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IHettiiprsnu 5Bailw Bispatrh ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OFNOltiii CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. i y-SEVENTH YEAR u™eEasS1?iaSVpSL?p HENDERSON, N. C., MONDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 27, 1940 F""LIS" exc^t'IundI|knoun HVE CENTS COPY azi Forces ^ V. v. V ^ V. Cross Lys River U X * * ***»##****•! ^ ------------ Broughton And Horton In Runoff Primary t Horton To Demand 2nd primary j _ Willi Keiurns From : Nearly Complete bron:^ ulon Has Wide Lead Over Lieutenant Governor; M a x w e 11 Third. -7.—(AP)—j. m. I lawyer, and ■ i nor W. P. Horton. : ;i seven-man race. j ■ primary Jnnc 22 .it i* >tatc gnbernator The nomination is iliction. ' c stated 1.913 pre ' . i'.r>>ught<>n hail 141. • H--t ion's 101.878. A. J. j revenue commis .:ir .11third with 97, - the other candidates T:i"mas E. Cooper of K ilt-ult. May -17.—(AP> — In lit* ;nv mor> race 1.806 precincts „iv ;»i•»u:-lilon 14;;.043. Cooper 2.' .17. (irady 13.150. Gravely t.n liorton 192.472. Maxwell >v 1. viimiums '2.459. I.icut ciiunt governor. 1.725 pnvimtN. Harris 135.507. Mar- i tin Smith 115.022. Tomp kutN 41.992. t imsress. fourth district 163 pr;iiniis (complete) Cooley 31.- j (.tittin 9.1 S3. 32.433, Paul Grady of i ;>»o0. L. L. Gravely of: >!it 59,588. and Arthur ■6 Burlington 2,-i3l). . . •• : d primary became assured i turned thumbs down n by Maxwell that he . Maxwell issued a • -..ying he hoped "the state | ;nt;es may be saved the j : the confusion of a sec- | . primary was also indi- ' • lieutenant governor's1 :: R. L. Harris and \V. E. | - : field of four. precinct.- reported, the : Harris 135.127. Smith A. Martin of Lexington . Tompkins of-Sylva 41, nc mbent congressmen! > • "ti appeared to have j d-. but a runoff was | :i the eighth district.! • entativc W. O. Burgin ■ I thousand votes of a[ * r C. B. Deane. • • " Graham A. Bardrn j ' trict polled 17.538 • .,f 157 precincts re H Spence of Golds '!' n <nHite organizer, had ' t L. Abernethy, Jr., | > • ' nth district Repre- j '/.• bulon Weaver with 221 I t' nued on Page Seven) BroughtonWin Would Boost Mull s Chance Daily Dispatch Bureau. In the Sir Walter Hotel. .lay 27.— The makeup of ■ • ; at Assembly is still un whole. though of course • county now is aware •I • nominated, who has • !| rl and who have been ■ runovers. d< ntity of members has ned and become def m. there is the little rnat ■>■ -cership race which will begin to pick up speed— ■■ouise slowly and by de thing appears almost t the governor's race in ; any. to the speakership '1 that is that the nomina .!'•>vi!k Broughton would »> ' for the chances of Odus M. Mull for the was, so far as this re ire, the only mentioned "• speaker who openly y gubernatorial candi i If the Shelby rcpresen ' Jo carry his home coun !'• >ughton in the first pri idoubtedly is entitled to ■tnued on Page Seven.; Hi^h Man For Governor J. M. Broughton. Raleigh attorney, above was maintaining a lead to> day of more than 40,000 votes over Lieutenant Governor \V. P- Horton a: returns from Saturday's primary neared completion. Horton, demanding i runoff primary in tbe face of A. J. Maxwell's suggestion that he withdraw was preparing today for his campaign leading to the second primary June 22 Runoff Campaigns Are Actively Begun House Passes Resolution On Immigration Washington. May 27.—(AC)- The House adopted a resolution today to! give quick effect t>> President Roose-j veli'> transfer of the immigration service to the Justice department as a means of gaining "more effective! control over aliens." The action came on a voice vote. [ If approved also by the Senate, the' President could make the transfer effective in ten days. During. House debate, Representa tive Taber, Republican, New York, described Secretary Perkins as "a notorious incompetent." He gave this reason why "many of us" would vote for the resolution. Other Congressional developments: The Senate judiciary committee approved legislation to require the! tingerprintin.c; of aliens in this conn- j try. some 4,00'),000 of them, and to. .impose severe penalties for "fifth column" activities. M. L. WiNon. director of the Agri-! culture department's extension di ——— (Continued on Page Seven) Broughton and Hortoi Forces Begin Worl Toward Second Pri mary; Maxwell Head quarters Close; Sup porters Divide. Raleigh, Mny 27.—(AP)— J. IV Broughton, Raleigh lawyer. and Lieu tenant Governor Wiikins P. Horto of Pittsboro launched active sccon primary campaigns today for th Democratic gubernatorial nominatioi Horton headquarters said "th campaign is very actively undi way." At Broughton headquarters number oi high lieutenants were con ferring with State Manager E. I Denny. Headquarters of A. J. Maxwe were preparing to close. Maxwel who ran third, suggested that no see ond primary be called but it appeal ed that many of his leading support ers would throw their support t Horton. Others were leaning towar Broughton and some of them sai Maxwell would later openly declai his support for Broughton. Gravely, fourth place candidal issued a statement of appreciate for the support he receiv ed and sai he had no statement at this time s to whom he might support in th second primary. Horton Will Make Strong Bid In Runoff Against Broughton, Averiil Says I Daily Dispatch Bureau, In the Sir Walter Hotel. By HENRY AVERILL I I Raleigh, May 27.—Lieutenant Gov ernor Wilkins P. Hurton will make a strong contender for the guberna torial prize, now stake of a runoff 'primary, despite the fact that he 'trailed Raleigh's J. Melville Brough ! ton in th" first primary by a margin I which may be as much as 50.00! votes. J This is true because there will he a coalition behind Hurton oi ele .merits which are unalterably oppos Jed not so much to Bronghton per si/nally as to the company he ha kept in this campaign, particular! and specially the company of Di Ralph McDonald, who threw th state into such an uproar four year Jago with "his "liberal" campaign fc the governor's chair. j It could be. of course, that the in 'dustrialists and business men wh dislike McDonald with great hearti (.Continued on Page Seven) Unions Win Supreme Court, Pass ing on Sitdown L'trike Case, Holds Labor Unions Not Subject to ►Sherman Anti - T rus J i Law. Washington, May 27.—(Ar) -In a far-reaching decision th<- Supreme court ruled today that the aetivitio; of labor unions are not subject to the federal anti-trust laws unless they "restrain commercial competition in some substantial way." Justice Stone delivered thr? fi-to-3 opinion that held specifically that a Philadelphia labor union was not subject under the anti-trust laws for damages resulting from a sitdown strike. Although Justice Stone asserted that the sitdown constituted a "law less invasion and destruction of pro I pcrty by force and violence of the i most brutal and wanton character' he said the Sherman act- did not pro ; vide for damages. The decision clarified to a consid erable extent the long controversy that has existed over whether labor organizations were subject to the 1890 Sherman act and later legisla tion which prohibited combinations or conspiracy in restraint of trade. Chief Justice Hughes wrote a dis | senting opinion in which Justices McReynolds and Roberts joined. Specially involved was a suit by ! the Apex Hosiery Company of Phil i adelphia for damages sustained dur ing a seven-week sitdown strike in 1937 by a local unit of the Amer ican Federal of Full Fashioned Hosiery Workers. British Hold Flanders Line London, May 27.—(AP)—iA Brit ish communique tonight said the Germans during the day "violently attacked" French and Belgian forces on the flanks ol" the Britisn expedi tionary force and that British in fantry counter attacked success!ully. "In Belgium, British forces have fought side by side with the Belgian army, meeting attacks of strong en emy forces," the communique said. "The British front remains intact. There has been heavy bombing." Answer Government is Prom ised First Call on Tools Vital to National De fense. ^ Washington, May 27.—(AP)— g j Manufacturers of machine tools, re e j sponding to President Roosevelt's : call for the "best, speediest and most efficient mass production" promised today to give the government first call on tools vital to national defense. "We are confident of our ability to meet requirements," Clayton Burt of Hartford, Conn., said after he and five other leaders of machine tool industry conferred with Treasury, War, Navy and Commerce depart ment representatives. "We intend to get our teeth into this thing," Burt added. Mr. Roosevelt made the call upon private industry in a radio apneal - | last night for national unity in which he coupled a pledge of military se curity with a warning against Tro jan horse treachery and the "un diluted poison" of foreign-sponsor ed dissention. (jjmiiwi FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Partly cloudy tonigrht and Tuesday: not much change in temperature. Germans Warn Of Allied Plot Against U. S. Liner Berlin, May U7.—(AP)—"A most serious Winning" has been given ihf Un.kd Slates uuba sy repeatedly in Hie past lwo day; liiat the allies eithir planned oi had already carried out a "ci'miiial attempt" <>n the ! American hncr i Ye: ident Roosevelt, authorized sources disclosed today. The i're.ident Uuosevclt is enruute tu Ireland to bring Americans home. The Geii»i;si sources r-nid the warning:- h;:d been addressed to s Al">'"'ndi i t . Kir!., charge d'affaires of the Unihd States eml-a sy. "Evidence I 11 p.s accumulating more and inure ; irl hour by hour," tiny "l: . l nine sorl of manipulation is planned regarding the re fugee ship H t'.i I ( pe thcrcl.y of drawing the United Stales into tlie war." Jn L< ndon a f< reign ol'liee source said "no sane man" could accept the warning. "i'i.i. :toiy i. finvior to those which asserted th; 1 the British sank iho Athenia and Uncder's warning about the Iroquis." Grand Admiral Erich Kacder is commander in chief of tiic German navy. In Now York, officials of the United States Lines said they had not hem officially informed of the Berlin report that sifety of the liner was threatened and th; t they did not plan to radio the master of tlie ship coreerping tiie report. Congress Speeding 1 jJL "§ © w I oward Adjourning Leaders Express Doubt That Contro versial Issues Can Be Ironed Out To Permit Adjournment Before June 15. [ Washington. May 27.—(AP)—Sen I <it(> loaders put together a fast legis | lative lin-.e table today in an effort j to wind up Ihc session in two weeks, but Democratic House managers ex pressed doubt that Congress could adjourn before June 15. Both chambers were hastening ac tion on the defense measures but the relief bill and various odds and ends still remained. Potential time-consuming argu ments centered in the Senate effort to bring up. the Logan-Walter bill to subject administrative rulings to court review, and House demands for action on Wagner art amendments. It generally was considered unlike ly that the House would take up amendments to broaden the Hatch law and there was little congres sional sentiment for action at this session on financing for the big new defense program. Some leaders forecast, however, that the administration might ask an immediate increase in the $45, 000.000,000 federal debt limit. There was no possibility, they as serted. that Congress would be called on to enact new taxes before 1941. Frank May Be GOP Platform Chairman Washington, May 27.—(AP)—With prominent Republicans here agreed j that the recent report of the Glenn Frank program committee would form the basis of the party platform, | there was speculation today thai ! Frank himself might head the con ! vention's platform committee. Among others mentioned for the position, one of the most arduous job; of the meeting, were Senators Lodge Republican, Massachusetts, and Cap per, Republican. Kansas. Frank, former president of the University of Wisconsin, shepherded a group of more than 200 Republican? in framing a broad statement of Re ' publican principles which was sub j milted to the national committee ir | February. j Leaders here reported they hac ! been receiving numerous suggestec I planks from party workers. Specia interest has been shown in the stanc 1 Ihe Republicans will take on I'oreigr i relations. Caliper predicted that the convention would go on record "foi all the defense we need" but woult take a firm stand against Aniericar I "meddling in Europe." If Britain Loses, Her Fleet Is Likely To Come To Canada IJy CHARLES T. STEWART (Central Tress Columnist) Washington, May 27.—Washington is seriously discussing the possibility 1 of the transfer of the British Em pire's headquarters from England to I Canada. The notion seems fantastic. Never . theless. if Hcrr Hitler succeeds in ' making John Bull's home island too 1 much of a wreck for his government to remain on. Canada would be the ! natural place for it to adjourn to, Theoretically Australia would be as stable. But not practically. It's in conveniently remote, for one thing. Besides, Canada is far more handily under Uncle Sam's wing. Anyway, the ideas talked about. , For the sake of argument, suppose that John P. Bull does come, bag and baggage: to our side of the Atlantic. What, then, would the British navy do? Plenty of American stategists be I lieve that it also would steam hot ! footedly lor Canadian waters. Of course, if Adolf actually man- j ages to chase the London regime ! across the ocean, he'll demand the I surrender of its fleet, under penalty | of dev astating the whole country, j I However, even if English landsmen | were inclined to comply, the best I guessing is that the navy would re | fused to be handed over. Its sea i iighters might, to be sure, scuttle .their ships, but there wouldn't be j much sense in that, with a coast like Canada's available to them, to steer: : for. Xot a Bad Alliance ; From Uncle Sum's standpoint ii i wouldn't be a bad arrangement. Britain's navy, gobbled and man ned by Germans, would be a terrible threat to our entire Pan-Americar eastern waterfront. We need all oui waterfront. We need all our wai craft in the Pacific, as insurance against Japan. But the huge British fleet, inherit ed by Canada, and in cahoots with us. as it naturally would be, would take good care of our western hem ispherical seaboard, from Greenland to Cape Horn, including the Wes Indies and the gull end of the Pan ama canal. Our part of the job would be t< look after Australia, New Zealand Singapore, Hongkong and French Indo-China. as well as our. own Pa cific waterfront and maybe the Dutch East Indies, in opposition t( probable Japanese encroachment Navy experts say we could do it. al right, with the British fleet attend ing to the Atlantic. It should be a good bargain foi the British, also. They're in dangei of being licked all over the world otherwise. It goes almost without saying thai Canada couldn't support the whole British fleet for very long. Doubt less it can get to Canadian waters but Canada can't maintain it indefi nitely. It'll have to become a Yan kee-financed outfit shortly. But thai will be o. k. Whatever it costs il will be worth, as a ready-made nav\ —one that we shan't have to spend two or three year? in builriing. in the v Continued on Pajv. Seven* I Little Change In Battle Of Flanders 1 German and Allied Troops Locked in Gi gantic Struggle for Channel and to Decide Fate of "Lost Million" Allied Army. raris. ."May 27.—(AD—The Germans in their drive in Bel gium have succeeded in crossing the l„ys river at several points, a ministry of information spokes man said tonight. The Lys. 011 which lie Ghent and C'ourtrai. already claimed by the Germans, is the last import | ant river harrier between the nazis and the Kn&lish channel ports of Ostend and Zeebrugge. Earlier the French high com mand had admitted French with drawals in the face of furious German attacks aimed at crush ing the allies in Flanders. ________ (By The Associated Press.) German and allied armies thrashed like giant pythons, each seeking a Wrangle hold in the bloody battle of Flanders today. Mastery of the Knglish channel and the fate of the so-called "lost mil lion" allied troops were at stake. In one major phase of the strug gle, Generalissimo Maxime Wey j gand's forces sought to break through | the German salient to the channel at its 18-mile wide bottleneck in the ! Bapaume-Peronne area. li successful, the vital line of com j municution.s feeding the German columns along the channel would be broken and the nazi spearhead columns isolated. In the second phase. Hitler's armored troops were flailing hard to pinch off the allied salient between Lille. France, and Courtrai, Belgium. 11 successful, the Germans in turn i would isolate allied forces which arc ' seeking to isolate the nazis. j Amid this complicated action, ter rific German attacks, which were de scribed by the French as launched "without regard to losses," threw back allied troops to new defen.v positions in the Belgian Lys river valley and spiked through almost to the world war battlefield of Ypes. ; The new onslaughts were aimed at separating French. British and Bel gian armies estimated at between 1 and 1.000,000 strong already (Contnucd on Page Seven.) Dies Probes Espionage liullalo, M;iy 27.—(AI'J—An or ganization whose members, accredit ed "by a certain foreign govern ment," are seeking a footlj»ld in the n;i1 inn's key industries. particularly aviation, is the latest quarry of the House comniittcc investigating un American activities, Chairman Dies said today. Dies tleserihed the group as "win dow dressing for espionage" and said he is seeking first hand information in Buffalo, important war plane manufacturing center, "that will .stick into the whole national picture." Nazis Attack Violently Allied Armies of the North Forced to Fall Back to New Defense Positions. Paris. May 27.—(AP)—The allied ! armies of the north fell back today I under vast nazi attacks- rivaling in ' violence the German World War as ! saults on Verdun, and took their j stand on a new line defending the ] English channel. Adolf Hitler speeded his campaign to crush the French, British and Bel gian forces in Flanders. Into • the drive for a quick decision his com manders threw the old infantry and artillery as well as the new dive bombers and armored columns. The French last night withdrew to new position* in the Valenciennes sector t'i strengthen their line*. The battle continued today with the allies reported checking the Ger man offensive on the new front.
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