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Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-15
BY ROGER w. BABSON,
Copyright 1888, Publishers
Financial Bureau. Inc.

St. Louis, Missouri, July 15-It
seems strange to be writing out here
on European conditions, but l am
moved to do so by the peculiar at
titude of my friends in the Central
West There are facts about the fore
ign situation which must be recognize
ed We are now buying abroad only
half the goods we were last year. In
turn, foreign buying of our goods has
dipped 20 per cent under the highs
of six months ago. This means that
the recession, at first confined to the
United States, has been spreading
over the world.
The turn for the better in Amer
lean business, however, has now
come With the United States such a
powerful factor i'm world business
this means that there is a good
chance of preventing another depres-
sion from sweeping the entire globe.
period of bad business in Europe
at this time might easily touch off
a new World War. Belgium is already
recovering after her spectacular
slump of last Summer; but France,
The Netherlands, England, and Italy
are suffering from dull business.
Czechoslovakia and Poland are feel
ing the European recession, while the
break in commodity prices has been
raising havoc with the more prlml-
i've countries.
Austria First Step.
Germany however, is apparently
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-15
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.

Raleigh, July 15.-In the nearly
score of primary contests in which
many and various kinds of frauds
mistakes" and irregularities" have
been charged, it is very noticeable
that each and every complainant has
been called attention to some assert
ed misuse of the absentee ballot.
In other words, the absentee ballot
law seems to be at least a contribut-
ing factor in all of them.
Sometimes the petitioning candidate
has alleged that votes were 'mis-
counted" In other cases, there have
been charges that figures were deli
berately changed to the benefit of
some particular candidate. 1t has
been quite usual for the defeated can
didate to allege that Republicans
were permitted to vote for his OPP
ponent.
The outstanding feature is that in
every case it has been added land
there were great frauds in the use of
the absentee ballot"
That there were cases in which the
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-15
Roosevelt
Lauds Navy
In Defense

Aboard President Roosevelt's train,
Enroute to Yosemite, July Is (AP)-
The navy claimed wide attention as
powerful defense weapon today under
a spotlight focused by President
Roosevelt.
Speaking at Treasure Island. in
San Francisco Bay, yesterday after
noon, the chief executive declared the
fleet was mot merely assembled" but
a potent, ever-ready fact" In the
defense set-up of this country.
Then, a short time later, he sat on
the forward slyer-structure Of the
cruiser Houston while she steamed
up and down a line of 60-odd men of
war.
Mr. Roosevelt made his declaration
of the nations potency simultaneous
ly with hint of the UniteI States
willingness to participate in arms re-
duction with world powers.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-15
Al SMITH TALKED
FOR SENATE POST
G.. o. P. In New York Will
ing To Endorse Him;
Would Worry FDR
By CHARLES II. STEWART
Central Press COlumnlSt

Washington, July ia scheme OF
Representative Hamilton Fish, Jr., to
have AL Smith run for the United
States Senate in New York State as
an independent Democrat, but with
Republican Endorsement, doubtless is
highly unlikely to be realized as a
concrete political development
However, it certainly is a fasclnat-
ing suggestion.
Suppose AL actually were to make
such a run and that the Republicans
did indorse him. Would that not gum
up the Empire commemorative cam
paign in unprecedented fashion? In
fact, it would have national roper
cussions. Major ones, too. lndeed'
major-issimo.
Some More '1fs".
And if AL were to be elected?
If he declared his candidacy ana
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-15
Absentee Ballot Figures
In Practically All 1893
Election Fraud Charges

privilege of absentee voting has been
abused, if not made the vehicle for
actually scandalous and criminal
practices, has been abundantly proved
For instance, the Richmond County
Board of Elections canvassed 447 alb
sentee ballots-it threw out no less
than ia.
In Davidson more than $50 voters
were certified by physicians to be
"sick" and unable to go to the polls
vet there was no epidemic there on
July g. In Durham, approximately 600
absentee ballots were cast in the run
off primary, though there have been
absolutely no charges that any of
these were illegal.
In the second gubernatorial pri-
mary of 1896, Governor Hoey received
a total of 266,354 votes. 1t has been
estimated, and undenied so far as
this correspondent is aware, that ap-
proximately $4,000 of them were alb
sentees.
It is perhaps significant that there
has not been a complaint this year
from any county in which the use OF
absentee ballots is barred.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-15
Big Forest Fire
RACES Throughout
Northwest Area

Seattle, Wash, July 15.-(AP)-
Flames leaping high in the air crack
led through the forests on the Olympic
peninsula today, routing vacationists
from summer homes and threatening
a valuable stand of timber.
An area eight miles long and two
or three miles wide, already lay in
blackened ruins.
Continued warm weather was a
major handicap to the weary army of
200 men laboring to check the blaze.
Much of the burned over land was
logged off but several patches of
virgin timber were consumed.
Fifty boys from prominent Seattle
and Tacoma families were packed
and ready to leave their picturesque
summer camp on a moments notice.
The flames had advanced within a
quarter of a mile of the camp.
Nothing will save all this timber
unless it is a miracle or a good stiff
rain,' a grimy fire-fighter declared.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-15
Storms Hit
Md-Atlanhc
States Hard

New York, July 15.-(AP)-A lash
ing rainstorm and gale-like winds left
a trail of havoc along the middle At
lantic seaboard today.
Racing across southeastern Penn
sylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and
the eastern shore. of Maryland, the
storm, accompanied by lightnings,
flooded scores of homes, scattered
fishing boats helter-skelter, ripped
off roofs, felled trees and damaged
corn fields and orchards.
Within about an hour the storm cut
a swath through Monmouth, N. j.
Mayor Walter Sweeny, of Seabright,
estimated the damage in his town, in
Guiding the cleanup cost, at 100000.
Trees in nearby Red Bank, N. j.,
were uprooted, blocking off nearly a
score of streets Train service on the
Sandy Hook branch of the Central
Railroad of New Jersey was inter
rupted.
In Delaware, the worst of the storm
conferred over the Milford-Houston
area in Sussex county.
In Pennsylvania the storm blocked
highways with fallen wires and
branches, sent signs sailing and tore
down hundreds of trees.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-15
U. S. Recovery May Avert
A Worldwide Depression
Economic Situation May Co inspire To Make Germany
Boss of Central Europe; Thinks Mussolini and
Hitler Will Break as ermany Moves to East

holding her own. Austria, since her
seizure by the Nazis, is rapidly throw
ing off a severe business setback and
solving unemployment. The annexa-
ton of Austria was a masterstroke
for Hitler. Germany has strengthen
ed her economic reserves, both of
raw materials and foreign exchange.
Moreover, l am convinced that the
taking over of Austria was just the
first step in Germany's planned march
toward the Black Sea. The factories
of Bohemia, the grain fields of Hun
gary, and the oil wells of Rumania
beckon Hitler on to the East. The
Kaiser's old Berlin to Bagdad"
dream may yet matedialize under
Nazi leadership.
The principal weapons in this Ger
man drive down the Danube will not
be tanks, airplanes and bayonets. The
campaigns will be won in the fields
of commerce rather than on the. fields
of battle. Take Czechoslovakia, for
instance, Her strength lies in the
great factory section of Bohemia. Yet
she is completely landlocked. Her
chief outlets to the sea are through
German or Polish ports. Germany can
easily block the movement of Czech
goods across German soil. She can
ruin Czechoslovakias vital export
business and force her into the Ger
man sphere. She can do the same with
all the small, backward countries of
Inner Europe. AS she penetrates east
ward, she will weave these countries
into her own economy by improving
Continued on Page Six.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-15
Senate Investigating Com
mittee Sends Official
Into State To Learn
True Facts
HOPKINS BELIEVES
RELIEF TO DECLINE
Sees Signs of Falling Off In
Employment in Nation;
Justin Miller, Former Duke
Law Dean, Considered for
Supreme Court Cardozo
Vacancy

Washington, July 15.-(AP)-Chair
man Sheppard, Democrat, Texas, an
nounced today the special Senate cam
paign expenditures committee was in
vestigating charges of political abuse
in Tennessee.
Sheppard told reporters after two
hour committee session this was the
''undisclosed state" to which spe-
cial committee Investigator had been
sent
The chairman, who previously had
refused even to name the state, de-
clined to detail the causes of the Ten
nessee investigation. Earlier he had
said charges of misuscs of public
funds were involved.
Senator Berry, Democrat, Tennes-
see, is opposed for denomination by
Tom Stewart, Winchester; J. r. Nit
chell, Cookeville; j. r. Neal Knox
Vile, and E. w. Carmack, Murfrees-
boro, according to the committee rec
ords.
The committee delayed final action
on complaints from Maryland, Penn
sylvania, California and North Da-
kOta.
Meanwhile, WPA Administrator
Harry Hopkins is optimistic over the
employment outlook, despite years
peak of 2,53,354 persons on the re-
lief rolls II don't want to be Polly
Anna, but there are signs that the
relief rolls might come down. Hop
kins said at a press conference.
Other developments:
The names of handful of law
Continued on Page Six.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-15
Says Mills
Over South
CuttingPay
Rhode Island Tex
tile Official S a y S
Scales Being Pared
to Legal Bottom

Providence, r. l., July 15.-(AP)-
E. F. Walker, secretary treasurer Of
the Rhode Island Textile Association,
charged today that widely scattered
but important groups of southern cot
ton mills" have initiated within the
past two weeks "wage cuts averaging
from 16 to 20 percent" He said this
apparently had been put into effect
"for the purpose of reducing all
wages to point approaching the
minimum of Is cents per hour pro-
vided in the new wage-hour bill' be-
fore that act becomes effective.
Walker said the Rhode Island Tex
tile Association membership repre-
sents.O percent of the textile business
in the State. He made the charge in
a prepared statement.
Groups named by Walker included
Continued on Page Three.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-15
Airmen Continually Raiding
Japanese Military and
Naval Groups Below
Kiukiang
JAPS ARE UNABLE
TO CAPTURE CITY
For Three Days They Have
Made No Marked Advance
and Chinese Insist Drive
Has Been Brought to Halt;
japanese War Vessels Are
Reported Sunk

Shanghai, July 15.-(AP)-The tide
of battle appeared to be turning to-
day to favor the Chinese along the
upper Yangtze river after damaging
attacks by Chinese war planes.
Chinese announced their airmen
continually were raiding Japanese
forces, both military and naval, be-
low Kiukiang, which the Japanese
have been unable to conquer in two
weeks of bitter fighting. Kiukiang is
1876 miles from Hankow, seat of Cen
eral Chang Kai-Shek's government
and the ultimate objective of the ia
panese offensive.
For three days now, the Japanese
have made no marked advance, and
Chinese insist their drive has been
brought to a halt. 1t is fairly well es-
Continued on Page Six.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-15

For II minutes, the time it took the
procession of cars to reach City Hall
downtown New York screamed its
praise for the multi-millionaire Texas
sportsman and his mates and shower
ed the men with ticker tape tore up
and emptied from the windows of the
worlds greatest skyscrapers tele-
phone books, old stationery, letters,
newspapers.
New York, July 15.-(AP)-Back
from the greatest conquest of space
ever made by man-around the world
in less than four days-taciturn How
ard Hughes felt the gathering fervor
today of a thunderous, half-hysterical
Broadway welcome.
The official greeting was along the
typical welcome home" here line
that New York has reserved as an
accolade for the brave since the 1927
day when blonde young man named
Charles Lindtergh came back from
Paris.
The pattern prescribed a start from
the Battery, on the southern tip Of
Manhattan island, with the filters in
open automobiles. They were routed
ClIOuSu LIlC 0fAy -oOl q pei GU Oe1Aly Ollo VI
the financial district to City Hall,
there to receive the official welcome
of the city from Mayor LaGuardia.
After the ceremonies there, the pa
rade route lay up Fifth Avenue thro-
ugh showers of the traditional ticker
tape and the shouts of the populace
to the metropolitan club for luncheon.
Hughes brought his monoplane, it's
mighty motors laundering over Floyd
Bennett Field at 1884 p. M, eastern
standard time, yesterday, three days,
10 hours, eight minutes from the time
he left that airport last Sunday even
CONTINUED or | age six)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-15
BURST OF SPEED IN
LATE STOCK MARKET
First Four Hours of Days Session
One of SlOWeSt in Month,
But Pickup Follows

New York, July 15.-(AP)- After
plodding through the slowest four
hours in a month, the stock market
put on a burst of speed in the closing
lap of todays session, and leaders
shot up fractions to two points, with
few wider swings in evidence The
list advanced at the start, but met
sufficient profit-selling to cut top
marks in half shortly after the open
ing. Activity slowed from then on,
with little pickup in prices until the
closing period, when buyers gave
steels, motors and assorted favorites
fast whirl.
Transactions failed to reach 1OOO,-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-15
From Battery Through Sky
scraper Canyons of FL
nancial District the
Parade Moves
PROCESSION GOES
UP FIFTH AVENUE
Hughes Brought His Mighty
Monoplane Down on Floyd
Bennett Field Thursday at
1884 P. M, Same Spot
Where He Started Around
World Sunday

New York, July Is (AP)-HOw-
ard Hughes and his four globe
circling companions rode trium-
phantly up lower Broadway today
from the Battery to City Hall, in
the most tumultuOus heroes pa
rade New York has held in a de-
cade.
1t was like a thrOWback to the
halcyon days when Jimmy Walk
er was mayor, when Lindbergh
first flew the Atlantic, Ederle con-
quered the English channel, Byrd
flew across the North Pole, and
the canyons CT the financial dis
trict echoed with Grief of greeting
to the intrepid airmen.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-15
BODY OF SALESMAN
TAKEN FROM RIVER
Hubert j. Latta, Fayetteville Auto
Man, Fell From Boat Ii Miles
Down the Stream

Fayetteville, July 15.-(AP)- The
body of Hubert j. Latta, local auto
mobile salesman, who fell from
boat into the Cape Fear river Is
miles below here last night, was found
late this morning by a searching party
which had spent all night dragging
the river near the spot where Latta
fell overheard.
Latta was on a cruise with several
employees of a local motor company
at the time of the fall.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-15
2ODie When
Great Plane
Falls In Sea
Wreckage of Italian
Liner from Sardinia
to Rome Found by
Searchers

Rome, July 15.-(AP)-Wreck-
age of an Italian air liner which
plunged into the sea 20 miles off
Sardinia, carrying 20 persons to
their deaths, was found today by
searching planes.
Victims of the biggest disaster
in Italian civil aviation, included
six women and girl among the
16 passengers and four crew men.
The plane "T-VOlO" of the Ala
LitOriO Line, left CagIiara, Sar-
DINA, for Rome at 1885 a. m.
1:35 a. M, eastern standard time)
yesterday and it's last radio signal
Continued on page six)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-15
LeafScrap
Tax Upheld
In Decision

Raleigh, July 15.-(AP)-AttOr-
ney General Harry Mcmillan an
nounced today the constitutional
hy of the State law levying
license tax of $1,000 on dealers in
scrap tobacco had been sustained
ny Judge Paul FriZZelle.
Judge lrrizzelle signed a judg-
ment, MCMILLAN said, holding the
law was valid in ruling against
The Il. Il. Ficlxlen Tobacco Com
pany, of GreenvilIe, in it's suit
against Revenue Commissioner A.
y. Maxwell.
At the hearing before Judge
irlzzelle it YVES indicated an ap-
zeal TO the Supreme Court would
nc taken, regardless of his de-
c'si0n in superior court.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-15
WEATHER

LA HEX -. cmfwy
FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Generally fair tonight and Sat
nrday.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-20

COURT TO BE
CONSTRUCTED

Broadway between Seventh ano
Eighth. Ell Centre. will be the site
of an eight-unit bungalow court
to be constructed Immediately by
Sam Danenbers. he announced
Wednesday
Blue prints of the bungalows are
in the hands of city building in
specturs and materials are on the
ground for construction of an OF
flee and tool house. Danenberg said
he planned to have the houses ready
for occupancy in September.
One house will be of the five
room type with two bedrooms. The
remaining seven will have four
rooms each.
Danenberg said he also plans to
build six additional houses in this
block as soon as the lease on some
of the property expires. He is con-
sidering construction Of four single
and two double houses. He said
he is clearing lots at Fourth and
Broadway preparatory to building
theatre.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-20

WILL CONDUCT
I. Y. MEETINGS

TCwnSCndites will conduct Sc
ries of meetings in Imperial Valley
this week at which J. II Walsh
representative Of Los Angeles head
quarters, will discuss Townsend pol
it.cal party plans.
Meetings viii be held at 7:30 o.
clock in each instance. The Schcd-
ule follows: Brawley park, We'd
neSday; FL Centre, Wilson school
Thursday. Calipatria civic center
Friday; Hcltville civic center, Mon
day.
FL Centre city park will be the
scene of a valley wide rally at
2:30 o'clock Sunday. Walsh will
speak. A caravan is expected from
San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-20

age of the world was estimated at
100000 years
The new spectOgraph, used to
count the beta rays emitted from
potassium. has opened an amazing
field of research in potassium COM
pounds" Brewer said.
Our investigations have shown
that there are three distinct types
of potassium. which for convenience
we have named potassium 80, potas-
sium 40 and potassium Al Each
type differs in atomic weight.
by measuring the rate of disin-
tegration of potassium through the
centuries. We have oeen able with
the use OF the mass spectograph
to estimate the age of the world
at close to 10000 100000 years.
"CancerouS animals are diStin-
guished by a deficiency in iSotope
potassium Al" Brewer said I'm
affected tissue adjoining diseased
portions of the body show this
same deficiency"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-20
Ney-Cal Official
Visits Valley

Renewing old friendships in Ell
Centre Wednesday was Carl C.
Ernst, former assistant district
manager for Nevada California
Electric in Imperial Valley.
In December of 1884 Ernst was
promoted to the position of vice
president for the Nevada division
of the power company with head
quarters in Tonopah.
The current business recession
has not affected Nevada very much,
Ernst reported. and the mining ac-
tivity in that part of the country
is rapidly increasing.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-20
Assault Brings
80 Day Sentence

Floyd Jones. migratory worker,
will spend 90 days in the county
jail for assaulting Berl Clark at the
federal labor camp in Brawley.
He was sentenced Tuesday in
Brawley justice court. The knitting
occurred in the camp recreation hall
as Clark was talking to friends.
Clark recently was discharged from
the county hopsital where he was
taken for treatment of his wounds
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-20
Drunk Elephant Big
Problem i'm Zoos Act

ST. LOUIS. April 20. CUP)-Dry
forces and officials of the city zoo
were at odds today over the merits
of an elephant drinking act. feat
ure of the seasons wild animal
vaudeville show at the zoo.
Anti-saloon league members said
it was disgusting; Zoo Director Geo.
Vierheller said 1t was okay.
In the act. Clarabelle. Marian and
vi. baby Indian elephants, guzzle
thirstily from a bottle, stagger
about for a time and then pass
out peacefully on the floor while
a trainer sings Show Me the Way
TO Go Home"
The purpose of the act is to
demonstrate what patience and
care can do in the training of
animals" Vierheller said Anyone
who takes offense at it has no
sense OF humor left"
P. T. Tate, superintendent of the
Missouri Anti-saloon league. said
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-20
Clothes of. Missing
Aviator Found

NEW YORK, April 20. (UP)-
Clothes and documents belonging
to Andrew Carnegie Whitfield were
found today in hotel room vacat-
ed Friday morning, short time
before Whitfield took off for a
15 minute flight in his airplane
and vanished.
A man resembling Whitfield had
taken the room shortly after mid
night Friday morning, left it nine
hours later and never returned
This was at variance with earlier
reports given out by Mrs. Whitfield
who said her husband left home
at am. Friday, after telling her
he would return lin a few minutes.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-20
Moore Receives
Scout Group Job

Notification of his appointment
to membership in the Boy Scout
Regional Executive committee for
southern California and Arizona was
received by r. p. Moore today in a
letter from Raymond o. Hanson,
regional Scout executive.
Moore has been active in Scout
affairs since the founding of the
Boy Scout movement in Imperial
Valley
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-20
Examination for
Clerk Carrier Set

Examinations for a substitute
clerk-carrier for Ell Centre were an
nounced Wednesday by Elmer
Keltz, clerk of the civil service
board
Applications, available at the
Ell Centre post office, must be in
the twelfth civil service commits
sion office in San Francisco not
later than May 6. Further details
may be obtained at the Ell Centre
post office.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-20
Trio Take Sl3,
Negro Gets Watch

PHILADELPHIA, April 20. up
james Williams was standing on
a street corner when three baniits
armed with pistols, walked up and
took S13 from him.
Williams continued to stand on
the corner. Five minutes later
Negro. armed with a blackjack
stepped up to him ami took S14
watch that the trio had overlooked
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-20
MEXICAN BANDITS
MURDER SEVEN

MEXICO CITY. April 20. CUP)-
Four men, two women and one child
were killed and several wounded
when a group of armed men attack
ed the Santa Rosa ranch near
Guanajuato, El Universal reported
today. The attackers set fire to
buildings on the ranch. Federal
troops were sent in pursuit.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-20

tical issue because both he and
Murphy, McNutt's predecessor in
Manila, are running for reelection
on opposing tickets.
Shifting his barbs from McNutt
to Murphy and back again, Eneel
said that the bathrooms in the
palace" would have "a seating
capacity of AZ" .H
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-20
Design of Boulder,
to
Be Told i'm Volume

Design and CONSTRUCTION of I'M
perial and Boulder dams will be
Included in a book Dams and
Control Works. to be published by
the bureau of reclamation.
Temperature Control of Mass
Concrete in Large Dams, will be
outlined This chapter will refer
principally to the work on Boulder
dam
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-20
Gerard Defies Subpoena
OF Senate Committee

WASHINGTON, April 20. up
Sumner Gerard, treasurer of the
national committee to uphold con-
stitutional government. today de-
fled a senate lobby committee sub
pena to produce records of the con-
stitutional committee.