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The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-29
HIS GAR BURIED
 FOR AL WINTER

BUFFALO, Wyo., Dec. 29.-J. c. Hubbard's car probably will spend the winter in snow drift. Hub bard had to abandon the machine while driving in blizzard on Powder River Pass.
 He made his way on foot to Cari- bou camp, 10 miles away, and in- tended to go back after the car when the storm ceased. Highway officials predict it will be spring before they can reopen the road.
 The soybean has been princi- pal crop in the Orient for probably fifty centuries, but it is only just coming into its own in this country.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-29
CLIPPER SHIP IS
 HELD BY WEATHER

Pan American Airways Seattle Juneau clipper ship did not take off for this city today because Of unfsvorable weather conditions.
 Plans are for the ten-ton am phibian to come north tomorrow weather permitting.
Evening star., 1938-07-21
n. |. R. B. WEIGHS
DEFIANCE CASE
Barring Of Weirton Steel
Attorney Appealed After
Examiner Is Challenged.
BY JOHN H. CLINE.

The action of a trial examiner in
barring Weirton Steel Co. attorney
for "contemptuous and contumacious"
conduct was taken under advisement
by the National Labor Relations Board
yesterday after turbulent hearing.
The attorney, Clyde A. Armstrong.
appealed to the board after he had
been excluded from further participa-
ton in the hearing of complaint
against the steel company at Steuben-
vile, Ohio, by Examiner Edward G.
Smith.
A high point in the hearing was
reached late yesterday when Chair
man j. Warren Madden of the Labor
Board asked Mr.. Armstrong if he
would "be willing to make a proper
apology to the trial examiner and give
assurance of adhering to proper pro-
fessional conduct in the future"
Sees No Reason for Apology.
IF for one moment felt I had
done anything for which I should
apologize, the attorney answered, Il
would never hesitate But in this
instance was trying to protect the
interests of my client by placing my
objections on the record. I know of
nothing for which should apologize.
I was merely doing my duty under
the circumstances"
Mr.. Armstrong was excluded by
Examiner Smith when he refused to
sit down when ordered" to do so
during the hearing, stating he would
take his seat upon request.
1t was brought out that in a similar
incident some time before the trial
examiner had ordered the attorney to
take his seat while he was comforting
with an associate counsel. Accord
ing to the record, MIR. Armstrong re-
piled:
Il will not sit down under such an
Evening star., 1938-07-21

lowed long course Of insolent, irri-
tating and defiant conduct"
Chairman Madden said he thought
1t obvious the problem before the board
was whether an examiner was to have
authority to control his hearings or
whether counsel were to be permitted
to take control Of them merely be-
cause the board and its examiners do
not have the authority vested in the
courts to impose fines or jail sentences
for contempt.
Il ask you," he said to Mr.. Arm
Evening star., 1938-07-21

order. have done nothing offensive
to any one. You may take what
action that indicates"
Madden Calls for Explanation.
Chairman Madden called on Mr..
Armstrong to explain what he meant
by that statement, although he had
not taken the stand
At first his attorney. Earl F. Reed,
objected, but withdrew the objection
upon condition his client be permitted
to explain the circumstances leading
up to the statement.
Evening star., 1938-07-21

Before he completed that explana-
tion, however, the chairman stopped
him and demanded that he explain
the statement.
Mr.. Armstrong then refused to
answer further, asserting that Chair
man Madden had "prejudged" his
case.
Defiant Conduct Charged.
In his closing argument Charles
Fahy, general counsel for the board,
said Mr.. Armstrong throughout the
1l-month Weirton hearing had "fol-
Evening star., 1938-07-21

strong. "in all fairness what can we do
but uphold the action Of the exam
iner?"
A ruling by the board Is expected
in the near future.
Evening star., 1938-07-21

Tour to Boom Bread.
Carrying loaf Of bread 8 feet long,
thret unemployed Danish bakers are
making an "eat more bread" tour
through Scandinavia.
The Washington times., 1938-08-29
PEACE FIGHT
Runcim1an, Henlein
In Heated Clash

PRAGUE, Aug. 20 0.NS0
Viscount Runciman. British unof-
ficial mediator in the Nazi- Czech
autonomy dispute, resumed con.
sultations with Prague government
leaders today after a heated ~
cuSsion with Konrad Henlein,
Sudeten party chief, in which he
fought strenuouSly to prevent any
sudden showdown.
Lord Runciman conferred with
Henlein in northern Bohemia,
heart of the Sudeten district, and
then returned to Prague, where he
pressed his search for a compro-
mise agreement that would ease
the crisis.
Belief that the coming week will
spell success or failure for Runci-
mans efforts was increased after
Emil FRANKIE, vice president OF the
Sudeten party, in speech to 1000
Helleinists at UberleutenSdorf, an
nounced:
This is the final battle. We
are entering the beginning OF
the end in our campaign"
The Washington times., 1938-08-29
F R E N CHI DEBT
PARLEY DENIED
BY MORCENTHAU
Treasury Chief Back
From Paris Trip

NEW YORK, Aug. 20 GN.S).
Returning today from six-week
visit in Paris, where he held sev.
eral conferences with Ambassador
Bullitt and French government Of.
ficials, Treasury Secretary Nor.
genthaus had nothing to report
today on the solution of the
French war debt problem.
The secretary said he did not
discuss the subject with anyone.
It had been assumed that war
debts was one of the subjects
which he would take up on his
first visit to the French capital
in two years.
MET BY MRS. ROOSEVELT
Morgenthau was met down the
bay by Mrs. Franklin D. Roose-
welt, who arose at $50 to board
a Coast Guard cutter and to meet
the Normandie which brought in
the Treasury chief, his wife and
three children.
MorgentkAu said that he had
talked with a number of bank
ers" in Paris and in Switzerland
but that his trip had primarily
been intended as a vacation.
He said that he found conditions
in France very good.
"I was much impressed with the
recovery in France-they have
come a long way since the strike
Of 1885," he asserted.
FAITH IN DALADIER
Morgenthau believes tn q t
French Premier Daladier is on the
right track and expressed himself
as particularly pleased with the
premier's recent speeches, especial
ly as to his utterances on the posi-
ton of the franc.
The Treasury Secretary planned
to leave New York by plane today
for Washington and to see Presi-
dent Roosevelt tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1938-08-29

measures and has drawn up thu
following plan:
/. Transfer of the entire Sudeter
region to Nazi Germany.
2. Cession of the Magyar region
Of CzechoSlovakia as well as lower
Carpathia to Hungary.
3. A customs pact giving Ger
many virtual control over Czech
agriculture.
4. Control by Germany OF
Czechoslovakian foreign policy
meaning a rupture of Prague's
treaty relations with France and
Soviet Russia and her with
drawal from the League OF
Nations.
ABSORB CZECH ARMY
5. A military pact permitting
the uuartering of German troops
In Czechoslovakia and complete
occupation of Czech territory II
necessary, amounting to German
absorption of the Czech army.
The plan, according to Gorel
was drawn up by DR.. Alfred Rosen
berg, one of Hitler'S expert
advisers" on foreign affairs.
If successful, the writer said, II
will be attempted in the Baltic
states and in the Ukraine, as vel
as in Holland and the Flemish
regions of Belgium.
The Washington times., 1938-08-29

permit the gunboat to proceed
down the river to Shanghai for
fresh provisions and fuel. They
declared the river is too full Of
obstacles" to permit movement Of
foreign ships.
The Monocacy's commander, C.
v. Conlan, protested against the
mine explosions so close to his
anchorage, but the Japanese, in
reply, pointed out that the vessel
was in the zone of hoStilities.
American naval officials re-
jected a Japanese offer to provide
coal and fuel for the gunboat, in
sisting that the Japanese grant a
previous request for permission to
proceed to Shanghai. There were
reports that the Monocacy is pre-
pared to begin the journey down
the river despite refusal of the
Japanese to permit her to leave
Kiukiang.
The Washington times., 1938-08-29
.HENLE|N INSULT.
SPURS TENSION.
in CZECH CRISIS.

BERLIN, Aug. 20 GN.S).-The
breast-beating dispute between Ber-
lin and Prague over the autonomy
demands of Czechoslovakia'S 3, ,500,-
900 Sudeten Germans reached q
new Shrill crescendo today amid
charges that Sudeten Leader Kon-
rad Henlein had been affronted.
A German press report stated
that Henlein. chief spokesman of
Chancellor Hitler in Czechoslo-
vakia, was ''inSulted" by Czech
soldiers. A sharp German protest
over this incident was expected to
be lodged with the Prague govern
ment.
Excitement and tension rose on
each side of the Czech border as
a result of the charge, which was
The Washington times., 1938-08-29
NQzi Coup
Feared bu
Britain

LONDON, Aug. 20 G.N.S.j.
Events of the last few days
and private diplomatic ad-
vices have led British official.
dom to the reluctant cOnclu-
sion Hitler is making definite
preparations for a quick blow
in CZechOSlOVakia if he
thinks he can get away with
it."
Prime Minister Chamber
lain has decided Britain must
do everything short of out
right commitments to Prague
to convince the Fuehrer he
cannot "get away with it,"
Grave fear prevails that IL
Hitler decides to risk a con-
flict at the present, some
NaZi move will be made to
precipitate an incident IN the
Sudeten area which will
place the CZechS themselves
in the role of aggreSSOrs.
Diplomatic repOrt. here
even state that the German
minister to Bucharest warned
Rumania that if France inter
vened on behalf of CzechO-
slOvakia, Germany would con-
slider her an aggresSOr.
The Washington times., 1938-08-29
LOCATION OF CANAL WHICH WILL NOT EXIST

in both oceans, there would still
be need for rapid intercommuni-
cation between these oceans.
I'm the design and conStruc-
ton Of the third set Of lock
chambers for the Panama Canal
it is intended to locate and pro-
tect them SO as to give greatly
increased assurance that the
canal will be continuously avail
able for use Of the Navy. The
construction of these additional
locks would cause no material
increase in the cost of defending
the canal.
The construction of the Mic
aragua canal can never have
the same overwhelming national
defense justification that gov
erned the building of the Pan
anna Canal.
"On the other hand" johnson
argued, "the defense of a
Nicaragua Canal would require
at least as many troops and as
much armament as are now pro-
vided for the Panama Canal.
The Washington times., 1938-08-29
Fipe-Year Study

The War Departments disap-
proval has also been backed up by
similar reports of the Department
Of Commerce and the U. S. Mari
time Commission.
The Army'S plan for a third
series of huge locks, much larger
than the present ones, is expected
to afford the American battle fleet
swift and uninterrupted transit
though the canal from each ocean
in an emergency.
A five-year preliminary study is
now being made for the new locks.
An additional three years are
scheduled for final designs and
then the locks would be con-
The Washington times., 1938-08-29
|JAPS CRUMPLE
ALONG YANGTzE {

SHANGHAI, Aug. 20 0NS)
Massed relays of Japanese bomb.
ing planes dropped tons of ex,
plosives today in an effort to hal:
the Chinese offensive against
Hwangtei and other Yangtze Riv'
er valley points.
Latest Chinese dispatches claim
that the Japanese battle line on
the north bank of theYangtze has
collapsed under the hammer blows
of the new Chinese counter as.
Sault.
Earlier Chinese sources reported
their troops had recaptured the
important town of Susung as they
pushed forward in their gigantic
drive north of the sluggish river
The Japanese army facing the
attack was reported retreating 10
disorder after suffering enormous
casualties.
The Chinese counter drive
launched with the aid Of new
field guns anc planes. imperiled
the entire japanese campaign t.
capture Hankow, provisional cap
ital of China.
The Washington times., 1938-08-29

structed during a ten-year period
Discussing defense strategy in
Volved in defense of the Panams
Canal and of the problems that
would arise from a second canal
Johnson's report said:
Either the United States
must maintain navieS of Suf-
ficient independent strength in
both the Atlatnic and Pacific
Oceans or it must have ample
and safe means of passing its
battle fleet from one ocean to
the other. The division of one
battle fleet would not be tolera-
BILE.
"Such a fleet should have the
necessary facilities to move
from one ocean Seaboard to the
other in order that it could
choose its own theater of opera
tions. Even though it should
be decided to maintain navieS
The Washington times., 1938-08-29

deputy Nazi leader, voiced what
amounted to Germany'S reply to
thousands of Sudetens gathered
at Stuttgart for the sixth annual
congress of Germans living abroad
Hess declared that Germany sup.
ports the Self-government aspira.
tions of the SudetenS with hot
hearts" He said:
With deepest sympathy the
German nation is watching the
suffering of her children in
CZechoslovakia.
No one in the world who loves
his own people and is proud of
them will resent the turning of
our thoughts to the Sudetens.
We tell them we admire their
iron self-diScipline in the face
of the worst chicanerieS, terror
and murders you know it,
you Sudetens, that we are all
with you with hot hearts,"
The Washington times., 1938-08-29
Draft Referendum
Assured In Illinois

CHICAGO, Aug. ga referen-
dunn in Illinois at the November
election on the question Of con-
scripting American youths for
foreign battlefields is aSSure d,
former Mayor William Hale
Thompson announced. More than
100000 signatures to the petition,
which calls for placing the queS-
ton on the November ballot un.
der the public policy act, had
been tabulated the middle Of last
week.
The Washington times., 1938-08-29
CzECHS DOOMED
BY HITLER PLOT,
PAPER CHARGES.
Similar Absorption in
Russia Planned
BY MICHAEL WILSON

PARIS, Aug. 29 GN.SO In a
sensational first-page spread char
acterized as a world SCOOP" the
newspaper Paris-Midi charged to-
day that Reichsfuehrer Adolf Hit
Ter has rejected all mediation in
CzechoSlovakia and concluded a
plan for virtual absorption of that
eountry's Teutonic population.
II successful, Midi declared, this
will be the forerunner of similar
action in Russia. Holland and Bel
Eium to bring all Germans living
outside the borders of the Reich
under the swaStika.
CABINET CONVENES
The Midi's sensational article
reached the newsstands as the
French cabinet prepared for
series of important meetings to
deal with the central European
situation and with a new dispute
between France and Fascist Italy.
Editors note The PdrtS-M1dt
Is the MONDAY edition OF the
Paris Soir, a popular and usually
Well.intormed organ OF moderate
lett tendencieS.t
The Midi'S article was signed by
Michel Gorel, the papers political
commentator. who said he had re-
ceived exclusive information that
the Czech government is willing to
accept four of the eight proposals
for settlement originally put for
ward by Konrad Henlein, Sudeten
leader.
MEANS CONFORMATION
This would involve dividing
Czechoslovakia into 81 cantonS
along Swiss lines. But such a
compromise, Gorel declared, is
"'foredoomed to failure" because
Hitler has vetoed all halfway
The Washington times., 1938-08-29
BACKS
REICH WARNING
Continued from Page II

NNVAbAAuCN \ 0eS ~
was predicated on the firm Brit
ish belief that the Sudeten Ger
mans themselves, if relieved of
pressure by the Fuehrer, will
agree to discuss the new minority
proposals of President Edouard
Benes' government.
These provide for establishment
of Semi-autonomous CantonmentS
throughout CzechoSlovakia along
Swiss lines. For decades, SWitzer-
land has reconciled the divergent
political viewpoints of its minor
tiles and heterogeneous nationali-
ties by such a system.
Cabinet Session
The diplomatic manueverS here
were set in motion when Prime
Minister Chamberlain called his
ambassador in Berlin, Sir Neville
Henderson, back to London for a
firSt-hand report on Hitler'S plans.
At the same time, he summoned
q special cabinet session for TO-
morrow.
It is rare indeed that British
cabinet officers are summoned
back to Downing Street from their
holidays, and the events of the
past few days indicate the gravest
concern.
The public gave evidence of its
own concern by gathering i'll
droves in the narrow confines OF
Downing Street today as diplo-
mats and statesmen passed in
and out OF that famous door.
Chamberlain was accorded luSty
cheer when he entered, accom-
panied by his wife, credited her
self with being one of the suavest
diplomats operating unofficially
for Britain today.
Diplomatic MoUes
In view Of recent criticism ol
Chamberlain for his allege e q
trucking to dictator" it was sig
nificant that the crowd gave him
rousing ovation. Men waved
their hats and women their hand
kerchiefS.
The sentiment of the crowc
represented an appreciation o.
Chamberlain's efforts to keep thu
country out of war. coupled, with
support of his grim determine
ton to throw Britain into thu
battlefield If aggression engult
Europe in war and threatens de
struction Of democracy.
Tomorrow's cabinet meeting. 1
is anticipated. will make nev
diplomatic approaches to Pragu'
and other capitals with sugges
tions designed to ease the Nazi
Czech tension. At the same time
it will consider measures to brinl
the nations armed forces to thei
highest state of preparedness.
The Washington times., 1938-08-29
AMERICAN BOAT
ESCAPES BLASTS
I'm CHINA WATER
Heading for Shanghai
Ship Misses Mines

SHANGHAI, Aug. 20 0.N.S0.
The American gunboat Monocacy
escaped unScathed when four
mines exploded near her anchor
age in the Yangtze River off
Kiukiang.
The blasts occurred while the
vessel was getting up steam yes
terday. Shortly before the ex-
plosions, Japanese mine Sweepers
had been operating in the vicinity
of the Monocacy.
japanese authorities immedi.
ately cited the mine explosions as
Justification for their refusal to
The Washington times., 1938-08-29
DR.. Bird Appointed
To MARYLAND Faculty

COLLEGE PARK, Md, Aug. 20.
DR.. Herbert R. Bird, formerly of
the biochemistry department fac
ulty of the University Of WiScon-
sin, has been appointed associate
professor Of poultry husbandry at
the University of Maryland. The
appointment will become effective
October /.
The Washington times., 1938-08-29
Birmingham Gives
Corrigan Ovation

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Aug. %
G.N.SO.-Continuing on his barn
storming flight of the country,
Douglas Wrong Way" Corrigan
arrived here today from New
Orleans, and after a two-hour ova-
ton took off for Atlanta.
The Washington times., 1938-08-29

flung into the
on t roV e rSy
on ly a fe "
hours after Ger.
m a n y p r O.
cl a i m ed the
unity of the
Sudeten Ger
mans with the
people of the
Nazi Reich. The
pr ocl amation
was designed to
C un t e ra C t
B ri tiSh "en-
C o u ragement"
to the CZechS.
The Washington times., 1938-08-29
Liquor Business
Tied Up By Strike

SAN FRANCISCO. Calf, Aug.
29.-Virtually every liquor dis
tributing company in the bay area
had been forced to close down to-
day as the warehouse tieup spread
into the wholesale liquor industry.
The Washington times., 1938-08-29
Woman Loses $3.50
To Purse SnatCheI

A young holdup artist was
sought today by police for snatch
ing the pocketbook of Anne
Kreager, of 3033 Ordway st. N. w.,
last night as she was walking near
her home. The pocketbook con
tanned about $3.50.
The Washington times., 1938-08-29
300 Ligons Expected
At District Reunon

More than 800 members Of the
Ligon family are expected in the
Capital for a reunion to be held
October II to 10 at the Hotel
Washington.
Sir William Lyon. seventh
Earl of Beauchamp. will address
his kinsmen on the topic. Demo
cracy. the Hope Of the World" at
the banquet concluding tn e
reunion.
The Washington times., 1938-08-29
GIRL MISSING
Left Home Yesterday
To Go to Beach

Washington police authorities
today were asked to search for
Miss Bette Green, 19-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Alexan"
der e. Green, 1864 Stuyvesant Pl.
N. W., who has been absent from
her home since IL a. m. yesterday
when she left for an afternoon
at q nearby beach.
Mr.. Green told police his daugh.
ter was small for her age, weigh.
ing only about 80 pounds. She
has brown hair and blue eyes and
when last seen wore a handker-
chief dress and blue slippers.
The Washington times., 1938-08-29
MEANS CONFORMATION
Soviet 10 Build
More BattIeships

MO sc o w, Aug. 20
N.N.SD.-The newspaper
RED Fleet" official organ of
the Soviet navy, today an
nOunced a new naval policy
under which the U. S. S. r.
will concentrate on cOnStruc-
tiOn of capital ships.
The Soviet Union already is
generally credited with hav-
ing possibly the largest sub
marine fleet in the world.
The Washington times., 1938-08-29
Army Buys $5OO,OOO
OF FIiQht Instruments

Q.N.S.). The War Department
today announced the award Of
contracts in excess of 5000 for
purchase of flight instruments for
the Army Air Corps. The Sperry
Gyroscope, Inc, Of Brooklyn,
N. Y, was awarded contract for
1915, 900, and the Kollsman 1nStru.
ment Company, Of Elmhurst,
N. Y, O contract for $135,850.
The Washington times., 1938-08-29

tional aid to sea-bor1le commerce
or improvement Of international
relations.
The Nicaraguan canal would. In
stead, johnson asserted, compli-
cate Americas problem Of defense
in that area.
The Washington times., 1938-08-29
Report to Congress

In a confidential report to Con-
gresS, International News Service
was told today, Assistant Secretary
of War Louis johnson, speaking
for the War Department, turned
thumbs down on the proposed one
billion dollar canal across Mic
aragua.
The War Department has found,
johnson emphaticallv stated. that
another canal across Central Am
erica would not be justified on
grounds of national defense, addi-
The Washington times., 1938-08-29
Ndzis Smugg|e
Guns Into DanziQ

LONDON, Aug. 70 (I.N.S.).
The London News Chronicle
published q Warsaw dispatch
today reporting 10000 Ger
man rifles, 46O machine guns
and other war materials were
Smuggled into the free city Of
DanZig last week. The report
said Danzig NaziS aim to use
the weapons to arm q mill
tary force of $4,000 men.
The Washington times., 1938-08-29
Hitler Quits Holiday; Scans Forts

LONDON, Aug. 20 NNS)-AbandOning plans for holiday
his mountain retreat Chancellor Hitler arrived
expected today at Keh Germany just the Rhine from
StraSbOg heavily fortified French city, which played salient
in the last according to q Reuter- dispatch
Hter arrival the reported stated the frontier between
StrasbOurg Immediately and all traffic
pended
eight Hitler inspected the fOrtfica
tons he Kehl bridge.
The Washington times., 1938-08-29
Nicaragua Canal
Project elected
War Department Report UnfdUOrable
NeW Locks at Panama Proposed
By ROBERT G. NIXON
(Convri1ht 1A2RN

QNS The War Department has fay rejected proposals
for diggng another canal Central America linking the
The Washington times., 1938-08-29

Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Instead, it proposes to construct
a third series of locks at the Pan
anna Canal which would accom-
modate the mammoth 45-000-ton
battleShips authorized in the one
billion, two hundred million dollar
Naval expansion program.