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MEDFORD. OR EG OX. FRIDAY. APRIL 16. 1937.
No. 22.
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By Paul .Million
, (Copyright, 1937, by Paul Mallon)
WASHINGTON. April lfl, Presi
dent Roosetelt has been telling
friends privately he ha an absolute
"""- -""3 minimum maior-
f , jywswTjV V ity of five votes
jfor his court pack-
sing bill In tbe sen
late. Postmaster
g General Farley
' has been telling
me worm auuuob
dally that the
president will win
In a walk. Judlci-
&3.1AsUurst says that,
Paul .Mallon of course, the mu
will not be withdrawn, because no
one quits when he la winning.
Ordinarily, in auch circumstances,
officials do not find It necessary or
advisable to advertise their confi
dence so strenuously. The conate.nl
reiteration of these claims has, In
fact, aroused some vague suspicion
that something must be wrong some
where on the Inside. There la.
A fair, careful. Impartial check and
double-check of the senate Indicates
the Inside situation to be as follows:
The president seems to have a
good chance to get fifty-one votes,
of which ten are by no meana cer
tain. The opposition has 39 vote sure
and will get at least four more for
a probable total of forty-four.
Only two senators are atlll really
doubtful and they will probably vote
against.
Thla means the situation la so
tight as to be really dangerous from
the president's atandpolnt. Mr. R's
minimum la really hi maximum.
Mr. Farley la bluffing. The president
stands to win today by only a margin
of alx votes, and he cannot be cer
tain even of that. ' A
These deduction are not baaed on
simple poll. On this Issue, polling
Is useless because so many senators
are playing a cat-and-houae game.
For instance, an Inside poll made by
the opposition leaders last Tuesday
showed :
For 37, leaning for 8 total 43.
Against 44, leaning against 10
total M.
The trouble with these flgurea la
(Continued on Page Three.)
WHEAT TAILSPIKS
IN SELLING RUSH
CHICAGO. April 16. (AP) De
moralized general selling reported In
European markets regardless of price,
with huge stop loss orders executed.
led today to excited tumbles of wheat
prices here.
In a twinkling. 5 cents a bushel
on many transactions were slashed
from the values of wheat both In
Chicago and Winnipeg, the most
radical Immediate setback permitted
by trade rules. Violent fluctuations
then followed, and when comparative
order was restored after wild Initial
dealings, the Chicago market ruled
about 2 cents to 3 cents lower than
, yesterday's finish.
Leading Chicago specialist In
wheat said a world wide wave of
general liquidating sales had been
precipitated by gold rumors, and
that there was, besides, a nearly uni
versal impression that the Canadian
government grain board had been
selling Its holdings of May wheat fut
ure at a greatly accelerated rate.
Driver Acquitted
OHEGON CITY, April 16. (AP)
The circuit court Jury acquitted Dr.
Harvey W, Freeze. Oregon City, of
Involuntary manslaughter yesterday
in connection with the traffic death
of Albert Faist, 35, near Canby last
New Yesr's eve.
SIDE GLANCES
by
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Dick Sleight precariously balancing
a chocolate soda in each hand while
crossing Main street tn busy midday
traffic, he succeeding in reaching his
destination with both concoctions
still intact.
Fred Underwood already recruiting
players for a Vntatl'. klttenball
team and painting advantages of the
Rime in superlative terms.
Hn H.n-k looking sa pretty as
a rouple of pictures in her new and
very modish library amock.
f)ob Gil trap abruptly calling off a
m-ell-planned motor Jaunt to Iuene
becauiw the s'rrann t. ere were too
h'.th lor fishiny. others in the pirty
not caxicE two emu about aaslln.
Unions Determined
To Strike at 6 P. M.
Unless Demands Met
SAN FRANCISCO, April 16. (Ap Leaders of two railroad brother
hoods announced today that a strike of 8500 Southern Pacific employes
would become effective at 6 p m., despite presidential intervention, un
less the company granted the unions'
The announcement followed a con
ference between the brotherhood of
ficials and Southern Pacific officials.
"We are standing pat on our de
mands," declared C. V. McLaughlin,
vice-president of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen.
No Compromise.
"There will be no compromise as
the brotherhoods want a complete
settlement.
"It is quite possible that we might
get together with Southern Pacific
officials again before 0 p.m."
The firemen and the Brotherhood
of Railroad trainmen have demand
ed monlea assertedly due under pro
visions of awards by the national
railroad adjustment board.
They also asked Improved working ,
conditions and the right of their rep- I
resentatlves to represent their mem
bers in the handling of grievances.
The strike call, result of a mem- j
bershlp referendum, would tie up
service on the company's lines from
Portland, Ore., to El Paso. Tex., Mc
Laughlin said.
Mediators Mum.
Member of an emergency media
tion board, appointed under the rail- :
way labor act by President Roosevelt
In an effort to avert the strike, plan
ned a meeting here Tuesday, mean
while declining comment on the
situation.
Spokesmen for the brotherhoods of
locomotive engineers and conductors,
opposed to the walkout, said they
would fight it actively.
"Service will be maintained." said
S. O. Peterson, general chairman of
the engineers.
"We do not believe a strike will
occur, because It would be clearly
illegal now that the president of the
United States haa appointed a special
emergency' board to Investigate the
dispute." commented A. D. McDon
ald, president of, the carrier.
SOCIAL SECURITY
PHASES ILLEGAL
BOSTON. April 16. ( AP ) The
United States circuit court of ap
peals today ruled unconstitutional
both the unemployment Insurance
tax provision and the old age assist
ance provision of the social security
act.
Two of the three Justices held the
provisions Illegal.
Both provisions of the act had
been challenged by George P. Davis,
a public utility stockholder.
The court In ruling the unemploy
ment Insurance tax unconstitutional
said "The Issue is not what powers
congress ought to have to meet con
ditions as viewed by the executive
and legislative branches of the gov
ernment, but what powers are vested
in congress under the constitution.
The supreme court through a long
series of opinions haa defined those
powers and the limitations upon
them. If the constitution as con
strued through the years requires
amendments to meet new conditions
the way Is provided therein."
GLENN TERRILL NAMED
IRRIGATION SECRETARY
KLAMATH FALLS. April 16. ( AP)
Glenn TerrlU, for 13 years deputy
Klamath county assessor, has been
named by the board of directors to
succeed A. L. Crawford as secretary
of the Klamath Irrigation district.
Terrill la a member of a well known
Jackson county family and was at
one time assistant cashier of a Med
ford bank.
A imee s Private Nurse
Tells of Family Strife
LOS ANGELES, April 16. (AP)
The private nurse of Amee Semple
Mcpherson testified today that Jacob
Moldel once told the evangeiist he
considered her "Insane, childish, in
competent and without any businese
sense.
The nurse, Ella Nordin, was a wit
ness against Roberta Semple, Airnee's
estranged daughter, who Is suing
Wllledd Andrews, her mother's at
torney, for 1 50.000 on slander
charges.
Moldel told Aimee. Miss Nordin
raid, that Rheba Crawford, former
associate temple pastor and no Mrs
Mcpherson's enemy, felt the wmc
way about Aims mentaiity as he
d:d.
Mrs. Mcpherson said today, com-1
menting upon report that there
might be a reconciliation between
her and her es'.raiwed mjthor Mn ;
Minnie (Ma Kenned., that the;
would make oo overtures, j
demands In lull.
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Southern Pacific railroad officials
In Medford said that the proposed
railroad strike would only affect a
dozen trainmen at Ashland, southern
Oregon division point.
PORTLAND. Ore.. April 16. (AP)
Herbert R. Rlx, local chairman of
the Brotherhood of Firemen and En
ginemen. awaited developments in
the Southern Pacific Railway com
pany labor 'dispute today, assured
the strike would go through, at 6
"As far as I know the plans will
p. m.
go through as T heard them In San
Francisco several days ago," he said.
"If there has been a change, there
must be a hitch somewhere because
we haven't heard a thing here or at
Eugene."
The strike threat created a trans
portation problem for Dr. Dexter M.
Keezer. president of Reed college and
member of the emergency mediation
board appointed by President Roose
velt. Dr. Keezer prepared .to depart for
the south by rail to attend the board's
first meeting at San Francisco Tues
day. If the strike Is called he Is un
certain whether he will travel by auto
or plane. . ........
'The dlsputa will Involve ISO en
ginemen and firemen tn Portland,
Rlx said. The Eugene local has
about 159 members. Switchmen are
also involved, but J.. W.. Graham,
their representative, could not b
reached for comment at his home s.
Lincoln Beach. Ore.
'A walkout would mean tleup of
rail .transportation in Oregon south
of Portland to Eugene and down the
valley line through Ashland, and on
the main line across the mountains
from Eugene through Klamath Falls.
eugenb; ore., April le. (Ap The
thrpatened Southern Pacific lines
strike will throw 300 employes out
of work in the Eugene yards, It was
estimated here today.
The Brotherhood of Firemen and
Enginemen and the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen, the two striking
groups, include In Eugene 100 engine
men, 125 firemen and 00 yardmen.
ROOSEVELT PLANNING
TARPON FISHING TRIP
WASHINGTON. April .15. (AP)
President Roosevelt said today he
had definitely decided to leave by
train April 28 for New Orleans to
embark on his tarpon fishing trip In
the Gulf of Mexico. He will be gone
about two weeks. No other details of
the trip were announced.
PARTS, April lfl. (AP) The air
ministry disclosed today It was con
sidering postponement of the pro
posed New York to Paris air race
this spring, planned to commemorate
the tenth anniversary of Col. Charles
A. Lindbergh's flight.
Income Shares
Maryland Fund. bid 110.14: asked
til. 11.
Quarterly Income, bid 918.30; ask
ed S20.OS.
"But the olive branch is always
waving on my flagpole," she added.
The intimate story of events at
Angelus temple s melodrama of
wrestling bouts and near fist-fights,
of threads and verbal explosions
was continued today.
Mta Nordin was asked about the
evtnta of Friday. March 13. 1836, In
Thoenlx, Ariz., m-hen the evangelist
says her daughter and Moldel, bigh
pressured her into signing contract
of which she disapproved.
"Sister Almee was very 111.' Miss
Nordin said. "Roberta met us In
Phoenix and plunged Immediately
into the question of signing those
contract. She said. 'Mother you re
sitting on a ponder-kg and it's go
ing to blow you and the temple to
pee if you don't sign'.
The contract. Almee haa testified,
provided four-year Jobs for her
lautfhtrr rn'l Mofde nd two othr
pT?on.. , ;t nc "knew they were
aga.nsl God s will."
BY
IN GUN BATTLE
Furious Fight Waged in To
peka Postof fice When
Agents Attempt to Arrest
Suspects Bandits Flee
TOPEKA, Kas., April 16. (A, A
federal agent was shot and critically
wounded and a bystander was wound
ed in the foot today in the lobby of
Topeka's postof flee during an at
tempt to arrest a suspected New York
bank robber and his accomplice.
About 20 shots were fired In a
furious battle In the building, locat
ed In the center of the city's business
district. The suspects escaped In an
automobile they had left parked out
side. -
Agent W. W. Baker of the federal
bureau of investigation was shot four
times and so badly wounded that an
emergency operation was undertaxen.
The wounded bystander was O. D.
Davis of To peka.
The shooting occurred In front of
the registry window at the post
office where three federal agents had
kept vigil for several days.
As Baker moved toward the sus
pect, an accomplice of the man open
ed fire from the rear of the building,
shooting Baker In the back.- As Baker
turned, another shot was fired into
his chest. Two more bullets struck
him in the legs as the fugitives start
ed toward an unguarded door to their
car parked across the street.
The other agents followed Into the
street and fired on the car as It
sped away.
Frank Stone, assistant director of
the state highway patrol, said the
fugitives were Identified as Alfred
Power. 30, alias Lewis Moore, and
Rudolph Brlnker, 38, wanted for the
robbery of a bank at Katonah. New
York.
DELAYED BY RAIN
Starting of the sawmill of the Med
ford Corporation (Owen-Oregon Lum
ber company); scheduled for today,
has been deferred on account of rain
in the hills making logging operations
Impossible. General Manager James
H. Owen said today.
Logging operations started last Mon
day in the Butte Falls district, but
were suspended, due to weather con
ditions. The ground was so soggy the
heavy caterpillars could not operate,
and when they did. left a sea of mud
Woodsmen are now engaged in at
tempting to drain the land to speed
the work as much as possible.
Owen said the sawmill would be
started "as soon as the weather will
permit." A few days of sunshine
would dry the ground sufficiently,
he thought.
Under present conditions, not
enough logs can be turned out to
keep the mill pond full.
BUS, TROLLEY SHE
PUTS AKRON ON FEET
AKRON. O., April I,-(AP) Bus
drivers and street car operators staged
a sudden walkout today and left
300.000 residents of greater Akron
without service.
A picket line formed around the
Darns and no cars or buses were
nva liable.
A spokesman for the Akron Trans
portation Co., with which the Amal
gamated Electrical Railway. Street
Car and Motor Coach Employes of
America had been conducting nego
tiations, claimed the walkout came
without warning, although wage
negotiations had been In progress for
several weeks.
EAGLE POINT STUDENTS
EXPRESS APPRECIATION
The student body of Eagle Point
high school today expressed their ap
preciation to the many Medford mer
chants and business men who co
operated with them In producing the
school's flrt annual.
The year book will be ready for
distribution about May 14. according
to Ralph Lamb, asslstsnt business
manager of the annuel staff.
Burl Industry Bmim.
SALEM. April 16. fl Five hun
dred men are now engaged In digalnc
maple and laurel burls In Oregon
snd Washlntgon, msklng this Indus
try one whlrh Is attracting consid
erable attention J. H. Van Winkle.
npratlng in the SUverton and Jeffer
son sress, Informed stats employment
i officials.
CANADIAN STRIKE
Will Counsel 3700 Men Out
at Ashawa to Return to
Tasks Monday Pending
Agreement With Company
OMIAWA. Out., April 16. vJ)
Homer Martin, president of the
United Automobile Workers of
America, announced lute today
that an agreement to settle the
Canudlan tjcncrul Motors strike
of 3,i00 worker:, had been reach
ed yesterday In Detroit.
OSHAWA. Ont., April 16. ( AP)
The Canadian Press said today It
hart , learned on good authority that
automobile union official, conferring
hero on the strike of 3.700 General
Motors of Canada workers, would ad
vise the men to return to work Mon
day pending an agreement with the
company.
Officials of the Oshawa local un
Ion of the United Automobile Work
era of America met with Homer Mar
tin, president of the International
union, and with Hugh Thompson,
union organizer. Martin' came here
today from Detroit.
A mass meeting was to follow, at
which proposals were to be placed
before the strikers. If the strikers
agreed to the proposals, the Canadian
Press said, they would return to
work Monday and efforts to reach
an agreement fcftween the union and
the company would continue.
ELDERLY WORKERS
TO BE REINSTATED
PORTLAND, April 18. (AP) J. O.
Albright, deputy state .administrator,
announced today the Immediate re
instatement of all WPA applicants
between 65 and 70 years old.
They were dropped from the work
relief rolls late last year and ' the
early part of this year. Albright said
the order developed In a long-distance
conference with E. J. Griffith,
administrator, now at Washington.
Between 800 and 1000 persons will
be affected by the shift In policy.
Reinstatement will depend upon eli
gibility for direct relief or ability to
work .
Griffith' aida pointed out that per
sona eligible for old ago pension ben
efits under the social security pro
gram will not bo removed from the
WPA rolls. Those applying for social
security aid will remain on the em
ployable Hat for federal projects until
benefit paymenta are received.
Harold Grey, district director, said
today that It was Impossible to state
definitely the number of former
WPA workers In this district who
would be affected. Not much reaction
was expected tn the county, he point
ed out, because some who bad been
dropped from the rolls had undoubt
edly procured other employment.
"The ruling will affect only those
persons who were released from
WPA employment because of their
age. Reinstatements will be based en
tlrely upon the present relief need
and the ability to perform the typea
of work now available on WPA pro
ject'." he said.
Orey explained that there were
only 16 bonaflde signers to the pe
tltlon circulated early In March re
questing reinstatement to WPA work,
and that he knew of several of the
signers who had made other arrange
ments.
Hunt For Glamor
Replaces Babies
In Feminine Heart
WASHINGTON, April 16. 'AP)
The American Society of News
paper editors heard today that
beauty, social ease and style have
supersede children, church and
kitchen in women's Interests.
Alice Hughes, New York Ameri
can columnist, said In an ad
dress prepared for the editors
16th annual convention that tne
new trinity constitutes glamor.
"Just as men seek adventure, so
women covet glamor." she said
"It la not merely a synonym for
romance. It Is a romance with
bad dose of wish fulfillment.
"Now .mind you, 1 sro not de
nying there is Interest in the sci--ntlflc
diapering of babies ana
tha -woivr way of preparing meat
and potatoes. But I am saying
the (ire the idiom of veaterdsy "'
New Chamber Executives
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Shown above are the new ofricers
of the Jarkson County Chamber of
Commerce, elected for the lf37-'38
year by the hoard of directors this
afternoon. Olen Arusnlger. who be
gins his second term as president. Is
pictured at the top I ft. At the
right. Is A, 9. V. Carpenter, vice-president.
Eugene Thormlike, treasurer,
bottom left. Shown at the bottom
right Is A. If. Bannell, who U start
ing his fifth year as chamber man
ager. IS
FOR SECOND TENURE
Olen Arnsplger was re-elected presi
dent of the Jackson County Chamber
of Commerce at the annual meeting
of the board of directors In the Hotel
Medford thla afternoon. He will serve
for the 1937-'38 year, this being his
second consecutive term of office.
A. 8. V. Carpenter was elected vice
president, Eugene Thorndlke treasur
er and A. H. Ban well manngpr. Mr.
Banwell has served as manager for
the past four years and Is now be
ginning his fifth year with the or
ganization. The election cleared the way for
the chnmbefa annual banquet-meet
ing to be held in the Hotel Medford
at 6:30 next Thursday evening.
Earl Bnsll, secretary of state, will
be the guest speaker and musical
entertainment will be provided by
Miss Mary Ann Gates. Motion pic
tures of the San Francisco-Oakland
bay bridge will be shown.
The chamber management asked
that reservations be made without
delay.
SALEM. April 18. ( AP) The state
corporation commissioner approved
today the application of the Meier
tV Frank company. Inc., to sell 183.
S28 shares of S10 par value stock.
Roosevelt Holds Silence
On Court Pack, Strikes
WASHINGTON. April 16. (AP)
President Roosevelt declined again
t'Klay to discuss congressional devel
opments In connection with his court
program.
He also declined once more to talk
about sit-down strikes.
Questioned about ihe supreme
court decision upholding the Wagner
Labor Relations Act, the chief execu
tive said he was not prepared to dls
ouu It since he hsd not had time
to resd carefully the majority snd
minority opinions.
Questioned specifically about the
proposal of Senator McCarran iD-
Nev) to compromise the supreme
' court enlargement proposal by pro
! viding for two new Justices Instead
' of a possible maximum of six, the
president replied a new amendment
j was put forward every ten or flf een
! minutes.
I Nevertheless, talk of compromlM
persisted as the senate Judiciary com-
I mtttee neared the nd of IM long
h arlnga on the court measure.
Jami E Freeman. Eptf-oiiM t. ;.-p
i ol ths Washington diocese, ass the
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FAIR AND FROST
PREDICTION FOR
VALLEY TONIGHT
With the cessation of the contlnu
oua showers of the past aeverat days
and the approach of a high pressure
area from tha coast, weather officials
today predicted fair weather for to
night and tomorrow, with frost ex
pected. Hall and heavy showers visited the
city last night, with .18 .of an Inch
of precipitation recorded. Tempera
tures did not go below freezing last
night, minimum reported as 36 de
grees and rtftxtriium 83. Official
forecast this giorntng was: Fair to
night and ' Saturday; frost tonight;
rising temperature Saturdny.
W. J. Hutchison, United States
meteorologist, pointed out that only
general forecasts are made from the
bureau here, detailed predictions as
to frost danger being left to R. Q.
Rogers, official frost observer, who
checks conditions much later In the
day. The bureau merely Indicates
probabilities as to what may be ex
pected, Hutchison said.
A report from the Table F-ock dis
trict stated that the recent heavy
rains caused a sudden rise In Rogue
river, the stream rising out of banks
In some low sections and threaten
ing plowed fields In a few Instances.
(Continued on Page Four.)
opposition's leading witness today In
what may prove to be the last session
of the hearing. He was to be follow
ed by former Senator Brookhart of
Iowa, a supporter of the bill.
Freeman told the committee that
tampering with the Independence of
tho courts "may lead to a situation
that would make this great democ
racy an oligarchy, the sport and play
thing of ruthless and self-seeking
despots."
Warning against destruction of
"reverence snd respect for law," Free
man warned that It might lead to "a
situation like those which have dis
rupted strong states and empires."
"In our fancied security, our trust
in our genius snd our free Institu
tions' he said, "we may be rudely
awakened one day to s realtratlon
of our folly, and then only to find
ourselves Incapable Of dealing with
emboldened forces that have taken
the law Into their own hands.
The committee will meet tomorrow
in closed session to vote on a motion
' tbe testimony.
BLDCKADERS PLAN
CLOSE SCRUTINY
AMERICAN SHIPS
Patrol Will Verify Papers of
All United States Ships to
Prevent Masquerading
Under Stars and Stripes
LONDON, April 18. Ships fly
ing the United States flag In Span
ish waters will be questioned by the
non-intervention blockade patrol of
Spain, officials of the neutrality com
mittee disclosed today.
The patrol will verify tbe papers
of all United States vessels, officials
said, as a guard against the possi
bility of ships of other nations mas
querading under the Stars and Stripes
to run contraband to the Spantsh
combatants.
Bonaflde American shipping, how
ever, will not be searched.
The lnterntalonal blockade of the
Spanish coasts has been ordered to
start at midnight of next Monday,
April 19, to enforce the "hands off
Spain" committee's embargo of fur
ther foreign arms or men entering
Spain.
Warships of Great Britain, Franoa,
Italy and Germany will encircle Spain
in collaboration with the committee's
land agents on Spain's French and
Portuguese frontiers.
' The 27 nations participating In the
neutrality committee's effort to In
sulate Europe from a spread of the
Spanish war are bound by the em
bargo to prevent their ships from
carrying men or munitions to Spain.
BY ft
TWO MAJOR SECTORS
PORTLAND. April 16. (AP) High
water left Impaired highway commu
nications at two major spots In Ore
gon todsy.
The Oregon Motor association re
ported the east side of the Paclfia
highway blocked by floods at Harrls-
burg. Traffic has been re-routed
down the west side.
Twenty Inches of water hid th
roadbed south of Ooqullle. A pilot
car guided automobiles and trucks
over the sloppy stretch.
The Crooked river spilled over Its
banks and threatened damage to
homes In West Prlnevllle.
Flood waters rose in Wast Salem
but resulted In only minor losses.
The Willamette river dropped rapidly
through the night at Eugene after
reaching a record peak late yesterday.
The deaths of J. Fred Mines. Seat
tle salesman, In an automobile and
William Mehl, Clackamas county,
who was struck by an uprooted snag,
were the only losses of Ufa In the
heavy April rainstorms.
The United States weather bureau
promised Oregon fair weather tonight
and Saturday. Lower temperatures
may bring spring frosts.
GATES TELLS BAKERS
NEW CAKE TECHNIQUE
PORTLAND, April 16. (AP) A
new ultimate In the baker's art,
wedding cake to express the person
ality of the individual wedding guest,
was described by William A. Oates
of Medford to Pacific northwest
bakers In session here.
ROME. April 16. ( AP) The Ital
ian cabinet today decreed sweeping
measures to promote an Increase la
the Italian birthrate. Including the
authorlutlon of marriage loans of
50 to 1160 to induce couplet to wad.
Rolf; Of Scarlett
Remains Unfilled
Says Film Firm
HOIXTWOOD. Calif., April 1.
(AP) Slznlck International
Picture company reiterated to
day that no on haa been cast
yet In the turn version ot "Clone
With th Wind." although Tallu
lah Bankhead'a manager an
nounced at 8t. Lou la that sha had
been offered the role of Scarlett
O'Hara.
"As a matter ot fact," officials
said, "Director Oeorge Zufcor i
still searching through the souta
for an unknown, or comparatlTsly
unknown, actress for the leading
part.
There haa been more specula
tion on the probable cast for Msr
garet Mitchell's norel than any
other subject In recent film hle
tory. Norma Shearer, not long ago,
expressed regret ah waa tJiabl
to enact th heroine after her
name waa mentioned with Miriam
Hopkins. Carole Lombard and
ofh.rs ss renrJMste.
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