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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-11

1t is possible, of course. that
the United States may follow the
course adopted in 1882, when
Secretary of State Henry L. Slim
son reserved American rights in
Manchuria after Japan had COM
pleted her conquest of that area.
automatically, we have refused
to, recognize the new status in
Manchhkuo and while Japan has
Systematically interferred with
the commercial rights of Ameri-
cans in the new state, the Amer
lean Government has permitted
the matter to rest. If this course
is followed in regard to the other
parts of China, the japanese will
not be concerned with the Amer
lean attitude nor care much about
our reservation" of rights in
China.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-11

Along this line, the Secretary
of the Navy submitted to Con-
gress last week a construction
program designed to give the
Navy more bases and other ia
cilities ashore. New air destroy
er, submarine and mine bases
would be provided in the mid
Pacific, Alaska and Atlantic
areas. The Island of Guam, de-
miIitarized since the signing of
the 1922 Washington Naval Urea
ty would be strengthened al
though almost surrounded by is
lands which Japan seized from
Germany at the end of the World
War. Guam is only 1000 miles
from Tokyo. Six air bases are
recommended for the mid Pacific,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-11

The Anglo-American trade
agreement. slashing tariffs in this
country, England and her crown
colonies, became effective on
January /. As the New Year be-
gan, warehouses in this country,
England and other parts of the
British Empire, were stocked with
merchandise shipped in under
bond to be held until the tariff
reductions provided for under the
Treaty became effective.
1850 ~ -. stst5
ns Undoubtedly, trade between
the English-speaking peoples will
be increased by the new pact. In
England, newspapers report large
quantities of electrical appliances,
dental equipment, foodstuffs of
various kinds, lumber, silk hos
iery and other products from the
United States. ready for distribu-
ton there. In this country, at
the same time, English merchan-
disc was similarly in storage, the
largest quantities being in wooden
piece goods, cutlery, dinnerware,
cotton cloth and leather prod
ucts.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-11

The trend of events in Europe
and the figures on relative air
craft strength have convinced
many officials in this country that
the United States must take
steps to provide, not only the air
planes that would be needed in
an emergency, but the necessary
trained personnel. Pilots, observ-
ers, mechanics and the other
members of the ground crews, re-
quire training. To become ex-
perts they must have the expe-
rience that goes with extensive
training. Thus, the United States
must take steps to train young
men for air service and, at the
same time, prepare its aircraft
plants for the production of
planes in quantities.
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NOTICE of SALE OF TAX
"a CERTIFICATES

Jan. 11-1S-25, 1939-M
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-06-02
Hitler Shows
His Army To
Slav Prince

Berlin, June q (AP) - Reich
fuehrer Hitler today followed up a
pledge of Yugoslavia's border with
Germany ''for all time" with an i'm
pressive demonstration Of military
might for Regent Prince Paul. the
regent, here on five-day state visit,
stood with the fuehrer and high Ger
man army officers near Berlin's
monument to war dead to see the pa
rade of soldiers and war machines.
For more than three hours troops
marched, and artillery, tanks and
motorized equipment rolled through
Berlin's streets, while airplanes roar
ed overhead.
The regent, who arrived here yes
terday, opened today's ceremonies by
placing a wreath at the war memo
rial. Then, riding with the fuehrer
in the latter's automobile, he went
to the technical high school, where
a parade was witnessed from a plat
form. At an elaborate state dinner
last night at Hitler's new chancel-
lory, the fuehrer spoke Of warm
friendship between the two countries
and said their new common border
had been established for all time"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-06-02
Sniping Near
Harlan Is
Investigated

Harlan, KY, June 2.-(AP)-Na-
tional Guardsmen investigated to-
day the reported ''sniping'' of a group
OF men 1T Harlan county mine ope-
rating without union contract-an
incident marring calm of nearly
two weeks in this big soft coal pro-
ducing areas labor dispute
Brigadier General E. Carter. COM
manding the approximately 1900
troops on duty in Harlan county,
said no one was struck by the furry
OF shots fired from a mountainside
yesterday at nearby Liggett, site of
the Mahan-Ellison Coal Corporation.
He added that militiamen stationed
at the mine had not returned the fire.
National guardsmen exchanged
shots with ambushed groups at two
other mines two weeks ago. There
were no casualties then, either
Negotiations with the United Mine
Workers of America (CIO) and the
Harlan County Operators Associa-
ton, whose AZ mines make it the
largest producing group in the ma
ton holding out against a "union
shop" contract, were suspended
temporarily.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-06-02
Germans To
Carry Jews
Back Home
917 Refugees Denied
Admission to Cuba;
Mutiny and Suicide
Aboard Is Feared by
Captain

Havana, Cuba. June 2.-(AP)-
The German liner San Luis took on
fuel and provisions to start back to
Germany today with 917 German
Jewish refugees forbidden to set foot
on Cuban soil, an order backed by
threat to tow the vessel outside
territorial waters with a gunboat.
The refugees, most of whom had
hoped to land pending entrance to
the United States, thronged the
decks Of their Floating prison." wo-
men Wailing at the growing indica-
tons of enforced return from the
land from which they had fled.
Efforts were made to keep the pas
sengers unaware of the actual sailing
orders, for the master of the ship had
expressed fear of collective
suicide pact Port police boats were
ordered to escort the San Luis out
of the harbor and pick up any pas
sengers who might leap overheard.
Cuban Marines were held in read
mess for any emergency that might
arise in carrying out President Bru's
order that the San Luis leave Havana
Captain c.. Shredder, of the San
Luis, had expressed fear of a mutiny
among the passengers if he put out
to sea again, and one passenger had
attempted suicide. He slashed his
wrist and leaped overheard, but was
saved
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-06-02
Business Men Urge President
To Have Wagner Act Amended
Foreign Trade, Espe-
cially With S out h
America, and Tax
alton Are Also Dis
cussed; Wage Hour
Changes Up N e x t
Monday

Washington, June 2.-(AP)-Sec-
retary Hopkins said today a group
of business men urged President
Roosevelt last night to seek amend
ment of the Wagner labor relations
act during a discussion of business
conditions. Hopkins told reporters
that the eight business men who
dined at the White House presented
no specific labor plan, but he indi-
Gated that possible changes in the
wording and administration of the
Wagner act was one of the most
important topics of their discussion
with Mr.. Roosevelt.
Foreign trade, particularly with
South America, and taxation also
were discussed, Hopkins said.
On Capitol Hill, the House Ways
and Means Committee was consider
ing tax revision. A witness for the
United States Chamber of Com
merce suggested imposition of a flat
rate normal corporation tax of Is
percent and outright repeal of the
undistributed profits levy.
Talking with newsmen, Hopkins
said the White House conference
that he hoped to arrange more con-
ferences with these and other bus
mess men.
Speaker Bankhead, meanwhile,
3aid the House would consider Mon
day a group of amendments which
would greatly iberalize" the wage
and hour act. They will be voted
on under procedure requiring two
thirds vote for passage, but pro-
hibiting debate on any changes 9TH
er than those approved by the House
Labor Committee.
Other developments:
Attorney Geaeral Frank Murphy
told a Senate committee legislation
to curb activities of private indus
trial police, armed with tear gas and
other weapons, was greatly need
ed" The attorney general endorsed
legislation which outlaw labor es-
pionage, strike-breaking activities
and the use of industrial munitions,
as well as limit the activities Of pri-
vate police.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-06-02
Oil Ship Crushes
Big Toll Bridge
Central Press PhonepltOt0

Norfolk, Va, June 2.-(AP)-A
tanker crashed into a toll bridge
across the Elizabeth river here TO-
day, partially Wrecking the bridge
and cndangering the lives of sew
eral persons.
Two bridge tenders, C. L. Cnn-
ningham and Lee Zimmerman,
were injured in a 1OO-fO0t leap
from the bridge tower to the
water. Two unidentified women
abandoned their automobile to
run bridge approach a few mo-
ments before the car fell into
the bridge Wreckage.
Two of five spans of the bridge
connecting Norfolk and Ports
mouth, dropped into the river, but
fell clear of the tanker, the Rhode
Island, owned by the Texas Oil
Company.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-06-02
Tobacco
Acreage Is
Real Threat
Debacle in Price s
Feared in Some Quart
ers; Farmers Planting
Dynamite With Their
Leaf
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.

Raleigh, June 1T doesn't re-
quire any expert agronomist or even
the seventh son of a seventh son to
arrive at the conclusion that North
Cardinals farmers are planting dyna
mite along with their 1889 tobacco
crop.
Of course, the horny-headed sons
of the soil aren't literally setting out
sticks of T. NJ T. among their neat
rows of plants, but all indications
are that there is plenty Of explosive
material being made ready for big
crop of political and economic roper
cuSSiOnS
AS yet nobody can say just what
is going to happen, but there isn't
even a casual observer and reader
who isn't aware of the fact that all
over Eastern North Carolina the
farmers, free from all government
control, are planting a tobacco crop
which will exceed last years by
many hundreds of acres and many,
Continued on Page Six
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-06-02
France Fears Big
Army In Albania

Rome, June 2.-(AP)-French
concern over maintenance of a
large Italian army of occupation
in Albania was reported today in
usually reliable political sources.
Andre. Francois -POncet, French
ambassador to Rome, was report
ed to have raised the question of
whether there was continued
need for an Italian army. in AL
bania, in talk Tuesday with
Italian Foreign Minister Count
CianO.
The French envOy's call at the
foreign ministry was followed by
a statement in the Fascist period
ical GerarcEia that the troops
would prevent Greece from Lining
UP with other powers against Ger
many and Italy. CianO was re-
ported to have explained that the
stay of the troops in Albania was
a precautionary measure to avert
trouble from Albanian bands.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-06-02
Judge Manton
Crilled About
His Fortune

New York, June 2.-(AP)-United
States Attorney John Cahill, delving
further into the involved financial af-
1alrs Of former United States Circuit
Court Judge Martin T. Manton, de-
manded today that Manton explain
ms change in eleven months from a
debtor with minus balance of $780,
0OO to creditor with a net worth of
S750,000.
The resigned jurist is on trial on
charge of conspiracy and dispens-
ing justice for price.
Manton explained that his for
tunes, bad in early 1884, improved
When he arranged for the sale of the
motel Alamac, owned by the Forest
Hills Terrace Corporation, one of his
holding companies.
Cahill produced checks to show
that on July %, 1884, a law firm
PAID Carl j.. Austrian, liquidator for
the defunct bank of the United
Continued on Page Sixl
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-06-02
Daily Dlspatcn Bureau.
In the Sir Walter Hotel.

Raleigh, June 2.-North Cardinals
revenue from the gallonage tax on
gasoline yielded in eleven months OF
IN ene current fiscal year within SAIL
@I2 Of its return for the full twelve
months ended last June 30; and 1T
IS now as certain as taxes (Which
are classed in the same "cinch" class
a5 death) that this years complete
.isures will for the first time in his
,oIy show total of more than
'Wenty-four million dollars.
IN other words, Tar Heel motor
%|eh'cle owners are paying through
me gas tank hose at rate of more
"iah Two million dollars month.
la LAST years total from the tax was
P@z' 1882, while through May 81
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-06-02
Navy Awards
$3.50 Million
Of New Ships

Washington, June 2.-(AP)- The
Navy awarded today to private ship
yards or allOcated to navy yards con-
structiOn Of "a vessels estimated to
cost $350,0OO,OOO.
Officials said it was the largest
single order in peacetime history. The
contracts were signed by Assistant
Secretary Charles Edison at the same
time propelling machinery was or
dered for six submarines costing
more than $5,4OO,OOO.
Funds for - of the 24 ships are
included in the $773,000,000 naval
appropriation for the next fiscal year
and do not become available until
July /. Funds for the other five were
already available from earlier ap-
preparations.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-06-02
By ROGER w. BABSON
Copyright 1889 Publishers Financial
RIrp9u Inc

New York City, June 2.-The
church which l attend at Wellesley
Hills has what is called an "Open
Door,. The church is open every
afternoon and evening, seven days
a week, and fifty-two weeks year
for those who have problems. Some
lay man or some lay woman is in
charge of the work each afternoon
or evening.
There are fifty of these business
men and women of the community
who are on duty during the year.
In addition to being of help to those
who call with their various problems,
these conferences are of great value
in enabling our leading citizens to
learn first-hand Of the spiritual, ed
ucational, economic and civil trou-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-06-02
ROYSTER COMPANY
OFFICIAL is DEAD

Norfolk, Va, June 2.-(AP)-Wal-
ton Foushee, 81, assistant sales mana
ger of the R. S. Royster Guano Com
pany, and native of Roxboro, N.
c., died of heart attack yesterday
while golfing at the Norfolk Golf
Club. He had been with the Roy
ster company for more than 80 years
and had lived at Winston-Salem, At
lanta and Norfolk.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-06-02
Fascism Is Near In u. S.
80
Unless Controls Relax
Babson Says Depression First Hit Day Labor
ers, Then White Collar Group and Now Em-
ployers; Tax on Employers Must Be Lightened

bles which the less fortunate have.
When the big depression started
in 1930-31-it was the day laborers
who were first thrown out of work.
The greatest hardship came upon
them for they had no savings ac-
counts nor other reserves. AS the.
center of the depression was reached
in 1888 and 1934-another group,
including white-collar workers, be-
gan to suffer as their savings were
used up. Both of these groups have
been aided for some time by the
WPA and other forms of government
spending. The recession Of 1933-39,
how has reached the higher
bracket incomes-the salesman, ex-
ecutive and employed group.
Employers Hard Hit.
Eight years ago the distress cases
Continued on Page Six)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-06-02
Pope's Hope
For Peace
Is Brighter
Pontiff Tells Cardin-
ais He Feared Inme-
diate War First of
Last Month; Has AS
surances from Euro
pean Leaders

Vatican City, June 2-(AP)-Pope
Plus XII told his cardinals today that
the Vatican's recent diplomatic ac-
tivities, designed to save Europe from
the menace of war, had brought him
assurances Of good will and of re-
solve to maintain peace from prin-
cipal European statesmen.
A month ago, the pope said, he
had grave fear of imminent war in
Europe, but that the lessening of
tension since then had given him
greater hope of reaching "a stable
peace"
Among the conversations carried
on by papal nuncios in the holy
fathers campaign was one between
Reichfuehrer Hitler and Monsignor
Orsenigo, papal nuncio in Germany.
Other papal nuncios talked with
statesmen Of Italy, France, Britain
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-06-02
OWNERS OF VESSEL ORDER
HER RETURN TO GERMANY

Hamburg, Germany, June 2-(AP)
The Hamburg -Amerika Line mott
fled the captain of the liner San Luis
at Havana today to return to Ger
many with a shipload of Jewish
emigrants if they could not be land
ed promptly. Earlier it had protest
ed to the Cuban government against
orders forbidding the landing of the
9l7 refugees.
1t was stated at the company's
headquarters that the captain was
instructed not to try to land at any
other port unless the Jewish passen-
gers themselves managed to get per-
mission to disembark.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-06-02

Now, the White House is a much
more controllable place than the Bri-
tish embassy. It's in down town
Washington. It's grounds are not very
large. A Gordon of troops, if neces-
sary, can be drawn around them.
Manifestly only a comparatively limit
ed crowd can get in. Invited guests
credentials can be examined Unin-
vited butters-in can be kept at a dis
tance. There are no adjoining prem
Continued on Page Five)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-06-02
LOBBYISTS STILL
REPORTING INCOME

Raleigh, June 2.-(AP)-Lobby-
lists and their employers, reporting
nearly a month late, continued to-
day to inform Thad Eure, secretary
of state, of their expenses. Today's
reports included: Norman Shepard,
Smithfield, paid $3.50 by the Ma
tional Association of Independent
Insurance Adjustors; and Sam
Blount, of Washington, paid $3.50
by Pierce Rucker, of Guilford coun-
ty.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-06-02

EllZdDoLn 10 meet
notabilities during
their short stay in
Washington. Quite
as naturally the
White House was
picked as the pro-
per place for them
to be entertained,
but it was recog-
nized that they
would have to put
on counter-enter-
tainment. The en-
bassy m a n ifestly
was h e correct
place for it.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-06-02
State Gas Tax Heads For
Record AT $24 Millions

this year receipts amounted to $22,-
325,82O with another month to go
on the full fiscal counting period.
If the average of the last eleven
months is maintained, the final figure
will be- $24, 1855, ,440, which leaves
margin enough over the twenty-four
million mark to make its attainment
certainty to all practical intents
and purposes.
State officials on all sides point out
that there is plenty of need for rev.
enue from gasoline-or any other
source which goes into the highway
fund-in view of the fact that State
Highway and Public Works Commis-
sion officials have repeatedly esti-
mated that it would cost forty mil
Continued on page tWo)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-06-02
Find Infant:
Kidnapped In


Philadelphia, June 2.-(AP)-A
baby which Detective George Myers
identified as five months old Gerald
McCrohan, snatched yesterday from
his. carriage on a busy street, was
found in the possession of a young
couple today about two miles from
the kidnapping scene. Myers and De-
tective Harold Simmons found the
child as they canvassed drug stores
Continued on page two)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-06-02
Fever
Ticks Guard
Royalty Here
BY CHARLES p. STEWART
Central Press COlumniSt

Washington, June 2.-The British
Embassy naturally was chosen as the
principal place for King George and
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-06-02
u. S. INTERESTED

u. 5. INTERESTED
Portsmouth, N. H., June 2.--
(AP)-OfficerS and men labor j..
ing at the task of salyaging the
Sunken u. S. Submarine SquSluS
and its crew of 26 dead follow
ed with interest today news of
the accidental sinking of the
British submarine ThetiuS in the
Irish sea.
Officers at the navy yard, in
Guiding Lieutenant o. F. Naquin
commander of the SqualuS when
she sank to tragedy May 23,
ducked in and out of the press
headquarters sent up to cover
the .Squalus disaster to learn
the latest news. ysa
Seven dives were completed
to the deck of the SqualuS yeS7s
terday, during which two des-
cending lines carried away ear
lier were replaced and fourth
air line sent down.
er the last of the four to escape by
the Davis lung" method had been
picked up, Admiralty officials sur
missed that system had been suspend
ID.
Rescue efforts were speeded up
on the outside. Naval experts hur-
led preparations to cut holes in the
CONTINUED on Page Five)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-06-02
0xygenMask
Is Employed
For Rescues
Tail of Gray Hulk
Protrudes from Water
and May Be Cut Into
To Supply Air to En-
tombed 90 Men Still
Under Water
TIDE SUBMERGES SUB

London, June 2.-(AP)-The. ~
British Admiralty announced to
night strong tide had carried
the submarine Thetis complete
ly under water, and forced tenn
pOrary suspension of attempts
to cut a hole in the stern,
which had been exposed, to res
cue 80 men.
AT the same time, the Admir-
atty said it was not clear why
use of the Davis escape method
had been abandoned, with 80
men left in the submarine, and
after only four had reached SAT-
ETY.. The Admiralty statement,
although issued after = p. m.
Il p. m. eastern standard time)
was based on a report from the
scene of operations at 4:5O p. m.
This said a strong tide at
that time had caused the sub
marine 'tO cant and the stern
to ge under water"
Birkenhead, England, June
officials
expressed belief today that the
Davis 'lung" escape had been
abandoned to preserve the air
supply for 80 men still trapped
aboard the partly submerged
submarine Thetis.
Four of the "a persons aboard
when the sleek new submarine
dived into mud and sand below
130 feet Of water in the Irish
Sea had come to the surface
strapped in the oxygen rescue
mask.
But when no more men emerged
in mid-afternoon, several hours aft
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-06-02

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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-06-02

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The Omaha guide., 1939-06-17
LYNCHERS OF NEGRO TAXI
DRIVER FREED WHEN
SHERIFF FORGETS

Daytona Beach, Fla. June s.
Despite the fact that in testifying
before a coroner's jury here April
20, he positively identified two
white brothers as the men who
lynched Lee Smell, forty three
year old taxi driver, near the local
airport, Constable James burden
recanted his previous testimony
which enabled the men to be set
free by a coroner's Jury May 27.
The men, Everett and Earl
Blackwelder were charged with
lynching Smell, after the latter
had run down their younger bro
Their with his cab on the main St.
Of Daytona Beach. The boy died
shortly thereafter.
At a coroner's hearing April 90,
Constable burden termed the ac-
lions of the Blackwelder brothers
"cold blooded murder" He fur
Their said: "I know these Black
welder boys as well as | know any
one"
According to Burdens story at
the earlier hearing, which was con-
tinued in order to allow "senti-
The Omaha guide., 1939-06-17

ment to cool" he was on his way
20 the county Jail az Deland, Fla
with his taxi driver prisoner,
when his ear was halted by a
barricade across the highway.
The Blackwelder brothers rar
to the side of the machine and
Everett struck at Smell with a
shotgun. burden said he dragged
his prisoner with him and got out
# the car in an effort to calm
the two white men.
"When we got out the Negro
broke away and ran," he said,
Earl shot at him with a rifle and
missed. Then Everett shot him in
the leg with the shotgun and
Smell fell. Earl went over to the
wounded taxi driver" he added,
and "fired two or three times in
to his back"
It was at the second hearing
in the case that Constable Dur
den recanted his former testi-
mony and told the twelve-man
jury that he was now unable to
identify the B%lackwelder brothers
positively. They were set free.