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FOR 1934
Twenty-ninth Year
MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1931.
No. 234.
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By PAUL HLVLLON
Copyright, 1934, by Paul Mallon
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22. The mer
riest political prank of the Christmas
season was the one Invented by
Messrs. Roosevelt and La Guardla
on the New York
public utility
boys.
At least It cer-
a 1 n 1 y was
bright, and
probably was ln
tended as a
prank, when the
two clever poli
tical pranksters
announced they
were golug t o
build a public
light plant In
New York.
Unless the new deal gnomes hero
miss their guess, no bricks will be
laid for that plant. The PWA may
allocate some money for It, but, long
before any of It Is spent for construc
tion, the private utility company Is
supposed to give In and announce
a, sharp reduction In rates.
In other words, Messrs. Roosevelt
and La Guardta are going to fill the
public's stocking with kilowatts and
gas. Just to provide the Christmas
spirit.
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tic u
Paul AlalloD
Th Initial jnovB was acted out
realistically by the principals here,
except In one particular. They got
-rague when anyone mentioned how
much money It would cost. PWA-er
Ickes Inadvertantly let slip the fig
ure $15,000,000. La Guardla Indefi
nitely said that was only the bitters
for the cocktail. The truth Is that
the Davidson program formulated
last year calls for S109.000.000. which
IS mora than Mr. Ickes lias lying
around loose.
Another suspicious aspect la the
way the meeting between President
Roosevelt and Mayor La Ouardla was
arranged.
La Guardla was supposed to offi
ciate at the marriage of a friend In
New York on the day he came to the
White House. The marriage engage
ment had been made a month be
fore. It was not called off until just
after Mr. La Guardia received a hasty
summons from the White House and
caught the midnight train. There Is
evidence also that Mr. La Ouardla
had only a vague understanding of
why he was being called to the White
House before he arrived there.
Apparently the Initiative In the
move was Mr. Roosevelt's, although
the publicity was handled In such a
way as to create the Impression that
La Guardla came down here demand
ing money. These two make a hard
pair when It comes to playing games.
There ll another Tuletlde game
going on which has most of the In
siders muddled.
No one seems to be able to figure
out who Is putting It over on whom
In the deep conflict between the sen
ate munitions Investigating commit
tee and the administration.
There seems to be little ground for
the current story that the commit
tee took that Income tax sheet of
Mr. Roosevelt's friend, Bernard Bar
uch, merely because Roosevelt and
Baruch took the play away from the
committee on curtailing war profits.
The committee had the data con
cerning the Baruch Income tax (and
those of other democrats) two
months ago. It merely selected an op
portune tlmo to make the data pub
Yet certain new dealers are boil
ing. They may or may not make pub
lic their accusation that the commit
tee did not act entirely In good faith.
Tho Nve committee has or should
have (whisper the new dealers) the
reports of revenue agents on Br-
uch's Income for me mraiuj
1018 and 1019. These were never de
stroyed. They show Bsruchs Income
for the two years was lets than US.
000. They show also that all old re
turns on Incomes of less thsn 2j -000
were destroyed before Mr.. Roose
velt became president.
No one will say anything about it.
but Baruch'a Income for the two
years Is really supposed to show a net
loss. That sounds like a fair assump
tion in view of the fact that he
transferred his Investments to lib
erty bonds for those two yesrs and
was bound to have sold many of his
Investments at a loss when he enter
ed government service.
One thing of which you may be
sure is that the scrap la proof of
harp feeling between the Nye com
mittee and the White House and you
have not yet heard the last of It.
An overlooked fact "about the fa-
NATIONAL WEEKLY
OF LIBEL REEFS
Forthcoming Article in Sat
urday Evening Post by
General Johnson, Ex-NRA
Chief, Brings Notice of
'Legal Responsibility.'
(Copvrljht, 1934, by the Associated
Press)
WASHINGTON, Deo. S3. (AP) Don
ald R. Rlchberg recovery co-ordlnator.
has written the Saturday Evening
Post that It "must accept full legal
responsibility" for any derogatory
statements contained In a forthcom--ing
series of articles by General Hugh
S. Johnson, who resigned as head of
the NRA after an extended dispute
with Rlchberg.
In a letter to George Horace Lorl
mer. editor of the magazine, written
December 14. he said he had been
"told by several persons, seeming to
have sources of accurate information."
that a book from which the articles
are to be excerpted "Includes certain
definitely described attacks upon me
which, if made, would be untrue,
maliciously libelous and designed
wholly for ths purpose of doing me
harm."
"I suppose there Is nothing lower
In the scale of publishing than the
publication of character assassination
for the purpose, either of venting
personal spleen or building circula
tions." th letter continued.
"1 should not assume that the Sat
urday Evening Post would stoop to
put Itself in that class of publica
tions. It la possible, however, that
you any have assumed that General
Inhnann ,.tm;tit . OM ho TSlled
upon and can be supported by evi
dence which would be given credence
In a court. On the other hand, many
of the charges which General John
son has loosely made In private con
versation regarding me and my ac
tivities can be completely disproved
by documentary evidence and the
testimony of a large number of cred
ible witnesses.
"Under the circumstances, I simply
desire to notify you that If you take
the responsibility for publishing the
statements by General Johnson, de
rogatory to me and obviously design
ed as destructve to my personal and
professional reputation, you must ac
cept full legal responsibility for tak
ing such action without any adequate
effort to assure yourself of the truth
of the libel."
Beyond saying that he did write
the letter in question, Rlchberg to
night would make no statement. His
differences with Johnson, which pre
ceded the latter's withdrawal from
NRA, were long a matter of common
knowledge In Washington.
Several weeks before hla actual
resignation, In fact, Johnson walked
out of a White House conference at
tended also by Rlchberg and other
high officials and promptly dictated
a letter of resignation to the presi
dent. The chief executive asked him
to reconsider, and he did so.
VISIT TO MOTHER
NEW YORK, Dec. 23. (AP) little
Gloria Vanderbllt slept tonight In
her mothers' home for the first time
In two months.
Whisked In shortly before noon from
the country home of her aunt, Mrs.
Harry Payne Whitney, the 10-year-old
heiress paused only briefly at Mrs.
Gloria Morgan Vanderbllfs house on
72nd street.
With her mother, she left almost
Immediately for a tour of the crowd
ed stores, leading Mrs. Vanderbllt a
merry chase.
Screaming with laughter, In one
Fifth avenue establishment, the cnua
raced from one toy display to another.
crowding In among other youngsters
to fondle an attractive doll, to climb
on a toy merry-go-round. She took
a punch at a punching bag.
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(Continued on Page Eight)
FAIR ANTNORMAL
MHERMOKj
Oregon: rain Sunday: snows In the
mountain; Monday clearing
colder; frrM. and strong northwest
wind off the roast.
BY HEAVY F
(B.v the Aoclated Preo)
London reports that England bids
fair to celebrate Christmas In a ser-
tea of fogs, the first of which on
Friday night was so terrible that traf
fic was disorganized throughout the
country and several Htm were lost
In accident.
It Is an old and familiar story for
Britain. Indeed, these winter fogs
through Umg generations hare be
come so much a part of the lire of
the people that an Englishman ferls
he has been robbed of some of his
birthright If he doesn't see at least
one "pea souper" during the season.
Just so a Oeorctan might feel if the
magnolias failed to bloom, or a Ken
tucky colonel If a blight dew-ended
on his mint plant.
CONVICTS FREED IN SERUM TEST
Two life term eonvlcta at the Colorado state prison were freed in
accordance with an agreement made a year ago when the men were
Innoculated with live tuberculosis bacilli but failed to contract the dis
ease as part of a test of a serum developed by Denver physicians in an
attempt to prevent tuberculosis. Gov. Edwin C. Johnson (left) is shown
congratulating Mike Schmidt and Warden Roy Best Is bidding farewell
to Carl Erlckaon (right) as the convicts departed. (Associated Press
Photo)
FEDERAL TAX AS
FARM PRODUCTION
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WASHINGTON. Dec. 23 ( AP)
Federal taxation to compel farmers
to hold their production down to
usable limits loomed as an even more
imminent probability today in the
farm administration.
Results of the Kerr-Smith tobacco
act referendum, showing overwhelm
ing' support of producers of that
crop, coming swift on the heels of
the ft to 1 endorsement of the Bank
head compulsory act on cotton con
vinced AAA officials that the change
from voluntary to compulsory control
of production had advanced by a
long stride.
Economists In the administration
have become more skeptical in re
cent months of any material resto
ration of foreign markets during the
coming five years as they watched
the failure of the International wheat
agreement, the first attempt at In
ternational amity In the field of.
economics: the slow progress in draw
ing reciprocal trade agreements; new
moves toward self-sufficiency among
European nations: development of
substitutes for American farm pro
ducts; and bilateral trade agreements
between foreign nations cutting Into
American markets abroad.
These factors spell enforced self
sufficiency for the United States,
many of them believe, and. almost
inevitable compulsory control of farm
production to prevent accumulation
of new surpluses by those farmers
who would expand production.
GREENOCK, Scotland. Dec. 33
(AP) Miss Betty Oow, former nurse
of the Lindbergh baby, was said by
a relative today to be en route to the
United States under close guard
the Aqultanla "for fear something
may happen to her.
"The last time Miss Oow was In
New York." said this relative, who
would not allow his name to be used,
"she stated she would he afraid ever
to set foot In the United States
again.
"Things happened during her brief
visit on that occasion that X cannot
divulge."
Miss Oow was said to have been
heavily disguised, but the relative
failed to explain why the purser of
the Aqultanla declined to admit she
was on board when questioned by
wireless.
BEST YULE TRADE;
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By nnrrt winc.f.t
Associated Press Finn mini Writer
(Copyright, 1034, by the Associated
Presa)
Major business barometers for the
country pointed "fair and wanner
during the past week.
The best Christmas shopping sea-
son In years, probably since 1930.
drew to a close, and weekly reports
of steel production, movement of
railway freight, and production of
electric power, all showed exceptional
gains for this season.
Some spottiness In Industrial pro
ductlon Is anticipated during the
holidays, but shutdowns for inven
tory and other purposes probably will
not be as extensive as Inst year. Out
put of 1935 models continues to ex
pand In the automobile Industry. .
New England noted a little letdown
In cotton and woolen textiles during
the past week, but the New York
wholesale dry goods markets were
active, and one of the large whole
salers In Chicago reported numerous
reorders.
Steel production, which usually de
clines In the last few weeks of the
year has Increased for the ninth
successive week, and was estimated
last week by the American Iron and
Steel Institute at 34 6 per cent of
capacity, the best since June.
For the second successive week,
the movement of freight was report
ed well above 1933, giving rise to
hopes that after nearly six months
of running behind the previous year
the trend was again definitely up
ward. The Increase waa largely due
to a sharp expansion In the move
ment of fuel. The total of 079,93ft
cars reported was 0,3 per cent over
the previous week and 3.7 per cent
over the like week of 1933.
L
AND FEW PARDONS
Governor-Elect for 'Law. and
Order' and Will Veto Any
Repeal Anti-Red Curb
Hits Coddling of Criminals
PORTLAND, Ore.. Dec. 23. (AP)
Strengthening of Oregon's criminal
syndicalism law was urged In a reso
lution adopted by district attorneys
of the state at their annual conven
tion here today.
The county prosecutors declared the
1933 legislature, in -repealing certain
amendments, had "wrecked the crimi
nal syndicalism law." They uicd
that these provisions be restored.
If the "teeth" are restored It would
be a crime merely to be a member of
or to assemble with any organization
advocating violent overthrow of the
government. Under the law as amend
ed last year. It Is necessary for the
state to prove that a person actually
advocated criminal syndicalism or so
licited membership in an organiza
tion which advocates such action.
The prosecutors recommended, too.
that contributing to the delinquency
of a minor be made a felony with
maximum punishment of not to ex
ceed fve years n prison. The offense
now Is a misdemeanor, punishable by
a maximum of one year in Jail.
Governor-elect Martin, appearing
before the meeting of district attor
neys, declared that "If the legisla
ture passes a law to do away with
our criminal syndicalism law, I'll veto
It. I am for law and order."
Martin declared, too, that scntl
mentallsts, shedding tears for con
victed criminals, will find no warm
reception xrom mm.
"I am heartily In favor of the way
the government Is going after the big
criminals," he said.
"Just the other day." he continued
"a fellow came up from Salem and
told me that Inmates of the state
penitentiary have heard that I am
not keen for pardons. He warned that
we might have a riot out there. Isn't
that a fine state of affairs?"
BOLT DEFI MADE
BY
LESS THAN JOBS
NEW YORK, Dec. 22. (APj Un
employment relief provided by work
programs cost nearly SO per cent
more than direct relief In the United
States as a whole. It was asserted to
day In a survey by the national In
dustrial conference board, an organi
zation supported by large corpora
tions. ,
The cost figures for August, taken
from data published by the federal
emergency relief administration, were
136.56 per work relief case and 124 83
per direct relief case. It was reported.
In Delaware, the board found, the
cost per work relief case was 1109.92.
the highest In the country, against an
ovrrase cost per direct relief cae of
120.14.
WOOL MART SEEN
SALT LAKE CITY. Dec. 33. (AP)
A "reasonably good" marketing sea
son tor the country's. wool growers
was predicted today by F. R. Mar
shall, secretary of the National Wool
Growers' association.
This Is the face of the fact that
about 25,000.000 pounds of wool was
still unsold December 1 and that
about 80 per cent of the 1034 clip
apparently will be carried over into
1935, he said
"Thla gives 'a total probable carry
over of about two-thirds of all the
amount used In 1938 for all purposes
except production of carpets," Mr.
Marshall aald. "At the present rate,
this carryover will be materially re
duced by the time shearing becomes
general In 1935.
Wins Legal Fight
Over Popular Song
BEF0REJ1SIDENT
Veterans Would Get Cash
Next Year and Govern
ment Saved Billion Under
Plan Administration
Studies Proposition.
David Graves George (above) of
Detroit, Mich., whose authorship of
a once-popular song. "The Wreck
Of The Old 97' was upheld by the
Supreme court, aald he planned to
travel with the $1,000,000 or more
which the decision la expected to
mean to him. (Associated Press
Photo.
PAROLE IS WORD
SALEM, Dec. 32. (AP) The state
parole board at Its. last meeting here
refused to take Immediate action to
ward the release of Oordon L. Scher-
merhorn, ex-sheriff of Jackson coun
ty, becauso he had not yet served his
minimum term as required by law,
members of the board stated.
The former sheriff Is serving a
three-year term at the state peniten
tiary for participation In a ballot
theft at Medford.
Schormcrhorn's parole was recom
mended by a number of Jackson
eounty nfflolnls, and his name had
been placed on the December calen
dar for consideration, allegedly by
mistake, parole board members de
elarcd.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 33. (AP)
A new soldiers' bonus proposal which
would result In the payment of 91,
200.000,000 In cash to veterans took
high place on the list of com
promise plans submitted to the administration.
Informed sources, who declined to
be quoted by name, said the scheme
had been given careful study by of
ficials familiar with the troublesome
Issue who hope to avert a strong
move for Immediate cash payment of
the certificates.
The latest plan should it be ac
cepted is depended upon by He int
tin tors to settle the question and to
save the treasury a billion dollars
besides.
The proposition calls for the cer
tificates to be paid in 1938 and the
law would be amended so they would
rate from Armistice day, 1918, In
stead of 1025 aa at present. The cer
tificates under existing legislation
would mature In 1945 but the bonus
group wants Immediate payment,
On this basis the certificates
would be paid on a maturity of 17
years. Instead of 20 as proposed In
the Patman bill.
Advocates of the plan argue that
If the date of the certificates were
mOTSd bCk tG tha 6Du Of tho WOiiu
war, veterans would receive all but
three years of Interest on the certifi
cates If they were paid In 1935. '
PEACEJ POLLS
Nazi Defiance to L. of N.
Orders Mild Forces of
Four Nations in Nazi
Soviet Invaders Sur
rounded, Seek Peace.
CONGRESS FACES
BILLS GALORE TO
NEW EVIDENCE ON
SNEEZE DANGERS
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 33. (AP)
Evidence, produced by experiments,
that Infective germs, expelled by a
person's coughing and sneezing may
stay alive In the air for many hours,
was made public today by Harvard
scientists.
This discovery, which promises to
revolutionize present day thinking on
the possibility that certain respira
tory infections are air borne, was
made by William F. Wells, instructor
In sanitation. Harvard school of pub
lic health, with the assistance of
Wyman R. Stone, graduate student In
the Harvard school of engineering.
The two scientists sey they have
produced evidence that minute drops
expelled by a person In coughing,
sneezing or talking, do not fall to
the floor Immediately but evaporate
and may leave behind infective germs
which drift about for hours.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 33. (AP) NRA
today admitted the Impossibility of
enforcing price fixing In the lumber
Industry In an order, effective Im
mediately, eliminating minimum cost
protection price provisions from the
Industry's code.
In a statement accompanying the
order It was said that the "action
wa taken In view of the fact that
the board found, after public bear
ing. It waa not practicable either to
enforce prices In major divisions of
the Industry which are unwilling to
operate under fixed prices, or to sus
pend prices In the cases of major di
visions of the Industry while other
divisions are held to the maintenance
of prices."
The board emphasized the order In
no way affects other provisions of the
code or estahllshea a "precedent for
action of any other code."
PROGRESSIVES;fme
SAN FRANCISCO. Per. 32 l API
k Y:-.e ee:y prediction fr tlie purled
Drr. 24 to 79 Include H fr gnr
aily :tr weather with tcmpria.ure?
near no;nial.
Jean Hamlin Nelmojer.
Funeral service for the late Jem
Hamlin Ne moyer w:ll be held at the
Perl rimers! Home this afternoon at
, 1 .30. He . J.--ph Knotts offlr.aMng
Interment in JacluocvlUe cemetery.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 33. (AP) A
frank threat to bolt the party unless
house Republican back a "progres
sive candidate for the speakership"
was added today to Senator Borah's
demands for a 0. O. P. reorganiza
tion. Simultaneously, a call was Issued
for the Republican to meet January
3 to select their speakership nomi
nee. Since there are only 103 Re
I publicans in the house, he will be
j snowed under by the 333 Democrat.
I But he will remain Republican floor
l leader and titular party leader.
' The"boIt' threat is made by lVp-icfccnteUve-clect
Bur dick ((IV, 2f.
ON OWN PETARD
NEW YORK, Dec. 33. (AP) Post
master General James A. Farley.
1 whose familiar plea has been to
"mall your Christmas packages early."
Juet got around to some of his own
Chrlttma shopping today.
Jostled by hundreds of other hur
ried shoppers, the genial p'xitmaster
general waa to buy he didn't even
haw time to dr p into his offices at
i.b Bi it more (hotel.
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HH1FFTAIN SLEEPING BEAUTY
J I llkal I I 111 I
EXILE NEAR FOR
EX RED
MOSCOW. Dec. 33. (Sunday)
fAP) The commissariat for home
affairs announced early today that
OreRory Zlnovleff and Leo Kamcneff,
one time prominent communist lead
ers, were among 15 member! of Zln
ovleff's former an tl -Soviet group
arretted In connection with the as
sawinatlon of Sergei Klroff,
A special council under the aus
pices of the commissariat of home
affairs will consider exiling from
Austria Zlnovleff, Kameneff and five
others of the group concerning whom
not enough data waa available for
their immediate trial, It was an-
Q0UQCC4.
ILL; SLAYS SELF
KANSAS CITT, Mo., Dec. 33. fAP)
Frederick J. Bannister, 65, who rose
from a bookkeeper to the presidency
of the Long-Bell Lumber company.
died here tonight of a self -Inflicted
bullet wound.
Bannister's nurse aald he told her
today he shot himself because he had
despaired of recovering from Brlght's
dlsesae.
Beginning work with the Long-Bell
in 181)3, Bannister became president
of the company In 1031. He was head
of the company when It developed
mills and city at Longvtew, Wash.
He resigned later to enter the lum
ber business for himself. He was
president of the chamber of com
merce here In 1034.
CHICAGO. Dec. 33. (AP) For the
first time In three years, Patricia Ma
giilre. the modern sleeping beauty, la
to Join the family circle around the
Christmas We.
She slipped Into that strange, un
natural alert) nn February 15, 1933.
Last Cl.r' itmaa she was still unre
sponsive Uf thf work.
Today thou, t she Is atlll In a
twilight slerptti sickness her brown
eves have the parklt of one who
sect again
WASHINGTON. Dec. 33. (AP)
The vanguard of a congress destined
to deal with many a projected de
pression psnacea today had piled up
at the capltol an array of suggest
ions for soothing the nation's econ
omic ailments.
With the opening of the seventy
fourth congress only a week and a
half away, leaders today took stock
of pre-season proposals. They found
not only a dozen or more different
Ideas for paying the sol tilers' bonus
and insuring against old ag'e and
Jobless poverty, but complete agen
das for the session from every poli
tical faction, each running Into th
billions of new appropriations.
The administration has Indicated
a policy of retrenchment wherever
possible, however, and leaders count
on the huge democratic majorities
to halt any moves for runaway In
flation to help pay the cost of relief
or other recovery methods not ap
proved by the White House.
Republicans, too, are ready to deJtt
mand smaller outlays although some pal
of their members are among those
demanding large expenditures.
President Roosevelt has about com
pleted his message to congress. He
probably will deliver It In person to
a Joint session on January 4.
From what leaders have been able
to gather, It will steer clear of most
of the Individual proposals thus far
advanced by those In the senate and
house and adhere to the principal
which Mr. Roosevelt enunciated In
his message of last June, which said:
"Our task of reconstruction does
not require the creation of new and
strange values. It Is rather the find
ing of the way once more to known,
but to some degree forgotten Ideals
and values,
"If the means and details are In
some Instances new, the objectives
are as permanent as human nature.
Among our objectives I place the se
curity of men, women and children
of the nation first."
One of the latest of the Individual
suggestions for congressional con
sideration came to light today In a
revised Frazler-Lemke farm relief
plan. It proposes a limit of 13.000,
000,000 of new money to help refin
ance the farm debt through the fed
eral farm loan system. Mortgages
would be liquidated and refinanced
under a 47 year amortization plan at
8 percent, divided equally between
principal and Interest.
By M ELY IN K. WHITELEATHER
(Copyright, 1934, by The Associated
Press),
SAARBRUECKEN, Sarr Basin Ter
ritory, Dec. 23. (AP) Foreign troopa
occupied German soil once again to
night, bringing back memories of the
post-war occupation of the Rhine
land. The battle flags of four nations
flew over this rich basin as Britain,
Italy, Holland and Sweden sent sol
diers to back up the league of na
tions' determination that the plebis
cite January 13 at which Saartand
ers vote to remain under the league,
rejotn Germany or Join France
must be peaceful.
Simultaneously with their arrival
began the four-day political truce
called by the league of nations gov
erning commission In an effort to
keep the territory quiet over Christ
mas. The soldi em, almost 3.000 of them
this time, crossed the German border
with the German government's per
mission, but n a ? is In the Saar, not
consulted In the matter, were with
holding old-fashtoned German hos
pitality while their press poked sly
gibes at the league's first Interna
tional army.
The troops, pouring Into the Saar
from fcsfors dawn until niter dusk,
were reminiscent. Saarlanders aald, of
the American, French, British and
Belgian, occupation of the Rhine af
ter the World war. There were no
French troops along this time. Plerr
Laval, anxious for peace, had told
the league France would stay out.
The final unit or Holland's troops'
waa the last to arrive during the day.
A regiment of Dutch marines march
ed through the streets at 8:30 p. m.
The final British contingent, crack
ing Jokes while marching in perfect
file behind Its band, paraded the
narrow main street of Saarbruekea
this afternoon, and succeeded with
Its good humor In thawing out tho
frozen faces of some nazls.
Thousands of nasi flags, however,
were flaunting their swaatl above tho
heads of the marching Tommies, ap
parently In defiance of the league
order forbidding display of any in
signia after today.
The display of force backing the
Geneva decision to keep the Saar
quiet during the voting was Impressive.
AT FAMILY TREE CLARA BOW'S BOY
GETS LONG NAME
HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 33 .-(AP) The
four-day conroversy oer a name for
Clara Bow's baby ended today In a
three-way compromise.
The baby'a name la Rex Larbow
Beldam.
The baby Is now six days old
Mother and child are progressing
TOKYO, Dec. 33. ( AP) Rengo
(Japanese) news agency dispatches
from Harbin tonight said Soviet au
thorities were seeking to avert blood
shed after Soviet Infantry troopa In
vaded Manohoukuo from Siberia.
The troops, asserted to have cross
ed the border near Tungnlng 80 miles
south of Sulfenho, were surrounded
by Manchoukuan troops and their
communications cut "in an effort to
check their further military activi
ties," the Rengo report aald.
The dispatches said Soviet authori
ties had asked Manchuokuo to allow
the Russian soldiers to retire with
their arms, and proposed an amle-
ble settlement of the affair. This
the Manchurian government was re
ported considering.
While the foreign office In Tokyo
had no official report of the affair
and indicated It did not credit the
report, It was admitted Soviet farm
ers recently entered Manchuokuo
Tungnlng vicinity.
The Rengo advices said the sol
diers, after advanelng into Manchou
kuan territory, began setting up mil
itary equipment. What thla equip
ment waa the dispatches did not
specify, nor was the number , of
troops Indicated.
BKVKIU.Y IIU.LS, Cal., Dec.
21. See wliere the doctors iy
"President Roosevelt is in
great physical shape, and ready
to face congress on January 3."
Well, that being the ens
from one training camp I
would like to report from the
other training camp. I have
examined congress and they
re in great shape physically (I
said physically). Mentally the
boys are befuddled but they
are in the "pink." That's wlint
the fellows with the dough are
afraid of. There is too many of
'cm in tli6 "pink."
Remember the date and tune
in on the biggest ahow on earth,
bar none.