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IiOUIS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1938-8 PAGES SPY PLEADS GUILT JUDGE J0YNT WACHTER AS RECEIVER MEXICO PROMISES TO PAY AMERICANS FOR FARM SEIZURES NEW YORK TRIAL; TO TESTIFY FOR U.S. Directs Appointee to with Following Disclosure of Arrest on Federal Charge. ST. UNITED CHARITIES IS CRITICISED FOR ITS HOSPITAL PLAN 50 Evangelical and Reformed Churches Want Fund Distributed According to Charitable Work. SIZE OF DEFICIT IS PRESENT BASIS Seventh Annual Campaign of Agency to Raise Total of $2,495,170 Will Begin on Nov.

1. A resolution adopted by represen tatives of 50 Evangelical and Reformed Protestant Churches, criticising the United Charities method of distributing funds among hospitals, was made public today by the conference chairman, the Rev. O. A. Egger, pastor of Immanuel Evangelical and Reformed Church of Ferguson.

The resolution points out that certain Protestant hospitals do not share in United Charities funds. It asks that these funds be distributed among hospitals on the basis of their charitable service. The practice of United Charities has been to base allotments to hospitals on the size of their deficits, rather than the volume of their charitable service. Under this system hospitals which have large endowments or income from fees may receive less from United Charities than other hospitals, whose charitable service is no greater, or even less extensive. Reasons Given in Protest.

The resolution, adopted Wednes day at a meeting held at Ebenezer Evangelical Church, 2911 McNair avenue, is submitted in the name of 22,660 church members and church groups affiliated with the conference. Copies were sent to the officers of United Charities and to the Metropolitan Church Federation. It sets forth that members of Protestant churches have consistently supported United Charities, although certain Protestant hospitals do not share in the funds raised, and "all efforts to correct the unequal distribution of funds have been, of no avail." "We respectfully petition those in authority," the resolution continues, "to give consideration to making the distribution of United Charities funds to hospitals on the basis of actual charity eervice rendered, rather than on the basis PHICE 3 CENTS, Presidenf Cardenas Say His Government Recedes From Previous Stand of Non Discrimination Wants Friendship. ONLY DETAILS STILL TO BE WORKED OUT Executive Declares Ho Won't Compromise With Oil Men Asserts All Foreign Investors Must Obey Labor Code. By MARQUIS W.

CHILD 3 A Staff Correspondent of the Post-Dispatch, Copyright, 1938, Pulitzer Publishing; Co. MEXICO CITY, Oct. 14. President Lazaro Cardenas of Mexico, in an exclusive interview with the) Post-Dispatch correspondent day, declared that the Mexican Gov ernment had agreed to pay Ameri can land owners for expropriated agricultural lands in order to preserve friendship with the United States. Cardenas laid that only details of payment remained to ba worked out between the two governments, indicating clearly that the recent sharp controversy between the two nations was at an end.

At the same time Cardenas declared that his Government would accept no compromise on the issua of expropriated oil property of American and British corporations The lands taken from American owners in the course of Mexico's land distribution program have been the subject of several sharp notes exchanged between the gov ernments. Secretary of State Hull JZu" IT Tw" 000,000 on the lands, taken over a period of more than 10 years, and has demanded immediate arrangements for payment. The President seemed obviously relieved that the controversy with the powerful neighbor on the north had been virtually settled, in fact he denied a slightly ironic smila on his impassive face that it had been a controversy at all. "It has been merely a peaceful discussion, of differences," he said. Mexico Recedes From Stand.

Hitherto Mexico has insisted thaf American land owners could not be given preferential treatment over Mexican owners. But Cardenas made it plain that his Government has receded from this position. "Although we have been reluctant to do so, since it is contrary to tha non-discrimination principle of Mexican law, we are going to pay American owners," the President said. "Only the details of pay ment remain." Mexico's Ambassador to Washington, Dr. Castillo Najera, is be lieved to have brought terms of set tlement from Secretary Hull when he came here a week ago.

Ambassador Castillo will return to. Washington Monday, he said today, to work out final details of tha land settlement. For most of tha last week he has been closeted with President Cardenas and othee high Government officials. "Mexico puts great value on its relations with the United Cardenas said "That is why wa have resented so deeply the propa- ganda campaign conducted against 1 Mexico by the oil companies. That campaign has been directed not only against the Government against me as for myself it doesn't matter but against the people of i Mexico.

It would be impossibla for any government to return tha administration of the properties to the oil companies. Cardenas Says People Backed Him. "All creeds, all kinds and classes of people backed me in the act of expropriation. While they wera still engaged in controversy with the trade unions, companies created a very difficult financial situation by withdrawing all of their capital Of course, they had a perfect right to, we do not deny that. But never- thelesa it created a difficult situation.

This was very clearly realized and as a consequence the Government was backed to a man." Cardenas repeated with extrema emphasis what he has said before, that expropriation of the oil companies was not part of a premeditated plan, but was "forced upon the Government by the attitude of the companies toward not only tha workers in the industry but the Government itself." "There is no possibility of expro priation of other resources," Car denas said flatly In response to question about the rumors persisting here that the mining in- REMOVES File Final Report Forth of the Marmaduke Apartments, and $100 fees in each of the other trans actions. In the Marmaduke Apartment transaction Judge Joynt at first appointed Charles H. Lugar as special commissioner, but had that name scratched from the court records and the name of Wachter substituted. "Buddy" Lugar has a brother named Charles H. Lugar.

The Federal warrant against Wachter was Issued Monday after Harry Landis, a truck driver, had told police and Department of Jus tice agents he sold cigarettes and tobacco, taken from his truck, to Wachter for $71.50, a little more than half of their value, $130. A similar warrant was issued against Landis. The stolen merchandise was recovered at Wachter's drug store, 2000 South Ninth Wachter told of buying it from Landis, but said he did not know it was stolen. In the Damhorst receivership case Wachter has pending an ap plication for a fee of $600. The company has assets of about $8000.

CREATOR OF TOPEYE' E. Segar, Once Paperhanger, Was Illinois 44 Comics Won Wealth. By the Associated Press. SANTA MONICA, Oct 14. E.

C. Segar, 44 years old, comic artist and creator of the comic strip character, Popeye, died at his home here last night after an illness of six months. He recently had undergone an operation for removal of his spleen, but had grown steadily worse, lapsing into a coma Wednesday night. Since last January, his condition had been so serious that he did little actual drawing. Others carried on the whimsical adventures of his characters.

Born in Chester, in 1894, Segar got his start there as a house painter, assisting his father. From this he advanced to sign painting and paperhanging. First Cartoon Rejected. Hearing of the fabulous salaries being paid cartoonists in the big cities, he drew a cartoon and sent it to a St. Louis newspaper.

It was promptly returned. Not discouraged, he paid out $20 and took a correspondence school course. With the mail order diploma he set out for Chicago. There R. F.

Outcault, creator of Buster Brown and Tige, obtained a position for him on the Chicago Herald, where he drew a Charlie Chaplin comic strip. When the Herald failed two years later he went to the Chicago American. Here, from 1917 to 1919, he did a local strip, "Looping the Loop," and was a part-time dramatic critic. Next he was employed by King Features in New York. There he created his "Thimble Theater" with Olive Oyl and Ham Gravy its first actors.

Later he added Castor Oyl and Ma OyL Popeye Created In 1929. Popeye was created in 1929, nine years after Segar moved to California. The scrawny, pugnacious character who gained his strength from eating spinach caught the public's fancy and finally put the cartoonist on easy street after years work. The character, J. Welling ton Wimpy, the fight referee, followed Popeye.

Segar moved to Santa Monica after two years in Hollywood and spent his free moments duck hunting, deep sea fishing or on his two hobbies, photography and wood carving. More than 500 newspapers were publishing his comic strips at the time of his death. Surviving, beside his widow, are a son and daughter, Tommy, 12 and Marie, 15. How the Swaggering One-Eyed Sailor Stole the Show. Psychologists have jumped at the conclusion that Segar, a shy personality, created the swaggering Popeye as the very opposite of himself.

During a visit to St. Louis two years ago Segar told a Post-Dispatch reporter that Pop-eye came being by accident and "just growed." It was when he was still drawing the "Thimble Theater" strip that Segar needed a sailor to take Castor and Olive Oyl on an ocean trip. The sailor turned out to be Popeye. The tough sailor and his garbled language soon stole the show. "Thimble Theater" had to be abandoned and the strip became just Popeye.

Segar lived with his characters, and talked about them as he would about any near acquaintance. He insisted that he could not manipu- AND WiPY DIES HITLER TO DECIDE TE Both Nations Lay Cause Before Fuehrer Their Action Regarded as New Triumph for Him DELEGATES THERE AT SAME TIME No Indications, However, That They Met at Munich Other Powers Unlikely to Be Called Upon. By the Associated Press. MUNICH, Oct. 14.

Dismembered Czechoslovakia and expanding Hungary today laid their conflicting causes before Adolf Hitler in his glistening Fuehrerhaus here, scene of the historic Munich conference of Sept. 29. It was a day of personal triumph for the German Fuehrer, to whom much of Central Europe appeared to be looking for settlement of its problems. First came Frantisek Chvalkov- sky, new Foreign Minister of Czechoslovakia, to give what a German communique called "assurance that Czechoslovakia would assume a loyal attitude toward Germany." A little later came by airplane a Hungarian mission headed by Kol- oman Daranyi, to seek the Fueh rer's mediation in Hungary's claims for a large slice of Southern Slo vakia. Legitimate Demands.

Hitler told Daranyi he already had talked to the Czechoslovak en voy and that Hungary might ex pect that" Its legitimateMemahds would be met. The envoys of Czechoslovakia and Hungary, whose territorial dispute resulted yesterday in a breakdown of the Komarom conference, were in the Fuehrerhaus at the same time, but there was no indication they had yet met. Chvalkovsky was with the Fueh rer an hour and 50 minutes, begin ning at noon, and had another brief personal talk later. At Hitler's Invitation. Daranyi, accompanied by Andreas Mecser, Hungarian Nazi leader.

and Otto von Erdmannsdorf, Hun garian Minister to Berlin, was with Hitler from 3 to 4:30 p. m. The Hungarian mission had come by air at Hitler invitation, it was said in Budapest. Chvalkovsky, who had been expected to return to Prague today, announced he was staying in Munich over night. Germans took this as a hopeful sign that the Fuehrer might bring Czechoslovaks and Hungarians together and settle their dispute out of court, so to speak.

German officials expressed belief that Hitler's mediation would make unnecessary a new four-Power Munich conference such as Hungary had indicated would be asked to decide how much of Slovakia should have. it HUNGARY PUTS By the Associated Press. BUDAPEST, Oct. 14. Diplomatic circles reported today that Hungary had postponed mobilization of its army at the request of "Great foreign Powers," especially Germany, "in the interest of European peace." Hungarian delegation left by airplane at noon for Munich at Adolf Hitler's invitation to discuss minimum territorial demands Hungary might make on Czechoslovakia.

Mobilization was said to have been scheduled for 11 a. m. today. After an all-night meeting the Cabinet announced earlier a decision to take "further measures for the country" and said heavily armed Czechoslovakia had attempted to exert pressure on Hungary in the dissolved Komarom conference. Poland Notified Also.

A communique asserted that Czechoslovakia had mobilized men up to 60 years old. Hungarian political circles took the view that Hungary could, not tolerate wide military disparity between the two countries. Britain, France, Germany and Italy have been informed of the breakdown yesterday of the Czechoslovak-Hungarian territorial negotiations at Komarom, the Cabinet announcement said. Besides these four Powers, to whom the Govern ment submitted its territorial claims for a solution, the Cabinet also notified With this done, the communique said, Hungary resumed the right to take adequate measures for defense. The official view was that the tense situation between Czechoslo- CZECH-HUNGARIAN BOUNDARY DISPU Circuit Judge John W.

Joynt today removed his appointee, Armin Wachter, as receiver for the Dam- horst Beverage Co. and directed him to file, "forthwith" a final report as receiver. The order of removal was entered without comment. Wachter Is the druggist who is charged in a Federal warrant with possession of tobacco stolen from an interstate shipment. With Judge Joynt he was active last year in aiding John (Buddy) Lugar, no torious Cuckoo gangster, to obtain parole from an Iowa prison.

The beverage company, which has its office at 2907 Washington boulevard, has been in receivership since last August. In removing Wachter Judge Joynt did not immediately designate his successor as receiver. On three occasions, as the Post-Dispatch has told, Judge Joynt has named Wachter as the court's special commissioner in real estate Wachter got a $1500 fee in one instance, the foreclosure sale WASHINGTON AV. AREA Ordinance Applies to District From Fourth to Fourteenth, 7 a. m.

to 6 p. m. The Board of Aldermen by unanimous vote passed an ordinance today, prohibiting parking on Washington avenue from Fourth to Fourteenth street between 7 a. m. and 6 p.

m. The ordinance was urged by Director of Streets' and Sewers Frank McDevitt and a group of Washington avenue business men who had appeared before the Streets Committee of the Board of Aldermen. One-hour parking has been permitted in the district. McDevitt told the business men that if the ordinance proved in jurious to their business he would work for its repeal. The board also adopted a zoning ordinance, classifying as commercial an area bounded by Chippewa street, Hampton, Bancroft and Sul phur avenues.

This was requested by the Boulevard Frontage which proposes to establish a market district with parking space for 1000 automobiles, it was explained by Alderman Arthur E. Pahl of the Twenty-fourth Ward, in which the property is located. Construction of store buildings and other improvements on the tract, which fronts 627 feet on Chippewa street and is one block wide, would result in payment of $25,000 a year in taxes to the city, Alderman Pahl said. At a public hearing last summer, the Boulevard Frontage Co. was represented by former State Representative Walter Ploeser, who said an investment of $500,000 was contemplated.

The Zoning Committee reported favorably a bill to maintain the 25-foot building line on Lindell boulevard between Grand boulevard and Kingshighway. A companion bill which would make the proposed ordinance effective as to property between Grand boulevard and Boyle avenue, zoned for commercial purposes, also was Both bills are to be voted on next Friday. 'ADOPTED SONS' 1 SUIT AGAINST CAMPBELL ESTATE DISMISSED Action of Harry and Adolph Fur-man Was in Contest of Hugh's WiU. A suit of Harry and Adolph Fur-man contesting the will of Hugh Campbell, who left a $1,000,000 estate, was dismissed today by Circuit Judge Charles B. Williams.

The brothers, sons- of a scrubwoman who lived near the old Campbell home at 1508 Locust street, had contended they were the adopted sons of Campbell in another suit which they lost when the Missouri Supreme Court upheld the Circuit Court more than two years ago. Judge Williams action was taken on a motion by Yale University, and the executors of the estate, St. Louis Union Trust and Allan C. Orrick. They contended the Furman brothers were without capacity to maintain the will contest since the courts had determined they were not adopted children.

Campbell, who died seven years ago, left the bulk of his estate in trust for his invalid brother, Hazlett Campbell, with the stipulation that it should go to Yale University for a memorial building after his death. Hazlett Campbell died last March and numerous suits are pending in Cirdcuit Court to deter BAR ON DAY PARKING Pleads Guilty as Spy It 5v Associated Fress Wlrephoto. GUENTHER GUSTAV RUMRICH 5000 GO ON STRIKE IN LONDON OVER ONE MAN'S UNION DUES Unofficial Walkout Ties Up 1000 Tons of Food Supplies for London. By the Associated Press. LONDON, Oct.

14. Delivery of London's fGOd supplies was hampered today by an unofficial strike of railway freight handlers, teamsters and truck drivers. Executives of the National Union of Railwaymen advised 5000 members of their organization and 500 truckers to return to work, but the strikers refused and announced they expected 7000 others to quit by midnight. The strike began Monday when yardmen at Saint Pancras Station discovered that Albert Gwilliams, 62 years old, a ticket collector, had let his union dues lapse and refused to rejoin the organization. The London Midland Scotland Railway refused to discharge him.

The strike spread to porters and yardmen of other stations and today nearly 1000 tons of fish, meat, fruit and dairy produce lay unattended on platforms. TWO MORE GUILLOTINED AS SPIES IN GERMANY This Makes (Total of 16 Beheaded So Far This Year on Espionage Charges. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, Oct. 14.

Franz Backes and Joseph Barahek were executed on the Ploetzensee prison guillotine today for "espionage over a long period." The executions increased 16 the number of decapitations for espionage this year. Japanese Eating Whale Meat. WASHINGTON, Oct. 14. The Commerce Department said today that war is driving Japanese to eat whale meat.

An official report said the Japanese Government was sponsoring a campaign to popularize the product, but it added that the odor of whale meat is discouraging sales. FAIR TONIGHT, TOMORROW AND COOLER TOMORROW THE TEMPERATURE S. 1 m. to2 9 a. ra.

68 2 a. m. 62 10 a. m. 73 3 a.

m. 61 11 a. m. 78 4 a. m.

59 12 noon 80 5 a. m. 60 1 p. ra. 83 6 a.

m. 60 2 p. m. 85 7 a. m.

61 3 p. m. 86 8 a. m. 63 Yesterday's high, 77 p.

low, 61 7:15 a. Official forecast for St. Louis and vicinity: Fair tonight and tomorrow; cooler tomorrow. Missouri: Fair tonight and tomorrow somewhat warmer in southeast portion, cooler In northwest and extreme north portions tonight; considerably cooler tomorrow in west and north portions. Illinois Generally fair tonight and tomorrow; cooler In extreme northwest portion.

May all your fires be little ONES, CHIEF! POST-DISPATCH WEATHER BIRO somewhat warmer In southeast and extreme south portions tonight; cooler tomorrow, except in extreme south portion, much cooler in north and west central portions. -S G. Rumrich, Former U. S. Army Sergeant, Interrupts Hearing Was Accused of Stealing Military Aviation Code.

JURY CHOSEN; TEN MEN, TWO WOMEN Among Three Defendants Remaining Is Woman Charged With Messenger for Espionage Ring. Being Alleged Bj tfi Associated Press. NEW YORK, Oct. 14. Guenther Gustav Rumrich, former United States army sergeant, unexpectedly pleaded guilty to espionage Charges in United States District kfcourt today as he was about to go on trial with three other persons, accused of being spies.

His counsel said be would testify for the Government. A jury of 10 men and two women was chosen in an hour and a half for the trial of the remaining three defendants. Rumrich, alleged by the Govern ment to have stolen a military avi- iauon coae, was Dorn in cnicago, Jie son of German parents. He deserted from the army in 1935. He i 32 years old.

He entered his plea as Judge John C. Knox was about to order a jury impaneled. Judge Knox deferred sentence until the end of the trial. Capacity Crowd in Court. The court room was filled to capacity long before Judge Knox, who had been delayed with other legal matters, mounted the bench.

men and women, including representatives of the more im portant European journals, and several "unofficial" observers jammed the room. Court then was' adjourned until Monday, when United States Attor-new Lamar Hardv will onen the government's case. Judge Knox did ui oraer me jury locked up. The trial is the first important espionage case in the United States since the World War. Rumrich's co-defendants, who matched him in silence as he changed his plea, are Johanna Hof-mann, 26-year-old former hairdresser on the North German Lloyd ner Europa, accused of having- SCted as a mpswnr fnp fho fulled spy ring; Otto Herman Voss, fp, a naturalized German formerly mpioyea at the Seversky airplane Plant at Farmingdale, Long Island, rhere American army planes are under construction, accused of Healing plans for a high-speed pursuit plane, and Eric Glaser, 28, another naturalized German who was ittached to the United States Army a private at the Mitchel Field aviation field, accused of stealing iviation secrets.

If convicted they face a max-mum penalty of 20 years' imprisonment each. Judge Urges Fair Judgment. Judge Knox pleaded, before open-fS the questioning of veniremen, or 'the same fair judgment of the Pendants as for any American. Wher people may become excited the jurors must remain 'Ached." I He asked VP.nirpmcn nrhcthsr c-r ember of their families was torn rmany Austria or Hungary. Other questions were: "Are any you in sympathy with the Fascist government?" "Did any of you see service in -ne American army in the World nar and would that gainst these defendants?" 'nirS any of you employed by the united States Government?" Oo you belong to any pro Nazi sanization such as th Oprm-n.

fimeriean bund?" Court observers who had expected Protracted wrangle over the se- -uon of jurors were surprised by "with wnic the jury Wo alternates were picked. De- challenges far outnumbered of the Government. Indictments Last June. VUr were indicled here last tW along with 14 others, ingoing three German War officials who were abroad at Ime the case broke, and oth-t who fled from this country aft-stifylng before the grand jury. "tef amon? thnap nhn f'ui T- Griebl.

a Park ave- Physician. Dr. Griebl formerly s.7t a L5eutenant in the United hart Amy Medical Reserve and ber? the Nazi Frerids of the i Germany in this country. a7 escaped aboard the German Bremen, without his passport as a stowaway. rilitary authorities at first ex- -ontinued on rage 2, Column 3.

Ends Controversy Associated Press Photo. PRESIDENT LAZARO CARDENAS. JUSTICE HOLMES' BEQUEST TO NATION STILL A PROBLEM He Died in 1935 but Congress Hasn't Decided Yet How to Use Gift. By the Associated Press. WASHINGTON, Oct.

14. When Congress meets next January, Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes will have been dead nearly four years, but the lawmakers have not yet -decided ho wto use the $250,000 he left to the nation. Justice Molmes died March 6, 1935. Attorneys who helped handle the estate said today: "We are stay- ing out of it we are letting Con- gress deside Justice Holmes left an estate of about $550,000. He made many specific bequests and of the resi due, he wrote: .1 give, devise and be queath to the United States of America," Proposals before Congress include one to make his late home here a national shrine housng his library, another to provide special legal scholarships, and one to secure paintings of former Supreme Court Justices.

ROOSEVELT PLANS ELECTION BROADCAST FROM. HYDE PARK "Remarks Primarily Will Concern New York Voters," Announce- ment Says. WASHINGTON, Oct. 14. Presi dent Roosevelt probably will broadcast a campaign address the eve ning of Nov.

4 from his home in Hyde Park, N. Y. In making this announcement today, the -White House said: "While the President's remarks primarily will concern the voters of New York State they will be sufficiently extensive in range to interest the nation as a whole." The announcement said the President would make the speech "as a voter of the State of New York," his home state. The President will leave Sunday for Hyde Park and spend about a week. He Is expected to return to Washington before traveling northward to make the address four days before election day, Nov.

8. The President already has praised the Democratic state ticket in New York, headed by Herbert H. Lehman, who seeks a fourth term as Governor. FREAK OF NATURE LEADS ART SHOP MAN TO SHORTEN NAME Alfred Martinelll Says Storm Blot ted Out "EUi" and Business "Picked Right Up. Alfred Martinelll, 3406 Arlington avenue, told Circuit Judge Charles B.

Williams today that he wanted to change his name to Martin because he had found out, by a freak of nature, that the name Martin was considerably better for business purposes. "I was running a little art shop in Philadelphia about a year and a half ago," Martinelll told the Court. "My name was on a sign hanging out in front. I hadn't made a dime for three months. One day a storm came up and blew rain and dust and dirt on the sign.

The last four letters of the name were blotted out. Business started picking right up." Judge Williams said that, al though he thought Martinelll was a pretty good name, he could not ignore such an unusual circum stance and granted Martlnelli's peti tion. I i VI i i I IV i A I I I I Avt" of operating deficits. "We would furthermore request that United Charities make it possible for donors to assign their contributions- to institutions of their choice, for which there is an increasingly insistent demand." United Charities, an organization which represents 87 Catholic, Protestant, Jewish and non-sectarian welfare agencies, permits donors to designate the agencies which will receive their contributions, but under its rules no agency can receive more- than the amount allotted to it by the budget committee of United Charities. Deaconess Hospital Rejected.

One of the hospitals which does not share in United Charities funds is the Deaconess, affiliated with the Evangelical and Reformed Church. Kirk E. Latta, acting director of United Charities, told a Post-Dispatch reporter this hospital applied for admission to United Charities last year, but was refused because its financial statement showed a profit for the previous year of $37,571. The hospital's statement as submitted, Latta said, showed a profit of but $3362, but revised to conform with the standard accounting practice of other United Charities hospitals, by eliminating depreciation of hospital plant and endowment securities, the profit was placed at $37,571. Latta said, however, that the question of whether aid should be given to hospitals on a deficit or charity service basis was under study by a joint committee representing United Charities, the Social Planning Council and the St.

Louis Medical Society. This committee, of which Stuart A. Queen, professor of sociology at Washington University is chairman, is not ready to "report, Latta said. The seventh annual fund-raising campaign of United Charities is to begin Nov. 1, with a goal of Hospitals and health agencies get more than one-third of the funds raised each year, far more than any other group of the participating agencies.

Last year the allotment to hospitals and health agencies was $780,901. Firmin Desloge Hospital, affili- Continued on Page 3, Column 4, Continued on rage 2, Column S. mine who are his heirs. Continued on Page 12, Column 4. Contlnued on Page 2, Column 7..