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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-04
HENDERSON, M CO. DAILY DISPATCH MONDAY SEPTEMBER 1889 #
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"R ss @D sF8 A&&s-> ~ bYOREN ARNoo

spring about being on a height,
isn't there?"
"Yup. Me, I'd often figured
some day to build me house on
q hill. A ranch house. I'd feel i'm
portant in it, if I could look out my
front door away down at lot of
territory"
eyes" Lorena agreed.
"You slip back to the packs now
and lie down on them and rest, Lo-
rena. Shade your eyes and sleep. I'll
stand guard. TIL call you if ! need
anything"
I'm not sleepy.
: "Go on and try it! you had hard
!: walk and no Sleep"
Contrary to her statement, she
fell asleep at once when she had
pillpwed her head on the pack there
; among the rocks. She really was
(: fatigued.
f: SHOT crept back once and looked
f.; .'own at her, then went back to his
. outpost. He was fidgeting a little
; because Of the inactive duty he
had. He liked to be up and doing
things. He'd rather engage Mr..
i F;scoba- in a gun duel than just
sit here and try to spy on him.
Rut then he had tried the other
!! with no luck. He'd wait.
Lorena awoke at a quarrer of
one.
| She was surprised and apologetic
for sleeping the six long hours,
even though she felt infinitely bet
ter. He smiled fondly at her and
told her she would make a good
pioneer. She proved she was mod
ern, however, by rummaging in her
own pack for a compact and comb
and touching up" herself then and
there. When she was done Shot told
her she looked perfect, and he
wasn't exaggerating much If any.
She did look adorable; fresh and
youthful and clean. She gazed over
at him with a what-now express
sion, ready for anything the after
noon might bring.
mot a daggone things hap
pened," he declared. "You can come
and be sentry for a while. though,
while I stretch out"
| He crawled to change places with
her, then he Immediately crawled
back.
"Eirst call to lunch" said he,
smiling. "Also last call. Swallow
this sandwich, miss, and don't let
me hear you complain. And there's
an apple for you."
4 They hunched near each other In
some luxurious buck brush that
; grew on the promontory, eating
and talking like college students
might have done. The stern man.
look that Shot Rogers could show
at times was completely missing
now.
"How old are you, Shoti" she
J suddenly asked him.
sixteen"
i sNo. Really"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-04
pedition had left.
For the Wars Duration.

But if Henry had left his whole
clawing party to dig in indefinitely
at The Hague? fancy that that spec
tacle would have made the entire
war look so ridiculous that all the
new world at least would have had
to laugh at it. And a wars got to
have some dignity about it or il can't
prosper.
Consider some of the yarns that
had been broadcast in connection
with the tour. Henry had detached
himself and streaked it home from
Norway. The correspondents spread
the news that he was scared into
beating it out after a "peacer" had
drawn pistol on him in the Grand
Hotel in Christina. The "peacers'
version was that the newspapermen
had tried to kidnap him. In Copen-
hagen the correspondents had pick
ed up "Doc" Cook of North Polar
fame, advertising him as a member
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-04
WOREN ARNOLD

'Twenty-six."
.And-what's your name ,n
"Hunh?" He paused with .n,,
IN mld-air, two bites mjssina apple
stare at her. 's' TO
Whats your real name? sn..
IS a nickname, I know" 0""
why, uh, just call me sho.
Everybody does" OAot
name ?" " Your
mo! Not none-not any, Pm NJ,
It's Archibald Lorenzo Rope l, '1u.. Nss.
mother named me-" wy
why don't people call Vol, tbst,
Some of it, anyway" '''"''
They don't know it. I useo >nA
Lorenzo, but you are the on,v ~ wv ~
IN Arizona that knows al ~ t''I~ ~
Woman. mean. Or man either - III
Then you trust me! I'm comru.
mented." 0''iiPN'
well, a." "a ~--S
Il understand, Shot" She sr,;,.a
sweetly at him. But it's 3 granS s'eS
name. really, and you can be nro,S C,,,S
OF it. When you get a little 81 olSsr 80
Shot won't be your first choice
Because she was through ea'irs
then, she idly lifted the glasses to
her eyes and focused then shs
swept them in a slow panorama ,'
looking down. And all a onca bsr
movement stopped. '
"Shot" she whispered "a !,
somebody might hear. "Shotm
"Hunh? What is it, Lorena ?"
! Il think they've come. There sr.
riders. driving cows!"
He took the glasses and "a.
focused, trained them as he stared
intently at what she had seen Rv
straining she could see enough with
her naked eyes.
For a half hour they Gid not
speak at all, save as he n1urn,,red
description Of the drivers progress
They were Mexicans. Thev num.
bered at least 20 men. They had 10
to go head Of cattle ahead Of them
as near as he could Judge, And. yes
again they We're approaching the
river.
The stock were driven into the
water and turned upstream. Shot
and Lorena saw them approach the
west fork and avoid it, saw them
driven on by the middle fork, too
Shots mouth dropped open. His
head and Lorena's were very close
together as they crouched there.
peering downward.
"Grea-a-at hades, Lorena grip
Shot breathed, after another quar-
ter hour had passed. did you sec
that? They didn't take eitker one
Of the water courses. They drove
those cows-by George-right on
UP the third branch Of the river,
the east fork, which is just plain
dry sand! Where in the devil can
they be going?"
Ito He Continued
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-04

dolph, Mcdowell, Yancey, Lincoln
Lee, Harnett, Guilford, Rockingham
Cherokee and Columbus.
Yancey had a second minors re-
vocation, but the cause was assign
ed as "driving after license revok-
ed", and there is nothing in the re-
port to show why the permit was
taken ava ythe first time. This boy,
incidentally, is making terrible
start. He is listed as only Is. the
minimum age which a license moy
be issued, and he has already lost
his twice.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-04
CHAPTER TH1RTY-THREE
WRITTEN FOR AND RELEASED BY
CENTRAL PRESS ASSOCIATION

CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE
I'm GLAD I took you up on
your proposition to come out here.
Lorena, for two main reasons,
Shot Rogers was saying. "First Is,
get a chance to keep company
with you a lot, without anybody
butting in. Second is, I was begin
ming to feel like there really was
spies at Braces home, and this
way we can sort Of test out and
see."
"Shot, I know there are spies!
I'm sure of it,"
"Who do you know? How?"
IT mean-in my heart. I just
know"
"Um. So do I, / guess
"Do you? Whom do you suspect.
Shot ?" Lorena looked at him in
deadly earnest.
"Never mind, yet. If I told you
you'd likely get mad. or feel baG
And don't want to hurt you. Anv.
way, might be wrong
Il do believe we are thinking The
same thing, Shot,
Maybe so. Anyhow, it's gooS
light SOW. Let's crawl to the eGge
ycnder and look down. Now 6or't
stand up, and crawl very slowly
80 your motions won't attract at.
tention. You got any jewelry-a1yT
thing shiny on. that might catch a
sun glint?"
She left her wrist watch in thf
pack, hidden among some rocks
and shrubs. There was gemmec
ring which she took off, too, and
shiny buckle. Then they moved
with stealthy caution to the edgt
of their high promontory. Shot was
holding the field glasses and HI
hunched against stone to steady
himself in the breeze while HI
peered intently down,
"These are good glasses" he de-
clared. IT can see plenty Of stocl
down there. Some that can't SCI
with naked eyes. And Lorena
can see the Ghost river forks
plain. The three forks come to
gether within a quarter-mile o
each other, as I told you, See down
there?" He passed the glasses t
her. "See, the east fork is dry"
She verified what he had told her
The glasses could follow the nail
river bed internittently for tw'
miles, and each Of the thre'
branches for little way. Tw'
branches had water; silvery, mir
ror-like water. The other was dry
Mountains reared their heads oh
trusively around them, and Sho
pointed out several passes neare
the river level whence cows hal
been driven. One pass led to tn
Hump pasturage, over beyond
looming hill. It was there that Es
cobar had made two or three sue
cessful sallies already, Shot said
'It's like an eagles aerie VI
here" Lorena declared. "There'
something - satisfactory and N
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-21
BELIEVE HITLER
GOING SO STRONG
HE CAN'T RETREAT
London Fears Nazi News
papers Place Chan
CeIIor on Spot

LONDON, Aug. 21--Fears are
growing in London official circles
that Germany is pushing what had
been intended as only war scare
TO the point where there can be no
turning back.
1t is pointed out that the Nazi
press campaign for an unconditional
surrender Of Danzig had created
a situation from which Chancellor
Hitler will be unable to eXtricate
himself without serious loss of pres
tige.
The German press campaign, as
seen from London, has been intend
ed to create the impression that
Europe is on the verge of war. The
aim of the campaign Is to force
Poland to yield TO Germanys de-
mands in an effort TO avoid war.
British observers expressed doubt
that Hitler is prepared to start a
war over the Danzig issue. However,
danger is seen that the German
press campaign will commit the Nazl
government so deeply that it will
feel compelled to take some action
to preserve its prestige. They be-
lieve that it is this danger that
caused Foreign Secretary Lord Hall
fax TO hurry back to London from
his country home to spend the week
end at the Foreign Office.
Lord Halifax was expected to con-
fer with Foreign Office experts and
his personal advisers before prepar-
ing a report from the 'so-called lin
ner cabinet"
One of the sources close to the
government stressed the fact that
there is no question of the Cabinet
reconsidering Britain's policy which
is based on its guarantees to Po-
land and other European nations In
this connection it is stated that if
Poland is attacked Britain and
France will go 10 her aid at once.
There will be no need for Cabinet
or diplomatic consultations as all
political and military plans have
been completed to meet any emer-
gency.
The gravity with which the gov
eminent views the situation is indi-
Gated by the action Of the War Of
flee and the Admiralty in withhold
ing all information concerning army
and navy movements,
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new PROBE
ON PACIFIC
COAST NOW
LaFoIIetfe Civil Liberties
Committee Issues
Subpoenaes

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Aug. 21.--
The LaFollette Civil Liberties Com
mittee of the United States Senate
has subpoenaed officers of several
California organiza tons as it pre-
pared for an intensive investigation
of alleged anti-labor activities on
the West Coast.
Two hearings will open at San
Francisco on September Is. Sum
moned now are officials of the Asso-
ciated Farmers Industrial ASSocia-
ton, Waterfront Employers Asso-
citation, Stat tie Chamber of Com
merce, Better American Federation,
and Merchants and Manufacturers
Association.
All the groups accused by labor
unions of attempt TO suppress labor
rights on the Pacific Coast.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-21
VAR TENSION IN EUROPE NOW MOUNTING
"A Guy You Cant Shove"
Bosses Our Fleet in Asia
BY CLAYTON J. IRWIN

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Aug. 81. - "A
''peppery sort of fellow and mot
a guy who can be pushed around
that's how Annapolis remembers
Admiral Thomas c.. Hart, now in
command of the United States Ash
attic fleet, succeeding his 1897 naval
academy claSsmate, Admiral Harry
E. Yarnell
Admiral Hart served as superin-
tendent of the naval academy from
1881 to 1894. Annapolitans recall
that he was able to say mo" fire.
quently even when it didn't en-
dear him to the natives.
They remember his unconcealed
dislike for a polite gesture re-
quired for years of academy SUI
perintendents: the formal request,
by letter, to the mayor for permis-
sion to march midshipmen through
Annapolis streets on their way to
big football games.
The mayor of Annapolis, at the
time, worked as a clerk in the SUI
perintendent's office Admiral Hart
made no effort to hide the fact that
the request business was distaste-
full to him.
Opposed Graduate School
On another occasion, he was out
spoken against a proposed harbor
improvement, because he felt it
would not be of value to the acad-
envy. Again, he opposed the re-
tention of the graduate school at
Annapolis. This was blow to the
landlords, restaurateurs and oper-
ators of amusement places.
But the admiral and Mrs. Hart
left many pleasant impressions. Mrs.
Hart, daughter of a former super
intendent of the academy, was one
of the institutions most gracious
hostesses. The Harris daughter and
three sons were popular with both
the naval group and townsmen.
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BRITISH SUGGESTION

The Treasury gives us our most
concrete instance. A few months ago
England put out a suggestion that
it would be nice if she could chisel
a little on her tri-partite monetary
agreement with the United States
and France. Secretary Morgenthau
of the Treasury put out a little
counter propaganda TO the effect
that it wouldn't be such smart
idea for England to try. England
didn't.
Captain Monroe, Assistant Chief
of the Naval Intelligence Office,
suggested that with a free and UNI
bridled press and radio it was hard
for propaganda 10 do much in this
country unless the press and radio
let down their guard.
Americans want plain facts
and by and large they get them, p"
he said.
He commented that during the
World War the most effective propa-
gandists were England and France
and that Germany bungled by max
ing more enemies than friends. He
declined to comment on current con-
Continued on page Six
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-21
FLOOD IS
RACINCAT
TEN TSIN
Toll Of Death and Property
Damage Reported
Ledping Hourly

TIENTSIN, China, Aug 21.-The
toll of death and property destruc-
ton leaped as the worst flood in
history submerged the city under
deepening water an dthe crest is
still at least one day away.
Electrical facilities are out of
commission.
The city is isolated part OF the
time from the rest of the world.
Many refugees are actually swim
ming the muddy torrents struggling
to reach safety.
Officials said the flood is taking
a high toll of lives and it is I'M
possible to make an accurate sur
vey.
The flood waters have reached an
average depth Of nine feet three
inches in the shallowest places.
The Japanese blockades of the
British and French concessions have
been washed out.
Huge fires are reported breaking
out tonight.
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TIENT5IN NEGOTIATIONS
ARE DEADL 0(kED; BRITAIN
Tells JAPAN HER REASONS

TOKYO, Aug. 21.-Great Britain
has furnished Japan with copy of
a statement on the Tientsin nego-
tiations which the British Govern
ment intends to make public in the
near future.
The text of the statement from
the British Government has been
handed to the japanese Ambassa-
dor, Sotomasu Kato, by Ambassa-
dor Sir Robert Craigie.
Phrases of the official British
statement are understood to include
the following points:
l. The British Government can
not make any decisions concerning
economic questions relating to
Tientsin without consulting other
governments.
2. The British Government does
not believe that the continue ton
of conversations relating to eco
nomic questions will produce any
worth while results.
3. Great Britain cannot regard
economic questions brought up by
the Japanese purely local matters
at Tientsin.
4. Great Britain is willing to
continue the Tokyo negotia tons if
they are limited strictly to local
Tientsin questions.
The economic questions referred
to in the British statement con-
Germ the Japanese demand that
banks in the British concession hand
over the silver which they are hold
ing for the Central Chinese Gov
eminent.
The japanese also demanded that
British authorities recognize the
currency of the japanese controlled
government at Peiping and with
drew support from the Central Chi
nese Government currency.
Great Britain rejected these de-
mands on the grounds that she
would make no agreements which
would jeopardize the interests of
other signatories of the Nine Power
Treaty.
After receiving copy of the pro-
posed British statement Kato an
nounced that the Japanese also
would issue statement of their
position.
The japanese spokesman warned
that statements issued from London
would jeopardize any chance of re-
Stunning the Tokyo parley.
UNITED STATES is BLAMED
FOR COLLAPSE OF CONFERENCE
TOKYO, Aug. 81. = The United
States has been brought into the
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A native of Genesee county,
Michigan, the navy's No. l man in
the Far East was listed as Re
publican at the academy. During
prohibition he expressed opposition
to repeal.
His active duty with the navy
has included service with the sub
marine force of the Pacific Fleet,
as submarine division commander
in the World War, as submarine
commander of the Asiatic Fleet and
as commander of cruisers in the
scouting force.
For the last two years he has
served as chairman of the navy's
General Board. policy-forming
group of senior officers.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-21
WouId-be Settlers, Euro
pean and American,
Want New Life
SLATTERY PROGRAM
GETS BIG RESPONSE
Many Applications TO COL
onize 7 errifory Re-
eeived by Interior

WASHINGTON, Aug. 81 The
Slattery program for the colonial
ton of Alaska with political refu-
gees from Central Europe has re-
ceived an immediate and enthusi-
astic response. Department of the
Interior officials revealed that five
hundred requests to go to Alaska
have been received since August IA
when Secretary Harold L. Ickes
announced the plan submitted by
his Under Secretary, Harry Stat
terry, to grubstake refugees in Alas
ka with private capital.
Equal numbers Of native Ameri-
cans and European refugees have
made requests for chance to set
tie in Alaska.
Business houses wrote quickly for
details. Prospective settlers ex-
pressed their personal ambitions to
go to Alaska.
In a frantic desire for new
chance in life, a struggling New
York bank clerk wrote of his hope
to find some opportunity in Alaska
for a young man with wife and
child.
An unmarried New Jersey wo-
man, despairing of economic Sc
curity, said that she eventually
honed to settle there
Open to Americans?
An Iowan asked if Alaska were
still open to Americans. From Ohio
came a telegram, Rush details
Alaska opportunity. I am a mar
ried man. Might want to go there. :
The Secretary said that there
are still thousands of applications
fer the Matanuska settlement, but
that he doesn't believe the colony
is capable of supporting more than
$50 families now.
Most of the responses to the
Slattery program contemplate Al
aska as possible empire or over
looked opportunity. Most of them
are confused on the extent of the
advantages to be realized by agri-
cultural settlers.
The Slattery report which recon-
mended that the bars to foreign
immigration be let down in Al
aSka, said:
whatever justification there may
be for the present quota laws with
respect to the settled areas OF the
United States, the application of
the same yardstick to underpopu-
lated territory who's future we'll
being depends on new immigration
and new capital is extremely ques-
tionable from the standpoint of
national policy"
New Industries Possible
The comment OF the Secretary
of the Interior at the time the
Slattery program was announced
expressed his conviction, based on
recent reports, that the artisans
now fleeing Europe could play a
key role in creating in Alaska vari-
GUS industries which until now have
not becn developed in the United
States.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-21
FOREIGN PRESS AGENTS
DISCOVER UNCLE SAM IS
STRICTLY FROM MISSOURI
BY PRESTON GROVER

WASHINGTON, Aug. 81. - The
United States has at least half a
dozen agencies officially keeping an
eye out for foreign propaganda. They
all worry about it, but very, very
privately. They don't worry, to the
best of our knowledge, very, very
much.
Most portentous worrier is j. Ed
gar Hoover's Federal Bureau of
Investigation. The FBI recently
was given the job of coordinating
anti-espionage activities. Som e.
times it is hard to draw the line
between espionage and propagan-
da. At times a fountain OF propa-
ganda may be clue to bit OF
espionage, so j. Edgar's men watch
all these things.
Right at this point we might as
secret inside information as TO how
these agencies react when a par
ticularly apt piece of propaganda
shows up. Recently and in times
past we have talked TO individuals
in every one of the agencies we
could recall They are as secretive
as you might expect.
Most busy watchers of propa-
ganda, in addition to FBI, are the
State Department, the War and
Navy Departments, the Coast Guard,
and the Federal Communications
Commission, the latter because it
has the best facilities for tapping
foreign propaganda broadcasts. The
Treasury is sometimes interested.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-21
QUIT POLAND,
BRITISH ARE
WARNED now

BULLETJN-WARSAW. Aug.
21.-The British Embassy has
sent circulars to rs nationals
advising them TO leave as soon
as possible i'm view Of consider
able danger of rupture in Pol
ish- German relations.
Both individuals and British
tourists have been told to leave
Poland Immediately.
This is regarded as an indi-
cation that an increasingly SER
iOus view is being taken of the
present situation.
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NAvY'S NEWEST,
LARGEST PLANE,
COMING NORTH
Four-Mofored Long Range
Patrol Bomber Arrives al
Seattle, Alaska Bound

SEATTLE, Aug. 21.-The Nays
newest and largest four-motored
long range patrol bomber arrived
here Sunday from San Diego, Cal,
and is assigned as an aerial flag
ship of Rear Admiral Arthur Cook
for series of inspection flights to
new and projected naval air bases
in the Alaskan Aleutian sector.
The patrol bomber will fly to
Sitka, Dutch Harbor and through
Unimak Pass to Boring Sea and
Nome, then to Fairbanks.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-21

HEARINGS
ANNUALLY
New Policy Announced by
Acting Commissioner
of Bureau
RUSSIAN GERMAN PACT

Charles E. Jackson, Acting COM
missioner OF Fisheries, here yester-
day, announced that the Bureau
will conduct hearings at the close
of the salmon season in connec-
ton with fishery regulations for
1910.
He explained that these hearings
would be independent of those con-
ducted by the Congressional Com
mittee but for convenience's sake
would be held on days following
the hearings of the Congressional
Committee.
They will be conducted at Cor
dova, Kodiak, Petersburg. Ketchi-
kan and Seattle.
1t will be the plan TO alternate
the hearings between Petersburg and
Wrangell each year SO that at the
close of the season next year. the
hearing will be held at wrangell.
New Policy
Jackson stated that it is the pur-
pose of the Bureau to annually
hold these public hearings at the
close of the fishing season in or
der that all persons concerned
might have an opportunity to ex-
press themselves with regard to
the regulations.
He stated that in addition to oral
testimony at the hearings, written
evidence in the form of briefs will
be accepted by the Bureau of FISH
cries any time up until December
Continued On page 1sWAl
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No Bonus for Silver
Mine Operators Will
Be Extended, Canada

OTTAWA, Ont, Aug. 81. The
Dominion government has refused
opay silver mine operators a bonus
of Is cents an ounce in order to keep
the mines open.
The government announces that
Parliament alone can offer such a
bonus,
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-21
Governor Poses
For Movies,
Life Photographer

Gov. John w. Troy had a date
with a photographer this after
noon.
The photographer was Herbert
Gehr, who posed the Governor In
his office for a portrait for Life"
Magazine and also for motion
picture sequence for 1.-The March
Of Time"