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The Omaha guide., 1938-07-30

DIR. J. II. GARNETT, listing
ushed minister and dean Of the
American Baptit Theological
Seminary at Nashville who has
just returned from the 18th anni-
versary of the battle of Gettys-
burg, seated with Joos Verplan,
white, a fellow veteran. The life
story Of DR.. Garnet, who is 81
years old, reads like an epic.
A slave boy in Georgia, caught up
by Union soldiers in Sherman's
march to the sea, he wa tahea
New York where he enlisted under
age but fell isl in South Carolina
The Omaha guide., 1938-07-30
North Pays Strained
Wages

In commenting on the North
ern Negroes, he explained that
where you see a small percentage
of the Negro population drawing
salaries equivalent to those of
other nationality groups in Chi
eago and Detroit, especially, the
vast majority are drawing Strain
ed wages" He furthed explained
that there is a great tendency on
the part of the Northern Negro to
live above his income, mor so
than the South because of the
avenues into which he is invited
to spend. Briefly, summing up
this situation, he said that the
difference between the two Sec
TORS of the country is this: The
North offers the Negro unlimited
avenues for spending his money,
and few for earning it, while the
South broadens his venue of
earning, and forces his spending
into a narrow channel of business
of his own race
The Omaha guide., 1938-07-30
Decries Housing Conditions

Getting back to his most impor-
tant angle of comparison, the
housing situation, living condi-
tons, and environmental effects,
me said, "Although you find Ne
groes living in fine apartments,
and a few having fine estates and
country homes, the vast majority
of those who live in the "black
belt" are subjected to housing
conditions within these well-con-
structed buildings that present a
slum clearance problem much
greater than that of the South"
To substantiate his view, he
pointed out that in the South,
while we have small cottages and
huts ard in some instances, no
Continued to Page 2
The Washington times., 1938-08-31
100000 CHINESE.
FACE ISOLATION
IN JAPAN Drive
Troops in Danger Of
Being Cut Off

SHANGHAI, Aug. 81 U.N.S0
A huge force of 100000 Chinese
troops is in grave danger Of being
cut off from communication with
the Kiukiang- -Nanchang railroad
south of the Yangtze River as a
result of a renewed Japanese drive
in the sector, Nipponese military
advices said today.
Japanese authorities confidently
predicted early capture Of the
strategic center Of Teian and
claimed their legions already
have occupied Nanpingmaio,
Nanyomaio and Shipotien.
SNEzZING GAS USED
Chinese troops, it was alleged,
used "sneezing gas" to cover their
retreat from Liuan in Anhwei prov
ince. The Japanese also claimed
that II Chinese pursuit planes
were shot down in a battle over
Nanhung, northeast of Canton,
yesterday.
Reports from Peiping stated Chi
nese guerillaS removed three sec
tions of rails from Wanchung, IS
miles southeast Of the Peiping-
Tientsin railroad, and then at
tackled the small japanese garr1-
son at the Wanchung station.
RAIL TRAFFIC INTERRUPTED
japanese reinforcements had to
be sent to the garrison from
Peiping and Tientsin before the
attackers were driven off. Rail-
road traffic out Of Pepiing was re-
sumed after being interrupted four
hours.
RON E, Aug. 81 U.N.SO. .
Britain has made new representa-
tions to Rome regarding Italian
intervention in the Spanish civil
war, it was assumed today, after
British Charge d'Affaires Sir Noel
Charles conferred for is minutes
with Italian Foreign Minister
Count Galeazzo Ciano.
Exact nature Of the conference
remained secret.
The Washington times., 1938-08-31
II. s. Builds Huge
:BUffIeSI5iE1 Of Sky

national News Service)
the largest planes, fighter or
commercial, ever constructed.
Both viii be capable Of fly.
ing from New York to London
or the Continent and return
without refueling.
Each Of the planes Is ex.
pected to attain q speed Of ap-
pr0ximately 800 miles an hour.
They win carry both machine
guns and fast-firing automatic
cannon Of 81 miIIimeter firing
high explosive shells.
The ships will carry more
guns than any ever placed on
q plane, mounted in forward,
rear, side, top and bottom
positions.
The Navy flying boat will
cost in excess Of $2,5OO, 900 and
will weigh approximately 50
tons.
The Army bomber, now near
Ing completion in . sealed fac.
tory, will weigh IS tons.
The Washington times., 1938-08-31
CzECHS EXPECT
NAzI REJECTION
OF PEACE PLAN
Proposal of Cantons
Made by BeneS

PRAGUE, Aug. 81 QNS).
Status Of the Prague'S govern
ment's plan for settlement Of the
Sudeten crisis-diviSion Of Czech
oSlovakia into 18 or 20 Semiauton-
omous cantons-r m lined in
doubt today, but fears multiplied
that the Sudetens will reject it.
The new plan was offered by
President Edouard Benes last
night in q conference with Ernst
Kundt, Sudeten deputy, and DR..
viii h e I'm Sebekowsky, another
trusted aide Of Sudeten Party
Leader oKnrad Henlein.
According to the best informa-
ton obtainable, the HenleiniStS
so far have neither accepted nor
rejected Benes' proposals. It is
understood Henlein is seeking the
advices of Chancellor Hitler on the
matter, and the opinion is gain
ing ground Hitler may make the
final reply in his Nuremberg
speech to the forthcoming Nazi
party congress,
The Washington times., 1938-08-31

Namely, it has united the French
parties of the left and right into
a solid front for defense against
an external enemy.
Jacques Doriot, perhaps the
most influential French fascist
leader, and a wel-known pro-HiC'
lerite, has ordered his followers
to decline the customary invita-,
tions to the Nuremberg Nazi party
congress, where in former years
they have foregathered with their
Nazi friends.
Doriot also is advising the lead
ers of other Fascist parties to re
main away from the Nazi congress
SUPPLIES STORED
The shadow of impending dis
aster is now so deep that indi
vidual citizens for the first time
since the World War have begun
to make arrangements to meet
new war. Supplies of ready cash
gasoline and even groceries are
UcluS ldlO Ill NY C11OoC "AAO ASNOA-
lect that the first days of war
would mean closure of banks, with
the government requisitioning
motor fuel, and a temporary
shortage of food.
Hitler's visit to Kehl, just across
the French border from Stras-
bourg, to stare at the country
he declared in "mein kampf"
must be destroyed, has underlined
the impression here that the crisis
is all the more serious because
it is Hitler's own creation, un-
like previous ones initiated by
Marshal Hermann Goering, Propa-
ganda Minister Joseph GoebbelS
and other lieutenantS.
If Hitler'S mobilization originally
was intended as a bluff, it is now
felt it has gone too far. The es-
Sence of a bluff is the ability of
the buffer to back down, whereas
each day his strengthened mobili-
zation makes it more difficult for
Hitler to demobilize his vast army
without some striking success.
The Washington times., 1938-08-31
False Teeth WearerS Are
Worst Breath Offenders!
G'Need Mere Than Mouth Wash'
say Authorities 10. Recommend PoIIdent

Plates and bridges soak up doors
and impurities like a sponge! A thin
dark scum collects on them. This
scum holds germs and decay bacte-
ria. It is so tough that ordinary
brushing seldom removes it. And it
gets into every tiny crevice where
brushing can't even reach. Almost
always it results in "dentuTe breath"
probably the most offensive Of all
breath odorS.
Yet there's a perfect way to clean
and purity false teeth without
brushing, acid or danger. It is Poll
dent, the powder that disSolves
away all scum, stains, tarnish and
odor. Makes breath sweeter-
and plates or bridges look bet
ter and feel better. Tens Of
thousands call Polident q bless
The Washington times., 1938-08-31
JAPAN REJECTS
PLANE PROTEST

TOKYO. Aug. 81 UN.S0.
Japan today rejected an Ameri-
can protest over a Niproness
aerial attack on q Chinese Ma
tional Aviation Corporation air
liner in which IA passengers were
reported killed.
Action of the japanese planes
was mot unwarranted in the light
of the circumstances" it was said.
No third power was involved, the
japanese government holds, as
the airplane was owned by China.
Many discrepancies" have been
found in the story told by Chester
Woods, the American pilot, it was
said. Official japanese investi
cations have shown justification
for the Nipponese attack, it was
stated.
The Washington times., 1938-08-31
FRANCO HALTED
IN FIERCE FIGHT

HENDAYE, Franco7Spanish Bor-
der, Aug. 81 Q.N.S0.-Insurgent
Generalissimo Francisco Frances
drive to capture the rich Almaden
mercury mines on the Estrema-
dura front in southwestern Spain
was held up today by a slashing
government counter-offenSive.
Madrid reports said the govern
ment attack enabled the govern
ment forces to refortify their
strongest positions in the Estre-
madura sector and to reach Sierra
Banquerencia, where fierce fight
ing was reported in the surround
ing mountain ranges.
An insurgent communique from
Salamanca, however, claimed that
the government attacks on the
Estremadura front were repulSed
with $500 militiamen slain.
The Washington times., 1938-08-31


A mammoth arm0red fight
ing plane veritable battle
ship Of the skieS-iS the latest
sensational addition planned
for Americas air force.
It Is the first time any ma
tiOn has been able to build =
plane combining the elements
Of . high-speed fighter and .
super-bOmber which. Is pro-
tected by armOr plate.
To make possible the arm
Ored sky battIeship, American
Ordance experts have deveA-
Oped q new lightweight armOr
and buIletprOOf glass capable
Of withStanding 80 and so
caliber aircraft machine gun
bullets.
Two Of the super planes, one
a land ship for the Army and
the other q flying boat for the
Navy, are being developed
under great secrecy.
The bOmberS will be by Tar
The Washington times., 1938-08-31
100000 TROOPS
TO Be MASSED.
IN NAZI DRILLS.
Size of French Army
Far 0utstripped
BY H. r. KNICKERBOCKER
(Corvright, l9SS)

PARIS, Aug. 81 IN.S0 Ger
many's modified troops, growing
steadily in number for her un-
precedented maneuvers, were esti-
mated today to have passed 1,500,-
900. or more than double the
French peace-time standing army,
while Chancellor Hitler's new
order retaining a whole class an
other month will give the Reich
100000 armed men by october l.
Under this mighty threat the
governments of both France and
England, while discussing the pos
sibility of counter mobilization. in
the guise of maneuverS, have de-
cided for the time being to make
one more appeal to Hitler by diplo-
matte means.
FRANCE DETERMINED
At the same time, France, with
part Of her forces maneuvertng
near the German border, remained
determined to aid CzechoSlovakia
In the event of German invasion.
Meanwhile, the German threat
has done something which ap-
peared impossible few weeks ago.
The Washington times., 1938-08-31

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The Washington times., 1938-08-31
Midget Auto Racer
Killed in Collision

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 81 G.NSO
Bernie Ray, %, midget auto racer,
was dead here today, victim of a
crash that mortified 1000 spec
tators.
Rays car clipped the rear end
Of another on a turn. and hurled
him onto the track, his car over
turning upon him.
The Washington times., 1938-08-31
Duce SHES
At Hitler

PARIS, Aug. 31.-Premier
MuSSOlini of Italy has warned
that Germany cannot count
on Italy's active support in
event of war arising from any
Nazi invasion Of CzechOSlO-
vakia in support of the Su-
deten German minOrity'S au-
tOnOmy demands.
Italy, according to infOrma-
tiOn reaching both Paris and
London, was understood to
have told KOnrad Henlein,
the "CZechOSlOvak Hitler"
Italy would refuse to fight in
support of his claims.
The Washington times., 1938-08-31
HitIerCaIIs HenIein

LONDON, Aug. 81 (I.N.S.l.
The London News Chronicle
reported from Berlin today
that Chancellor Hitler had
summoned KOnrad Henlein,
leader of CZechOSlOvakia'S
Sudeten Germans, to visit
him next week end to report
on the "Iast acute stages of
the Sudeten dispute"
The Washington times., 1938-08-31

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The Washington times., 1938-08-31

ing message to America today in
an exclusive transatlantic tele-
phone chat 1Cith the Boston Eve-
ming American.
"The thing to do here and IN the
United States is not to lose our
heads" the United States Ambas-
sador stated 1Uhen reached after
returning from a mid-morming
conference 1Uith Lord Halifur,
British foreign secretary. He
added:
am afraid / cannot tell you
half of uhnt 1jOu 1cO1,IT bko tn
The Washington times., 1938-08-31
u. S. ENJOY Calls

Belief that the British govern
ment had received new and SEN
sational news was supported when
United States Ambassador Joseph
P. Kennedy called on British For
eign Secretary Viscount Halifax
early this morning.
1t was believed Kennedy'S call
at the foreign office may have
been to hear the startling news
that was transmitted to the Brit
ish government from Hodza.
Editors Note: On Saturday, Au-
gust 27, H. r. Nickerbocker, in an
ercluSiue dispatch from Paris, re-
vealed that alarming reports had
reached France that Hitler had
decided to use his n1obilized forces
to enforce his claims in CsechosLo-
Uagia if they 1Oere not satisfied by
September IS.
The information relayed to Lon
don is to the effect that Hitler has
been angered by refusal of the
Prague government to grant full
autonomy to the Sudeten Germans
and that he wants to settle the
issue quickly.
If necessary, it is stated, the
Fuehrer is fully prepared to use
force.
According to the Czechoslo-
vakian report, German generals
are described as having great diff
ficulty in restraining Hitler
from some sudden move which
according to the warnings Britain
has sent to Berlin, might plunge
all Europe into war, with the
British fighting on the side of the
democracies.
The Washington times., 1938-08-31

knoV, but can promise that there is nothing thl
morning to lend further fears to the European situc
hOM."
The Washington times., 1938-08-31
Ease War Fears.
Kennedy Advises

Copyright by Boston Evening American
BOSTON, Aug. 81 G.NSJ-"Keep cool-thimgs
IL aren't as bad as they may seem."
This 1Oas Ambassador Joseph P Kennedns encournn
The Washington times., 1938-08-31
CzECHS EXPECT
COUP SEPT. Is
Continued from Page II

(COntinued from Page II
abroad, just as former Kaiser Will
selm was kept in ignorance by
his court camarilla of growing
foreign opposition to German i'm
perialism before the World War.
Authoritative quarters incline to
the belief or hope that Hitler is
bluffing and that he will event
ually advise the SudetenS to &C
cept the best they can get.
The army high command itself
is exercising an important and
moderating influence, it is be-
lieYed.
The Washington times., 1938-08-31

ing for comfort, convenience
hygiene. Long Lasting can costs on4y
30f at any drug store. Approved by
Good Housekeeping Bureau and
dentists everywhere.
The Washington times., 1938-08-31
France Reluctant

Britain remains convinced that
France will march also if CZecho-
slovakia is invaded, although the
government of Premier Edouard
Daladier is known to be reluctant
to take such drastic step.
British officials feel that the
next three weeks will be critical
ones. If the formidable hurdles
now presenting themselves can be
cleared without disaster, the path
for peace may again be opened.
International News service
learned exclusively today that
Czechoslovak Premier Milan Hodzs
informed Basil Cochrane Newton
British minister to Prague, that
belief Germany will march Sep
tember IS if the Sudeten demands
are not met is based on informa-
tion obtained by CzechoSlovakian
secret agents.
Evening star., 1938-04-17
CALIFORNIA MISSION
ERA RECALLED BY PLAY

LOS ANGELES. April ls.-Memo-
ries Of California's mission era are to
be revived next Saturday as the peo-
pie Of the twin communities, Hemet-
San Jacinto, open the 18th annual
season OF the outdoor play Pomona I"
Based on the immortal novel in
which Helen Hunt Jackson depicts
the clashing Of three uncongenial
civilizations in California, the pageant
unfolds the tragic story Of Ramona
and Alessandro. IS well as the joys
and sorrows Of Spaniard, Mexican,
American and Indian.
Three weekend festas have been
planned at Hemet and San Jancinto
to fete visitors for the duration OF the
pageant season.
Fiestas. sheep-shearing. the COM
munal life Of an early California
rancho, an Indian wedding and the
plight OF the redman provide many
picturesque and dramatic chapters as
the play unfolds against the scenic
background Of the hills beneath snow
crowned Mount San Jacinto.
Evening star., 1938-04-17

State. Then We have all these aston.
ishing foreign colonies. Even in Kan.
sas. I've been all over the United
States for the Government and re.
member how amazed I was to discover,
In the heart Of the wheat fields, 30
miles from . railroad, the town of st.
Petersburg, . Russian town, pure and
simple, in architecture, food and even
in language. In New York City you
can run the gamut Of Europe In q
day.
But we've never. emphasized that.
We've never emphasized our ruins,
(1ndian, instead Of Roman or what
have-yoU. or the historic appeal OF
70 many places on this continent. May
b We will now"
A survey made by the American Au-
tomobiA Association indicates that
Michigan will be the top tourist STATE
this year. Visiting motorists spent
33lS,000. 900 there In 1895. California
came next with $2e7.l1l,63G
(copyrisht. 1888. b. the North American
Newspaper Alliance. Inc1
Evening star., 1938-04-17
The Travellers Notebook
Scribblings about the Low Cost of Dining on
Trains, Short Cruises From English Ports and
Gretnd Green's Marriage Foundry

in the Ottawa River, where the season
begins July l. -Four muskies day
may be taken Fishing for dore
tpickereD, will begin May is, with q
minimu msize Of Is inches allowable.
BECAUSE today's generations de-
mand their movies. whatever the
sights and whatever the cline. the
quaint Caribbean island OF Jamaica
has built the Carib Playhouse at Cross
Roads. Unlike most Jamaica movie
theaters 1t is not open to the stars but
has roof And air conditioning. One
may dine al freseo in an adjoining
garden.
Many Norwegian farmers living
high on the North Cape mountain
sides have cables running from their
homes to the roadways. and use them
to dispatch milk, eggs and butter
down the inclines for collection. In
some remote sections homes are built
on ledges none too wide and reached
by ladders. When they wish to re-
main undisturbed the family pulls the
steps up after it.
England's King and Queen. George
VI and Elizabeth. may be seen in a
Partisan setting when they pay France
. state visit June 29-July i. A gala
week Is planned for June 26-July 2
in honor Of the royal couple, with a
grand public reception and parade on
Friday, June %.
The blacksmith shop at Gretna
Green. famous the world over for its
hAsty marriages over a smiths anvil
with angry parents in various phases
Of pursuit, takes in about $4,000 a
year in marriage charges and visitor
fees
St. Nicholas Che Of the delightful
alias. Santa Claus, receives his hom-
age in May in Italy with picturesque
medieval festival May 7 and 8 at the
seacoast town OF Bari. A parade will
open the ceremonies. which among
other things calls for transportation
OF ritualistic statue of the saint to
the beach Of Filoscene On the night
Of May 8 the statue is returned amid
a shower Of flowers, the pealing Of
bells and the bursting OF rockets in
the air
MEMBERSHIP cards in clubs in
America will serve as an open
sesame for golfers who long to play
on Scotland's courses while attending
the Empire Exhibition at Glasgow this
summer. According to reports given
the travel industry in the United
States. nearly all the clubs in the
Scottish Golf Union Of Edinburgh
have agreed to welcome players from
abroad on introduction by members.
In some cases greens fees will be
waived. To assure elbow room for
the Scottish clubs members, visitors
must expect certain hours and certain
days for their rounds.
The dead right hand of an 1lth
century king. St. Stephen, who bat
tied to establish and preserve Chris
tianity among the Magyars, is a sight
to see in Hungary. It is not as ghastly
as 1t sounds, for the flesh and struc-
ture Of the hand have remained intact.
neither petrified nor mummifed. It
Is somewhat darker than living flesh.
Evening star., 1938-04-17

With its fingers and thumb slightly
fexed, the hand lies on a red velvet
cushion in tabernacle of gold and
glass. The tabernacle usually remains
under guard in the royal chapel Of
the fortress at Budapest, but this year,
300 centuries after St Stephens
death, 1t will be the central theme Of
a series OF religious professions
through cities of Hungary.
Twelve French daily newspapers are
published IN Quebec Province.
On oficial information bureau on
transportation. events, hotels, resorts
and matters inspiring queries Of trav-
elers has been opened in London at 20
Cockspur street. S. w. /, facing
Trafalgar Square. This is the center
o! onices devoted to travel services.
The Coronation Scot" crack
British streamlined train rocketing
between London and Glasgow, will be
on{ display at the New York World
Fair in 1889, complete with nine cars.
II HOM one END OF Greece to the
other is trip involving only the
distance between New York and Bos-
tor.
Glasgow exports tons of tins of
haggls annually to Scots in distant
lands. Invariably it is on the menu
OF restaurants In Scotland This ma
tlonal dish consists largely OF GA tmeal.
onions, suet and the heart. liver and
lungs of a sheep, cooked in the
paunch of the animal.
Edwin Robert Petre OF the Institute
OF Foreign Travel recalls that Bruce
Barton. now a member Of the House
said at one time that all the great
things Of life are expressed by words
OF one syllable-love. hope, Joy, home,
faith. So. says Mr.. Petre, are the
words Of travel-ship. boat, road, line,
tour. inn, ride, hike. fly, sail, walk,
roam, cruise. drive, trip. car. train,
come and go.
Take your skis to Europe this sum-
mer if you like, for only those who
don't know Of the Jungfrau. near In
terlaken, Switzerland. will laugh.
There, more than 1000 feet above
sea level, the skier may race on the
glacier snow fields under warm sun.
Eight miles long and a half mile
wide. the beach at Fano, Denmark, Us
one OF the finest in the world AL
though tourists 60 there by the thou
sands. it is never crowded.
The area Of Australia is 2,974,58
square miles
Lac du Flambeau Qake of the
flaming torch). in Wisconsin. was SO
named by the French because of the
practice OF catching fish by torch
light.