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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-01-13
Amendment
To Electric
Law Likely
Bad Feeling Between
State and National
REA Units Becomes
More Evident
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.

Raleigh, Jan. 13.-Material amend
ment of North Cardinals rural cleo
trification authority statute is quite
likely aftermath Of the hearing here
Wednesday and Thursday in whlcn
there were frequently recurring evil
dences of the acrimonious relations
between Federal and State REA OF"
ficials.
Definite indication of such a re
suit was given by promise of Allen
Moore, Federal REA attorney, to send
Dudley Bagley, director of the stare
authority copy of ''model statute
which he said has been found satls-
factory in many states.
Mr.. Bagley gave no sign that ne IN
tends to have this bill introduced on
sponsorship of the State authority
but he did he would be glad to turn
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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-01-13
BY ROGER w. BABSONA
Copyright 1899, Publishers
IRe Financial Bureau. Inc.

New York City, Jan. 13.-Building
is my candidate for the 1889 Indus
try Of The Year.. Each January, for
the past three years, 1 have selected
the industry that I felt had the most
promising outlook for the coming.
twelve months. For 1896, I first chose
Building. Two years ago, 1 picked
Aviation. Last January, Chemicals
won my vote. Now, this year, Build
ing again gets my nomination.
America has huge shortage of
small homes. Experts estimate that
our normal yearly demand is nearly
100000 units. Since 1929, deficit of
100000 desirable homes has piled
up. SO we have this huge accumulat-
ed shortage, plus our annual replace
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-01-13
Five Alcatraz
Convicts Fail
To Get Away

San Francisco, CAL, Jan. 13.-(APO
Five desperate prisoners attempte
to escape from fog-shrouded Alcatraz
Island prison early today and two
were shot and wounded before guards
captured the quintet.
The prisoners, all serving lor-g
terms, got out of the cell building i'll
some mysterious manner at a. m
The thickest fog in years obscured
the island prison in San Francisco
bay.
Making a mad dash for the water,
the convicts refused to halt at the
command of guards, who opened fire
Arthur Barker, serving life for kid
mapping, was. drilled through the head
and legs and critically wounded. Dale
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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-01-13

congressional outfit,
under the chairman
ship of Representa-
tive Martin Dies of
Texas, which has
been investigating
un-American activi-
ties in this country
-Communistic Dor.
ing from within,
Nazi bund forming
dirty work, Fascist
missiOnarying.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-01-13
Duce Asked
To ait For
A Year Yet
Fuehrer N OF Quite
Ready To Pay Off for
Italian Dictator's Sup
port at Munich, When
Czechoslovakia Was
Cut Ups Duce Stood
His Ground

Rome, Jan. 13.-(AP)-Adolf Hitler
was reliably reported today to have
stepped into Prime Minister Cham
berlain's appeasement visit to Rome
by urging Premier Mussolini to keep
the peace for one year before de-
handing fulfillment of Italy's "na-
tural aspirations.
From informed German quarters
came the report that such a message
was delivered by the German ambas-
sador in the second of two conferences
he had yesterday with the Italian for
eign minister.
Disclosure of the German fuehrer's
part in the Rome conversations came
as Chamberlain turned from his talks
with II Duce to pay his respects to
Pope Plus XI, and as results of the
talks were being communicated to
the United States and French am
bassadors to Rome.
Significantly, Ambassadors Phillips
and Francois Poncet were told of tie
Observation-Disclosures talks of the
past two days by the British foreign
secretary, Viscount Halifax, in separ-
ate interviews this morning.
Another notable development of
the morning was the British minis
ter's private audience with the Hoy
Father at the Vatican. Chamberlain
and Pope Plus devoted workers for
peace, were together for thirty
minutes s;ess.s
Hitler's reported request was inter-
preted as indicating the fuehrer was
not yet ready to make payment to
Mussolini for his support at the
Munich conference, which partitioned
Czechoslovakia, and marked mila-
stone in European history.
MUSSOLINL HAD REFUSED
TO RETREAT. EVEN AN INCH
Paris, Jan. 3-(AP)-F'remier Mus
solini was reported authoritatively
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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-01-13
U.S.Request
OF Germany
Is Rejected
Special Rights f o r
American Jews There
Are Refused In New
Note from Berlin

Berlin, Jan. 13.-(AP)-The German
government announced today through
it's official news agency that through
a note dated December 80 it had de-
clined to grant, in principle, the
United States request for Especial
rights" for American citizens in Ger
many without regard to race and
freed.
The German note was part of an
Interchange growing out of the Na2i
(Cop4ip,,a,t m Dooo Tvyo
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-01-13
WEATHER

FOR MORT HCAROLINA.
Rain this afternoon and tonight;
Saturday generally fair, slightly
warmer in central portion and
somewhat colder on the south and
central coasts.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-01-13
Dies Debated
Or INDICATED
By FDR Move
Nv CHARLES p. STEWART
Central Press COIuYnnist

Washington, Jan. 13.-Well, the
Dies committee is "vindicated".
The Dies committee, as you know,
dear reader is the
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-01-13

It's work has been more or less
ridiculed. Naturally Communistic,
Nazi-istic and Fascist sympathizers
have pooh poohed it; they do not
want to be exposed.
But, aside from this obviously pre-
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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-01-13
Asso. Gas Is
Accused In
FEC Charges

Washington, Jan. 13.-(AP)- The
Securities Commission accused TIE
Associated Gas & Electric Company
today of setting up of it's records in
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Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-05
New Sweepstakes
Take Spotlight in
Federal Inquiry

LOS ANGELES, April 5. CUP)-
Tickets on the Monte Carlo sweep
stakes, mailed from Monaco with
promise of fat commission for
their sales, entered the govern
ment's lottery investigation today
as a federal grand jury was called
into session.
Indictments will be asked of the
jury against big scale importers
of the tickets for which millions
of American dollars flow annually
into the Golfers of the Irish sweep
stakes, the Monaco syndicate, and
scores of other foreign lotteries.
Hundreds of investors stung by
buying losing tickets are cooper
ating with authorities by giving all
possible information about the
tickets source. Among the material
turned over to investigators were
two books of tickets on the Monte
Carlo sweepstakes, or, as the direc-
tions also called it, the French ma
tional lottery.
Assistant U. S. Attorney William
Fleet Palmer said the books were
mailed without solicitation to Frank
Berberick, jr., of Los Angeles. Ber-
berick was instructed to sell the
tickets, deduct 20 per cent commits
sion, and send the remittance to
Dominique Scotto, 10 Rue Saige,
Monaco, principality Of Monaco.
He was warned that "the French
national lottery must not be men
toned in your return letters"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-05
Jack Benny Under
Year S Probation

NEW YORK, April 5. CUP) -
Jack Benny, film and radio come
-'ian, will leave tonight for Holly
Wcod under probation for snug
cling $2131 worth of jewelry into
he United States. He pleaded
guilty. yesterday and paid a fine o.
10000.
Benny, who is also under a sus-
pended sentence of a year and q
day, will make his probation re-
nortS on the west coast.
Meanwhile federal attorneys said
ii had MT yet been decided wheth
er R0-a Weber. tho maid inforwer
Va touched off the smuggling in
re tigatlon, would receive part of
te Benny fine. Miss Weber. q
i5rmer maid in the home Of Su-
& eme Court Justice Edgar ]. Lauer,
objected to an anti-Nazi remark
made at the dinner table and told
uthcrities that Albert N. Ctaperau
aad smuggled clothing for Mrs.
Lauer.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-05
Congress- Probes Turning
Definitely Anti-DeoIer:
More Battles Inevitable

institution which is fundamental
to the New Deal, reported all well
there.
The administration probably will
not escape unhurt from the inVeS-
tigation of Works Progress Admin
iStration activities now undertaken
by a house appropriations subcom-
mittee. Chairman Edward T. Tay-
lor, D, Colo. OF the whole COM
mittee. is uniformly friendly TO
the New Deal. But Rep. Clifton
A Woodrum, D, Va, who believes
WPA is extravagant. probably will
be the dominant figure. That the
inquiry will develop adversely crit
ical material seems inevitable.
Investigation of the National La
Dor Relations board might jar the
administration, especially if anti
New Dealers conducted it. There
would be battle royal before any
such inquiry. House leaders say
no" Rep. Eugene Cox, D., Ga,
a potent member of the house rulei
committee, says yes, there will be
an investigation of the labor act"
The showdown will test New Deal
strength, again.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-05
Trinity County Declares Economic
War on Neighbor in Fishing SquabbIe

ing out all Humboldt merchandise,
including lumber. beer. liquors, on
the shelves OF in the warehouses Of
Trinity merchants.
At the same time it was arrang-
ed to ship Trinity county products
over rail and highway routes to
Redding, farther east, instead OF
through Eureka.
The boycott was declared as a
result of new efforts Of fishermen
and resort interests in the Red
wood empire to curtail placer min
ing in the upper reaches Of the
rivers during the summer and fall
fishing season.
A bill enacted in the 1887 legis-
lature restricted the activities of the
placer miners TO the period between
December l and June 80. The legis-
lated "idleness" period approxi-
mately covers the period when the
waters near the mouths Of the rlv-
ers TEEN with salmon and steel
head trout. forming several Of the
greatest game fish streams IN the
nation.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-05
SQuatters 0usted
From Tent Cities
In Redding Areas

REDDING, Cal, April 5. (UP)-
Scores of squatters began taking
up their tent houses ON city prop
erty along the Sacramento river
today under threat of enforcement
of a county ordinance which would
affect 1000 squatters in the Shasta
dam area.
Between so and 100 tent and
shack dwellers were ordered by Po-
lice Chief H. F.. Riley to move off
the city property to clear 1t for
construction of pumping plant.
At the same time, District At
torney l.. w. Carr said his office
was prepared to enforce the anti
squatter law if it became necessary
His office estimated Shasta dam
construction and other Central VAL
ley projects had lured 1000 squat
ters into Shasta county.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-05

headlines something more than
wear ago. His committee still Is on
the books, but inactive.
The investigating trend seems
now to be in a somewhat differ
ent direction.
Chairman Martin Dies Of the
house investigation of un-Ameri-
can activities created the most ex-
citement with MS salvos at the
Roosevelt administration. The pres
ident protested that, in some phas-
es. the Dies investigation, itself,
was n-American. The house has
voted Dies 100000 to continue the
inquiry until Jan. l, 1910. 1t ac-
knowledged New Deal opposition
to continuance only to the extent
of adding a staunch New Dealer
Rep. H. Jerry Voorhis, D., Cal.-to
the committee.
An effort in the house 10 impeach
Secretary of Labor Frances Per-
kins fell OF its own weight. The
joint congressional investigation OF
the Tennessee Valley Authority, an
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-05
Negro Migrants in
Police Court Here

Fl Centres police court assumed
a darker hue Wednesday because Of
ficers opened a drive upon Negro
vagrants. Arrested in raids on a
storehouse were:
Elmer jones, Jerry Johnson, Will
lie Jackson, Ray Woods, Ed Davep-
port, Willie Johnson, Len Robinson,
james Blacksher, John Lee. Ed Nc
Claim, Jess Manuel, D Witty and
Willie Allen. The last four men
toned and Len Robinson pleaded
not guilty and will face trial
Thursday. The others were sentence
ed to serve 20 days.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-05
Harmless Fun with
Rifle Panics n. Y.
Apartment Folks

NEW YORK, April 5. CUP)-Four
bullets crashed through kitchen
window of an apartment just off
Park avenue late yesterday. The
first frightened a maid who ran for
help, the next two went wild, and
the fourth nicked policeman's ear
and grazed the nose and cheek of
the building superintendent.
Investigators located eight year
old Bobby Jones in a Park avenue
apartment building They also
found a % calibre target rifle.
Bobby, it seems, was bored. He
had to remain indoors because of
a cold.
Did you fire those shots?" the
irate policeman asked.
Yes" said Bobby, but I did it
lust for fun. There wasn't any
harm in it,"
Officers took the gun in hand.
Bobby's father, a former honorary
police surgeon, did the same for
Bobby.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-05

EUREKA, Cal, April 5. UP)-
Trinity county declared economic
war on its neighhor, Humboldt
county, today as a result of the
long controversy between fishermen
and miners over the uses Of the
klamath, Trinity and Salmon rivers
in northern California.
The battle lines Of the inter
county civil war were drawn at
meetings of Trinity county busin-
essmen, miners and officials at the
county seat at Weaverville. in a
mountainous area east of Hum
boldt county.
With 12o Trinity residents par
ticipating, a plan was formed TO
boycott Humboldt county products
and all sorts of goods moving into
the county through the port OF
Eureka on Humboldt bay.
The county was to be divided into
districts for the purpose of check
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-05
Egg Distributors
Discuss Contract
With Labor Union

SAN FRANCISCO, April 5. CUP)
The Western Federation of
Butchers and the Pacific States
Butter. Egg, Cheese and Poultry
association today began To-day
period of contract negotiations af-
ter union butchers rescinded strike
action scheduled for this morning,
The agreement ending a threat
ened tieup of the northern Califor-
MIA egg market was reached late
yesterday in a meeting of diSpuc-
ants called by Almon Roth, presi-
dent of the New San Francisco
Employers Council.
Roth announced the present con-
tract would be reinstated for 10
day period, during which negotia-
tions would be continued on wages,
hours and working conditions. Any
points remaining in dispute after
that period will be submitted to ar
bitration, he said. =....
The association represents %
distributing firms. principally in
The egg market.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-05

radical groups were gaining domi-'
nation OF the state relief depart
ment. Plunkert said he had receiv-
ed no official notification of his
dismissal.
He said he would stand by" un-
I'll he had received direct word of
Gov. Culbert l.. Olson's action in
removing him from office. In an
nouneing Plunkert's custer last
night. Olson said Plunkert had
denied communistic affiliations or
communistic control of the SRA.
The dismissal. the governor said,
was for internal reasons for the
good of the SRA" and was based
on the hope of greater harmony
and discipline in the relief organi-
zation.
The governor denied Democratic
legislators had demanded Plum
kert's custer and said he had
found allegations of Communist
pressure group dominating the SRA
to be absolutely baseless."
Plunkert charged, however, that
his dismissal lis a matter OF the
administration elected by the tire
less energy of the thousands OF
decent minded citizens yielding to
coercion from the old corrupt, poll
tical machine, and the Associated
Farmers.
1T is the intention of these
groups not only to purge me be-
cause of my known sympathy TO
labor liberal movements, but to
purge all Olson progressives en-
ployed by the administration since
January"
He said Olson had been charged
with being a radical during the
1888 election campaign and that
President Roosevelt has expert
enced the same kind of tactics on
national scale"
Charging the governor with "loss
of nerve under fire, Plunkert said
the governor hasn't begun to feel
the full pressure, as yet. This was
simply the opening gun OF the OPP
position"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-05
Death Closes Out
Citizenship Fiuhf

SACRAMENTO, April 5. UP)-
An 88-year-old German lost his 20
year fight for American citizenship
but now he doesn't need it,
He was Alloise Weiss. He died
in Sacramento hospital after liv-
'ng IS years in a home for aged
0en. Eight successive times in tie
"aet three years he was too i'll to
attend hearings on his citizenshp
DUPLICATION, and the hearings were
postponed. Three times before that
in II years he misplaced the pa
pcrs and had to take out new ones.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-05
Gold Production
Reaches New High

NEW YORK, April 5. up
World gold production in 1888 to-
tailed 3S,337 900 ounces, worth ST.
341, ,795 900 based on the United
States price of $35 an ounce, the
Standard Statistics company, inc,
estimated today.
The output last year rose to a
new high for the seventh consecu-
tive year and compared with 36.-
266 900 ounces in 1887, 34,2l0,oOO
ornces in 1886 and 30,854 900 ounces
in 1885. the authority said.
The outlook for this year 'ls
for further increases in production
in all the principal producing coun-
tries. the statistical house declar-
ed
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-05
Secret Elections
For Labor Unions
Sought in Measure

SACRAMENTO, April S. CUP)-A
bill requiring unions to hold secret
elections on calling strikes and
choosing officers today had the APP
prevail of the senate with only one
floor objection from senator who
thought the measure might make
unions "quasi-public" bodies.
UniCn officials earlier had regis
tered vigorous protests i'll com
mittee hearing and declared the
measure would open the way for
complete public control OF unions.
Events of the past few years
had indicated the need for this
type CT legislation" Senator j. C.
Garrison, D.. Modesto, the author
declared.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-05

Complete returns from the cityS'
.648 precincts gave Kelly 820,5l2
and Dwight II Green. his Repub-
nean opponent. 637102. The cleo
tion was one OF the quieteSt in the
city's hostory
Green polled approximately 425,-
600 more votes than his primary
total OF 2l2.00O. Kelly'S total. more
than any ever polled by a Chicago
mayoral candidate was about PIG
600 more than his primary vote.
Kelly was backed by the Kelly
Nash regular Democratic organic
alton. which he heads with Patrick
A. Nash. Democratic national COM
mitteeman In last falls congress
Sional election the organizations
vote-pulling power in Chicago
alone was sufficient 10 offset a
Republican majority in the rest
OF the state on that basis Repub-
licanS claimed that their gains yes
terday. in addition 10 normally
Republican Strongholds downState,
forecast a COP. victory in Illinois
in next years presidential election.
Green said that despite the CO.
ercion and intimidation of WPA
workers and relief clients. the
Democrats were able TO get out
only sc per cent of the vote which
assures a victory for the Republi-
can party in 1910"
Kelly disregarded the Republi-
can claims and said he regarded
his reelection as a vote OF conf
dence
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-05
RY LYLE c. WILSON

WASHINGTON, April 5. (UP)-
Congressional investigators are
changing their range and targets
today to bring the administration
under fire. At the outset of the
New Deal the shot and shell was
concentrated elsewhere.
The more or less anti-New Deal
trend of Investigations tends TO
bolster the conservative Democra-
tic cause. 1t may develop facts or
create popular impressions which
next year would aid conservatives
in seizing party control from New
Dealers.
Some of the outstanding inquir-
les undertaken by New Dealers
have lost momentum or, the job
completed, are through. The La
Toilette investigation Of Civil Lib
critics is expected to make a final
report soon.
Sen. Sherman Minton, D., Ind,
chairman of the special lobby in
vestigation. was making New Deal
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-05
KITE STRING MENACE

SALISBURY, N. c., April 5. tUP)
Arthur B. Pearce, railroad
freight conductor, had a lacerated
neck today because he thrust his
head from the caboose and became
entangled IN a kite string.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-05
PERsHING TALK CANCELLED

NEW YORK, April s. CUP)-Gen.
John j. Pershing's scheduled Army
Day address, to have been broad
cast tomorrow from Phoenix, Ariz..
has been cancelled on advice OF
the generals physician who thought
il might tax his strength.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-05
DRIVING CHARGE

A complaint charging reckless
driving was on file at FL Centro
police headquarters wednesday
against Louis Crook Of Ell Centre.
Fred Cudlipp signed the compliant
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-05
LICENSE ISSUED

Clarence HORT, %, and Vilcy
Phillip, 81, obtained a marriage
license Tuesday from County Clerk
w. J. McClelland.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-05
Democrat Wins
Chicago Election

CHICAGO. April D (UP)-Chcago retained Edward
J. Kelly. New Dealer, mayor today but Republican
leaders claimed moral victory" the strength of
gains in yesterdays city election which they said assures
the G. OP Illinois 20 electoral votes in 1940
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-05
PIunkert BIumeS
Farm Association

SAN FRANCISCO, April s. (UP)-William J. Plum
ker discharged chief of the social work division of the
State Relief Administration charged today his dismissal
had been forced by the old corrupt political machine
and the Associated Farmers Key figure in charges that
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-05

This view, made by Fairchild Aerial
Surveys, shows the New York
Worlds Fair nearing completion
In foreground is the international
area. Beyond that the river and
oval lagoon, with the trylon and
perisphere in background.
Evening star., 1939-09-17
Parents Learn Son, 10,
Escaped Death on Athena

GARFIELD. N. j.. Sept. is (P,.-
William Kurilec tried in vain today
to keep back the tears when he
greeted his wife, Maria, and daugh-
ter Anna. s, Athena survivors. who
arrived at Hoboken on the City of
Flint.
His JOY at seeing them for the
f1rSt time since he visited his ma
tive Czecho- -Slovakia six years ago,
was mixed with sorrow because his
son. Jan, 10. had been missing since
the Athenia went down the night
OF September 3.
Mrs. Kurilec repeated the story
her husband already knew. Jan,
who had been playing on an upper
deck. ran in their cabin when the
explosion occurred, shouting, Nom
my. everybodys drowning" He
helped his mother and sister into
their life preservers. donned one
himself and then ran to the upper
deck to be lost in the milling crowd
The story told, the parents and
Anna started for Garfield in the
automobile of Michael Kudla, Kuri-
lees cousin and steamship agent.
Mr.. Kudla stopped of at his
Evening star., 1939-09-17

of the Oriole Line. freighter
chartered from the Maritime Com
mission, sailed for Liverpool.
A Swedish American liner. the
Kungsholm, sailed today for Gothen-
berg, Sweden, with 2l4 passengers.
including II Americans Three ships
Of the Holland-American Line also
sailed for Rotterdam: the Staten
dam, with 300 passengers including
Grover Whalen, president OF the
New York Worlds Fair. the Moor
dam, bearing q passengers, none
Americans, and the Westernland,
which had no passengers but car
ried heavy cargo.
The United States Lines Wash
ington and American Shipper are
expected to reach New York Mon
day with 1904 passengers, most of
them Americans.