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Show IfVashlMftoB Washlncton Washington , . D II 0 C 0POLL CPOLL CrOIA POLL . TAX AGAINC AGAIN AGAINDe -De De C - . Deqlte Despite if the Mttewt bitterest Ie8bJatlve IngislaUvi Ie8bJatlvebattle IngislaUvibattle le lsl Uv Uvbattle < battle of the year yeat yeaF the admlnl administra administraUon lration lra lratlon tlon Uon has no Intention Intent1Dn of abandoninthe abandoning abandonini abandoningthe abandoninithe ) the battle for ( or poll tax repeal Next Nex Nextround Nexround Nexround round in this savage 8avage controversy controvers controversywm controverswill controversywill wm will be ought fought ( out In the courtaLabor courtsLabor courta courts courtaLabor Labor leaders William Wmlam Green Oreen an am anPhil and andPbU amPhi < Phil PbU Phi ! Murray were c1ven given < lven tbia this priveto prl ps-I ps I prlvate psIvats - vate vats u assurance urance byi'DR by FDR i'DR iDR ' blmself himsel blmselfwhen himselwhen himsetwhen when they called to urge tinge the tle PJ"elt PJelt Ps-eat Ps eat PJ"eltdent Pseatdent Prealdent " - dent to make a statement denounc- denounc denouncIne denounctug denouncinc - Ine tug the enbuiCer fiuibuskr ftJlbuser { and pleading pleadin . toipassage for forpassage foi foipassage passage of the bill billGreen billGreen billGreen Green waa was very emphatic that thatRoollevelt tha thaRoosevelt thaRoosevelt Roollevelt Roosevelt take a s hand'This hand handThia ' Thia 'This This Issue Is.ue Isue . has haa war implication implications ImplicationsMr . Mr President PreskJent Preskfent , , the AFL leader ar as- as asI asgued argued arI argued - gued . While our soldiers are an ! tglitIng flPt- flPt flgiit flPt'lng flgiitIng - I 'lng lng Ing ' to prelect protect " , roted the right to vote . , a aminority I Iminority iminority minority of willful willtul men in 10 the &en en son &enate sonate & tenate ate li Is lJbU8t flllbust filibustering ring ning afainst against It You Yos Youcould Yoscould Yoicould could break the 1e Ihe filibuster ftlibuster If yoispoke you yot youspoke yotspoke spoke out . . " . ' Murray also put te In . come .ome ome some etrWli strofli etrWlilicks stroflilicks stronillcka licks fop f01\ f01 ton f01presid \ presid presidential tlal intervention interventionRoosevelt interventionRoosevelt InterventionRoosevelt Roosevelt , , however bowever Interrupted to tosaY t tsay Usay saY ' that the administration was do do- doing do- do doIng doing - - ing all possible to put over the repeal re repeal repeel peal peel bill and he be was too busy withthe wi wit-F wit F witFthe th ththe - the war to become Involved lBvolved in the thecontroversy thecontroversy th thcontroversy < controversy controversyHe controversylie He lie added that the adminlstratiorwouldn administration administrationwouldn administrationwouldn wouldn t give up evn even it If the flghIn tight fight tightIn fightIn ) In congress were lost since Attorney Attorney Attor Attorney ney General Biddle was preparing preparinga of Ute the Utepoll thepoll th thpoll a case to test the validity < poll tax in 10 the courts courtsGreen courtsGreen courtsGreen Green and Murray accepted thlalternative thl thlalternative this thisalternative alternative But In talks with friends friendsthe friendsthe friendsthe the labor chiefs cblefs are not opUmlstic optimistic opUmlsticabout optimisticabout optimisticabout about favorable action hi in the courts courtsfearing courtsfearing courtsfearing fearing that the Supreme court willdump wtll will wtlldump willdump dump the issue II sue right back in 10 thelap the thelap thelap lap of congress congressAIIMY . . . AHMT ARMY AIIMY MASCOTSM.scots MASCOTSMascots MASCOTS MASCOTSMascots Mascots M.scots Mscots . are popular in the armedservices armed armedservices armedservices services Dogs are most commonbut common commonbut commonbut but some unita units have adopted cats cate catseagles cateeagles catseagles eagles goats mules horses . , , prairie prairiedogs prairiedogs prairidoes * dogs and even kangaroo ratsIn ratsIn rats ratsIn In tact fact ori 01 nfl tke Ule the raoraing morning report repqrt rpqrt olthe of ofthe o othe the 355th 355tb Infantry Camp CarbonColo Carls6n CarlaOn Carls6nColo CarlaOnCob Colo Cob appears the name of a certain eer cer eertaln certhin taln thin sergeant who has never re- re received received re received - - ceived a cent of pay since he be joined joinedthe joinedthe joinedthe the army yet he is one of the hap hap- happiest happiest bap- bap bappleat - - piest pleat and best liked members olthe of ci ofthe cithe the outfit oul6t . . The sergeant in this case la Is a awhite awhite awhite white fox terrier a company mas mall- mall mac- mac mallcot maccot mascot - cot He was in good standing untilrecently until untilrecently untilrecently recently wore his chevrons cheVTons chevi-ons chevi ons - proudlyon proudlyoss proudly on os-s os s - bis his khaki jacket . . But one night he left the camp campA campAWOL campAWOL A AWOL WOL to chase prairie dogs and anddid anddid anddid did not return in time tor for reveilleLike reveille reveilleLike reveilleLike Like any other soldier be he had topay to topay topay pay the penalty for misconduct Ina In Ina Ina a solemn ceremony a attended ttended by of offteers ofSeers offleers fteers Seers he was broken hi his . strIpes strIpeswere stripeswere stripeswere were . taken ta.ken away and the warrantwas warrant warrantwas warrantwas was signed by the colonel colonelNEW . . . NKVT NEW NEBRASKA SENATORSenatorelect SENATORSena SENATOR SENATORSenatorelect Sena Senator-elect Senator elect ton-elect ton elect - - Kenneth Wherry ofNebraska of ofNebraska ofNebraska Nebraska who will fill flll the most fa famous famous tamous mous shoes in the senate those ofGeorge of ofGeorge ofGeorge George Norris was in the senateonce senate senateonce senateonce once before many y years ypars ars agoHe agoHe ago agoHe He waa was then a law student and andvisited andvisited andvlaited visited a friend who was the son of ofa ofa ofa a senator The senator took the twoboys two twoboy twoboys boy boys , to meet Woodrow Wilaon Wilson whohappened who whohappened whohappened happened to be at the senate Benate . . . A As AsWherry Aswherry . Wherry tells the story on himself himself himselfhe . , , he shook bands hands with the President Presidentafter , , after which whlcb there was an awful awfuJ ailence sl ii sllence iilence lence Then Wherry Wberry feeling some some- something something something - - thing : must be said blurted out outI outI outI I ve ye heard a lot & about bout youHe youHe you youHe He wiabed w\M1ed w M1ed wished \ the senate floor oor mltht might mlthtopen mightopen mightopen open up and Bwallow swallow himMRS him . . . IBS MRS LUCE LUGE GOES ROUND TIlEWORLD THEWORLD THE TIlE THEWORLDMrs WORLD WORLDMrs WORLDMrs WORLDMrs Mrs Clare Luce newly electedRepublican elected electedRepublican electedRepublican Republican congresswoman congresswman ( ) fromConnecticut from fromConnecticut fromConnecticut Connecticut will wlfl be an additionalproblem additional additionalproblem additionalproblem problem for the British embassy to toworry toworry toworry worry about Mrs Luce came back backttom backfrom backfrom tt-om tt om from - a trip through Egypt Eeypt and the theFar theFar theFar Far East with the feeling that some some- something something something - - thing ! was wrong with the old Brttriah Brl Brit- Brit British - Ish empire Undoubtedly her views viewsbad viewsbad viewsbad bad a lot to do with recent edl edt edlterlals edttorials editorials terlals torials in her husband s a maltazlne magazine maltazlneLl1e magazineLife magazineLife Ll1e Life criticizing crlticizmg the British BritishIn BritishIn BritishIn In Egypt she found the Egyptianscarrying Egyptians Egyptiansc.arrylng Egyptianscarrying c.arrylng carrylng carrying . signs in the streets sayIngWe sayingWe saying sayingWe We Want Rommel In Iii China she shefound shefound shefound found severe criticism cntlcism of the Brit Brit- BritIsh Brit- Brit Britiah British - - ish iah and she heard the fear rear tear exprested ex cx expressed cxpressed pressed by the head Chinese censorthat censor censorthat censorthat that if lf China Chins let too much news ofIndia of ofIndia ofIndia India pass on to the United Umted States StatesChinege Stateslbineae StatesChinese Chinege lbineae supply thipment-s thipment s shIpments - would be becurtailed becurtailed becurtailed curtailed from India IndiaBverywhere IndiaEverywhere IndiaEverywhere Bverywhere Everywhere the she tried trif"d trifd " to find tlnd anexplanation an anexplanation anexplanation explanation tor for the fall of Sin SlT\oa SlT oa Sin.ja Sinja SlToapore Sin.japore \ ( . apore pore Finally one young English of offlcer ofIlcer offleer flcer Ilcer put It this way wayWe wayWe wayWe We just went cold coldWhat * . 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