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Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-15
Indicts u. S.
For Part In
Conflicts

The Rev. E. Norflcct Gardner, pas
tor Of the First Baptist church here,
severely indicted the United States
for its part in the present European
and Sino-Japanese conflicts when he
spoke before the regular weekly
meeting of the Rotary club Tuesday
evening at the Vance hotel.
The Rev Mr.. Gardeners subjec
was God and the War;
The minister declared that every
nation at war claimed God on its
side He said God was in the war
working out his plan.
The Baptist pastor censored the
United States for its part, not that
this nation is actively engaged in the
conflict. He cited export figures on
scrap iron from this nation to Italy,
showing shipments having increas-
ed hundred. fold in the past few
years, saying much Of this material
was now being used to kill British
and French friends of America. He
continued with export figures to
Russia, showing that country bought
heavily here of tanks and scrap in
the past few years, then the minis
ter declared that much Of this scrap
buried itself in the staunch heart Of
d fighting Finn striving TO save his
homeland. His indictment continued
with export figures on scrap metals
to Japan to be used against the
friendly Chinese.
His remarks more or less opened
the eyes Of his hearers to the U. SIS
part in the conflicts.
Prof. Robert Ernst Of the Univer-
sity of Louisville, Louisville, Ky, at
tended the meeting, making up his
attendance. He is former resident
Of Henderson.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-15
Damage To Tobacco Crop
Feared If Rain Keeps Up
Reported Damage Slight, Other Than Crops;
Transportation Services Maintain Schedules
Fairly Well.

Lure and Charlotte. LandSGdcS on
the highway around RldgecreSt and
Old Fort caused them to avoid that
route in getting back home.
There was considerable interest
here in the flood that tor hours
threatened the dam at the develop
ment of S. T. Gresham. former Hen
derSon man. between Raleigh and
Wake Forest Many persons who nav
been to Raleigh during the day stop
ped at the scene, which is alongside
the highway, on their return home
late Wednesday afternoon. Latest re-
ports today were that the dam dld
not give way. Traffic was kept NOV
inc, but with caution. alCHg the high
Way,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-15
48 Births And 8 Deaths
Recorded During July

a total of 48 babies were born
in Vance Nounty during the month
Of July and Is deaths were record
ed during the period, according to
the monthly report Of vital statistics
released today by DR.. A. D. Gregg,
county health officer and registrar
of vital statistics. Seven Of the coun-
tvs nine townships were included in
the report, there being no statistics
announced for Townsville or Dab
ney townships.
Henderson township led both in
the number of births and number of
deaths recorded, with 20 births and
eight deaths. Of the total births in
Henderson township, % were white
and colored, Is male and Is fe-
male, 20 attended by physicians and
8 attended by midwives. Deaths in
Guided 3 male and female, white
and 3 colored.
Statistics for other townships in
cluded:
Kittrell-8 births, 6 white and 2
colored; male and 2 female, 7 at
tended by physicians and l by mid
wife. Two deaths, both male, white
and l colored
Williamsboro-1 birth, white, male,
attended by physician. Deaths, l
white male.
Watkins l birth, colored, male,
attended by physician. Deaths, l
white male.
Nutbush-2 births, | colored and
white. | male and l female, both
1tt""r'"d Nv physicians. Deaths, l col
ored female.
Middleburg-3 births, l white and
2 colored, 2 male and female, 2 at
tended by physician and l attended
by midwife.
Sandy Creek-4 births, white and
3 colored, 2 male and 2 female, l at
tended by physician and 3 attended
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-15

by midWives.
Four of the births reported were
illegitimate.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-15
Road Survey
On Route One
Not Dropped

Reports that have been circulated
for several days that the State high
wav & Public Works Commission haG
abandoned the surveyed new routing
of Route | through North Henderson,
ana would not make the improve
mcnt planned, are without tounda-
tlon. Mayor Henry T. Powell said
today District highway Engineer
Markham told him here last night.
The mayor SAID he asked the en-
sincer directly if the commission had
given up the idea because, as reports
went. the County Board Of Educa-
ton would not give segment OF the
playground OF the North Henderson
school for the new routing. The en-
ginCcr'S reply was in the negative.
Mayor Powell also quoted the en-
gneer as saying the State commits
Sion'S plan was to widen Route l
from henderson to the Virginia line,
4 distance of about 25 miles. The
pavement is 10 - made % feet wide
IOr the entire distance, as compared
with the l8-fOOt width at the present
time Whether there will be a COM
plete new surfacing was not learned.
Nor was there definite inferma-
ton as to when the work will be
done. 1t is understood the re-routing
of the highway through North Hen
derSOn will be started soon after the
last right-of-Way is signed by pro-
perry owners. Whether the widening
of the 25-mile stretch of the trunk
line road viii follow Immediately
was not learned.
There have been rumorS in recent
days that the belt line around the
North Henderson mill village had
been abandoned by the State High
way Commission. Origin of the re-
ports never was learned.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-15

The earth's diameter is 5000 miles,
and the suns 100000 miles.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-15
UNUSUAL FIRE IS
CAUSE OF ALARM

An unusual fire yesterday after
noon at $50 o5clock called city fire
men to South Nicholas street to the
home of Mrs. Bisseite, just short
distance beyond the city limits.
Someone stepped n pair of over
alls lying on a hearth, setting off
matches in Il pocket. The only dam
age was 10 the oVerallS.
Deed Recorded-John F. Hicks
sold Edward J. Green 935 acres Of
land in the county for $40 and consid-
erations, according to realty deed
filed with Vance registry Wednes-
day.
n
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-15
Nearlv Four Inches OF Rain Falls Here In % Hours

Heart disease led all causes of
deaths during the month. with ,b.o,
of the deaths attributed to tins car,.o
Two of the deaths were chararE =,
embOlism, and one each To- c,no.,
cerebral hcmorrhage. probable MO
maturity, ptcmainc poisoning nIlr
risy, kidney disease. dyscntcyv .~d
intestinal obstruction. ''o
Deaths according 10 age g,o,r,
were: under l year. 2: 10 10 % yc.r ~
l; l to 10 years, |; 20 10 30 wears D.
40 to so years, |: 80 10 60 wears >,
60 to 70 years, 3; over 80 years = -
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-15
Two Injured
When Auto
Strikes Pole

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Aakesson, of
6eimore, L. l., New York, were be-
ing treated at Maria Parham hospi-
tai this afternoon for accident in
Juries sustained mis- morning about
3 o'clock when their automobile left
the highway and crashed into pole
alongside the National Highway,
about two miles south Of the city.
they were en- route north.
State Highway Patrolman A. L..
taylor investigated the accident. He
ala not say what caused the accident,
pending further investigation.
The injured Doracnr r.'r carried
C Tie hospital IN an ambulance.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-15
MAYOR DISPOSES OF
TWO MINOR CASES

Mayor Henry T. Powell disposed
of two minor charges today in city
court. Tommie King, alias Tommie
Eaton, Negro, was charged with tres
passing and destroying property. He
was found not guilty.
V. Y. BooZart pleaded guilty to be-
ink drunk, and prayer for judgment
was continued upon payment OF the
costs.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-15

The annual All Club Wildlife Con-
servation conference will be held
at Camp SWannanoa, near ASheville,
August $500 says L. R. Harrill,
III Club leader of the N. c. State
College.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-15

An official measurement OF
rainfall at 2 o'clock this after
noon ran the total since 6 a. m.
Wednesday. o. So hours, to an
even four inches, II. L. Allen,
Weather Bureau observer, an
nounced. II was one OF the
heaviest rains on record here.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-27
Soviet Ambassador To
France To Be Recalled
CONTINUED From Page y

warning shots across the Mayakov-
slEy's bow and escorted 1t to Hong
Kong.
It was recalled that Ronald Cross,
minister for economic warfare, was
attacked In the house Of commons
last month ON the ground that ship
ments Of tin, oil, copper and other
war-value commodities sent from the
United States to Russia via Vladi-
vostok were intended at least in part
for Germany. Cross told the house
last Thursday that the government
was closely watchin Russian pur-
chaSes Of war materials, especially
copper, from the United States
SembIance Of Friendship
Britain and Russia maintained
the outward semblance Of good rela-
lions. But the impression prevailed
among foreign diplomats here that
the British government regarded
Russia as Germany'S accomplice and
that 1t was, in consequence, in
clined to assume a cold attitude. 1t
was the belief that the government
was reconciIed to any further de-
terioration of relations If Russia
happened to take urnbrage.
1t had been reported that Russia
entertained hopes of improving its
relations with Britain and that these
hopes had proved vain. Ambassador
Maisky was understood to have in
timated that if Britain forwarded
Russia's peace terms to Finland re-
lations could be improved.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-27

woes for nomination of President
Roosevelt. Farley did not mention
the third-term issue
The Roosevelt supporters faced a
strong fight against Farley's hackers.
The third-term forces hailed ss
indicative of their strength the vote
Of 80 state delegates last night to
support a motion to instruct the ma
tional delegation to favor the pres
ident. This group was led by nation
al committeeman r. Harold Dubord.
The action was taken at q caucas of
the 90 Androscoggin County dele
gates, largest single bloc among the
1900 delegates.
Describing himself as 400 per cent
for Farley" Democratic State Chair
man Fred II. Lancaster meantime
was virtually assured of reelection
when he was unanimously renamed
q state committeeman from Andres
coggin County.
Sen. Bernard L. Harkins of Lewis
ton, leader Of supporters for vice.
president John N. Garner, withdrew
as a candidate for Lancasters Office
after behind the-sceneS Sldrmishiua
with the cflairman's hackers. Har.
kins was named chairman Of the
Apdroscoggin County committee.
The convention was TO name four
delegates-at-large ind six district
delegates, each with full vote al
the national convention.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-27

made clear the reasons for several
murders committed In Sullivan
county, N. j., and the names of the
killers. He has implicated himself
in several killings in Brooklyn and
has given information which proba-
bly, will lead to the solution of sew
eral murders in other cities, 1t was
said.
100000 Bail
Meanwhile, in supreme court,
Charles Workman, 30, described by
an assistant district attorney as
"the contact man" between Louis
Oepke) Buchalter and Murder,
Inc, was held in 100000 bail as a
material witness in the murder of
Joseph Rosen in his candy store in
September, 1886.
Rosen formerly In the garment
industry, was forced out Of busi-
ness by the Lepke combination. APP
parently he was slain In the belief
he might be used as q witness
against Lepke. In asking high bail
for Workman, Assistant District At
torney Burton Turkus said he was
an important witness who could
give information on q number of
contract killings and probably would
be slain If released.
The break in the Penn case came
only a few hours after another VIC
tina young, minor labor leader
was reported added to the list Of the
Brooklyn gang which did thriv-
ing business in murder-for- contract
He was Peter Panic and his dis
appearance last July while on his
way to plead with longshoremen to
throw off mobster domination was,
until now, mystery.
Victim Of Murder, Inc.
He was reported today to have
been a victim of Murder, Inc, and
again 1t was Relies who divulged the
details in the hopse that he, him
self would escape the electric chair.
Panic, whose body never was
found, was a leader Of rank-and-
file movement in local 929 Of the
International Longshoremen's Ass0-
citation.
Unlike the Penn Staying, in which
a respectable business executive was
slain in mistake by gangsters who
sought to rub out" one of their
who lived In the same apart
ment as Penn the Panic Staying was
believed to have been a deliberate
act by the gang which undertook
to take anybody for ride as long
as the price. however small, was
paid,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-27
JAMES A. FARLEY
PREDICTS VICTORY
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Continued from Page ID
mass of economic wreckage and a
shattered industrial system, which
could not be cured by halfway
measures nor by the constant rep
itition OF Pollyanna phrases, a meth
cd favored by Hoover"
Ridiculing the contentious of Re-
publican leaders that the election Of
a Republican to succeed Democrat
IN the 18th Ohio Congressional dis
trict pointed to G. o. P. victory In
November, Farley said "the Repub-
lican candidate won his victory by
endorsing the Townsend Pension
Plan"
1.-THE new-found Republican tide, i"
Farley said, was in reality Town.
send tide" showing strength for "a
scheme similar to those which
Republican National Chairman
John D. NJ Hamilton has repeat
edly denounced as fantastic and In
sane"
Social Security
Farley saw in the administration
sponsored Social Security program
the means of solving 'in perman-
ent and satisfactory manner" the
problem of old-age assistance. He
believed, however, that the Social
Security law should be amended and
improved lin the light of exper-
ience," and predicted that the
Democratic party would do this.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-27

On similar leave, Sir William Seeds,
British ambassador to Russia, has
long been in Great Britain. There
has been no suggestion that either
had enjoyed a sufncient diplomatic
recovery to permit resumption Of
their pests.
During Naggiar's absence, Coun-
Selor Payart Of the French embassy
at Moscow has been charge daft
flares there.
Russia States Case
Moscow, March q. (UP)-
Frances action in asking the recall
Of Jacob Souritz, Russian ambassa-
dor to Paris, because Of a telegram
he sought to send the government
here was announced today in the
following communique Of the official
News Agency Tass:
March 10, the French Charge
D'Affaires at Moscow Payart in
formed Peoples Commissar for For
eign Affairs Molotov that the
French government regarded tele-
gram signed by Soviet ambassador
at Paris SouritZ, and delivered to
the telegraph for transmission to
Stain at Moscow on the occasion of
the conclusion of peace treaty be-
tween the Soviet Union and Finland
as the ambassadors Intervention in
the literal political life of France.
According to Payart'S statement,
the French government deems in
correct with regard to the French
government certain expressions in
the telegram signed by the ambassa-
dor underlined in excerpts from the
telegram given below, namely:
Thanks to the wisdom of the
Soviet government and to our vail
ant Red Army, plans of the Anglo
French war -mongerS who attempted
to fan the flames of war in north
east Europe again failed
ALSO the Soviet nUion remains
an impregnable fortress against
,>hich sinister schemes of enemies
of socialism and of the working peo-
Pile of the whole world will crush
(themselves) also in future.
"(The words sinister schemes Of
enemies of Socialism are under
lined)
Though this telegram was
stopped by the censor, the french
government declared that Souritz
would no longer be regarded by the
French government as persona
graf and expressed the desire that
Souritz be recalled by the Soviet
government.
I'm this connection March 26
Assistant Peoples Commissar for
Foreign Affairs Lozovsky handed
Payart the following reply of the
Soviet government:
al. The government of the Soviet
Union finds no substantial ground
for the French government not to
regard any longer Soviet Ambassa-
dor Souritz as persona grata' on
the strength of the contents Of the
telegram signed by SouritZ for
transmission to Moscow, in which
no mention is even made of the
French government.
"'2. However, inasmuch as the
French government formally raises
the question of confidence with re-
gard to Souritz the government of
the Soviet Union informs that Sour
itz Is being released from his duties
as ambassador Of the Soviet union
to France"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-27
MURDER, inc, DID
DOUBLE CROSS
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house for the major gangs and
some individuals in the metropolis
More than 30 murders have been
linked to the gang, and the story
is not yet complete.
Schultz's Staying benefited one
man more than any Charles
lucky Luciano, now serving a
long term for running the vice rack
ct. He is known to have employed
Murder, Inc, to do his killings and
ODwyer pointed out that it would
have been natural for him to call
on them when Schultz crossed his
path.
Mostly the triggermen Of Murder,
Inc, did away with small fry. But
in addition to Schultz and Sherman,
there were other big shots. There
was frankie Yale, once rated more
powerful than AL Capone, who was
shot in his luxurious sedan In
Brooklyn IL years ago. And Joe
(The Boss) Mascara, who was so
busy drawing to an inside straight
he didn't notice gunman drawing
the weapon that ended his life.
There were the Little st. Valen-
tines day" shootings OF Joseph AM
berg and Morris Kessler who were
stood up against the garage wall
and shot in the manner made ia
nous in Chicago. The murder of
Irving Mandel whose body was
found buried in quicklime. And
the Staying of irving Feinsteir, BIZ
zarre In that when his body was
soaked In gasoline a gunmoll in
sisted on the honor of touching
a match to it. Then she Dragged
Of her feat to friends. All those
murders are being looked into by
O'Dwyer.
Some Were Sadistic
Some Of the gangs murders were
sadistic. Often 80 to so punctures
with knife or ice-pick found in bod
les where two or three stabs would
have sufi1ced. One body was found
with the eyes gouged out and the
head cut of. Irving Ashkenas, a
taxi-cab driver, believed to have
talked to the district attorney, was
slashed almost to ribbons. Walter
Sage was tied to a slot machine
and thrown into lake, after, the
state charged, Irving Chg GangD
Cohen, his best friend, stabbed him
scores OF times at the behest of the
gang. Cohen was arrested In Hol-
lywocd where he was working as a
film extra.
Louie Nepke) Buchalter, $1,000
000-a-year industrial racketeer, also
is said to have utilized murder, Inc.
ODwyer is hopeful he may be able
to pin a murder charge on Lepke
who is serving a racketeering sem
tence.
Sam (the Meddler) Medal, a sus-
pected stool pigeon, was killed by
the gang in 1882, according to the
prosecutor, and Maurice (Frenchy)
Carrillot, in 1888. David Seigel and
David Gordon were killed "a hours
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES believe Murder
Inc, was responsible-in 1880 in
upstate New York.
Cohen has been indicted in Sui
Ivan County favorite dumping
spot for bodies-for the Sage slay-
ing, along with Harry pittsburgh
PhiD Strauss, one of the vice pres
identS of Murder Inc. Under indict-
ment in New York In connection
with other murders are Abe Relies
and Martin (Bugsy) Goldstein,
two other alleged leaders Of the
gang.
Tomorrow: The Men who ex-
posed Murder. Incl
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-27
John B. Carey Victim
OF McKesson Co Fraud
Continued From Page u

I John j. Jenkins, one Of five men
accused, raised 100000 in 10 months
for a stock exchange account while
employed by the looted firm at $35
a week, a witness testified in fed
eral court today.
jenkins was a brother-in-law OF
the late Philip Musica, ex-convict
who headed the $50, 100000 drug con-
Germ as "F. Donald Coster" and
committed suicide when he was ex-
posed in December, 1888.
Anthony Mirabella, partner Of a
stock exchange firm, said that Jen-
kins, "for reasons Of his own" kept
two accounts from which, when he
discontinued them Dec. 10, 1896, he
withdrew a total of $139,130.
jenkins and his brother, Leonard;
Horace B. Merwin and Rowley w.
Phillips, Connecticut bankers, and
John H. McGloon, former McKesson
controller, are being tried on mail
fraud and conspiracy charges in con-
nection with swindles engineered by
Coster through dummy subsidiaries
and fictitious sales and profits rec
ords.
Two Checks Deposited
Mirabella said jenkins deposited a
check for $4,000 on Sept. q, 1885,
and followed it up with $4,000 adj
dition for margin on Oct 30, 1885.
The second account was started
Nov. 16, 1886, Under the name John
o. Jenkins, the witness said, adding
that the defendant explained the
change in initials by saying he
wished to keep the two accounts
separate.
OF the $139,1S0 withdrawn when
the accounts were discontinued,
Mirabella said. $79,130 was clear
profit.
Previous testimony had indicated
that Jenkins sold McKesson and
Robbins stock from time to time
through his accounts.
Medical Examiner Caught
Earlier DR.. Stanton r. Smith,
medical examiner of Fairfield, Conn.,.
had been presented as one of the
investors victimized by Coster's
crooked stock deals. John B. Carey
of Waterbury, Conn, had given sim
liar testimony yesterday.
Smith said he bought 10 shares of
stock in McKesson and Robbins, Ltd.
a Canadian subsidiary which the
government contends was created on
paper as a preteXt for mulcting the
investing public, at about $1,000.
He testified he had been told that
McKesson and Robbins, Ltd, was to
manufacture drug supplies in Cam
ada and that a seven per cent divi-
dend would be guaranteed by the
parent company.
Vice President Delaney H. Ben
nett OF the Bridgeport Comm City
Trust company, formerly headed by
Merwin, testified his company had
issued the stock for the Canadian
firm. The government charges that
Merwin knew McKesson and Rob-
bins, Ltd, was bogus company.