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Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-23
Lawrence
Surgeon In
State Pen

Raleigh, Dec. 23.-(AP)-Dr. Ben
Lawrence, Raleigh physician has &C.
copied the post Of surgical consultant
at Central Prison, Frank Dunlap,
State Highway and Public Works
Commission chairman, said today.
Il accept the position which you
have so graciously offered me-" Dun
lap quoted Lawrence as saying in a
letter.
The commission has decided to build
the new women's dormitory at State
Prison here with convict labor. The
use of prison labor on the project was
approved at a meeting of the COM
mission here yesterday, which also
awarded contracts to low bidders on
IL road projects.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-23
Chairman A. E. Morgan In
Inmates He Would We'll
come Congressional
Investigation
HIS TESTIMONY is
BITTERLY ATTACKED
Morgan and Lillienthal, Eel
low Directors Attack Evil
dence Given at Hearing
Over Marble Leases of SEN
ator George Berry, Demo
crat, Tennessee

Knoxville, Tenn, Dec. % (AP)-The
long-rumored rift in the IVA director
ate was in the open today, with Chair
man A. E. Morgan limiting he would
welcome a congressional investlga-
ton on "the general situation"
Directors H. A. Morgan and David
Iillienthal criticized testimony given
bv the chairman Monday as con-
demnation hearing involving the Nor
ris dam reservoir, marble leases of
Senator George Berry, Democrat,
Tennessee, and others.
The two directors accused Chairman
Morgan of making statements with
false and malicious" inference, "try-
ing to discredit IVA attorneys hand
ling the Berry case, and giving a pre-
judicial account Of an agreement by
a majority of the board to conciliate
the Berry claim"
Soon after these charges were made
public Chairman Morgan issued
statement that cit seems improper for
a witness to discuss the case in pub
lie before a decision is rendered"
IF 1 should have other evidence
concerning the general situation
which was not pertinent to the case,
and which should not be injected into
the situation pending a decision in
this condemnation suit, it would be
available if there should be a congress
sional investigation"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-23
81 Are Hurt
In Crash On
Pennsylvania
None Seriously In
jured as Passenger
and Freight Trains
Meet Head-On

Emporium, Pa, Dec. 23.-(AP)-An
eastbound express of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad ran through an open
switch and crashed head-on today
with a freight on the siding.
The Pennsylvania railroad report
ed 10 of the 131 passengers, two fire
men and an express messenger had
been hurt, none seriously.
The two engines of the express, a
truck of it's first car and the pony
truck of the freight locomotive were
derailed. The accident occurred after
the passenger had made a stop at the
flag station here to let off a passen-
ger and was moving slowly eastward.
A board of inquiry was called to
investigate with Division Engineer
Butler in charge. A switch engine car
ried the passenger coaches to their
journey from Buffalo to Philadelphia
an hour after the crash, which oc-
CURED about one a. M.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-23
Insurgents
Smash Into
Siege Area
Franco Is Preparing
Counter Offensive
Against Loyalists
At Teruel,

Hendaye, Franco-Spanish Frontier,
Dec. 23.-(AP)-A column of insur-
gent artillery and troops today smash
ed through the government ,sieee of
the military garrison at Teruel, a
radio dispatch reported adding coun
tcr-offensive was being prepared.
The message from the Teruel radio
station received at insurgent head
quarters at Irun said the garrison and
some of the civil population still were
resisting the government assaults.
Barricaded in a seminary overlook
ing the ancient Aragon city, insurgent
troops had made their stand after a
surprise government attack drove
them out of the city in tlizzard The
defenders mounted machine guns in
the huge structures twin towers, Gov
eminent forces rolled field guns into
the city and shelled the citadel which
insurgents hoped would become an
other Alcazar. The governments new
ly organized fast tank army which
had played a major role in the Teruel
offensive, joined in the assault.
"The Teruel garrison is resisting
heroically," declared an insurgent com
munique issued at Salamanca. Insur-
gents announced relief columns push
ing toward the beleaguered die-hards
were shattering enemy resistance
five miles southeast of Teruei
- s1seN.s sR@~
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-23
Senator Says Is Necessary
Neither To Quit China
Nor To Go To War
With Japan
WHEELER WANTS TO
WITHDRAW ENTIRELY
Would Bring Home Troops
and Ships; Borah Says
"War Psychology" Being
Built Now Is Similar To
That of World War Days
Twenty Years Ago

Washington, Dec. 23.-(AP)-Sena-
tor Borah, Republican, Idaho, con-
demned today the creation of "a war
psychology" contending it was Meth
er necessary for America to get out
of China nor to go to war with Japan
Commenting to newsmen on the ia
panese situation the first time since
the sinking of the gunboat Panay,
Borah said:
81 do not think we ought to get out
of China or leave the east, and Meth
er do 1 think that if we fail to do so
we are going to war with Japan.
"We have the right and it is our
duty to protect our people lawfully
in China, and our legitimate interests
there. l entertain the view that we
can do so without resorting to war
or being involved in war"
Another Senator, Wheeler, Demo
crat, Montana, took a different view
in talking to reporters. He urged
American troops and ships be with
drawn from China.
Borah said the American people
should be on guard against war pro-
paganda such as that which was pre-
valent in World War days.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-23
-
Japan Army
Admits
River Firing
Attack on Americans
Conceded; Claim To
Have Helped Res
cue Operations

Tokyo, Dec. 23.-(AP)-The Japan
csc army today admitted for the first
time the machine-gunning of Amer
leans in the Yangtze river Panay in
cident, but not mention firing on
the United States guntoat itself.
Lieutenant Colonel Nishi, former
assistant Japanese military attache at
Washington, described at length the
incident in which the Panay and three
other American vessels were attack
ed. He had just returned from an in
vestigation held at Pukow across the
Yangtze river from Marking.
(Nishis Investigations had formed
the basis of previous official Japan
csc army statements on the Panay in =
cident. He flew from Shanghai to
Tokyo yesterday to submit his detail
ed report to the war office.
previously Major General Harada,
iC.1ntiiiued az, Page Three.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-23
Will Abandon "Hands-Off"
Policy Pursued During
Recent Extra Con-
gress Session
STANDS FIRM FOR
HIGHWAY FUND CUT
Wallace Also Pleads for
Trade Between Farmers
and Labor in Order To
Force Labor Bill Through;
To Probe Recession; Dig
Into Peonage Charge

Washington, Dec. 23.-(AP)-Evi-
dence accumulated today that Presi-
dent Roosevelt, fore-warned by his
experience at the special session of
Congress, was preparing for ii rough
and-tumble battle, With admenistra-
ton foes in the forthcoming election
year session.
The developments since the House
side tracked the administration
wage-hour bill have convinced many
observers the chief executive will
ABANDON. the "hands-off" attitude he
assumed during the recent session
and will take aggressive leadership
of the legislative program.
One bit of evidence they cited was
Mr.. Roosevelts letter yesterday to
Chairman Cartwright, Democrat, Ok
lahoma, of the House Roads Commit
tee, reiterating his demand for cur
tailment of Federal road appropria-
tons.
Another was an appeal by Secretary
Wallace for farmer-support of wage
hour legislation in return for labor
support of the farm bill ~
Officials arranging for the Senate's
unemployment investigation beginning
January 4 minated, meanwhile, it
would develop into broad analysts
of the extent of the business recession.
Governmental and industrial lead
ers will be called, they said, to testify
on present industrial actt,fty and
prospects for the next few months.
Some informed persons forecast
that the inquiry, under the direction
of Senator Byrnes, Democrat, South
Carolina, would be one of the most
significant events of the coming con-
gresSiOnal session.
Other developments:
The Justice Department disclosed
Continued on Page Four.I
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-23
ARMY PLANES HUNT
FORPARACHUTEM MAN
Corporal Lands In Water
While Playing Santa
Claus at Boston

Boston, Mass, Dec. % (AP)-Army
planes and police boats searched Bos-
ton harbor today for the body of U.
s. Army Corporal Harold Kramer, 3d.
Of Winthrop, whose parachute des-
cent as flying Santa Claus turned to
tragedy last night over Boston's
oceanside airport, when a freshenlng
wind blew him into the water.
Veteran of more than 100 success
full jumps in eight years, Graner
plunged to his death while his young
wife and their 18-months-old son look
ed on in the midst of group of army
wives and children to whose Christ
mas party he was making his annual
contribution.
Investigations were launched by the
Federal Bureau of Air Commerce, air
port officials, the Army and Boston
police.
Kramer bailed out over the airport
Continued on Page Six.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-23
Follows Similar Chinese Re-
gime Set Up Ten Days
Ago At Peiping for
a. the North.
INVADERS PUSHING
INTO THE INTERIOR
Conquest Appears Nowhere
Near Over; Foreigners Are
Warned To Leave Hang
chow Immediately To Es-
cape Imminent Japanese
Siege; Americans Flee
(By The Associated Press


Japan formed a new autonomous
government at captured Marking to-
day, presumably to replace Generals
simo Chang Kai-Shei:'3 nationalist
government.
1t was only ten days ago a similar
autonomous government headed by
Chinese was sctup by Japan at Peip-
ing, center of the vast North China
region taken by the Japanese army in
it's latest invasion of China.
Chang Kaki-Shck moved his gov
crnment far inland, out of reach of
Japanese arms, several weeks ago
when he decided Marking was indie
fensible.
The Japanese army appeared today
to be nowhere near the end of its con
quest as it was spreading it's reaches
over an Overwhelming front which
threatened to encompass every impor-
tant coastal city and inestimable ter
ritory inland. Foreigners were warned
to evacuatA Hangchow, Chekiang pro-
vince capital and seaport, tho escape
being endangered by an imminent
siege by Japanese forces. The Japan-
csc warning also included Smashing,
near the Gulf of Hangchow, 35 miles
southwest Of the provincial capital.
Three hundred Americans and other
foreigners fled from the threat of an
other Japanese attack at Hankow,
Yangtze river valley city. The fore
igners boarded a special evacuation
train bound for Hong Kong.
Diplomatic repercussions from the
involvement of foreigners in recent
Japanese activities :still remained
grave. Great Britain and the United
States awaited formal answer. to notes
protesting Japanese attacks on their
ships.
Great Britain, was taking measures
to insure quick movement of elements
of her Mediterranean fleet to China
waters in an emergency.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-23
SENATE ASP|RANTS
FACE BUSY HOLIDAY
Reynolds and Hancock To
Make Good Use of Recess
From Congress
Daily Dispatch Bureau
Tn the Sir Walter Hotel

Raleigh, Dec. 23.-The merry Yulc
season will be a business and scho-
lastic holiday time, but it is unlikely
to be much of a political holiday for
Senator Robert r. Reynolds and his
avowed opponent, Congressman Frank
Hancock.
Adjournment of the special session
gives the pair a chance to get back
to North Carolina, which means it
will give them a chance to make poll
teal hay as the sun shines or the
snow fall, as the case may be.
Already there is one clearcut issue
between them-the Wage and Hour
bill. Hancock will try to make capital
out of the fact that he voted for the
successful effort to fecommit the bill.
Continued on Page Three.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-23
Stundbibe
Crashes In
GOLSbOrO'

Goldsboro, Dec. 23.-(AFD-The up
per part of a 100000 gallon city stand
pipe gave way today and flooded sew
eral blocks on the northwest edge of
Goldsboro.
City Manager z. G. Hollowell said
the upper force of the 49-year-old
pipe used as auxiliary water storage
for the city system gave way and dam
aged the tank beyond repair. He said
the city would push plans for a new
80C00-gallon replacement.
Charley Davis, operator of a cafe
grocery near the pipe estimated the
water damaged his place about $500.
A. T. Griffin Manufacturing Com
pany's frame garage and stables were
washed away.
Davis said he was asleep in the back
of his store when a noise resembling
thunder awoke him. He said he grab
bed his clothing and found water
surging all about him.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-23
DOZEN. EXECUTIONS
IN STATE FOR 1887
Executive Clemency Was
Granted Ten Others, Gov
ernor Hoey States
Daily Dispatch Bureau.
Tn Tho Sir Walter kIOtt

Raleigh, Dec. 23.-The State of
North Carolina executed a dozen
criminals during 1887, while Cover
nor CLYDE r. Hoey granted executive
clemency to ten others whom the
courts had doomed to die.
After reviewing any analysing the
record, Governor Clyde r. Hoey de-
clared that there is no discrimination
against Negroes in the administration
of justice in North Carolina.
"A review of the capital cases act
ed upon throughout the year dlscloses
that both in the courts and before the
executive the matter of race or color
has not been the determining factor
CONTINUED on Page Four)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-23
War Psychology In U.S..
Is Denounced By Borah
Miss DiCkersOn
Is Given Award

Townsville, Dec. 23.-(AP)-LOu
Ella Dickers0n, of Townsville, a
All club member, received a re-
frigeratOr here at public exercises
Tuesday as one of the eight prizes
awarded section winners in the ma
tiOnal All club food preparation
club contest. Around $4,000 girls
competed in the contest.
Miss DickersOn, for three years
adjudged the healthiest girl in
Vance county club work, is 10 years
old and in four years of club work
reported she had prepared go
meals for a family of eleven and
canned $50 jars of fruits and vege-
tables.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-23
WAYNE NEGRESS is
FREED BY MR.. HOEY

Raleigh, Dec. 23.-(AP)-Governor
Hoey announced today he had COM
muted the 2O-to-30-year second degree
prison term of Lucy Wilson, Negress,
sent up from Wayne county in 1924
to the time already served in prison.
The governor paroled eight prison
ers and refused clemency requests of
Il,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-23
MAN
TO HELP SEAWELL

Raleigh, Dec. 23.-(AP)-Attorney
General A. A. F. Seawell announced
today appointment of James A. wei
Ions. of Smithfield, to his research de-
partment succeeding ]. c. B. Ehring-
haus. Jr., now with the Unemploy-
ment Compensation Commission.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-23
WPA ALLEGATIONS
IN EAST REVEALED

Raleigh, Dec. 23.-(AP)-The WPA
announced ALLEGATION today of $751;
$50 to Fairmont for street improve
ments, ALLEGATION of $4,031 for sewer
lines in Tarboro, and $4,245 to Edge
combe county to improve roads at the
county home.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-23
FURTHER DECLINES
IN COTTON MARKET
Lower Gables and Foreign and Hedge
Selling Turn Trends Slight
ly Downward

New York, Dec. % (AP)-Cotton flu
lures opened six to nine points off on
lower cables and foreign and hedge
selling. March was selling at 8.31 short
ly after the first half hour, when the
list was five to seven points net lower.
March at midday was $780, when prices
were about three points net lower.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-23
AVOIDANCE OF WAR
is NEVER CERTAIN
United States in Embarras-
sing Situation Now Be-
cause of New Law
BY CHARLES p. STEWART
Central Press COlumniSt

Washington, Dec. 23-Countries are
drawn into war in such an infinity of
different ways that it seems well
nigh impossible for any particular
country to adopt an advance policy
to keep itself out of the next one.
One school of thought is to the eff
feet that strong nation, well prepar-
ed for war, is likely to be left in
peace, because it is too dangerous to
CONTINUED on Page Three.l
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-23

Senator Elmer Thomas of Okla
homa announces that the senate
agricultural committee has au-
thorized him to prepare a resolu-
ton for submission at the regular
session of congress requesting the
federal reserve board to raise
price levels" to those of 1926 and
keep them there. Thomas said
that the resolution would ask that
the dollars value be cheapened by
22 cents from its present value.
Senator Thomas has been a leader
OF the cheaper money" group
whom opponents term as infia-
tioniSts.
:, Central PYess
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-23
Heavy Earthquake !:.t
Strikes Tn Mexico


City early today, killing at least
two persons and crushing adobe
homes at the outskirts of the city.
Mexico City, Dec. 23.-(AP)-
A heavy earthquake lasting exactly
one minute shook the capital at
1913 a. m. (8:18 eastern standard
time) today. No serious damage
was at once reported, but telephone
and telegraph communications to
some parts of the interior were
severed.
The Mexico City observatory was
unable to determine the epicenter
of the quake at once, and it was
feared heavy damage might have
resulted in the interior.
New Orleans, La, Dec. 23.-(AP)
Father o. L. Abel, of LOyOla Uni
versity, reported today the LOyOla
seismOgraph recorded severe
earthquake which began at 1921 IL
a. M, central standard time, and
was continuing at 9 a. m.
Father Abel estimated the quake
centered 1,5OO miles from New Or
leans, but did not indicate the di-
rectiOM
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-23
WEATHER

FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Probably rain tonight and FIJI
day: slightly colder in central por-
ton tonight. ~.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-23

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Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-23

CONTINUED on Page Six.)
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the South. The storm of criticism and OPP
position to the measure which is now in
full force in the South, and throughout the
country, is the heaviest press barrage
which has been aimed at any new deal
measure except the court packing pro-
posal The press of the Southern States is
almost solidly arrayed against it and hum
dreds of newspapers throughout the coun-
try are opposing the measure. including
many newspapers friendly to Roosevelt
The voters of the South should promptly
and emphatically come to the support OF
their section, as its industry and business
is threatened with extinction by the Black
Connsry bill. They should get information
about this measure and then promptly
voice their sentiments to their representa-
tives in Congress.
The Times-News has large amount, of
information in regard to this bill which it
will be pleased to supply to Interested
readers of this newspaper.
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ENDEAVORING to avoid TIA
- dreaded Guinea Gains as hi
sailed for India, one Pedro AL.
varez Cabral was drawn into thu
strong Brazilian current. On Eas.
ter, the year 1900, he entered {
bay along the coast and forthwith
took possession of the land in the
name of the King of Portugal. Sc
the history of Brazil began.
Supposing that he had reached
the further side Of India, Cabra!
dispatched a boat back to Lisbon
with the news. Subsequently vast
areas of the new territory were
divided into colonization tracts
and passed out to court favorites
Or mobiles. But the settlement,
scheme failed.
With the discovery of gold in
1891 and diamonds some years
later, Brazil took on a new life,
Then in 1907 Napoleon's troops
invaded Portugal, forcing the
royal family to flee to Brazil. On
that event the country's future
turned. Thousands followed the
royal family to the new land and
took root. The result was that
eventually Portugal decided to re-
establish the South American
kingdom it had once abandoned.
To prevent this, the Brazilians re-
VOTED. And in 1922, at the end
Of bitter struggles, Brazil pro-
claimed its independence. Not I'M
Ill 1925, however, did Portuguese
troops finally withdraw and the
crown recognize the declaration.
The stamp below was issued in
1922 on the centenary of Braziro
independence. 1t pictures PreSi'
lent Pessoa.. w
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NEWSPAPERS OPINIONS
BUT WILL WE GET UP AGAIN?

According to The Progressive Farmer, the Rev.
John w. Holland used "Gone With the Wind as
the text of sermon and said: '1
Occasionally throughout the volume you find a
sentence that fairly leaps up of the page One of
these sentences came from the lips of southern
woman. She was one of the patrician ladies of the
Old South, a woman of exquisite character who
had seen the fires of war burn over everything
pnou which her home and society had been built
"Her words ran something like this: Some peo-
nile are like wheat straw. When the storm sweeps
over the wheat field, the stems break and cannot
rise again. But some of us are like buckwheat
straw which has life in it, When the wind blows
the buckwheat down, it will straighten up again.
We Of the Old South are buckwheat straw--we will
get up again." ."' TO a@'-'
= There is nothing of the Old South in the spirit
Of the New Deal Yet the South's senator's and
representatives, with few exceptions, have been
consistent advocates of il. They do not seem to
understand that the political vagaries and caprices
of the last several years are likely to fatten the
South. II these gentlemen in the congress at Wash
ngtn are buckwheat straw it is high time that they
were given evidence of it.
The South as it has been is down. 1t has permit
ted one political adventure and another to imperl
it. In the period of Reconstruction southern men
nj whom was buckwheat straw faced the necessity
of making empty money bags stand up. They knew
by painful experience that extravagant spending
brought bankruptcy. Their descendants should know
that extravagant spending in this time leads to the
same unhappy condition.
The South can get up again if there is sufficient
buckwheat straw in its makeup. It can order its
affairs much better than politicians in Washington
who are interested in other sections can order
them. If its senators and representatives should
stand up for their section the Western senators
and representatives stand up for theirs the South
would be in better case. There is so much make
believe in the United States at this time that the
South does not appear to perceive that violent
storm has swept over it and that grave damage to
its morale has been done. Beggars at the feet OF
politicians in Washington are not made of buck
wheat Standardization News and Courier.
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WASHINGTON. Herbert Hoo
W. YER stayed in New York on his
last visit far longer than any but
his closest friends supposed.
Holding forth as an elder
statesman of the Republican par
ty, he conducted long series of
conferences with party leaders
from various states at his tower
apartment at the Waldorf. Hoover
sought support for an early con-
vention of somewhere between
1000 and 10000 party leaders
which would develop a conserva-
tive Republican policy and at the
same time re-establiSh his own
power and prestige.
Ex-Gov. ALI Landen of Kansas
completely spoiled the whole
party by fatty refusing to attend
any such convention.
This was the latest episode in
q Landon- Hoover feud which be-
gan, perhaps, when Hoover made
his speech at the last Republican
convention, and the Landon lead
ers suspected he was trying to
snatch the nomination from under
their noses.
During the campaign Hoover
made two speeches. Landon didn't
want him to make any. Landon
didn't even want; to see Hoover
after the nomination and didn't,
until Roy Roberts of the Kansas
City Star persuaded him. Lam
don felt Hoover was bad medi-
cine for the party and Hoover felt
insulted at his attitude.
Landon has always been more
or less sympathetic to much OF
the New Deal, although some of
his advisers led him away from
such positions in the campaign.
More may be heard from this
feud. Hoover can exert control
over conservative majority of
his party's national committee