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WEATHER An Independent NEWSpaper Printing the News Impartially Test. Tr. Ago 69 42' 28 90 74 imiim HS i' 5 Pm" 52 42 Hum ty, 00 mm mwuM iwr i 1 1 I I ,96 NO. 348 StSTSSr TUCSON, ARIZONA, TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 14, 1937 SIXTEEN PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS if at rfn rn 2) a-maw- Rm Personal HAMILTON HITS HIS OPPONENTS BOND REFUNDING DECLARED VALID Attack on Panay Was Not Mistake, Witnesses State DISMAY MARKS TOKYO REPORTS ABOUT BOMBING To Emperor Tel ling Grave Concern; British. HANKOW, China, Dec.

13. UP) Observers who witnessed the Japanese aerial attack on the United States gunboat Panay late tonight declared the bombing was unmistakably deliberate, precluding possibility of error. Though the gunboat had Amerl- can flaw painted on her awnings and carried flags on every mast observers said squadrons of Japanese planes bombed the Panay four successive times beginning at 1:35 p.m., Sunday (12:35 ajn, E.S.T.). EVERYONE SAFE IN LINER WRECK S. President Hoover Still Held on Reef Near Formosa MANILA.

Dec. 13. (IP) All the 861 passengers and crewmen were reported safe and well, but the $8,000,000 liner President Hoover rested dangerously tonight on a rocky reef off Formosa island. Salvage ships stood by the 653-foot pride of the Dollar line, and the company said immediate attempts would be made to refloat the steamer which grounded Friday midnight in tempestuous weather. Passengers Transferred Meanwhile, toward Manila the Persident McKinley carried the Hoover's 134 cabin passengers and 219 from the third-class decks.

The McKinley was to reach Manila Wednesday night. Most of the Hoover's crew will be put aboard the President Pierce tomorrow. One Hoover passenger, Roy A. Read, former Twin Falls (Idaho) publisher, said there was not the slightest evidence of disorder and little apparent nervousness among those aboard as the big ship struck. Only "three gentle bumps" were felt, he said, "such as might have been made by a small boat striking a sand bar." Is Taking Water Captain E.

Stepback of the German freight Preyssen said, however, the huge ljner skidded half her length upon the rock-strewn shoal, "and will be ashore a long time." His was the first ship to reach the Hoover. "She was taking water fast" he said, and three forward holds were leaking. (At San Francisco, the Dollar line Office said' high seas in- the vicinity of Formosa had moderated considerably, and salvage operations would start without delay.) The Hoover, on a regular run from Kobe to Manila, was reported to have taken a new course this trip to avoid Chinese-Japanese war "danger zones." Water Is Bad Passengers aboard the great liner were transported ashore as soon as dawn came, and were sheltered in the only buildings on the island-primitive structures with no conveniences. Island water was bad and wood too wet to burn, but food supplies from the ship were more than adequate. RULING ON STATE BAR IS TIGHTENED PHOENIX, Dec.

13. (JP) An order requiring all persons applying for state bar certificates to have been graduated from a law school approved by the American Bar association was issued today by the Arizona supreme court. In tightening the requirements for persons taking bar examinations, the court specified the- new regulations will be effective after 1940 and that persons now registered with the state bar examining committee be excepted. AHiO; excepted are persons now studying law in schools approved by" the examining committee. order: was issued after 's the "board of governors of the state bar requested the court to raise the standards for admittance to the bar.

Is Sent Cooperate Tokyo Apologies Are Presented to U. S. Officials DECLARED BLUNDER Help Rushed to Those Rescued From Gunboat WASHINGTON, Dec. 13. (P) The United States presented Japan three stern demands today because of the "indiscriminate bombing" and sinking of the U.

S. gunboat Panay and other American ships above Nanking, at the same time President Roosevelt sent expressions of shocked concern to the emperor of Japan. Capitol hill reverberated to the sinking and heated discussions rose on the floor of the senate. The President's personal expression, handed to Japanese ambassador Hirosi Saito by Secretary of State Hull for transmission to the emperor, was a message from one head of state to another and therefore regarded as of greater importance than the series of protests that have been made by the state department to the Japanese government, and Chinese government as well, since the Sino-Japanese undeclared war began. Shock Expressed It informed the emperor that the President, "was deeply shocked and concerned by the news of the indiscriminate bombing of American, and other non-Chinese vessels on the Yangtze.

Even before the President could act, the Japanese government made effort to allay the indigation that seemed rising In the capital. Ambassador Saito called early on Secretary Hull to inform him that his government accepted full responsibility for the incident which characterized as "a great mistake, a great blunder." He expressed his "deep regret. Apologies Made About the same time the United States ambassador to Tokyo, Joseph C. Grew, was receiving the formal apologies of the Japanese governn-ment. A dispatch from Admiral Yarnell, commanding American ships in China, said that the Japanese commander-in-chief had ordered the Japanese gunboat Hozu to proceed from Nanking to help care for American survivors of the Panay and two Standard Oil vessels.

It was believed 'regrets" may come directly from the Japanese emperor, in view of the President's message to him. A majority of members of the two houses of congress who expressed their opinion of the incident either on or off the floor said the sinking was proof that the United States should have withdrawn its men from the scene of conflict, and that, at any the incident should not germinate into a struggle between the two powers. There was some strong condemna tion of Japanese actions. Senator Key Pittman, who, as chairman of the foreign affairs committee of the senate, said it was "little satisfaction to receive Japanese regrets, demanded that "some high Japanese officers" be punished, and hinted the incidents might have been deliberate for the purpose of frightening neutral countries into withdrawing completely from China. Other Reactions 'Senator Democrat of New Jersey, sent Secretary Hull an open letter urging withdrawal of all American ships from the danger zone and asking that American citizens be advised to leave.

Senator Borah, Democrat of Idaho, threw a new note into the discussion on the floor by intimating that the U. S. S. Panay was on the Yangtze to protect the Standard Oil tankers. Secretary of State Hull, who spent one of the busiest days of his life as a result of the Panay sinking, clearly expressed his grave view in one of his dispatches to Ambassador Grew in Toyko.

"Impress upon him (Foreign Minister Hirota) the gravity of the situation and the imperative need to take every precaution against further attacks on American vessels or personnel." Hull began to work on the incident last night, upon receipt of first bulletins on the sinking, communicated by Admiral Yarnell. He informed the President by telephone at around midnight. Early this mornin? he conferred with the department's far eastern experts, including Dr. Stanley K. Hornbeck, chief poli.ical advisor on far eastern affairs.

He convoked an extraordinary session of his immediate lieutenants, including Undersecretary Sumner Wells, Assistant Secrtary Hugh Wilson and Counslor R. Walton Moore. He also conferred at length with the President. Message DEEPLY SHOCKED over sinking of U. S.

ships in China President Roosevelt yesterday sent a personal note to the emperor of Japan. MANY MISSING AFTER BOMBING Meagre Reports Lead To Fears American Loss May Be Heavy SHANGHAI, Dec. 14. (Tuesday) (jP) Ninety-one persons were reported dead or missing today after a grim 36-hour search for survivors of the four American vessels destroyed Sunday by Japanese airplanes. One American seaman of the sunken gunboat Panay was dead.

Fifteen of the 69 known survivors were wounded, at least one of them seriously. Eight Americans arfd other foreigners aboard the Panay, Capt. C. H. Carlson of the cargo boat Meian and 81 Chinese of the crew -of the Meian and two other Standard Oil company boats were unaccounted for.

Captain Killed (A cable to the Socony-Vacuum corporation in New York from its China offices expressed belief Capt. Carlson, whose address was listed as Waterbury, was killed.) Meanwhile, rescue parties- from the British gunboat Bee continued to comb the banks of the Yangtze river. Although American authorities hoped for the best, the meagre reports from the Bee, caused apprehension concerning the number possibly killed and drowned. Troops Watch The Bee radioed to the United States flagship Augusta an account of the bombing which said Japanese troops lined the riverside. 27 miles above Nanking, to watch Sunday's tragedy.

The Bee reported she had rescued 10 Americans, seven of them Panay seamen, three European officers of the Standard Oil boats and heard of two other persons safe ashore. Three of the Americans were Standard Oil company officials J. V. Pickering, of Cadiz. Ohio.

John B. Sherwood, of McGraw, N. and D. S. Goldie.

Many Are Safe The Standard Oil boats reached land and' were abandoned by their crews before the final destructive bombing attacks, so it was believed most of those aboard reached safe-' ty. The United States gunboat Oahu was due to Hohsien today; she was steaming under forced draft from Kiukiang, 250 miles up the river. A Japanese bombing plane was to leave Shanghai today with doctors and medicines. Yesterday the Japanese army sent a plane to Hohsian carrying Major-General Harada, military attache here, to supervise Japanese assistance to the victims, prevent Japanese operations in the vicinity from exposing them to fresh dangers and try to untangle the dangerous international snarl along the middle Yangtze. COLONIA SOLANA HOME DESTROYED Fire last night destroyed a nearly-completed home in Colonia Solana, exclusive Tucson suburb, while the city fire department fought it with chemicals inadequate to subdue the flames.

Firemen answered the alarm with the standard of hose, only to find the nearest hydrant' 1,500 feet away. Neighbors said the home was being built by a Jan Demis. The alarm was turned in by Ralph W. Bilby, Tucson attorney, about 8 p.m. (.

III IIJI IIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIWIIIIW iinlnlmiMirillOTi toy HIGH COURT ijrffe Treasury Savings Are rossiDie unaer New Ruling NOTHING BEING DONE Insurance irm incomes TT chi Might Be Involved, Observers Say WASHINGTON, Dec. 13. nA majority of the su nt preme court opened a legal avenue today for the government to refund $5,000,000,000 outstanding gold oonas at 'reduced interest, but Secre tary Moreenthau told report ers the treasury was doing nothing to carry out such a irefunding. Six of the justices agreed tne gov-mmetrt had acted lawfully in re fusing in the past to continue paying interest on gold bonds called redemption in advance of their maturity date. This decision would permit the treasury, if it desired, to issue new securities bearing lower interest than the $5,000,000,000 of gold bonds itill outstanding, and to redeem the old obligations with proceeds of ie new issues.

Saviors Possible During argument or tne case which the court decided, Solicitor General Stanley Reed estimated the jovernment could save $350,000,000 by refunding the outstanding gold lecurities at lower interest Observers said the administration aoubtless would like to effect this having, especially at a time when it stressing the need for balancing the budget, but that it probably would hesitate to do so now for ar of disturbing the income of in companies and other laree jonanoiaers. Dissent Filed Justices McReynolds, Butler and Sutherland dissented from the ma turity decision of the court, de claring the other justices had sanctioned "an act of fraud." McReynolds, who wrote the dis parting opinion, sternly declared: "If you have read the eighth wmmandment you will find it dif ficult to reconcile with it what has been done here today." The eighth commandment is, tnou shalt not steal." Written by Cardoz Chief Justice Hughes read the Majority opinion, written by Jus Jce Cardozo, who was ill and un able to attend Justice Black, President Roose wits only appointee to the court, suDmitted a brief concurring state ment In which he said he "agreed altogether" with Cardozo's opinion. The other justices who composed majority were Roberts, Bran fcis and Stone. Suits Involved Three suits against the government were involved. Thev were brought by Charles Taft, of Cin cinnati; the estate of James J.

Hansom, of Burlington, Iowa, and Annur Machen. of Baltimore. All avolved interest on redeemed Lib ty bonds. Taft, son of the late president and ief justice, contended the treas ury could not redeem the bonds ex-Pt in fold, and since this had not been done it should oav interest until the maturity date. Justice Stone wrote a separate "pinion concurring in the majority ueosion.

The court refuse to nau li ron legality of sit-down wnaing back to the federal dis- flCt COUrt of PhilaHplnhid-a ja. brought by the Apex Hosiery comity against striking hosiery workers. The tribunal held that the wa? ended because, Ith strike: wen Bettled long.ago.'.--': The, court to rule upon a case 'involving yaiidity of an Atlanta, Ga. public '-school regulation requiring- pupils to salute the African flag. The court said there was no substantial federal question involved.

HAITI REVOLUTION DENIED OFFICIALLY PORT.ATTJD'DTW7-r' ii.U! ti 'I. (JP TlffJnUI 4 I.Ut t-i wMxax auuitcs 3eniBi rimnmi.n. o'utionary movement and martial j-w in Ham. iace guard was shot and slightly "uaaea in a cafe last night. Sev- siuon were taken into custody morning, an which a believed to have given rise to sports.

SHOPPING DAYS TILL CHRISTMAS IN STATEMENT Job of Selecting Board To Map G. O. P. Policy Gets Under Way 1,000 ARE NOMINATED Friction Within Party Discounted in Meet at St. Louis Is ST.

LOUIS, Dec. 13. (JPy Chairman John D. M. Hamilton struck back sharply at his critics tonight as the Republican executive committee tackled a "tough, three-day job" of selecting a committee of 100 to inspire and increase the party's 17 million voters.

In a formal statement Hamilton dedicated himself to the "replacing of the New Deal by a better deal." Of the demand of Robert W. Johnson, New Jersey industrialist, for his retirement Hamilton said, among other things: "I have never run from a fight and I shall not do so now." 1000 Nominated When Hamilton and a score of others assembled they found their brief cases overflowing with approximately 1,000 nominations for (Continued to Page 7, Column 2) MATERIAL LEVY IS THROWN OUT But Court Rules Gross Income Tax Faces Contractors PHOENIX, Dec. 13. (JPy-The Arizona supreme court ruled today contractors must pay a one per cent sales tax gross income, but are exempt from any levy on materials handled prior to June 11, 1937. In reversing a previous decision, the court held the amended sales tax law, enacted by the legislature last June, specifically mentions contractors, indicating the lawmakers did not intend to tax them for ma terials handled prior to that time.

Amendment Cited Chief Justice A. G. McAlister, who wrote the 2-1 decision, held that the legislature's' action is placing a flat one per cent tax on the gross income of contractors meant the 12th legislature, which passed the original sales tax law in 1933, did not include contractors among persons affected by the tax. Justice Henry D. Ross dissented.

He declared "paramount reliance" should be placed upon the "conviction the legislature did not intend to tax the people on their purchases of food, clothing and medicine and exempt contractors from paying on the building material entered into structures built by them under contract for a lump sum." Justice McAlister said neither the court nor counsel was aware of the sales tax amendment when the case was originally argued four days after its enactment. The decision affirmed judgment of Superior Judge J. C. Niles of Maricopa county superior court. Tax Effective A one per cent tax on all income, including material costs, is effective on contractors' revenue since June 11.

the opinion said. Meanwhile, Frank E. Fraser. estimating the state would lose $100,000 in taxes on materials handled before June 11, said he would ask the state tax commission and Attorney General Joe Conway to appeal the decision to the United States supreme court. In, another decision, the court reversed ji judgment of the Pimafedu- iy court, ancf 1 remanded trial1 tne case- pi tne oouinern ra-eifio Fred.

Itule who "obtained damages of $2,512.41 to compensate him for transporting tomatoes from Florida to Tucson and Phoenix. WHEELER WILL GO TO SECOND TRIAL FLORENCE, Dec. 13. (Retrial of Bill Wheeler, cowboy charged with assault with intent to commit murder, will get underway in Pinal county superior court tomorrow morning before udge E. W.

McFarland. Wheeler, accused of firing on A. B. (Doc) Deaver and Joe iiieger, cattleman, assertedly figured in a haunted corral" shooting which came as an aftermath to the slaying of Henry Towner, rancher, several months ago. A jury was unable to agree in his first trial.

Cecil Finns, cowboy, was recently convicted of second degree murder in connection with the Henry Town er killing, and was sentenced to 10 to 90 years imprisonment. WPA PROJECT WASHINGTON, Dec. 13. (JP The comptroller general has ap proved allocation of $255,490 for a works progress administration highway improvement project in Pinal county, Arizona, Rep. jonn Murdock announced today Victory Celebrations Are Cancelled as Navy Men Mourn -jr'VTi2.

I JJAIN vjUjIvo ARE SEEN Efforts for Friendship With U. S. Are Cancelled, Leaders Fear TOKYO, Dec. 13. Foreign Minister Koki Hirota today personally called at the American embassy and presented the Japanese government's "profoundest apologies" to Ambassador Joseph C.

Crew for the sinking of the United States gunboat Panay. As soon as news was received of the warplane attack on the American warship, acting as rescue vessel in the Chinese-Japanese war, high officials hurried to a conference with members of the imperial headquarters at Premier Prince Fumimaro Konoye's residence. More Apologies The war and navy ministers also apologized to Ambassador Grew. There was obvious dejection at the navy ministry as high ranking officers expressed fear their efforts to cultivate friendship with the United States had been nullified. News of the bombing apparently stifled Tokyo's joy over the announced capture of Nanking.

Lantern parades which had been scheduled were cancelled. Although great celebrations long had been prepared, the streets were abnormally quiet. A brief version of the Panay sinking was broadcast shortly after nightfall and caused widespread dismay. Officials and private citizens anxiously asked their American acquaintances what the United States' attitude would be. Stocks React Earlier, publication of the story had been suppressed and the incident generally was unknown except for rumors on the stock exchange, where stocks reacted slightly.

At the naval ministry the staff stood around smoking nervously. One of Naval Minister Admiral Matsumasa Yonai's aides sat holding his head in his hands, eyes shut. Another exclaimed: "I would like to resign my life. Dismay Expressed One high naval official said: "We have been doing everything in our power to cultivate the friendship and understanding of the American government and people, Now I am afraid it is all nullified. "The erring aviators who bombed the Panay certainly will be disciplined.

We intend to do everything possible to make amends. We will not attempt to dodge responsibility through foolish explanations." Envoys Active Earlier in the day Ambassador Grew had called on Hirota, told him shells were falling near American ships on the Yangtze river and asked that the Japanese use caution. The British ambassador, Sir Robert L. Craigie, also visited the foreign office in connection with the Japanese shelling of the British gunboat Ladybird at Wuhu. A foreign office spokesman said he expected Japan's conquest of North China would result in a new regime "within a few CONDREY OPPOSES SLASH FOR ROADS WASHINGTON, Dec.

13. UP) Arizona would lose approximately $2,000,000 in the 1938-39 biennium if the' present federal for highways is reduced. Joseph, H. Condrey, secretary of Arizqnoi chapter, Associated General Contractors of Anierlca, said today. He came here to enlist support of Arizona's congressional delegation in opposing the slash.

measure. The commitee had kept the bill pigeon-holed for months. Almost immediately, six hours of debate was begun, to be followed by amendments, the principal one of which apparently will be a substitute measure to be presented tomorrow by the labor committee, leaving out the five-man administrative board approved by the senate and substituting a one-man administrator. In the opening speech for the bill, Chairman Mary Norton of the house labor committee told her colleagues it was not the intention of the bill to "start fixing wages in all industries, but only in those in which oppressive wages are being paid to a substantial portion of workers." She said the measure would "establish reasonable standards for the protection of the nation's children and provide for administrative controls which will strengthen state programs." England Presents Hot Protest, Watches Washington CONFERENCE HELD House of Commons Told Incidents Are Serious Is LONDON, Dec. 13.

IP) Great Britain and the United States worked in close concert tonight in the grave far eastern situation growing out of Japanese attacks on gunboats of both nations on the Yangtze river. Members of the house of commons cheered Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden's statement that British ships had fired on Japanese planes after they had been bombed and shelled. Eden told commons the British ambassador to Tokyo had "made the strongest protests" to Japan for the shelling of the British gunboat Ladybird at Wuhu, up the Yangtze from Nanking. Talks Started Eden conferred with Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and Her-schel V. Johnson, the United States charge d'affaires, before making his cautious statement to commons that the two Anglo-Saxon powers were "in consultation" on the serious international developments in Japan's undeclared war with China.

The British foreign office was understood to be watching American public reaction to the Panay sinking for its possible effect in changing United States policy in the far east. In this connection it was recalled that prior to the Brussels conference on the war, Eden de clared Britain was prepared to go (Continued to Page 7, Column 5) JAPAN CLAIMING NANKING'S FALL But Chinese Say Fighting Is Still Going on in City SHANGHAI, Dec. 13. (JP) The faU of Nanking, abandoned capital of China, was announced tonight by the Japanese military command. Japanese officers said their troops had completed occupation of the shell-torn city at sunset after bloody street fighting throughout the day.

Chinese sources, which said they still were in communication with the one-time capital, denied it had fallen. "Heavy fighting is going on in Nanking," they said. They also denied Japanese claims of the capture of Pukow, across the Yangtze river from Nanking. Claims Disputed "The Tientsin-Pukow rail terminal constitutes the only avenue of Chinese escape from Nanking," the Chinese said, "therefore, it is being defended strongly." The official Japanese announcement said the fall of Nanking came after an intense attack in which the army in cooperation with naval fliers maintained relentless onslaughts from the ground and the air throughout the day. announcement said the: Chinese defenders, were driven, northward through the city as the Japr anese advanced from the southern and eastern sections." Warships Active Japanese warships were reported steaming up the Yangtze and exchanging fire with Chinese bat teries several miles below Nanking.

(The announced occupation of the city left in doubt the fate of the 16 Americans last reported inside its walls. There had been no direct word from within the city since 12:30 p.m.. Saturday, 9:30 a.m., Sat urday, MST.) The fall of the city came as the climax of a drive which started after the capture of Chapei by the Japanese October 27. Japan's military policy in the near future remained undisclosed. The military was believed to want to continue the drive toward Hankow, but the conservative element of the Tokyo government was said to favor halting the conflict and giving China an opportunity to sue for peace.

MRS. HAMMER NAMED PHOENIX, Dec. 13. (Governor Stanford appointed Mrs. Angela Hammer, publisher of the Phoenix Messenger, weekly newspaper, a member of the state board of social security and public welfare today to succeed Dr.

Junius Gibbons, who resigned. Mrs. Hammer's term will expire next June. JOHN HAMILTON, chairman of the Republican national committee, who yesterday struck back at his critics. BARS ON SILVER TO BE DROPPED International Agreement Expected to Close December 31 WASHINGTON, Dec.

13. International bars against silver dumping will be let down January 1, an official said today. Asked about the future of the London silver agreement which will expire December 31 unless renew ed, he said: "You can bury the treaty." War in China and Spain, two of the principal would-be silver sellers, apparently made continuation of the treaty impossible. Under the pact, signed in London in 1933, these countries and India agreed to limit their selling of existing silver hoards, while silver producing countries the United States. Australia, Canada, Mexico and Peru agreed to buy up most of the new output of their own silver mines for four years.

Price Watched The signatories hoped to improve and stabilize the world price of silver by preventing a glut of the market India alone has hundreds of millions of ounces of silver which she could dump on the marts. Although the world price soared temporarily to about 80 cents an ounce, it has long been down to 45 cents and less. Demise of the London- agreement however, may not alter United States silver policies materially, i.nis country nas been paying a premium price of 77.57 cents an ounce for newly-mined domestic silver and although this price also will expire December 31, both President Roosevelt and Secretary Mor- genthau have indicated price fixing wm continue. Utah and Nevada senators have declared that any serious reduction in the price would throw thousands of miners out of work. And the new price is not expected to be far different, if at all, from the present one.

Change Expected The price the United States may pay for foreign silver, however, probably will depend on what hap pens to world prices after the Lon don agreement expires officially. An exception to this price on for eign silver may be Mexico, for whose newly-mined silver the Unit ed States is reported to pay a price slightly above the world level. Con unuation of this agreement was sought here today by Eduardo Suarer, Mexican finance minister, who held the first of a series of conferences with Morgenthau. DELAY IS ORDERED FOR GRAFT CASES PHOENIX, Dec. 13.

(JP) Illness of, Countyt Attorney John Corbin today forced postponement of, the preliminary hearing of former Sher iff James R. McFadden and Bpiesi Heed, 45, New York; salesman; on bribery charges. Corbin was confined to his home with influenza as his anti-gambling cleanup, which has resulted in 21 persons being held for superior court trial on gambling conspiracy or bribery accusations, came to a temporary lull. The county attorney, who accused McFadden and Heed of offering him three per cent of the "take" is al lowed to operate "confidence games' during the winter tourist season unmolested, has indicated he would file additional charges. McFadden, three times Maricopa county sheriff, is at liberty on $4,000 bond.

Heed, whom federal authorities said is wanted in New York on mail fraud charges, is being held in jail in lieu of $10,000 bond fixed by Superior Judge Mar-lin T. Phelps. Counsel for Heed appeared before Judge Phelps today with a request for reduction of bond, which, tne court promised to "consider." HURT IN CRASH An automobile collision on the Casa Grande highway 12 miles west of here last night injured wenry Turner, 30, Negro, of 204 West Eighteenth street. He suffered head cuts in a crash involving his car and a truck driven by H. J.

Berry, Sectional Lines Split House On Wage and Hour Measure WASHINGTON, Dec. 13. (JP) A house split into sectional and economic blocs finally began consideration of the wage-hour bill today and the opposition frankly concentrated upon an effort to defeat the legislation by sending it back to committee. The extent of its success obviously will be determined by the nature of the changes made in the bill when the time for offering amendments is reached tomorrow. If the measure can be made objectionable to certain voting groups, the opposition's chances will be greatly enhanced.

The wage-hour bill under which minimum wages of 40 cents an hour or less and maximum hours of 40 a week or more would be fixed for various branches of American industry came before the house as the result of a 283 to 123 vote discharging the rules committee from further consideration of the Fhoeni.