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‘MAKE DOLLAR WORK,’ 1$ PLEA OF PRESIDENT War Declared on Slacker Funds; Raps Hoarding in Depression. INVESTMENT IS URGED Hidden, Idle Wealth Ties Up Credit, Bar to Jobs, Asserts Hoover. * BY RAYMOND CLAPPER United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.—War has been declared on the “slacker dollar.” President Hoover has called upon American citizens as a patriotic duty to bring $1,300,000,000 out of hoarding and put it to work in a “war against depression.” Treasury and federal reserve officials asserted prosperty will return if the nation answers the Hoover plea. He urged all hoarders to put their dollars to work—either “by conservative investment or by deposits in sound institutions.” These dollars are hidden under (mattresses, in stockings, cookie jars ''and safe deposit boxes. They are earning no interest for their owners. They are tying up billions of dollars in credit. They are keeping men out of work. They have caused hundreds of otherwise sound banks to fail because of runs by frightened hoarders. Asks Unity, Courage President Hoover now summons American citizens to muster wartime unity and courage, and enlist in a natioir-wide war to put these “slacker dollars” to wofk. This appeal was made in a White House statement Wednesday night. Mr. Hoover also called on leaders of business, agriculture, labor, churches, schools, service clubs, patriotic societies and trade associations to meet with him Saturday to set up a national organization to lead the campaign. There was a ring in President Hoover’s appeal like that with which, as food adnjipfctrator, he stirred the country to save food to win the war. Appeals to Patriotism He appealed both to patriotism and to self-interest. It is the average citizen’s chance, in the President’s judgment, to do his share in supplementing the gigantic efforts of the $2,000,000,000 reconstruction finance corporation to stir the business blood of the nation again. “Every one hoarding currency injures not only his own prospects and those of his family, but is acting contrary to the common good,” Mr. Hoover said. “It is to his own interest that he should return it to circulation, as well as a patriotic service to the country as a whole.” The reconstruction finance corporation directors indorsed this appeal. Their First Statement The statement, the first issued by the directors of the corporation, said: "Every patriotic citizens should enlist in this effort, dedicated as it is to the public good and his coun* try’s cause. The Reconstruction Finance Corporation, in co-opera-tion, is organizing to carry out the important mission assigned to it by congress.” President Hoover in his statement said the Reconstruction Finance Corporation already has shown results in dissipating fear and restoration of public confidence, as indicated by a check on the increased hoarding. After describing how the sl,300.000,000 hoarded money diminished credit facilities by “many billions" because every hoarded dollar destroys five to ten dollars in credit. How this cripples revival or expansion of agriculture, industry and employment, Mr. Hoover said. “Every dollar returned from hoarding to circulation means putting men to work. It means help to agriculture, and to business. Therefore, I urge all those persons to put their dollars to work—either by conservative investment, or by deposit in sound institutions, in order that it may thus return into the channels of economic life.” SPARES GEMS FOR SIOO Chicago Bandit’s SSOO Demand Is Argued Down by Women Victims. By United Press CHICAGO. Feb. 4.—Two sisters bargained with a bandit and when they were through talking he took SIOO cash instead of $5,000 worth of jewels. The bandit entered the gold coast apartment of Mrs. Mildred E. Olson who was entertaining her sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Lebhart. Milwaukee. He demanded their jewels. The women begged that the gems be spared. “Give me SSOO and I won’t touch the jewelry," he said. The women argued him down to SIOO. cashed a check and sent him on his way.

Outlandish By United Press POET JERVIS. N. Y.. Feb. 4.—Wiliam O’Hearn, who totes his .45 on his hip back home in Albuquerque, N. M.. didn’t dream the practice was against the law in the effete east. A judge fined him $lO. “I never heard of such an outlandish law!" he stormed.

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Who’s This Mr. Mills? Comeback

BY RAY TUCKER Times Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.—To the broad shoulders of Ogden Livingstone Mills, undersecretary of the treasury for the last year, today were shifted the burdens carried since 1921 by Andrew W. Mellon. Loyal to Mellon, to whom he refers affectionately as “the old man,” i Mills actually has been handling j Uncle Sam’s finances during the I critical period brought on by the j stock market crash and mount-

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ure now before congress. Six years ago Mills’ career seemed to have been ended before it had begun. He just had been crushed by A1 Smith In the 1926 gubernatorial battle, to the extent of a 250,000 majority. But on the sidewalk outside his ritzy town house in the upper sixties, Representative Ruth Pratt, an old family friend, said that night: “Don't worry. Our boy Ogden will rise to the top again.” Mills then was in the house, whither he had progressed after a few terms in the New York state senate. Despite admitted ability on all matters dealing with finances, he suffered'from certain handicaps which held him back. He was too intolerant, too impatient, too “snobbish,” as the cloakroom gossips put it. Many a time he sank back into his seat, although well fortified for a speech, because he could not swap verbal punches. As undersecretary, however, he has mellowed and has been quite successful in his encounters with press and politicians. He has grown, broadened, because more philosophic. tt tt tt MILLS was born at the social resort of Newport at the height of the social season. Rich ancestors showered upon him all the gifts which the good fairies gave to the little girl in the story books. He matriculated at Harvard university and law school, and was poised for a dignified success at the bar. But he “ran out,” to the dismay of his relatives. So Mills, as he phrases it, “decided to pull his oar in the shell.” He entered politics, by a lowly, back door. Asa district worker and ward heeler, he rang door bells, interviewed mothers and merchants and sped errands for hard-boiled bosses on New York’s upper east side. He proved worthy of promotion, and was sent to Albany as a state senator in 1914. Following distinguished service with the A. E. F., he was elected to congress from the silk stocking district which fringes the eastern side of Central park. Ever since, he has worked hard %t his profession of politics and government. Coolidge made him undersecretary in 1927, shortly after his defeat by Smith. Despite his loyalty to “the Old Man,” he is believed to have entertained an ambition to become actual secretary', if only to prove to scornful relatives he wasn't so foolish many years ago. His long-time ambition, however, is to represent New York in the United States senate. * tt u FOR all his sticking to his last, Mills enjoys life. He owns a fine stable of horses, and in summertime he gathers a group to accpmpany him on Mediterranean trips aboard his luxurious yacht. Except for golf, he has few hobbies. He reads a good deal, keeping up with each new financial book or magazine article of worth. His favorite study hour is at night, lying in bed under a specially arranged reading lamp. He keeps physically fit by daily gymnastic and calisthenic exercises at his home that are directed by an ex-pugilist. “He’s a good guy,” concedes “Happy Jack” Garner. And one of his great assets will be his friendship with the humble, homespun Democratic Speaker of the house. LINDBERGH IS 30~f0DAY Anniversary Is “Just Another Day” to Eagle, Devoted to Business. By UmV tit Press NEW YORK, Feb. 4.—Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh was 30 years old today, but it was just another day to the famous flier, who personally celebrates no anniversaries, even his own. He planned no festivities, for the day jgas just Feb. 4 to him.

MELLON NAMED AMBASSADOR TO LONDON COURT Treasury Secretary Accepts Appointment to Post of St. James; Ogden Mills to Be Cabinet Successor. FINANCIER PLEASED WITH PROSPECT Living Abroad Will Be to His Liking, He Believes; Will Remain in Washington for a.Month. By United Press WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.—Ogden L. Mills, undersecretary of the treasury, a wealthy member of one of America’s leading families, will be promoted to the treasury cabinet post when Andrew W. Mellon becomes ambassador to Great Britain. Announcement to that effect was made informally at the V hite House today. At the same time Mellon confirmed the previous announcement that he would accept the London ambassadorship.

ing deficits. Besides his experience and qualifications, he is a political power in New York state and close to the great financial leaders of the nation. It was Mills who conducted all the details of the German moratorium, for Mellon was in Europe when that idea was conceived. 11 was Mills who leaped up to defend the President’s position at the famous White House conference o n Oct. 6, just as he has shielded and spoken for his soft - mannered superior at congressional hearings and rough - andtumble press conferences. It was Mills who has handled refinancing necessitated by the deficit, and framed the tax increase meas-

BLIZZARD WHIPS CHICAGO REGION Winter’s Worst Storm Hits North Central States. A blizzard unparalleled this winter lashed the upper central states today, piling up a six-inch blanket of heavy snow and crippling transportation. Three deaths in Chicago were attributed to the storm and two street car motormen, blinded by the windwhipped curtain of flakes, sent their cars into collision in the near west side, injuring a score, three seriously enough to be taken to hospitals. From five to seven inches of snow lay over northern Illinois and Indiana and southern Michigan. The f|H began last midnight in Chicago and continued until 10 a. m. Mounting drifts slowed transportation, caused numerous minor accidents and brought an unexpected boon to hundreds of unemployed who found jobs clearing the carlines. Suffering of the destitute was intensified. Delivery of food by relief workers to impoverished and hungry families was delayed. Dormitories and relief shelters were crowded. After a minor drop in temperature since Wednesday, weather bureau forecasters said the mercury probably will slide to 15 or 20 tonight. The mercury had slipped to 28 at noon. Accompanied by rain and some snow, the temperature drop is scheduled to continue through Friday. At municipal airport today warnings were issued to planes because freeezing rain and light sleet were falling. Friday will be fair, the bureau predicted. TOW-IN CASE DROPPED Deputy Prosecutor Brennan Freed; Witness ‘Fails to Show.’ £>eputy Prosecutor Edward Brennan today won his battle against impounding of his car Sunday, without a shot being fired. Appearing in court after he had balked at payment of the $3 assessment, Brennan discovered there was no prosecuting witness to testify against him. That witness was patrolman Roy Losh, commander of the tow-in truck. Attaches could find Lash nowhere in the building. Municipal Judge William H. Sheaffer dismissed the charge for lack of evidence. NICE. TOLERANT HUEY! “Hoover as Good as Any of Miserable Party,” He Admits. By United Press WASHINGTON. Feb. 1 4.—Huey P. Long, the new Democratic senator from Louisiana, met President Hoover today for the first time. Upon leaving the White House, Long said: “For the miserable party he represents, I guess he is about as good as any of them.”

FOOD, MEDICAL SUPPLIES RUSHED TO QUAKE AREA

BY CARLOS PERERA United Pres* Staff Correspondent SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Feb. 4. Trembling, fear-gripped residents of this quake-shaken city came back from their shelters in the open spaces today after a sleepless night while martial law ruled the district and relief was organized for hundreds injured and tfie thousands left homeless by Wednesday’s earth shocks. The official death roll remained at twelve and was not expected to exceed twenty. Injured were estimated at about 500. The low number of casualties was remarkable in view of the destrudtive nature of the quake, which destroyed many buildings and damaged almost every structure in

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Treasury officials said that Arthur A. Ballantine, now assistant secretary of the treasury, would be recommended to replace Mills as undersecretary. The White House made known Mills’ selection while he was in conference with President Hoover. Upon leaving later, Mills said he was not advised as to when the change would take place. He indicated Mellons resignation has not been submitted officially. Mellon Reminisces “I assume he will wait until he is confirmed as ambassador by the senate,” Mills said jokingly. “That is what I would do.” Mellon discussed his new post at his morning conference with newspaper men, along with reminiscences of the eleven years he has served as secretary of the treasury. He said that he expected to remain in Washington about a month. “One has to change about in this life,” the secretary said of the ambassadorial appointment. “I feel the change in the treasury should be made at once.” He said he did not expect the new position to be particularly difficult and that he found living abroad congenial. Asked whether he would wear knee breeches when attending court, Mellon replied that he had not given the matter .any consideration, and that such a choice rested with the individual himself. Dawes’ Action Recalled It was recalled that his predecessor, Charles Gates Dawes, refused to wear the breeches when attending the court of St. James. Dawes, in explaining his action, said: “I wear ordinary business clothes when I call on the President of the United States and I recognize no higher official.” In looking back over his work as secretary of the treasury, Mellon disclosed his philosophy of life when he said: “The purpose of life is to be occupied and serve in the most useful capacity, provided it is honest endeavor. The question is to find where one can give the most service. My main pleasure in work is being able to accomplish results.” Answering questions concerning his appointment to secretary of treasury, he said that “when I talked with President-Elect Harding at Marion, I told him that for his administration’s sake I thought he could do better than to name me.”

Grasped His Chance “I asked him just one favor,” Mellon continued. “That was that he should find someone else to take the post. At that time I really did not want to become secretary of treasury. “I felt that I was so involved ■with corporations and business that I could not free myself from them. “Then I realized the connection would have to end at some time, so I decided that the post of secretary of treasury offered an ideal chance.” At the conclusion of the conference he said that one of his greatest desires was to make Washington the most beautiful capital in the world. “I have been very happy In my work as secretary of the treasury,” he said.

Santiago. Property damage was estimated in millions. American Ambassador Harry F. Guggenheim arrived here by airplane from Havana and collaborated with Governor Jose Barcelo and Mayor Arnaz in directing relief. The Cuban house of representatives and senate at Havana met in special session to pass a bill giving Santiago credit qf $1,000,000 for. relief. The governor was instructed to establish field kitchens to feed refugees at government expense. United States warships and naval #irplanes from the Guantanamo Dase brought food supplies, doctors and medicines. Hospitals were full, but there appeared to be no serious shortage of medical supplies. Authorities had the situation well in hgpd.

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DOZEN DIE IN SHIP BLAST; TEN MISSING

Scenes of Horror Follow Explosion and Fire on Tanker. By United Press MARCUS HOOK, Pa., Feb. 4. The Sun oil tanker Bidwell was shattered by a series of terrific explosions early today and many of the sixty-one persons aboard were killed. Five members of the crew died in hospitals and rescuers at mid-day removed bodies of seven unidentified persons from the charred remains of the craft. The company today listed ten as missing. Three men and the wife of Captain Rivers are in a hospital here. The tanker was tied up at the dock at Trainer, after unloading her cargo of crude oil, brought from Mexico. A few members of the crew and stevedores were cleaning out the tanks. Some members of the crew were asleep. Panic After Blast Suddenly there came the first blast. Confusion followed. Three more blasts came quickly. Members of the crew and stevedores screamed and fought for safety. Several leaped into the water, one swimming a quarter of a mile in water so cold he almost was paralyzed. Many were injured, their bodies seared by the flames. These were taken to hospitals, where four died today. Others were in such serious condition their lives were despaired of. Not until mid-morning were rescue crews able to go onto the craft. Then they discovered first the body of Captain Joseph Rivers, Jamaica, N. Y., in his cabin. Subsequently they came upon the badly burned bodies of seven thus far unidentified. The four other victims were: Stephen Marx, Philadelphia, a Negro stevedore. Roy Hamilton, Marietta, Ga. Edwin Russell, Marcus Hook. * Edward Gielow, Michigan City, Ind. Cook Tells of Horror Ivor Kimander, cook aboard the Bidwell, told a graphic story. “I was asleep in my bunk,” said Kimander, “when the first explosion threw me out. I jumped up and ran for the companionway. “Others already were there, fighting to get on the deck. The passageway was jammed with cursing men, trampling over one another. “Finally, I got on deck. The whole fore of the ship was in flames. I could hear terrible screams from men caught below in the first tank. I ran toward the stern. There the lifeboat was all jammed up. “Just then I saw a launch pull alongside. I threw a rope over the side and slid down it on to the launch. Others followed. We picked up some more from the water until there were about twenty aboard. The launch was loaded to capacity, so we made for shore. Another explosion went off just then. “I could hear frantic screams from aboard the Bidwell. Those caught in the tank were done for.” Mrs. Rivers, wife of the captain, was rescued by firemen, who found her in a room of flaming oil. BANDIT GETS 10 YEARS . Confession Brings Long Term at : State Reformatory. Criminal Judge Frank P. Baker! today sentenced Roy E. Skaggs, 20, i to ten years in the Indiana reformatory for robbing a filling station attendant. Skaggs pleaded guilty to robbery and auto banditry. He was charged with holding up Thaddeus Shaw, 7060 West Washington street. The court did not sentence Herbert E. Johnson. 18. of 938 Fletcher avenue, who confessed twenty-five j robberies to police. The judge sent I him to the Michigan City prison hospital for mental treatment. j

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Snow-Bawl Like the state banking department, the state highway department also has what might be termed “frozen assets.” In Lhe highway department, these take the form of snow plows. Last fall $34,977.75 w’as invested m eighty-one snow plows and they w r ere stationed at strategic points throughout the state. Thus far, there has been no use for them.

DAVIS JOINS WETS Pennsylvania Senator Now Favors Dry Law Repeal. By United Press WASHINGTON, Feb. 4. —Senator James J. Davis (Rep., Pa.) today declared himself in favor of repeal of the eighteenth amendment and restoration to the states of liquor control.' Davis that he originally was in favor of prohibition, but that two years ago he announced he would await the Wickersham report before expressing himself on the subject. Pending repeal of the prohibition amendment, Davis said he favored modification of the Volstead act to permit beer and light wines. PAUL DUNN HEARING SET State Seeks Retrial of Former County Councilman. Oral arguments in the case of Paul S. Dunn, former county councilman, charged with perjury in connection with an affidavit of property ownership at the time of his election nearly five years ago, were set for Feb. 17 today by the state supreme court. The case was appealed by prosecutors after a Marion county superior court judge absolved Dunn, whose term ended in 1930, of guilt of the alleged act. Retrial of Dunn is sought by the state. JOB OUTLOOK IS BLEAK Head of Hoover Relief Group Sees No Improvement Before Spring. By United Press WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.—Walter S. Gifford, director of President Hoover’s unemployment relief organization, said upon leaving the White House today that he expected no change in existing unemployment conditions before spring.

TWO CONGRESSMEN DIE SUDDENLY IN CAPITAL

By United Press WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.—Two Democratic members of the house of representatives, Percy E. Quin of Mississippi and Samuel Rutherford of Georgia, died today. Both suffered sudden heart attacks, Rutherford at his hotel and Quin at the naval hospital, where he had been undergoing treatment for some time for an acute illness. Rutherford died at 7:15 a. m. and Quin at 8:20 a. m. Quin was chairman of the house military affairs committee. Rutherford was chairman of the committee on election of the President, Vice-President and representatives in congress. The deaths reduced to five the Democratic majority in the house. The standing now becomes: Democrats, 218; Republicans, 213; Far-mer-Labor, 1; vacancies, 3. Quin was 62 years old. McComb, Miss., was his home. He had represented the Seventh Mississippi district continuously since 1912. Rutherford and first was

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SAVAGE CHINESE ATTACK BREAKS JAPANESE LINES Reinforcements Rushed to Aid Invading Marines, Hurled From Positions by Furious Onslaught. FOREIGN SETTLEMENT IN DANGER Flames Again Rage Across Ruins of Chapei; Planes Race Over Conflict Area, Dropping Bombs. By United Press SHANGHAI, Friday, Feb. s.—Terrific fighting was resumed on the North station battlefront at la. m. today, after a lull of six hours, during which the blazing ruins of Chapei were the only signs of warfare. Defenders of the foreign settlement held their positions alertly, fearing that the Chinese, if routed, would attempt to rush the settlement gates. BY H. R. EKINS United Press Staff Correspondent (Copyright. 1932, bv United Press! SHANGHAI, Feb. 4.—Japanese marines rushed strong reinforcements into the front lines today, in a desperate effort to block a furious Chinese offiensive, which threatened to overwhelm them. The Japanese prepared for a counter-offensive to throw back troops, who had claimed victories over a wide front. The Chinese reported they had trapped two battalions of Japanese marines.

It was the first major attack by the Chinese in a. week’s bitter battling for control of Shanghai. The drive spread between Shanghai and the Woosung forts at the mouth of the Yangtze river. The Japanese marines were surrounded on one sector along the northern boundary of the international settlement. Their position was precarious. The Chinese outnumbered the Japanese marines. Picked Cantonese forces, the Chinese shock troops, attacked fiercely, encouraged by recent successes and the fact they had held out against the Japanese invading troops for a week. The marines trapped were the Second and Fifth battalions near Rokusan Gardens, in Hongkew, along the Shanghai-Woosung railroad. The sector was not far from the Japanese marine headquarters in the international settlement, which was under fire. Captain Baron Samejima, commanding the marines, directed the operations in a desperate effort to beat off the attack and effect the rescue of the endangered detachments. Japanese airplanes resumed the air attack over Chapei at 1:25 a. m central time. They used larger bombs than in earlier bombardments. Fires increased and spread rapidly.

Blow Is Dealt at Peace Effort

BY JOSEPH H. BAIRD United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.—Japan’s refusal to cease preparations for hostilities at Shanghai, pending adjustment of her differences with China, came today as an unexpected blow to the Anglo-American peace overtures for war-torn Shanghai. The official Japanese reply to the five-point peace program flatly refused to accept two of the points. Rejection of the fifth point—settlement of all disputes “in the spirit of the Kellogg pact”—was expected.

Rejections Published in Tokio

BY MILES W. VAUGHN United Press Staff Correspondent TOKIO, Feb. 4.—The government today published its identic replies rejecting two points in the proposals of world powers for peace in China, the second and fifth points. The replies were handed to the United States ambassador, W. Cameron Forbes, and the British

■ elected from the Sixth Georgia district in 1924. He had served three consecutive terms as mayor of his home town, Forsyth, Ga. Quin was one of the picturesque figures of the house. His broad brawl and Mississippi idioms entranced those who heard him talk, and his speeches on the floor always were occasions of interest among members and galleryites alike. Quin’s last speech was on President Hoover’s moratorium proposals. He loosened his collar, took a pinch of salt from a tumbler on his desk and stalked to the front of the chamber. As he talked, he was interrupted frequently by applause and laughter. He was one of the few who retained the old-fashioned style of flowery oratory. Quin was taken ill suddenly seval weeks ago at a meeting of his ■ -nmittee on Muscle Shoals legislation. He was chairman of the same committee during the World war, having been one of two who resumed their chairmanships after the long Republican tenure of control.

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The naval action off the Woosung forts ceased and the ruined fortress was bombed. Japanese destroyers raked it with three-inch guns. The Chinese held their lines at North station, center of a renewed Japanese aerial attack in Chapei. Their ammunition supplies seemed near depletion at nightfall. Gunfire slackened after a day of artillery dueling which shook the city. Chapei burst into flames in a dozen new spots. Cable lines were cut during a bombardment of the Woosung forts at the mouth of the Yangtze. The Japanese reinforcements held their lines. The move was taken to Indicate they intended to drive the Chinese back and eliminate the increasing danger to the international settlement. Shells landed in foreign areas all day. The settlement and the French concession were calm. Chinese feared looting. They feared the Chinese armies were near the end of their resistance, but might try to rush the settlement. The roar of field guns just outside the foreign areas was deafening, thunderlike detonations informing the frightened city of the awe-in-spiring battle. Heavy casualties were feared. Shells dropped in the foreign settlement, endangering Americans and others. Warships sftemed to be participating.

but was looked upon as not seriously impeding negotiations at Shanghai. It was considered to apply chiefly to Manchuria. However, no one in Washington anticipated rejection of the second point, which specified that both sides cease mobilization and preparation for hostilities. The finality of this refusal was emphasized by the fact that the Japanese reply was submitted to Emperor Hirohito before delivery to the British and American ambassadors at Tokio.

[ambassador, Sir Francis Lindley, at 3 a. m., central time. The second point in the proposals stipulated there be.no further mobilization or preparation for further hostilities between Japan and China. The fifth called negotiations to settle all outstanding controversies between the two nations in the spirit of the Kellogg pact outlawing war. This might result in loss oi Manchuria to Japan. Introduction to Japan’s reply said that “Japanese forces will cease hostilities if it is assured that Chinese forces immediately completely cease their menacing and disturbing activities.” SEEK FARM BOARD ENC Agricultural Organizations Appea: Before Senate on New Bill. By United Press WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.—Government regulation of commodity prices and abolition of the federal farm board were urged today by representatives of leading farm organizations. They appeared before the senate agriculture committee to seek action on a bill drawn up by the Farmers’ Co-Operative Union and introduced by Senator Thomas (Dem., Okla.). The measure would do away with the farm board and transfer its functions to the secretary of agriculture. who would be empowered to establish a “fair” price for farm products based on production costs. Hourly Temperatures 6a. m 36 10 a. m 33 7 a. m 37 li a. m 31 Ba. m 35 12 (noon).. 28 9a. m... 33 lp. 28

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