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Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-31

Washington, Aug. 3l.-(AP)--Va-
rio,Is sections of the Buike-WadS-
worth military training bill aroused
scattered opposition in the House to-
d,v but all critics agreed that even
y COMPUTATION Of their f'>ces would
not defeat the legislation next week.
AS preparations to start debate
Tuesday went on behind the scenes
;nformed members predicted mat Tue
nrincipal fights would develop over
'"J That fixing 81 to "A, inclusive;
.. the ace range of men who Woulo
reoister and be subject to coflScllp-
ton. u,o government
o-,,er 70 take over Industrial pla'i'S
Far defense purposes. l -,
The draft of the bill apptveu ~ DS
tho House Military Committee con-
.n:rs the 2l-44 age range put SeH
'.,.aI representatives saia ti1eS "00''
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-31
Times Square
Gun Battle
Fatal To One

New York, Aug. 31.-(AP)-An
unschcdulcd drama unfoldcd before
discriminate thcatre-goers in the
Times Square section last night as
a policeman and Il gunman fought Il
death duel in the lobby of a play
house.
The gunman. his identity Il mys-
terry. ended his own life with a bull
let in the temple as he fell wounded
from the officers fire. Patrolman
Joseph Scheckcr and Negro porter
at the Plymouth theatre, between
Broadway and Eighth Avenue on
45th Street, were wounded IN the
battle.
Customers hurrying for an $40
curtain duckcd as bullets were sent
over their heads.
Scheckcr. wounded in the left leg,
told the story that 4 stranger APP
preached him on his beat, and Whis-
pcrcd, that man polntIng) has u
gun. He's going to shoot me-"
The informant melted into the
crowd and Schccker started in pur-
suit of a slightly muStached man
who held d pistol. Both broke into
a run. AS they ncared the Plymouth
lodging among parked autos, the
eunman fired shot that went wild,
then lodged into the lobby.
James Mitchell, the Negro porter,
attempted to tackle the man but lost
his grip. The fugitive fired again and
wounded the porter in the jaw. AS
he fled the lobby he sent bullet in
to Schecker'S leg. The policeman
hobbled to the shelter Of u car and
fired. striking the man in the chest
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-31
Populace of Ced e d
Pennsylvania Area
Resent the Rumanian
Capitulation to Nazis,
But King Carol Says
He Was Helpless.

Bucharest Rumania, Aug. 81
(AP)-The establishment OF German
air bases and headquarters for Nazi
tank corps and motorized units on
Rumanian soil was reported by gov
crnment circles today to have been
agreed upon the Vienna conference
yesterday, which gave half Of Ru-
mania's Pennsylvania to Hungary.
German planes and soldiers had
not put in an appearance in Rumania
today, although the Rumanian gen.
eraI staff began rehabilitation oil
most OF the Balkan Kingdoms l,3OO,-
0OU men under arms.
Other plans were being rushed TO
vucatc the northern Pennsylvania
area coded to Hungary by the axis
powers in an arbitration award. This
must be completed in Is days.
The aroused Rumanan population
IN Pennsylvania carried on inccssant
demonstrations of protest TO the gov
crnncnts capitulatiOn. Tens OF
thousands of Rumanian peasants
locked to Cluj, ancient Transyl-
vanian capital. Here and elsewhere
in Pennsylvania there were frequent
anti-rasciSt outbreaks, with Italy
blamed largely for Selling out Ru-
mania, Us one speaker put ii.
Many Pennsylvania groups sent
telcgrans to King Carol declaring
they would refuse to abide by the
Vienna decision, and armed defense
corps will be organized quickly,
they said.
The tension in Bucharest itself was
sharpcncd by the resignation TO Min
lister OF Public Health Vasilc No
vcanu, an iron guardist who stepped
out as an admission of his grave
error" in agreeing to the Vienna
award.
In a dramatic address to King
Carol and his 40 closest advisors at
Il crown council, Nocanu declared he
had no inkling Germany would M
pose such an injustice" on Ru-
mania.
Carol, worn and haggard after two
slccplcSs nights, finally called Tor
silence, and in tired voice declared
il had been the most ''sorrOWful mo-
mcnt" OF his life, but that no other
solution was possible.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-31
2 Bodies In
Flood
Are Located

Asheville, Aug. 3l.--(RP)--Bodlej;
of two Western North Carolina Hood
victims have been recovered, ana at
least ten other person., including
women and children. arc reported
missing as the result OF floods IN
the mountain section yesterday.
A check of regions today where
fatalities were reported revealed the
following: -,
East Laport-Mcmbcrs Of family
and two boys reported missing.
Sylva.-Thc body of an unidcntI-
fled woman was found. Albert Nc
Call and his two children arc feared
to have drowned when his home was
washed away.
Canton.-Thc body Of a woman
believed to be that Of Mrs. Bill
Hampton. wife Of Rev. Bill Hamp-
ton, has been recovered IN the Big
Creek section of Haywood county;
The Hampton home was washed
away by the flood.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-31
In
Two Years
Is Required
New Plant Facilities
Being Rushed and the
Output Steadily In
creasing; Defense In
6ustries To Be Put
Far Inland.

Washington. Aug. 3l:--tAP) -
NcWly-placcd orders for airplanc en-
gincS-oncc called the bntlIcncck Of
the defense program to-day brought
prospects for engine production
abreast OF the army-naVy goal Of Il
25.0O0-planc fleet in the next two
years.
With new plant facilities already
under construction, and output
steadily increasing. 4 survey of con-
tracts showed that upwards of 10000
motors for all types Of planes have
been ordered for delivery by mid
1912.
At the rate Of one and half en-
gincs per plane. beginning in multiple
mOturcd craft, experts estimated that
this total would be more than adc-
quatc for the goal of $4,000 planes of
all types which defense officials have
set for themselves by that time.
Other defense developments in
cluded disclosure by army officials of
a plan &c" spreading strategic defense
industries over five inland areas,
comprising roughly all those sections
of the country 200 to $50 miles or
more away from the coast or inter-
national boundaries.
And Secretary Stimson sought to
avoid Il conflict of interests between
man power and industrial production
needs by requesting release from the
National Guard Of all officers and
men holding key positions in defense
industries.
The two largest engine contracts
let so far were made public by the
army and navy this week. They call
for the manufacture of 10000 Wright
motors by the Wright Aeronautical
Corporation, aud 1900 Pratt and
Whitney motors CY United Aircraft
Corporation.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-31
(By The Associated PreSS.)

(By The Associated l'rcSS.)
Germany replied to direct attack
of the Royal Air Force on the heart
of Berlin today by sending over
waves Of war planes in thrusts at
London, which sent residents Of the
British capital scurrying into air raid
shelters three times in five hours.
Only one of the three thrusts pcne-
trated the city'S dclcnscS, the Brit
ish reported.
The air ministry said at least six
Nazi planes were shot down in the
raids and three of its own were
missing. The third alarm was Lon
don's tWcnty-lrSt since NaZi planes
struck at Croydon airport on the
outskirts Of the city August IS.
The bombs dropped in the center
Of Berlin were the first in its his
tory, and fell as Nazi bombers roar
cd and fought over London in night
raid that lasted six hours and 80
minutes, keeping citizens awake UNI
til nearly dawn.
Widespread sections of Berlin felt
the impact of British bombs. Sew
cral apartment and business build
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-31
Germans Get Rumanian Bases
Grew of Eight In
Plane Chutes Out
C. p. RadiOphOfo

McChOrd Field. WASH, Aug. 81.
-(AP)-Eight mcn-the entire
crcw-parachutcd to safety from
a falling bomber, feat described
by an army officer as "unheard-
Of" The big bomber crashed in
rugged wooded country north of
the little western Washington
town of Kalama yesterday after
one of its two motors went dead.
Its unhcard of for so many men
to successfully escape by para
chute in such circumstances
Colonel Carlyle IL Wash, Nc
Chord field commander, said. The
men suffered no injuries except
minor bruises.
First Lieutenant Jack N. DOnO-
hue, pilot, stuck to the plane until
his comrades left. He suffered
bruised leg in escaping from the
crafty gyrating ship.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-31
Average For
Leaf
$15.48 Total

Kalpigh, Aug. 3l.-(AP)-The to-
baccu division Of the Federal Mar
kctimg Service estimated today that
9G.7JU.O 600 pounds of tobacco were
sold this season Oh Georgia and Flor
ida markets, which closed during the
week.
The seasons average price for II
or l6 markets, which sold 4 total OF
79,8G5,745 pounds, was Sl.45o per
hundred pounds.
Prices this week were somewhat
lower than during the first week OF
sales. Quality of offerings this week
were the poorest since the market
started.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-31
Clio Leader Says
Draft Is Aimed At
Economic Reforms

Chicago, Aug. 31.-(AP)-Joseph
Curran. president Of the National
Maritime Union, asserted today that
peacetime CONSUMPTION is directly
solely against theL wage earners, and
part of an effort to destroy the So
cial and economic gains OF the past
few years" $780,,
Curran. who also is president OF
the CIO Industrial Council Of Great
or Now York, was one of The schcdHl-
cd speakers al the emergency peace
r1obilization. sponsored By the Com
,nittee To Defend America by Keep
~ Out Of WSr.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-31
Venzuela Tanker
Caught In Center
OF Big Hurricane

Norfolk, Va, Aug. 31.-NP)-
The Coast Guard said today an
sos had been received from the
1S,OOO-ton Venezuelan Oil tanker
Acosta, in the center of a tropl-
cal hurricane about 200 miles
Cutters were dispatched to her
southeast of Frying Pan Shoals.
aid from Norfolk and MOrehead
City, n. c., but they cannot
reach the AcOsta before tOmOr-
row.
Tie Acosta reported that the
wind was blowing from 30 to 80
niles eli hour and Tat her radio
was being flooded. sc has not
been heard from since the distress
call a! II p. III. last night.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-31
Revenues Ut
State Still
Up
$5,987,843 for August,
Against, SIS, 585, 601 in
August, 1899; General
Fund and Highway
Receipts Share in the
Gains.

Raleigh, Aug. 3l.-(AP)-State
tax receipts continued their upward
trend during August, totalling So
987,843.90, compared with $685.
6O1.2l in August, 1899.
All items which generally are
considered baromcters Of business
showed increases over the month
last year.
Total collections to date this fiscal
year. the Revenue Department an
nounced. are Sl2,734,l 90. COM
pared with sll ,661 .027.78 during the
'alne period last year.
General fund receipts during Au-
~.'e. woro S3.422. 1865. as against
o2.9 '2H c. in AUGUST. 1899. High
nv r~cc;nts w"~" g 5f5 43l .95. COM
I'D with S2,t73,I!5.l7.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-31
FORMER AMERICAN
LINER TORPEDOED

New York, Aug. :l.-(AP)-
Mackay radio picked up mes
sage today stating that the Bel
gian passenger ship Vile dc
HaSSIet, a former American lin
cr. had been tOrpcdOcd. No de-
tails were given i'm the message,
which was sent by station in
England.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-31
GonhQh
For NORTH CAROLINA

FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Mostly cloudy, occasional rains
i'm east and scattered showers in
west portions this afternoon and
might: Sunday partly cloudy
preceded by rain northeast por-
ton.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-31
Retaliation
By Naziis For
Berlin Raid
Only One of Three
Thrusts Penetrates the
London Area; British
Claim Night Raiders
Dispersed in Many
Areas; Berlin Hard
Hit.

London. Aug. 31-(AP-Ger-
man bOmbcrS damaged 4 Royal
Air Force airdrOmc in eastern
England Oday and attacked an
other near the Thames estuary.
cauS!mng some casualties, the
Air Ministry announced.
London, Aug. 31.-(AP)-The
Air Ministry announced tonight
that 80 German planes had been
destroyed so far today i'm at
tackS on Britain.
The announcement said:
Reports received so far today
show that 80 enemy aircraft
have been shot down i'm attacks
on this country today. Sixteen of
our fighters arc missing, but
eleven of the pilots are safe"
Berlin. Aug. 31.-(AP)-DNB.
the official news agency, an
nOunced today that German
bOmbers successfully raided sew
eraI Royal Air Force airpOrtS
north of London this morning.
The planes flew over London re-
pcatedIy, it was stated.
London. Aug. 31.-(AP)-The
fourth air raid warning of the
Gay for this British capital was
sounded at $50 p. m. Q1:5O 4.
m ESTl
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-31
Hurricane Nearing
Carolina Coast In
The Hatteras Area
Cents, of Storm Due
There By Night; In
habi.antS of Coast Are
Warned To Be Ready
To Flee; Shipping on
Coqss Advised.

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... I'D l,liiu. b,romrtrr>
80. ......flaG The ,pprcarh of a
,a,,...r.. toward North Caro-
rm.. -s.., h1nk> country.
!, f:. Gtnc HattcraS coast
,nlrf ...nna. observations were
morp'.- mercury in the bare
meter .rsRn To tall.
The seq BEGAN to rear angrily
nn tire ,ludbankS that firing"
Nnr,u lynlmA'> coast for nearly
rdn miles.
, ..-' -.#m warnings were
.-.. ."t up and down the
CUP" HatteraS 10 the W.
H.. --.
Weather burc1u had not
..t ...-t.~ I.N'"% an" vacation
- -"..",'"ilN l" warm mem
." .'t'lu ascertain dcilhi'e-
~ . ..i Mhcr" me hurricane
t ....
... nation on tii' St"t"'
> ne"oco IN 'hi> aireE-
. ...'o.0 arrive between l'"u-
81. ..i '..lE ''"'hInS.- hepoI =
g.. D., -.' showing lclioencieS u
S.. ...- ,.Jt i lnlsnI pass aI sea-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-31
Italy Might
Meet Match
In Balkans
BY CHARLES =. STEWART
Central Press COlumniSt

Washington, Aug. 3.l--DeSplte
Italy's conquest of British Somaliland
against pretty weak resistance, there
are American diplomatic, army and
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-31

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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-01-27
TOWN OF ALZADA
STAGES COMEBACK
BROADUS-TO -BTLLNGS HIGHWAY
PUTS 1T ON WELL-TRAvELED
TOURIST ROUTE
ALI But Forgotten CowtOwn Has Pop
uIatiOn of Less Than 100, But Draws
Customers From Wide Area; Had
Three Saloons During Summer.

! AIzada, in extreme southeastern
Montana, one of the last of the
"0Id west" towns left In the Black
Hills region, is coming into its own
again. Construction of a cutoff
road from BrOadus TO Billings viii
put IL on the shortest route to
Yellowstone national park. The
Belle F0urche Alzada BrOadus
road, an aII-weather hard-surfaced
highway, was completed recently,
cutting the driving time between
Belle FOurche, s. D., and AIxada
to one hour as compared with the
days trip a few years ago, which
stretched into weeks when the
gumbO was bad.
Grass was good last summer and
there is plenty of winter feed. Truck
load after truckload OF sheep have gone
through to the market at Belle Fourche
this fall, commanding good prices.
Alzada's history goes back to the
early 1905 when the first cattlemen
trailed huge herds of Longhorn steers
UP from Texas to the good grass of
the unfenced ranges. The camp was
known as Stoneville then, but because
the residents were getting their mail
confused with that intended for Stone
vile, S. D., it was changed to Alzada.
name Of the mother of Jay Sheldon.
WHO WlDQ JdCk E1ADDdAIQ DTDuBnb LiAc
first sheep into the country about 1885.
The cattlemen were cleaned out by
a hard winter. In the Sheldon Hubbard
band were some 1000 sheep but by
spring there were only 200 left. Now
there are more sheep than cattle.
Cattle were shipped from Dickinson,
N. D., until 1887, when the railroad
was built into Rapid City. Later Belle
Fourche became the shipping point.
The town has a population of less
than 100 persons but 1t draws from
large territory so that trade is usually
good. 1t had three saloons and liquor
store all last summer, but one of them
has closed now. A night club and res
taurant on the highway caters to local
people and tourists alike with dances
every other Saturday night.
But there have been times in Aha
da's past when the town was not as
orderly as now There was the famous
Axelby fight in which five men were
killed outright and several others died
later. And there have been occasions
when FOSTERING cowhandS have shot
out the lights and gangs Of lawbreak-
erS have made the vicinity their head
quarters.
Alzadians have always had time to
play On one occasion, the barber in
the hotel was shaving a man. He had
lathered his face and was ready to
use the razor when someone came down
and reported there was q poker game
going on upstairs. The barber threw
down his towel. SHAVE yourself, mis-
ter" he said, making for the stairs.
The man looked around, puzzled.
isn't he the barber2"
mo, not when there is a poker game
going on" said bystander.
During the prohibition period federal
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-01-27
Stole Rides AS a Youth
On Railway He Now Heads

There's always q first time for any
thing and when Henry Alexander
Scandrett stole a ride on the blind
baggage Of a Milwaukee railroad pas
Senger train back IN 1886 he didn't
know II would be his first connection
with the railway which he would later
head as president.
Born at Fairbault, MINI, April 8,
1875, Scandrett attended elementary
school as a young boy and spent his
spare time thinking Of things that
would give him fun when he wasn't
working at odd jobs to earn spending
money.
Those were the days when even sons
Of substantial citizens didn't get a
weekly allowance and when there was
a strawberry social at the Episcopal
church or the circus came to town
Henry remained at home unless he
had the necessary funds to pay his
way.
Henry had his best fun at the old
Swimmin' hole, near the spot where
the Milwaukee road tracks crossed
those OF the old Great Western rail-
way, half mile from town.
Stolen Ride q Big Thrill
Exhausted after a day of diving and
playing IN the water sans even bath
ing suit, Henry and his boon COM
panions waited for the early evening
Milwaukee passenger train to stop at
the crossing before pulling swiftly into
the station at Fairbault.
AS the train stopped, Henry climbed
onto the blind baggage and rode into
town, thus establishing a connection
with the railroad which he was to
guide to new heights of achievement
in a streamltned era Of rejuvenation
for railroads.
Recalling the incident, Scandrett
said:
1T didn't matter that the distance
from the railroad station In town was !
greater than that from the swimming |
hole to the family dwelling. 1t was the /
thrill OF the ride that mattered and |
it was more fun than anything / ever |
did in my kid days"
Sometimes Henry had a session with /
his conscience over blind baggage rid
ing, for he was under the influence of
a religious training which came from
his maternal grandfather, the Rt. Rev.
Henry Benjamin Whipple, first bishop
Of the Episcopal church in Minnesota.
His Father Was Probate Judge
His father, Henry A. Scandrett, was
the towns leading insurance man and,
in addition, served as Judge OF the
exceptionally well known to all the
;itizenry, and that was all the more
'eason why the boy had to see to it
re was never discovered cumming
'ide on the railroad.
Graduation from elementary school
brought Henry to the Shattuck Military
Vt Fairbault In 1890. where he played
N the schools football team.
Entering the University Of Minnesota
n 1894, young Scandrett went out for
'ootba1l in his freshman year and
distinguished himself as a right end.
lie played the full four years in college
md starred In a number Of games. His
eward was the captaincy Of the team
n his senior year
Graduating in 1898 as a bachelor Of
avs. Scandrett continued his legal I
tudies and In 1900 was awarded the
legree Of LII. B.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-01-27
Bishops Wife Was Real
Heroine of Early Days

Add Treasure state heroineS-the
wives Of the pioneering Protestant
clergymen who left comfortable homes
in the east and middle west to bring
the message of the gospels to the I'M
tanned frontier
Del Lesson of the Helena Independ-
ent, in the 18th of his series of articles
on Treasure state heroines. adds the
name Of Harriet Brewer, wife of Bishop
L. r. Brewer of the Episcopal diocese.
OF Mrs. Brewer, Lesson writes;
The pages of Montana history de-
voted to the accomplishments Of
women list more than one courageous
soul who left the easier life of the
east to endure hardship and difficulty
in the new land that was being opened
around the Rocky mountains. Such a
person was Harriet Foote, born In
Canton, N. Y, July Is, 1843 and who,
as Harriet Brewer, wife of Bishop L.
r. Brewer of the Episcopal diocese OF
Montana, came here in 1881 to aid
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-01-27
Old Mine Shaft Found
By Helena Man While
DiQqiEaq for Basement

An old mine shaft, apparently dug
in the days when Last Chance gulch
was booming, has been discovered on
Helena's North Jackson street by Ray
Davis who wonders in Just what year
the shaft was actually sunk and If 1t
paid much in return.
Davis, who operates the Davis Re-
tread Co., at 317 North Jackson, start
ed an excavation in the rear of his
building so that he might put on an
addition. About six feet under the sur
face Of the earth-and running back
into the side of the hill on North
JackSon-the old shaft was encoun-
tered. That was quite help in making
the excavation.
Curiously enough within the shaft
Davis found three old earthenware re-
ceptacleS which apparently had been
left there by the last man who brought
his lunch. The articles pitcher and
a couple of jugs with the corks still
intact apparently are made out Of
some form of light clay. (There Is
nothing In the jugs and no particular
reason why there should be corks in
them, If anyone Is curious, but anyhow
the corks are in good state of preser-
vation.)
Davis, who figures that the shaft
must have been used for gold mining
operations, said two handfuls of dirt
yielded a showing of eight colors-
hardly enough to warrant going into
the gold mining business on large
scale.