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Evening star., 1938-02-13

where he wouldn't be seen. He received
telephone call tonight. Dad was going to meet
me later on and tell me whether he d been sue
cessful."
WAS he?" Win asked
Patricia's eyes flooded with tears. mo.
He telephoned"
And what did he say?"
He said something awful had happened.
He said he'd have to lie low for few days,
that was to 60 directly to the house and
arrange with friend for telephone call and
pretend l was talking with him and explain
to Mons that he was telephoning just before
he jumped aboard train. guess was
little crude about the way handled that
CALL"
do you know where your father is now?"
Win asked.
mo, I've told you everything"
Wilton looked at his watch. then said,
I'm going to have to rush to my Office to
meet man - witness to =. . to something
important.
Win Layton studied him with contempla-
tive eyes. "A witness in this case?" she asked.
Il don't think that's a fair question"
Wilton answered.
Il do." Win told him, and hope" she
added significantly, I'VE won't have to shadow
you to your Office"
Look here" the lawyer pleaded, this is
a witness who - well, he's going to connect
Dudley Lockhart with Fishback He can show
that Lockhart had gone to the Hillcrest
Rooms earlier in the evening""
Had Lockhart left when Judge koomes
arrived?" Win asked
Il don't know" Wilton said frankly, but
believe We can put Dudley Lockhart in that
building That may be very
significant
will you let me know as
soon as you've interviewed
this witness?" Win asked
1T will depend" Wilton
said, ION what he tells me-
whats his name?"
The lawyers dogged de-
Evening star., 1938-02-13

A HHEN it was rumored that the
1sIs,lyx xss,,ss esteemed ess,;t,;: %".ss! e, e.
SuneriOr Court had hoon in
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-10-15
Four Powers
Not To Talk
Czech Crisis
Hungary and Czecho-
slovakia Are to Get
Together and Settle
Own Differences Over
Minority Issue

Paris, Oct. 5.-(AP)-Circles close
to the foreign office said today the
idea of a four power conference to
discuss the minority issue between
Czechoslovakia and Hungary had
been abandoned.
Instead, Hungary has decided to re-
sumo direct talks with Czechoslova-
kia after having made consultation IL
diplomatic channels.
Unofficial sources in London also
said that Hungary and Czech authori-
ton plan to resume negotiations,
which were broken when the Hun
garian delegation quit the Komaron
conference, declaring the chasm be-
tween Hungarian demands and Czech
compromise offers were too wide for
successful negotiations).
Informed quarters said meeting of
French, German, British and italian
foreign ministers to attempt to conf
promise the difference that broke up
the Komoron meeting had been con-
sidered seriously yesterday on Hun
garian requests.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-10-15
New Record
For Lights
Set At Bragg
Flying Fortress Spot
ted at $4,000 Feet
A b Owe Ground In
Anti Aircraft Test
During Maneuvers at
Fort Bragg

Fort Bragg, Oct 15.-(AP)-A rec
ord for high altitude elimination Of
aircraft by anti-aircraft search lights
was claimed here today by officers
by the light-spotting of a D-17 flying
fortress $4,000 feet above the ground.
The test was made late last night,
after conclusion of more than a week
of aerial maneuvers, to determine
solely the maximum altitude an air
plane can be eliminated under ideal
conditions.
A week ago, airplanes were elemi-
mated here in preliminary lightings up
to $4,000 feet, but the more than four
and one half miles was not registered
Until last night.
The. maximum altitude elimination
was preceded by the elimination of
bombers at various heights to deter
mine the effectiveness of search light
ing for pursuit airplane interception.
The defense awaited today reports of
results of pursuit squadron command
ers in widely scattered places. The
hombers had completed their mission,
and were returning to their base at
Langley Field, Va, when .Brigadier
General Fulton Gardner, defense COM
mander from his post on Gaddy's
mountain in the center of the defense
zone in eastern North Carolina, call
ed unexpectedly for the $4,000 foot
test.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-10-15
Cotton Industry
Fast Growing In
China And Japan

Greenville, S. c., Oct 15.-(AP)-
William Jacobs, of Clinton, secretary
of the South Carolina Cotton Manu-
facturers Association said today in a
prepared address that 1--WE need new
industrial viewpoint in South Caro-
lima, and, indeed, in the United
States"
He was the principal speaker at the
fall meeting of the carders and spin
ners convention of the Southern Tex
tile Association, of Eastern Carolina
section.
A study of statistics, Jacobs said,
indicate that Industrial migration of
South Carolina ended 20 to % years
ago, and that the Statistical position
in active spindles" in this state dur
ing "the past ten years. have been
practically at a standstill.
Tracing the growth of migration of
the textile industry, he said here we
stand today, holding our own, unable
to induce new industries to locate
with us, while India increases 95 per
cent, China 822 per cent, and Japan
1872 per cent.
docs this represent the handwrit-
ing on the wall, is this the indica-
ton of the third exodus of the tex
tile Industry"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-10-15
Harbor Tugs
In New York
Stand Idle
Hundred Per Cent Tie
Up of Harbor Sought
by Union When Nego-
tiations Fail; Liners,
Freighters Affected

New York, Oct. 15.-(AP)-Seventy-
five New Yorker harbor tug boats
were idle this morning, and union Of
ficials declared they would tie up 70
more within a short time, aiming at
100 per cent effectiveness of the strike
which began at midnight, which
might effect the movement of trans
Atlantic liners and freight boats.
The strike call, issued by President
Joseph Ryan, of the international
Long Shoremen's Union, (AFL) az
fected 1000 workers, and followed a
collapse of negotiations among the
union, operators and Nathan Franlxel,
labor advisor to Mayor LaGuardia.
Of the Is tugs tied up, Is are used
regularly to haul garbage scows for
the department of sanitation, and
eight are engaged in towing coal bar
ges for a power company.
Union officials said others were en-
gagged in servicing transatlantic lin
ers and freight boats.
Three transatlantic liners were
scheduled to arrive today, and five
were to sail. All would require the as
sistance of harbor tugs.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-10-15
New Motion
Offered In
Election Row

Raleigh, Oct 15.-(AP)- Counsel
for w. o. Burgin, of Lexington, filed
in the State Supreme Court today a
cross motion asking the dismissal of
the State Election Boards petition
for an order directing Judge w. G.
Harris, to allow the certification of
c. B. Deane, of Rockingham, as the
eighth district Democratic congress-
ional nominee.
Burgin lawyers also said if the high
er tribunal assumes jurisdiction" of
the case, it issue mandamus direct
ing the superior court to allow the
certification of Burgin.
Today's action was filed by former
Governor ]. c. B. Ehringhaus. chief
defense counsel for Burgin in the
long fought contest for the eight dis
trict nomination.
Included was an eleven page an
swer to the state Boards motion filed
yesterday by Attorney General Harry
McMullen which requested that Judge
Harris be required to permit Deanes
certification in accordance with ar
opinion of the Supreme Court.
The court remanded the case tC
superior court to await final re-
turns from Madison and Richmond
counties
The board petition also charged
that Judge Harris threat of a jury
trial was improvident and based on
misapprehension or misunderstand-
ing by him of the opinion of this
honorable court. 49,"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-10-15
Canton Cut
From Sea By
]ap's Drive
Troops of Japan With
in 20 Miles of South
China Metropolis, CUT
ting Highway to Sea;
P | a n e S Continue
Bombings

Hong Kong, Oct. 15.-(AP)-Can-
ten was cut off from the coast today
except for devious foreign travel.
Chinese military officials in the
south China metropolis, goal OF a
swift diving Japanese campaign in
land from Bias bay, acknowledged
the highway in the Chungshan dis
trict had been cut by japanese land
ing party.
Japanese were reported to have
made a sudden landing under cover
of an intense air bombardment, be-
fore local defense could be modified.
Reports were circulated here of a
mysterious Chinese attack on the
fleet in Bias bay. The entent of dam
age was not known.
Japanese troops were reported to
have captured a point only 70 miles
east of Canton, travelling through
more than 80 villages in their new
south China drive.
Unofficial Japanese sources said
Japanese had occupied this point aft
er fierce struggle southwest of the
city, in flames since yesterday as
result of an aerial bombardment.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-10-15
Wheeler Predicts
Independent Senate
For Next Session
Failure of Roosevelt
to Unseat George,
Tydings and Smith
Gives Heart to Other
Democrats; Says Sem
ators N OF to Be
Charlie McCarthys"

Washington, Oct. 15.-(AP)-Sena
tor Wheeler, Democrat Montana. pre-
dicted today majority of the Sen
ate would vote Independently" on all
administration measures in the next
session.
Wheeler, declaring that this might
be his last term in the Senate. as
serted that he would personally vote
as he saw fit on all legislative pro-
posals sent to the capital by the White
House.
He said as result of the failure of
President Roosevelt's efforts to de-
feat Senator George, of Georgia, Tyd-
ings of Maryland, and South of South
Carolina, all Democrats, he believed
many other senators will take the
same position. They will out number,
he forecast, the senators who were
100 per cent behind all Roosevelt
measures.
Il think the Senate this next session
will be more Independent" Wheeler
said, than it has been during the past
six years."
This doesn't mean, the Senate is
going to- oppose any and all of the
administration legislation. 1t does
mean that we are not going to be
lot of Charlie McCarthys 1--WE are
going to vote our own independent
judgment because of the way the
WPA has been used in the primary
for political purposes, I think there
will be a determined effort to pass
laws, which will tend to take the WPA
out of politics. and DerhanS take If
out of control of the present setup.
sThere ought tc be house cleaning
in WPA."
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-10-15
Women Sing
FDR Praises
In Meeting

Raleigh, Oct. 15.-(AP)-A state
wide meeting of Democratic women
here today endorsed the high prin-
ciples" of President Roosevelt's admin
istration.
The women adopted resolution Of
fered by Mrs. Mary B. Murphy, of
Snow Hill, commencing the president
"for his splendid efforts on behalf
of all the people in the nation"
The meeting was held to shane
plans for the fail election campaign
Governor Hoey told the delegates
that women had drought new and
higher ideals in government and
that they "are exerting the same kind
of influence in government as thew
do at home."
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-10-15
Decline In
Exports OF
u. S. Cotton
Domestic Consunp-
ton Also Declines
from Last Year; Sur
plus D epre ssfng
Price Of Lint; Weldon
Gets New Post Office

Washington, Oct. 15.-(AP)- Dras-
tic declines in exports complicate
farm officials said today, administra-
tons must problems-the existing
price depressing cotton surplus.
The official foreign trade reports
show the August and September cot
ton exports totalled only $4,000 bales,
compared with 837,859 during the cor
responding months last year. Sharp
declines in European purchases were
responsible for the slump.
Domestic cotton consumption also
declined. The census bureau said l.
O95,000 bales were consumed in this
country in August and September com
pared with 100000 bales in the com
parable months last year.
Other developments included:
1t takes SO less hours labor to pro-
duce cotton bale today than it did
in 1911.
WPA research workers figured this
out during a nationwide survey of
recent changes in the technology of
Continued on Page Eight.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-10-15

gress, number of explicitly designat-
ed blocs, we do have the blocs We
have a number of them. Their vari-
GUS members all are roughly classed,
respectively, as Democrats or Repub-
leans. Really, however, both major
memberships are considerably split
up. If this were Europe, each SUBJ
group would have particular label,
distinguishing it from all others.
Here we don't acknowledge such diff
ferences; all hands are spoken of as
Democrats or Republicans, with an
occasional freak independent.
Yet we do have blocs, as truly as
Frances national assembly, which re-
cognizes a dozen or fifteen.
How They Classify.
Illustratively, Vice President John
N. Garner and Senators Harry F.
Byrd, Carter Glass, Willard E. Tyd-
ings and Josiah w. Bailey, plus sew
eral others, constitute bloc, as un-
like the Alben w. Barkley-Homer T.
Bone-Claude Pepper-Elmer Thomas
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-10-15
Politicians
Speculation
FDR Speech
Chief Executive To
Speak AS Voter in
New York from Hyde
Park Home Nov. 4;
Relief and Depart
mental Service Lashed
by Republicans
(By The Associated Press.)


Candidates for offices in the No
vember election, many of them bat
ting it out on strictly New Deal is
sues, speculated today on the probable
substance of a prediction radio adj
dress to be given by President Roose-
welt. White House announcement said
the President would speak as voter
in the State of New York, probably
on the evening OF November from
his home in Hyde Park.
The announcement added, however,
that the Presidents remarks would
be sufficiently extensive in range to
interest the nation as a whole"
The President already has express
ed approval of the New York Demo-
cratic slate, headed by Governor
Herbert Lehman.
Other developments on the political
front:
At South Bend, Charles HaeAett,
Republican representative from In
diana, stated in radio address that
the only hope for youth to regain
ecOHOIllc opportunity Was III re-
versal of the disastrous policies Of
the New Deal"
He added ''the New Dealers seem
determined to prevent any economic
expansion of the country"
In Washington, Representative Dit
ter Republican, Pennsylvania, sale
in statement Corruption in the adj
ministration of relief and reafflament
craftsmanship in the departmental
service is eating away the substances
of the people"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-10-15
GERMANY. TTAl.v THOUGHT
BACKING OF DEMANn

Budapest, Oct 5.-(AP)-Hungary
is doubling her army to 100000 men
today for what officials said was
peace, not war. The mobilization of
five classes, Gage groups) totaling
about 100000 youths, was called q
measure necessary for Hungarian Sc
curity, endangered by the continued
mobilization of the Czechoslovak
arm, and the collapse of negotia-
tons for demands of Hungary for
parts of Czechoslovakia.
Surprise was occasioned by the dis
closure that the Hungarian army
numbered about 100000 in spite of a
past Ytrianon treaty, declared abrogat
ed first two months, limiting the
force to $4,000.
The official press declared Hungary
was not alone in demanding Magyar
inhabitants slices of her already dis
membered neighbor. 1--WE have power
full friends to fully support us" said
a newspaperman.
A reference was perhaps to Ger
many and Italy, with whom the Hun
garians conferred yesterday.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-10-15
Definite Forecast Made
By Babson Of Prosperity
Era Of Great Boom Like hat After World War Likely
Because Of Peace Accor d, World Arms Race,
Inevitable Initiation md Debt Compromises

has removed a powder key which
could have exploded into general
war any time Most students of his
tory over here agree that the Treaty
of Versailles was ruthless and vim
dictive document. It set up artificial
nations composed of an arbitrary com
bination of nationalities with boun-
daries drawn simply from the stand
point of military considerations. It
also imposed terrific financial bur-
dens upon Germany.
Treaty Scraping Inevitable.
1t was inevitable that some day the
Reich would regain her strength and
throw off the humiliating provisions
of the peace treaty. Readers have wat
ched Hitler do this in the last three
years through rearmament, occupa.
ton of the Rhineland and conquest OF
CONTINUED on Page Three.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-10-15
BY ROGER w. BABSON,
Copyright 1888, Publishers
Financial Bureau. Inc.

London, England, Oct Is. The
great statesmen, bankers, Industrial
list, and economists of Great Britain
unanimously agree that we may now
be entering a boom era exceeding in
extent that of the twenties You will
recall that after the Armistice was
signed we had a period of unpre-
cedented business expansion. New all
time peaks for business activity were
reached early in 1920 Now, the big
business" men of England believe
that the world may be facing a SINH
lar situatioa in the months ahead.
Why are they so optimi1tic? The
answer is that they consider the
Munich conference in somewhat the
same light as the Armistice. They feel
that the partition of Czechoslovakia
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-10-15
Army Air Corp
Major Is Killed
By Whirling Prop

Leavenworth, Kansas, Oct. 15.-
(AP)-Major John Gardner, AZ, Of
the United States Army Air Corps was
killed by the whirling propeller of an
army plane at Forth Leavenworth to-
day.
He was preparing to take off for
Nashville, Tenn
Major Gardner was graduated from
the air service communications school
in 1921, and the Air Corps practical
school in 1894.
His widow and two young daughters
survive.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-10-15
Trio Captured In
Tennessee Town
For N. C. Crime

Jasper, Tenn, Oct 15.-(AP)-Dep
.uty Sheriff B. Ferguson today arrest
ed man and two women in connec-
ton with the theft of an automobile
and alleged kidnapping in Catawba,
county, N. G.
He listed the prisoners as Ray Rid
die, SO, Marion Foster, 81, and Caro-
line Dolly, 30.
Justice of the Peace G. A. Lowdry
said Riddle admitted taking the car
in North Carolina on Wednesday. The
man and women are held without
bond pending an investigation of the
North Carolina charge, Lowdry said.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-10-15
Czechs To Resist
Occupation Of Land
By The Hungarians
Hungary Doubles Size
OF Army, But Says Its
for Peace; Germany.
Italy Believed Back
ing Demands for Part
of Czechoslovakia

homarom, Hungary, Oct. 15.-(AP)
"A Czech officer declared TODAY
that his soldiers would resist occuna-
non OF communities by Hungarian
troops under any circumstances.
The captain, in command of the
regiment of the Czech side of the
danube said, II have fought with the
czech legion during the World War,
and l think that it will not be long
before the soldiers, will try to take
Nack territory already taken from
Them"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-10-15

the grave in which the skeleton was
buried, and the police Chief Carl Nc
Cleary reported he believed it was
that of McCoin. The body was found
about % miles from here at railroad
junction known as Shomo, near
Martinsburg, w. Va.
If the X-ray taken three months be-
fore McCdin disappeared matches.
those of the skeleton, a six year old
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-10-15

anonymous note of the solon's death
will be to a great extent corroborated.
Location of the burial place was
near that described in letter sent to
Chief Justice Walter Stacy, of North
Carolina, soon after McCoin's disap-
rearance, telling of his murder. The
sender of the letter, signed boy in
Distress" and mailed from Chicago,
was never found.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-10-15

W OIcSSO0 Wa ~
main a "two-party
country" indefinite
ly. That is to say, it
it probably will con-
tinue to be run by
only t w o parties
w i tn e c ognized
names of their own
and cohesive enough
to hold national con-
ventions of any con-
sequence. What the
F. M. G.. seems to
me not to take into
account is the fact
that, while we. do
not have in Com
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-10-15
Election Row
.Halts Talk

Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.

Raleigh, Oct. 15.-Latest move in
the Eighth Congressional election
row-request that the Supreme Court
order certification Of G. B. Deane-
was not only one of the cleverest
legal maneuvers yet staged in the
bitter campaign, but it was an almost
complete f'silencer," temporarily at
least, to the talk of "compromise.'
Practically every plea that the two
contenders (Deane and w. G. Burgin)
should retire and let some other be
chosen has been based on the as
sumption that there can be no end of
CONTINUED on page Eight
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-10-15
Hagerstown Chief Thinks
Skeleton That Of McCoin's

Hagerstown, Md, Oct. 15.-(AP)-
Upon the result of comparison of
a dental X-ray with the teeth of a
skeleton found near the railroad juno
ton west of here hinged possible So
luton today of the strange disappear
ance in December, 1882 of r. S. Nc
Coin, former N. c. State senator.
Workmen prepared to probe anew
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-10-15
Blocs Hold
Even Balance
In Congress
BY CHARLES p. STEWART
. Central Press COIumnist

washington Oct. % POstmaster
General James A. Farley doubtless is
right in his prediction that the Unit
al Cfafoc will 70
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-10-15
WEEKLY WEATHER.

WEEKLY WEATHER..
South Atlantic States: Rain on
Atlantic coast and in Florida, end
ing the beginning of the week;
fair except some light thunder
showers toward close; tempera-
lures normal to somewhat above.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-10-15
WEATHER

FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Unsettled i'm east portion, prob
ably mist and light rain in coastal
plains tonight and Sunday.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-10-15

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Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-10-15

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Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-10-15

Continued on Page Three.)
The Washington times., 1938-03-23
"KMSer and FAtherLAnd"
Bv MARIE BRETT-PERRING

m WO men observing the dining room OF the
i hotel in Schaffhausen. One my agent who had
been waiting for my from Germany for the past week.
hut the other very large and fabby young man was un
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The Washington times., 1938-07-09
MRS. GERMAN
HONORED At 80

Four generations of an old Vir-
ginia family will gather to honor
Mrs. Jane German on her eightieth
birthday anniversary at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Ethel Baker,
837 North Randolph ST., Arlington,
Va, tonight.
Mrs. German is the granddaugh-
ter of John Lawrence, who built
and operated the Lawrence Tav<
ern, a landmark of Warrenton,
Va, which is still in operation.
The mother of eight children
with IA grandchildren and six
great-grandchildren, Mrs. German
wildly recalls events of the Civil
War around Warrenton.
Her children are Mrs. Kate
Freeland, Mrs. Dixie Lunsford.
Mrs. Pearl Legg, the Rev. P. Ger
man, pastor of Betheny Church;
George w. German, and Mrs.
Baker.
The Washington times., 1938-07-09
CAFEMAN FAILS
TO RAISE BOND

ROCKVILLE. Md, July al
though his bond was reduced from
$4,000 to $500 on recommendation
of States Attorney James H. Pugh,
Joseph Felix Villemaire, the
squire of Olney Inn," one Of the
Capital areas most fashionable
eating places, remained in the
county Jail here today unable to
make bond.
Villemaire was charged with
Simpel assault late Thursday night
following an argument with his
divorced and remarked wife, Mrs.
Clara May Villemaire, who charged
her husband took a shot at her
with an automatic during an argu.
ment.
Villemaire denied the argument
with his wife started over a dis
pute as to which Of them owned
the inn, but told authorities he
became argumentative after he
had been drinking.
Pugh said the Villemaires mar
rfed about a year ago, were di-
vorced last March and remarked
in June,