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Show for the recovery of Pope dwindled day by day. He fcullered a fainting spell and was reported to be exceedingly weak. His illness was complicated by high fever and there was danger of inSenator Nicola Pande of fluenza. R ime, widely known as a specialist mi the ills of old age, was summoned by Dr. Amanti Milani, and Arrli-bisho- p Another Cuban Congress Ousts President Come both agreed that the pontiff must rest. His visitors have Attaeks Edward. Duke of Windsor were limited to the ten cardinals who arc prefects of executive bodies Treasury Plan to Curb Credit Inflation. of the church and they were permitted to enter the sick room only or.c each day to obtain the pope's W. PICKARD EDWARD By authorization for their most impor-taV- " Vetir:n Xr. The customary decisions. ivv.:v.ii:iy shipments would Christmas ere audience for cardiVf IGUEL MARIANO GOMEZ. nals and diplomats was canceled, president of Cuba, was on his be linv.ted and enumerate the items beeo:rii'.g contraband beyond those and the pope also had to abandon way out because he defied Col. his plan to celebrate mass on the Batista, the real ruler of the limits. Government officials looked upon 57th anniversary of his ordination republic, by vetoing the sugar tax bill to the Supreme Court's decision as to the priesthood. raise funds for the the most sweeping approval of a building of schools New Deal law the tribunal has yet chiang kai- that would be con- given. They read in it an inferen- Generalissimo released by ducted by army of- tial approval of the reciprocal trade Marshal Chang Hsueh-lian- g within ficers. Despite plen- treaty program, still untested, and the specified time, the Nanking Goa broader inference that the Presity of warnings, moved mez persisted in liis dent should be given more latitude against the Sianfu forthe to with of kinds all in negotiations opposition rebels. Two of the measure which, he eign governments. mutinous battalions said, would lead to were captured and So the fascism. at Huh-siedisarmed the to DELEGATES Miguel Gomes j,ouge 0f representaconference in BueIt appeared peace tives, dominated by Batista, im- nos Aires signed the 69 accords ap- that Marshal Chang peached him and he went to trial proved during the sessions and the really was reduced before the senate with the certain- conference came to an end. Fare- to negotiating for ty that the decision would be well congratulatory speeches were his own life and gainst him. He was accused of made by Secretary of State Cordell safety, and there attempting to coerce the congress Hull, Argentine Foreign Minister were reports that he unconstitutionally to defeat the tax Carlos Saavedra Lamas and the was willing to surIt head of the Peruvian biR, and of render the dictator was the first bill of impeachment Carlos Concha. They all delegation, that and quit the country, as has many urged ever voted in the history of the the peace efforts be continued in a rebellious Chinese war lord beCuban republic. the next conference, fore him. T. V. Soong, who is Chi-anGomez defended himself vigor- which will be held in Lima, Peru, brother-in-lawent to Sianously but was resigned to his fate. in 1938. fu to attempt to arrange for Chi-anThe prosecution was conducted by release. American and Britthree members of the house Car- CECRETARY OF THE TREAS- - ish governments were concerned los Palma, veteran Republican leadover the safety of their nationals MORGENTHAU URY er; Eduardo Martinez Fraga, Na- Chairman Marriner Eccles ofand in Sianfu if that city should be bethe tionalist, and Felipe Jay, Demo- federal reserve board announced a sieged by the National army. There crat. would certainly be a distressing Vice President Federico Laredo new program for inshortage of food and fuel, and to credit curbing Bru was ready to succeed Gomez this would be added the dangers of is it and automatically. lie is a lawyer, sixty-on- e flation,to involve bombardment by artillery probable years old and was a colonel in likely and airplanes. Discipline among borof the Cuban war of independence. the mutinous troops is known to be 1937. in rowings very poor and already there have About a billion dolof the Church of lars worth of been many instances of murder and is gold Archbishops cant let the duke looting. the into of Windsor and his love affair alone. flowing Japanese military authorities country annually, The Most Rev. Dr. William Temple, and if this continues charge that Marshal Chang's revolt was part of a deliberate plan to archibshop of York and second only next it was to the archbishop of Canterbury, said year, line up western powers, including the officials, by took his turn in lambasting the absoviet Russia, against Japan. The will take treasury dicated king, in a Christmas diocesamount out of the money mar- Chinese ambassador to Tokio was that an letter that displayed little of the to oflset the eflects of the gold told by Foreign Minister Hachiro Christian spirit. Said the archbish- ket, Arita that the Chinese government influx on domestic credit. op: The plan, which probably was de- would not be permitted to enter in"It has happened to many a man vised by Mr. Eccles, is intended to to any accord that would make it before now to fig d himself beginning hold the excess which are appear that it favored war against to fall in love with another man's the reserves thatreserves, member banks de- Japan. Arita made it plain that wife. That is a moment of critical with the federal reserve sys- Japan would abandon its waiting decision and the right decision is posit in excess of legal requirements, policy if Nanking compromised with tem that they should cease to meet be- on the same plateau where they are Marshal Chang. fore the passion is so developed as now. Previously gold flowing into to create an agonizing conflict be- the was chalked up as ex- il ARON NUFFIELD, one of Eng--country tween love and duty. lands wealthiest industrialists cess reserves upon which an infla"This decision often has been tak- tionary credit boom could be built. and a generous contributor to philen by men of honor. And when the has just donated anthropic causes, to - stimulate employpower of personal attraction is re- 'T'flREE new indictments against 810,000,000 inforced by the glamor of the throne ment in poverty major oil companies, oil trade stricken Great Britains the moral obligation is the more publications depressed areas." Four and individuals were reurgent for that reason. turned by a federal grand jury in trustees are given full discretion in "Let us remember that any kind Madison, Wis., in order to avoid de- use of the sum. Baron Nuffield, of love which can be in conflict with lay in the trial of the anti-trucases. who is Sir William Morris, is head duty is not the love of which the With few changes the new true bills of a vast manufacturing organizaare similar to those returned previ- tion including automobile plants, exgospel speaks." port companies, a publishing house The British press and a great ously by the 1935 grand jury and conmany of the English people are dis- tested as invalid on grounds that the and affiliated subsidiaries. gusted with these repeated attacks grand jury was illegally impaneled. on Edward by the prelates and It is understood that the govern- EARTHQUAKE shocks accompa--'nie-d by volcanic eruptions devthere is a growing danger of a split ment plans to bring the cases to astated large areas in central Salin the Church of England. trial in March. vador, killing more than a thousand Dispatches from Edwards haven In Enzesfeld, Austria, say that he T JNDER the general leadership of persons and injuring about four is planning to make Mrs. Simpson John L. Lewis the war for hundred. San Vicente, a city of 0, was the center of the temblors, the duchess of Windsor in May next, unionizing the steel industry and to be practically immediately after her divorce be- destroying the company unions is and it was reported comes absolute. Meanwhile he probnow under way. destroyed. Several thousand persons Some 250 company there were participating in a reliably will remain at the castle of gious procession when the first Baron Eugene de Rothschild withunion representaout seeing Mrs. Simpson. tives from the Pitts- quake came, and many of them were crushed under falling walls. There were reports that the duke burgh, the Cleveland - Youngstown Other towns in the stricken region might take legal action against the and the eastern dis- were wrecked. Roads from the archbishop of York, presumably for were broken up and comslander. tricts met in Pitts- capital were destroyed, so that munications burgh and were told accurate information was slow in CIMEON D. FESS, former senaby Philip Murray, out. tor from Ohio and for years chief aide of Lewis coming All of the towns affected by the leader in the "Old Guard" of the and chairman of the are in the vicinity of the quake in died committee for suddenly Republican party, San Vicente volcano. The area, imL. Lewis the Carlton hotel, Washington. He dustrial union, that in agportant manufacturing had been in retirement from na- a strike in the 85,000,000,000 indus- riculture. is in the rich and tobacco tional politics since 1932 when he try might result if the industry and region. to the continues to employ its was defeated for senate. attitude," in dealing with pETER NORBECK, United States trade unions. senator from South Dakota since of decision to a the ACCORDING Thereupon the delegates adopted 1920, died at his home in Redfield, court of appeals resolutions unanimously condemn- S. D., at the after age of sixty-si- x in New Orleans, the national labor ing the company union plan as a a from heart disease illness long relations board has authority to "farce, and establishing a new or- and cancer of the tongue and jaw. compel employers to bargain collecganization called the CIO repre- Norbeck. a Republican with raditively with their employees. The sentatives council," with this dec- cal tendencies, entered politics in tribunal upheld the board's cease laration of principles: 1908 as a member of the state senand desist orders against Agwil-ine- s. 1. All steel workers be ate. Later he was lieutenant govorganized Inc., which operates the Clyde into a national industrial union. ernor und governor of his state 2. Employee Mallory Steamship lines, in conuse and then was elected to the representatives nection with the dismissal of seven their influence to enroll the steel United States senate. In that body employees for alleged union action. workers into the steel workers or- he was an insistent advocate of agganizing committees campaign. ricultural relief measures. HE Supreme Court having up3. All steel workers be thoroughNorbccks death reduced to 16 the held, in the Chaco arms em- ly informed by employee represennumber of Republicans in the senbargo case, the neutrality powers tatives who know from experience ate, but if the selection of his sucif the President, Mr. Roosevelt let that the company union is a device cessor is left to the Republican goverbe known that he would ask con- of the management anl totally un- nor-elect, there would be again neutral-ty to the revise present able to win any major concessions fess 17. law to give him broader for the steel workers. in his relations with foreign 4. CIO employee representatives CENTIMENT in favor of legisla- In other words, the remain inside the company rovemments. tion to lessen the powers of the union teeth" which he and the State de- for reasons obvious to all. Supreme court is growing weaker in partment have always thought the The wage demands are: Washington because the President tatute lacked. Just what the Prcs-deA $1.24 a day increase for all emseems to be opposed to it, at least would ask was not told to the ployees receiving over $5 a for the present. But Senator Hugo day. were indications A 30 hour, five day week. ress, but there Black of Alabama has announced liat he wants authority to: Paid vacations of one week for that he will introduce a bill de1. Declare an arms embargo "up-- n employees of two years' service and signed to strip the lower courts of the outbreak or during progress two weeks for employees of five or their injunctive powers. The measP a war, and forbid the passage more service. ure would prohibit lower courts years 1 American citizens or Time and one-hatransport from enjoining the operation of laws pay for overf American goods on belligerent time within the regular working of congress und require them to lips, except at the traveler's or week. forward all records and complete Double time lor Sundays and lippcr's own risk. transcripts to the Supreme court 2. Determine the actual volume to within 30 days after an appeal. News Review of Current Events the World Over HOPE nt Ful-genc- io troops n. gs Pan-Americ- gs a FATHER TIME Qfleio Qjear 8 By PHILANDER JOHNSON la Wadilaglaa liar r Qk . iomas ve TT7 INTER, said Dora gayly, becoming to your Yy "is very looks. The man begood side her looked down with pleased amusement. They were skiing, thestwo, over snowy surfaces, and the man with his bright wide woolen ash and knitted cap to match, made a striking figure on the snow. "This was a grand idea skiing to the New Years party, cried PauL "Otherwise we would not have made It "Andy thinks were crazy. Says were sure to get stuck, and maybe freeze to death on the way. Hes so st optimistic." Dora laughed. "He would I Never saw such a darned cautious guy as Andy. Hell never get anywhere or do anything or have any fun." "Ha is pretty solemn at times, admitted Dora a little soberly. They went on, easily, lightly; curved slopes slid under them; dark leafless trees slipped by. "A New Years dance does not grow on every bush, remarked PauL "Better take them in our stride." The girls cheeks glowed.- Her fair hair tucked under her cap flew out behind in small ringlets. If the 26,-00- - in-Jo- indigo-growin- dis--reti- nt lf g ALL know fellow tailed Old Father Time, lie ha taught tu in pran; he hat frivaled in rhyme. One day he will give ui tong or a laugh And the next he it uniting a thort epitaph. The way he jog on it to quietly queer ff'a seldom remember hit pretence to near. But he meamrat our slept as aw falter or climb. He keep tab on ut all, does Ait Old Father Time. i Years party at THE NewCountry club was in full swing, with Fred Gordon, directing the dance orchestra of college boys, putting out sweet music. He was anxious to show But hit hand it to gentle, although it it off his especially of syncoparticular variety ttrong. as That ho helpt as a lot as he leads us pated rhythms this evening, there would be along. some men there And the mint that rite on the hiUt of who could, if they the pott Ho covert with ivy and roses el latU wanted to. "do lie teaches the smiles of the present to him some good." glow, IFhilt the sorrow s are left to the long, long ago. And the knell turns to Joy in Ut merriest chime He e pretty good fellow, it Old Father Time. tripped and fell . . . not merely in the snow, but down and down into a surprise gully. A sharp pain shot up from one ankle to knee, and a cold and dreadful faintness crept over her. "Andy, she whispered involuntarily, as one speaks of a safe harbor in time of storm. Paul came after her. Somehow his picturesque good looks did not count for much now, though ho tried valiantly to help her. Ive twisted my ankle, Im afraid," gasped Dora. "What shall we do? Can you put your imagination to workT" she added. Just then, cold, truly fearful for what lay ahead, they heard a dim halloo in the distance. They waited and soon Andys bulky and solid figure stood above the gully. He plunged down quickly and gave not a word of rebuke save "Thought you might have trouble, so I trailed you. j Helen Gaisford Waterman He watched Beatrice, his girl, dance by in the arms of a handsome stranger. With a mustache, tool Darn it, he'd grow one I He brought the rhythm to a crashing dim ax, and signaled for an intermission. Then his eyes hunted out Beatrice, and he started toward her. He was delayed by an older man, who wanted to talk to him. It waa a better offer than Fred had dreamed of. What a New Years opportunity! Pater would be ore, of course He nodded his acceptance, shook hands heartily, and dashed off toward the conservatory. Beatrice and her companion were just coming back to the dance floor. Say, Bee Ive just got to see you a minute. Excuse her, wont you? Bee," he asked suddenly, "win you marry me?" Why, Fred I" she exclaimed, It was Andy who took Dora back amazed at his outburst. "I supto her home. He carried her all pose so some day, maybe." "I mean now, right away." the way, first over one shoulder, "How could we? You know we then another. Paul feeling uncomto wait until you finish school fortable said he guessed hed go on have and get your start" Paul Came After Her; lie Tried to the dance. "Happy New Year Ive got my start Im going to Valiantly to Help Xler. was all Andy said. An arduous, silent and painful ex- lead a dance orchestra and be broadcast Well distance still seemed a long way, plenty to Dora could the live on and a havechance he did not speak of it She was a perience. of the man who hear for good so bravebreathing more." little tired, too, but that would pass. ly bore her over the miles. weary Soon they would pause for rest, and Id like to, Fred. I'd rather "Why dont you scold me? she for bitea of hard chocolate. you than anybody. But if marry demanded. "It takes a little imagination, She could not zee his face, but I married you now, your father would always feel that I had been said Paul, "to think he felt him sometimes, smiling. out ways of doing things. Andy is the one to get you to quit school. At last Andrew deposited her on "Id tell him good, solid dependable stuff, but her own couch in her own home and She shook her head. "Thar lightly, he smiled, "dulL" for the doctor. The last wouldnt "I like him, though," said Dora telephonedwaa help. Besides, hes right; petted into place on you should finish." stoutly, "and it usually happens hes bandage her cast as plaster struck. midnight One of the orchestra boys looked right . . worse luck! You know, Andy, remarked Dora out Not sorry you came with me?" "Say, Fred, excuse me, but slowly, "Id honestly rather be hero the crowds Heavens, no!" getting restless." with and a broken ankle, than "In a minute. Please, Bee." They went on and on and on. at theyou New Years dance at Dorset Roads were blocked. "If they really want you, theyll No cars could get through. A horse team Quaint of me, isnt ItT" I want you and 1'H wait Big, solid, unpicturesque Andy wait" really would take one day and part of another. Skiing across country was stooped over and kissed her. Fred stuck hla hands In his "Happy New Year, dear! Im ets, and traced a pattern onpockthe only solution of reaching Dorset the ba will afraid it a long time till floor with hia toe. "And I and the dance. thought danca you again." Youll have trouble," Andy prethis waa going to ba such a swell "And Pauls colorful Ideas arent New dicted, "mark my words." And it o Year," he muttered. . . . much after elL He looks looked if his prophecy were about "You won't win all tonight, dear, on well a winter landscape. And Beatrice said to come true as they attempted the gently. She kissed next hill. The wind grew colder. you look well In a rescue act I him suddenly, softly, and slipped 1 prefer the latter." think Dora waa not as rested as she hoped quickly to the doorway. "Which, grinned Andy, "le just Fred," she added, sea the "But, she might be; not ae quick or euro year of balance. She struck a snag. as it should bo." through." Whot Znmar Uilm W titan KMpMr Uaiaa. |