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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-29
Memphis Girl
Is Safe On
River Jaunt

Memphis, Tenn, March 29-(AP)
Inspector Clegg Richards
said he received word today from
the sheriff at Helena, Ark, that, Miss
Hope Brewster, missing since Mon
day and believed to be padding
down the Mississippi in a So skiff,
had been found safe.
At Helena, the clerk at the hotel
said Miss Brewster registered there
yesterday after arriving about 9 a.
m. The beautiful brunette, 24-year-
old violin teacher, ate breakfast
shortly after reaching Helena.
Persons who talked with her said
that, except for getting wet" she
suffered no hardships on her 90-mile
open boat trip from Memphis Mon
day afternoon and night A South
western College (of Memphis) honor
graduate, Miss Brewster set off down
the flood-swollen Mississippi to buy
a boat from a member of the Mem
phis yacht club. She said she was
"going to New Orleans"
Her father, Field Director Dina
Donald R. Brewster, of the Herty
Foundation Laboratory, expressed
belief at Savannah, Ga, a nervous
strain a. result of studies and re-
hearsals was a factor in her disap-
pearance. He said she probably wish
ed to visit sister in Louisiana.
Two airplaines, one of them pa
trolling the river as far south as
Friar Point, Miss, and several speed
boats began the search.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-29
Absent Vote
Is Banned
49, 7-s-----9-ss~r-,s .-a~-AA-s-~@s.
For Cities
Attorney General Nc
M.ullan Rules Munich
pal Elections N o t
General Elections"
Under New Law

Raleigh, March 29.-(AP)-Attor-
ney General Harry Mcmillan ruled
today that absentee voting cannot be
permitted in municipal elections this
year.
Mcmillan ruled that the new law,
ratified by the legislature last week,
which prohibits use of the absentee
vote in anything except general cleo
tons, also applies to municipal vot-
ing.
"A municipal election" Mcmillan
ruled, els not general election in
the sense as used in this act"
Dozens Of MOTH Carolina NUM-
cipalities hold their primaries and
elections during April and May.
Most of them are conducted under
provisions in the municipal charters,
or in special municipal election laws,
and are not generally governed by
the statewide elections laws.
The new absentee act, MCMILLAN
said, "repeals all existing laws relat-
ing to voting by absentee ballot in
conflict" with it. That strikes out
provisions in the charters or else
where for municipal absentee voting.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-29
House Trims Relief
To 500 Millions,
Under FDR Request
President Says WPA Will Have To Get Along
On 1t If 1t Can't Get More; Makes So, 163, $685.
400, Nearly Twice Total Last Year

Washington, March 29.-(AP)-
The House Appropriations Commit
tee disregarded- President Roosevelts
estimate of relief needs today, vot-
ing $1OO,OO0,O0O to run WPA until
July /. The President had asked
$15O,OO0,OOO.
Referring to the chief executives
reques - the committee said in a re-
port cl4ticizing some WPA operatives
that sit feels that its proposal is on
the side of liberality."
Committee members said the vote
for the $100,000,000 bill was 25 to 49,
Shortly after the appropriations
committee action, Chairman SABBATH,
Democrat, Illinois, of the Rules Com
mittee, said at the White House that
he had asked the President how he
could get along with the reduced APP
preparation. The President replied,
SABBATH asserted, that his aides had
reported that $15O,0O0,OOO was need
ed, but that if the smaller sum were
finally approved, the WPA would
have to stretch it out and do the best
it could.
The S1OO,0OO,0OO, the committee
said, would make the total available
for WPA in the present fiscal year
So, 1863, 1868, 406, compared with ST.
427, 701 1894 in the preceding year.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-29

Congressional economy leaders
counted on support of disappointed
farm belt members in their efforts
to hold down the WPA appropria-
ton to some figure less than $780,
100000 when the measure reaches
the floors of the House and Senate.
Other developments:
President Roosevelt made a final
check-up on foreign and congress-
ional matters before leaving this aft
ernoon for ten-day stay at Warm
Springs, Ca, by comforting with Sec
rotary Hull, Postmaster General Far
ley, Senator Barley, Democrat,
Kentucky; Senator Wheeler, Demo-
crat, Montana, and Representative
Doughton, Democrat, North Carolina
Secretary Perkins informed the
House Appropriations Committee
that the CIO-AF of L controversy
handicaps virtually every function Of
the Labor Department.
The Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee ordered hearings beginning
next Wednesday on a half dozen pro-
posals for changes in the neutrality
act.
The House completed congression-
al action on the executive reor-
ganization bill and sent it to the
White House for the Presidents sig
nature
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-29
House Drops
Amendments
For Markers
Bill, Vital in Election
R e f o r m Program,
Goes to Conference;
Health Measure Shift
ed; Teacher Pension
System Near Failure
Again

Raleigh, March 29.-(AP)- The
House refused today to accept a Sen
ate proposal that election officials
be permitted to act as markers in
primaries and elections.
There was no discussion of the mo-
ton by Representative Cherry, of
CASTOR, that the House refuse to con-
cur in the Folger amendment writ
ten into the bill to prohibit profess
sional markers.
The bill is regarded as a keystone
in the election reform program of
the State Elections Board, and will
now 60 to a conference committee
Chairman w. A. Lucas, of the cleo
tons board, said that markers caused
more corruption in elections than
any other feature of the set-up.
Without a word of discussion, the
Senate ordered the biennial revenue
machinery act ratified into law
The House took from its unfaVOr-
able calendar and sent to the well
fare committee the Senate bill to
require physical examinations be-
fore persons may secure marriage
licenses. An immediate hearing was
vi GU OlA Vic Jill, clAO olAOIiASA W
require blood tests of prospective
mothers so that health officials may
explain them.
Representative Bryant, of Durham
who asked the re-reference, told the
House that the marriage bill was-#e-
garded as vital to the States anti
syphilis campaign. "Now, 100000
persons are being treated for syphil-
is in North Carolina" said Bryant,
"and every child has the right to
be born with a healthy body and
free of this disease"
Mallard, of Columbus, opposed the
motion.
Plans for an immediate pension
system for school teachers and
State employees apparently met a
dead end for the time being when a
subcommittee decided to reject
pending bills and propose further
study of the question by a special
commission. The committee decid-
ed, Representative Taylor of Wayne
said, that further study should be
made, as proponents of each of the
pending measures attacked the 9TH
Or as actuarilly unsound.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-29
Consumption Considered
By the British Cabinet

London, March 29.-(AP)-Prime
Minister Chamberlain announced in
the House of Commons today that
the strength of the British territorial
army would be doubled, giving it
total of 100000 men.
Chamberlain's announcement came
shortly after a cabinet meeting which
considered CONSUMPTION and other
measures to fit Great Britain to take
the lead in efforts to unite several
nations against Nazi German expan-
sion. Previously, Chamberlain had
told the House that compulsory ma
tional service in Britain had been
discussed with French leaders dur
ing President Lebrun's state visit.
When pressed further on this point
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-29
Paris Would
Negotiate
With nDuce
"Not a Foot of Terri
tory and Not One of
Her Rights" Will Be
Given Up, Is Premier's
Answer to Mussolini;
Denounces G Term a n
Destruction of Czecho-
slovakia

Paris, March Premier
Daladier, answering Premier Mus
solini in radio speech tonight, Of
fered to negotiate Frances differ
ences with Italy if definite proposals
were made by the Italians.
"Faithful', Daladier said, "to the
accords she signed in 1885 with
Italy,, France is ready to pursue
their complete and loyal execution.
In the spirit and equivalence of these
accords she would not refuse to ex-
anime propositions that may be made
to her"
The premier, raising his voice in
emphasis, declared, however, France
would cede mot a foot of her ter
ritory and not one of her rights
Italy Has No "New Rights"
France, he said, cannot accept the
idea that conquest of Ethiopia gave
Italy new rights. Such an argu-
ment, he said, would signify that
every new concession would auto
matically bring new rights. s'Thus
the demands that might be present.
ed to us would be practically with
out limit
Denounces Germany.
Turning to the German destruction
Of Czechoslovakia, Daladier cried:
"The conquest of Czechoslovakia and
the occupation of Prague has been
a hard blow to Frances patient eff
forts for peace"
Nobody can doubt, the premier
said, that "war at this time would
be a catastrophe for all nations"
None, he said, 'would be safe from
destruction"
II know that these words" he
added, twill find a fraternal echo
III friendly nations throughout Eu-
rope and also across the channel
and beyond the Atlantic"
In the name of my country" he
said, II invite all the powers which
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-29
House Kills
License Fee
OF Hospitals
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
By LYNN NISBET

Raleigh, March 29.-Branded as a
certain step toward sOcialiZed medi
cine, and one unduly favorable dis
elimination in the interests of one
group, the Senate Long bill provid-
ing for collection of soc fee with
each license plate to pay hospital
accidents, was tabled in the House
by standing vote of So to 80.
The tabling motion of MIR. Seeley
came after John Fernando White,
of Chowan, had sent up an amend
ment which would have levied an
other sixty cents additional on each
license plate "to be divided between
the lawyers and the garages"
AS soon as the bill was called on
the calendar, Clarence Stone, chair
man of the roads committee and
arch foe of diversion of highway
took the floor against it. He de-
clared that it was contrary to the
established policy of the State, which
was constantly working toward low
er license plate costs, and that it
was but diversion in another FORM
Representative Pat Kimsey raised
the point of socializing medicine.
He said that doctors and hospital
officials threw up their hands in
horror at the very mention of social
ization Of medicine, and yet this bill
was nothing else. He, like Stone
and White, could see no more justi-
fication for paying the hospital bill
than for paying the injured man for
lost time, paying the doctor who
treated him, or reimbursing the
owner for damaged or destroyed
private property
Representative Page shouted that
the hospital racket" had a strange
hold on the public now, and that he
was not going to vote for any such
bill. The lone voice raised in de-
Tense of the measure, which had no
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-29

the prime minister refused to deny
reports that he had promised French
Foreign Minister Bonnet to intro
duce compulsory service in Britain
Referring to the French conversa-
sations, Chamberlain said, II cannot
divulge what took place at private
conversation. Diplomatic circles
said the prime minister in those con-
versations had indicated he personal
ly favored some form of conscrip-
ton but had to consider serious
domestic obstacles, such as the at
titude of trade unions.
Chamberlain was asked for assur-
ance that the government would
maintain the closest contact and
cooperation with the government of
the Soviet Union"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-29
Couple More
Commissions
Are Sought
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
By HENRY AVERILL

Raleigh, March 29-The General
Assembly has received in the last
couple of days two bills authorizing
the governor to appoint advisory
commissions which shall report to
the General Assembly
One, introduced by Gaston'S Sen
ator Separk authorizes the COVER
nor to name a commission to study
a fair labor standards act for. North
Carolina and report back to the 194l
General Assembly.
The other was introduced in the
House by Jim Vogler of Mecklen-
burg who would set up a commits
sion on unjust Imprisonment and
define its duties.
On the Separk body would be
five members named by the COVER
nor. The resolution was introduced
as the result of failure of the pres
ent legislature to enact anything
even remotely resembling a wage
hour OF ''fair labor standard" act
The Castor senator was chairman
of the labor, manufacturing and
commerce committee of the upper
chamber and worked hard, though
futilely, to salvage something from
the wreck and ruin of both bills in
troduced to regulate wages and
hours.
The Volger commission would be
composed of three State officials
serving by virtue of their Offices
the secretary of state, the State audi
tor and the commissioner of paroles,
They would be directed to investi-
gate cases of persons Wrongfully i'm
prisoned and recommend to the
General Assembly as to compensa-
ton for them
The bill followed presentation to
the current assembly of a num-
Der of bills seeking to pay prison
ers for time spent in prison as the
result of wrongful conviction, the
(C4o+iy,11n1 on Dooo Eix1n\
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-29
Cabinet Approves
Daladier Speech

Paris, March 29.-(AP)-The
French cabinet approved today
the French answer to the Italian
colonial demands. which. Premier
Daladier will broadcast to the
world tonight. Extraordinary pre-
cautions were taken to prevent
any leaks of the contents of the
premier's speech before it is de-
livered at 7:45 p. m. (2:45 p. m.
eastern standard time). Aside
from cabinet members and con-
fidential experts, the only person
believed to have seen a copy was
the British ambassador, Sir Eric
PhippS.
Sources close to the govern
ment said that the more than two
hour cabinet meeting was devoted
almost entirely to the speech, and
its possible effect on the inter-
national situation.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-29

Actress, II,
Is Attacked

Hollywood, Cal, March 29.-(AP)
Della Bogart, 17-year-old motion
picture juvenile, was slugged and
critically injured today by an at
tacker she told police stepped from
behind a building as she walked
near her home.
Radio Policemen E. NJ Rinehart
and w. R. Harley said they feared
she was the victim of the same as
sailant who fatally wounded Anya
.Sosoyeva, blonde Russian dancer, on
the Los Angeles City College campus
February 25.
The girl had recently played in
several short subjects and was at
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-29
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Would Allow
Cities Vote
Upon Liquor
Daily Dispatch Bureau
In the Sir Walter Hotel
Rv HENRY AVERHI,

Raleigh, March 29.-QuietIy and
without clash of cymbals or beat
ing of tom toms, Senator John UNI
stead and A. B. Palmer have in
troduced into the Senate a bill
which would permit any munich
pality of more than $500 persons to
hold an election on the question of
setting up liquor stores under the
ABC act
It's title simply says that it is ITO
amend Chapter 40 of the Public
Laws of 1887 relating to the Manu-
facture, Sale and Control of Alco-
holic Beverages in This State"
Under its terms any municipality
of the required population would be
(Confin11ad IN Pa0A Eivel
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-29

Madrid, March 29-(AP)-Church
bells rang joyfully today to signal
General Francois bloodlcss conquest
in coastal and inland cities and
towns where republican Spain made
its last hopeless stand
Madrid's hungry inhabitants, after
months of near starvation. rejoiced
IN the peace and food brought them
yesterday with the entry of Francois
troops into the metropolis The will
to fight that sustained the repub-
1icans during 80 months of civil strife
ended with Madrid's submission. Ma
tionalist soldiers moved to complete
the occupation of the rest of enemy
soil. Nationalist authorities formally
took over Valencia this morning
without meeting resistance.
Travellers arriving from Valencia
said that everywhere village church
bells were ringing to celebrate the
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-29
Machado,
Once Dictator of
Cuba, Dies at 81

Miami Beach, Fla, March 20.
-GirardO MachadO, 81, dictator
president of Cuba who was de-
posed in 1888, died here today.
Machado, who had been living
here in exile, succumbed while
under anesthetic for an opera
tiOn for removal of a tumOr,
which had entered his liver.
MachadO- entered the hospital
Sunday for observations prepar-
atOry to undergoing the opera
ton. He had been in poor health
for some time.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-29
New Trial To
Man WhoSlew
Son In East

Raleigh, March 29-(AP)-A
new trial was granted by the State
Supreme Court today to j. w. Wat
son, ST., convicted in Carteret coun-
ty Of manslaughter in connection
with the death of his son, j. W..
Watson, Jr., and sentenced to 10
months to two years in prison.
In one of six opinions, the tribu-
nal held as "prejudical error" the
solicitors comment to the jury that
Watson had not called his wife as
a witness in his behalf. The defense
objected to this argument and Trial
Judge j. Paul Frizzelle overruled
the objection. eve are of the opinion
that this exception is we'll taken,"
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-29
Young Conscrlpts
For Italy Demand
Colonial Regions

Rome, March 29.-(AP)-
Young fascist cOnscriptS of the
new army class reported for
their regular military service to
day carrying placards inscribed
"Tunis, DjibOut, Suez," as Ital-
ians awaited French reply to
Italy'S claims.
The new troops, most of
which showed up in fascist uni
forms, were 20 years old. The
government has called all those
born in 1918 and those born in
the first four months of 1919.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-29

ploDlSClCe III 1874
before Uncle Sam
accords out = and
out independence
to the archipela-
COS people. The
question of Phil
ippine in d p e n
dence has been
fought ov er in
Congress for years
and years. 1t gen
orally was asSum-
ed here that the
Filipinos demand
ed it. Their spokes
mon in Wocbino-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-29
WEATHER

FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Cloudy, occasional rain in
north central portion; slightly
warmer in east portion tonight;
Thursday occasional rain, war
mer in east.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-29

ton said SO. There was, however, con-
siderable congressional objection to
letting then have it, on the ground
that the islands masses were unripe
for self-government. Their leaders
replied that this was immaterial.
Away back in 1925, when Pedro
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-29
Spain Happy
WarIs Over
For Nation
Republican Areas JOY
full as Church Bells
Ring and They Can
Eat Again; Last Vest
ige of Rule Vanishes

BurgOS, Spain, March 30
Control of all SPANS 81 pro-
vinces was claimed by national
ist headquarters today SO months
after start of the savage civil
war which split the nation.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-29
Quezon Puts
His Foot Into
Filipino Row
BY CHARLES p. STEWART
Central Press COlumnist

washington, March 29.-President
Quezon Of the Philippines suddenly
has decided that he wants a Filipino
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-29

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The Washington times., 1939-01-19
Blanket 40 Years Old
Keeps War Vet Warm

WINCHESTER. KY, Jan. 10
G.N.S).-The old blanket may
have been in use 40 years or more,
but it is still warm to the body
and heart Of ex-FirSt Sergt. Writ
c. Steele, of Company K, Second
United States Infantry, Spanish
American War.
Steele, now retired, still sleeps
under the blanket blue, regula-
ton affair. The blanket kept him
coZy in Tampa, Fla, way back in
'98, and on many tricks into the
jungleS and swanps in the Philip
pines. not to mention the nights
he slept anywhere from Montauk,
Long Island, to Fort Preside, Cal.
The Washington times., 1939-01-19
Ask Congress Study
Of Bank Problems

GNS.) Creation of joint congressional committee
to study banking and fiscal problems has been proposed
to Senate and House Administration leaders, it
vealed today.
Senator Wagner (D.) of New York, chairman of
the Senate Banking and Currency Committee was said
to be considering joint resolution which would
the committee Mariner S. Eccles, chairman of the
board of the Federal Reserve SYSTEM reported to
have endorsed the proposal.
The committee, in addition to studying the banking
and fiscal problems, would act clearing point for
legislation proposed by officials of the Administrators
fiscal agencies and members of Congress.
The Washington times., 1939-01-19
DIES FOES BACK
MISS PERKINS

G.N.S.) House opponents of the
Dies un-American activities inves-
tigating committee were lining up
today to support Secretary of La
Dor Frances Perkins, in the i'm
peachment proceedings Represen-
tative Thomas (RD of New Jersey
said he will institute against her
next week.
Thomas, a member Of the Dies
committee, which was criticized
by President Roosevelt and other
Administration leaders for its
procedure, intends to ask the
House to vote impeachment pro-
ceedings on the ground Secretary
Perkins has failed to enforce de-
portation laws.
The issue between the Labor De
partment and the Dies committee
was brought up in House debate
yesterday when Representative
Dempsey CD of New Mexico ac-
cused the department Of incon-
sistency in deferring deportation
proceedings against Harry Bridges,
West Coast Maritime Union
leader, pending a Supreme Court
decision in similar case.
Representative Dickstein Cd Of
New York, chairman Of the House
immigration Committee, an arch
critic Of the Dies committee, chal-
lenged Dempsey's statements.
Dickstein said while he was not
defending Bridges he believed the
department had acted wisely.
Thomas told DickStein to be
present in the House Monday or
Tuesday, "and you'll learn some
things about the department"
The Washington times., 1939-01-19
WRIGHT FLIGHT
MEMORIAL IN
CAPITOL ASKED

GN.S) The story of the
achievement of the Wright Broth.
ers in launching modern aviation
in the world would be commemo.
rated by a painting under the
great dome of the Capitol, under
terms of a resolution introduced
in the House today by Representa-
tive Jenkins (RO Of Ohio.
The painting would fill in the
unfinished frieze which depicts
outstanding events in American
history.
The Washington times., 1939-01-19
Bingo Party

A bingo party will be held in the
Naval Lodge Hall, Pennsylvania
Avenue and Fourth Street South
east. Thursday evening, according
to an announcement today by
Worshipful Master Charles L. NC
Donald. The party follows the
conferring Of the fellowcraft
degree.