Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 33, Number 265, Decatur, Adams County, 8 November 1935 — Page 1

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I HIES ACT ED INVALID ' HIGH COURT I Judge Holds En[olding Company Law Illegal ington, Nov. 8— (UP) — m Hugo L. Black of the lobby committee today a tax drive against holding companies in ie U- S. Supreme court e utilities holding comt unconstitutional. • £ warning came as a f the ruling by federal judge William C. Cole- ‘ Baitifore. that the holdpanieo act was uncon'BWP ’ N"V. 'U.R) The udininiMiation apparent-I ’« today to proceed' 1 lthl"i' of ’he Wheeler ! at lybsn ltili:;-f r-aulation act de-' nt Ktu.-' P-d-ral < ourt de- [ doo lec’aring the entire law iroMtl' tional. B Tlie , whose drastic con riftX- had been totally ttnan tipK brought yet another new info the limelight of I ! *M,|, c ■ eii-titntionality fight. | 1,, t..... i supreme court , e jt i. ultural adjust~.a t , I'. . llktl- .id < oltotl t. the I K. 73 XRA tot ill" IKjSliis -oal industry. lltllllites act Will lie court will Sapad upon the choice of attorBn-'-. the >:d. d the law in the pro ■ceding - liefore Federal Judge WilColeman of Baltimore. .[Kota tai ' Ihe litigation, hut studied carefully by in the attorney general's I Kfliee. stunned by Judge Cole-j Bated would have little effect Kanonßn-parations by the securcommission to the to i was guilty of "flagrant of constitutional powBrs wl n it approved the law in of the last session, that inasmuch as '' party ' no appeal could by Pt to 'he supreme 1 ife***I exe, Jp • ■ - bifterly to defeat the decision Mb ' adulation bit- ■ rules < plans to week in HBB"f lobbying for and against tiad.ng activity nt IV^B 1 markets ' boom ■■ ® -■ o. Utilities Stocks on the curb exchange Telephone l>a>iy shares leaditic 1 11- New York stock ex w'mlt received the decis>c' any marked effect expected to today. ■JPJ 1 ' Sion. Judge Cob-man MH '' ' ■ separate instances in coticress has exceeded its |=T,ty ; ■SB'' eomnierce clause of the was violated in that . m of the act could not j^B* 11 ' '• 'I lo companies operat bi interstate commerce. was an invalid use of ■B s 'al power in denying the mails to companies not under the act. violated the reqnire°f the due process of law the fifth constitutional in that many provisthe act are arbitrary. Kent Riley School Operetta Here Tonight B operetta, "What's the Matter will | )e planted by of the Riley school to|^B U> <: 30 o'clock in the Decatur f S, < )| auditorium. The pubinvited to see the preeentaadmission is 10 cents for a. id 15 cents for adults and pupils. names of several of the childio will take art in the operPIP omitted in the publication caot recently. They are Mary Juar >ita Fruechte, Margar,te' u °nald Light, Billy Por■M 1 ' Vernon Smitley.

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WPA Workers Are Razing Schools WPA workers are now working on the excavation of the foundation of the old Geneva school house. The ' rest of the building him already Deen demolished. Other crows are j demolishing the Fravol school ' northwest of Geneva. Both of these! buildings have been abandoned. Part of the materials from the three old schools is to be salvaged j for use in the new building at Ge- ' neva. ORDERS REVIEW OF STEPHENSON MURDER TRIAL La Porte .Judge Orders Complete Review Os Life Conviction Laporte, Ind., Nov. B.— (U.R) —A i complete review of the Hamilton l county murder trial 10 years ago which sent D. C. Stephenson. Ku KJux Klan dragon and political leader, to prison for life, was authi orized today in LaPorte circuit 1 I court. Judge Wirt Worden denied a! state motion to quash an habeas corpus petition through which Stephenson is seeking freedom. The court ordered the state to file an answer to Stephenson's petition by Nov. 15. Stephenson, unexpectedly called to the courtroom from his cell in I the state prison at the last minute, was jubilant over the dWlsion. It was his first major victory in I nearly a score of legal proceedings he has attempted since being convicted of killing Miss Madge Oberholtzer, Indianapolis, in the spring of 1925. Th state's motion to quash had been based on the contention that : all questions in Stephenson's peti- [ tion, challenging validity of trans ferring his trial from Marion counI ty. had been ruled on by high state I courtts. Judge Worden puled it was not, a question of constitionality of the change of venue law but rather a question of constitutionality of the processes through which Stephenson was convicted. “The fact that the various processes may or may not have the approval of the state supreme court in this case is not material." Judge Worden ruled “The question of whether the petitioner received equal protecI tion under the law raises a federal question and in view of that i fact this court is inclined to follow decisions of the supreme court of the United States in its decisions. “If there are sufficient allegations in the petition to warrant a court in finding—on proof of those allegations — that the processes through which the petitioner was convicted were unconstitutional or that the petitioner, through those processes has been denied the (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) CRAFT RUINING RELIEF POLICI Research Director Attacks Township Relief Conditions ' ndianapoli-.i. Ind.. Nov. B—(UP) —Graft, olitics and loose methods cf administration of poor relief by township trustees is speeding ruin-' ation of the government relief program. Virgil Sheppard government research dire: tor of the Indianapo-. lis chamber of commerce charged , today in an address at the state social workers conference. "Township relief i-s imbedded with foul-smelling -politics and unless immediate steps are taken to albollsh township lines the entire system of 'relief will be broken down," Sheppard said. Attacking specifically conditions in Lake county, Sheppard said transfer of relief from government to township trustees on Oct. 1 “mark a tragic turn in the history of (ocial welfare.” “The state had no other recourse however,” he said. "Because the federal government discontinued grants for direct relief." “Under the trustee system case workers are retained by pulling strings, favored grocers are given huge orders for foodstuffs and employment of unqualified investigators is leading to a loose administration of relief. “Partisan traditions of township I ((CONTINUED ON PAGE BIGHT)

NOTED AVIATOR IS FEARED LOST ON OCEAN TRIP Charles Kingsford-Sinith Many Hours Overdue On Flight (Copyright 1935 by UP.) Singapore, Straits Settlement. Nov. B.—(U.R> —Sir Charles Kings-ford-Smith, world famous Australian aviator, was many hours overdue on a flight from Allahabad. India, today and it was feared he was lost in the shark infested Bay of Bengal. On his last flight, from England to Australia, the conqueror of oceans was seen by a fellow aviatin’ fighting a fierce storm over the bay. 150 miles from shore, flames shooting from the exhaust of his plane, the Lady Southern Cross. Kingsford-Smith and his co-pilot, J. T. Pethybridge, were due here at about 5:30 a. m. (4:30 p. m. Thursday CSTL They had not arrived by mid afternoon and a search was being conducted by! ocean liner, tramp steameT, by wireless and by Royal Air force plane all over the dangerous ocean area in which he was last seen l fighting for life. The great Australian, twice conqueror of the Pacific, hero of a westward flight across the Atlantic, globe circler, pioneer in many oceans in the Far East, left Lympne airdrome, on the Kentish coast of England, at 6:28 a. m. Greenwich mean time (12:28 a. nt. CST) Wednesday on what he said was to be a leisurely flight to Australia. He said also that it would be the last of the great flights which have won him fame. But when he left Allahabad, in Central India, yesterday for this $50,000,000 British naval base on the “all red" route to the east, his low winged Lockheed Altair monoplane with its supercharged Wasp engine and controllable pitch propeller was streaking at world record time. He was but hours (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) OBSERVANCE OF ARMISTICE DAY Decatur Citizens Are Urged To Display I ? lags Next Monday Dee Fryback, ommander of Adams pest number 43 of the American Legion, today requested citizens and merchants of Decatur to take cognizance of Armistice Day which this year falls on Monday. Mr. Fryba k especially urged that merchants and citizens Monday display flags. There will ie no public program ' for the day. Three bombs will be fired Monday at 30 second intervals, at 10:58.30. 10:59 and 10:59.30. At 11 a. m. ! the bugler will sound “cease firing,” followed by one minute of silence. At 11:01. the bugler wil sound taps. Mr. Fryback today announced the !ap proval by the local post of the resolution offered at the national American Legion convention this year in St. Louis. The resolution is: "Whereas, The American Legion wishes that the United States remain at peace with all nations of the world; therefor be it resolved: "By the America nLegion that we commend the neturality resolutions passed by the Congress of the United States and pledge our support to the maintenance of absolute neu- ! trality by the United States government. "Resolved, that deeply conscious as we are of the disturbing elements which say that war must come and that there is no hope for peace, we stand confident and unafraid in the American Legion in our belief that peace is posible and we offer all our efforts to its practical accomplishment. “Reaffirminfi as we do, our belief in the duty of the individaul in time of war. reaffirming, as we do, our belief in the universal service draft, (.CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) o— County Ministers Will Meet Monday The Adams County Ministerial Association will meet Monday, November 11. in the Mennonite church at Berne at 9:30 a. m. This is the ue ond of the meetings. The executive board will present a constitution which will be voted upon at j this meeting. All local ministers who are menJiers of the association I are planning to attend.

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, November 8, 1935.

Special Program Is Planned By Church A special program will be given in the children‘s department of the Flret United Brethren church Sunday morning at. 9:15 o'clock. The program will be in keeping with Armietl.ce Day and will also mark the beginning of Father and Son week. Following Is the program: Prelude —Goldie Fisher Song—Children Scripture and short talk —Children's director Dialogue—Roy Mumma and Don WillianiH. Flag salute Song, "Star Spangled Banner” — juniors Prayer—Rev. H. W. Franklin. FIRST MEETING OF YEAR HELD St. Mary’s Parish Unit Holds First Meeting Thursday Approximately 135 women attended the first meeting of the St. Mary's parish unit of National Council of Catholic Women for the winter term Thursday evening in the Knights of Columbus hall. Mrs. C. J. Carroll opened the meeting with prayer and introduced the newly appointed parish president. Mrs. Harold W. Smith, who presided at the meeting. Mrs. Smith spoke on the work to be accomplished through the organization and asked that all the women of the parish cooperate with her to carry on the work. The minutes of the previous meeting were read by the secretary and treasurer. Mrs. Paul Kriede, who also gave a treasurer’s report. There are 11 active study club groups, each group holding meetings twice a month. The leader of each club responded to the roll call and gave a brief resume on the activities of her club. Following are the units and leaders: Union one, Miss Grace Coffee; Commonweal. Mrs. Elmo Smith; Our Cady of Victory, Miss Helen Staub; St. Anne. Mrs. Ralph Roop; Joan of Arc, Florence Lengerich; St. Octavia, Cecilia Nesswald; Little Flower. Mrs. Alex Tanvas; St. Rita. Mrs. Frank Schmitz: Ruralistic, Mrs. Fred Ullman; Our Lady of Good Council, Henrietta Spangler; St. Mary's Listening Club, Mrs. C. J. Carroll. A brief sketch on the Students Spiritual council, a national organization which has at heart the spiritual needs and spiritual interests of boys and girls of high school age, was ably given by Miss Marjorie Carroll, president of that organization. Father Joseph Hennes was chosen as spiritual director of this national organization. The presidents of St. Mary Society. Mrs. Alex Tanvas; St. Agfles Sodality. Miss Geraldine Waitt; Catholic Ladies of Columbia, Miss Edith Ervin: St. Vincents de Paul, Mrs. Carroll, gave brief sketches of their activities both in the spiritual and temporal of the past (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) o DEATH CLAIMS LEO SPRINGER Five Year-Old Boy Dies At Adams County Hospital This Morning $ - Leo Robert Springer, five-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Springer, 1014 Patterson street, died at the Adams county memorial hospital at 8:08 O’clock this morning. Death was due to peritonitis, and gangrene of the bowels. The child war born in Adams county on February 8, 1930, and was a son of John and Susie Springer. Surviving besides the parents are Tiis grandmother, Mrs. Levi Gross of Decatur, two brothers and two sisters, Homer, Virginia. Calvin, and Marjorie Springer, all at home, and the following half brothers and half sisters: Delphie Rice of Kendallville; Eth-j el Ellis, Weston, Ohio; Lawrence Deems, Kalamazoo, Michigan; Mrs. Dan Death, Decatur; Sylvia Schwartz, Berne; William Springer of Kalamazoo, Michigan, and Frank Leroy Deems of Fort Wayne. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock at the home on Patterson street and at 2 o’clock at the Gospel Tabernacle. Burial will be made in the Ray cemetery at Monroe. The body will be removed to the Springer residence Saturday from the S. E, Black funeral home.

OTHER SIDE OF WAR PICTURED i German War Veteran Tells Os Armistice At Rotary CluJ) Meeting Henry Frey, a member of the German-American Legion post at ■ Fort Wayne, delivered a stirring Armistice Day message at the ' meeting of the Decatur Rotary i club Thursday evening at the Rice 1 hotel. Mr. Frey told dramatically of the reception of the Armistice by the German people, who regarded the Allies' triumph in the World War not as a military victory but a victory of the economic and machine age type. In the gloomy days of the fall of 1918, the German people were ready for "peace at any ! price," the speaker said. On the return of the German t soldiers from the trenches, the war veteran stressed, Germany was in a deplorable condition, both politically and socially. The people realized that any nation losing a war must pay for it. Mr. Frey said that the people of America do not realize the bit ter hatred shown the German peo-1 pie by other European races nor the bitterly humiliating aspects not only of the Armistice treaty . but of later treaties. The veteran said that some of the Allies’ statesmen wished to establish absolute dominance over all Central European nations. Even now. Mr. Frey said, these bitter feelings are likely to cause another I general tragic Outbreak in Europe, perhaps even more deadly and costly than the World War, which brought practically every natiefn of Europe desperately close to ruin. , The veteran told of the form-1 ation of the German-American Legion post at Fort Wayne, which was finally organized in March. 1934. At the present time there are approximately 110 veterans of the German army residing in Allen county. Os these, only eight are not citizens of the United States and these will all be naturalized within a few months. Upon formation of the post. Mr. (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) EXPECT 2,000 FOR MEETING Indiana Officials To Meet At Indianapolis Dec. 11-13 Indianapolis, Nov. B.—KU.R) —More | than 2,000 governmental officials are expected to attend the first annual meeting of the Indiana Conn ty and Township Officials Association, Inc., here Dec, 11-13. Ten county and township organ-' izations will be represented at the three-day conclave. They include the Indiana State, Association of Township Trustees. Indiana County Sheriffs’ Association, Indiana County Assessors' Association, Indiana County Auditors’ Association. County Clerks’ Association of Indiana. Indiana County Recorders Association, Indiana County Treasurers Associ- | ation, Indiana County Commission-! I ers Association, County Highway Supervisors’ Association, and Asso-' ciation of County Surveyors and , Engineers. ’ Officers of the Indiana County | and Township Officials Association 'are James A. Slane, Lafayette, executive secretary: Otto Ray. ItfaTTon II county sheriff, president; Earl R. Love, Marion, north vice president, | and James Probst. Terre Haute, south vice president. Directors of the association and ’ i the organizations which they rep- ■ i resent include, C. M. Dawson. In- | dianapolis, trustees; James Probst, I Terre Haute, auditors; Landess L. j White, Marion, clerks; Earl Love, j Marion, treasurers; Howard Leech, !Terre Haute, commissioners; Otto Ray, sheriffs: Everett McVicker, ! Marion and Charles Knowles, Mt. Vernon, road superintendents; Robert Sloan, Indianapolis, assess- ' ors and Herbert Bloemker, Indianapolis, surveyors. —o Daughter Os Decatur Woman Seriously 111 Mrs. Dora Laurent was called to ' Toledo Thursday by the serious illj news of her daughter, Sister BertII rand, who was formerly Miss Mary i Laurent. Sister Bertrand underwent J an operation at St. Vincent's hospi-l . I tai a week ago. She was in ill health ij before the operation and has been failing rapidly since. Miss Virginia ■ Laurent and brothers, George, Aloyi j sins and Joseph went to Toledo this morning. 1

CHANDLER WINS | KENTUCKY VOTE BY LANDSLIDE Election As Governor Smashing Victory For The New Deal Louisville. Ky., Nov. 8— (U.R) — | Elected governor of Kentucky in a landslide that ’ bolstered the ; new deal. A. B. (Ha.ppy) Chandler. 37-year old Democrat, today reas-' oned he was entitled to a rest I after a strenuous campaign. He | planned a week's vacation at Hot . Springs, Ark., with Mrs. Chandler. i Chandler’s lead over Judge King' ! Swope, Republican, today stood at , 77.000 votes with 3,196 of the state's 4,219 precincts tabulated. The vote: Chandler 426.034. 1 Swope 347.677. Swope conceded Chandler's election late yesterday and wished him success. Chandler’s majority already has exceeded that of Gov. Ruby LaXjfoon in the 1931 election. He was particularly elated over this fact since Laffoon. Democratic nation-1 al committeeman. campaigned I j vigorously against him. Laffoon and other Democratic 1 i leaders split with Chandler, now lieutenant governor, when the. latter denounced the 3 per cent ! , "tea tax passed by the Laffoon a iministration. Chandler promised to repeal the sales tax and reduce governmental costs. Reeal of the state’s prohibition amendment also wa.s assured. Indications were that the wet victory would stimulate Kentucky’s distilling industry to the expend! ture of approximately $5,00<).00o. ; Returns from 2.954 precincts gave 275.838 for repeal and 223.653 against. The old age pension amendment i to the state constitution scored the greatest victory of the eleclion with the vote in 2,707 pre-1 ' eincts showing 381.915 in favor! and 41.816 against. Chandler led the entire Demo-! eratic ticket to victory with Keen ! Johnson, lieutenant governor, and six other state nominees as-iured | (.CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) I o County Treasurer Lists Taxes Paid County Treasurer John Wechter today announced the amount of taxes already received fir the Nov- j I tinker payment of the 1935 taxes. Since May, 1935 the treasurer col-1 1 le.ted $193,868.19 for current taxes. | 88,378.77 for delinquent taxes, slls.- ' 26. moratorium, and total -$202 -' 362.13. Taxes collected on November 4. i the last day to pay without penal-j I ties totaled $48,480.73 and were as ' follows: $47,159.69. current taxes: | *1,229.58, delinquent taxes and $91.46, moratorium taxes. Some checks I for the payment of taxes are still | in the mail and so the complete 1 report can not be announced for ! several days. o BRITAIN, ITALY IN AGREEMENT Agreement Is Reached ByNations On Naval Construction London, Nov. 8 —(UP) — Great i Britain and Italy have reached a| naval agreement which vitally af- ' sects naval construction and disj armament 'plans, the United Press was informed today. ■As a result of Anglo Italian naval ! parleys, Britain, according to authI oritative information, has abandon- ' ed its opposition to Italian construe- j tion of two 35,000-ton battleships. The move was regarded by naval experts as ending for all practical I purposes the long 'British campaign in favor of reducing tonnage but I not the gun calibres of capital ships. The naval talks were held preparatory to the December conference, which will be held on Dec. 4 instead of Dec. 5 at the request of the United States. Great Britain long has attempted to persuade Premier Benito Mus-| solini to scrap the two 35,000 ton I i ships, Litterio and Victoria Venei to, the keels of which were laid down this year. When the Italian experts, admiral Ranieri Riscia and commander Magottini, in the con-1 vernations of the last two days revealed 111 Duce’s refusal, Britain is I understood to have agreed to their 1 (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT)

Makale Occupied By Italian Troops; Little Resistance

CITY IS SUED FOR DAMAGES Chalmer Walters Sues For SSOO As Result Os Injuries Chalmer Walters has filed a suit i [requesting SSOO damages from the I city of Decatur for injuries sustainI ed in a fall on September 26 which i he alleges was due to the neglii gence of the city in failing to keep | the sidewalks in repair. Mr. Walters alleges that he fell at a point 80 feet east of the intersection of Monroe and First streets on the sidewalk on the north side of Monroe street. The complaint alleges that Mr. Walters was a "foot pasenger” on | the side walk. It continues, alleging ! that the "sidewalk was by the de- , fendant negligently allowed to beI come out of repair, decayed and unsafe for use." The complaint alleges that a hole j was permitted by the city to remain in the sidewalk and that Mr. Wai- , ters "caught his left foot in the hole I which the defendant had negligent- ! ly failed to repair and he was precipitated to the ground by reason of which he suffered serious injuries: two fractures in the fifth metatarsal bone of his left foot and also torn ligaments in the foot, by reason of which he was compelled to pay I large sums of money for treatment." Mr. Walther claims that he was I earning sl2 a week and that Iby reason of his injuries he has been forced to walk with the aid of ' crutches and that he will be unable to work for an indeterminate per- | iod of time. DECATUR WOMAN IS PRESIDENT Mrs. Delton Passwater Hea d s Tri-County Pythian Sisters Mrs. Delton Passwater of this city was named president of the I tri-county organization of the pythian sisters at the quarterly meeting held at Tocsin. Thursday. ' Mrs. Harve 'Baker of Decatur, was ‘ named vice-president and Mrs. ' Georgia Kreigh of Tocsin, secretary. ; Counties included in the group are 1 Blackford, Wells, and Adams. I Seventy-two persons attended the [ melting at Tocsin, representing temples at Bluffton. Ossian, Decatur and Tocsin. Included in the officers present were Mrs. Fern Beeber of Fort Wayne, grand chief; Mrs. Erla Lyons of Andrews, deputy grand chief; Iva Kirwin, Fort Wayne, Mrs. James Bain. Decatur: and Miss Cora Hood of Bluffton, past grand chiefs: Mrs. Jessie Burdg. past grand trustee, and Mrs. [Fred Linn and Mrs. Delton PassI water, past district deputies. A pot-luck dinner was served at j the noon hour followed with the business session. A clever program I was enjoyed during the afternoon, | the Tocsin temple entertaining with selections by a ladies quartet, piano solo by Pauline Heckley and a duet selection. The Bluffton temple pre- | sented a playlet imitating Major ! Bowes and his amateur hour. The [ Decatur group sponsored a Thanksgiving contest and the Tocsin temple presented a playlet. Those from Decatur who attended the meeting were the Mesdames E. B. Macy, L. C. Annen, Charles Beineke, Sam Butler, M. F. Worthi man, Harve Baker, Fred Linn, Jessie Burdg, James Bain, Grant Frye ! Alice Christen, Giles Porter and son j Victor, Delton Passwater and j Charles Fenimore. o- —— Farmers Will Meet At Monroe Tuesday There will be a meeting at the Monroe high school Tuesday evening, November 12, at 7:30 o’clock for farmers of Adams county. There will Ibe a discussion of vital farm j problems. L. A. Ripley, chairman I of the meeting, has announced that j a complete program has been arranged. o WEATHER Generally fair tonight and Saturday; somewhat warmer Saturday and southwest tonight.

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New Significant Drive Launched Which May J Le a d To Difficulties With Britain. 1 STRATEGIC POINT By Louis F. Keemle, (UP. Cable Editor) The second phase of Italy's occupation of Ethiopia neared completion today with the occupation of Makale, strategic northern point within striking distance of the road leading to Addis Ababa. As expected, the Ethiopians did not resist. Haile Selassie’s strategy is to permit the Italians to penetrate far into the wilderness , of his country, hundreds of miles from their bases, before his wild warriors start their slashing, guerilla attacks. Edward W. Beattie reports from ! Addis Ababa that this strategy is likely to continue for some time, unless the warriors get out of hand and insist on going into battle against orders. A period of inaction for at least a week may therefore be expected [ in the north. It will be one o£ I consolidation for the Italians, during which they will move up sup- , plies, artillery and tanks and straighten their entire line from east to west across the country before striking southward in the third phase of the campaign. As the push into Makale was , completed, a more significant drive | was in progress in the northwest. A strong Italian force pushed southward along the Sudan border 1 towards Lake Tana, the apple of 1 Britain's eye in this country. Lake Tana forms the headwaters 'I of the Blue Nile, which flows around in a crooked course into [the Sudan and Egypt. It forms I the fountain-head of the cherished project for irrigation of the Nile country. ■ Italian operations around Lake Tana will be watched jealously by Britain. The possibilities of fric- ; tion are great. An Italian army crossed the 'crooked Setit river into far northi western Ethiopia near the Sudan, in the Lake Tana area. | But the drive from the Setit area, in the opinion of military ex--1 perts, marks a completely new 1 phase of the campaign—and it is ' one which has been discussed frankly in European capitals as [ one of political importance if it gets down into the Tana district. Operations on the Setit front have been defensive, so far as the ‘ Italians are concerned, almost exclusively. There have been a couple of expeditions into Ethiopia, for a few miles, of an exploratory : nature. i Under Gen. Guturi, the army of! the northwest crossed the Setit . I (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) COAL CONTROL NEED IS CITED Government Counsel Contend Federal Regulation Necessary ► Washington, Nov. B.—KU.R> —Ths history of labor disputes in tho soft coal industry was presented ! today by government counsel to support their contention that fed* ’ eral regulation is necessary to preserve the free flow of coal in ’ interstate commerce. 5 Philip Murray, vice president of! 5 the United Mine Workers of Am* ' erica, was questioned in District ' of Columbia supreme court about ! the effect of the unsettled labof 1 conditions in the south on the ulti* I mate breakdown of The Jacksonville wage agreement prior to tho scheduled date of expiration in 1927. ' Murray testified that prevalence of the so-called "yellow dog” con- , tract in the south and the low* . wage standards in the non-union t fields forced northern operators to , abrogate contracts calling for a , basic $7.50 daily wage and to re* j turn to conditions which brought 1 1 strikes, disorders and disrupted production. The equity suit was brought by James D. Carter, Washington coal operator as a test of the constitu* ' tionality of the Guffey soft-coal i conservation act. Attorneys eXpect ito conclude the hearing next weeß ' (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)