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STAR Inside Labor-Page 25 Teen Time Pace-Page 26 to TIM Final Edition CI.OSLXG MARKETS Louis' Story Of Figlit-P. 32 Associated Press, United Press and International News Service 44 Pages Price 5 Cents St. Louis, Friday Evening, December 12, 1917 Vol. 62 No. 61 in oj uu Senators Hear Pauley's Story Of Market Ventures 'No Gambler He Asserts To NEWS OF THE DAY enate Group Lewis Pulls Miners Out Of A.

F. L. In Labor Law Dispute Wc Disgruntled Union Head Scrawls In Note To William Green; Action Traced To Bitter Fight At Last Convention WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. (UP) The United Mine Workers pulled out of the American Federation of Labor today.

John L. Lewis, president of the miners, wrote A. F. L. President William Green a note scrawled on a half sheet of copy paper in blue crayon.

It said: "We Bridges Says High Persons 'Stick Knives' In Hearts Of Hungry WASHINGTON. Dee. 12. sOCX (if (UP) Edwin V. Pauley said today he had made "substantial profit" in prain and other commodity speculations but disaffiliate." LOCAL PHONE PROFITS A.

T. it T. siphons off excess earnings of Southwestern Bell through license contract. St. Louis County charges In opposing rate Increases.

(Page 1) BUS HEARING Abandonment of two unprofitable bus lines in St. Louis County by the St. Louts County Transit Co. would leave patrons of the lines without any local public transportation service, company official testifies. (Page 1.) VETS HOUSING Surplus of $108,865 rolled up at "nonprofit" St.

Louis housing colony at Jefferson Barracks In 14 months, against operating costs of only $49,850. (Page 17.) RIVER TUNNEL Vehicular tunnel under Mississippi River advanced as possible aid to free flow of traffic tn St. Louis metropolitan area. (Page 23.) NEW TAXES Mayor confident aldermen will pass new tax measures to cover cost of proposed pay Increases for city employes. (Page 23.) The "disaffiliation" was the outgrowth of the bitter fight between Lewis and Uie A.

F. L. executive EDWIN W. PAULEY (left). Army Department official, being questioned today by Sen.

Homer Ferguson Mich.) in regard to his trading on the commodities market. Seated at the Senate Appropriations Committee table are, from left: Senators Joseph C. O'Mahoney Carl Hayden Ariz.) (cigar and glasses), Theodore F. Green (D. R.

Elmer Thomas Kenneth McKellar (D Styles Bridges N. Clyde M. Reed Kan.) and Ferguson. Aaeaite pree wtret. council before the A.

F. L. convention last October in San Francisco denied he was a "rambler." And "If purchases of grain create human misery." he told the Srnate Appropriations Committee at a heated hearing, "then my aeilln cf grain relieved human misery." The millionaire former Democratic national treasurer said ha had liquidated practically all of his commodity holdings since Sept. 3, when he became a temporary special assistant to Army Secretary Kenneth C. RoyalL Says Wheat Was Bn He testified he had nurchased This is the second time Lewis has County Charges Bell Contract Theater Owners Fight Ticket Tax Bill At Hearing Vigorous opposition was expressed by theater operators to a proposed 5 per cent gross receipts city tax on theater and other amusement admissions at a public hearing attended by about 300 persons this afternoon.

Only one person spoke in favor of the bill. With A. T. T. 'Loads' Rates BY CARL E.

MAJOR, Star-Times Staff Writer. The license contract between the Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. broken with A. F. L.

leadership. The miners have been back in the A. F. L. only since February, 1946.

The A. F. L. convention overwhelmingly rebuffed Lewis and upheld its executive council on the question of whether officers of the A. F.

L. should sign non-Communist affidavits required by the Taft-Hartley law. Text Of Note The text of Lewis' note was read to reporters in the office of K. C. bushels in wheat futures since then.

But he said he did so only to give his civilian employes ja bonus. He said the profits were assigned to them. The hearing started with a and the American Telephone Telegraph Co. "represents a loading of the rate structure that enables American Telephone Telegraph to The hearing, conducted by tne legislation committee of the Board Magistrates Here Declare Ynlctidc Eviction Holiday A Christmas holiday season moratorium on eviction of tenants has been agreed upon by the judges of the magistrate courts of St. Louis.

Magistrate J. Glennon McKenna revealed in his court today. Magistrate McKenna announced the magistrates had agreed they would continue to hear eviction cases and hand down judgments in such disputes. However, he added, execution orders under which tenants would be put out on the streets will not be signed until January 5. 1948.

The cheerful news for hard-pressed tenants was revealed when an attorney repesenting a landlord appeared before McKenna siphon off excess earnings of its subsidiary," St. Louis County charged today. The county attacked the contract as a "tribute or private license to operate as a subsidiary" of A. T. T.

Adams, editor of the Miners Journal. He held it up for reporters of Aldermen, which took the matter under advisement, drew the largest crowd that has appeared at any hearing on the several revenue to see. Scrawled in blue crayon in charge by Chairman Styles Bridges R- N. that prominent persons close to the administration had been "sticking knives in the hearts of hungry peoples" while posing as "great Bridges said the names. If revealed, would shock the nation.

But Sen. Homer Femison fR Lewis' handwriting were these words: measures currently under consideration by the board. Estimates are that the tax proposed in the bill would raise between $600,000 and $650,000 "Oreen. "We disaffiliate. "LEWIS." The disaffiliation was voted The charge was made in a petition filed by County Counselor Er-win F.

Vetter with the Missouri Public Service Commission seeking permission to intervene in Southwestern Bell's application to raise rates in Missouri an estimated a year. Hearing on the application opens Monday in Jefferson City. The license contract, as explained in a series of articles in The Star- The sole spokesman for the bill Poll Shows Public Favors Busses, P. S. Go.

Asserts Out of 1.419 heads of households interviewed for the St. Louis Public Service Co. lete last month, 41.5 per cent said they favored substitution of busses for streetcars in St. Louis and St. Louis County and only 24.9 per cent were definitely opposed, the Missouri Public Service Commission was told today.

This testimony was given by O. Myon Gwiner, a market and sales analyst appearing at the commission's hearing in the Civil Courts Building on the P. S. proposal to substitute busses for streetcars on seven of its lines, six of them in the county. Gwiner, first witness for the company in its rebuttal testimony, said thjt between Nov.

19 and Nov. 26. a total of 1.440 household heads were questioned by 16 interviewers. All lived within five blocks of the disputed street car lines in populated areas or within a half a mile of one of the lines In sparsely-settled districts, he said. Some Had No Preference Of the 1.440 persons interviewed, he testified, 1.419 said they knew of the plan to substitute busses for streetcars and that 415 per cent expressed themselves in varying degrees as favoring the proposal.

He further asserted that 29.1 per cent said they had no preference for either busses or streetcars as long as adequate transportation is available. The remaining 4.5 per cent was John I. Rollings, executive sec unanimously by the mine workers' executive board, which also elected Secretary-Treasurer Thomas Kennedy, Hazelton, to be vice- NATIONAL WASHINGTON Edwin W. Pauley testifies he made "substantial profit" on grain and other futures which he liquidated after he became special assistant to army secretary, (Page 1.) WASHINGTON Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach gives congress specific proposals for price ceilings and rollbacks. (Page 2.) WASHINGTON Foreign aid bill conferees agree to authorize $150,000,000 advance by Reconstruction Finance Corp.

for European relief as soon as congress finally approves bill. (Page 2.) MEMPHIS Army C-47 transport plana crashes blinding Cash killing 20. possibly 21. (Page 29.) aiicn.) reported the administration rejected a committee request for the names of big commodity (speculators. I On the senate floor.

Sen. John J. 1 Williams (Ft, Del.) accused the ad- ministration of attempting to "ma-(nlpulate the market." and urged that investigating committees "pay paricular attention to purchases by Times, requires Southwestern Bell president and selected John Owens, Cambridge, Ohio, to succeed refary of the A. F. L.

Central Trades and Labor Union, who said although the burden of the proposed tax would fall on the working people of the city, the unions favor it because they recognize the city's to pay its parent firm 11-, per cent "WeimarMita" It a mlualvt 6 tar-Tlne ervlee, previa1 fey Weattieriatte at St Leula. private meteeroloaical firm. This local shortage of heating oil proves one old saying true: "You can fuel all of the people some of the time and some of the people all of the time, but you can't fuel all of the people all of the time." We had to get up bright and oily to dream that one up. Anyway, cold, cloudy weather continues, but fair skies are on tap for tomorrow. The temperature will Jump about 10 degrees tomorrow from 27 in the morning to an afternoon high near 37.

financial plight and feel the tax would be to the best interest of the Kennedy, 60, succeeds the late John O'Leary, who died in San Francisco this fall shortly after the A. F. L. convention. Kennedy is a former Democratic lieutenant-gov citizens of St.

Louis. seeking his signature on an execution eviction. Magistrate McKenna shook his head. Why not?" the attorney inquired. "We magistrates got together and agreed not to sign any eviction executions until Jan.

5." McKenna replied. "By what authority do you decline to sign such an order?" the attorney demanded heatedly. McKenna looked down at him for a moment and replied: "Did you ever hear of Dickens' Christmas ernor of Pennsylvania. He has been Opposition to one Industry's being singled out as in this tax proposal was expressed by Fred Weh- of grass revenue (with minor yc-cluslons). It provides that A.

T. in turn, will furnish the operating company assistance in financing, engineering and similar matters, use of phone equipment patented by A. T. T. and make available results of scientific research and development by A.

T. Bell Laboratories. The payment last year amounted to The county's petition declared the services furnished by A. T. T.

"may be described as a luxury serv- renberg, operator of a chain of 12 theaters, who was the first spokes secretary-treasurer of the miners since he replaced William Green after the letter's election to the A. F. I presidency in 1922. Ohio District Chief Owens has served as president of man for the opposition. "We realize the city needs money and is in stricken circumstances, Wehrenberg said.

"But we feel they the Ohio district of the miners Five Slightly Injured In Streetcar Collision At Grand, Florissant are going about it in the wrong way. Women Weak? Not So, Says Insurance Firm NEW YORK, Dec. 12. (AP) No County Towns Against Five persons were slightly Injured at 8:10 a. m.

today when two street cars collided at the Intersection of Grand blvd. and Florissant av. INTERNATIONAL ROME Roma general strike Is settled: police clash with strikers. (Page 12.) LONDON Secretary of State Marshall denounces Russia's reparation claims against Oermany as "pure propaganda," and says it is "very difficult to respect the dignity of the Soviet government." (Page 13.) PARIS France rejects second Soviet protest against expulsion of 19 Russians from France. (Page 13.) JERUSALEM Burned bodies of three British overseas Airways employes are found beside wrecked truck seized by Arabs; strife spreads in Holy Land.

(Page 13.) Police said the northbound street longer can men refer to women as the weaker sex. The insurance people say it Just isn't so. government Williams said committees should be primarily Interested In when purchases were made, -whether they coincided or came a few days before (crop) reports ot the Agriculture Department." Asks For Brokenf Names The hearing ended with a env-mittee request that Pauley submit names of his brokers and a record of his market transactions. When the senators have studied this data, they will decide whether to quiz the west coast oilman any further. Pauley's dealings were of particular Interest to the committee because of what President Truman and other administration spokesmen have said about commodity speculators.

Mr. Truman called them gamblers and said their activities forced prices up. Pauley said he did not consider himself a gambler "in any way." At one point he asked why the senators didn't Investigate congressional traders, if any. He said he wasnt accusing anyone. But congressmen do have advance knowledge of appropriations, he pointed out Bridges said congressme were answerable directly to the people.

But "bureaucrats." Bridges said, are answerable to congress. Tells Or Liquidations Pauley said he started liquidating 500.000 bushels in grain and car was operated by Leonard Illy 62, of 4223 College av, who had Starting Jan. 1. the Mutual Lue Insurance Co. of New York will had no opinion, he said.

Earlier, Arthur F. Bangert, vice-president and general manager of the St. Louis County Transit testified that county patrons living along two of the unprofitable routes of his company, would be left without any local transportation service if the lines were abandoned. Bangert asserted in his testimony yesterday that the proposed new P. S.

Co. bus routes, with their only one passenger aboard. The The tax burden should be spread over all business of St. Louis, not Just the amusement business." James Arthur, representing Fan-chon Marco theater chain, said an amusement tax would be "passed on to the public," which he felt would not be in keeping with the fundamental principle of government that taxes should be based proportionately on ability to pay. In reply to questions from Committee Chairman Herman Novack Fifth Ward), Wehrenberg said theaters at-present pay a flat $150 annual license tax to the city.

That and real estate and personal property taxes are all theater owners pay In city taxes, he said, although they pay 20 per cent federal admissions tax and 2 per cent state sales tax. southbound streetcar, in which all since 1925. He was a special representative of Lewis in that same period in important wage negotiations and business transactions. "The election of Mr. Kennedy assures the union that a seasoned gentleman will be available in case anything should happen to Mr.

Lewis, who is 68, in the near future as many reporters and. radio columnists have been predicting," Adams toid the newsmen. Adams. said the disaffiliation of the miners from the A. F.

L. was because of disagreement with the A. F. L. over its attitude toward the Taft-Hartley law.

"There is no reason why the U. M. W. should sacrifice itself to go along with an umbrella of the labor movement that merely protects political acquiesence of those who are afraid to fight," he said. Adams denied reports that the i of those injured were riding, was charge identical rates for both men and women An waiver of premium clauses based on disability.

Heretofore, charges for waiver of premium privileges have been twice as operated by Clarence Brice, 54, of 2731A Russell blvd. It carried approximately 50 passengers, police Phone Rate Increase Until Need Is Shown The St. Louis County League of Municipalities voted last night to oppose the Southwestern Bell Telephone rate increase request "until the company shall have shown clearly its need for such additional revenue." The league comprises 35 county municipalities, including all the larger towns. ice which the telephone user cannot and that the payment should not be allowed by the commission as an operating expense of Southwestern Bell for rate-making purposes. "In contemplation of law," said the petition, "such fee is not a necessary operating expense and high for women as for men.

said. cheaper fares, would cost his company $100,000 annually and force The equalizing of the rates lsnt Officers who Investigated the collision said a switch at the Inter it to abandon a total of six bus based on any sudden recognition of section swerved the northbound women cnangea siaius in mesc routes it is now operating at a loss car into the path of the other streetcar, causing the front ends of the two vehicles to collide. Police listed the injured as Ray Ellisville. Creve Coeur Lines Today, in giving details of the routes he fears would have to be abandoned by the County Transit he said users of the 12-mile-long EllLsville line, serving Ellls-ville, Baldwin. Manchester.

Des Peres and Kirkwood, would be left miners had agreed to enter into mond Hibbert, 24. of 4333 N. 19th Jeanette Sayles, 16, of 1911 any joint political action program with the Independent Brotherhood Farragut and Danny Coumerilh SPORTS-BOXING Joe Loals tells Jimmy Cannon his story of championship fight. (Page 32.) BASEBALL Baseball men agree trades make Red Sox "team to beat." (Page 32.) HOCKEY Flyers score four goals in one period, beat New Haven, 4-1. (Page 33.) BASKETBALL Record 63 fouls called as Bombers defeat Warriors, 74-69.

(Page 33.) modern times. The company says it's because studies of its past records show women are no more susceptible to sudden physical disability than men. Truman Is Quoted As Speaking of Re-Election WASHINGTON. Dec 12. AP) President Truman was quoted for the first time today as speaking of 12, of 1420 N.

Park who were of Railroad Trainmen headed by treated for cuts and bruises at City Used Convict To Thwart Thieves WAUPUN, Dec. 12. (AP) Warden John Burke of the state prison here believes in using a crook to catch a crook. Burke disclosed today that during harvest time he had found it necessary to station a convict guard at the prison farm to stop the public from stealing farm produce. should be excluded from the rate other futures market holdings A.

F. Whitney. First Break In 1935 without any mass transportation except for infrequent intercity and Hospital; and Charlene Ebert, 15, structure." of 1417A Salisbury and Audrey transcontinental busses which stop Lewis' first break with the A. F. Deuschel, 14, of 1418 A Farrar who were treated for facial Injuries Vetter's petition also: 1 Attacked existing rate sched-ules in the county as "discriminatory and illegal in that a great was in 1935.

In that year he organized the Committee for Industrial by a private physician, Organization, "which became the re-election possibilities. Dr. J. J. Vallarlno.

the retiring ambassador number of resident subscribers are present Congress of Industrial Organizations. The A. F. L. thereupon from Panama, told White House re Inde required to pay more than sub expelled the United Mine Workers porters after 'bidding good-by to scribers In the St.

Lous dial zone." Late News Bulletins ALDERMANIC COMMITTEE FAVORS PAY-RISE BILL for setting up the rival labor feder Mr. Truman that the President had at some points along the route. In addition, he said, there is no other mass transportation along n3 miles of the 20-mile route served by the Creve Coeur line, which runs from Gumbo to University City. Other routes which would probably have to be abandoned include the Oakville, Kinloch and part of the Airport and Shuttle bus routes, he said. If the expected P.

S. Co. switch Amusement Newt 34-35 ation. 2 Charged that county subscrib- are 'ronnlrprl tn ruv nn- told him he might visit Panama "if .38 Building News 1 The C. I.

O. mushroomed under Comic Page 43 Lewis' leadership into an organiza The legislation committee of the Board of Aldermen voted this reasonable tolls" for interzone calls "all of which is discriminatory to the users and a deterrent to the afternoon to report out favorably a bill to Increase the salaries of 24 34 Sept. 3 in accordance with a promise to Roy all. Pauley visited Europe. Asia.

Japan and Korea In 1945 and 1944 as President Truman's special representative on reparations. Asked if he did not gain special knowledge of foreign supplies and needs that was useful In his grain deal ings. he conceded impressions gained on the trip might have affected his trading Judgment later. But he said he never consciously used for his own profit any information he obtained as a government official. Sen.

Milton R. Young CR. N. DJ observed that Pauley's attitude toward commodity speculations appeared to be different from President Truman's. "If there is any dispute.

I resolve the dispute in President Truman's favor." Pauley said. Calls Dealings Teanota" Pauley called his market dealings tion big enough and tough enough to compete with Green's A. F. L. But Lewis fell out with his C.

I. O. approximately 7,500 city employes at an estimated annual cost of about progress, growth and expansion of $2,100,000. The committee decided to withhold action on several new Editorial Page Financial News Picture Page Radio Program Real Estate News the county." colleagues. tax bills until it is determined what the state legislature, meeting in to busses is granted.

Bangert add In 1940 he supported the late January, may do to alleviate the city's financial condition. (Earlier 44 42 39 Demanded that the company be required to furnish county Wendell L. Willkie for President I am re-elected." Vallarlno. emphasizing that he and Mr. Truman had spoken in a Jocular vein, related the following exchange: "I told him that I am going down to Panama to run for president and that if I am elected I wanted him to come down and visit me." To hich he said Mr.

Truman replied: "If I am re-elected, maybe I will. It will be fine for our future relations." Birlli Rate pontrol against President Roosevelt. He said WMaiOatfi subscribers "measured" residential service, now available to subscribers Sports News Want if Mr. Roosevelt was re-elected he 36-37 in the St. Louis dial zone.

This ed, first line to be abandoned. would be the Ellisville route. He asserted that the company estimated its losses on this line this year at about $22,500. Busses in service on it will have traveled 312.000 miles and carried 330.000 riders during the year ending Dee. 31.

The Creve Coeur line will have Women's Pages 26-27-28 story on Page 23.) ANTI-U. S. PROTEST IN PANAMA SQUELCHED PANAMA CITY, Dec. 12. (UP) Mounted police, using tear gas, clubs and sabers, broke up a student demonstration today againiit the agreement between the United States and Panama on the main, tenance of U.

S. bases In this country. would resign as C. O. president.

He did. Philip Murray, then the U. M. service is provided at reduced rates for a limited number of outgoing calls a month. w.s vice president, succeeded THE WEATHER Iwis as C.

I. O. president. Dlf Official U. S.

Weather Bureau ferences developed between them, and finally Lewis pulled out of the Called Vital To Peace forecast for St. Louis: Partly cloudy A Urged the commission to ex-" amine the company's earnings in Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas for comparison with Missouri earnings in determining a fair rate of return on the Missouri operations. "peanuts." His commodity holdings on Sept. 3 were worth -something less than $1,000,000." he said. OKLAHOMA CITY.

Dec 12. (AP) Dr. O. O. McCormlck.

pro tonight and tomorrow. Little C. I. o. The U.

M. W. operated as an In dependent until last year when it BRIDGES RAPS STATE DEPT. ON RED DEALS WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.

(UP) Sen. Styles Bridges N. chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, accused the State Department today of exerting "all kinds of pressure" on congress to approve shipments of lend-lease supplies to Russia early this year. change in temperature. Lowest tomorrow morning about 25.

High-eat in the afternoon in the mid 30'a. As an example of wihat is termed returned to the A. F. L. with Green's blessings.

It now is an in the "injustice" of county rates, the petition declares that subscribers dependent again. carried 500.000 riders and lost an estimated $16,500 during the 12-month period ending Dec. 31, he added. Other Route Figures Estimated losses and riders carried on the other four routes during the same 12-month period follow: Oakville. $23,400 loss, 880.000 riders.

Kinloch, $5,600 loss, 420.000 riders. Shuttle route (between Wellston, Continued on Page 10, Column 3 tot MUtourl: Parti; cloudy III Ul mi on certain exchanges such as Terry- Cloud ta the tut. Low Unmiiim 10 north-mttt te 33 aoutlwait tonlaht. Tomorrow fait and fessor of obstetrics at the University of Indiana, says control of the birth rate is more important than bomb control if a future war is to be averted. Speaking before a postgraduate course conducted by the University of Oklahoma, the professor said last night that "over population produces want, want produces despotism and despotism produces war." hill, Winfield.

Wydown and Victor pay from $6.25 to $8 a month for alUhdj iimi. Hurt inpmtutH naat 40. Tor IIIUk.1i: Partly clrxjdr lonlaht and tomor Steam Bath Trims Plump Santa To Suit one-party residence service, where row exrept rooftderahl eloudlrwe with occasional as similar service is provided in the now riurrlea In extreme north tonight. Llttla INDIANA BANK BANDIT GETS $2,082 MARTINSVILLE, Dec. 12.

(INS) A lone well-dressed bandit held up the Paragon branch of the Indiana Bank Trust Co. of Martinsville today and escaped with $2,082. Twenty minutes after the holdup a stolen car used in the getaway was found two miles south of Paragon. St. Louis dial zone at $4.50 a month.

At the close of the hearing. Bridges said he was awaiting answers from the Agriculture, Defense. Commerce. State and Treasury Departments to a committee request for data on the commodity trading of any employes engaged in government purchasing wtrk. Asked whether he was going into the operations of any other officials.

Bridges said: "We are not going into a long investigation. Some other committee of congress will have to take it over. We've got too much to do." It appeared likely that an all-out inquiry will be undertaken by either Continued on Page It. Column 1 temperature. The St.

Louis dial zone comprises TEMPERATURE READINGS QUINCY, Dec. 12 (AP) poundage for the traditional red The Exchange Club which annually sponsors a visit of Santa .29 the City of St. Louis and an adjacent fringe of the county. Calls .29 1 a. 2 a.

ta 3 a. at 11 CLOUDY; within this zone may be made with 4 a. out an extra charge over the regu I COLD 6 a. a 2T Claus to Quincy found that the old gentleman had gained too much Actors Falling Off Horses Threaten To Bankrupt Arizona .27 12 Noon 28 lar monthly rate. The county outside this zone Is.

in turn, divided into 11 zones. In many cases, calls made from one zone to another carry an extra charge. suit. So the club popped the 240-pound Santa into the electric baths a. aa.

.37 9 a. 27 JO a. a 28 1 a. 28 1 P. 28 2 p.

29 THREE SMALL CHILDREN BURN TO DEATH MARION, Dec. 12. (UP) Three small children were killed today In an explosion and fire which destroyed their makeshift home on the edge of the city. Victims were Vickie Lynn Bridenthal, Johnny Bridenthal, 3, and Melody Saylors, 10 months. Mrs.

William Saylqors, their mother, had just stepped outside her milk-truck trailer home with a shed addition when an oil stove exploded. HOLLYWOOD. Dec. 12. (UP) 3 p.

28 4 p. 28 at the Y. M. C. A.

for a steamy An Arizona state official toured session to reduce his waistline. The With regard to "measured" serv suit now fits and Santa will dls- movie studios today, pleading with executives to tie their actors into Relative Humidlt) 82 par cent Stat, of Um Mlulailppl at St. Loula. "i a fall of 1 7: the Mluouri at St. Charlea.

1X 9 feet, fall -rf 1.9. ice. Vetter said this is "desirable and economical for the subscriber having a limited need for telephone service." their saddles. Lost and Found aPVEWTISIWHITS DOO Lort: 9 aaonUie eM: eMeur ja male: lint- ami arttlte: ncurity JCaturat BnU e4 St. Cbexlee nnraV ATwt 325.

WAlJ.rT Pfiwn mutntnc ri-aa llieewee wmA ftfWerttftretfcm repera. central HI aa fwa 10; reeeraa, CO S3T. Tint t. WTrH jmt: ltr'a: TW hut a pensation law, be has been drawing $235 a week ever since. Suppose, the state's tax agents shuddered, the accident had happened to John Wayne or Henry Fonda, who were loping along beside Hudkins when he spilled.

At their salaries, they would be drawing $3,250 compensation every week. Administrators of the Arizona state fund stared at the figures and If any more actors fall off their Sonaeta 4:40 p. m. todar. rite 7:10 a.

a. Lending Of Alarm Has Alarming Result PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 12. (AP) The Star-Times yesterday showed horses in Arizona, the official said.

POLE FEARS "REBIRTH OF GERMAN AGGRESSION" PORTLAND, Dec. 12. (AP) Polish Ambassador Josef Winiewicz said today his country fears "the rebirth of the aggressive German spirit" will start a new war which could be avoided by the "friendly co-operation" of the United States, Russia and Britain. 61. how American Telephone Tele Maximum UHBparatur fear ago today.

Blnlmum. 31. graph profits directly from its li Ben Caplan is part owner of a cense contract whenever a rate l'nltrsti etreetrer: Meet tmm: Helvt: tflf4 HI. 03AI. increase is granted one of its sub It will bankrupt the state.

The case of stunt rider John Hudkins was responsible for the plea. Hudkins. 30. working in one of the movies that annually shoot scenes in Arizona, fell off his horse. company that manufacturers automobile burglar alarms.

The other day Ben took the burglar alarm off ordered a representative to Holly Will, the trty mm es'ttajvel tecM eta (he ftaiMIe ami rw. 1 IS nalnMer. IVr. Fleeee rail WfllwT WATCH tet: W-imwrm tmrl Ttmrntar: rr-er4. CSL 440S CA.

Maxlmuai temperature SI at 9:30 a. n. the aainlmum 28 at 6:30 a. a. Thr.

will he a newmoon tonight. Precipitation: Trere. Revete U. Weather Bureau, fentea In the reaeral tulle'laa. Wntber rotocut.

Tu 44; Hirer SU (f Pg 38. wood. Studio officials said he was demanding that movie workers en- sidiaries. This is because the contract fee is based upon revenue. And whenever revenue of a subsidiary goes up, the parent firm collects a bigger fee.

his own car to loan it to a friend. Now Ben Is using taxicabs. tem VIOLENT EARTHQUAKE ROCKS CHILE SANTIAGO, CHILE, Dec. 12. (AP) A violent earth tremor shook central Chile at 2:33 p.

m. today. tering the state sign waivers to 71. Mre Ce. AMitieaal Lat tal Fee a Pat 2.

porarily. i Under Arizona's 65 per cent com-, workmen's compensation. aaayjai aaaj.

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