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Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-16
Virtually Entire Shift on
Duty in Shaft Is Wiped
Out By Major
Disaster
ONLY ONE SURVIVOR
FROM THE TRAGEDY
Bodies Located Four Miles
From Mouth of Shaft and
Are Trundled to Surface;
Only One Wing of Mine
Damaged; 500 Men Nor
NAL Force

Birmingham, Ala, Oct. 16.-(AP)-
A shattering explosion deep in shaft
of the Mulga coal mine. ten miles
west of here, killed 80 or more men
virtually the entire shift at work.
early today
The blast, blamed by Fire Marshal
Sam Williams on coal gas, tore an
elbow in the Woodward Iron Works
about a. M, when a shift of 80 men
duty in the affected section. Fallen
rock debris hampered rescue workers.
A single victim, Ivan Fox, who was
working near the elbow crumbled by
the explosion, was brought out alive.
Fox was in a critical condition at
a Bessemer, Ala, hospital and could
not be questioned about the explosion.
r. M. Marshall, Woodward vice-pre-
sident, said bodies of the victims were
located about four miles from the
shaft mouth by the rescue crews,
which sent back word many were
buried in fallen rock and coal. The
victims were about equally divided be-
tween Negroes and whites, he said.
The mine, he added, normally en-
ploys about 500 men. Only one wing
was damaged. This was near the
shafts DEEPEST extremity, fact which
kept the death list from mounting to
staggering proportions, it was said.
First of the bodies were trundled
out of the shaft on coal cars about
five hours after the explosion. More
than 500 persons, friends and rela-
(Conf iuued on Page Eighth
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-16

Washington, Oct 16.-(AP)- The
United States formally accepted today
an invitation to participate in the
nine-power treaty conference over the
Far Eastern crisis at Brussels Oc-
tober 30 and named Norman Davis
to head this governments delegation.
Secretary Hull, in announcing the
acceptance a few minutes after the
Belgian ambassador had delivered the
formal invitation, told his press con-
ference the delegation probably would
sail the middle Of next week
Other members of the American de-
legation were announced by Hull as
follows:
DR.. Stanley Hornbeck, special poll
teal advisor to the secretary of state
on Far Eastern affairs.
Pierrepont Moffett, chief of the
State Departments European division;
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-16

Labor VIII
Hold Meet

Denver, COL, Oct. 16.-(AP)-
The American Federation of La
Dor today accepted the CLOS pro-
posaI for a peace conference Oc-
tober rs in Washington, ID. @.
The federation's executive cOnn-
Gil addressed the following tele-
gram to Philip Murray, chairman
of the CLIO peace committee.
"The committee of the American
Federation of Labor, composed OF
Vice-Presidents Harrison, VOL
and Bugniazet, will meet your
committee Willard hotel, Wash
ington, ID. c., October 70, 10 q.
M"
william Green, A. F. of L. pre-
(Continued on Page Three.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-16
RamgerF0r
Fort Bragg
F0umdSh0t

Raeford, Oct. 16 (AP)-Hoke coun-
ty authorities sent out an alarm for
three deer hunters today shortly after
the body of Sergeant ]. S. Mott, Fort
Bragg reservation ranger, was founo
near the reservation with load Oh
buckshot in his face.
D. L. Guin, foreman Of the farm
adjoining the reservation, told Coro-
ner George Brown he met three men
carrying a deer toward a car as he
went to investigate the sound of shoot
ing and came on Motifs body nearby.
Guin said he got the license number
of the car and gave it to Sheriff D. II
Hodgins. The three men, he said, told
him they lived in High Point, Ashe-
boro and Randleman.
The foreman said he heard shot
about Z a. M, and, suspecting poach-
ers were busy on his farm, started 10
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-16
Dr.: Tucker
Episcopal
Chieftnim

Cincinnati, Oct. 16 (AP)-The Rt.
Henry St George Tucker, of Rich
mond, Va, bishop of Virginia, was
elected presiding bishop of the Pro
testant Episcopal Church today.
Bishop Tucker, SO, is eligible to
serve six years before reaching the
newly-establshed retirement age He
succeeds the Rt. Rev. James De Wolf
Perry, of Providence, bishop of Rhode
Island, who has served as presiding
bishop for the last seven years.
Bishop Tucker was elected co-ad-
1uSter bishop of Virginia in 1926, and
Continued on Page Three.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-16
COAL GAS BLAMED
FOR EXPLOSION AT
DEEP MULCA MINE
Hoey Will Speak
At Five Meetings

Raleigh, Oct. 16 (AP)-GOvernOr
IIoey said today he would go to
Fayetteville Tuesday to speak at
the dc location of the new Cape
Fear bridge to World War vete-
rams.
Thursday afternoon Hoey, is on
the program at the Bladen county
fair, and will talk that evening to
the BladenboTO Rotary club. He
will go to AhOskie Friday morning
for the opening of the AhOslxie-
cOlcrain road, and will speak at
the Gates county fair that after
noon.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-16
JAPANESE SAY CHINESE
ARE using PHOSGENF

Shanghai, Oct -(AP)-Japanese
authorities staged a dramatic demon
stration today of alleged Chinese use
of poison gas.
Fifty foreign correspondence were
assembled in the office of the Japan
csc consulate general to receive an
announcement which they had been
told would be so momentous it had
to be made on Japanese territory.
They were shown a shell which
emitted evil smelling fumes which the
japanese asserted was phOSgene
smoke. Lieutenant Colonel TAM, Of the
Japanese chemical corps, declared the
shell contained sufficient poisonous
gas to kill the entire roomful.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-16
THREE FIREMEN IN
FRESNA, CAL, HURT

Fresno, Cal, Oct. 16.-(AP)- A
wind-whipped fire that broke out in
a building $50 feet from the city hall
injured three firemen and caused
damage estimated at 100000 early to-
day. Eight buildings were destroyed
before 100 gas-masked fire-fighters Elk
tinguished the flames.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-16
RAEFORD FARMER is
DEAD FROM INJURIES

Fayetteville, Oct. 16 (AP)-Will
Davis, middle-aged farmer OF near
Raeford died in a hospital here To-Day
of injuries he suffered in an automo-
bile wreck October TO- His brother,
]. A. Mcmillan, of Shannon, was killed
in the same accident, which occurred
in Robson county. !.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-16
MussOlini's
PaperHurls
discharge
Says American Mum
ltlons Going to
spanish Loyallsts
by Way of Russia

MILAN, Italy, Oct. 16.-(AP))-Pre-
taier Mussolini's newspaper referring
president Roosevelt's arraignment
u aegressor nations as his Chicago"
e. nohette," pointed today to United
3'"teS arms shipments which it said
-oached Spain through Russia.
me paper reproduced the Presi-
~oiil more striking condemnatory re-
marks IN an article entitled Amer
- Ian tlowerettes," then referred to
us assertion that the peace, liberty
ei4o security of 80 percent of the
Continued on Page Ski
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-16
is HIGHER
AT SHORT SESSION
Liverpool, Trade and Foreign Buying
Boost Prices During Days
Activities

New York, Oct. 16.-(AP)-Cotton
futures opened steady, up 8 to Il
noints on higher Liverpool cables,
trade and foreign buying. Marcn sou
off from 1874 to 1923, leaving quo'a-
tons generally about . TO points
net higher o;n+s
Futures closed steady, 4 to po6n ne
higher. Spot steady, mlddllng 20
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-16
Boy Admits
Staying Of
Doctor, Wife.
Picked Up In Jersey
With Two Bodies
After Driving From
South Paris, Me.

North Arlington, N. J., Oct: 10
(AP)-The bodies of an elderly ply
sician and his wife, beaten to death
with a hammer in Maine days ago,
and then driven leeisurely through
the New England States to New Jer-
sey by a young high school boy, Pro
secutor John Breslin said, were found
TODAY in a parked automobile.
The high school boy, Paul Dwyer
CONTINUED on Page Six)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-16
u. S. Accepts Far East Role;
Japs AlIege Poison Gas Use

Robert Pell an attache of the Euro
pean division, and Charles Bohlen,
attached to the European division.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-16
WEATHER
FOR NORTH CAROLINA,

FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Partly cloudy and not quite SO
cool tonight; Sunday cloudy, fol-
lowed by rain by night and posi-
bly i'm south and central portions
i'm afternoon; slightly warmer in
north portion and near the coast.
WEEKLY WEATHER
For South Atlantic States: Rain
first of week and probably again
toward close; mild temperatures.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-16

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CONTINUED on Page Three.)
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Continued on Page Three.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-03-02
PARKWAY BOOSTERS
ASSEMBLE TONIGHT
Reynolds and Doughton Ex-
pected From Washington
for Road Meet
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel

RALEIGH. March 2--Menabers Of the
General Assembly will be guests at a
dinner tonight given by a group Of
Western North Carolinians who are
interested in the Blue Ride Parkway
in an effort to get the legislators
more interested in this skyline drive
from the Virginia line to the Great
Smoky Mountains National Park, por-
tiOns Of which are now under con-
struction. Senator Robert r. Reynolds
and Congressman Robert L. Dough-
ton are expected to come down from
Washington for this parkway pep
meeting tonight and to be among the
principal speakers. The prime NOV
ers in the dinner pep meeting are
Senator A. Hall Johnston, of Ashe-
vile, and Representative D. F. Giles,
of Marion. Giles has introduced a re-
solution which would put the General
Assembly on record as memoralizing
President Roosevelt and Congress to
provide moro funds for the compile
ton of the parkway
According to the surveys already
made the parkway would extend for
270 miles from the Virginia line in
Allegheny county, to the Great Smoky
Mountain National Park in the ex-
IRENE western part of the State. But
so far only about &c miles of this
route are under contract while the
grading has been completed on only
about 60 miles of the route and all
of the money originally allotted for
the building of the parkway has joeen
exhausted.
The resolution which Representa-
tive Giles has introduced would put
the General Assembly on record as
asking the States congressman and
senators to join with it in asking Pre-
sident Roosevelt to allocate as much
as possible of this $1O,0OO,OOO approp-
ration for use on the Blue Ridge
Parkway.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-03-02
You're Telling Mel
BY WILLIAM RIFT


Old Zadok Dunl5kopf got it in the
neck at last. FIe forgot to have his
tonsils streamlined and now they've
backfired. Zadocks family physician
says it's quinsy-an old-fashioned all
ment packing an up-to-the-minute
ache-and no kidding!
Ye editor called on Zadok today and
found him wrapped up tighter than
rheumatic eskimo.
There we,e SO many bedsheets and
bandages in Dummy's immediate vi
cinity he looked like a love-sick PEN
gum peering around a snowbank.
Zadok croaked greeting that may
have been in English but it sounded
like, an off-key rendition of "The
Broken Record" by a quartet of ath-
matte bullfrogs.
The medico had suggested Zadok
avoid talking and that he let his ton
sils soak in silence for 48 hours.
But conversation is to Zadok what
tearing up solemn treaties is to Adolf
EIitler-a bad habit that's hard to
break.
So, bursting with opinions he want
ed to give palpitating public, Zadok
tried to talk. But all he could: utter
were five sounds, over and over.
At this point, We editor fled back to
the office. He. was beginning to feel
pretty rocky himself. So there won't
lie any column on Zadok, quinsy, or
any other subject today.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-03-02

and THOUGHT
Tool beGn,t baard word she
said He was sound aqleon
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,o+or +,,i,o1,i,o hot roro,ioo nEov
nard,s nartv bod nroho hlv hoon ss
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hostess
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around : At r@Ie-~@~f = Tane+
+oo1~ her hoe1-e+ 49, - 10 c.o,,(Ie,,
and cut some fresh flowers. Livery
thing that she did tn-e d9v made
| her happv bocoree -T.cl had made
her fau1v the nio-lat I,erora.
Her garden had q freshness to
her view. Ter house locked cool
and sweet. EVERYTHING abol1t her
reflected her haDDiness and her
ease.
She THOUGHT that had Joel not
smoothed awav her fears the
night before. she might have been
looking forward to Russell Bede's
visit with more enbarra ssn,ent
than pleasure. She was aware
that there had been something
electric something roora norco,,o1
in their slioht relationship Than eho
had ever felt for anv man other
than Joel.
She was also aware that she
had, in her own words. lied him
on" She had niclxed hin, ont of
all the men she knew to treat as
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-03-02
Russell drank three cups of tea.

him talking, to get over the first
few awkward moments. Now that
he was there, she was glad to have
him, knew that he was happy to be
with her. She realized that it was
dangerous and not quite fair but
she pushed the thought aside as
though it were not there.
He talked to her as he had sels
dom talked to any other woman.
He told her that he did not own a
string of stores but that he had
"a merchandising interest" in sew
eral. He had large "directorial
and buying Office, if she knew
what he meant.
"Of course, I do" she said at
once. Because before I was mar
ried, I was in that business, too"
Then it was he who drew her
out. Before she realized she had
told him about her job in New
York, her early days as a salesgirl
and later her promotion to an as
sistant buyership and her plans
and hopes for one day being full,
time buyer.
Russell drank three cups Of tea
and gobbled up sandwiches with
out having the least idea of what
he was doing. This girl was not
only attractive and had some sense,
but she talked his language.
Before they knew it, they were,
arguing about an dea he had for
introducing a new line of furnitureI
and Janet was trying to tell him.
what was wrong with it.
The clock struck the half hour.
Guiltily, he put down his cup.
II must CO." he said reluctantly
Its time you We're :. that is,
it's almost dinner time. I've en-
joyed it so much I didn't realize
time was flying"
Janet was surprised to find that
he had been there for over two
hours.
''Don't CO." she said, unless you
have another engagement. Stay
and have dinner with me. Joel
will be in little later. You don't
know how much you have. re-
awakened in me. It's so stinu-
lating to talk about things used
to want to do. Please stay"
IF I do" he answered sitting
down again, I'm liable to offer you
a job"
Janet laughed. my husband
doesn't believe in wives having
careers" she answered and won
dered if perhaps by now Joel had
changed his mind.
Ito Be COntinued)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-03-02
NO TAX LEVIED ON
WHISKY IN STATE
Over-Enterprising High Point Officer
Wronsfuly Holding Boot
logger There
Daily Dispatch Bureau.


Raleigh, March 2.-Over-enterpris
ing High Point police have issued a
warrant charging one Osby Hodges
with offense Of failing to pay the
State of North Carolina seven per
cent tax on whisky found in his pos
session. The fact is that there is not
now on the statute books any law
requiring anybody to pay any State
tax on any kind Of whisky
The High Point mistake no doubt
came about from talk and published
stories TO the effect that the present
legislature has decided upon taxing
whisky to the tune Of seven per cent.
This is true, of course. but the tax is
levied in the revenue bill which has
net yet become a law and will not
until it has passed the careful scru-
tiny and proof-reading of numerous
people
The county option liquor bill, which
has -een ratified and is the law of
the land at the present time, contains
not cne word about a tax. This came
about by design, the proponents of
control leaving all revenue questions
to the revenue bill so that the liquor
bill would not have to be read on
three separate days, but could be put
through at one session.
Prosecuting Attorney Parker Way
nick, Of High Point is no doubt in
the same situation as other law en-
forcement officers-that is, he has not
been able to obtain a copy of the coun
ty option bill This is q common COM
plant all over the State, and when
Secretary Of State Thad Eure has
been able to supply all with copies,
it is probable these mixups will not
again occur.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-03-02
CHAPTER 81

JANET flung her wrap off with
CAV abandon and ran to her hus-
band when he had expressed jeal-
ousy upon her return.
Darling" she asked a. little
breathlessly, were you really
Jealous ?"
"Sure 1 was" he answered
obligingly. '"What man wants to
see his wife flirting with hand
some guy who has everything he
hasn't got"
1T wasn't 1irring," she said
sedately. "And he hasn't got any
thing you haven't got. He's one of
the incest men I've ever met but
that's all. : haven't told you for
a long time now but I still think
you're the handsomest man in the
WORLDLY my standards, not by
Hollywood's. 1 think you're the
most lovable person in the world,
Mr.. Paynter, and thank you for
marrying me-"
He tilted her chin up and looked
into her eyes with tender mockery.
did I really make a respectable
woman of you, Mrs. Paynter?" he
asked.
Sometimes think I'm so re-
spectacle I'm dull" she said
Sometimes 1 think I'm not very
interesting to you."
There never was a girl before
YOU, Janet, who could keep me in
terested for a week. You've made
a swell job of it for three years. I
wouldn't be surprised if you were
to do it for the rest of my life, If
you'll always feel that way"
"You wouldn't doubt that, would
YOU? ?" Janet's voice was deep with
seriousness.
He laughed softly at her con-
Germ.
IT mean it, JOEL" she persisted.
II mean that I want you always
to feel that well, that you
don't need to be jealous of me. I
don't suppose you really were.
wouldn't want you to. Jealousy is
a horrid poison that does demean-
ing things to you. It twists your
mind into distorted pictures that
become so real, you accept them
for truth. Then it cuts and twists
your heart. It changes everything,
transforms one completely"
Look here" he said, what do
you know about jealousy?"
She pleated the edge of her
handkerchief silently Inside OF
her she was debating whether or
not this was the moment to tell
him how she had often felt And
never more strongly than she had
this night! Perhaps if she were to
tell him what she had done to her
self thinking of him with Nina
Harley, it might clear up those
things between them forever.
On the other hand, it might i'm
plant the idea in his head that she
was jealous. It would make him
wary and uncomfortable and con-
scious Of her possessiveness, the
thing that he had most hated in
marriage.
"Come on" he urged, "what
does Janet know about jealousy ?"
Personally, not thing!' she
protested. "But I read, don't I?
And I'm a very observant girl, Mr..
Paynter."
He was easily satisfied. '"Then
supposing you observe what hour
it is, young woman" He yawned
comfortably and got up.
lizard day tomorrow" she
asked when they had reached her
bedroom.
"Beastly. We're doing retakes
on the snow scenes. I'll be late
for dinner. Probably won't get
here at ALL"
A little later she said, "Joel, I'm
having guest tomorrow"
Good" he said sleepily. "In
stay at the studio then and you
can take her somewhere to dinner
and catch show"
1T isn't her." she said.
"Umm :"
tits a man."
"Umm {. yeah"
tits Russell Bede. Do YOU
mind? He asked me if he could
call and thought it was all right.
You never seem to mind when
NJ
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-03-02
Study Of Old NRA Given to
Congress AS Model for Bill
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supporter when Senator Logan, Dem
Ccrat, Kentucky, said he would back it
ITO rarpetuate democracy and save
the Constitution and the court"
The House Appropriations Commit
tee approved a $526, 555, 428 allotment
for the navy, covering both depart
mental activities and the contem-
plated huge ship and airplane con-
struction programs.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-03-02
Senate Near Ballot
Upon Neutrality
CONTINUED from Page One.)

ly draw us into war" because belli-
ge1ent would act to stop it's enemy
ships from loading in American har-
bors.
Senator Pittman, Democrat, Nevada,
called totally unreasonable" Vanden-
burg's move to eliminate the section
giving the President power to elimi-
nate what commodities could be car
ried on American ships.
The Presidents signature made two
bills law late yesterday-the volun-
tarv retirement of Supreme Court
justices with full pay at 10, and
three-year extension of his power 10
make reciprocal trade agreements
with other nations.
The House dealt with minor plils-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-03-02

With money and liquor measures
out of the way, many members of the
assembly feel like going home now
whiting waiting for the formality of
adjournment sine die.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-03-02
legislative
Chatter =
Daily Dispatch bureau.
III tMC C1K VVWHtcH AAUNcAs
NGar0b -USWanpan0o ON

+, Raleigh, March 2-"Swannanoa and,
Black Mountain just naturally have
to. be dry-they are supported by the
Presbyterians, the Baptists, the Y. M.
c. A. and the Y. w. C. A." said SEN
ator A. Hall Johnston, Buncombe,
while discussing local bills prohibit
ing sale of beer and wine within a
mile of these western resort centers.
"All the Presbyterians in the world
live at Montreal just outside of Black
Mountain he said jestingly.
/ Date for the Edenton session of the
legislature is still a matter of doubt.
| It was planned to have the session
there on a Saturday, but it seems
more likely to be a weekday just be-
fore the end Of the current session
what day and what week remaining
to re decided by the speed with which
the assembly d.sposes of remaining
legislature.
A special train will take legislators
to Edenton, according to tentative
plans now in effect.
"Monologust Will Appear Here"
says a newspaper headline. If it had
been in the High FONT paper, many
would have thought Representative
Rupert Pickens planned a trip home
Not satisfied with the legislative Ii
quor fight, New Hanovers loquacious
Thomas Cooper has stirred up quite a
hornets nest at home with a proposal
to revise drastically the present New
Hanover A. B. c. Set-up
The Wilmington mule dealer plans
to run for mayor, fact which may
account for his new method of get
ting in the head lines.
With money and liquor measures
out of the way, many members of the
assembly feel like going home now
whiting waiting for the formality of
adjournment sine die.
Many political observers feel that
Libby Ward, daring young chairman
of the House Appropriations Commit
tee, made a grave tactical error when
he expressed willingness to compro-
mise his fight against laying any part
of the burden of social security on
the counties.
These observers believe he will lose
anyhow and he would be better off to
go down battling all the way for his
announced principles.
Many Democrats are reported to be
fasting from now until March 3 or 4,
depending on whether they plan to
attend the Statewide or their local
Victory Dinner
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-03-02

&c.. bursting with. opinions he want
ed to give a palpitating public, Zadok
tried to talk. But all he could utter
were five sounds, over and over.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-03-02

Many Democrats are reported to be
fasting from now until March or 4,
depending on whether they plan to
attend the Statewide or their local
Victory Dinner.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-03-02
Loyalists Nab
Spies Over Spain
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Should the government soldiers cut
the highway, they would drive a
wedge between the insurgent coastal
army and that in the vicinity of
Granada. Military observers believe
the insurgents might I'll that case, be
forced to withdraw from Motril.