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| C )i H >'^ VER r ! aV vivi:rsaky 1914-1939 year Justice Butler, Os U. S. Supreme Court, [4es In Washington Last Check-up ,3* v > '■ s i' Admiral Byrd K ar A :miral Richard E. Byrd, c .; uler of the expedition into Aarc.erica, leaves the North Star ar Boston for a last-minute inspec t: :.. The stor's- departure was de lay-: because of the difficulties in loaehig the aunt Snow Cruiser aboard the ship. State Rests Kuhn Case; ‘Thefts’ Cut Mistake in Account ing Reduces Fro m $5,641 t o $1,891 Amount Bund Leader Is Accused of Steal ing From Own Or ganization. Xfw York, Nov. 16.—(AP)— The S- % r ested today in the larceny trial Fr.tz Kuhn, after admitting a error in prosecution testimony. D.m; i ery of the mistake reduced 50,641 to $1,891 the amount the stout leader of the Ger . -American Eund is accused of ng from his own organization, change was made when Ben- Blattner, an accountant at ' •>d to District Attorney Thomas L Dewey’s office, returned to the '• '!i( stand to amend his earlier te-timony. An Tuesday he hud testified to a Xige- of $4,424 in the bund’s I defense fund” —one of the into which the State claims : dipped unlawfully—but today d the figure was $674. ddition to this $674, the mid die- ged bund fuehrer nov/ stands ‘d specifically of stealing some and $717. The SSOO ostensibly id by Kuhn to James D. C. . an attorney, for certain legal to the bund, and the $717 ay v.-as taken from the treas- Kuhn to pay the moving ex " Mrs. Florence Camp, a ■ s friend. this sharp downward re nt the total amount involved Pi mention, Defense Attorney X. F Sabbatino vainly demand '-7 ■ mistrial. Pete Murphy Talked For Eure’s Place Daily Dispatch bureau. In (he Sir WillU^r ■<‘ v. 16. —There is a de ‘ nt under way to induce cal war horse and vet nber Walter (Pete) run lor - ecretary of state primary. or- movement will get is at this bureau’s opera ; yet reported; but there •on of a highly reliable -•ir, Murphy has been ap -1 d that he has not turned “i'on the idea. oy goes, he is still toy -• Hi ought and seems not ‘ to ioak ug the race. He is r diing for “one more omething important poli [> ] :,K ’ incipient efforts to get 1 to the race are many mem v-oaiaiuccl on Page Four) N. *** - r: 'JDskso N. c. Hmtitrrsmt -Batin Dispatch ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. LEASED WIRE SERVlctr nw T1 i E ASS, >CI ATE D PRESS P Vacancy Gives Roosevelt Chance to Name Fifth Member Os High Tribunal; Now Has Majority; Butler 111 f ines Sum mer; Was 73. Washington, Nov. 16.—(AP)—As sociate Justice Pierce Butler of the Supreme Court died today. The 73-year-old justice entered a hospital for treatment of bladder trouble last summer, and, with the exception of two weeks, when he was able to return to his home, he had remained there since. His death, meant that President Roosevelt’s appointees would be in the majority on the court. Mr. Roose velt has named four of those on the nine-man tribunal. Butler was a Democrat, but offi cials of the Roosevelt administration had termed him one of the two “con servative” members of the court, the other being Justice James C. Mc- Reynolds. Butler ranked next to Mcßeynolds as the tribunal’s leading dissenter. Major decisions to which Butler dis sented last term included rulings holding constitutional the 1938 agri cultural adjustment act, holding that a group of private power companies could not attack the constitutionality of the Tennessee Valley Authority power program, and that a state may impose an income tax on salaries re ceived by federal employees. Surviving are Mrs. Butler and the following children: Pierce Butler, Jr., William Butler, Francis Butler, all of St. Paul, Minn.; Leo Butler and Miss Margaret Butler, of Washington, and Mrs. Edward K. Dunn, of Balti more. Death came so suddenly that { neither his doctor nor members of the family were present. Left Wingers Talked For Butler Post Washington, Nov. 16. (AP) — A list of names which might serve as a “who’s who” of the judicial world was put forward today in speculation over a Supreme Court successor to Justice Pierce Butler. High on the roster were such ad ministration stalwarts as Solicitor General Robert H. Jackson, of New York, who has argued many New Deal cases before tne high tribunal; Attorney General Frank Murphy, of Michigan, and Senator Wagner, Democrat, New York. Those who believe the appointment should go to the west mentioned, among others, Thurman Arnold, of Wyoming, assistant attorney general in charge of the anti-trust division; Senator Lewis B. Schwellenbach, of Washington, and Juage Harold Step hens, oi Utah, a member of the Unit ed States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Advocates of the nomination of a woman advanced the name of Flor ence E. Allen, of Cleveland, a mem ber of the sixth Federal Circuit Court of Appeals. Otners mentioned in unofficial spe culation included Justin Miller, of California, a member of the United States Court of Appeals for the Dis trict of Columbia, and former mem ber of the law faculty of Duke Uni versity. Shuford Presses For Cooperation For Wages, Hours Washington, Nov. 16. —(AP) —The movement for greater cooperation between the Federal government and states in enforcement of the na tional wage-hour law received im petus from a committee at the sixth national labor legislation conference here. The committee, of which F. H. Shuford, North Carolina labor com missioner, was chairman, recommend ed other states follow North Caro lina in working out cooperative agrements. Under the Tar Heel agreement, the State Labor Depart ment will work with the Federal de partment in making inspections and investigations under the labor stand ards law. Shuford said a number of states had found it impossible to enter into agreements because of the inability of State governments to advance funds on a reimbursement basis. He recommended- the Labor Department explore the possibility of other finan cial arrangements. (jJsiailWl FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Partly cloudy tonight and Fri day. HENDERSON, N. 0., THURSDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 16, 1939 Village on Stilts Wiped Out by Oil Inferno I .:.j ''' ''' ’ ' '''' ' M . Mi : "V A view of Lagunillas, oil town near Maracaibo, Venezuela, which was wiped out whep fire turned the oil capped waters of Lake Maracaibo, on which the town was built, into an inferno. Estimates of number of dead and missing range from 500 to 1,000. New Tax Program Not Decided Yet, Acting Secretary States Proposals For Higher Levies as Made by Marriner Eccles, Re serve Board Head, Are Not Official Views, Han e s De clares. Washington, Nov. 16. —(AP) —John W. Hanes, acting Treasury secretary, asserted today the administration had not decided on a tax program, and that recommendations for higher taxes made by Chairman M. S. Ec cles, of the Federal Reserve Board, did not represent official views. Hanes, talking to reporters, had this to say about recommendations made by Eccles at St. Louis last week: “I’ll say I don’t think he spoke for the administration. I doubt seriously if he spoke for Congress. I am cer tain he didn't speak for the Treas ury.” The acting secretary said the ad ministration had “an open mind” about taxes, and was still studying suggestions from thousands of busi ness men, and particularly wanted to study the prospects for increased re venue from present-day rates. Saying that business prospects for the next six months were “optimis tic”, Hanes expressed belief that pre sent tax rates probably would yield considerably more revenue. Seven In Custody At LaGrange Upon Robbery Charges Raleigh, Nov. 16. (AP)—Di rector Frederick C. Handy, of the State Bureau of Investiga tion, reported today that seven men had been arrested on charges of participating in sev eral robberies at LaGrange in recent weeks. Herman W. Bimmerman, FBI agent, who assisted Police Chief If. A. Rouse, of LaGrange, in the case, said that William Earl Farmer, James Wade, Landis Vinson,- Harold Vinson and Wil ford Vinson had admitted par ticipation in the 'robberies. The seventh man, Herman Farmer, was accused by the other six with being the “brains” of the gang, Zimmerman said. All are from LaGrange. Fayetteville School Closes For Paralysis Fayetteville, Nov. 16. —(AP) —Fay- etteville public schools were ordered closed as a precautionary measure today after two cases of infantile paralysis had been reported from the Haymount grammar school. Dr. J. C. Knox, of Raleigh, State epidemiologist, said the disease was not considered epidemic in the cooier months, and that the two cases here were probably indicentaL or sporadic, hut city authorities decided to take precautions. Children under 15 were banned from attending moving picture shows, Sunday schools and other gatherings. Those in charge of Fayetteville’s sesquicentennial celebration, which begins Sunday after months of pre parations, decided to continue with their plans, although they feared the discovery of the two cases would have an adverse effect. Congress Is Getting Set To Soak Tax-Payers Good By CHARLES P. STEWART Central Press Columnist Washington, Nov. 16.—Tax con scious consumers will be heard from when Congress takes up farm money bills at the session opening Jan. 4. Strong resistance by the keeper of the family purse will be aimed at any revenue raising scheme which advances the cost, of living. Consum er interest is increasing daily. Prac tically all the women’s organizations have programs designed to cover needs for information and guidance. Study forums have been devised to give club women more knowledge on buying, to discuss labeling and stand ards, to inquire into prices. Tax con sciousness is becoming acute, and vocal and written resistance will flow congressward against any rev enue measure which tends to cut down the supply of essential foods on the daily table. Immediate targets for the club women and consumer groups to shoot at already are before Congress. Bills left over from the last regular session will come up for early con sideration in 1940. Foremost on the calendar will he food and clothing processing tax measures, affecting wheat, rice and cotton. They’re not called processing taxes. They camouflage as wheat, Garner Pieas Reach State Officialdom Daily Dispatch Bureau. In the Sir Walter Hotel. Raleigh, Nov. 16. —North Carolina’s officials and her political big wigs of the Democratic faith have received, or will receive in the near future, campaign literature sent out in the interests of Vice President John N. Garner’s campaign for the presidency Signed by E. B. Germany and a feminine colleague as “co-chairmen” of the Garner-for-President Commit tee, 16th Floor, Baker Hotel, Dallas, Texas, the literature is quite artfully worded so as not to offend those Tar Heel recipients who are hound to go through with a pro forma presen tation of Governor Clyde R. Hoey’s name at the next Democratic national convention. This obstacle to support of Garner (Continued on Page Seven) Big Ashe County Forest Fire Now In Part Control Winston-Salem, Nov. 16. (AP) —The worst forest fire in the history of Ashe county was believed to be partially under control today as CCC camp boys and Negro convicts joined volun teer fighters in efforts to stem the blaze thaht has already burn ed over about 25,000 acres of land. Fire Chief B. D. Graybeal, of West Jefferson, said today that he understood the blaze had been controlled ond the north side of the Long Hope peak. Bend Bow lin and Three Top mountains, but that the fire on the south side of these mountains had not yet been surrounded. rice and cotton certificate allotment plans. All levy on the manufacturer. He can’t absorb the cost, so that the levy is passed on to the bread, the pudding and the garments that the consumer eats and wears. Club women, as such, may be well enough off to meet the additional tax cost, but how about their fellow Americans whose pocketbooks are less corpulent? A spirit of fraternity between the lowly and the better-off is growing. The intimate Consumer. Now let’s see what confronts the ultimate consumer at the coming Congress. At the last regular session there was appropriated out of the federal treasury something in excess of $750,000,000 for farm benefit pay ments. Two-thirds was ear-marked for soil conservation. The balance is required for crop control and other farm aid, payable during the current fiscal year, ending next June 30. Agriculture • Department econo mists admit that farm prices have improved since the war’s outbreak. They predict continued improvement in 1940 —but only on the supposition that “the war will continue for at least a year.” They express doubt (Continued on Page Four) Doctor Faces ! Electrocution For Slaying Benton, 111., Nov. 16.—(AP)—Dr. George W. Gore, Sr., 64-year-old physician, was convicted of the mur der of Carl Choisser, Benton attor ney-publisher, today by a jury, which fixed his punishment at death in the electric chair. Two women and ten men were on the jury, which reached its verdict at 3 a. m. Reading of the verdict awaited convening of court at 9 o’clock. The prominent southern Illinois physician sat motionles's alongside his attorneys as the jury’s decision was announced. Counsel for the phy sician had not denied that he shot and killed Choisser last September 25 on the public square, but had at tempted to sho wthat he was “emo tionally insane” at the time. Dr. Gore’s son, George W. Gore, Jr., was acquitted in the same court room October 19 of ar charge of mur der in the slaying of his step-mother, Mrs. Nancy Gore. Choisser was to have been attor ney for the son in that trial. War Activities On Western Front Are Now at a Minimum Paris, Nov. 16. (AP) —A minimum of war activities on the western front was reported today by the French general staff, which announced in a communique that there was “no notable news during the night”. News of the war on the sea was confined to a statement by blockade Minister George Per nct that 223,297 tons of mer chandise consigned to Germany had been seized by the French navy up to November 10. PUBLISHED .EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. Germany To Fight Till British Power Has Been Crushed Gang Czar Freed HHr *"V' : x &m> 3:;!:S:rit “SCARFACE AL” CAPONE Capone Free After Long Prison Term Once Czar of Chicago Gangland Served Minimum Time of 11 Year Term on In come Tax Charges; Freed at Lewisburg, Pa. Lewisburg, Pa., Nov. 16.—(AP) — The Federal government freed A1 Capone today after seven years in prison, but the whereabouts of the probition era gangland czar re mained secret. His release from Federal cus tody to his relatives was announced at Washington Dy Federal prison officials. At Lewisburg, however, watchers who waited outside the Northeastern penitentiary gates from dawn until the announcement fiom Washington hours later said the release must have taken place at a rendezvous outside the small town. At least part of the secrecy shrouded trip of “Scarface Al”, and an escort of Federal men across the country from the Federal correc tional institution near Los Angeles, to which he was transferred from Alcatraz, was made by train. Officials of the Pennsylvania rail road said the one-time bootleg ; yn dicate boss came into Pennsylvania on a train from St. Louis. He was guarded so carefully fellow passen gers did not know he was there. RELEASE IS ANNOUNCED BY WASHINGTON OFFICIALS Washington, Nov. 16.—(AP) — “Scarface Al” Capone, notorious gangster of prohibition days, was released to relatives at Lewisburg, Pa., today by Federal prison of ficials. James V. Bennett, director of Federal prisons, made the an nouncement. He said: “This morning the sentence of Alphonse Capone, having expired today, he was discharged from the United States penitentiary at Lewis burg to his relatives. “Capone was transferred today from the Federal correctional insti tution near Los Angeles at Lewis burg. Capone began service of a ten-year penitentiary sentence for evasion of income taxes * May 4, 1932, and completed this portion of his sentence on January 19, 1939, upon which date he began service ot the sentence of one year for (Continued on Page Four) r Mrs. Chas. Bolling, Os Richmond, Made U. D. C. President Charleston, S. C., Nov. 16. (AP) —Mrs. Charles E. Bolling, of Rich mond, Va., was elected president genral of the United Daughters of the Confederacy today at the con clusion of its convention here. She succeeds Mrs. Walter D. Lamar, of Macon, Ga., who took a rap yester day at Winston Churchill, first lord of the British Admiralty, for what she termed a “gratuitous insult” to the South in a recent speech. Mrs. Bolling and other officers w?li be installed tomorrow. The other of ficers included: Mrs. James Edwin Woodward, of Wilson, N. C., second vice-president. 8 PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY Berlin Will Have No Peace Terms Until That Victory Is Won, Spokesman Says Af ter Neutrals Peace Offer Is Rejected. Berlin, Nov. 16. —(AP) —An au thoritative source announced today that Germany had decided to “fight until British supremacy in the world is destroyed.” Germany, this source said, “will have no peace terms to offer until such a victory has been won.” The statement was made in con nection with the German reply to the mediation oiler of the Nether lands and Belgium, and in answer to the question, “What might Germany’s peace terms he?” (Germany’s reply to the* mediation offer, made orally by her foreign minister, was a polite “No.”) “It is no longer a question of Ger man peace terms,” the Berlin of ficial staled. “Such a question might be raised in Paris and London, but not in Berlin. We are far beyond that, and there will be no peace terms until we reach success. We are ready to fight as we were for peace.” This source said there was specula tion throughout the world over why Germany did not attack. No Fear of Attack. “We have no fear of attacking, but intend to lei military judgment choose the time, and not be goaded into it by foreign propaganda,” he said. His statement emphasized that it “would be a great mistake for the outside world to get the impression there was weakness here.” Today’s communique of the Ger man high command was confined to four words: “No special events yes terday.” Oil Fire Deaths In Venezula Are Estimated at 300 Caracas, Venezuela, Nov. 16. (AP) lnformed quarters said today the Venezuelan gov ernment would forbid recon struction of the stilt-supported shanty town of Laguinillas on Lake Maracaibo, which was de stroyed Monday night by a dis astrous fire. The village had long been considered a fire trap, it was said, hut efforts to remove the inhabitants to new homes on the shore of the lake had proved futile. Exact figures on the number of dean remained unavailable as authorities continued the search for bodies. The Maracai bo press estimated that 300 had perished, hut the government press offiee indicated the actual number might be less. Soviet Fight On Finland is Pressed Moscow Press Quotes Estonian Paper Say ing Finnish Obduracy Hurting Little Na tion; British Rule in India Attacked. Moscow, Nov. 16.—(AP) — The Soviet Russian press, intensifying at tacks on Finnish foreign policy today quoted an Estonian newspaper as saying Finland’s “obduracy” was im pairing her relations with the U. S. S. R. In a dispatch from Tallinn, Tass, official Russian news agency, said an Estonian newspaper had criticized military preparations and urged that “she regulate relations with her great eastern neighbor as soon as possible.” “Finland is hurting herself —no one can deny that,” the dispatch quoted the paper as saying. In another dispatch from Helsinki, capital of Finland, Tass charged that Finns were being taught to “hate Russians” with the encouragement of “the English bourgoisie.” These attacks, reminiscent of Soviet newspaper comment preced ing the Russian march into Poland two months ago, were interpreted by foreign observers as part of a cam paign to induce Finland to grant Russia’s demands for territorial con cessions. At the same time, Great Britain Continued on Page Seven)
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