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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-06-14

PRAGUE, June IA. (UP).-
The Sudeten German party indi-
Gated last night that it may de-
mand a formal plebiscite on its
autonomy demands, despite gov
eminent threat of martial law in
Sudeten areas, unless Konrad
Henlein's eight-pOint program is
accepted.
The militant Sudeten stand was
taken shortly after a government
spokesman announced that IRE
mier Milan Hodza has agreed TO
negotiate with the German party
leaders on Henlein's demands 1or
the fright of self-determinatlon
in an effort to find compromise
solution of the minority crisis.
"The governments Willingness
to negotiate on Henlein's demands
can not, however, be taken as ac-
ceptance of them," the spokesman
said.
Henlein, Nazi-supported "Czecho-
slovak Hitler" announced that a
90 percent Sudeten party victory
in German areas in SUNDAY 5
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-06-14
READY
FOR CAMPAIGN
ON VALENCIA
But Bitter Inch-by-Inch
Fight for late Capitol
Is Ahead

Spanish rebels fought their way
into the Mediterranean coastal city
of 'Castellon De La Plana last
night and prepared today for the
final stage of their offensive
against Valencia.
The insurgent campaign is aim
ed at gradually widening their
foothold on the coast-they now
hold 70 miles along sea-and the
capture of Valencia, in order to
cut supply lines to Madrid.
They probably will have to fight
every inch of the way to that oh.
jective.
The first successful drive to the
Mediterranean early this spring
cut the main lines from Barcelona
to Valencia and Madrid but failed
to crack the governments resist
ance because the rebel blockade
of the coast proved Ineffective.
The capture of Valencia, how
ever, would complete the isolation
O fthe shell shattered former 10y.
alist capitol.
Insurgents seized Castellon, 81
miles from Valencia, after a
rapid enlightenment which surpris'
ed the defending troops.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-06-14
Chinese Prepare for De-
tense of Hankow In
Attack From South

SHANGHAI, June IA. (UP).-
Chinese military dispatches as
serted today that 5000 Japanese
troops had been drowned in Yel-
low river flood waters, that 1000
more were trapped and that g.
gantic quantities of war NUM-
tions were inundated.
According to these dispatches,
at least 5000 japanese were over
whelmed when the Paishah sector
along the central front was bur-
led under 80 feet of water.
It was asserted that 1000 more
were isolated at Kaifeng, provin-
cial capital of Honan, and that
their fate was unknown.
Kaifeng, the dispatches said,
was under 20 feet of water and
$50 field guns, 80 tanks and 100
armored cars were submerged.
No mention was made of the
fate of civilians. The city, on the
east-west Lung-Hai railroad, had
a population of 100000.
Dispatches from Chinese por-
tions of the central front asserted
that the floods had completely
stopped the japanese drive in
Chengchow sector at the junction
point of the Lung-Hai and the
north-south Peiping-Hankow rail-
road.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-06-14
HORSE SHOW
WILL BE- Held
ON H. S. FIELD
School Board Accepts and
Approves Petition for
Fields Use

Hendersonville's 1898 horse
show will be held on the high
school athletic field this year, &C
cOrding to an announcement from
the Horse Show association today.
The association had petitioned
the school board for permission to
use the grounds this season as
permanent grounds for the show
were not yet available. Seven
members of the school board had
signified today that they approved
the petition and the eighth was
not in town and could not be
reached. -,
Endorsing the petition on behalf
of the association were II. B. kel-
ly, president; J. G. Bennett, presi-
dent of the kiwanis club; A. s.
Browning, president of the Rotary
club, and H. E. Buchanan, presi-
dent of the Chamber of Com
merce.
Members of the school board
who had agreed to the petition
this afternoon were P. F. Patton,
S. G. Station, w. E. Bracket,
Wiltshire Griffith, c. F. Stone
cipher, Mrs. Thos. Fl. Franks and
Mrs. Fred S. Justus. o. A. Meyer
was not in town.
A. V. Edwards is vice-president
of the Horse Show association; A.
w. Grower, treasurer, and j. T.
Fain, Jr., secretary. H. H. Mitch
ell, prominent horse show direc-
tor, is in charge of staging the
show.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-06-14
Students May Demand Plebiscite;
Czechs Ready To Invoke Martial Law

w;ndup of a series of municipal
elections" showed the world the
necessity of fulfilling the Sudeten
German party's demands. y
"More than 90 per cent of the
Germans of this state have declar-
cd themselves in favor of the
marty and it's policies" he said.
The party's spokesman said
these ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS eight
point program for sweeping au-
tonomy for Czechoslovakia's Ger
man minority of S,500,O0O-must
be met as result of the election
mandate.
"Nowhere outside Germany and
Italy has any single party ever
been able to mass 80 percent OF
the people behind its policies the
way we have done," he said.
Asked about the prospects OF a
demand for formal plebiscite on
the question of complete auton-
omy, or perhaps ultimate union
with Germany, the party spokes-
man said:
Continued on page four)
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(IAN ACTION
Despite push
10 end Term
|psIe May Result as Rail
Labor Heads Still OPP
pose Measure
fllL HOPE TO QUIT
WEDNESDAY, NIGHT
BULLETIN

|VlSHlNCTON, Jure Ia. (UP)
\. house led the 18th congress
I.,rd adjournment this after
4, BY approving the wase-hour
4 conference report in the face
1,ins complications over rail-
II aid legislation. Seeking ad-
(.rnsnt by Wednesday night or
k.,Say the house approved
L;..ly the conference wage-hour
l,sr, and immediately began con-
Ss.ason of the conference re-
BIZ - the lending-sPendins bill.
| E4SHINGTON, June IA. Cup
(OrrsNonal leaders driving to-
|sJ inal adjournment Wednes-
h night have reinstated on the
|csrg agenda the bill to liberal
\ RPC loans to railroads after
[ra.yely abandoning the meas
Senate Majority Leader Alben
Barkley said an attempt would
made to pass the bill before
|glrnment.
liter comforting with President
|sevelt by telephone from the
he banking and currency COM
he room, Barley said the
b executive did not object to
| bill. Barley predicted its
(Sage.
|This announcement complicat-
! the adjournment drive since
|Ortly after Barley conferred
kth Inc President, the Railway
kbOr EIacutiveS association fail
to yreat from the position of
fO,s? opposing the enactment
L bill.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-06-14

WASHINGTON, June IA. CUP
Chairman Key Pittman, D., New,
of the senate foreign relations
Committee last night asked the
senate to approve the strong con.
demnation of the bombing OF
civilian populations uttered Dy
Secretary of State Cordel hun
with the consent OF president
Roosevelt.
Pittman introduced a resolution
seeking the vote of confidence
and requesting a congressional
study Of the entire problem Wlta
view toward determining what
action can be taken to stop sucn
practices.
Praising the notwithstanding
policy toward the indiscrlmlnate
bombing of civilians in Spain ana
China, Pittman warned tnat
thousands Of defenseless persons
are being ruthlessly bombed, XIII.
ed or wounded" He asked that
his committee be empowered 10
make the inquiry.
Pittman pointed out in the res
olution that Hull also has express
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-06-14
100 PEOPLEOUT
FOR OPENING
FBOYDPARK
Bert Boyd, Donor of Park
and improvements Ten
dered Honor
OPEN FREE FOR WEEK;
STAGE TENNIS GAMES

Bert A. Boyd, donor of Boyd
Park, was hOnored last night at
the formal opening of the play
ground for the summer season.
The park was opened on the
18th, Mr.. Boyd's 'lucky day" and
he was presented with a large bas-
ket containing 13 roses by the
city and the chamber of COM
merce.
About 400 persons, including
several visitors and summer resi-
dents, attended.
In the opening program, H. f.
Buchanan, president of the cham
Der of commerce, and Mayor A. V.
Edwards accepted the park i'm
provements on behalf of the cham
Der of commerce and the city and
thanked Mr.. Boyd for having made
them possible. Thos. H. Franks
made the response for Mr.. Boyd,
who is not in good health.
For Mr.. Boyd, Mr.. Franks said
that since he first came here sew
eral years ago he has formed a
strong attachment for Henderson
vile people and that it gave him
great delight to provide the con-
Veniences now installed in the
park. He was thanked personally
by scores of people who attended
the opening. nv
Mr.. Buchanan recognized j. H.
Lampley, E. A. Smyth 3rd, and
J. T. Fain, Jr., as the chamber of
commerce entertainment commit
tee, and B. L. Foster, A. S. Truck,
o. Y. Brownlee, Jr., and F. NJ.
Waters as the park committee.
Mr.. Boyd requested that the
park be open free all this week,
and the committee agreed to his
request. Nominal fees will be
charged after the first week for
use of Switchboard, tennis and
other courts.
J. F. Goodman and Bill Crow
der will be in charge of the park
this summer.
Among the improvements for
this season are four new shuttle
board courts, colored lights for
the fountain, a lighting system for
night playing on two of the four
tennis courts and croquet court,
and re-lighting of the shuttle
board courts.
In an exhibition tennis match
following the re-dedication cere-
monies, Mel Lane and George Fam
defeated John Stephens and Bob
Anders, rs. Stephens and Anders
defeated Charley Cheves and Fam
Cd in the second exhibition.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-06-14
Miss Hunter Will
Represent City In
Flower Festival
Named miss Henderson.
ville;" Others to Take
Part in Parade

Miss Elizabeth Hunter, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Georgia X. Hunter,
will represent Hendersonville IN
the Rhododendron Festival now
underway in Asheville. ,
Miss Millicent Livingston had
been selected to act as "Mlss Hen
Jacksonville" but was unable to at
tend because of illness.
The Hendersonville display IN
the Rhododendron parade Will de-
pict Hendersonville as a TOURIST
center and also show the hundreo
years of Henderson county. Sew,
eral young people will be dressed
to represent riding, shuffleboaro,
golf, tennis, swimming and otheT
summer sports of this section ana
will follow the car bearing MISS
Hunter.
The Chamber of Commerce
committee in charge of arrange
ments is composed of H. b. kelly'
chairman, Miss Sarah Hudgens,
and o. Y. Brownlee, Jr. George
w. Tidd, Jr., will assist in the Dec
Grating Of the display.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-06-14
Lewis And Cohorts Threaten New
Dealers With Losses At Polls If
Blacklisting Bill Fails To Pass
Left Wingers Said to Want
Drastic Measure with
a Vengeance"

WASHINGTON, June IA. (UP)
Augmented by four lieutenants,
Chairman John L. Lewis of the
Committee for Industrial Organi-
cation went to the capitol yester-
day and warned Democratic lead
ers the New Deal would answer
at the polls if congress fails to
pass the Healey bill blacklisting
from government business firms
which violate the National Labor
Relations act.
Lewis demand for additional
labor legislation, which the New
Deal has endorsed and which in
cludes a government "black list
of concerns that disobey national
labor relations board orders, en-
countered powerful opposition to-
day in a house committee.
There would be a possibility of
a filibuster if the issue were rails
ed again in the senate. But the
bill in one form passed the senate
June z after perfunctory discus
sion notable chiefly for the state
ment of Majority Leader Alben
w. Barley d., Dy.) that:
"The bill is very greatly desired
not only by the government but
by all branches of labor. 1t is very
desirable that the bill be passed"
The bushy-browed labor leader
served his personal ultimatum on
House Speaker William B. Bank
head, House Majority Leader Sam
Rayburn, House Whip Patrick b.
land and Chairman John J. O'Con-
nor of the house rules commit
tee.
Other CIO satellites, Lieut..
Governor Thomas Kennedy of
Pennsylvania, Richard Franken-
steen of the United Automobile
Workers, Gardiner Jackson, CLIO
attorney, and Lee FRESHMAN, chief
counsel, buttonholed scores of
congressman in an attempt to win
their support.
The "super lobby" swarmed in
to the capitol while the controver-
sial bill was becoming snarled in
parliamentary tangle. 1t already
has passed the senate and the
house rules committee, seeking to
expedite consideration and avoid
parliamentary difficulties, sug-
gested the judiciary committee
substitute the senate bill for the
house version which the commit
tee already had reported.
The committee refused by an
I'LL tie vote which means that
the only measure the lower cham
Der can consider is the house YER
sion. If passed it would have to
go to conference for adjustment
of differences with the senate bill,
jeopardizing both because of the
rush for sine die adjournment.
Lewis is understood to have
Continued on page four)
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Rail Loans Back In Congress Agenda
5000 JAPANESE TROOPS ARE
DROWNED AND 1000 TRAPPED
BY RIVER FLOOD WATERS

on the Yangtse river within l1o
miles of the flood-threatened CHI
nese provisional capital.
More than 800 japanese war
planes were concentrated at air
fields between the Yangtse river
ports of Wuhu and Anking fol
lowing the japanese occupation OF
the latter city, capital of Anhwel
province, yesterday.
Thousands of japanese soldiers
were going ashore from trans
ports.
Anking, the japanese said, was
taken almost without a struggle
and foreign military attaches be-
lieved the Chinese provincial
forces there sold out to the Japa-
nese because of the increasing
differences between their leaders
and Generalissimo Chang Kai-
shek.
First objective of the japanese
drive was short railway west of
Anking. leading southwark from
Kiukiang, on the Yangtse, to Nam
chang, where one of China's larg-
est air fields is located. The Japa-
nese consider this railway the key
to the southern defenses of Han
kow.
In Hankow the Chinese were
preparing for unprecedented" air
raids by japanese planes. They
had brought in all their aircraft,
some of which are manned by So
Wet Russian fliers in the employ
of the Chinese air forces, and
were confident they would give a
good accounting. New anti-air-
craft batteries imported from Gee
choslovakia were being added to
the capitals already strong aerial
sAfe feTsess :r}v---v---"-.- - ,'--,-. = ~
THE Japanese drive in the Lung
hal railway area, north OF Han
Continued on page three)
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match FIRM
IS BEING SUED
Candidate Says Concern
Defeated Him With .
Goods Furnished

CHICAGO, June IA. (UP)-G:
L. Evers, who runs a general
store at Dadeville, Ala, late yes
terday filed a $125,000 damage
suit in federal court against a
Chicago match firm, charging the
company caused him to lose:
/. Face;
2. Business;
3. The election for tax collec-
tor of Dadeville.
The suit, filed against the Ad-
vance Match and Printing corpor-
alton, explained the situation this
way:
Evers, who was running for tax
collector, contracted with the
company for $500 match book
Continued on page iour)
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Pittman Wants Senate Behind Hulps
Stand Against Bombing OF Civilians

ed the governments disapproval
of the export sale of American
aircraft to countries where such
aircraft are used for the bombing
of the civilian population.
The resolution asked that the
senate record its condemnation Of
the bombings and approve Hulrs
sentiments.
Pittman summoned his commit
tee to meet today to consider the
resolution, which he hopes to put
through the senate before adj
journment.
He pointed out that since the
United States has an arms EN-
barge against Spain, the resolu-
ton would apply directly to ia
pan.
"The bombing of civilian pop
ulations is barbaric and inhu-
man." he said. "No useful pur-
pose is served by it. The purpose
of the bombings obviously is to
intimidate and break down the
morale of the opposition" He
added that in most instances it
resulted in the opposite effect.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-06-14
INDICT M'CALL
ON2COUNTSI
KIDNAP DEATH
Judge May Not Accept
Plea of Guilty But
Force Jury Decree
is FACING DEATH in
EITHER CHARGE MADE
BULLETIN


MIAMI, June ID. (UP)-Frank-
lin Pierce Mccall today pleaded
guilty to an indictment charging
that he kidnapped Jimmy Cash and
his trial was set tentatively for
tomorrow. He pleaded not guilty
to the charge of first degree MUIR
der and asked appointment of an
attorney to represent him. There
will be no jury at tomorrows kid
mapping trial. The judge will mere
ly hear the states evidence.
MIAMI, Fla, June IA. (UP)-
Franklin Pierce Mccall was in
dicted today for the kidnapping
and murder of little Jimmy Cash.
The Dade county grand jury re-.
turned the indictments, each of
them carrying maximum penalty
of death in the electric chair.
The grand jury required one
hour and as minutes and testi-
mony from only two witnesses to
finish the investigation Of the case
on which States ATTORNEY G. A.
Morley planned to bring Mccall
into court as soon as possible to
plead guilty or to stand trial.
Scheduled consideration of an
Indictment against Mccall by a
special 18-man grand jury, which
was impanelled and charged yes
terday within 25 minutes, was put
off when it was learned Worley
was ill and would not be able to
appear.
Assistant State Attorney Joseph
Otto said he expected Worley to
be sufficiently recovered to take
up the case today.
Judge H. F. Atkinson, white
haired senior jurist of the Dade
county circuit court, who stepped
from the bench to deliver his brief
charge to the jury, made no men
ton of the kidnap-slaying of the
Cash baby. He merely asked the
Jurors to "be expeditions"
A. A. Ungar, Miami automobile
dealer, was chosen foreman OF the
Jury. Of the Is men on the IN
vestigating body four live in the
vicinity of Princeton, where the
tow-headed Cash youngster was
stolen from his crib the night OF
May %.
Mccall. in a nine-page confess
sion made before head Oman j..
Edgar Hoover, took sole RESPONSE
bilitv for the kidnap-slaying, al
though he said he had not intend
ed Killing the boy. The confess
sion, 1895 of the $4,000 ran,
som paid by the boys father, and
photostatic copies of three ran
som notes Mccall admitted send.
ing were expected to be the cme1
evidence to be presented to the
grand jury. Iii, :.
Judge Atkinson meanwhile IN.
structed Sheriff D. c. Coleman not
70 permit newspapermen to see
Mccall, who is being held in a
bare. solitary cell on the 18TH
floor of the county jail. This was
n enable selection of an unbiased
trial jury, Coleman said.
Coleman said Mccall was IN the
frame of mind" to plead guilty,
hut it was not considered likely
Indoe Atkinson would accept the
plea preferring to have a jury OF
IL men decide the tate OF inc
(Continued on page three.)
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WILL NOT ACT
PREMIER SAYS
Chamberlain Tells House
Rebels Advise They Will
Continue Raids
NO REPRISALS WILL
BE ATTEMPTED, SAID

LONDON, June 14.-(UP)-
The British governments has con.
sidered various methods Of retail
iation for the bombing Of British
ships in Spanish waters, but is
not prepared at present to en-
bark on such measures, Prime
Minister Neville Chamberlain told
the house Of commons today in
reply to nationwide resentment
against his failure to take drastic
action.
Chamberlain revealed that the
Spanish insurgent government had
expressed regret that its aviators
should single out British ships,
but could not abandon the use Of
bombing planes, to prevent war
supplies from reaching the loyal
lists in foreign vessels.
The Burgos government, he
said, deplored the loss Of life in
Valencia and other ports.
Chamberlain declared the Brit
ish government had considered
earnestly what action it could take
to protect British shipping with
out reversing its declared policy
of non-intervention' but difficult
ties were encountered.
Protection could only be af-
forded by stationing anti-aircraft
defenses on land or on warships
in or near port" he said. "To be
effective, such defense would in
volye opening fire on all approach
ing aircraft"
Chamberlain and his cabinet
colleagues :. had remained silent
during long period of bombings.
Chamberlain had been on q fish
ing trip There had been reports
both that the cabinet would sub
nit to the attacks as part Of its
"realist" policy, and that it would
take retaliatory action.
AS Chamberlain prepared to
make his statement, usually well
informed quarters expressed be-
lief that he would have nothing
to offer except the suggestion
that British ships could stay away
from danger zones, provided that
those zones were inside the three
mile limit of territorial waters.
Parliament assembled after q
Whitsuntide recess and by agree
ment, Maj. Clement Attlee, labor
party leader, asked for q state
ment on the ship bombings.
No explanation was available
Of apparently authentic reports
over the weekend that the cabi-
net had changed its mind and de-
cided to take action on the bomb
ings.
The government was said to
have taken the view that really
strong action against the raiders
would be peril to peace and
would be only an invitation to the
nationalists to retaliate in turn
against British trade and CONNER
clal lntereBtS.
It was said also that there was
some feeling that lot of British
shipping in Spanish waters was
British In name only-that is, that
the ships were operated by per-
sons who knew the risks they ran
and sought the protection Of the
British flags.
However, it was forecast that
the tone Of today's commons ses-
sions might influence the cabinet,
which hold sits first post-vacation
meeting tomorrow. Any strong
feeling In parliament against in
action might strengthen the cab.
met In It's consideration Of the
bombing problem.
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Staying PROBED In
KILLING OVER LABOR

VALDoSTA, Ca, June IA
(UP)-Gifford Whittle, turpen-
tine camp foreman, from Hamil.
ton county, Fla, was placed in
Lowndes county jail yesterday as
officers Investigated the staying Of
Henry Padgett in Echols county.
Padgett, who was foreman Of
another turpentine camp, was said
to have. been killed in Q dispute
with party" who had taken
negro labor from his camp early
yesterday morning.
An unnamed negro is also be.
ing held, authorities said.