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Evening star., 1939-04-08
Tirana Is Quiet

T1RANA, April P.-Fascist
1taly's fast-flying troops occupied
this capital of Albania without
hostile manifestation today after a
night of terror and disorder that at
tended the rout of her proud little
army OF mountaineers and the re-
ported flight of her King to Greece.
The advance column of Italians
rolled in from the coast, Is miles
away, just a little over "a hours
after the Italian advance began.
against the bitter resistance of
ly-equipped Albanians fighting
for their independence
Bersagliere (Alpine sharpshooters)
on motor cycles, their faces and uni
forms grey with dust with cap
feathers flying from steel helmets,
were first to enter the city.
Applauded by Albanians.
AlbanlanS in the square before the
government Offices applauded them
as their cycles roared out of the
dust of the Durazzo- -Tirana road
There were no hostile manifesto
tions.
A group of students carrying an
italian flag marched down the road
to meet them. The tri-colored Ital-
ian flag also appeared on the city
hall beside the red Albanian banner
emblazoned with the black double
eagle
The defeated little Albanian Army
had retreated to the hills. King
Zog himself had left the city yester-
day afternoon with a part of his
government and was believed en-
route to Greece.
Previous reports had indicated
the King with part of his govern
ment had removed to Elbasan, 25
miles south of Tirana. 1t was said
he was arranging to defend the
tortuous trails leading to this in
accessible retreat.
Night of Terror in Tirana.
The Italian occupation came after
a night of terror in Tirana as gen.
darmes fired continuously to scare
off looters who earlier had sacked
the royal palace.
The American colony was shell
tered yesterday and last night by
Minister Hugh G.. Grant at the
United States Legation.
Italian bombers appeared again
in the sky over Tirana shortly after
dawn today and continued to fly low
over the city as the troops entered.
Gen. Masse. commander of the COL
umn moving on Tiarana, arrived
soon behind the advance guard. He
halted his force at the airport tenn
porarily.
The Bersagliere were followed
into Tirana by tank corps which
rumbled through the principal
square. In front of the city hall,
Gen. Muty, commander of the ad-
vance guard, was greeted by AL
banian civil and religious au-
thorities.
The Italians, better equipped and
80 1yTp ANA Bono g
Evening star., 1939-04-08
BY the Associated Press.

Dy tIle ASSOCldteC FItSS.
Secretary of State Hull, in a
statement approved by President
Roosevelt, said today the forcible
and violent invasion of Albania is
unquestionably an additional threat
to the peace of the world"
The invasion, Secretary Hull said,
violates the will of all peoples in
the world that their governments
shall lead them, not toward war, but
along paths of peace"
The Secretary condemned 1taly's
action after consulting by telephone
with the President, who is in Warm
Springs, Ga.
Mr.. Hull said the Chief Executive
agreed the statement should be
made.
Evening star., 1939-04-08
Italian Troops Occupy Tirana>
Ending Terror After Zog F|ees;
Hull Assai|s Forcib|e Invasion
Palace Is Sacked
By Bands Of
Looters
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Italian invaders of Albania
marched today into Tirana, the
mountainous little Kingdoms cap
tal. intensifying the fears Of most
Of Europe of further totalitarian
eoups.
The Fascist forces, which landed
only yesterday on Albanias Adriatic
coast against the futile resistance of
hl-armed Albanian tribesmen, found
the capital ready to receive its con-
Nuerors.
King Zog had fled and was be-
lieved on his way to Greece, where
his Queen, Geraldine, and his 3-day-
old heir already had taken asylum
in tavern at Florina after IA
hour ride over tortuous mountain
roads in an ambulance.
Army Takes to Hills.
Albanias little army had taken to
the hills and the arrival of the
Italians at Tirana was said to have
ended night of loeting and dis
order in the capital.
Albania's future still was a ques-
ton. In some quarters it was ex-
pected Premier Mussolini intended
to incorporate Albania into his en-
pire.
In Paris Italys invasion of Mo-
hammedan Albania was regarded as
possible boomerang for II Duce,
self-styled protector of Islam"
Shadow of War Over Bloc.
In neither Paris nor London was
the Albanian conquest seen as a
source of war in itself. But in both
capitals its shadow on British
French efforts to build stop Hit
Ter" bloc was evident
1t was announced in London that
Prime Minister Chamberlain would
return to the capital tonight from
a fishing trip in Scotland to confer
with his ministers on the Albanian
situation.
4. Nazis, who have pledged Mussolini
their backing, hailed the Albanian
invasion and Nationalist Spains ad-
herence to the nti-comintern pact
as timely Fascist blows against the
Western democracies' efforts to form
a front against the Rome Berlin
axis.
Evening star., 1939-04-08
Crossing Crash Kills
One, Injuries Another
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOCIATED Press
WINCHESTER, Va, April g.
Charles Whitlock, World War vet
eran, was killed and j. Howard Tay-
lor, mail superintendent at the
Winchester post Office. severely in
Jured when their automobile was
struck by fast freight train at the
Waterloo grade crossing in Clarke
County last night.
The machine was dragged ITS
yards down the tracks.
Hospital attaches said Taylor. suf-
terlng from shock and probable in
ternal injuries, had fair chance to
recover.
Evening star., 1939-04-08
Boy, Is, Found Stabbed
Hiding in School
BY the Associated Press.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, April R.-Police
searching Lansdowne School after
receiving a report a window had
been opened last night found
Thomas Hall, 16, hiding under a
desk with 10 stab wounds in his
neck and chest.
Ofhcers said a scribbled note be-
side him said: Il just couldn't
help myself. So long, mother"
Hall, weak from loss Of blood, was
taken to st. Agnes Hospital.
Evening star., 1939-04-08
Reich Puts Pressure
On Poles as Beck
Returns
Berlin Press Halls
Double Slap at
Democrucies
By the Associated Press.


BERLIN. April s.-Germany
brought strong diplomatic pressure
on Poland and published newspaper
threats against her today while most
of Europe's attention was centered
on Albania.
The campaign coincided with the
return home of Polish Foreign Min
lister Joseph Beck from London
where he concluded defensive
alliance with Britain which Nazis
consider aimed at Germany.
The Polish ambassador, Joseph
Lipsky, was given full hours talk
by Foreign Minister Joachim Won
Ribbentrop before Won Ribbentrop
started on a brief Easter vacation.
At Warsaw it was intimated that
the German Embassy was under
scoring all that Hitlers plain
spoken foreign minister had told
the Polish Ambassador in Berlin.
(The passage of relatively large
numbers of troops through Berlin
emphasized reports that German
garrisons along the Polish from
tier have been strengthened on
both sides of the Corridor, the
Chicago Daily News reports.
(Off1cial German sources were
non-committal on the meaning
of the movements)
Papers Warn Poland.
Meanwhile the afternoon press
while still giving front-page promi-
nence to tbs double slap at the
democracies es"-the italian invasion
of Albania and Nationalist Spain S
adherence to the anti-Communist
pact-continued to warn Poland in
no uncertain terms.
Comment of the Berlin newspaper
Nachtausgabe was typical:
whoever concludes treaty with
England against Germany thereby
simultaneously makes a pact with
Bolshevism.
THE states of Europe have today
but to choose between English pol
icy against Germany or a policy OF
peace in pursuance of which they
will automatically have Germany as
their ally"
Nationalist Generalissimo Fran
cisco Frances acceptance of the
accord against the Communist In
ternational was interpreted as 1.-The
only logical outcome" of the Spanish
war and as killing "last-minute ef-
forts" by the Western democracies
to bring Spain into their camp.
Spain Tied to Axis.
The National Zeitung of Essen. a
newspaper that is close to Field
Marshal Hermann Wilhelm Goer-
ing, declared that the future poll
cies of Nationalist Spain will be
bound most closely with those OF
the Rome axis
While Chancellor Hitler gave
Premier Mussolini complete backing
in the Albanian invasion. the con-
trolled German press charged that
King Zog of Albania had sold out
especially to the British and hence
was playing political traitors
role" toward Italy.
The Lokalanzeiger said: king
zog was too ambitious and unwise
in his demands and aims. He
thought that he could eventually
free himself from Italian influence
not to rule over a really sound and
independent Albania, but to be able
to draw upon Italy and other states
for his inflated needs for money and
power.
Thus he yielded to influence oil
all kinds of agents from democratic
states and betrayed Italy"
Evening star., 1939-04-08
New. SIovuk Area
Occupied by Hungary
By the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOCl2tcQ FIcbss
BUDAPEST, April 8.-Hungarian
troops today occupied newly &C
ouired former Czecho-Slovak terri
tory up to the border fixed by
agreement with Slovakia April 4.
The troops were followed by police
and government employees to take
over administration of the 1856
square miles and the $4,000 new
citizens.
The Hungarians annexed Car
patho- Ukraine after Munich last
fall. With the German breakup of
the rest of Czecho-Slovakia last
month, Hungarian troops advanced
into Slovak border areas. Slovakia
now a German protectorate, agreed
to yield the disputed area to end
border warfare.
Evening star., 1939-04-08
New Threat to World Peace
Seen in Seizure of Albania
Condemnation of Italian Action Made
With Approval Of President

Another high government official
said. meanwhile. that the admini-
stration considered Mussolini's AL
banian coup a prelude to a more
serious European crisis.
This official declared both the
State and War Departments were
inclined to the view that Hitler,
possibly in a few days, might pre-
cipitate a crisis over Danzig.
Both Germany and Italy are con-
vinced, this source said, that Great
Britain was guilty of a ''monu-
mental bluff" in negotiating an
alliance with Poland and otherwise
acting to stop Hitler"
Some dispatches have told of
Evening star., 1939-04-08
Loan Asked
For ; More
S|un1 Projects
Plans Announced
By IhIder Would
House 912 Families
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Authorized by Congress as the
local agency to carry out the
U. S. H. A.-atded housing rro-
gram in the District, the Allen
DUelling Authority negotiated its
first loan for $4,000, 900 December
IS. 1888. Since then it has been
planning four lo1D-rent housing
developments and noU is in q
position to seek another loan.
Congress limits the cost of such
dWellings in the District to
$3.50 per room. a figure Uhtch
has been cut considerably by the
A. D. A. and by authorities IN
other cities.
Evening star., 1939-04-08
Officer Meets Friend
And Answer Is Yes
By tie Associated Press.

By tie Associated Press.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, April 8-Po-
liceman Gilbert Underdown walked
into a restaurant and met an old
acquaintance who had been in
Michigan for four months.
Say the man asked in a whls-
per, "are those detectives still look
ing for me?"
Officer Underdown excused him
self and stepped to telephone
Then he returned.
Soon two detectives walked in and
arrested William Wheately. 26. on
charge of forging w. P. A. checks.
Evening star., 1939-04-08
Jupon's Planes Damage
U. S. Mission Property
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, April 8.-Japanese
warplanes demolished the residence
and damaged other property OF the
Northern Presbyterian mission at
Hengyang, South Human Province,
on Thursday, the American EN-
bassy at Chungking announced to-
day.
American residents. escaped injury.
They were Raymond Kepler and
wife of New York City. Lucinda
Gernhardt Of Woodburn, Ind, and
Frank Newman Of New York City.
Evening star., 1939-04-08
Eaatrr muHtr

Programs of Easter Music
in Washington's churches will
be found on Pages A 10 and II.
News of religious activities
Is on Pages A IL to IA and B 8.
Evening star., 1939-04-08
Summary of Toduy's Star

All National League clubs except
Phils given flag chance. Page B-7
Aging Rogell confident of regular
berth with Tigers. Page b.
Dunkleberger, Strafaci in North
South amateur golf final. Page B-8
Stars trail In Asheville golf as put
ters IAN. Page BIS
Smart Trick picked as second fllly
to win Derby. Page BIS
Evening star., 1939-04-08

Foreign.
Germany puts strong diplomatic
pressure on Poland Page Al
Italians occupy Tirana, ending ter
ror and looting. Page Al
Four Russian destroyers steaming
toward Mediterranean. Page Al
Italy is expected to annex Albania
as province. Page Al
Chamberlain cuts short vacation in
crisis over Albania. Page Az
National.
Crew of 20 saved after freighter
goes on rocks. Page Al
Advocates of $15o,oOo, 900 w. P. A.
fund seek vote delay. Page Az
Senate fight likely over aeronautical
research funds. Page A-3
First violence reported in coal mine
controversy. Page AS
Washington and Vicinity.
Chilly weather to greet crowds in
Washington for Easter. Page AL
Lynchburg girl slain restaurant,
cousin held. Page Al
Plans for three more slum- clearance
projects announced. Page Al
Sports
Mats full strength not shown Is yet,
Grid claims. Page B-7
Evening star., 1939-04-08
King Is Reported
ToHuve Crossed
Greek Border
BULLETIN

ATHENS, Greece, April 8 tP.
king Zog, driven from his
Albanian kingdom by italian in
vaders, was reported tonight to
have reached Florina, Northwest
ern Greece. where Queen Geral-
dine already had taken refuge
with their 3-day old son.
Evening star., 1939-04-08

(See BALKANS, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1939-04-08

(See HULL, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1939-04-08

(See TIRANA, Page A-60
Evening star., 1939-04-08
Weather Forecast

Mostly cloudy this afternoon and to-
night; tomorrow partly cloudy and con-
tinued cool; lowest tonight about SO
degrees. Temperatures today-Highest,
IS, at pm: lowest 81, at AIS am.
Full report on page Az.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-03-31
Japan Grabs
Group
Islands
French Possessions in
Far East Taken Over;
Forms Ring Around
Philippines

Tokyo, March 81 (AP) The
japanese government announced to-
day it had assumed jurisdiction over
the Stratly islands, which France
claimed in 1888, and which are OF
possible strategic value as a seaplane
and submarine base.
The tiny group, 247 acres, lies IN
the South China Sea, midway be-
tween British North Borneo and
French Indo-China. Approximately
600 miles from the British naval
base of Singapore, their occupation
would give Japan a complete ring
around the Philippines.
With the Chinese island OF Hainan
previously occupied by the Japanese,
the Stratly group isolates Hong
Kong. places Japan within easy reach
of the Dutch East Indies and fur
ther blocks the southern approach to
the Japanese empire. The islands lie
dead athwart sea lanes approaching
japan from the south.
The foreign office statement, said
the islands previously were owner
less. but that the vice minister OF
foreign affairs summoned the French
ambassador and informed him the
step was taken for "the protection
and regulation of lives, property and
enterprises of japanese nationals
there"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-03-31
Governor Has Every
Right To View Legis-
lative Accomplish
ments With Satisfac-
ton; Unprecedented
for Second Assembly
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
LII the Sir Walter Hotel.
RV HENRY AVERH.T,
BY Hi

Raleigh, March 31.-On January 5
Governor Clyde r, Hoey addressed
joint session of the North Carolina
General Assembly, covering a wide
field in the recommendation and
suggestions he made ito the ITO men
from all sections of the State assem-
bled to make laws and lay out the
States financial program for the next
two years.
Now that the same Assembly is all
but thing Of history, the governor
can take out a 21-page printed copy
of his address, jot down what the
legislature did about those things he
committed to it; then he is undoubt-
edly justified in sitting back with
smile of satisfaction at the manner in
which his suggestions were followed.
Not that his record of success is
perfect-it's something short Of 100
per cent, anyway you look at it; but
in the main his policies have pre-
vailed and he has unquestionably
imposed his views upon the legisla-
ture to greater extent than any
governor in recent memory has been
able to do during his second term
OF course, his outstanding accom-
plishment was his utter and complete
rout Of the anti-diversion of highway
funds army. Perhaps his outstand-
ing failure was the complete ignor-
ing of his definite" recommended
ton for the establishment of a
twelfth grade in the public schools.
But take it by and large, it was a
Hoey-following Assembly.
Let's present a bill of particulars
more or less in the form of a dialogue
with exact quotations from the gov
errors address of January 5 as one
characters contribution and the As
sembly's actions as the other.
Appropriations, Tax Reduction.
Governor: "Candor compelS me to
(Continued on Page TWOl
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-03-31
Votes Down
Addition OF
$50 Millions
Declines, However, to
Halve 500 Millions
Committee r e c ON :
mended; Two Ballots
on Different Phases of
Measure

Washington, March 31.-(AP)-
Tho House defeated overwhelmingly
today an administration attempt to
raise the relief appropriation bill
from 100000 to the extra $780,
100000 which President Roosevelt re
quested for WPA expenses through
June 80.
BY 2O5 to 1876 teller vote, it bow
led over an amendment of Repres-
entative Fitzpatrick, Democrat, New
York, to add S5O,000,000 to the bills
total.
Just before this vote, it had refused
to cut the amount to S54,293,575. The
vote was 161 to Ill.
The two ballots were interpreted
by some legislators as virtually as
surfing ultimate approval of the $780,
100000 which the appropriations
committee recommended. That was
the amount for which the House
economy bloc also was fighting.
Representative Casey, Democrat,
Massachusetts, Immediately offered
an amendment to raise the appropria
ton from $1OO,OO0,OOO to 100000
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-03-31
Assembly Has Followed
Most Of Hoey's P ogram
Wages-Hours
Head Favors


Washington, March 31-(AP)-
Administrator Elmer Andrews told
Congress today enactment Of the
wage-hour law would promote the
effective and even-handed admins
tration of the act" in letter to
Chairman Norton, Democrat, New
Jersey, of the House. Labor Com
mittee, author of the amendments,
and who said each Of the proposals
had been carefully studied and in
vestigated."
''The adoption of these amend
ments will, in my judgment" the adj
ministrator wrote, greatly improve
the administration of the act, will
provide needed flexibility, will exist
in enforcement, and will remove a
substantial number of annoyances
and hardships which the administra-
ton is at present powerless to avoid"
The Social Security Board, mean
while, asked Congress. to consider an
amendment to the social security act
which eventually would provide an
nunities to all permanently and total
ly disabled persons.
Other developments:
The Senate approved and sent to
the House bill authorizing the army
and navy to acquire reserve stocks
of strategic war materials. The meas
ure would authorize purchases total
ing $10,000,000 year for four years.
Originally, it authorized $25 100000
yearly expenditures, but the figure
was cut by 33 to 81 vote yesterday.
Administration forces battling to
expand the $10O,000,000 relief bill,
submitted to the House an amend
ment to raise the total to the $780,
100000 recommended by President
Roosevelt. Offered by Representative
Fitzpatrick, Democrat, New York, the
amendment encountered much OPP
position from Republicans and Dem
ocratic members of the economy
bloc.
Farm state members VINO had
threatened to "cut the Threats" of
legislators from industrial areas who
helped kill a $25O,OO0,000 approp-
ration for farm partly payments
CONTINUED on Page FOur)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-03-31
White House Admits
Worldwide Fear OF
Germany's Program,
Possibility She May Extend Termination of
Other Races to Other Continents Is Back of
British-French Armed Aid to Poland; War in
Balance

only by invasion by Germany of
some other country, and war
would be. avoided if there were
no such invasion.
Therefore, it was said, the
world has been put On notice
where the responsibility lies if
there is war.
The President was here for ten
Gays of rest and recreation.
The President was keeping in
close touch with the State Depart
ment and Europe. He tod report
ers he had talked with both by tele-
phone, and probably would talk
with them two or three times again
during the day. He would not say
with whom he discussed foreign af-
fairs by transatlantic telephone.
The official sources discussing the
general picture also cited as addi-
tional reasons for unrest newspaper
reports of fears of Switzerland, Hol-
land, the Dutch colonies, the Baltic
states and Yugoslovia, and the fear
ct the people in Asia Minor, particu-
larly in Turkey and Persia.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-03-31

Warm Springs, Ga, March
(AP}-S0urceS close to the
White House asserted today
there was general fear in the
world that Germany might ex-
tend her domination of other
races to other continents" and
that current British and French
actions appeared to seek an end
of that danger.
While President Roosevelt re-
fused to discuss the foreign
crisis at d roadside press con-
ference, intimates declared
Prime Minister Chamberlain'S
pledge to the House of Com
mons today that Britain would
fight if POland's independence
were threatened, and his state
ment that France would take
similar action seemed to put
squarely up to Germany the re-
spOnSibility for any possible
general war.
These sources said Britain and
France were, in effect, saying to
Germany that war would come
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-03-31
Italy Seeks
Avoidance
OF A Crisis
"Ready To Wait" for
Fulfillment of Claims
on France, Mussolini
Declares

Reggie, Calabrai, Italy, March 81
-(AP)-Premier Mussolini said in
a speech here today that Italians
were "ready to watt for fulfillment
of their claims on France Fascists
are thinking in terms of decades, he
said
Foreign observers regarded the
statement as a further indication
that Italy intended to avoid crisis
over African colonial claims on
France while trying to settle them
by diplomatic means.
Mussolini told wildly cheering fas-
cists that he had little to add to his
speech in Rome last Sunday, in
which he identified the French Ital-
ian problem as Tunisia, Djibouti and
the SueZ canal.
Premier Daladier of France, in re-
spouse to the Sunday speech, let II
Duce know that France was awaiting
Qualification of Italian demands. The
crowd booed and Whistled when
Mussolini spoke Of Stupid people
beyond the Alps" who say the Ital-
ian people are. growing away from
Continued on Page Four)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-03-31
Poland Sees
Z
AS
Real Check
British French Mill
tary Aid Expected To
c ur b Hitler's De-
mands; May Avert
"Provocative" Bloc

Warsaw, Poland, March 31.-(AP)
Polish government sources hailed
today Prime Minister Chamberlain's
promise of military assistance to
preserve Poland's independence as
likely to make Nazi Germany aban-
don any idea she may have had of
obtaining Polish territory by threat
Of force.
The promise of military aid from
both Britain and France came in the
midst of intense foreign office con-
situations preparing for Foreign
Minister Beck's scheduled visit to
London next week.
The foreign office mouthpiece had
implied Poland would accept a mill
tary alliance with Britain and
France if Adolf Hitler refused Po-
lands appeal for a pledge to respect
Polish rights and frontiers
An inspired article in the news
paper Kurjer Czerwony made it
clear Poland hoped to come to an
understanding with Germany with
out entering a bloc against her, but
that she was prepared to do SO if
German guarantees were not forth
coming.
Poland, whose traditional policy
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