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FITCHBURG SENTINEL, SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1937 Published Dally, Except Sunday. THE SENTINEL PRINTING COMPANY, 808 Main Street. FHchburg, TElttvJS: One S50U; three -ninths. 51.a5, payable in advance. Entered as second-ciiiff matter at the Po4.tpf£iee, SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1937 Members of the Associated Press The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to the use'for republicatlon of all news dispatclics credited to it or not credited in this paper and also the local news published herein.

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Woolworth Hotaling. On Sale in Boston: Old South church. Washington St. ALMANAC MARCH 20 Sun Hisei 5.48'Lenglh of Day .12.03 Sun Sets S.SG.Moon Sets 1.58 AM AJ1 vehicles niust be lighted at 6.26 P.M. Full Moon.

Mar. 26.. Gri. E. April- New Moon, II.

Oh. E. First April 17, 3h. ev.en., E. THE WORK OF GREED? It would be worse than unwise'to Attempt to read -a moral into the destruction of more than 450 lives of school children in Texas, but it is noteworthy that one of the suggested explanations, of the tragedy 'is that gas seeping from "hot oil', wells' lodged ir.

the basement and hollow tiled walls of the school and was ipnited by a spark, thus creating a terrific blast that buried more than fiOO children under debris. "Hot oil" wells are wells that; are being operated in violation of some law or regulation. When a well is operated legally, -the natural gas that comes up with the oil is burned in flares. "Such flares, however," says the Associated Press, "show the well in operation and persons producing oil above 1 their allowable permits sometimes operate without the flares, permitting the 'gas to escape. theory was that gas thus freed, collected in the basement and ignited." If such was actually the case, a terrible responsiblity for a frightful sts head Youth furnishes a large proportion of the number of law violators, but what significance, if any, attaches to the fact that the largest single age group has changed from 19 to 22 years, we cannot tell, nor have we seen any explanation advanced.

TAKE IT AND LIKE IT The way a little four-year-old boy cherishes a new pair of patent leather shoes far Easter should put many of us adults to shame for our dulled and deadened feelings which keep us from extracting a similar joy from the simple things of life. The little youngster must take his shining new shoes to bed with him. He must stay in all morning just to wear them' in Hie' house will not scratch -them nor muddy them up. He must get down from the table hurriedly after breakfast order see. them, see them as he sits in chair with his feet concealed under the table.

Oh, that we might all retain this sheer joy in the simple things of life, that we might learn anew in the immaturity of our adulthood to cherish in the mature manner of the child whatever comes. our way to take it and like. it. -The 'adult "grows up," which too often means "grows down." And. he is smothered in what he chooses, to.

call problems. But the brand of weather we had in Fitchburg this morning is an answer to. most of those "problems." Somehow it is only by sheer force. of will that one may think, on such a spring-like first day of. spring, of things, like sit-down strikes, Su-' for "the coming We wonder what a five-and-ten store girl clerk, for example, thinks about on a day like this while she continues a sit-down strike' within the confines of the store.

If we are to re-learn how to cherish what comes our way, we must start -by taking these spring days and enjoying them to the full. Some of the houses built at Pas- samaquoddy in the federal million- dollar village to house workers on the great tide-harnessing project. now defunct, were built upon tree stumps. Spruce and poplars were cut down and the stumps were used as corner posts. Now some anti- New Dealers-- the, old 'meanies-- are waiting until the stumps, begin lift the houses skew-gee and 'skyward.

perhaps an ordinance will be passed prohibiting all poplar and spruce stumps from rearing their heads when they are beneath a federal government's Or, if they must grow, perhaps they might be made to grow evenly at all. four corners of the house at once. Here and There I Three Rousing Cheers For Gentle Spring! Maurice Evans goes out to eat with the walk-ons. Bert Lahr is a chain smoker, smoking one cigar.l te alter another. James Barton supports a sand-lot baseball team.

Moss Hart spends fortunes having himself psycho-analyzed, Jim Tully can't tolerate the thought that some day he won't be alive. Tallulah Bankhead reads her fortune by the cards a dozen times a day. Alfred Hitchcock always breaks the cup after he has finished his coffee. Fannie Brice has difficulty in pronouncing "cinema," and "aluminum." George M. Cohan's favorite form of recreation next to attending "baseball "games is" riding i the subway and observing his fellow- pfiSsengers.

Owen Davis cats two slices of pie every morning for breakfast. Pearl "fears h'eign ts:" He'll never go above the eleventh floor a building. George Ross goes around poking his nose into other people's affairs. lliillqHW McKEJNNEY ON BRIDGE One of the first lessons a bridge player learns is the value pf the holdup, particularly at no trump, i when he "has only a single stopper in the suit led by the opponent, If, for instance, an ace can be re- i tained until the partner of the opener is void of the suit, then a finesse in another suit may safely be taken into that partner's Today's Contract Problem South has the contract for three no trump. On the opening lead" the four" is played" from dummy and East plays the jack.

Does this play 'give South a clew as to where to look for his game-going trick? every one of the old roads of the town and many of the surrounding towns in daily rides. We couldn't have missed a building, and the more ancient their appearance, the stronger the attraction. But to have that deep interest in a town that marks the quality of a local historian, one's 'youthful days must there have been passed. Our barefoot period was passed in the woods of New Hampshire. HEALTH FORUM Conducted By Massachusetts Department of Public Health imimimmiiiiiiiiiuinmnmiiiimi! With no attempt to modernize the Hitchcock paper, even where we know changes as to ownership or occupancy to have taken place since 1907.

we present herewith the first instalment, mainly introductory in character: Send topics you wish discussed to Health Forum. State Department bi Public Health. Boston, Mass. Control of Public Health In the environmental control of 'public health during floods ar.d other catastrophes, the slate department, of public health and the 'oralboatds of health must tst'te load-tig Condemned food supplies should be destroyed or dumped in a place, such as a quarry, fro'n which it can be removed only i f.v. It has jften been the that spoiled -food placed on city dumps has been removed by chiichen lo 1 adults and as fond.

When the food cari be removed easily, treatment with chemicals, such as tn makf-. jt. immmmi luiimuiimmmiimm mimmii Behind the Scenes in Washington with RODNEY DUTCHES! iiJiiiiliiiumtiiiimimiimiiiiuimim-Hiimimirfimftmir WASHINGTON, March 20 It's one thing to have a strike a thousand miles away from here and, as many Washingtonians found out, quite another to have one in this non-industrial capital city. Especially one which ties: up food and drink in that nationally "famous hostelry, the New Willard. When the strike involves John L.

"Lewis' celebrated--labor leaders, and is settled by 'Assistant Labor. Secretary Edward F. McGrady maestro of mediators, and it all happens right in the heart of this strange city--well, sir. you have something such as a Washington correspondent is seldom, privileged to observed The first surprise you; get is when you go to the hotel to check up on labor's Non-Partisan League's convention and find a dozen waiters, cooks and waitresses with standards.which proclaim. "The Willard Hotel, Residence of.

Presidents, Is. on Strike." Then you find, the other waiters and waitresses sitting down in the dinirtg'room, coffee shop and cocktail lounges, and a few-re-, maining guests preparing to leave. Down in the kitchen. 20 cooks and helpers have put the food away and stopped production at the Union men prepare to'bring them sandwiihes. A hundred employes are.

sitting down. Ask how come and you hear accusations of coercion and intimidation of union members, plus discharge of a coffee shop waitress, allegedly for -union activity. The girl is on the picket line, carrying a placard and accompanied by her She's good looking. Reporters, and photographers are rushing to the. scene.

The management refuses to make a statement: Guests are 7 3 2 A 5 4 2 (Blind) (Blind) A A 3 None vul. Opener--A-2. Solution in next Issue. 20 3 A 4 3 A 10 9 4 3 A 1 0 9 8 7 4 8 6 5 3 105 A 6 2 A 109 7 2 A 8 6 5 A A 3 7 4 986 A 2 vulnerable: South West North East 1 A Pass, 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 T. Pass 3 Opening Ieact-4b6.

However, in today's which is from the collection of Frank K. Perkins, of Boston, author of "Vital Tricks," the declarer makes his game contract because he fuses rto-hold-up-the-ace, -but plays it to a fourth best lead 'on the very first trick'. Korth had supporting honors in suits bid by his partner, but was without sufficient length to justify a raise. Hence, with his good diamonds, he was justified in counting on his four clubs to that suit. North's play to the first trick was vital.

Most bridge players would unthinkingly play the. deuce, both literally and figuratively, and thus lose the hand. However, declarer knew that East did not hold the king-queen-jack, otherwise he would have led the king of clubs instead of the, six. Therefore West would have to hold the queen. 'If the opening lead was'from a five-card suit, playing the.

ace on the first trick would block the suit. If declarer held up the the trick would be won by West; j.and a low return would -knock out the honor Then, when heart suit, was would be entry and the contract would be defeated. With this declarer able to make his contract by playing the oce of clubs (o the first trick. (Copyright, 1337. NEA utes are given a 15 per cent increase.

Attorney General Brian McMahon telephones McGrady that under District of Columbia law the Department of Justice must prosecute the strikers when trespass warrants are issued. Hotel attorneys are pounding on the D. J. door. McGrady gets the warrants held up, holds three conferences with an over-excited union leadership, three with an aloof management and finally settles the strike that night.

The union gets recognition as sole bargaining agent for cooks and waiters. The union does not get the closed shop agreement it demanded. The National Labor Relations Board gets the case of the discharged waitress. Everybody goes back to work. Customers get food and drinks again.

Each side issues a statement in praise of McGrady. (Copyright. 1937. NEA Service. iiiuiimiiiiuiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiii Treadvvay Says Roosevelt Would "Force Decisions" 1 immmiii'TitmiiiMiifimiimiii In Washington By PRESTON GROVEK WASHINGTON; March 20 AJlen T.

Treadway, Stockbridge, Republican, said yesterday President Roosevelt's proposal to increase the number of supreme court justices is "evidence of a pronounced tendency toward executive absolutism." "Mr. Roosevelt," Treadway declared on the House floor, "wants what he wants from the honorable court, and wants it now. If the presenj court will not hand down the kind' of decisions he thinks it ought, he would change the personnel with a view to forcing decisions more to his liking. "Such is the ultimate argument and Durrjose a a a a thing to have on one's heart and mind, that led to the snuffing out of .450 chilcirervs lives. CRIME.

PROPERTY, YOUTH The" automobile "in "one" way "or. another probably gets more Page One notices in the news than any other modern instrument 1 given to man to and to abuse. Currently the spectacular news about automobile "has to do with sit-down strikes among auto workers. But auto accidents arid the use of.autos for the commission of crimes also keep the balloon-tired machines in the forefront.of the news perennially. SUM item--thefts a A bulletin, of the Federal Bureau of Investigation on "Uniform Crime Reports" reveals that in 41 cities with, populations over 100,000, automobiles valued at $8,654,066.15 were stolen curing 1936.

the effectiveness of police protection against this crime is shown in the fact that 94-3 per cent of the stolen cnrs were recovered. One reason for the figures is probably that automobiles are comparatively easy to steal, but not so easy to keep when onre they have been The S8.654.066.15- represents 26,226 stolen As the 41 cities police department records are totaled have a population-of 14,467,.737, it means that there was one car stolen in 1936 for every 555 persons in. the 41 cities. Aside from automobiles, the largest in stolen goods was in jwc-iry and precious metals. These thefts totaled $1,946,368.81 and only 20.7 per cent was recovered.

The nr-xl larec-sf amount-was in currency. niid the like, which amounted Sl.794.43fJ.35, of which only 15.4 per cent was reqovered. Altogether, including the autos, KmdA valued, at $15,672,857 86 were stolon, representing more than $1 per cnpitn in the 41 cities. While we are noting the recent oulbi of illegal'seizure of other property by lawless sit- down strikers, wL may also note erirrye? against property, es- property in the form of automobiles, has been of large While there were 175,461 individual offenses against property in 1936 in the 41 cities, the average value per offense was $87.34. Another interesting tabulation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the same bulletin shows that there were more arrests for age 22 than for any other single age group.

This complication' was made from a slucly of 461,589 arrest records as 1 evidenced by fingerprint cards. It shows that while the largest ni'mi-er of pertonr, in any age group arrested during the period of was for. the age of 19, the age was raised three years to 22 in 1936. the total of arrest records examined it was shown that 34.4 per cent, was of persons less than 25 years old, and 51.5 per cent was of persons less 30 years old. Back in 1907 at a meeting of the Fitchburg Historical society the late George A'.

Hitchcock read a paper treating of the early homes of Filch- burg which were Some of them dated back to the first days of the town, and all of them "fell within the period of the town's'an- cient history. Later, Mr; Hitchcock put his paper in more formal, style, of each of the buildings that came within the scope of his survey. This document, one of the most interesting of the unpublished papers written by members of (he society, we shall'in in- stalments print here from time to time, with permission of the society, and also with the'warm'ap- proval of George Preston'Hitchcock of New York, son. of the. author of the paper.

For some years, beginning in 1892 ending in 1913, the society pub-, lished extracts from its proceedings five volumes in all, and these are among the most valuable contributions extant to the early history of this community. The Hitchcock paper was not included in the publication program, mainly by reason of expense involved we presume; for much of the value of the' paper at-: taches to the pictures which illustrate the text. Nor can these be reproduced here, for of the photographic prints are faded badly; but we hope there is sufficient value in the text alone to justify, after thase many years, the printing for Sentinel readers. of the complete document. Anyone interested in local history considers with much unease the present situation.

The early history of the town was well covered in the history of' Fitchburg written by Rufus C. Torrey in 1836, and the story was ably supplemented in 1889; when Dr. Atherton 'P. Mason wrote the Fitchburg chapter in a Worcester County history then issued. But the past 50 years 'are yet to be 'recorded in the written record, save', for fragmentary chapters in brief papers and in the columns of newspaper files.

If there were to rise up one equal to the exacting task--for example, one with a flair even approaching that of the late Ezra -Stearns, who wrote several town histories--the'city could afford a rising vote of thanks, and an adequate subsidy. the human race moves westward, lateral lines. Aided also by provincial legislation, the town of Fitchburg was'settled'by emigrants, who came -chiefly from old Essex towns. Ipswich, Rowley, Bradford-and- that Grants made to heirs of those men who took part in- the expedition against Canada, founded Rowley Canada (Rindge). Tiiis tide moved westward the bordertown of Lunenburg, previous to 1750, where it was checked by marauding Indians until the close of French hostilities.

Most of the houses built previous to the incorporation of this town in 1764,. which remain in 1907. seem to have been occupied by families who from the above named section. Wlen IH'esV 'aiS the I 1 brai' authorities 'are 1 to. c.ipo UK? siuia- i tmn -and outside- help is -essential: During the recent in thi: Ohio i sid was by the States.

Siry' ice, the. Ked Cross, the works prog- rcss administration', the civilian conservation oihor agencies. The United States Public will, then, put ourselves in the spirit of that period, and with the aid of the two modern inventions-, the bicycle and camera, attempt to restore-and re-tenant these homes. is not so difficult a task as it might seem, for with the aid of the members of the Historical Society who have preceded me in the and descendants of these families, tradition need not hide fact. The mention of many of these names at once suggests how largely these homes were the fountain heads of intellectual and industrial vigor which has made-the'Fitchburg of today.

of time It seems, when we' recall the fact that then there were' no United States, and that George Washington was yet the "coming man." As we read again the Hitchcock paper it comes instantly to mind that many of the facts therein set forth are not facts now. Thene have been in the past 30 years some changes of ownership in the build- ings mentioned, we are sure. There also have been changes in occupancies then noted. Possibly, some of the homes then standing have disappeared in the march of time, through fire, alteration or removal. I Into this aspect of the case do i not propose to go; not now, at least.

As a matter of of the houses mentioned we never have especially observed. Possibly some we have never seen; but that is; hardly likely, for we. shall ever hold in happy memory that summer and fall -16 years ago when, with a dear friend now departed, we traversed There were two ancient pathways in town, one in the north, the other in the south, which are prolific with memories of these colonial days. Both served as arteries through which coursed the life for many years before the various present town roads were buill. Franklin road in the south, Northfield road in the north.

Without dealing with the question of the exact location of the Northfield road, built in 1733, we are satisfied that the road from Lunenburg, entering the town just below the Wyman house, and continuing in a generally west course across the township; was, during the Revolutionary, period, and later, an important artery from which branched several others on which dwelt the ancestors of many residents of the present day. (To be continued) "Vermont farmers report the sap has started to run." He should have known better than to vote Democratic in that vicinity. In connection with "a sitdown strike in a chair factory, it is hard to-understand the term, "industrial unrest" The wheel of a toy train was found in the stomach of a Los Angeles lad. It is one alternative to taking spinach for iron. "Horse and buggy" customs have riot vanished entirely.

Workers of an Amite, plant are reported to have walked out. Cheese was known at least 3000 years before Christ, according to Hindu literature. 1C was'then called "chaturanga." service -furnished, ewjiv.eers and medical men where they needed. About 75 itary engineers from various state health departments, were assigned duty in the flood- e.l areas. The Red Cross furnished supplies of clothing and medicine to the refugees, transnorlat ion for the workers, and in many other ways.

The Wi'A'nnJ the. CCC were were of great assistance in furnishing both men aid supplies during clean up. Local Authorities None of organizations, however, replaced the- local authorities where such authorities existed but merely supplemented them. The en jiineerinij work was confined to public health pioblisms only; that is where a he.iJih menace existed. It was impassible to extend the work inrl.i.j.; cleaning jp the property of individuals' and of industrial organ During as tht- ws-t'cr rises, the 'inhabitants of builrnhgs in the flooded area rani: removed to sai'e places, ileiuge? caiftjjf or safe and sanitary quarters 'must -be -pro-'vided for victims, of the flood waters.

These camps, or concentration cen- icrs must be maintained a sanitary condition. clothing niid meaical 'supplies must be furnished. As the flood wtfers recede, groups ol men. are into the stricken areas to clean u.u the damaged area The silt and debris of all sorts, must be removed so that the streets are passable. Check Supply One of the most' important duties is the supplying of satisfactory water not nn'y for drinking and ordinary domestic use but for clenn- inc houses and flushing streets.

Public water supplies must be ex amined and put back into- service as quickly as possible. In case of pumping supplies, the motors must be dried out and tha machinery cleaned and. leconditioned. The- silt V.iicrr thy. flood leaves behind must be removed and all parts of the water suppiv equipment must be disinfected It is necessary to disinfect all water mains with chlorine and examine the system for leaks.

L'uring the pericd of rehabilitation, all water used ior drinking purposes must ic -boiled. All wells should be pumped out anj -cleaned thoroughly. Then chloric compounds, such as chloride of lime, should be added to the well and after 24 hours the water again pumped from the weil. If the results of a bacteriologtnl examination are satisfactory, the: water is be considered sate for Safeguarding Mill; The milk supply must also Utensils and cor.tsu,- All flooded houses must be inspected health-officers and building inspectors. Unsafe buildings are condemned and must be cleaned and dried before reoccupa- tipn.

In. some -cases, a. 9 to 10 days after the water has receded must elapse before- -the building is dry enough for reoccupation. A considerable amount of sickness develops, among those who return and live in damp houses. of the lessons taught' by the recent flood in the Ohio river valley is that an experienced personnel of sanitary engineers and chemists who may be held in reserve for future disasters is needed.

llniliimtmiimntimiimniii fimimumttiimiliimir 1 INew York By GEORGE ROSS liiijiimnimmiiimitimiiin NEW YORK, March 20--Foibles of Folk You Know: John Golden has a second cousin, relationship with Shakespeare: the bard was of cats--the producer is afraid of dogs. Irving Berlin never eats the crust of bread, only the inside. Carlisle rehearses 'all her roles in the bathtub. Paul Whiteman uses baby talk to his wife. W.

C. Fields' perfumes his bath with pine needles. Churchill has a picture of her O'Brien, sewn coat she buys. husband, George inside every new Richard Bennett sleeps in a green smock. Arthur Murray -always takes his shoes off in theaters and restaurants, Rudy Vallee carries three toothbrushes with him.

Lillian Gish sleeps with cotton in her ears. George White carries a bottle of petroleum oil with him, which he alternates, between drinking and rubbing on his hair. Beatrice Lillie sleeps with her socks on and keeps three pillows under her head. No matter she is, Lillian Emerson always gets an urge to eat at two o'clock in the morning. When Kelcey Allen wants to talk to someone on the phone he sends a postcard asking the person to call him.

Sam H. Harris" e'afs' 'chop suey' only on days when it rains. Dorothy Gish calls the clubs on cards "clovers." Lynn Fontanrie hates to get dried after a bath. A. H.

Woods is afraid of the dark and always sleeps with the lights on in his room. Harpo Marx calls'every woman he meets "Mrs. Benson." When Eva LeGallicnne goes to th (heater, she insists on sitting in the first row. George Jean Nathan shampoos his hair every morning, George Gershwin eats a plate ol dry cereal every night before going to bed. Ed Wynn's favorite diversion is looking in shop-windows, Molly Picon serves tea to visitors backstage.

trs must be skanert sterilized, Ethel Merman keeps books, re- Pasteurized milk should be sup- cording every expenditure, just as plied, did when she was a secretary. there for the" convention. Word spreads that the strike is a hostile fn-meup by the A. F. of with which the "waiters' and cooks' union is affiliated.

McGrady the hotel for dinner, but refuses' to pass the Yo.ur correspondent George L. Berry, chairimn of labor's Non-Partisan League, dining at the nearby Occidental Restaurant. on a tender. two-inch steak, impeccably broiled, black outside arid red. in.

the middle. Major Berry is. kind' enough to buy drink--eventually two Berry of the strike, thinks it's a plot against his and points out he has contractual relations with the hotel. He says: "In my 29 years as a delegate to. of L.

conventions, there's never been one. without a cooks' and waiters' incident in which urged not to eat or sleep somewhere." He'says that is an statement which 'he will give to'nobody He says the big night meeting in the hotel ballroom; at which speakers are to argua for the Roosevelt Supreme Court plan will go on just the same. Berry's, meeting goes on, but the strike downstairs has ruined it. Lewis, scheduled as the big speaker of the evening, hears of the picket linel knows photographers are waiting to shoot him as he enters -the hotel and announces he doesn't pass through picket lines: Strike leaders offer to call off the picket two hours while he enters and speaks. Lewis declines with thanks.

Other speakers orate, but you can hardly hear them for the corridor noise of angry delegates. Some believe the meeting should be moved and others insist it's a plot. Strike leaders and waiters froni other hotels come up to propagandize and ask for the floor. Berry refuses them, but eventually a committee of five important labor leaders is appointed to settle the strike. It tries vainly, that night and next mom- ing.

Down on the sidewalk you meet a favorite from another hotel and a chef from still another. They and many associates have come to encourage the pickets. Women toss objects at screens on windows of the great, main dining attracting attention of their men folk inside. The management is telling waiters they're fired. The checkroom girl in the popular corner cocktail lounge has been persuaded to serve drinks which union bartenders still an attempt to make a few lonesome customers serve themselves.

This was met by union complaints that such service is in violation of local law, A richly dressed woman announces, in the presence of strikers, that "If Landon had been elected, no such outrage would have occurred," and her companion warns that she may be hurting the strikers' feelings. Everything-is orderly: strikers have been told to resist hotel officers who may try to evict them, but not offi- of the law. This sort of thing goes on all next day. The hotel gets warrants. Union bellboys who appear for work are denied theJr uniforms.

They promptly sit. down on a main lounge and tell all who ask that their wages are "only 3 cents a day" and that they have a seven-day week. Unorganized at the Mayflower Hotel, meanwhile, sit down on unmade beds and. within 20 min- WASHINGTON, March.19--Hard- hitting John is on the rise, big steel has. catered to him.

and what does that 'mean to William Green? Inside labor forecast is that five years, perhaps within two within two years, be undisputed king of. labor Green or a successor will'head a constantly lessening contingent of highly skilled of the skilled craft unions composing A. F. of L. Reason: Lewis demands--and gets --results from, his organizers.

He has taken as his field the. increasing ranks of "semi-skilled arid unskilled Workers. Green hea'ds organizations- of skilled workers for which mass industry finds less and less use. Further reason: Lewis himself is showing the workers that -he is the man to pull out the ahestnuts. For 20 years the American Federation Labor tried to get its hand in the automobile industry, without success.

Lewis tore open-an entry in. six months. For 35 years the.federa- tion has tried -to bargain in steel, without a year and emerged with a staggering concession. What next: Lewis faces exacting tests of labor statesmanship. Within six months he must bring'into his organization a majority of automobile workers' in General Motors, or the company resumes the right to bargain with other groups.

He has a longer time but probably a tougher job to organize a speaking majority i i steel He has foes within labor and without. Some he can crush. Some he must reconcile. He is hard handed. Can he be soft handed? In commenting oh the steel concession he indicated he could.

He said the concession exhibited the "vision" and "statemanship" of Myron C. Taylor, chairman of the board of United States Steel. Did the settlement mean steel had found a new social consciousness: 1 Some thought so. But skeptics pointed out that steel is a great "up and down" industry and must make big profits when it can. Right now trouble labor would be terrifically costly, Domestic demand is high and England, with a tremendous armament program under way, has wiped out its tariff on iron and halved its 20 per cent duly on steel.

Then, too, the wage-hour adjustments -permitted 'steel' to "bid on big U. S. navy orders. The.big question: Granting that Lewis wins control of steel labor, can he hold it together and preserve a share of its gains during the next depression? The inside forecast here is, he can. A native hooks the middle finger of his right hand with that of another, person, and pulls it away with a crack, as a sign of greeting in the Banka Islands of the Pacific.

During a cyclone in 1875 twin chimneys of the home of Gov Thomas Bibb were wrecked and twins bom to Mrs. Bibb, to the cook and to the family cow. Uvalde. Texas, is the headquarters for investigations by Australian government representhtives seeking insects to combat the cockleburr in their country. thrust at.

the inde pendence of our judiciary." Recommended WASHINGTON, March 20 The House appropriations committee recommended appropriations totalling $121,222,000 today to finance the. state, justice, commerce arid labor for fiscal year beginning The: total, making the fourth major appropriation measure of the session, was $3,418,405 in excess of the amount made available for the current year but was $3,067,887 below the sum recommended by the budget bureau. In reporting the bill to the House, the committee said the increase was due wholly to additional sums re; quired by the labor department for grants to states for children's aid under the social security program and contemplated improvements of the air commerce bureau's aids to navigation. The bureau was authorized to spend $5,000,000 for modernizing existing aids and constructing new ones during the next two years. Only $3.000.000 of this amount was appropriated this year; but the bureau was authorized to make contracts involving the additional' $2,000,000..

Last Barrier To Simpson Divorce Gone LONDON, March 20 3 )-- The last apparent barrier to Mrs. Wallis Simpson's, absolute divorce and her marriage to Edward of Windsor was cleared yesterday when a charge of "collusion" was discussed by the president of the British divorce court. Sir Boyd Merriman, president of the court, directed the charge stricken from the record after the king's proctor informed the court that, treating the case "as any other," he had made- a careful investigation and failed to find any grounds to prevent the absolute divorce of Mrs. Simpson and Ernest Aldrlch Simpson. His action, following the proctor's surprise move in asking "for instructions" in the case, removed all legal obstacles except the technical granting of the final decree April 27.

That action will free Mrs. Simpson to wed the man who abdicated the British throne because of his love for her. "The result of the king's proctor's inquiries," the attorney general, Sir Donald Somervell, informed tha court, "on all aspects of the case was that there was no evidence to justify him in directing intervention." Organized home demonstration club work in North Carolina, during the 25 years of its history, has grown into an institution with 54,310 white and negro c'ub members In 77 counties,.