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HENDERSON
gateway TO
CENTRAL
CAROLINA
TWENTY-FOURTH YEAR
CROP CONTROL VOLUNTARY. COMPULSORY
Japanese
SHOCK TROOPS ARE
SENT OVER CREEK
BV JAPS’ COMMAND
Commander of British
Troops Refuses To Move
His Soldiers In Face
of Attack
JAPANESE-BRITISH
TENSION GPOWING
Five Deaths Have Been Suf
fered by British so Far in
Shanghai Area; Chinese
Junks Used by Invaders as
Vantage Points for Their
Advance
Shanghai, Nov. I—(AP)—Japanese
Admiral Kiyoshi Hasegawa apologized
today to the United States Marines
commander, who protested against a
Japanese foray on the American-pro
tected side of Soochow creek.
A patty of Japanese blue-jackets
had crossed the creek tc the Ameri
can sector of the international settle
ment in a rice-laden junk, seized after
scaring off the Chinese crew by fir
ing blank shots.
Brigadier-General John Beaumont,
Marine commander in Shanghai, pro
tested to Hasegawa, who apologized
and promised there would not be a
recurrence of the incident.
The apology came as 7,000 Japanese
shock troops, under cover of a heavy
artillery barrage, crossed Soochow
creek, west of Shanghai. Closer to
the S 3 tlemerut,, Japanese used the
Chinese junks and other craft to
negotiate the creek and attack Chi
nese positions along the south bank.
As Japanese attempted to blast
their way into Chinese positions and
encircle Shanghai, (General A.
T. D. Telfer-Smollett, commander of
British troops, refused to withdraw
his soldiers from outposts in western
sections of the city.
In answer to Japanese disclosure
(Continued on Page Six.)
Battalion
Regretted
To Retreat
Shanghai, Nov. 1 (AP) —General
Hsieh Chin-Yuan, commander of the
Chinese “lost battalion” that defied
the Japanese for four days in a Cha
pei warehouse citadel, declared today
that his men withdrew sorrowfully.
Their two greatest griefs, he said,
were that they were forced to with
draw before sealing the struggle with
their lives and that they could not re
turn to the conflict.
He was promoted from colonel to
general in recognition of the feat that
raised all his men one rank. He de
clared his force of soldiers lost only
ten dead, not 100 as the Japanese have
asserted:.
The general, who was the last to
(Continued on Page Six.)
Japan Seeks
Italian Pact
Against Reds
Nippon M a y Join
italo -German
Agreement To Re
sist Spreading Com
munism
Tokyo, Nov. 1 (AP) —A Japa
nese Foreign Offiee spokesman
disclosed today that Japan is con
templating some form of agree
ment with Italy to jeodperate
a gainst communism.
the statement was the first of
*" ial confirmation of long rumor
' d reapproachment between Ja
jwn a,| d Italy. Previously, it had
"cii insisted their negotiations
' 1 confined to a new trade
treaty.
sources indicated Italy
* i°* n the Gcrman-Japanese
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Hrrtitvrann Batin Dispatch
LEASED WIRE SERVICE OP
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Admiral Apologizes For Invasion Os U. S. Territory
House Committee Busy Drafting New Farm Bill
>N’■ ' j J 1 |
Representative Marvin Jones, seated, and house committee
Members of the house agricultural committee meet
in executive session in Washington in an effort to
draft a new farm bill before the special session of
congress begins on Nov. 15. Shown, left to right,
are Representatives Gerald J. Boileau of Wiscon-
Labor Foes Plan Fresh
Effort To Reach Accord
Roosevelt Seeks
Mediation of Row
Hyde Park, N. Y., Nov. I.—(AP)
—President Roosevelt created an
emergency board by proclamation
today to mediate a labor dispute
between the Pacific Electric Rail
way and its employees represented
by the Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen.
The board was named, White
House attaches announced, because
the dispute threatens “substantially
to interrupt state commerce within
the State of California to a degree
such as to deprive that section of
the country of essential transpor
tation service.”
The walkout of 2,000 Pacific
Electric Railway employees, sche
duled for 2 a. n. tomorrow, was au
tomatically delayed 60 days when
Roosevelt created the emergency
board.
ImnoT
REBELS CLAUD
Government Declares, How
ever, Insurgents Repulsed
With Big Loss
Hendaye, Franco-Spanish Frontier,
Nov. l.i— (AP) —Insurgents reported
today they had penetrated beyond the
Osan woods in the Sabinanigo necto
of the northern Aragon ::ront.
Government soiuces, however, de
clared Catalan militiamen showed
such strong resistance and the attack
was repulsed with heavy insurgent
losses.
Insurgent communications said
General Francisco Franco’s forces
found almost 500 government dead.
Other sectors on the northeastern
front, where the insurgents were
threatened in a drive eastward to
split government Spain, were quiet.
Insurgent forces said at Irun the}
were preparing “the greatest offen
sive! in Spain’s history,” l aimed at
crushing government morale and end
in the 15 months civil war with a
decisive thrust into government ter
rl They said they recognized that the
defense would be stiffer than in the
conquered northwest, where govern
ment forces had few guns and almost
no For an the first time in the war, in
said Franco was planning
rSmbin?^ tJ and sea offensives
• Vii<3 fleet to blockade eastern
ports and bombbard government sup
ply and communication centers
support of the Aragon drive.
ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA.
Most Labor Observers Pre
dict AFL and CIO Will
Get Nowhere In
Conversations
BOTH SIDES~PRESS
INDIVIDUAL COURSE
CIO Calls Convention of
Furniture, Bedding and Al
lied Industries, While AFL
Talks New Drives in Mari
time, Newspaper, Textile,
Other Lines
Washington, Nov. 1. —(AP) — The
American Federation of Labor and
the CIO will make one more effort
this week to agree on peace terms
and unite their forces in a single pow
erful organization.
Most labor observers predicted, how
ever, that when the 13 peace negotia
tors meet again Thursday, they will
come no nearer to an agreement than
they did in three days of wrangling
last week.
During an eight-day suspension oi
peace conversations, both sides have
gone ahead with arrangements to con
tinue independent courses.
The Committee for Industrial Or
ganization called a convention he: e
of unions in the furniture, bedding
and allied industries. The AFL lead
ership talks of new organization cam
paigns in the maritime, newspaper,
textile, oil, lumber and agricultural
and canning fields. .
The CIO proposed last week that it
become a self-ruling part of the Am
(Continued on Page Six.)
FrencliMay
Use Force
In Morocco
Fez, French Morocco, Nov. 1 (AP) —
General August Nogues, French pres
ident general, today warned natives
he would crush any disorders with
forces- as he revealed Moroccan na
tionalists planned to lead a revolt yes
terday .against French authority.
The general, who in the past few
days has suppressed several national
outbursts, sent troops into the Moslem
quarters of Fez, ancient Moslem cen
ter, for the first time in history.
French authorities have charged na
tionalist agitation was abetted by a
“foreign totalitarian state.” Sentences
varying from a few days to two years
at hard labor were imposed on 152
nationalist leaders at Fez and other
cities.
HENDERSON, N. C., MONDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 1, 1937
sin, Bert Lord of New York, John W. Flannagan
of Virginia, Anthony J. Dimond, di.egate from
Alaska; Harry B. Coffee of Nebraska and Harold
D. Cooley of North Carolina. Seated is Chairman
Marvir Jonec of Texas. —Central Press
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Newest moves in Spain
New moves in the Spanish civil
war are shown on this map. The
capital has been moved from Va
lencia to Barcelona to afford posi
tive proof of solidarity between
Catalonia (of which Barcelona is
the capital) and the government.
In the meantime, Gen. Francisco
Franco of the insurgents an
nounces he would blockade the en
tire Spanish east coast with war
ships and airplanes.
—Central Pre M
SOUTHERNERS PLAN
TO RESUME BATTLE
Wage-Hour Bill To Be Re
sisted; Republicans Will
Keep Silent
‘ By CHARLES P. STEWART
Central Press Columnist
Washington, Nov. 1. —Republicans
will be a little heard from at the ex
tra session of Congress beginning
Nov. 15. Nor will they be much heard
from at the regular session, beginning
January 3.
There are not enough of them on
Capitol Hill to ibe more than faintly
audible, even if they desired to creaate
plenty of noise. But they do not de
sire to do so, anyway. Legislative out
siders, like Herbert Hoover, Alf M.
Landon and John D. M. Hamilton
seem disposed to stir up a racket, but
the policy of those who come to
Washington is to put the soft pedal
on in order to leave the Democrats
as free as possible to quarrel between
themselves.
There is every prospect that the
Democrats will oblige the G. O. P.
strategists. They are piling into the
capital now and evidently they are
(Continued on Page Three.)
MtAIHtR
FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Fair tonight and Tuesday;
slightly warmer Tuesday in west
and north portions.
15046
Britain Will Use
Greatest Warship
In ” Pro be
Cruiser Hood Sent to Bar
celona After British Mer
chant Steamship
, Is Destroyed
STERNER POLICY IN
THE MEDITERRANEAN
Reprisals Even Hinted
Against Spanish Insurg
ents; Fireworks in Com
mons Session Expected as
Stiffer Foreign Policy Is
Desired
London, Now 1. —(AF) —The govern
ment today ordered the battle cruiser
Hood, most powerful battleship in the
world, to Barcelona to investigate the
“pirate” attack on the British mer
chantman Jean Weems off the Span
ish coast.
The great battle cruiser, armed with
eight 15-inch guns, steamed toward
the Catalan coast from Mallorca,
where she was ordered only last week.
Her officers were instructed to in
terview the crew of the Jean Weems,
all saved before the bomb-wrecked
vessel went down Saturday morning.
The officers also were told to get the
stories of the two non-intervention
observers on Foard the ship.
There was no indication whether
the uV vrtate Br‘i\Ml a Lion wou?li
take the form of reprisals, threatened
last August in a note to General Fran
cisco Franco if there were further
attacks on British shipping.
However, the dispatch of the Hood
to the scene of the bombing appeared
to be evident that Britain is deter
mined on a sterner Mediterranean po
licy to enforce the Nyon anti-piracy
accord.
Meantime, government critics await
ed pledges of a stronger Mediterran
ean policy tonight when the House of
Commons, in its debate on foreign
affairs.
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden,
just before his departure for Brus
sels to attend the nine-power confer
ence on the Far Eastern situation
was expected to conclude the debate
for the government. In view of the
tangled situation on withdrawal of
foreign troops from Spain and the dis
cord in the European non-interven
tion committee, Eden was expected
to express Britain’s growing irritation
at the lack of progress.
COTTON CONTINUES
ITS SLOW DECLINE
List Is Six to Nine Points Lower
Around Midday After Early
Slight Recessions
New York, Nov. I.—‘(AP) —Cotton
futures opened steady, down 4 to 6
points on lower Liverpool and Bombay
cables and favorable weather. Shortly
after the first half hour, March was
selling at 7.94, and the list was five
to six points lower. March, which
had eased to 7.91, was 7.94 by mid
day, when the list was six to nine
points net lower.
Britain Will
Follow U. S.
In Far East
Eden Tells Mussolini
German Colonies
Won’t Be Returned
Till He Acts
London, Nov. 1. —(AP)—Foreign
Secretary Anthony Eden told
Commons today that Britain
would go exactly as far as the
United States in seeking an end
to the Chinese-Japanese conflict
at the Brussels nine-power confer
ence, which opens Wednesday.
Hje made this clear that the
United States is expected to take
the lead in any definite action to
control the Far Eastern threat to
world peace.
The United States provided impetus
for holding the conference and also
suggested that Brussels be the meet
ing place, he asserted.
The foreign secretary advised Italy
{Continued on Page Six.)
PUBLISHBD IVBRT AFTBKNOOM
EXCEPT SUNDAY.
Belgian Leader
•• •••* :.-ij :
Henri de Man (above), Socialist
Minister of Finance in the Van
Zeeland Belgian Cabinet, has ac
cepted the invitation of King Leo
pold to form a new Cabinet. His
acceptance is believed to have elim
inated further postponement of the
Nine-Power conference at Brussels.
*» (Central Press)
MEETING Os WOMEN
RALEIGH HIGHLIGHT
/
Lot of Stuff Went on Be
sides Outward Demo
cratic Hurrahing
ROSTER INDICATED IT
Woman From Republican Michigan
Came Down To Tell North
Carolina Women How to
Be Good Democrats
Dully Ut.«i>nt«‘h Rnrcnn;
1 n tin* \V“ltc*r tlntel.
Raleigh, Nov. 1. —Politics held Ra
leigh’s official attention last week tc
the exclusion of every other form of
activity or endeavor. Standing out in
boldest relief was the gathering dur
ing the week of more than 300 Dem
ocratic women from all sections of
the State to pledge allegiance to the
“New Deal” and to lay plans for a
concerted assault on the Republicans
next year.
At least those were the reasons, as
signed on the surface for the meeting,
though it is just as certain as death
and taxes that much more than that
went on beneath the surface.
It could scarcely be. otherwise with
such skillful politicians as Senatoi
Josiah W. Bailey, Governor Clyde R.
Hoey, Congressman Frank Hancocl:
and William B. Umstead, State WFA
Administrator George W. Coan and
others of similar ilk circulating ani
matedly among the* ladies, shaking
hands here and dropping a pearl of
(Continued on Six.)
NO EMBARRASSMENT
ON DUKE’S COMING
British Ambassador, in From London,
Says No Delicate Situation
Can Possibly Arise
New York, Nov. I.—(AP)-—Sir Ron
ald Lindsay, British ambassador to
the United States, said on his arriva 1
today from England that no “delicate
situation could possibly arise in con
nection with the Duke of Windsor’:
forthcoming visit to this country as
long as the duke “avoids politics ar
much as possible.”
The ambassador was consistently
vague about the part British official:
will play in receiving the duke and
duchess when they arrive here No
vember 11.
“I imagine the duke will want cer
tain facilities and I shall be proud and
glad to give him the things he wants,’
Sir Ronald said. “We haven’t any po
licy at all. The duke may want acer
tain amount of help, and if he doe:
1 shall give it to him. I have onl>
vague indications of what his plans
are.”
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HOUSE COMMITTEE
VIRTUALLY AGREED
AS TOIPRINCIPLE”
Wheat, Cotton and Rice To
Be Under Voluntary Gov
ernment Control
and Regulation
TO BE COMPULSORY
FOR TOBACCO CROP
Bill Outlined by Agriculture
Group of House Provides
for Continued Soil Conser
vation Payments, Financ
ing by Tariff Equalizing
Taxes
Washington, Nov. I.—(AP) The
House Agriculture Committee agreed
today on the principle of voluntary
control of wheat, cotton and rice
crops in the new farm till.
Chairman Jones, Democrat, Texas,
said the group also had virtually ac
cepted a proposal for compulsory con
trol of tobacco.
The question of Compulsory or
voluntary regulation of crop produc
tion has been one of the most con
troversial before the committee,
which is drafting a bill for presenta
tion at the special session of Congress
November 15.
The bill outlined by Jones also pro
vides for continuation of soil con
servation payments, financing the
new program by some form of tariff
equalizing taxes and setting up mar
keting quotas in emergencies.
It differs in many respects from a
measure already drawn by Represen
tative Flannagan, Democrat, Virginia,
providing for compulsory crop con
trol.
The Flannagan bill would operate
chiefly by means of marketing quotas
and the imposition of penalties on
farmers selling crops in excess of
these quotas.
Penalty on Buyers.
Committee members said the tobac
(Continued on Page Four.)
Bailey Says
Budget Can
V
Beßalanced
Worcester, Mass., Nov. I—(AP)1 —(AP)
Senator Josiah W„ Bailey,
North Carolina Democrat, declar
ed today that if President Roose
velt meant business, he could bal
ance the budget.
The senator, in an interview
with the Worcester Evening Gaz
ette, declared that if the Presi
dent did not do so, the United
States wah in for a period of in
flation.
Bailey is here to address the
economic club tonight.
“If the people will let us,” he
declared, “we can reduce govern
ment expenditures. The present
rate is $9,000,000,000; the govern
ment can be run on $3,000,000,000.
But the attitude of the people has
been changed by the huge relief
appropriations of the past five
years.” *
Davis Seeks
China Terms
To End War
U. S. Envoy to Nine-
Power Far East
Conference Sees
Chinese Delegate
Brussels, Nov. 1 (AP)—First prac
tical contacts in preparation for the
nine-power conference came today in
a meeting between Norman Davis,
head of the United States delegation,
and Dr. V. K. Wellington Koo, Chi
nese ambassador to France.
Davis was expected to discuss with
Dr. Koo terms under which China
would agree to peace negotiations in
the Chinese-Japanese conflict. Chi
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