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FORTY FIRST YEAR—No. 203 BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1933 _
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IN OUR
VALLEY
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PROM B. D. KIMBROUGH.
McAllen lawyer, we receive a copy
today of the opinion ot the Texas
Court of Criminal appeals in rever
sing Judge E. M. Bound* in the C.
H. Pease contempt case in Hidalgo
county.
Kimbrough represented Pease.
The appeals court held Pease was
not guilty of contempt.
What strikes us with consider
able force upon a first reading of
the three-page opinion, is that it
is written in the sane language that
is written and spoken by the ma
jority of us.
There are no great mass of
“saids" and ’ wherembetores ’
“whereinbehinds.” and other almoK
as meaningless word* thrown all
through it to give it a legal flavor—
It’s just a simple, straightforward
statement of a man’s opinion—
Bo we hastily look at the bottom
#,1© see what Judge was so wise as
use the English language and we
^ftnd just -Lattimore.' Nothing more.
Well. Lattimore we thank you tor
writing a statement so easy to re.«d
and understand. May other judges
follow you.
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ALTHOUGH MOST POINTS !N
the statement will be of more in
terest to newspapers and lawyers
• also judges* than to the publ-c
generally, we will reproduce one or
two paragraphs here, as being pos
sibly of general Interest—in showing
the rights of the individual before a
court.
Yea—the individual still has some
rights—even in a court.
After recounting the fact that the
defendant. Pease, went into ourt
and offered to prove the truth of
his statements, ••Lattimore" says
“It is still the rule In this s’at *
that one charged with contempt
shall be allowed to prove the truth
of his alleged contemptuous utter
ance. We think proof oi the truth
of the matters so published would |
have entitled applicant to his dis
charge upon the hearing before the
court We note the court refused to
permit him to make such proof to
which lie took his proper bill of ex
ception "
N And there follow- a statement up
|on the refusal of the judge to dte
Iqualify himself on the grounds of
I pre judgment:
* We enter into no extended 4li
■cus-ion of the action of the '•our*. ,
■in striking out applicant s motion to
■have the court recuse himself The I
■courts of this state seem to have
■committed themselves to the Dro
Hposition that expressed prepidg
■»>^nt of a rise will not disqualify
the* Judge in view of the twirl.ted j
language of our statutes on dis- j
qualification, but in cases where
the gist of the whole determination
< whether some matter be a ron
mpt of the court, and offer Is
ude in proper form to . how that
there has been expressed prejudg
ment of such matter by the very
judge involved, it occurs to us that
the vastly better practice would be
from the very nature of the case, to
call on some judge whose honor or
integrity ha- not been attacked, or
whose rulings have not been con
temptuously treated, and submit .he
matter to his calm judgment, es
pecially in cases of constructive
contempt."
• • •
OUR NEIGHBOR CITY OF
Matamoros is holding her annual
Good Humor Carnival.
~ Matamoros people have a wav oi
faking their Valley friends fed
Krfectly at homr in relebratons
Ke this They are fine hosts-hke
(freir friends at Victoria Tamauh
"pas. who recently entertained a
Valley delegation.
We wish them much success in
their celebration.
• • •
UP AT LOS F*RES>N06 ANOrH
er child drowned in a re.saca.
A* we atop and check back over
the tragic stones earned in news
papers. it seems a great proport .on
of them—espcciallv those connected
with children—are deaths caused
by drowning in our resacas and
canals.
The others are deaths by crashes
—automobile, truck, school bus.
Penalties, probably, for our pro
gress—for our irrigation, our trans
portation, our education.
We realise nothing can be done
gbout eae resacas and canals.
But tt. seems hard to just admit
that so many of our little tots must
wander out and fall to their death
Tear in these canals and
• • •
F.W8 DISPATCH FT? Oil
Corpus Christ! says that fanners
there are to start planting 1500
acres of beans.
They are described as “pinto"
beans.
How some of you bean eaters—
what is a “pinto” bean? Anythin,; I
like a -pinto” pony?
We take it these Corpus beans
are not competition
• • •
WE HAVE EXCITED THE j
curiosity of at least one person by
our speculation on those currents
and stuff running around a tele
phone wire.
Lamar Oill at Raymondville says
he wants to watch them too. wiku
wc get Mr. Mockbce to arrange that
eight-seeing party.
Mr. Gill comments on other mat
ters—for Instance calls our atten
tion to the expression in a recent
story about the “little Scotchman"
in referring to the late Jim M(
Allen La rur says he was * a man of
considers *’• 'hie."
Coin? hr to teleohones cur j
(Continued on Page Six> i
Valley Crop Loan Machinery Set in Motion
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APPLICATION
BLANKS ARE
DISTRIBUTED
Program Mapped To
Get Thousands
For Valley
*Speci.|| to The Herald*
MERCEDES. Feb. 28—The ma
chinery for distributing thousands
of dollars among farmers of the
Lower Rio Grande Valley in crop
loans from the U. S Department of
Agriculture was set in motion at a
meeting of Valley people with de
partr'ent representatives here Mon
day night.
And Tuesday the distribution of
application blanks for the loans was
started throughout the Valley by
Eugene Torbett and Ed Onstot. the
two representatives of the depart
ment of agriculture in the Valley.
Program Worked Out
At the meeting here the lederal
men discussed with the county com
mittees. the county agricultural
agents, and the local chamoers of
commerce plans for handling the
crop loans this year and a detailed
program was worked out.
The application in most instances
are to be handled by the organiza
tions whKh were set up by various
chambers of commerce in the Val
ley to handle the loans from the
Agricultural Credit corporation.
There will be a local committee at
each chamber of commerce, of
which the manager of the organiza
tion will be chairman.
This committee will make the
first reeommendatiou on the Joan
certifying that the applicant is
farming land, can not get a loan
from any other source.
The loan will then 6r passed on
to the county agricultural agent,
who will pass on it lrom a point cf
view of a balanced agricultural pro
gram. It will then be submitted to
the county committee, after which
it will go on to the state headquar
ters of the loan organization.
Committee Named
The Cameron county committee
was announced as E. C Breedlove,
C. S. Pugsley. and F B Housel,
all of San Benito. The Hidalgo
committee will be- announced soon.
Some changes m the regula*'on*
governing loans were announced at
the meeting by the federal men.
The total that will be loaned to one
person was reduced from $400 to
$300.
The maximum available ior irri
gation is increased from $3 to $4
per acre, with $2 an acre available ,
for spraying or dusting. The max
imum for citrus orchards is $25 ior
(Continued ou Page Six)
West, Griffin ]
Holding Own
SAN ANTONIO. Feb 28.—<*»>—
Mil.on S West of Brownsville and
Gordon Griffin of McAllen piled
up substantial leads as more than
20.000 ballots had been counted last
night from Saturday s primary to
determine two democrats to run
for the fifteenth Texas congression
al .seat left vacant by John N
Gamer.
Wests total was 8.833 and Grif
fins 4.028. F. W. Pulliam ol Crystal
City had 3.030 and Charles R. Tips
of Three Rivers. 3.514.
West and Griffin will meet March
15 in a runoff primary to deter
mine the democratic opponent o!
Carlos Watson of Brownsville ui a
special election April 22
Police Withdrawal
In Kidnaping Studied
DENVER. Feb 28 t-P—Police
Chief A. T. Clark said today he
was considering the withdrawal of
police in the Charles Boettcher 2nd
kidnaping case to allow free nego
tiations between the abductors of
the 31-year-old investment broker
and Charles K Boettcher, multi
millionaire father of the missing
man.
“When the elder Boettcher an
nounced his Intention several davs
ago to act independently of poller.-’
Clark “aid. “my first reaction was
that such a move would hinder the
progress of justice. Now I am ser
iously ordering off police and let
Boettcher conduct the case as lie
sees fit.**
Boy Drowns When
Auto Hits Bayou
NEW ORLEANS. Feb 18 «.F—
The six-year-old son of Herbert
Thompson of Beaumont. Texas.,
was drowned and four other per
sons were rescued early today when
fh* Thompson machine plunged in
to Bayou Terrebonne at Houma.
La., in Terrebonne narish. accorc
ing to telephone advices received
here.
Senate Highway
Inquiry, Started
By(Ma,9Dropped
—
AUSTIN, Feb. 28—(/P;—The senate today adopted
a report of the committee of the whole recommending
that the members of the state highway commission be
not criticized for their activities in connection with a trans
action which had been investigated.
MELLON FACES
TAX CHARGES
$220,000,000 Civil Suit
Filed Against Ex
Treasury Head
WASHINGTON. Feb. 28.—<4V
Andrew W Mellon and two of his
former treasury associates have
been named defendants in a $220,
000.000 civil suit—the largest ever
filed in the District of Columbia
Supreme court.
The suit charges connivance
with officers cf unidentified for
eign steamship companies to evade
payment of income taxes.
Besides Mellon, ambassador to
Great Britain and former secretary
of the treasury. David H. Blair,
one-time commissioner of internal
revenue, and Alexander W. Gregg,
former act mg sreneral counsel of
the revenue bureau, were named
defendants.
The suit was filed by David A.
Olson, who resigned recently as a
stock market investigator for the
senate banking committee after
charging that he had not been
given a free hand.
Mellon was accused in tlie suit
ot not only failing to collect
$100,000,000 in delinquent taxes
from the steamship lines but with
placing the government in such a
position that it was forced to re
fund some $10,000,000.
The suit also asks interest on
the $220,000,000 wXch would bring
the total damages up to many more
millions. Action was based on a
statute ot 1863, making federal
officials liable for double the
amount of damages. Under the
statute a citizen may sue in behalf
of the United States, with what
ever amounts collected going to
the treasury.
Olsons attorney alleged that
the treasury officials wrongfully
jierinitted the steam-hip companies
to make amended tax returns based
on the revenue art of 1921 instead
of the acts of 1916. 1917. and 1918
Cameron Balloting
Returns Canvassed
The democratic executive com
mittee of Cameron county met at
the courthouse Tuesday morning
to canvari returns of the concre?
sional primary, but the work was
held up when it was found that
Pet 25 returns had not been made
to the committee.
All returns except Pet. 25 were
approved and these were to be :>dd
ed in at another session Tuesday
afternoon Cameron county returns
without Box 25 were;
West 2 362. Dannallev 11. Cobb 45.
Cofer 258. Lawler 0. Griffin 827. Tips
562. Pulliam 42. York 4.
The ballot committee drew for
nlaces in the next primary. Draw
ing from a hat high over the heads
of the committee, the name ol Mil
ton West was drawn for first place.
Insull Will Get
$12,000 Pension
CHICAGO Feb. 28 T-Samuel
Insull. Sr., at his hideout in Ath
ens. Greece, where he has success
fully defeated attempts so far to
extradite him on indictments grow
ing out of the col la use of his utility
empire, today was promised $12.
000 anuual pension from two of his
former companies for at least an
other year.
Yesterday while a federal grand
iury was indicting the former utili
ties wizard and 18 of his associates
on charges of fraud, stockholders of
the Commonwealth EcSsc*i com
pany and of the public service com
pany of northern Illinois raised no
objection when the present chair
man. James Simpson, said each
concern's penskn of $6,000 would
be continued to Insull.
Writer Acquitted
FORT PAYNE. Ala Feb. 28 V —
Climaxing a two ysar battle for his
freedom, Tom Roan fiction writer
was acquitted today on a charge
of slaying Dr. W. P Hicks.
The third jury to sit in judgment
cm the middle aged author brought
in its verdict after more than 60
hours onsideration.
Roan was charged with first de
gree murder in the shooting of Dr.
Hicks at the writer's Lookout moun
tain home April 30, 1931.
The committee of the whole had
voted overwhelmingly yesterday to
terminate the inquiry, which nad
been ordered after Gov. Miriam A.
Ferguson sent up a special mess
age, advising she had been inform
ed the highway commission's han
dling of certain funds had resulted
in a loss of $1 000.000 to the state.
The senate adopted the report ol
the committee of the whole by a
viva voce vote. There was no dis
cussion.
The committee told the senate
that it had heard all available evi
dence.
•From the evidence offered and
as a result of the investigation made ,
to date, said committee is unable ;
and unwilling to criticise members
of the highway commission for
their activities yi connection with
the subject matter of the communi
cation from the governor.*' the re
port stated.
The committee said it was mind
ful of the fact that Gov. Ferguson
had not made charges but merely
had tendered to the senate certain
information she had received.
CERMAKAGAIN
GIVEN CHANCE
Pneumonic Area Spread
Believed Checked;
Tent Removed
MIAMI. Fla. Feb J8.—v —
Mayor Anton Cermak of Chicago
has “a reasonable chance to live,”
in spite of the many complications
which have made his condition
critical since he was shot by
Giuseppe Zangara. the assassin. Dr.
E. S. Nichol declared today.
Dr. Nichol made the announce
ment alter an examination ol the
patient at 7:30 a. m., when, he
said, in sp.te of the removal last,
night of the tent, which has been
supplying oxygen to the mayor,
the latter held his own.
"There are no outward indica
tions that the pneumonic area
discovered Sunday night has en
larged smee yesterday.'' Nichol
continued "We are concerned
about the oxygen tents because none
of the three we have used hare
proved satisfactory. One of them
is so small that It annoys Mr.
Cermak We had difficulty in the
cooling processes of the others *'
France Names F. D.’s
Friend Ambassador
PARIS. Feb 28 4>—Andre Le
Febvre d ■ Lay Boulaye. personal
friend of Pit*-Elect Roosevelt, will
be named ambassador to Washing
ton to succeed Paul Claudel, it was
learned from semi-official quarters
today.
..— - -
JANET
Did you ever fall in love, only to
be jilted when another girl came
along? Janet Hill faces this situa
tion in 'One I Love.” beginning
tomorrow in The Brownsville Her
ald. The story of her solution to
this ever-present problem confront
ing today's social life is told in
i this interesting serial.
FIRST CAR OF I
MATERIAL FOR
SPRAY HERE
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I
Fruit Fly Campaign
Gets Under Way
March 15
• Special to The Herald •
HARLINGEN, Peb 28—A car
load of nicotine sulpnate to be
used in the bait spray campaign
in the Valley this summer to pro
tect the section against the Mexi
can fruit fly arrived here today.
The carload, containing 25 000
ixmnds of the bait spray material,
was consigned to P, A. Hoidale, in
charge of the U. S. Department of
Agriculture inspection force in the
Valley.
Sample Tested
A sample of the shipment was
forwarded today to the pure food
department at Washington, where
it will be tested If the ■test proves
satisfactory the shipment will then
be accepted and distribution to
various points in the Valley will be
started, in pre para lion for the
campaign.
In the opinion of Mr. Hoidale
thus campaign will start between
March 15 and 20.
The molasses which is used as a
base in the spay work will begin
arriving early in March, coming
in tank cars. About eight cars will
be received during the campaign.
Mr. Hoidale said.
The nicotine sulphate is mixed
with molasses in the ratio of one
<o twenty and is sprayed into the
center of the tree, not all over
it. The moia*ses attracts any adult
flies that might be in the section,
and the nicotine sulphate kills
them.
Effectiveness Demonstrated
Effectiveness of this bait spray,
which was developed at the U. S.
Department of Agriculture labora
tory in Mexico under the direction
of Dr A C. Baker, was dem
onstrated last season. After there
had been more than 70 infestations
scattered over the Valley in the
spring of 1932 two spray campaigns
were conducted during the host
free period, and during the season
now drawing to a close only three
small infestations were found in
the entire section. These were
quickly eradicated.
A tree to tree inspection of cit
rus in the Valley has being start
ed now by the federal inspectors.
A plea that Valley people co
operate by removing all fruit from
the trees before March 1 has been
issued. Those persona having off
bloom fruit or sour oranges are
particularly urged to remove it
from the trees.
_
Hays Scisson
Gets Pardon
After serving approximately one
year of ms four year sentence. Havs
Scisson. former fax collector of the.
Raymondville Independent School
district, was granted a full pardon
Monday by Gov. Miriam A. Fergu
son.
Scisson was convicted here March
29. 1932. by Judge Geo. C. Wester
velf when he pleaded guilty to five
indictments charging alteration cf
the school district records. He wa.*
given two years on each of the in
dictments but three of them were
to run concurrently, giving him a
total time of four years in the peni
tentiary.
In addition to these five indict
ments four others were dismissed
on the motion of the district attor
ney's office.
Educators Urged To
Take Up ‘Warpath’
MINNEAPOLIS. Feb. 28 i/Pt- A
cam mission which declared the pro
fession had been "meek ion^
enough" iu-gcd American educators
today To go on the warpath agamr-t
those who "would make children the
victims of tlie depression."
A fighting campaign for public
support in ferreting out the at
tackers. directed by a commission
already set up. was advocated in a
report presented to the department
of superintendence, national educa
tion association.
Capital Dresses Up
For March 4 Visitors
’VASHINGTON. Feb. 28. (Ft—
The capital is dressing up. Un
winding of miles of bunting began
today as decorators prepared for
Saturday's inaugural ceremonies.
Already flags are flying in great
numbers.
More than 35.000 seats for those
who will watch the three-hour oa
•ade have been completed. Finishi
ng touches are being applied to the
nlatform erected in front of th?
caoltol where Franklin D Roosevelt
will take .he oath of office.
PRINCIPALS IN VALLEY TRAGEDY
Confessions of several San Bentto youths shed light on the slaying
of Pilot Lehman Nelson of Harlingen, slam while al the controls of
a plane as it soared above San Bemto. The plane landed upright
nosed over, and Erin McCall 20. climed from it and fired a shot into
his own head, dying almost instantly. Police questioning of the youths
friends brought, forth confessions that a plot had been formed to steal
the plane. Pilot Nelson, left, Erin McCall and the death plane are
pictured above.
WALSH GETS
CABINET JOB
All Places Now Filled
But Two, Appointments
Expected Soon
HYDE PARK N Y. F'eb 28. P
-Pres-Elect Roosevelt today an
nounced appointment ol Thomas
J. Walsh of Montana as hi.s attor
ney general.
It was Sen. Walsh who prosecut
ed the senate's inquiry into the
naval oil reserve leases that sent
Albert B Fall, former srcretaiv of
the interior, to jail. The selection
of Walsh left only two mere name
to be announced lor the Roose
velt cabinet.
It is expected Roosevelt will fill
i the official list before tcmorro.v
with the announcements of Miss
Frances Perkins, of New York for
secretary of labor and Daniel C.
Roper of South Carolina for secre
tary of commerce.
Walsh, who is assistant demo
cratic leader of the senate has been
prominently identified with i i -
cial and foreign affair-, legislation.
He was among the first of the ad
vocates of Roosevelt for the nomin
ation and in 1924 was closely as
sociated with the drive of William
G. McAdoo for the democratic
nomination.
The gray haired Montanan sur
prised his friends last week by
marrying.
Junior C. C. Will
Name New Chiefs
(Special the The Herald»
HARLINGEN. Feb. 28— Off ice is
of the newly-formed Harlingen
Junior Chamber of Commerce will
be elected at a meeting of the
members Thursday night.
The membership committee, con
sisting of Bob Pollock and Herbert
Shafer, announced that it has
secured 70 members, and will try
to have 100 by the time of the
meeting.
Smith Services Held
• Special to The Her;Id*
HARLINGEN. Ffb 28 — Funeral
services were conducted here Tues
day morning <n Thompson s chapel
for James Samuel Smith. 84, who
died Monday.
Pallbearers were C. B. Wcods.
J. H. Williams. Dock Garr"f G.
Snavely, J. H. Patton, and J. E.
Fitch.
Mr Samuel came here 13 years
ago with his daughter. Mrs. Sam
uel Saulsbur; Other survivors are
i a fist?" arri three brother*., living
1 m Alabama.
Joe Junkin Hurt
In Truck Accident
(Special to The Herald)
HARLINGEN. Feb 28.— Jue
Jiuikin. well-known furniture deal
er of Harlingen, and G. W Wright.
truck driver. suffered injuries
when a truck in which they were
coming from San Anionio liere
o\erturncd on the road near Alice
yesterday.
Junkin suffered three lractured
ribs, and Wright was cut and
bruised.
The truck caught fire after it
overturned, and it. was wttK dif
ficulty the men escaped irom under
it.
FORDCHIEF
DISAPPEARS
_
Auto Magnate’s Chief Aide
Mysteriously Drops
From Sight
DETROIT Feb 28 - TO— A
widespread police search lor Ernest
G. Liebold. general secretary to
Henry Ford. was under way today, j
but no theories were advanced
cither at his home or at the Ford
Motor Co., offices following the
report of his disappearance at 2 a,
m- today.
Detroit police, informed of the
disappearance by an official ol
the Ford Motor Co., ordered all
defectives and patrolmen to be on
the lookout for Liebold s car State
police broadcast only the informa*
tion that he was missing, stating
he was last seen at 3:30 p. m. yes
terday when he left the Ford of
fices.
Seeking a clue to the mystery,
police said they were informed by
Alired L. Williams, a neighbor of
Liebold, that an automobile start
ed from the curb in front of the
Liebold home in Detroit at mid
night last night, and was driven
away at an extremely "apid >peed.
They said they had no informa
tion or theory to advance.
In all the fmancial movements
of the Ford company since 1910
Lieb:ld has been the principal
a?ent of the manufacturer. Ford
a few days ago stated that Liebold
would be his princioal agent, as
sisting him anc! Edsel Ford in
nrecarations for forming two new
• inks which wculd take over the
’♦miid assets of two Institutions in
T'-'*Toe p-w o ••'rating under limit
withdrawals.
AMERICANS IN
CHINA CAUSE
U. S. ANXIETY
Japs Show Uneasiness
As Britian Calls
For Embargo
PCIPING. China. Feb. 28. (4>)—
Chinese troop* defending the
pau of Pauthintsuimen still clung
to that gap in the mountain*
half way between Chao yang and
Chih-Feng today despite the
pounding they were taking from
Japanese artillery.
Japanese pres* report* said
the attackers had carried the
pa»t>, but Chinese official dis
patches said the defenders were
so snugly entrenched in the hill
sides that the enemy could make
no headway.
Time after lime the Japanese
sent waves of infantrv charging
up the pass, the Chinese com
mander reported. At each attack
the Chinese withheld their fire
until the enemy was almost at
puintblank range. Then the de
fender* cut loose with machine
gams and mowed them dow ■.
SU1CHUNG. Manchuria. Frb J8.
(/Pi—Japanese forces under Maj.
Gen. Heijiro Hatton, assisted by
bombing planes from this base,
an ashed the stubborn resistance of
Chinese regulars at Shamaoshan in
, southern Jehol today and occup:vd
the town and pass. The Chinese re
treated northward.
A two-day battle, marked by the
heaviest figntnig ol the Jehol cam
paign, finally ended In a Japanese
victory and opened the way to
Lingyuan, thr southern pass to
Jehol City iChengtefu). the provin
cial capital. Although Just 15 miles
across the Manchurian bo'der,
8hamoashall is only about 100 miles
; from the capital.
Forced to Swing Around
A dispatch trom Katlu said the
Japanese army of the north reached
Fangchcn. 118 mile* north of Jehol
City, at 10 o'clock this morning. At
that rate it has owning more than
125 miles across the northern desert
in lour days and was only 26 miles
northeast of Chihfeng Pass, where
its most crucial battle was expected.
A main central offensive of the
Japanese force was last reported
pushing on toward Lmgyuan from
Chaoyang, the city captured ’asl
Saturday. From Lmgyuan. to Jehol
City is about 75 miles.
• Chinese reports said this force
had to give up the attack on Ling
yuan and swerved northward to
ward Chienping. Chienping is mid
way between Chaoyang and Ch*h
feng. The northern army, the Chi
nese said, was slowed up by muddy
roads and sand-drifts and many
were incapacitated by frost-hit«s».
Chinese Entrenched
The big battle at Shamaoshan.
about 35 miles west of here, was
resumed before dawn today. Chi
nese reinforcements were rushed to
the area from Lingyuan and Japa
nese forces approached from the
northeast. This was one of the v\
eran regiments under Maj. Gen.
Yoshimichi Suzuki, who captured
Chaoyang and then stejjped aside
while Lieut. Gen. Yoshikazu Nishi's
eighth division carried on toward
Lingyuan from there.
The Chinese had missed tormid
able fortifications at Shamaoehan.
They reached the area more than
two months ago. before the Japa
nese captured Shanhaikwan and
closed the passes into Jehol through
the great wall of China.
A deep trench system 40 miles
long was reported by air observers.
The defenders, known as ‘ the blood
and iron" corps, were made up of
volunteers and Chinese regulars wrho
were dispatched northward long
ago by Marchal Chang Hsiao-Liang.
A three-mile long Japanese Caval
cade in American made trucks met
the Chinese in the snow covered
pass and the fighting started late
Sunday, r.eavy artillery went into
action on both sides, the Chines*
having big guns placed at many
strategic position*.
Ofrasr Holds
Twice yesterday the Japanese
planes were called to the mounu n
nass to aid but could not break the
fierce resistance of the defenders
It was seven degrees below aero In
the region, with a bitter wind blow
ing
Sandwiched in between the three
main Jap* nesr offensives are sev
eral other Japanese and native
Manchukuan auxilary drives mov
ing Into towns along the easier.:
border of Jehol.
The vanguard of the far north
ern army was the cavalry brigade
led bv Maj. Gen. Kennosuke Mogi
behind the horsemen came the
sixth division led by Lt. Gen. Mas
ayexon Sakamoto. These troops
from a sunny southern cline of Ja
pan were m -ting with what wad
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