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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-28
Ontario: Premier Missing On Brief Flight
BARLEY SAYS
THIRD TERM IS
NOT INDICATED
Explains to United Press
Purport Of Campaign
Speech Last Night

LEXINGTON, n.y., July IS
(UPD.-United States Senator
Alben ". Barkley, senate major
ity leader, who is campaigning
for denomination in Kentucky,
today told the United Press he
did not presume in his speech at
Covington last night that PresI-
dent Roosevelt will seek a third
term.
Barley said in his Covington
speech: Il keynoted President
Roosevelt into the White House
in 1892 and 1896 and might be
the keymoter in 1870" Senator
Barley told the United Press by
telephone that he might be the
keynoter in 1910, whether the
Democratic candidate is Roose-
Welt or someone else.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-28
CRACK REBEL FORCE
IS RUSHED NORTH

HENDAYE, Franco Spanish
Frontier. July %. (UP)-Gener-
alissimo Francisco Franco We'd
nesday halted his Valencia often
sive and rushed 10000 of his
crack troops northward across 80
miles of rugged mountains IN an
effort to throw back the govern
ment's Catalonian thrust.
AS the governments intefns-
tional brigades of the 3rd and
44th divisions laid siege to the IN
surgent base Of Gandesa, IA miles
west Of the Ebro river forming
Catalonia's western boundary.
and moved into the outskirts,
Franco moved swiftly to avert
collapse Of one of his most vital
lines of communication.
If Gandesa, hub of a network
Of highways, falls to the loyalists
the entire northern walls of Fran
co.'s corridor to the Mediterranean
in eastern Spain.-cutting loyahst
territory in half-will be threat
ened.
The surprise loyalist offensive
continued yesterday along front
curving northward for SO miles
from Tortosa on the seacoaSt ~
above Gandesa.
The governments swift advance
appeared, however, to have been
stalled on it's flank, leaving
spearhead jutting nearly 20 miles
west of the Ebro at Gandesa.
which is 80 miles inland.
Francois race against time TO
put his 10000 troops, tanks and
artillery across the mountains -
hating his push down the Teruei
highway to Sagunto and Valencia
indicated that the loyalist Cat
alonian commander, Gen. Vim
cente Rojo, had succeeded in his
prime purpose Of diverting enemy
pressure on Sagunto.
If Franco hopes to re-conquer
a ragged triangle of territory
along the Ebro that has fallen TO
the loyalist in the last II hours
he must establish at least five di-
visions on a 50-mile front and
either weaken his drive on Sagun-
to or abandon his Estramadure
offensive on the other side Of
Spain, frontier military observers
said.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-28
CT. @. Organizer
Denies Being Paid
For Informa ton
But Says He Was Offered
Chicken Ranch to
Quit Activities
By GERRY ROBlCHAUD
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, July -. (lP).
Elmer G.. Lehman told the senate
civil liberties committee last night
that James l.. Williams, chief OF
Republic Steel corporations po-
lice force, offered him $500 and
a California chicken ranch If he
would drop his 1896 activities as
a member of the steel workers
organizing committee, A '.lO.
affiliate.
Williams, who confirmed that
he had sought to interest Lehman
in dropping his union activities,
also testified that he paid the
former S.W.O.C. man $500 for
the sole purpose Of having nm
stop "bothering' Republic work,
ers. Lehman heatedly denied
taking the money.
Because Of the conflicting teS-
timony Committee Chairman
Robert NJ. LaFOllette, P, Wis,
recessed the hearing until today
at which time it is expected he
will seek to determine if an ac-
tual transaction took place.
Lehman was discharged from
the steel unions organization be-
cause of belief he was reporting
names of union men to Republic
officials.
Lehman earlier testified that
Williams approached him several
times under the name of Halas
and that the chief often was ac-
cOmpanied by Dewey Jones, an
other Republic police official. At
one time, he charged, Williams
offered to get him job at a
Ford plant.
Earlier, Harold Varga, who
claims wide strike-breaking ex-
perience, told the committee that
he left Youngstown, o., during
the "little" steel strike of 1887
because 1--WE never seen so much
artillery on union guys as did
there"
Varga was accused by union
Continued on page four)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-28
INVESTICA 7 E
PRIMARIES IN
3 DIXIE STATES
Senate Group Says Every
Questionable Device
Used In Tennessee
MAY MAKE FINAL
DECISIONS ON BERRY

WASHINGTON, July 20. (UP)
The senate campaign eXpendl-
lures committee today sent SIX IN
veStigatorS to Tennessee to gath
er additional evidence Of ques-
tionable practices in the Demo
cratic primary campaign. The ac-
ton was taken after the commit
tee had studied reports Of one
agent, who said both federal and
state employees are being assessed
for campaign funds.
The senate campaign eXpendl-
lures committee last night charg-
ed that every available scheme
and questionable device" is being
sued in the Tennessee primary
fight involving the seat of Senator
George l.. Berry, wealthy labor
leader, and forecast that the SEN
ate may make the final decision.
The situation, shot through
with what Senator David |. Walsh,
D., Mass, Il member of the com
mittee. termed gutter politics,
was described to the group yes
terday by one Of its agents which
spent a week in the state His re
port led to the dispatch of addl-
ticnal investigators TO the scene OF
one Of the South's greatest poLltl'
cal feuds III years.
Berry, who broke with the New
Deal over its wageS-hOurS and
spending policies, is being backed
by Governor Gordon Browning
and his Influential state organl2a-
lion. Tom Stewart, Berry'S chief
opponent, is supported by the
famed political machine of Ed
Crump, Shelby county boss, and
by Kenneth Mcclellan, senior sen"
atur from that state.
apparently every scheme and
questionable device that can be
CONTINUED on page iOurj
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-28
TWO CORPORATION HEADS
TO BE HEARD IN IVA QUIZ
Chairman Harcourt Nor
gan Scheduled for Wit
ness Stand Today

NEW YORK. July %. (uP).
Executives Of two Of the nation $
largest utility organizations with
extensive properties in the Ten
nes>cc valley have accepted an
invitation of the congressional
committee investigating the TNA
to test on iva rates and other
aspects Of the federal power pol
icy.
Wendell |. Wilkie, president of
Commonwealth and Southern cor
poration. and {. r. GroeSbeck,
chairman Of the board Of the
Electric Bond and Share company,
accepted the invitations to appear
before the committee.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-28
Mayor Is Thanked
For City's Aid To
Civilian Chinese


Mayor A. V. Edwards has re-
ceived a letter from Theodore
Roosevelt, Jr., national chairman
of the United Council for Civilian
Relief in China, thanking him for
the contribution of this city.
''The knowledge that the Amer
lean public responded to the cry
Of people in distress is the per-
sonal reward which We of the
United Council share with you"
Chairman Roosevelt said in the
letter.
A tag day was conducted here
and considerable sum raised for
this relief work. In other parts Of
the country Bowl of Rice parties
were conducted with the proceeds
going to China relief.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-28
JAPS MASS 70
DIVISIONS FOR
HANKOW BLOW
2 Columns Of Nearly 200,-
600 Men Stage Rock
Crusher Drive
FLEEING CHINESE
STRAFFED FROM AIR

SHANGHAI, July 20. (UP)-.
Two Japanese columns, compris-
ing an army Of nearly 100000
men, Numbered over the rolling
plains below Hankow today in
rock-crusher drive that foreign
observers believed would seal the
fate of the provisional capital.
Foreign colonies in the path of
the retreating Chinese armies, in
GLIDING 81 Americans at the re-
sort town of kuling on the upper
end Of Poyang lake, prepared for
emergency defense measures, and
steps were taken by foreign con-
sulates to remove their nationals
if the peril became acute.
Although Chinese reports indi-
Gated defending forces were in
orderly retreat" and intended to
make a stand near Nanchang
japanese and other sources midi
Gated Chinese were fleeing pell-
nell before the smashing Japan
csc offensive.
A Japanese cOmmunlque said
japanese bombing planes raked
the retreating Chinese with ma,
chine-gun fire, skimming low over
their rear lines and strafing them
constantly to prevent reorganlza-
ton.
A third japanese column mean
while hammered through Chinese
defenses north Of the Yangtse riv-
er, and was boring through east
rrn HankOw to strike Hankow
from the northeast.
The Japanese advanced toward
Taiho, IS miles north of HukoW
on the YangtSe river, apparently
in an effort to straighten their
front. The southern columns were
advancing SO rapidly there was
some danger Of outstrlpping the
northern wing and permitting the
Chinese to outflank the Yangtse
columns.
Japanese reports admitted Chi
nese had filtered through the
lines and there was widespread
guerrilla activities along the Jap
anese rear, as far east as Nam
king, but they said Chinese SUI
fered heavy casualties in the
guerrilla clashes.
The japanese have concentrate
ed 20 divisions along the Kiuki-
ang- Nanchang front, apparently
preparing for a crushing blow at
Hankow. 1t was reported heavy
reinforcements were being moved
up from Shanghai.
The Japanese apparently are
planning to reduce Chinese de-
lenses around Hankow by aerial
bombing, as they did at Marking,
before attempting a final assault
on the capital. Most Of the Chi
nese ministries have been moved
up the Yangtse to Chungklng,
and Hankow was reported in an
almost constant state Of aerial
alarm.
japanese engineering units
were pumping out the airdrome
at Kiukiang, flooded under five
feet of water when several breach
es were made in the Yangtse
CONTINUED on page three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-28
SPANS PEACE
HOPES FADE
With new push
Power Of Rejuvenated
L.oyalist Force Is Yet
To Be Tested
SEIZE QUANTITIES
OF REBEL SUPPLIES
(By United Pres,)

Prospects for peace in Spain to
day had faded further when the
rejuvenated loyalist troops struck
deeply into the flank of the rebel
army advancing on Valencia.
Government forces crossed the
Ebro river, encircled the import.
ant rebel communication base at
Gandesa and captured quantities
Of war material as they pushed
their front line out to Ribarroja.
Fatrella Villalba and Bot.
The Importance Of the surprise
advance in connection with loyal
list ability to turn back Rebel Gen
eral Francisco Francois army re-
manned to be tested.
So far only an aerial counter
attack has been attempted.
Meantime in Czechoslovakia,
Nazi leaders in the Sudeten re-
gion rejected the governments
new minorities statute as ''swin.
die" but willingness of cabinet to
negotiate for a settlement kept
alive hope Of peaceful solution
In Moscow major purge Of
spies and enemies of state" III
far eastern territory Of Soviet
Russia was disclosed with the ap.
pointment OF Gregory Gorbach as
chief of secret police there. Hlx
predecessor has fled to Japan,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-28
j. s. REJECTING
NAILS Bid FOR
TRADE ACCORD
Washington Claims Dis
elimination; Berlin Is
Vague as to Payments

WASHINGTON, July %. (UP)
Responsible German sources said
today that Germany had offered
to negotiate a trade treaty with
the United States and had been
refused.
The offer, they said, would have
started a graduated increase OF
imports from America, leading to
annual guaranteed purchase of
American goods amounting to
100000 compared wi h
$l25, 100000 last year.
State department officials con-
firmed that the German govern
ment had made such a proposal
but said that it had not conform
ed to the basic requirement OF
this country's trade pacts - that
both signatory nations shall treat
each others goods on a most
favored-nation" basis.
The United States treats all
countries the same, generally, but
it claims that Germany dicrimi-
mates against American goods. AS
result of many disputes, Ger
man-American trade has been on
ly fraction of what it once was.
Germans here, who spoke for
their government, said that the
essence of their offer was to full
fill, as soon as possible, the "most-
favored-nation" requirement, and
that their government repeatedly
had made that clear to American
officials.
Under the German plan four
typical years of trade between
the two countries would have
been selected with guarantee to
restore trade to that average lev
ell. The years 1881 through 1884
had been suggested. American
sales in Germany then varied
$l91, 100000 ESTIMATED in cur
rent dollars) to $3l5,000,000 but
averaged about $222,000,000.
American sales in Germany have
never since exceeded even the
lowest of those years. Last year
they were only 125,000,000.
United States officials said that
they were cool to the plan be-
cause they regarded the 1931-34
period as depression years rather
than typical years. Moreover,
they did not like the idea of de-
lay nor certain vague" technical
arrangements about releasing suf-
ficient foreign exchange to pay
for the goods.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-28
TRUST ASSETS
OFF 6 BILLION
IN DEPRESSION

WASHINGTON, July 81. (uP).
The Securities and Exchange
commission report today disclosed
assets Of investment and trust
companies declined from $1,000
100000 peak i'll 1929 to a de-
preston low Of $1,000, 10000
Included IN the commissions
report on its study of investment
firms is preliminary to recon-
mendation for regulation of such
companies to be made to congress
later by the secretary.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-28
GIRL SCOUTS, TROOP |,
WILL MEET FRIDAY

A call was issued yesterday
afternoo nfor meeting of Girl
Scouts, Troop |, to be held Fri
day afternoon at 2:3O o'clock at
the cabin, when plans will be
made for the troops participation
in the Henderson county centen-
NAL
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-28
NEGRO HELD SAFELY

BELZONI, Miss, July ~. (UP)
Sheriff l.. NJ. Carter said last
night that Johnny Benson, rs
year-old NEGRO charged with the
murder of a white planters son
had been removed to an unindi-
Gated jail to prevent any out
break of mob action IN this small
town
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-28
Baldwin Reunion
Will Be Held
Sunday, July 81

Claude Cunningham, president
of the Baldwin family reunion,
announces that the annual re
union will be held Sunday, July
81. at the old home place of the
late w. J. Baldwin. All relatives
and friends of the Baldwin CON
nection are invited to be present
and bring baskets for the picnic
dinner.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-28

JUNEAU, Alaska, July 2S.--
CUP)-AirpOrt officials and army
signal corps members today sought
10 establish communications with
interior points in Alaska and Gu-
kou territory IN an attempt to 10
cate Untario's flying premier.
Mitchell Hepburn. and three COM
pani0uS who have been missing
more than 10 hours.
Aboard the plane with Hepburn
who Was making u flying survey
Of Canada'S wheat crop we've
Bernard +. (Sell En- Benz Smith,
famous New York stock market
operator Who has an obseSsion for
gold mines and who made for
tune during the depression; J. L.
BiCkell. Toronto mining magnate
who is one Of Cauada'S richest
and most handsome men, and the
uIlot James IOwue Of Toronto.
The plane. an amphiblan type
that would accommodate 10 pas
sengers but on this survey flight
was fitted for only the four Uccu-
pants. is owned by Bickell. The
party left Toronto Il week ag"
SUNDAY on All 5000 mile trip
through the new Canadian mining
district in the northwest territory
and across the western Canadian
wheat plains.
Last night at dusk Pilot Towne
lifted the big silver plane from the
flats at White Horse in the Gu-
kOn territory. for the l3j mile
flight 10 the Alaskan capital, 4
trip normally requiring not more
than two hours even with strong
headwindS.
The weather was unfayOrable.
The ceiling Was slow and heavy
rain storms swept through the
hazardous mountain passes that
separated this coastal city from
the tundra flats TO the eastward
of White Horse.
Towne was an experienced Arc
tie filler and aviatorS did not seem
tC be exceedingly apprehenSiye
over the safety of the missing
party. The first rule Of polar fly
ing is 10 sit down and wait until
the weather clears and veteran
aviatorS said that it was most
likely that Towne landed at one
of the three or four available
emergency fields along the route.
All the fields were without com
munication at night except for Il
chance contact by short wave IA
dio. and Alaskans seldom arouse
themselves early in the morning.
The course of the flight was
over a deSolate almost unlnhablt-
ed country and a forced landing
would be dangerous.
The Grammar amphibian has a
cruising speed of 1870 miles an
hour and a top speed of 100. Blck-
ell bought it several weeks ago
and this was it's first long trip.
Its owner is a pioneer mining man
of northern Ontario. He had Il
major part in developing the Nc
Intyre Porcupine Mines, Ltd,
which produces $5,000,OOO gold
annually.
Hepburn. leader Of the provln-
cial liberal party in Ontario, IS
one of the most cOlorful figures
III Canadian public life. Known
in the federal house as a progress
sive and reformer. he resigned his
seat TO enter the campaign against
the conservative party in 1884.
He won overwhelmingly.
Smith made $10,000,00O on the
bear side of the market during the
depression. His nickname (Sell
Emu came about from his fren-
zied order by telephone to his bro
ker to sell his holdings immedi-
ately after the market broke in
1929. He has been intensely in
terested in gold mining.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-28
City Schools Will
Open September 5

Formal announcement was
made today at the office of City
School Superintendent F. M. Wa
tiers that the opening date for the
1889 school term has been set
for Monday. September 5.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-28
Y Weather
WEDNESDAY

Maximum temperatures de
grees.
Minimum-6l degrees.
Mean-74.5 degrees.
Days range-27 degrees.
Normal mean temperature for
July-72.5 degrees. Rainfall to
date-S. "a inches.
Normal rainfall-6-0S inches.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-28
HEPBURN And
3UNREPORTED
over 10 HOURS
Airport and Signal Corps
Men Seek Word From
Isolated Areas
WERE ON TW0-H0UR
FLIGHT IN ALASKA
BULLETIN

BULLETIN
WASHINGTON, July %.
-(UP)-The Army Signal
Corps today advised from
Skagway, Alaska, that the
plane carrying Pre- m e r
Hepburn of Ontario had re-
manned overnight in Car
cross, Yukon Territory, and
was safe there.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-28
WEATHER

Fair to partly cloudy with /.
few scattered thundershower, to.
night and Friday. Little change
ia Temperature.
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GOOD AFTERNOON

Firebrieks are now being made
CIT Of old newspapers The left
wing sheets aren't any good: tSa
infIammstorJ.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-16

ically independent
A senator, with four years still to
serve, is semi-independent. A senator,
just coming up for a fresh test at the
polls, is as jittery as blazes. AS for
representatives, they everlastingly
are, as the expression is, just under
the gum.
A presidents responsibility is
heavier than lawmakers, too.
A president is one man.
A congressman's responsibility is
one-531st of one man's-except in
those rare situations where the vice
president has vote, making it one
532nd
"A Congressman Bargains.
A president has one general inter
est to serve. Many interests are in
volved in it, but he averages them up.
A congressman (senator or repres-
entative) has his own locality to look
out for To do so he may have to
make bargains with other congress
men-interests that are not his own,
but interests that he must get to help
him, supporting them in order to get
them to support his home folk, for
whom the others do not care boot,
except to get their own way.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-16
Mrs. Teiser Writes About
Visit She Made To SPAR,
Tells of Glamour and Rom of That Wonderful
Country Before 1t Was estroyed by Civil War;
Something Also Abcu Beauties of France

tain side, contribute to many pleasant
auto trips, and long remembered Wis
ions.
The city is spanned by beautiful
bridges on either side of which one
finds beautiful avenues of trees, bou-
levards, palms, flowers, gardens, ar
oors OF climbing roses, hotels, homes,
casinos, and a Kursal the last of
which is found in every European re-
sort and which provides fine concerts
and other forms of amusements.
Native Customs
1t is the quiet season now and
cnere are few visitors, which gives us
opportunity to observe more closely
the native who, because of his close
proximity to France, has not develop
ed the strong and hardy Spanish type
which we will find as we travel fur
Their south into Spain. His physique
and features are of finer type, SINH
lar to the French
But they are plain and hard-worl1-
ing people, particularly the women,
whom we observe in the market places
all of whom, however, look happy,
healthy, and rosy. Their produce is
first either saddled to the little donkey
or placed upon the top of the bus, re-
served for that purpose, which carries
it only a certain distance From here
the women carry it upon their heads
to the market place. After disposing
of their wares, they return on the bus
to the court yard, where their faithful
n ~ HI I,o
basket, to blod slowly but surely home.
there to prepare for the same journey
next morning.
Beautiful Women
Many of these women are old, and
though scanned with lines, their faces
are bright and rosy, and their clear
eyes denote youth and strength. The
black lace scarf is the most popular
head-dress; children and even very
young infants wear no head-dress Of
any description.
We were here for Easter Sunday
The streets were crowded with natives
| in their haTbitual garb: bright full
| skirt, velvet bodice, and lace mantilla
Even the young seemed serious ano
not in one single instance could we
find evidence of co-eds. It seemed
strange to find five or six girls ani
then five or six boys, promenadine
and apparently happy.
| No Race Suicide
| There is no race suicide in Spain
The children are healthy, and strons
and well dressed We see no povert!
and consequently no begging. Thu
cleanliness of the city brings to us re
collections of Havana and the Span
ish contingent in Havana correspond:
to the Spanish race here, from which
it springs. The two important indus
tries here are wine making and fish
ing. From here are shipped to al
parts of the world the anchovies
which are enjoyed in this country in
all forms of preparation.
The day spent in Biarritz concluded
our stay here, and we leave for Madrid
tomorrow at 9:55 a. m. April, from
whence I hope to write you of SPAIN
capital.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-16

(Cont1nr>o from rage One.)
concern over the fate of Austria and
other central European countries,
also voiced desire for hands-off
policy.
Austria's vital concessions to Reich
fuhrer Hitler in reorganization OF her
cabinet were widely interpreted here
as prelude to eventual surrender OF
her independence and more active
Nazl policy throughout all central
Europe.
AZ the British cabinet tried to in
+ernret the meaning Of events in
Vienna. there were no signs it was
planning any such measures as were
taken in 1881 when Britain and
France. through the League of Ma
items stopped short all German moves
toward Anschluss (union) with
Austria.
TTnder discussion between London
ana paris were possible effects OF
Anstria's yielding on Frances eastern
allies Czechoslovakia, Roumania and
YugOslayia. !.