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Jackson Slaps Wage-Hour Interpretations WASHINGTON, Feb. 17—(AP) Justice Jackson spoke out sharply Monday against "elastic and some what unpredictable interpretations” by his supreme court colleagues of the wage-hour law on which the portal pay claims are based. The ruling he specifically as sailed was delivered by his old an tagonist, Justice Black. Jackson’s immediate target was an opinion which upset a finding of the wage-hour administrator that certain apprentice railroad men were "employes” under the act. Jackson and the eight other justices agreed the men did not come under the act. Black was assigned to write the opinion, and Jackson disliked his reasoning and said so. Negro Lynched PICKENS, S. C., Feb. 17 (AP) —A band of armed men early Monday removed a Negro prison er, Willie Earle, 25, of Greenville, from the Pickens county jail. An hour later his body was found on a road in Greenville county. “Just before 5 o’clock this morning,” said 62-year-old jailor J. Ed Gilstrap, “about 25 men knocked at the front door. Then they came around to the back door. One of the them said they wanted the Negro and wouldn’t harm anybody else. They made me go in and unlock the cell.” About 6:45 o’clock the body of the Negro, who had been arrested for investigation in the stabbing of a taxi driver, was found in ad jacent Greenville county. The museum was dedicated in 1932. STOP IN FOR THOSE DELICIOUS HAMBURGERS FREE HAMBURGER if your winter term student body card number is 2407 :I 5 HAL’S HAMBURGERS On Alder—'Round the Corner from the Mayflower theater 1 I { { GREETING CARDS . . . Have a supply on hand for Birthdays and Anniversaries. We particularly suggest: ♦ Hand Painted Cards ♦ American Beauty Rose Greetings ♦ Lunierith Covered Cards Phone 470 76 W. Broadway 0 n DRESSMAKING DESIGNING TO YOUR PERSONALITY BY RUTH ANDERSON o' Sf. JENONE MAHAN <9 l’hone 4323 895 E. 13th THIS IS AN ORDER ! ! 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Appropria tions recommended are to make up the difference between original es timates as to needs and what was later found to be necessary. 13 Killed, 16 Hurt As Train Hits Bus MICHIGAN CITY, Feta. 17 — (AP) Thirteen i*ailroad workers were killed and 16 passengers in jured Monday when a Chicago, Souths Shore and South Bend elec tric train struck a bus loaded with section hands at a crossing ten miles east of here. Fourteen of the injured were oc cupants of the bus. The others, the motorman and a passenger on the train, were dismissed after treat ment for minor injuries. Bodies of the dead were scattered along the track for about 200 yards. The impact was so great the bus was sliced in half. Only the head coach of the train was damaged. Plane Crashes Into River PORTLAND, Feb. 17 (AP) — An airplane identified as an army P-51 crashed into the Columbia river and exploded about two miles west of Vancouver, Wash., Monday, killing the reserve officer pilot. The Portland army air base said the plane was on a rou tine training mission and that the pilot was 1st Lt. Harry C. Molvar, 30, of Portland. Vet Groups Line Up OLYMPIA, Wash., Feb. 17—(AP) Representatives of four veterans’ organizations which would receive $1,000,000 for their members should house bill 59 become law argued in its favor before the house veter ans’ committee tonight. Two smaller groups not men tioned in the bill—the American Veterans Committee and the Am vets objected. Weather Forecast Oregon: Partly cloudy Tuesday. Wednesday local morning fog or low overcast. Little temperature change. Gentle to moderate wind off coast. Newman Initiation Set Initiation of new members into the Newman Club will take place at the YMCA tonight at 6:45, it was announced by President Joe Conroy. All Catholic students who have attended previous meet ings are asked to be there. New man club officers will be in charge of the initiation. 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