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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-04-14
Government
Resist nce
Feeble
Spanish Insurgents
Find Advance Eas-
Ter; Loyalist Force
Surrounded

Hendaye, France, April IA. = (AF'>
The Spanish insurgent command at
Irun reported today a large force
of government militia was surround
ed east of Gandesa, freeing the sec
tor from pressure
The government troops retreat 60
Re'ls toward the coast was cut off
it was declar RI. Insurgert field head
quarters declared the movement from
the Catalonian front did not specify
the exact area in which the encircle-
ment was claimed to have been made.
Government resistance was reported
growing feeble" in the face of the
relentless insurgent attack in the Sar
Mateo sector to the south, wher
General Aranda's brigades were push.
ing down the road to the sea. Insur
gents claimed to have captured San
MateO.
''The living wall of defenders has
been destroyed" insurgent reports
said. "Our troops on a 13-mile front
from Gait to ebert to Roselle are NOV
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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-04-14
FOUR PERSONS HELD
IN INFANTS DEATH
43-Year-Old Widow Admits Child Is
Her Own and Names Father
of Abandoned Infant

Wilson. April 14.-(AP)-Four per-
sons were taken into custody today by
Wilson police investigating the deat ii
of newborn baby girl yesterday
morning shortly after she was found
abandoned on street here.
On the police blotter they were
booked as: Mrs. Mittie Lucas, 43
year-old widow, and mother of six
children; Jesse Hamilton, 42-year-old
former policeman here; Mary Fuller,
54-year-old Negress midwife: DR.. w.
A. Mitchiner, Negro physician.
Mitchiner posted $4,000 bond pend
ing further developments, but the
other three were held in the city jail.
Folice headquarters said Mrs Luca
had signed a statement saying she had
given birth to the baby and asserting
Hamilton was the father.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-04-14
LOW BIDS TAKEN ON
HIGHWAY PROJECTS
Seven of Eleven Contracts Awarded,
With Some Held Up for
Various Reasons

Raleigh, April 14.-(AP)-The State
Highway and Public Works Commits
sion approved low bids today on
seven of eleven projects which it re-
ceived Tuesday. Bids on job for a
Tyrrell county project were rejected
as too high, and projects in Halifax
and Arson counties and roadway
work in Haywood county were hell
in allegiance.
Chairman Frank Dunlap said he
thought it might be night before the
commission reached ALLEGATION of So
100000 made available by Governcs
Hoey for secondary road work.
1t was voted to have concrete paw
ing on the northern approaches &c
the Albemarle Sound bridge and SAN
asphalt on the southern approaches
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-04-14
MexicdnS
Back Reply
TOBYituin

Mexico City, April IA AP)-The
Senate and Chamber of Deputies
stood behind President Cardenas to-
day following his firm reply to Great
Britan's protest at exploration of the
oil industry, and demand for the re-
turn of Aguila (Royal Dutch She!D
Company properties.
The Chamber of Deputies gave
vote Of confidence to the President,
while the Senate, after several sena-
tors had attacked the British protest,
adopted a. resolution expressing "sur-
prise at Brtain's attitude.
A reply touched in vigorous lang
uage was delivered to the British
Embassy Tuesday and made public
last night.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-04-14
PAIR SNUBBEDBY
FDR GETTING EVEN
Harrison in Senate and
O'Connor in House Re-
jected by Roosevelt
BY CHARLES =. STEWART
Central Press COlumniSt

Washington, April 14-When the
seventy-fifth congress was organizing
itself for its current session Senator
Pat Harrison of Mississippi consider
ed himself entitled to the Democratic
leadership of the upper chamber and
Representative John O'Connor of New
York considered himself entitled to
the Democratic leadership of the low
er one.
Each had precedence in support of
his particular claim.
1t is no ironclad regulation, but it
generally is recognized that the chair
man of the Senate finance committee
almost automatically is chosen as his
houses majority leadership and that
the representatives rules committee
chairman is chosen for the majority
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Fare Boost
Is Refused
Commerce Commits
sion Declines Half
Cent Increase to
Eastern Roads

Washington, April 14.-(AP)- Tie
Interstate Commerce Commission de-
MED today an application by the east
ern railroads for permission to in
crease passenger coach fares from two
to two and a half cents mile.
The commission, in it's order, sad
it found the proposed increase not
justified.
Railroads had estimated the half
cent increase would have added $780,.
000O0 to their revenues.
The eastern territory, in which tic
increase was sought, is bounded On
the west by Lake Michigan, Chicago
Peoria and Springfield, ILL.,, st. Louis.
Mo-, and Cairo, Ill. From Cairo tn :
southern boundary of the territory fol.
lows the Ohio river to Huntington
w. Va, then extends eastward to the
Norfolk, Va, area.
The passenger fare application orr
ginally was part of a request by the
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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-04-14
President Summons Omitted
National Will" To Beat
off Growing De-
preston Trend
STILL DEMANDING
REFORMS, HOWEVER
Says Improvement in Gov
eminent and Business
Practices Must Go Hand in
Hand;" Must Not Destroy
Great Reforms" Achiev-
ed Roosevelt Declares

Washington, April IA (AP)-
President Roosevelt proposed
today a $7,OOO,OOO,OOO recovery
program, embracing $5,00O,-
100000 of Federal spending
and lending, and a $2,O0O,OOO.-
900 expansion of bank credits.
Setting forth to Congress measures
by which he said the government
could "help to start an upward SPIRAL
and summoning a united rational
will" for a vigorous attack on the re-
cession, Mr.. Roosevelt told legislators,
who recently have dealt stunning de-
feat to major administration meas
ureS
Need Will To Advance
"Our capacity is limited only by our
ability to work together. What Is
needed is the will
'"The time has come to bring tt 1T
will into action, with every driving
force at our command. And / am de-
termined to do my share
The President declared that the will
to cooperate places ION ell of us tie
duty of self-restraint," and that ''there
can be no dictatorship by ar indivi-
dual or by group in this nation save
through division fostered by hat.
Such division there must never be.
The chief executive reiterated in Il
message read to the House and Sen
ate that Improvement in government
and business practices mrst go hand
N hand with recovery" adding:
"The Congress and the chief excel
tive can i'll afford to weaken or de-
stroy great reforms which during the
past five years have been effected on
(CnnfinlIad m Paua TNur0N
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-04-14
British Banks Probably Will
Be Allowed To Extend
Credit If They Ask
Permission
AGENT OF CHINESE
ACTIVE IN LONDON
Meantime, Chinese Claim
Another Crushing Victory
Over Japanese In South
Shantung Province; Jap
Forces Receiving Food
Supplies from Airplanes

London, April 14:-(AP)-The gov
eminent "has UNDER consideration" re-
Communications to British banks that
they grant long-term loans to til
Chinese government, the House OF
Commons was informed today
DR.. Sun Flo, China's ambassador
at-large, who came to Europe to seei.
financial help for China in her war
against Japan, has been in London
the last two weeks urging British
loans.
Financial Secretary to the Treasur;
Colville told Commons if British
banks approach the government fo~
permission to lend to China, such re-
quests would be "sympathetically
considered"
He added the chancellery Of the ey-
chequer was considering action to
encourage" the granting of loans.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-04-14
FAYETTEVILLE Silk
Mill Negro Hands
Go Out On Strike

Fayetteville, April 14.-(AP)- The
Central Weaving and Spinning Com.
pany, silk mill employing Negro Ia
Dor, was closed today after workers
walked out when the management
announced plans for the employment
of some white labor.
The Negroes walked out last night
and when small number of whites
reported for duty today the Negroe
had formed picket lines. There was no
violence, although officers were called
to the scene.
Plant Manager M. Lefkowitz said ii
was not the intention of the manage
ment to replace Negro labor will
white labor, but rather to increase
the efficiency of the company by en-
ployment of few whites.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-04-14
Child Movie Stars Are
SafeguardedFo For Future
In Their Screen Income

seems to have been anticipated by the
studios and parents of the current
juvenile stars.
Deanna Durbin: for instance, her
father James Durbin is investin.;
her earnings, estimated at $500 day,
in life insurance and real estate for
her. Jackie Coopers checks are de
posted in the Jackie Cooper estate
account in a bank which is his finan-
cial guardian.
Shirley Temples movie earnings
which run quite a way up in four fig
ures, are we'll regulated by her con
tract.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-04-14

Los Angeles, Cal, April 14-(AFD--
Shirley Temple will not have to go to
court when she becomes of age to at
tain the fortune she amassed as a
child movie star.
Neither will Deanna Durbin, Jane
Withers, Mickey Rooney Freddie
Bartholomew or any of the others
of the movie youngsters whose names
are emblazoned on theatre marques.
The plight of Jackie Coogan, who
is suing his mother and stepfather
for an accounting of his childhooI
film earnings, estimated at 100000
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-04-14
DAWSON CASE MAY.
BRING FIREWORKS
Bank Receivership Inquiry
in Hands of Experienced
Attorney
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
I'm the Sir Walter Hotel


Raleigh, April 14.-Jack Edwards,
Esquire (as he is denominated in trc
sinclair order appointing him), who
VIII hear for the first time the merit"
ana dement's of the John G. Dawsoo-
commissioner of Banks case, is an ex.
perienccd lawyer, soldier and poll
ucian who ought to be well qualified
10 take care of himself and the 90
posing parties if the going gets too
heated.
The Greenville attorney, named spe-
val referee to hear the case and re
port ON 10th the law and tire facts,
hasn't yet set a date for q hearing, but
whcn he does he is sure to hear plenty
from the commissioner OF banks and
MS attorneys, who claim Dawson Is
some $4,000 short in his accounts as
leceiVer Of the defrnct Farn:rs Bank
ana Trust Comp&ny OF LeGrarge
winch closed in November. 1920. H.
L. Con tiE led on Page TWo.)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-04-14
FARM INCOME OFF
DURING FEBRUARY
Sales Drop 100000 Under
Receipts for Same Month
Last Y ear

College Station, Raleigh, April IA
Receints from the sale of North Car
olina's principal, farm products in
February dropped 100000 under, re
co;,,ts for the same month a year ago
1,,lian Mann. extension statistician at
state College, revealed today.
net iss5,ed by the U. S. Bureau OF
i Agricultural Economies, Mann point
cd ont that crops in the second month tn
80 49, wear nose-dived nearly $8OO,OOt
,,nder +he February, 1887 figure. !,
However, livestock anu iiVes'oo1
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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-04-14
Rutherford School
Loss, IS $500, 600

RutherfOrdtOn, April 14.-(AP)-
Fire destroyed the $4,000 Central
high school building here early to-
day.
The structure was located on a
hill between here and Spindale.
Firemen from RutherfOrdtOn,
Spindale and Forest City fought
the flames, but were handicapped
by lack of sufficient water and low
pressure, and the blaze was never
brought under control.
Officials announced the structure
was insured.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-04-14
Strike By
CirCMSMen
Called Oft

New York, April 14.-(AP)- The
first major strike in American circus
history ended today as 400 attendants
of the Ringing Brothers and Barnuni
and Bailey circus went back to work
under a compromise agreement.
Performers, including a midget a
fat lady and an eight-foot giant, had
refused to join in the two-day strike.
They worked at rigging apparatus
side by side with circus executives tc
put on three performances of the
show, minus elephants, peanuts an !
Garguntua, the gorilla, in Madison.
Square Garden after the walkout was
xTHo.Ain,,ol an Dn-o TCna.r
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-04-14
PASSENGER TRAIN
WRECKS IN DESERT

Las Vegas, Neveda, April A.
tAP)-Six cars of the Union Pa
cific's Challenger" overturned to-
day when the train struck a brOk-
en- rail in the desert 43 miles south
OF Las Vegas.
First reports said no one was
seriously injured, but all available
ambulances were rushed to the
scene from here.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-04-14
Rate Costs
AreHurting
Over South
Customers Buying
Elsewhere Because
of Freight Charges
Being So High

Birmingham, Ala, April 14-(AP}
Federal rail rate discrimination was
listed in testimony at an Interstat..
Commerce Commission hearing today
as the primary reason for great
loss of business" to a southern manu-
facture in the Middle West.
Alex Park, of st. Louis, Mo-, sales
counsellor for the Georgia Granite
Company, of Elberton, Ca, said: "Ou..
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-04-14
CHINESE ARTILLERYMEN
lombard JAP GARRISC

Shanghai, April 14.-(AFO-Yihsien
rapidly was being reduced to a war
ruined city today as Chinese artil-
lerymen from vantage points in SUI
rounding hills bombarded the Japan
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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-04-14


The international Ladies' Gar
ment Workers union has not
made any decision to quit the c. I.
0. and could not, except by action
of its general executive board or
by q convention, David Dubinsky,
its president, has asserted. He
adds: "A policy decision of such
Importance for our union can be
made only by the general execu-
tive board or by 9 convention. Our
board has not met recently and
: the fnatter-of action on our part
in the event the c. !. o. decides to
form a national federation has
not been taken up"
Central Press
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The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-29
Call of Bittern, Like That of Loon,
Strange, Uncanny During Nesting Time

In early morning when the misty
wells are slowly rising from the
reed-grown shores Of our inland
lakes, the deep throated boom
boom" of the bittern rises out Of
the marsh to echo lazily across the
water. A strange, weird call is this
and often confused by those un-
familiar with the bird, with the
''Ker-plunk, ker-plunk" for his voice
sounds like the working of an old
fashioned wooden pump" when the
water begins to rise.
Two members of this interesting
family are regular migratory visi-
tors to Michigan, the American bit
tern and the least bittern, writes
Albert Stoll, Jr., in the Detroit
News. The latter is a miniature Of
his larger cousin and barely meas
ures IL inches, while the former
often attains length Of three feet.
1t is the call of the larger bird that
interests lake dwellers as does the
cry of the loon. for both are strange
and uncanny. Like most of our
birds, its call is most pronounced
and vociferous during the nesting
period. In summer it is almost si-
lent and remains so until the mi
grafton urge lays hold of it in early
fall
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-29

dusk of a wind-break Of spruce.
When fed, the tired dogs at once dug
sleep-holes in the snow and, curling
up, noses in tails, defied the frost
with their thick, double coats.
At the gorge Of the Naskapi am
bush, while it was still light, they
reached McQueen's first camp, in
the thick scrub Of the river bottom
below the rapids.
by gar, he drive dose dog all
day and all night" said Noel, ex-
amining the snow about the camp
ground.
They must have jumped our
camp before daylight, then Travelled
fifty or sixty miles before they slept.
They must be that much ahead Of US
now" groaned Alan.
"Sleep hole of seek dog, here, /"
announced Noel "Dey keel dose
dog for sure!"
Eyes, but we're two days behind
them, Noel! It's going to be days
and days before we begin to gain
on them with this load. l wish"
"Ah-hahl Wat dis?" Noel held a
scrap of inner bark which had been
stripped from a dwarf birch. Some
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-29

what fate? Six dogs with a light
load against four still pulling a
heavy sled. By the time the sled
was lightened so the team could
begin to race, Mcqueen would be
far in the network of lakes beyond
the head of the river where any
new fall of snow would wipe out his
trail and Heather lost beyond reach
lost forever For Mcqueen would
never bring her alive to the coast.
Through the early sunset that tint
ed the white lake surface and the
snow of the bleak hills to red, and
into the bitter dusk, the tired team
pushed on. At last, in the river
above, they made camp, while over
the lake to the north, the aurora
cleaned and glowed and, above
them, ribbons of mist ceaselessly
coiled and uncoiled to coil again in
snake-like writings across star
studded heavens. 1t grew colder and
through the night lake and river ice
split with dull booming, like muf-
fed gunfre, while the spruce
snapped as it contracted under the
increasing frost.
Starting in the withering cold of
the dusk before dawn. they reached
McQueen'S camp Of two nights be-
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-29
CHAPTER XIV

On went the dog team up the
frozen Koksoak. Husbanding the
strength Of his beloved huskies; but
tressing their vitality with big
meals but, as the sled slowly light
eneo, travelling faster with longer
hours, Alan held to the tracks on the
river ice and over the shores around
open rapids and gorges, as a fox
hangs to a rabbit trail. They passed
the mouth Of the River of Death and
passed on to the long lake where
they had picked up Napayo. Here,
over the hard surface of the wind
pounded ice the Ungavas gave proof
of the royal strain from which they
sprang. Mile after mile. through
two days, they took the still heavy
sled at a trot. But Mcqueen had
lashed his dogs over the good going
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-29

where it had started to freeze In
the snow. Alan pressed ahead on
the run.
AS they approached. the yellow
ish-brown, long bodied beasts
watched him for a space, then, leav-
ing the dark thing on the trail, set
off on lope for the shore. Rails
ing the sights on his rife, Alan
knelt, took careful aim and fred.
One of the brutes fell, rose and fell
again, to lie still, while the men
and the excited team approached
the shape on the ice.
Freed from the tension that had
tightened his nerves, Alan shouted
as he saw what it was: "One gone
for Mr. Mcqueen! No more beatings
for him! He's out of his misery
now!"
On the trail before them lay the
torn carcass of one Of McQueen's
dogs which the excited Rough and
his teammates endeavored to reach.
Ordering the dogs to lie down,
Alan examined the body of the
husky that had given his all for a
pitiless master.
Worked to the bone, Noell He's
driving them to the limit"
ITO BE CONTINUEDJ
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-29

Of the lake ice and, from his camp
sites, was still two days ahead. Des-
perate, he was gambling with star
walton and the strength of his dogs
to out-distance the inexorable fate
that hung to his heels.
AS they approached the narrows,
at the end of the second long day on
the lake ice, following the tracks
that did not swing in to the shore but
still kept on until they faded into
the distance, the disheartened Alan
turned to his friend
ITS no use, Noel! They're more
than two days ahead, tonight!
They've gained on us coming up
the lake. l thought we'd pick up on
them, with our dogs travelling the
way they have, but they've gained!"
"Dey have whip dere dog hard on
dis lak'," consoled Noel, "but affair
dis, eet ees uphill, uphill ovair de
shore-rapide affair rapide. Dat ees
were our strong dog run dem down.
Tired dog weel not pull uphill.
But Alan would not be comforted.
Mcqueen was still gaining and, day
after day, Heather was being taken
farther and farther from him, to
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-29
g. u THE RIVER of SKULLS
s1fs1tsfaE --by George Marsh

by George Marsh
WNU SERVICE

fore. Searching the brush and snow
Alan and Noel looked everywhere
for a message from Heather but
found only her small moccasin
prints in the snow. Later in the
morning, Alan, who was ahead OF
the team watching for treacherous
ice over quick-water. suddenly
stopped, gazing intently upstream.
The dogs moved up to him and lay
down.
Hand me the glasses" he called
to Noel at the rear of the sled.
Taking the binoculars from where
they lay beside three rifles in skin
cases, lashed to the wrapping lines,
Noel brought them to Alan. AS he
looked through the glasses. name
less fear sliced through Cameron
like knife thrust.
Something dark-on the trail
ahead" he faltered. wolverines at
something dark-on the trail"
Handing the glasses to his friend.
Alan went to the sled for his rifle.
March, Rough!" he called in a
strained voice. The team sprang to
its feet and. breaking out the sled
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-29

ting on dis, Alan!" cried the Indian.
handing the sheet of bark to his
friend.
"Where'd you find it?"
"In dis spruce, here!"
Alan's mittened hand shook as he
read the scrawled words burned
with a charred stick on the bark
"Safel" he read, huskily. "I-love-
you! H"
'Noell Noell" cried the half-fran-
tic Cameron. "She left this for u.s.
She left this message! She's safe
safe, but she's waiting for us and
we're just crawling with this load!
Let's gamble, Noell Take 300
pounds and race the dogs! Well get
them-then-get them in a few
days! i can't stand thinking of
her watching the back trail-watch-
ing day after dayl"
The Indian seized his friend by
the shoulders. You are kiskwewi"
he said, sternly. You know bet
tair! Wild tree hunder, dat mean
wild our odder stuff. less dan ten
day grub and we starve on de head
water. For we weel run into beeg
snow, mabee drifter-mabee two.
Dat might hold us up t'ree-four
day. You weesh Heather starve wild
us, wen we get her?"
"Oh. know you're right know
you're right, but the waiting is hard
-hard!"
Alan knew that Noel was right
but his anxiety to reach Heather
lashed him like a whip. tortured
him as the somber spruce Of the
river shores moved slowly past.
But that night as he crawled into
his sleepingbag, the scrap of birch
inside his inner vest of faun skin,
he repeated again and again, "She
believes me now! She knows l love
her! She knows!"
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-29

Like the great blue heron, it is
one of our most adroit and expert
fishermen and will remain motion
less for incredible periods while
waiting for small fish, frogs or other
marsh and water inhabitants to ap-
proach within striking distance of
its beak. Often it will be observed
"treading' water as if in the act
OF squeezing out hidden shellfish or
mollusks in the muck below.
1t is one of our most tirnid and
suspicious birds and knows how to
keep itself concealed from the eyes
Of the marsh hunter. Yet if stalked
cautiously and patiently it will re-
veal to the eye many interesting
characteristics of bird life. It is
bird friend well worth studying.