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VOL- 57—No. 257
HENDERSONVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1938
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F.R. Warns Powers Keep Hands Off Americas
IlLL CONTINUE
IfflNG WHILE
PEACE SOUGHT
lenou.ices as Fatal to
Peace National Policies
Based on Sheer Force
ILLIOiN YEARLY FOR
DEFENSE IS PLEDGED
w\sh:.v; : Oct. 27. (IP).
1 • • ->• '■ ■ ' today pledged
1 >•:: dollars an
. ss 1 i-armament
1 .... ~ for peace
i-: . ::>temed to convey
• -v e>tern hemisphere
'a non-democratic
1 v: -
• ' <aiil the United
" "exerv endeavor
' enable this hem
it r. k 01:t its own salva
: :t>> names b it de
1 • :'.;tal to peace those
u' ■ which are based
r. .. armaments, fear,
it ! -v< '.::;eats of war or
By ARTHUR F. DEGREVE
nited Pr*»» Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON. Oct. 27. (CP)
K o-evt'lt lust night re
Efinutrd this nation's desire for
m. called on the world powers
oisii:;; and warned that until
gv did the United States had no
her te mauve but to increase
>aral and military forces,
la a speech carried over the na
m-wide facilities of the Colum
a and National Broadcasting
mpar.ies, the president rejected
e idea of force as a permanent
(cessity and as an ideal of life.
e cautioned that ''you cannot or
nize civilization around the
re of militarism and at the same
ne expect reason to control hu
an destinies."
But, he said, this country must
i prepared to meet "with suc
ss" any application of force
cainst us. The chief executive
id that the American democracy
ill insists that an armament race
non» nations is absurd "unless
pw territories or new controls
e coveted by some."
"We are entitled, I think, to
reater assurance than can be giv
a by words: The kind of proof
hich can be given, for example,
v actual discussions, leading to
ttual disarmament," he said.
N«">t otherwise can we be relieved
t the necessity of increasing our
*n military and naval establish
ing."
The chief executive made a
long plea for national unity not
uly in promoting world peace
iii restraint, but for the settle
?nt of American domestic prob
oj.
uI*t us work with greater uni
l0r peace anions; nations of
* ^oild, for restraint, for mgo
(Continued on pa>re four)
o Unveil Marker
or Confederate
foldier On Sunday
t.D.C. Sponsors Program
for Noah S. Goode at
Mt. Moriah
A marker, honoring the mem
f and j^ivice to the Confed
Fp of Noah S. Goode, Confed
■s Idier. viO be unveiled at
Moriah church cemetery on
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
the Margaret Davis Hayes
a«er of the U. D. C.
iuurles HL Whitaker, pres
the chapter, will preside,
r* , ■ lin^ will be by Leon
« Good*? ai d Robert Whiteside*,
Ml Goode'a grandchildren.
L1?* program will open with
®T the <iuartet of the Chil
the Confederacy and the
Vocation. Music will be given
East Hendersonville quar
Ll'ne principal address will be
by Mrs- L E- f>isheP'
; ^nt-elect of the N. C. Divi
4 oft the U. D. C.
/ sketch of Mr. Goode's life
*iven by the Rev. A. I.
Erf- *nd a wveath will be
I- Sr. the *raye by Mr*. W.
• daughter of Mr.
- u.n will be concluded
Vr Of "taps" by a Boy
•' of the U. D. C.,
k**0®* and Bov Scouts
t attend and the pub
«invited.
'Gab' With King
Shock to Court
When a Yankee foe's like "gab
l ins" with nit- King of Lngland,
he just does it. So when Robert
J. Watt, above. American labor
delegate attending a royal au
dience in Buckingham Palace,
strolled up to King Geoige VI
and. hands in pocket, engaged
Britain's ruler in conversation
he couldn't see why etiqueite
bound courtiers-gasped in dis
may. Watt, who is secretary of
the Massachusetts State Federa
tion of Labor. >aid he and the
King "just gabbed." Later, he.
chatted with Queen Elizabeth
and reported "that she is a
most beautiful and intelligent
woman."
SPEECH RAISES
BRITO-FRENCH
ENTHUSIASMS
League Circles Also Grati
fied ; Rome, Berlin Vir
tually Ignore It
LONDON, Oct. 27. (UP).—Eu
rope read President Roosevelt's
attack on "peace by force" with
sharply conflicting emotions.
The Nazi and Fascist press cut
the president's remarks down to
an uninformative summary or else
omitted them.
in Britain and France and the
League of Nations' circles at Ge
neva, the speech was received
with enthusiasm.
ROOSEVELT VIEW
MUCH LIKE BRITAIN'S
By CLIFFORD L. DAY
Copyright, 1938, by United Pres»
LONDON, Oct. 27. (UP).—Dip
lomatic observers were struck to
day by the remarkable similarity
of views held by the United States
and Great Britain on world peace,
as voiced in radiocast speeches
last night by President Franklin
D. Roosevelt and Foreign Secre
tary Viscount Halifax.
Comparison of several passages
in the two speeches showed simil
arities regarded as comforting to
proponents of closer international
co-operation between the great
English-speaking powers and as
giving cause for misgivings to iso
lationists.
From the two statements of
foreign policy, it was obvious that
the speakers were fully aware of
the deep-seated desire of both peo
ples for peace. It was equally ob
vious that each statesman real
continued o-n page four)
FRANCE NOT TO
GIVE UP WAR
WON COLONIES
Moves to Block German
Scheme to Retrieve
Territory Abroad
CHAMBERLAIN TO SEE
HITLER ON PROGRAM
MARSEILLES. Oct. 27. (UP)
France's l'remier l>aladier in a
speech to the annual congress of
the radical Socialist party today
rejected the suggestion that there
should be a redistribution of Ger
many's lost colonies.
baladier vigorously defended
the Munich accord and said, "We
consider the French empire invio
late."
(Copyright, 1938, United PreeO
LONDON, Oct. 27. (UP)—It
was learned authoritatively today
that steps were under way for an
other meeting of Prime Minister
Neville Chamberlain and Chancel
lor Adolf Hitler in the near fu
ture. They were expected to dis
cuss Germany's claim for return
of her pre-war colonies.
It was learned that British Am
bassador Sir Neville Henderson
had been instructed, when he re
turns to Berlin from vacation, to
prepare the ground for the meet
ing. which would be their fourth.
It was stated reliably that King
George's specch from the throne
when he opens parliament on No
vember 8 will hint at a fourth
meeting between Chamberlain and
Hitler. The speech, which is writ
ten entirely by the British cabinet
and not by the king, is understood
to contain an important announce
1 ment indicating the government's
determination, with Chamberlain
acting as chief negotiator, to ex
plore the European situatoin with
the object of obtaining a general
peace pact, in which the question
of Germany's claims to colonies
"would not be excluded."
It was reported here that Pre
mier Benito Mussolini might i
, emerge as the mediator to settle
differences between Britain and
Germany on the colonial issue, !
just as he took the lead in the
Munich conference.
Mussolini's willingness to at
tempt mediation was said by in
formed observer sto be one of the
major reasons for the Home visit;
of Joachim von Ribbentrop, Ger
man foreign minister.
At the same time, Germany ob
jected to a suggested plan where
by Britain would recognize Adolf
Hilter's demands by forming a co
, lonial "pool" which would give
Germany portions of the Belgian
and Portuguese colonies in Afri
ca.
SET CLEAN-UPj
WEEK IN CITY
Mayor Announces Cam
paign To Be Closed
by Thanksgiving
Mayor A. V. Edwards announc
ed today that the city would spon
sor a Clean-Up Week campaign,
beginning on Nov. 7, and continu
ing through the week.
Plans for the campaign are be
ing worked out, and the goal will
be to clean up the entire city by
Thanksgiving, the mayor said.
The city would like to have the
co-operation of all residents in the
campaign, Mayor Edwards said.
Offers Silver Price Boost To Revive
Half Of World's Purchasing Power
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 27. (UP)
The United States could restore
the purchasing power of half the
peoples of the world by fixing a
world-wide price of $1.29 an ounce
on silver, Senator Kev Pittman,
Nevada Democrat, told the wes
tern division of the American Min
ing Congress yesterday.
Present policy of the govern
ment is to pay 43 cents an ounce
for the uncoined metal and then
impose a value of SI.29 an ounce
on coined silver. The higher price
on the uncoined metal would open
enormous new markets to Ameri
can trade, according to Pittman.
Pittman defended his recent
proposal that the government ac
cept one ounce of silver for 10
pounds of American cotton for
the purpose of finding a foreign
market for 13,400,000 bales at a
pegged rate of 12.9 cents a pound.
He challenged administration ob
jections that the government
would lose in seigniorage (the dif
ference in the price of coined and
uncoined silver, or 86 cents) and
that the plan would result in in
flation.
Predicting total collapse of the
cotton industry if the present pol
icy is pursued. Pittman said:
"The one billion people in India
and the orient are the largest con
sumers of cotton goods. They can
not pay for such goods with ex
ports. Thev have no gold surplus
with which to make payments.
They have large quantities of sil
(Continued on page four). 1
Armistice Day Speaker
REV. JOHN W. INZER, D.D.
A former national chflpumt oriih^-American Legion, Rev. Inzer,
pastor of the First Baptist church, of Aslieville, will be the principal
speaker at Armistice Day services, to be held here on Fiiday, Nov.
11, at the high school auditorium.
Rev. Dr. Inzer Named Armistice Day
Speaker As Plans For Celebration
Here Are Virtually Completed
DIES REFUSES
TO DELAY QUIZ
FOR ELECTIONS
Witnesses Link California
Democratic Candidates
With "Reds"
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27. (UP)
The house committee investigat
ing un-American activities has re
jected an appeal by two Demo
cratic members that it postpone
further hearings until after the
November general elections, it was
learned today.
Chairman Dies announced he
had received a message from Rep.
Healey of Massachusetts and Rep.
Dempsey of New Mexico. Both
congressmen are loyal administra
tion supporters.
By MACK JOHNSON
United Pres» Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27. (UP)
Angrily denouncing President
Roosevelt's attack on the house
committee investigating un-Amer
ican activities, Chairman Martin
Dies, D., Tex., yesterday defied
the White House by admitting tes
timony charging that three lead
ing Democratic candidates in Cal
ifornia are linked with Commun
ists.
The blonde Texan said that
when Mr. Roosevelt Tuesday night
sharply objected that his commit
tee was permitting itself to be
used by disgruntled Republicans
to influence the Michigan guber
natorial election, he violated the
"fundamental principle of Amer
icanism—the maintenance of the
independence of each branch of
the government."
Dies yesterday allowed Harper
Knowles, Oakland, Cal., chairman
of the American Legion's radical
research committee, to describe
the alleged Communistic associa
tion of three Democratic candi
dates and a campaign manager in
California. Knowles identified j
them as:
Culbert Olson, Democratic guber
natorial candidate who "frater
nizes with and accepts the pro
gram of the strategy committee
of the Communist party."
Ellis Patterson, Democratic can
didate for lieutenant governor, a
"member of the Communist par
(Continued on page three)
Former National Legion
Chaplain; Rev. Linn to
Give Memorial Sermon
The Rev. John W. Inzer, D. I>., I
pastor ol' the First Baptist church, I
of Asheville, and a former nation- |
al chaplain of the American Le- 1
gion, will be the principal speaker |
at annual Armistice day exercises, j
to be held at the high school au- !
ditorium on Friday, November 11, j
it was announced today.
Actively connected with the Le- j
gion from its birth, Rev. Inzer 1
was elected national chaplain by
acclamation in 1921. He represent- I
ed Alabama at the first caucus in
St. Louis in 1919, greatly assist-1
ed in bringing various factions to
gether. and was drafted along
with Col. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., j
to become national speaker for 1
the Legion. He served several:
months in this capacity, but retir
ed to become pastor of the First
Baptist church, Chattanooga,
Tenn.
He was only 29 yeai-s old when
he accepted this pastorate and
served there for ten years. He re
ceived a unanimous call to the
First church, Montgomery, Ala., j
and went there on January 1, 1
1930. He served in Montgomery
until called to the Asheville
church.
He was educated at Savoy, Tex.,
high school, Southwestern Teach
ers college, Simmons university, i
Southwestern Baptist Theological
seminary, and the degree of D. D.
was conferred by Simmons uni
versity in 1921.
He has served pastorates in
Birmingham, Ala., Mobile, Ala.,
as first lieutenant, U. S. army, as '
national Legion organizer, nation
al chaplain, trustee of Tennessee
Baptist college, member of the
home mission board, and national
chaplain of the Sons of Confeder
ate Veterans.
The annual observance of Ar
mistice day will begin with the.
memorial service, a union service '
of all city churches, at the high 1
school auditorium on Sunday
night, November 6, at 8 o'clock.
The memorial sermon on this
occasion will be delivered by the
Rev. J. Arthur Linn, pastor of j
Grace Lutheran church and a
(Continued on page four)
CAPT. SMYTH, 91, AT |
OFFICE AS USUAL
Captain E. A. Smyth, president
of Balfour mill, observed his 91st j
birthday yesterday. Captain 1
Smyth was on the job as usual at
his office. '
AVERT CLASH
BETWEEN JAPS
AND MARINES
Japanese Troops Open
New Drive Against
Chinese Remnants
WUHAN SECTION IS
BEING CLEANED UP
By F. M. FISHER
United Press Staff Correspondent
HANKOW, Oct. 27.—(UP) —
Japanese armed forces started a
new drive against the remnants
of Generalissimo Chiang Kai
shek's battered Chinese armies to
day, following their bloodless oc
cupation of this former Chinese
provisional capital.
Hankow was quiet following
yesterday's tense situation when
a clash between Japanese and
United States sailors guarding a
Chinese refugee zone was narrow
ly averted.
U. S. naval authorities volun
tarily disarmed their patrols and
the American sailors were pre
serving order solely with clubs.
The difficulty yesterday started
at 6 p. m. when U. S. sailors de
clined to open the gates of a ref
ugee zone, as requested by the
CHINESE PUSH WAR
HOPING TO EXHAUST
JAPAN'S RESOURCES
SHANGHAI, Oct. 27. (UP).
Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek,
China's national leader, has ob
tained full support of all his
fellow leaders for unrelenting
fight against Japan, it was re
ported in reliable Chinese
quarters today. The decision
to continue the war in the hope
that Japan would exhaust her
resources was reached at a
meeting of the cabinet and
military leaders, it was assert
ed.
Japanese, and suddenly were con
fronted by Japanese soldiers who
had scaled the walls.
The Amercians ordered the
Japanese out and for a moment
there was danger of fighting.
A group of British naval offi
cers arrived at this moment and
this correspondent, who speaks
Japanese, acted as interpreter be
tween the Japanese and the An
glo-American group.
Meantime the Japanese trained
machine-guna along the water
front and kept them up for an
hour.
Finally, after the correspond
ent had explained to the Japanese
that the British and American j
forces were responsible for order
in the refugee zone, the Japanese
group retired.
After this incident the British
(Continued on page three)
REV. JAS. M. JUSTICE
SAID CRITICALLY ILL j
The Rev. James M. Justice, who i
resigned his pastorate at Saluda
and Gowansville several months I
ago on account of poor health, is |
understood to be critically ill at
his home on the old East Flat
Rock highway.
FIREMEN ARE CALLED
The fire department answered a
call this morning shortly before
10 o'clock at the home of Mrs. P.
G. Elsoin, 523 Third avenue west.
Small damage was done to the
roof and the blaze was believed to
have started from sparks falling
on leaves in the gutter.
Sews for Soldiers
Forced to flee with her husband,
Gen. Chiang Kai-shek before
advancing Japanese troops, ihe
Wellesley-educated 'First Lady'
of China worked tirelessly in
Hankow until the last minute.
This most recent picture to
reach the United States shows
her at a sewing machine in the
New Life Movement headquar
ters in Hankow shortly before
the fall of the city.
EVIDENCE!
GERMAN SPY
CASE 1SSING
Basis of Prosecution, Loan
ed by British With Prom
ise of Return
NEW YORK, Oct. 27. (UP)
The government staff at the
German spy trial today disclos
ed that important evidence sup
plied by the British secret ser
vice has been missing since last
night.
The evidence was contained
in a book of photostatic repro
ductions of letters, intercepted
at the spy "postoffice" of a wo
man now serving a term for ea
pionage in England.
The photostats included eight
such letters and envelopes re
ceived by the woman, Mrs. Jes
sie Jordan.
The British secret service
transmitted the documents here
only on condition that they
would be returned.
United States Attorney La
mar Hardy said that disappear- I
ance was causing him great anx- |
iety, because they constituted
material evidence to support the
case against the present sus
pects.
HERE FROM CHARLOTTE
Mr. and Mrs. John Paul Lucas
of Charlotte, were visitors to Hen
dersonville today. Mr. Lucas is
vice-president of the Duke Power
company, and was making a busi
ness trip to the local office of the
company.
ACTRESS GETS DIVORCE
HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 27. (UP)
Fannie Brice was granted a di
vorce today from Biily Rose.
Britons Cut Jewish Influx Into
Holy Land; Arabs Reject New Quota
JERUSALEM. Oct. 27. (UP)—
Great Britain last night announc
ed that Jewish immigration to1
strife-torn Palestine during the
next six months will be limited to
4,800 persons, a figure which Jew
ish leaders described as an "obvi
ous surrender" to Arab terrorism.
Announcement of the new Jew
ish quota for the six-months pe
riod neding March 31, 1939, as
published in the official Gazette,
coincided with reports from Lon
don that a new British policy for
dealing with the Holy Land issue
contemplates reduced Jewish im
migration "for a period of years."
The official Gazette said that
1,150 Jewish laborers, 2,200 so
called capitalists and 1,450 depen
dents would be permitted to take
up residence in Palestine during
the quota period ending March 31.
The Arab "provisional govern
ment," which is carrying on a|
bloody rebellion throughout Pal
estine in protest against Jewish
immigration, said that no Jewish
immigration no matter how re
stricted would be accepted.
The March 14, 1938, quotas for
Jewish immigration provided for1
2,000 persons of independent
means—that is. a capital of $5,-{
000 or more—and 1,000 laborers i
to enter the Holy Land. No re
striction was placed upon Jewish
students able to support them
selves and the flow of laborers
was at the discretion of the Brit-J
ish high commissioner.
(Continued on page four) 1
INTERESTS IN
CHINA GOING
UNPROTECTED
Japan Held Responsible
for "Arbitrary and
Illegal" Acts
RESULT DETRIMENT
TO PEOPLE, TRADE
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27. (UP)
The United Stale* in a forceful.'?
and bluntly worded note h.'.s In
formed the Japanese government
that the finds it increasing!y dif
ficult to "reconcile" her seif to
the trade situation which J.-ip.ii
ha* created in China, the state de
partment today announced.
The note charged that Japan is
responsible for "arbitrary and il
legal" acts to the detriment of
United States nationals and to the
trade of the United States.
It contrasted Japanese promises
with Japanese performance and
asked for prompt measures to
maintain an open door policy in
China and to protect* American in
terests.
The note was delivered to To
kyo October 6 but was not made
public until today.
The state department did not
say whether Japan bad replied
and It was assumed that no for
mal reply bad been made.
Calling for "prompt and effec
tive" maw to make good ear
lier Japanese assurances that the
"open door" would be maintained,
the note asked:
1. Discontinuance of exchange
control and other measures in
portions of China controlled by
Japan which discriminate against
American trade.
2. Discontinuance of monopolis
tic or preferential Japanese proj
ects which would deprive Ameri
can nationals in China of oppor
tunity to undertake legitimate
trade or industry.
3. Discontinuance in China of
Japanese interference with Amer
ican property and other rights, in
cluding censorship of mail and
telegrams and restrictions upon
residence and travel by Americans
and upon American trade and
shipping.
CARDENAS HOPEFUL
OF SETTLEMENT
MEXICO CITY, Oct. 27. (UP)
President Lazaro Cardenas yes
terday was reported to have ex
pressed to American Ambassador
Josephus Daniels sincere hope for
agreement between Mexico and
the United 8tates on payment for
American-owned farm lands ex
propriated by this country.
Th« chief executive and Dan
iels conferred for an hour at the
presidency after Cardenas had in
dicated he desired to discuss some
phases of the land dispute with
the ambassador.
It was understood that Daniels
telephoned Secretary of State
Cordell Hull immediately after re
turning to the embassy, then ca
bled a full report of his talk with
the president to the department
of state.
Lutherans Will
Keep Reformation
Pastor, Family Plan at An
Home Tuesday Night
The Rev. J. Arthur Linn, pastor
of Grace Lutheran church, todi y
announced that on Sunday, Octo
ber 30, the congregation will ob
serve the Reformation Festival nt
the 11 a. m. hour of worship. At
that time the holy communion ser
vice will be held and new mem
bers will be leceived into the
church.
On next Tuesday, Rev. Mr. Linn
states, the pastor and his family
will be at nome to members of
the congregation at their new
home, 1015 Highland avenue, be
tween the hours of 8 and 10 p. ni.
S. L. Silverstein
Taken By Death
Samuel L. Silverstein, 45, re
tired Columbus, 0., busine-s ma-i,
died here yesterday mornine. He
was a native of Richmond. Ind.
The body will be shipned to Co- ..
lumbus today and funeral and
burial services will be held there.