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rHEXDERSON’S ' POPULATION 13,873 t wenty-sixth year BRITAIN IS LEAVING DOOR OPEN FOR PEACE Arms Embargo Repeal Step To War, Vandenburg Says Opposed on Neutrality iH Elir f fIHH ■ - ’ - Bitterly opposed on legislation to keep the United States out of war, Senators Key Pittman (left), of Nevada, and William E. Borah, of Idaho, amiably sit together after addressing Senate on neutrality. Pittman wants arms embargo lifted. Borah does not. YANKS IN FIRST BEAT REDS, 2-1 Soviets Push Expansion In Baltic Moscow, Oct. 4.—(AP) — Soviet Fu>.?ia speeded today her course of expanding military and economic influence in the Baltic, as the small states widen dm the sea awaited r. suits of talks here between their representatives and Soviet leaders. rhe Latvian legation declined comment on unofficial reports that President Karl Ulmanis planned to fly to Moscow to join his foreign minister in conferences at the Kremlin. The Lithuanian foreign minister conferred at the Kremlin for more than two hours last night with Sta l'd and the commissar for foreign affairs. So\ iet newspapers quoted a Tass (official Russian news agency) dis patch from Helsinki asserting that Finnish newspapers were emphasiz es The Soviet’s important role in the Gulf of Finland and the Baltic St a. Many observers believed Sov iet officials soon would open nego tiations with the Finns for rights on Finnish islands in the gulf. Labor Hopes For Curbs On Inquiry Cincinnati, Oct. 4.—-(AP)— Joseph 1 odway, American Federation of Labor general counsel told the fed eration's convention today he hoped Attorney General Murphy would ‘-curb and perhaps suppress” the powers of his anti-trust division, cur rently inquiring into alleged restraint in the building industry. On the basis of what he called (Continued on Page Three.) Plan Hearing or Man As Extortioner Washington, Oct. 4. (AP) Hearings will be held today before the United States commissioner at VV ilmington, N. C., for a man hooked as Mitchell P. Farris, 24, ar ia sled by agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation on a chaige ol extortion. The FBI said that the defendant — # (Continued on Page Six) HmtiTrrsmt Ditilit Htsnatch ONLY daily newspaper published in this section ofnorthcarolina and virgindT L^u S 5 D , t . WIRE SERVICE OF the associated press. Exciting World’s Se ries Game Goes to New Yorkers in Thrilling Ni n t h-In ning Finish. Yankee Stadium, New York, Oct. 4 (APT —In a dramatic, noisy end ing, Charlie Keller tripled and Bill Dickey singled him home in the ninth inning today to give the world’s champion Yankees a two to one victory over the Cincinnati Reds in the first game of the 1939 World’s Series. The sudden ending of one of the tightest hurling tests in recent series history came with one out in the final frame. Keller sent a tremendous fly almost to the cen terfield wall, 407 feet from the plate, and Ival Goodman barely got his hands on the ball. Joe DiMaggio was purposely passed and Dickey tilled a liner into short center with the count one and one. Red Ruffing held the T/qds to four hits and the Yanks got just six off Paul Derringer, the Cin cinnati ace. The courageous Reds battled every step of the way and scored first, jabbing home a run in the fourth inning when Goodman walked, stole second and raced around on Frank (Buck) McCor (Continucd on Page Three) Cotton Weak Around Noon New York, Oct. 4,—(AP)—Cot ton futures opened one to two points higher. October at 9.11 was oil' three points, and December was down one at 8.81 at the end of the first hour. Around midday the list as a whole ranged one to six points 'ower. Swiss Hear Germany Will Start Drive Upon France Basel, Switzerland, Oct. 4.—-(AP) Rumors of an impending German thrust at France through Alsace and historic Burgundy gate were neard today, with reports of the strengthening of Nazi upper Rhine garrisons, and unusual activity along the river. For centuries, the gateway be tween the Vosges and Jura moun tains has been a route for armies invading France from the east. The Germans were said to be concentrating thousands of soldiers, many of thorn veterans of the * o— lish war, at Black Forest and upper Rhine forts. . , At Istein, Germany s Rhineland HENDERSON, N. C„ WEDNESDAY AFTERNO N, OCTOBER 4, 1939 Says Repeal Unneutral Act Os War i Connally, of Texas, Says Failure to Re peal Present Neutral ity Act Will Bring German Attacks on American Vessels. Washington, Oct. 4.—(AP)—Sena tor Vandenburg, Republican, Michi gan, told the Senate today that ad ministration efforts to repeal the arms embargo were directed at “reaching into the existing arena of foreign war,” to aid one belligerent against another. Vandenburg arose to read solemnly a speech opposing revision of the neutrality law, after Senator Con nally, Democrat, Texas, had pre dicted that Germany would begin sinking American merchant vessels unless the administration bill was adopted. The measure would substitute a “title and carry” system of sales ol munitions and all other supplies for the present arms embargo, it would prohibit American ships from carry ing any goods to warring nations. Vandenburg said he thought that repeal of the embargo would be “a deliberately unneutral act, which may too easily be the forerunner oi others when once the habit starts.” “Consciously or otherwise but most consciously,” he said, “we are asking to depart from our neutrality policy in behalf of one belligerent whom our personal sympathies large ly favor and against another bel ligerent whom our personal feelings largely condemn. “In my opinion, this is the road that may lead us to war, and I will not voluntarily take it.” Vandenburg asserted that the arms embargo had become the “symbol” of American neutrality. He contend ed that its repeal would be accepted by the world as indicating that America was taking sides in the Eu ropean conflict. Connally pointed out that the law, which imposed the arms embargo, left United States merchantmen free to carry other goods to belligerents. He cited a long list of American ves sels attacked or sunk by German craft before this country’s entrance into the World War, and declared: “They were attacked or sunk not (Continued on Page Eight) Bank Reports As of Oct. 2 Called For Washington, Oct. 4.—(AP) —'The comptroller of the currency issued a call today for the condition of all na tional banks at the close of business Monday, October 2. The Federal Reserve Board issued a similar call to the 1,120 State banks belonging to its system, in ad dition to the 5,203 national banks af fected by the comptroller’s call. CALL* IS ISSUED BY HOOD FOR STATE BANK REPORTS Raleigh, Oct. 4.—(AP) —Gurney P. Hood, State bank commissioner, issued a call today for all State banks to report to him on their condition as of the close of business October 2. Gibraltar”, shielded lights at night were reported over the Rhine shal lows on the German side. Pontoons have been shipped into the Rhine vailey by the Nazis. ~ A German strike from the Istein area probably would be routed across Alsace territory between Mulhhouse and the Swiss frontier, which forms the entrance to Bur gundy gate. The French, however, have built strong fortifications along a 40-mile strip between Is tein and Belfort. Guns placed along the mountain slopes command the siles of the gate and its path ends uriHpr the cannons of great forts at Belfort, Europe’s Circles of Death —4/ ** ay GrT Jk _-=3Bb«o|W 9 GLOUCESTER /fit ~ / El \ —* f\mr zxzJTlllc®'. lj •cologne * kawcl £ *o«eso£n * - ----- ULLI \ / g /v 1 irrxxA... ) V cobccnz m “ % PX —TTZgIU *AMICN* ♦ FRANKFURT m PftAGUC Y> IL/S’ ( *“ s -/- - ----- -V| 7ROYCS ✓ •STUTTGART g vl£N #f| :jjr iy r TI^CNTt Areas which fall within the range of bombing planes operating out of Europe’s warring powers are pic tured on this map. Average range of a fully-loaded bomber is 500 miles. German planes will most likely take off from Wilhelmshaven (1) and will be able to operate anywhere within the No. 1 circle. Thi* area could be increased by bas’ at Mu' ’ eim (2). French and British bombers are based at Metz (3), while the British 1 .me force will operate from Harwich (4). (Central Pres*) Long-Time Control Program Is Urged by Wallace at Kinston Chamberlain Net Precise, Hitler Feels Question of War or Peace Left Una n swered, Fuehrer Thinks; He W ill Make Long-Awaited Speech .Friday or Sat urday. Berlin, Oct. 4.—(AP) —Reich fueh rer Hitler was described by informed persons today as holding thd Prime Minister Chamberlain’s speech in the House of Commons did not give a clear reply to the German-Russian peace declaration of Moscow. These informants said Chamber lain’s statement of yesterday left un answered the question of war or peace, and contained nothing sub stantially new. They assertM that Hitler expects “a clear political re ply” to the Moscow peace gesture. The fuehrer, they said, expects re sponsible heads of governments to take a clear stand. Statesmen of the western allies, apparently, will have at least two days more for any further reply to the Moscow stand before Hitler makes his promised statement to the Reichstag. That will not come be fore Friday, it was said, and may be Saturday All indications today were that the fuehrer was preparing to go tomorrowL to Warsaw to enter the Polish capital as a conqueror. After the Reichstag speech, au thorized sources said, Hitler will await the reaction in other lands, and then enter into new consultations with Russia, and re-examine the whole situation with Italy. In other words, Hitler apparently is not in a hurry to start operations on the western front. (jJoaih&h FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Fair tonight and Thursday: slightly warmer in north central portion and near southeast coast Thursday. Again on the Job Chief Justice Hughes Recovered from illness, Chief Jus tice Charles Evans Hughes is shown on arrival at opening session of the United States Supreme Court, in Washington. This is the court’* 150th year of activity. This War Is Very Polite One, It Is By HENRY C. CASSIDY With the French Armies on the Western Front, Oct. 4.—(AP) —This is a very polite war they are having along the western front. French officers do not refer to their opponents as the enemy, or even as the Germans. They call them the adversary. Boys in the ranks have dropped the “bosche”, which their fathers used in the last war. They ray “Fritz”. The same unemotional attitude characterizes the combat. For ex ample, the French artillery opens up on the Germans. The guns then cease firing. The French know that 45 minutes later the German guns (Continued on Page Three,) PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. Agriculture Head Proposes Adjust ments to Keep Sup plies in Line With Demand; Tells Grow ers to Diversify Farm ing. Kinston, Oct. 4. —(AP)- —Henry A. Wallace, secretary of agriculture, told flue-cured tobacco growers at a pub lic meeting here today that they should look beyond their present troubles, and decide whether they are ready for a long time program “for economic recovery”. Tomorrow, tobacco growers thro ughout the l'lue-cured belt will vote on whether to limit production in 194'). Control of tobacco was reject ed by the growers for this year, and a record crop of 1,000,000,000 pounds is estimated. Auction sales of the weed have been suspended since mid-September, when British buyers quit buying. If control is approved tomorrow, the government will aid in disposing of this year’s crop, Wallace said, us (Continued on Page Three) France Arrests Two Men Aiding Peace Propaganda Paris, Oct. 4.—(AP) —Military authorities cracked down today on ( persons whose names appeared as signatures to an appeal for “imme diate peace”, arresting two and starting an inquiry against 29 oth- j ors. These steps seemed to character ize the government’s reaction to Ihe j German-Soviet Russian offer of j peace based on the partition of Po- i land. The appeal, in tract form, had j been circulated among members of Parliament. The two men arrested were iden- j tified as writers, one named Re, Coin and the other one Jean Gicno. j The arrests were made under a j decree law of September \, for- I bidding any publication “suscep tible of exercising an unfortunate influence on the spirit of the army and the people.” The French cabinet intensified 8 PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY Italy Won’t Seek Parley At Present Rome Says Hitler Will State Own Terms in Reichstag Address; Britain Willing to Examine Any Offer, But Keeps Powder Dry. London, Oct. 4.—(AP) —Britain has left the door open for con sideration of any German propo sals to end the war, but is charting her course on the assumption that present diplomatic maneuvers are merely a lull before a greater storm of warfare. British public opinion, as ex pressed Ihrough the press, backed up the stand taken by Prime Min ister Chamberlain in the House of Commons yesterday—that Britain would test any Nazi proposal in the light of Adolf Hitler’s past promises, which Chamberlain said had proved “worthless”. The Times of London, which of len reflects the government view, declared that any peace terms of fered by Hitler must conform to these conditions, to be acceptable to the British-French allies: “They must not require us to condone the acts of brigandage committed at the expense of Po land: on the contrary, they must re pair the damage already done. And they must give not only to us but to all Europe adequaro assurance that the peace concluded will be durable and will not be disturbed by the continual threats of Nazi aggression.’' Official * sources said no formal mesage relating to the German of fer to end the war on Germany’s terms had reached London. They added they knew nothing of any (Continued on Page Three) France Will Push War On, Premier Says Paris, Oct. 4. (AP) —Premier Daladier told the Chamber of Deputies foreign affairs commit tee today that France intended to continue the war “that has been imposed on us.” Following up Prime Minister Ohambcriair/s declaration in the House of Commons yesterday, Daladier let it be known his gov ernment would stand loyally with Britain against any dictat ed peaee. France does not wish to live longer in the state of insecurity of these last years,” the premier told the committee in a three hour session. “She refuses to bow to violence and accomplished facts. She wishes not a truce be tween two aggressions, but dur able peace, guaranteeing ab solutely her national security within a system of security for all nations.” the economic war against Germany with a decision to attempt to block I both food supplies and economic I credits destined for the Re'ch. A communique issued after a ! cabinet meeting in the Elysee Pal ace, under Presiden Lebrun, said the new minister of blockade is “allowed to take measures to re strict arrival in Germany of food stuffs”, and to “hinder arrival of I economic credits.” j There was no indication wheth ier any action was taken at the I cabinet session in regard *o a pos- I sible German peace offer. Meanwhile, semi-official sources } asserted that French guns domi j noted six German industrial cities | in the Saar and Palatinate regions of the western front. Along a front I of more than 60 miles, the French army was fighting patrol skirm | ishes in efforts to surround these i cities, it was reported.
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