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Temperature
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MEDFOKP. OREGON. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 19158.
No. 228.
Li bh vb&bbl sra
The
Capital
Parade
By Joseph Alsop
and
Robert Kintner
Copyright, 1937, by The
North American News
paper Alliance, Inc.
BLANK CHKCK HEUKF
SYSTEM SEEN DOOMED
EXPECT BYKNES SUCCEED
IN CHANGING WPA SET-CP
SPENDING CHANNEL AND
POMTICS BAN LIKELY
F. R. FACING IIAKD FIGHT
TO BLOCK REVISION
WASHINGTON Dec. 14. South
Carolina's canny, pleasant-mannered
senator. James P. Byrnes, has an
nounced a determination to reshape
relief policy at the next congres
sional session. He Is already at work
on a plan, narrowly confining the
powers of works progress administra
tor Harry L. Hopkins and his aides.
He la assured of the support not
only of many Democrats, but also
of most Republicans. In fact, tt ap
pears that the White House will have
to give In. or face the hardest kind
of fight on relief.
Of course, Jimmy Byrnes doesn't
always stay hitched. He baa a strong
personal feeling for the president,
which has survived marked differ
ences of opinion on such matters as
the sit-down strikes end -the purge.
But he also has a strong personal
feeling for the vice president, who
Is said to be dead-set on some sort
of relief reform. And Byrnes gives
every sign of being ready to carry
through. . - ..
An Important Indication that he
means business was his recent over
ture to the Republican leadership
of the senate which proved inciden
tally, that the old Republican-conservative
Democratic coalition Is by
no means defunct. Byrnes was told,
as a matter of form, that the Repub
licans would have to stand for their
own pet program of returning relief
to the states. But they need be no
doubt that, after the Republican
tateamen have had their stay, their
leader, the wise, un vocal Charles L.
McNary of Oregon, will line them
up solidly behind the Byrnes plan.
As the WPA's primary shenanigans
have infuriated scores of Democrats,
that should leave the senatorial new
dealers standing almost etonc, with
majority leader Alben W. Barkley
snoolng plaintively but ineffectually
at their heed.
The Byrnes plan, while still Incom
plete, Is beginning to take rather
definite shape. It will not go so far
as the often -advocated surrender or
. relief administration to state author-
3. On the other hand it will vastly
Increase the congressional limitations
em WPA, which has operated, to date.
Just about as the whim took Harry
Hopkins and the president.
Categories of relief spending will
(Continued on Page Six.)
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 14. (AP
A lone-armed bandit took $1400 from
a F. W. Woolworth dime store man
ager In a daylight robbery on crowd
ed Mission street here today.
Police Lieut. J. C. Malloy said John
E. Upphoff. Jr., the manager, re
ported he was on his way from the
store to a nearby bank with the
money in a satrhel. when the ban
dit, about 49, stopped him.
The man pushed a gun against
Upphoff's ribs and demanded the
money, then got into a small, grey
coupe and sped away, Upphoff said.
Women shoppers witnessed the
holdup and gnvc police the license
number of the car.
SIDE GLANCES
by
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Organist mid Skier Hans Hoerletn
romlng to the aid of the MT with
the correct spelling of the present,
singular of .he verb kl." he aver
ring It Is "skis."
Zoe Hurd getting fined two-biu
for idvert.sina hubby's business In
a Kiwanls .quia.
Dick Cslder recalling the cold,
wintry days he ence spent in Ver
mont, he preferring the temperate
clime of southern Oregon.
Jim McNeill having a great time
boring guest around Toy land at
fire department henilnuart.
SIMILAR EFFORTS
DIES GROUP TOLD
Nazis Aim at Espionage
Organization, Sabotage
Machine and German Mi
nority Says Investigator
WASHINGTON. Dec. 14 (AP) The
house committee Investigating un
Americanlsm was told today the spy
situation In the United States consti
tutes "a very serious menace."
John C. Metcalfe, committee Inves
tigator, who spent six months check
ing up on activities of subversive or
ganizations, told the committee "the
real aim of the American Nazi move
ment is to build up In the United
States a spy organization, a potential
sabota ge mach 1 ne a nd a Germ an
minority."
Similar efforts are being made In
South America, Metcalfe said.
In Precarious Position
In response to questions from
Chairman Dies (D-Tex.), the witness
said he believed the United States
bad been placed In "a precarious
position" through the efforts of sub
versive groups to set up sabotage
machines. Metcalfe added that be
sides Germany, other countries which
he did not name were engaged In spy
ing activities In the United States.
Draft Report
The committee, meanwhile, began
drafting lta report to congress which
Informed persons said woild contain
specific suggestions for eliminating
"subversive activities."
Many of the legislative proposals
will be taken from recommendations
of patriotic groups for registering
alien organizations and for wide
spread publicity about their member
ship and activities.
Chairman Dies (D-Tex.) announced
the committee, its funds exhausted,
would conclude hearings tomorrow.
Summarizing testimony during
four months of hearings In a radio
address last night. Dies urged the '
nation to be more concerned with j
"pro-Americanism" than with "antl- i
Communism, antl-Fasclsm and anti
Nazi ism."
z.i
ON SPY ACTIVITY!
LOO ANGELES, Dec. 14. (AP)
Government agents worked In secrecy
today as they prepared to take before
the federal grand Jury the west
coast's latest "spy scare" a case In
volving the Pacific coast manager of
the official Soviet travel bureau and
a former Berkeley, Calif., police offi
cer. Held under bond of $25,000 each on
espionage charges accusing them of
sending U. S. naval Intelligence docu
ments to the Soviet are Mikhail
Qorln. 34, coast head of Intourist,
Inc., and Hafis Sallch, former police
man who had been loaned to the
naval intelligence because of his pro
ficiency In the Japanese language.
Asst. U. 6. Atty. William F. Palmer,
while declining to amplify the
charges against the pair, said the case
would be presented to the grand Jury
as soon as possible.
CONVICT GERMAN
CRISTOBAL, C. Z, Dec. 14. (yp)
Hans Helnrieh Schaekow, SO-year-nid
Oerman steamship company employe,
was convicted today of photographing
Canal Zone fortifications. It waa tre
Canal Zone's first espionage cast.
A federal court Jury deliberated
about two hours before reaching the
verdict of guilty.
Schaekow la one of four young
Germans accused. The others Inge
borg Waltrunt Outman, 18-year-old
dlrl secretary; Glabert Wilhelm dross,
38. and Ernst Robert Edwsrd Kuhrlg,
M, are to be tried later. All were
arrested October It at Port Randolph,
which defends the Atlantic entrance
to the Panama canal.
FIRST TRAIN CROSSES
SAN FRANCISCO SPAN
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 14. fflV
The first Eastbay commuter train
crossed the big span on a teat run
today and coasted tnto the new ter
minal at First and Mission streets.
The train will be used to test and
tune terminal signal facllltjci. pre
paratory to the brs i lining of rejuHr
'rein tcrv.ee across the bridge about
January I
Van Winkle Sees
Singer Relates Gunplay
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kjrij ill J
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Wenrlng dark glnse., Singer lluth rutlng Is shewn OS she arrived
In court at l.os Angrles to testify against her former husband. Martin
"Col. Gimp" Snyder, on trial for sltitotlng her arrompanl.t, Myrl Alder
man, who Is shown In left background helilncl man with hand to hat.
Just behind Miss Ettlng, with one ee peeking over the singer's shoulder,
la Edith Snyder, Snyder's daughter. (A. P. photo.)
RUTH ETTING MARRIES
IN FLIGHT TO NEVADA
LAS VEGAS. Nev., Dec. 14. (p) Tn
a swift-moving accompaniment to
the trial In Los Angeles of .her for
mer husband, Martin Snyder, for
attempted murder, Miss Ruth Ettlng
was married here today to Myrl Al
derman, her former pianist whom
Snyder Is accused of shooting.
The ceremony took place in the
chambers of Judge William Orr, a
few minutes after 9 o'clock (P. S. T.)
Immediately after the ceremony the
party left for the airport to return
to Los Angeles In their chartered
plane.
The Rev. C. H. Sloan, who hod
been called to the courthouse a half
hour before, performed the ceremony.
The couple flew here In a chartered
plane from Los Angeles. County Clerk
Lloyd 8. Payne Issued the license a
few minutes before B a. m. (P. C. T.)
and the couple left the office Imme
diately saying they planned to have
the Rev. c H. Sloan officiate at the
marriage ceremony.
Ruth Ettlng gave her age as 37,
residence Los Angeles and recorded
a divorce granted in Chicago Nov. 30.
1937. Alderman gave his age as 30
and said he was divorced In Loe
Angeles a year ago.
WASHINOTON. Dee. 14. An
thony Eden chatted today with Chief
Justice Hughes and Chairman Pitt
man (D.. Nev.) of the senate foreign
relations committee.
The former British foreign secre
tary visited Hiurhes at the letter's
home for about 20 minutes and then
saw Plttman at the capltol.
Eden said he had no plans for the
afternoon except ft luncheon at the
home of Sumner Welles, undersecre
tary of state.
Defunct Hank Pa
ALBANY, Dec. 11 (AP)A Christ
mas gift of 122.073 In dividends for
depositors at the First National bank
of Albany was revealed today by
C. C, Brynt, receiver. Slsty-two per
rn of the total MA6.440 claims has
been paid.
fife .
WALLACE PICKS SITES
FOR MILLION DOLLAR
WASHINOTON, Dec. 14. IPi Soc-
t retary Wallace announced today se
; lection of Peoria, III., New Orleans,
La., a point tn the Philadelphia Area
t and one In tfte San Francisco nay
I area for locations of the four 1.000,
' 000 regional agricultural research
laboratories.
j The secretary said the locations
were decided ,npon after a study of
more than 200 towns and cities.
The Peoria laboratory will serve the
northern region: the one at New
Orleans, the southern region; the one
In Philadelphia area, the eastern re
, gion; and the one In the San Fran
: clsco area the western reelon.
I Officials explained the designation
i of the Philadelphia area for the east
! em region and- the San Francisco bay
area for the western region meant '.ne
laboratories for those areas would be
located within the general vicinity of
the two cities.
WIFE OF JUSTICE
NEW YORK. Ie. 14. f AP) Mrs.
Elma N. Latter, wife of Supreme
Court Justice Edgar J. Liuer, today
pleaded innocent In federal court to
an Indictment charging her with
smuKffllng and conspiracy. Ball was
'fixed at 1,000 and the case was set
for January 3.
Mrs. Lsuer, who contended the case
was inspired by a vengeful servant,
entered her plea before Federal
Judge Henry W. Ooddard.
George Burns, film and radio ac
tor, pleaded guilty Monday to a sim
ilar Indictment. Several other prom
inent figures In the entertainment
world had been qucstld by treas
ury department asrntt and repre
sentatives of the U. 8. attorney's of
fice. Vergez Signed as
Manager Of Oaks
OAKLAND. Calif., Dec. 14. (API
Johnny Vergez, former big league
third baseman, was named today as
the playlng-mansser of the Oakland
Coast league club for 1939, He was
lgmd to a one year contract by
President Vlctnr !vneenl. The
Oaks acquired him from Sacramento
for the waiver price of 360ft
No Conflict From
i
IS ADVOCATED AT
LIMA CONFERENCE
Pan-American Doctrine for
All American States Is
Urged by Foreign Min
ister De Mesa, Colombia
LIMA, Peru. Nee. 14. (AP)
Mexico, apparently with an eye
on In I tt'il stntes claims against
Iter, today sought to place I he
Pnii-Amerlrnn conferenre on rec
ord as opposing the collection
by armed force of debts among
American nations.
ft)- And r lie Herd I nr.
LIMA. Pern. Dec. 14. (Apt An
appeal for conversion of the United
States' Monroe doctrine into a pan
American doctrine for which all
American states would be responsible
was made today to the Pan-American
conference by Luis Loper, de Mesa,
foreign minister of Colombia.
During his plea for Colombia's
project for a league of American
nations. Lopes de Mesa said "the
Monroe doctrine now can be widened
to embrace all free America In Its
responsibilities."
The Colombian called attention to
the altered attitude of the United
States toward Its southern neighbors
since 1823, when Monroe proclaimed
his doctrine.
"We are witnessing a wonderful
broadening of the ideas of statesmen
in the republic to .the north," he
said. .--..
"We are finding new Interpreta
tions of a generous nature on the
part of our neighbor to the north."
He also called attention to the
pressure of European events and
political theories on the Americas,
subject with which" the conference
Is Increasingly concerned.
The peace committee also was
called on to consider a possible dec
laration against recognition of ter
ritorial gains made by force, a sub
ject of keen interest to the United
States.
The plan under consideration
would co-ordinate several existing
agreements, and be a declaration
against recognition of territory con
quered by force, undue pressure or
by the threat of force.
. It was of special Interest since
the United States has not recog
nised Italian conquest of Ethiopia
or Japanese conquest of ManchouV
kno, and the question now Is aris
ing whether to recognize the Japanese-sponsored
governments In ter
ritory taken from China since the
Oriental war began in 1037.
JAPAN IN DEAL
MEXICO CITY, Deo. 14. (UP) A
deal by the Mexican government to
sell oil to Japan was reported under
way today less than a week aftel
details of a barter arrangement with
Oermany were published.
The newspaper La Preusa said It
understood Japan had agreed to buy
a considerable quantity of oil, ex
propriated last March from American
and other foreign companies, pro
vided the Mexican government can
arrange to deliver the shipment .t
some Pacific port.
Neither the amount of the deal nor
the price was revealed.
Considerable credence was given
the report, however, in view of Mex
ico's recent Indication it would dis
pose of lta surplus petroleum to any
buyer. Originally the government
had announced It would not sell the
selred oil to any but democratic
states,
According to the newspaper El Pop
ular, organ of the Mexican Workers
confederation, the Oerman deal "is
about to be completed.
CUPID IS DELAYED BY
RED TAPE ON LICENSE!
Two applications for marriage
licenses, under the new state marriage
law have been made by Jackson
county couples, the county clerk's
office reported today. The principals
have bad the required medical exami
nation, but Dan Cupid Is all bound
round with red tape. The papers
have not ben filed, and the clerk
cannot liaiie the license.
One of the groom n. a clerk office
deputy reports, Irketi by t;ie d' lay.
announced he had "spent hi Ust
dime in Oregon r
FRUIT OF VALLEY
WORTH $3,675,000
AGENT ESTIMATES
Total Valuation of AH Crops
Placed at $7,660,000
Drought and Lower Prices
Cost Million Dollars
Valuation of the 19381 fruit crop of
the Rogue River valley Is estimated
nt 3,675.000, by County Agent Robert
O. Fowler. Total valuation of all
crops raised la reckoned at 7,660,000.
approximately a million doll am less
than last year. '
The reduction Is attributed to low
er butterfat and dairy prices, and
"more or less of a crop failure clue
to a drouth." Between April 14 and
September 10, there waa no rain
Lack of moisture hit the grain crops.
Next to the fruit, chiefly pears. Is
the valuation of milk and milk pro
ducts, estimated at $1,300,000.
Third cornea hay with an estimated
value of $900,000.
Beef cattle value Is placed at
$800,000; hogs, $180,000; sheep, $80,-
000.
Oraln. other than hay above men
tioned, by varieties, is listed as fol
lows: Wheat, $90,000; barley $60,000;
oats, $40,000; corn, $60,000.
Truck crops, such as potatoes,
tomatoes, onions and garden stuff, Is
figured at $200,000.
Crop prospects for next year are
Improved, but the question of better
prices Is problematical, the county
a gem reports. t . j
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OF
ROSEBURG, Dec. 14. (P) A stolen
automobile, pushed over a 75-foot
bank onto the Southern Pacific
tracks a half mile south of Roseburg
last night, tore down the railroad
telephone lines nud halted company
communication south of this city
temporarily.
The automobile, registered to Hnr
bert Savage, Olendale, mill workor,
was stolen from Olendale late yester
day evening, according to police au
thorities. The thief, Deputy Sheriff Clifford
Thornton reported, apparently stopped
the car at the highway cut Imme
diately south of Roseburg, where the
road overlooks the railroad tracks and
the South Umpqua river. The cat
evidently was pushed over the bank
with the expectation that it would
plunge Into the river, the officer said.
Instead It struck on Its wheels,
bounced high Into the air, tearing
out telephone lines, and remained on
the tracks.
4
SEEN IN OFFING
BERLIN, Dec. !4. P Berlin dip
lomatic qunrtrs expreued the belief
today Annexation of Memel territory
by Adolf Hltlert greater Oermany ll
but a matter of weeka.
Bventa were believed moving at
mien a ft pace Hitler mlxht be able
to call the relchatag together Janu
ary 30 the alxth annlveraary of hla
rlne to power to welcome 180,000
Memel Oormana Into the fatherland.
Diplomatic quarters felt condition
had ripened within the 1,008 aquare
mllra of territory which Lithuania
toon from Oermany after the World
war for a declalve atep late In Jan
uary when the newly chosen Memel
diet (parliament) meet.
JAPAN GIVES UP IDEA
OF U. S.-BIISU SPLIT
TOKYO. Dee. 14. (AP) Author!
' tatlve quarters said today Japan,
! apparently convinced H was Impos
sible to drive a wedge between tne
United States and Oreat Britain, has
decided to follow a "strong" policy
toward both.
The summoning home of United
flute Ambassador Nelson T. Johnson
from China and the vlal of Anthony
Eden, former British foreign secre
tary, to the United States were In
terpreted here as certain signs of
onen Anglo American coopcratlon
against Japan.,
Anti-Picket Law
Radio Highlights
By Associated Press
(Time is Eastern Standard)
NEW YORK. Dec. J4. A half -hour
broadcast from an Informal party to
be given Secretary of State Cord ell
Hull, head of the U. S. delegation
to the Pan-American Congress, will
come from Lima, Peru, tonight over
WJZ-NBO at 8 o'clock.
As a further addition to tonight's
broadcasting Robert Taylor, Jeanette
MacDonald and others are to con
tribute an hour's program on WJZ
NBC at 10 in behalf of the National
Reded Icat Ion movement. The title is
"America Calling."
Tonight (Wednesday): WEAF-
NBO, 7:46, Boy Scout program, Col.
Roosevelt.
What to expect Thursday: WABC-
CBS, WJS-NBC, WOR-MBS, WMCA-
Intor-Clty, 2:30 p. m. Pres. Roose
velt at ground-breaking ceremonies
for Thomas Jefferson memorial at
Washington.
The annual President's Bail that
raises money for Infantile paralysis
control, will be the subject of a
broadcast by Oen. Hugh Johnson
over the CBS network Thursday, 7:15
to 7:30 p. m., EST, Treating the same
theme will be an American Medical
association dramatisation over the
NBO red network next Monday, 11:30
p. m., EST.
IE INCH' IS
FRENCH REPLY TO
PARIS, Deo. (AP) Foreign
Minister Oeorges Bonnet announced
today France had informed both
Italy and Oermany directly she would
never yield an inch of territory In
reaponae to Fascist demands.
Bonnet's disclosure was made at a
meeting of the Chamber of Deputies
com ml tee on foreign affairs where he
was questioned on Italian demands
for Tunisia and other Medlterran
can lands.
By the Associated Presi
Any Italian aggression toward
French Tunisia would be a "matter of
grave concern" to Britain, Prime
Minister Chamberlain warned today
In the House of Commons, where
anger mounted over a Naxl rebuff to
the prime minister.
Chamberlain's blunt notice came In
response to a question In parliament
inspired by the recent Italian clamor
for Tunis and other French posses
sions. In the midst of ruffled Anglo
British feelings, Dr. HJalmar Schacht,
president of the Reichsbank, arrived
on an unofficial visit, reportedly to
discuss financing of Oerman Jewish
emigration.
Prime Minister Chamberlain's re
buke of the Oerman press I art night
and the consequent absence of all
German representatives from the
dinner where he spoke raised specu
lation whether a barrier had arisen
to any full peace understanding be
tween the two powers.
Chamberlain deplored the tone of
the Oerman press In It recent "vttu
perstlon" of former Prime Minister
Baldwin and reminded hla listeners
"history teaches us that no form of
government ever remains the same."
LIFEJLPRISON
TWIN FALLS, Tdaho, Dec. 14. (P)
Duncan M. Johnston, 30-year-old for
mer Twin rail mayor, waa sentenced
today to life Imprisonment for the
laying of Oeorge L. Olson, Salt Lake
City jewelry aalcaman.
District Judge James Porter said
ha would hear arguments Friday on
defense motions for ft new trial,
Johnston, one-time vice, commander
of the Idaho department, American
Legion, heard without show of emo
tion the sentence to life Imprison
ment "at hard labor," made manda.
tory by the Jury's verdict Saturday
which convicted him of first degree
murder.
Johnson waa arrested June 3, more
than week after Olson's body, ft
bullet wound tn the neck, wsa dis
covered In ft locked automobile. Hit
arrest followed the finding In his
Jewelry store rlnga valued at 118..
000; M caliber revolver the state
charged waa used In the slaying and
keys to the automobile in which
Olson's body waa found.
F.dilrator llles
TACOMA. Deo. 14. f AP) Mrs.
Margaret Craig Curran. principal of
the Wdlard school. Tacoma. died
her Tuesday evening, she had been
aotlvft tn Pacific northwest educa
tional work for more than If yeftrt,
RULES
AID ACT
IS NOTJEPLACED
Two Measures Separate and
Distinct Cannot Deny
Benefits for Failure to
Accept Work in Strike
SALEM. Dec. 14. (AP) Attorney
General I. H. Van Winkle ruled lit
an opinion today the antl-ptcketlrqj
law approved at the November elec
tion neither modified nor replaced
any part of the state unemployment
compensation law.
He held the two acts wore separate
and distinct measures and that the
unemployment compensation statute
defined In detail eondltlona under
which unemployed may obtain com
pensation. " .
The unemployment compensation
commission asked the opinion In
connection with applications filed by
Jobless who refused to accept work
where there waa ft strike or ft lock
out. Cannot Deny Benefit
It la my opinion," Van Winkle
said, "thst the unemployment com
pensation law of Oregon contains an
absolute prohibition against tne de
nial of benefits to an otherwise
eligible Individual for failure to ac
cept a position which la vacant aue
to a atrtke or a lockout and that
such position la, by statute, not suit
able work."
A copy of the opinion waa aent to
the social security board tn Wash- .
lngton for use In ft hearing Jtmtiftry
10 to determine whether the ntl
plcketlng law conflicted with the
unemployment compensation law.
At the same time Assistant At
torney General Ralph K. Campbell
aald reports he and T. Morris Dunne,
chairman of the state unemploy
ment compensation commission were
to appear before the social security
board In defense of the. law war
"misleading."
"Dunne and myself will represent
the state In an effort to convince
the social security board that the
Initiative measure passed by the
voters November 8 does not place
the Oregon unemploymeut compensa
tion law In non-conformity with the
federal statute which says benefit
shall not be denied any person re
fusing to accept a Job made vacant ,
by etrlke. lockout or other labor dis
pute," Campbell said.
PORTLAND. Deo. 14. (AP) The
Portland city council Instructed City
Attorney Lyman E. Latourette to
make every effort to obtain removal
of Chief of Police Harry Nllea from
the list of defendants named yester
day by the American and State Fed-
eratlons of Labor and the Congress
for Industrial Organization In theled
fight against Oregon' new antl
plcketlng bill.
The labor organization Inaugu
rated a olvll action to restrain state
and Portland authoiittea from enforc
ing the measure and named Nlles
In a complaint, along with Multno
mah county District Attorney James
R. Bain, Sheriff Martin Pratt and
Attorney General I. H. Van Winkle.
Nlles, If effort to eliminate him
from the action fall, will be repre
sented by the city's legal staff. Van
Winkle probably will be represented
by Willis Moore, hi chief assistant.
It waa possible Ralph Moody, state
coordinator In recent labor prose
cutions, might be called. Frank S.
Sever, chief deputy district attorney,
probably will defend Bain and Pratt.
PORTLAND, Deo. 14. (AP) Gov
ernor Chsrlea H. Martin was accused
by Monroe Sweetland, Oregon Com
monwealth Federation executive sec
retary, of falling to warn voters en
actment of the antl-plcketlng bill
might cause Oregon's removal fsom
the approved list for federal unem
ployment compensation benefit.
Sweetland said he Itemed In
Washington. D. C, that the social
security board had Issued the warn
ing to the governor.
"It was the governor'! duty to
release thla warning." Sweetland as
serted. "Hla failure to do so consti
tuted ft mlsreasance In offloft and
Discs ft serious burden upon his
successor, who, tn contrast, did warn
the people against thla law.
13 COLOMBIANS KILLED
IN BRUSH WITH POLICE
MSDELLIN, Colombia. Dee. 14.
Thirteen persons were killed today
and several others, most of then
women, wera Injured at Segovia la ft
clash between village and th na
tional police. Ten of th Injured
were In critical condition.
The fight waa caused by ft dlaputft
between th director of th Segovlft
Jail and the chief of pollc because
th- form-- freed a nrlsonsr without
uthorlntlon from th chief. Moa
of th villager tmpporw so