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Evening star., 1936-09-03
SPAIN AID DEMAND
GROWS IN FRANCE
Communists Spur Movement
Against Blum Neutrality
Proposal.
BY the Associated Press.

PARIS, September 3-Vigorous de-
mand by Maurice Thorez, secretary
general Of the Communist party in
France, for aid of the Spanish govern
ment today stimulated French Com
munist workers movement against So
cialist Premier Leon Blum's neutrality
stand in the civil war
While a fresh outbreak Of strikes
reused Rightist circles to fears for the
governments "hands-off" policy in the
civil conflict, Thorez told $4,000 metal
workers at Boulogne:
Peace will not be served by letting
q friendly democracy like Spain be
weakened. The Spanish government
must be given means Of crushing the
rebellion
Asserting his party desired world
peace, Thorez indicated the party
would seek to avoid using occupation
strikes as political weapon for the
furtherance of aid-to-Spain demands.
Some observers feared, nevertheless,
that these demands would be coupled
by some strikers with their fight for
higher wages and other labor conces-
sions.
Joining the latest series Of strikes,
ITO workers in q lead mine at
Moutiers held out for increased wages.
More than 5000 workers, arms
folded In workless occupation Of tex
tile and metal factories throughout
the nation, demanded better working
conditions, shorter hours and-in some
labor unions meetings planes for
Spain"
Whether the strikes would grow to
the 1000, ,000- worker total that greeted
Leon Blum when his Socialist govern
ment came into power was the cause
for worry and conjecture in many cir
cles.
Evening star., 1936-09-03

feared, observers said, especially In
France, where the struggle for domina-
ton between fascism and socialism u
Of paramount interest. -
Interference by Germany or Italy or
the two together would put France tn
IN extremely dificult position. inform
ed circles agreed, but the French have
taken comfort in the belief Great
Britain would be on their side.
Neither Of the two countries would
be pleased at the prospect of large
Fascist nations establishing q foothold
In Spain. Whether they would 60 SO
far as to threaten counter-action re-
suited In preliminary differences Of
opinion.
The general belief expressed here
was: In the event Intervention seems
necessary, France would propose joint
action with all possible nations par
ticipating.
La Pasionaria," Spanish Communist
deputy, seeking aid for the Madrid
government against the Fascist rebels
planned to carry her appeal to the
French public.
Evening star., 1936-09-03
GUST TERROR|STS,
nDNT|ACDEMANDS.
City Commissioner Follows
Governors Lead in Move
- - to "Clean House"
N fhs Associated Press.

Bv The Associated Press.
DETROIT, September 3-While
Michigan proceeded apace with an
official "house-cleaning" which Gov.
Frank D. Fitzgerald said was designed
to rid the State pay roll of men whose
membership in the Black Legion could
be definitely established. Pontiac,
Mich, city commissioner demanded
today that his community follow suit.
The State administration summarily
removed of more than 80 en-
ployes named as Black Legion men,
bers in q report Of Circuit Judge
George B. Hartrick, who conducted a
grand jury inquiry into activities of
the night-riding order in Oakland
County, in which Pontiac Is situated.
The busters followed the report by less
than 36 hours.
DR.. P. v. Wagley. superintendent Of
q State hospital at Pontiac, said he
expected an order suspending as many
as score of his subordinates momen-
tarily. Their cases rest with the State
Hospital Commission, which has not
met since the grand jury made its re-
port public.
Demand Removal Of 50.
Meanwhile. SO or more officials and
employees of Oakland County and Oak
land County communities who also
were named continued in their public
roles, although a citizens committee
was demanding their removal.
In Pontiac, the city commission
called special session for next week
to receive a resolution being prepared
by Commissioner James e. Mahar
which will call for blanket custer of
municipal employees involved with the
hooded order. Among those whom the
grand jury named as Black Legion
members are the city attorney, treas
urer, two assessors, the chief Of police
and a member of the Police and Fire
Trial Board.
State employees who already have
been removed are Charles w. Cole,
Pontiac manager of the sales tax d.
vision: Gordon c. MacDougall, branch
manager for the Liquor Control Com
mission; Lee O. Brooks. a liquor in
spector and Albert L. Smith, clerk
In the State liquor store at Pontiac.
Active Membership Denied.
In the wake of the grand jury
report came many denials of active
membership in the Black Legion.
State Representative Joseph A. Long
explained that he joined believing the
organization was merely political and
said he believed the next Legislature
should enact a strong law as q safe
guard against secret terroristic So
cieties.
A trial of u men accused in the
Black Legion execution" of Charles
A. Poole was in adjournment until to-
morrow, the jury still incomplete.
Seven jurors were tentatively chosen
from a panel of 80 during the first two
days Of the proceedings.
Evening star., 1936-09-03
LoYALISTs TAKE HUEsCA.

MADRID, September 3 @.-Gov-
ernment troops occupied the important
rebel stronghold Of Huesca, 80 miles
northeast Of zaragoza, the war minis
try reported today.
The government also laid claim 70
victory during . fierce engagement
with insurgents In the EstremAdura
district IN Western Central Spain.
Evening star., 1936-09-03
THREE REBELS DOOMED

BARCELONA, Spain, September
R.-Cataionia's grim Peoples
Court" today sentenced the first S Of
Is Fascist rebels who are being court
martialed aboard the prison ship
Uruguay. Three Of them must die.
The condemned men were Col. Jose
LIamas Quintilla and Capts. Ana
tasio Torres Chacon and Fernando
Daci.
Comdr. Fernando Perez PARA was
sentenced to life imprisonment. Comdr.
Manuel Lopez Caparros was declared
insane and ordered to an asylum.
Evening star., 1936-09-03

near Bira.ou, France, killing farmer
Three more French policemen were
wounded during intermittent fight
ing near Behobia International Bridge
Trenches dug by the government
forces before their retreat into Irun
were turned to advantage Of the
rebels, who shifted the sand-bag bar
ricades for the protection Of Fascist
machine-gun crews.
Cavalry Contingents Used.
The insurgent command brought
up cavalry centingents for the first
time on the Irun front. Two hun
dred horsemen were ordered to join
the rear guard for patrol Of roads
behind the battle lines.
Two government planes tried to
bomb the rebel troop concentration,
but succeeded only in raising clouds
Of smoke. A rebel plane blasted q
match factory at Behobia, but its
bombs fell wide Of the government
defenses.
Government batteries at Fuenter-
rabia switched their fire from San
Marcial to the Bidassoa River road,
but their aim was so bad that 20
shells fell In French territory. French
gendarmes sent an emissary to stop
them.
Opening danking movement, the
rebel infantry squelched a govern
ment machine gun nest along the
road to 1run with hand-grenades.
,Desertions Reported.
The forces Of the supporters of
the Madrid regime were depleted by
wholesale desertions across the Bidas-
soa River into this French town.
The rebels drove the militiamen
headlong into the Spanish town of
Behobia from the last line of or
ganized defenses and continued to
pour shells and bombs into the dis
orderly columns.
Bullets from Fascist rifles and ma
chine guns bounced into French
Behobie as the insurgents rushed the
government soldiers into the flowing
stream.
Rebel infantry, still more than 1
mile from Irun, advanced step by
step cleaning UP" nests of snipers
and machine gun crews.
Along the streets of Behobia, squads
Of Fascists pushed q cautious ad-
vance, working their way from house
to house as government rifles cracked
out at them from behind mattress
stuffed windows.
The little Spanish village Of Be-
hobia, twin city to French Behobie
across the river border, looked as If
fire had swept through the entire
town.
Nearly every window in stores and
houses along the main street facing
the river was smashed. Store fronts
were wrecked by the day-long bat
tie. Holes and deep chips gave evil
dence Of machine-gun damage to
buildings.
Batteries Of rebel artillery moved
mp . mile nearer Irun after the ad-
vance into BehobiA, and gun crews
were ordered to stand by for renew
al Of the attack.
Two hundred and fifty French mo-
- LIE 1uCGIIlaClOOdl
bridges over the Bidassoa to Behobie
and Hendaye.
Fleeing -combattant refugees
representing both government sup
porters and Fascist insurgents-re-
ceived the same treatment at the
hands of the French officials. Many
were shipped OF to nearby French
towns.
The bridge itself was jammed-a
condition which forced scores Of gov
ernment soldiers to attempt to ford
the 100-foot river with Fascist bull
let's whistling over their heads and
squirting into the water.
The insurgent occupation Of Span
bh Behobia came on the heels OF
the capture Of the small settlement OF
San Marcial, another suburb of Irun.
Gaping holes In the battle-scarred
Evening star., 1936-09-03

ground confronted the triumphant In.
vaders before they could move finally
into Irun. Socialist militiamen plant
ed hastily y-prepared charges Of dyna-
mite in the fields separating the rebel
lines and the city.
Machine gun crews dragged hastily
assembled pieces into the holes and
prepared for new assault.
Evening star., 1936-09-03

: A ptpid account OF adventures
that betell tiDo young Americans in
,Dar-torn Spain is giuen here. Rob-
ert J. Clements and his brother
Sterling, OF Cleveland. faced death
by a firing squad after being
thrown into jail in the Communist
town OF La Carpana, but Uere re-
leased By Fascists and made their
ydy to Gibraltar and then to Ma
Piles. Robert J. Clements Is pell
known as a priter under the pen
name OF wellington Brundaoe.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-02-18
C0MghHm
Attacked
In House

Washington, Feb. 18-(AP)-Before
a packed gallery i'll a tensely listen
ing House, Representative Boland,
Democrat, Pennsylvania, the Demo
crat whip, today assailed Father
Charles e. Coughlin, radio priest, as
"demagogue and self-seeking i'm
poster, the key threat to our existing
form of government.
He took the floor after Representa-
tive O'Connor, Republican, New York
who said his threat to "kick the De
troit radio priest" was "undignified,'
and said, II apologize" for the man
ner in which he referred to clerical
garb.'
But O'ConnOr renewed his charge
that Father Coughli nprofited in Wall
Street with his silver speculation.
Boland told the House represen-
tative of the Detroit priest was sitting
in the gallery. Looking toward the
gallery, Boland said he hoped that
the representative would go back and
tell the priest that "I, too, defy him.
Has not this silver brick artist the
understanding to see the inconsist-
ence of his position as he stands be-
fore the altar with one hand on the
gospel and the other engaged in count
ing the speculative silver he has &C
ouired?" Boland said.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-02-18
Munitions Agent
Admits Dealings
With Graft Bunch

Washington, Feb. 18 (APO-Wil-
liam p. Brown, New York exporters
agent told the Senate munitions COM
mittee today that he knew he was
dealing with an association OF graft
ers in buying arms and ammunition
for Brazilian revolutionists in 1892
His testimony accompanied intro
duction of a letter which the COM
mittee contended showed how the
munitions bushes was made profit
able" through assertedly incorrect in
voices.
Brown, in his second day on the
stand. conceded that a DR.. Ferrera,
working with him in supplying revo-
lutionists, drew out $4,000 at one
time in the fall of 1882, to buy cart
ridges and later returned $4O,OOO with
the report he had been unable to &C
cept the cartridges and had to resell
them at a $4,000 loss.
eve have never been able to find
any evidence that Ferrera ever bought
the cartridges" said Donald Y. Wem-
pie, committee investigator. "All the
evidence indicates Ferrera took $685.
900 and just returned $4,000"
Didn't you suspect" Senator Pope
Democrat, Idaho, cut in, after a Sc
sies of transact ions had been re-
viewed, that they were grating that
money!"
"My imagination ran along that
line," Brown said.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-02-18
Opinion Divided in Capitol
Cloak Rooms as To Eff
feet on Roosevelt's
Fortunes
FIGHT UPON COURT
BELIEVED STOPPED
Supreme Court and Consti-
tuition Now Less Likely To
Become Campaign Issues;
Roosevelt Continues His
Silence on Decision Hand
ed Down on Monday

Washington, Feb. 1S.-(AP)- The
IVA decision and it's effect on the
New Deals fortunes were paramount
cloak room topics today as the Sen
ate debated neutrality and the House
pottered around with minor jobs.
Senator Norris, Republican, Nebras-
ka, author of the Tennessee Valley
act, argued that yesterdays decision
upholding the governments right to
develop and transmit power from
Muscle Shoals sustained the essentials
of the act The fact that the decision
did not take in other IVA power pro-
jects and other activities, like reset
Element of families, flood control and
reforestation raised visions of further
court battles.
Senator Dickinson, Republican,
Iowa. said there was no basis for
'manicuring the hills and landscap-
ing the valleys" He declared also the
decision would "do away with" the
Passamaquoddy tide Harvesting ex-
pertinent in Maine.
However, Norris was encouraged TO
press for action on his bill to develop
Continued on Page TwoO
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-02-18
CLAIMS CONFLICT
IN ETHIOPIAN WAR
Adds Ababa Denies Great
Victory Being Celebrat-
ed in Rome
(By The Associated Press.)

italy celebrated the announcement
of a sweeping victory in northern
Ethiopia with displays of the national
flag and enthusiastic mass meetings
today.
The Italian government announced
that between 5000 and 5000 Ethio-
plans had been killed and twice as
many wounded in the battle at Amba
Aradam while the Italian forces lost
only 1876 dead and 606 wounded.
But from Adds Ababa came dis
arrangements of the victory claim. Ras
Mulugheta, commander of the Eth
opian forces which the Italians claim
to have defeated telegraphed to his
nations capital that the battle had
consisted Of several patrol skirmisaes
in which the Italians 'lost heavily
while the Philippians suffered 81 Kill
ed and IS wounded.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-02-18
Object Of Clark Scheme
Was To Force Enact
ment of Permanent
Bill This Session
ROOSEVELT'S WISH
BASIS FOR APPEAL
Permanent Neutrality Was
His Only Recommendation
in Annual Message, Mis-
souri, Senator Asserts; Pitt
man Explains How Com
mittee Had Agreed

Washington, Feb. 18.-(AP)- The
Senate today rejected the Clark Pro-
posal to extend the present temporary
neutrality law for three months, 1t
was presented for the purpose of fore
ing action at this session on perma-
nent policy.
The vote against the amendment by
Senator Clark, Democrat, Missouri, a
member of the munitions Investigate
ing committee, was 81 to Is.
Opening debate on the compromise
resolution extending the present man
datory arms embargo until May /
1897, and banning all except ordinary
peace-time commercial credits to bel
ligerents, Clark said the fact that
members want to go home early to
campaign for reelection was mo ex-
cuse for evading President Roosevelt 6
only specific recommendation in his
annual message.
That recommendation, he said, was
for Congress to enact a permanent
neutrality policy.
Chairman Pittman, Democrat, New
ada, of the foreign relations commit.
tee. said the May 1, 1887, extension
was agreed to unanimously in com
mittee because differences of opinion
developed to such an extent as tc
make futile any attempt to expanc
the policy at this time. He sought
vote before nightfall.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-02-18
IVA Region
Elated Over
Court Order
Work Resumed In
Earnest Where 1t
Jagged as Cities
Ask for IVA Power

Knoxville, Tenn, Feb. 18.-(AP)-
Thousands of jubilant IVA workers
resumed their task with fresh conf
dence today, while municipal power
advocates planned new drives In the
wake of the Supreme Court decision
upholding activities in the Tennessee
Valley Authority.
Announcement of yesterdays eight
to-one ruling unfolding the IVA pur-
chase of Alabama Power Company
properties touched off wild i'm
promptu celebrations all along the
great Tennessee river valley.
More parades and speeches were
slated at dozens of large and small
towns in the area today, as postlude
to yesterdays whistle-blowing torch
light professions and spontaneous
vociferations.
Work went forward at five inccm-
pleted dams of the ambitious power
and navigation projects, while am
Continued on Page Three)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-02-18
Utica S Business
Section Deserted
In Gas Explosions

Utica, NJ Y, Feb. 18.-(AP)-- Sew
eral thousand persons hastily evacCat-
ed the main business section today
when a series Of Illuminating gas ex-
blossoms set fire to two buildings. and
hurled manhole covers high into the
air.
A policeman and fireman we're Sc
riously injured. Several plateglass
windows on Uticas main business
thoroughfares were smashed
The fires were quickly extinguished,
but police refused to let any one re-
enter the zone It was announced
three broken gas mains feeding gas
into sewers cable tunnels had been
shut off, but fourth main was still
spreading gas under the main bust
ness district.
There was no panic, but office and
store workers, dismissed by their en-
ployers, quickly left the section. Late
in the morning an area of six block
radius was roped off and was desert
ed except for police and firemen.
Up to noon there had been about
~ or Is explosions, recurring at short
intervals. Manhole covers in some
cases rose 20 or 30 feet.
At 1890 a. m, a flying manhole
cover landed on Patrolman Ernest B.
Bonville, fracturing his skull and
crushing his legs. He was taken to a
hospital.
The other victim was Fire Lieute-
nant Cornell Reese. He was taken to
q hospital for an emergency opera
ton, but it was not determined how
he was injured.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-02-18
Plan
For Teachers By
Mcdonald Stated

Greenyille. N. c.. Feb. 18.-(Ap)-
DR. Ralph w. Mcdonald, candidate
for the Democratic nomination for
governor Of North Carolina, advocat-
ed d threc-point program for the ad-
vanccmnnt Of teaching as a profession
in North Carolina IS he brought h.s
campaign to the students and faculty
Of Eastern Carolina Teachers Col
lego here today.
The first essential in the es.ab-
lishment Of teaching IS a. respectable
profession in this state is the adOp-
ton Of an adequate salary schedule"
Mcdonald said. He proposed an initial
probation period for beginning teach
ers. increments for experience for ten
or more years, division Of salaries in
to - payments to be made monthly
throughout the year. and "above all,
salaries sufficient to insure decent
living standards for teachers"
AS the second need, (which is in
many respects as important as the
first is "a teacher tenure law" Nc
Donald said
The third outstanding need, the
candidate said. is for adoption of a
retirement system for teachers on q
reasonable basis, perhaps Of the
Type financed by joint contributions
OF the State and the teachers.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-02-18
Ambassador to Mexico Is
Not Expected, However,
To Run for Senate
Against Bailey
ADMINISTRATION is
READY FOR CHANGE
Catholics Have Turned
Against MIR. Daniels, Who
Has Seemed Too lnquisi-
tive in Mexico; Roosevelt
Will Need the Large Cath
olic Vote This Year
Daily Dispatch Bureae.
Im The Sir walter Hotel,
4 r. IA SETRVIVV.


Raleigh Feb. 18.-Josephus Daniels
United States ambassador to mexico,
former secretary Of the navy in the
Wilson administration and owner and
publisher of The News and Observer,
will soon return to his home here and
retire as ambassador to Mexico, &C
cording to reports heard in Raleigh.
1t is known that his palatial home
here. "Wakestone," is now being pre-
pared for occupancy by Ambassador
and Mrs. Daniels and that JoSepEus
Daniels. Jr., and his family, who have
been living in "WakestOne" since the
elder Daniels has been in Mexico City
are planning to move back into their
own home No one here seems TO
know the approximate date when AM
bassador and Mrs. Daniels are ex-
pected to return home, but the pre-
vailing opinion is that the date is not
far distant.
It is not now believed that Ambas-
sador Daniels is giving up his post as
ambassador to Mexico and salary oil
of $4,000 year, in order to return
TO North Carolina and run for the
Senate against Senator Josiah w
Bailey. When Mr.. Daniels was here
for two or three weeks before and
during the Christmas holidays, the
rumor was current that he might re-
sign as ambassador in order to be-
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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-02-18
low Of Around 10 to IL De-
orees Forecast for RAJ
leigh Area as Tenn
peratures Drop
WEST AGAIN HELD
IN WEATHER'S GRIP
More Cold, Suffering And
Deaths Experienced, With
New Threats of Floods, Ice
Jams and Isolation for
Many Communities; Little
Relief in Sight

Raleigh. Feb 18-(AP-North Car
dinians will SILVER again tonight
after a couple Of days of springl:ke
weather.
The forecast for tonight was
hard freeze to the coast tonight,
with a low Of around 10 to - degrees
scheduled for this section of the State
The outlook was for fair weather.
Floods in eastern streams continu-
cd 10 cover lowlands. The Roanoke
was near a crest at Weldon at 42.7
feet and falling waters were noted in
the Cape Fear and Neuse at Smith
field. The Tar was rising at Tartoro
and Greenville A crest Of II feet. four
feet above its banks. was set for the
Roanoke at Williamson about Sat
urday OF Sunday.
Coming Of freezing weather tonight
will check the floods by stopping the
flow Of water into the upper portions
Of the streams. Lee A benson. in
charge of the Weather Bureau here.
said.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-02-18
Tobacco Control
Is Discussed At
Washington Meet

Washington, Feb. IL (AP)-
Representatives of seven states
were invited to attend a confer
ence here late today at which an
effort will be made to arrive at a
basis for state action 0 ntObaccO
control to replace the invalidated
farm administration program.
Spokesman for the Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina,
Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and
Florida legislatures and members
of Congress from those states
were invited to attend the con-
ference with Farm AdminiStra-
ton officials.
A tentative plan calls for indi-
rect crop control through intra-
state shipments control by the
states and interstate shipment
control by Federal regulations.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-02-18
Farm Bill Slated
F0rAch0n Before
House Wednesday

can, Massachusetts, assistant min
Ority leader, said there wuOld be
no difficulty in passing the bill by
Friday.
Some Republicans were expect
ed to oppose the passage of the
permanent State cooperative fea-
lures of the measure, without
prior public hearings, and to in
sist on restricting the use of land
taken out of production.
Jones told the rules committee
the House bin, which will be sub
stituted for the Senate measure,
contained mo fighting differe~
nces." with the Senate plan.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-02-18

Washington, Feb. l8.-tAP)-
The administrations $500, 900
soil conservation subsidy farm
bill today was given the right of
way for consideration in the
House Wednesday.
The rules committee approved
a resolution to allow five hours Of
general debate on the legislation
passed by the Senate Saturday by
IL Sc to 20 ballot.
The rule was granted after
brief statement by Chairman
Jones, Democrat, Texas, of the
agriculture committee. Republi-