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Newspaper Page TextJapan Is Now Doing Her Best to Dodge Blame for the Casualties ot the Panay-Tanker Attacks. Can It Be the Victims Deliberately Committed Hari-Kari? ' THE WEATHER Humidity 4:3i p. in. yesterday 24 Highest temperature yesterday 44 Lowest temperature lust night 37 Precipitation for 2 hourB.... T Preeip. since first of immlli :i."l Preeiji. from Sept. 1. llCi" 1;VM KxeesH since Sept. 1, l!it',7 3. til Rain or snow; continued cold. PAGE JAPAN Flight nd plans to heavily in crease her mivy In the Far East, in "protect Interests.. In China." That may start some- big news. Watch for prompt coverage in NKWS ItFVlKW. wire Horvieo. THE DOUGLAS COUNTY DAILY VOL. XLII NO. 202 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW ROSEBURG, OREGON, TUESDAY. DECEMBER 21, 1937. VOL. XXVI NO. 122 OF THE EVENING NEWS MM IM WE SESSION MAY COME TO END M Editorials on the Day's News Ily FRANK JENKINS D All MARA Hl'TTON. now the Countess Huugwitz vnn ltovont low, heiress to the W'oohvorth mil lions, renounces her American citi zenship not so much because she. wants to shako t he dust of her na tive country from her feet, it seems, as for protection of the in terests of her 22-mouths-old son. Before criticising her too sharp ly, ask u dozen mothers what they would have done under similar cir cumstances and see what answers you get, DAHIIARA, heiress to millions she didn't, earn, hi her earlier years, ut least, a typical over wealthy playgirl who was much in the limelight, has probably done as much as uuy other individual to discredit .tho honorable Ameri can rystcm of free enterprise. The fact that she has had ob viously too much money has caused a lot of people with too little money to see red. This feel ing is reflected in the banners of the striking Wool worth shopgirls in New York, leading: "Wo like thft t'. S. A., but want more pay (Continued on pas 41 i err l niiLii ouuj I WILL BE OPPOSED PORTLAND. Dec. 21 (AIM Tlatis for a light against a opos ed l.'t per cent increase in rail trcighl rates, on which an inter slate commerce commission hear ing will be held here in January, were formed at a meeting of farm and commodity group officials .Monday. Spokesmen declared the increase would close eastern markets and threaten destruction to fruit, live stock, poultry, can nod good and other industries in the northwest. Arthur M. Geary, attorney for l lie I am i rati; council, said that farmers and stockmen had cut pro duction costs to a minimum, "while I lie railroads com in tie to be milked in tens of millions by Wall Street manipulators and by unnecessary duplications of serv ice, and through preferences grant ed near food monopolies and oth ers organized to demand special favors." , 1 le said fanners were already paitig too inn h lor transportation and could not afford further con tributions. Oddities Flashed .tty tin- -A sane Boomerang LAFRINBFItC, N. C Church officials a?ked police to patrol a dangerous curve near Hie church during worship; the reason there was too much noise. The police obliged. The first speeder t-topped was a preacher; the second, the county judge; the third, a feacou. The curve is pa' rolled no longer. Happy Day KITTANNINO, Pa. Christmas will he a day of rejoicing for (he Tobias Meyers family 1PJ mem bers. It-will be the 71st wedding anni versary of Meyers, iO-year-old Civil war veteran, and his w ife, Alv. ilda. it"). Celebrating with them will be nine children, i;t grandchildren, s; great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. If at First ALllCQCKUQCE, N. M. Last New Year's Justice L. M. Tartugliu offeied to perforin a marriage cere mony fiee. There were no takers. Today, as an added inc-nlie. c-e o:teied also to provide h Hceti.e free for the first couple asking his serviced in l!3v Up in the Air IDAHO FALLS. Idaho Farmer Fred Daniels suffered three brok Fierce SF'fcRED f deems : 1DING OUT i Spanish Government Hurls 20,000 More Men Into Fray, Prevents Aid to Garrison. PARIS, Dec. 21. (AP) The official Spanish government "Agence Espagne" received a dispatch this afternoon from Barcelona reporting the "fall" cf Teruel insurgent strong point on the extreme southern ' Aragon line where a major battle has been raging for days. HEN DAY K, Franco - Spanish Frontier, Dec. 21, (AP) T h e Spanish government today burled 2'i,inin more men into the fierce struggle for strategic Teruel. radio advices said, and the reinforced army of iin.oiMi was ordered lo take the provincial capital "at nil costs." This tremendous force and the insurgent defenders were locked in a sanguinary hand-to-hand con test within the city on the seventh clay nMhe government's offensive. Insurgent reports said the Teruel garrison still was holding out. Thousands of attackers and de fenders alike were reported to have. fallen. Ternel's radio was si lenced and the cify-'.s other com munications were cut off. Through last night, while the civilian population of the battered Spanish provincial capital cower ed in underground tunnels await ing word of the city's fate, giant field searchlights illuminated scat tered battle areas. The chatter of machine-suns nutl the pinging fire of rifles echoed through the streets. At limes the government at tackers and the stubborn insur gent defenders fought hand-to-hund in the narrow thoroughfares. Insurgent Aid Prevented In the last 48 hours there had been two principal battlegrounds (Con tinned on page 6) SMITH RIVER TO GET FISH HATCHERY PORTLAND, Dec. 21. (AP) Plans for the addition of four new fish hatcheries, bringing the to tal in the state equipped for hatching and egg taking to 25, were announced by the state fish commission. Work will start first on the Siuslaw river, and follow on sites on the Sandy below Marmot dam, the Smith river. 2it miles from Reedsport. and on Silteoos lake, smith nf Florence. From Press Wire in tod l'rosn. en ribs when two of his tin keys took him for a ride. The turkeys were rooxting on a rafter. Daniels climbed upon a bar rel and grabbed them by the legs. The turkeys took off, lifting Dan iels backwards and dropping him on the ground. Amateur Dentist OMAHA. Neb. H. If. Elliott of Omaha says he is through playing demist. Last summer he discovered he had five cavities and. unwilling to tm to a dentist, Elliott said he filled them himself with a liquid snider. Now he says the fillings have dropped out. an ache in his jaw is none, his tongue Is tio longer par tially naralyzed and his appetite is retur-diig. Postal Trust ST. PACE. Minn. "Cncle nob" of St. Paul ha unbounded faith In Uncle Sam's letter carriers. He mailed two unwrapped silver dolbs to yountrsters in Fort Worth. Tex., past inT a sta inn on nee sid nf each coin and the ad dress on t" other The only siena life was "Uncle nob." PosimaMer A. A. Van Dvke or deder the dollars enclosed in enve lopes pn thev vould not be lost fn tanp't. but nent instructions to Port Worth nostal authorities to deliver them in their original state. Teruel Unemployment Compensation To Start in January in Twenty-One States and District of Columbia (Editor's note: The first large scale payments of unemployment compensation will begin in Janu ary. The following article gives the answers of Washington au thorities to questions about who will be eligible for benefits.) WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. (AIM How many states will begin paying unemployment compensa tion in January? Twenty-one and the District of Columbia. They are Alabama. Arizona, California, Connecticut, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Mass achusetts, Minnesota, New Hamp shire. New York, North Carolina. Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Is lund, Tennessee, Texas, Ctali, Ver mont, Virginia and West Vir ginia. What about the others? Wisconsin began last August. Eight (Indiana, Mississippi, Iowa, Michigan, South Carolina, Idaho, New Mexico and Oklahoma) will begin payments later in l'jSS. The others will begin in 1 !:(!. How many workers are covered by unemployment insurance in the states which begin payments in January? About ll,rfl(i,uiM). This is about half the number in insured occu pations in all states. What types nf workers are. cov ered by unemployment insurance? C.enerally speaking, those with jobs in factories, offices, mills, mines, shops and stores. Agricul tural, domestic and maritime workers are not covered. State Laws Not Uniform Are all workers in the busi nesses enumerated covered? Slate laws vary. In most states G. 0. P. CHIEFTAIN Roosevelt Popularity Ebbs, Hamilton Says; Holman Fears Dictatorship. PORTLAND, Dec . 'J 1 . (API Oregon republican leaders listened to an optimistic analysis of politi cal trends from John I). M. Hamil ton, chairman of the national com mittee, who paid a fleeting visit here last night. He declared a definite decline in the popularity of President Koose velt "started with the supreme court fight." continued through at tempts to usurp the powers of the whole government and grew through the continued increase in the -cost cf living. Hamilton attended a dinner sponsored by the Multnomah coun ty chapter of the Oregon Kepubli- j can club, at which Slate Treasurer ' Kufns Holman asserted a growing I breakdown of law and order ami an unbalanced budget presaged the approach of dictatorship in the United States. 'Throughout the h-ngth and breadth of the land today no citi zen is free from intimidation or personal violence when he at tempts to take employment where ami when he may, Holman said. "Neither is his family secure in his home, nor Is his property se cure from trespass, damage or de struction. "History teaches us that govern ments w hich continuously spend more than their income eventual ly fail . . . When the public credit no longer Inspires confidence, dis order and chaos ensue ... In each case, prior to the appearance of a dictator, the financial credit of the nation was wrecked," he said. Hamilton left hv automobile for San Francisco after the dinner. ALCATR A Z FUGITIVE "SEEN" IN MERCED MERCK!). Calif.. Dec. 21. (AIM Mis Dora Shimers. Merced wait ress, today identified a picture of Then wore Colt, escaned Ah at ra7 convict, as thai of a man (die Ind served with pie and 'coffee last night. Miss Shimert was equally con fident Cole's companion ws not Ralph ft'w. who escaped with him. bn nnothpr won. The xttnnoi'd CoI- and the com panion left the cafe a ter eitim; hurried lv on ih two utoolit nor est the door. They got into a HirM tan sedan and drove off toward Fresno. Battle Enters 7th Day the laws apply only where there are N or more employes on a pnj roll sometime during any 20 weeks in (lie year. The number of em ployes is 3. 4 or 5 or more in some stales and in 10 states the law ap plies if there is only one employe. In a few states workers earning more than $fo a week, or some oth er fixed amount, ale not covered, Are there any other restrictions on those eligible for compensn t ion ? In the slates that will begin V!IV ments in January the worker must Imvn lit.il ii ...i-f-ihi ....muni nf i.m. j ploynient in litliT on a Job covered by the unemployment compensa tion law, and he must be mil of work through no fault of his own. Will benefits be payable to workers now unemployed? Yes, if their unemployment con tinues into next year and provid ed ihey have had work enough or wages enough in PHI 7 to make them eligible under state law. (An exception is Louisiana, where workers must have had at least one week of employment after Jan. 1 before they can claim benefits.) How much will benefit pay ments be? 1 'sua Ily, about half the unem ployed worker's regular full-l hue pay. but not more lhan $la week. Where will this money coni from? 1 From the state unemployment fund established by law. This fund Is made up of Contributions from employers who ,ve required,, to pay a certain percentage of their pay red I, In some states, employes also are required to con tribute a certain percentage of their pay. City of Hamburg Damaged But Tries for Cuxhaven Under Own Power. LONDON. Dec. 2) (AP) The United States liner City of Hamburg collided with (he Italian steamer Conlidenzc during fog oil' Terschelling in I he Nort h sea to day and was damaged heavily hut was trying lo make port under her own power. Two holds of the City of 1 lam bing were Mooded. The motor lileboat lirandaris and the tug Holland steamed trotn Tei schclliiig harbor. The Nether lands, to answer distress calls hut found it unnecessary to remove i the lone .pissenger, Miss Herl i Piters of New York City, or any of the crew of. ?.", at least for the 'time being. The llraudaris returned to bur lier but the tug remained with Un damaged ship w hich United States lines In Hamburg said was making for Cuxhaven. The Italian ship suffered slight damage. The City of Hamburg is owned by the Baltimore Mall Steamship jcompany and is an s.ll-ton vessel. She was built in lilllt. LONDON. Dec. 21 -- The admi ralty announced today thai a fire had broken run aboaitt the British cruiser A ret buna in the Mediter ranean cii'ht miles off Malta break w ater. No casualties were men tioned. The Arethnsa has a crew of ."i"1'. FAVORS USE OF DOG FOR LETHAL TEST S ALI'M. Dec. 21.- f AP) Cail Uadtkc. Salem dog catcher, can't understand why dog loverw object 'to a dog being user) to lest the lethal gas chamber at Cue peniten tiary. Itadtke says he ga.;ses about :tl a month at the city pound an I could as well as not turn one ov r to the prison for the test. DR. TOWNSEND HAS FRACTURED RIBS rillf'.VH). Dec 21 (APl I r. Franew F. Tovp'-cnd. "ft, o'd a ge pen ."Inn pin n ad vneni e. w a s j tinder treatment In a mihurban I F.vaiiftnn hopiffil Otnd tv fo- " I nil fractured ribs h h lie p;cd (he suffered in a Ml in Boston more than a week aco. JL F. LI 1.0. PEACE EFFORT Conference All Off, Says Committee's Chairman; Roosevelt Studies Oregon Mess. WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 (AP) The peace conference between the American Federa tion of Labor and the C. I. O. collapsed today. After a half-hour meeting, George M. Harrison, chairman of the AFL peace committee came from the conference room to tell reporters: "The conference is all off." The CIO delegation, Harri son asserted, had said they saw no use continuing. "We had nothing new to of fer,' Harrison added, "and so we decided there was no use to discuss peace any further." WASH I XI IT! N. Dee. 2 1 . ( A P The labor department said today Secretary Perkins had supplied President Roosevelt with tactual information o.i the current dispute between CIO and AFL unions in tiie Pacific northwest. Officials described the secre tary's action as "routine" but Sen ator Steiwer interpreted it as "pos sibly a preliminary, move by the president lo intervene in the dls- (Contfnued on pag G) TOTS. 2 FATALLY WAVFliLY. la. Dec. 21 (AIM - A :!s-year-old woman ran amuck with a shotgun here early today, Sbeiiif Frank Sager reported, kill ing two of her children, wounding two others and tiring random shots into two homes. The sherilf said the woman, Mrs. Hi. i Mm U'nlim.u ,. l.,. shooting and told him her children " onion i mum Iter. The trairctlv iktiii'iimI ;it ihe Bremer county home. 12 miles northeast ol Waverly, where Mrs. the lour children lived in a cabin. mieriu rager sain Airs, waiters first pumped shotgun charges Into the sleeping children, then went lo a neighbor's cabin where she fired random shots, finally being disarm ed after J-he had tired several times at I be oiint v home stew ¬ ard and a watchman. The sheriff said she gave no motie tor the shooting other than that she had had "trouble" with ine children ami one ol tier neigh bors. MASONIC RITES FOR O. P. COSHOW GIVEN The body of Oliver P. t'oshow, former chief justice of the Oregon supreme court, who died Saturday ni'ht ai Sulem. was interred here today in the M it sonic cemetery. The body was platted beside I hat of Mrs. Coshow, who p i-sed awa in 2it. Final ri'es w ere conduct ed h ihe Itoschurg Masonic lodge, with District Deputy Otand .Mas ter It. W. M.tisler. leading the rit ualistic ( oimn i ! ne in s'i vh-c In addittr.u to the many friends and relatives, a number ol represent. i lives of the slate bar were in at tendance. The local ar raiigeuierit s W ere in charge Of the ito.-ehm g Undertaking comp:ui . ' 2 More Days to Duy UinsTmasbeals that the only successful treatment for tuberculo sis includes rest, good food, and fresh air under supervised medical care? 1C a joy a Mm G)cfyou know... BRITAiNPLANS W DISPLAY III FUR EAST Determination to Protect Interests From Japan's Ouster Threat Seen; U. S. Aid Wanted. Ily thv Associated Press. Crcat Britain is considering a rhow of naval might to impress Japan, al war with China, and hoped today American and Frcm-h warships would join in a far east ern parade whUdi might check "Japan's aim to dominate China to the complete exclusion of foreign itit eresls." Attiicks against American and British gunboats are the current cause of resentment, but the basic cause is (hat Britain fears Japan will try to ease out other nations with economic interests in Hie orient. Britain concent rated her naval mice in the Mediterranean in l!i:i" and inspired sanctions against Italy l.y r2 nations. Both actions roused Premier Mussolini's resent ment hut did not deter him. He went ahi ad and now Kihiopia Is part of the Italian empire. One deterrent to a British naval show in oriental waters is con tinued unrest along the Mediter ranean and British reluctance lo withdraw any considerable number of var:dilps now there. France to Keep Watch This may he Holvecl, however, by delegating lo the French Medi terranean fleet the Job of keeping watch. It could easily be arranged for the French fleet lo take over for the British. The Franco-British navies and armies are linked hi mutual assistance agreement. To this was added today an accord lor cooperation between air forces of lire two nations, said a highly placed French polil leal informant. Ami. in Hit fear that fascist countries may become uppermost in Furopc's power Juggling show, the French government announced st lengthening of alliances with central Furopeaii nations. French Foreign Minister Yvon Del'nos did the diplomatic work on his recent tour. A general Kuro pcan peace hcUlomciil. Is the ulti mate objective. Present value of (Continued nil page ID GALES DEAL LOSSES LOS ANOFLKS, Dec. 21 (AP) I Misty gales and fires through out Southern California left wide spread damage in their wake to day. Breaking out after midnight, a fire razed the one-story courthouse ami library at Lancaster In An telope valley. Sheriff's officers estimated damage at $ IT., HOP to $2u,iiiii). At least n week wilt be neces sary to check I he "considerable" losses sustained by cit rus grow ers, John P. Coy, San Bernardino county agricultural commissioner said. Ft i wand a. w lie re u (iu-mile-an-hour gale was reported yester day, apparently was baldest hit. Fanned by high winds, - flames raced over- 2. nun acres of brush on I lie Santa Margarita ranch near San ''lemente and blackened 2 aou acres of foothills behind Cletnlale before being subdued last night. Fires in (he mountains above San Bernardino destroyed nine cabins, one a '.,011') building. At the old movie landmark. Uni versity City, a wind-toppled back drop stampeded a herd of 2"i horses which caused Sla.PUM damages lo studio equipment. GYPSY TEA ROOM OPENS IN ROSEBURG Th" "Cypsy Tea Boom." a new luncheon business, has been open ed in the Kohlhageu building, in the cjuariers adjoining the Jtosu burg Studio of Art and Mu-dc The dining 1 nmi. at tract ively decorat ed 111 ( i psv motif, is flanked by loungeH where pal 1-0115 may rest during the noon hour. Only noon IllIK lieoilH Will he Served, t)Ut pari ies and bancpiets will be ac commodated upon reservat ions. Roosevelt Gets Landon Help in Foreign Chaos WASIIINCTON. Dec. 21. (AIM Alf M. Landon gave President Itoosevelt today 11 pledge of "co operation and support in the dif ficult foreign Mtuallnmt confront ing your administration." In a telegram made public at the state department, the liKfil re publican standard bearer and for mer Kansas governor crit Icieil members of congress of both par lies win) he said "by their actions bellied create the Impression on foreign mil ions that (hey do not t rust your administration nf for eign affairs." "They would hamstring your conduct of an el remedy delicate foreign situation," l4iudon wrote. The president. In reply, said "the general spirit of your tele gram helps me to meet (ho prob lems which confront our country in the field of foreign relations during these troublous times." Mr. Itoosevelt said renewal of l.andon's pledge given at 11 grid iron dinner a year ago, "not only strengthens tho hand of govern ment hut gives all of our citizens a good example," "I believe that the overwhelm ing majority of all countrymen, re gardless of politics, race, creed, or color from the days of Washing ton to this hour have desired lo pursue? I he even tenor of their way at peace with all nations and all peoples," Mr. Itoosevelt said. "But throughout our long his tory we Americans have rejected every suggestion that ultimate se- 111 By can he assured by closing our eyes to the fact that wheth er we like it or 110I we are a part of a large world of other nations ami peoples. "As sutdi we owe some meas ure of cooperation and even lead ership in maintaining standards of conduct helpful t( tho ultimate goufoT general pcacQ.'' . All officers of the Douglas Coun ty Livestock assoc da I Ion were re ele'ded yesterday al a business session follow lug a general con ference pertaining lo Ihe livestock industry. More than 1 M stockmen attended the meeting, held in the I. O. O. F. hull. Officers are: B. F. Nichols. Bid lle. president: B. B. Clarke, Oak land, vice president ; .1. I tola ml Parker, Bosebiirg, secret a ry-l reus urer : directors, W. 11. ( buret t, CU-ndale; .1. W. Wright, Mllo; Hern Fate. Myrtle Creek; Wlllard Smit h, Olide; CharleH S. Dyer. Itosehurg; A. C. Marsters, Bosebiirg; John St ami ley, Camas Valley ; A. L. Kohbe. Oakland; L. U Coinplon, Drain; A. L. Butter, Flktou. H. A. Llndgren discussed the subject of feeds and feeding meth ods; K. B. Jackman spoke on ha ami grain ; Dr. J. N. Shaw spoke on diseases of sheep. The three speakers are from the extension department of Oregon Slate col lege. Fred South wick, supervising warden of the Douglas Fire Protec tive association, Hpoke on control of fires, slashings and burns. TWO ACCUSED OF RAIL CAR LOOTING J. L. Ward, -IS, and Stanley Mr Dan. Ill, transients arrested recent ly by city police, were I timed over to Sheriff Percy Webb today lo answ er to charges of burglary The men are accused, the Hherllf said, of breaking into Southern Pa clfic company freight cars. Personal Injury Litigants Must Undergo Examination, Court Rules SALFM, Dec. 21. (AP) The slate supreme court ruled today i hat lower com I judges have mi- 1 1 Inn Ily lo require persons involv ¬ ed in personal Injury suits to be given a physical examination. Beverslng a Yamhill countv court Judgment u warding S .'1,01111 damages lo Fnima ('amine for in juries received when riding at Ocean lake in an automobile driv en by Boscoe S. Steward, the court ordered a new trial. The judgment was against Steward and 10. N. Tibbets. whose car was Involved In a cnlliuion with the Steward car. Judge Ailie O. Walker, presid ing In the trial court, refused to mint the motion of Tibbets cud Steward that the plaintiff bo re quired to hnve a physical examina tion by doctors appointed by the court. LUTE TODAY Composing of Differences by Senate and House in Progress; 4 Changes Recommended. WASHINGTON, Deo. 21. (AP)' The house recessed for two hours today oft or Majority Lead- r Itayburu announced tho spe cial session of congress might ad journ later this afternoon. Itayburu asked for the recess. explaining senate leaders hoped lo pass tho housing bill at 3 p. m. and that. In thut event, the house would speedily he nble to send it lo conferenco and complete the ' legislative business possible at this session. A possibility of n hitch in these plans appeared, however, when Itepresentatlve Itunkin (D., Miss.), called altentlon to Ihe senato bank lag committee's elimination of pro visions for insurance of small rural homes. Itunkin said proponents of such Insurance would attempt to instruct tbi! house conferees to hold out for Its reinstatment. Minority leader Snell then sought assurance that tho confer ence report on Ihe housing meas ure would not be brought buck for house action while most of the members were out or town for tho holidays. Bayburn indicated that was not contemplated. That would keep tho hill from reaching tho white house for presidential signature before tho session ad- Journs. Permanent Benefit Sought At the start ot tho senate ses sion at -which (hat body took up -tho housing bill for tho first; time, the hanking committee reported k tho legislation would create ft "muss market" for nioderately prlced homes and aid In bringing a "sound and lasting recovery." Written by Chairman Wagner of the committee, ihe report said: "Experience, if nothing else, teaches us the need for long-range viewpoints and objectives rather than Immediate pallatives In wrestling with the inseparable problems of unemployment relief, economic recovery and budget bal ancing." As debate began. Senator Borah asked Chairman Wagner If It were not true that there are In large cities "vast numbers of vacant houses." "I'm sure the senator has been misinformed on that point," Wag- (Continuod on page (5) Several architects met with the Itosehurg school board at a special meeting last night to consider plans for proposed new school buildings. The board took no action in employing an architect, but will hike the various proposals under consideration. Plans were discuss ed In considerable detail and the hoard proposes in the near future to employ an tirchlleci to prepare designs, specifications mid est! males, after which u bond proposal will be submitted to voters. Among those meeting with the board were tohn Toiirtelotte and Truman Phillips of Poi t land, who have been doing preliminary work for the district; Inih;irn Smith of ICu ceiie, and John T. Schneider of Portland. Today's opinion was the first 1 in the history of the slate that ruled on the cpiestlon. I "if the plaintiff has any objec ! lion lo being examined by Ihe doc tor suggested by tho defendant,' I ihe high court opinion said, "tho ! court should designate r-mie phyal . clan of competent skill, indifferent. between the parties. I "The refusal of the trial court to grant defendants' motion to fe ifiilre (he plaintiff to submit to a physical examination amounted to such an abuse of discretion as to necessitate that the Judgment hf ! reversed nnd thn cause remanded for further proceedings not Jncon .d stent with this opinion." i InJurh s listed Included a w ronch- d hack, brain concussion, partial 1 los of hearing, interna! injuries 'and u broken pelvic hiMv.