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Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-20
SLIGHT GAINS FOR
INSURGENTS SHOWN
On Two Fronts Rebels Go Forward,
They Claim; Government
Troops Feel Security

Hendaye, France, June 2O.-(AP)-
Spanish insurgents today reported
slight advances both on the eastern
front and the Cordoba front in south
ern Spain.
On both fronts, the insurgents were
slowed down as they reached strong
government positions. Along the Medi-
terranean, south of Castellon de Ii
Planza, government militiamen were
making a strong stand in fortified
positions
Government troops felt secure in
their new positions.
Insurgents reported an advance of
nine miles along a tributary of the
zugar river, on the border of Cor
doba province Government artillery
on that point was said to be laying
down a heavy curtai nof fire on noun
tain slopes captured by the insur-
gents over the week end.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-20
w. B.. Aycock
Found Dead
At Raleigh

Raleigh, June 20 w. B. Aycock, A.,
a former insurance man here, and a
son of the late Governor Charles b.
Aycock, was found shot to death at
his home here this afternoon
Dr. Hubert Haywood reported to
officers that he answered a telephone
call from Aycock and found the man
dead in a bedroom when he got to
the house. DR.. Haywood said Ay-
cock had suffered shellshock during
the World War, and was rated "total-
ly disabled" by the Veterans Bureau.
The doctor said Aycock shot him
self, attributing the action to the
mans nervous condition.
W. H. Sawyer, Wake county clerk
of superior court, designated H. R.
Roberts, a justice of the peace who
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-20
STRIKE FROM LAND, AIR
IN DRIVE UP BIG RIVER

Shanghai June 20.-(AP)-Striking
both from land and air, the Japanese
today sought to blast out barricade
of rock laden boats at Matowchen,
which is blocking their drive up the
Yangtze river to Hankow, while Jap
anese planes continued to lombard
the boom, and overland columns ford
ed the swollen Tsien river and march
ed into Hotow, 80 miles northwest of
Natowchen, threatening a rear attack
against Chinese forces guarding the
barrier.
Another Japanese column, which
captured Taihu yesterday, prepared 10
drive southwark against Susung,
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-20
HANCOCK EXPENDED
S10,372 IN EFFORT
Reynolds Has Not Filed
Final Campaign State
ment; Others Report

Raleigh, June 20 (AP)-Represen-
tative Frank w. Hancock, Jr., of Ok
ford, who lost in his effort to win
Democratic nomination to the Unit
ed States Senate, reported today he
spent $1O,37283 in his campaign.
Senator Robert r. Reynolds won
denomination. He has not filed his
report, which is due by June 25, but
J. Y. Jordan, Jr., Of Asheville, Rey-
nolds manager reported he spent
$134.17 for the candidate.
Hancock listed as major expenses
items in his final report $1,167 for
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-20
Monopoly Probe 10 Hurt
No One, Senators Assert

Washington, June 2O.-(APD-Sen-
ators O'Mahoney, Democrat, Wyom-
ing, and Borah, Republican, Idaho,
declared today that business has
nothing to fear from the Federal in
vestigation of monopolistic practices.
They took issue with statement
by Representative Smell, Republican,
New York, that he was concerned lest
the inquiry be made an instrumen.
for f urther unjustified attacks on
legitimate business"
my belief isl said O'Mahoney
"that this can be cooperative OBJ
jective study Of inestimable value to
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-20

business. l have seen nothing to in
dictate any intent except to find q
solution of a difficult economic pro
blem This is a task for men of in
telligence, tolerance and goodwill in
business and government"
.O'Mahoney probably will be chair
man of the 12man committee, and
Borah is one of the members.
Borah declared II venture the be-
lief that the committee is not pro-
posing any which hunting program.
We have a great problem and it IS
our business to do what we can to
advance wise and just solution for
it."
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-20
Is Indicted
InSpyCase
InNezO York

New York, June 20.-(AP)- Three
indictments naming Is persons werc
returned today by the Federal grand
jury which has teen engaged in the
governments first intensive espion-
age investigation since the World
War.
The indictments were based on sew.
eral months of inquiry and four
weeks of closed meetings, during
which scores of men and women were
questioned. Two surprise witnesses,
Johanna Hoffman, hair dresser on the
North German Lloyd liner Europa,
and Private Erich Chaser, attached
to the army air corps at Mitchell Field
were called before the grand jury
shortly before the indictments wers
returned. Each is now held in $25,t00
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-20
MAXWELL SAFETY
CAMPAIGN UTILIZED
Foes of Diversion of High
way Money Count on Of
ficial's Theory
DniIy Dispatch Bureau.
In the Sir Walter Hotel.

Raleigh June 2O.-Two of the six
points of Revenue Commissioners A.
j. Maxwell's recommended program
for better highway safety are being
used by opponents of diversion as ex
cellent arguments for their program
of getting through a constitutional
amendment forbidding use of auto
motive tax revenues for any other
purpose.
The two points are Cd increase in
highway patrol personnel and CD con-
struction of semi-hard surface should
ers on all curves in the State, even
if it should tie necessary to refund
some of the States bonds in order 10
get the money to do it.
The meat in these two cocoanuts,
so to speak, which i-diversion
folks like particularly is the implica-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-20
OF 10 Dead In Wreck
Of Montana Train MISSING

cd tourist sleeper in which IL persons
had booked space forced Milwaukee
officials to abandon attempts to rai:e
t with cranes
They said they feared the bottom
of the sleeper might drop out, send
ing the bodies downstream. Sixteen
bodies, eleven of them identified,
have been recovered from the wreck
age.
Porters told of seeing as many as
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-20
Pope Heads
Bankers On
Sea Voyage

Aboard S. S. Reliance, Enroute to
Nassau, Bahamas, June 20 (AP)-R.
L. Pope, of Thomasville, today was
elected president of the North Caro-
lima Bankers Association to succeed
Frank Spruill, of Rocky Mount.
Other new officers are w. H. Wool
ard, Greenville, first vice-president;
B. r. Roberts, of Durham, second vice
president; r. c. Llewellyn, of Dobson,
third vice-president, and G. G. Huter,
of Roxboro, treasurer.
Among those named to the execu-
tive committee, were in group two,
w. ]. Ausbon of Tarboro.
Representative Harold D. Cooley,
Democrat, North Carolina, told the
North Carolina Bankers Association
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-20
RAINS AND BUYING
BOOST FOR COTTON
Futures Up 10 to 13 Points at Close,
With Spot Middling at
8G2 Pinnacle

New York, June 2O.-(AP)-Cotton
futures opened seven to nine points
up on higher cables and rains in the
cotton belt. Shortly after the first
half hour, October was selling at 8.53
with the list ten to twelve points net
higher. October sold off from 859 to
8.51, leaving prices nine points net,
higher at midday II
Futures closed 10 to 13 points high
err. Spot steady, middling 1852. IL
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-20
Official Photograph Il y Arm, Ain Corps

five or six 'todies carried away by 20
foot flood that rolled down the creek
channel.
The flood waters carried out 49,
foot fridge just before the train ar
rived at the crossing early yesterday
AS the muddy waters fell back from
the windows from the half-overturned
car, witnesses said they could see tie
bodies of passengers, some still in
their seats
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-20

Miles City, Mont, June 2O.-(AP)-
Custer creek, into which the Milwau-
kee railroads "Olympian' carried
nearly iorty persons TO their deaths
in the nations worst train tragedy in
years, resisted today the efforts of re-
scuers to reach one car still holding
its dead.
Heavy silt flowing into a submerg-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-20
WEATHER

FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Showers this afternoon and pos
sibly Tonight; Tuesday partly
cloudy, preceded by showers near
the coast; Slightly cooler in ex-
treme north portion and noun
tains tonight.
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Evening star., 1938-12-30
Japanese Cabinet
5hakeup Imminent
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC, Dec 30-A shakeup in
Japan's cabinet was reported i'm
minent today as result of a new
controversy over the stringent ma
tional mobilization act
There was no official confirma-
ton of impending changes, but
three key ministers held lengthy
conference today with Premier
Prince Fumimaro Konoye, which is
usual preliminary for reshuffling
1t was reported that Admiral No
bumasa Suyetsugu, ,reactionary home
minister, was again the storm center
because of his recent proposals to
make effective Immediately all arti-
cles of the mobilization act
Suyetsugu, who was accused last
April of attempting to organize a
Fascist party was one of the min
listers who helped bring on the cab
met crisis in May by insisting on
invoking additional articles of the
mobilization act, only partly in ef-
feet at present.
At that time Premier Konoye at
tempted to remove him from the
cabinet or shift him to the less
important public welfare ministry
to balance the designations of three
liberals but was said to have been
blocked by a certain group
Evening star., 1938-12-30
By THOMAS r. HENRY.
Star STAFF Correspondent.

RICHMOND. Va, Dec. 30.-Put-
ting buds to sleep and waking them
at will by means of two antagonistic
chemicals was reported to botanists
of the American Association for the
Advancement of Science meeting
here today by Dr. John D. Guthrie
of the Boyce Thompson Institute of
Yonkers, N. Y.
The discovery has far-reaching
implications in horticulture, it was
explained. BY means of sprays with
these chemicals it probably will be
possible to prevent peach, cherry
and plum trees from blossoming
during warm spells in late winter,
only to be blighted by the killing
frosts of early spring. Sometimes
entire peach crops are ruined in
this way, with loss of millions to
the growers.
There remain to be explored the
possibilities of the method in bring
ing flowers into blossom on definite
dates. such as Easter. It is eX-
pected to bring about great savings
IN the storage of potatoes, for which
it was originally developed.
Put Potatoes in Deep Sleep.
DR.. Guthrie found that when
stored potatoes at ordinary tenn
peratures were treated with a
Evening star., 1938-12-30
Wife Of Oil Magnate
PIunqes 10 Her Death
Rs the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-A des-
perate, 10-minute struggle between
nurse and patient ended last night
in the death of Mrs. Miriam Rieber,
wife of wealthy oil t1nancier, in q
35-story plunge from a window Of
her Central Park South apartment.
Wife of Torkild Rieber, chairman
of the boards of the Texas Co. and
the Texas Corp, Mrs. Rieber had
been under care of physician for
nervous ailment, police were told.
Miss Helen Koerner, nurse at
tending Mrs. Rieber for the past
two months, told officers she had
left the room to make tea and re-
turned to find Mrs. Rieber moving
toward the window.
Miss Koerner said she attempted
10 hold Mrs. Rieber but the woman
tore herself free and plunged from
the window.
The Riebers were married in
1909. Mr.. Rieber, born in Norway,
was said to be in Europe. Their
son Harold is in Texas. A daughter,
Ruth, who lived with her mother,
was not at home.
Evening star., 1938-12-30
Pathe Collapse
Linked 10 Death
Of Judge in 1884
Loss in EmbezzIement
May Reach TotoI
OF $500, 900
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, Dec 30-The French
press, speculating on bigger news be-
hind the 10000, 900 franc (about
$3,600O0O collapse of the French
Pathe Film Co., linked the case with
the mysterious death of Judge
Albert Prince in 1894.
Prince, known as "the man who
knew all" in the Stavisky scandal,
which shook France and upset the
cabinet five years ago, was found
dead on railroad embankment
near Dion some time after he dis
appeared.
LIE Petit Parisien, largest morning
newspaper in Paris, said business
man in Dion had asked Prince
shortly before he vanished what
Pathe-Natan shares were worth.
Sell them right noW," Prince was
quoted as telling his. friend. II am
going to have Natan arrested in a
few days"
Bernard Tanenzapf, also known as
Natan, former head of the Pathe
company and once known in Paris
as the "czar of the film industry, .
was one of four persons arrested
yesterday on charges of fraud and
conspiracy.
The exact amount lost in the
alleged juggling of assets was not
known. The authorities set the
amount at l40,000,0OO francs, but the
president of stockholders group
said he believed the sum might
reach 400,000,000 francs (about So
100000.
Evening star., 1938-12-30
The New
Congress

The new Congress, with its
new faces and new aims and
purposes, will be discussed this
evening over Station WMAL
at 6 o'clock by veteran mem
bers of The Stars political
writing staff. The new Con-
gressional picture will be COW
cred by J. A. OLeary, Will
Kennedy and James E. Chinn,
and a summary prepared by
G. Gould Lincoln will be read
by Bill Coyle, radio director
Of The Star.
A special discussion of Dis
trict legislative problems will
be made by Senator William
H. King of Utah, chairman of
the Senate District Commit
tee, and Representative Jen-
nings Randolph of West Vir-
ginia, new chairman Of the
House District Committee.
Evening star., 1938-12-30
Chamberlain Mediation
Ban Anqers Italians

ROME. Dec. 80 (P.-France's re-
fusal to have Prime Minister Cham
berlain of Britain mediate the
French italian territorial fight
brought a new barrage of Fascist
attacks today.
The attitude of France toward
Italy's natural aspirations" the
newspaper II Messaggero said, was
today's greatest obstacle" in the
path of European pacif1cation.
The press indicated that Italy
regarded Mr.. Chamberlain's jan
uary II visit as an opportune occa-
sion for discussion of her territorial
demands and might bring the sub
ject up regardless of the French
attitude.
Evening star., 1938-12-30
Scientists Put Buds to Sleep
To Save Crops From Ruin
Spraying Of Trees by Antogonistic Chemicals
Has For-Reochng implications

chemical known as potassium
napthalene- acetate they failed to
send out shoots. One of the chief
reasons for keeping potatoes in cold
storage at considerable expense is
to prevent this The chemical would
put them into a deep sleep from
which they could instantly be awak-
ened by another chemical, ethylene
chlorohydrin. They then would
start sprouting at once and could
be used as seed potatoes.
Potassium napthalene-acetate has
been known in the past as a root
growth-promoting substance. When
applied to cutting of roses it causes
roots to form much more vigorously
than ordinarily would be the case.
DR.. Guthrie found that it caused a
mild root growth from the sleeping
potatoes, a phenomenon never OBJ
served before.
A much more potent root pro-
ducer, he found was another chemi-
cal known as potassium indoleace-
tate. An application of it would
cause roots to grow from a tiny
cube cut out of the center of
potato. This did not. however, have
the same effect in preventing the
appearance of sprouts.
1t was natural step, DR.. Guthrie
explained, from potato sprouts to
tree buds, since both are essentially
Evening star., 1938-12-30
D. c. to Get $487, 500
Of Highway Fund
81 thu Associated Press

b tnt ASSOClateQ freSS.
Secretary Of Agriculture Wallace
apportioned S136 900, 900 to the States
and Territories today as Federal aid
for highway improvement and elm
ination of grade crossings during
the fiscal year beginning July l..
The apportionment included $780,
100000 for principal highways,
100000 for feeder roads, $20,-
100000 for grade-crossing work and
Sl,O00,OO0 for improvement of main
roads through public lands.
The District of Columbia will get
$487,50 for principal highways,
S73,125 for secondary roads and
s97 500 for grade-crossing projects.
Virginia will receive for the three
items, respectively, $1,815, ,40l, $272,-
31O and $373,906, while Maryland's
share will be 1921 1863, $123,205 and
5000, ,663.
Evening star., 1938-12-30
Small Families No Peril to u. S.,
Smithsonian Savont Says
Dr. Swonton Speaks His Mind on
Dctotors, Birth Control, Prophets Of Doom

extinction while man, though he
has tampered with his environment
in the most shameless manner, has
managed to spread over almost all
the globe"
I'm the face of this fact" he said,
1--WE are told that human generation,
like the universe at large, is on the
downgrade and that there is no
salvation except in sterilization and
selective birth promotion, genetic
devolution being irreversible. But
does it not seem incredible that the
relatively small numbers of our first
human ancestors-highly selected,
it is presumed, up to the fatal mo-
ment of becoming human-could
have brought with them across from
the animal world such multitudes
of germinal defects? And If they
did not certain defects must have
been acquired since that time; they
(See FAMILIES, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1938-12-30
Buckner Indicted
In Philippine Rail
Bond Fraud Case
Gillespie Also Cited
On Conspiracy Charge
By Federal Jury
BY the Associated Press,

NEW YORK. Dec. 30.-A Federal
grand jury today indicted William
P. Buckner, jr, 81, socially prominent
New Yorker and William j. Gillespie,
81, on charges of conspiracy to
commit mail fraud in connection
with an alleged Philippine railway
bond fraud.
The indictment contained six
counts.
The maximum penalty for convic-
ton under the charges would be q
years imprisonment or $4,000 fine,
or both, for each man.
Assistant United States Attorney
William P. Maloney, who presented
evidence to the grand jury, estimat-
ed that the defendants obtained
more than $50,000, and said that
their activities covered the period
from July to October. 1887, for the
most part, although the indictment
charges a conspiracy beginning
January l, 1887.
The indictment, handed up to
Federal Judge William Bondy,
charges the defendants with de-
frauding holders of first mortgage
30-year per cent sinking fund gold
bonds of the Philippine Railway Co.,
'by false and fraudulent pretenses,
articles and devices"
Buckner, arrested several weeks
ago on his return from England, is
close friend of Loretta Young.
The indictment sets forth that on
February 26. 1887, committee for
the protection of the bondholders
was organized and that Buckner
and Gillespie caused themselves to
be elected chairman and vice chair
man, respectively, representing that
they were attempting to secure re-
demition of the railway bonds at
face value by the railway company
or by the government of the Philip
pine Islands.
Mr.. Maloney said the bond issue
amounted to s8,500,OO0, with about
$7,l00.OOO representing the holdings
of the public.
The indictment asserted Buckner
and Gillespie solicited money from
the holders OF 10 or more bonds
each, at the rate of $40 per bond,
claiming that they were to use the
money for necessary expenses"
such as printing and legal fees, and
that, instead, they converted the
money to their own use.
Although it was not mentioned in
the indictment, Government in
vestigators alleged Buckner enter
tanned Congressman at lavish
beauty lobby parties in Washing
ton, D. c., in an attempt to pro-
mote relief measures for the bond
holders.
Evening star., 1938-12-30
British Ship Damaged
In Valencia Air Ruid
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MADRID, Dec. 30-The British
ship Mirupano was badly damaged
today in an insurgent air raid on
the port of Valencia.
A direct hit wrecked the bridge
and part of the deck. Shrapnel tore
several holes in her starboard side.
The Mirupano's crew all took
haven in air raid shelters ashore
when the first alarm sounded and
none was injured
Several water front houses were
destroyed, but no casualties were
reported.
A cannonading last night killed
five persons and injured 80 in the
Pacifico Atocha area of Southern
Madrid. About 200 shells fell in the
district.
Evening star., 1938-12-30
Rejecting Federal Relief
Town Spent $1,621
BY the Associated Press.


ANTWERP, N. Y, Dec. 3O.-The
town of Antwerp. which refused
State relief aid under the temporary
emergency relief administration a
few years ago and later turned down
w. P. A. help, today reported relief
expenses for 1888 of $1,621.92.
DR.. w. S. Perrigo, town supervisor
and welfare officer, said the town
kept down its relief load by having
work ready for relief applicants. In
summer, he said, the town offers
jobs on highways. In winter wood
lot operators cooperate by hiring
relief labor to cut fuel.
DR.. Perrigo said $1,62192 repre-
sents the entire cost of relief, in
cluding home relief, disqualification
and medical care. He said three
burials paid for by the town in
creased the cost and that medical
aid accounted for third Of the
total.
Evening star., 1938-12-30
Worship Aground
After Dorinq Dash
,y the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GIBRALTAR, Dec. 30.-A daring
dash for freedom through blazing
guns of Spanish insurgent warships
and shore batteries ended in failure
for lone government destroyer
today, amid the crashing of shells
in startled Gibraltar itself.
The Jose Luis Diez, a virtual
prisoner here since August, at
tempted to sneak through q gaunt-
let of lurking insurgent ships in the
pitch darkness of early morning
But destructive fire of her alert
enemy forced her aground about
100 yards from the shores of Catalan
Bay with seven of her crew killed
and II wounded.
Evening star., 1938-12-30
Iran Angered
ByFrench Pun,
Cuts Relations
}, the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS. Dec. 30.-Iranian Minister
Sepah Bodi called today at the
French foreign office to announce
that France and Iran no longer are
related diplomatically.
The breach was over the French
word for cat, chat" which is pro-
nounced SHAH and which was
used as pun in three French news
paper articles.
Trans ruler. the Shah, protested
through Bodi that he did not like
being confused with cats. Despite
French assurances that nothing de-
rogatory had been intended, his gov
ernment cut off relations.
French officials pondered how to
correct what the Shah evidently
considered an indignity. Two of the
puns were recent. The other had
strained relations between France
and Iran before.
Offense was taken at headline
in Paris newspaper December 3 in
connection with an annual cat
show: IS. NJ lie chat recoit en- son
saloI'-"His majesty the cat re-
ceives in his drawing room"
The Shah also considered offen-
sive the title over layout of pic
lures of the same show. also pub
Ished in a Paris newspaper. 1t
said, "quand lie chat est roi''-"When
the cat is king
Break With L. S. Recalled.
By the Associated Press.
Trans diplomatic break with
France today over a newspaper pun
recalled the closing of the Iranian
Legation here nearly three years ago.
The Iranian government gave no
reason for locking its legation and
consulates in the United States in
March, 1886.
The recall of its diplomatic repre-
sentatives followed by few months
the arrest of Chaffar Djalal, Iranian
Minister, at Elkton. Md. on Novem-
Der 81, 1885, on speeding charge.
Evening star., 1938-12-30
BY a Stan Correspondent Of The Star.

BY Stan Correspondent OF The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 30.-Look-
ing down the long vistas Of mans
e-history, one of Americas most
eminent anthropologists today punc-
tured the illusions of dictators, birth
control advocates, materialists and
prophets of universal doom.
Dr. John R. Swanton of the
Smithsonian Institution, speaking
before the American Association for
the Advancement of Science in ses-
sion here, first punctured the Oft
repeated assertions that the world
the United States especially-is
breeding a race of morons because
of the small families of the more
intelligent classes.
Throughout his history, he de-
clared, man has been interfering
with natural selection. Nothing of
the sort has taken place among his
close relatives, the great apes. To-
day the latter are on the verge Of