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JIEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, DECEMB1 1936
No. 214.
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Pope Pius Stricken By Paralysis Of Legs
BRITISH KING IN
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By PAUL MALLOX
(Copyright, 1936, by Paul Mellon.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5. King Ed
ward's friends here never contended
te was a wizard at statesmanship.
They Jcnew also
he would sooner
or later attempt
to assert hla In
depen dence of
the British poli
ticians In his
private life. That
seems to have
been his one
ambition for
ISjjW I years. But no
I one sasDected he
I TH I woud De foolish
LJJ enough to fight
an Issue he had
no chance of winning. They expect
ed him at least to choose a question
in which he had the right and popu
lar side. - -
Behind the turn of events during
the last few days la. of ccurse, the
same old inside struggle between
king and prime minister, going back
to Victoria's day and beyond. Their
relationship in the British govern
ment often makes for a natural con
flict of personalities, which Edward's
predecessors have solved by Invariable
subservience.
Those who know about such
things arc wondering what would
have happened this time If the
spunky but unwise king had chosen
tin Issue In which the church was
not Involved. He might have had a
chance If he made a marriage choice,
or selected a line of private conduct,
displeasing only to Premier Baldwin,
whom be never liked anyway. As it
was, Baldwin wisely remained In the
background and let the church take
the leadership In presenting the
problem to the British nation, -
The impression is 'general In of
ficial circles here, therefore; that the
king really lost his fight when he
first chose the issue. To abide oy
the wishes of church and cabinet
meant permanent recognition of bis
limited sphere. To abdicate meant
surrender.
Published dispatches relate that
Baldwin told the king tho American
government had informally advised
him it was opposed to the marriage.
Mr. Baldwin must have misunder
stood what he heard from Washing
ton, or else he was using an Imagin
ative argument to Influence the king.
The American government has told
him nothing, Informally or other
wise. It will not even whisper Inter
nationally about the matter, because
tt hat no Interest In It.. The ex-Mrs.
Simpson Is a British subject.
But If It makes any difference to
Mr. Baldwin or the king, most Amer
ican officials personally agree with
the stand taken by the cabinet and
the church. -They timed their an
nouncement of the state department
ban on alien marriages of American
diplomats to Indicate what they
though about International marriages
of American diplomats. It was a
wholly Indirect step and had long
ago been decided upon In connec
tion with another matter, but It was
nevertheless a hint.
Three or four government ofiicials
here knew Mrs. Simpson, and they
are for her. The others, who look
aV the matter more abstractly as a
problem of government, decidedly
are not.
What interests the American gov
ernment more than the Slmps-m af
fair 1 the British employment flpure
Indicating a new high recoid at
1 1 ,103,000, an Increase of 7P7.0O0
above the boom peak of 1920. The
booming building Industry ther ac
counts for much of the disparity
between their unemployment, and
ours. Production in the British
building materials and building
groups constituted a record fo: the
..third quarter of 1038. Ours was
about fifty per cent of normal.
Readers out through the country
have detected one factor holding back
building which was omitted from a
recent analysis published in this spot.
That Is taxes.
The Iowa Association for Tax Jus
tice says the tax load on invisted
real estate makes It cheaper to pet a
trailer and live In It. rather than
rent or build. The citizens volunteer
committee of Minnesota asserts tenant-occupied
property Is almost un
salable at any price In some sections
because of local and state taxes, and
large residences are worth ft small
fraction of their cost or accessed
rtUie.
Among the many talked -of legis
lative suggestions which will never
be passed is the one of the innate
campaign Investigating committee
proposing to limit presidential cam
paign expenditures to II. 000 .000 for
each party.
practical politicians know It would
t only cause campaign organizations to
"break up into a variety of subAidlar-
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Australia Reports King Will
Leave Throne Cabinet
Meeting Called Mrs.
Simpson In France.
CANBERRA, Australia, Dec. 6
(Sunday) (AP) It was unofficially
reported tonight that the Australian
cabinet received secret information
that King Edward was likely to ab
dicate Britain's throne Monday.
This report came after Prime Min
ister Joseph Lyons telephoned Lon
don several times and then announc
ed a special session of parliament
for Wednesday.
The full cabinet meets Monday.
Bhould Edward abdicate Monday,
it waa asserted, parliament would
have to pass an act of complemen
tary legislation to provide for the ac
cession of the Duke of York.
LONDON, Dec. 6. (Sunday) Brit
ain's king early today studied "cer
tain documents" handed him In se
cluded Port Belvedere by Prime Min
ister Stanley Baldwin.
What the documents were, or wbat
they portended, was not revealed, but
authoritative sources said they might
be:
1. First drafts of voluntary
abdication papers.
3. An expression of opinion
from hla majesty's dominion gov
ernments. 3. New proposals from hi
cabinet ministers.
Reports from Canberra, Australia,
tbat Edward might abdicate Monday
were unconfirmed In London, where
officials asserted that the summon
ing of the British cabinet to meet
Monday afternoon showed there bad
been no decision reached as yet by
either the' king or his cabinet.
; V- Public Helpful
These developments were disclosed
while a growing sentiment "to give
Edward more time" spread through
both supporters and opponents of a
marriage between the monarch and
the twioe-dlvorced Wallle Warfield
atonpson. ...
The former Baltimore belle, mean
while, reached the Cannes villa of
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Rogers, former
New Yorkers, after a two-day auto
mobile flight across southern France.
Whether Mrs. Simpson would re
main with her old friends or would
avail herseit of Mrs. Reginald Fel
lowes 70-ton team yacht In the
harbor off Monte Carlo, no one pro
fessed to know.
There were some who thought Ed
ward himself might Join Mrs. Simp
son In the Rogers' villa, but there
was no Indication that the sovereign
was considering such a plan.
With Mrs. Simpson safely secluded,
for the time being at any rote, from
the eyes of a startled world, friends
urged tbe king to play for tlmo In
what tbey sal,, waa his continued
determination to surrender neither
hla throne nor his right to marry as
he chose.
The partisan support and opposi
tion to the match hardened stiffly
throughout yesterday (Saturday) with
at least one Influential statesman,
Winston Churchill, .publicly cham
pioning the monarch against the re
peated demanda of hla prime minis
ter to choose between Mrs. Simpson
and the throne with no alternative.
Baldwin Confers
Baldwin, bitter opponent of the
king's association with Mrs. Simpson,
held several conferences with high
government leaders on the crisis.
Visitors to No. 10 Downing street
Included Home Secretary John Simon
and Lord Craigavon. prime minister
of North Ireland, whom Baldwin
summoned from Belfast.
Simon has been said by authorlta-
(Continued on Page Eight.)
SALEM. Ore.. Dec. 5. f AP) The
first anniversary of the organization
of the state capltol reconstruction
commission yesterday saw the start
of actual ork on the 3,00fl,137
capltol building.
Workers under Contractor Ross B.
Hammond of Portland were on the
ground late In the dy to complete
the extra excavation required by re
vised capltol plant. As soon as the
extra foot of bailment is cleared,
the structural work will start, and
the work from then on will be rushed.
The capltol reconstruction commis
sion, created by the special legisla
tive session, met for the first time
last December 4 and began Its task
which today was n earing completion.
The bulk of the cc'Jimlssion'f worie
was over with the letting of the t
contract pctetnbfT SO. J
Time Extended When Num
ber Falls Short States
Rush Insurance Laws
WASHINOTON. Dec. (AP) With
the registration of 36,000,000 workers
for federal pension accounts falling
short of Its pans, the government
decided tonight to extend the dead
line for applications until midnight
Tuesday. December 15.
The action climaxed a busy day In
which tbe social security board di
vided attention between a last-hour
rush by workers to return their forms
and unemployment Insurance activity
In various states. '
The original workers deadline was
midnight tonight. The board said
today ao many Inquiries had come
In that an extension was necessary
to allow time for proper preparation
of the questionnaires affected. The
treasury is preparing the extension
ruling.
Under the law, both the taxpaylng
employers and workers are liable to
fines and Jail sentences If they fall
to submit the data required. Olvlng
no hint of punitive action, the board
expressed apprecltlon for "the co-operation
evident throughout tbe coun
try on the part of employers and
employes." The latter were reminded
that application forms , can be ob
tained from their employers or post-
oflces. . .
The pension system Is entirely a
federal affair under the lw, -Unemployment
Insurance la left primarily
to. the states. Within space of
34 hours Pennsylvania had Joined
the 18 -state with insurance laws,
and Virginia, West Virginia and
North .Carolina scheduled special leg
islative, sessions for the same pur
pose. Information from Maine led offi
cials to expect a legislative call In
a day or 'so. Early action . In Florida
and Tennessee, and possibly In Dela
ware and Kentucky, was looked for
by some. -
- Commissions are studying the sub
ject in a number of other states. In
cluding Ocorgla, Michigan, Missouri,
Minnesota, Kansas, Washington and
Wyoming.
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'A MILLIONAIRE1
LOS ANGELES, Dee. 5. (UP)
Almee Semple Mcpherson defied
court commissioner today and re
fused to tell whether or not she Is
a millionaire.
The famed evangelist, making a
deposition for a $1,080,000 slander
suit brought by Mrs. Rheba Craw
ford Spllvalo, balked at the ques
tion: "la tt a fact that you have 1.000, -000
In stocks, bonds, and Jewelry
in various deposit boxes under fic
titious names?"
"I refuse to answer upon advice
of counsel," snapped the evangelist
to this and other financial questions
which Mrs. Spllvalo's counsel con
tended were pertinent to show
whether Mrs. Mcpherson has one
million dollars to be sued for.
Orville Thomas Forrester, another
deposition witness, testified that
Mrs. Spllvalo halted a Los Angelee
radio vice crusade because "she made
a deal with the administration."
Forrester, who said he managed
finances of the crusade, testified he
protested to the former California
state welfare director and one-time
New York "angel of Broadway."
"I said It put me In a bad spot."
he said, "but she told me t could
do as I like, sa they were making
a eeaj with the administration"
He did not Identify "the adminis
tration." '
EX-COP GIVES UP
SACRAMENTO. Calif., Dec. fl
I UP) Authorities today considered
the release of Lawrence Doyle. 31,
conscience -stricken former New York
policeman who gave himself up only
to find that he was not wanted on
murder charge or forgery complaint.
Doy: surrendered because, be said,
I wanted to strat?htn everything
;p for liw sake of my wife and baby."
'Chiselers9 Compel
Salvation Army to
Lock Xmas Kettle
ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Dec. B. (UP)
Salvation Army officials trust
their street corner Santa Clauses
but tbey can't say as much for
some of those who contribute.
That's why they put locks on the
coin kettles this year.
"The bell ringers are honest but
we have suffered losses In other
years because some unscrupulous
persona would drop In a quarter
and take out 30 cents In change,"
the army captain said.
TREATY SANCTITY
; TO INSURE PEACE
World Headed For Anarchy
' Unless Nations Adopt
' Policy Of 'Fair Dealings.'
BUENOS AIRES, Deo. 8. (UP)
Secretary of State Cordell Hull told
the Inter-American peace conference
today that "the world will head
straight toward International anarchy
and chaos" unless the sanctity of
agreements again Is recognized and
there Is "faithful fair dealing" among
nations.
The chairman ot the United States
delegation. In hie first speech to the
conference since It opening last
Tuesday, Hull reviewed abuses that
seem to be driving large sections or
the world to ware, war; ' atd cited
some of the steps which could' be
taken, particularly by the nations or
the . Americas, to banish armed con
flict from this hemisphere and to In
sure peace. -. -
HuH said the growing international
disregard for treaty pledges Is the
most dangerous 'single development
of recent years. Nations and gov
ernments, he asserted; must revive
their-respect for treaty pledges and
honor their obligations end the trust
plsced in them, If war Is to be avert
ed. "May I aay here that this 'Is not a
time for crimination or recrimination,
nor Is such In my mind during this
discussion." Hull said. "There must
be the fullest patience and forbear
ance, one country with another, as
tbe nations . endeavor to .climb back
to that high ground of wholesome
end elevating relationship of loyalty
to the-given word and faithful fair
dealing."
EX-SHERIFF CASE
No verdict had been reached by
the Jury at midnight last night In
the trial of J. H. Turner In federal
court on a charge of setting and
leaving unattended a fire near timber
on the public domain. The onse was
given to the Jury at 11:30 yesterday
morning after defense counsel had
noted exceptions to Judge James Al
ger Fee's charge.
Mr. Turner, who has a ranch near
Gold Beticft; Is a former sheriff of
Curry county. He was tried on an
indictment containing two counts.
The Jury waa composed of James
H. Heraey, A. A. Madden, A. 8. Barnes,
John Cupp. W. H. Norcross, 8. A.
Peters. Alfred C. MIUelMeedt, J. N,
Branscombe, tt. A. Frost, George W.
Howard, Summer Chase and Frank
Jordan,
FASCIST BOMBS
MADRID, Dec. fl. p; Fascist aer
ial bombs wrecked an occupied houne
near the American embassy today in
a raid apparently aimed at raging an
entire section of Madrid not half a
mile from, the U. 8. official building.
At least 20 Madrllenos were killed
In the second raid in as many days.
Inhabitants of a house In Qlorieta
de Quevedo were burled, dead or alive.
In the splintered debris of their
home, struck directly by an expos
Ire bomb.
Two of the raiders were shot down i
!n MrMVtiLiii.- halt I with fnt-rn.
ment pursuit ships which took the
air when the Invaders, were sighted.
While rescuers dug In tht ruins
piled up by the air bombs. Insurgent
land batteries opened up on the
American -owned telephone building
housing hundreds of refugees, and
said to be the strongest edifice In
Madrid.
LOSE 1 2 MILLIONS "
UK DOCHTRIKE
Union Of Farm Interests To
End Walkouts Exports
Hit Perkins Optimistic.
, HEPPNER, Ore.. Dec. 5. (AP) A
union of farm Interests to end labor
strikes' crushing blows at agricul
ture's pocketbook was recommended
to the Eastern Oregon Wheat league
at Its annual convention here.
Persons of the Pacific Northwest's
Inland wheat country who may never
have seen a great ocean freighter
today learned the maritime strike had
cost the wheat farmers of the ter
ritory from 12 to 15 million dol
lars. The staggering sum was added to
other untold losses which will come
next season when the effects of tho
autumn drought, broken now by rain
and snow, begin to show up In the
new crop.
The estimate of the wheat pro
ducers' losses waa presented by Dean
William A. 8c hoe nf eld of Oregon
State college. He anok for Governor
Charles Martin, prevented from at
tending the convention by Illness.
Dr. Scboenfeld said the damage
already was done and could not be
removed by an early termination of
the waterfront tie-up. The north
west's fall and winter export season
Is virtually over. Argentine and Aus
tralian wheat Is ready to enter the
competition for world markets. For
eign buyers are offering good prices
for Oregon wheat, ht said, but their
orders cannot be met.
t The- 300 members of the"1" wheat
league were Urged to support what
ever action was undertaken to pre
vent a repetition of the disastrous
strike. Expressions or resentment
against the strike were strong and
today discussion of remedial meas
ures were scheduled. .Farmers said
the maritime strike came Just when
they aaw prospects of pulling out of
the depression period,
" (fly the AMoclated Press " "
Thousands ot striking maritime
workers paraded , along San Francis
co's Market street yesterday (Satur
day) in a bid for public support while
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TO BE IRKED BY
PATRONAGE CUTS
WASHINGTON, Deo. 8 (UP) The
administration Is preparing for con
gress a patronage potion which may
embitter some members of the house
and senate snd even arouse vengeful
congressmen to legislative rebellion
this winter.
Congress will get Its bad news first
from the works progress sdmlnlstra
tlon. Administrator Harry L. Hopkins has
decided to reduce his administrative
payroll by firing 6.000 employes and
to cut tho number of patronage,
placed WPA project supervisors and
foremen by approximately 30.0O0.
Most of these Jobs pay from l,000 to
S2.000 a year.
There are almost 123.000 patronage
employes In the WPA set-up per
forming clerical and supervisory Jobs.
By firing ono of every sis In the In
terest or economy, Hopkins will csuse
practically every Democrat In con
gress scute sngulah where It Is most
effective back home smong the con
stituents. More bsd patronage .news may come
from committees Investigating reor
ganisation of government, congress
created two committees and Presi
dent Roosevelt has a commission from
which a prellmlnsry report may be
available this month or In early Jan
uary. Objective of the studies Is to
reduce governmental expenditures.
The most obvious mesns Is reduction
of personnel by merging overlapping
agencies.
I'lan New Courthouse
HOOD RIVER. Dec. 5. (AP)
Hood Rive- will get a new county
courthouellf Its ais.ooo offer Is se
cepted forltne Butler Banking com
pany bullilng. The cash offer was
mnde torn the structure erected
ten years itfo at a cost of $100,000.
rirst Auto Death
PORTLAND, Dee. 5 (AP) The
oeeth of James R. Ka&tuens, 8J. was
the fir traffic fstsltty of Port
land's new ;xllce year. Kathrens died
of Injuries received In an accident
on October 18.
Holy Father Stricken
FT " s 5T
Pope
PORTLAND, Deo.- . CP) Dusty
whent fields or. northeastern Oregon
were under four Inches of snow to
night as the first msjor storm of the
winter , swept through Oregon. .
Onowplows wers called out In that
section for the first time this year.
' Otrccts of Baker were whitened and
heavy snows fell In the Bins and
Wallowa mountains country. Flakes
drifted down on psrehed Klamath
falls In south central Oregon and
overcast skies tonight promised more
of the welcome moisture.
Ixing-awalted snows came to the
central Onscado mountain region and
Bend reported the McKcnite and
Santlam passes blsnketed. Motorists
were told by highway officers they
could travel the McKenrle only at
their own risk.
Rain feil generally In western Ore
gon. Heavy showers drenched Christ
mas -shopping, throngs (ln downtown
Portland.
Pendleton had Its first good rsln
slnos September 8. Nearly a quarter
or an Inch of moisture descended.
Rain In the west and light snows
In the east with dropping tempera
tures In the northeast corner of the
state were forecast.
RENO, Nov., Dec. fl. (UP) Court
bsttle of Mrs. Mary B. Smith of Now
York to obtnln a shnre In the $2,000,
000 estate of the lete Oeorge Edmund
Smith, her divorced husband, receiv
ed a setback today.
District Judge Thomas T, Moran
sustslned s demurer riled by attor
neys for the estate of the former
president of the Royal Typewriter
company against Mrs. Smith's suit
seeking to set sslde her HMO Reno
divorce on grounds Smith had
"schemed" to force her to divorce
him.
' Mrt. Smith's amended complaint,
Judgo Morsn held, did. not present
facts sumclent to warrant ' setting
aside the divorce decree, She was al
lowed 20 days to file a substitute.
She chsrged her former husband's
"fraudulent" ststemens led her to
believe he was worth only $183,200.
Her alimony of 6O0 s month, she
added, wss "grossly Inadequate."
More Hall Time
WASirmaTOM, oec. b. (AP) The
interstate commerce commission
granted the Oregon Pacific and East
ern Railway company an eitenaion
from January 1, 1037 to January 1,
1038, in the time fixed for begin
ning construction of a Una of rail
road In ln county, Oregon,
( lee men To Meet
All Oleemen are expected to be
sssembled next Tuesday night at the
Baldwin Piano Shoppe for regular
rehearsal, it was announced yester
day. The rehearsal win Include work
on the minstrel show, and on Christ
mas carols.
4eoototd Press Pnofo
Pill,
E.
IN PRISON CELL
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 8. (AP)
The trio of young terrorists sought
lor a killing, series of jibberles and
a kldnsplnj, kas reduced to one today
by the suicide of Frank Sena, alias
Crone, In his Jail cell.
Bena's body was found early today
dangling at the side of his cell. One
of his rompsnlons In crime, William
Dally, shot himself under a church
In Merced when the pursuit became
too uncomfortable.
The remainder of the youthful
gang, Ernest Pla, 18, looked at Sena's
body todsy and remarked bitterly:
j "The dirty has left me to face
It alone."
Ten counts of robbery and one of
murder were filed against Pla and
Sena this week In connection with
the robbery of a tavern here and
slaying of Dsn O'Connell, watchman.
Their combined ball was set at $1,
000,000. .
Pla surrendered to Merced author!
ties a few minutes after Sena was
captured there and Daly had com
mitted suicide.
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ENTIRE MID-WEST
(Hy the AMorioted Press)
Sharp winds from Canada drove
thermometers downward Saturday
night over a large section of the
middle and far west while anow and
rain brought smiles to the faces of
farmers and stockmen.
Forecasts for Sunday called for
warmer weather, genera tly. In the
area east of Ohio, but westward, with
monotonous regularity, the forecasts
read "cold wave" and "continued
cold."
Snow waa In prospect for practi
cally the whole middle west, but
most mountain states anticipated
clearing weather. Wyoming, with
snow predicted, was an exception.
The cold wave In most areas was
moving down from the vicinity of
Edmonton, Alta., where Saturday's
minimum reading was 24 below.
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BULLETIN
EOCENE. Ore., Dec. 8. (AP) Uni
versity of Oregon's hsrd driving
bssketbsll team showed up well In
spurts here tonight to turn bsck
Multnomsh Athletlo club of Portlsnd
by s 97-4H score.
Urgel "Slim" Wlntermute, sopho
more center, took high scoring hon
ors with 17 points.
SEATTLE, Deo. 6. (AP) In their
first game of the season, the Wash
ington Huskies defeated the Alpine
basketball team of Seattle tonight.
Plsy was ragged snd the Alpine
teim wss hnrdly s testing block for
ths Huskies.
VATICAN ASSURES
ri WORLD CONDITION
IS NOT ALARMING
Holy Father Cheerful De-.
spite First Serious Illness
Worries Over War
Threats Blamed.
VATICAN CITT, Dee. 8. (AP)
Pope Plus XI drifted Into a troubled
sleep early today, suffering pain from
a blood clot on his left leg and with
both lower llmba partially paralysed.
Relatives who visited Vatican City
said, however, they were assured bis
condition wss not alarming.
Information Issued by the Vatican
tended to minlmlso the seriousness
of tthe pointings Illness the first
serious trouble he has had since he
became pope February 8, 1031 but
his Intimates said tbey recognise
his 70 yesrs enfeebled him.
His holiness accepted bla discom
fort with cheerful resignation, par
rying on some of his duties.
Shortly before bis bed-chamber .
was darkened for tbe nlgbt be talked,
freely for nearly half an hour wttb
Senator Crlapl, father-tn-law of one
of bis nieces.
Donna Anastlne Camlnata ItasU,
widow or Plus' brother, and nephews
snd nieces also visited the Vatican.
After talking with Mongalgnor Oon-,
falonler. the pontiffs private secre
tary t&ey said they were reassured
on the pope's condition. . 1
Prelates expressed hope the ports,
would be relieved of psln within
few days and would be able to resume
his normal routine.
The holy fsther Insisted en using
his keen mind and unimpaired areas
to carry on the duties of his church
yesterdey. ...... 1
Serenly confident that God's win
would permit him to rise shortly, tbe
79-yesr old pontiff nerertheleas re-
signed himself even to death should
It come. - . .
"I am In the hands of Ood." i
high prelate quoted the pops.
Whereupon, he summoned bis as
slstsnte and took up "with complete
guod cheer" the work of wis day,
dictating snd signing letters from
his bed, determined to carry on the
arrslrs or church.
The pope's Insistence on perform
ing msny of his duties snd his re
fusal to allow, performsnce of a small ,
blood-letting operation caused pre
occupied vstlcsn officials to summon
a specialist. Father Agostlno Oemelll,
from Milan.
His valet, Malvestltl, was the fires
to discover the pontic's sffllcatlon '
when he went to ssslst him with
his vestments In the esrly morning.
Vatican physicians were summoned
and found the pontiff barely able .
stir the left leg. Itr. they noticed
hesvlness of ths limbs hsd spread
to the right leg.
In a preliminary diagnosis, they
ssld his condltlln wss aggravated
also by a combination of arterlo
sclerosis snd high blood pressure.
Official notlcea called his Illness "
slight dlsturbsnre." .
The pontiff hsd a messsge pre
pared to cardinals, archbishops and
other church prelates awaiting him
for today's flnsl ceremonial sfter s
week of spiritual eserclses.
He excused his absence because of
his Illness snd chsrged Csrdlnsl Bu
genlo Paceltl, papnl secretary of stste,
to congratulate the prelates for hav
ing observed the Important religious
exercises.
"Worries' of recent weeks, over .
threats of wldespresd strife In Bur
ope, were responsible for ths pon
tiff's condition, the. Vatican news
paper Osservatore rtomano reported.
Vatlcin ' prelatea said the holy
father had been worried greatly by
the Spanish civil war snd Its pos
sible expsnslon Into a "class wsr"
through all Europe.
cancelled.
FOR COMING WEEK
SAN FRANCISCO. Deo. 8. (API
Outlook In fsr western states for
December 7 to 13 Inclusive: Occss
lonsl rain along Pacific, slope with
snows over mountains and plateau
regional otherwise cloudy westher;
temperature below normal In Pacific
Northwest and by end of week else
where. Oregon: Cloudy Sundey with local
snows over mountains snd rains
northwest portion: Monday generally
(air but cloudy west portion: colder
northessl portion: fresh southwest
to west wind off the coast, , 1