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Charleston Daily Mail (Newspaper) - March 31, 1940, Charleston, West VirginiaWeather generally fair and warmer sunday monday fair. 40 pages volume 94 the United press Charleston West Virginia sunday morning March 31, 1940 five cents control of chinese plane workers Hiu or t j. Strike threat m England by Japan s puppet denounced by Hull S. Declines to recognize banking regime by Hobart c. Montee Washington March 30 of state Cor Dell Hull announced today in a statement reiterating this nation s condemnation of acts of aggression that the United slates will not recognize the new puppet chinese government the japanese have established at banking. Hull said that the complexion of the new japanese sponsored government of Wang appeared to he no different than that of other systems Japan has set up by armed Force in Asia. He then coupled his observation with a statement that the attitude of the United states toward use of armed Force As an instrument of National policy to Rob Peoples of their in dependence was Well known. Treaty violation seen in his Broad statement Hull inferred that the circumstances of establishing the puppet govern ment at banking constituted an other violation of International Law and existing treaties. It came at a time when japanese diplomacy was recognition predicted Tokyo March 30 Japan expressed Confidence to Day that foreign nations would in due course recognize the newly established Wang Ching Wei regime in banking and share i tie benefits of. International Amity in an official statement it Rhode by Premier Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai and foreign minister Kac Hiro Arita the government pledged whole hearted 1 support to Wang and his Fol Lowers. But it insisted that so Long As remaining pro communist anti japanese forces fail to awaken from their illusory dreams Japan will not Lay Down London March 31 sunday Dis Patch said today that a strike of workers in the huge Vickers aviation ltd., Plant at Brooklands was threatened monday. The Vickers Plant is operated by the Armstrong ltd., which manufactures several makes of planes vital to Britain s War Effort. These include the spitfire fighters and the Vickers Wellesley and Wellington bombers. The dispatch said that a committee of workers in the Plant had sent a strike ultimatum to sir Kingsley Wood air Secre tary threatening to walk out unless Trevor Westbook Gen eral manager of the Plant is reinstated. Roosevelt impeachment move is threatened senator Holt joins fish in blast against bullitt after nazi charge Washington March 30 representative Hamilton fish Republican new York House isolationist Leader tonight threatened to introduce a Resolution in Congress to impeach Wil Liam c. Bullitt United states ambassador to France for state ments contained in a German White paper concerning Promise i of Aid to Poland. If these charges Are True it i would constitute a treasonable fish said in a radio address. If president Roosevelt has entered secret understandings or commitments with foreign govern 1 ments to involve us in War he too should be impeached. Demands investigation i shall demand a Complete investigation of the statements alleged to have been made he Bulpitt of fierce warfare ahead Street Light delay in View and after careful examination of the facts if the evidence warrants action by the House. I shall Intro Duce a Resolution of impeachment need funds to end Boulevard work president Roosevelt s foreign Poi conspiracy seen indictments against the big three chiefs in the plumbing m a n u factoring Industry Walter j. Kohler Charles b. Nolle and Henry m. Charging criminal conspiracy to freeze 1 plumbing prices above Normal Levels have been returned by a Federal grand jury in Cleveland. Kohler is shown above Nolle below. First primary test tuesday to improve feelings be t men i he Uvo countries made acute by United states denunciation of the 1911 Trade treaty be tween the two nations. Hull Sari that the United states would of course 1 continue to recognize the chinese National government of Generalissimo Chi Ang Kai Shek whose capital now is at chunking As the Only legitimate government of the Secretary avoided direct reference to Japan by name but his bristling statement left no doubt but that was the nation concerned. Although his statement dealt exclusively with the far Eastern situation it was Broad enough in its terms regarding the program of one country by Armel to impose its will upon a neighbouring apply As Well to Ger Many s aggression in Central Europe and Poland and to soviet pais Sia s aggression against Finland. Careful wording noted carefully chosen breadth of language Hull used was consid significant because of official entered there against president irritation Here Over publication by Roosevelt. District attorney Thorn the German foreign office of a seas e. Dewey and senator Arthur Ries of White papers charging h. Vandenberg Republican. Mich i Oles Bitsine russians London March 30 polish in any Way confirming authenticity of the German White Book charging the United states with play ing a role in bringing about i be european today that any polish documents possessed by the nazis must have handed Over to them by soviet Russia. It was understood that while the germans were marching on Warsaw polish authorities transferred their foreign minis try archives to Lublin then to Krzemienieck and then to Kuty. Krze Miniec and Kuly Are in the Eastern polish sector into which the red army moved and it was believed possible that a Swift stroke by the russians might have enabled them to seize some archives. Post end of and s did tile end packs months of k. I ick by the to Hen my Wisconsin to presidential Choice Washington. 31 first test of Tii ird and a Vandenberg political strength comes next week in Wisconsin s april 2 presidential preferential primary. Wiiilie the i Vard is Comaj n Pine two or three one Syruis s the fact thai calling for vapor icy which he said was responsible incandescent lights win Chang a. For tie accusations by Germany the Section in tiie electric ii firm s that Long before started in eur contract calling for additional War rope the United states was to scour ing on hint Section of the Iizumi aging Poland to resist. Senator rated bul Vard Between court indicate ru5n Holt. Democrat West Vir St and Avenue was Ginia Iio Wever joined fish in his eliminated. Trie condemnation of by lilt. Was to in Ibe by it was re. Fish said that Thomas Jefferson ported Sonjur Dikiy c to founded tiie in socratic party Mil the Money to Loos velt dumbfounded it with extra his foreign policy. Ilo Uble fir civil the United states intrigued to has Igan will contest the Republican ten the outbreak of War in eur primary. Rope. Administration officials. Tale vote american and f and congressional Blanis White Misc 1 he German while Book proves Contention Hal the War has vice president John n. Gainer is be Ria u1 states Eman ated directly from tiie White House and has been ably abetted by our amass prior in fish said. It is no answer to the charges contained in the German White Book to raise the Hue and cry of propaganda or to Sprinkle a he leaders have chorused their conviction that the German documents Are spurious and Clumsy attempts by the Ger Man government and propaganda office. See Hull assails. Page 2 n j diplomats later by primaries few grains of Salt on its Tail. In Illinois and Nebraska. The the German foreign office has president and vice president also made extremely serious charges Are opposed in Illinois. But that cannot be brushed aside has the Republican Field to him self. Representative Hamilton fish daily almanac took the limelight in sat urday s w f a t. H e r show in Charleston and the gauge recorded a fall of 1.5s inches for he period from t a. M. To Al p. A. Sat urday and a previous recording of .29 of an Inch of rain for it id to fall. For the alone Risy reached maximum Jit s a. M. which was 57 de Grees and shortly before Midnight the Mercury dropped to the 44 degree Mark. Sun and Moon Sun Rise Sun rises Sun sets Moon sets Republican new York explaining he had no time for an Illinois Campaign. Mayor h. La Garlia. new York was put in he Republican primary but announced he was not a candidate and that the republicans were not going anywhere in this Campaign anyway. Illinois has 53 votes in each National convention. The Pri Mary is not binding. Dewey and Van iceberg again Aie opposed in Nebraska for t-1 delegates. The primary is not binding. . Roosevelt is entered in Nebraska s primary. Laughed off As is he custom of president . The entire withdrew foreign policy of the United states for an Aru of american citizens Fiorello at info run Lely. Remarks Rel to Ilju Ted to ambassador bullitt by the polish ambassador at washing ton have a familiar ring but Are somewhat stronger and Moie con Crete than have been reported pre urges or Jirvil to urged Congress to repeal the emergency Powers it has granted the president because he said the democratic months before the new con , Page 2i store addition plan extended As Diamond buys Corner lot w. B. Geary president of the Diamond department store saturday announced a change of plans in the proposed Ron Slauo 14 Ion of an addition to the store the change involving the Pur Chase of a lot at Capitol and Washington streets and an increase 52 in expenditures of approximately vote on Levy due tuesday Cou lians to decide on continuance of extra school Kales than aha coi Ininns will go to the polls tuesday to decide among other tilings whether thir school Teu heis will con Limie getting present Sala Ries or in to the Levels pair in Rural counties when Liv ing costs Are lower. They will lie voting on the in Lini iame for another three years of excess levies which wiil raise an estimated ?7li2.tis a sear for Tab is salaries maintenance and of school properties. Fuehrer exhorts Germany to Victory turks May see action j there was slight Hope Satur Day for lights along the new Kanawha Boulevard for a period of 10 weeks according to electrical contractors who reported that a portion of the equip ment has not arrived. In Addi lion it was Learned that the City lacks funds for certain proposed changes. Officers of the e i trial con tray tag firm of . And Hunt said saturday that a Par of trip sodium vapor lights f i tie East and sections of the Bou Levard have arrived and sonic of them been installed. Is eel to Bun scr to Smith Bridge fur e Tynnes formers equipment has been la firm understood but has arrived in the i y. I live for one task concentrate Day and night for thus setting the example Chancellor Hitler exhorted his warriors on to Victory in a very Short heroes Day speech recently delivered against the bristling military Back ground of the Berlin Zei Imhaus where he is pictured above. State to relocate mile of route to St. Albans bad curves in Upton Creek area doomed b use of old car line High Waters Block roads minor floods rage in state areas strict defense rules invoked in near East by the United intensification of the War was forecast Frank Lan Guage by Britain s first lord of the admiralty Winston Church in a burst of activity by France. Churchill warned that Lively hostilities might come at the sex Ponse of Small Neutral states but said that the allies would Stelva to live on Good terms with Italy and Japan. Russians get warning Churchill said the allies Hart a intention of seeking War with rus May open Dardanelles Bucharest. March Thor Stative diplomatic sources said tonight that Turkey had agreed to let the Franco Briti Sii fleets go through the Dardanel Les to Clamp an anti German blockade on the Black sea. Tie report said the decision was reached at a French British turkish military conference at Aleppo a few Days ago. One explanation was Given to Day to the Sofia newspaper Slovon by Deputy Petko Stainoff of the foreign affairs committee of the bulgarian chamber of deputies. Stainoff said that Turkey let herself be forced to fail to pre vent British warships from Cross ing the Bulgaria is Vit ally interested in the matter u a Black sea nation the mate Road commission prepared saturday to improve the Harleston St. Al Hans Road by relocating a mile ions Section of i. S. At Upton Creek and therein eliminating a site of much travel and Many accidents. Bids for the project were and in a group of two i Many state highways were blocked saturday night As threats of minor floods fur Sia and that was need Fop wished the Only lion s Roar of her to be drawn into the conflict March s approaching exit but unless she deliberately throw an end of the precipitation and on the Side of for boy 15, killed by gun blast mourns Over Fate of Lewis a Imrit fair weather , u., Churchill s address May flays promised to been a reply to Premier v. M. Mute the Roar into a gentle blast. Molotov who yesterday suggested the 2-t hours ending saturday at Tallal be allies desired to Midnight had brought 1.s7 inches of Lle War to the soviet in or Der to gel at Germany. Whit for he. William location project should he Complete of fall according to k. N. Hla Clifood the commission s construction Engineer. Sharp curve doomed Lii project Calls for grading. When tile of Chr hour Vard was lighted univ a circuit wire Mil ail l. By for the i remainder of Imp a double circuit is being installed to permit Ali rate to be see Street lights Page 2 Wagener and. . Inseparable chum draining paving and construction years the of gravel shoulders on a stretch it p lived together studied Lori Miles Long. It will begin at often and slept to a East of Union Creek where the present route makes a a urn and proceed in an Al most Strai Glit Westward to a Sheie the present Concrete Straightens out again. The new will eliminate Tho a turn a narrow Bridge an uneven Grade and another Sharp where the present route crosses tile old Trollop tracks. Shot Chin which off when it dropped from the buys hands while they were sex it. U Syner is Send ill. F. K. Sayer count a Rorn nor it nil in Wmk Unton unitedly in Arri Itrat. ii pea they would blnitif1 in nor. Hut ihi1 Tuisila Tion fur i in run in and Imi Urnel the deals if it pal. The Kuziv hot does it matter i he Hoys in Billy s House had spent Friday night. Tai y talked of Many ii Iris be fore Ihetu inn Shi Ltd to Kuns. Billy Cut nil Yot like he Litin l know it was loaded lie it to is. It fell to tin floor and was Pittsburgh. M a r c h 30 Waters swept to Ward Pittsburgh tonight As Western Pennsylvania streams spilled out of their Banks Fol lowing a thaw and heavy Rains. Johnstown already was fight ing against High Waters As the Stony Creek spilled into the Low sections of business and residential areas. Means Lille the United states weather Bureau in Pittsburgh announced Pittsburgh Rivers would hit flood stage of 25 feet sunday noon and would Crest at 2s feet before night fall. Hilly Honor stricken saw the blood spurt As i he Sill Surucu ills companion in the neck. The boy hero he Ouirl tie gotten to a i be a i his in it be 1 Sci ool i see Hoy Iio in r it liar a Stihi of partly Sisior to . Fire 2 m1 hourly readings local a. M. A. M. A. M. A. M. P. M. P. F71 p. M. P m p. M. P. M. P in. P. In. P. M. .47 the censorship t to weeks Ngo. . Announced plans for the Creel Ion of let proposed addition. Ii was to a a six Sto v Structure to he built at a Cost of about on a lot owned by the Diamond company adjoining tie present building on the North. The lot fonts 44 feet on Capitol Street and is 122 feet deep. However or. Geary said Satur Day since that announcement. The Diamond company has decide exercise an option held the Corner lot which fronts a1- Closi ton. D. C., and with ils acquisition. The Diamond will own from its. Present Structure to Washington Street. The option on the Corner lot expires april 10. . Geary said and with ils Purchase it has been decided nut to build the six Story Structure Bill to build a two or i j three Story building with basement i covering Hie entire area front Cuiying 1vi feet on Capitol Street and feel deep. U sex from warring Countney to censorship. Sonic of he Mav con am Cunt Caird prop which n beyond presi. Feel on Capitol Street and is 122 1 the firm of or an fact deep along Washington Street. and Handloser is drafting this lot is owned by the Capitol plans now or the squares corporation Lunty schools will be during the Day be cause Many of the buildings will be Usi d for polling places and superintendent Virgil i Linn said the Lime lost will lie made up at t lie end of t lie term. Polls will in opener tuesday lit a. M. Anil will at p. M. Kle Clinn officials Al ready have been named by the Hoard of i to c Osl of the special election. Continuation of 111. Levies has been approved by Resolution of several labor and i Ivic no organized opposition to it. Has appeared. It Hittiii Iris Tilio per cent majority of the votes for passage. School officials emphasized thai the excess levies if approved will be nothing new. 1 a rates have been in Offerl for the last it be years. The Sale i on Stillion requires that no excess v he made effect i the smell in xxv ideas kor Small Guril rns a acct j i Tiu ii the Titti in j of list Ninny in Clit in kit i in Narx l Rit cd sex in Hii Tilin i i idea anal is ii hit of nut i ii Nike the j Ilir dior Tinl the prion Iii nil Likic n Litif Archil ret la Corii t scr Nizio ? a bring info to Lii fur tank Iii novel find tit t Nir tire. Reitzl the of Lii Illihi orries of la tiny Manilay in Pittsburgh streams up sealed that general Maxim Wey Gand commander Iii chief of Al lied armies in the near East had arrived there to Confer with pre Mier Paul Reynaud. There was no indication of the purpose of conference. Reynaud held a three hour meeting of his inner War Cabinet and Steps were simultaneously taken to activate War measures on the economic front. Turlis tighten the turkish government appeared to be preparing to tighten up military regulations and train ing As Well As take More Active measures against spies. The National Assembly passed to Bill empowering the Cabinet to de 1.62 inches Clay a rough Inch and prolongation of the service of throughout the relocated stretch a half. And Point pleasant had follow formerly heavy rain throughout the Day. Aid to seen Farmers joyfully watched the rain soak into the ground and looked Forward to a promising growing season which because o the late Spring they hoped would he in blighted by late season frosts slate police and rond commis " Equen Sion employees re Purling Many roads blocked in the Northern part of the slate said the water would recede sunday unless additional rain fell. More rain they said would add still further to the list of closed highways. In Charleston Maccorkle Avenue for a time As kick Branch overflowed. The Elk the commission River poured a Muddy Stream into heavy artillery fire weft of fur bids in a route 20 proved Nellie Kanawha Here Bill the larger Vosges. Denmark reported an air county. It Calls for surface is Ream remained Snady. Report Battle off the West coast of Juu ire Aimont. A Bridge and widening de up two fee at Hill in in Haviland. a five-mill1 stretch of route 2i risen Only i rec indies at the Between Money Hun and Pine met Flam saturday night. of French Grove. Isre High Waters. Page 21 it War Moinet enlarged Paris. March 30 de Eree appearing in the official Jour Nal inmost of will announce creation of a new undersecretary of since who will be attached to presidency of the Council As Secre tary n the inner War Sabinc. Paul Raur Louin former director general of the Bank of indo China has been appointed to the Post. Occupied by the Charleston transit company for Interr Nan service be. Iween Charleston and St. Al Hans. Commission officials said tiie Nec Essary land had already been Pur chased. Straight construction will conform to the present pavement on the straight stretches which the new unit will join. Elimination of the be Linn v. Ill leave Only two appreciable i gives in c. S. Route lid Between Cliar lesion and St. Al Hans. One. Is at West end of Armor Park Smith Charleston. The Oiler an near the embassy i passable inn. Reserve officers actually serving or recalled for special training in turkish armed forces. The ministry of War was stood to have prepared a Bill which would tighten military regulations and increase penalties for esp Ion nge. Officers of the turkish army already have been forbidden to certain cafes bars and restaurants where patrons ars mostly foreigners and whore spies Are believer to be most Active. From the Vatican City came a report that Pope Pius saw Prospect of any peace in the immediate future. He. Was represented As feeling that Europe May be hearing some decisive event m tile War. tiie Western front there was Small boys Start Gold Rush found on River Bank Lux Kook a. O., March 30 much of Gold Rush lever swept this Little of Mimmitt today after in currency Anil Ciekot Yalile Luvern Vieni securities was found on the Hanks of the St. Marys River where it. Had apparently been lying in Plain View for More than a Inni Ith. Two Small has sent residents a on inside pages in search of the Golo when they Reinki Rcd mining i Bills along tin. H of washing see store addition Page 1 i Sec vote on Lew Page the daily mail the Bank yes inlay. Hunt was taken up in Par Kenosi. Fis Lior found a nest today by Ralph Slick. Haul of Hie a Nomina Donald c Usler 20. Thu a disco Hie River. Ii had Appner Izreo is late Nelly washed out of the bag during ered Bonds ill n travelling bag which breakup of the River ice. Picked up along the River. Would be treasure Hunters the Van ills said Lluy had noticed hurried to the scene found the re i to bag on Hie Edge of the Mimier of the currency. River As Long ago As feb. Lull i however Hie Rush netted the at hint time paid in a tuition to villagers no personal fort tines. The i Patricia it. Kop Orts of i lie finding of Hie Money was All turned Over to the politics Dollar Hills san red their Huml county sheriff who sought to is Selby Maxwell Custer and sleek ii flex finding Kablish ownership. J society the Bonds enlisted Hie help of county theorized t Natl spelling Bee Deputy sheriff Bruce Barber Andi Small boys Page sports Alsop and Kintner Page 6, Sec. 1 Book news Page 6, Sec. 1 Bru o cation Pago 6, Sec. 1 Community news Page 10, Sec. 1 crossword Page 7, Sec. 2 daily patterns Pago 7, Sec. 2 editorials Page 6, Sec. 1 education Page pages Sec. 1 fiction serial Page in Sec. 2 in West Virginia Page 6, Sec. 1 Kathleen Norris Page 7, Sec. 3 movie radio Page 10, Sec. 2 Lindsay Page 7, Sec. 2 Page 16, Sec. 1 Page 16, Sec. 2 Page 1, see. 2 Page 8, Sec. 1 Page 12, Sec. 1

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