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50th Year, No. 251
Entered u Mcond lu
mitter at Salem, Oregon
,, .Salem, Oregon, Friday, October 21, 1938
Two Sections 20 pages Price Three Cents
On Triln and Nowi
Stand Five CenU
Japanese Troopers Enter Cferif Canton
Actress Friend
Of Hopkins
Dies in Plunge
Dorothy Hale, New York
Beauty, Hurtles 16
Stories from Hotel
New York, Oct. 21 UP)
Dorothy Hale, motion picture
actress, plunged to her death
early today from a window of
her 16th floor room in the
Hampshire house, exclusive
hotel overlooking central park.
Mrs. Hale, who a few years
ago was described by a Holly
wood producer as a "great
movie find," was the widow of
Gardiner Hale, of Chicago,
who was killed in 1931 when
his automobile went over a 500-foot
cliff In California.
Detective James Leech,-who made
a preliminary Investigation, said
the actress may have fallen from
the window when she attempted to
open it shortly after she returned
to her room at 6:20 a. m.
Reports that Mrs. Hale had be
come engaged to Harry L. Hopkins.
WPA administrator, were denied
last summer.
The victim's body was clad In a
black dinner 'dress with gold orna
ments. A corsage of tea roses clung
to her bosom.
A search of her room yielded a
letter addressed to "Mrs. Doroth
Hale" which had been sent by a sis
ter, Betty Donovan, of Pittsburgh.
Among the outstanding motion
pictures In which Mrs. Hale ap
- peared was "Catherine the Great.'
Dorothy Hale was a close friend
of tall golden - haired Rosamond
Plnchot, soclallyi' prominent actreef
who attained fame at 17 In the Bio-
Heal spectacle "The Miracle" and
was found dead of carbon monoxide
poisoning in the garage of her Long
Island estate near Oyster Bay last
January 34.
Hopkins Deeply Shocked
Hopkins, sometimes called a cabl
net member without portfolio. Is
one of the closest Intimates of Pres
ident Roosevelt. He was called to
Washington by the president after
extensive social work In New York
state.
His wife, the former Barbara
Duncan Hopkins, died about a year
ago.
Friends of Hopkins, who was se
eluded at the home of President
Roosevelt, said he was "deeply
shocked" by Mrs. Hale's death. They
- did not comment on the engage-
ment reports, but said Hopkins and
the actress had been "close personal
friends." The WPA administrator
himself made no comment.
Gardiner Hale, the victim's late
. husband, was an outstanding mural
1st who was credited with having
done more than anyone else to re
store an appreciation in this coun
try for fresco painting.
A note was found on the door of
Mrs. Hale's room, apparently ad
dressed to a maid. It read:
"Mary: Do not disturb today."
Note Left to Attorney
Detective Leech said he also found
an unfinished note In the room ad
dressed to John Vincent, New York
attorney. Its contents were not di
vulged
Mrs. Hale, who had been staying
at the hotel, on Central Park South,
since last July, was described by the
management as "a very orderly
guest.
Acquaintances told police they had
noticed nothing unusual about her
behavior of late.
Margaret Case, of Vogue maga
tine, one of her closest friends, said
she was with Mrs. Hale until 7
o'clock last night and she appeared
gay and happy and gave not the
slightest Indication that anything
might be troubling her.
Miss Case said Mrs. Hale told her
she planned to leave today for an
extended visit In Washington, D. C.
Vincent said Mrs. Hale, who was
33, had been subject to a recurring
Illness.
"I thought of this when I learned
of her death," he said. "She had
been in a hospital three times In the
last five yean.
"I haven't seen Miss Hale for a
month or so. At that tune she ap
peared to be cheerful."
He said he had called Miss Hale's
sister. Betty Donovan. In Pittsburgh
The sister and her father planned to
leave for New York at once, he said
Wants Gernwuis t Come
Berlin. Oct. Jl v Col. Charles
A. Lindbergh today expressed the
hope German airships soon would
cross the Atlantic again In regular
nights to America.
Exile Defies France
Max Belson, He
Has His Points
San Francisco, Oct 21 fUP)
Max Belson's romance consis
ted of two weak moments and
one strong one, he testified
In annulment proceedings
brought by his wife, Freda.
The first weak moment was
when he agreed to elope. The
second was his inability to tell
her it was a mistake to go
through with the wedding. The
strong moment came after the
ceremony, when he worked up
enough courage to tell his
wife he didn't want to get mar
lied. Incomes May
Pay (or Arms
Washington, Oct. 21 (JP) Con
gressional tax experts are studying
several proposals for Increasing In
come taxes to finance an expanded
armament program.
These experts staff members of
the joint committee on internal
revenue will make recommenda
tions for tax legislation at the next
session of congress.
Informed persons said an emer
gency 10 per cent increase In in
come taxes was one method under
consideration. The Increase would
apply to both Individual and cor
porate incomes. On the basis of
this year's revenue estimates, it
would yield an additional $200,000,'
000.
The authorities said the addition-
al levy would1 be imposed for only
a year or two, and would expire au
tomatically at the end of the desig
nated period.
Pfeiffer Named
As Master Spy
New York. Oct. 21 (U.PJ Lieut.
Erich Pfeiffer, chief of the nasi
naval intelligence service In Ger
many, was named in federal court
today as the alleged superior of
Karl Schlueter, espionage pay-off
man. who suggested the forging of
President Roosevelt's signature In
a plot to get air-craft carrier plans.
Ouenther Gustave Rumrich, con
fessed nazl spy, testified he had
been told of Pfeiffer by Miss Jo
hanna Hofmann, a hair dresser on
the German liner Europe, who is
accused of acting as a messenger
for the ring.
'Her co-defendants in the present
trial are Pvt. Erich Glaser and Otto
Hermann Voss.
Rumrich In earlier testimonyhe
began his fifth day on the stand
today related the fantastic plot to
produce spurious White House sta
tionery In Germany and through
the use of the president's signature
get the plans of the aircraft car
riers Yorktown and Enterprise.
Truck Drivers in
Des Moines Strike
Des Moines, Iowa, Oct. 21 (UP)
Approximately 1000 truck drivers
went on strike today, tying up oper
ations of 40 over -the -road carriers
and 10 local transfer companies.
The drivers, members of local 80,
International Brotherhood of Team
sters, an affiliate of the A.F.L.,
walked out after their leaders had
a final conference with operators.
Prisoners Planned
To Guillotine Guard
Folsom Prison, Cal., Oct. 21 (U.R) Two prison inmates
went into Folsom's dreaded dungeon today after a police lie
detector pointed to their guilt as perpetrators of a plot in
wnicn eight other convicta were ae-
cused of planning to guillotine a
prison guard.
On the strength of the He detect
or's findings. Warden Clyde Plum
mer ordered seven of eight previously-suspected
prisoners returned
from solitary confinement to their
usual cells and routine.
The eighth. Hubert Wallace, was
kept In "solitary" pending further
Investigation. Even more severe dis
cipline was meted out to Roy Crow
and Carl Wendell, now charged with
being the ringleaders In one of the
most Ingenious and bizarre plot
evrr brewed behind the prison's
waits.
Instead of being kept In solitary
confinement, which means being iso
lated from other prisoners but al
lowed light and fresh air. they were
sent to "black alley," the prison
Young Paris
Steals March
Count Lands Secretly
And Delivers Manifesto
To Press Men
Paris, Oct. 21 (fP) The
Count of Paris, son of the
Duke of Guise, pretender to
the French throne, flew to the
vicinity of Paris today in de
fiance of the law and issued a
manifesto calling upon France
to restore the monarchy for
her salvation.
Soon after handing the
manifesto to newspapermen,
who met him at a farmhouse
near Paris, the count took
off for Belgium where he lives In
exile with his father.
It was the first time the 30-year-
old count, who was born In Belgium
had set foot on the soil of the land
his ancestors ruled.
Under the law he is punishable by
long imprisonment for his act.
Operatives of the Surete Nationale
long have been detailed to watch
him and his father even In Belgium
and his success iu landing safely in
France caused great excitement.
"I ask you to keep our meeting
place secret," the count said to the
newspapermen who met him.
"My declaration," he said, "will,
make a greater appeal to all French
men because I am reading it on soil
of my native land, which is barred
to me by law."
His manifesto said the republican
form of government had proved to
be powerless to govern France and
pointed to what It called the "de
feat" at the Munich four-power
conference on the dismemberment
of Czechoslovakia as proof that a
new form of rule was needed.
Czechs Cancel
Birthday Party
Prague, Oct 21 (fl) The Czecho
slovak government today decreed
cancellation of Czechoslovakia's
20th birthday party scheduled for
next Friday.
The cabinet advised the people
to "spend the day in the work of
rebuilding the republic," Instead of
celebrating as In previous years.
The war ministry in the mean
time ordered immediate relief sent
to three groups of Jfwlsh refugees
living in the fields near Breclav.
Particular attention was called
in the cancellation of tha birthday
celebrations to "the difficult cir
cumstances" under which the na
tion now Is living.
Each year since the foundation
of the republic the people have de
voted October 28 to nation-wide
celebrations, with parades, speech
es, general cessation of work, and
patriotic observances.
A special Jubilee had been plan
ned for this year.
TJzhorod, Czechoslovakia, Oct, 21
tJPi Thousands of Czechoslovak
soldiers are occupying this city,
capital of Ruthenla, and nearby
towns tn what apparently is one of
the largest concentrations of troops
since the general Czechoslovak mo
bilization last month.
dungeon.
This action followed the warden's
revelation of what he said Investi
gations so far showed to be the
"Inside story" of the plot.
Crow, convicted on an Imperial
county forgery count, and Wendell,
serving 10 years from San Mateo on
grand Uieft charges, assertedly rig
ged up a deadly "guillotine ma
chine." which they placed In trie
cell block occupied by the othei
eight prisoners.
The machine was made composed
of razor-sharp knife blades mount
ed on a wooden frame designed to
be placed over the head of a prison
guard when the guard entered one
of the cells. Heavy rubber bands
were held by a trigger, which, when
released would allow the knives to
cut off a man's head cleanly at the
neck.
Pilot Sued for
Damage to Farm
Rockford, 111., Oct. 21 U.
John R. Heckman, Chicago,
escaped with minor injuries
when his airplane crashed
Into the Emll Ackerman farm
last May.
Today Ackerman sued Heck
man, for $1,000 charging he
had damaged a fence, sheared
off the tops of two acres of
barley.
Furthermore, he charged
that a crowd attracted to the
scene had trampled five acres
of oats.
Load Too Heavy
Mail Ditched
Chicago, Oct. 21 (U.R) Postman
Joseph Yanevlch used to ring twice.
Recently he hasn't rung at all in
some cases, which caused residents
on the route he has traveled for
three years to wonder. Several
mentioned the fact to postal in
spectors after children had found
unopened mail in a field where
they played.
The inspectors looked around and
found 200 more letters. They asked
Yanevlch about it.
He told them his feet ached. The
ache, he said, came from carrying
too much mail.
He repeated his story before U.
fl. Commissioner Edwin K. Walker
and was held for trial.
"I threw away only circulars and
other things I thought people
wouldn't want," he told Walker
"They dont read circulars half the
time anyway and the stuff only
weighted my bag."
Help Valley
Washington. Oct. 21 P Recent
studies by the geological survey may
lead the way to a more abundant
agricultural life in the Willamette
valley of Oregon.
The surveys were directed largely
at discovering new water sources
chiefly underground from which
supplies might be drawn during the
dry seasons.
The study Is now under consider
ation In Washington and a report
will be written In the near future.
The data was collected from
drillers' records and include the
depth, character of water-bearing
formations, and yield of some 700
representative wells In the valley.
In addition about 6,500 measures
of ground water levels were made
periodically at 131 wells.
A. M. Piper of the geological sur
vey said that the Willamette vallev.
though blessed with about 37 Inches
of rainfall annually, was almost desert-dry
during half the growing
season.
Sawmills Unable to
Operate Under Act
Earle, Ark.. Oct. 2! (A) Luther
Wallin. operator of saw mills here
and at Columbus, Miss., said today
lumber plants cannot operate prof
itably under the wage-hour law and
that he is suspending operations at
both places tomorrow night.
The mill here la Earle'a only in
dustry except cotton gins. It has
been operated 20 years. Wallin 's
Columbus mill started about two
years ago.
Wallin said about 100 men will
be affected here. They receive from
15 to 75 cents an hour and work
about 00 hours a week while the
wage-hour act fixes a 25-cent wage
minimum and 44-hour maximum.
"Saw mill operators will go bank
rupt in a short time If they try to
comply with the wage and hour
law," Wallin asserted. "My lumber
mill can't operate successfully with
out chiseling. I prefer shutting down
to chiseling."
President Applauds
New Mexico Probe
Hyde Park. Oct. 31 (UR Presi
dent Roosevelt, commenting on the
Indictment of 78 persona In New
Mexico for alleged WPA Irregular
ities, said today that It Is the duty
of the government to obtain Indict
ments whenever and wherever the
facts warrant.
Whether In New Mexico. Duchess
county (the president's home), Syra
cuse or Brooklyn, he said, or In state,
local or federal affairs, the govern
ment can always find some Indictable
people.
More May be
Indicted in
WPA Scandal
Dozens Prominent in
State and Government
Politics Among Accused
Albuquerque, N. M., Oct. 21
(P) New and further reach
ing actions were hinted today
to be impending in the wake
of federal grand jury indict
ments returned here late yes
terday against 73 persons
charged with making political
capital of the New Mexico
WPA.
Dozens prominent in state
politics and government were
indicted on charges of con
spiracy to defraud the government
for political purposes, among them
Assistant U. s. District Attorney
Stanley W. P. Miller, son-in-law of
Senator Dennis Chavez; two demo
cratlc county chairmen; Mrs. Anita
Tafoya, Senator Chavez' sister; Mrs.
J. A. Werner, wife of the Albuquer
que postmaster; and former state
WPA Administrator Fred Healy.
Agents of the WPA division of In
vestigation under Special Agent C
E. Goranson, who have worked a
month with the grand Jury, were
still on the Investigation.
The grand jury action, which con
eluded a month of carefully veiled
Inquiry, fell like a bombshell in New
Mexico's heated political campaign.
No One Spared
Federal Judge Colin Neblett. who
demanded the probe September 7
with instructions to spare no one,
ordered the defendants brought be
fore him next Tuesday and directed
they post 11000 bond each. He or
dered the jurors held subject to the
call of the court after commending
them as "good American citizens."
That additional action may follow
wassalso seen in Judge Neblett 's re
fusal to adjourn the grand Jury In
view of possible future "findings"
by "federal agencies."
The grand Jury report bristled
with condemnation.
"The extent to which the avowed
ends and alms of the works progress
administration program have been
impaired and defeated through self
ish aims and ambitions of Individu
als entrusted with iu administra
tion, or who sought political advant
age, has amazed your grand Jury,"
the report said.
The Jury declared that "many of
those in position of honor and trust
have failed in creating and main
taining respect for themselves and
the government which they are un
der oath to represent."
The indictments were divided Into
two classes conspiracy Indictments
against 02 persons with a maximum
penalty of two years Imprisonment
and $10,000 fine, and direct violation
Indictments for converting materials
and labor and for political discrim
ination, with a maximum penalty of
one year imprisonment and $200
fine.
Employes Threatened
The Jury reported use of threats
and intimidation of WPA employes,
enforced political contributions, dis
charge from work because of fail
ure to contribute, enforced member
ship In political clubs "disguised" as
social organizations, and diversion to
personal uses of WPA funds, mater
ials and labor services.
Newark, N. J Oct. 21 tPt The fed
eral term April grand Jury returned
Indictments today against 10 cor
porations and 32 persons, charging
a conspiracy to defraud the works
progress administration of approxi
mately 1250.000 In the purchase of
sand and stone for WPA projects In
Essex, Passiac and Bergen counties.
The Indictments resulted from an
Investigation by agent of the fed
eral bureau of Investigation, and the
WPA.
Lumber Mill in
Ohio Will Close
Parkin. Ark., Oct. 31 IIP) nenry
Coldren. general manager of the
Northern Ohio Lumber company
here, announced today the plant's
mill had shut down last night and
other operations would be discon
tinued next week as a result of the
wage-hour law.
Coldren said approximately 75
men who had been drawing from 15
cents an hour to 37 a day for a 00
hour week would be affected.
"We don't know where we stand
under this new law and we don't
want to take a chance on that $10.
000 fine." Coldren said. "We've been
operating for some time now without
even making easts and we're going
to stay shut down until we get our
bearings.
Farmers Drafted
Picketing Bill
Manager of Associated Employers Gives
Agriculturists Credit for Regulatory Ballot
Measure; Racketeers Target of Proposal
"The farmers of the state of Oregon were the original
sponsors and framers of the bill to regulate picketing and
boycotting by labor groups and organizations and we are sol
idly supporting the measure," declared Dan Hay, manager of
the Associated Employers of Oregon, Inc., in addressing the
fall conference at the meeting at
the Marlon hotel Thursday evening I C I I X I
following; the dinner attended by a
representative gathering; of members.
Hay dented that the bill had Its
inception In his association, but
praised the bill as a merltorlus mea
sure and asserted that the employers
are not "Interested In the destruc
tion of htbor unions but are vitally
interested In obtaining Industrial
peace for Oregon."
Picturing the distressing Indus
trial conditions in Seattle, Hay ex
coriated Dave Beck as the arch con
spirator who was responsible for the
labor Ills of the Washington metro
polis, and denounced Harry Bridges
for afflicting San Francisco with
unending labor troubles as well as
other cities In California, Wash
ington and Oregon.
Goons Hit by Bill
"Urge the voters of Oregon to vote
"Yes" for this picketing bill and It
will take the racket out of the labor
movement in Oregon." said Hay. "It
will restore workers' rights In the
state, wipe out goon activities and
bring peace to employer and em
ploye.' Characterizing the 2 per cent
transaction tax for citizens retire
ment annuity as a "crack-pot" bill
and serious menace to the state of
Oregon, Hay declared the Employers
association drastically opposed to the
measure.
The bill to Increase salaries of
'state senators and representatives
would be endorsed by the organiza
tion, Hay stated.
A resume of the employers' activ
ities was given by Ira J. Fills and
Thomas A. Wlndishar, executive
board members.
According to reports presented
there are 1533 members In the asso
ciation in 25 cities and at present
only two pickets operating In the
entire group.
25 Cities Organized
Tracfhg the origin of the associa
tion Hay related that 43 Salem mer
chants banded together some months
ago to protect themselves from labor
racketeers and mention was made of
the successful outcome of the labor
strife in Oregon City among the
merchants and in Portland hotel
disturbances In which the Employ
ers' association was credited with a
large share in bringing about a set
tlement The cities now Included In the
organization of employers are: Ba
ker. La Grande. Pendleton, The
Dalles, Hood River. Coquille, Marsh
field, Grants Pass, Roseburg. Eu
gene. Corvallls, Lebanon, Albany,
Tillamook, Astoria. McMinnvllle,
Hlllsboro. Independence, Newberg.
Oregon City. Canby, Bend. Salem,
Sllverton, North Bend.
Jail Blasted by
Boiler Explosion
Columbus, Ga . Oct. 21 (JP) A
boiler explosion blasted out part of
the east wing of the Muskogee
county Jail today. Injuring 11 pri
soners and Jailer W. D. Lay field.
Scratched and bruised, Layfield
said eight of the 76 prisoners book
ed were not accou n ted for a nd
might have escaped. A check of the
debris disclosed no dead.
Jailer Layfield reported the blast
occurred about 5:30 a. m., after he
had sent a negro t runty to the base
ment to check on the heating sys
tem. He said the trusty. Ernest Stan
ley, was seriously burned.
A second floor cell block con
taining six prisoners was dislocated
and tumbled to the ground. Fire
men and police rescued the prison
ers by breaking the cell grating with
chisels and sledge hammers.
William Thomas
Oratory Winner
Portland. Ore.. Oct. 21 U. Wil
liam Thomas, youthful Salem orator,
last night won the Oregon finals of
the national oratorical contest spon
sored by the Voung Republican Na
tional Federation.
There were 12 In the finals. Tho
mas won 1100 in prize money and
right to compete In the regional
finals it Ssn Francisco Oct. 27. The
reaional winner will compete for the
national title at Washington, D. C,
A $1000 prize goes to tha winner.
jnooisiwoanrj
Kills Himself
McAlester, Okla.. Oct. 31 (U.R) J.
W. Bryce. 51, a snuff-chewing Itin
erant preacher, wounded himself
fatally today when he was trapped
in a farm house by officers after
he shot his wife and a man who
sought to protect her.
Sheriff H. H. Sherrlll said Bryce
fired a bullet Into his head when
he and his deputies reached the
farm house. The preacher lived
several hours.
Bryce, In his stocking feet, was
in a house three miles east of here
occupied by a man named "Coaloil
Johnny." Sherill said Bryce was
standing before a fire warming his
hands when he and his men walk
ed Into the room.
Without a word. Sherill said
Bryce raised a pistol to his head
and shot himself through the tern,
pie.
Bryce, sought for the shooting of
his wife and Cotton Deter, 32, dem.
ccratlc nominee for the state le
gislature, both of whom art In
critical condition In a hospital here,
had wrecked hla car early today
and attempted to flee eastward on
.loot, tha sheriff said.
Cop Accused
In Graft Sift
New York. Oct. 31 flJ.P) Police
Lieut. Cuthbert Behan was Jailed
today In the Bergen street station
which had been mysteriously loot.
ed of Its records Just before an tn
vesttgation of Judicial corruption In
Kings county (Brooklyn) was or
dered by Governor Herbert H
Lehman.
Behan was charged with grand
larceny and the mutilation of the
records which had been needed for
the sweeping Investigation of al
leged corruption In Brooklyn law
enforcement agencies started six
months ago by Mayor P. H. La
Ouardla on petition of the citi
zens committee for control of
crime.
"The mystery hu been solved."
Police Commissioner Lewis J. Val-
entme announced at 4 a. m. "The
contents were cut from six arrest
books at 3:30 a. m. on October 15.
Lieut. Behan has Just been su
spended without pay and placed
under arrest."
Stripped of his badge, Behan was
held for the police lineup and for
arraignment on two charges which
could send him to prison for 10
years He Is 44, the father of two
children. He had been on the
force since 191, a lieutenant since
1931.
Pershing Sails
Le Havre, Prance, Oct. 21 P
Oen. John J. Pershing sailed for
New York on the liner Manhattan
today after his usual summer tour
of Inspection in France as chair
man of the American battle monu
menu commission.
77 Per Cent of Chest
Goal Reported Today
Community Chest workers came within striking distance
of their $45,000 quota when at today's luncheon the total re
ported in was $36,940.07 or 77 per cent of the total. Last year
at the name stage or the campaign
but $30.46909 had been reported In
It was announced by Chairman
Douglas McKay of the campaign
committee that the next workers'
luncheon will be Monday noon, skip
ping tomorrow. Luncheons will also
be held Tuesday and Wednesday II
necessary and the campaign will
wind up with a big victory dinner.
Today girls from Sacred Heart
academy served at the luncheon and
yesterday women of the Episcopal
church gave that service.
The totals for today, to date and
percentages of quotas for each team,
are as follows:
Automotive. A. C. Haag. chairman,
today, 1974.90; total, $3399 30; 68 per
cent. Contractors, Roy Hsrland re
porting, today, 1118, total, 11390; 75
per cent,
Chinese Thrown
Into Confusion
By Conquerors
Hundred Mile Drive Be
ginning Oct. 12 brings
important Victory
Canton, Oct. 21 A
Japanese tank corps rumbled
into Canton this afternoon,
scoring one of the most as
tounding victories of the Chinese-Japanese
war.
The tanks were followed by
detachments of the south Chi
na expeditionary force which
just 10 days ago landed on the
shores of Bias bay. 125 miles
southeast of the south China
metropolis.
Shortly after noon the first tanks
approached the Kwangtung provin
cial capital from the north. Two
hours later they were rumbling down
the East Bund.
Apparently they had met no op
position from the hundreds of
thousands of provincial troops that
had been massed north and east of
Canton to check the invasion of the
estimated 60,000 Japanese troops.
In the wake of the tank corps
came a long line of trucks bearing
Japanese infantrymen.
Before the Japanese arrived, the
Chinese blew up the . $8,000,000
Pearl river bridge and blasted im
portant utilities plants and factories
with land mines, applying the
"scorched earth and broken tile
policy with which Chinese forces
have been falling back since tha
Chinese-Japanese war started July
7. 1937.
Fires Follow Entry
Large fires were visible , In soma
sections of the metropolis. The
1,000.000 civilian population of Can
ton proper had been reduced to an
estimated 50.000 by the mass exodus
of noncombatants since the south
China invasion started last week.
The entrance of the Japanese
came as a complete surprise, al
though the blasting of the Pearl river
bridge had served as a warning that
the Invaders were approaching tn
their "back door" campaign.
It seemed either that the Jap
anese strong, mechanized force
cleverly sidestepped Chinese defen
ses or that the Chinese had decided
not to oppose their mechanically
superior but numerically inferior foe.
There had been strong indications
that China's Kwangtung forces
would wage a last ditch battle for
the city. Hundreds were slain last
Friday and Saturday when the Jap
anese, first spearing north from
Bias bay to gain a "back door"
foothold, swept through Walchow,
Chinese Officials Flee
Hongkong. Oct. 21 fflV-Japanese
troops this afternoon entered Can
ton, south China metropolis and
objective of a fast overland offen
sive that started more than 100 mllei
away on October 12.
An official source reported that
"utter confusion" reigned In Can
ton, vital supply center for Chinese
troops in central China, as the In
vaders pierced the city's first de
fenses. Government officials fled to Yung-
yun, 92 miles north of Canton.
The Chinese dynamited a cement
plant, a power plant and other ma
jor utilities before the Japanese en
trance, carrying out the defenders
'scorched earth" policy of leaving
nothing behind for the invaders
use.
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Oeneral gifts. T. A. Wlndishar,
chairman, today. $300; totaL
16103.23: 86 per cent.
Oovernment and education,
Oeorge Alexander, chairman, today,
BOO 88; total, 18349 97 ; 83 per cent.
Mercantile. Barkley Newman,
chairman, today, 159350: total,
16205 04; M per cent.
" utilities. Carle Abrams. chairman,
today. $153 10; total. $1446 13 ; 70 per
cent.
Women's division, Mrs. I. L. Dar
by, chairman, today, $392.15; total
$2003.17: $5 per cent.
Proiesslonal, Oeorge Rhoten re
porting, today, $221; total, 14379 93:
66 per cent.
Industrial. Van Wleder, chairman,
today, $604; total, $4762.68; 83 per
cent