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    Japan's Evident Plan to Close the "Open Door" in China May Be Just a Kindly Way of Proving to Other Nations She Does Not Intend to Freeze Them Out.
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THE DOUGLAS" COUNTY DAILY
THE WEATHER
Humlility 4:.'t0 p. in. yesterday K$
Highest teniieraturd yesterday 5li
I x) west temperature last night 3i
Precipitation for 24 hours '. t
Precip. tti nee lirst of month 0
ProHp. from Sept. , 3 :t7 12.53
Excess since Sept. 1, 11(7 3.5L
Partly cloudy to clear.
CONGRESS
Tho fata of the farm anil vage
hour billn are. lit the bulaneo in the
licudliiK wrnnule. Follow the Br-rap
In NKWSRKVIKW wlro service.
VOL. XLII
ROSEBURG, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER I, 1937.
NO. 185 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW
VOL. XXVI
NO. 105 OF THE EVENING NEWS
BulEffiS
OVER
FhL
urn
Editorials
on the -
Day's flews
; Ily FRANK JKNKINS
in. ji 1 1 j i jitqiuiHiinii
national chairman, say a in a ra
dio address Suhduy night:
"Provisions of th Wagner uel
have resulted in putting tli ad
ministration of the act into the
hands of political and economic
partisans who apparently consider
themselves pledged to discharge a
campaign obligation to certain spe
cial groups."
IOHN heats around the hush. An
AKL worker put the sunn
thought flatly and plainly the oth
er day. Ho said to this writer:
"The National Labor Relations
Hoard tlio federal board that
bosses labor relations under the
Wagner act) is nothing but a
stooge for CIO. It's paying back
the $500,000 John Lewis gave to
the New Heal campaign fund in
mi;."
ADY ICLKANORand Doris Duke
Cromwell (the world's richest
girl, according to the newspapers),
slumming In West Virginia, mingle
with the horny-handed sons of toil
In a square dance held iu a vacant
room over a hardware store in
Morgantowu getting big head
lines. Denny Hit rat, who runs a pawn
shop In KtintJHH.Qltyfc.4;y.p.3...away
''3T00, heavy oyercputs , to ne'edy
.1)0180118 ;w:ho oonje. to his daorTor
alinuul party. (He's' been- giv
ing away overcoats at thd1 'Chfldt
mas season for 2$ years. ' '' , .' '
:W;
HD do yon suppose, does the
most rMil good for- humanity
'(Continued on page1 4.)
TRIO FACES PR08E
ut.iiwiN, i inn, uec. i.
Detective Ctiptaln Clifford K.
Keetty said today Wilson Young,
(). had waived extradition to . Ia
Jirniide, ; Ore, for questioning ' iu
the death of Kalherino Thomas,
24-year-old- Indian wonnm. J 1
Keetor said Young admitted his
Identity today after giving another
nam6 on hiH arrest yesterday.
Young's companions, N o r m a n
Young, a half brother, and .hick
Schofer, the officer said, also
agreed to return to La Grande.
Keeter said the trio admitted
they "partied" with Mrs. Thomas
in a La Grande rooming bouse Oc
tober 17. but denied, . knowledge
that she had been injured. Wilson
Young was named by a La Grande
coroner's jury as having inflicted
fatal injuries on the woman. Tes
timony at the inq nest revealed
Young had "(romped" on ber.
Oddities Flashed
Hy the Associated Prss)
Something Wrong f
PINKHURST, N. ('.This speed
age:
Farmer W. W. Sheffield fell
from his oxcart going three miles
an hour and fractured his skull.
Dr. F. M. Boldridge cracked up
in hii airplane going 200 miles an
hour suffered only culu and
bruises.
Fragile
LAVRIN'MTRO. N. C Krnest
Norman is certain If he ever con
tracts hay fever it will be fatal.
He sneezed three times during
the last four months and each
sneeze sent him to the hospital
with a dbUeatPd shoulder.
No Lady Killer
DALLAS. Judge W. L. Thorn
ton said Billy Edwards couldn't
bring his lion into the courtroom,
so jurors hung out the windows
while Zimba did her circus stunts
on the lawn.
Dancer Norma Kd wards Is su
ing Promoter Kd wards for in
juries she said she .suffered when
Roseburg School
Project Refused
Go jrnment Aid
2
District Held
Finance Its F o
Needs, Mcl o
Told by I,
To
ng
Is
Budgetary Plan . Block
Grant, Senator Advises;
Local Voters to Get
New Proposal.
The Roseburg school district, ac
cording to the public works ad
ministration, is able to finance its
own building needs and conse
quently is not- eligible to federal
aid, U. S. Senator Charles L. Mr
Nary reported today. Stating that
he had endeavored to secure recon
sideration of the district's rejected
application for aid in reconstruc
tion of the Rose school building,
recently abandoned because of its
hazardous condition. McNary ald
in a telegram received today be
was advised by the PWA that in
asmuch as data on hand indicated
(ho Roseburg district was able 1o
finance the project without feder
al aid its application was not
among those recommended..
Budget Also Obstacle
"Following several conferences
with Colonel Clark, " assistant to
the public works administrator, I
have a report from him today ad
vising that among factors consid
ered in selecting projects for pi
location was the question of wheth
er the applicant was able ,to fi
nance .the project without federal
aid,v tSenrttpY' McNary' said -In his
jnps.saiw t bo 1 the Nif frtteview. "H?o
advises," the message continueij,
("that t inasmuch ( na data on i hau,d
Jwdicates that, I he, applicant, for
iLhe .Roseburg . school was able,.t!o
-do, so, ,tl)e, project . was , not anient:
those. , recoiumendcd. 1 stressed
need for .special consideration be
cause of ,he emerge tu', charaetir
'of this application, but was inform
ed that' no additional projects can
be recommended for . allotment iu
view of the prpsent budgetary con
siderations. I hincerely regret
Uha't the outlook is not promising."
1 Plans Being Revised
'The local school-district several
months ago made application for
a PWA loan and grant for recon
struction of the Rose school and
erection of a new building to
house the Fullerton school. Vot
ers of the district had authorized
'builds to finance the district's
aha re of the cost. This application
was denied, but the district sonant
(Continued on page, G)
9 PLANES DOWNED
IN SPANISH CLASH
HBNDAYE, Franco - Spanish
Frontier, D e c. 1. (AP)-Seven
Spanish government pursuit planes
and two insurgent bombers were
reported today to have been shot
to earth in the struggle for air .su
premacy in the civil war.
Aerial armadas clashed over
Alcala de Henarcs. about 15 miles
east and slightly north of Madrid,
which had been heavily bombard
ed by the insurgent airmen during
the last three days. Government
reports said five persons were kill
ed and 2i wounded.
From Press Wire
she entered Zimba's cage for an
exhibition.
Kd wards held Zimba was do
cile. Perfect Mediator
MILWAUKKK Pickets walked
in front of the home of Anthony
.Maulio. a non-striklnir eniolnve nf
a tanner company.
Maglio called police.' They saUT
the picketing was legal, and they
'ouldn'l stop it. Maglio called his
doctor. The doctor talked to the
pickets, and they dispersed.
The stork was hovering over
the Maglio home.
Psychic Marksman&iiip
ST. KDWARDS, Neb. F i v e-year-old
Hal Hasselbach grabbed
h's trusty pongun. announced
"I'm going hunting," and then left
the house.
He returned with a pheasant.
There were plenty of questions
Donning in the Hasselbach house
hold, but no plaiKible explanation
from Hal.
Ills parents had one theorv:
The bird died of fright at the sud
den "pop" of the gun.
Perpetuation of Country's
Lumber Resources Aim
of Federal Move.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1. (AP)
The agriculture department said
today the forest service would be
gin large-scale, trading of selected
government timber for private for
est in an attempt to perpetuate the
country's lumbpr resources.
First operations, officials dis
closed, would be undertaken near
Lakeview, Ore., where an ex
change had been agreed to by own
ers of two, tracts of several hun
dred million feet of timber. Later
the program would be spread to
other sections of the country, they
added.
L. F. Knelpp, assistant chief for
ester, explained the exchanges
would eliminate land stripping by
private operators.
"Instead of peoplo taking all the
timber off their small tracts, they
will be asked to givo their land
with the forest upon it. to the gov
ernment In exchange for national
forest timber of an amount equal
to tlni upon the private land," ho
said. ; . i
"The forest service will tnke the
timber to be paid the private op
urn tor from a much - 'larger area
thain' ''the pupate 'ti'acrf -add thus
avoid forest depletion which would
result if the' private tract - were
stripped." I i j -
Knelpp said eutover' forest, land
was of'liftle Value. In mnny;cnsp.
the private operator left but 10
per cent of the standing timber
after 'completing their operations.
Under the department program.
Knelpp sum, zu cents of every dol
lur of gross revenue from sales of
national forest timber would go to
the counties and a permanent tax''
income was a certainty.
Kueipp said (be exchange pro
gram wan not new but that it nev
er before hud been practiced on
such a large scale.
'NOT A CANDIATE,"
VANDENBERG SAYS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1. (A I')
Senator Vandeiiberg of Michigan
declined to amplify today a tele
gram sent Kansas City supporters
saying 'he Is not a candidate for
the republican presidential nomin
ation. "The telegram speakj for Itself."
the senator said. "1 have nothing
to add to it now, no further com
ment." The text of Vandenberg's tele
gram was announced as:
'Tnderstnnd you are in touch
with group purporting to organize
a presidential club for mo. I am
not. a candidate and should not In
put iu a false position. Honestly I
feel that the republican party
should be kept impersonal so as to
avoid needless friction while wo
are rebuilding to victory."
BUCHANAN PUT ON
ACCIDENT BOARD
SALEM, Dec. 1. (AP) Roy (!.
Rm-liunnn. Pendleton, was appoint
ed by (iovernor Martin today to
the industrial accident commission
and the unemployment compensa
tion commission, succeeding Al
ii. Hunter, who resigned because
of ill health.
Buchanan's term will expire
Jnnuary 2. 1!j3!. lie i a democrat
and has lived in ' Pendleton since
l!10, where he was in the mercan
tile buwincHs until he started work
ing for the accident commission
two years ago.
Hunter, whose resignation was
received today will work in the
accident commission's claims de
partment. JOB RELIEF ROLLS
IN NORTHWEST UP
WASHINGTON'. I)i.f. 1 (AP)
W'l'A work reliof ioIIh lnrraf-
frt ll,6i7 during the week ending
-November The WI'A Raid lo-
ilny l.&nO.UiM were on the rolls
at th.'it time.
Kniployment figured by BtHten,
with the clmnge from the week
ended Nov. 6. included:
Idaho 4.638; up 265; Oregon
1(1,070. iii Washington 22,571
up Ma.
COURT SPLITS
Oil INCREASED
budget
Judge Quine Favors Boost
for Three Projects, but I
2 Commissioners (
. Register "No" !
A division of opinion by ment
bers of the Douglas county court
regarding the V.t'M budget, adopted
today, caused County .1 u d g e
George Ouine to issue instructions
to Roy Agop, county clerk, to in
clude, in the court Journal a re
cord of his vote on proposed bud
get increases, Agee reported. '
Recommendations were made nt
a public hearing Saturday that the
load fund be increased $11,000;
that $10,000 be set aside as a sink
ing fund for construction of a
county hospital, and that $3,000 be
appropriated for a weed control
revolving fund. Judge Quine or
dered that the journal show his
vote favoring inclusion of these
Hems iu the budget. The propos
ed increases received negative
voles from Commissioners It. L,
Stearns and H. H. Roadman.
The budget, as approved by the
court and certified to County As
sessor lnrton Helliwell for levy,
contains only minor changes from
the tentative list of expenditures
proposed by the budget commit
tee. Of the recommendations
made at the public bearing, the
court approved 601 for repairs to
the county home; $300 for tho pur
chase of materials needed by the
tax department in setting up a new
record for delinquent taxes; $1,500
tor completing the property reclas
sification work; $300 for bobcat.;
bounty; $250 in addition to the
S50 proposed for government
hunters, and $.100 foi brush li.Viv
Ing. -,.,;.( , , - .
I -1
:Iiicluion of tho Jiosehui'K-Shndy
Point .section of tho Pacific high-
way on the improvement program
for i!i:tn has definitely been an
nounced by the state highway do.
purtment. W. C. Harding, secre
tary or (he Hoseburg chamber of
commerce, announced today. A
delegation which inclined Mr.
Hnrding.A. C. MurHters, Kenutor ('.
W. Clark and - Harris Klliiworl h.
met Willi the commission at Port-
land yesterday.
Mr. Harding said lie was inform
ed hy department officials that till
section south of Roseburg. from
the city limits lo the new Shady
i-oint section, will lie Improved
starting early next year.
The commission also plans
HuriliiiR rcporln, to Install a so
ilium flood light and city center
sign at the intersection of Win
chester street with the new route
of the highway In North ltnse-
burg, and will remove (be shelf
along the east side of the
trance.
COAST ROAD STILL
ON TRAFFIC LIMIT
SAI.KM, Ilec. 1 (AP) Con
ditions on the rain-swept Oregon
i oast Highway returned to near
normal today, hut one-way tral'llr
near Talikeuitch lake and nine
miles south of Coituille remained
eliectlve. Slides also caused a t no
way detour l:l miles south of Port
Olford.
There was n twn-wny detour on
the Pacific highway between Plinc
nix and Ashland because of con
struction work.-
ELECTRICITY DEALS
DEATH VIA CORD
KLM A, Wash., Dee. 1 (API
Meaurill lleaulleu, 21, was electro
cuteil last night while bringing an
extension cord to furnish light for
milking cows in his father's bain
at (iarden City, four miles east
of here. HIb brother, Adrian, re
ceived a minor shok attempting to
pull Meaurtll from the wire
worn section of the line touched
-Meaurlli's hand
BEAR NO. 16 KILLED
BY E. E. EMMITT
K. E. Emmitt reports shoot ini;
his lGth bear thtR week. The niii
mal, weighing 200 poundH, was
Mll d on the Marion Emmitt ranch
nt Cmpqua. In addition to the ttt
bears killed by Mr. Emmitt wbil
hunting alone, he lias bean with
other hunters when nine others
were killed.
JIS RETURN
SEIZED GRAFT,
2 U.S. FLAGS
American Reaction Disturbs
Tokyo; Italian Vessels
Also Handed Back
With Apologies.
SHANGHAI, Dec. 1. (AP)
The Japanese navy returned lo Its
owners wilh apologies today an
American-owned launch, seizure of
which by Japanese sailors yester-
lay drew a protest from the Tnll
pd States consul general.
Apparently disturbed by strong
reaction in the United States, the
Japaneso relumed two American
flags with the vessel.
They also handed back to their
owners two Italian vessels with
apologies that their seizure yester
day was all a mistake.
Japanese assertions thai Japan
ese sailors had not thrown the
United States flag into the Whang
poo river when they look over the
vessel were confirmed by United
Slates consulate officials.
Tlie William Hunt Steamship
company, owner of the launch, had
reported the alleged disrespect to
the flag to American Consul 0 en
era 1 tlauss, who protested y ester-
lay again.st seizure of American
property 'and diseaurtcKy to the
flag., i 1 : 1 . ...
Olflclals explained that the flag
merely had been handed down to
an adjoining, Chi,nene. launch at
the tlnu!(tluf lAtnmican vjcssel was
seized. I l f j i i I : ' ' I
A Japiniese embassy 'spokesman
earlier today explained that the
launch was seized under Japans
blockade regulations! pud leclured
inc. .iaiiiiit'.iu ,iii((vy mm ten cui-
Uin ...l hat U .was . th.w. .property lot
the Chinese government.
He said the American flag 'in
question hud been hauled down by
tbe L'hineso dirow ' M the tbunikh
and added tjhiit ft wusMn! Ja)pum:
T
(Continued on pngo (IV
IS
Douglas county again took stute
honors in winning the award for
the best county exhibit at the first
annual state-wide corn show being
held in Portland this week. Tho
award, amounting to $25, was given
on the tpmlity nil her I ban on the
number of exhibits, according to
K. A. Ilrltton, county l-H club
ugeiij, who Is looking after the
county exhibits at the show. Tho
award for Ihe best county exhibit
Ih lo be used by the comity agent
in furthering corn work iu tho win
ning county.
Iudjvidual awards received by
the local corn growers competing
iu classes for district iour: 1st,
Ralph Weaver, Canyonvllle; 2nd,
C. K. Marks, It use burs; :ird, lis
ter (vamp, Umpqua ; tMi, I teed
Kamp. Umpnua; filb, (Hen Ale
Daniel, Carded Valley; 7th, K. S.
Primer, Kiddle; Nth, J. A. l-'eiin,
Canyonville; !l(h, (J. I). McDaniel,
Wilbur.
'4-H club awards. 1st, Walter
Marks. ItoHehurg; 2ml, Robert Hoi
linger. Myrtle Creek; :(rd. Donald
Harmon, Klvcrsdnln; 4th. Alviu
Heard, Lookingglnss; 7th, Kenneth
W heat, Glide.
BABY SMOTHERS
TO DEATH IN CAR
SKATTLK, Dec. I (AP) Ap
parently stuolhered in blankets in
which she was wrapped, Cbnrlene
I felsel, u-tnoiiths-old datllif nl
Mr. ami Mrs. Kdgar Heine), Long
Reach, Calif., u as found dead in
the bHck seat of their automobile
last nk'ht upon their arrival here.
The father is a veoinan aboard tbe
V. H. S. Mississippi.
3 kMore Davs to Buv
A-wcnnsTmaseals
GDcfyou know...
that 3'A million men.
women, and children
have died of tuberculosis
in the United States dur
ing the past thirty years?
VST
CREEJLjSCS
Mussolini, Advising
Peace, Asserts Japan Invulnerable
Against U. S., England and France
MIIAX. Dec, 1 (AP) In an'
editorial believed in have been
written by Premier Mussolini, his
newspaper 11 Popolo D'ltulla con
tended today that China can ex'tect
no help Irom other powers acting
collectively and counselled China,
therefore, to ask Japan for peace
terms.
The editorial referred pointedly
to I he recent inconclusive Mrussels
conference on the far eastern con
flict and lo American participation
after President Roosevelt's Chica
go speech against aggressor na
tions. "If China still believes In any
assistance of a collective charac
ter." the newspaper said In part,
"this means it is destined In sui
cide. "It may please the humanitarian
spinsters but public opinion now
holds that the cannon roaring In
the far east will be heard louder
and louder in the present and fu
ture meetings at (ieneva and else
where." Informed persons saw in the
suggest ion that China seek peace
lerms u possible hint of Musso
lini's willingness , to mediate (he
far western war.
. "Collective action haying failed
once more, It. remains only for
China to demand Japan's peace
conditions," II Popolo D'ltalla said.
"These conditions may not bo as
T
Culbertsons Will - Dissolve
Marriage Bonds but Keep
Business Partnership.
Nliw' 'YORK, Dec. 1. (API
The bridge playing Kly Culbnrt
sous headed iu opposite directions
loday toward dissolution of .their
card-liible romance but with their
business partnership which made
them niillloimh'OH still Intact, r
They disclosed last night their
marriage of 34 years would be ter
minated by a Reno divorce.
Mrs. Culhcrtsou, a statement Is
sued by her lawyer said, will seek
a divorce on grounds of mental
cruelly. Custody of their two uhll
dren, Joyce, Pi, and llruce, U, will
be shared equally. 1
"Kly will remain my friend and
I will continue lo work with him,
but his iiltra-temperamenliil moods
make it Impossible for me fro live
with him," Mrs, Culbertson's state
ment said.
"I am a married man with bache
lor instincts," Culhertson saiil,
disclosing his frequent yearning
for "complete solitude."
"Tho wonder to me is, not that
Jo is divorcing me now, but that
she was able to stand my tempera
mental outbursts all tbesn years,"
he said,
Tbe Culbertsons were married
here June 12, 10211.
Culhertson was (he son of a
wealthy American engineer who
lost his $4.iM)U,(inn fortune Iu Rus
sia In the revolution. Young Kly
was nut of funds, a failure at evtry
business he bad tried, Including
professional, dlsh-wuHhiug.
, His wife suggested bridge ex
pelling as mi avocation. Ho agreed.
Together they evolved the so-called
"CulbertBou system" (hat awepj
the country and brought each an
Income of $1iiil.ilii(i or more an
nually. Culbertsoti disclosed they had
reached a financial agreement,
BOUNTIES PAID ON
EIGHT VARMINTS
IfouutleH on eijjht varmint
three cougari. and five foyolea -have
heen paid at Ihe county
eleik'n office In ItoHchuiK tliua far
thin week. Two of tile eoilKiii'H were
Hlnin in the uiitier (lalaiioola dlH-
triet. hy Carl Tholnlon of Slither.
Iln ami the third wim IiiikkciI near
Dlxonvlllu by Alfred Hill of Wll
bur. The coyote bounty clainiantH
weie t'iarenee .lohlliton of Itlddle,
Wayne Smith of lmy (.'reek, W
T. Foreman of flieudale, Hat-Icy
Dean of drew and Jcime MIiih of
Myrtle Creek.
ORCHESTRA LEADER
JUMPS TO DEATH
SIV1KANH. Dee. 1 f AIM
Phil Sheridan, welt known nieiten
fa lender. wa killed earlv todav
when he limited from a lumiiltul
wini'nw, ncfnrdin? to noilre.
I'nliee xnM Sheridan. In III
health, had ahmhed hlH wrIHH and
taken coition Tuendny nlirht, and
w;i placed In the hoaiiltal then.
Ilia widow, I.uetla, and two chil
dren nurvlve.
China to Seek
severe an one might think.
"Hut one Hits is certain Japan
Is cbanmuglhe geographical map
Iu the lur eut ami anyone who
tbinl.s differently has taken the
wrong bearings."
Flin(j At America
The article, written iu the lilting
stylo (but murks Mussolini's own
editorials, said:
"Now tho first American parti
cipation hi a Kurnpcan conference
lor collective action for which par
ticipation tbe Chicago speech bad
(united such flames of hope bus
hail a spqitol unhappler than ever,
"Norman Davis (the United
States' representative at Hrusselsl
henceforth will be convinced there
Is never any need of convoking
conferences, (be futility of which
would be clear to a baby. . , .
"A little knowledge of history,
geography, and the forces iu play
are sufllcieut lo convince nno
that nothing may be done against
Japan. What can the United Slates,
Frame or (ireat llrltatn do sepa
rately against Japan, or together?
Japan Is invulnerable."
(Italy participated in the Urns
sels conference and was the only
one of the 19 conferring govern
ments to veto against a statement
deploring Julian's military action
iu China, liuly recently adhered to
the Japanese-Gorman pact against
international communism.)
A. F. L.-C.I.O.
II
Inter-Faith 1 Council (Takes
; Up Task of Mediation in
Portland's Feud.
' PORT LAND; Dec. L (APWPho
peace conference of AKL and CIO
representatives, called yesterday by
i 'avid Robinson, attorney and mem
ber' of the Inter-fnith council, re
sinned today.
' Robinson said 'lust night ho was
"very hopeful of accomplishments"
at today's session.
The meetings were secret., .
Charles W. Hope, regional, direr.'
tor of the nallrmal labor relations
board, whoso attempt Monday to
settle the dispute through a van
sent election met refusal by the
A PL, said tbe plan, If "definitely
turned down, (ermiuales that
phase of our part in the case."
Neither Governor Martin nor
Mayor Joseph K. Carson, who had
mild they would take action if the
hoard failed, offered further com
ment. WASHINGTON, Dec. 1. (API
John L. Lewis and William Green
will take personal charge tomorrow
of organized labor's pence negotia
tions, sltllug down together In an
attempt lo reunite the American
I'Vderatiou of Labor and the Com
mittee for Industrial Organization.
Tho commanders of labor's war
ring factions were brought togeth
er by Philip Murray, head of the
CIO peace committee. Ho proposed
(he conference late yesterday, und
Green promptly accepted ihe in
vitation. The joint committee yesterday
listed five points at issue, headed
by Ihe basic question of whether
workerH in each major Industry
should form one large union (the
CIO system) nr he organized hy
cniR (theAKL method).
The oilier problems concerned:
(1) The ClO's demand thnt It re
main semi-Independent ; (2) lis In
Histence that power of the federa
tion's executive council be curbed;
CD machinery to make an agree
ment effective; f t) the number of
votes to bo held by CIO unions In
a Joint cnnvenllon to ratify any
pence agreement.
Donated Toys Prepared for Cheer
Spreading Among Needy's Children
All toys donated to the child
welfare committee ol the Ameri
can Legion auxiliary for repair und
distribution to children in needy
families at Christmas time have
been put lirmndltlon. Mrs. Oeorirp
M c I (ee. elm I runt n, report s. The
work of repairing nnd renovating
the tovs has been done bv the
bovs of the trades and manual arts
depart men t ut the RoiHiurg lith
school under the direction of Bruce
MpIIJh, Inxiructnr. Msnv more tovs
enn be ustfd, Mrs. McUee rpports,
end per ho tin denlrtne to donate to
Mil cutie aro asked to rommunl
cntp with the rhninnnn. phone No.
171 J, or bring to Fisher'n store.
Tovs which have become
broken, or which nre lu need of
pulnt, can be restored and can be
CHANCES FOR
BOTH - SUFFER
IN DISPUTES
Southern Bloc Fights Labor
Setup, Pro-Farm Group
Indicates Deletion
of Cotton Aid.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1. (AP)
A behind-the-scenes rtruggln over
crop control and wage-hour bills
threw house mem hers today in
such turmoil that some legislators
said both measures might he en
dangered. Representatives of urban nnd In
dustrial districts Indicated they
would try to strlko cottou provis
ions from tho farm hill unless
southern eollengues help get a .vote
on the tabor standards measure.
Tho labor blon arranged to or
ganize lust night, but postponed
(ho meeting until tonight on tho
plea of Chairman Norton (D., N. J.)
of tho labor committee. - - ."
Sho preferred lo see how many
of 21 necessary names could bo.
added today to n petition to wrest
the wage-hour bill from the rules
commltteo and bring It before the
house within a fortulght. Tho
rules committee has prevented
house consideration evor since tho
senate passed the bill last summer.,
Although Mrs. Norton, qald a
"double-edged . sword" ntight kill
both' "Turin and lnlfor Will.' hpuso
lenders' ddclartuf they: werd not
worried about either. Majority
Leader Ttayhurn said he was con
fldent the wage-hour petition would
be completed by the, end of tho
week. 1 I .; , '
Farmt Bill, PrlleJ
t.In i corridor ."conferences, i how
over,, tho movement to scuttle tho
farm bill picked" up 'momentum.
Mrs. Norton predicted ' a ''deter
mined bloc." 'would "make trouble"
unless the petition, Is completed by
tonight . . ...... .
Rep. Gavagan (DM N. .Y.) added,
"the cotton hoys are going to get
R."
Tho hi hot bill's hackers contend
ed they wero entitlod to. support
from farm-stuto congressmen be
cause they always hail aided farm
legislation. Many southern mem
hers have opposed Uho wage-hour
bill on tho K'ontontlon It wquld
Imriii1 JtidiiHtriitl development; lu
tho south.
"We are foiavur uldlng and abot
tlug farmers aiM . never, except
through tlib PWA, lucv , wo .dono
anything for the Industrial : sec
tions," said Gavagan. "How can you
expect fanners to sell iu the cities
while you have peoplo working for
(Continued on pngo Q)
FACE FEDERAL SUIT
WASHINGTON, Dec. L (AP)
The justice department sulci today
it bad Tiled two petitions In tho
southern federal district of New
York today charging tho Western
Union Telegraph company and the
Postal Telegraph and Cable cor
poration with violation or the Shop
man uutl-trust act.
Tbe petitions, signed by Attorney-General
Cummiugs and Assis
tant Attorney-General Robert IT.
Jackson, charged tho defendant
companies with attempting "to
monopolize interstate trade und
commerce lu telegraphic communi
ties. They asked the court to enjoin
(ho companies "from continuing
to carry out (be conspiracy and at
tempts to monopolize nnd from en
tering Into any similar coiuhina
Hon or attempts in tbe future."
iispd to bring happiness into mony
homes lit Christmas time.
" I n ma n y homes," M rs. McReo
said today, "there doubtless nre
hundreds of toys which hnve been
outgrown, or which have been dis
carded because they have become
broken or marred. These can be
repaired by the hlh school hoys,
who bnve become exceptionally
proficient In this work, and they
can be used to brighten Ihe Uvea
of many youngsters who are living
a cheerless existence. The Ameri
can Logion auxiliary In glad to be
able to aid In this work and we
will gludly collect tho toys and
distribute them to the bat posftlhla
advantage If we can hove the co
operation of tho general public In
donations."