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MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1938.
No. 231.
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The
Capital
Parade
By Joseph Alsop
and
"Robert Kintner
Copyright, 1937, by The
North American News
paper Alliance, Inc.
V. 8. SKKS ABANDONING
PASSIVE FOREIGN' TOUCT
ClttolMT WEAPON AGAINST
nif'TATOH NATIONS
SO. AMEIIK'AN' TRADE AID,
CHINESE LOAN CITED
...
ADMINISTRATION SEES
Ac.;ii:sin in moves
WASHINGTON. Dec. 18. Two
event of almost incalculable signifi
cance In American foreign polioy have
occurred this week. The tlrst was
Secretary of the Treasury Henry Mor
genthau, Jr.'s, mild disclosure of a
plan to Vse government funds to
finance South American trade. The
second was the arrangement of what
amounts to a handsome treasury
credit to the beleaguered Chinese.
True, the cautious Morgenthau
merely said that the South American
trade scheme was being "studied."
True, also, the highly Involved form
of the Chinese credit all but obscures
the vital fact that It will bring des
perately needed supplies to the tat
tered armies of Chiang Kai-shek.
But, however complex the method,
supplying the Chinese patriots Is an
assault on the Invading Japanese.
And, however polite Its presentation,
the South American trade scheme Is
Intended to elbow the Germans out
nf our hemisphere. Taken together,
In fairt, Uie two events have a mas
sively important meaning. The presi
dent has decided to fight the author
itarian states on their own terms.
Unless congress or public opinion re
verses his decision, bloodless but open
warfare has now begun.
The blindest eye can see that credit
la the one weapon possessed by the
United States but not by the author
itarian nations. The billions of gold
In the federal trensury, America's un
limited command of foreign exchange,
have more potential value than Hit
ler's air force.
Hitherto, following a traditionally
passive foreign policy, thla country
has refused to use Its credit weapon.
Now, the weapon has been daringly
grasped by the president. If the Cht
neso credit and the South American
trade sohe me mean a ny th l ng, they
mean that American wealth Is to be
used to help existing friends and to
make new ones abroad. In the cur
rent struggle between the democra
cies and dictatorships, that Is a fun
damentally aggressive act.
Furthermore, it can be stated on
the most positive authority that the
aggressive nature of the Chinese
credit and South American trade
scheme was fully recognized in dis
cussions at the White House, the
state department and the treasury.
Indeed, the probable reactions of
Japan and Oermany were pondered at
length. And It was finally decided
that, in the post-Munich world, pas
sivity is a luxury which the United
States cannot afford.
Thus far, the departure from tra
ditional policy is not great, if it
provokes a congressional uproar, the
Chinese credit can be explained awav.
the South American scheme quietly
Jettisoned. But the deeply serious
fact remains that the departure has
been made. It has been made pur
posely, after weighing every pro and
eon. and, unless the domestic reaction
Is too violent, it presages a new
American course in foreign affairs.
The history of this weeks twin
vents will show that the foregoing
analysis Is neither alarmist" nor exag
gerated. It begins some four years
ago. when certain far-sighted treasury
officials first suggested that it was
foolish to ignore the credit weapon In
the struggle between democracy and
dictatorship. The question became !
controversial not long thereafter. !
when the dictatorships aggressions'
made Secretary of the Treasury Henry i
Morgenthau, Jr.. an ardent champion !
of the neglected weapon.
t'se of the weapon was so long
delayed because the president was
fearful of the political results, while
the state department was reluctant to i
abandon the principles of isolation
Munich and Its aftermath ended the !
anrument.
For the ftrft time. It was clear that j
unnrn mat., could not look to
Great Britain and France to defend
democracy unaided. The official of
the state department continued
doubtful, but the president was new
ly Trm:itrri to feire the great weapon
w.iich laj to his hand. The discus
sion." st the Whitr Hoiiae were oeea
sinnally acrimonious, and action was
deferred until the president finally
made up his mind les than two
k tCojtlnued on Pae Eitit.)
.1 1
1ICA EXPORTER
OF WAR MATERIAL P
ON URGE SCALE
Missing Assets May Be
Money Due for Munitions
World-Wide Financial
Snarl Spawned in Dry Era
NEW YORK, Dec. I7.-(AP) In
vestigation of the notorious Musira
brothers blgpest and most elaborate
swindle, involving millions of dollars
of McKesson and Robbins assets, ex
tended to all parts of the globe to
day with emphasis on reports uf
shipments of arms and ammunition
to foreign powers.
Gregory P. Noonan, acting U. 8.
attorney, said he felt confident fed-
j ernl authorities would develop "con
clusive proof' the head of the Mus
ic family Philip Musics who called
himself P. Donald Coster and be
came president of the $87,000,000
drug corporation was actually ex
porting war materials on a large
scale.
No Piker
Like Ivar Krueger. the Swedish
match king, and Serge Stavlsky, the
French arch-swindler, Coster-Musica
It became Increasingly clear to
day was no piker. If he made the
beginnings of his fortune, as fed
eral authorities believe. In Illicit al
cohol during prohibition, he quickly
shifted to bigger things.
Gun-running and even possibility
that the respected head of the great
drug corporation even financed the
3-year war between Bolivia and Par
aguay over the Gran Chaco border
were regarded tonight ns likely act
ivities for Coster-Musica.
Noonan said an Important confer
ence would be held Monday among
representatives of all federal law en
forcement agencies to draft a def
inite plan of coordination for their
multiple activities In the future.
Gun-running, liquor shipments,
Coster-Musica's political connections,
his possible dealings in narcotics end
the vast financial tangle he left bo
hind when he sent a bullet Into ils
brain will be discussed.
So extensive were his labyrinthine
affairs that federal as well as state
Investigators believed they had only
begun to remove the numerous layers
of the scandal. More than ISO sub
poenas already have been Issued tor
Wall Street operators and brokers,
officials of the firm, Connecticut
politicians and numerous other per
sons, and for records which may ex
plain the confusion of questions
raised by Coster's fantastic swindle.
Witness Guarded
The nature of the Information
about gun-running, now in the
hands of Assistant Attorney Geneml
Ambrose V. McCall, was not disclosed,
but he said he knew things "which
may Involve living persons.'
Giving support to this was a state
ment of John Kantor, 60. of Mon
treal, father of MacKlnloy Kantor.
the author. The elder Kantor, held
here In connection with a Connecti
cut stock case, appenred in the po
lice llnetip today.
"McKesson and Robbins offered to
sell me some guns," he told acting
Lieut. James Pyke who was question
ing him about reported gun smug
gling to other countries.
"I was asked not to discuss it."
Kantor sold.
"Was that by order of the attor
ney general?"
"Yes," Kantor replied, "and also
by the securities and exchange com
missicn." It was regarded as likely that the
9 1 8,000.000 missing assets of the
crud! rimes deportment which Cor,-ter-Muslea
and his brother, Geortre
B. Dietrlch-Muslca. operated with
non-existent warehouses and detail
ed reports of purchases and sales,
might. In fact, exist as money due
for the payment of munitions.
When Coster-Musica. facing re
arrest on a charge of violating the
securities and exchange act, killed
himself Friday In his Fairfield home,
the chances of learning all the amaz
ing details of his Incredible swind
ling career were greatly diminished.
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Nort he rn C 1 1 f orn la Clotid y Sun
day, followed by rain In south por
tion Sunday: little change In tem
perature: gentle north to east wind
off coast. Increasing south of San
Francisco.
Washington and. Oregon: Generally
fair Sunday with valley fees: little
change in temperature; gentle east
erly wind off coast.
Outlook far western states. Decem
ber 10-34 inclusive: Generally (air
weather, preceded by rain over
southern California and the south
ern plateau first of week; temper
stwea about normal-
When Hull Sounded New World Keynote For Parley
This hltorle picture shows Secretary of Stale Cordell Hull ns he addressed the Pan -American Con
gress, meeting at I.hna. Peru. The keynote ol his speech was that adequate defense ngn1nt foreign mili
tary and political In vision was the Immediate and paramount prohlem of the new world. He alo ricummeeri
despotic forms of government. .
LEAVES FORTUNE
Source of Wealth Mystery
Parrot Only Companion
Court Battle Looms.
TAMPA. Fla.. Dec. 17. (API-
Yesterday, death ended 80 years of
squalor for Mrs. Letltla V. Graham.
Today, Tampa leBrned she left a
$350,000 fortune Its source a mys
tery and its extent a aheck to the
few who knew the 93-year old rec
luse.
Mrs. C'Mlinm died In a four-room
shack on Tampa's outskirts and her
passing drew little notice In the press
or among neighbors, one of whom
said, "She dressed like a charwomen
and lived like a share-cropper."
Today, her attcrney, M. G. Gib
bons, said an inventory disclosed she
had $46,000 In cash: 91P4.000 In sav
ings bank accounts; $2,300 In postal
savings; enough gllt-edeed securities
to total a conservative $350,000.
Gibbons said even he knew little
of her life, nothing at all of how
she gained her riches. She was born,
he said, on an Ante Bel Him plan
tatlcn near Coldwater, In northern
Mississippi.
Half a century ago she came to
Tampa with her husband. Soon, he
died and since then she seemed to
take little Interest in life, living
alone with a p-irrot for a companion.
In the squalid house.
A few months ago some Tampa
cousins whom she almost never
saw persuaded a court to name a
trust company her guardian. Only
then did the shack get a bathroom
and running water. An old army cot
and blankets were thrown out and
a bed, mattress and sheets substi
tuted. Gibbons said Mrs. Graham left a
will but he would not disclose Its
terms. Attorneys predicted a court
battle for her unsuspected wealth.
She was known to have had seven
cousins In Georgia and Florida but
not closer kin.
NOOSE FACED BY
SLAYER FOR $2.50
ROUNDUP. Mont., Dec. 17 WV
County Attorney Fred V. Watts said
today he would file first degree mur
der charges against Nick (Blacklei
Ratkovtck. 38. in the $3.50 robbery
slaying of 73-year-old Steve Ronee.
vtch. ,
The county attorney said Ratko
vlch admitted to sheriffs offker
that he hit the elderly man with
a nine-pound sledge hammer Tues
day night, but said he "didn't Intend
to hit Roncevteh so hard."
Roncevteh died Wednesday of
fractured skull.
County Attorney Watts aatd R-it-kovlch
told officers he struck the
man to mb him of $2 50 he was
carry in In a w-k sc-ured In a po:ket
imlde his underwear.
TO SEE
TEST IN EUROPE
OF MUNICH PEACE
Nations Suspicious As Power
Politics Get Underway
Hitler Silent On Plans.
LONDON, Dec. 17. (AP) Europe's
dangerous game of power politics
Is becoming a noisy fonim of sus
picious anticipation for the Januaiy
tests of the Munich peace.
The men who hold the cards face
the week ahead In this way:
Prime Minister Neville Chamber
Iain The British leader on Monday will
take part In the las? foreign affnlrs
debate in th house of commons be
fore he tries again to make head
way with his European appeasement
program in his January 11-14 visit
to Premier Benito Mussolini In Rome.
Laborltes want an outright vote
of censure for the prime minister's
whole foreign policy but Chamber
lain has the votes.
Premier Edouard Daladler of
strong-man premier rested
warily o"n the declaration of his
foreign minister, Georges Bonnet, to
legislators that "Pmnce wilt never
cede one Inch of her territory."
That was his answer to the Italian
clamor for important concessions In
Tunisia, elsewhere In Africa and In
the Medltorroneon.
Despite Germany's written pledge
to respect France's frontiers, Vice
premier Camllle Chau temps today
told the chomber of deputies that
France would fight "to the last
ditch" any attempt to separate Al-Mce-Lc
-Mrx from her.
Premier Mussolini
II Puce went :o Sardinia for a
speech tomorrow. The anti-French
agitation meanwhile reached the
simmering staac In the controlled
press. Itailanr observers believed Mus
solini would, hold his fire In order to
keep from hurting prospects for get
ting something Important from Cham
berlain next month.
Chancellor Hitler
The Relchsfuehrer kepi to him
self his plans as nar,idom next Janu
ary 30 celebrates the sixth anniver
sary of hla accession to power.
M1DM SLATED
TO BE NEXT POPE
CHICAGO, Dee. 17. (AP) Th
Rev. William J. Plunkctt. who at
tended the beatification rites' for
Mother Sabrlnl In Rome last month,
said today George Cardinal Mun
deietn. archbishop of Chicago, "may
very possibly be" the next Pope.
"The venerable Cardinal Is an im
portant figure both here and abroad."
Father Plunkett said In an Interview.
"There la nn peels ly hlch frellng
In Italy that he should be the sue
eessor to Pope Plus XI."
Father Plunkett. pastor of Immacu
late Conception church In suburban
Elmhurst, was one of I Chlcagr
who accornpnlPd the Cardinal t
Rome.
BOASTFUL DRIVER
DRY LEAGUE TOLD
Traffic Accident Causes Are
Traced to Rum Bishop
Cushman Named Head.
COLUMBUS, O.. Dec. 17. (AP)
The Anti-Saloon League of America
named as Its president tonight Bishop
Ralph Cushman, of the Denver area
of the Methodist Episcopal church,
and reaffirmed Its stand against
liquor at Its 30th annual nations!
convention.
Bishop Cushman. who succeeds
the Rev. James Randolph Hobbs of
Birmingham, Ala., also will head the
leagxie's two principal committees,
the executive and administrative
bodies. Other offtcera weic renamed
and delegatea prepared to conclude
their sesslona tomorrow.
Bishop Cushman In a banquet ad
dress asserted "The liquor problem
Is supremely the Job of the church
. . . The life of the churches In
America Is at stake In the solution
of this liquor problem."
Another speaker was Chief Justice
Harry H. Porter of the Evanston, III.,
municipal court, chairman of the
committee on teats for intoxication
of the national safety council.
Judge Porter, who emphasized that
he was speaking only as an Indi
vidual and not as a member of the
council committee, predicted that
complete figures of a survey would
show 60 per eent or truffle Totalities
and Injuries traceable to "the use
of alcohol at the wrong time and
place."
He asserted that the really dan
gerous driver was not the "hori
zontal drunk." but the type who in
sists he Is "a better driver when he
has had a few d rimes."
Citing gains by dry foices. a reso
lution indicated that the league be
lieved tha return of prohibition
would be gained through statutes,
rather than constitutional amend
ment. NAME RUTH'S MAN
IN BALM ACTION
LOS ANGELES. Dec. 17. (AP) A
move to make Myrl Alderman cj
de fend ant In the $155,000 aliena
tion suit of his ex-wife. Mrs. Alma
Alderman, against his present wife,
Ruth Ettlng, formerly of the radio,
was started today by B. 8. Ifahn,
attorney for the first Mrs. Alder
man, Hihn filed notice of a motion to
file en amended complaint naming
Aldermon. The motl:n will be heatd
next Thursday, Hahn said the action
resulted from Alderman's martUe
last Wednesday In Las Vvk to Miss
Etting. and that It would make tt
possible to levy on rmmunlty prop,
prty In the event Mr. Alma AldT
man should get a Judgment.
Hahn said It also la aimed at forc
ing Alderman to testify In the suit
in which his f- -mer wife -ned
his pr-'nt wife of stealing Ms affection.
BALKS
PLAN
PARLEY
AT
Youthful Agitators in Buenos
Aires Ape Hitler, Score
'Good WIP Move.
LIMA, Dec. 17. ( AP) Heads of
leading delegations to the Pan
American conference foiled tonight
to reach an agreement on a meas
ure for continental solidarity, the
Argentine representative refusing to
accede to the United States view
point. The meeting tha second today
heard secretary of state Cordell Hull
plead for acceptance of the American
project, but adourned without tak
ing action.
After the sessions, Afranlo Mdlo
Franco, chairman of (he meeting
and Its' spokesman, said It still
would be possible for any delegation
to Introduce its own resolution next
week although a midnight deadline
had been set. Ho expressed optimism
that tlie delegates would reach an
accord next week.
Mello Franco who la chairman of
the Brazilian delegation, said Dr.
Don- Carlos Concha, Peruvian foreign
minister and president of the con
ference, could construe the rules In
such fashion.
BUENOB AIRES. Dee. 17. (API
Hundreds of boys of high school
and college ages have sot themselves
the task of arousing Argentina's 12,
000,000 people to "the perils of
Yankee Imperialism."
They am backed by fasclstlc high
ups and are trained In the gestures
of Relchsfuehrer Adolf Hitler of Gcr
many and Premier Benito Mussolini
of Italy.
Their placards on street corners
warn Atgentlna that President Roose
velt's good neighbor policy Is "a
force" and 'a blind" and, despite
police bans, they attempt to hold
meetings In the broad squares of
Buenos Aires.
The agitators against the United
States are banded together In the
"Nationalistic Youth Alliance." fled
gling of the "Argentine Civic Le
gion." The latter Is a brown-shirt move
ment founded by the late General
Jose Felix Urlbuiu, who ruled the
country as a military dictator from
1030 to 1932.
Its youthful offshoot Is credited
by opponents with less than the
500 to 000 members It claims to
have, but the youth alliance makes
considerable noise In Buenos Aires
and often Is In conflict with other
youths who hold meetings of protest
against totalitarian regimes of Europe.
On of the activities of the latter
is to tear down posters against
"Yankee imperialism" as fast as they
are posted up by the youth alliance.
L DEBT
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. (AP)
The nation's gross public debt Jump
ed $724,026.1)72.80 today to a new
record high of $30,403,330,470,50.
Treasury officials explained that
the sharp upswing In the debt over
the total announced yesterday re
flected the recent treasury financing
operation, effective December 15.
Specifically, the Increase was at
tributed to the treasury's Issuance of
1740.000.000 new securities for cash.
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BULLETIN
COnVALLW, Ore.. Dec. 17 (AP)
Oregon State college opened Its pre
conference basketball schedule to
night by beating Portland University
48 to 28.
The Staters, playing a new fast
breaking system, were slow getting
started and ten minutes elapred be
fore Pflugrad flipped In tho firat field
goal.
After leading only 15 to 13 at the
half, Oregon State got it fast breaks
rolling and scored 13 points In five
minutes, A rone defense kept Port
land from getting good shots.
O'Donnell, Portland, scored 13
points, mostly on long shots, but
Pflugrad was .high with 0.
SPOKANE, Dec. 17. (( AP) Paced
by dend-eyed Frank Watson, star
sophomore forward, Oonnaga univer
sity defeated Ihe touring Willamette
University team from Salem. Ore.,
44 to 30, tonight. In a game which
required an over-time serslon to
jettle.
The score was tied 37 tn 87 when
the regular period ended. Then was
when Watson really took charge. He
caged three field goals In the over
time before Kolb of Willamette tal
lied one. Stroyan, Ooru-'ga, ringed
the final shot
Cupid On WPA
REIDSVILLE. N. C, Dec. 17.
Mrs. John Lee Wilson. Rocking
ham county welfare director, an
nounced today Mrs. Eliza Kath
erlne Cheshire, 83. had removed
herself from the old ago assistance
roll by marrying her granddaugh
ter's dlvoccd huslxuid. Brlce
Bruit,, a 20-yenr old WPA worker.
LEAKY GAS MAIN
IGNITES, PERILS
Woodsheds Singed in City's
Strangest Fire, Saturday
Morning Flames Leap.
Two woodsheds were damaged, sev
eral houses were threatened and
three men by chance escaped serious
Injury corly yesterday morning In
one of the strangest fires that have
ever occurred here.
The fire was caused by gas escap
ing from an B-lnch main In the alley
on the south side of East Fourth
street between Central avenue and
Front street. For an hour and a half
the city fire department fought the
blaze, battling feverishly and success
fully to keep the flames from Igniting
the near-by residences. Meantime
employes of the Pacific Utilities com
pany tried valiantly to close the
valve that controlled the flow of gos
through the main. 1
The fire damaged the woodshed
and garage In back of the H. A.
Martin residence at 243 North Front
street and the woodshed In the rear
of Mrs: Flora B. Ludwlg's home at
237 North Central avenue. A car In
the Martin garage was rolled out
before It caught fire. Flames leaped
along a fence halfway down the
alley and shot to the top of a near-by
pole to set the wires burning.
As quickly as the firemen extin
guished the flaming woodsheds, fence
and pole, more gas would Ignite and
set them afire all over again. Poekots
of gas Ignited on all sides of the
firemen. But the firemen stuck to
their guns until the gas had been
turned off. They, were praised highly
for their devotion to duty. Chief Roy
Elliott was In direct charge.
Three gas company employes had
left a pit Just a minute before the
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SPENDING SPREE
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. P) Rep
rosentativo Lnmnoek (D., Ohio), re
cently defeated for reelection, said
tonight that the administration's
"Inner circle" was planning to make
WPA Administrator Harry L. Hopkins
cither secretary of war or navy.
Lam neck told a radio (CBS) audi
ence that Hopkins might be "slipped
Into" the Job of secretary of com
merce temporarily but that the
"Inner circle hope to abolish the
department of commerce as such"
because Its encouragement of busi
ness was "wholly repugnant to the
radicals."
The Ohio congressman said that
In either the war or navy department
the "falr-halred political advisor of
the Inner circle would be able to
continue In the pleasant pastime of
spending more millions and. at the
same time, popular)? himself to such
an extent that he might be the radi
cal candidate for president In 1040."
There has been much speculation
In the capital as to the likelihood
of Hopkins being named to replace
Daniel C. Roper as secretary of com
merce. Roper has resigned.
"A great war scare also Is tn the
making," lam neck declared. "The
radical Inner circle Is planning to
whip the country Into a state of
feverish excitement and patriotic
fervor over the preparedness Issue.
Having failed, to solve the unem
ployment promem or restore prosper
ity, It realizes that It Is In desperate
stralta for a popular Issue to divert
attention from Its failures.
He predicted also an attempt to
lift the limit of $45,000,000,000 on
the public debt.
Win Catholic School tiebnte
SEATTLE. Dec. 17. (API Two
Mnrycllffe high school girls from
Spokane tonight won the Pacific
northwest Catholic high school de
bating championship.
Iiliiliwin dels Vnt
BOISE, Dec. 17. ip) Governor
Elect C. A. Bottolfsen announced
today appointment of James Spof
ford of Mountain Home as state
commissioner ol reclamation
PREPAREDNESS TO
BE USED BY F. D. R.
TO UNITEPARTY
Chat With Garner Stresses
Foreign Policy Texan
Silent On Conference.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 17.(AP)
President Roosevelt talked over tha
congressional outlook with Vice Pres
ident Garner today in a conference
.i.iiffe ifi-i tn Anovulation that the
chief executive would try to reunite
his porty on tho common ground oi
national deiense.
Tho mnrn conservative Gamer,
ruddy and Joke-cracking as ever, re
turned to the capital oneaa oi mow
members of congress, at the request
of "the boss."
He and the president lunched with
a committee drafting plans for s
building at Hyde Park, N. Y., where
t-Yin nrnalHnnt'lt miners, books and
pictures are to be collected for his
torians. Then they retired to the ehlef
ovnntiiiv'i tiiHv in the residential
quarters of the White House, for a
long chat about many wings.
Two hours later, preceaca oy rwo
Kutlnn nnrnei MWlO RWlftlV frOItt
the White House. H motioned for
his waiting car, and then, when re
porters started asking questions,
pulled off his gray, cow-country hat.
"T'm nerrolrine." he remarked with.
a grin. 'It's awfully hot up there."
"What did you muk aoouxr a
newsman asked.
"I can't remember," the vice pres
ident shot back.
Garner stepped quickly Into his
rttmirVinir thut h was "aire ad V
an hour late" for another appoint
ment.
There were reports that Owner
conferred with Postmaster General
Jame A.. Farley prior to ttfs talk,
with the president. Asked whether
such a conference had occurred,
Garner replied:
"Ask Jim."
Farley could not be reached Im
mediately. Garner and Farley generally hava
been understood to. entertain sim
ilar political views. Both have been
MnmuntAH wlrielv ft hetnor cool.
generally speaking, toward tha prea-'
laenvs enorui wj -jjutbti h.i-
ministration Democrats from con
gress. Both have been ardent advo
cates of party solidarity.
White House attaches asserted that
Mr. Roosevelt gave Osrner a com-,
prehenslve outline of -American for-
eign policy, but there was no elab
oration on this statement. The fact
that It was the only subject men
tioned publicly led to speculation
that great emphasis would be placed
In the next congress on international
affairs. ;
SPANISH REBELS :
fROWNON peace;
BUROOS. Spain, Deo. 17. (AP)
The Insurgent finished th, aBth"
month o their revolt today fully
determined, officials said, that,thr
could be no end to the war eicept
In unconditional surrender of th
Barcelona government;
Rftln on all fronts prevented ma-;
Jor land flRhtlng and there was
nothing to Indicate when the next
Insurgent drive would start. Insur
gent bombing raids continued, how
ever. Franco's big bombers continued to
day to bloat at warehouses, muni
tions stores, piers and the coastains"
from Alicante to Barcelona. '
Radio Highlights
(AMoclntrd Press)
Timea Is Eastern Standard
NEW YOrtK, Dec. 17. Alfred M.
Landon. announced as Disking an,
"Important address," la to be heard
from Lima, Peru, In one of Sunday's
broadcasts from the Pan-American
Congress. The time Is 11:43 p.m. on
WJX-NBO.
Mr. Landon. a member of the Unit
ed States dclogstlon. the NBO wsa
advised speaks "Independently of the
government and the delegation. ,
Another Pan-American program, for '
WABC-CB3 at 1:30. will take the
form of a two-way lntervlow. H. V. ;
Kaltonbnrn In New York will ques
tion delegates Don Tracy and Charles '
a. Fenwtck at Lima.
flundny brings: Pre-Chrlstmas pro- '
grams WEAF-NBC 9:30 a.m. CsrolS
by Pennsylvania Teachers chorus;
3 At p.m. Elnsldrln Boys' choir from
Swltserland. WABC-CBS a.m.
BBC. singers from London; 1:30
p.m. Swiss toy program from Berne;
11:30 Handel's "Messiah" by Savannah
Music club. WJZ-NBO 4:30 Carole
from Hull House. Chvago. WOR-MB)
8 pjri. America sends Chrlatmaa
greetings overseas. Mrs. P. D. Roose
velt. Secretsry of War Woorinng an
others