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THE SUN, NEWBERRY, S. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1937 Newa Review of Current Events NO LABOR PEACE YET A. F. of L and C. I. O. Reject Each Other's Proposals . . Jap? Drive Back Chinese . . Will Not Attend Parley The newt earner* man took his life In his hands to secure this ex cellent photograph of Japanese “mopping up” operations in the Chapel district of Shanghai. “Mopping op” is the military euphemistic term for stamping out whatever life is left after the artillery bombardment has done its work. *&%Lur*Jui JQLcJuuuJT SUMMARIZES THE WORLD’S WEEK • W«sura Newspaper Union. Labor Parley Deadlock L EADERS of the American Fed eration of Labor and the C. I. O. couldn’t get anywhere in their peace conference in Washington. So they adjourned tem porarily, and some of them said the parley might not be resumed. George M. Harrison, head of the fedration dele gation, said that un less the C. I. O. at titude changed there was no prospect of peace. Both sides had p h<1 ^, MBrrmy made offers, but these were scornfully rejected by the opponents. The A. F. of L. proposed that the fate of the C. I. O. affiliates organr ized since the split be decided at an immediate conference “between representatives of organizations chartered by the A. F. of L. and organizations chartered by the C. I. O. and which may be in conflict with each other, for the purpose of bringing about an adjustment to bring the membership into the A. F. of L. on terms and conditions mutually agreeable.” This clause of the fedration pro posal brought a denunciation from Philip Murray, chairman of the ten- man C. I. O. peace committee, who asserted that it asked "desertion and betrayal” of these unions. The C. I. O. proposal was that its unions should return to the federa tion and that a new autonomous de partment should be created, to be known as the C. I. O., to have com plete and sole jurisdiction over its policies and operations. This plan represented no concessions. John L. Lewis called Murray and others into a strategy meeting to consider whether a new proposal for a truce should be offered by the C. I. O. James Dewey, Labor department conciliator, and Senator George L. Berry of Tennessee were busy try ing to find a way to peace. The position of President Roosevelt was unknown, but it was believed he would continue his hands-off policy. —■¥— Japs Smash Chinese JAPAN officially declined the in- vitation to the nine-power treaty conference in Brussels, and her forces went ahead fast in their op erations in China. They had been checked by a desperate stand of the Chinese defenders of Shanghai, but launched a new offensive that forced the Chinese to abandon Chapei, the native section, and fall back to h new line to the west of the inter national settlement. There they en trenched with their backs to the Soochow creek on the other side of which were the United States ma rines. These American troops had orders from Admiral Yarnell to shoot at any planes attacking them or at non-combatants. The British troops in Shanghai had similar orders, and the inter national tension was brought nearer to the breaking point when a Jap anese tank fired on a British infan try detachment of which Brig. Gen. A. P. D. Telfer-Sollett, British commander in chief, was a member. A few days before a Japanese ma chine-gunner in a plane had killed a British soldier. In refusing to send a delegate to Brussels the Japanese government said the conference was inspired by the League of Nations and would “put serious obstacles in the path of the just and proper solution of the conflict.” Japs Mobbed in Frisco p'lVE eminent Japanese citizens, *■ sent out on a good will mission to the world, arrived at San Fran cisco and were at once besieged on their steamship by a howling mob which struggled with the police for two hours. The demonstration was sponsored by the district council of the Mari time Federation of the Pacific, com prised of seagoing unions affiliated with the Committee for Industrial Organization. But about a third of the crowd was comprised of Chi nese, who streamed out from the city’s vast Chinatown to vent their rage at things and persons Japa nese. ' Help for Stock Market FVER since the slump in the stock market began the government has been urged to do something about it. Finally the administration yield ed to the demands and the federal reserve board of governors reduced margin requirements on stock pur chases from 55 to 40 per cent and imposed a 50 per cent margin on short sales. The new requirements went into effect November 1 and are not retroactive. No official explanation was given for the board’s action but it was un derstood that it was designed to ad just the margin requirements to current stock market conditions. Imposition of the increased mar gin requirements on short sales was an innovation from the board’s standpoint, a stock exchange rule requiring only 10 point protection on short sales. It was understood that before arriving at its decision the reserve board consulted with the securities and exchange commis sion. Many brokers were doubtful that this action would stabilize the mar ket; but the immediate effect was to give stock prices a start upward. —V— Yardstick for Power PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT, in A confesence with J. D. Ross, ad ministrator of the Bonneville dam project on the Columbia river, es tablished the “yardstick” rate by which the charges of privately owned utilities for electric current are to be judged. The formula is to pay operating charges, amortize the federal in vestment in power generation in 40 years and provide a net return of 3% per cent. For the present the formula is to apply only to the Bonneville project, but Ross recommended that the same principle be followed with re spect ID power from the TV A and other government plants. Miss Roche Quits Treasury X/fISS JOSEPHINE ROCHE, first Ivl woman to be an assistant sec retary of the treasury, has resigned that post and returns to the pres idency of the Rocky Mountain Fuel company of Denver. The position will be left unfilled, for the ad ministration hopes she will resume it later. She was appointed by Pres ident Roosevelt three years ago and has been in charge of the treasury’s public health and other welfare ac tivities. —-V— Steiwer to Retire 'T'WENTY years of public service is enough for Senator Frederick Steiwer of Oregon, Republican. He has announced that he will not seek re-election next year, but will re turn to the practice of law. Steiwer was the keynoter of the Republican national convention of 1936. un u 3hJmJzd ahoiit Intriguing Construction. S ANTA MONICA, CALIF.— Downtown I saw some sort of siege-wall going up. At first I thought it must be a part of the proposed plaza leading from our new terminal. Our new terminal has been under construction almost as long as New York’s unfinished Cathedral of St. John. Inch by inch It progresses, giving creeping defiance to those critics who say that what Los Angeles needs is not any additional en trances, but more exits. On second glarce I decided the owaer of the business prop- Irvin S. Cobb erty behind this strange rampart probably made the same mistake I did. I saw a pic ture in the paper and I said, “Pret ty late to be printing a photograph of Fifth avenue showing how it ap peared when the World’s war heroes got through pranking last month.” I looked again and saw it was only a scene in Shanghai after the Jap anese finished bombing. So I figure this forehanded Los Angeleno is just getting ready for next year’s convention of the vets out here. When his wall is abso lutely impregnable against assault, he’ll no doubt paint a big sign on it reading: “Welcome, American Legion.” • • • Kindness for Reptiles. T TNDER the slogan, “Kindness for reptiles,” the National Park service discourages people from de stroying every creature they en counter, merely because it wriggles or crawls. I’m what you might call an oc casional snakist, indulging in snakes only in moderation. In other words, I can take my snakes or I can ’.eave them be. But realizing that prac tically all snakes destroy, noxious vermin, I refrain from murdering every passing snake, regardless of his private habits and personal dis position, just for being a snake. I was raised in a locality where moccasin snakes ware so numerous the Republicans usfed to accuse us of voting them at county elections. Yet I recall only one instance of a moccasin snake biting anybody, and it must have been tempted beyond all power of self-control, for the fellow bitten was a pious party, who didn’t think little children should be suffered to believe in Santa Claus. I regret to state that he recovered. It was the snake that died. • • • Movie Preferences. I DON’T like movies about hospi tals where an impossible young surgeon performs impossible opera tions, in four strokes under par, us ing his irons all the way ’round; and then, while replacing the divots, motkes love to an impossible al though beauteous nurse. But between operations he washes his hands. Dadgum him, he’s always washing his hands! Who does he think he is, Pontius Pilate? I don’t like movies about news paper offices where the hero is a drunken reporter who behaves in a manner peculiar to newspaper re porters (in the movies); which is so darned peculiar that, in a real newspaper office, somebody’d beat out his brains with a wet towel. I like movies showing Myrna Loy, when not playing nurse; and Spenc er Tracy, when not playing re porter. Anyhow, nothing could be an ab solute failure that has a Walt Dis ney short separating the ultra- colossal or regular feature from the extra-special four-star absolute ly unparalleled super-stupendous preview feature. • • • Gossip About Cobb. JUST a little effort to trace down ’-'gossip now going around: (I) The claim that I am going to play Scarlett In “Gone With the Wind” is absolutely unfounded. Lat est word is that the coveted role will go to Fannie Brice, although the Ritz brothers are being men tioned. If they should be chosen, Scarlett will be plvyed as a three- handed quartette. (II) Dame Rumor hath it that the Atlantic sperm whale will be re named the Justice Black sperm whale. Not yet confirmed, but sounds sort of plausible. The At lantic sperm whale has a hide al most two feet thick. (Ill) The statement that Charley McCarthy may join the reorganized brain trust at Washington remains unsettled. Probably without foun dation. Fo. while Charley is trained to sit upon his master’s knee, he cannot be depended on to keep si lent and has too many brains to be trusted. (IV) Stories to the effect that Rep resentative Ham Fish will be Re publican nominee for President in 1940 may be regarded as absolutely authentic so far as Representative Ham Fish is concerned. IRVIN S. COBB. • Western Newspaper Union. Scenes and Persons in the Current News Climb the n their good tidin will flow into yo into trees. Th their own fresh the storms th cares will dro] like the leaves Muir. 30 Ml AF Eating- ALKI AFTER A HEAVY MEAL.. 1—George Harrison, left, chairman of the American Federation of Labor committee, Philip Murray, center, and David Dnbinsky, right, leaders of the C. I. O., shown as they gathered tor a conference in Washington, D. C., the object of which was to rennite the groups. 2—Gen. Francisco F -anco, leader of Spain’s insurgent forces, smiles as he learns of the fall of Gijon, last of the Asturian strongholds. 3—Bing Crosby, radio and screen star, being given the honorary degree of Ph. D. in music at his alma mater, Gonzaga university, Spo kane, Wash., by Mgr. John Condon. Canine Quints Enter Kennel Show Ai 4. A A Hie canine quints owned by Capt. C. S. Beale of San Diego, Calif., are bong on to dry after a good shampoo in preparation for entry into a championship kennel show. The two-month-old Boston bulls seem to dis approve of the high-handed methods used to prepare them for the event. NEW INDI AN CHIEF Oscar Vitt, former Detroit Tiger infielder, who piloted the Newark Bears of the International league to the minor league championship last season and who next year will man age the Cleveland Indians. STEEL MAN RETIRES Myron C. Taylor, chairman of the board of the United States Steel corporation, who annonneed that he would retire next April, to be suc ceeded by Edward B. Stettinius, Jr. Mr. Taylor, who startled business last spring by signing up with the Committee for Industrial Organiza tion when most other exeentives were trying to avoid it, will remain as a director. Reims Cathedral Fully Restored The fastest wop to “alkalize?' is to earn/ i/our alkalizer with you. That’s what thousands do now that genuine Phillips’ comes in tiny, peppermint flavored tablets — in a flat tin for pocket or purse. Then you are always ready. Use it this way. Take 2 Phillips* ^tablets- effect tt Phillips* f you reel “gas,” nausea, "over crowding” from hyper-acidity be gin to ease. “Acid headaches,” “add breath,” over-add stomach are corrected at the source. This is the quick way to ease your own distress — avoid offense to other*. Conciliation Wins It is the part of a prudent man to conciliate the minds of others, and to turn them to his own ad vantage .—Cicero, k WOMEN WHO HOLD THEM MEN NEVER LETTHEM KNOW N O matter how much your back aches and jour narre. Is only a man. can stand why you ara so hard to lira with ooe week la erery month. Too often the honeymoon ex- preac ie wrecked by the aasslas tonsil* of a three-quarter wife. The wiae woman never leta her tuafcand know by outward dsn that she is a victim of periodic pain. ycr three generations one woman has told another how to so “emO. ins through" with Lydia K. Pink- ham's Vegetable Compound- It helps Nature tons up the system. thus lessening the discomforts from the functional disorders which women must endure in the three ordeals of lift: 1. Turning from girlhood to womanhood. 3. Pre paring for motherhood. S. Ap proaching “middle age." Don't bo a three-quarter wife, taka LYDIA E. PINKHAM'S VEGETABLE COMPOUND and Go "Smiling Through." Truth lx la violate Truth is as impossible to b« soiled by any outward touch as the sunbeam.—Milton. The nave of the Cathedral of Reims, where Joan of Are saw her king crowned, whleb has been completely restored from fund* donated to France by John D. Rockefeller. Bombardment by German guns In the World war and severe fires left the cathedral a mass ei ruins. “Tommy Guns” Ready to Talk for China Now I The time to taka advantage of the future is today! MALARIA tasUuw* dava GOLDS MhRHI Armed with the latest thing in American-made Thompson sub-mashine guns—duplicates of the “Tommy guns” made famous by American gangsters—this sqnad of Chinese communist troops near Peiping is drilling for action against the Jap invaders. BLACKMAN ^■A- _j. ■ - in--. 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