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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-05-24
SERIOUS TURN IN
JAMAICA STRIKES
Two Warships Hasten From
Bermuda to Southern
Island to Assist

Kingston, Jamaica, May "a (AP)-
Two warships steamed from Bermuda
today to assist the Jamaica govern
ment in controlling a disorderly out
break of strikes, in which workers
demanded higher wages. The situa
ton was aggravated by many skirm-
ishes between police and demonstra-
tors and sympathizers. Police were
stoned and fired over the heads of
demonstrators to break up concentra-
tons. No one was hit by the firing.
Police charged with TEtons in an
effort to stop the stone-throwing.
Forty injured were treated at hospi-
tails, including two regular police
men and two special constables.
Thirty arrests were made.
Kingston was tied up by the gen
eral strike, although business was not
greatly affected, because today was a
public holiday, empire day. Trans
portation facilities were at stand
still, street swere littred with garbage
and obstacles. Street cleaners were
among the strikers.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-05-24
Undetermined Number Of
Casualties in Barcelona
and Valencia Due to
Air Raids
BARCELONA RAIDERS
TOO FAR UP TO SEE
Fighting Around Lerida
Some of Heaviest of Two
Year-Old Spanish Civil
War; Serious Government
Drive Threatens Some
Rebel Positions

Madrid. May 24.-(AP)-Insurgen
war planes twice raided Valencia ear
" today causing an unspecified num-
her of casualties and material dam
age.
Barcelona also was raided by planes
flving so high as to be invisible to
the naked eye, said dispatches from
Barcelona Bombs fell in the southern
parts of the city, but estimates of
damage were not Immediately avail
arle.
Five insurgent planes raided Port
Pou, important railway station o.
government Spain just below the
French border. Twenty bombs were
dropped but the extent of the damage
was not disclosed.
Hendaye, France, reported some OF
the heaviest fighting in SPANS nearly
two-year-old civil war developed a
long the 60mile front from Lerida to
Sort today, as the government trie1
to loosen the insurgent foothold in
Catalonia The main government as
sault. made by militiamen, well equip
ped and supported, was directed at a
point 80 miles northwest of Barcelona,
where the insurgents established a
formal bridgehead in their drive to
the sea to protect their crossing of
the river Segre.
A little village which is the eastern
point of the bridgehead was reported
to have changed hands eight times
since the government attacks in force
began Sunday morning.
Insurgent dispatches admitted Sc
robustness of the government often
sive, but said many government mill
timen were killed in fruitless attacks
on strong positions. On the other hand
government reports said the bridge
head was being forced in slowly by
repeated poundings.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-05-24
Coal Trial
Case Stated
ByDetense

London, KY, May "a (AP)-Follow-
ing the governments opening state
ment that it would prove Harlan coun-
ty coal operators hired "gun thugs"
to keep union organizers out of their
coal fields, former Federal Judge
Charles Dawson told the jury today in
defense's opening statement that the
Ga defendants are not on trial on such
charges.
Shortly after he began his state
ment at the opening of todays ses-
sion of court, in which 20 coal COM
panies, % operators, and % present
and former Harland peace officers
are on trial, Dawson declared
Under this indictment the defen-
dants are not accused of thes7
charges. No-the Indictment is as
silent as the grave of these charges.
The indictment says the conspiracy
charged was directed at the employees
of these coal companies
Dawson declared the charges thai
company-paid officers were fused ir
intimidating, beating and even some
times killing" union organizers a:
made yesterday in the government:
statement by Brien Mcmahon, assis
tant United States attorney general
should be tried in state courts ii
they can be proved"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-05-24
Moreover, New Movement
of Soldiers on German
Side of Frontier is
Increasing
PEACE TALKS ARE
HALTED AT PRAHA
Sudeten Germans Demand
ing Withdrawal of Czech
Troops in Their Districts
Before Negotiations Can
Continue; Peace Talks
May Not Be Resumed

Praha, Czechoslovakia, May ID
(AP)-Reports of new troop move
ments on the German side of Czecho-
slovakia's southern frontier combined
with interruption of the Hodza-Hen-
lein peace talks here today to dis
courage such optimism as had de-
vcloped after Central Europe's critical
weekend.
In official quarters reports circulat-
ed that yesterdays withdrawal of Ger
man troops from the border took
place only in Saxony, and that they
fell back only about twenty miles.
On Czechoslovakia's frontier with
Austria it was said the concentration
of German troops actually had in
creased.
The sudden departure from Praha
of KOnrad He, ilein caused suspension
of his negotiations with Premier
Milan Hodza on the dangerous issues
between his Sudeten German party
and the Czechoslovakia government.
This conceded with reports the
Sudeten Germans were demanding
withdrawal of CZechoslovak troops
modified over the weekend in Sude-
ten districts as condition to con-
tinuation of peace talks-a condition
Fraha officials indicated it would be
difficult to meet
The Austro-Czech border is by far
the most vulnerable section of Czecho-
slovakia's long frontier, for there is
a wide gap in the mountain chain
which forms the republics natural de-
Tense against invasion.
Although it was officially stated
conversations between Hodza and
Henlein were expected to be resumed
toward the end of the week, strong
under-current of skepticism was APP
parent in references of government
spokesman to this point.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-05-24
State Cash
On April3O
$29,OO4,226
Won't Continue,
However, y n e S S
Business Picks, Up,
Governor Says

Raleigh, May 24.-(AFD-North Car
DINA had $4,000 ,226.7O in it's State
treasury in cash April 30, the auditor
and treasurer reported today.
Governor Hoey pointed out, how
ever "this fine condition of our fin
ances cannot be expected to continue
next year, unless business generally
shows a pickup" He commented also
the listed cash included highway
funds invested in equipment and
money to meet some checks already
written but not cashed.
The general fund had a balance
April 30 of $8,o19622.54, the report
said, after April disbursements of
about $6,6OO,OOO. The fund received
$2,284, 349i67 last month and about
SAB, $50, 900 in ten months of the fiscal
year. 1t had a balance of about So
$780, to start the year, and in ten
months ext e,.dilures were about $40,;'
100000.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-05-24
Georgia's Effort To Insert
Wage Differentials Is
Crushed, 139 to 20,
by Coalition
48-HOUR WEEK ONE
PROVISION SOUGHT.
Senator Copeland Will Seek
Ear-Marking of 1925, 0OO,-
600 of Pump Printing
Funds for Rivers-Harbors
and Flood Control Projects
Over Country

Washington, May "a (AP)-A coali-
ton of Republicans and northern
Democrats crushed today determin-
ed attempt to inject greater flexibil-
ity into the revamped wage-hour bill.
BY a 139 to 70 standing vote, the
coalition rejected a substitute offered
by Representative Ramspeck, Demo
crat, Georgia, which would have per-
mitted establishment of wage differ
entails between industries or geogra-
phical areas.
The alternative would have estab-
llshed graduated minimum wages
based on the weighted average" for
Individual occupations. 1t also would
have created an administrative board
with power to grant exemptions, thus,
in effect, making variations in wages
possible between the north and south,
or between industries.
Representative Rampseck offered
the alternative proposal as the legal
and safe way" to provide for regula-
ton of the wages and hours of this
country's "sweated labor"
Hours under the House bill would
start at A per week and drop to forty
III two years. Under Ramspeck's bill
the board would have power to vary
them between 40 and 48 week.
Senator Copeland, Democrat New
York, said, meantime, he would ask
the Senate to earmark $325,OOO0OO of
the administrator pump printing
funds for rivers and harbors and
flood control projects. The New York
er said these projects already had
been approved by army engineers,
and could be initiated promptly.
He said he would offer his proposal
as an amendment to the $3,OOO,OOO,O 900
spending-lending bill, which was up
for it's second day of debate on the
Senate floor.
Other developments:
President Roosevelt signed a bill APP
CONTINUED on F:igp Six
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-05-24
Merger of Units
Of Presbyterlans
Issue at Meeting

Meridian, Miss, May "a (AP)-
Reunion with the northern branch
of the church was the chief issue
remaining on the docket of the
18th General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church in the United
States today as it began the final
day of its 1888 session.
An ad interim committee on CO.
ordination and reunion recon-
mended further exploration" with
similar committee from the
Presbyterian Church u. S. A.
(nOrthern branch) looking to even
tuaI union. i
A majority of the committee sign
ed the recommendation, but two
members dissented and were ex-
pected to oppose the adoption Of
the report. w. G. Well, jackson,
Miss, elder, said the report had
been made without deliberatiOn of
the full committee.
The Assembly voted last night to
return to Montreal, N. c., for the
1889 Assembly session. The
church supports a summer camp
and mountain retreat at Mon
treat, and has held six of the last
eight assemblies there.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-05-24
Presbyterians In
Celebration Over
Methodists Birth

Philadelphia, Pa, May "a (AP)
Preliminary sessions OF the an
nuaI meeting of the Presbyterian
Church in the U. S. A., opened
TODAY with a celebration of the
founding of MetSodism.
The Presbyterians arranged sew
oral evangeIisticaI conferences in
observance of the Aldersgate
heartwarming' of John Wesley in
london 200 years ago today. Yves
Jey's spiritual experience that day
led TO his withdrawal from the
church of England and the birth
of Methodism.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-05-24
SURE SIGNS SEEN
OF ELECTION DAY
Challenges and Claims of
Candidates of Many
Kinds Put Forward
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walker Hotel

Raleigh, May 24.-There have been
noticed recently at least five signs
which show that the primary cam
paign is entering it's last phases,
20 wit:
Cd Frank Hancock's challenge 70
Our Bob" Reynolds for joint de-
bate. No primary is official until some
candidate has done this and it has
been refused by the other.
(2) William o. Burgin's suggestion
that the eighth district congressional
nomination go, without run-off, to the
candidate high in the first primary
on June 4. Another old standby in
cases where there are more than two
candidates.
60 Announcement that Troy Barnes
of Wilson, has prepared number
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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-05-24
Milwaukee Girl, Is,
Wed in Ireland To
Secretary Ickes, 81

Washington, May 24.-(AP)-
Harold Ickes, secretary of the in
terror, was married today to Miss
Jane Dahlman, 25, of Milwaukee,
in Dublin, Ireland. The surprise
ceremony was performed at 9 a.
NJ, Dublin time, a. M, eastern
standard time, i'm a Presbyterian
church by Rev. II. X. Hanna.
The newlyweds cabled friends
in Washington to announce their
wedding. Only the closest of his
associates knew Ickes had gone
abroad.
The bride is the daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A. Dahlman, Oh
Milwaukee. Her father is a law
yer there. TIE bridegroom is 81.
Ickes' former wife died in an
automobile accident at Santa Fe'
New Mexico, in 1885.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-05-24
1897 Best Tobacco Year
Since 1919 High Prices

College Station, Raleigh, May "a
Tobacco growers of North Carolina
and the nation received greater re-
turns from their product in 1887 than
in any year since 1919, Dean l. o.
Schaub, of State College, revealed to-
day.
The income last year for the entire
country amounted to $318, 563 900,
about three times the pre-war aver
age. In 1892, growers received only
$115, $4,000 for their offerings.
North Carolina tobacco farmers
crossed $143, 115,OOO from their leaf
in 1887, the 58S,54s,OOO pounds which
they marketed averaging 24.3 cents a
pound.
Fluctuations in income from tobac-
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-05-24
Ridge Has
Spent Most
In Campaign

Raleigh, May "a (AP) -Edney
Ridge, candidate for the Democratic
congressional nomination in the six -
district, reported to Thad Eure sec
rotary of state, today that he had
spent $941.22 in his campaign, and had
received no contributions.
All preliminary campaign reports
are due to be filed by midnight tomor-
row night.
Oscar Barker, one of Ridges OPP
ponents, listed no receipts and expen-
ditures of $342.4O, all for printing, ex-
cept his 500 filing fee.
J. r. (Bob) Young running for So
licitor in the fourth judicial sector,
said Hazel F. Young, of Dunn, had
contributed $500 to his campaign, and
that he had spent $35445, mainly for
advertising.
r. F. Beasley, of Monroe, candidate
for Congress in the eighth, listed re-
ceipts of $145, and travel expenses of
about $3.50 besides his filing fee.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-05-24
Death NOT
Asked For
BoyKiller

New York, May 24.-(AP)- Pale
and solemn, 16-year-old Donald Car
roll today escaped possible death in
the ell ctric chair when the State call
ed fol 4 "fair and just verdict with
out m, hing the death penalty" in
connecti,n with the Staying of his
stenographer sweetheart, Charlotte
Matiescn, Is.
Pro .cutor Joseph Loscalzo, in a -
minute opening address, told the all
male jury: II realize you men are
weighed down by sympathy, and
frankly I say to you am of the same
feeling"
The mother of the slain girl, sit
ting with Donald's parents in the
court room, wept as the prosecutor
reviewed the events of the night OF
March "a, when he said Donald shot
his sweetheart with his fathers army
revolver in an untitled suicide pact
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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-05-24
HUNGARIAN SHIP AT
MOREHEAD FLOATED
Unusually High Tide Aids Coast
Guard In Freeing Vessel
Full of Scrap Iron

Morehead City, May 24.-(AP)-An
unusually high tide aided the coast
guard today to pull the Hungarian
freighter Noyugat from its perilous
position aground on Cape Lookout
shoals.
The Chapman Wrecking Company
of New York also used it's facilities
to aid the coast guard in moving the
ship, which left here Friday with a
load of scrap iron for Genoa, Italy.
The boat had been held fast on the
shoals nearly 100 hours.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-05-24
Japs' Drive
Rolls Onto
FreshCOals
Artillery, Tanks and
Cavalry Move on
Kaifeng, Followed
by Infantry

Shanghai, May "a (AP)-The Japa-
nese offensive to choke all China 5
railways rolled today toward Kalfeng
ancient capital of Honan province,
and 40 miles east of the important
junction at Chengchow.
Japanese planes bombed Kiafeng IN
q morning attack, and claimed de-
struction of ten trains and consider
able trackage. The station at Cheng-
chow also was bombed, impeding COM
munications east therefrom.
Japanese artillery, tanks and cav
airy were moving toward Kaifeng,
followed by infantry which captur-
ed the old city's key defense at Lam
feng.
The near Japanese column was
l. CONTINUED on Page Four.)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-05-24
UTILITY RACE HAS
MUCH IMPORTANCE
Daily Life of Neeyly Whole
State Touched by Work
of Office
Daily DIaDatch BWrenn.
In the Sir Walter Hnfe

Raleigh May 24.-Interest among
the great mass of voters in the utility
commissioners race is not proportion
ate to the direct, personal interest
which each citizen of the State has
in the office.
Outside the governorship, there is
hardly a statewide office which ef-
fects the daily lives of North Caro-
linians as murh as does the commits
sionship; though of course are others
which are as important, probably
more so. on the whole.
But the commissioner, by virtue Of
his office, has the last word about
Continued on Page Five.)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-05-24
Couple in Marion
Shot and Slashed

Marion, May "a (AP)-Mr. and
Mrs. Paul N. Smith were taken to
a hospital here today for treatment
of wounds Sheriff Grady Nichols
said he was investigating.
Hospital attaches said Mrs.
Smith suffered slight knife swounds
and her condition was not critical.
Smith, they said, was treated for a
bullet wound in the body. His con-
ditiOn was termed serious. Mich
OILS said Smith was an official of a
telephone company.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-05-24

co since 1909 have resulted more from
price changes than from changes in
quantities sold. Sales of leaf were on
an upgrade from 1909 to 1919, but
since then they have shown no sig
nificant trend and have fluctuated
within 20 per cent of the 1923 base.
On the other hand, Dean Schaub
said, tobacco prices during the same
period have jumped widely up and
down the scale. In North Carolina.
tobacco hit a high average of Ala
cents pound in 1919 and low of go
cents in 1881.
The demand for flue-cured tobacco,
of which this State produces 70 per
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The Washington times., 1938-06-21
SCHOOL SAVINGS
FUND REDEEMED

School savings stamps in the
old Mount Vernon Savings Bank
were being redeemed yesterday at
face value up to $50, as the van.
guard of 1000 student depoSitors
appeared at the City Bank of
Washington, Ninth st. and Mount
Vernon Pl., and its branches to
claim payments under the liqui-
dation plan.
The City Banks branches are
located at Tenth st. and Penn
Sylvania Ave. N. W.; Eighth and
G SITS. S. E.; Ninth and East
Capitol Sts.; 1908 Georgia Ave.
N. W., and 3401 Connecticut Ave.
N. w.
DepoSitors with more than $50,
who elected to take cash instead
of preferred stock in the newly.
organized Mount Vernon Mort
gage Corporation, are being paid
with checks for Is per cent of
the face value of their partici-
pating certificates in the Mount
Vernon Liquidating Trust.
Savings stamp holders are not
being notified by mail, but other
persons with deposits less than
$50 are receiving letters advising
them to call for their funds, Rob.
ert T. Highfield, of the Mount
Vernon Liquidating Trust, said.
The Washington times., 1938-06-21
.uChOUAred
Bombed bu
Japanese

SHANGHAI. June 81 G.N.S).
Eighteen japanese warplanes
bombed the suburbs of Wuchow.
near Canton, today in another
outbreak of aerial warfare in
South China.
Meanwhile, Japanese sources
have estimated about 10000 refill
gees from the Yellow River flood
are missing and more than 800 900
houses have been damaged or
totally destroyed.
WARNED BY TOKYO
These estimates were accom-
panied by warning from Tokyo
that the Far Eastern war theater
may be enlarged to include the
entire eastern half of China.
Japan asked foreigners to evacu-
ate, if possible, the designated war
fare zones and to prevent Chinese
forces from using alien properties
for war purposes.
DELUGE SUBSIDING
While Chinese spokesmen said
they did not believe the Yellow
River flood could be controlled if
rain continues, Japanese engineers
said the deluge is Subsiding. Nip
ponese at Kaifeng predicted they
could repair the river dikes and
turn back the flood in a month,
given fair weather, despite alleged
Chinese guerrilla attacks on Japa-
nese repair crews.
According to a japanese spokes-
man here, the flood gave the Chi
ese a chance to dispatch reinforce
ments to northwestern Shansi
Province. Japanese authorities ad-
mitted 100000 Chinese soldiers
were attacking Nipponese garri-
sons in ShanSi.
The Washington times., 1938-06-21
DIR. Bowen Heads
Council of Men

DR.. John G. Bowen, secretary to
the president of Georgetown Uni
versity, has resigned to become
field representative for the Ma
tional Council of Catholic Men, it
was announced today at the uni
versity.
Dr.. Bowen, who had held the
position since 1929. will be sue.
ceeded by Dr.. John D. Lane, SIS
H st. N. e. DR.. Bowen, a native
of Texas, graduated from George
town law school in 1921. His sue
ceSSor, DR.. Lane, received a
bachelor of science degree from
the School of Foreign Service in
1895.
It's gift =. The big savings on every
thing you need for the home :. House
hold bargains galore-every day in the
Classified columns of the Herald and Times.
The Washington times., 1938-06-21
The Weather

, District of Columbia-Generally
fair tonight and Wednesday; not
much change in temperature;
gentle winds, mostly northerly.
Maryland-Cloudy on the coast
generally fair in the interior to
night and Wednesday; not much
change in temperature.
Virginia-Partly cloudy, possibly
showers on the coast tonight;
Wednesday generally fair and
slightly warmer.
TIDE TABLE
High tides today at 1:4l q. m,
and at 1855 p. m.
High tides tomorrow at 2:36 a.
m. and at 1855 p. m.
Low tides today at S:22 a. m.
and at 8:25 p. m.
Low tides tomorrow at 9:25 a.
m. and at 9:20 p. m.
SUN AND MOON
The sun rises today at 4:40 a. m.
and sets at 1886 p. m.
The sunrises tomorrow at 4:4O
a. m. and sets at 7::35 p. m.
The moon sets today at 1888
pm.
The moon rises tomorrow at
1927 a. m. and sets at 1853 p. m.
TEMPERATURES
The Washington times., 1938-06-21

troops were captured.
The government forces taken
prisoners included a machine gun
unit and IL machine guns, accord
ing to a Salamanca communique.
Chief action centered on the
southern front, according to the
announcement, that said frances
troops continued their advance on
the Penarroya, Granjade and Tor
rehermoSa sectors.
TOWNS SEIZED
The towns of Cuchillar de Ia
Sierra and Penarrosa as well as
the Pinos Range were wrested
from the government forces, it was
claimed.
A government communique from
Barcelona claimed violent fighting
was in progress at Burriana, five
miles south of the port city Of
CaSteIlon de la Plana.
Nationalists were repulsed in
this engagement, it was stated,
and government troops resisted
tenaciously" in all sectors of the
Mediterranean coast battle-ground.
Four foreign merchant ships, in
Guiding one of reported American
registry, were said to have been
damaged during a nationalist air
raid on Barcelona.
SHIP HIT TWICE
The 8,000-ton vessel Wisconsin,
and the British steamers Thorpe.
day, Lucky and Hester were said
to have been damaged when two
bombs struck a Barcelona wharf
where they were moored. This was
the second time the Wisconsin
was damaged. Day before yester-
day a bomb struck her quarter
deck during an attack against Bar
celona.
No casualties were reported
aboard any Of the foreign ships.
Unofficial adviceS said the Wis
consin'S funnel was dented and
her decks Strewn with debris by
the bomb blast. Doors and glass
aboard the Luck and Beaver, Brit
ish ships, were smashed.
The Washington times., 1938-06-21
DEPARTURES

DEPARTURES
Accumulated excess of tempera-
ture since January /, 1888, $40.
Excess of temperature since
June i, 1888. ZIG.
Accumulated deficiency of pre-
cipitation since January /, 1888,
700.
Deficiency of precipitation since
June /, 1888, 1.8S.
Temperature same date last
year-Highest, 86: lowest, II.
TEMPERATURES
The Washington times., 1938-06-21
Francois Troops
Gain New Victory
In Castellon Area
Nationalist Leaders Assert Advance Continues
South of Threatened Port City

HENDAYE, Franco Spanish Frontier, June q IN.S.)
New military south of threatened Casteon de la Pn
claimed by General Frances natonalsts today thei
line advanced the strategic River SecO and 100