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utxftcm Member of THE ASSOCIATED PRESS and AUDIT BUREAU OF 'CIRCULATIONS VOLUME 57--NO. BRCKLEY, WEST I I I A A 12, 1937. Nanking Pounded JAP COLUMNS CONVERGE ON OLD CAPITAL Chinese Defender Asserts His Forces Will Fight to End; Tanks Lead Hard Attack on Walls Greenbrier River Covered By Ice By Hcelsler Start Wrllcr HINTON The Greenbrier River at Bellepoint was completely frozen over this morning (or Ihe first lime this winter. Official temperature reading at 6 o'clock Friday night was at eight degrees and during the night the mercury dropped to seven, making Saturday rooming the coldest of the year. The Associated Press SHANGHAI-- Three Japanese columns, heavy siege guns and aerial bombers pounded Nanking today as other Japanese forces threatened complete encirclement of China's abandoned capital.

A Japanese thrust downstream along the Yangtze imperiled the last avenue of escape from Nan- king, where Ifi Americans remained inside the walls, Chinese early today said the Japanese onslaught was being intensified "literally pouring steel" Into battered Nanking. One invading column was reported only ten miles from Pukow, railhead opposite Nanking. Capture of Pukow would snap shut the Nanking trap. Wuhu Seized Wuhu, strategic Yangtze river 60 miles above Nanking, already was in Japanese liands, as was Taiping, midway to the capital. As the Japanese military machine tightened its grip stubborn Chinese resistance apparently prevented the Japanese from extending the foothold gained within the city walls Friday.

British dispatches from Hankow reported General Tang Seng-Chi, commander of Nanking's defense, admilled loss of' Ihe main southeastern gate, Kuanghuamen, but declared the invaders were unable to push further inside the thick walls. He reiterated China's determination to defend the city to the bitlei end. (Nanking dispatches late Friday said the stout walls had not been breached. Two anchored balloons apparently were getting, the artillery range, however, and several Japanese shells crashed'near the main eastern gate. answered the atlack wilh trench mortars, field guns and machine-guns.) Americans There In addition to the 16 Americans within Nanking, 14 others wen? aboard the gunboat Panay anchored on the Yangtze and three on a Standard Oil tanker, still in the danger 2one.

Hankow reports said seven ericans had evacuated recently- captured Wuhu, indicating that 1' still were in that river port. Chinese sources said artillery north of Amoy, southern por across from Japanese-owned For mosa, sank a Japanese destroye while it wa covering an unsuc cessful attempt to land Japanes marines. As Japanese shells poured int Nanking's defenses several larg fires started. A large part of Hsiak wan, the waterfront area outsid Ihe walls, was in flames. The British-owned bridge house, oldest foreign hotel in Nanking, svas destroyed.

Just across the river, in Pukow. the waterfront was alight with burning wharves and warehouses. (In Peiping informed Chinese sources forecast imminent restora- lion of the pre-nationalist Peking government, a regime that preceded establishment of a new government at Nanking in 1927-28 under Chiang Kai-Shek. (It was believed such a regime would be recognized in Tokyo as spokesman for all China. Japanese superintended elaborate preparations in Peiping to celebrate Nan- king's fall.) Tanks led the Japanese assault on Nanking's walls as attacks converged from all land sides of the city.

Chinese sources said the de- (Continucd On rage 6) BYRNE TAKEN BY PNEUMONIA IN CHARLESTON Forgery Charged Against Christian Bogus Check Passed Here Brings New Accusation Jack Christian, of Mercer coun- who is being held in the jail Hinton on a charge of forgery, said by state police to be con- ected with the possession of check at the B. P. store in East Beckley. The forged check for $3 was rawn on the Flat Top National ank, of Blueficld. The name gned to it was that of Rex King Vinston-Salem, N.

salesman. The forgery was reported to tale police of the local detach- nent, and one of the officers is uoted as saying Christian wrote he check. He is being held for ction of the Summers counlj rand jury on similar charges, at Hinton. The credit bureau here said tha other local concerns have Chrisian's checks they should be rought to the attention of Ihe ureau Cor use as evidence agains im. Road Worker Unconscious Injured Last Week His Condition is Unchanged By Resistor Staff Writer HINTON-Cecil Bostic, stat Clerk Week; npreme Court Suffered One Distinguished Career in Politics Prim i i Ship Periled, Passengers Put Off On Small Island The Associated Press CHARLESTON--W.

E. R. Byrne. 5-year-old clerk of the state su- vcme court, died today after a 'cek's illness of pneumonia. Little hope had been held for his ecovery since Thursday, when he as placed in an oxygen lent.

Funeral services will be held at ie, Byrne home Monday and urial will be in Spring Hill ceme- ery near Charleston, After more than a half century activity in the councils of the Democratic parly Byrne was ap- ointed to the clerkship last August, succeeding the veteran Villiam B. Matthews. Byrne had erved less than four months he- ore his death. Previously he had been Braxton Bounty prosecuting attorney, clerk the state senate, clerk of the house of delegates and speaker of he house. In 1931 he was counsel for a ipecial house committee which investigated the state deparlment of safety.

Later he acted as jrosecution counsel at a hearing efore- the slate police board of commissioners which was halted after the resignation of Superintendent Harry L. Brooks. Byrne was born at Fort Defi- ince, October 23, 18G2. His aiher, Col. Benjamin Wilson 3yrne, served.with the Confederacy in the Civil war and was state superintendent 1873 to 1877.

schools in' Charleston and Wheel- 1884. He was admitted to the bar in 1884. He went to Button the fol- year. He is survived by his widow, 'Mrs. L.

Mrs. N. Mohler and Mrs. Robert Mesmer, all of-Charleston, and two sons, W. E.

R. and George Austin of Charleston. By The Associated Press MANILA Passengers of the bioken, helpless luxury liner President Hoover huddled together on two small, sub-tropical Japanese islands in the far western Pacific tonight awaiting the arrival of four rescue ships. The $8,000,000 liner was report ed "bumping heavily" on the rocks of Hoishoto island, where she ran ashore early this morning. A skeleton crew presumably remained aboard, attempting to keep her from breaking up.

Three American destroyers and the Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Asia were nearjng the scene, a volcanic, sparsely inhabited bit of land 500 miles north of here, just off the eastcoast of Formosa. Radio messages received here during the late afternoon said "all passengers" had been taken ashore and emergency headquarters iiad been set up ou the island. From Shanghai the Japanese Navy later reported that one of its nf the pas- cruisers had taken 200 President Hoover's first cl: senders to llayake island Advices still disagree as (o the lumber of passengers involved. Dispatches reaching here said there were 380, including 300 Clii- Dollar Line headquarters in Francisco figured (here have been about 300 first class and about 300 sk'era; passengers aboard. She carried a crew of 408.

Resides the Americn destroyers Altai, linker and John IX Kd- wruds, which sped to the island from Manila, and the Kmpress of Asia, which turned off lier course out of Hongkong, the Formosa" government was reported to have sent two liiijs for possible salvage operations. Captain E. Stepnnch of the German freighter I'reusson, which stood by the liner lor several hours and then proceeded toward Manila, said the ship was in a dangerous position. Mo mon(IJ Kidnaper To Die FARM MEASURE MOVES SLOWLY TOWARD VOIE Senate Holds Weekend Session to Expedite It; Anti Lynching; Mill Next on Calendar Italy Quits League Benito Himself Proclaims it In Balcony Address By The Associated Press ROME--Italy withdrew tonight from the League of Nations but announced her determination to collaborate for peace. The action, decided upon at a seven-minute meeting of the Fascist grand council, was proclaimed by Premier Benito Mussolini from Ihe balcony of the Palazzo Veneziu.

Second Vkiim Being Hunted Police Fear Murder Gang Killed More Than Four By The Associated Press PARIS--Police tonight sought the fate of a second American they of schools from Byrne attended road worker, who was found ser iously Injured under a bridge Sandstone a week ago, has not ye regained consciousness. Attaches of the Hinton Hospita describe him as "very ill." a yesterday he lapsed into a perio of unconsciousness after bein semi-conscious. Investigation of the nature of th accident or suspected attack ha been held up by state police until his condition improves." Slate police say that he is the only source of information they have for a satisfactory explanation of his injuries. At first they were accepted as accidenlal, but are now thought to be the result of an atlack, because Bostic repeatedly mutters Don't hit me again." Mrs. Kinley Dies Al Hinlon Home Was Summers Resident For More Than 52 Years "Jingle-bells, Jingle-bells," a popular Christmas tune made more popular by the jingle of cash received frnm an old piano, radio, accor- dian, or other musical instrument when advertised through the inexpensive Want Arts--those musical "note" makers lhat sound Merry Chrislmas.

MINSTREL OFFERED A minslrel will be given by Tiembers of the Teel Christian ndeavor al the Teel school lomor- ow night. The main fealures will dancing, ongs. string music, and By Register Staft Writer HINTON Mrs. Nancy Ann Kinley, 83, died yesterday at 4:10 p. after an illness of several weeks.

She had been a resident of this section for about 52 years. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2:30 in the Second Baptist church with the Rev. W. M. Ephrim of Raleigh officiating.

He will be assisted by the Rev. A. D. Lewis. Mrs.

Kinley is survived by her husband, Charley Kinley; by four sons, W. C. W. and J. R.

Smith, of Hinton, and E. M. Smith, of True; two daughters, Mrs. N. B.

Miller, of Charleston, and Mrs. M. J. Mann, of Hinton, and one sister, Mrs. Adeline Muse, of Hinton.

One of the grealcsl crowds ever feared might have brought the number of viclims of a mass murder syndicate to ten. In addition to the five slayings already admiltcd by Ihe gang's "cxperl in murder." Eugene Weid- mnnn. police believed four women and an American tourist might have been lured to the isolated villa of death at suburban St. Cloud. bodies of lovely Jean de Koven, American dancer, and Fr.j.tz._Franimcr, himself once a member of the murder-for-profil ring, already have been unearthed al Ihe villa where police were sparling up a half acre of ground in their search for other viclims.

Four Women Thc police shovels rang against thc hard, snow-covered earth near the villa--named La Voulzie after thc peaceful French river. The four women were known to police only as "Jeannine," "Caroline," "Josephine," and "Sophie" from the names embroidered on filmy lingerie found crammed in a trunk at thc villa. A SI. Cloud underlaker told detectives Weidmann made thc funeral arrangcmerts for a German woman who died in the neighborhood a month ago. The woman's body was taken to Germany for burial afler 3 funeral in France.

assembled in the vast square in front of the palace, despite a heavy rain, roared ils approval. "Now we arc on our own," he shouted, "and depart without regrets from the reeling ship where they do not work for peace but are preparing for war." Two Years Yet Italy thus followed in the footsteps of Germany and Japan, with whom she is joined in an anti-" cornmunist-pact, among Ihe''lead-' ing nations to depart from the league. Membership in the league will not end until two years after formal notice of withdrawal bul Italy for more than a year has pursued a "policy of non-cooper- alion" with Geneva. This estrangement dated to May 11, 193C, when the Italian delegation walked out of a meeting of the league council after il had voled lo conlinue sanclions againsl Ilaly because of the Ethiopian war. Mussolini was in a fighting mood as he appeared upon the balcony of his palace.

Ill Duce Mad Arraigning the league in a vigorous atlack, he declared: "It is necessary to choose Mheth- er to be in the league or out of it." By The Associated Press WASHINGTON--Plodding debate propelled the senate farm bill ahead with leaders hopeful of a vote by next Sunday. As the drudgery of considering scores of committee amendments an end, uclministratior leaders said prospects had brightened for passage of housing legislation immediately a the rm measure is out of the way. The senate held a ivock-cnd session in an effort to hasten action. The house rested until Mondaj when it will take up wage nnd hour legislation. The house faru measure was passed yesterday.

New Amendments The senate's session broughl several new amendments to tin farm measure, including one bj Senator Borah (R-Idaho) to require the agriculture departmen 10 consider freight rates in computing thc yardstick under whic! 11 will make payments to farmers Borah said the 15 percent freigh rate increase, now being sought (lie Interstate Commerce Co mm is -sion. would wipe out benefi! farmers might realize under Hi plan. After the senate finishes consid i i amendments to thc a bil it must hear debate on a voluntar; a plan proposed by Senator Lc (D-Okla). Lee bolstered atlrninistrallo hopes for action on the pendin measure by the middle of nex week, however, when he said planned no prolonged speech for his measure. Hie senate finishes thc farm measure, the controversial will come up automatically as the next order of business.

Agreement Sought Efforts were being made today, however, to effect some agreement between proponents nnd opponents of the anti-lynching bill under which housing legislation might be taken up immediately after the farm bill. Senator Van Nuys a lo-author of thc anli-lyiiching bill, said he might agree to such an arrangement if he were assured Jailer's Trust In Trusty Ureaks Down By Tlie Press Jailer A lUigy probably would have starved to deatli it he had waited for "Trusty" Robert Pi'uitl to return with the groceries. Sheriff R. Hilton Pruilt, sentenced on a liquor charge, fixed frozen water lipcs in Hiijjy's and, as a reward, the jailer sent him to the store. He never came back.

ARNETT BOOTH HEARS VERDICT WITHOUT FEAR Seder Abductor Had Hoped Only to Escape With Life; Sentence Deferred Neville Street Property Sold Tract, Ten Lots Included in Kccord- cd Sales Eighty-three acres of land and en lots in Raleigh county were ransfcrred, according to deeds yesterday in the county office, aggregating a sale of ilmost $28,000. The largest transaction involved two lots on Neville street, They ivere purchased by S. E. and Sol Bloom for $17,500. Those who sold Ihe properly were: Kmma 2.

Burgess Grnbb, Hcttic and Lee Kidd, Josephine Williams, Claude and Ann Hol- landsworlh, Paul and Mamie Hollandsworth, Lilly and Wilbur Keyser, Lessie and II. II. O'Neal, and a Harvey. Two more transactions affecting properly in the same vicinity were made with guardians of William T. Williams, and Lacy Warden, jr.

Mrs. Warden received from the sale $3,242.30, and Mrs. Williams eceivcd $4.185.43. lurncd'ovcr to Villiam L. acre's of land Sturgeon creek in Marsh Fork Gridiron Club Flattens New Dealers In Program By The Associated Pros? WASHINGTON-- i oosevclt saw his new deal flat- ened tonight in a mad of ests that depicted the break down a for which business had paid the fares.

And now, the members of the rridiron club sang to him, the Vew Dealers feel very blue and alk of cutting taxes because their merry-go-round broke down when business went broke again. A few of the skits that enlivened evening showed: Horace Grecley hearing that his New York Tribune had elected a Communist but "beat Tammany." Charlie McCarthy, the ventriloquist's dummy, being hired by the Democratic national committee to talk for senators. The Ku KIux Klan discovering that one of members had become famous in a place where his but that since becoming famous he but that since becomig famous he had abandoned the Klan. Stephin Fetchit living in a $28,000 home on a government housing project and informing the Duke of Windsor thnt the president had invented a "no-hour day" and a "no-day week." The long lost crew of the Good Ship G. O.

P. seeking escape from a desert island. Charles Michekon. the publicity director for the Democratic national committee, told Charlie McCar- he had a job for the dummy. "You see, we're running out of stooges," said Michelson.

"Is that so?" replied McCarthy. 'What's become of Dan Roper?" "Stop it. If it were not for men like Dan Roper, where would this country be today?" "Well, where is it?" inquired McCarthy. Stepin Felchit disclosed in his talk, with the Duke that his $28,000 house which the government had built on four dollars worth of land had its cellar upstairs instead of down. "It saves you from bringing the wood the cellar sleps," he said.

"All you got to do is jest bring de wood down de cellar steps. But I has improved on that--I jest keeps it in de frigumaire." Then he cried the question: "in it?" "No!" answered the multitude. "Out of it?" "Yes!" responded the throng. Booes resounded when 11 Duce spoke derisively of the great democracies. He assumed a belligerent posture, with lips puckered out and hands plunged tightly against his hips.

Then he pounded the balcony railing with his fist like a trip hammer to emphasize his points. Assailing the league as "preparing for war" rather than working in the interests of peace, he said Italy would adhere to her policy of "collaboration for peace." "It is believed abroad that pressure was brought on from outside," he said. "This is not true. It could not be. Our comrades of the Berlin-Tokyo axis have preserved absolute discretion." The undertaker said she died natural death.

Bolh Weidmann and Rober Million, supposed head of the group, admiltcd. police said, frequenting fashionable Paris hoick and striking acquaintances with American and olher lourisls whom Ihey believed wealthy. "Bull In" That, Weidmann confessed, was how he met the 22-year-old Brooklyn, N. dancing girl. that anii-lynching would be sidc- Irnckod only temporarily.

Senator Wagner, an author of both the lynching measure and the housing legislation, said it would be desirable to pass housing legislation in the special session, but that he hnd reached no decision on whether it might be brought up immediately after the a measure. Senators Bailey (D-N. CO and Connolly Iwo of the most vigorous opponents 0 the anti-lynching bill, urged that the anil-lynching bill be delayed temporarily to permit action in housing. whose strangled body burierl WEST VIRGINIANS EARN $1,200,000 By The Associated Prcjs WASHINGTON Aubrey Williams, deputy works progress administrator, said today that Christmas earnings of WPA and National Youth Administration workers would amount to nearly $85,000,000. Williams' estimate followed orders to rc-schcdule project operations so that svorkers could receive as much employment as possible before Christmas.

The estimated earnings by states, from December 1 to December 24, included: Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, $1,200,000. beneath the villa porch four months ago a she collapsed 'like a rag doll" under the killer's fingers. Coletle Tricot, described by po- ice as Ihe shared mistress of Mil- iion and Jean Leblanc, who gave up with them last night. told police of an American mnn who had given Wcidmann S1200 to start a "theatrical 1 At least one of Wcidmann's four admitted men victims, linger J.c- blond. a broker, was slain after being lured to the trap by the same business deal.

The housing expected to be ready for action in both house and senate by next Wednesday with commitlccs concluding their con si era I ion early iu the week. House leaders hoped lo finisi: the xvnjcs nnd hours bill, despite its controversial nature, by Thursday. The senate already has passc a wage and hour measure. It wns doubtful, however, thi differences between the senate am house measures could be composed in time for i action before the scheduled December 22 adjourn ment dale. AGED WOMAN' JOIN'S istrict.

The Raleigh Coal and Coke ompany sold Thomas Young a lot Park avenue. A. G. and Zona Hill ots at Sophia from Mr. and Mrs.

V. M. Basham. Fifteen acres of land on Sturgeon reek in Marsh Fork district were ransferred to Roscoc and Leslie Meadows by William L. Pellry.

Lulher and Sarah Mnnn sold J. Gilmer five lots at Gtcn Daniel. Orvillc Meadows bought two icres near Pemberlon from Noble ind Matiie Bailey. The Rnlcijjh County bank sold E. J.

Carper a lot in Shady Spring district. Ily The Associated Presi HUNTINGTON--A jury decreed today a Arnctt A. Booth, 46-year-old pardoned convict, must die for kidnaping Dr. James I. Seder, 73, who died four days after he was brought back from his imprisonment in an old coal mine.

The jurors deliberated 58 minutes before returning a verdict without recommendation for mercy which made the death sentence mandatory. Sentence was deferred pending argument on a motion for a new trial. Booth listened without visible emotion while Foreman W. E. Swann read the verdict but ha was obviously shaken as ha walked from the courtroom without saying a word.

Falhcr Hurt His father, 69-year-ohI A. P. Booth, was visibly affected by tha jury's decision. A Seder, oldest son of tho dead abduction victim, said after Ihe verdict that "all we were interested iu was justice, we were seeking revenge." Death or life imprisonment were the only alternatives befora the jury while it deliberated between 3:14 p. and 4:12 p.

m. The defense in its final arguments did not ask lhat the 46- ycnr-old pardoned convict ba freed, only that he be spared Ihe gallows. Guilt Admitted Booth himself admitted lhat he, John Travis, 25, and Orville Adkins, 24, spirited the 79-year-old retired pastor from Huntington. and kept him ten days in an old mine back in the Wayne county hills. Hansom of $50,000 was demanded but never paid.

The slim, bald-headed defendant based his defense on insanity. Judge II. Clay Warlh jury it could return three Garagemen Will Have More light Day and Night Being Remodeled Now, Says Evans verdicts, acquittal, guilty with tho death penally and guilty with life imprisonment. He said, however, that if acquittal was because of insanity the jury should say so and Booth would be committed to an institution. Dr.

Seder, former head of the anti-saloon league and former missionary to Japan had spent tha years of his retirement managing his properties in Huntington. Booth rented an apartment from him. Under promise of making good a $30 bod check Dr. Seder was induced to enter a car the night November 1. He was not seen until November 11 when he was found oa a hillside near the mine.

lie died November 15. Physicians said death was caused by pneumonia and a brain hemorrhage. Red Cross Will Discuss Policies SUUTON--The Tied Cross wound up annual roll tall by enrolling R. J. Armstrong, 103-year- jold Burnsvillc resident.

More light will be offered mechanics of the Day ond NiflM garage, on Prince street, soon when the plncc is completely remodeled, said Manager W. Ev.ins. Where there are only a few win- dows now, there will be a large number placed in the wails in the The a will be placed the front east corner. Already all partition's have been removed in the building. When the work finished there will be about -10 per cent more floor space.

The service? of four more mechanics will be needed after tho 50rage is remodeled, the manager added. Policies to guide the Raleigh county chapter of the American Red Cross for a year will be considered at a meeting of its members and executive committee at tho headquarters in the Bair building Wednesday. Mrs. George W. right, executive secretary, announced yesterday.

"We hope lhat many members wiU come, as well as those on the committee," Mrs. Bright said. C. Pcrcgoy, Wood row Wilson High school principal, is chairman of the chapter. Tho meeting will be at p.

m. News Ladies Take Off Mrs. Roosevelt In Mimicry of Gridiron Club's Style By The A i a WASHINGTON--Eight Eleanor humility. with her hair in curlers expressing The folder announced publication of new book, 1 Rooseveits capered about the vivc othcr Mrs 00 ovc i ts nrotc be written by Elc.nnor St. Vilus While House east room tonight in i kindergarten circle lo Not one passenger lost his life in train accident on U.

S. r.iil- i the first half of 1937. travel is to be abol- on London's subway system. Serve any of the following with lamb: currant jelly, spiced cranberry sauce, spiced grapes, pickle relish, mint sauce, mint pineapple sauce, cider jelly, plum jelly or crabapple conserve. a gridiron widows' mimicry of the roclnim driys for i i first lady.

i i a i darning the socks and While thc real Mrs. Roosevelt just "sitting and thinking." The looked on, octuplets wearing masks music to which they danced was that resembled her danced their "Here We Go Round the Mulberry version of things she might include Bush." in her newpapcr column. All ihc a king was no! on "This is my day to lie in bed," thc stage. A little souvenir fold- thc Premiere Danseuse chronicled, er was dislributed to Roosc- Ar.other with flowing hair yawned veil's 400 guests, newspaper and stretched. Day.

Samples of the illustrated work included: "Little boy blue come blow your horn Thc Falkland Isbnds are a Brit- i colony in the South Atlantic. WEATHER Fair. N'ot so cold Sunday after- neon. Monday cloudy and some- "Thc sheep's in Ihe meadow, Use what warmer. (Sec Weather Story Page 8) and cow's in the corn.

"But thinking of fences, speaking of sheep, "When, if ever, docs Eleanor sleep?" Thc first lady had the last laugh. en and wives who-o husbnnds were however. She and several official "This is my day devotee! lo attending tho annual i of the 'wives gave the i skit--protcct- Franklin. my Lord," thc reader Gridiron club to which Ihe prcsi- cd by a promise it would be "off- droned for a paiama-clad first lady dent had gone. SHOPPING WMtllL OffiKTMft?.