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The Washington times., 1938-11-21
is READY,
LEAHY CLAIMS

QN.SD.-It will be several
years-probably ten-before the
increase in the nations sea de-
lenses ordered by the last Con-
gress will be attained, but the
Navy could, if necessary, defend
the frontiers of the United
States now, Admiral William D.
Leahy, chief of Naval operations,
declared today.
Leahy, in his annual report, re.
vealed that numerous construc-
ton delays have hampered efforts
to strengthen the fleet. Leahy's
report, however, covered the IL.
month period ending June 80,
and Assistant Secretary of the
Navy Charles Edison has already
reported that since that date, an
increased number of ships have
been delivered on, or ahead of,
schedule.
Hope was expressed by Leahy
that aggression by those who are
setting the pace in the present
armament race" would be de-
tered by this years billion-dollar
naval expansion act.
Leahy recommended moderniza-
ton of the Nays five newest
battleships-the Colorado, Mary.
land, West Virginia, Tennessee
and California.
The Washington times., 1938-11-21
u. S. Is Blamed

Allegations that Germany is not
aiding the Jews were denounced
by the National zeitung. But the
Goering paper ignored mention of
the financial circumstances of the
emigres, and did not indicate
whether the Reich is prepared to
grant them financial privileges,
such as permission to take q por.
ton of their fortunes abroad.
The United States and Great
Britain were blamed for delaying
a satisfactory settlement of the
refugee problem.
1T does not lie in the power
of the Reich to open the do
minionS and colonies of the
United States to Jewish immi-
grafton" commented the Ma
tional zeitung, but individual
Continued on Page 2, Col. u
The Washington times., 1938-11-21
Mail Christmas
Gifts EGrIy-i1s
Fact, Very EARLY

U.N.S0 Mail early for Christ
mas-extra early.
The Post Office Department to-
day sounded its annual warning
to those who would have their
Yule gifts delivered before Santa
arrives - and added the word
"extra" because the holiday falls
on Sunday and will be celebrated
legally on the following day.
The gist OF the departments
statement was this-plan your
mailing as though Christmas fell
on Saturday, December "a, and
everything will come out Just
right.
The Washington times., 1938-11-21
Wife Murderer Bees
For Death in Hospital

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Nov.
81 Q.N.SD.-Richard Friedman,
"a, Philadelphia salesman who
slew his wife, pleaded with physi-
clans in Atlantic City Hospital to-
day to- let him die because II
can't live without the one I love. -
She was his estranged bride of six
weeks. Friedman shot her, then
fired a bullet into his side when
she scorned his pleas for recon
Citation.
The Washington times., 1938-11-21
Weather Forecast
Fair and Warmer

Fair and slightly warmer today,
with the lowest temperature to-
night about A, is the weather
mans gift to Washingtonians this
morning. Tuesday will be marked
by increased cloudiness, and
warmth, followed by rain Tuesday
night and Wednesday. There is
also a drop in temperature for
Tuesday night, and much colder
weather Wednesday and Wednes-
day night"
The Washington times., 1938-11-21

were herded into a basement
and ordered to stage a battle
royal. When individuals failed
to attack each other with suffi-
cient zeal, guardians hauled
them out of the seething mass
and demonstrated the art of
smuggling on them.
In Leipsig, when a Polish
Jewess resisted an attempted
rape, she was paraded naked in
the streets. When the Polish
consul protested, the girl was ar
rested on a charge of insulting
the authorities"
The Washington times., 1938-11-21
Met Premiere Tonight;
MartineIIi 10 SinQ

NEW YORK, Nov. 81 Q.NSO
The Metropolitan Opera Houses
famous horseshoe becomes stud
ded with jewels again tonight
when society views the inaugural
of the fifty-fourth regular season
of opera.
More than 300 persons are ex-
pected to hear the opening notes
of Verdi's "Otello." Giovanni Mar
tinelli will proclaim the woes and
jealousy of the Moor of Venice in
the title role and Lawrence Tibbet
will represent the designing Iago.
The Washington times., 1938-11-21
Prince Paul , British
To Map Cooperation

LONDON, Nov. 81 GN.SO.
Prince Paul, regent of Yugoslavia,
arrived here today for discussions
with British officials of plans for
political and economic cooperation
among the Balkan States. Prince
Paul was accompanied by his wife,
Princess Olga, elder sister of the
Duchess of Kent.
The Washington times., 1938-11-21
Jews Woe Compared
With Armenia Horror

PARIS, Nov. 81 Q.N.S0 Solo
mon Grumbach, vice president of
the foreign affairs committee of
the Chamber of Deputies, declared
today he had received consular re-
ports from Dresden describing
events in that city as "only COM
parable in brutality with the Ar
menian massacres at the begin
ming of the century"
He quoted one report as saying:
Three hundred Jews were
thrown into prison in the smart
Prater district Of Vienna. They
The Washington times., 1938-11-21
Packard Strike
Threatened

DETROIT, Nov. FL (I.N.S.).
Officials of the Packard To-
cal of the United AutOmO-
bile Workers Union today
were armed with a member
ship vote empowering them
to call a strike as they con-
tinued effort. to negotiate
demands for pay rises for five
claSsificatiOns of workers.
The vote, taken Saturday,
was announced today.
The Washington times., 1938-11-21
10 Are Overcome as
Blaze Races Block

QUEBEC, Nov. 81 Q.N.S0.
Nineteen firemen were overcome
and property damage estimated at
100000 was caused today when
fire, originating in a lumber yard,
razed a block of homes in the
heart of the city. It was Quebec's
worst fire in several years.
The Washington times., 1938-11-21
Labor Board Wins Sit-Down Strike Appeal
Reich Asks Nations
Open Doors to Jews
Chinese Execute 3
Heads Of Fired City

SHANGHAI, Nov. Fl QN.S).-The garrison COM
mGmder, chief of police and gendarmerie commander
of Chdngsha haze been publicly executed charges of
responsibility for fire ,ohic6 destroyed the city, &C.
cordimg to dispatch today from, Chungking; tenn
pordry capital of China.
The three officials put before firing squad
Sunday after Changsha Human provincial center aOith
a former population of 5OO,OOO cas aOiped out By
flames in of the most unnecessary tragedies of the
Sino-Jdpdnese 1Odr
Hysterical application of the "scorched EARTH policy
blamed for the disaster IN which 1000 Chinese lost
their ves after the torch had been applied to Chang
ShG.
Authorities IN Chungking gaze the order for its de-
stuction ON the basis of that 1t about to
fall to the Japanese But at that tme the Chinese front
acas holding sfy and today the japanese Advance is
held up at Chilling and Matdng.
The Washington times., 1938-11-21
Treasury Balance

U.N.S.) Treasury balance No
vember 18, $2,529,519. 1886; in
ternal revenue, $6,397, 719.69; Gus
toms receipts, $16,953, 1896; re-
ceipts, 130,508,125; expendi-
lures, $3,414,063,212.
The Washington times., 1938-11-21
Big Show to Open

Strike threats have been COM
mon at the yards each year prior
to the opening of the annual In
ternational Live Stock Exposition,
which begins this year on Novem-
Der 26.
The Washington times., 1938-11-21
z new SNIPER
VICTIMS FOUND

While high officials of Mont
gomery county and Washington
police today held a council of
war" on means of capturing the
mad sniper" an effort to identify
a suspect held at the Seventh
Precinct was scheduled.
A mystery witness" said to be
a well-known local lawyer and the
only man to see the killer in broad
daylight, was to be taken to the
Seventh Precinct to see a light
skinned colored man who already
has been tentatively identified by
one of his victims.
"Thot Is the Man"
Mrs. Edna L. Brown, wounded
last week by a bullet from the
maniacal slayer'S 80 caliber gun,
is reported to have said THAT is
the man" when confronted with
the suspect last Saturday.
Meanwhile, at Police Headquar-
tiers today Major Ernest w.
Brown, superintendent of police,
conferred at length with Chief j.
William Garrett, of the Montgom-
cry County Police. Also present at
the meeting, where further plans
for sharing the killer we're laid,
were Inspector Bernard w.
Continued On'Page 2, Col. II
The Washington times., 1938-11-21
Chicago Stockyards
Tied Up by Strike

CHICAGO, Nov. 81 .NS) .-Tradng suspended at the
worlds largest livestock mart today when $50 livestock handlers
went TODAY a the Union StockyardS
The Washington times., 1938-11-21
German GuiIIotine
Executes 7 as Spies

BERLIN. Nov. 81 Q.N.SO The
guillotine today severed the heads
of Erich Bodach, 26, and Alfred
Kofer, 81. executed for betraying
German military and state secrets.
The Washington times., 1938-11-21
Chattanooga.
GIVES OVATION
TO ROOSEvELTS
President En- Route
To Chickamauga

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, NOV.
81 0.N.SO-Chattanooga turned
out en- masse to greet President
and Mrs. Roosevelt tdoay as they
paused at this historic Southern
center en- route to Warm Springs,
Ca, for Thanksgiving.
A large station crowd cheered
Justify as the presidential special
pulled in. The Chief Executive
was officially welcomed by Sena-
tor Kenneth Mcclellan, Gov. Cor
don Browning, Senator-elect Tom
Stewart and leading city officials.
Mr.. Roosevelt grinned broadly
and waved a greeting to the
crowd before entering an automo-
bile with the First Lady and head
ing out on a five-hour tour of
Chickamauga Dam and Chatta-
nooga's Civil War battlefields.
To Visit Old Friend
En- route to Lookout Mountain
and Missionary Ridge, the Presi-
dent planned to stop off at the
farm of his old friend, Judge Will
Cummings.
There were indications today
that Governor Frank Murphy. of
Michigan, might be taken into the
New Deal official family.
Speculation centered around the
possibility Murphy would either
be asked to take over the Justice
portfolio, succeeding Attorney
General Homer S. Cummings, or
become Solicitor General should
the President decide to elevate
Robert H. Jackson to the cabinet
post that is to be vacated in Jan
uary.
ATTACHES SILENT
White House attaches aboard
the presidential special refused to
confirm reports that Murphy, who
was defeated for reelection on No
vember 8, would fly to Warm
Springs the latter part of this week
for another conference with Mr..
Roosevelt.
In addition to the rumored visit
,of Governor Murphy, it was
known Mr.. Roosevelt planned a.
least two highly important con-
ferences in Warm Springs.
Ambassador Hugh Wilson, re-
called from Germany to report
on Nazi persecution of the Jews,
was expected.
The Washington times., 1938-11-21
.FANSTEEL CASE
TO GET HEARING
IN HIGH COURT
Decision Is Called
Vital to Employer

AS SSFAS AAAO ~SAAAO
today allowed counsel for the
CLIO to formally file q petition
for writ of mandamus against
the Third United States Circuit
Court in a battle over an injunc-
ton obtained against Mayor
Frank Hague of New Jersey.
The court, however, took no
action before 1t announced .
recess until December s.
G,N.SO The Supreme Court to-
day granted the appeal Of the Ma.
tional Labor Relations Board for
hearing on the boards conten.
ton that it has power to compel
an employer to reinstate sit
down" strikers.
The issue is involved In the
Fansteel Metallurgical Company
case of Chicago. The board ap-
pealed after the Seventh United
States Circui Court rendered a de.
cision denying reinstatement to
the "sit-down" strikers on the
grounds Of lawlessness.
Vital Wagner Issue
The case will be argued orally
before a final decision is rendered.
The "sit-down" strike issue Is
regarded as the most important
Wagner act cause to come before
the high court since 1t upheld the
constltutionality of the act.
Should the court. after argu.
ment, decide that the corporation
had power to discharge and re-
fuse to take back the "sit-down"
strikers-even though the com.
pany was found guilty Of unfair
labor practices employers would
have a powerful weapon to com.
bat the new type Of strike.
Circuit Bench Split
The board, while not defending
"sit-down" strikes, asserted it had
found the company guilty of labor
and other practices de-
signed to prevent collective bar.
gaining.
Therefore, the NLRB con-
tended, the fact that workers en-
gagged in "sit-down" strikes and
resisted eviction, after a State
court injunction was issued, did
not prevent it from remedying
the unfair labor practices.
The Seventh United States Cir.
cult Court divided on the issue.
A ma ority held misconduct Of en-
ployes barred them from obtain
ing relief under he Wagner act.
The justices, on rehearing, today
reaffirmed its former decision,
that General Talking Pic
lures of New York had infringed a
radio patent pool in the making
of talking motion picture appara-
tus.
The Washington times., 1938-11-21
LOST

LOST
BRACELET. platinum, 2 sapphires. 1 dia.
mOnd rev. MAI. 1881. Apt. 617. after 6.
GOAT. female, brown; expectant mother
vic. KensingtOn, Md. SH. 2429
GLASSES-Little boys; vic. Maury School
reward. Ii. 1905.
PHOTOGRAPH. miniature, Of daughter:
reward. Ii. 5467 after p. m.
SCOTTIE, black. female: "Shanty": fam
lily pet; greatly missed: reward. DI. 5l34.
(Other Lost and Found Ads on
Page 26 Col. ~
The Washington times., 1938-11-21
Rush More Police

Fifty extra police earlier were
dispatched to the stock yards as
a precaution against possible VIC
lence.
The striking yards workers an
ticipated that an attempt might
be made by the police to clear
the strikers from the. company
property, where they remained
following their refusal to resume
their duties this morning.
Traders, contemplating such
action, were gathered at the yards
hoping other handlers might be
brought in to restore the usual
flow of business.
The Washington times., 1938-11-21
NATION JOIN S.
FIGHT TO Save.
CHERRY TREES.
Congress Besieged
By Protests
BY JOSEPH T. MOONEY

The storm of protest over the
destruction of hundreds of trees
in Tidal Basin to make way for
a marble memorial to Thomas
jefferson broke in full fury on
Capitol Hill today.
BY telephone, telegraph and
mail, hundreds of DIRECTORS made
known their opposition to the
mauso'eum project which will be
erected at the sacrifice of the
trees.
Appeal Broadcast
Senators and Representatives
were besieged with expressions OF
diSapproval, following a nation
wide radio appeal by five leading
clubwcmen of Washington over
the Mutual Broadcasting system,
through 80 affiliated stations, last
night.
Bringing the issue squarely be-
fore the voters of America on the
ground that the fight to save the
trees is a matter of national sig
nificance, the clubwomen ap'
pealed directly to the voters to
make known their wishes to the
elected representatives in Con-
gress.
Cost Too Great
Don't let anyone tell you this
is just a local affair."" said Mrs.
Ernest H. Daniel, president Of
the District Federation Of Wom-
ems Clubs. 1--WE who live in the
city of Washington have no vote,
and that is why we appeal to
you voters for aid. You elect the
men who govern uS-and they
must heed your wishes"
Mrs. Daniel declared the club
women approved of a memorial to
jefferson, but not at the cost OF
CONTINUED n Page 2. Col. y
The Washington times., 1938-11-21

Business was paralyzed when
the remainder Of the livestock
handlers refused to work, evidently
awaiting separate orders as to
what course they should follow.
The strikers, members of the
CIO-affiliated Livestock Handlers
Union, demanded higher wages
and improved working conditions.
The non-striking handlers are
members of a rival union affiliated
with the AFL.
The Washington times., 1938-11-21

I: Fair, slightly
warmer; lOWsSt
! temperature about
a tonight; Tues
/. day cloudy, warm
7 Sf, followed by
.rala Tuesday nlght.
The Washington times., 1938-11-21

"Details on Society Page.)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-08-04

SanbOrn-Jeffers was trounced
IS to 0 by the Sanborn baseball
team in a game here Sunday.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-08-04
Chapter III

Cndpter Ill
The Ohio company called fot
two purchases. One was for the
Ohio company and the other for
! Duer and his associates known as
the Scioto company, but both pur-
chases were made in the name of
Cutler and Winthrop Sargent, the
latter being the secretary of the
Ohio company. The first purchase
contained one and one-half mill
| ion acres in addition to reSerVa-
tons of one section in each town.
ship for schools and another sec
ton in each township for religion
and later congress gave three sec
tions and two whole townships
for a university.
The Ohio company was to pay
S500,000 at once and the same
amount when the survey was
completed The survey showed
the area contained 1871, 200 acres.
The Scioto purchase lay to the
north and west of the Ohio COM
pany and contained 4,901 ,480
acres. 1t was an enormous tract of
great value. The Ohio company
later encountered financial diff
culties due to the Indian Wars
and could not pay its second in
stallment. 1t had paid for only
100000 acres, to which congress
in 1892 added 214,285 acres to be
paid for with army warrants. 1t
also granted 100000 acres free in
1O0-acre plots to those who would
actually settle with five years.
The last meeting of the Ohio
company before the journey west
ward was at Cromwells Head
Tavern, Boston, in November,
where their plans were complet-
ed. December l, 1887, % men,
among them boat-builders and
mechanics, under the guidance of
Major Hatfield White, a Revolu-
tionary officer, started from DAN
vers, Massachusetts,, for the long
trip over the mountains for the
mouth of the Muskingum river on
the Ohio. A month later, around
January l, 1888, another party of
IS under the leadership of Col
onel Ebenezer Sproat, including
four surveyors and their assist
ants and a number of the Ohio
company followed the first band,
whom had arranged to meet at
Aumrill's Ferry about 80 miles
above Pittsburgh on the Youghio-
gheny River.
Many Obstacles
They had to contend with
swollen bridgeless streams and the
apparently trackless Alleghanies,
where the trail was completely
hidden, deep in snow and they saw
only the occasional prints of a
deer or buffalo, or possibly a
band of Indians.
The party included General
Rufus Putnam, from all historical
accounts, the real inspirer, found
er, and guide of the Ohio COM
pany. After As hard days battling
with wind and weather they
reached the Youghiogheny, where
they were welcomed by the first
party, which had started month
in advance, TO them and expected
to have boats in readiness to con-
vey them all down the Ohio to the
Muskingum.
/ Owing to the extremely severe
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-08-04

Lauterbach, Pat Byram, Ross
Lussenhop and Elmer DielSmeier
who was playing at quarterback
much of the time when the season
ended.
The line candidates include
Louis Coubal, regular tackle, Jim
Dwyer ard Ellis Lang, lettermen
at ends and Andy Smith, center
and guard.
Don Aarthun, guard, who was
out much of last season with a
bad knee, Art Neuschwander and
Don Carity who did some work in
the backfield late in the season,
Billy Stensvad, Norman Otto, Paul
Duea, Al Fobes. Floyd Hendick-
son, Bill Inglis, Jim Finn, Harry
Simondet, Clarence Trefry, Cy
Weleh, John Lauterbach, John De
Groat and George Barnes are
others from last years squad
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-08-04
1T CAN HAPPEN!!
ABUSED REDWOOD
TEAM WINS GAME

The drouth is broken, it has
rained again. The Redwood Falls
baseball team is celebrating. 1t
won its first game of the season
Sunday trimming the Tracy nine
to the tune of 10 to at Tracy.
The effective hurting of May
nard Steele and the big sticks of
the Whiting brothers and Steele
were largely responsible. Red
wood scored once in the fourth
and four times in the fifth but
the big inning was the seventh
when they counted five runs.
Tracy crossed the plate twice in
the fifth and sixth and once in
the eighth inning. Holstein hurl-
ed for the Scrappers and Sand
Doe caught. Kagel was behind the
bat for Redwood. Tracy was held
to four hits, while Redwood was
credited with Is.
The Reds are trying to schedule
game with Garvin there August
and are lining up a few other
games for the remainder of the
season.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-08-04
Playoff Tits
Start Sunday
SEAFORTH, WABASSO
DELHI, WANDA IN
WINDUP GAMES

Playoffs to determine the Red
wood county entrant in the re-
gional baseball tournament will
begin Sunday when Wabasso
meets Wanda in a Cracker day
feature and Delhi plays at Sea-
FORTH -. '~- .-...
George Matson of Redwood
Falls and John Kagel of Clements
will umpire at Wanda; Steele of
Redwood Falls and Merth of
Wabasso, at Seaforth.
Winners of the two games will
hold a three-game series, the first
in the town having the league rat
ing, the. second in the other COM
munity and the third, if the SER
les progresses that far, at the
town drawing the biggest gate in
the first two tits.
Plans for the playoff were
made at meeting of county team
managers at Redwood Falls Nor
day night.
The disputed Delhi-Clements
game several weeks ago, in which
the unofficial score was 10 to
in favor of Delhi, was ruled for
| feited to Delhi as Clements did
not abide by a decision of the UNI
pire. Managers also ruled a for
felt in the last acknowledgements
game as the Clements team failed
to appear.
Team standings left Delhi and
Wanda tied for third and fourth
places, but the flip of a coin gave
Delhi third, Wanda fourth.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-08-04
The Northwest Territory
Its History the Story of Minnesotas Parenthood:
The Vests Great March of Freedom

weather, General Putnam found
that little had been dore; the mill
was frozen and not board was
to be had toward building the all
important boats, while many of
Major Whites men were afflicted
with smallpox. On General Put
MANS arrival at AumrillS Ferry
and the joining of these two for
ces, he seemed to put new spirit
in the adventure and after six
weeks of unremitting toll they
were ready to set off on their
journey. The little flotilla, con-
sisting of a galley decked over
and strongly built, named the
''Mayflower," a flatboat called the
"Adelphia" and three canoes,
started down the river Tuesday,
April l. At the time when they
left Youghiogheny it was very
cold, but the weather changed as
they went down the river. The
islands which they passed in the
Ohio were covered with verdure;
the trees were donning their
spring finery and the robins and
the bluebirds trilled their CHEEKY
notes of welcome to the strangers.
Founded Marietta
Arriving at the mouth of the
Muskingum river, the site of Fort
Harmar, April 7, 1873, this little
band of pioneers founded Mar
ietta, Ohio, the first settlement in
the new Northwest Territory I'M
der the Ordinance of 1877 since
called the Northwest Ordinance.
From this humble start migration
continued westward to the Miss
issippi and beyond to the great
plains and mountains and finally
| to the Pacific Ocean.
Six states were subsequently
formed from the original North
west Territory namely, Ohio,
Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wis
consin and Minnesota. These states
and every other state admitted to
the Union have modelled their
constitutions after the Northwest
Ordinance.
Abraham Lincoln, who gave
assistance to Minnesota in her ad-
mission to the Union, described
the ordinance as follows, "That
ordinance was constantly looked
to whenever new territory was
to become a state. Congress al
ways traced their course by the
| Ordinance of 1897"
George Washington in speaking
of the settlement of the North
west Territory said, mo colony in
America was ever settled under
such favorable auspices as that
which has just commenced at the
Muskingum.'
Theodore Roosevelt declared,
I'm truth, the Ordinance of 1887
was so wide reaching in its effect,
was drawn in accordance with so
lofty morality and such far
seeing craftsmanship and was
fraught with such veal for the
nation, that it will ever rank
among the foremost of American
state papers"
President Franklin d. Roosevelt
stated, "The principles of the Or
dinance of 1887 served as the
highway, broad and safe, over
which poured the westward
march of our civilization. On this
plan the United States was built" "