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Evening star., 1938-08-16
DEFENSE COUNCIL
MEETS IN PRAHA
Several Measures Expected
to Be Taken by Czechs.
Runciman Back.
BY M. w. FODOR.

Chicago Daily News Foreign Correspondent.
PRAHA, Aug. 16.-With huge Ger
man military maneuvers begun across
the frontier and British Adviser Wis.,
count Walter Runciman back in Praha
after q week end at Prince Kinsky S
castle in Bomisch-Kamnity. Czecho-
slovakia's Defense Council met today
under the Craftsmanship Of President
Eduard Renes
Particular significance is attached
to this meeting. although the council
convenes once or twice monthly, be-
cause special defense measures are to
be adopted necessitating appropri-
ations of between $30,000,000 and
S40000,000. q sum which will nat
urally unbalance the national budget.
Germany's present maneuvers nat
urally will force Czechoslovakia to
adopt adequate countermeasures to
eliminate any possible surprise ele-
SCl . LII GALL dPRCd1o .
to be to apply military pressure on
Czechoslovakia and wear down its
economic power of resistance.
Official Views Due Tomorrow.
Already Sudeten German elements
have spread a rumor that their nego-
tiations with the Czech government
must be considered broken down. They
call attention to tomorrow's meeting.
when the Sudeten Germans are
scheduled to present their official
views on their autonomy demands in
conference with government repre-
sentatives.
Czechoslovakia certainly is not too
happy over the Reich's large-scale
maneuvers. Are these direct menace
to this country or not? ask many
people both at home and abroad. For
the time being, however. C2echs do
no consider this concentration of L.
100000 troops in Germany as q di-
rect menace
But the maintenance of such enor-
nous contingents of soldiers under
arms near the Czech frontier has a
latent danger. 1t is pointed out. and
if any incident or provocation should
occur Germany's potential armed
strength may then become a direct
threat to Czechoslovakia overnight.
Czechs' Nerves Calm.
Over the week end I Travelled
through the western and northern
parts of Bohemia. While found the
Czech nerves calm, many German ex-
cursionists who had motored from
Saxony and Bavaria anxiously asked
foreigners:
rs it going to come to WARP"
There were no troop movements OF
any special warlike preparations OBJ
servable on the Czech side of the
border. Naturally the fortresses were
all occupied and here and there guards
would suddenly emerge from pill
boxes to challenge travellers and then
disappear. \ But no further special
measures had been effected since the
critical week end of May 81.
Lord Runciman resumed his nego.
tiations with Sudeten German repre-.
sentatives here this afternoon.
Copyright. 1888. by the Chicago Daily
News, Inc.
Evening star., 1938-08-16
FRENCH GENERAL
VISITING GERMANY
Presence of Air Force Chief in
Berlin Diverts Attention
From Maneuvers.
he Associated Press.

by me Associated Press.
BERLIN, Aug. 16.-The arrival of a
visiting French general on a friendly
mission today diverted Germany's at
tention from war maneuvers that
brought thousands of army reserves to
the colors for special training.
Newspapers devoted principal space
TO Gen. Joseph Vuillemin, chief of
staff of the French air force, who ar
rived by plane to inspect German air.
plane factories and airports.
It was expected Vuillemin and his
five aides would be shown some of the
air stunts which last week impressed
Marshal Italo Balbo of Italy during
his visit to the Reich.
Meanwhile in garrisons throughout
the land reserves, taking part in mill
tary games for the first time since
the World War, were being put
through their PAGES preparatory to
main maneuvers scheduled to start
September with the regular army
participating for nearly a month.
Evening star., 1938-08-16
LABOR SHORTAGE
PRESSING REICH
381,355 Workers Brought
in Between April !, 1887,
and March 81, 1893.
By WALLACE r. DEUEL.,


Chicago Daily News Foreign Correspondent
BERLIN, Aug. 16.-In an attempt
to deal with the acute labor shortage
which Nazi policies have created in
the Reich, the regime brought 3s1, 1855
foreign workmen and white collar
employees into Germany between April
l, 1887, and March 81 of this year, it
is revealed in a report published here
today by the Reich Institute for Un-
employment Insurance and for Pro-
viding Work.
OF the total number brought into
the country 328,972 were workmen
and 52,3s3 were employees. according
to today's report. The largest cate
CORY of workmen, numbering 10000,
were those engaged in farming, gar
dening and animal breeding.
100000 Foreigners Given Jobs.
Today's report reveals once more
how successful the Nal campaign
against unemployment has been. Jobs
have been provided for every German
able and willing to work-and for
good many who would prefer not to
work at all but are forced to do So
and for at least 100000 foreigners as
we'll for a large Number of workmen
have been brought in from other
countries since March 81.
BY this time, IN fact, the Nazis' Sue
cess is becoming positively embarass-
ing. For in spite Of bringing in so
many foreign workmen there is still an
acute labor shortage in the Reich, and
building and other projects are being
held up for lack Of workmen and in
dustrial earnings are being affected.
AS long as there was SUFFICIENT
supply of good labor and existing
plant facilities were adequate, in
creases in German production yielded
increasing profits. Now, however, the
supply of good labor is exhausted and
industry has outrun its plant eapac-
ity. The result is that further in
creases in production involve the use
of inferior labor and heavy outlays
for new plants, both of which are
causing rise in production costs.
Earnings Affected.
This rise has now begun to affect
industrial earnings, and this, in turn,
is one of the fundamental causes of
the decline of German stocks which
began toward the end of April and is
still going on. Prices fell on the Ber-
lin exchange again yesterday, bring
ing several issues to new lows for the
year.
The Berliner Tageblatt general in
dex shows decline of from 1915 on
July 80 to 1884 on August and
1862 last Saturday. The Tageblatt
index Of chemical stocks fell from
1905 on July 80 to 1853 on last Sat-
urday, the index of automobile issues
from 1879 to 131 and building shares
from 1865 to 1875.
(Copyrisht 1888, Chicago Daily News, Inc)
Evening star., 1938-08-16
DIES IN WILMINGTON

WILMINGTON, Del. Aug. Is R.-
DR.. Howard Cantwell Watson, former
president of the Delaware State Board
of Dental Examiners and the Delaware
State Dental Society, died yesterday
At his home. He was Sc.
A native of Ekton, Md, DR.. Watson
practiced dentistry here for "a years.
Previously, he practiced in Baltimore
and Washington.
Evening star., 1938-08-16

begun yesterday afternoon when the
54th Field Artillery Brigade left its
semi-permanent camp on the Penn
sylvania military reservation and
famed out through the Lebanon VAL
ley and the Blue Mountains for an
overnight march and make-believe
war.
Evening star., 1938-08-16
So, ,689, 200 VETERAN
HOSPITAL WORK SET
Construction of New Facilities at
10 Institutions Will Start
Immediately.

Immediately.
Contracts totaling $685. 200 have
been awarded for the construction Of
new facilities at 19 Veterans Admin
istration hospitals throughout the
country, Gen. Frank T. Hines, ad-
ministrator Of veterans affairs, an
nounced yesterday.
Work on the projects, which were
approved by President Roosevelt June
81, will begin Immediately. as contract
awards were made In every instance
the day after bids were opened. Gen.
Hines said.
+ The structures approved consist OF
neuro-psychiatric, general medical and
domiciliary buildings, which will add
1910 beds to Veterans Administra-
ton facilities.
Buildings under contract will be To-
Gated in Alabama, California (2),
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Massa-
chusetts. Michigan, Nebraska, New
Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Ver-
mont and West Virginia.
Evening star., 1938-08-16
PLAY GAME OF WAR

INDIANTOWN GAP. Pa. Aug. Is
Citizen-sol from Maryland
and Virginia sweltered at their guns
and trucks today hauling ammunition,
loading blanks" into 75-millimeter
cannon and firing enthusiastically at
a mythical enemy"
Noon signaled an end to hostilities,
Evening star., 1938-08-16
Cats Get Summer Home,

OSKALOOSA, Iowa (P.-The heat
drove Queen and her two kittens to
a new home. When 1T became too
hot in a machine shed ut the Ray
Lloyd farm. the mother cat carried
her two kittens, one at a time, to a
nearby tree and deposited them in a
hole IS feet above the ground. In
their tree nest. safe from ground ami
mails, the kittens enjoy the breeze
while Queen roams the fields In search
of mice.
Evening star., 1938-08-16
FLAG FOES STAGE TIE
F. B. I. and Naval Air Station
Nine PLAY Again Tomorrow.

The diamond battle for supremacy
in the United States Government
League will be continued tomorrow
on the Naval Air Station field with a
game between Bureau of Investigation
and Naval Air, first and second half
champions. respectively.
Fighting for the chance to get in
the city finals which will decide the
sandlot team to represent Washing
ton in the national finals at Pitts
burgh, the two teams went to a
6-6 tie in 10 innings yesterday. The
Sleuths already have won one game
in the two-out-of-three playo6.
In the closing days of the Indus
trial League second-haf schedule Old
Milwaukee continues to keep up with
Heurich Brewery for the cnance to
meet O'Donnell's, first-half winner.
in the playoff. Yesterday Milwaukee
defeated ODonnell's, 81.
Evening star., 1938-08-16
IRWIN S. COBB BRIDGE
Paducah Citizens Favor New
Honor to Humorist.

PADUCAH, KY, Aug. 16 (F.-Per-
haps feeling that naming a hotel. a
beauty parlor. barber shop, cigar
and Kentucky mint julep after Irwin
S. Cobb wasn't enough, citizens here
have begun q movement to name q
bridge across the Ohio River after the
local boy who made good with his
humof.
Paducahns say it was just an over
sight the humorist's name was not
placed on the bridge when 1t was COM
pleted 10 years aso.
Evening star., 1938-08-16
PALESTINE TO RECEIVE
"a MAROONED ON RIVER
Plans Completed for Migration
of Austrian Refugees From
Haven on Danube.

BY the Associated Press.
JERUSALEM. Aug. 16.-Jewish au-
thorities completed plans today to re-
ceive "a refugees from Burgenland.
German Austria, who have been given
permission by the government of
Palestine to enter the country.
The refugees are part of Jewish
community of 68 persons expelled from
Burgenland 10 weeks ago and refused
admission to neighboring nations.
Since then they have been drifting up
and down the Danube River in an old
boat which now is moored alongside a
Danube island under a strong Hun
garian police guard.
One British officer was killed and
two privates wounded in q new Incl
dent today when a military truck was
blown up by a mine hidden in the
foothills east Of Acre.
Evening star., 1938-08-16
Vote Grading Service.

The Agriculture Department report
ed today the flue-cured tobacco grow
ers Of the South Hill, Va, market voted
So per cent In favor Of establishing a
Federal grading service there.
Evening star., 1938-08-16
NO NEED TO WORRY
IF POPULATION DROPS
Hysteria Caused by Such Fears
Waste of Time, Resources
Committee Says.

Committee Says.
By the Associated Press.
Don't get the population filters" :"
The National Resources Committee
says that form of hysteria which is
caused by the fear that the popula-
tion Of the United States soon will
start declining is waste of time.
Admitting that the growth of popu-
lation in this country is declining
fairly rapidly, and may reach stand
still in SO years or less, the committee
adds:
There is no occasion for hysteria
80. The transition from an in
creasing to a stationary or decreasing
population may on the whole be bene-
ficial to the life Of the Nation. It
insures the continuance of a favor
able ratio Of population to natural re-
sources in the United States. ="
Evening star., 1938-08-16
RUSSIAN STRIKING
POWER WEIGHED.
Japanese Find Artillery Is
Accurate, Planes Agile
in Battle. ...
BY J. d. WHITE,

Associated Press Foreign Correspondent.
HSINKIN0. Manchukuo, Aug. 16.-
As the smoke clears away from the
Changkufeng Soviet Russian Japanese
incident. observers here in the Man.
chukuoan capital have reached an ex-
planation for the reported large Rus
sian casualties as opposed to the small
Japanese losses.
The superiority of the Japanese
positions and the difficult terrain over
which the Russians operated. once
they we're pushed back from their
original July II positions atop Chang
kufeng Hill, are regarded as principal
factors.
japanese Held Dugouts.
While personally conducting this
writer over the Changkufeng terrain
last Friday. the commander of Japa-
nese forces in Northern Korea pointed
out that the Japanese we're holding
small honeycomb dugouts to Withstand
Russian artillery fire.
In the center Of the Japanese line
the dugouts were just over the hill
top, on the far side, protected from
shellfire by the summit. On the flank
ing shoulders of Chankufeng Hill the
Japanese positions fronted on a q
mile<iong lake
The Russians would have had to
cross the lake for frontal attack or
skirt the ends through swamps They
did the latter. fighting an uphill bat
tie. Numerous charges in the face of
Japanese machine guns cost heavily.
Japanese military men here are
reckoning what the future holds, be-
cause Of the recently exhibited ac-
curacy Of Soviet artillery, the swiftness
of broken formation fighting and the
tactics Of Soviet combat planes.
Anti-Plane Fire Poor.
So far as could be observed, Japanese
anti-aircraft fire did not touch the
Russians in the last days Of the fight-
ing. The Japanese said three planes
were shot down, but these were not
shown to newspaper men.
This writer saw six Russian planes
evade intensive anti-aircraft fire last
Wednesday. For q half hour the
Russians dived and machine -gunned
the japanese lines
japanese here said they sent up no
planes to engage the Russians because
they wished to avoid compromising the
possibility Of peaceful settlement.
At Changkufeng, before this writer
left, the Japanese commander paid a
I tribute to the Russians for their
courage in repeated infantry and tank
charges against deadly machine-gun
fire and small artillery from higher
positions.
Individually the Russians are a
charming and courageous people," he
said.
Soviet Losses Put at $500.
TOXIC. Aug 16 P.-Domei Jap
anese News Agency published a
Korean army communique from Seoul,
Korea, today that Soviet Russian
losses in Japanese-Russian fighting for
Changkufeng Hill on the Siberian
Korean border between July II and
August II totaled $500 killed and
wounded.
The statement said the japanese
destroved 6 Soviot II, ia pfrv ,,,o. d;e
Evening star., 1938-08-16
FIRST NEGRO TOWN

Researchers Name Florida Hamlet
as First of Kind.
EATONVILLE, Fla. R-Investi-
gators of the Federal Writer'S Project
of Florida report that they have sub
stantiated this Orange County ham
let's claim that it was the first in
corporated town for Negroes In the
United States.
Eatonville, located short distance
northwest of Orlando, received its
charter of incorporation in 1883.
Evening star., 1938-08-16
100 Killed In Air Raid,

HANKOW, China, Aug. Is tE1.-An
estimated 100 persons were killed and
1000 injured today in the closely
huilt-up areas of Hanyang and W.T.
chang by Japanese air raiders roaring
over Hankow's sister cities.
Authorities said almost 200 bombs
were dropped on the two industrial
centers.
Evening star., 1938-08-16
SHANGHAI Terror
LAID TO JAPANESE
Officials of International
Settlement Cite Three
Specific Cases.

BACKGROUND
japanese armies occupied Kill
ki1ng. Yangtse Riuer port, on July
rs and since then haze been en-
gagged in offensive against Hankop,
Chinese provisional capital, and
Canton -HdnkoD. RdilDny, Which
has been carrying arms to Chang
Kai-shek's Central China army.
Chinese fighting at front supple
mented by activities of large guer-
rild forces behind japanese lines.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-11-17
Virginia Carolina Again Has
Strong Cage Teams, Lick WI
SCHOOL BUS IN
ACCIDENT TUESDAY
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Continued from Page One)
Both of the trucks were said
to be going after a load of sand
and were more or less down the
mountain. Combs, however, con-
tended that his brakes went bad
and that he tried to pull around
Lambert's truck. In so doing,
he s2id, they crashed into each
other and both pof them turned
over.
In Jefferson Monday Ance
johnson, CT Warrensv:lle, was
side-swipod by 6, Nehi Bottling
Company truck, driven by Phil
lips Scroggs.. Nc one was hurt,
but Johnson's automobile was
seriously damaged. Patrolman
Thomas Investigated the wreck
and charged Scroggs with reck-
less driving. Trial YVES set. for
Monday before Paul Williams.
Roger Holman end P. Worley,
both cf Baldwin community, col
ided last Friday might near
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-11-17
COP PETITION IS Re
JECTED BY BOARD
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Continued from Page One)
This was the second petition.
fled with the elections beard.
The other one was fled last
Thursday afternoon when the
board was in session canvassing
the ballots and it was rejected.
Payne, chairman of the elections
same complaint and charges of
election law violations. Attached
to the one filed Saturday, how
ever, was list of 1900 or more
names of the 1872 absentee vot-
ers in the election. These names
were copied from the poll books
and purported to be Democratic
absentee ballots.
Both petitions charged that
Payne, chairman of the eections
board violated the law by not re-
curing signed applications from
the voters or absentee ballots,
failure to keep an ADEQUATE rec
ord of absentee ballots and ap-
plicatfons issued and personal
participation in conducting the
precinct election in West Jetfer-
son.
They also charged that the
Democrats voted many persons
who had been away from the
county for several years and
had lost their voting rights here
and that sick abtentee ballots
were cast by persons who were
able to attend the polls, IN Vlo-
lation of the law.
Another charge was made that
a large number of voters were
purchased who voted the Dem
ccratic ticket.
Three persons VINO participated
in conducting the precinct cleo
tons were not qualified to act in
such an official capacity as they
are employed by the county or
the federal government, the pc
titions charged.
Three names mentioned were
Mrs. Gladys Neal, who works in
the welfare department and who
was said to have acted as an
official marker; Bruce Dent, a
member of the county election !
BOARD and member of the coun-
~ agents staff and Howard |
Tucker, who works for the feder-
al government in Washington.
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WI. 6. Witherspoon. jefferson
township register, was charged
with approaching booths and par
ticipating in marking ballots for
voters.
That in the Piney Greek town
ship Is Democratic absentee bal
lots were improperly counted in
that they were not legal voters.
Mrs. Bryan Oliver was charg-
ed with voting both in Jefferson
and Walnut Hill townships.
The petitions stated that upon
proper Investigation this board
will find that a majority of the
said absentee ballots are illegal
&c. That in view of the fore
going alleged violations and the
foregoing alleged illegal ballots,
upon recount and thorough in
vestigation by this board, the re-
suits of the election will be
changed in the race for all coun-
ty officers of Ashe county :"
The petitioners were: Grant
Bauguess, DR.. Edd Jones, Dent
Pennington, Worth Graham, J
w. GRAPHICAL, J. C. Welch, Charl'
es Holland, Fred Cook and j. S
Stephens.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-11-17
Skylanders To Play Newland
AT Lansing For Championship
Battle Tomorrow Afternoon.
A Large Crowd Is Expect
ed For Game.

The Lansing Skylanders play
Newland high tomorrow after
noon at Lansing and the outcome
OF this game should determine
the winner of the Appalachian
high school football conference.
Eacly in the season Lansing
defeated Crossnore and by refus-
ing 70 play Lansing in Boone last
Friday or to give the same ex-
pens money that Lansing gave
pense money that Lansing gave
last year to play on their home
.gridiron, the Cranberry game fell
through and it is understood that
Cranberry thereby forfeited to
Lansing.
If Lansing defeats Newland to-
morrow, the Ashe county team
should have a clear title to the
championship. Newland again
has a strong team and the battle
should be an exciting one.
Last Friday afternoon Coach
Morphis and his boys journeyed
to Hot Springs, N. c., and won
over the high school there by a
score of IA to 6. 1t was a long
trip, but the boys thoroughly en-
joyed it.
A large crowd is expected to
see the important game tomor-
row.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-11-17
Six Schools Play Tomorrow
Night And Six Scheduled
For Next Wed.

The opening of the basketball
season last Friday night indicat-
ed that Virginia-Ca Carolina will
again have strong teams. They
defeated West Jefferson quints.
Riverview and Todd split.
Tomorrow night the following
schools play: Riverview at West
Jefferson, Virginia Carolina at
Fleetwood and Jefferson at Todd.
Next Wednesday night the
echedulc is: Todd at Virginia
Carolina, w. J. at Fleetwood and
Jefferson at Nathan's Creek.
Thanksgiving day Riverview will
have games.
Standings of the teams will be
carried next week.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-11-17

Jr., SLIT; J. J. Burney, 5,115; @.
K. Nimrocks, Jr., 5,116; Leo Carr,
5,115; H. H. Sink, 5,117; w. H.
Bobbit9, 5,115; Wilson Warlick,
5,115; Zeb V. Nettles, 5,116; AL
len Gwyn, 5,119.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-11-17

The Democratic candidates for
>State Offices received the follow
ing votes: For associate justices
of supreme court-M. V. Barnhill,
5,120; J. Wallace Winborne, 5,121;
{both of these defeated their OPP
ponents by about LOO votes);
"A. A. F. Seawell, 5,123; for at
torney general, Marry Mcmillan,
5,121; for labor commissioner,
Forest Shuford, 5,119; for utili-
ties commissioner, Stanley Win
borne, 5,118; for judges of SUI
perior courts in districts ranging
from l to 21-C. E. Thompson,
'5,118; w. L. Bone, SIG; J. P.
Frizzelle. 5,116; H. L. Stevens,
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Baldwin on the Boone highway.
Neither of them were said to
have been hurt.
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OFFICIAL RETURNS
BY OFFICES GIVEN

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For Clerk Superior Court
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SERIAL
She Painted Her Face
II stony Of eous and a.tsigue...Gy DoRNFoRD YATES
WNU Service

she ushered me into a drawing
room. This was small and stiff, but,
though it showed no sign of having
been lately used, its furniture was
not shrouded and a carpet covered
the floor.
The woman, who looked very
sour, addressed me in German and
indicated chair, and, when I had
taken my seat, she passed to an
other door. AS she opened this, I
saw that it gave to a passage some
six feet long. She closed the door
behind her as though, I thought,
she was happy to shut me out, and
can only suppose that looked as
much out of my depth as indeed I
felt. Within 80 seconds, however,
the door was opened again, and she
beckoned to me to approach. As
did so, I saw that a second door
was now open at the farther end of
the passage had observed. Through
this the woman pointed, and stood
back against the wall, for me to go
by. I passed her and entered the
room, and the door behind me was
shut.
I stood in a spacious bedroom,
splendidly furnished in the Italian
style. Gold leaf, and velvet and
beautifully painted wood; lantern