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a Cat She Cuddles a Cat Safe from harm by its jaguar cuddles in the arms of Mrs. Stacia taking milk from a bottle. Mrs. keeper, calls the baby "Lupe." swing, is expected to reach its peak in April. Wage scales generally are higher on PWA projects than for the lighter work attempted under the WPA program.

Senator McCarran (D) of Nevada said he believed this was a point which congress should consider. "Not only for the good of the country, but for the good of the relief workers themselves. WPA must come to an end," McCarren declared. "In the first place, WPA workers are paid starvation wages. In the second place, they are afraid to leave their WPA jobs to take private employment that may not be permanent." Senator Schwartz (D) Wyoming agreed that this was one of the chief objections to the present WPA setup.

He also supported McCarran in saying that congress should study the possibility of establishing PWA as a semipermanent relief agency. On the other hand, Senator Capper (R) of Kansas suggested that such a plan might require expensive administrative machinery which would have little to do when business was booming. He said he thought the solution of the relief problem might lie in increasing local control over disbursements. A rocky out-cropping in the Utah: Rockies, which forms a natural toboggan route down the mountainside, is known as the "Devil's Slide." MANHATTAN LEADS THE WAY For Genuine Quality and Service Phone 46666 Stoker Nut $6.75 Forked Egg $6.75 ASTLEY COAL CO. Forked Lump 7.00 706 E.

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No Soot, No Clinkers. Best Fuel Value in Lansing at the Price. FEDERAL AL LUMBER FUEL 810 E. Mt. Hope Phone 20664 SEMI-PERMANENT PWA IS ADVOCATED Congressional Demand for Gradual Abandonment of WPA Is Forecast WASHINGTON, Dec.

29 (P) A congressional demand for gradual abandonment of the WPA was forecast today by some legislators in discussing a proposal to make the public works administration a semi-permanent agency. Although they expected little opposition to an emergency appropriation to carry WPA until July 1. several senators said they believed the next congress must decide whether there be long-time planning for relief needs. In this connection, there have been proposals that congress draft a PWA construction program at least a year in advance, tentatively set aside money to carry it out, and permit the PWA to take applications for projects. Then, whenever private industry slackened, the President could set the PWA machinery into action immediately.

Sponsors of the plane argued that it would supplant emergency WPA work and that eventually WPA might be abandoned. Asserting that he favored a permanent PWA to take up the slack in unemployment, Senator Hayden (D) of Arizona predicted congress would be asked to act on this suggestion after the emergency appropriation for the WPA is voted. That appropriation probably will be $650.000.000 to 000.000. Hayden, a member of the senate appropriations committee. said he thought congress should "control the purse strings" on future relief funds.

Making the same stipulation, Senator Clark (D) of Missouri said he long had been in favor of setting up a reservoir of public works projects on which the nation could draw in times of declining business. "But I think congress should retain its control of this spending by approving. priority list of such projects," Clark The PWA, which advances 45 percent of the cost of non-federal projects, already has allocated more than $1.425,000,000 this year to such projects in loans and grants. This program, just now getting into full Yes We Recommend MANHATTAN COAL Per Ton EGG $6 75 Phone 21581 J. P.

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1034 S. Cedar Phone 4-6323 THE STATE JOURNAL, LANSING, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1938 FLORENCE LAWRENCE BECOMES A SUICIDE Original 'Biograph Girl' of Silent Screen Submits To Misfortunes BEVERLY HILLS, Dec. 29 (AP) -Florence Lawrence, 52, the original "Biograph girl" of the early day screen, was listed a suicide in police records today. Unable to regain her health, she said in a farewell note, she swallowed poison yesterday at her Westbourne drive home. She died a short time later.

Her passing followed by a few hours the funeral of Harry Myers, once a top comedian, who died of pneumonia Christmas Day. "I'm tired," Miss Lawrence wrote. "Hope this works. They can't cure me, SO let it g0 at that. Lovingly, Florence." A postscript to "Bob," studio workwho, with his sister, shared the actress' home, said: "You've all been swell guys, Everything is yours." Dr.

Lester Laurian, who was called in a vain attempt to save Miss Lawrence's life, disclosed he had been treating her for 18 months for a bone disease which produces anaemia and depression. It was in 1907, 31 years ago, that Miss Lawrence entered motion pictures. She had made her stage debut at the age of six as "Baby Flo, the Child Wonder." She was born in Hamilton, Ontario, just 40 miles from the Toronto birthplace of Mary Pickford. who succeeded her as the "Biograph Girl." At Carl Lacmmle, Pioneer Imp studio she starred in many celluloid dramas, later working for him again at Universal with Miss Pickford, Lillian and Dorothy Gish and other celebrities of era. In 1915 accident blighted her tine career.

She was playing in a fire scene with Matt Moore. when the flames got out of hand. She could have escaped easily, but she stopped to help Moore who had been overcome by smoke. A prop stairway collapsed and Miss Lawrence suffered a fractured spine as well as burns which scarred her face. When she returned to the screen, D.

W. Griffith's invention of the closeup reduced her to "bit" parts. BIG NEW YEAR Concluded from One hats at midnight Saturday, and Commissioner Lewis J. Valentine ordered more than 1,000 extra cops to the midtown sector around Times Square where tin-horn tooters mass in sardine formation to greet the new year. Merchants have begun to board up their show windows against the crush of the crowds that swarm the "crossroads of the world" each year at the stroke of midnight, attracted like moths to the flame of the great white way.

That's about the cheapest way to spend New Year's Eve in Manhattan. The average in hotel or night club runs about $7.50 apiece for supper, dancing, noise-makers and floor show. Average High Skylarking in New York's loftiest supper club, the Rainbow Rom on the 65th floor of Rockefeller Center, repeats its last year price of $15 a person, while other famed entertainment spots list the following scales: Cotton Club, all-negro revue, $7.50 to $12.50 each; Billy Rose's Casa a Manana, with Lupe Velez and supper, $10 to $15; International Casino, $15; Leon Eddie's, El Rio, with Sheila Barrett, rhumba and breakfast, $10 to $12.50: Versailles club, with Sophie Tucker, Stork club, with "no special entertainment," $10. As hotels, the Biltmore asks $12.50 for supper and favors; Astor, $6 to Ambassador, Commodore, Delmonico, with Harry Richman and Burma rhumba, $15 and Waldorf Astoria. $7.50 to $15.

In addition to his Casa Manana, Billy Rose has his newly-opened diamond horseshoe, where the finale of the -floor show will depict the New Year's Eve party which Diamond Jim Brady gave for Lillian Russell, the famed "Jersey Lily," in 1900. COLD WAVE Concluded from Page One temperatures of zero to below in the northwest. zero to 15 below in the west and north, and zero to 10 above in the cast and "Much colder" weather was the forecast for virtually every state east of the Rockies. Snow was predicted for most of the New England states, New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, Virginia, Tennessee, West Virginia, Kentucky and the District of Columbia. At least 28 persons were victims of exposure or accidents attributed to weather conditions.

Heavy snowfall was general over Idaho two feet at Bonner's Ferry. Some mountain roads in Oregon were closed. Jack Tanner, a farmer-author, and his wife, missing from Mission, B. since dawn Monday, were sought in snowswept Fraser valley where they went in search of material for a book. An airplane pilot dropped food Wednesday to three crewmen on a boat locked since Monday in the ice of Copper river near Cordova, Alaska, A coast guard rescue boat was held back by a wind-storm.

Yesterday's low temperatures included: Pembina. N. -24: Warroad. -23; Duluth, -16; Devils Lake, N. -14: Helen and Havre.

-10: Minneapolis-St. Paul, -8: waukee. Chicago Fort Wayne. 2: Pittsburgh, Santa Fe, 20: New York. 20.

ICE AND FUEL CONCERN OPENS MASON STATION Special to The State Journal: MASON, Dec. 29 Lansing Ice and Fuel company's combined coal yards and ice station have opened for business here with Lee Barnhill as manager. Mr. Barnhill has handled the company's ice business in the county seat for some time, This is the first time that the local company has combined the fuel business with its county seat. ice business.

Makes Debut Eleancr Roosevelt, 18. niece and namesake of the First Lady, is shown just before she made her debut in the White House. Both houses of Roosevelt danced at a brilliant ball honoring "Ellie." THIRD WIFE Concluded from Page One they annoyed her by having police and firemen visit the house, and by causing persons to write her anonymous letters. Laurel, she characterized. as refraining from "demonstrations" of love, and added that he "ignored and repulsed" her attempts to show affection.

She asserted he was rude and moody in the presence of friends and often became intoxicated, on such occasions using "vile and loathsome" language. The separation, she set forth, occurred November 18. Almost as tangled as his marital! affairs are Laurel's finances. At present he's out of a job, having been deemed by Producer Hal Roach to have broken his contract. Harry Langdon has replaced him as the comedy mate of Rotund Oliver Hardy.

Here, as far as the records show, is a recapitulation of his married life and the settlements of the three wives and another who claimed to be a commonlaw wife: Mae Laurel, the comedian's vaudeville partner for six years, who said she became his common-law wife in New York in 1919 and sued for $1,000 monthly separate maintenance, dropped the action for a cash settle- ment. Made Cash Settlement Lois Laurel. who Laurel married in 1926 and who divorced him in 1933. last April was denied $1,355 a month for support of a daughter, Lois, 10, when she admitted in court that she possessed $274,000 in cash and property, most from a property agreement at the time of the divorce. Virginia Ruth Laurel, whom he married in Mexico in 1934, was granted 5 percent his income when she won interlocutory decree December 24, 1936.

Last April, before he was suspended by Roach, Laurel said his income was $80,000 per picture and he was making two a year. Even so, he testified, his payments to former wives and the government for income tax had reduced him to living off the proceeds from a $50,000 annunity he purchased years ago. Illiana's claim in her suit that he now has a contract for $4,000 weekly. was news to friends. Superior Judge Leslie E.

Still commented earlier in the year: "It seems to me Mr. Laurel has been paying out huge sums of money without himself getting anything for it." DANIEL DODGE ESTATE LISTED AT $1,693,953 PONTIAC. Dec. 29 (UP) -The estate of the late Daniel Dodge, heir to the Dodge automobile fortune, was estimated by appraisers today at 953, exclusive of a $10,000,000 trust fund set up for him by his father, John F. Dodge.

The appraisal was filed in probate court, where young Dodge's widow. the former Annie Laurine McDonald of Gore Bay, is seeking a larger share of the estate. The will left by Dodge bequeathed her $250,000. Dodge was killed last August in an accident while on his honeymoon. In some parts of Great Britain, "dragon's blood," ordinarily used for dyes and varnishes, still is popular as a love potion, SWINDLE WITNESS TRACED TO GRAVE Man Said to Have Been Defrauded by Coster-Musica Of $20,000 in Cash NEW YORK, Dec.

29 (AP-A supposed "key witness" in the investigation of the tangled trickery of the late F. Donald Coster-Musica was identified today as a man, now dead, who two years ago claimed he was swindled out of $20,000 by Coster-Musica, suicide head of McKesson and Robbins drug firm. The man was A. J. Vitale, Brooklyn insurance broker.

The story came from Walter H. Cragg, a disbarred attorney and one of three persons accused of systematically blackmailing Coster-Musica by threatening to expose his criminal past. Cragg told Michael F. Longho, his lawyer, that in 1928 Philip Musica, professed to be great need of money and called on Vitale. Musica, he said, gave Vitale his notes for $20,000 which Vitale discounted in a Brooklyn bank, giving Coster-Musica the proceeds.

Longho quoted Cragg as saying Coster-Musica then disappeared and Vitale had to make good the face value of the notes, plus interest. Longho said Crass, was engaged by Vitale to trace Cragg reported, after an investigation, that Musica was F. Donald Coster. Meanwhile Vitale had lost practically all he owned through his endorsement of the notes. Longho related that a summons and complaint was served on Coster who settled with Vitale for less than the full amount.

Longho said Cragg solely as a tracer and process server and used no threats whatever. Held with Cragg were Joseph Brandino and his sister Mary. The woman's bail was $5,000, Cragg's and Brandino's $7,500 each. The three were arraigned yesterday on on on on on on on on on on charges of violating a on section of the 1934 Lindbergh law which makes extortion in interstate commerce by means of threats to person or reputation punishable by a maximum of 20 years imprisonment and a $5,000 fine. United States District Attorney Irving R.

Kaufman said that the three prisoners over a period of years had mulcted the drug corporation's head large sums of money." Jerome J. Licari, defense counsel, retorted: "I know of no threats and I defy Mr. Kaufman to produce a letter or a scintilla of evidence pointing toward threats." Meanwhile the state attorney general's staff, pushing a separate inquiry, heard testimony that Coster-Musica several years ago had forestalled investigation into the McKesson and Robbins crude drugs department wherein an overstatement of 000 in assets was concealed. MURPHY Concluded from One young son, John, to meet the governor and talk briefly with him. Fitzgerald's only comment was: "We had a nice talk." Murphy said, "It was very pleasant visit." He then elaborated: "We discussed governmental problems in which we have a common interest.

I look to Governor Fitzgerald to be a friend to good government, and I'm sure that he will. After I am out of office. I hope to uphold Governor Fitzgerald's hand in all that he does for good government." Asked if this was an indirect way of saying he would publicly criticize Fitzgerald every time he deviated from courses approved by him, Murphy said "No." Turns Over Study Reports Murphy turned over to Fitzgerald reports of study commissions, and the two discussed, among many other subjects, that of civil service. The present law was framed from a report of a study commission appointed by Fitzgerald during the term preceding Murphy's; Republicans have bitterly criticized its operation under Murphy and, for that matter so have some outstanding Democrats, both publicly and privately. The governor said he would remain in his office January 2, when Fitzgerald is being inaugurated, "as a symbol of the continuity of government." He will greet Fitzgerald the office and leave immediately thereafter.

Murphy's exaugural address to the legislature will be a at the inaugural ceremony, though the legislature will not convene until January and will probably not hear Fitzgerald's legislative address until the day following. "January second is Governor Fitz. gerald's said Murphy. Fitzgerald expressed identical sentiments two years ago when the staff of office was passing from him to Murphy. Murphy called a meeting of all department heads for Thursday to instruct to be in their respective offices on January 2, "to receive the governor and to be available." Purchases on Day-to-Day Basis In this, Murphy's attitude is harmonicus with his statements of several weeks ago that "government must proceed in an orderly fashion with every possible cooperation to the incoming administration." Purchase of supplies was ordered limited to day-today needs where possible until the end the year so that incoming officials would not be hampered.

"As a private citizen, I will always Correct Durnishings COST NO MORE Available on Budget Terms Estes FURNITURE CO. "CONVENIENTLY AND ECONOMICALLY LOCATED IN NORTH LANSING' Welcomes New Cabinet Member Although advance reports indicate Hopkins, right, as secretary of rumored storm-clouds do not velt's congratulations to the new willing and happy to perform any modest service I can, in the interests good government. I will help where asked, in espousing and assisting any plan or idea of Governor Fitzgerald's which is for the good of government," Murphy emphasized. Here the governor paused before starting his "benediction," which he described as a "message to the people Michigan." "I have done my best. I let nothgo undone that I thought ought to done in the interests of good government-in the interests of good, progressively civilized Says Many Have Aided Work "I wish I'd been a better governor and I regret I didn't do a much more outstanding work.

The really enlightened and progressive things that have been achieved in the past two years have been the work of a great many people. That's the thing to remember." Here Murphy mentioned such governmental changes as civil service, the form of system, and other hospital rehabilitations program, resocial legislation, including social security. "These have been the dreams of friends of good government in Michigan for decades. It has simply been our happy task to put them into effect, whether in administrative or institutional fields, or in the structure government. "Back in my mind there has always been a belief in the destiny of mandestiny to enlarge his spiritual and intellectual outlook.

While many could have done the task during this exciting period better than I have done, and while I would try to improve work--basically I would not change alter an act. I would employ only more vigor, if I were to do it over again." "People Have Been Good" Following his discussion of the labor situation, Murphy concluded: "The people have very good me in many respects. It might be said truthfully, I've been treated betthan I deserved. I leave my duties with gratitude. It has been a pleasure serve.

"That I have been able to complete many reforms and attain objectives that we had before us, is due, to a great measure, to honest newspaper men. Many things we hoped to achieve would never have been realized, had it been for them." Happy New Year! After spending a long time thinking about the things we might say, standing with our friends on the threshold of the New Year, we've decided that the old, simple wish is perhaps the best of all. We wish you, and those near and dear to you, the sort of a New Year which will bring you much closer to your ultimate ambitions and desires. Member. The Order of The Golden Rule GORSLINE RUNCIMAN Funeral Home 900 E.

MICHIGAN AVE. PHONE 2-1533 0 MAIL CARRIER DIES AFTER HOLIDAY RUSH Benjamin Vollmer, 61, in Postal Service 20 Years, Succumbs at Home Benjamin Vollmer, 61, a lifelong resident of Lansing, died Wednesday night -at the home, 722 West Ionia street. For the past 20 years Mr. Vollmer had been a mail delivering from the North Lansing station. He carrier, had worked through the Christmas rush, including last Saturday, and was taken ill Christmas Day.

Surviving are the widow, Maud; two daughters, Miss Catherine Vollmer of Lansing, and Mrs. Edward A. Dobbins of Detroit, and one grandson, Robert Dobbins. The body was removed to the EstesLeadley funeral home, where funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock, the Rev. Clarence Brickman officiating.

Burial Roll be in Mt. Hope cemetery. WPA REPORTS DECLINE OF 55.996 IN RANKS WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 -The Works Progress Administration announced today that its rolls decreased 55.996 during the week ended December 17. This brought the total work relief enrollment to 3,083,249 compared with 3.139.245 on December 10.

senate confirmation of Harry L. commerce may not be smooth sailing, the warmth of President Roosecabinet appointee. mother, this five-month-old cub Heslop, at Brookfield 700, Chicago, Heslop, daughter of the zoo's night Births Births Born December 23. at Edward W. Sparrow hospital, to Mr.

and Mrs. Vincent Wiltshire. 309 North Walnut street, a son, Sheral Linn. Deaths Deaths Matthew Smith Matthew Smith, 62, of 1111 Lathrop street, died in a local hospital Thursday morning of pneumonia. The body was removed to the Wood and Peck funeral home to await funeral arrangements.

Marvin E. Lankton cemetery. Walter Barr Marvin E. Lankton, 73, died at the home, 136 South Larch street, early Thursday morning. He is survived by the widow, Ellen; one son, Orrin W.

Lankton of Lansing; a step-son, George Fitzgerald of Lansing; two brothers, Elmer E. Lankton DeWitt, and Clarence A. Lankton Pontiac: of three grandchildren, and one greatgrandchild. Mr. Lankton had been resident of Lansing for the past 20 years.

The body was removed to the Gorsline Runciman funeral home where the funeral will be held at o'clock Saturday. The Rev. Thomas Toy will officiate. Burial will be in the DeWitt Walter Barr. 73.

died at the home of 2 son, Edward Barr, 1121 East Main street. Wednesday night. He is survived by another son, William Barr of Lansing; two daughter, Mrs. Jess ParMrs. Charles Soper, both of Paris, nine grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

He had been a resident of Lansing for the past five years, coming here from Big Rapids. The body was removed to the Gorsline-Runciman funeral home where a prayer service will be held Saturday morning at 9 o'clock and the funeral from the M. E. church at Paris at 2 o'clock. The Rev.

R. V. Birdsall will officiate. Burial will be in the Crapo cemetery near Paris. Edwin Lee Worden Edwin Lee.

15-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar R. Worden, 1030 Regent street, died at the home Thursday morning. Besides the parents, he is survived by the grandparents.

Mr. and Frank Worden of Lansing Mrs. Anna Courter of Atlanta. Mich. The body was removed to the Estes-Leadley funeral home to await funeral arrangements.

Funerals Mrs. Henrietta L. Baker Funeral services for Mrs. Henrietta L. Baker, who died Tuesday at the residence, 333 Albert a avenue.

East Lansing, will be held Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock from the Estes-Leadley funeral home. the Rev. John G. Biery officiating. The following past masters of the Masonic lodge here will be pallbearers: John G.

Heppinstall, Robert E. Loree. Robert Lindell. Leslie ler. Eldon Sears, and Henrich Stopseth.

Burial will be in Mt. Hope cemetery. William N. Ryno Funeral services for William N. Ryno, who died Wednesday at the residence, 1001 East Grand River avenue, will be held Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the Estes-Leadley funeral home.

Clare Harrington will read the Christian Science service. Pall-bearers will be Floyd Gould, William Simpson, John Angal, J. Gottlieb Reutter. Leon Leatherman. and John Ramsey.

Burial will be in Mt. Hope cemetery. A Three Days' Cough Is Your Danger Signal No matter how many medicines you have tried for your common cough, chest cold, or bronchial irritation, you may get relief now with Creomulsion. Serious trouble may be brewing and you cannot afford to take a chance with any remedy less potent than Creomulsion, which goes right to the seat of the trouble and aids nature to soothe and heal the inflamed mucous membranes and to loosen and expel germladen phlegm. Even if other remedies have failed, don't be discouraged, try Creomulsion.

Your druggist is authorized to refund your money if you are not thoroughly satisfied with the benefits obtained. Creomulsion is one word, ask for it plainly, see that the name on the bottle is Creomulsion, and you'll get the genuine product and the relief you want. (Adv.) GOOD BUSINESS Concluded from Page One was above the 1923-25 average, according to latest reports. The increase from the low point of last summer was said to be due principally to increases in consumer goods. The bureau said that steel inventories have been built up and that the volume of output in iron and steel may decline some, although a resumption of purchases by automobile manufacturers and new buying by railroads and the construction industry should prevent any sharp drop.

"General improvement in business will result in the gradual resumption of plans for the rehabilitation of industrial plants equipment, with a consequent increase in employment," the bureau said. "Further increases in spending for public works and additional improvement in general building activity should contribute to additional improvement by spring." Chinese, Japanese Have Heavy Losses SHANGHAI, Dec. 29 (P) Heavy losses by both the Chinese and Japanese were reported today as guerrilla warfare continued in widely separated parts of China. Severe fighting broke cut along the Tsientang river in Chekiang province southwest of Shanghai where the Chinese asserted 1,000 Japanese had been killed and wounded in a series of clashes. Chinese advices also reported 300 Japanese were killed in southwestern Shansi province when the invaders, in a mopping-up campaign, attempted to cross the Fen river.

The Japanese said 254 Chinese had been slain and 62 captured during a two-day drive against guerrillas around Soochow, 50 miles west of Shanghai. KIN SUFFERERS ECZEMA. IMPITIGO. FACE ERUPTIONS. PROUD FLESH.

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