditional return of Danzig to the Reich. 2. The return of those sec tions of Poland which were once German. 3. A re-arrangement of Po lish-German relations much along the lines of the protec torates of Bohemia and Mora via. Hitler, according to advices considered reliable, is deter mined to settle the dispute with Poland in one of two ways. Either Poland yields to these demands peacefully, in which case there will be no bloodshed, or she fights, in which case Germany will see to it that a new partition of Po and occurs. These terms, it was under stood, have been communicated during the past 24 hours not only to the British government, hut by special couriers to most governments of Europe. QUICK MOBILIZATION ORDERED BY FRANCE Paris, Aug. 23. (AP) France tonight ordered partial mobilization after an emer gency meting of her national defense council. The order meant that French troops called to the colors will number somewhere between 1,500,000 and 2,000,000. It meant, further, that men who had completed their mili tary service less than two (Continued on page two) Chamberlain Reply Hints Using Force Resistance by Poland Means Nation Will Be Partitioned, Hitler Advises; Britain In forms Hitler She Will Help Poland. Berlin, Aug. 23. (AP) Fuehrer Adolf Hitler has sfent a detailed memorandum on Germany’s uncompromising position regarding Poland to British Prime Minister Cham berlain, usually well informed sources said today. Chamberlain’s reply was taken to the Nazi leader at his Berchtesgaden chalet today by the British ambassador. Hitler was believed to have told Chamberlain that Germany insisted on having Danzig and a full settle ment with Poland. Hitler was fur ther believed to have declared that ■■■ i—— - i (Continued on Page Five)