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Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-20
HOT DISPUTE OVER
MAE 'WEST'S SK17
Connery Wants License OF
Radio Station Withdrawn;
Slaps McNinch

Washington, Dec. 20.-(AP)-Repre-
sentative Cunnery, Democrat, Massa-
chusetts, demanded today that the
Communications Commission revoke
the license of the radio station from
which an Adam and Eve broadcast
featuring Mae West was originated
last week.
Connery declared the program twas
indecent"
The Communications Commission
already has ordered the National
Broadcasting Company to submit
CODY of the broadcast, as well as
COPIES of the contract between the
sponsor, Chase g. Sonborn, and NBC,
and names of stations which repro
duced the program.
Connery, in letter to Frank Il.
McNinch. commission chairman, said
the commission was "derelict in en-
forcing the communications at, and
that he had received volume OF
complaints" against the program
which he termed $50 in decent it
violated the sensibidlities of even
those who are familiar with the bur-
lesouing of the historical event"
He announced he would demand q
congressional investigation of the com
mission at the next session of Con-
gress.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-20
Offensive Imminent Into
Rich Chekiang and An
whei Sections Soon
Is To Begin
PRESSURE FELT ON
ALL COASTAL CHINA
Three u. S. Warships Stand
by at Tsingtao, Important
Northern Seaport, To Eva
cuate 300 Americans. If
Necessary; All Quiet Last
Night

Shanghai, Dec. 2O.-(AP)-An i'm
minent Japanese offensive in Chek-
lang and Anwhei, rich central Chinese
province, was disclosed today by Cen
eral Iwane Matsui, Japanese comman-
der.
The pressure of Japan's campaign,
however, was felt the whole length of
coastal China from Tsingtao, impor-
tant northern seaport, to Canton,
metropolis of the south.
Three United States warships stood
by at Tsingtao to evacuate about 300
Americans if necessary A Japanese
naval attack on the port, highly de-
veloped by Japanese industry, was
feared because of the destruction OF
rich Japanese properties by Chinese
troops there
Samuel Sokobin, United States con-
sui at Tsingtao, said "all was quiet
last night"
A Japanese spokesman said he was
informed Chinese had destroyed all
japanese cotton mills in Tsingtao.
Since all Japanese had evacuated the
mort at the outbreak of the war, Chi
nese had held the property as hostage
against attacks. It's value was est1mat-
ed at more than $87,O00,OOO.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-20
High Tribunal Decides Is
sue by Seven to Two Rul-
ing Handed Down
at Capital
5-TO-4 RULING IN
1928 is REVERSED
Sutherland and McRey-
nolds Dissent from Major
ity Views; Case Arises Out
of Alcohol Smuggling in
New York, Where u. S.
Used Tapping Evidence

Washington, Dec. 2O-{AP)- The
Supreme Court held today that evil
dence obtained by overlapping can
not be used in Federal criminal pro-
ceedings.
This seven-to-two decision, in eff
feet, reversed 1928 five-to-four rul-
ing that such evidence could be used
in. bootlegging prosecutions.
In todays opinion, the court ma
iority, through Justice Roberts, as
serted that the 1884 communications
act barred use of wire-taping evil
dence.
Congress" Roberts said, "may
have thought it less important that
some offenders should go unwhipped
of Justice than that officers should
resort to methods deemed inconsls-
tent with ethical standards and de-
structive Of personal liberty"
.-49,astice Sutherland, speaking for
himself and Justice McReynUlds, IN a
dissenting opinion, said to put the
sworn officer of the law, engaged in
combating organized gangs OF Grim
mails. in the same classification with
others. ais to lose all sense or pro-
portion"
The decision reversed a ruling by
the second circuit court OF appears
unfolding the governments use OF
such evidence in obtaining conviction
of four men on a charge OF smuggling
alcohol into New York.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-20
MR., HULL ASSERTS
PRESENT mo TIME
TO DEPART CHINA
Secretary of State Answers
New Jersey Senator Who
Urges Quick With
drawal
HAD LONG PLANNED
WITHDRAWAL THERE
Hull Declares Many Diff
culties Presented by De-
). gree of Protection Govern
ment Should Provide for
Its Citizens; Cannot Sud-
denly Quit
HAD LONG PLANNED
WITHDRAWAL THERE

Washington, Dec. 20.-(AP)-Secre
tary Hull said today that the govern
ment had long expected to withdraw
American ships and citizens from the
Far East 'when their appropriate
function is no longer called for" but
the present "does not seem an ap.
perfume moment"
In a letter to Senator Smathers
Democrat, New Jersey, the secretary
of state outlined the administration s
view of maintaining military forces
in the Far East.
Smathers had written favOring the
withdrawal of American ships and cit
izans from the danger zone. Hull said
the degree of protection this govern
ment should afford to citizens abroad
presented many difficulties and re-
suited in many conflicts of opinion.
He added that in the Far East, dur
ing more than a century, certain
rights, interests, obligations and prac-
tees had developed under which all
major powers have employed with
the authorization of theChinese gov
eminent, methods of safeguarding the
lives and interests of their nationals. "
"In a situation such as now pre-
vails," Hull continued, many of our
nationals cannot suddenly disavow or
cut themselves off from the past, nor
can the American government sud
denly disavow it's obligations and re-
sponsibilities.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-20
Bill
IsRushedTO
4
Senate Vote
Congressional Lead
ersAnxious To Pass
One'Measure In Ex-
ira Session

Washington, Dec. 2O.-(AP)-Con-
gressional leaders rushed the housing
bill to the Senate today in an attempt
to enact one major measure before
midweek> adjournment of the special
session.
A subcommittee voted unanimously
yesterday to recommend to the Senate
legislation differing in only a few de-
tails from a bill passed Saturday by
the House. The full committee was
called together today to add it's ap-
prevail.
Major Leader Barkley, Democrat
Kentucky, said he expected the final
Senate vote to be as one-sided as the
325 to % roll call in the House. The
bill designed to stimulate the residen-
tial construction industry by making
it easier for persons to finance small
homes.
The Senate and House measure
were so similar, leaders said, that
compromising differences should taka
virtually no time. Thus they hope to
send the legislation to the White
House before adjournment Wednesday
or Thursday.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-20
DEFER
TO JAN. ; EFFORTS
TO REACH ACCORD
Will Make No Move Until
Then To Reconcile Diver
gent Senate and
House Bills
MARKETING QUOTAS
WANTED BY SENATE
Senate Penalties for Fail
ure To Cooperate Much
Heavier Than House; Crop
! Surplus Feature Contained
in Measure Lately Passed
/ In House

! Washington, Dec. 20.--(AP)-Two
unforeseen developments cast shad-
ow today over administration hopes
for quick enactment of a long-range
farm program.
A joint Senate-House committee de-
cided to delay until January the
start of it's meetings to reconcile diff
ferences between the divergent crop
control bills approved by the two
chambers.
There was talk that proponents OF
the side-tracked wage-hOur bill might
attempt to block approval of the COM
mittees farm hill compromise when
it is submitted to the House.
The committee will be concerned
primarily with these differences be-
tween the bills:
, 1. The Senate authorized Secretary
Wallace to impose compulsory mar
keting quotas for wheat, cotton, corn,
rice and tobacco at much lower levels
than the House provided.
2. The Senate penalties for failure
to cooperate i'll the new program are
much heavier than in the House YER
sion. ,e.
8. The House authorized Wallace to
set up to about 100000 900 year to
dispose of crop SURPRISES and to- find
new markets and uses for the five
basic commodities. The Senate bill
does not contain such provisions. y
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-20
Virtually Every Statement
By Naval Officers and
Survivors Is Denied
In Report
SAYS ARMY BOATS
MADE NO ATTACKS
Further Asserts Gunboat
Was Moving at Time of In
cident; Tokyo Reverses
Previous Statement That
Denied River Craft Fired
On Vessel

Shanghai, Dec. 20.-(AP)-The ia.
panese military attache issued today
report on the sinking of the United
States gunboat Panay which contra
dicted virtually every statement pre-
yiousy made by American naval of
ficers and British, Italian and Amer
lean survivors.
The report Ky Major General Kuma-
kichi Harada purported to be "th2
gum total of staff officers investiga-
ton" of the bombing of the Panay
and three Standard Oil Company YES
sells December II.
In conflict with the stories of sur
yivors Haradas statement denied
that Japanese army boats had fired
on the Panay as it was sinking and
asserted the gunboat was moving at
the time of the incident, when Off
cially it had been reported anchored
for more than two hours in the Yang
TIE river, 81 miles above Marking.
In Tokyo the japanese Foreign Of
flee spokesman reversed a previous
statement in which he had denied
United States charges that the Panay
was fired on Dy Japanese river YES
sells. He indicated that Japan would
plead self-defense for the river boat
attacks on the American boat as it
was sinking under bomhardment by
Japanese planes and would claim the
Panay had changed positions on the
Yangtze without sufficient notice to
the japanese.
A foreign office official said yester-
day that Japan would reply to a sec
ond American communication giving
details of the attack before drafting
an answer to original American de.
mands for amends.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-20
1884, 81Bales of
Cotton Ginned*Of
1887 Crop so Far


Washington, Dec, 2O.-(AP)-
The Census Bureau reported today
that cotton of this years growth
ginned prior to December Ii
totalled 16,811,68 running bales,
including 297,891 bales of round
bales counted as half bales, and
1866 bales of American Egyptian
Cummings to that date last year
were 1859, ZIG running bales.
This years total cotton crop
was estimated by the Agriculture
Department recently at 18,746,OOO
bales of 500 pounds gross weight.
Ginnings to December IL this
wear included: North Carolina,
738.776 bales, compared with 5%2,-
1875 by the same time last year.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-20
East
In Hunt To
Get Payne
Public Enemy No |
of State and Com
panion Reported
Definitely Seen

Myrtle Beach, S. c., Dec. 20 (AP)
State, county and Federal Offic-
ers said today they believed Bill
Payne and Wash Turner, fugitive
North Carolina desperadOes, were
hiding in a forest near here.
Two men believed to be Payne
and Turner were chased into this
resort town last night. Fifty Off
GERS took part in the pursuit.
Highways leading out were heav-
lily guarded.
Police Chief A. F. Hamilton, of
Myrtle Beach, said the two men
passed within eight feet of him
shortly after midnight, but he did
not recognize them at the tiEsle.
Harry Wright told officers he
sold some gas at 1 a. m. to two
men who he said resembled pic
lures of Payne and Turner. The
men, he reported; appeared highly
nervous.
Raleigh, Dec. Highwa
patrolmen combed the eastern part G
the Carolinas today in search of two
desperadoes identified
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-20
Soviets Claim America
Is Overrun With. Spies
Of Japan; Admit Purges

once-high ranking communists for
selling Soviet secrets to Fascist
spies.
The announcement of the eight exc
cutions, which came as the Soviet cele-
brated the goth anniversary of the
Russian secret police force, said all
eight had pleaded guilty to treason
to the fatherland, terroristic activity
and systematic espionage in behalf
Of a foreign country.
They were given secret trials before
the military collegium supreme court
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-20

the same Spartan self-discipline that
had made him a symbol to Germany S
army when he was chief of staff un-
der Field Marshal Paul Won linden
burg during the World War.
Nv a strange coincident, the arch
onemv of Catholicism and militant
apostle of new Aryan anti-Cnrlstla,l
religion, spent the final days OF mis-
life attended by nuns in a Catholic
hospital.
Reichfuehrer Adolf Hitler and Field
Marshal Werner Won Blomberg were
informed immed tely. Hitler sent
condolences to the widow.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-20

Moscow, Dec. 2O.-(AP)-A high
Soviet official said today that Amer
lea sis overrun with Japanese spies, y
and Japan, "in its turn, seems to be
an arena for American intelligence
services"
This declaration was made by M. P.
Frinovsky, vice-commissar of internal
affairs, or vice-chief of the Soviet
Secret Political Police, in an article
in Pfavda, official communist news
paper.
He discussed the execution OF eight
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-20
STACY SELECTION
WAS CHIEF EVENT
But Hoey Last Week Warn
ed Motorists; Mayor
Cooper Breaks Again
Daily Dispatch Bureau.


Raleigh, Dec 2O.-A major change
in official personnel marked last week
in Raleigh as State Senator J. Ben
ton Stacy, of Rockingham county
stepped into the dictatorship OF the
division of purchase and contract as
Capus Waynick, of High Point, retlr-
ed to return to the newspaper busl-
ness as editor of the High Point En-
terprise.
Governor Clyde r. Hoey kept the
identity of his appointee secret rlgnt
up to the last minute, naming Senator
Stacy late in the afternoon of Decem-
Der IA. He took office the following
day.
Comment on the appointment was
altogether favorable, as the new pur-
chaser of State supplies was hailed on
all sides as exceptionally well qualified
u. -
l. (Contiuued on Page TWQl.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-20
is HIGHER
AT MIDDAY PERIOD

New York, Dec. 2O.-(AP)-CC- ton
futures opened two to nine points up
on higher cables and foreign buying.
March was 8.26 shortly after the first
half hour, when prices were to 5
points net higher. March advanced
to 1892 and at midday was $50, when
prices generally were seven to eight
points net higher.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-20
Ludend0rH,
Idol OF War,
Passes Away

Munich, Germany, Dec. 20.-(AP)-
General Eric Won Ludendorff, 72-year-
old idol of the German army, died to-
day.
The German World War comman.
der apparently was recovering from
an operation on an infected bladder,
but last night his heart failed.
throughout his illness of more than
three weeks, the aged warrior showed
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-20
FREIGHT INCREASE
DAMAGE TO STATE
Horizontal Is Percent Boost
Will Mean Further
Discrimination
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Whittier Hotel

Raleigh, Dec. 2O.-The horizontal
fifteen per cent freight rate increase
sought by the railroads of the United
States would still further increase the
rate differential already existing A.
gainst North Carolina and the South.
Stanley Winborne, utility commission
er, said today.
For that reason, he said, the State
of North Carolina will vigorously OPP
pose the horizontal increase.
eff there must be an increase" said
Mr.. Winborne, cit certainly should not
be horizontal percentage increase in
class rates. The South is already Ia
boring under an adverse differential
Of between 80 and 40 per cent and
the horizontal hike would increase
N@~&;~,nl ~ Doe,a Tvw,oN
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-20
WEATHER

FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Fair to partly cloudy tonight
and Tuesday; slightly colder in
central and extreme sOutneasI
portions tonight.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-20

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Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-20

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The Coolidge examiner., 1937-01-14
To Evade Jury
Duty You Must
File Exemption

The statutes of Arizona exempt
from jury service various classes
Of persons, viz: Those over sixty
years of age, civil officers Of the
state and the United States, minis
ters of the gospel physicians, den
fists and attorneys, editors, school
teachers and janitors, druggists
and others.
Any such persons to be entitled
to exemption must file an affidavit
with the clerk of the board of
Supervisors, otherwise they shall
not be eemp from jury service.
The board of supervisors will
shortly be preparing the 1887 jury
list and it is suggested that those
who desire exemption from jury
duty follow the above procedure,
as under the law they cannot claim
this exemption when actually called
for jury duty unless they have pre-
viously filed the affidavit.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-01-14
New Building For
Naomi Davis Being
Built In Coolidge

Foundation was laid, Monday
morning, for a store building "a
40 feet in dimensions in South
Main Street just north of the 21-0
Club, to be occupied by the Sanitary
Grocery & Market.
Mrs. Naomi Davis, owner of the
market, is having the building erect
ed for her place of business. Car
renter Tom Wall is doing the work
rs a day job.
The building is to be frame
covered outside with sheet iron and
the ceiled inside, walls and over
head, with plaster board. The roof
will be flat and will be constructed
OF corrugated iron, sloping length
wise from the east front Wall said
the building, when completed, will
represent an outlay of "around
$3.50"
Mrs. Davis, now conducts the
Sanitary Market & Grocery in West
Coolidge Avenue just across the
street from George Y. Wah's
grocery store.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-01-14
Postal Receipts
Here Show Town
Is Growing Fast

According to figures furnished
The Examiner by Postmaster ]. r.
Boone postal receipts at the Coo
lidge postoffice have been increas-
ing very rapidly during the past
four years.
For the quarter ended December
81, 1888, the postal receipts (stamp
sales) at the Coolidge postoffice,
were only $1,626.94, as compared
with $2,767.2S for the quarter ended
December 81, 1886, gain of ST.
14O.34.
The figures for the last quarter
for each of the following years are:
1888, $1,626.94; 1884, $1,99717;
1885, $2,427.34; 1886, $2,767.2S.
The above figures represent stamp
sales only money order fees not
being included.
Since stamp sales are a recogniz-
ed business barometer everywhere,
the showing made by Coolidge is
an enviable one.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-01-14
Number At

ever their head and go back to
steep" Mullen told The Examiner.
lie believes some other means of
sounding a fire warning should be
provided
According to McMullen the citizens
who did respond last Friday morn
ing worked like Trojans to savo
adjacent buildings. The Valley
Garage building adjoining the
Spooner building on it's north side
and it's was in greatest danger and
it contents being saved was due to
hard work and a good water pres
sure, McMullen stated.
The Spooner building was valued
at around $1,000 and the loss is
total, since it was uninsured. Up
until the day preceding it's destruc-
ton it had been used as an office
for Deputy Sheriff Asa Gardner,
who now is located in the brick
justice Of the peace office.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-01-14
VALUE OF NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING
EMPHASIZED BY LOCAL AUCT I0NEER

One of the finest examples of the
value of newspaper advertising was
pleasantly brought to the surface
right here in Coolidge, last Satur-
day, when at least one hundred and
fifty men and women attended the
]. w. Wonderly auction sale in
South Main-st two blocks south of
the Valley Bank.
The ground was soaked and
chilled, a mean wind from the east
was stirring, but the crowd was
there and remained there for more
than two hours, buying most every
article cried.
Wonderly, an experienced auc-
tioneer, who has left off the
Colonel" public criers generally
append in front of their cOgnomens,
had not been in Coolidge a week;
he placed an eight-inch display
advertisement in The Coolidge EX-
aminer and quickly organized him
self into a committee of one to
hold a public auction in Coolidge
Saturday afternoon. Januaray g.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-01-14
Deere Centennial
Observance Here
Pleases Everyone

Competent tractor, tool and i'm
plement men, connected with the
John Deere Implement Co., spent
Monday in Coolidge at the Craw-
ford Tractor Co.'S headquarters in
East Coolidge Avenue, demonstrate
ing tractors, caterpillars, tools and
implements manufactured by the
company, the occasion being OBJ
servance of the company's centen-
nial anniv ersary in business. J. f.
Badley and Peter Rey were here
from San Leandro, Calf, and
William Bickel and N. L. Larson
from San Francisco.
Talking moving pictures explain
ing and showing farm equipment in
operation were screened thruout the
day, and lectures were given.
The display was visited by a
large number of Coolidge communi-
ty farme'3 thruOut the day, and -
the time The Examiner "droored
in" there were more than twenty
local people in attendance. All who
attended were we'll pleased with
what they heard and were shown
Guests We're served light refresL-
mcnts at noon.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-01-14
Some Lucrative
Positions Open

The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced open
competitive examinations as fol-
lows:
Associate home economist, $3,-
200 year, Office of Experiment
Stations, Department of Agri-
culture.
Associate exhibits designer, 49,
200 a year, assistant exhibits de
signer, $4,000 a year, Forest Servi-
ce, Department of Agriculture, and
Social Security Board.
All States except Colorado, Iowa,
Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, Ne
braska, Utah, Vermont, Virginia,
and the District of Columbia have
received less than their quota of
appointments in the appOrtioned
departmental service at Washing
ton, D. G.
Full information may be obtained
from the Secretary of the United
States Civil Service Board of Ex-
aminers at the post office or
customhouse in any city which has
postoffice of the first or second
class, or from the United States
Civil Service Commission, Wash
ington, D. G.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-01-14
COOLIDGE FARM BUREAU FEDERATION
COMPLETES ORGANIZATION TUESDAY;
FRED WUERTZ MADE VICE-PRESIDENT

Fred Wuertz was elected vice
president of the Coolidge Farm
Bureau Federation unit at called
meeting held in the Community
Church's edifice last Tuesday even
ing, at which President George
Hanna presided.
Guy Attaway was elected iecre-
ry-treasurer, and C. l.. ousen
was chosen to serve as program
supervisor Ed Lacey will serve as
county delegate.
The meeting, despite the in
clement weather, was well attend
ed, with a number of women pres
ent. The next regular meeting will
be held on the second Tuesday in
February, same place, at 1880 p. m.
George w. Barr, extension de-
partment, University of Arizona
was the principal speaker, and
President H. D. Koihsmeir of the
Casa Grande FBF was present to
extend an invitation to the locals
to attend the county meeting to be
held at Casa Grande Monday and
Tuesday, Feb. 1 and 2, a banquet
to start the two-day meeting off
Monday evening.
Barr began his address by stat
ing that he had gotten a broader
conception of the Importance of the
national Farm Bureau Federation S
activities by attending the confer
ence recently held at Los Angeles.
He dwelt upon the assertion that
the American people in recent years
have become more deeply imprest
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-01-14
Young Oklahoma
Ex-Convict Held
Here For Burglary

Melvin Lee knight, self-confess-
cd eX-cOnvict, from Durant, Okla,
was arrested here late last Satur-
day night inside the Borree store
in East Coolidge Avenue, by Deputy
Sheriff Asa Gardner, and when ar.
raigned before Peace Justice
Charles d. Elledge, Monday morn
ing, his bail was set at $1,000 after
Knight had waived his right to
have a preliminary hearing.
In default of bail knight was
taken to the countp Jail at Flor
erce, Monday afternoon, by Deputy
Sheriff Gardner, where he will be
Lcld for trial in Superior Court.
Knight gained entrance to the
Burree store by shattering the glass
from a window frame at the north
end of the building. When Deputy
Sheriff Gardner, accompanied by
Tom Whitten, accosted Knight in
side the store, he had sacked up
cOnsid daraDIc groceries and tobaac-
eos, preparatory, the officer SAID,
to removing them from the store.