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Evening star., 1937-10-11
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ton Of War, meeting here yesterday,
urged that the United States invoke
the neutrality law and then Co
operate in all peaceful means for a
solution of the Far-Eastern conflict
through international bodies"
Belgian Envoy Visits Wilson.
A visit to the State Department by
the Belgium Ambassador prompted
predictions today in authoritative
quarters that Brussels was being con-
sidered as the place for the forth
coming nine-power conference
Count Robert Van Der Straten-
Ponthoz, the Belgian Kings envoy in
Washington, conferred at length with
Hugh Wilson, Assistant Secretary OF
State, who is handling most OF the
details concerning United States par
ticipation in the international parley
The Ambassador told newsmen later
that he came merely for information"
and declined to say whether he had
discussed proposal that the Belgium
government act as conference host.
State Department officials said no
definite decision has been reached
either as to the place or date Of meet
ing.
There were indications that prelim-
mary arrangements were rapidly
reaching final form. Norman H,
Davis Americas rowing ambassador, 4"
mentioned as likely to head the Amer
ican delegation, conferred with Will
Evening star., 1937-10-11

in which Charles Martin of Green
castle, Ind, sought damages under the
1888 securities act from two directors
of the Continental Distillers and I'M
porters Corp. Martin contended the
directors could be held responsible
for statements filed with the Securi-
ties Commission and on the strength
of which he claimed to have pur-
chased stock in the concern. The
lower courts ruled against him and
this action was upheld by the Supreme
Court.
Commodity Exchange Act.
The court also refused to hear three
cases attacking the constitutionality
of the 1886 act broadening Federal
regulation of commodity exchanges.
This was an important victory for
the New Deal, since the act, in effect
declared valid. brought rice, cotton,
mill feeds, butter, eggs and Irish
potatoes within the regulatory pro-
visions.
In another action the justices re-
iuSCO W llcdI sui Dy Lie IeOTRlA
Power Co., unsuccessful in the lower
courts, to prevent the T. v. A. from
expanding its activities in Georgia.
Likewise, the court refused to re-
consider its ruling last year holding
unconstitutional the 1884 municipal
bankruptcy act authorizing reduction
of a city's indebtedness through bank
ruptcy proceedings
Agree to Bond Case Review.
The court agreed to review a lower
court decision that the Government
could not avoid payment of interest
on first liberty bond held by Arthur
Machen of Baltimore, which was called
for redemption in advance Of the
maturity date. In the other case, the
justices refused to hear an appeal by
John Ogden of Indianapolis from
decision OF the local Court Of Appeals
refusing to compel the Treasury to
redeem in gold his fourth liberty bonds
with face value Of $4,000
Evening star., 1937-10-11

Under Questioning by Earle K.

Under questioning BY Earle Z.
Shave, counsel for the N. L r. B..
Ptnkerton explained that investigator
are classed - "corrsspondsnts" and
Operatives" He said . correspondent
Is an individual not In the employ Of
the agency, but with whom the agency
agrees to purchase information.
As rule. he said. they are engaged
by the superintendents of the agency.
The identity Of the correspondent y
not made public.
An operative. the witness said. y an
investigator In the employ Of the
agency. He said their identity seldom
u disclosed, particularly In dangerous
cases.
Replying to Shave, Pinkerton classed
as dangerous" cases investigations
into the activities Of Communists and
persons Of radical tendencies"
Shave asked Pinkerton what he
meant by radical tendencies" and the
detective explained persons who seek
the overthrow of the Government or
who might commit sabotage"
Then Shave turned the questioning
TO what Bethlehem Steel had been
billed by the agency for services in
1888 and 1896.
Breaking down the agency's other
bills to Bethlehem Steel in 1896, Pink
erton read these figures:
"Sparrows Point, Nd. $1,506; Lacka-
wanna, $4,293; Bethlehem, t4,431:
Baltimore. $l,082: Philadelphia, $37;
other towns, $l,107.
Evening star., 1937-10-11

will be sympathetic to any stand
Rome may take.
These two nations could exercise
potentially important veto power
to any anti-Japanese move in the
conference with which they might
not approve.
Irrespective Of whether any ra-
tions choose to remain away. high
sources say there is no DOUBT the
conference will be held.
Diplomats, meanwhile, hoped for
an early indication from President
Roosevelt Of American policies at the
meeting Some predicted he might
make his "flreside chat" tomorrow
night the occasion for an important
announcement in this connection.
The National Council for Preven-
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to whether the court might yet hear
. contest of the appointment II pre-
sented by a person having proper
interest in the proceeding.
Usually such attacks are made by
some one having a claim to the Of
fee. a situation which could not arise
in this case. Some legal experts. how
ever, have expressed the opinion that
the legality of Mr.. Blacks appoint
ment might be attacked by any per-
son involved in case being considered
by the court on a theory that JUS
tice Black is not legally qualified to
participate in the decision of the mat
ter.
It was announced that Justice
Black took no part in the considera-
ton of the cases acted on today.
Presumably, this was due to the at
tacks on his qualifications and it is
expected he will now take over the
full duties of an associate justice.
The motions by Levitt and Kelly
have no relation to Blacks former
membership in the Ku Klux Klan.
Although the Klan membership has
been advanced as a disqualif1cat alton,
1t furnishes no basis for legal action
against the justice.
Wagner Act Case.
In the first Wagner act case con-
sidered today, the National Labor
Relations Board appealed in an at
tempt to conduct hearing under the
act on complaint that the Bethle-
hem Shipbuilding Corp. had engaged
in unfair labor practices at its Fore
River, Mass. plant. The First Cir
cult Court of Appeals enjoined the
Government from holding the hear
ing.
In the other labor case that will be
reviewed, the Newport News Ship
building & Dry Dock Co. had tried
to prevent the Labor Board from
holding a hearing to determine
whether the company had engaged in
unfair labor practices in connection
with the dismissal of several en-
ployes. The Fourth Circuit Court Of
Appeals had refused to enjoin the
hearing.
The court refused to review a case
Evening star., 1937-10-11
RUSSIA AND ITALY
PARLEY FACTORS.
Invitation for Soviets to At
tend 9-PoWer Talk Spec
uIated Upon.
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
Soviet Russia and Italy stood out to-
day as unknown but potentially i'm
portant factors in the probable con-
ference of nine-power treaty nations
to consider means Of stopping the
Sino-Japanese conflict.
Opinion differed here whether Rus
sia-not a signatory to the treaty
will be asked to attend.
Some observers said the Moscow re-
Eime, with its vast stake in the Far
East, could not be ignored.
Other informed persons, however,
predicted the Soviets will not be in
vited to send representatives because
of general desire to limit the con-
ference to actual adherents of the
treaty.
These persons expressed the belief
that Russia would be kept fully in
formed of maneuvers because her sup
port, as member of the League of
Nations, might be needed to put into
general effect any conference decisions.
Italy Sympathetic to Japan.
1talys publicly proclaimed sympathy
for the Japanese cause. her GOODNESS
toward the League and the imminence
of a showdown with Britain and
France over the Mediterranean sphere
foreshadow, in the opinion of RESPONSE
BILE authorities, possible difficulties for
the conference.
This belief is predicated on the
theory that Italy will agree to at
tend as a signatory of the nine
power pact guaranteeing China's ter
ritorial and administrative sovereignty
a participation which by no means
Is certain.
Regardless of whether Rome de-
cides to participate, there is the ad-
ditional question of whether Portu-
gal will line up with Italy. either
inside the conference or by abstain
Ing from it.
Some diplomatic quarters, recall
ing Portugals open alignment with
Italy and Germany over the Spanish
civil war, say the little republic
Evening star., 1937-10-11
P|NKERTON bARES
BETHLEHEM BILLS
Steel Firm Was Charged
$4,000 for Services"
Detective Head Says.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
JOHNSTOWN, Pa, October IL
Robert A. Pinkerton told the National
Labor Relations Board today that his
national detective agency billed" the
Bethlehem Steel Co. $16,022 for serv-
Ices and expenses in 1895.
Pinkerton, resuming his testimony
IN the inquiry into the Bethlehem
steel strike, said s., 1853 of this amount
was for investigations In Johnstown.
He said Bethlehem was billed $2,845
for services and expenses in 1895.
The young president OF the detective
agency said the entire amount
recorded for 1885 was for work 1T
Bethlehem. Pa.
Pinkerton testified last Friday that,
while he personally did not handle
the work. he believed" the service
was investigation Of certain types
OF persons" in the mill towns and
whether any violence or damage was
contemplated or had been done by
these persons"
Evening star., 1937-10-11

son and with other State Department
officials engaged in conference pre-
paratory work.
Undersecretary Of State Sumner
Welles was summoned to the White
House for conference with President
Roosevelt, presumably on the Far
Eastern situation.
Another White House caller was
William Phillips. American Ambassa-
dor to Rome, who is sailing for Italy
this week
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particularly at Chinese defeats IA
North China. Other officers were
severely punished.
Miss Hendricks TO Lecture.

Miss densvievs Hendricks, local In.
terror decorator, will 20 this week 10
the University of Iowa 10 deliver .
series Of addresses on current trends
In decorating. She u widely known
for her work. frequently lecturins q
universities.
Evening star., 1937-10-11
RETREATINC CHINESE
FACE DEATH DECREE
Drastic Punishments Ordered fo1
omcers Failing to Offer
Heroic Resistance

- the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, October ll.-Death
AMI other drastic punishn1ents were
decreed yesterday for Chinese Army
ofncers who fail tc offer "heroic re-
sistance" TO the JApAneye invaders.
Generalissirno Chang Kai-shek's
Military Affairs Commission handed
down the decree ON the occasion of
the "double-tenth," the twenty sixth
anniversary OF the birth Of the Chi
nese Republic, October 10. 1911.
Two high army officers were exc
cuted, 1t was announced, in line with
the new decree, which was directed
Evening star., 1937-10-11

For services rendered while she was
. patient so years ago, Mrs M. Hill
has sent $40 to the Royal 1nfirmary
Of Edinburgh, Scotland.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-07-09
Rains Balk
Plane Hunt
For Amelia
But Navy Craft Make
Attempt to Press
Search; Crucial Pc
Rod Arrives

Honolulu, July 9.-(AP)-Equator-
ial' rain squalls threatened to inter
rupt the search for Amelia Earhart,
which navy airmen considered was
entering it's most crucial phase today.
Despite forecast of rain and poor
visibility, officers aboard the battle
ship Colorado planned to catapult her
three planes aloft again in expecta-
ton of completing an aerial search
of the Phoenix islands tomorrow.
Today and Saturday they said they
felt was the most critical period since
the coast guard cutter started the
search a week ago.
Airmen felt in flights yesterday
and Wednesday they definitely eli
minated the possibility she was in
the area around Winslow reefs.
BY sea and al, Scarch for the miss
aviatrix and Navigator Frederick
Noonan has encompassed about 1885,
900 square miles without even sight
ing some of the shoals and sandpits
supposed to exist in the vast area.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-07-09
Had Money Earned for
Radio Talks Assigned
To Agent Serving
AS Beneficiary
FISH'S STATEMENT
QUICKLY DISPUTED
Vinson Tells Him He Is Re-
lating Only HearsaK; Re-
publicanI Congressman
: S a y S, However, Others
Close to President Should
Be Investigated

Washington, July 9-(AP)-Repre-
sentative Fish, Republican, New York
told congressional committee today
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt had avail
ed herself of a tax loophole.
He was told in return:
Cali your testimony is pure and
unauthorized hearsay.'
Representative Vinson, Democrat
Kentucky, made that answer to Fish,
who represents President Roosevelts
home district, after subjecting the
New Yorker to biting questioning.
.'What are you doing but smear
ing?' Vinson asked.
The New York congressman, who
also suggested committee examination
of tax returns of several members OF
Mr.. Roosevelt's personal and official
family, answered he had been forbid
den from submitting written evidence.
Vinson obtained permission for him
to submit proof of his charges and
Fish agreed to do so!
Fish, appearing before the joint
congressional group on tax evasion
read what he said was photo
static copy of a contract which Mrs.
Roosevelt signed in 1885 for radio
broadcasts. It stipulated, he said, that
after each of ten programs the spon-
sor (the Shelby Arch Preserver Shoe
Company was to pay $4,000 to the
American Friends Service Committee,
Philadelphia.
eff she can avail herself of loop
hole" Fish said, then anybody else
(Continued on Page Six.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-07-09
WHEELER OPENS FOR
COURT PLANS FOES,
ALLEGING PREJUDICE
Aluminium Strike
Deadlock Remains

AlcOa Tenn, July 9 (AP)-Strik-
ers and management of the AlcOa
plant of the Aluminium Company of
America were deadlOcked today in
efforts to settle their differences
after refusal of the company to &C
cept arbitration of wage dispute.
Peaceful picketing of the plant
continued while more than 200
State troopers patrOlled the strike
area where two men were fatally
wounded and % others injured
Wednesday in a clash between
plant guards and pickets.
A. ID. HuddlestOn, regional man.
ager of the company, declined last
night an offer by Governor Gordon
Browning to arbitrate the dispute.
The strikers are seeking an in
crease in wages from IS to 60 cents
an hour to give them parity with
rates in The company's northern
mills.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-07-09
Britain To
StudyPlanl
E0rACCOrd

London, July 9 (AP)-Great Britain
was entrusted with finding quick so
luton of the present deadlock over
the Spanish non-intervention scheme
tonight after France had threatened
to suspend frontier patrols MONDAY
along the PyreEnes.
France threatened thus to open the
Spanish border to arms tra11lc on
Monday unless the non-interventlon
equilibrium was restored.
An afternoon session of the non
Intervention committee ended with
the participating nations deadlocked
and without any useful suggestions
for compromise being advanced.
Britain, whose proposal that she ana
France take over the entire interna-
tional patrol around Spain, was turn
ed down by Germany and Italy, hao
looked to those nations for new pro-
posals on how a non-intervention pro-
Continued on Page SixJ
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-07-09
Soviet Troops Have Firm
Orders in No Case To
Permit Crossing of
Border
JAPANESE ENVOY IN
MOSCOW is WARNED
Violation of Agreement To
Withdraw Is Charged
Against Japs; Sporadic
Fighting Between Chinese
and Japanese Near Peiping
Continues

Moscow. July 9.-(AP)-The Soviet
government threatened Japan with
omen warfare today if japanese troops
do not keep out of Siberia.
Maxim Litvinoff, Soviet commits
sar of foreign affairs, warned Japa-
nese Ambassador Shigemitsu that
ussian troops along the Siberian
Manchoukuoan border had firm or
doris Gin no case to allow Japanese
Manchurian troops to cross Soviet
frontiers.
"All possible means" the foreign
commissar told the Japanese repre-
sentative would be used to drive any
1onanese or Manchoukuoan troops
that set foot on Russian territory.
Tho dire Russian warning was link
cd TO strong protest that Japan had
violated the agreement to withdraw
her armed forces from the disputed
channel islands of the Amur river.
clash between Soviet troops and
1ananese Manchoukuoan b o r r
guards last week created a serious
crisis in Far Eastern affairs. 1t was
settled only by a mutual agreement
between Japan and Russia to recall
Continued on Page Five)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-07-09
Not One Man Goes Out In
Response to SWOC Ord
er, Youngstown Of
ficial Says
RESERVES ON DUTY
AREI ALL DISMISSED
1000 Gather at Gates Be-
fore Zero Hour But Are
Kept Moving by Officers
and Troops; Green Says
Steel Strikes Have Already
Failed

Youngstown Ohio, July 9 (AP)-A
call for new strike at the Republic
Steel plants here by the SWOC appa-
rently was ignored by workers To-Day
as the deadline of 1880 a. M, eastern
standard time, passed with no work
ers leaving the mills.
Republic officials said, mot single
man left the plant"
Republic officials said a few auto
mobiles went in and out the gate,
"but these were ordinary traffic"
The night relief of police, whom
Chief Carl, Olsen had held in reserve,
was dismissed at noon.
Half an hour before the time set
for the walkout a crowd of strike
sympathizers and curiosity seekers,
estimated by Chief Olsen at 2OOO,
gathered at the gates, but National
Guardsmen, special police and deputy
Continued on Page SiX)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-07-09
BY ROGER w. BABSON,
Copyright 1887, Publishers
U:uouDioI RlvPnaJ1. Inc.

Babson Park, Mass, July 9-No IN
dustry is giving investors more con-
cern than the utility group. Thurs-
dav was the fifth anniversary OF the
1929 hear market low, but power
stocks are up only go per cent against
nearly a 300 per cent gain for INDUS
trial and railroad stocks. Politics ana
= taxes y, have prevented utility inves-
tons from sharing equally in the
huge recovery which has taken place
.ioe etIo. securities as we'll as in wages,
farm nrices, and real estate. Further
,,,ore there are still no signs OF the
s,,n breaking through the CLOUDS
tano;ng over the utilities.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-07-09
Utilities Being Choked
By Excessive Taxation
Babson Says Electric Comp any Investors Have Been
Given Raw Deal; Cost of Current Not as High AS
70 Some Other Taxes Alone, He Finds

Only the people who hold bank de-
posits and own insurance policies are
larger in number than those who have
invested money in the power and
light business. Probably 100000 peo-
pie have directly loaned their savings
and millions of other indirectly-to
build Americas splendid 1920 electric
power companies. The railroad indus
try alone represents larger invest
ment than the $4,000, 100000 which
has been used to build the dams, pow
err stations, and transmission lines
honey-combing North America. Yet,
history will probably show that no
group of investors has ever been
given such a s'raw deal" as have in
Continued on Page Six)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-07-09
Never Before Has Such An
Appeal to the People
Been Made, Mon
tanan Declares
HARNESSES SENATE
WITH RETALIATION
Makes Good on Threat To
Bar All Other Business as
Long AS Gag Rule Is APP
piled on Court Debate;
Wagner Housing Bill To
Be Changed

Washington, July 9-(AP)-Sena-
tor Wagner, Democrat, New York,
predicted today there would be lit
tie difficulty in obtaining a favorable
committee report on his housing bill.
'The attitude of the committee was
very encouraging" Wagner said after
explaining to the committee amend
ments he had drafted.
The amendments were designed to
meet Treasury objections to the orr
ginal bill providing aid for State and
local housing authorities. Optional
capital grants to state and local hous-
ing authorities, as well as the annual
operating subsidy originally propos-
ed would be permitted by the amend
ments. An appropriation of $10,00O,
900 for capital grants would be au-
thorized for the first year and a total
of $4,000, 900 more for the three years
following.
A billion dollars in bonds would be
authorized for loans.
Other develops of the day in the
capital:
President Roosevelt said his at
tempt to balance the budget by June.
30, 1888, by saving ten percent of total
appropriations on flexible items would
involve no discharges or furloughing
IF government employees.
Manuel Fox, New York, economist,
was nominated by the President to
the tariff commission.
Wheeler Opens on Court.
Senator Wheeler, Democrat, Mon
tana, opened his attack on the ad-
ministration's court bill in the Senate
with an assertion that never before
had he seen "such an appeal to the
prejudices of the people" as had been
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-07-09
Deaths
Stand At So
Over Nation
Little Prospect of Re-
lief Outside New
York and New Eng
land Regions

Chicago, July 8 (AP)-The death
toll from the seasons longest heat
wave to date mounted today as the
sun-baked states looked in vain for
relief.
At least So persons succumbad to the
merciless temperatures that extended
from the Atlantic coast to eastern
Washington. There were hundreds of
prostrations. There were many drown
ings.
The sitting heat hitherto confin-
ed to the region east of the Rockies
pushed toward the Pacific coast
Walla Walla, Wash, sweltered in &C.
Continued on Page Five.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-07-09
ALLOTlMENTS MADE
OF SECURITY FUND

Raleigh, July 9.-(AP)-N. H. Vel
ton, director of public assistance, an
nounced this afternoon only $4,867.69
had been allotted from the 100000
social security equalization fund to
81 counties ruled eligible to receive
the funds, so as not to have an ex-
cessive tax rate increase for the pro-
gram.
The amounts the counties will get
this year from the fund includedi
Greene, $1,19O.8O; Jones, $1,000; Nash,
$1,795.2O; Warren, $1,O93.33.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-07-09
RAIN THREATENING
BRITISH GOLF PLAY

Carnoustie, Scotland, July 9.-(AP)
The possibility that rain might
force the tournament committee to
cancel the entire fourth round was
all that kept Henry Cotton, 1884 title
holder, from being acclaimed as the
new British open golf champion here
today.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-07-09
S. C. NEWBORN DIES
AT HOME IN WILSON
Formerly Was President of Branch
Bank and Was County Court
Ex-Judge There

Wilson, July 9.-(AP)-Judge S. G..
Newborn, former judge of Wilson
county court, and one time president
of the Branch Bank and Trust Com
pany died at his home here of a
heart attack early today.
Prominent in Masonic and Shrine
circles, he also was. an active church
and civic leader. -
He leaves his widow and daughter,
Mrs. B. F. D. Alburtom, Jr., of Hook
erton. Funeral services will be held
tomorrow afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-07-09
WPA MONEY GOES TO
DEFENSE OF KILLER!

Los Angeles, CAL, July (AP)-
Irony teamed with the WA To-
day to contribute $3.50 to Albert
Overs defense fund.
While alienists prObed the mind
of the confessed slayer OF three
little IngIewood girls a pOstman
brought Dyer check. Ironically
the check was for his services In
escorting school children across
streets.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-07-09
GREAT EXPLOSIONS
SHAKE HELSINGFORS

HelsingfOrs, Finland, July -
DISCRIMINATION stores explOd-
ed near here today with a terrify-
ing roar which shook the whole
city.
Thirteen persons were injured
three critically but there were no
deaths.
The blast, in a castle just out
side Helsingfors, was followed by
fire that shot hundreds of feet
into the air and burned for hours.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-07-09
WHITAKERS WRECK
is FATAL FOR MAN
Odell Pittman, %, Jacksonville, N. G..
Killed When Truck Hits
Parked Car

Wilson, July 9.-(AP)-Odell
Pittman, %, of Jacksonville, N.
c., was killed instantly near
Whitakers last midnight when his
truck struck a parked vehicle.
The Negro driver of Pittman's
machine was i'm Rocky Mount
hospital today.
Pittman is survived by his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Pittman,
four brothers and five sisters.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow afternoon.