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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-26
Germans May Attack In
South At Swiss Border
c onti ue d Con-
centration 7 h e r e
Learned by French,
Whose Big Guns Con-
tinue Shelling Ger
mans East of Rhine
River.

Paris, Sept. -(AP)-French ar
tillery continued today to hurl shells
across the Rhine river in an effort
to break up new German troop con-
centrations reported north of the
Swiss border.
The dispatches also disclosed con-
tinuing violent bombardment of the
main Siegfried lines by French heavy
guns, which opened on the German
fortified zones yesterday.
A general staff cOmmunique issued
at 1918 a. m. reported that German
batteries likewise were active south
east of Zewibrucken, near the left
center of the western front. New
combats between French and Ger
man fighting planes were noted, but
no details were given.
Meanwhile, Premier Daladier sum-
mOned a meeting of his cabinet for
general discussion Of war problems.
AdViceS from the front said the
combined French and British air
forces had played new major role
in detecting new disposition of the
German troops.
French sources Speculated that re-
ported German concentrations near
the Swiss border might presage a
possible attempt by the Nazis to cross
the Rhine below the Black Forest at
the extreme southern end of the
Maginot line. These sources said, how
(COntinued on Page Five)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-26
French Beat
Germans With
Heavy Loss

Basel, Switzerland, Sept. 26-
lAP)-French troops were reported
today to have repulsed with heavy
losses a counter attack launched dur
mg the night by Germany's Sieg-
lrled line forces in an effort to re-
Ae<e pressure on German key forts
near ZWeibruecken.
The German drive, the report de-
clared, was caught in a heavy cross
ire from French advance posts and
met by a wave of French forces on
both flanks.
The Nazis were said to have with
drawn into Notifications near Nit
tebach, leaving hundreds of dead
and many wounded on the battle
field.
The French themselves, the dis
patches added, sustained heavy los
scs during the night the sector be-
tween the Saar river and Blies creek,
where they were reported attempt
ing to hold newly. won positions un-
der machine gune fire and a bonn
bardment from the Siegfried fortl-
tlcations. The report said, however,
the French had captured and were
holding four and a half miles OF
highway between Saarbruecken and
ZWeibreucken.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-26
White House
Advised Not
To NEEDLE
S t a t e Department
Also Requested to
Keep Hands off Neu-
trality; Roosevelt
Calls in Six Cabinet
Members to Check on
Program.

Washington, Sept. 26.-(AP)-Six
cabinet officers were summoned to
the White House today for confer
domestic problems born of the Eu-
ropean war.
President Roosevelt, it was report
ed, desired to review with these six,
the attorney general, the acting sec
retary OF the navy, and the secre-
tarles OF state, war, agriculture and
labor, the progress made on "pre-
paratOry' work assigned their de-
partments in the interest of keeping
the United States at peace.
Meanwhile, Senate leaders were
reported authoritatively to have ad-
Vlsed the White House and the State
Department to continue their ''hands
OFF, attitude toward the administra-
ton neutrality program These lead
ers were described as holding the
view that if the executive branch
made no attempt to influence Con-
gress, the neutrality program built
around the proposal to repeal the
arms embargo would have a better
chance of enactment.
Among the chief neutrality OPERA
tions already undertaken is a naval
patrol of the American coast. Step
hen EARLY, White House press sec
retary, was asked whether any more
unidentified submarines had been
sighted near the coast and replied:
well, ! don't want to talk about
them"
This aroused speculation as to
whether further reports of submarine
activity had reached the White House
IN addition to those made public last
week, with the announcement that
one underSea craft had been seen off
the coast of Alaska and another in
North Atlantic waters.
Foreign Sales Increase.
Meanwhile, the Commerce De-
partment told of a gain in United
States merchandise exports in Au-
gust, the month before the start of
the European war, which officials
expect to enhance United States for
clgn trade still further. August fig
ureS, available today, showed that
exports increased nine percent over
July, while imports increased onlv
1Our percent
August exports totaling $25O,839.-
900 were $75,083 900 in excess of the
imports for the month.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-26
Paderewski
Likely Polish
President

Bucharest, Koumania, Sept. &c
AP)-Authoritative Polish circles
said today that Ignace Jan Paderew-
ski, world famous pianist and for
mer Polish premier was a likely
choice for president of Poland to
succeed former President Ignace
MOscicki.
This was learned as refugee Polish
political leaders, negotiating to con-
struct the government, whose lead
ers now are held in Roumania, were
reported near a successful compile
ton of their plans.
Authoritative sources disclosed
plans called for:
l. Resignation of Moscicli, now
living in Restricted residence" at
King Carols hunting lodge
2. Appointment of a new president
by Moscicki, acting under power
granted by the Polish constitution,
permitting the president to discuss
his successor pending an election.
3. The new presidents organiza-
ton Of a completely new govern
ment, with an "absentee" capital at
Paris, cooperating with the Allied
government.
Informed sources reported the
election of new president and narz
roWed down to a choice between
Paderewski and former Foreign
Minister Caleski. Final decision on
Moscicki's resignation and appoint
ment of successor was expected
later today or tomorrow.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-26
Safety Zone Around
Americas Proposed
At Panama Meeting
Any Belligerent Ac.
tivities Witk.in Area
Would Be Considered
Acts Against Security
of Hemisphere; Boun-
daries Not Fixed.

Panama, Sept. 26.-(AP)-The
CREATION of a zone of American
,s.ery in American waters, in
Which any belligerent activities
would be considered "acts against
tns security of the Americas" was
proposed today by Cuban Foreign
Minister Campo.
Campo presented his plan to to-
CavS session of the neutrality con-
terence Of q American nations.
Tie exact boundaries of such a
zone have been decided upon.
Campo proposed. however, that
lie zones be bounded by IAN imagi-
rsy Inc established on inter
edlate points between Europe and
Africa On the east and America on
tie west (the line OF the At1antic)
sad an imaginary line established
oe Intermediate points between Asia
qa the west and America on the
east the line of the Pacific)."
Within this safety zone, belli-
gerentS will remrain from COM
ritting acts Of war or exercising
any rights of belligerents which
present obstacles to commerce or
t. American relations, Campa'S
tatenent :aid.
Delegates apparently were almost
unanimous in approving the key
note speech of Panama Foreign
Minister Garay, who declared yes
to-day the neutrality conference
would gain "imperishable glory" if
through our efforts we may de-
Care peace throughout the world"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-26
Germans Hope
For reedom
From Hitler
BY CHARLES II. STEWART
Central Press COIumniSt

Washington, Sept. 26.-Is Germany
pro-Hitler? Would Adolf win in an
honestly conducted election? Nobody
can tell, of course. But l have some
family connections in the Fatherland
and I've tried to find out from them,
personally. If they're there at this
time, naturally they don't tell. But
I've seen several Of them on visits to
this country. Since they've intended
to go back, it goes without saying
that they've expressed themselves
only in the faintest whispers.
The consensus l got, though, is
this:
With the war on, the Germans
want to win. At this juncture they
wouldn't dump Der Fuehrer In the
long run, however, the German bulk
appears to be anti-Naziistic. It wants
to get back, ultimately, to democracy.
1t harks into a past when young Ger
mans immigrated into the United
Continued on Page Five)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-26
Germans To
Ask Soviet
War Accord
Military ALLAN c e
With Russia Reputed
Aim of Won Ribben-
trop Visit to Moscow;
Reds Turn Anxious
Eyes Toward Bal
kans.

Moscow, Sept 26.-(AP)-Tass,
the official Russian news agency, an
nounced today that German Foreign
Minister Won RibbentrOp would ar
rive in Moscow tomorrow to discuss
with the government of the Soviet
Union ''problems connected with de-
velopments in Poland.'
The agency said Won Ribbentrop
was coming on i,.'itation Of the Rus
sian government.
Unconfirmed reports circulated
were that Won Ribbentrop was seek
ing a military accord with the Soviet
Union to follow up the German
Soviet non-aggression treaty, which
was signed August %.
Turkish Foreign Minister Sara
coglu, who is in Moscow for impor-
tant negotiations, attended a confer
Continued on Page Five)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-26
SO Reported
Victims Of
Coast Storm

Lon Angeles, Calf, Sept. 20
(AP)-A death toll Of at least SO
and property damage in excess OF
81 100000 was counted by south
ern California today as the tropical
storms which brought death and
destruction moderated. Still un-
accounted for were IS ocean going
craft manned principally by anna
teur mariners, which put to sea
before the storm broke Sunday al
ternoon. More than score Of per-
sons were believed aboard the YES
;els.
Ten bodies were recovered from
the ocean, which claimed most of
the victims in wrecks of pleasure
and fishing craft. Given up for
drowned in similar mishaps were
SO others.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-26
Another Big
Navy Battle
Off Norway
Three Large War
ships, Two S u b.
marines, Many Small
er Craft and Some
Airplanes Engaged,
Shore Watchers Saw.

Oslo, Norway, Sept 26.-(AP)-
Dispatches from Farsund, south
west Norway, reported that ma
val skirmish occurred today Just
west Of Norway's southern ex-
tremity, beginning about noon and
ending at lao p. m. (7:4O a. m.
AST).
Watches from the shore said
Trey saw three large warships, two
submarines and many small craft
taking part in the action and air
planes maneuvering overhead.
They estimated that between 80 and
tG nots were fired.
First reports did not identify the
shlps, which shortly disappeared
below the horizon, or estimate anv
tamage caused
Three Norwegian airplanes
Continued on Page Five)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-26
DR.. Armstrong,
Elected Head
Of Kiwanis

Raleigh, Sept. 26.-(AP)-Dr.
Charles w. Armstrong, Of Salisbury,
was elected district governor, and
inston-Salem won the 1910 con-
Fcntion today as the 10th annual
convention of the Carolinas XII
wants ended.
he report of the nominating
cmnittee was adopted unanimous
y It named the following ieuten-
ant governors for the nine divisions
oi he district:
Horace Evans, of Shelby, No. |;
russell Whitener, of Newton, NO
Z, c. L. Barber, Greensboro, NO
: j. Warren Pate, Fayetteville
No 4; Hal Pittard, Oxford, No. .;
fank Ream, Scotland Neck, No. 8;
arthur Ruffin, Wilson, No. Z; Ed
/Cco4;x,,o1 Do6n TTWnO
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-26
STORM WARNINGS ON
GULF ARE REMOVED

New Orleans, La, Sept. &c.
(AP)-Storm warnings along the
Gulf Of Mexico were ordered down
today after disturbance quieted
down. A Weather Bureau advisory
said squalls would continue during
the day and advised caution for
smaller craft.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-26
SCHOOL BONDS FOR
TARBORO ARE SOLD

Raleigh, Sept. 26-(AP)-A $22,-
coo school refunding bond issue Of
TarpOro township was sold today
by the Local Government Com
mission 10 Middendorf & Company
Chincinnati, Ohios at premium Of
S44, with interest to be 3-4 per-
cent.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-26
FIFTH VICTIM DIES
OF NEWTON CRASH

Newton, Sept. 26-(AP)-R. E.
Drum, 10, of Balls Creek section of
CataWba county, died today of in
Jurlcs received in an automobile ac-
cldent early Sunday, the fifth victim
OF the wreck. Their car crashed into
the side of railway bridge near here
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-26
FRANCE DISSOLVES
COMMUNIST PARTY

Paris, Sept. 26.-(AP)-
Premier Daladier's war cabinet
today decrced the dissolution
of the communist party in
France. The action was taken
as reprisal for Soviet Russia's
nOn-aggressiOn pact with Ger
many and her invasion of PO-
land, Frances eastern ally.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-26
iHoey Expects
FDR To Win
Daily DIsIatcn Bureau,
In the Ssr Walter Hotel

Raleigh, Sept. 26.-Governor Clyde
R. Hoey is hopeful there will be no
delay in congressional revision Of
the so-called neutrality act, and is
convinced that there will be ultimate
revision substantially in accord with
President Roosevelt's recommended
tons
II hope there will be no long and
vicious fight over the bill'', he said,
CONTINUED on page two)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-26
GonHoA

FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Mostly cloudy, showers tonight
and Wednesday,; slightly cooler
Wednesday in northeast and ex-
treme north portion.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-26

Continued on Page Five)
Evening star., 1939-08-03
Relief From Heat
Is Forecast Here

Some relief from the current heat
spell is in sight for tomorrow, the
forecaster said today.
Occasional showers late this aft
ernoon and tonight are expected to
be followed by lower temperatures
tomorrow.
A third day with temperatures in
the Cos was predicted for today.
however, along with above normal
humidity. Climbing from a slow"
of 73 at $50 am, the mercury had
reached the 84-degree mark by 10
am.
Two prostrations were report
ed yesterday as the heat con-
tinued at 90-degree level. William
Hardy, %, of 416 N street NV, was
treated at Casualty Hospital after
he collapsed while working at the
Kingman School, and Thelma john
son, 80, was treated at Georgetown
Hospital after she was overcome at
Thirty-fifth and o streets NV.
Evening star., 1939-08-03
Virginia Mother
CIowed by Bear,
Saves Children
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
CLINTWOOD, Va, Aug. 3.-Mrs.
Dollie May Baker, severely bitten
and clawed by an animal at first
described as bear, was back in
the Cumberland Mountains near the
Kentucky border today, but not in
her own home.
The attack yesterday, in which
the young mother fought off the an
imal to protect a baby in her arms
and a 3-year-old child at her feet,
caused the Bakers to give up their
home, at least temporary.
Later information of the attack,
in which Boss, a shepherd dog,
routed the animal after it had in
jured Mrs. Baker, led hunters to
believe the beast was a panther
instead of a bear.
She told them the animal pounced
from the roof as she stepped from
her door with the children. She
threw the Older child in a rain bar
rel and protected the baby against
the animal with a club until Boss
came to the rescue.
Evening star., 1939-08-03
Woman, Her Clothing
Soaked in Kerosene,
Found Ahame
Discovered in Home by
Husband After Rows
Over Daughter

Mrs. Mae P. Pearson. 40-year-old
Agriculture Department clerk, was
found enveloped in flames from her
kerosene-soaked clothing early to-
day in her home at 621 Twenty
third street NV. Police said they
were investigating the possibility
she had attempted suicide
Last night, Mrs. Pearson had
turned her l3-year-old daughter,
Margaret, over to police of the
Womens Bureau for protection"
She told Sergt. Veronica A. Devlin
at the time that she wanted to get
the child away from home
This action, police were informed,
came as a climax to a series of bit
ter quarrels between Mrs. Pearson
and her husband, Robert w. Pear
son. over the handling of the child
Margaret spent the night in the
Receiving Home for Children, and
this morning Mrs. Pearson ap-
peared upset. At breakfast she
asked her husband If he had any
kerosene in the house When he
told her he did not, Mrs. Pearson
suggested they send their 9-year-
old son to the corner store for q
supply.
Mr.. Pearson refused. He took the
boy with him to call on his mother,
Mrs. Matte Pearson, whose aid he
sought in getting Margaret released
from custody.
When he returned to his home less
than an hour later, Mr.. Pearson said
he saw fire in the bedroom. Rush.
ing into the room. he found his wife,
engulfed by fire, lying on a bed He
took her into the living room, started
beating out the flames and called for
help.
He succeeded in putting out the
blaze. An Emergency Hospital am
bulance and No. % Fire Engine
Company responded. Mrs. Pearson
was removed to Emergency Hospital,
where it was said she had received
second and third degree burns and
was in critical condition.
Police learned that Mrs. Pearson
had bought kerosene this morning
from neighborhood store.
Margaret was still in the Receiv-
ing Home today and was not in
formed of the tragedy. Sergt. Dev-
lin said that mother and daughter
appeared deeply attached. Mrs.
Pearson told her, the policewoman
said, that she planned to have the
Board of Public Welfare try to find
a new home for the girl.
Evening star., 1939-08-03
Mrs. Charles {. Has|et Dies
OF Motor Crash Injuries

Mrs. Charles C. Haslet, wife of
writer in the Washington Bureau
of the Associated Press. died in
Gallup, NJ Mex, today of injuries
suffered Sunday night in a motor
car accident near Grants, N. Mex,
according to dispatch received
here.
Mrs. Haslet was taken to a Gallup
hospital after her car skidded in a
rainstorm. crashed through high
way guard fence and plunged down
an embankment, the Associated
Press reported.
Mrs. Haslet's 14-month-old son
escaped injury. Her sister-in-law.
Miss Edith Haslet, was injured, but
not seriously.
Friends here said Mrs. Haslet was
en- route to Washington from Cali
fornia, where she had been visiting
her father, who is ill. Her home
here is at 1915 North Adams street,
Arlington, Va. The body will be
taken to wellington, Kans., her for
mer home.
Evening star., 1939-08-03
Detroit Police Drive
C.|. 0. Strikers From
6. N. Plant Area
Union Men Charged
With Spreading Toeks
To Halt Traffic
BY the Associated Press,

bS tnt ASSoCldleu fIeSS.
DETROIT, Aug. 3.-Police drove
c. I. o. United Automobile Workers
Union members and sympathizers
away from the area surrounding the
strikebound General Motors Chev-
rolet plant on Holbrook avenue to-
day after what they said was a sec
ond attempt to stop factory auto
mobile traffic by spreading tacks and
broken glass on the streets.
The unionists retreated across the
city limits line of suburban Ham,
tramck and booed the several hun
dred Detroit police.
Two are Arrested.
Two men, Abraham Schwartz, SO,
and Elery Flewelling, 33, were ar
rested. Patrolmen Edsel OBrien
and Paul Clor said the two had
driven a truck through the area,
scattering large roofing tacks on the
pavement.
The police pursued the pair to the
U. A. VIC. I. O. headquarters in
Hamtramck. There they said they
were menaced by large crowd of
men who threatened to take the
prisoners away from them until so
more policemen arrived.
Meanwhile George Googe, A. FL.
national representative, charged that
the U. A. VIC. I. o. toolmakers'
strike in II General Motors plants
was IAN effort to force building
trades workers out of the American
Federation of Labor into the C. l.
O.'s new United Construction Work
ers' Organizing Committee"
Mr.. Googe issued an appeal TO
Detroit A. F. l.. unions to help the
Building Trades Council keep its
contracts by going through U. A. w.
c. l. o. picket lines to work on
General Motors construction JOBS.
Prospects for settling the strike of
General Motors skilled workers were
reported today to be the best they
have been since the walkout of $500
workers in II plants began July S.
We are getting pretty close to-
gether," remarked James F.. Dewey,
Federal labor conciliator endeavor-
ing to compose differences between
negotiators for the corporation and
the c. I. o. United Automobile
Workers, who called the strike.
Mr.. Dewey said there remained
two obstacles to settlement, but did
not reveal them. The unions de-
mand for a wage increase for tool
and die workers, engineers and
maintenance men has been reported
as being one of the main issues.
Evening star., 1939-08-03
Texas Sheriff, Bullet
In Heort, Gets His Man
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RUSK, Tex, Aug. 3.-Sherif Bill
Brunt of Cherokee County and I.
Creel, tavern keeper, were shot to
death and woman wounded in a
roadside pistol duel early today.
The woman, Myrle Stanley, rs, an
employe of Creel's Tavern, said the
6-foot, 29-year-old officer fired the
shots which killed Creel and wound
ed her in the leg as he was slumping
to the Rusk-Jacksonville highway
with a bullet in his heart.
She told County Attorney Ellis
Lewis that Sheriff Brunt halted the
Creel car, which was loaded with
beer, by shooting front tire and
that Creel then 1lred at the sheriff.
Evening star., 1939-08-03
Britain Claims Device
To Locate Submarines
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Aug. 3.-Lord Stanhope,
first lord of the admiralty, an
nounced yesterday that Great Brit
ain had a secret apparatus for
locating submarines.
He told the House of Lords other
countries were aware of the value
of the device and added, II do not
think they have got this apparatus
or anything like it.
when this country declared that
II submarine attacks in the Mediter-
ranean continue we should be JUS
titled in sinking any submarines
in that area, submarine attacks
promptly stopped"
Evening star., 1939-08-03
| Magyar Guards
Challenge 81
Nozis to DueIs
3y the Associated Press.


BUDAPEST, Aug. 3.-Thirty-
Nazi members of Parliament were
challenged to duels today by menu
bers of the Hungarian Ragged
Guard" who charged they had
been termed "rabble" in parlia-
mentary debate.
The Guardists are extreme Ma
tionalists, who fought as free corps
in the annexation of Ruthenia in
the breakup last March of the
Czecho-Slovak Republic.
The men, who take pride in the
name Ragged Guard" asserted
that Kalman Hubay, Fuetrer of the
Nazi Arrow-Cross party, referred to
them as "rabble," which Hubay de-
MED.
Evening star., 1939-08-03
Luborite Likens
Chamberlain to
Vain Spinster
By the Associated Press.


LONDON, Aug. 3.-Lord Smell,
Labor opposition leader, injected a
bit of mirth into the House of Lords
foreign affairs debate today with
these characterizations of Prime
Minister Chamberlain and Foreign
Secretary Lord Halifax:
The Prime Minister appears to
display irritation and petulance -"
which would be appropriate in
vain and ample spinster trying un-.
successfully to become slira.
mo one is more adept at putting
polish on a dull case than Lord
Halifax and his admonitions to me
are always given with such lofty dis
tinction that feel ought to have
said grace before I received them"