davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1938-05-21
CzechS Ready for War
AS NQzi Tension GrOWS
Continued from Page II

70, 900 men, and one class Of gen.
darmerie, corresponding to the
American militia and totalling ap-
proximately 10000 men, were
modified "as a precautionary
measure. This mobilization brings
Czechoslovakia'S army to approx
mately 100000.
Considerable uneaSineSS pre-
vailed in Prague over the posi-
bility of border incidents or provo
cations, but up until S p. m. Go
a. M, E. S. I'd there had been no
new disorders.
An atmosphere Of grave tension
prevailed following the killing Of
two Sudeten Germans by Czecho-
Slovakian police near Eyer, ag-
gravated by charges and counter
charges of deliberate provocation
hurled against one another by
Czech and German SpokeSmen.
Tension, however, was particu-
larly noticeable all along the bor-
der between CzechoSlovakia and
Austria. A pail Of fear and unrest
hung over the town Of Bruno,
only a few miles from the frontier.
At Reichenberg and other towns
in the Sudeten area military
guards were posted at all public
buildings and the roads were clog
ged with reinforcements being
rushed to border stations.
This day, which may decide the
fate of CzechoSlovakia, found
President Edouard Benes at Tabor
in southern Bohemia. To gath
ering of supporters, he shouted:
I'VE are not afraid of the fu-
ture."
Coupled with this strong dec
laration, however, was an expires
sion of hope that war will be
avoided. He urged all Czecho
slovakians to act in a conciliatory
manner and take no action during
municipal elections, scheduled for
tomorrow, that might be calcu-
lated to cause disorders.
Meanwhile, an official state
ment described the inflammatory
incident at Eyer as follows:
"At an early hour this morn
The Washington times., 1938-05-21
Avoid Mexico,
Tourists Told

N.N.S.). American motor
lists were warned today to
stay out Of Mexico because
Of reported disturbances
there.
The American Automobile
Association sent a bulletin to
its affiliated motor clubs, ad-
vising them to abandon any
routing Of tourists through
Mexico at present.
The association said the
Mexican upheaval brought
an abrupt end to mounting
travel over the new Pan-Amer-
lean Highway to Mexico City.
The Washington times., 1938-05-21
.|OWA'S FARMERS
join AAA REVOLT

BURLINGTON, Iowa, May 21
(I.N.S0.-The revolt of Midwest
farmers against what they term
RECOMMENDATION" of crops under
the AAA took foothold in Iowa
today following formation of this
States first chapter in the Illi-
|nis-founded Corn Belt Liberty
League.
Newly. elected officers of the
chapter said almost 80 members
were signed and that others were
expected to sign up today and
next week. The Iowa hhapter was
formed at a mass meeting here
last night attended by about 400
farmers.
The league was formed, leaders
told the farmers, to combat legis-
lation which will mean the ruin
alton of agriculture.
The Washington times., 1938-05-21
Improving
TerreLit1 Maverick Is
Recovering

Terrelita Maverick, 12-year-old
daughter of Representative Nave.
rick of Texas, continued to show
improvement today at Children'S
Hospital, where she is a patient
after suffering a double fracture
of the skull while playing at her
home Thursday.
The child showed no Ill effects
from the operation performed on
her head, her nurse at the hos
pital stated today.
Meanwhile, Diana Hopkins, 6.
year-old daughter of WPA Ad.
Hopkins, prepared to
leave Episcopal Eye, Ear, Nose and
Throat Hospital today and leave
her tonSilS behind her. The child
was operated on Thursday and her
progress was reported satisfactory.
The Washington times., 1938-05-21
Kemal Illness
Denied by Envoy

Reports Of the i'll health Of
President Kemal Atatufk OF the
Turkish Republic were denied to.
day by Mr.. Mehmet Munir Erie.
gun, Turkish Ambassador.
"Some American newspapers"
he said, "have recently pub
lished a dispatch from Beyrouth
giving alarming news about the
health of President Kemal Alta
turk. These reports are without
foundation. On the contrary
the president, having had an
attack Of grippe some time ago,
and after having taken q rest
on the counsel Of his physicians,
has entirely recovered and re-
sumed the direction Of state af'
fairs"
The Washington times., 1938-05-21
Woge-Hour Fight, Farm Cash
Mixed Into Spending Bill

(IN.S) The wage-hours issue, lending and spendin
and the farm program may be intertwined by battles
of Senate and House factions. The House is slated to
pass the Norton wage-hours bill next week. with no
wage or hours differentials for the South.
The Senate appropriations subcommittee agreed to
urge elimination of all WPA North-South differentials
if no-differentia wage-hours bill is passed.
And the farm bloc" rallied to amendment exempt
ing processing and handling Of seasonal pershable
farm commodities from wage provisions of any bill
(D) of South Carolina said to be urging the Nor
ton wage-hours bill as "rider" to the lend-spend bill
in the Senate so as to emphasize the WPA dfferenta
question.
All these elements made for bitter congressional
controversy.
The Washington times., 1938-05-21
SUPREME COURT
PONDERS CASES

U.N.S.) The Supreme Court
convened in secret session today
to take action on many far.reach.
ing cases. Decisions are scheduled
to be announced Monday.
The court is expected to say
whether it will grant the petition
of Remington-Rand, Inc, for re-
view of an order of the National
Labor Relations Board holding it
guilty of unfair labor practices
and ordering reinstatement OF
1000 workers.
The court will also hear Mon
day arguments in the appeal OF
the Labor Board to reverse an
order Of the Third Circuit Court
prohibiting it from reopening the
Republic Steel case.
Decisions are expected to include
right of the Federal Government
to tax football tickets Of State
universities and colleges, right Of
Government to collect income tax
from employees of the New York
Port Authority, petition Of Thomas
J. Mooney, noted labor prisoner,
for a writ of review and a rate
order of the Department Of Agri-
culture affecting the Denver Union
stockyards.
The court had before 1t the
Government petition for hearing
in the Kansas City Stockyard case
in which the court severely criti-
cized the methods used by Secre-
tary Wallace in reaching q de-
ciSion cutting rates charged by
commission men. Whether the
court will act on the petition Mon
day or will await an opposition
brief was uncertain.
The Washington times., 1938-05-21
Border Guard"
Is 10 Miles Deep

LONDON, May 21 I.N.S.).
CzechOSIOvakia's frontier is
manned by troops to q depth
Of 10 miles in at least one
region, a Reuters correspond
ent who visited the scene
telephOned today.
On arriving at Vimperk,
Bohemia, 10 miles from the
German border, the reporter
said:
81 found that the district
between here and the frontier
had been occupied during the
night by Czech troops.
"The movement of troops
seems to be stopped now. The
district is absolutely calm.
Forty miles southwest of
Prague all cars were stopped
and searched at q barricade
manned by gendarmes. They
appeared to be searching for
anti Czech leaflets"
The Washington times., 1938-05-21

threatened to kidnap him.
young Gerry will be spirited
away and you will never see him
again unless the money is paid"
read a phrase in a kidnap note
constructed with single letters
taken from newspaper headlines
and pasted on yellow paper.
Although the information just
came out, it was learned that the
first note was received several
months ago and that two detec-
tiveS have been assigned to guard
the 10-year-old boy since its re-
|ceipt.
Unconfirmed was a report that
there have been other threatening
letters to other wealthy Philadel
The Washington times., 1938-05-21
Wright HOnOred
By Law Group

DR.. Herbert Wright, professor
Of international law at Catholic
University. last night was elected
vice president Of the American
branch of the International Law
Association at its seventeenth an
nual meeting in New York city,
according to word received here.
DR.. Wright also is a member Of
the Conference of Teachers of In
ternational Law, American Society
of International Law and the Po-
litical Science Luncheon Group.
The Washington times., 1938-05-21
Mrs. Fair Quit
Hospital Place

In a story published in The
Washington Times yesterday, in
connection with the naming Of a
new head of the Alexandria Hos
pital, it was stated that Mrs. Mar
garet Page Fair, former superin-
tendent, was forced" to resign
her position.
Mrs. Fair stated to The Times
that she was not forced to resign
but rendered her resignation to
accept another position, and that
her resignation had been accepted
by the hospital when she left.
The Washington times., 1938-05-21

peaceful settlement. This effort
apparently produced no results,
since Cedil,o declared he was be-
ing forced to fight"
Cedillo was reported surrounded
by members of his peasant army.
Cardenas. himself, directed mobil-
izaticn of 5000 troops in San Luis
Potosi and adjoining states in
preparation for an emergency.
At the same time, planes Of the
Mexican air force dropped leaflets
over San Luis Potosi villages, urg-
ing the "Campesinos" to surrender
their arms.
The Washington times., 1938-05-21

phia families. All sources were
silent as to this and even as to
details of the Nugent plot.
The Nugents denied having re-
ceived kidnap letters and police
were noncommittal, but neverthe-
less, it appeared to be we'll
established that there had been q
kidnap scare, and it has not ended
and will not until there Is an
arrest.
The incident explained Mrs.
Nugent's failure to accompany her
husband to the spring training
camp in the South as is her Gus
tom. She was reported to have
been unwilling to leave her SON
at home.
The Washington times., 1938-05-21

settlement.
The War Department flatly
denied, however, that fighting be-
tween Federal troops and units of
Cedillo's peasant army of $4,000
has broken out so far.
TENSE SITUATION
Authorities also denied widely
published reports that a railway
bridge between CardenaS, San
Luis Potosi, and Tampico had
been dynamited. Heavy rains
washed out the bridge, officials
insisted.
Amid this tense situation, the
British minister, leaving as a re-
suit of Mexico's suspension of
diplomatic relations with London,
departed over the British-owned
Mexican Railway for Vera Cruz,
where he is scheduled to sail for
New Orleans, La, later today.
He had planned to entrain for
the American border, but changed
his mind because of the threat
ened trouble in San Luis PotoSi.
PEACE SPURNED
After Cedillo left his retreat at
Las Palomas for q hideout in the
mountains, the president sent an
em1ssary to him to plead for a
The Washington times., 1938-05-21
GOEBBELS' PAPER

4 IA GAO
Propaganda Ministtr Paul Jos
eph Goebbels' newspaper, Der An
griff, discussing demonstrations
which took place at various points
in Czechoslovakia last night, de-
clared:
Events of the last 48 hours
show that the Czech govern
ment is no longer in a position
to guarantee the borders Of its
own country"
Hitler's march into Austria last
March II was justified by the Ger.
man government on identical
grounds.
There was no question in the
minds of officials here that
Czechoslovakia has alrea y
manned it's powerful and fully
equipped border stations, fortified
to the nth degree" by the Skoda
Armament Works which consti-
tutes the chief industrial enter
prise of the republic.
RECRUITS CALLED
In addition military activity is
general throughout the nation.
Four classes of younger Czech re-
cruits have been summoned to the
colors to aid the government in
safeguarding calm and order"
Within Germany itself, evidence
of heavy troop movements was
still limited and uncertain, but re.
ports increased that reserves of
various kinds had been sum-
moned.
Official circles declared. how
ever, that troop movements invari-
ably take place in the Springtlme
when garrisons are moved from
the cities into open spaces to pre-
pare for summer exercises.
Whether these assurances have
been satisfactory to foreign powers
is problematical. Sir Neville Hen.
derson, the British ambassador,
called at the foreign office for the
second time in "a hours and spent
an hour talking privately with For
eign Minister Joalhim Won Rib
bentrop.
Informed quarters here were
convinced that if extreme meas
ures are invoked against Czecho.
slovakia one of the chief claims
will be that the CzechS in recent
weeks, in addition to pouring
thousands of volunteers. guns, am
munition and war planes into
Spain, have permitted Soviet Rus
sia to use Prague as a relay base
for vast supplies to Barcelona
and Valencia.
Evidence is in German hands
it was said, that scores Of Soviet
planes have been allowed to make
intermediate landings at Prague
before proceeding to their goal.
In connection with these charges
it was recalled that Hitler anC
Premier Mussolini have sworn tt
stand shoulder to shoulder against
BolsheVist encroachment in West
'ern Europe.
The Washington times., 1938-05-21
BIG MAGNOLIA TREES

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, May 81
Q.NS0 Two magnolia trees,
planted 40 years ago by the late
Mrs. Sidney E. Bridgman, have
grown so large that when they
are in full bloom they hide her
home from view,
The Washington times., 1938-05-21
Nugent, PhilliesHead,
Gets ExtOrtiOn Note

PHILADELPHIA, May 81 QN.S)-Young Jerry Nugent
whose dad president the Philadelphia National League
Baseball Club played Oman today sereney that for
weeks real Omen trying trap extoronst who
The Washington times., 1938-05-21
Czech: Crisis
Worries
London
By KINGSRURY SMITH

l. . N D o N, May Il Q.N.SO. .
Gravely concerned by the rising
tension between Czechoslovakia
and Nazi Germany, Viscount Hall
fax, British foreign secretary, cut
short a weekend at oxford today
and rushed back to London.
He went into immediate con-
ference with his aides at the
Foreign Office. 1t was generally
felt Europe is facing the gravest
crisis it has known since Reichs-
fuehrer Adolf Hitler'S legions
marched into Austria.
BRITISH ATTITUDE
It was learned that Great Brit,
ain regards the Sudeten Germans
refusal to negotiate with the
Prague government pending guar
antees that their constitutional
rights be respected as "unreaSon-
able"
Such refusal, it was felt here,
Is tantamount to putting the cart
before the horse, as such guaran-
tees will obviously form part of
the negotiations when they take
place.
Sir Neville Henderson, British
Ambassador to Berlin, was in
structed to inform Foreign Min
lister Joachim Won Ribbentrop to
this effect and to express hope
that pressure would be brought on
Konrad Henlein, Sudeten Nazi
leader, to alter his stand.
In British official quarters the
situation was described as
"gravely acute"
TROOPS MASSED
Despite German assurances that
troop movements in the Reich
were merely routine" the belief
prevailed in London official cir
cles that troops we're being maSSed
for a quick invasion of Czechoslo-
Vakia in the event of serious
clashes between Czechs and Su-
detens in tomorrow'S elections.
British intelligence advices did
not indicate that there is any pre-
arranged German plan for a def
mite march across the Czech bor-
,dre this weekend. Rather, the
Reich's military activities were
regarded as preparation enabling
Germany to take advantage OF
any incident which might be con-
sidered serious enough to warrant
quick action.
Fears were felt here lest the al
legged shooting of two German
Sudetens by Czech troops, as re
ported by the German official
news agency, might be regarded as
such an incident.
HITLER MOVE FEARED
ApprehensionS grew, at the
same time, that Hitler may con-
slider the time is now ripe to de-
liver a paralyzing blow against
Czechoslovakia in view of Frances
preoccupation with Italy over the
Spanish civil war and Britain's
known unwillingneSS and unpre-
paredness to resort to war over
events in Central Europe.
Diplomatic reports received here
of alleged organized Nazi terror
ism in the Sudeten section Of
CzechosloVakia indicate Germany
may not want a peaceful. COM
promise settlement with the
CzechS.
On the other hand, London be-
lieves, Germany wants to force a
breakup of Czechoslovakia in
order to split the Soviet-Czech
alliance and isolate the Soviet
union.
Meanwhile, it was learned, Mos
COW is hastily bringing pressure
on France to engage in Joint &C.
ton in the event Germany
marches into Czechoslovakia.
The British government is des-
perately striving to exercise a re-
straining influence all around,
and is now inclined to favor full
autonomy for the Sudeten Ger
The Washington times., 1938-05-21
NaZi Press Warns
CZeChs as Tension
In Europe Grows
Reich Attitude Leads to Belief MOUe Similar
To Austria Seizure Is Near
By PIERRE ]. HUss

BERLIN May q 0N.S).-Czechosovakian troops manned
border Notifications and thousands of called
today tension between Naz Germany and its small but
powerful democratic neighbor mounted by the hour.
The Washington times., 1938-05-21
Gen. Cedillo Spurns
Peace, Is Forced to
Fight, Cardenas Told
President MobiIizes $4,000 Troops to ThDart
Revolt Threat in San Luis POtOSi

MEXICO CITY, May 81 (INS)-The feud between Presi-
Cardenas and General Cedo overload of the state OF
San Luis Poosi apparently neared showdown today follow
ing an unsuccessful attempt Cardenas effect peaceful
The Washington times., 1938-05-21
AUSTRIA RECALLED

The warnings were grlmly remi-
niscent of those delivered to the
Schuschnigg government in Aus
tria Immediately before ReiShS-
fuehrer Adolf Hitler marched into
Vienna a little over two months
ago.
From various frontier points
there continued to flow into Berlin
a ceaseless stream of rumorS that
German troops also are being
rushed to the border areas. Ger
man officials persisted in denying
any extraordinary moves. But it
was learned on good authority
that reserve officers in the Berlin
district, at least, had been called
up for indefinite maneuvers.
Information from reliable e
sources made clear that unrest
and tension are rife throughout
Czechoslovakia. Tomorrow's muni-
cipal elections in Prague and nu.
merous small towns and villages
have brought the. complex minor
ity problem to a head, but NaZi
officials insist that sensational
events" are not imminent.
The Washington times., 1938-05-21
ATTITUDE OF PRESS

That the press takes an oppo
site view was clearly shown by
the contents of a special edition
of the Berlin newspaper "Zwoel
fuhrblatt," one Of the more con
servative organs of the German
press.
Under the headline "Quo Vadis
Prague?" printed in red ink, the
newspaper dealt with the two
killings at Eyer as follows:
THE brutal murutr Of two
German farmers represents a
climax to excesses of the past
few days.
These killings must be
viewed in an even more serious
light as they were committed by
Czechoslovakian soldiers.
Responsibility for terroristic
measures against the Sudeten
Germans must be laid directly
to the Czech government itself.
The government itself is reSpon-
sible for the death of these Ger
man farmers and the govern
ment will now have to explain
what satisfaction it will give for
murders committed by Czecho-
slovakian soldiers working for
it."
The Washington times., 1938-05-21

The alleged killing Of two Sude-
ten German farmers by Czech SOL
diers at Eyer, near Franzenbad,
sent the Nazi press into a fury Of
Indignation. Columns of black
type in all Berlin newspapers
warned that the Prague govern
ment will be held fully respon-
sible for all future developments
and consequences"
Evening star., 1938-06-26
One Day Sale! l,5OO Colorfast
Cotton Dress Len6tIh

Dmty Prints Sheer Lowns Soft Voies Snort Prints
Dotted Swisses ProeteoI Suines ssosquore Percoes
New summer prints >. plain coIors. Sheer and
novelty weoves. Every piece 3h to yards long.
CoIors and patterns for dresses, chdrens apparel,
housecoots, droperies, pojomos and other sewing.
Lansburohs-AuCooled
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-01
Battle for
East Spain
Slackening

Hendaye, France, July l (AP)- The
fury of week-long battle on SPANS
eastern battlefront appeared to be
diminishing today with neither the
government nor insurgent troops APP
parently able to advance.
Both armies, wearied by heavy
losses, continued to attack and coun-
ter-attack, but official statements said
all assaults were being repulsed.
The battle for the approaches to
Valencia, involving 100000 men, along
a 5O-mile front, undoubtedly had been
one of the most deadly of the 23-
months-old war. Against the govern
ment's superior man-power, the in
surgents have had more cannon and
war planes.
Although the government, at least
temporarily, has blocked insurgent
drives on Valencia both from tina
north and west, it's success has been
at enormous cost in man pawer. The
insurgents have been unable to wrest
control of the coastal highway to
Valencia or the Teruel- Sagunto road
to the coast, their two immediate OBJ
iectives. But on both extremes of the
5O-nnile front, they have driven de-
tense troops from many strategic adj
vance positions that had taken
months to fOrtify.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-01
Roosevelt Seeking
Facts On Economic
Condition In South
Did Not Want To
Kill, Turner Says

Raleigh, July, 1-(AP)-Chaplain
e. G. Cooper, of States Prison
gave out a statement today in
which Wash Turner outlined how
he and Bill Payne killed George
Penn, highway patrOlman, last
August.
Cooper's statement quoting Tur-
ner said:
1--WE never had the attitude they
claimed we had, We did not want
to kill anybody. We did not plan
by any means to kill Officer Penn.
We only wanted to get away. When
/ drove up to the barn, 1 really
hoped to be able to drive around it
and come back out when the Of
ficer had followed around. III we
had really wanted to kill, we had
an ideal place as we came around
the curve in the woods and got out
of sight of the officer. We could
have pulled into the woods and
blown him in two.
"What we were trying to do with
the gun was to shoot down the
radiator so that the car would run
hot and we could get away"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-01
league, Burgin Predicted
To Win Out for Congress

has given Barker supporters plenty OF
ammunition to fire in the other coun-
ties of the district Alamance and
Orange.
A last minute, and somewhat un-
anticipated development was the vo-
cal advocacy of Barker by Sandy
Graham just about the first overt
political move the former Lieutenant
Governor has made since his defeat
in the gubernatorial primary of 1896.
Sandy's backing will help Barker
immensely, make no mistake about
that, but it is still quite questionable
whether or not league can be beaten
by the Durham man.
The High Pointer, all signs indi-
cate, has a close-knit organization and
has some money to spend. And what
it takes to win elections, particular
ly runoff primaries where there isn't
any real enthusiasm on the. part of
thev voters, are organization and
money, and this column means no in
timation that the money is to be spent
for questionable purpose.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-01
BARBARA'S HUSBAND
IS PERM|TTE BAIL
Appears in London Court Ii
Answer Charges of Threat
ening His Wife

London, July (AP)A spruce but
happy appearing Count Court Haug-
witz-Reventlow arrived from France
todav and won his freedom on 2,OOo
pounds ($1O,OOO) bail when led before
a Bow Street magistrate on the charge
he threatened his wife, the Amerl-
can-born, twice-wed Barbara Hutton
with "bodily harm"
In his brief appearance in court ne
promised not to interfere with or
communicate with her and told the
magistrate, through his attorney
that he was not carrying a pistol.
The gun, he said, was locked up IN
the mansion. in Regint's Park, where
the countess had fortified herseit
and her two-year-old son, Lance De-
hind a guard.
The proceeding was part OF quar-
rel over the future of the boy, VINO
Yesterday was made ward in chan
cery,s beyond the control of count ana
countess.
Returning to England after three
weeks absence to face the countess
charge, the Danish nobleman was met
on his arrival on the Paris boat-traln
by police and his lawyer, ana was
sped to the big dingy Bow street Pc
lice court in big car.
A hearing was scheduled TOT Tues
day. -~-~-