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Evening star., 1939-09-14
Gdynia Surrenders
To German Siege,
Berlin Reports
RooseveIt's Statement
On Monroe Doctrine Held
'UnneutroI' by Nozis
BY the Associated Press.

BERLIN, Sept. 14.-Surrender OF
the Polish port of Gdynia after two
weeks siege was announced today
and Germany's Eastern Army was
reported to have made new advances
in drives against Warsaw and two
other key Polish objectiyes.
A communique telling OF the fall
of Gdynia, which had been cut off
almost since the outbreak of hostili-
ties September l, said German troops
entered the city at 1915 am.
The Polish commandant sur
rendered the citl." it continued.
North of Gdynia fighting is still
going on
Earlier today commentary which
usually presents the German foreign
office opinion attributed to President
Roosevelt, in his Interpretation of the
Monroe Doctrine, an attitude unfair
and unchivalrous, to say nothing of
being unneutral.'
Coincidentally, publication of a
German contraband law was seen By
observers as warning to the world
that German submarines would do
their utmost legitimately to prevent
food and war materials from reach
ing Britain and France.
Three Main Maneuvers.
A communique which told of ad-
vances in Poland said $4,000 prison.
ers had been captured and showed
the Eastern forces to be centering
on three main maneuvers:
/. Complete encirclement of
Warsaw;
2. Cutting off Lublin from
Lwow to prevent such govern
ment officials as may still be at
Lublin from reaching the south,
and
3. Advancing with East Prus-
sian divisions upon Brzesc
(See BERLIN, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1939-09-14
One British Freighter
Torpedoed, Another
Radios for Hell
Crew of Vancouver City
Is Saved by Airplone
And Dutch Tanker
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PRESS.
NEW YORK. Sept. 14-The
United States liner Manhattan IA
diced today that she had turned
from her course to rescue the crew
of the British tanker British Inf1u-
ence shortly after the torpedoing OF
the British freighter Vancouver City
off the coast of Ireland.
The crew of the Vancouver City
was rescued by a Netherlands tanker
and an airplane, the United States
liner President Roosevelt radioed.
Grew picked up by Dutch tanker
assisted by airplane. ReSumlng
course" the message said.
The President Roosevelt pro-
ceeded to the rescue from a point
50 miles away after the freighter
sent out a come rescue message
The 4,955-ton Vancouver City, en-
route from Colon in the Canal Zone
to England, was owned by the Rear
don Smith Line, Ltd, and was in the
England-South Pacific, trade.
No position was given for the
tanker
The British Influence, ship of
8,431 gross tons owned by the Brit
ish Tanker Co., Ltd, was in the In
England trade. Her home port
is London.
Commodore A. B. Randall, master
of the Manhattan, which left New
York last Saturday, did not give fur
ther details in his first message, nor
did he say what had happened to
the tanker.
The New York Office said that by
now the Manhattan should be about
300 miles off the Irish Coast.
Evening star., 1939-09-14
Stdtenddm Arrives
With 1,700 Aboard;
Three Ships Due
Torpedoed WinkIeieh's
Crew Soy Sub Captain
Was Very Fair
By the Associated Press.

by lne ASSOCldltu
NEW YORK, Sept. 14.-The Hol-
land American liner Statendam ar
rived here today with about 1,700
passengers, several hundred of them
Americans, from war-rayaged Eu-
rope.
Three more ships carrying about
$500 passengers also were to arrive.
They were the British Cunard liner
Aquitania, carrying 1888 passengers;
the Norwegian-A American liner Oslo
ford with 79l and the American
liner President Monroe with 204.
Rescued Grew on Board.
Among those aboard the Staten
dam were 81 rescued crew members
of the torpedoed British freighter
Winkleigh, sunk September while
bound for London from Kingston,
Jamaica, and several hundred Amer
leans.
Capt. Thomas Georgeson of the
Winkleigh said on arrival here that
the submarine captain was very
fair, considering our nations were
at war"
But he added. Il am anxious
to get back to England as soon as
possible to help in any way I can"
Capt. Georgeson, who was on
boat torpedoed by the Germans in
the World War, and 36 members of
his crew, including Philip Lewis. 13-
year-old cabin boy of Victoria, Brit
iSh Columbia. were picked up by the
Statendam six hours after the Wink
leigh sank.
Men Ordered Into LifebOatS.
The captain told this story Of the
torpedoing:
I'VE sighted the submarine first
when it was 4 or miles away. We
made no attempt to get away be-
cause we realized we didn't have
chance. When the submarine drew
up to within several hundred feet, I
saw a small signal flag. Then it
fired one shot over our ship. I or
dered the engines stopped and the
crew to assemble on deck. The sub
marine signaled for me to come
aboard it.
"The captain, who spoke broken
English, looked over my papers and
kept one or two to certify that he
had sunk our ship. Then he told me
to get my men into the lifeboats."
Capt. Georgeson said he knew
exactly where he was and that he
was certain we could reach land or
be picked up by ships which 1 knew
were in the vicinity
He and the crew had time to get
only a few belongings, but the life
boats were fully provisioned be-
cause we were afraid something like
this would happen
Norman Nash, fourth engineer,
also said the submarine captain
was very fair in giving us time to
get away safely"
Shawnee Sails Without Cargo.
The Clyde Mallory liner Shawnee,
chartered by the United States
Lines. sailed last night without pas
sengers or cargo, presumably for
England or France to pick up ship
load of the thousands of Americans
clamoring to get home.
The American Scantic Lines reg
ular service to the Baltic was an
nounced as definitely suspended
but the e-McCormack Lines
said a limited service to Bergen,
Gothenburg and Copenhagen would
be resumed
Victor ]. Sudman, president OF
the Black Diamond Lines, an
nounced the lines freighter Black
Osprey, held by the British ad-
miralty for inspection, had been re-
leased to proceed to Antwerp, but
(See AMERICANS, Page A-16o
Evening star., 1939-09-14
Garner Held Ready
To Back President

BY the Associated Press
DALLAS, Tex, Sept. 1.-THE
News says friends of John N. Gar
ner have information the Vice Presi-
dent will support fully at the special
session of Congress President Roose-
velt's ideas on neutrality legislation
Some of Mr.. Garner's friends had
looked for the Vice President to
make one of his rare statements
within the next few days in regard
to amending the neutrality laws
Evening star., 1939-09-14
Kefuuver Is Victor
In Tennessee Race
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, Sept. IA.
Estes Kefauver, 36-year-old former
football player who pledged loyalty
to the Roosevelt administration, is
the late Representative Sam d.
McReynolds' successor in Congress.
Unofficial returns from yesterdays
special election gave the former
Tennessee tax commissioner 1884
votes in II of the II counties IN the
Sd district. His nearest opponent,
Republican Casio Dodson OF Sparta,
received 1926.
MIR. Kefauver, Chattanooga Demo-
crat, made letters in football and
track at the University OF Tennes-
see.
Evening star., 1939-09-14
| Steorns Fovors
Repeal of All
Neutrality Laws
the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Representative Stearns, Republi-
can, of New Hampshire said today
that, if no one else did so, he would
introduce bill in the forthcoming
special session to repeal all neutral
ity legislation.
Mr.. Stearns conferred with State
Department neutrality experts
among them Carlton Savage. assist
ant to the counselor of the depart
ment.
He said he thought Republican
sentiment was veering away from
the present Neutrality Act. He re-
Gently returned from trip to Eu-
rope.
Evening star., 1939-09-14
Chamberlain Warns
Germany NOT 10
Bomb Civilians
Britoin Free to RetoIiute,
He Says, in Answer
To Terror Threat
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. Sept. 14-Prime Min
lister Chamberlain told the House of
Commons today that if Germany
bombed civilians in Poland it would
strengthen the resolve of Britain
and her allies to insure the menace
we are now fighting is finally re-
moved"
The Prime Minister reiterated the
statement yesterday by Foreign
Secretary Lord Halifax that Britain
would claim a free hand to take
appropriate action" if Germany
bombed civilians.
Referring to an official German
statement that severe measures
would be taken to crush civilian
resistance in Poland, he said:
His majesty's government have
noted this announcement, which in
the face of it is in fiat contradiction
of the German chancellor's recent
statement to the Reichstag when he
disclaimed any desire to make war
on women ana CflllQTeQ.
No Deliberate Terrorism.
THE restrictions we-like the
French-have imposed on the opera
tions of our own forces were based
upon the condition of similar re-
straint being observed by our op-
ponents, and his majesty's govern
ment must, of course, hold them
selves free, if such restraint is not
in fact observed, to take such action
as they may deem appropriate.
But I wish to add that whatever
be the lengths to which others may
go his majesty's government will
never resort to deliberate attack on
women. children and other civilians
for purposes of mere terrorism"
I'm the meantime, it must be
remembered that our strategy and
tactics must at all stages be gov
erned by one consideration and one
only-namely, the most effective
prosecution of the war.
Il will add that if action of the
kind suggested in the German an
nouncement is taken, it will in
evitably further strengthen the
resolve of ourselves and our allies
so to conduct our policy and so to
80 AMMAN
Evening star., 1939-09-14
Roosevelt Arms Plan
Opposed by Johnson

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 14-Sen-
ator johnson, Republican, of Cali
fornia declared today he did not
favor neutrality legislation proposed
by President Roosevelt and ex-
pressed belief the special session of
Congress could "go into any and all
matters"
Evening star., 1939-09-14
B uII tin

NEW YORK, Sept. IA R.-A
raging fire swept today along the
boardwalk and through Steeple-
chase Park, oldest amusement
area of historic Coney Island.
Evening star., 1939-09-14
Nazi Plane Shoots Down
Netherlands Aircraft
By the Associated Press.

BY tne ASSOCldteO HTcSS.
BERLIN, Sept. 1.-the German
high command reported last night
German reconnaissance seaplane
shot down a Netherlands airplane,
whose identity was mistaken, of
the Netherlands Island of Ameland
The plane crashed to the water
outside the Netherlands territorial
waters near the little island, which
is off her northern coast, the state
ment said.
After the shooting, the German
plane was said to have recognized
the nationality of the disabled
craft and to have come down beside
it, rescuing four slightly injured
members of its crew despite rough
seas.
Evening star., 1939-09-14
Netherlands Seize Plane.

THE HAGUE, Sept. IA (P.-The
Netherlands coast guard yesterday
seized a German seaplane off the
north coast of Netherlands for enter
ing the country's territorial waters
and violating its neutrality, the gov
ernment announced.
Evening star., 1939-09-14

(See LONDON, Page A-14D
Evening star., 1939-09-14

From the United States Weather Bureau report.
Full details on Page Az
Fair and warmer tonight and tomor-
row; gentle to moderate south and
southwest winds. Temperatures today
Highest, rs, at pm; lowest, 56, at
$3.50 am.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-21
OTHERS VIEWS
GOVERNMENT SPENDING

To the Editor:
This Depression, from 1929 till no
body knows when, especially demo-
Gratis, has tried to be remedied, by
certain political charlatans, by the
ruthless and foolish expenditure of
Government borrowed funds.
In the past history of these great
United States, we have met numbers
of these so-called economic depres-
SionS with that bravery and pioneer
ing spirit that has made America
famous. But, in this great present de-
preston, there came a mollycoddle
along, pouring spurious balms on the
peoples sores, making them feel SOr-
ry for themselves, spending literal
billions of dollars on the pretext that
he is deeply interested in the welfare
of America, and, at the same time,
he himself is breathing prayer with
his every breath that America may
become inveileS into another great
war, so that he himself will be known
as wartime president, thereby
further aggrandizing he and ''his'n"
/ in the eyes of the people of the
world: such ego-mania knows no
bounds, and should be incarcerated
in "nut-house". l was locked up
twelve months for writing this ego
amniac a letter, after he invited us
over the radio to write him any
views on government that was or
entered our minds.
He tried to set himself up as die
tator, after his plans all fell thru,
started to Shaving us with the "vir-
tues" of democracy.
The people of Henderson and else
where in these great United States,
cannot, other than mere handful of
rich folk, truthfully state that their
economic condition is any or even
equally as we'll as it was at any time
of Mr.. Hoover's "a gentleman) adj
miniStration.
This man, whose ancestors came
from Holland, wanted to become
president Why? Because of his own
personal aggrandizement! This same
man, spent billions of dollars of il
legal borrowed money, under the
pretext of his interest in the peoples
welfare, for his own aggrandizement
and his unwarranted hatred of the
rich. This Same man portrays great
interest in the sick. Why Not be-
cause of any heartfelt sympathy for
the sick, but because of the political
ACKNOWLEDGMENT that it lends his per-
son! Now, this same man wants to
gain the unprecedented, in America:
namely, a third term. Such egomania
knows no bounds and is dangerous to
the welfare of the American people
and should be incarcenated in a
mad-houSe as such.
FANK L. FAULKNER
Henderson, Feb. 10, 1889.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-21
Another Season

Though the 1889 tobacco crop has
not been planted, and has scarcely
even been seeded in this section,
another season is not far off. 1t is
matter of but few months for
the making of the crop, and then
the selling will begin.
For better or for worse, depend
ing upon the view the individual
may prefer, there will be a larger
crop in 1899. unless nature inter-
vcnes to prevent it. Certainly there
will be a larger acreage. What the
grower fails to get in price per
pound he will try to get by increas-
ed volume.
It follows, then, that, from a
community standpoint, the collective
effort to be made is to bring the
greatest possible quantity of leaf to
the Henderson market for sale. The
assumption. in this regard, is that
more power will be put behind the
promotion of the local market in
1889. After all, dollar volume is
what all hands are striving for, in
Guiding the grower, the warehouse
man, the merchant and others.
Great tobacco markets, like other
great things, are not built overnight.
1t requires time and effort and
money, and the wise utilization OF
all three. Henderson has demon
strated in the past that it is fully
capable of providing the effort anc
the money, but, in all, candor, we
have too often delayed too long to
start our campaigns.
The Henderson Tobacco Board Of
Trade will hold its annual meeting
and elections early in April. That
body, of course, concerns itself
largely with the routine handling OF
sales. 1t is not primarily a promo
ton agency. But the time of its
meeting might very profitably be
fixed by common consent as the date
for starting an intensive, relentless
drive for business for the market.
The time to start selling" Hen
derson to the 1889 tobacco grower
is near, even here already. Money
and effort that may be wisely ex-
pended in this manner will bring
rich returns.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-21
At Your Expense

The correspondent in the Daily
Dispatch Raleigh bureau puts into
plain English what many have
thought all the while. He says these
State agencies that are now logging
the life out of the legislature for
bigger appropriations to hire addi-
tional personnel are, at least as
much as anything else merely try
ing to build up larger and more
powerful political machine to per-
petuate themselves in power.
In other words, dear taxpayer,
they are demanding slice of your
money to force you to perpetuate
them in office. And, is that plain
enough? And is it anything else
but the bald, unvarnished truth?
To listen to the plaintive appeals
for more money one would think
a large section of the State govern
ment is on the verge of collapse I'M
less these demands are met. When,
as a matter of fact, no interest
would really suffer if this additional
money not only were not allowed,
but if some of what is already be-
ing provided were pared down.
Just as there is a law of diminish
ing returns in the levying of taxes,
Just so there is point to which the
patience of citizens can be stretched
and no further. Is it too much to
suppose that this o1igarchy in the
State capital has approached near to
that point?
There are bureaus, commissions
and supervisory groups in the State
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-21

government that could be done
without Just as well as with. Names
could be furnished if it were neces-
sary. Observant, thinking, serious
minded people do not need a lot
more to convince them. This bust
ness of creating more and more jobs
every time the General Assembly
meets is uncalled for and constitutes
an added expense, to say nothing of
the nuisance created when they be-
gin to dabble in local government
activities and in the private affairs
Of citizens.
And. it's being done, Mr.. Tax
Payer. at your expense; don't forget
that.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-21
ANSWERS.

|. He was elected from Buncombe
county to the house Of representa-
tives in 1907 and 1909 and to the
senate in 1913 and 1915.
2. The peace conference at Wash
ington, and the Confederate States
Constitutional convention at Mont
gomery. Both were held on the same
date. February 18th.
3. Jeter Conley Pritchard appoint
ed in 1908. The next year the Presi-
dent promoted Judge Pritchard tc
United States District Judge for the
Fourth District. and in 1912 he was
named presiding judge u. S. Circuit
Court of Appeals: ~ ~
4. Dare county was established by
an act of the legislature ratified Feb
ruary 3, 1870 The bill creating the
county was introduced in the senate
by JOS w. Etheridge, of Roanoke Is
land, on January IL. An attempt to
defeat the bill was made in the
house.
5. Property listed under the re-
valuation act of 1919 showed a total
value of $780, 100000, as against
1909, 100000 for the year before.
6. John Mclean, born in 1891. His
family moved to Kentucky, and then
to Illinois. In 1918 he was sent to
Congress for one term. In 1924 he
was sent to the senate to fill va
cancy, and was elected to the senate
in 1929. He served only one year of
this term, dying the next year.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-21
SALE OF VALUABLE FARM
DDODEDHVV

SALE OF VALUABLE FARM
PROPERTY.
Under and by virtue of the au-
thority conferred upon us in a deed
of trust executed by James Wright
and wife, Idena Wright, on the 9th
day of November, 1887, and recorded
in Book 189, Page 319, we will on
Saturday, the
18th day of March, 1889
IL o'clock noon
at the courthouse door in Vance
County, Henderson, N. c. sell at pub
lie auction for cash to the highest bid
der the following land, to-wit
Begin at an oak on Henderson
road; thence N 81 IL w 1910 chs. to
stake, corner of lot No. 4; thence S
4 IA w $50 chs. to a stone, corner
of lot No. 4; thence S 81 IL E 9.55
chs. to a stone on the Henderson
Road, Ella Brame's corner; thence
along said road N IL 3-4 E $50 chs,
N 26 E 800 chs. to the beginning,
containing 3 IL acres, more or less,
by survey of Thomas Taylor, October
16, 1917, in division of Sam Brame,
decd, land, known as lot No. 3.
Also lot No. assigned to Adam
Brame and bought by Isham Brame
from him, to-wit: Begin at a stake,
corner of lot No. 5; thence N 81 1-2 w
1000 chs. to a stone; thence S IA
w $50 chs. to a stone. Ella Brame's
corner; thence 81 IL E 1000 chs.
to stake; corner of lot No. 3; thence
N 4 IL E $50 chs. to the beginning,
containing 1-2 acres, more or less,
same being lot No. 4.
This land is sold subject to all un-
paid taxes.
This sale is made by reason of the
failure of James Wright and wife,
ldena Wright, to pay off and dis
charge the Indebtedness secured by
said deed of trust.
A deposit of 10 per cent will be re-
quired from the purchaser at the SALE
This the 9th day of January, 1899
INTERSTATE TRUSTEE
CORPORATION,
Trustee,
Durham, N. C.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-21

sity of Oklahoma, noted psychologist,
born at Chillicothe, Ill, 81 years
ago.
Frederick Mccormick, oldtlme
journalist, born at Brookfield, Mo-,
So years ago.
Herbert H. Fish, president of the
Western Newspaper Union, New
York City, born at Oxford, N. Y,
SO years ago.
DR.. Clement C. Williams, president
of Lehigh University, born at Bry-
ant, Ill, 81 years ago.
Rabbi Jonah B. Wise of New
York, clergyman, born in Cincinnati,
Sc years ago.
Rt. Rev. Robert E. Gribbin of
Asheville, N. c., p E. clergyman,
born at Windsor, S. c., So years ago.
Rev. Henry E. Jackson, president
of the Social Engineering Institute,
New York, Leonard Merrick, Eng
lish novelist, born IS years ago.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-21
GAIN IN PLACEMENTS
FOR NEW YORK YOUTH

New York, Feb. 2O.-(AP)-Place
ment of young men and women
through the Children's Aid Society
employment service rose 146 per
cent in 1888 in the face of a 20
per cent drop in general employ
ment figures, it was announced by
the Society February Is. Training
courses and broad extension of
direct contact work with prospective
employers were given as the cause
OF the increase. A total of $50 jobs
one-fourth of which were for girls,
were filled by the Society during the
year, the announcement adds.
The Society maintains a special
educational branch of its employ
ment service which deals specifi-
cally with the general welfare of
the applicant, supervision and health
recreation, and personality develop
ment.
Eighty per cent Of applicants re-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-21
NOTICE OF SUMMONS BY PUB
LEGATION IN THE SUPERIOR
COURT

NOTICE OF SUMMONS BY PUB
LOCATION IN THE SUPERIOR
COURT.
North Carolina:
Vance County:
George Emmitt GrissOm, Plaintiff.
VS..
Cassie Pearl McGhee GrissOm, De
PENDANT.
The defendant, Cassie Pearl McGhee
GrissOm, will take notice: That an
action as above entitled has been
commenced in the Superior Court of
Vance County, North Carolina, against
her to secure a divorce absolute on
the grounds of two years separation.
And the said defendant will further
take notice that she is required to
appear at the office of the Clerk of
Superior Court of Vance County, at
the Courthouse in Henderson, North
Carolina, on the 10th day of March,
1889 and answer or demur to the COM
plant in the said action, or the plain
tiff will apply to the Court for the
relief demanded in the complaint.
This the 18th day of February, 1899.
E. O. FALKNER,
Clerk Superior Court, Vance County,
North Carolina.
r. B. Carter, Attorney,
For Plaintiff.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-21
TODAY'S ANNIVERSARIES

1852 = Nathaniel Rochester, Re-
volutionary patriot merchant, Mary
land banker, founder of Rochester
NJ Y, born in Virginia. Died May
II, 1881.
18O1-John Henry Newman, Eng
lish Cardinal, author of Lead
Kindly Light" born. Died Aug. H.
1890.
elizabeth R. Thompson not
ed and beloved philanthropist, born
at Lyndon, VT Died at LittletOn
N, H., July 20, 1899.
1832-Louis Maurer, artist-design-
er, last of the noted New York Cur
rier & Ives artists, born in Germany
Died in New York, July 10, 1882.
1852 Brander Matthews, COlum-
bus University's famed professor of
dramatic literature, man of letters,
born in New Orleans. Died March
81, 1929.
1855-Alice Freeman Palmer,
Wellesley College professor and pres
ident, University of Chicago dean,
leader in higher education for wo-
men, born at Colesville, N. Y. Died
Dec. 6, 1902
1857-Joseph K. Orr, ST., Atlanta,
Ga, shoe manufacturer, nationally
known Masonic leader, born in New
York. Died Sept. Is, 1888.