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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-03-02
HIGHWAY PATKOLMAN
AUTO WRECK VICTIM

LincOlntOn, March 2.-(AP)-
A. B. Smart, 81, a member of the
State Highway Patrol, was killed
when his automobile wrecked ten
miles north of here on the New
ton highway early today. Sheriff
George Rudisill said after an in
vestigation that Smart was driv-
ing his personal car, and that he
apparently lost control of it eth
er as a result of doing or from
some other cause. The sheriff
said the patrOlman was alone.
Smart's body was sent to Spin
dale. He will be buried at his
home town of EllenEoro, near
RutherfOrdtOn.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-03-02
JOSEPH COCKERHAN
DIES IN WASHINGTON

Washington, March 2.-(AP)-
Joseph L. Cockerham, SO, prominent
North Carolina attorney, died last
night in Mount Alto hospital after
an operation for a ruptured APP
pendix. The body will be taken to
his home in Surry county, where
funeral services will be held prob
ably Saturday or Sunday.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-03-02
ELECTION OF NEW POPE rs
ANNOUNCED TO HUGE CROWD

Vatican City, March 2.-(AP)-
Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli today was
elected the 262nd pope.
The new pontiff, papal secretary
of state under Pope Plus XXI, sue
ceeded to the throne of ST. Peter on
his sxity-second birthday.
He will take the name of Plus XII.
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Evening star., 1939-04-15
Navy Orders Fleet
Back 10 Pacific
In Surprise Move
Action on Heels of
RooseveIt's PIeu
Is Unexplained
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Navy Unexpectedly ordered
the fleet back to the Pacific today
On the heels of President Roose-
velt's appeal to Chancellor Hitler
and Premier Mussolini for peace,
Secretary Swanson announced that
when fueled" the fleet, with the
exception of a small force, would
return to normal operating areas
in the Pacific"
There was no official explana-
ton.
Naval circles were quick to COM
ment. however, the move tended to
restore the world balance of naval
power upset when the armada
moved to the Atlantic in January
for f1ve-month stay, leaving only
q small force on the West Coast.
The sudden order presumably
meant cancellation of a formal feet
review of the Virginia Capes April
q, and also the scheduled visit to
the New York Worlds Fair.
Ships to remain in the Atlantic
were listed in a brief announcement: !:
The Atlantic squadron and five
cruisers, six submarines, one air
craft carrier, and one aircraft tender
Gu. S. S. Langley with two squadrons
of patrol planes.
The patrol plane squadron nor
mally is 18 craft.
The Atlantic squadron, organized
last year of scattered vessels on
duty in the Atlantic, comprises
four old battleships, a number Of
recently completed cruisers which
had not yet joined the main fleet,
and miscellaneous other craft.
Evening star., 1939-04-15
Summary of Toduy's Star

Page. Page.
Radio ---A-s Church News,
Real Estate B-1-8 A-11-13
Society AL Editorials ---A-8
Sports A-14-15 Finance A-16-17
Amusements, Garden Page AS
B-16 Lost, Found BIS
Comics --B-1l-15 Obituary ---A-10
Foreign.
German move to seize Danzig next
Thursday rumored. Page Al
Poland. Rumania exchange pledges
of mutual defense. Page Az
National.
Roosevelt appeals to Hitler and Duce
for peace. Page Al
Six persons killed, 80 hurt in Okla
homa tornado. Page Al
Administration ready to withdraw
from cotton controversy Page A-2
New Mexico goat in w. P. A. white
wash" Chavez charges. Page Az
Washington and Vicinity.
Arrests under pedestrian law control
law mount to 80. Page Al
Girls arms and legs found in Bal
timore sewer. Page AS
Vanguard of 1000 for d. A. r. con-
vention arriving today. Page Ais
Safecrackers leave police q danger
! Gus job. Pare A.l4
Evening star., 1939-04-15
Reich Move 10 Seize
Danzig Thursday
Is Rumored
PIon to Take Free City
As Birthday Gift for
Fuehrer Reported
BY LOUIS P. LOCHNER,

Associated Press Foreign Correspondent
BERLIN, April l5.-The off1cial
German news agency, DNB. renewed
today publication of dispatches re-
counting purported anti-German
incidents in Polish Silesia, strength
ening rumors that steps might be
taken to absorb Danzig as a present
to Chancellor Hitler on his 5Oth
birthday next Thursday.
The plan. according to these
rumors, which ofncial quarters de-
MED. is for German troops to march
into the Free City from East Prussia
by Wednesday.
(Ofilcials in the London foreign
office said they had head rumors
of German plan to take Danzig,
that any such attempt would be
extremely dangerous that if
Poland Chooses to resist this is a
threat to her independence" and
Britain would be obligated to 60
to Poland's aid in accordance
Will lAllc NAlIllStcI SlldIIlUcI-
lains parliamentary declaration
of March 81.
BY entering gDanzig-German until
1919-from East Prussia troops could
avoid touching any Polish territory
Danzig is free port, has a Nazi-
dominated parliament, but is in the
Polish customs administration.
Foreign observers felt that, despite
official assurances that issues with
Poland were being settled amicably,
publication Of the D. N. B. dispatches
indicated new turn in develop
ments.
D. N. B. reported from Gleinwitz
that anti-German excuses in East
ern Upper Silesia were increasing
in an alarming manner"
Usually there is a purpose behind
publication Of stories of this kind.
Events in Sudetenland and later in
Czecho-Slovakia and Memel were
preceded by reports of anti-German
excesses in the Reich press.
Evening star., 1939-04-15
Ey the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
BERLIN, April l5.-Adolf Hitler
was reported today to have rushed
from his Berchtesgaden Mountain
home to Munich on receipt of Pres
.ident Roosevelt's peace appeal and
to have summoned his foreign Sec
retary, Joachim Won Ribbentrop, to
meet him there.
Telephone calls to Berchtesgaden
also disclosed that Hitler's chief
collaborators. including Otto Diet
rich, the Reich's press chief, had
gone to Munich with him.
Before Germany will make known
Its reactions to the Roosevelt ap-
peal, Wilhelmstrasse spokesman
said, I'VE must first confer with our
axis partner"-Italy.
In informed circles it was as
sumed that Hitler and Premier Mus
soinl had been or soon would be
in telephone communication with
each other concerning the appeal,
with Hitler's chief lieutenant, Field
Marshal Goering, who is in Rome for
conferences with II Duce, probably
sAtting at Mussolini's side.
1t was learned recently that tele-
phone arrangements had been set
up so that Hitler and Mussolini
could reach each other at any
time within three minutes.
Diplomatic quarters inclined to
the belief that the two dictators
might give joint reply to President
Roosevelt.
At any rate it was certain that
their rejoinders If separate would
nevertheless be closely attuned to
each other.
It was learned that the messages
to both Hitler and Mussolini were
transmitted directly to them. Neither
Evening star., 1939-04-15
Weather Itters
| Seize Readers
|Of 1916 Diary
BY the Associated Press.

ITHACA, N. Y, April l5.-To
shivering New Workers, awaiting
the delayed advent to warm weather,
came today this chilling news-in
1916 there wasn't any summer!
A scrapbook diary kept by the
grandmother of Elmer Dillon of
Black Rock, now part of Buffalo.
reveals chronologically a summerless
1916:
March 9-Snow 2,a feet Deep
April 12-Four inches snow
May 20-It froze so hard last
night that mud inches deep will
bear a man"
June 6-Snowed from early morn
until l pm, melting as fast as it
fell, save on north side of buildings -
June 28-A little frost"
"July ll-Crops very backward"
August 24-Frost. Vines and
corn in some places ruined"
October 17-Snow eight inches
Deep"
Evening star., 1939-04-15
100 Years
Of Baseball

Tomorrow's rotogravure sec
ton contains a pictorial re-
view of baseball from the days
Of Abner Doubleday, in 1889,
to the present.
You will find many of your
old heroeS-Christy Mathew
son, Rube Waddell, John Nc
Graw, Walter Johnson as a
youngster and a host Of others
who made baseball the ma
tional pastime.
You will be interested in this
feature-taking you back to
the start of baseball.
Tomorrows
6utthay Star
Evening star., 1939-04-15
Japan 10 Enlist Axis Aid
To Block Help for China
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC, April 15.-The newspaper
Nichi Nichi reported today the jap
anese government had decided to
enlist German and Italian aid to
force third powers" to halt their
assistance to China in the unde-
clared Chinese-Japanese war.
Great Britain, France and Soviet
Russia were named specifically as
third powers" but the United
States would be included In the
drive. since, the newspaper said,
Japan herself would bring pressure
on nations which have rights and
interests in China"
Nichi Nichi said the cabinet had
concluded that Japanese military
victories were insufficient to end the
war because of continued assistance
to China from outside.
In return for German and italian
aid, the newspaper said, Japan
would assist the commercial efforts
of her two allies in China and also
extend unqualified support" Of
German and Italian aims in Europe.
Evening star., 1939-04-15
Harold Smith Sworn In
As Director of budaet

Harold Smith of Michigan, was
sworn In at the White House today
Is the new director Of the budget.
While the President looked on,
Frank Sanderson, White House
auditor. supervised the taking OF
the oath of ONCE. Attorney General
Murphy, who was . political as
sociate Of Mr.. Smith tn Michigan,
was present with some other per-
sonal friends Of the new of1cial.
Evening star., 1939-04-15
Seven Killed, 80 Hurt
As Tornado Levels
Oklahoma Town
Five Die in Formhouses;
Another Is Dashed
To Earth in Auto
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CAPRON, Okla, April l5.-Seven
persons were killed and more than
80 injured by a vagrant twister
which destroyed this twon of $50
in rampage last night over a wide
Northwestern Oklahoma area.
Five died In demolished farm
homes. An automobile was jerked
into the air and smashed to earth
several feet away, killing the sixth
victim.
Hospital attendants said II Of the
injured were IN critical condition.
The dead: .
Mrs. Bessie Wendell, Waynoka,
wife Of Woods County commits
sioner.
Oscar Hartman, IS, World War
veteran Of near Alva.
Mrs. Hartman, 10, president of
the Alva American Legion Auxiliary.
Louise Hartman. 20. Alva.
Adam Vollmer, 10, farmer near
Alva.
ASAA D. SOLAACA. w.
j. M. Vorhees. died of injuries suf-
fered when his storehouse at Vici
was demolished.
Two Autos, House Wrecked.
Mrs. Wendell was killed and II
others were injured when the twister
smashed two automobiles and
farmhouse near Hopeton.
The three members of the Harz-
man family, one of the most promi-
nent In Woods County, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Vollmer died in. the wreckage
of their farm homes in the Alva
area.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Huff, elderly
farm couple, were lifted from their
beds and thrown into a hedge be-
side their home.
There they were found by a son,
Winifred, who took them to a hos
pital in the family automobile
after he righted 1t with the aid of
neighbor. The car had been
blown over by the wind.
ITS unbelievable no one was
killed in Capron," said Brooks Bick-
nell, Alva newspaperman and one
Of the first on the scene.
The town was smashed almost
as level as a floor Twenty houses
were destroyed. The post Office,
city hall, high school, a grain ele-
vator and just about every business
building went down."
Mr. n}nG~A,. eo;I ~,,o~o al
for injuries, most of them minor.
The twister hit first at Vici, 60
miles south of here. 1t injured
seven. blew in one end of q church
In which 100 boys and girls were
attending Epworth League and left
q trail Of wrecked buildings, dis
rupted power and telephone lines
and smashed windows.
: At Capron apparently the only
person injured critically was Mark
Mohs Of Hutchinson, Kans., who
was visiting relatives.
Gas Tanks Swept Away.
Two 800 gallon gasoline tanks
standing side by side in Capron
were hurled three blocks-in op-
posite directions.
Boxcars on q siding went sailing
end over end OF the tracks, and
wrecked.
In Vici. the Rev. Oleon Forbes
and his family were at q meeting
Of 100 children in q church when
the storm struck. Their nearby
home was wrecked. The church
was spared.
Doctors, treating the injured at
Vici, worked by flashnght. A bolt
Of lightning plunged the town into
darkness just before the twister
hit.
Evening star., 1939-04-15
Clipper Leaves Azores
BY the Associated Press,

HORTA, the Azores, April 15.-
The Yankee Clipper, on her first
transatlantic round trip, started
home at 200 pm. 01:09 am. E.
S. T) today. planning to stop at
Bermuda before proceeding to her
Baltimore base.
Evening star., 1939-04-15
President Offers Services
As Intermediary in
Anti-Wur Efforts

In extraordinary appeal for world peace, President
Roosevelt today asked Chancellor Hitler Premier Mus
soln for guarantees of for least 1Oyear
period
necessary implement guarantees President
offered his services intermediary between the German
and Italian other nations territorial
integrity Mr. Roosevelt respect
AS inducemen to Hitler and Musson the President offered
further that the Government of the United States would gladly
take part in discussions toward opening the of nterna
ona trade and removing the crushing burden OF armament
pendures Such discussions also would involve the 81 nations
whose security is at ISSUE
Joint Reply Believed Likely.
Probability that the Berlin Rome dctators will make Joint
reply in diplomatic quarters Hitler reported by the
rushed Munich his mountain
Bechtesgadn study plea Foreign
Secretary Won Rbbenop while Muson in of his
closest advisers Rome
foreign reaction appeal
government accepted
srvedy proposal 1Oyear
pact William
CBulitt ready world agreement
told reporters this morning personally
signed the Hitler and that the companion piece to
Mussolini had signed by Secretary Hull.
Shortly President his peace appeal the
Department ordered
the pacific There was no o word that this move was linked
with Mr. Rooseve appeal but naval circles quick to note
that the huge armadas normal operating areas of the
balance power dis
ago for maneuvers.
Worked Message With Hull.
The President who said the had forward to
nights morning
reporters Secretary
effort to leave stone unurned to prevent
said both he Secretary slept with clearer
science night because they felt they doing what they
could to prevent -..s~ ~.
response questions Chief
discussed with Great Britain France other
nation
The President asked specifically whether Hitler and Mussoni
willing give their
attack 81 now-independent nations.
such clearly apply only the present
day. Mr. Roosevets said bu also future sufficiently
long give opportunity work by peaceful methods for
permanent peace.
Suggests Ten Year Minimum Period.
T therefore, suggest that you conrue the word future to
the leaa century, dare look that far ahead
If such assurance is given by government will imme-
date transmit the of the nations have named
and will simultaneously inquire whether reasonably
each of the nations enumerated above will In turn give like
assurance for transmission to you"
The list of nations whose territories and possessions Mr. Roose
welt asked Hitler and Mussolni to respect follows:
Finland Estona Latvia Lhuana Sweden Norway Denmark
Netherlands Belgium Great Britain and Ireland Portugal
Span Switzerland Lechenstein, Luxembourg Poland Hungary
Rumana Yugoava Russia Bulgaria. Turkey the
Arabias, Syria, Palestine Egypt and Iran
reciprocal for forthcoming, the Pres
dent added the nations Of the world then begin discussions
looking toward disarmament the opening channels
Message Read to Newsmen.
Mr. Roosevelt read to reporters his oval Office the
he Hitler and Mussoin Secretary of State Hull
Evening star., 1939-04-15
tSee ROOSEVELT, Page A-l0)
Hitler Rushes From Berchtesgoden
To Munich After Roosevelt Plea

the United States Embassy here
nor the German government press
department had received the mess
age directly.
Evening star., 1939-04-15
APPEALS TO HITLER FOR PEACE
Duce Also Gets Plea to Assure
81 Nations Of 1O-Year Securitv
The Presidents Plea

The toloDtng communication
ceor Hitler OF Germany by President
time ordered identical sent to Premier Musson
Evening star., 1939-04-15

SpoftS
Mellendeck ailment, poor drills cloud
G. U. grid outlook. Page Ala
New amateur ring champs crowned
in A. A. U. tourney. Page Ala
National League poll gives nod to
Cincinnati Reds. Page Ala
Odds on Louis climb, with ISL seen
at ringside. Page Ala
Gehrig will last three more years.
says Everett Scott. Page Ais
Seven big Journeys on Chevy Chase
Clubs schedule. Page Ais
D, G. netwoman scores double win in
North-South event. Page Ais
Editorial and Comment
This and That. Page AS
Answers to Questions. Page AS
Letters to The Star. Page AS
David Lawrence. Page A-9
Alsop and Kintner. Page As
G. Gould Lincoln. Page AS
Constantine Brown. Page A-9
Lemuel Parton. Page AS
Miscellany.
Service Orders. Page Al
Barbara Bell Pattern. Page Al
Needlework. Page Al
Natures Children. Page BIS
Bedtime Story. Page B-14
Cross Word Puzzle. Page B-1l
Letter-Out. Page B-H
Winning Contract. Page BIS
Uncle Rays Corner. Page B-1S
Evening star., 1939-04-15
OF Interest
To Advertisers

Yesterdays circulation of
The Star was 154,772 copies.
an increase of 1852 over the
corresponding day last year..
Tomorrow's circulation of
The Sunday Star will be con-
siderably more than 100000
copies, confined almost en-
tirely to Washington and
nearby counties.
Newsstand returns not yet deducted,
Yesterdays Advertising
(Local Display
Lines
The Evening Star 83,77S
I'd Newspaper--------- 47,349
Sd Newspaper---- 20,552
4th Newspaper-------l8, l8,477
The Stars circulation con-
tinues to grow year after year
and is now by far the greatest
in its history.
Evening star., 1939-04-15
Forecast

Showers this afternoon and tonight, fol-
lowed by cloudy tomorrow, cooler; low
est tonight about IS degrees; showers
tomorrow night. Temperatures today
Highest, 10, at l pm; lowest, IS, at
am. Full report on page Az.
Evening star., 1939-11-20
Cherry Trees
Bloom as D. &.
Gets First Snow
picture on Page AL

Washington had its first snow of
the season today-and the Potomac
Park cherry trees decided to bloom
The snow started falling in the
downtown section shortly before
noon, but quickly melted, and the
weather man said it was all a mis-
take and should have been rain. His
forecast for tonight is cold and rain
The cherry blossoms were lured
out by the warm weather of last
week and were promptly slapped
down by the Snowf1akes. The blooms
were visible on a number of trees
and the weather man explained this
was possible because there has been
no killing froVt here yet this season
An inch of snow was reported in
the Winchesta', Va, area after
morning flurries beginning after
o'clock.
Thermometers of the District are
headed for low of 36 tonight, the
forecaster said, and he added that
the rain may stop tomorrow morn
ing.
The temperatures this month have
been above normal, an average Of
about l degree. The highest regis
tered during last weeks balmy spell
was p degrees on Thursday anC
Saturday.
Evening star., 1939-11-20
Plane Forced Down
By Dutch Gunfire,
Nal .Piot,IsK Killed
= Third- Case in,:Thfee Days
Of Germun Aircruft
Being Attacked 7%
BY the, Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
ROERMOND, The Netherlands,
Nov 20,-A. German military plane
apparently disabled by Netherlands
anti-aircraft guns crashed in a
meadow near here. today, Killing the
pilot. the only occupant. 900.
This was the third incident in as
many days in which German air
craft flying over Netherlands. terri
tory have been fired on.
A communique from The Hague
said the aircraft flew low over Roer-
mond with the motors shut off be-
fore attempting to land
Reports from Berlin indicated that
one German flyer was injured yes
terday when he exchanged fire with
Netherlands craft over Schiermonni-
koog Island, off the northern coast.
The German plane sped away.
A similar encounter occurred Sat-
urday when two German flying
boats appeared. Both craft headed
back toward Germany apparently
undamaped.
Evening star., 1939-11-20
Shots Are Exchanged
By Nozi, Dutch Planes

THE HAGUE, Nov. 20 lP.-Planes
of Germany and the Netherlands
exchanged shots yesterday over
Netherlands territory a second time
in two days.
The encounter occurred over the
island of Schiermonnikoof, off the
north coast of Holland, when pur-
suit planes of this nation attempted
to drive off a German plane flying
at an altitude of $50 feet.
The German plane returned the
fire of the Netherlands craft and
flying to the east, disappeared in
clouds.
The government announced yes
terday it had protested to Germany
after two German flying boats ap-
peared over Netherlands territory
and one fired at defense aircraft
which attacked it.
Evening star., 1939-11-20
Body Of D. {. Man
Missing 70 Days
Is Found m River
Remains identified
tentatively us :
Laurence o'Hurrow

The body of a man tentatively
identified as Laurence O'Harrow
was found in the Potomac River near
the Highway Bridge shortly after
noon today.
Mrs OHarrow was summoned to
the District Morgue to identify the
remains. The body was almost IN
recognizable. having been in the
water for some weeks, according to
police.
Mr.. OHarrow disappeared myS-
teriously on November /. and since
then his frantic wife has conducted
ceaseless search for him.
The tragic story had its beginnings
last June when Mr.. O'Harrow. an
expert on Southern pine, lost his
well paying Job suddenly He went
to hotel that night, slashed his
throat and wrists in a suicide at
tempt. ;A... ,.s....s
He was found before he bled to
death and was taken to Emergency
Evening star., 1939-11-20
Two-Gun Woman Kills
Lawyer in Dallas Street
Victim, Accused of Attacking Her,
Asks Mercy as She Fires Eight Shots

'She stood over him, about feet
away, firing into him." Lawton said
He was trying to hold himself up
with one hand and hollering and
pleading for mercy"
After the stabbing Coffman ap-
peared at police headquarters and
announced: Il have killed woman" "
Passersby had found Miss Maddox
at gravel pit near Irving. She
told officers she was stabbed after
she refused to accompany Coffman
to California.
The assault-to- murder case against
Coffman was set for trial October 9,
but was passed by the State because
of the inability of Miss Maddox to
appear.
On that occasion the State sent
Dr. Horace E. Duncan, county health
officer, to examine Miss Maddox.
He reported the woman's condition
would not permit her to come to
court, and the case was passed in
! definitely.
Evening star., 1939-11-20
Delays Of U. 5. Goods,
Citizens at Tientsin
Laid 10 Japanese
Difficulties at Burriers
Increasing, WeIIes
Says at Conference

Despite the American contention
that citizens of the United States
have the right to conduct trade in
Tientsin. China, Japanese military
authorities there have been delay
ing both American citizens and
American goods. according to re-
ports reaching the State Depart
ment.
Acting Secretary of State Welles,
in response to inquiries at his press
conference today, said that diff
culties of transit" at the japanese
military barriers around the foreign
concession were increasing. These
reports came from the American
Consul General, John K. Caldwell,
at Tientsin.
The general attitude of the United
States on this question had been
presented to the Japanese govern
ment at Toxic in the past, and the
question had been under discussion
between local American authorities
and japanese authorities many
times, it was indicated here.
Mr.. Caldwell telegraphed recently
that there had been reported only
(See JAPAN, Page A-8.)