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Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-11
Hayden Pushes Through
Amendment to Provide
About 100000
More Bales
DIVIDE QUOTA UPON
BASIS PAST YEARS
Barley Declares Senate
Would Approve A Farm
Bill Different from House
in Only Two Respects,
Compulsion and Method of
Aiding Farmers Financial
ly

Washington, Dec. 11.-(AP)-Sena
tors from the southwest and far ives
succeeded today in increasing the cot
ton marketing quota for next veal
under the Senate farm bill.
Senator Hayden, Democrat. Arizona
won approval of an amendment
which he said raised the 1888 mar
keting quota from 100000 tales
previously provided in the bill to TO-
$4,000 bales.
The Arizonian said most of the in
crease would go TO states where 1887
production per acre was larger than
elsewhere
The bill, he said, ordered the Secre-
tary of Agriculture to divide the cot
ton marketing quota among states on
the basis of the relations of the state
production to national production dur
ing the past five years.
Adoption of Hayden's amendment
made North Carolina quota 505,00c
bales.
House passage of crop control legis-
lation gave administration forces
their first effective lever for breaking
up the legislative jam which has
blocked President Roosevelt special
session program. Senator Barley,
Continued on Page Two.l
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-11

Senator George L. Berry or Iennes-
see accuses the Tennessee Valley Au-
thority of 'rob5ing him of mineral
leases in the Norris dam reservoi
Berry's statements were made at q
hearing IL Knoxville, Tenn, before q
three-man commission appointed to
determine the value of leases he'd
by Berry and % others Who seek dam
ages from the federal agency. Coun-
sci for Berry and his associates sal
that witnesses would testify the mar
BILE alone under the wGters of Nc'ris;
lake was worth more than 100000
The IVA took a divergent view.
Evans Dunn, counsel FIR IVA, told
the commissioners TIA. these lea ses
have no market value End ARE not
worth the paper they are written or. I"
He added that they had value only
in a condemnation case and they are
unique in that respect. Senator Berry
defended his purchase of the leases
and denied he bought them witt, a
view of seeking damages from the
government.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-11
CONGRESS FEARFUL
OF FDR'S POLICIES
Leftwingers Afraid He Will
Quit Them; Rightists
Won't Trust Him
By CHARLES p. STEWART
Cont-aI Press COIumniSt

Washington, Dec. IL President
Roosevelt unquestionably did have Il
tooth pulled. The tooth has not been
offered in evidence, but it is not even
suspected that the operation never
was performed at all.
Plenty of suspicion is expressed
however, that he cut short his recent
fishing trip and came back to Wash
ington less because he still had an
ache in the place of the tooth came
from than because he considered his
presence in the capital imperative to
keep Congress in order-if possible.
Generally Congress is headache to
+he administration. This time it is Z
tOOthache.
From Both Sides.
"F. d." is in the position, in his re-
lationship with the lawmakers, OF
the well-known individual who is
damned if he does and damned if
he doesn't"
Until quite lately he was regarded
bv many orthodox legislators as dan
gerously to politico-economic left
ward. Now the leftward folk accuse
him of having veered so far to the
right that they are Mortified.
In fact, he has more congressional
opposition now than ever he had.
The leftists are antagonized. The
rightists are doubtful how long they
Continued on Page TWo).
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-11
Seek More
Bodies At
St. Cloud
Police Order Half
Acre of Ground
Spaded for Victims
OF Weidmann

Paris, Dec. II (AP)-Police ordered
today a half acre ground around the
death" cellar at St. Cloud spaded up
in search for four more possible vic
TINS of Eugene Weidmann, confessed
slayer of the American dancer, Jean
DeKonen and four men.
They expressed fear that a second
American, an unidentified man, might
have been led into the web of a muir
der for profit syndicate of which
Weidmann said he was the expert in
killing. They also sought light on
three women whose indemnity and fate
are a mystery.
Workmen dug in the ground of the
villa where Jean DeKonen's body was
found Thursday to determine wheth-
err the three women had been killed
and buried there.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-11
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In The Sir Walter h.

Raleigh, Dec 11-North Carolina's
highway fund will be short more than
100000 in anticipated revenue for
use next year, if President Roosevelt's
plan to cut Federal highway expen-
ditures is adopted and if the States
financial bosses should decide that
diversion authorized by the General
Assembly is necessary .
According to L. w. Payne, assis-
tant engineer of the Highway Com
mission, North Cardinals antlclpat-
ed ALLEGATION for 1888 from Federal
funds has been set at $4,000, 600. IN
der the Roosevelt plan, he said, Nortn
Carolina wouldn't receive anything at
all from the Federal government Ior
next year.
Diversion to the extent of three per
cent on all gasoline sales in the state
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-11
35 Dead In
Rail Wreck
In Britain
Scottish E pre- S S
Plows Into Stalled
Train During Snow
Storm

Castlecary, Scotland, Dec. 11.-(AP)
-Thirty-five persons were dead and
81 injured today after Scottish ex-
press train, speeding through blind
ing snow storm, crashed into the rear
end Of a train stopped on the main
urgh-Glascow line.
The first two coaches of the express
were wrecked, and the locomotive
plowed up a snow covered embank-
ment in Great Britain's worst rail-
way disaster in % years.
The death toll mounted to 80 when
five more bodies were taken from the
deoris and one of the injured dice
in hospital. The latest figure &C
counted for, one of them a woman,
We're added to the rows of the dead
IN a wooded mortuary hid near the
tracks.
OF the 81 injured persons, "a were
sui under hospital treatment. Five o:
recovered dead were women and one
was a child
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-11
State Faces Loss
Around So! 100000
On It's Road Funds

was authorized by the General AS.
sembly of 1887 though the legislators
did throw a otecting clause around
highway Lids to the effect that there
shall be no diversion at all so long
as there is any money available from
general fund sources.
1t has been estimated that this
three per cent, subject to diversion
will amount to more than $4,000, OO0
for the biennium.
Adding these two sums together
makes it appear that the Highway
Commission may not have something
more than 100000 which it has had
reason to believe would be available.
Diversion of highway funds to 9th
er purposes first showed in North Car
DINA when a total of $646,OOO or $1.5f
for each of the states 428,737 motor
vehicles registered that year, was US
ed for purposes other than highway.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-11
Com cree Commission
Moves Final Hearing
Forward Three Weeks
to January IL
RAILS NEED MORE
CASH THAN GETTING
Rail Officials Intimate In
crease, If Granted, May
Come Too Late To Save
Some Roads; r. F. c. May
Advance Funds to Some of
The Lines

washington. Dec. 11,-(AF)-The
Interstate Commerce Commission evil
darceG today an intention to hasten
sc-ior Of the railroads petition for
hirhast freight rates by moving for
ward three week the time for taking
If closing testimony.
The commission refused yesterday
70 ACT Immediately on a railways plea
for half million more annually III
freight revenue. But today, it an
nounced that closing arguments or
the arplication would be started jan
nary u instead of February Z.
Recurrent predictions from railroad
executives said that their industry
would be in a pracarious condition
bv next spring, focused attention on
the possibility the government soon
might reopen its pocket book to the
carriers.
President Roosevelt and Jesse H.
Jones already had discussed granting
Of Reconstruction Finance Corpora
ton loans to tide over two of these
lines during the winter.
Rail officials said, however, that
the requested increase on rates, IL
granted. may come too late for some
lines.
The rail situation overshadowed for
the present other government at
tempts to help business. Congress re
ported. however, on tax ratification,
housing legislature and antitrust
problems
Chairman Doughton, Democrat,
North Carolina, of the House Ways
and Means Committee. said he was
confident that his committee would
bring out an equitable tax bill.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-11
INSURGENTS CLAIM
BIG AIR VICTORY
Insurgent Warships Shell
Alicante, Killing Two
and Wounding Forty
(Bv The Associated Press)

Hendaye-Franco, Spanish Border
Victories in air battle over the Aragon
battle front were reported by both the
Spanish insurgent and government
forces.
Official dispatches from General
Francisco Frances headquarters said
the insurgents won one of the great
est air fights in the civil war on the
Zaragoza sector when they brought
20 government planes. The insurgents
say they lost but one ship.
The government said six insurgent
planes were shot down in large shell
encounter.
The insurgent battle cruiser shelled
the port of Alicante, on the southeast
ern coast for a half an hour. Gov
eminent reported damages as two kill
ed and forty wounded. Shore batter
les blazed away at the insurgent war
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-11
Low COST DINNERS
FOR MORE HUMBLE
Young Democrats Plan
Later Feed for Those
Who Can't Pay SIS
Daily Dispatch Bureau.
ST.. VlTs,ufAE lnf0N

Raleigh, Dec. 11-North Cardinals
Young Democratic Clubs plan to give
members of the party who haven't the
SIS necessary to get in on the Jack
son Day dinners of January chance
to do a bit of Jackson Day eating and
Grating at nominal cost sometime IN
March.
At least prospects are extremely
bright that the executive committee
of the State Y. D. organization will
so decide at it's meeting in Winston
Salem this afternoon. The committee
session has been called by State Ere
sident Arch T. Allen, Jr., of Raleigh
The clubs finance committee, head
ed by George Hundley, of Thomas
Vile, will meet jointly with the execu-
tive group, Mr.. Allen said, as 1t will
be called on to have charge of the
Continued on Page TwO.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-11
THREE ARE GIVEN
PAROLES BY HOEY

aleigh, Dec 11.-(AP)-Herman
Evans, convicted in January, 1885 in
Pitt county of manslaughter and SEN
fenced to II to II years has been pa
rolled, Governor Hoey said today.
The other three were E. A. Leonard,
Jr, sentenced in November, 1886, in
Nash county to two years for assault
on a female, and James Moses, given
12 months last September for larceny
and receiving in Wilson county.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-11
Daily Dispatch Bureaus.
In tho Sir WAlfAR Hnknl

Raleigh, D1c. 11-An interesting
item in the North Carolina State En-
ployment Service publication relates
that it's New Bern office has been
asked to locate the right person to
play Santa Claus to New Bern chill
dren.
The incident is cited in Raleigh hui
morous vein, as one of those unusual
little bits of news which bob up every
now and then.
But there is little of the humorous
in the fact, proved by every available
bit of evidence, that there will be
MANY thousand North Carolinians
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-11
Thousands Need Charity
Santa Claus This Year
New Bern Wants WPA Aid for Impersonator but Many
Families Are Worse Off Than That: Relief Rolls
Increasing in Latest Reports

this year who will be absolutely I'M
able to play Santa Claus to their own
children unless assisted by public
charity.
Here are a few of the salient bit:
of evidence:
Cd Approximately 10000 workers
(above 10 per cent of the totaD have
been laid off in the textile industry
alone, it is reported at the state de-
partment of labor Most of the re
naming workers are on only about
60 per cent full time
(2) Workers certified to WPA BY
Continued on Page Eighty
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-11
RIVER PORT FALLS
INTO JAP HANDS,.
AMERICANS MISSING
Capture of Important River
Port Closes Retreat for
Chinese Along
Yangtse
TWO MISSIONARIES
E UNHEARD TWO WEEKS
Defenders Offer Opposition
to Front Tanks, But Japs
Push Ahead; Cities in Vi
cinity of Marking in Jap
Possession; Three Attacks
On Capital

Shanghai, Dec. 11-(AP)-While
Japanese troops pounded Markings
walls and gates today, another Japan
csc column captured the important
river port, Wuhu, so miles up the
Yangtza from the capital. Japanese
army commanders said occupation of
Wuhu would make impossible a Chi
ness retreat from Marking along the
southern bank of the Tangtze
They said it also would put Japan's
forces in an advantageous position
for a march on Hangkow whenever
campaigns were ordered against the
city further up the Yangtze, where
Chinese have shifted their seat of gov
crnment
Capture of Wuhu came while ia
panese infantry, charging behind a
line of tanks, were storming Marking
in a general attack. In following re-
ports that Japanese had captured
Chinkiang, 40 miles east of Marking.
and taking Chipping midway between
the capital and Wuhu.
With fighting reported on the
north bank of the Yangtze, fear was
felt for the safety of two American
missionaries, B. F. Stamps, of Hunt
ington, w. Va, and Richmond, Va.
and Mary Hemerst, of Emmerson, N.
j. They were at Yangchow and had
not been heard from for two weeks.
japanese commanders admitted
their front tanks were meeting stiff
machine gun and rifle fire from Chi
nese on the wall of Marking. The
simultaneous attack from three direc-
tions were pointed toward the center
of Marking.
Japanese troops had yesterday
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-11
Business Recession Causes
President Roosevelt to
Withhold Estimate
Until March
RELIEF ROLLS NOW
: TEMPORARILY LARGER
Broad Survey of Relief Sit
uation Underway by SEN
ate Committee; May Aid in
Mea ucjrg Future Needs;
March VIII Disclose Presi-
dents Aim at Balanced
Budget

Washington. Dec. 11.-(APl-Con-
gressional leaders said today that re-
cessions crea led uncertainty would
make it impossible for President
Roosevelt to estimate next years re-
lief needs when he makes the annual
budget forecast IN January.
They said the President would de-
lay estimating relief OUTLAWS to
March in order to determine the ser
iousness OF the present business slump
This would postpone until March
my disclosure of Mr.. Roosevelt's aim
IF balanced budget can be attained
in the fiscal year beginning July l.
Harry Hopkins, the WPA admins
traitor, had announced that relief rolls
would be increased temporarily by
$4,000 persons. He said, however.
that. this expanding program could
Re continued without exceeding the
limit of the existing $1,000 100000 re-
lief appropriation. The WPA has been
spending an average of 500 600
a month to provide work for vary
ing number of clients. Present rolls
number 1,575,0O0 and any increase
would boost expenditures by $23,0OO,-
600. Informed persons on Capitol Hill
said, soon a reduction in this years
relief figure undoubtedly would be
necessary to balance next years bud
get.
A broad survey Of the entire relief
situation is being studied by Sen
ate Committee, headed by Senator
Byrns, Democrat, South Carolina,
and this may aid congress in measur-
ing future needs.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-11
FOR THE WEEK

South Atlantic States: Rising
temperatures with some rain the
first of the week, and rain again
. within the latter half, followed by
colder weather.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-11
FOR NORTH CAROLYN

FOR NORTH CAROLINA
Fair and continued cold tonight
except unsettled on coast. Sunday
partly cloudy, slowly rising tenn
peratureS in the interior.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-11

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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-08-24
BY PRESTON GROVER

WASHINGTON, Aug. "a. - The
political dopesters are giving some
attention these days to President
Roosevelt's good friend, Senator
Alben w. Barley of Kentucky as
likely candidate for the Demo-
cratic Presidential nomination.
The floor leader of the Democrats
in the Senate has not indicated
publicly that he is nurturing any
hopes of moving from Capitol Hill
to Americas No. l residence at 1000
Pennsylvania Avenue, but several
veteran politicos here are betting
that the Kentuckian will be in the
intra- party derby of 1910.
They point out UnaC Barley as
Senate leader for the Administra-
ton will be a party big shot,
his name appearing regularly in the
newspaper headlines, during the
next two years. If he hangs up a
good record and watches his poiiti-
cal P's and Q's, he should be in a
strong position when the time
comes to choose the head Of the
next national Democratic ticket.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-08-24
BODY is FOUND
ABOARD BOAT AT
SHELTER ISLAND
NAV Be Harold Crimstead,
Fox Farm Operator
on Hump Island
MAN LAST SEEN HERE
YESTERDAY MORNING
Mount Mckinley Reports
Tragedy While En-
Route Skagway

Harold Grimstad, widely known
in Juneau and operator of a fox
farm on Hump Island, is believed
to have been burned to death aboard
his gasboat Mergoe,, No. 3l-B-369.
according to information received in
Juneau last evening from the
steamer Mount Mckinley.
Capt, A. Ryning of the Mckinley
radioed the Steamship Inspectors
here that his vessel had found the
Mergoe burned to the waters edge
off Shelter Island and there was
one human body aboard, the appar-
ent victim of drowning.
Seen Here
Authorities Immediately checking
here, learned that Grimstad was
getting halibut heads at the city
float at IL o'clock yesterday morn
ing for feeding his foxes and was
believed to have left for Hump Is
land shortly thereafter Sam Burk-
ness who works for Grimstadt at his
fox farm, was not seen in town and
it is believed that he had remained
on the island while the owner came
to town for supplies.
Details of the tragedy were Lack
ling, but the Mount Mckinley re-
ported that she had turned the body
over to H. c. Bryson of Juneau to
be taken to Shelter Island. With
out definite information to guide
them, officers were of the theory
that Bryson probably was in the
vicinity in a small boat, possibly
hunting, when encountered by the
Mount Mckinley and they expected
that he might come into Juneau
on the high tide this afternoon. In
! case he does not get in, the Mar
shals office was prepared to fly to
the scene later this afternoon. 1t
also was possible that Bryson was
standing by the wreck awaiting
help, following the message from
the Mckinley.
Explosion Possible
The message from the Mount
Mckinley, which was Skagway
bound, was sent at $3.50 yesterday
afternoon, indicating that the Mer-
goe must have run into difficulty
a few hours after she left Juneau.
The boat, a 23-foot cabin vessel,
was built in Doulas in 1888 and
was powered with 70-horsepower
Durant gasoline engine. Officesv
were of the theory that both boat
and owner had been burned fol-
lowing an explosion.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-08-24
MAKES
DARING RESCUE,
NARROWED MEN
Pilot Art Woodley Pushes
Plane Through Ice
Cakes, Lake George

ANCHORAGE, Alaska. Aug. "a
Pilot Art Woodley has effected
daring rescue Oh three men who
we're left stranded on Lake George
when rising water and icebergs
sank their moored seaplane.
With co-pilot Charles Diamond.
who climbed out on the pontoons.
Woodley pushed through ice cakes.
taxing close to several large bergs.
a distance of $500 feet and finally
reached Pilot Roy Barnhill, George
Kolp. of Texas. and Red Shaw
Barnhill.
The three moored their plane on
the lake shore last Wednesday while
they went on a prospecting trip in
the mountains.
When they returned they found
high water had floated the plane
away and ice had punctured the
pontoons, sinking the craft
All of the party's food was lost
except some canned beans, which
they ate. until Pilot Woodley ar
rived
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-08-24
Four KetChikan
Men Are Alive
After Explosion
Accident Occurs on Small
Cruiser-Rescued
by Cyane

KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Aug. "a
Four men, aboard a small cruiser
which exploded Sunday night, are
safe.
Martin Bugge, miner, was burned
seriously about the face and hands
by the explosion.
w. A. Bates, banker, was less
seriously burned.
Z Edward Bates, son of the banker,
and Arndt Bue, we're not injured.
Following the explosion all took to
the shore in a small boat.
The four were seen near Snug
glers' Cove by Pilot Bob Ellis who
radioed the Coast Guard patrol
boat Cyane which went to the scene
and picked them up and brought
them to Ketchikan.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-08-24
CRACK GUARDS
OF DEFENDERS
IN new MOVE
Both Flanks of Invaders
Are Struck-To Pinch
Off 10000
MAJOR BATTLE NOW
BELIEVED IMMINENT
Air Raids Continue-W
ships Shell Land Posi-
ton at Shanghai

BULLE TIN - SHANGHAI
"Wednesday, Aug. 25) - Chin
csc airplanes swept over Inter
national Shanghai early this
morning in awe inspiring recon-
Nuisance flights while Japanese
naval guns crashed in a pro-
longed bombardment of Woo
sung, Shanghai's Yangtze River
outlet to the sea to cover the
landing of fresh japanese
troops.
The Chinese air force, fol-
lowing the example of their
Japanese enemies, secuted over
the heart of the city after mid
night but dropped no bombs.
Opposing land forces, hem
ming the international settle
ment, seemed content to hold
their lines.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-08-24
Barley Looming as Big
Shot; Maybe Candidate in
Next Election;Who Kno,Us?
SEASON ALWAYS OPEN

All this Presidential specializing
is pretty long-range, but the cam
didate guessing season is seldom
closed in Washington. OF course,
the outlook for Barley or any other
potential Democratic Presidential
nominee is contingent upon wheth-
er President Roosevelt himself is
drafted for third term.
The Kentucky Senator mas been
a staunch Rooseyeltian with re-
puted talent for keeping on good
terms with anti-administration
Democrats even during the fiercest
stages of the battle over the Pres
ident's Supreme Court enlargement
bill.
He was quoted recently in an in
terview as being for "the adynce-
ment of liberalism" as a Democratic
party objective. That was no rad
cal bombshell for even the most
conservative of old-line Democratic
politicians. When was there a
Democratic, or for that matter, a
Republican aspirant for the Presi-
dency who didn't contend he was a
Continued on Page Five
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-08-24
GIANT NAVY
FLYING BOAT
DROPS DOWN
Crashes in San Diego Bay
While Making Night
Landing
FOUR OF SIX MEN
ABOARD ARE DEAD
First Disaster to Hit Ger
tain Aviation
Section

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Aug. 24.-Res-
cuers today searched the wreckage
of a giant $150,000 Navy flying boat
for the bodies of four of six men
who we're carried to their deaths
when the plane crashed in San
Diego Bay while making night
landing last night.
Two bodies have already been re-
covered.
The crew included three officers.
This is the first disaster to strike
the Navy's flying boats which have
made mass flights to the Honolulu
Canal Zone during the past two
years.
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ANOTHER ACCIDENT

BREMERTON, Wash, Aug. "a. -
Navy officials today started an in
quiry into the crash of a U. S. Ne
vada warplane on the strait of Juan
De Fuca yesterday They are at
tempting to determine the cause
of the accident which cost the life
of Aviation Machinist Mate William
Heotis.
Officials believe Cadet Victor
Schatz of Walla Walla was plotting
the plane when it became entangled
in sleeve target towed by Lieut..
Joseph Murphy.
A gust of wind is thought to have
thrown the target in the path of
the plane flown by Schatz.
Schatz escaped by parachute, but
no trace of the plane or of Heotis
has been found.