Show STATIC STA OF TUE THE WEEK 14 ak fred A above a marine radio operator told the dies committee that the communist party had members aboard several eral american merchant ships so that in time of tear icar they could help establish a soviet system here he said that some of the employees on these ships were radio operators plans call for them to execute soviet orders from their key positions howe hove also charged that the communist party controls the american communications association C 1 I 0 operators union TRAGEDY holocaust usually it is the feared flood that brings news of disaster from along the banks of the mississippi but now fire has made its bid for dishonor in the land of the levee in a natchez miss dance hall negro men and women were burned to death as racing flames trapped them from all chance of escape a single doorway about persons had been dancing for hours to the swing music of walter barnes negro orchestra of chicago when suddenly the decorative but dry spanish moss that hung from the rafters burst into flame survivors said that a mad rush for the door followed as the band continued to play in an attempt to avert a panic at least eight members of the 12 piece band perished investigation showed that there was but one exit to the hall the front door side windows had been boarded up exactly what caused the first flame formal investigation could not determine P PRESIDENT P tES IDENT visitors day when late in the summer of 1938 in in a speech at kingston ontario franklin roosevelt declared that his country would intervene in canadas cause should that nation ever be invaded U S citizens were inclined to discount his words f for r war in canada seemed far away now with canadian can adian forces backing up great britain in eu ropes conflict the pic ture tu r e has changed and mackenzie king as W L mackenzie king canadian prime minister sat down around the conference table with the president in the little white house at warm Spi spring rijs s ga that kingston speech stood out with special significance ance what was discussed at the conference was not disclosed but one thing seemed sure western hemisphere war problems were not neglected before leaving washington the president outlined tor for the senate a method to help the treasury meet its deficit by reducing capitalization of a few large U S spending agencies SUPREME COURT pickets in two opinions the united states supreme court upheld th the e ri right of freedom of speech by declaring unconstitutional laws in alabama and california which regulated the acts of peaceful pickets in industrial strikes both leading U S la labor bor groups were cheered by the decisions for the cau cause se of each was ind in evolved in alabama the american federation of labor had challenged a state law regulating pickets which was passed in 1923 in the califor nia case C 1 I 1 0 fought against a 1938 statute claiming clamming it infringed on freedom 0 of speech justice murphy delivered the opinions opinion sand and justice dissented agriculture E eyes yes front while hog prices were ad advancing v an c mg to a new 1940 peak still no nothing thin g to get excited about wh ehst t corn com and oats oata futures reached their highest point in vh 2 years fear of spreading war coupled with reports of short gram grain crops forecast tor for europe Eu ropes S breadbaskets bread baskets combined to brighten the picture somewhat for american grain producers at present canada and australia hold the largest surplus of wheat |