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The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-13
Resistance of
 China Result of TlUO RiuaI
 CroupsNo,oFig as One
By MORGAN M. BEATTY AP Feature Service Writer

WASHINGTON, May 13.-When it became pretty clear that the Jap anese army was having no picnic in North China, I went to one of the few men in the United States who knows his Far East like a book
 Whats the meaning of all this Chinese resistance?" I asked, ex- pecting a tolerant smile and a long -winded, high-sounding dis cussion of military setrategy and economies.
 Why" said he, tits as simple as pouring water out of boot. Anybody who has carefully studied the war in the Far East expected the Japanese to get tangled up pretty soon. They tripped over their sword, as it were, a little earlier than necessary"
 AS simple as that, eh? And it is Here, he said, are the reasons why the Japanese lost the battle Of Taierchwang and further -A the reasons why they can't take North China like the Japanese beetle took New Jersey
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-13
Mexican Net Aces
 Are Honeym0oning

MEXICO CITY, May 13.-Maria Tapia. most beautiful tennis player in Mexico and five times feminine singles champion, and Angel Rol- dan, Mexican Davis Cup competi- tor, are honeymooning.
 They were married after TO- nance that began on the tennis courts, where Miss Tapio con- sistently defeated Roldan.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-13
APPROPRIATIONS APPROVED FOR Z ALASKA OFFICES
Governor sDepartment and Road Commission Get
 Word of Allotments

Message to Gov. John w. Troy last night from Dr. Ernest Gruen- ing, Director of the Division of Ter ritories and Island Possessions 1T the Interior Department, said that the Interior Department bill which was passed by Congress Monday carried the following appropriations for the 1889 fiscal year starting ill July:
 For salaries of Governor and Sec reary, $15,600; contingent expenses $25 600, which includes $10,790 for plumbing, wiring and general re- pairs to the Governors House; ex- penses of Legislature, $46000; pub lie schools, $75,000.
 The bill also provided $535,000 td be made available immediately foi construction of roads and trails by the Alaska Road Commission and S160,000 for the ARC from the AL aska fund. The first item of $535, ,00C is the same as last year, Chlef En- gineer Ike P. Taylor said, and the Alaska fund allotment, which is de- pendent on revenues, is up S30,0OC from the previous year.
 Figures are not yet available on amounts for the Public Survey of- flee or the Office of Indian Affairs The former is expected to run around $55,0O0, District Cadastral Engineer George w. Parks said. The Indian Office had asked for $780, 900 for its department of education but Director c. M Hirst said he had no definite word yet on what amount was granted.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-13
Belgian Cabinet Resigns in Body

BRUSSELS. May l3-The Bel gian Cabinet, headed by Premier Paul Janson, has resigned after being in office five ana one half months.
 The resignation of the Cabinet is due to differences over the Gov ernments tax proposals designed to balance the budget The crisis has been threatening for some time and came to head when the Catho- lie members of the Cabinet refused to participate further with the Gov ernment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-13
Son of Pioneer Family Stages
 Ho|dup at Noon
Merritt Mills, of Olympia, Confesses to Robbery
 Loot Is $86O

OLYMPIA, Wash, May 13.-Mer- ritt G. Mills, 33, son of one of Olym- pia's prominent pioneer families has confessed to daring noon holdup of the Thurston County Saw ings and Loan Company.
 Detective Captain Ray Hays an nounced that Mills son of former Olympia Mayor, said financial trou- bles led him to the robbery.
 Hays said $36O was taken at the point of a gun from Hazel Palmer Assistant Treasurer, who was alone in the institution during the noon holdup.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-13
TRIMMER RECEIVES WORD

D. B. Femmer, agent of the Al aska Transportation Company. this morning received a radiogram, dated at Seattle last night, stating that the Employers have offered the Union ten-day truce during which both Tacoma and Seattle will be open. Prospects are favorable of union accepting which will permit Chatham to resume loading Fri day morning and sail about on schedule. Ten days however is in- sufficient time to permit Chatham to load concentrates or Puget Sound perishables safely"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-13
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, May 13. - Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 9%, American Can 871a, American Light and Power 5k, Anaconda 28%, Bethlehem Steel ATS, Commonwealth and Sou- thern 1A, Curtiss Wright 4A, Gen. eral Motors 30as, International Har- vester 565s, Kennecott 33%, New York Central 1874, Southern Pacif- ic 13H, United States Steel AZ, Cities Service 10A, Pound $4.97%
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-13
N.L.R.B. DIRECTOR REFUSES REMOTE
 ON BARCAI 6
AFL Organizer Says Ships to Be Picketed on
 Reaching Alaska

SEATTLE, May 13.-Robert Gates, acting Regional Director of the Na- tional Labor Relations Board here, refused an AFL request today to re- open the collective bargaining el- ection in the Alaska salmon canning wage dispute.
 Gates formally certified to the result of last weeks voting which gave CIO a victory over AFL, and announced that the AFL protest was without substantial merit"
 The American Federation of Lab or contended that balloting in the election had been halted while sev- eral hundred AFL men were still waiting to vote.
 Gates said that there were not several hundred AFL votes prevent ed from being polled and that the number which might have voted had the polls stayed open longer, would not have phased the final tally
 AlternatiUe Proposed
 An alternative for the AFL,, Gates said lis that the canning industry might be induced to permit mem bers of both organizations to work in Alaska during the 1888 season" :"
 Gates further said This proposal must be solved, if it is to be solved, by representatives of the interested parties, as this is not question with which this office is concerned. However, it should be understood that certification of the election does not imply that only members of the CIO may be employed"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-13

The Forest Service vessel Forester sailed for Angoon and Hoonah this morning with District Ranger w. A. Chipperfield and Joe Werner of the Forest Service aboard They will be in the field about week on checkup of eco and other activity.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-13
MOOSE MEET

A Moose meeting is scheduled for tonight at 8 o'clock at the Moose Hall. Refreshments are to be served, and all members are urged to at tend.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-13
BASEBALL TODAY

The following are scores of base ball games played in the two major leagues this afternoon as received up to 1:30 o'clock:
 NATIONAL LEAGUE Pittsburgh 4; Chicago 1.
 AMERICAN LEAGUE St. Louis 5; Detroit T. Chicago 2; Cleveland 6. Washington o; Boston 10. Philadelphia 8; New York 6.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-13
NAVAL AVIATION
 BILL IS PASSED

WASHINGTON, May 13. - The Senate has passed and sent to the White House the Administration billion dollar Naval Aviation bill Funds to carry out the program must be appropriated later.
 The measure authorizes construc- tion of 46 new fighting ships, 26 aux diaries and $50 planes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-13
DOW. JONES AVERAGES

The following are today's Dow, Jones averages: industrials 1l1.87, down 6.88; rails 23.15, down .33; utilities 1893, down .31.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-13

There now are 243,700 collective farms in Russia, with 18,500, 900 households, or 93 per cent of all peasants in the country.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-13

2. The alliance of the Chinese
 Nationalists and Communists
 coaxed out of Soviet Russia
 continuing stream of war ma
 terials for the Chinese armies,
 via the caravan routes from
 Mongolia to Sian, in the heart
 of North Central China.
 Until Chiang gave evidence that he was battling the Japanese to 8 finish-evidence which has beer lacking heretofore-Russian assis. tance was withheld from the Chin csc Nationalists. But when evidence of sincerity was produced, Russia apparently decided to go ahead witt a long-term plan to harass a natur- al enemy. Japan The easiest way to harass Japan, for the time being is to send war supplies to the Chin
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-13

l. Nationalist China's leader,
 Chiang Kai-shek, definitely
 has ended his 10-year feud
 with the Communist war lords
 who rule the provinces of
 North Central China the
 very provinces where the hot
 fighting is now going on.
 That means Nationalist and Com munist China are at last united in common front against common enemy. It took Japanese invasion to get Chiang and his old enemies together, but they are together. The evidence is overwhelming
 First, Chiang executed able, but double dealing General Han Flu Gnu, the governor of Shantung pro- vince, who had failed to resist the Japanese.
 Then, Chiang ordered his other generals to snap into hit-and-run guerrilla warfare against the Japs, the principal idea behind that being harassment of the invaders, and cutting of their communication lines.
 Finally, Chiang won a new title which can be translated to mean dictator" but is more accurate as leader" It is "Tsung- an honor, conferred upon him by his Nationalist Kuomintang party.
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-11
Ridge Sees
BOnYdDenv
HsAbbeul

High Point, June 11.-(AP)- The
Guilford County Board of Elections
overruled a request by Major Edney
Ridge, of Greensboro, unsuccessful
candidate for the Democratic nomi-
nation to Congress from the sixth dis
trict, to have l.. ]. Fisher, Jr., of
High Point, elected from the board
as the investigation of High Point
townships primary election of last
Saturday opened here this morning.
AS the investigation began, Ridge
charged Fisher, on the basis of what
he said election records showed, with
having voted twice here Saturday. An
immediate probe of the. charge was
opened, and election officials and
Mrs. L. J. Fisher took the stand to
testify Fisher voted only once, and
the second vote, listed enormously
in his name, was actually cast by HI:
wife,
Chairman Edwin Pierce and w. E.
Conner, both of Greensboro, the other
two members of the board, unani
mously refused Ridges request, fol
lowing the testimony. Ridge said he
would take his request for Fishers re-
moval before the State Elections
Board.
]. o. Atkinson, Jr., of Greensboro
who preferred the charge of "electior
frauds" against High Point township
last Monday, was not present at thu
investigation this morning, but wa
represented by counsel.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-11
German Threats in Czecho-
slovakia Add to Worries
Over Attacks on
Freight Ships
BRITAIN PLANNING
TO PROTECT SHIPS
Spanish Insurgents Make
Important New Advances
Toward Conquest of Gov
ernment's East Coast Area;
Government Troops Sur
rendering in Numbers

London, June 11-(AP)-New cen
trail European danger signs today gave
another headache to harassed British
diplomats continuing their search for
means of insuring Spanish insurgest
respect for their British merchant
marine.
Germany's virulent anti-Czechoslo-
yak press campaign on the eve of
Sundays municipal elections purturb-
ed officials as they prepared dossiers
on bomb-shattered British freighters
for Prime Minister Chamberlain and
Foreign Secretary Halifax, who are
due back in London tomorrow after a
holiday.
Experts were believed already to
have drafted detailed measures to
protect freighters engaged in legiti-
mate non-contraband trade with gov
eminent Spain.
Hendaye, France, said, meanwhile
the Spanish insurgent command an
nOunced an army under General
Amanda had captured Abbocacer, for
two months the governments chief
coastal bulwark protecting Castellon
de la Talana and Valencia.
Dispatches from the insurgent side
said great numbers" Of government
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-11
Big Bomber
Collapsed In
Air InS Storm
Disinte CRATE d at
High Altitude, In
vestigator + n d S;
Eight We're Killed

Delaven, ILL.,, June 11.-(AP)- A
bombing plane in which a crew Of
eight persisted yesterday "disintegrat-
ed" in the air during storm. Major
Roy Camblin said today on the basis
of a preliminary inquiry.
Major Camblin headed an army
board which began formal inquiry
today at the scene of the crash, a
farm meadow two miles northwest
of here.
He told a coroner's jury.
There is no doubt the plane disin-
tegrated in the air. either because it
was struck by lightning or by stress
caused by rough handling by the
storm"
The major said preliminary in.
vestigation failed to disclose any real
evidence" that holt of lightning hit
the ship, a. Douglas Bis bomber, car
rying three officers and five enlisted
men,
A wing found about 200 yards from
the main part of the wreckage was
not scared by lightning, he said
The broken bodies of the filters were
removed last night to a field at Ran
toul Ill.
Captain Hugo Rush, who with First
Lieutenant Samuel Stephenson and
Major Camblin, is a member of the
board of inquiry, said it was unlikely
the crash was caused by structural
failure" of the plane.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-11
Warning Given of Deter
mined Drive Up Mighty
Stream to the Pro-
visional Capital
FOREIGN SHIPPING
ADVISED TO VACATE
Only Foreign Ships in Yang
tie Now Are British, Anne
rican and French Gun
boats; Some 40 Japanese
Gunboats and Other Craft
Ready for Action

Shanghai, June 11-(AP)-The ia
panese navy served warning today
that it planned to blast it's way up
the Yangtze river to Hankow, China $
provisional capital.
All foreign shipping was advised to
evacuate a 20O-mile zone between
Wuhu and Kiukiang in an effort to
prevent possible international COM
plicatons.
Kiukiang is 12O miles down the
river from Hankow and Wuhu is $50
miles from the provisional capital.
The only foreign ships now in the
Yangtze are British, United States
and French gunboats. United States
gunboats are at Marking, Hankow
and two other points. About 40 ia
panese gunboats and transports were
reported up the river from Wuhu,
taking part in the new drive. They
were led by the Idzumo, flagship o.
the japanese fleet in China waters,
which led the naval attack on Shang-
hal last year.
The Admiralty announced IN Iokyo
a general drive on Hankow had been
launched up the Yangtze, and tha'
a marine party had landed and was
in action. The Admiralty did not say
where the party landed.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-11
Great Britain, Belgium,
Northern France and
Netherlands All Feel
Sharp Quakes
DAMAGE is LITTLE
AND NONE is DEAD
Few Injured When Flimsy
Houses in Belgium Are
Shaken Down; Frightened
Populace Streams From
Homes and Factories; Lon
don Is Swayed

London, June 11-(AP)-Great Bri-
tain, Belgium, northern France and
the Netherlands were Jared at noon
today by earthquakes that swayed
buildings, toppled chimneys and made
millions dizzy tor a few seconds.
Damage apparently was minor and
no serious casualties were reported.
In Belgium, where the shocks were
described as the severest in the ma
TONS history, few persons were in
jured when several flimsy buildings
collapsed in the first tremor.
Frightened Belgians streamed from
houses and factories in Brussels when
the first series came, lasting from 10
to 20 seconds. Roof tiles crashed to
the streets and many windows splin-
.ered.
A second milder tremor came two
hours later
London Observers said the quake's
epicenter was in the North Sea, some
Is miles northeast of London. 1t was
felt particularly in the southern pro-
vinces of the Netherlands. A wall col
lapsed in The Hague, and book case
overturned at the American Legation,
but none was injured.
London from 'the city,, financial
district, to the fashionable west end
and the peaceful suburbs, swayed
gently.
In France the shock was limited to
the northern section.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-11
MONEY CHA|RMEN
MAY Be NEW MEN
Senate. and House Posts
Speculated on in Coming
General Assembly
Daily DiSpatch BureHn.
In the Sir Walter Hole

Raleigh, June 11.-F'inance and ar-
preparation committees, the groups
which to all practical ntents and pur-
poses frame all the States taxing and
spending laws, will have new chair
men in both House and Senate in
1899; and in addition not one of these
committees can possibly have as many
as half repeating members.
In the Senate there will be new
chairmen for the very good and SUI
s,cient reason that neither 1887 chair
man &c. v. Wetb Of finance and
James A. Bell Of appropriations will
he member; while over in the House
both 1889 chairmen (Victor Bryant of
finance and Libby Ward of apprcpz
riations) are candidates for tho
speakership and it is unlikely that
clther, if and when successful would
name the other-thougn this posi-
t,1.ty is not SO remote in view OF the
fact that the Durham and Craven
lclis lators are still good friends de-
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-11
SCOTLAND NECK MAN
HEADS BURIAL BODY
Other Officers of State Association
Elected at Convention End
ing in Asheville

Asheville, June 11.-(AP)-W. D.
Harden, of Scotland Neck, was elected
president of the North Carolina State
Burial Association at the final ses-
sion of the organizations annual con-
vention here today. He succeeded w.
H. Groce, of Asheville. Goldsboro was
chosen as the 1889 meeting place.
A. j. Koonce, of Mount Airy, was
elected vice-president, and w. c.
Moody, also of Mount Airy, was re-
elected secretary-treasurer.
Directors we're named as follows: F
A. Garner, Kinston; j. T. Pugh, Ashe-
boro; A. A. Ellwanger, Greenville; Ed
Needham, Pilot Mountain, and w. H
Groce, .Asheville.
The convention opened Thursday
Lieutenant Governor w. p. Horton
spoke yesterday, tracing developments
Of the States system of public educa
ton from the time of Aycock until
the present.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-11
VETS CERTAIN OF
SENATE'S CONTROL
Majority Favor County Ii
quor Stores, Based ON
Past Records
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walker Hotel

Raleigh, June 11-County control
forces appear absolutely certain to
control the 1899 State Senate AMI
thereby repulse whatever efforts are
made by the United Dry Forces to
overturn the present system of county
option by means of a Statewide re-
ierendum.
This seemed probable even before
the primary voting, and now that the
returns are in, the certainty appears
that even more certain, and that's
good logic even if not good grammar.
At the risk of mis-branding a SEN
ator or two-and your correspondent
makes no claim to the infallibility Of
his ratings-here are twenty-five mem
bers (half the totaD who will almost
surely vote against any drastic change
in the present set-up.
First: Jerry j. Hughes and w. L
Halstead, both incumbents who voted
wet last time.
Second: w. B. Rodman, Jr., an in
cumbent, and d. 3. Fearing.
Third: c. Wayland Spruill who as
Bertiess representative voted wet last
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-11
Czechoslovak Nation Is
Armed Camp For Election
Sunday; Germany Feared

Praha, Czechoslovakia, June II
(AP)-Czechoslovak made ready to-
day for the last of three Sunday num-
icipal elections in an atmosphere of
military preparedness and under-cov-
er diplomatic maneuvers.
There was widespread expectation
the turning point in the little post
war republics future relations with
her boisterous Germanic minority and
neighboring Germany would come
jim the next few days. a member of
the Czechoslovak armys general staff
Major Rudolf Broz, in radio adj
dress on national defense yesterday,
warned "any invaders would face a
chain of machine gun nests along our
borders"
The broadcast was made as large
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-11
Jury Probes
Kidnapping of
Cash Infant


Miami Fla, June II (AP)-A cor
oner's jury was called into session
again today to return formal YER
dict in the death of James Bailey
Cash, Jr., whose kidnap-slaying was
fully solved yesterday with announce
ment by Federal agents of detailed
confession from Franklin p. Mccall
Edgar Hoover, Federal Bureau of
Investigation director, said Mccall
admitted. he alone was responsible
for abduction of the Princeton, Fla,
child. Previously Mccall had told
Of writing three ransom notes and
collecting $4,000 ransom from the
boys father
The six-man coroner's jury examin-
ed the boys body Thursday, viewed
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-11

Is Die AS Tornado fits
Texas Town OF 700 Folk:
Over 40 Others Injured

G yde, Texas, June IL (AP)-A
slowly moving tornado killed Ii
persons in this west Texas village
of 100 last night. left several miss
ing, injured at least 40 others and
shattered two score houses.
Weary volunteers searched the
debris TO-DAY, fearful that more
bodies lay in the wreckage. Doc
tors established emergency sta
tiOns iE stores and dressed wounds
of the injured, some of whom
entered to find the bodies of dead
re atives on the floors.
Clyde was isolated several hours
when the tornado tore down COM
municatiOns lines, delaying calls
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-11

for ambulances, doctors, nurses
and volunteers from nearby
towns.
The Red Cross modified it's
facilities and a detachment of the
National Guard set up a rolling
kitchen.
Like huge snake, the storm
Vrept. upon the town shortly after
dusk. Many saw it coming and
scrambled to safety inside storm
ce lars. Others gambled vainly
That their houses would withstand
the shock.
The wind split freight train,
tumbling box cars along the rails.
at least one transient was killed,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-11

scale preparations were made to main
tain order Sunday, when more than
100000 Sudeten Germans will have
the opportunity to march to the polls
as 8170 communities ballot. About
1880 of the communities are predomi-
nantly German. If recent trends are
maintained an overwhelming solidar-
ity will be demonstrated by Germans
for Konrad Henlein, Nazi-inclined
party, while Czechoslovaks will show
rallying to the government policies
Much of the expectation of a new
turn in events was attached to the
fact both the CZechoslovak minister
in Berlin and his colleague in Paris
were in Praha comforting with Pre-
mier Hodza, Foreign Minister Korfta
and President Edouard Benes.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-11
PRICES FOR TRUCK
DECLINE SLIGHTLY

Raleigh, June 11-With plentiful
sunnlies of North Carolina truck
crops on northern wholesale markets
this week, prices declined moderately
the weekly price summary OF the U.
6 and state Departments of Agricul-
ture revealed today.
Lambs advanced sharply at the be-
Ginning of the week but lost ground
Gained when normal supplies were
restored at mid-week, whereas TOP
hog prices at Rocky Mount hoVereo
between $50 and $40 during most OF
the week and cattle showing evil
dences of grass finish manifested
weakening tendencies at most al
markets. -------------- .sxsGsas
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-11
RELIEF FUND USES
BRING QUEER TURN
Strange Senate Lineup on
issue of Investigating
Political Angle
BY CHARLES =. STEWART
Central Press COlumnist

Washington, June 11.-Senator Mil
lard E. Tydings of Maryland may
have been a hit inconsistent in in
Producing Senate resolution, shortly
before Congress- adjournment, call
ing for a three-man senatorial COM
mittee to investigate, during the law
makers recess, complaints of the use
of federal relief money to influence,
partisanly, the pending congressional
nomination and election campaign.
Maybe he was inconsistent consid-
ering that he voted against preced-
ing proposition to penalize outright,
any proved attempts at the exercise
of such influence.
Tydings got nine other senators to
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