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Senator George (D. Ga.), one of the Senators assigned by Vice President Garner to help draft broad changes in the Federal relief system, said today that prosperity depends on e ay of “those things that ‘have irritated business and kept it doubt.” enator George, whom the Ad-

stration sought unsuccessfully to defeat in the primaries last year, sald he felt. that business was ready to “take over a great many unemployed, despite the fact that some of the appointments to high office in the past month haven't ined confidence in business nor in people generally.” he’ grayrhaired conservative was the Byrnes Unemploynt and Relief Committee, which hold hearings on a bill to merge into a Public , Works Department the Works Progress Administration,| * Public Wo! Administration, Civil’ ian Conservation Corps, - Ndtional Youth Administration, Bureau of Public Roads, and the Public Buildings branch of the Treasury

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Committee ‘Packed’

With Conservatives

By THOMAS L. STOKES Times Special Writer

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.—Farreaching changes by Congress in the administration of Federal relief are forecast with the broadening, strengthening - and “conservatizing”

- of the Special ‘Committe to In-

vestigate Unemployment and Relief,

headed by Senator Byrnes (D. S.|1

CJ). At Senator Byrnes’ request, this committee which recently laid down a comprehensive reform program was enlarged by the Senate to include both Senate party leaders, Senators Barkley (D. Ky.) and MeNary (R. Ore), as well as Senator Harrison (D. Miss.), Finance Committee . chairman, and Senator George (D. Ga.), also high on the Finance Committee. This gives it 11 members, seven Democrats and four Republicans. At the same time, the Senate has accorded the Committee full legislative status, so. it can bring in a bill to carry out a reform program. Senator Byrnes had adruitly succeeded in “packing” the committee so that the conservative wing of the party—which recently engineered defeat of President Roosevelt’s request for 150 million dollars in additional relief funds — will dominate it. It was Senators Byrnes and Harrison, along with Vice President Garner, who rounded up the votes against the 150 million dollars. Of other members of the Committee, only three stood by the President on that relief vote—Senators Barkley, Frazier (R. N. D.) and Murray (D. Mont.). The other members, aside from those already named, are Senators Clark (D. Mo.), Hatch (D. N. M.), Dayis (R. Pa.) and Lodge (R. Conn.).

Schulte Named to

Shakeup Committee WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (U. P.) —

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SATO PAIS SENATOR GEORGE says business can employ more men. RELIEF committee may suggest far-reaching nges. DEFENSE debate begins in House. DEMOCRATS of House criticize Roosevelt in caucus. TVA seeks restoration of House ts in funds. MONOPOLY . committee hears of more insurance elections, NEW CROP plan proposed, but ~ finds no sponsor. WHEAT and corn payments “allotted.

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DEMOCRATS AIR FEELINGS ON FOR

‘Lack of Co-operation’ Is Charged to Roosevelt; ‘Fight on,G. 0. P. Set.

Angry charges of “lack of co-opera-tion” by, President Roosevelt were voiced by Democratic Congressmen at a secret caucus on party strategy today. The caucus, it was learned, produced a general airing of complaints. A: number of Democrats criticized the attitude of Mr. Roose-

the handling of Administration bills by Democratic committee chairmen. Purpose of the leaders in calling the caucus was to attempt to stiffen e House Democratic organization order to meet more effectively the enlarged and closely co-ordinated Republican minority.

reported, was led by Rep. Eugene E. Cox (D. Ga.), leader of Democratic conservatives and a critic of many Administration measures.

Government Purchase

Of Crops Discussed .

‘WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (U.P) .— A Senate farm leader revealed today that a proposal is being studied at the Capitol which would give . the Federal Government virtual control ‘of nearly all stocks of cotton, wheat and cern.

He predicted that the proposal would attract cofisiderable attention if it is “brought into the open,” but said that he had declined to sponsor the measure.

Monopoly Committee Told of More Votes

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (U. P.) — The temporary National Economic Committee today heard that only 297 of more than 1,500,000. policyholders voted in the last director’s election of the New York Life Insurance Co. Charles E. Judson, assistant secretary of the nation’s third richest insurance company, testified that the lowest number of ballots int any election was 32 cast in 1909 and the greatest was 345 in 1921, Mr. Judson said. Mr. Judson testified that notices of the elections are not sent to policyholders, but they are advised through newspapers advertisements

William T. Schulte (D. Ind.).

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (U. P)—|°

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Air Force Inerense Chief Item of Bill; Vote Due Tomorrow.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (U. PJ). —The House begins general debate today on a bill authorizing part of President Roosevelt’s proposed emergency national defense program, in-

strength: of the Alr Force to 5500 planes.

measure, authorizing total expenditures of approximately 376 million dollars by tomorrow night. Debate will be limited to six hours.

little opposition in the House, although Republicans were prepared to offer an amendment to spread the increase in Army air power over a several years period. As reported out by the Military Affairs Committee, it provides for immediate increase of Army aircraft from 2320 to 5500 planes. Once through the House, the measure was expected to encounter more opposition - in the Senate, where national defense and foreign ive become controversial

In addition to the plane increase, the bill would authorize: : Increase of the standing Army forces from 165,000 to approximately. 205,000. An appropriation of $23,750,000 for Panama Canal defenses. An appropriation. of $32,500,000 for placing of “educational orders” Pwith industry. A program for training pilots in accredited colleges and universi-

ies. Fxtension for a 10-year period of Air Corps reserve officers’ tours of active duty from five to seven years.

TVA to Fight for Restored Grants

Times Special . WASHINGTON, Feb. 14, — TVA

officials headed by Director James P. Pope were to go before a Senate Appropriations - Subcommittee this afternoon to ask that TVA’s proposed appropriation of 40 million dollars plus a contract authorization

of four million dollars bé restored in full, The House last week eliminated the four-million-dollar authorization and cut the appropriation to $21,797,000, eliminating entirely the $17,203,000 asked for continuing work on Gilbertsville Dam, starting Watts Bar Dam, and conducting preliminary work at other dam]; sites. Should the House action prevail, the effect on TVA’s navigation and flood-control programs would be disastrous. If Gilbertsville Dam, at the lower end of the Tennessee River, and Watts Bar and Coulter Shoals in the upper stretches of the river, are not to be built, then only the middle sections of the river, from Pickwick Dam to the site of Watts Bar Dam, will be navigable. a

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (U. P.) — The Agriculture Department today apportioned $212,000,000 in price adjustment payments to cotton, corn, wheat and rice growers who comply with 1939 AAA acreage allotments. The wheat and corn parity payments | will be distributed: corn growers, $61,613,000; wheat growers, $64,113,000. The rate of payment on the normal yield of each producer’s 1939 allotted acreage will be 6 cents a bushel on corn and 11 cents a

and notices on premium Yocelis

bushel on wheat.

IN INDIANAPOLIS

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MEETINGS TODAY

Men’s Apparel Club, convention, Claypool Hotel. all day State Conference. on ig Werk, meetIndiana Association 3 > “Creat Men, meeting, Claypool Hotel, 6 p Purchasing Agents’ Atgoaron of Indianapolis, annual show, Manufaciurers Building, “State Fair Grounds. 2to10p Indianpolis 1H Home Elders’ i the m, y Club, TAR Claypool Hotel,

on nog pha a Omega, luncheon, Board of Trade,

aSIro Club. luncheon, Spink-Arms Hotel, | sgem

nOMercator Club, lun¢heon, Columbia Club, Universal Club. luncheon, Columbia Club,

University of of Michigan Club, luncheon, rade, noon. En nts of Coumbas, Juncheon, Hotel as! ton, Bn Serres Club, luncheon, Canary Cottage, noon.

MEETINGS TOMORROW

Pro epsional Men’s Forum, iinner, Co-

napolis Fraffic Club, Jinner, Indi- § Athletic Club, 6:30 m. di. napolis. Purchasing Agents’ Assoation Enpusl Show, Man or Bulla: ate Fair iva is Club. luncheon, Gorumbia Club,

ipo luncheon, Hotel Washington, n

Men’s Discussion Club, dinner, Y.

e Alumit 5 Assaciation, : luncheon, everin,

no th [District Ameiican Legion, luncheon, |H of 1 Trade,

e, ipdiguapsis seo Solas BOtiton"20: Ohta i Pe luncheon, Seville Tavhere rage C: Credit Group, luncheon, Hotel ne on. Flite Gus no oi dianapolls, lupcheon: n. Hotel yp TRL Trane on. " Ausociation,

napols Junior Chamber of Comluncheon. Canary Cottage, noon, ——

BIRTHS

Boys Lilliam Albert. at St. Vincent's.

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of ph, t St. Vincent's. LL Vincent's.

Alfred. Madge McG Fr: Doroi els at Coleman. — 1129 E. ~ by B Fx x *

0 # Marjorie, Charles

Alpha Epsilon, luncheon, Board a

Clyde, Au Harry, ple.

usta, Foster, at 1719 Thaddeus, el Richey, at 2856 N Tem

’ Girls Ralph, Ethel Surber, at Cit, Canes, Georgia Russell, at City ohnson, at Goleman. Twins S i Georsn Velva Waits, at City, boy and

DEATHS Wily Sindlinger, 48, at Long, diabetes

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egg. meningococcic menin; ay Blanche Limpus, 38, at City, pulmonary tuberculosis.

'senal, cerebral hemorrha age. + 520 E. Ver a er-

rditis. t 2629 E. Washington, Imonary neimor: hae. Richard H. Kaufman, 72, at 2130 Bart, coronary occlusion Catherine Stuart, 93 at 4130 N. Melian, carcinoma. Sarah E. Ballard, 63, at St. Vincent's, cerebral hemorrhage. William John Huber, 29. at Flower Mission, pulmonary tuberculosis. Elizah G. Farmer, 68. at 2046 E. Michhemorrha, ane 3. Gibson, 76, at 3165 Kenwood. cardio vascular renal disease. William Chamberlin, 24, at City. pulmonary tubercloss osis. kl 64, at 1808 E. n er, a Washington axterioscleras is. Favells Tinsley, 27. at City, pulmonary

Edith G. Cooper. 56. at 1459 N. Delaware, carcinom John T. Welch, 56. at 5147 BE. Pleasant Run ERODES occlusio Addison H. Tyler, 0, at City,

iosclerosis. Be Porter. ah at St.

arterulah Vincent's, coronary embol Lewis G. Miller 83. at 2120 E. Michigan. broncho-pneumonia. Effie M. Taylor. 56, at, Methodist, Eltchie, 19, at City, en-

64, at Long,

Sorebral hemorr ala Dorris cephality

Phalius E. Owen,

carcinoma.

- INCORPORATIONS

Jackson County Rural Electric Membership Corporation, Seymour, amendment of articles of incorporation Kidd! gi Amusement Park, Inc., R. R. 11, Bot 239 R. Ind anapolis; resident agent, Verlin F. Ho dges gathe address; Sapital Voor 100 shares ‘of $100 par value: to amusement park; Stanley M. Hodges, Verlin

€! Corporation, Illinois Sorhoration, change of Agent James M. O w . 15, 23 E. Was ington

Bg on. St.. Sndianap: Bi Epsilon” Kavpa Sorority, 1Inc., 4118 Indianapolis Blvd.; resident agent, sane address: educational and _ social; capital stock; Mrs Edward M. McCullough. Mrs. Marie Oxley and Margaret Oxley. Amendment to articles of incorporation of the Delaware County Farm Bureau Cooperative Association. /Inc., Muncie, . capital stock to be 10,000 shares common stock to have the par value of $5 par value of $25 a shar Final certificate ot dissolution of PF. Franker thal Co., Kokom of Best Ever Dairy, South having a har value of $10 a sh: assoluti on of Miller's Tire SStore. Inc..:

ES of amendment of Tri-State Ohio corpora

us. Bs Mitchell, 17, at Methodist, sep-| a. y Lee Brighton Pi mo., at Riley, | Gehlh

Elizabeth. Behrman, 172, at 426 N. Ar- H.

F.| tomorrow morning; colder tonight and

shares | Miami and 400 shares preferred stock having a|M

n New ndment to articles. "of incorporation g Om showing the capital TO to b be 100 shares B 2

admission of the Jefferson Boat & Mai Co. Delaware corporation to do on a generalj@ business; RL Si nd. apo Bt n A L. kK Bldg. Ind ing Co. 2 S LS St., Indianapolis, Ind.: | Téstdent agent, Howard W. Linkert, 556 N. New Jersey St., Indianapolis; to Ee at oy and sell carburetors for internal combusgion engines; capital stock, 100 shares havHowara N; Zk, OI, neem er a ; Henry. Langsenkamp Jr. mM BR, and East Side Democraiic. Club, Evansville, und., No. 4 South Kerth" Ave.; dress: p agent, Oscar Ri oratus same adscar rotius, Roma ausen illiam C.

eapiial Boeke oration, 1028 N. Jeftetsonvile, e, Tod d.; resident NE 15 ‘E. Riverside Drive, JeffersonCok D100. a mh: aan Lavin ; re coal; Wallace B. Orberson, Harold H aA Amy K. Cole and Helen F. LR

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OFFICIAL WEATHER

By U. S. Weather Bureat am.

INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST—Cloudy tonight and tomorrow; colder tonight; lowtemperature, 25 to-30.

Sunrise

caevan 6:39 | Sunset

\ TEMPERATURE Feb. 14, 1938— 1p Mm..... BAROMETER 7 a. m...,.20.79

Previplintion 24 hrs. endin; Total precipitation fince J Sa y gn ;. Excess since Jan.

sasans 5:19

MIDWEST WEATHER

plilians—Clocdy and colder tonight, rain in extreme: so portion: partly cloudy tomorrow, coider in Petros south portion. in Selon, and older fonight. ain , genera. jomorrow, a i extreme ont por-

Lower Michigan—Cloudy tonight and fo- | MOLrOW, poaisasional show in Born and ons: colder in sou - tral portions ronight. 5 and gen

Ohio—C g-Clands. probabl rain “in south portion Lonisn it and tomorrow; colder toplght and in and extreme south por-

Kentucky—Rain tonight and probably morrow. vo

o.| WEATHER IN OTHER CITIES AT 7 A. M.

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heart-shaped box of candy. She is bert Clark, 1428 Bellefontaine St.

She’s One-Year-Old Valentine

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I'm your Valentineyour one-year-old Valentine. And so she is, because Patty Clark is 1-year-old today and its celebrating with that

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HOOVER URGES UNITY OF 6. 0.P.

First Mission Is to Hold Liberty, Says Ex-President At Lincoln Dinner.

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fine a spirit of unity. That spirit was exemplified again last night. There are men of varying degrees of viewpoints in our party—

‘|but they are expressing their views

inside the party. That is the test

lof a Republican—whether he be-

lieves most of the time in the tenets and candidates of his party.

Strategy Is Apparent

The directors of Republican strategy made no secret of the fact that until November, 1940, they intend to keep plugging at New Deal “extravagance,” dissension within the Democratic Party and that New Deal expenditures have not solved the problem of unemployment. Mr. Hoover derided the “pseudoliberalism of the New Deal” which he called “that philosophy of conscience or unconscious Left-Wing-ers”; he ridiculed the Roosevelt Administration’s “new school of budgetry magic”; he warned that “these monetary and financial policies may defeat the nation.” Not since the time of Abraham|arms Lincoln, he said, has the nation been “more sadly divided and confused” and not since the Emancipator’s death has a political party “faced such an opportunity for service. » Asserting that the Republican Party would produce “a program of reform and forward action,” Mr. Hoover said: With the “inalienable liberties” on which the country was founded “being undermined by the policies now pursued at home and by alien theories from abroad, it is up to a regenerated Republican Party to ‘rekindle the heart and mind of America with the glow of hope and promise for the future.’ ”

“First Great Mission”

“The first great mission of the Republican Party,” he said, “is the preservation of these principles” of liberty. “Economic restoration is the second great mission of the Republican Party” and the third “is pease for

America.” Americans of liberal stam he added, “are crowding away from the pseudo-liberalism of the New

mixture of coercion, collectivism and lust for personal power” receiving the “illuminating support of he Communist front and their fellow travelers.” The Republican Party, the liberals of Lincoln’s time, has become, Mr. Hoover continued, ‘The conservative party in the sense of preserving true liberalism.”

White Urges ‘Rebirth’ Of Republicans

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 14 (U. P.) — William Allen White, president “of the American Society of Newspaper

(Kas) Gazette, warned last night in a Lincoln day address that unless the Republican Party is “reborn” and the Democratic Party “repents” they will lose their status as the nation’s dominant political organizations. “Americans - in these swiftly changing days must not expect to avoid the evils of tyranny that have enshackled continental Europe, if in the name of law and order we impose tyrannies upon our own people, even upon deluded people, even when they’re”ill led and ill advised people,” he said. Mr, White said that he feared the followers of Lincoln were “making the mistake which our grand-

the . Abolitionists for inflaming the land without finding out who and what really started.the fire.”

Middle-of-Road

RTLAND, Ore., Feb. 14 (U. P.). —Dr. Glenn Frank today was urging that Republicans unite as a middle-of-the-road party in 1940 and pull Government out of “the tragic blind alley into which the New Deal is

|leading America.”

Dr. Frank, national chairman of

|the Republican Program Commit-

tee, spoke at the Lincoln Day banquet here last night. the precise

“The line mar middle of the road is the line shat

2} guides safe and effective trav

Deal” which “becomes visible as a}

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Cat and Car ‘Mix and Both Lose a Point

An unidentified ik was reduced to a patch of fur and an auto was converted in - wreckage when they met at cross purposes yesterday on. Epler Ave. near ‘Meridian St. Marvin Reed, ‘16, of 2716 Madison Ave., told Police his car hit the cat when the cat dashed into the street. The car then hit a utility pole-and was wrecked. Neither he nor his passenger, Leon Short, 2900 S. Meridian St., was injured, Mr. Reed told police.

POPE IS BURIED UNDER VATICAN

Elder Prelates List Nine Favorites for Choice In Conclave.

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thick, embossed with a skull and cross bones and the papal coat of

A The lead coffin was placed in an outer one of heavy elm, bearing the coat of arms of the dead Pope, a cross and an epitaph in Latin. In the inner coffin was inclosed a metal cylinder with parchments recording events of the Pope’s reign, and a special eulogy. It was written in Latin this morning by the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Antonio Bacci, secretary of the apostolic briefs. It paid particular tribute to Pius as a “missionary Pope” and to his work of achieving the Lateran Treaty with Italy. After the Vatican, notaries had read an act affirming that the body of Pius XI had been placed in the coffin, Cardinal Pacelli sealed the outer coffin. Noble guards stood at attention. The choir sang, “In paradisum conducant te angelis,” or “May the angels carry thee to e.” Next the prelates began chanting the prayers of final absolution and the coffin was sprinkled with holy water. The eulogy was read by Angelini Rota, Vatican notary.

Psalm Is Sung ; Before the reading of the eulogy, the choir sang the 41st psalm, “Quemadmodum desiderat,” beginning, “As the hart panteth after the fountains of water; so my soul panteth after thee, oh God.” During all the singing, there was no’ accompaniment of music, a

sign of mourning reserved only for a Pope’s funeral or the Holy Week ceremonies. The cardinals then filed past the

- | coffin, each blessing the body. Many

of them were sobbing. Msgr. Gambattista-Ferrari read the Act of Tumulation, after which the coffin was handed over to the chapter of St. Peter's for lowering into the crypt.

< Nine Favorites Listed

The nine Cardinals considered most likely successors today .were Their Eminences: Prancesco Cardinal MarchettiSelvagiani, bishop of Frascati and vicar of Rome, favored because he is

Roman. ; Luigi Cardimal Lavitrano, archbishop of Palermo and extremely intelligent. } Ildelfonso Cardinal . Schuster, archbishop of Milan, a scholar. Carlo Cardinal Salotti, prefect of the Sacred Congregation of Rites, who fought against clericalism in Italy. Federica Cardinal Tedeschini, a most able diplomat and for 15 years nuncio in Spain.

Diplomats Considered

Ella Cardinal della Costa. bistop of Florence, so religious tha Floreutines already ° ‘attribute miracles to his person. Francesco Cardinal Marmaggi; a most able diplomat, former, nuncio

to Poland. Luigi Cardinal Maglione, prefect

of the Congregation of the Council, who did splendid work as nuncio to France, working with, the Popular Front Goyernment;: Adeodato Cardinal. Piazza, patriarch of Venice, learned and an orator. For the first time in history the name of the new Pope will be given to the world by radio, it was. ran nounced today. Simultaneously with the old cusfom of burning the ballots and a|

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Enters 35,000-Ton Race; Speech by Duce May - Clarify Demands.

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to Navy-conscious Germans meant that Germany was taking the first step back to where she was in 1914. The Voelkischer Beobachter, offi-

|cial Nazi Party newspaper organ,

said editorially: “The new battleship, the most powerful technical wonder work

.|Germany has created to date for

its sea life, will be a sign to the world that Germany intends to defend its coasts and maintain the Reich’s naval reputation on all the seas. ‘The rebirth of the young navy finds in this 35,000-ton battleship its crowning glory. With the 26,000-ton battleships ‘Gneisneau and Scharnhorst, this great new battleship gives Germany a place in the ranks of the great sea powers.”

Mussolini May Make Demands Clear Sunday ROME, Feb. 14 (U. P.).—It was |P

‘| represented in diplomatic circles to-

day that Italy’s long expected demands against France would be defined by Premier Mussolini in .a | et at Turin, near the French frontier, next Sunday. It was understood that Sig. Mussolini, feeling that Italy’s position has been strengthened by Rebel victories in Spain, planned to let the world know the nature of Italy’s “natural aspirations” in the Mediterranean, especially.in North Africa. The death of His Holiness Pbdpe Pius and the uncertainty concerning his successor will not affect his plans seriously, these sources believe. It was understood that Sig. Mussolini would emphasize three points in presenting Italy’s claims against France: 1. That due to population growth, it is necessary that Italy be allowed to colonize the French protectorate of Tunisia “with sufficient guartees of Italian well-being;” 2. That Italian Empire requirements necessitate Italian participation in administration of the Suez ‘Canal, and, 3. That the French port of Djibouti, chief city of French Somaliland, forms “a logical. and geographical pare of Italian ‘East Africa.

Hull Rejects Ludlow

Arms Parley Plea

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (U. PJ. —Secretary of State Hull rejected today proposals that the United States assume the role of world

peacemaker by calling ‘an international conference on disarmament. | Senator King today took . issue with Secretary Hull and said that he believed the ‘hour was at hand for an United States arms conference call. He said he believed even Germany, Italy and Japan could be brought into the conference before it was over. In a letter to Rep. Lous Ludlow (D. Ind.), who had proposed that this country take the lead in halting the international arms race, Secretary Hull said that world conditions apparently made this an inopportune time to undertake or initiate such discussions. Recalling that the United States made “every possible effort” to bring about an agreement to limit naval construction at the London Naval Conference of 1935-36 and that the effort was not successful, Secretary Hull wrote: “Unfortunately nothing has happened since that time which gives any basis for hoping that the obstacles which stood in the way of reaching an agreement. among all the principal naval powers have any way changed for the better.” He assured Rep. Ludlow that this Government would give favorable consideration to proposals for a disarmament conference “at any time that there may appear to be some reasonable prospect of the success of a conference called for that purpose,” but added: “In a world in which other nations are undertaking huge and excessive armament programs, . . . . It becomes incumbent upon this Government to carry out its responsibilities for the protection of the American nations by making certain of the adequacy. of its defense.” Rep. Ludlow said that he does not agree. with Secretary Hull and would take the floor of the House in support of his resolution. Meanwhile preliminary discussions © were reliably reported between German officials in the United States and spokesmen for

possible barter of several hundred thousand tons of American lard and 150,000 tons of American wheat for German machinery, wire: and other industrial materials. Although no transaction has been completed so far, the State Department has indicated it has no objection to pure barter arrangements which do not interfere with Secretary Hull's reciprocal trade program and which do not use special currency devises.

fu. s. Destroyer {Goes to Hainan

SHANGHAI, Feb. 14 (U. P)— U. 8S. Navy Authorities announced today that the destroyer John D. Edwards had left Hongkong to inspect the interests of 25 American residents - at Hoihow, on Hainan

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Belgian Cabinet Crisis Continues BRUSSELS, Belgium, Feb. 14 (U. ubert Pier

P) ~The King in verbal announcement from the bal- lot, of of ‘the

certain farm groups concerning the|

Island, and evacuate any who de-}

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REFUGEE GROUP TOLD NAZI PLAN MAY AID 60,000

Financing Still Problem; Three Nations Offer Jews Haven.

LONDDN, Feb. 14 (U. P.).—The Inter-Governmental Refugee Committee, comprising representatives of 32 nations, discussed today a German plan for the emigration of

400,000 Jews from Germany at the

rate of 100,000 a year. The plan was submitted to the committee by George S. Rublee, its American director, after extended negotiations in Berlin. Mr. Rublee announced. his “resignation and planned to sail for home at the end of the week. The committee will appoint- his successor today, probably Sir Herbert Emerson of Great Britain, League of Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, which post he will retain. The German plan depends upon the committee’s ability to find homes overseas for the refugees, and to arrange for financing their emigration. Mr. Rublee himself reportedly estimated that the German plan could handle only 60,000 to 70,000 Jewish emigrants a year, instead of 100,000. Committee members emphasized that his retirement was not due to disappointment over his negotiations with Germany. Sir Herbert and Robert Pell, as American vice director of the committee, are to carry on negotiations with Germany. Philippines Offer Haven Simultaneously with Mr. Rublee’s repeort came news of several possible outlets for German. Jews. ‘Myron C. Taylor, United States representative, told the committee that the Philippines would receive a limited number of Jgwish emigrants. J. S. Duncan said that Australia would take 15,000 over a three-year

period. Dr. Max Henriques Urena said

: that the Dominican Republic would

admit 100,000, chiefly professional and business men, subject to Dominican immigration laws. Lord Winterton of Great Britain said that investigation was continuing relative to settling Jewish refugees in British Guiana and Northern Rhodesia. Holland is making a similar investigation of the Dutch }ast Indies. Mr. Taylor pointed out that the United States is taking almost 30,000 emizrants from Germany a year and that the quota was filled for two years in advance.

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Hitler Launches Warship and Bids for Power ‘On All Seas’;

Franco Recognition Delayed

French Cabinet Decides To Keep Relations Unofficial;

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PARIS, Feb. 14° (U. P).—The Cabinet, meeting as a Council of Ministers under President Albert Lebrun, decided today that there will be no immediate recognition by France of the Rebel regime headed by Generalissimo Franco in Spain.

It was announced that Senator Leon Berard, who has been &cting = as French agentiat Burgos, the Rebel capital, would return there unofficially. He has been: in Paris to report on the results of his first negotiations with Gen. Franco. The Cabinet's decision, it was bee lieved, was influenced’ by the posi= tion of the'British, as indicated by Prime Minister Chamerlain in the House of Commons yesterday. * Mr. Chamberlain refused to give any assurance that immediate rece ognition would be accorded. to Gen. Franco. Neither did he say that it would not ‘be given, merely refus- . ing to take a definite stand on a situation which is “changing rapidly.”

Swiss Decide on

Recognizing Franco

ZURICH, Feb. 14 (U. P.). — The Swiss Federal Council (Cabinet) des cided today to accord the Spanish Rebel Government de jure or legal recognition and to ask the Rebels | to agree tb the appointment of & Minister to Burgos. ;

Spanish Soldiers Get Breathing Spell

Frontier, Feb. 14 (U.P.).~— The Spanish Rebels planted their -red and gold flag along the last section of the Catalonian frontier today as the main body of a “lost army” of Loyalists, its ammunition exhausted, retreated into France and left only straggling detachments to filter to safety through the mountains. The last members of the Loy=alist Cabinet arrived at Madrid, leaving only Jose Giral Pereira, Minister without portfolio, to maintain contact with President Manuel Azana at the Spanish Embassy at Paris. / War communiques showed an almost complex lack of activity for the moment.

Britisher Says Nazis Will Mobilize March 6

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (U. P.). —Sir Willmot Lewis, Washington: correspondent of the London Times, said in one of his news broadcasts last night that Germany’s military forces would be completely mobil= ized March 6 to “frighten” Great Britain and France into giving way to Italian and German demands for colonies. Sxl He said his information came from a London news letter, cabled here by two generally well-informed -

British newspapermen.

Strauss Says: —

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CREDIT 10 YoU!

If you'd like to profit by the clearances that are going on— or if you are looking forward to

. with a smile in the

- heart—and a hope—in the head! And if the Department of the Wallet is in need of a bit of easement . . . perhaps the tonic of a STRAUSS CHARGE ACCOUNT

two ways:

moderate

Balcony.

is JUST what the doctor ordered!

‘Our credit services to you are

(1) The Usual 30-day

accounts—{2) And the JUNIOR CHARGE ACCOUNTS that permit

weekly payments.

No Carrying Charges. ' Requests for a Charge Account are given courteous consideration . . .

The Credit Office is on the

For details consult

Mr. Watson ‘ Mr. Barror Miss Anderson.

PERPIGNAN, French-Spanish