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FOR AIRPORT JOB; $234.000
Commercial Service's
Cost, Exclusive Of Two
Tracts, Told City By CAA
It Roseburg can raise the money, this city can be assured of an
airport suitable tor commercial airline service by late next summer.
That's the promise of Civil Aeronautics administration officials,
who spoke at a Chamber of Commerce forum luncheon meeting at
the Hotel Umpqua Monday noon.
Ben B. Irving, Roseburg, who is preparing the preliminary engi
neering survey for proposed airport development, gave the figure
of $234,000 as the total estimated cost for the work, exclusive of the
cost of purchasing additional land.
The government through the
C.A.A. will match 25 percent of
the cost of acquiring necessary
land for airport improvements,
and 55.9 percent of the construc
tion costs, the C.A.A. officials
said.
City Manager M. W. Slankard
said the city's share of the mon
ey could be raised in any one of
three ways:
1. By creating an airport as
sessment district, which would
include both the City of Rose
burg and surrounding areas.
2. By directly assessing prop
erty within the City of Roseburg
over a periodof yesars, the mon
ey to go into an airport sinking
fund.
3. By issuing general obliga
tion bonds in the City of Rose
burg, to raise the necessary mon
ey immediately.
Weather Her Favorable
J. V. Fryberger, Salem, assist
ant district engineer for the C.
A.A., said the problems of find
ing a suitable airport site here
have been "gigantic." Feeder
lines have gained in experience
in using small airports, he said,
and "we all feel very confident
now that adequate service can
be furnished this city."
Fryberger pointed out that
weather conditions are very fa
vorable here, with the weather
bureau reporting only four days
foggy enough last year to pie
vent airplanes from landing. Best
weather for schedules comes aft
er 11 a.m. An afternoon sched
ule could probably be maintain
ed the year around by a feeder
line.
the airport should be prepared
E. L. Yuravich, Seattle, chief
of the planning and evaluation di
vision at th-C.A.A. 1-egiorwt- of
fice, said the choice for an air
port location here had narrowed
down to two sites, one in Gar-
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Jury Frees Judge
Who Shot Lawyer
In Divorce Action
ATLANTA, Ga., Sept. 20 UP)
A Superior court jury required
only 59 minutes, after five days
of testimony, to acquit Judge
Robert Carpenter of attempted
murder.
Courtroom spectators cheered
as the Jury last night acquitted
the. 44-year-old Jurist of attempt
ing to kill his former friend, at
torney John Lockwood.
Judge Carpenter smiled and
tried to blink back tears before
turning to clasp his attractive
20-year-old step-daughter, Barba
ra. A few minutes later the Judge
and Barbara escaped through
crowding well wishers to the pri
vacy of the chambers in Fulton
county courthouse where he pre
sides over Civil court.
Lockwood, a 53-year-old former
Philadelphia lawyer, was not in
the courtroom when the verdict
was returned.
The State charged that Judge
Carpenter pursued Lockwood
lour blocks the night of July 27
and shot him four times in the
face. Lockwood is attorney for
Mrs. Carpenter in her divorce
suit.
On Ihe witness stand the Judge
would admit only to shooting at
Lockwood, exclaiming, "if ever
a man was justified I was."
For five days the trial swirled
around the relationships between
Lockwood and Mrs. Carpenter,
and between the judge and an
other woman, Mrs. Estelle Man
ful. Twice during the trial Lock
wood was placed by witnesses in
Mrs. Carpenter's bedroom, once
when Mrs. Carpenter was drunk
and at home.
Govt. May Restrict Sale
On Unshelled Walnuts
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (JPl
A government order may limit
sale of unshelled walnuts in the
three Pacific coast states to 10
percent of this year's crop.
The order, proposed by the Ag
riculture department, would re
quire the remaining 30 percent
to be sold either in the export
trade or shelled. Its purpose is to
stabilize grower prices.
Interested persons were given
until Oct. 3 to submit views on
the proposal.
PAY HIKE ENDS STRIKE
PORTLAND, Sept. 20 (,F
Glaziers returned to work at five
major glass companies here to
day, ending a four-week strike.
The dispute ended with work
ers getting an additional 8 cents
an hour with the minimum wage
now at $2.04.
Wednesday Noon
Ticket Deadline
In Treasure Hunt
Residents of the R o se b u r g
shopping area were reminded to
day that they have only until
Wednesday noon to pick up their
free Treasure Hunt tickets from
local merchants.
Roland West, Retail Trades as
sociation president, said Rose
burg merchants will stop issuing
the free tickets at noon. At 3 p.m.
merchants will deposit their tick
ets in the stand in front of the
U. S. National bank. Winning
numbers will be determined be
tween 4 and 5 p. m. Prizes and
winning tickets will be displayed
in the windows of the Roseburg
stores following unveiling time
at 8 p. m.
The latest move to make this
year's Fall Opening a success was
the decision by Roseburg auto
mobile dealers to display their
recent model cars during the
Wednesday evening festivities. It
Is planned for each dealer to
show about two cars apiece, ar
ranging them on Jackson street
between Lane and Douglas.
Construction of the main plat
form stand will begin tomorrow
in front of the U. S. National
bank building. Constructed by the
city, the stand will be the focal
point around which Wednesday
night's activities will center.
Gaily decorated with flags and
bunting loaned by the American
Legion and the city, the stand
will be the 'Speakers podium" for
the street lighting ceremonies
scheduled to begin at 7:30 p. m.
Jap Editor Prints Bad
News, Gets Prison Term
TOKYO, Sept. 20 UP)-Shichiro
Morioka, Japanese editor, was
sentenced today to two years at
hard labor for printing foreign
news stories "destructively crit
ical" of the occupation,
Morioka, editor-in-chief of the
leftist Rengo news agency, was
held responsible for stories in
which various persons were quot
ed as attacking "British Imper
ialism" in Malaya, the trial of
leading American Communists in
New York, and the "conversion
of Japan into an invasion base."
The stories originally were dis
tributed by Tass, the Russian
news agency and by Telepress
News with offices in London and
Prague.
The court held the stories were
violations of the occupation press
code.
Fines, Jail Terms Dealt
To Two Drunken Drivers
Edward Samora, 35, Dillard,
was sentenced to serve 30 days
in the county Jail and fined $200.
upon entering a plea of guilty to
drunken driving, according to
Justice of the Peace A. J. Ged
des. His wife. Ann Samora, 42, re
ceived a fine of $40 when she
pleaded guilty to being drunk n
a public highway, Justice Geddes
said.
Raymond Leo Helton, 45, Myr
tle Creek, also pleaded guilty to
drunken driving charges and was
fined $200 and given a 30-day jail
sentence. In addition, he was fin
ed $10 for operating motor ve
hicle with no operator's license,
Justice Geddes said.
Train Rams Gas Truck;
Explosion Deals Death
POTTSVILLE, Pa., Sept 20
CP) A Reading railroad passen
ger train crashed into a truck
carrying 4,500 gallons of gasoline
at a grade crossing near heie
today. The gasoline exploded, kil
ling one man and critically injur
ing four others.
cars of the 10-car train enroute
eras of the 10-car train enroute
Irom Philadelphia to Shamokin,
Pa.
The Six passenger cars were
to the rear of the train. The pas
sengers were shaken up in the
crash.
Killed was Clarence Goetz. 22.
of Gap. Pa., the truck driver of
the gasoline truck.
The injured were crewmen.
Mother, Daughter Have
Babies Five Hours Apart
LONDON, Sept. 20. (.TV-Mrs.
Alice Shepherd, 47, caught a cab
for St. Stephen's hospital to have
her twelfth baby.
In the next bed she found her
daughter Mrs. Dorothy Daniels,
20. ready to have her first baby.
Mrs. Shepherd gave birth to
Arthur William Shepherd. Five
hours later Mrs. Daniels present
ed Arthur William with a neph
ew, Leonard Michael.
The Weather
Fair this ohomoo. tonight
and Wednesday, except far
morning cloudiness.
Sunset today i:l I p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow S:SV am.
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Currency Devaluing Lines
London Stock
Market Scene
Of Rampage
Government In Britain
Facing Rebellion Threat
From Ranks Of Workers
Devaluation of currencies
across half the world sent trad
ers in sterling areas scurrying
for gold and commodity stocks
today but brought little change in
United States markets.
Wltl. France and Canada added
overnight to the list of devaluing
countries, making the total 19,
others had still to fall in line.
Western Germany is to reduce
the value of its mark. The Hong
Kong dollar fell Into the devalua
tion lineup. Holland officially set
its devaluation rate for the home
land and Indonesia at about 30
per cent, approximately the same
as Britain.
The labor government In Brit
ain closed its ranks for the fight
of its life. Parliament is due to
meet next week, on the demand
of Winston Churchill and other
opposition leaders. Labor unions
were restive at the prospect of
increases in the cost of living, set
off by rises in the price of broad.
London stocks on Rampage
London's stock market went
wild. Some gold shares sold for
nearly triple last Friday's prices.
Everywhere, gold was the toast
of the dav. One reason: The U. S.
government buys gold at $35 an
ounce, paying U. S. dollars. That
means exporting countries, in get
ling U.S. dollars can-turn them
into more units of their devalued
local currencies than they could
before. So gold producers stand to
get more.
The effects of Britain's far
reaching 30 per cent slash In the
value of her money was felt In
the home islands in almost every
walk of life. The threat of labor
rebellion and inflation were
among the most upsetting. Despite
me government s appeal to hold
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Collection, Sale
Of Old Clothes
Drum Corps' Plan
Collection of old clothing and
household goods, to sell at the
Roseburg Auction barn north of
Roseburg Friday night, will be
Girls Drum corps committee this
Bill Black, director of the
Knicrht nf Pvthia r:i.u rt.,m
corps, said all proceeds from the
aair: win uc ustru iu unance me
activities of the group.
Anyone wishing to donate to
the auction to help the girls are
asked to call Howard C. Kluver,
at Kluver's Radio service, 137-J-2,
or Black, at Bill's News stand,
1119-R, before Thursday.
The drum corps committee will
have a truck to pick up every
thing for the sale Thursday eve
ning. The auction will be at T
p. m. Friday.
"After U'A bm foil., I J
said Black, "we will carry a mem-
ucismp ui iu gins, wnicn will
mean we will need more money
than in previous years.
"We hope to produce one of the
finest girls' drum corps we have
ever had. The girls are work
ing hard and cooperating fully
with their director to build a big.
ger and better drum corps," he
said.
Arnsenol In Purse Just
Souvenir, Girl Declares
TACOMA, Sept. 20.-WPThat
small-sized arsenal 15 -year -old
Georgianna Henry had in her
purse when picked up here Fri
day was "Just a souvenir." she
explained today.
Police found a half pound of
TNT, a blasting cap and battery,
some .30 caliber machine gun
ammunition belts and some loose
bullets In the runaway girl's am
ple purse.
"I even dropped the purse sev
eral times," she related with ap
parent indifference to the fact
that the explosives could have
destroyed the detention hall In
which she was being questioned.
Georgianna was picked up by
police at the request of her Mil.
waukee. Wise, parents. She ob
tained the explosives from a sol
dier friend.
EXECUTRIX NAMED
Elsie M. Wlsegarver, Drain, has
been appointed as executrix of
the estate of her brother, William
Wlsegarver, deceased, by order of
Circuit Court Judge Carl E. W lm-
berly.
Sutherlin Man
Is Electrocuted
Elmer Buck Ftnton of Suther
lin was found electrocuted bo
lide hit wall-drilling equipment
lata yattorday afternoon, on tha
L. O. Willigan place, 15 miles
bslow Elkton, Coroner Harry C.
Stearns reported.
Staarns said residents of tha
area notictd their alectricity
had gona off about 1:30 p.m.
Tha trouble was not located un
til 5 p.m., when Fanton't body
was found.
Apparently the easing of Fan
ton's wall-drilling equipment
fall against soma overhead alac
trie wires, causing an outage
and killing him with tha result
ant electric shock, said the cor
oner. Fenton was about 30. His
widow and children survive. The
body was removed to the
Stearns mortuary, Oakland,
where funeral arrangements will
be announced later.
Efforts To Ban Steel
Strike Still Futile
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.-tT
The CIO steelworkers 'went
ahead today with plans for a
strategy meeting as the second
day of government sponsored
peace talks brought no sign of an
agreement in the steel dispute.
Philip Murray, leader of the
steelworkers. said nothing has developed-at
the government media
tion conferences to warrant post
poning the union policy commit
tee tomorrow in Pittsburgh.
Murray has warned that the 1,
000,000 unionists will quit Satur
day unless a settlement is reach
ed in the labor-management talks
here with Federal Conciliation di
rector Cyrus Ching.
Myrtle Creek Paving
Work Bid Is Rejected
The State Highway depart
ment today rejpeted the low bid
of a Eugene firm, Tauf Char
neski, for the grading and paving
of one-tenth of a mile of Oak
street In Myrtle Creek. The firm's
bid was $20,270.
Broken Flagpole Section
Deals Death To Youth
RAVENSWOOD, W. Va., Sept.
20. (JP A six-foot section at the
top of the high school flag pole
came off last night, plunged into
the head of 13 -year-old Dean
Roush, and killed him.
'COPTER HERDER KILLED
VERNON, Tex., Sept. 20-WP1
The new West:
Tony Hazelwood, veteran fore
man of the Waggoner ranch, was
Injured yesterday while herding
cattle. His helicopter crashed.
FALL OPENING and STREET LIGHTING CEREMONIES
WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPT. 21.
7;00 p. m. The Roseburg High School band will play
on downtown streets.
7:30 p. m. Street lighting ceremonies from stand at
, Oak and Jackson streets. Speakers: Mayor
Albert G. Flegel; Dale Sims, vice president,
Retail Trade association; Ben Trowbridge,
street lighting contractor, ond M. W.
Slankord, city manager.
8:00 p. m. Store windows unveiled, treosure hunt will
take place.
8:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. Public street donee ot
Oak ond Jackson streets to music of West
ern Jomboree band.
10:00 p. m. -Midnight Free public dance ot Roseburg
armory; some band.
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ROSEBURG, OREGON TUESDAY, SEPT.
Council Opens
Police Radio
System Bids
Action Awaits Report
Of Committee; Garbage
Rates Ordinance Passes
Opening of bids for the police
radio system topped a routine
session of the city council last
night. The council also revised
garbage collection rates, whicn
become effective Oct. 1, and pas
ted an ordinance calling for wid-!
ening of N. Jackson street.
Four bids were submitted oy
firms seeking to supply the city
with police radio equipment. One
bid, that of Trowbridge Electric
company, Roseburg, was reject
ed because it was not accompan
ied by a performance bond, as
specified in the original bid call.
The bids included:
Garretson Radio Supply, Port
land: 50-walt transmitter, five
mobile car units, two motorcy
cle units, other equipment: $3,
946.50.
Link Radio corporation, New
York; 75-watt transmitter, five
mobile units, two motorclcle
units, other equipment: $3,792.50.
Motorola, Inc.: 30-watt trans
mitter, four mobile units, two mo
torcycle units, other equipment:
$3,380.
Trowbridge Electric company,
Roseburg: 50-watt transmitter,
25-watt mobile units, $4,975; 30
watt transmitter, 15-watt mobile
units. W.jO. -- j.
All bids were referred to the
police committee, headed by
Councilman Frank Ashley, and
City Manager M. W. Slankard
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Devaluation Hits
At Lumber, Wool
PORTLAND, Sept. 20 CP)
Lumber and wool spokesmen took
a dismal view of the future in
exports today.
They said the devaluation of
money in other countries would
put them out of most foreign mar
kets. Lumbermen said devaluation
put Canada In position to take
most of the export trade and also
to compete In the U. S. domestic
market.
Wool tradprs said prices might
drop 10 to 20 percent because of
Imports from Australia and other
countries. The first price test will
come tomorrow when about 5,
over a period of years, the mon
Choict of Two Sites
Flour exporters said Australia
also might cut Into the market of
the Philippines and other Far
East nations.
The malt industry, which once
had a 2.000,000 export business,
expected to lose the last of Its
foreign trade.
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DING DONG DADDY WEDS
old former San Francisco street car conductor, who served two
years in San Quentm, Calif., prison for marrying 12 or 13 wivas,
is congratulated by Municipal Judqe Herbert Kaufman (canter I
after the iudqa married him to
Mary Aba, 49, of Oakland, Calif., in tha judgt'i chambers at
San Francisco city hall. lAr
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"JUST MATTER
Truth Serum Test Won't
Affect Victoria Sanders
Case, Dist. Attorney Says
The "truth serum" test for Victoria Sanders, who was convicted
last week for the killing of Ralph Mojonnler, will be conducted by
her defense counsel for "their own purposes," said District Attorney
1 Robert G. Davis.
Downtown Zone Parking
Will Be Banned During
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City Manager M. W. Slan.
karb announced today that a
special "no parking" order will
go Into effect In downtown
Roseburg Wednesday after
noon at 3 p. m., in preparation
for Wednesday night's Fall
Opening festivities.
Streets affected by the spe
cial order will be Jackson
street, from Lano north to
Washington, and intersecting
streets from Main west to
Rose.
Streets will be closed at 3 p. m.
and cars parked there at that
time will be ordered to move.
The streets must be free of all
parked cars by 4 p. m., In order
to permit workers to prepare
for tha Fall Opening, ha said.
Refinery Blast Kills
One Man, Injures Eight
FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 20.
(Ml A terrific explosion
rocked Magnolia refinery No. 1
today, setting off a raging fire,
killing at least two men and In
juring at least eight others.
One of the dead men was Iden
tified as George Aston, 42, refin
ery "still man, who lived In a
cottage near the plant.
The second fatillty was be
lieved to be E. R. Harris, refinery
worker, who is missing.
W. A. Reagan, 46, a coker, said
apparently a valve had been left
open in the engine room and that
gas possibly backed Into the room.
He said he found a leak, closed
the "alve and then ran outside,
escaping full force of the explo
sion by a few seconds. He was
burned but crawled from the
scene.
Couger, Three Bobcats
Bring $75 Bounty Total
County Clerk Roy Agee re
ported today that a total of $75
was paid Amie Peplot, Sutherlin,
for bounty on one cougar and
three bobcats.
The Sutherlin man collected
$10 from the county and an ad
ditional $50 from the state for a
cougar measuring eight feet two
Inches, "from tip to tip." The
three bobcats brought him $2,50
I each from both the county and
the state.
All the animals were reported
killed up near the source of Rock
creek.
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Francis van Wia (left), 62-year
his 13th or 14th wife, the former
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OF INTEREST"
The Jury has rendered Its ver
dict and it was a Just one," Da
vis commented. I am convinc
ed the Jurors were right In -e-turnlng
the verdict they did."
The district attorney's state
ment was Issued today, he aald,
because there might be public
misunderstanding as to the pur
poses of the truth serum test,
which Victoria's attorneys have
requested.
The Jury's conviction Is final
Davis pointed out, and the test
will have nothing to do with the
case. Davis said he would wit
ness the test "simply as a matter
of interest."
lie added that the state had
offered to conduct a truth serum
and lie detector test before the
case went to trial, hut that Vic
toria's attorneys had "turned It
down."
When queried on Davis' latter
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Ford Co., Union
Still Dickering
DETROIT. Sept. 20. (P)
Faced with a strike deadline, the
Ford Motor Co. was reported to
day attempting to reach a settle
ment with the Clo-Unlled Auto
Workers with a tentative offer of
a company-financed pension plan
The union served notice on the
motor comnany yesterday a strike
would become effective Sept. 29
If Its pension, health and welfare
and wage demands wer not met.
Ihe union maneuver dampened
but failed to dispel hopes of a
peaceful settlement without a
strike Dy f ords lis.ouu produc
tion workers.
Union sources said Ford had
made a tentative offer of com-
fiany-financed pensions equiva
pnt to eight cents an hour. The
proposal, tnese sources said,
would provide pensions of about
$50 a month for workers reaching
the age of bff, exclusive of social
security benefits.
Company spokesmen declined
comment.
SUITS FOR MONEY
The following money suits have
been filed In circuit court:
Courier lire Service vs. Don
Brace. Plaintiff demands Judg.
ment for $972.95 for goods and
merchandise allegedly purchased
by the defendant.
Walter W. Essllnger and Eve
lyn E. Esslinger, doing business
as Elkton Garage, vs. Al Dement.
Plaintiffs demand Judgment for
$387.70 plus Interest lor services
' performed but allegedly unpaid,
Coal Supply
Will Last At
Least 40 Days
Truman Said To Havt
Dtcldtd To Let Beth
Sides "Sweat It Out"
PITTSBURGH. SeDt. 20 (JP
The nationwide coal strike idled
more than a half million miners
and railroaders today while the
White House watched from the
sidelines.
A half-dozen coal-carrying rail
roaders ordered more than 27,000
employes laid off as the "no pen
sion no work" revolt of John L.
Lewis' 480.000 United Mine Work
ers entered Its second day.
in wasnington, tress secretary
Charles G. Ross said President
Truman has "nothing in the
works" to offer as a formula for
settling either the coal or steel
dispute.
In Washington, a source close
to President Truman said the
president has no Intention of try
ing to halt the walkout for 30
to GO days.
The official, who asked anony
mity, said Mr. Truman is deter
mined to let Lewis and the coal
industry "sweat out" their diffi
culties. There are about 60.000,000 torn
of coal above ground, enough to
Keep industry going anywhere
from 40 to 60 days.
J. V. Sullivan, secretary of the
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said miners "are not striking of
their own accord" but "because
they got the signal."
He declared In a statement that
Lewis' representatives "have
been In the mining districts for
a week advising local unions."
High union officials had said the
strike was voluntary among min
er locals.
Chairman Ralph E. Taggart ot
the Pennsylvania anthracite op
erators wage agreement commit
tee sent a telegram to Lewis ask
ing the UMW chieftain to use
his best efforts toward getting
nara eoai miners oacK to worK.
The 80,000 anthracite diggers
in eastern Pennsylvania Joined -the
coal walkout In a sympathy
work stoppage.
Another coal carrying railroad m
announced plans to lay off work
ers. The Norfolk and Western
Railway said 1.630 workers will
have to be furloughed Thursday.
snots uo no uamigt
Reports of the first violence
came from Kentucky and West
Virginia, No one was badly hurt
but some 20 shots were reported .
fired at a strip mine truck in
Kentucky. Two riders abandoned
the vehicle as It crashed over a
mountainside.
And in West Virginia two tip.
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Catholic Priests,
Nuns Arrested In
New Czech Drive
PRAGUE, Sept. 20 (JP The
Czechoslovak government hai
Jailed dozens of Roman Catholic
priests and nuns in a Dig new
wave of arrests aimed at break
ing spreading resistance to state
control schemes, a statement
from church sources said today.
An Informed church source es
timated that the latest wave of
arrests brought the number of
Catholic priests under arrest to
more than 200.
The report, given to correspon
dents here and enumerating at
least 30 arrests, was termed only
a partial list. It said more ar
rests were expected as the long-state-church
fight neared a show
down stage.
In one case the entire person
nel of a monastery was reported
seized.
The government has published
a proposed church law, to be en
acted by Parliament this fall,
which would give the state pow
er over all church appointment!
and administration.
Meanwhile reports reached
Prague that a local Communist
official had been killed by angry
peasants In Moravia following the
arrest of a Catholic priest.
The news stirred speculation
whether fresh peasant uprisings
are brewing.
Robeson Of No Aid To
Communists As Witness
NEW YORK, Sept. 20.-.P-Singer
Paul Robeson testified 20
minutes for the defense today
in the communist conslpracy
trial.
But. about all he got to say
was that he knew all the de
fendantsand that he once stu
died law under Federal Judge
Harold R. Medina, who is presid
ing at the trial.
The Government oblected to
virtually everything else the Ne
gro baritone was asked, and Me
dina upheld the objections.
Livlty Rant
By L. F. Relismsteln
Britain, the "Tight Little Isle,"
it new compelled to be tighter.
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