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Evening star., 1939-10-21
Hoover Asks Ban
On Sale Of Weapons
Used on Civilians
U. S. Should Not Sell
Poison Cos, Bombing
Planes or Subs, He Says
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 2l.-Formel
President Herbert Hoover has ap-
pealed anew for a ban on the sale
to belligerents of American-made
war weapons adapted for use against
civilian populations.
Mr.. Hoover told a Nationwide
radio audience last night the time
had come for America to take
clear and explicit stand on wars
against civilians and added:
"Whatever else may be done about
the embargo, America should not
sell bombing planes, their bombs,
poison gas or submarines"
He expressed grave concern over
the bitterness he said was being
generated in this country by the
conflict over the proposed repeal of
the arms embargo.
Declaring this bitterness threat
ems our national solidarity in the
face Of dangers" he asserted that
patriotic men whose sole purpose
was to keep America out of war
were being denounced as "pro-Hitler
or pro-British.
The former President urged against
that Congress prohibit the sale of
bombing planes, poison gas and sub
marines as "a substitute to either
repeal or no repeal of the con-
troversial embargo.
Replying to critics of his proposal
Mr.. Hoover said he had not at
tempted to differentiate between
every kind of weapon used in war
for either defense or offense, but
that the distinctions are not so
difficult."
Every child in Europe knows its
destruction comes from bombing
planes and poison gas. Equally
every child knows that pursuit,
observation planes, searchlights,
anti-aircraft guns and gas masks
are its defense. Every child in
Europe can tell these weapons
apart"
Mr. Hoover emphasized he was
proposing that America limit it's
arms business to the sale of weapons
which could be used to defend
civilian populations against attack
There are such things in the
world as moral and humane stand
ards" he said, despite all the dia-
lecticians to the contrary. I confess
at times that it seems of little
avail to raise these banners aloft,
but unless they be raised, unless
there be some check on this world
degeneration, there will be nothing
left of this civilization"
Evening star., 1939-10-21
Only Two Foreign Nations
Offer 10 Sell Ores 10 j. ).
Dy the Associated Press.


China and Cuba were the only
foreign countries which offered yes
terday to sell the United States tung-
stem ore for the Army and Navy.
No foreign country would offer to
sell chromium.
East and South Africa, the Philip
pines, Turkey and New Caledonia,
all major chromium sources,
spurned the bid invitation of the
United States, apparently because
they believed they could get better
prices from countries which are at
war. Other producers which failed
to bid included Chile, Argentina, Bo-
livia and the Malay States.
The two metals are important in
the manufacture of steel alloys,
essential to mechanized warfare.
The United States Chrome Mines,
Inc, of San Francisco, offered 81 900
tons of chromium ore at a price of
about $1,785 900 from mines in the
United States. The only other chro-
MUM bid was from Alaskan mines
by Dorothea Reddy Moroney of San
Francisco, who offered to sell vary
ing amounts up to $4,000 tons at ST.
$4,000.
The Wah Chang Trading Corp. of
New York offered to sell 425 tons of
Chinese tungsten at $3168 a unit
(each unit represents one one-hun-
dredth of a tom, or $50 tons of
tungsten mined in this country at
$2450 a unit.
From Cuba, the PAM American
Tungsten Corp, offered 425 tons at
$3.50 unit, and from domestic
mines the Metal & Ore Corp. of New
York, offered up to 425 tons at $25 a
unit.
Evening star., 1939-10-21
Forroeut Flagship
To Be Moored Here

The U. S. S. Hartford, Admiral
Farraguts flagship, from the deck
of which he ordered Damn the
torpedoes, go ahead" in the Civil
War battle of Mobile Bay, is to be
moored at the Washington Navy
Yard pending construction of a
private ocean" for four historic
ships as an adjunct to the new
Navy Department buildings.
The famous vessel is to occupy a
berth near the boundary of the
Navy Yard. The Navy Department
yesterday announced the award of
a contract for the construction of
the temporary berth to the Tide
water Construction Corp. of Nor
folk, Va, for $l8,184.
Later on, when Congress has ap-
propriated $23,466,0 900 already au-
thorized for the construction of a
new Navy Department near Rock
Creek and Potomac Parkway where
Heurich's brewery now stands, a
lake will be built inside the park
way to serve as a museum for the
historic ships.
Evening star., 1939-10-21
Virginia Educators
Elect President
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va, Oct. 21.-
DR.. E. L. Fox of Randolph Macon
College today headed the Virginia
Cooperative Education Association
as successor to Mrs. S. G. Cox of
Roanoke.
He was elected to fill the unex-
pired three-year term yesterday at
the associations convention at New
port News. Mrs. Cox resigned from
the State Office after her election as
vice president Of the National
Congress Of Parents and Teachers.
The convention, with a registra-
ton OF 857, was announced as the
largest In the associations history.
Next years meeting will be held at
either Roanoke or Fredericksburg,
whichever committee names.
Evening star., 1939-10-21
Kuhn Charges Dies
Broke Faith With Him

NEW YORK, Oct. 81 UP.-Fritz
Kuhn, national leader of the Ger
man-American Bund, said today he
had written letter to Representa-
tive Martin Dies, Democrat, of
Texas protesting that the chairman
Of the committee investigating un-
American activities had broken faith
with him by making public names
and addresses of bund unit leaders
Kuhn, now free ON bail on a
grand larceny charge accusing him
of theft from the bund treasury.
was summoned before the Dies Com
mittee in Washington Thursday.
Evening star., 1939-10-21
Sayre Receives Warm
Greeting in Manila
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MANILA, Oct. 21.-President
Manuel L. Quezon today greeted
Francis B. Sayre, new high COM
missioner, as the man he hoped
would deliver to the first President
of the Philippine Republic the au-
thority and sovereignty now held by
the United States"
Political freedom for the islands
is scheduled for 1916, but there has
been agitation, both here and in
Congress, for realistic re-examina-
tion" of the independence question.
Guns doomed a salute as Mr..
Sayre stepped ashore at the presi-
dental landing in Manila Harbor
to the acclaim of a huge throng of
Americans and Filipinos gathered
in bayshore park for welcoming
ceremonies. A guard of honor COM
posed of United States and Philip
pine Army units snapped to atten-
ton.
Evening star., 1939-10-21
Treasury Gold Hoard
Is Now 81 Per Cent
OF Worlds Reserves
$4,000, ,o0o, 900 Mark
Passed by Supply Of
yellow Metal Held Here

BY the Associated Press.
The Treasury's gold heard today
passed $17,O00, ,O00, ,000-67 per cent OF
all the governmental and central
bank gold reserves In the world.
The war has nearly stopped gold
shipments here temporarily, but fear
Of it was largely responsible for the
present size Of Uncle Sans gold
stocks.
Before the war started, Europeans
sent gold here almost as fast as they
could in order to get it to place
of safety, and already this year
about $4,000, 900, 900 worth has come
into this country.
That includes, however, more than
81 000, 100000 worth which various
foreign governments have deposited
In their own names in the New York
Federal Reserve Bank for safekeep-
ing and convenience in paying for
American goods. The remainder Of
the foreign gold was sold the Treas
ury for American dollars which were
deposited or invested in this coun-
try, or used to pay for American
merchandise already shipped.
The Treasury has its SIT 1000 ,000,-
900 worth of yellow metal buried in
vaults at Fort Knox, KY, and vari-
Gus Federal Reserve Banks and
mintS.
Practically all of the gold, how
ever, is pledged to the Federal Re-
serve Banks, which have long since
given the Treasury cash in exchange
for the pledge. The Federal Reserve
System, in turn, has committed
$5,162, 100000 of the metal to back
paper money, of which 1t is the
principal issuer.
Some day. the Treasury hopes to
sell some of the gold to various
countries to enable them to facilitate
world trade.
Evening star., 1939-10-21
Dies Witness Says
7 Bund Members Held
Jobs in Plane Plant
West Coust Student
Testifies One Used
A FuIse Name

Richard T. Forbes, q University Of
Washington Journalism student, told
the House Committee on Un-Ameri-
can Activities today how he CO.
operated with G-men and United
States customs agents in checking
up on alleged subversive movements
on the West Coast.
Describing an investigation into
the German-American Bund in
Seattle, he testified that two bund
members were employed in the Boe-
ing aircraft factory there, one under
a false name.
The witness described a number
Of other persons whom he met in
connection with his investigation,
one of whom he named as Jack
Shields, a Silver Shirt leader. Mr..
Shields, he said, had a pocket full
Of guns" and "a veritable arsenal
in his home" and had declared he
wouldn't hesitate to use any of the
weapons on persons who attempted
to molest him or his family.
Names Aireraft Workers.
Young Forbes said the names of
the bund members employed at the
Boeing plant were Harry Lechner
and Paul Stoll. Mr.. Lechner, he
continued, had been a foreman there
for nine years and his name ap-
peared on the company's list of en-
ployes. But Mr.. Stoll, he said, was
not on the list and apparently was
employed under another name.
He knew Mr.. Stoll worked there.
he testified, because he once tried to
telephone Stoll at his home and Mrs.
StOll told him her husband was at
work at the factory.
The witness described Mr.. Stoll as
district organizer of the bund and
said he had "a very German home"
and used a ''Nazi primer" to edu-
cate his 12-year-old daughter.
Mr.. Lechner, he said, had "one
OF the most extraordinary anti
Semitic Libraries I have ever seen. I"
He first met Mr.. Lechner, he testi-
fed, under the name of Sweeney,
but later learned his real name.
During his investigation, the uni
versity student said he also met
barber and "a disreputable- looking
private detective" who, he declared
left five tooth bridge work out of
the front Of his mouth to impress
people with his "stupidness.
Forbes Joined Bund.
Young Forbes explained to the
committee that he first became in
terested in checking up on reported
subversive activities on the West
Coast after a fellow student, who
had Rightiest political back
ground, had been "funked" in a
course last fall. The fellow stu
dent, he said, was told by Joe Klaaf,
son of Otto Klaaf of the Hamburg
American Line Office in Seattle, that
he might get some aid. The pro-
fessor who "flunked" his friend, the
witness testified. was d. Ernst Lazy,
a Jewish refugee.
Asked If DR.. Levy is a Communist,
Mr.. Forbes said:
II doubt it: If anything, I think
he's a Tory"
After visiting Mr. Klaaf, the wit
ness said his friend began receiving
propaganda" pamphlets from Ger
many. On receipt of the third ship
ment Of the propaganda pamphlets,
Mr.. Forbes explained, his friend be-
came alarmed and asked him what
to do.
Il suggested he go to the F. B. I.
and he did that"
Subsequently, Mr.. Forbes said, he
thought his friends experience
would make good story and he
started an investigation with the
Evening star., 1939-10-21
Hoffman Criticizes
Secretary Perkins
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Representative Hoffman, Repub-
lican, of Michigan described Secre-
tary of Labor Perkins as "a modern
Delilah" yesterday and said she
gave Elmer F. Andrews a haircut.
Mr.. Andrews recently resigned as
wage-hour administrator, and there
were reports that he and Miss Per-
kins had disagreed.
Mr.. Hoffman criticized Secretary
Perkins handling of the Labor De-
partment, saying:
Since that lady has been working
down there, the Communists have
had full sway"
Evening star., 1939-10-21
Mother Of 5 Offers
To Sell One Of Eyes
For $4,000
Husband on Relief,
She Seeks Funds to
Aid Children
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Oct. 81.
"A mother of five children waited
today for person willing to pay
$1,000 for the cornea of one of her
eyes.
I'VE are tired of this business of
being on relief" said middle aged
Mrs. Grace Davis in explaining why
she would sell the sight of an eye.
Speaking without emotion as she
stood barefoot in her cottage door,
Mrs Davis said: This is great sac
rifice, but I would gladly make it
for my children who have not had a
chance"
The cornea is the transparent
window In front of the pupil of the
eye. An operation simetimes will
restore sight to persons with corneas
SCARED in accidents.
Offers to Sell Skin.
Mrs. Davis offer was disclosed at
meeting of the American College
of Surgeons in Philadelphia in let
ter addressed to Howard w. Blakes-
lee, science editor of the Associated
Press. She also offered to sell some
skin for plastic surgery for so much
according to amount taken"
Beseeching Mr.. Blakeslee to "see
II there isn't some one who wants
to buy sight, Mrs. Davis wrote:
II want to sell the cornea of one
Of my eyes; and some skin for plas-
tic surgery. My eyes are dark brown
and in very good condition. I've
never had any trouble with them. I
am free of social disease. I am
woman of 80 and in good health. I
want to sell one of my eyes for
$4,000 ="
Wants to Buy Farm.
Her children range in age from 4
to 10. Two of them are in a State
school because she is unable to care
for them, Mrs. Davis said. A g.
month-old grandson also lives with
her
Mrs. Davis would use the $4,000
to buy farm, commenting that my
husband is good farmer and we
would all be happy together"
Until last week Mrs. Davis hus-
band was employed two days week
at $3.50 daily by the city health de-
partment. He now has w. P. A.
job paying around $50 monthly, she
said.
She explained her husband
doesn't want me to sacrifice myself
like this" but added he had agreed
to the eye-sale proposal.
Evening star., 1939-10-21
Bonfires Premature

ALBUQUERQUE, N. Mex, Oct. 21
R.-High school students gathered
a big pile OF wood for football bon
f1re. 1t burned up. They collected
more woodland put guard around
it.
1t went up in smoke, too. The
students gathered a third supply
and put lot of guards around it.
Evening star., 1939-10-21
at least two days before starting for

home.
Among the crew of the Independ-
ence Hall were three young men
employed by the Minneapolis Star
Journal, who said they had run
into the biggest story of our lives"
The three, who gave their names
as Darrell Brady, Joe Marchel and
Bob Bickhart, said they were work.
ing their way around the world.
Evening star., 1939-10-21

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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-22
Seaboard To
Operate New
Truck Lines

Washington, July 22.-(AP)-The
Seaboard Air Line Railway received
authority today from the Interstate
Commerce Commission to parallel its
lines in Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia and Florida
with truck routes.
Receivers of the road will substi-
tute truck service for the existing
less than-carload service of the
railway between stations on its lines.
While the plan calls for no reduc-
ton in the number of trains now
being operated, the applicants said
that stops at other than set-out
points will be greatly. reduced and
that such stops will be eliminated in
many instances.
'In number of cases existing
train schedules will be revised to
permit train movements at night,
thus affording delivery of than
carload shipments early in the day."
the l. c. c. commented in it's deci-
sion.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-22
N. C.. Trucker
Races Grade,
Brakes Gone

Uniontown, Pa, July 22.-(AP)-
Plotting a heavily loaded truck
without brakes down "a three-mile
mountain grade at a speed ranging
up to IS miles an hour left 20-year-
old Benjamin Bermelson, breathless,
but he came through it all without
mishap. o..
A continuous stream of traffic
moved along the west side of nearby
Mount Summit last night as the
Clinton, N. c., driver headed down
with his seVen-ton truck carrying a
load of peppers.
After going about half a mile,
Bermelson said sudden explosion
occurred in the engine, "and the
crank case and transmission let co.
His vacuum brakes were useless.
The truck plunged wildly down
the steep mountain highway. Robert
]. Tanner, 20, also of Clinton, leapedi
with the vehicle reached the speed
of so miles an hour, but Berlnelson
clung to the wheel, bearing down
on the horn as he steered from
one side to the other through
traffic
Luckily, there were nc bad
curves and he finally reached the
cotton of the grade without losing
pepper.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-22
Maxwell Embraces
Highway Spending,
Horton Offers Educa-
ton and Broughton
Leans T O Tenant
Farmer; Cooper May
Fight Administration.
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Waiter Hotel.
RY LYNN NTSRET.

Raleigh, July 22.-Two other pros
pective candidates for'the Democratic
nomination for governor next sum-
mer have enunciated principles upon
which it is evident they will wage
primary campaigns. Some days ago
Allen j. Maxwell promulgated a
scheme for spending an additional
fifty million dollars on highways
during the next four years without
additional tax levies.
Yesterday, speaking to a group of
Civilians in Charlotte, Lieut.. Gov. w.
P. Horton put great emphasis upon
the statement that "the cause Of pub
lie education must not lag behind
economic growth of the State" The
context Of the Horton talk indicates
clearly that he proposes to give
schools a major place in his per-
sonal platform.
In private conversation, but with
permission to be quoted Gin general, -
though not specifically, J. NJ Brough
ton, Raleigh attorney, announced
that longtime experience with and
interest in tenant farmers leads him
to think that one of the greatest
needs of the present is for the State
to lend more encouragement and di-
CONTINUED on Page Five)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-22
Aged Father
Of Kidnapped
Man Very Ill

Jerusalem, July 22.-(AP)-The
elderly. father of kidnapped Rev. C.
R. Goldner, of Mokodore, Ohio, COL
lapsed today because of worry and
strain just as ne was preparing to
set out on a personal search for the
kidnap band.
Physicians said they did not re-
gard his condition as critical, but
that he was "bowed down with
worry
The father, DR.. Jacob Goldner, of
Cleveland, Ohio, also pastor, had
declared he would seek out the lair
of the abductors himself to negotiate
for release Of his son, unless some
hopeful development came this
morning.
Doctors said the 67-year-old pas
tor needed rest and quiet. He was
exhausted from loss of sleep and
the strain of attempts to obtain his
sons freedom.
'I would make a special fatherly
appeal to them to accept 200 pounds
(about $94O) for the life of my boy"
he had said in explaining his in
tention to seek out the band with
the aid of two donkey boys and
an interpreter.
Noon passed without any news.
Then physicians insisted that Gold
ner take to mis- bed.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-22
Heavy Rains
Will Flood
N. c. Rivers
Five Dead and Minor
Damage to Highways
And Property Laid to
Storms of Past Few
Days.

Raleigh, July 22.--(AP)-Heavy
rams which claimed five lives and
caused minor damage to highways
and property have brought the
threat Of floods to the Goldsboro
section, H. E. Kichline, director ot
the aleigh Weather Bureau, reported
Today All eastern North Caro-
ma rivers are rising, he said, with
an overflow developing in the Neuse
and It's tributaries in Wayne and
Johnston counties. A two-foot flood
al Goldsboro was expected early
next week.
The flood in the Little river,
Wnlch flows into the Neuse near
Goldsboro, was said to be "rather
nieaVy." Other rivers remained in
their banks.
The rain was general throughout
.he State, but heaviest on and near
'he coast. During the "a hours
which ended at 7:3O o'clock this
morning, Wilmington had five
inches of rain, Hatteras two inches,
ana Norfolk, Va, one and fourth
ihcnes, Kichline reported.
Highway Department employees
sdlo there had been little serious
oamage to roads. They added, how
ever, the full effects of the rain
would not be known for several
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-22
Georgia Belt
Opens Sales
On Tuesday
Warehouses Already
Clogged With Leaf;
Farmers Hope For
Good Prices and Saw
Yield Is Over-Esti-
mated.

Tifton, Ga, July 22.-(AP)-
Bright leaf tobacco growers of
Georgia. Florida and Alabama
packed warehouses with their 1899
crop today in preparation Tor the
first auctions next Tuesday.
At Is Georgia sales centers and
the two in Florida, trucks, wagons,
passenger cars and an occasional
buggy were parked for the long
wait for opening day sales to clear
space Tor additional leaf.
Despite a Department Of Agricul-
ture forecast of 1922, ,995, 900 pounds,
compared with last seasons 785, 5,OOO,-
600 pounds, growers hoped for
another 20-cent average price, and
in some instances questioned ac-
cuacy of the estimate on the ground
that average acreage production will
be lower this year.
Some growers cited the rainy
weather in the growing season, and
Indicated they believed there would
be no surplus of high quality leaf
as a result.
CarniVals, medicine men, ped
dlerS and pitched men of all types
Streamed into the belt this week,
and most market towns announced
employment of extra policemen to
protect growers from crooks. Up
wards of $4,000 growers will sell in
the Georgia-Florida markets. Last
year they received more than $2O,-
100000.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-22
Berlin Much
Pleased At
Latest Turn
Germans Say They
Have Not Changed in
Demand for Full Re-
turn of Danzig; Lon
don Foreign Office
Calls Reports "Fan-
tastic." " r., j.

London, July 22-(AP)-The Brit
ish Foreign Office spoke out in
dignantly today about what it called
fantastic and irresponsible talk" of
an impending broad agreement with
Germany to save European peace. 1t
denied here were official negotia-
tiOns Of any kind.
''All talk of large loan to Ger
many in return for partial disarma-
ment is absolutely unofficial and
purely academic, and moreover, is
harmful, because it may prejudice
the Anglo-Soviet talks" foreign Of
flee spokesman said.
Talk about huge international
loan being granted to Germany to
aid the Reich's domestic economy and
settle European tension had center
ed about the visit here of German
Trade Ambassador Wohlthat. He con-
ferred recently with Sir Horace Will
son, permanent secretary to the
treasury.
DR.. Wohlthat returned to Berlin
today, and denied having conducted
any negotiations for a general loan
for Germany.
A scheme to grant Germany a loan
OF one billion pounds ($4,68O, ,OOO,-
OOO), and internationalize colonies in
Continued on Page Four)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-22
States REA
Begins Year
In Optimism
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
Tn %R.<. S:v EXy.a1fnp HnfnN

Raleigh, July 22.-Dudley Bagley,
named this week for another four
year term as head of the State Rural
Electrification Authority, points with
pride and views without alarm as he
discusses the record and prospects Of
his agency. Established by North
Carolina law year before the New
Deal REA was set up in Washington,
the State authority has sponsored de-
velopment of rural electrification
both by utility companies and local
cooperatives to the point where this
State ranks near the top.
Much of the pioneering has been
done. The problem now is one of ex-
tension and of making provision for
permanent operation OF some units
which may have been unwisely pro-
jected. There are several cooperative
units in the State which already
show signs of being improbable and
OF facing eventual liquidation. One
of the main objectives OF the State
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