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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-17
CHAPTER THIRTY-F1vE

PHIL PARRISH must have
known Eleanor very well when he
told her that she must make a
choice of staying in Bermuda or
returning with him. 1t is indicated
by what happened later that, had
he thought for a moment she
would not return with him, he
would have made no ultimatums.
Eleanor was the stronger, not nee
essarily the wiser, of the two. And
they loved each other then.
Eleanor told him that she would
return with him. And being
Eleanor, she did it so that it was
easy for both Of then., She had a
way of making the crises in their
lives pass as easily as the child
hood crises Of their children. If
there was not always a rainbow
after their storms, there was SUM-
shine. Warm sunshine. Eleanor
had no use for halfway measures.
At their deck games on the boat
that brought them home, her
laughter was as carefree as Jes-
sica's, her spontaneity as free of
self consciousness as her daugh-
ter's. They played on deck and
swan in the pool on the boat, and
after the children were asleep she
and Phil danced in the salon and
went out to lean over the deck rail
and look at stars that were close
to them.
The last night out, she put her
hand in PhiPs, saying: "Why so
solemn?"
He said slowly: Maybe you were
right about staying in Bermuda. "
Her tone was impatient. "Oh,
that! We finished all that"
II don't mean what you think ]
do, Nell. We we had some
thing precious for a few weeks.
I'm wondering when We'll have it
again"
'Now you're being boyishly ro-
mantle"
Anything wrong with that?"
eyes. I We're adults. We have
a family growing up. We had the
young years of our marriage and
we are too intelligent to want to
develop cases Of arrested develop
ment. We want to go on to other
things-together, of course"
Thanks for the crumbs"
ooh, Phil, you sound as if we'd
met and fallen in love on shipboard
and were going to part at the dock
and never meet again"
People can live together for q
lifetime without meeting often," he
said. II suppose I am being boy
ish and morose, but when you leave
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-17
State. Taking No Taxes
On Slot Devices
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county and city licenses attached.
Field deputies Of the revenue de-
partment will meet here May 20,
to consider changes in the revenue
laws for the next two years, Max
well said, especially as they con-
Germ slot machines.
The deputies will be told, he add
ed, that licenses for slot machines
will bear the serial number and To-
cation of each machine. The licenses
will not be sent direct from Raleigh
to the applicants, but will be sent
to field deputies, who must person.
ally inspect each machine, and if it
conforms to the law, the license
will be glued to the machine so that
it cannot be transferred.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-17

cliffs which General Wolfe's army
scaled 180 years ago TO win New
France FOR the British crown
King Georgel wore the uniform of
an admiral of the fleet. + The queen
was dressed in pearl gray ensemble
with an off-the-face, hat of the
same .color ~
King George made hisyway down
the flag-decked gangway just step
ahead Of his smiling. .consort. A tre-
mendous welcome arose, cheering
pealing bells, screeching ships whis-
ties, the roar of airplanes.
Canada's first view Of her sover-
eigns was one of pleasing and un-
expected informality "
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-17
$773, 100000 Naval
Measure Okeyed by
Senate Committee

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to be Federal judge for the eastern
and western districts of South Caro-
lima.
President Roosevelt has accepted,
effective May 20, the resignation of
Bryan Mcmahon, assistant attorney
general in charge of criminal prose-
cution.
Counsel for Nathan Frank asked
the Federal Communications Com
mission to dismiss his>application for
license to operate radio station
at New Bern, N. c.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-17
Cotton. Still
On Upgrade

New York, May 17.-(AP)-Cot-
ton futures opened five points high
er to two lower on buying by the
trade and Wall Street. Contracts
were supplied by the South and
hedge selling July was relatively
scarce at 8.64. October was ahead
six points at 1872. At one time, July
was 8,74, then receded sharply to
8.58 before moving up again to 8.68
for a net gain of 13 around midday
The rest of the list was unchanged
to two lower.
Futures closed 13 points higher to
two lower; spot nominal; middling,
968
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-17
Balm to Lead Brewers
With New Campaign
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or any ohter kind of regulation for
it.
When and how the industry's new
policy will be formally made public
has not been announced, but it is Ger
tain to break before the end of this
week, with meeting of distributors
to formulate definite and fived poll
cies and ratify the Balm selection
to head the industry's campaign.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-17
Victim Again
Changes Mind;
Negro Stays

Raleigh, May 17.-(AP)-Pa-
roles Commissioner Edwin Gill
announced today that Governor
HOey had declined to grant fur
ther clemency to Charlie Smith,
now serving life term in States
Prison through Communication of a
death sentence imposed in COlum
bus county in August, 1886, for
first degree burglary. The Smith
case was reOpened after Mrs.
Sarah Lyles, the prosecuting wit
ness, visited Gill last October and
made the statement: Il admit 1
made a mistake; Charlie Smith
is innocent"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-17
Coal Mine Owners
Sign In The South

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duce about 100000 tons of coal
annually.
Signing of this agreement, the
same as IS other operating groups
approved in New York last Satur-
day, left only the Harlan operators
in kentucky ! dissenting from the
union shop contract
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-17
Lone Filler .Unreport-
ed Over Ocean
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.nonoplane.
The brothers, Gust and Andrew
said Washington officials had re-
fused the 34-year-old aviator per-
mission to make the flight. Last
week, they added, Backman arrang-
ed by telephone to sell the plane tc
friend in Sweden, thus qualifying
it for Swedish registry.
Thus, ostensibly, Backman is
making a trans-oceanic delivery o1
an airplane to a Swedish buyer.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-17
Stocks Slide
Steadily Off

New York, May 17.-(AP)-Stocks
slid gradually today on a downward
plane, circumscribed by limited deal
ings. Leaders were off to a point or
more at the end of the day. Only
about $4,000 shares changed hands.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-17
Deaths From Influenza
On the Increase
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Kulangsu crisis. The United States
and Britain are the chief powers con
cerned in Kulangsu, the first inter
national settlement to be invaded
by japanese thus far in the Japa-
nese-Chinese war.
Japanese termed the landing of
her marines at Kalangsu Friday a
measure. of self-defense, saying a
Japanese naval commander was en-
dangered in an incident in which a
Chinese was fatally wounded.
1QRA
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-17

l864-U. S.. Postal Money Order
System established.
Evening star., 1939-11-29
German 5ympathies
Are With Russia
Against Finland
Nozis Are Anxious to See
Ri9htine Of Wrongs in
Which Reich Joined
By LOUIS p. LOCHNER,

Associated Press Foreign Correspondent.
BERLIN, Nov. 29.-German SYM
pathies are on Russia's side in the
dispute with Finland, but officially
Germany is neutral and disin-
terested, Informed sources said
today.
The German view is that Russia
has an unquestionable right to ac-
cess to the Baltic Sea and that
Finland Is so placed strategically
that she could prevent this access.
Hence it Is held that in fairness
to Russias rights as powerful
nation Finland should yield stra-
tegic islands at issue. The view is
that Russias demands in no way
threaten the integrity and inde-
pendence of Finland.
Informed quarters, insisting that
they were not speaking for the
government, said that Russia had
been dealt with unfairly at the
end of the World War, as was Ger
many. They said that wrong was
done Russia in "bottling her up"
without an unhampered outlet to
the Baltic, and admitted this was
made possible by Germany's earlier
support of Finland against Russia.
When the attention of these in
formed sources was called to the
fact that Germany showed great
interest a few months ago in the
question of fortification of Fin
lands Aaland Islands, they replied
that the political situation was en-
tirely different now.
They said that with the defeat of
Poland the entire Eastern situation
had come into a state of f1ux.
Evening star., 1939-11-29
STAR WASHINGTON D c., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER
Arabs SmuggIe
Narcotics in
Camel Stomochs
By the Associated Press.

GENEVA, Nov. 29.-League Of
Nations officials announced yester-
day that Egyptian police had
smashed a large opium and hashish
smuggling ring because an Arab re-
fused to sell a policeman a worth
less old camel for about $40.
The Egyptian governments report
to the League opium section said
police found nearly 1854 pounds of
opium and hashish in the stomachs
of 10 camels.
Smugglers running narcotics from
Palestine into Egypt, the report said,
forced the old camels to swallow
zinc cylinders containing narcotics,
then drove them through the border
quarantine. There Egyptian police
searched the camels' skin, seeking
packets of opium sometimes hidden
under their fur.
They passed many animals until
a suspicious policeman offered an
Arab 20 times the usual price for
an old camel and the owner re-
fused to sell. The camels were
slaughtered and in the stomachs of
all were found zinc cylinders of mar
cotics,
Evening star., 1939-11-29
u. Interference Hats
Grand Prize Touchdown

By the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, Nov. 29.-William M.
Ritchey was heading for touch
down in picking football winners.
but a Federal mail fraud charge
broke up the play and today he was
free under $500 bond awaiting grand
jury action.
United States Commissioner
David j. Meyerhardt said the "a
year-old post Office employe fooled
the defense like this:
Mailed pencil-addressed en-
velope to himself Friday. After
games were played Saturday, filled
in an entry blank, erased his name,
put in that of the sponsoring COM
pany, marked the envelope wrong
box" and remailed it.
Ritchey won three consecutive
weekly contests and was near the
grand prize when, the commissioner
said, sponsors became suspicious be-
cause the letter always arrived late,
although postmarked before the Fri
day night deadline.
Evening star., 1939-11-29
National Press Building
Fire Draws Crowds

A fire, spectacular but brief. caused
Slight damage on top of the Ma
tional Press Building shortly before
noon today, when a tar pot used
in resurfacing the roof spilled and
set fire to wooden superstructure.
Visible from several points of
vantage downtown, the blaze at
tracted large crowds, but there was
no alarm in the Capitol Theater
directly beneath, where the first
show had just started.
Unable to reach the roof by means
of their tallest extension ladder,
firemen dropped a rope down from
the roof and pulled up a hose. The
fire soon was under control. The
wooden superstructure, which was
only partly burned, was part of the
air-cooling system used only in the
summer.
Evening star., 1939-11-29
Vanderbilt Heirs Sue
To Escape $852,O00 Tax
Nv the Assoriated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Heirs of the late Cornelius Van
derbilt asked the Supreme Court
Yesterday to relieve them from pay
ing an s852,OoO estate lax levy to
New York State.
The litigation grew out of Mr..
Vanderbilt's action in providing a
s5.935,572 fund for the benefit OF his
wife, Alice G.. Vanderbilt, with power
to assign it to their heirs on her
death.
Mrs. Vanderbilt died on April %
1884, and the State sought to collect
an estate tax on the fund. Her
heirs resisted on the ground the
fund was not actually the property
Of Mrs. Vanderbilt and that the tax
was unconstitutional.
The appeal was filed by Gertrude
Vanderbilt Whitney and Cornelius
Vanderbilt, executors of Mrs. Van
derbilt. New York courts upheld
the levy.
Counsel for the New York Tax
Commission filed at the same time a
motion to dismiss the litigation or
to affirm the action of New York
tribunals.
Evening star., 1939-11-29
French Scout Patrol
Reported 10 Have
Advanced Into Reich
Brought Back Valuable
Military Information,
Soy Poris Sources

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, Nov. pa French scout
ing patrol, operating east of Bitche,
was reported today to have advanced
between two and three kilometers
(between IA and miles, into Ger
many before encountering enemy
outposts.
The scouts were said by military
sources to have brought back valu-
able information. Bitche lies about
Is miles west of Wissemburg, near
the Lauterbourg angle of the west
ern front.
The high command made no off,
cial report on the patrol action.
This mornings communique said
only: Nothing important to re-
port"
Evening star., 1939-11-29

in July or August instead of in June,
which ordinarily is the convention
month.
The President ended his Thanks
giving holiday at Warm Springs, Ga,
this morning and departed for
Washington. He planned two-hour
stopover at Asheville, N. c.. to call
on two White House staff members
there.
To some persons in Mr.. Roosevelt's
party it appeared obvious that the
President and some other Demo-
Gratis must have put their heads to-
gether on the convention problem.
That brought up the question of why
the Democrats should be interested
in a postponement of the conven-
tionS.
Since persons close to Mr.. Roose-
welt had invited speculation on the
subject. political analysts suggested
an answer might be found in two
possibilities:
l. Having heard that the Repub-
licans might want to break with
tradition and hold their convention
last, the Democratic high command
is getting ready to try to stop that
maneuver. For years, the Demo-
cratic conventions have followed the
Republican and some persons believe
it has been advantageous to the
Democrats to know the rival presi-
dental choices and platforms before
going into their own conventions.
2. A poStponement of the Demo-
cratic Convention probably would let
the President delay an announce
ment on third term until Congress
has ended its next session and prob
ably would have stabilizing effect
on legislative activity.
Economy Given as Reason.
The authority for the statement
that the President had heard pro-
posals for a delay in the conventions
insisted, however, that control over
Congress did not enter into the pic
ture.
This authority said the arguments
for a postponement which were
given Mr.. Roosevelt we're that both
parties could save money by setting
up headquarters and starting cam
paigns later, and that campaigning
in July and August was ineffective
and boring to the public, especially
during times of international crisis.
Whatever the decision on a third
term may be the President supplied
added evidence at press conference
Evening star., 1939-11-29
Conventions
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McNary of Oregon and House Lead
er Martin of Massachusetts, have
favored holding their convention
after the Democrats. Senator Nc
Nary, however, feels the Republicans
cannot delay longer than July IS.
Simpson FavOrs Plan.
Kenneth F. Simpson, New York
Republican National committee
man, said in New York the Sugges-
ton was the second best idea" ad-
vanced during the Roosevelt admin
istration. Asked what the other
was, Mr.. Simpson answered: Il don t
remember-Iv forgotten"
Holding the conventions month
later than usual, Mr.. Simpson said.
would reduce heavy expenses, and
also the unnecessary and artificial
bally-hoo that presidential cam
paignS have produced.
Chairman Hamilton pointed out
that the Republican National Com
mittee would not meet in December,
as usual, to issue the convention
call. This postponement was in
terpreted as a further indication
that the Republicans were waiting
on the Democrats
Democratic officials have indicat-
ed their National Committee would
not be called until after the Jack
son Day dinner on January 8, sig
nalizing the opening of the party's
1910 campaign
Invitations for the s1O0-a plate
dinner in Washington. which Presl-
dent Roosevelt will address, already
have gone out to officials and other
party supporters in this vicinity.
There has been speculation in
the Capital that the President might
take that occasion to disclose
whether he would seek third term
If it is decided to delay the con-
vention, some politicians pointed
out, statement as to the Presi-
dents willingness or refusal to run
could be held back.
Remuneration of a third term Just
at the start of congressional ses-
sion. in the opinion of many law
makers, might create new factional
fight and put politics ahead of legis-
lative business by spotlighting presi-
Dental candidates.
Evening star., 1939-11-29
Raid on Borkum Island
RepuIsed, Soy Germans

BERLIN, Nov. % (P,.-The Ger
man high command announced to-
day British airplanes had attacked
the Nazi aviation base on Borkum
Island, at the mouth of the Ems
River, but had been beaten off with
out inflicting damage.
The planes, communique said,
attempted to fly over Northwestern
Germany by way of the East Frisian
Islands, only to be driven back be-
fore reaching the coast.
The communicate also reiterated a
previous announcement of the sink
ing of a heavy British cruiser by a
German submarine. Official British
reports denied the destruction Of
such a vessel.
Text of the communique:
I'm the west no special events.
English airplanes again attempted
to fly over Northwestern Germany
via the East Frisian Islands without,
however, reaching the German coast.
In connection Herewith, the Borkum
air base was attacked, but no dam
age was caused.
'As reported previously, heavy
British cruiser of the London class
was torpedoed and destroyed by
Capt. Prien east of the Shetland
Islands,
The official news agency DNB
said artillery doomed yesterday on
many parts of the western front,
with lively exchanges disturbing
trench digging on both sides.
DNB said three German scouting
planes again flew over England and
that French anti-aircraft guns and
machine guns fired vainly at Ger
man flyers near Lahr and Kaiser
stuhl. near the southern end OF the
western front.
Evening star., 1939-11-29
Netherlands Shipping
Defies Sea War Peri|s
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 29.-Nether-
lands government sources declared
last night Dutch ships will continue
to sail the seas despite war dangers
and new blockade restrictions i'm
posed by the British and French.
A semi-off1cial statement, refer
ring to uneasiness over the sinking
Of seven Dutch ships in recent weeks
and to delays to shipping caused by
the blockade, said active steps were
being taken through diplomatic
channels in belligerent capitals ito
defend our rights as a neutral
state"
Netherlands ships, it was an
nounced, are sailing with new safety
measures worked out with naval ad-
visers following the loss of the ST.
mon Bolivar, one of six Dutch YES
sells lost from mines.
Evening star., 1939-11-29
Police Investigate
Womun's 35-Foot Fall

Police today were investigating
the case of Miss Ruth Herbert, Al,
of 8O1 A street Sc, who is under
treatment at Casualty Hospital for
a possible skull fracture and head
and body lacerations received in
35-foot fall last night from third
floor window of the boarding house
In which she lives.
Detective Sergt William j. Liver
man, in charge of the investigation,
said another woman resident of the
boarding house is being held at
the Woman's Bureau for question
Ing. The fall occurred about
$50 pm.
Evening star., 1939-11-29
Noisy Yale Throng
Hears Browder Plea
To End War Profits
Students Threaten
To Overturn Auto of
Communist Leader
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Nov. %
Earl BroWder, whose coming broke
a storm of protest by veteran groups
throughout the State after he was
barred from speaking at Harvard,
Princeton and Dartmouth, told a
noisy Yale University audience that
"the only way to peace is to take
power out of the hands of capi-
talists."
The Communist leaders listeners
500 crowded into a hall built to
accommodate 406-were only small
part of the 1000 persons who gather
ed outside the building and raised
a terrific din during his address last
night.
Auto Nearly Overturned.
AS the speaker left by a rear door,
300 boisterous students milled around
the Browder automobile with cries
of turn it over" They almost did
before desisting.
The din that accompanied Brow
der's speech included almost every
form of noise from cheers to the
bursting of a firecracker. Cries Of
viva Browder" and down with
everything" punctuated the speech.
Browder gave no indication that he
was disturbed.
The crowd, made up mostly of
students, was attracted to the scene
by the unsuccessful efforts of vet
Grams, Mayor John w. Murphy and
the Connecticut American Legion
to have President Charles Seymour
of Yale cancel the talk
Calls Indictment Thin"
BroWder referred to a Federal in
dictment against him charging
illegal use of passport as very
thin indeed" and at other points
in his speech said that war was
fostered by capitalists and people
cannot expect those who make
profits out of war to bring it to an
end and that Americans might
profitably cooperate with the
powerful Soviet Union in interna-
tional affairs"
Spontaneous laughter greeted his
comment on Russia's success in
maintaining peace with the world
Evening star., 1939-11-29
Aircraft Manufacturer
Convicted Of Perjury
B, the Associated Press.

BY Inc Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 29.-Joseph J.
Mascuch, president of the Breeze
Corporations, Newark, N. j., air.
plane equipment manufacturers, was
convicted yesterday of having per-
jured himself in an investigation Of
the Securities and Exchange Com
mission.
The Federal jury's verdict made
him liable to maximum penalties Of
10 years in prison and $4,000 in
fines. Sentence will be imposed this
afternoon.
Mascuch was accused by the
Government specifically of having
falsely stated, during an S. E. C.
inquiry dealing with trading in
Breeze stock, that he owned only
about 10000 shares, whereas, the
commission contended, he had
actual control of an additional 21,-
600 shares which had been NOM
inally placed in dummy" hands.
Evening star., 1939-11-29
Book Publisher Shot
Hunting 'Possum
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WARRENTON, Va, Nov. 90
John McRae. president of Dutton
& Co., book publishers of New York,
was receiving treatment today in
the Fauquier County Hospital for
bullet wound received while
possum hunting.
The 73-year-old book publisher
was hunting alone near Greenwich,
where he has been visiting relatives,
when he stumbled, causing his gun
to fire, member of his family said
He was shot in the upper left arm,
the bullet grazing his chest. He
was brought to the hospital Monday
night and given a blood TRANSMISSION
yesterday.
Evening star., 1939-11-29

yesterday that he was taking great
delight in stirring up speculation
On the subject
He said members of his family
had accused him, and rightly so, of
taking an unholy pleasure in fenc-
ing with reporters on the third term
issue. Newsmen were having a good
time, he declared, and so was he.
The President slept last night
aboard his special train, parked on
Warm Springs siding, and left
early today on somewhat cir
cuitous trip back to Washington.
Evening star., 1939-11-29
Delaying Party Sessions
Discussed by President
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ABOARD ROOSEVELT TRAIN
EN- ROUTE TO ASHEVILLE, N. c.,
Nov pa disclosure that President
Roosevelt had received suggestions
that next years party conventions
be deferred for month or six weeks
started today what may be the pre-
liminary skirmishing of the political
wars of 1910.
From the best of sources it was
learned yesterday that some of the
Chief Executives recent callers had
discussed with him the possibility
Of naming both the Republican and
Democratic presidential candidates
Evening star., 1939-11-29
Polish Railways Become
Port of German System

BY the Associated Press
BERLIN, Nov. 29.-The official
Gazette last night published decree
providing for Incorporation of Polish
state railways into the German rail-
ways administration.
The decree further authorized the
Reichs minister of communication
to assume control of all lines in con-
quered Polish territory hitherto op-
Grated independent of the Polish
state