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VOLUME 49—NUMBER 113

WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1937

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POLICE ARMED _ BY STEEL C0,

CHIEF ASSERTS

Massillon Officials Warned |

Him to ‘Wake Up,’ NLRB Told.

LEWIS ATTENDS SESSION.

Republic Executive Led ‘Law and Order League,’ Witness Says.

ficials provided Massilon police with arms and munitions,

Labor Committee votes to include

retail store employees in Wage- |

and-Hour Bill. CHICAGO—Coroner's jury Chicago police in South Chicago | “massacre.”

NEW YORK-—General Motors Corp. | in letter

asks union guarantees from Knudsen to Martin.

DANVILLE, Tll.—Judge issues order | forbidding mass picketing South Bend, Ind. plant.

By United Press

* WASHINGTON, July 21.— | W. |

steel strike.

Chief Switter, who was the first witness called as the board opened

Police

its inquiry into charges that Repub- | Act, | said the ammunition and arms of- | fered for police use ware owned by |

lic violated the Wagner Labor

the corporation.

The Police Chief testified that he |

“picked up” the arms and ammunition at the Brookside Country Club “because I was glad to get them free.” He also said: 1. That there were fewer arrests for violations of law and order after the strike was called in Massillon “than during normal times.” 2. That Jay Lester, Republic Steel official, was a leader in the “Law and Order League” which sponsored a back-to-work movement.

Asked to Hire 50 Police

3. That he refused to force admission of food to a struck Republic plant because it was outside the city limits and “that was a county job.” 4. That he declined to “take on a gang of men to break the pickei lines” when the Law and Order League requested him t6 hire 50 additional police.

5. That on June 25, Gordon Hess. |

Republic official, informed him that he had been advised in Canton. O.. that

ber workers was planned. Charges against Republic were filed with the board by the C. I. O.

Mr. Switter, husky and taciturn. | | not. damaged.

testified that on June 9 he visited Carl Meyers, who, he said, was in charge of Republic operations at Massillon. He said he was accompanied by the city solicitor.

‘Put ’Em Where They Belong’

He said Mr. Meyers “wanted to know why the hell we didn't take action such as the Chicago police did and put em where they belong.” He said Mr. Mevers referred to the strikers and described them as “hoodiums.” “He said if we didn't wake up soon

we wouldn't need a chief of police |

and a city solicitor.” “I told situation and there was no comparison. “police were put in the hospital in

that riot and we only had 18 men | I told him it wasn't |

on our force. our business anyway. We weren't a strike-breaking outfit.” Chief Switter testified sponse to a series of questions by | Lawrence Hunt, Labor Board at- | torney, that 8 man had been at- | tacked in Massillon by the C. I. Os,” for attempting to | induce Republic employees to ‘sign | a back-to-work movement.” Mr. Switter said that Mr. Mevers him- ( Tum to Page Three)

CONVICT 18 KILLED

BY CAPTIVE FARMER!

By United Press BOSWELL, Okla., July 21.—Pete Traxler, notorious southwestern outlaw was shot and captured and his Texasdconvict companion was killed today by two farmers whom they had kidnaped in an attempt to elude a posse. J. E. Denton, a farmer living near Asher, Okla, who had been kidnaped by the convicts earlier in the day, seized a gun and shot Traxler through the left shoulder and lung while the convict dozed. Then Fred Trimmer, 39-year-old Caddo, Okla., farmer, seized another weapon and killed Fred Tindol. The outlaws escaped from the Eastham Prison Farm near Huntsviile, Tex., July 8.

PLANE CRASHES, K KILLS 3 COPENHAGEN, Denmark, July 21.—A German military plane crashed in flames today into a group of soldiers and civilians during maneuvers at Stenderup, near the Danish frontier. One Danish man, one woman and one German soldier were killed. Fourteen German soldiers were injured seriously,

Times-Acme Photo.

| Carol Lathrop | By United Press

WASHING TON—Republic Steel of- |

chief | testifies at NLRB hearing.—House |

upholds |

“an mvasion” of Massillon by | between 5000 and 10.000 Akron rub- |

_ Rebuked

PEIPING, July 21.—An officer of the Japanese barracks told the Japanese press today that two American women were manhandled outside the Japanese Embassy because thev tried to peer into the barracks. He said he hoped foreigners would not make the mistake of trying to penetrate military secrets and commended the sentries involved for taking “proper measures.” Miss Carol Lathrop, Washington, and Mrs. Helen R. Jones, Detroit, were walking home past

the Japanese Embassy Monday night. | They reported that as they | passed—apparently too close, and showing too much interest in the | defenses Japanese sentries leaped over a sandbag barricade and Kicked them.

TRAIN HITS GAR, 3 IN FAMILY DIE

crash at Shelbyville Fatal to School Head, Wife and Son.

(Local Traffic Story, Page Three)

¥ Times Special SHELBYVILLE, July 21. — A family of three was wiped out here today when an automobile was struck by a Big Four Railroad freight train and hurled 150 feet down the right-of-way. The victims were: Omer Glen Platt, 42, Connersville, Junior High School principal; Mrs. Jessie Platt, 38, his wife; Glen Eugene Platt, 16. his son. The family was en route to Chicago. Mr. Platt recently had received a scholarship to Chicago University, Driven by Mrs. Platt, the car, witnesses said, ran directly in front of the train. Mrs. Platt apparently was killed instantly and her body thrown from the auto before it was hurled down the track. Her 16-year-old son, believed to have been asleep in the | back seat, also met an instant death. Mr. seat, cident. The wreckage damaged an automatic switching system along the track. The train locomotive was Roy McCannon was the engineer and Frank Teagardin the conductor. Coroner W. R. Tindall began an investigation. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. Mr. Platt served with the Navy during the World War and was a member of the American Legion. He is survived by two brothers, Charles and Walter, of Greensburg. In addition to her psrents, Mr. and Mrs. William Laws of Adams, Mrs. Platt is survived by three

Platt. sitting in the front

him this was a different |

Eighteen of the Chicago |

in re-|

“some of

sisters, Mrs. Grace Sheets, of Nort Vernon; Mrs. Cora Lane, of St. | Paul, and Mrs. Mamie Cole, of Nolton, and two brothers, Edward and Elton Laws, also of Adams. The Platt family spent last night with Mrs. Platt’s parents, leaving there early today.

BOB BURNS Rl |

| venge and retribution sound like pretty bad words, but even they have their good points. Sometimes they will spur a person on to do bigger things just to get back at somebody. I don't suppose my Aunt Netty would have a coat today if it hadn't been for wantin’ to get back at her neighbor, Mrs. J. Wellington Potts.

talkin’ about it in front of Aunt Netty because she knew Aunt Netty didn't have any coat. Mrs. Potts use'ta come over to visit Aunt Netty in the afternoon and along about 4:30 she would zet up and say, “Well, Ill have'ta go home because I didn't bring my coat with me and it might turn off chilly.” Aunt Netty didn't say anything but after a while she started savin’ coupons. Finally, seven years later, she had enough to get a fur coat and she sent away for one. The first day she put it on she met Mrs. Potts on Main Street. Mrs. Potts’ coat had gotten a little bit frayed around the edges in the meantime but when she saw my aunt, she says, “It's a little chilly today, isn't it?” Aunt Netty pulled her coat u around her neck and says, wouldn't know about it—I haven't report.”

died 10 minutes after the ac- |

nine slightly.

the weather

CABINET TOLD T0 STAND BY’

European Situation Tense As Far East Fight Quiets Down.

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‘MADRID WAR RAGES ON

Report Agreement Reached Between Chinese and Tokyo Authorities.

LONDON-AI British Cabinet ministers ordered to remain on call throughout vacation season because of explosive international situation, MADRID-—Battle outside Madrid rages on. Rebels reported strengthening forces. PARIS—Mussolini reported sponsoring plan to send 10 divisions of troops to Spain if Hitler sends five. ROME—Paris report denied emphatically. Mussolini resumes relations with Britain.

TYENTSIN—Fighting south of Peiping almost at end as Chinese troops withdraw. Agreement reported between Japan and China. PEIPING—Japanese officer commends soldiers for manhandling American women who tried to peer into barracks.

By United Press LONDON, July 21. —Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain has asked all Cabinet ministers to remain in Great Britain throughout the vacaLion season because of the danger of the international situation, it was understood today. Because of the request several members have had to cancel plans for their customary vacations on

| the Continent, and Lord Hailsham,

who is Lord Chancellor, a projected trip to South America. Premier Chamberlain, it was understood, wants every Cabinet member to be where he can reach London within a few hours for a possible emergency meeting. The request came as it appeared that the Spanish nonintervention committee work was dangerously near collapse.

Japanese Planes Warn Peiping Officials By United Press TIENTSIN, July 21.—Japanese war planes flew a bare 500 feet above Peiping today in warning that China must accept Japan's demands or face the consequences. A second fleet, scout planes, flew southward along the PeipingHankow Railroad and the highways, to report movements of any Chinese troops that the National Government might send to aid the embattled 29th Army whose clash with Japanese soldiers caused the present grave situation. At Tangku, 25 miles down the river from Tientsin, Japanese soldiers seized nearly the entire Chinese wharf area to accommodate four army transports due today with the first of 35,000 soldiers being sent from the homeland ready for a war. Japanese Army leaders at their headquarters here and at Peiping warned that Chinese Northern authorities must accede at once to all their demands or face a renewal of the “punitive” bombardment to which Wanpinghsien and other areas southwes, of Peiping were subjected yesterday. They said plainly that unless the Chinese authorities altered their attitude they would take further action, and it was intimated that the “further” action would be on a far more serious scale than that of yesterday—a bombardment that, with Chinese return, lasted intermittently for 13 hours. Firing in the a aglition other areas dwindled this Titre this morning to the occasional (Turn to Page Three) SUMMER CLASSES TO END SATURDAY School will be out Saturday—for bout 900 pupils attending Indianapolis elementary and high school summer courses. Classes have been held during the past seven weeks at School 2, and Technical, Manual Training, Short.

ridge and Grispus Attucks schools.

COACH KIZER IMPROVES

By United Press LAFAYETTE, July 21.—Noble Kizer, Purdue University football coach, confined to a hospital here with a nephritic ailment, showed an appreciable gain during the night,

his physicians reported today. They |.

said his improvement was encouraging and he now is able to converse for short periods.

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Candle Burns Girl, Prevents Birthday Party

A Dirthday party planned for Thomas Longley, 3, will not be held tonight because Dora Eileen White, 9, is in St. Vincent's Hospital, with third-degree burns caused by one of the candles which was to have lighted Thomas’ birthday cake,

Dressed in their mother’s clothing, |

Dora Eileen, daughter of Patrolman and Mrs. Patrick White, 323 N. Temple Ave, and Norma Jean Hancock, 8, of 321 N. Temple Ave, were playing “grown-ups.” Thomas walked out to the lawn in front of 319 N. Temple Ave. where the girls were playing, with a fourth candle. Only three were needed for his cake. Norma Jean said she lighted it in back of Dora Eileen and the latter’s make-believe attire was ignited. Mrs. Lester Longley, 66, Thomas’ grandmother heard the child's screams, tore off the girl's flaming dress and summoned police and medical aid. . Little Tommy didn't quite realize what had happened.

JUDGE TO CALL BAKER VENIRE

Special Jury List for Former Welfare Head Will Include 100 Names.

Circuit Judge James A. Emmert, of Shelbyville, notified Marion County Criminal Court attaches that he would arrive in Indianapolis this afternoon and order & special venire drawn for selection of a jury to try Joel A. Baker, deposed Marion County Welfare Director. Baker and his associate, Peter A. Cancilla, have been charged with assault and battery with intent to kill Wayne Coy, former State Welfare Director and, at present, an assistant to High Commissioner Paul V. McNutt in the Philippine Islands. The special venire is to include 100 names. The special jury to be selected from this list is to sit at the Baker trial at which Judge Emmert, is te preside as special trial judge. Trial date for Cancilla has not been set. Selection of the jury from the venire is to begin at 9:30 a. m. Monday. Mr. Cay is expected vo fly here from the Philippine Islands to testify in the case. Baker was ousted from his welfare post and indicted following an alleged attack on Mr. Coy by Cancilla in the State House corridors during the 1937 legislative session,

State Board Approves

Payment for Neal

The State Welfare Board has passed a resolution authorizing the payment, out of State funds, of Marion County Director Thomas Neal's salary from March 12, when he took office, until July 1, it was reported today. This payment is to be made, Stale Department attaches said, unless Deputy County Auditor Fabian Biemer authorizes this salary payment out of county funds. Both the Marion County Welfare Board and the County Commissioners approved Mr, Neal's claim, but Mr, Biemer held it up because he said the former county director, Joel A. Baker, also had filed an overlapping claim for payment during March, Since the State reimburses the county for half of its personnel costs, it was decided, following an Attorney General's ruling, that the State Board could use these reimbursement funds to pay the entire amount of the director's salary claim amounting to approximately $1200.

wna HORNSBY IS OUSTED AS BROWNS’ MANAGER

(Full Details, Page 16)

ST. LOUIS, July 21. —Rogers Hornsby was ousted today as manager of the St. Louis Browns. Donald Barnes, club owner, said the former National League batting champion had been discharged “for the good of the team.” Jim Bottomley, veteran first baseman and

MURDER CASE SUSPECT TREES SUICIDE, CLAIM

Widow in Hospital After Plunge From Prison Cat-Walk, Ray Says.

TELLS OF 2 ATTEMPTS

Mrs. Jones Earlier Sought To Step in Path of Car, Report.

Mrs. Etta Jones, 37-year-old room= ing house operator charged with the baffling Beech Grove murder of 12-year-old Helen Schuler, twice attempted suicide unsuccessfully today, according to Sheriff Ray. While being returned to the County Jail .from the Bertillon Department in Police Headquarters by Miss Ruth Talley, deputy sheriff, Mrs. Jones tried to pull herself and Miss Talley into the path of an oncoming auto, Sheriff Ray said. The car narrowly missed the two women, witnesses reported. Mrs. Jones was takem back to County Jail and a few minutes later leaped wildly from a catwalk in the woman's section, Sheriff Ray said. She fell 10 or 12 feet to the concrete floor.

Resists Hospital Meeting

At City Hospital it was said she received a fractured right wrist and severe head bruises. Sheriff Ray said the attempts constituted “a complete change in Mrs, Jones’ attitude.” Previously, she had remained quiet and aloof from other prisoners, he said. He said Mrs, Jones had shown “great resistance” when he told her he intended to confront her with Mrs. Lottie Schuler, stepmother of the slain Helen. Mrs, Schuler now lies wounded in St. Francis Hospital, and Mrs. Jones is charged with assault and battery with intent to kill her, The Sheriff had announced he would go to Louisville—home of Mrs. Jones before March floods wrecked her home and sent her to Indianapolis to operate a rooming house —and to Tell City, which formerly was the home of Walter Schuler, the slain girl's father and his first wife, Sheriff Ray said he would seek to learn if Mrs. Jones and Mr. Schuler were acquainted long ago. Mrs, Jones and the Schulers have denied acquaintance prior to the murder, Meanwhile, the grand jury continued its probe into the riddle. Sheriff Ray said Mrs. Dora Kendall, Mrs. Jones’ niece who lives next door to the Schuler home, and her T-year-old daughter Hilda, the dead Helen's playmate, would testify before the grand jury today. Hilda told a coroner’s jury yesterday that Mrs. Jones was alone with Helen just before the child was shot to death last Wednesday. The inquest also was to continue today.

MARGE BRULLOW GETS CONTRACT APPROVAL

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, July Discovered by film scouts while working as an Indianapolis store model, pretty Marge Brullow went to work in the movies today under a contract paying her $60 to $700 a week. The girl was cast in W¥niversal Picture’s “One Hundred Men and a Girl.” Because she is 20 and a minor, the contract was brought into Superior C Court for approval.

BOARD MAY NAME SCHOOL HEAD SOON

Alan W. Boyd, School Board president, today said there was a “fair possibility” that a successor to School Superintendent Paul C.| Stetson, who died recently, may be named at the Board's next meeting Tuesday night. City men mentioned as possible successors are DeWitt S. Morgan, Technical High School principal, William A. Hacker, Social Service Department director and assistant superintendent, and Virgil Stinebaugh, assistant superintendent and present acting superintendent.

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Senator Barkley

ONE-MAN CARS TO RACE HERE

Speedway Lifts Rules for Driving Mechanic and Fuel Limit.

Riding mechanics, unsung but colorful figures in the annual 500-mile Speedway auto race here, may have made their final appearance last May 31 on the local track. Col. E. V. Rickenbacker, Speedway president, today announced rules for the 1938 classic and said, “For the first time in years, it will not be necessary to carry riding mechanics.” This does not mean that the armwaving, hand-rubbing second men will be eliminated from all cars this year, according to T. E. (Pop) Myers, Speedway general manager. “Tt is to be optional with the car entrant,” he said, “but I expect that most of the cars in next year’s event will be one-man machines.” In a move to stimulate international competition, Col. Rickenbacker said, all previous restrictions, which foreign drivers have claimed barred them from the race, have been removed. All limits on fuel consumption have been lifted. Superchargers are to be permitted on motors within the limits of the 183 cubic-inch piston displacement, and the maximum limit on all motors will be 274 cubic inches without superchargers.

Foreign Entries Expected

Fuel restrictions first were placed on cars here in 1934, when a 45gallon limit was installed. It was cut to 42% the next year and 37% in 1936. This year, the limit was lifted, but use of stock fuel oniy was permitted. Foreign cars are so constructed that they cannot obtain maximum efficiency with stock gasoline, Col. Rickenbacker said. Two-man cars returned to Indianapolis in 1930 after several races were held with one-man cars. International competition in racing circles has been heightened since 1oreign drivers have captured major honors in the two annual 300mile Vanderbilt Cup races over the treacherous, winding Roosevelt, Raceway in New York. American drivers have challenged the German, Italian, French and English stars to do battle on the saucer-like Indianapolis oval. Speedway officials predict that next year the challenge will be accepted. From 1913 to 1920, foreign cars, many driven by overseas pilots, captured 500-mile honors. Gaston Chevrolet in a Monroe broke the spell in 1921, and Americans and homemade cars since have ruled the bricks here.

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LEHMAN FLAILED

‘Great Disloyalty andl |

Mistake,” Declares Governor Earle.

“Dr. Garner,” an editorial, Page 14, discusses those under-the-skin irritations which led to the open wound of “Court Packing” in the Democratic Party. Read Rep. Sumner’s warning on the perils hidden in the Judiciary Bill, Page Five.

By United Press WASHINGTON, July 21.— Senate Democrats by a onevote margin today chose Alben W, Barkley of Kentucky to be their new Majority Leader, thus placing in his hands the task of attempting solution of President Roosevelt’s Court bill controversy. Effects on the Court fight, of Mr. Barkley’s election over Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi, by a vote of 38 to 37 was not certain.

The course of future action upon the Court Bill and the mass of legislation log-jammed behind the judicial controversy appeared to depénd largely upon conferences hetween Mr. Barkley, his Senate colleagues and probably President Roosevelt. The leadership decision—made at a

{caucus in which the vote of all of

the 75 Senate Democrats was cast came in the face of increased demands for quick adjournment of Congress, rumors of leadership plans to abandon the Supreme Court section of the Judiciary Bill and tentative indications that a motion may be made tomorrow to recommil the Court Bill for redrafting.

Fight May Be Stiffened

Administration spokesmen contended Senator Barkley's election would stiffen the fight for the Court Bill because the Kentuckian had been more vigorous in supporting judicial reorganization than Senator Harrison. Opponents declared, however, that there was no question that they had the votes to send the bill back to committee at any time. They expressed belief that the leadership would either agree to such action or drop the section &ffecting the high tribunal. Administration sources, eager to restore party harmony, were silent on the prospects for the judiciary measure, declining to deny reports it would be dropped or shelved for this session of Congress, at least.

Wagner Revises Reply

Senator Wagner (D. N, Y.) whom Governor Lehman urged to vote against the Court Bill, revised his reply to the Governor. In view of the court developments, it was not beijeved that Mr, Wagner would take the strong stand for the bill that Administration sources previously had expected. The one-vote margin by which Mr. Barkley was selected emphasized the closeness of the division of Senate Democrats. The vote of each (Tarn to Page Three)

coach, was named acting manager.

The Fight for Power in Washington

Roosevelt Is Viewed as the Real Issue

This is the first of six stories by Rodney Dutcher in which the present bewildering parade of economic and events is interpreted in terms of a gigantic fight for power. By RODNEY DUTCHER NEA Service Writer ASHINGTON, July 21.—Momentous shifts of power are going on in the United States today. The crowded events of the economic and political world are reflections of this fight for power. Those who now have less power

L. Lewis and William Green for dominance over a surging labor movment, and of both of them to give organized labor greater power. There is the fight of Chief Justice Hughes and others to keep power intact in the Supreme

Court. There is the fight of the “ecoroyalists” tg. k powers

and influences they have had in the past and which they see slipping away. There is the fight of Congress to ‘keep its powers, and the fight for control of Congress and of the dominant Democratic Party. There is a beginning fight for the place of successor to Roosevelt in 1940. There are the continued battles of radical and conservative agitators for political power,

RMIES of workingmen, taxpayers, consumers, businessmen, investors, rent-payers, farmers, home-owners, and just “average citizens,” all have a stake in this fight, either in a group fighting for power or in a group over which power is to be exercised. Nearly everybody is

in both. On every one of the fronts you

America today is witnessing centering in Washington.

an historic struggle for power,

Rodney Dutcher, Times-NEA Service writer, summarizes the many battles which are being fought, in a series of six articles, of which this is the first. Among other subjects, they will tell how: 1. President Roosevelt, most powerful executive in our history,

seeks more power. 2. President battles Congress, Pemocratic Party.

both sides seeking control of the

3. President battles Justice Hughes over the Supreme Court. 4. Business and financial interests again open fire on the New

Deal.

5. Labor is in a three-cornered battle—A. F. of L.,, C. I. 0. and workmen,

unorganized

6. Labor, politics and the law fight over new conceptions of

legal rights.

This is the biggest “battle royal” of our times and Mr. Dutcher endeavors to make clear the motives and events mark it.

will find the President of the United States. President Roosevelt has bid for power for himself and for the Presidency as has never been done before, The whole conception of the Presidency and its powers,

and their relationship to other powers, political and economic, seems to be at stake. Roosevelt began to accumulate power in 1933, at a time of desperate crisis when some were begging for a dictator. Broad discretionary power for the President or his agents has been a part of most New Deal legislation to date. ® » » HE President still has power to change the dollar's value, to issue $3,000,000,000 in greene backs and operate a $2,000,000,000 stabilization fund. The new Neutrality Act virtually

COURT BILL FOES ‘HAVE US LICKED, SAYS MINTON; BARKLEY NAMED LEADER

Not Enough Votes to Pass, Declaration of Indiana Senator.

PEACE IS S SOUGHT

Compromise 1 Measure Talked by Garner And Wheeler,

Times Special WASHINGTON, July 21.—= Senator Minton said for the first time this afternoon that the Administration does not have enough votes to pass the Court Bill in the Senate.

The junior Senator from Indiana has been one of the leading proe ponents of the President's plan. “There is no use kidding oure selves,” Senator Minton said. “They have us licked unless we can work out a new compromise to which a majority will agree.” Senator Minton went into confer= ence with Senator La Follette (Prog. Wis.), to discuss the possibility of a new draft. But word has gone around that Senator Borah (R., Idaho), has been authorized to say for Justice Sutherland that he (Sutherland) will retire from the bench whenever the “heat” is turned off.

Court Bill ‘Dead,’ Others Declare

(Copyright, 1937, by United Press)

WASHINGTON, July 21.-—Senate support for President Roosevelt's Judiciary Reorganization Bill was crumbling today and some men committed to vote to expand the Supreme Court predicted privately that “the bill is dead.” The judiciary legislation appeared to be on the brink of rejection as congressional leaders began a series of informal conferences looking toward compromise. Mr Roosevelt was said by some informed Senators to be aware that the Senate would not accept the legislation now pend= ing although he was not reconciled to defeat. Vice President Garner intervened actively in an effort to salvage some form of compromise on which the divided Democrats might agree, Confers With Wheeler He conferred at length with Senator Wheeler, Democratic leader of forces opposing Supreme Court enlargement. Immediately thereafter Senator Wheeler announced oppon= ents of the bill were at work on a compromise settlement which would be submitted for possible approval by the Administration. Senator Wheeler was understood to have told Mr, Garner that “we've got the votes to recommit the bill to the Judiciary Committee.” He told the Vice President that the opposition would not stand for any settlement which: In any way adds any new meme bers to the Supreme Court. In any way makes it possible for the Administration to take any future reprisals against opponents of the bill, Which in any way would make it possible for changes to be made in the settlement when it gets to the House or if it goes to conference between the House and Senate. Some Still Stand Pat The more bitter opponents of judiciary reorganization still insiste ed upon a vote to send the bill back to the Senate Judiciary Com« mittee on the unqualified issue of recommitting the bill to permit it to die. Some usually well informed Sen ators said the bill was dead and that President Roosevelt was awaras of that fact although not recone ciled to it. His latest formal word with respect to the Court was that it was Congress’ duty to enact legis lation to realize his objectives with respect to the judiciary, Senator Wheeler said that the position of the opposition group had been given in full to the Adminis tration. “Our group is willing to work out legislation tor reforms in the lower courts,” Senator Wheeler said. “Ths difference between the opposition's position and the position of some of the President's advisers is that we are for reform while they want control of the Court. “We will definitely oppose the provision in the present bill create ing a proctor for the Supreme Court because, while it might result in some good, the possibility of abuses is too great.”

PRESSES HUNT FOR THREE BANK BANDITS

A recheck today | by | First National Bank officials at Centerpoint, 10 miles south of Brazil, revealed that loot obtained by three masked bandits yesterday totaled about $4100, according to Capt. Matt Leach of State Police. The Captain today spurred his hunt for the overall-clad bandits, working on thé theory they were Al Brady and his two henchmen, James Dolhover and Clarence Les Schaffer Jr. Department of Justice agents

made their first open appearance TR WS, UL 20F the. GuAg Jostordal.

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