Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 58, Decatur, Adams County, 9 March 1939 — Page 1

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IfSSUPPORT || UNION OF In MMEIS ) ‘ L For CIO l’ ,an I Labor Peace |t"l M»'* h ’ " <UR> " ■ u s indu*" i>l o'kanlMgZ ,ppe»led I- th- 'mor Eu.JTof m'« ' « nk "" d •uPl I '”' ••• I**"" *’* n ”' r «Ol< wurkere In » io-w E, foMies* of Ijcbor" sE«: K J Thomas of the ■T-irt faction "t the w,.ik't« union Krt ■emi*r» study '>"• E, .UHUI'I«I »'7 Kjukn I- Lewis a "‘ l ••♦'l ■ .wild .omin<- "hern 8,,.. a nd other fit) load Eno-"- 1“ n ' < ” r '’ ,or gi}] *— that it there I* Etwtip II l» «n th* p*n Eft.' Tbunw* *a»«l m "l L-mal g «.. l~iwn the Epr-v* *hll. 1,. »i« .ill-cl th- W ken union B‘, 4 „ol K«'n>.' slistegy ■no ckWtsln would not ■ l» ni mad- In Bi IFU'IO talk- •■* B M' 'kst the CIO plan ha. L- on it. n.erL, r.«pM hi- app- .1 to Bl *•*' * n< F ol<* »llh • I, •*.l ue I're-td-i.t ,klVld B? d the nnaffllialed MMaJ Ladio. tlarim-nt Bi u<» who hi- -harged Kk r-vus- -v m-ddlh •< ■tltuni th* I'AW ll* It lKki»k» of glvlug ■b-1 seerrt support" to ■ fla.-tia president of th■.I lotion «h .h d-«'at .at-l-nd-t.t of both th* Bf tw no la* rkarged that Martin Bwnm *.t >-*•> i:ji*i ■>’ .nd -rted I-a I Bm mae »nh*< from th* Bmrrra who sought to ■hwtae- id th* lonfu.Hn ■ surewtar tu th* <ndu* !>' M.r'in has hlnt-d hvg OK P UI» PIVICt IMEITLE WES HANDS I Fryback Assumes kww*hip Os I .oral I Confectionery K*" taoal ..-.n-samau. B* '*• KetUe P"* 7 u ‘‘ ■ V ’ r,h **■ Ij**** « operated |T* rrtbw. of BWftok. |y» Itoraard Clark ■ ■ip .e* • IV’ MUM** th JU an a*llM bluer-m Will f'* ama and amwmu *" **•’ ’» Iniprovltti P* ‘ i*d Mmm H.l*,, u<y | pytws . daumtor of V tMtew win ah# b* vm . I**’ um F r <hi Radio I Broadcast Monday «d Frwm-h town LT*”* "*• Sonhi'rtt Show win h* nn I *”*dr..t mor M'oWti [ *• «U .long with I*** <■ V K»mm.|| Os I *wd rontitr .(not u I S «C tWeott Thu I * u Ih* **“• EZ?* 111 "*•• «h* Hh~d gk. b ml ■'' Uw * K t ,. *“*’• o»i»W bjt Sb ■ TTr ** •*»•••'• E ld H J“2* "* M ‘*"- Fdl 4 S whatum h SdW. J'L"**’ k- J* '*** •**•< r‘**<u" M MAOIHOt r C ** T ™tßMoM|T|ft K * 1. ha'ZT" — 2 h> J — ~" , im ., M I W«ATH»a CT'u£ 2 MrtH - •* £-1 . ” *•**••. c*tg. F**H r , ' 2 * F p*w.,* wr * f w ** * r **•

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Fort Mayne Police Nab Armed Gunmen Fort Wayn*. Ind. March *>-<(111*) -Quick action by polio* tmr'y today rnauliad ill ih* t-apuir* o( two armid Ktinmi-n who w*r* torturing a filling alatlon ut(*nd*nl horn In an i Wort to tore* him to op*n a aatn. A p*»»*rby whoa* mwn* waa not ti-v*al*d notlfl*d polic* of th* robuery. Two .quad, arrived within two minui*a to dlmovar th* ban<;it» bunting attendant Arthur tOuagart with hoummad* blackjack*. They had already taken HU 00 tram Hi* caab reglatar ot th* atatlon. Voile* said th* pair gave their ram** a* Kenneth Kh.berh and Fanl Olegna. both 1* ot Fort Wayne. They aald they eapect to clear no veveral mor* robber!** a* a reaultl of the arreat*. PADTY LEADERS TO PICK SLATE Defeat Os Primary Bill Mean* Convention To Pick Men Indianapolia. Mar <UR> Ry falling to pa*« a la* rentortng th* direct primary, th* IMP legl.latur* made certain that nomln**, of both part lea in the all-important IMO election will he aeles -ted by "bo**-ridden* alate convention, acting at th* beheat of part* lead er*, obaerver. here believed today. Th* term boa. ridden wa* im> *d by advocai** in both parti** of a retnra to the direct primary to let the electorate decide who the major party nomine*, will be Itefeat of the direct primary bill for Ute popular nomination of I' P. aenator and governor mean* organlMliou leader. In both Ib-mo cratic and Republi.an parti*, probably will hand-pick the two head, of th* ticket Well year whom they couaider to have the beat chance of winning -a dlflkult feat partlcularty in 1M« when the Ueoaocrat. will be battling to retain power after tbeir loan** in IPM. mid th* Republoan. will be "yitt U> umaoUdMc thtur Mtceat gain* in complete victory In a legialatare divided between a Republican hoaae and a Dewwv crmic aaaata. th* fat* of the di reef primary bill appear* to have the moat ter-rwoching political cow•equeoc*. True, then- wa. polllira la almoet every bill cowalder *d by th* gmeral aaaembly. Roth parti*, agreed upon and accompltabed. liquor la* reform IWnocrata blocked a bill to outlaw lb* "two percent" clab The IkenxMrata alao maneuvered adroitly tot the farm vote by bloc king reform in the graaa income tat on retailer* which had been approved by th* Republican bouae over proteal of th* agricultural bk* nmnocrata have a liability In the blggeat budget tn the Mat*» hl. ' tory even though their an.wer la ' that the Republican* approved It and that the budget really laa t ao large bocaua* at the mllltona th* •tatr la collect lag and rafarniag to local government watt*. Knteo ata* ot the milk control board for two year* wa. a bid tor th* farm i vote by both partlea | Roth partiea alao catered to local , political gronpa by a.empung municipally-ow nc>d uilllti** from taaallon Both partlea held out a hand to bu.inea. by almoat ignot- , Ing tb* biUa propnaed by organ _ Uad labor, p-tncipolly acuitllag a Mai* minimum wag* law. There were plenty of purely arc ticmal billa toe particular groupa of vottern the acta tor the City of Indlaaapolia; th* harbor bill for iVCiNTtNt'KU <»« F.MIIt TWtll DELINQUENT TAX SALE APRIL ID »I Delinquent Taxeit Mu»t Be Paid By March IS To Avoid Sale All peran*. who aw* delinquent taaea muat make payment by Wedu**day. March li. to avoid | having their propertiea adverti.*d in the Hat* of thou* for delinquent tan aal* Th* a«le will be conducted by victor II Richer, county auditor, and deg ijechty. ropwty troanuror. Monday. April Id. beginning al l<* a m Th* aal* will ba held at the eoat door ot the Adam* county court bouae in Ibla city tielinquent will be edvertlaed in the new.paper. oader dale* of Monday. March N. Monday. March JT and Monday. April I. la order to have propertie. removed from th* aalro Hat*, delta quent tag** muat be paid by nv«t jWedaooday, March Ik.

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BOGUS MONEY CACHE FOUND I'nearthinK Os Counterfeit .Money Rival* Treasure Fiction I'hicago. March • (U.R) A detective atory which unearthed a golf courae cache of |K.MO | n counterfeit money and rivalled burled treaaur* fiction wa* revealed today by federal Indictment of two men The federal grand jury voted counterfeiting indictment* lat* yaaterday agalnat Frankie Parker. - reputed "airplane bootlegger " of ! th* prohibition era. and Annual . Knglehart. former I'hicago aalooti keeper now aervlng a counterfeiting term at Terminal laland fed »ral prlaon In California Th* jury acted <m a atory of international counterfeiting, cod* letter* and buried treaaurea unfolded by Capt. Thotnaa J Callaghan. «c* Inveatigator for the V. 8 awcret aervice. Callaghan aald the golf courae each* of apurlott. |l<» billa waa part of ttut.mn worth Knglehart obtained from a I!.owg.uao aupply reportedly printed In Kurop* for "Count" Victor Luang, fumed International awlndler l.uatlg la aervlng a lOyear term in Alcatrat laland federal prlaon. Impowd In New York In 1915 About the time of l.uatlg • cap tar*, according to t'allaghan'a Information. iMO.tMMi Os hi* counterfeit board came Into th* hand, of Knglehart and Parker Knglehart allegedly wholeaaled the billa In Chicago at *3* for each Slot* worth Th* Chicago aupply dried up abruptly In I 91« after Arnold Recker waa aentenced to a year and a day In prlaon for paaatng two of them B*<k*r had known Knglehart and Parker in Joliet penitentiary. Callaghan watched for a connection between Knglehart end l-rk-*r. He found It in the lettera Parker waa dictating to a public atenographer in a "loop" akyw raper Parker wrote to Knglehart once he waa aorvy l* i apart thaw walor gut into th* jar* and ruined the prewarvea " About aevra week* ago Calla ghan itilercepted a map Knglehart aent to Parker It depicted a golf tcoatnxt'KD ox parr fivr» DAMAGE SUIT IS CONTINUED SS(M) Damaxr Suit Continued When Jury Trial h Sought The damage wait of Geora* Appel. ts.aa agaiu.t Peter Lo*b-- which waa to have been beard in cicru:: court today wa* continu'd Tb* auit wa* coutmued by Judge J Fred Frucht* when d*f*na* coun•el aaked for a jury trial. Mo future dal* waa aet la th* auM Mr. Appel-nan had aabml for daant.**. *:i*g*dly •uatainod to hia automobile a* tw •alt of aa a<■< tdent on May I*. I*l*. fh* accident occurrod at th* lbtermwilon of Third and Monro* •tr*M* The complaint avrea that loach* waa to blam* tor the rra»n between h» car and that of Apt* man a which wa* driven by Wllhawt Coftoo. Th* *e«t jury trial acbeduled tor th* circuit court I* tb* bank night <aa* of th* atat* agamat Roy and I A Kalv*r. local th**ter owueca. Mhedaled n*«t Taoaday Former Film Artrr** Jump* To Her Death New Toth. March • — <VJO — Mr* Olady* Fruaiu Hank* M. former film actreaa and divorced wife of Mont* Rank*. Knaliah producer and divertor Jumped to her death today from a ninth floor bedroom window of her parent.' apartment Her body, eiad tn a night gown, •truck tbe pavement in front of the building m Weat Knd Av«uoc. In her rortm. pollre found a note to her mother which aald *b* waa entry but ah* could not *uff*r any tong-r*. Relative* *ald Mr* flank, had auffered recently from a nervo*. dtaorder and had he com. Increaainaly d*ap«»nd*nt mwwwßammn«nmmaawima«BmiaMb»wm-» , " , """“ Berne Senior* Give Play On April 11 “Lady Spitfire - la th* name of tbe ptoy to b* given tn tb* Item. auditorium April H. by lbw m*m net* of ih* aenior cba* of the torn* kith aebool The caat will b* aat mmbced later.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, March 9, 1939.

Held in Bogus Bill Roundup BSBBiHMßmaßtoiii tSMaw-j* .k '. ia i w V * S ; J ’ U J X / wl M jflfl ‘ B' i Henry Neuwirtb. mMt Announcing they had tmaahed a New York counterfeiting ring which flooded the country with nearly two million dollar* In bogu* hill*. , federal agent* arrest Henry Neuwlrth and aeveral other* on counterfeiting charge*. Pictured shove are ■ hand money prern and alack* of bogua billa. m-ited by agent*. Neuwlrth I* ahown. Ina*l, — — - . -ti

PLAN TO DROP PROFITS TAX d —— Reports Indicate Undisputed Profit* Tax To Be Dropped Washington. March 9 — <UR> — Th- administration la prepared to dntp th- undisputed profits tax aa r ' O ffawrare of frwmdllni-aa toward ‘ business reliable aonrees Indicated today The tax. which was modified at 1 the laat eroaion of congress b«1 cause baalru-ea and Industry claimed It waa retarding recovery, ex- j ffire* at the end ot thia year. The businessaid tax program, wblcii the administration will eibmit to rongreaa abortly will omit any recommendation tor it* roeuact- ■ I It la the one tag which government fiscal experts have decided I could b* eliminated with no great ■ loss of revenue president Rooaevelt discussed the tax program yeai-rday with Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgentha*. Jr, and t'nderaecr*’I lary John W Hana* Th* con i feroeu declined to dtacua* tbe i meeting but It was a few decisions Were reached and » that srtkrtis Otl Other proposals - and auggewtloM will he withheld I antU after the March IB Income taa return* can be analyi-d I One of tbe dectstnna believed f reached, although official confirm . alhm wa* lacking, waa tot reenactment of exrlae and roc-ailed: ’ "nutaance" taxes which expire i , next June 3* These late* pro I ( vide an esoma led IMta.aan.ua* annually tn revenue Aduiinialralloti officials hope Io ’ hav* th* exciwe tax** r*-*narted ' In the proaent for althungh it ap peared that effort* might be mad* r tn enngt*** tn modify aome ot them. •*•. Claude T-pp-r. D. 1 Fl* and Rep Hardin Peterann ‘ D. Fla. eaid they would aeefc a I* per cent reduction in th* ria* tax on grade A cigar* to aid th- tobacco industry At a recent pro** conference 1 Mr Knoaevelt waa aaked wknUMr th- admiatatration would roromm*nd elimination of lb* Mdtatrij bated profits taa H* replied ihai ' • study would have to b* made > tWNTtNVKD ON PA<l» FIVRt

LENTEN MEDITATION Rtv U 4. Martin tKlghth ft fnttad Brothron Churrhl ‘‘Take Heed That No Man Deceive You” i Take hood. many dorolmra ar* aatorod Into th* world was tha warn Ina whlrh J-*«ts n» III* dlaciploa To ba doralmd about th* way of otarnal III* In a moat fatal thins Many are In tha world who would tab* th* Chrtirt from oar Christ lan it y Tb*y dany th* Virgin Hit th. tha A ton lag blood, and tha n*ad of th* Naw Birth. flodly Morrow Rapanlahr* and Iba Mplrit of (*hrlat In our lima Th*y would laba away tha Joy paar* and hop* whlrh only Jaaua ran bring Tbar» in a tray that aaamath right onto a man. but tha and I tharaof era tha way* of daalh If oars' raligton allows tin. > hatrod. mallm atrtfo and han a form of Oodllnaoa but datilaa tha powrr to otorvoffia tha world. II doaa not bar a tha Christ of Cal , vary In It Taha head. If any man ham not tha Bpftlt rtf Christ hr la nrn» of His and baraby wo Snow that It* abtdath In ua by lba Hpirit I which Ho has gtron vs.

Alabama Negro Freed Os Charge Fort Wayne. Ind.. March 9—(VP) Ordangie Owen*. 25. a negro from Opp. OU., waa free today to return 'tome after being acquitted of a .'barge of voluntary manslaughter. Owen* had been indie'ed for the slaying of Charles Flowers. 3*. Detroit. another Negro, who waa hiU<d durlag aa altercation tn a traa--lent home here In December. By.'X* F. Novitsky, attorney for the poor, moved tor a dlrcn ted verdict of not guilty on tbe ground* th*’ the state'* own witnesarsi had prav•d Owen* acted la aelf-defene* Judge Harry H. Hilgmann sustained his motion SUNDAY SCHOOL MEETS LISTED Series Os Township Conventions Start April 16 At Monroe Date* of the township Bunday School spring convenikma were Hated today, foliowing a meeting of the Adame connty council ot Chrialian education The dates follow April Isl. Monroe; April 23. Washington. April 30. Jrtf-rron I May 7. Blue Creek; May 7. Vnion Root May 14. Hartford. May 14. ;St Marya. May tl. Wabaah and May 21. Preble-Kirkland Mia* France* Hurkhalt-r aecrelary of tb* ronwtll. baa been laI structed to notify all towuahlp or ganitaticm* of (he respective convention* Complete plan* for each at tbe meetln** will be announced later, along with th- meet mg altea. Gary TBvern Owner* Denounce Closing Law Gary. Ind. March • - tyffi - Kight Stale exrlae police were in Lak* county today to block a throateaed "rum rebellion" by tavern owner* against ih* n*w midnight rtoenng law. Tavern opsiatora held that much p-ofitabl* buelnea* will be driven away under the new law. which advance* th* time from 1 a. m to midnight

PEACETRODPS USE FORCE TO END CIVIL WAR Open I* Ia n e Attack Against “Peace With Honor** Rebellion Madrid. March »—<U.R>—Th* radio nation undvr th* control of th* republican d*f*n*e council mad* an announcement at 6:50 p. tn. claiming that the “communut movement hae been cruehed in all province*.'* Madrid. Mar. ». (UM- Airplane* 'and Infantry of the defenae council opened an attack In force today on communiat troopa who had rebelled agalnat a "peace with honor" pro-tram Intended to bring the civil war to an end. Airplane* bombed commimlat troop concentration* in the *uburb* and Infantry ehmk troop, attacked laolated groupa holding out In the city proper. It wa* Indicated that the revolting troop* had defied order* of their leader* to eurrender and that no alternative had been left to the defenae council but to attack. IhM-kMure that flghthig had restarted waa made In an official not* broadcast to the public at li:3o a. m.: "Having exhausted all mean* ot perauaalon. the defenae council ba* been obliged In the last few ' hour* tn use force. It has organlied all arms of the aervice and la now putting these Into play, using aviation against rebel groupa and , Infantry to restore order In the city. The council trusts that those cltiaena of Madrid who have al--1 ways given proof of their heroism 1 will not let themselves be Imprea*1 ed by tbe rebellion. “Let the people be assured that ‘ calm will be restored within a few ' hour*.** , Gen Joae Miaja and bis asso- - date* on tbe defense council had - believed yewterday that they had » crushed tbe revolt. They had sent t an ultimatum to tbe leader* de- • mantling surrender. A* tor the . main body of the < troop* In the suburb*, th* defenae conn- . ell had said that Its own m*n would not tire on the communist* unleaa they were attacked. It wa* Indicated that aome If not all of the communist leader*, and many of tbe men, had surrendered. I Anarchlat shock troop* brought from the Guadalajara front faced tb* main communiat conltngenta. Throughout yesterday afternoon t and laat night a true* waa obaerved by mutual consent. The communist* remained paaalve. sitting t beside their rifle*, smoking and I talking The defenae council men mainutned a close watch on them. The city generally wa* gwlet. •nd no shooting could be heard ' during the evening Clvtllana ' went about such business aa they had to conduct, but moat people preferred to remain Indoor* and . the etreM* were empty. Defense council troop* picketed i.n aectlona. Many of them. It wa* I tCONTUfCRD ON PAOM FIVBI Rev. Charlet Prugh Suffering From Flu Rev. Chari** M Prugh. pastor 1 of the Jtoni Reformed church, la confined to hia home, suffering ' from influrtiM Rereral meeting* which th* pastor was to have attended will be postponed on account of hi* lllneaa. t • 111 ■ * * RHODES STORE OPEN SATURDAY New Super Market To Hold Formal Opening , . Here Saturday Th- opening of th* Rbo-taa Au perI Market in tk* Yager building 8 »uih Hecond street has been eel for Baturday. March 11. Orvill* Rhod*a. co-owner of th* new establishment will manage th* u«w store and Its buainwss will t>* under hl* supervision The building has twn cot pl*t *1 y remodeled A modernistic, new front ha* been inauUM. new counter*. case* and shelving bava been •et In. A meat market, featuring a walkla cooler and rofrigvrat*d vogwtabl* rack will alao ba located In tb* store Th* m*«i department will be tn nhargw of Dtck Ireland, of thia city. Fancy and standard linen of caan*4 good* will b* added to th* grocery items Rhode* alao operate store* at “Bluffton end I’orttaud.

Doubt Authority Os Stephenson Hearing Indlitnapoll*. Mar. 9. — ((J.R) -J. T. Arbuckle, chairman of lh« aUttu clemency commlsalon. today qu**tloned th* authority of the slut* legislature to direct u hearing fur D. C. Slephenaon, former Ku Klu* Klan lender now nerving a life term In ludlana state prlaon. He announced he waa preparing to ank Omer 8. Jacknon. atat* attorney general for an opinion on th* reaolutlon pa*a*d by the hou»* two week* ago directing th* commlaalo nto hear Rtcphenaon'* plea for parole. No action on th* reaolutlon waa taken at a meeting of the commlaalou yesterday. THREE ARRESTS ARE REPORTED State Policeman Prior Makes Three Arrextx In This County Three arrests by State Policeman Ruaaell Prior weer reported today. James McCollum, of Geneva, wan arrested Wednesday <>n a charge of operating a trailer with old license plates. McCollum waa to appear before Jttstlc* John T. Kelly this afternoon to answer to th* charge. Frederick Inelcheti, alao of Geneva. waa arrested by Officer Prior on a similar charge. Ito alao a I legtuly operated a trailer with old pintea. Jo* Kltaon. of thl* city, who waa arreated about 12:30 o'clock thia morning on North Third street bv Officer Prior on a charge ot public Intoxication appeared before Mayor Forreat Kltey late thia afternoon. He was given a fine of 11 and costs amounting to 111 when he plead guilty to the charg-. i o — —— Auto Thief Dies Os Accident Injuries Indianapolis. Mar. 9. - (UP) — Harry Link. 21. of Indiana polls, was dead today from Injuries Buffered in the collision of a stolen car with a tree, and a police guard . continued to watch the hospital . room of his companion. Robert i Petro. 24. In serious condition Th* pair waa injured Tuesday when a stolen car which they were driving collided with a tree here aa they attempted to evade police pursuit. DEATH CLAIMS JAMES NELSON Adams County Man Dies Wednesday At Richmond Hospital James Nelson. 41. former Geneva resident, died laat night at ? •'« clock at the Kasthaveu hospital in Richmond. He had been tn th* Institution for about one year. The deceased waa born tn Wahash township March 2». 1*97. th* ' son of Chari** and Mary Nelson. He waa marrte dto Laura Linn, wbo survive*. Surviving alao are the fullowing t-rotbera and alatera; J*aae. Cloyd. Paul, all of Geneva; Nathan C. Neb con. ot Decatur. Forrewt of Nebraska; Jacob, ot Mt. Pleasant. Missouri Otla, at Keattto and Cheater ot Portland Funeral aervice* will be held Haturday afternoon at I o'etorit (CRTI at «l» Wliken* street. Celina. Ohio. Burial will be ia that city. — — Say* Two Producer* Fixing Milk Price* Washington. March • — <U» —( Dr Frederic C*. Howe, former con i jt'giMnwr MMMi a< th* agricultural adjuMMMtt administration today •aid that two large producer* had fiaed retail milk price* for th* two billion dollar milk industry , He did not name th* dlatribu t tors who "Died the price* to the t consumer* at on* end of th* I In* aa they fi**d th* price to th* ( farmer at the other end “ He said they operated out of New York Oty - Dentists Attend District Meeting i Decatur d*atl»ts re'urw«4 today from Fort Wayne, where they at- ■ tended the annual laaac Knapp die- » Mot dental aotiety convention Ail 1 dentist* in th* county ar* member* i of th* aanclatloß and a majority w*r* present Dr R P Ftold*. Decatur dMttat. - waa In charge of a chair eliato nn "Gaa Anesthesia and Kxrxtontla ' l tifTlrea nt the local deullata Were t rempetwd today.

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F.D.R. BILL ON ORGANIZATION PASSES HOUSE Measure Empower President To Reorganize Ananciea Waahlnton. M*. 9. — (UP) — Renat* Republicans and economy minded Democrat* prepared today tor an anaault on the house-ap-proved reorganluatlon bill which would give the President limited authority to re-«huffto permanent and emergency federal agencies. After •titling a revolt that threatened to curtail materially th* chief executive** power*, th* bouse passed th* controveralal measure laat night by a vot* of 24* to 153. Th* vote wa* almoet atrldly along party line*. 234 Democrats, eight Republican*, on* American laborlte. one Farmer 1-aborlte and two ProgTOMlves voting for IL Against It were 14* Republicans and live Democrat* Administration leader* predicted that a similar bill would be approved by tbe senate, and that there would be no repetition of laat year's battle when 29 days were consumed In debate on a* measure which Republican* and some Democrat* < harged would have given the President dictatorial powers In the reorganisation of the executive department. Chairman Jain** F. Byrnes, D., 8. C. of the senate reorganisation committee aald laat night that the issue had been "thoroughly covered." and that there waa "no disposition" on bi* part to bold hearing* on tbe bouae bill. Byrne*, who taa* introduced a companion bill In the senate, planned to aponwer the house proof Hal, which permit* the preaident'* reorganisation suggestion* to become effective automatically within *o ’ days after their submission to congrea« unless both senate and house reject them. Practically th*’entire Republican u-mberahlp and a substantial bloc of anti-new deal Democrat*, however, began cuuferetue* on strategy to win approval of a bin proposed by Ben. Harry F. Byrd. D, Va» which would nullify reorganisation propoaals unless the two congreaaioual branches approved them within 2o day*. House Republic ana offered feature* ot the Byrd plan during ctrnalderalion of tbe bill yesterday, but were beaten down by tbe topheavy Democratic majority. House Democrat* narrowly averted an embarrassing defeat on an amendment offered by Rep. Hatton W. ttumuera D, Tex. that would have given either the house or aerate power to block aay pro posed reonranitatioa plan by passing a reaolutlon of disapproval. On a •landing vote, the house approved the Bumn*r* resolution. 174 to IM. while meeting a* a committee of tbe whole. But Democratic leader* quickly reached tbe corridor* and ’ one* office building tor abaeniees. rushing them to the chamber and won a reversal after reaolving the house into a legislative aeualon The final vote on ttumner*' amendment waa 209 to 193. many members reversing their earlier pus it lona When called upon to plaro ! hem aejveu on record. Administration leaders hailed boua* paaaaa* of the bill aa a mayor victory. Chief factor In beating down tbo oppoaitton waa elimination from the present hill of the proposed aboliuou of the general accounting office, fundamental changes in the government a accounting practice*, i real ton of a new department ot welfare and a on* man elvll *>»riCOXTIXCMIr ON FAGW FIVRI K. P. MEETING HERE TONIGHT Initiator}’ Work. Luncheon Scheduled For Icodite Meeting A special m**Hng of KekMag* lodge No, «. Knights ot I’ythia*. will b* held tonight in tb* lodge home oh Third street. The buainmm *«*»ion wli. open th* activiite* at C:3e o'clock. Following thia aeaaloa. initiatory rank work will be conferred upon a claaa ot can ate*. Ftold Cook .104 James Rorler* will be amour tboa* to receive the third rank imitation. Follow mg the roromonlea a luncheon will be oerved to tb- member* tn th* lodge dining room, with th* ■mtetrainmem committee In charge. Offlcera of th* l-rdg* wilt b* tn chargo of th* meeting. AU monk .b«r* are urged to attend.