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35 SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1948 -SqJSvmdaT and Dally Except Saturday EIGHT PAGES fn fo) UVl ttt Mm rMMM), Want IFir Mew IHhnss DDdDcranmneimit OnairsEes BUS! EMI BY POLL OF niMHI MMB CHAMBER MEMBERS WatfmivMe IPirpce (D uQimity-Wndle Jsayeee At (Dammp MeQiiiiaMe Eas IPirwlbe fl)kay WStfBii Wainreim ty residents, particularly school authorities is being sought. It is believed at least 300 students should be assured before a county-wide junior college plan is launched. Superintendent MacQuiddy pointed out that there are at least 500 seniors graduated each year from Boulder Creek, Santa Cruz and Watsonville high schools. An entirely separate board of trustees would govern the proposed junior college under the present plan. The British and French embassies reacted like the American.

They regarded the first statement as notice that the Soviets would defend theh front line in the battle of documents. The statement was regarded as merely a brief of what the Soviets expect to present in the future. Their charges were sketched in only lightly in the first go-round. The charges already were familiar to Soviet newspaper readers. 46 Scouts Get Awards Tomorrow Nite Forty-six Santa Cruz area Scouts will be decorated with awards tomorrow night when the organization holds its exposition and court of honor at the civic auditorium, W.

Manwaring of the croun an- Fourth Big Price Break In Six Days Chicago, Feb. 10 (U.R) Almost all corn, wheat, oats and soybeans sold in the United States dropped the limit today in the fourth big grain price break within six days. The New York Stock Exchange followed the downward trend, dropping lower as trading closed. Cotton at New York was off the permissible limit of 200 points for a single day's trade. On the Chicago Board of Trade, all grain futures nosedived the limit except November soybeans, in which there was no trade.

At Kansas City all wheat dropped the full 10 cents, and- all corn futures plunged eight cents, the limit decline. At Minneapolis, wheat, oats and rye were down the limit. The tumbling commodity prices were good news for housewives. Retailers already had cut prices on porks, beef, flour, bread, butter, lard and many other foods. Cities in every section of the nation reported lower prices at retail grocery stores and butcher shops.

Farmers, however, succeeded in checking the severe price break in the livestock market by keeping their cattle and hogs on the farm. Despite sharply reduced livestock shipments, prices did slip Dam Plan Gets Boost At Water District Meet Santa Cruz Rod and Gun club will open negotiations to secure two dams in the San Lorenzo valley for fish preservation and water supply, it was decided at a meeting of the San Lorenzo valley county water district in Ben Lomond last night, Secretary W. P. Wilkinson reported. Plans were outlined by Dr.

F. A. Whitaker to have dams built at Waterman Gap and Neweli creek. a long-time program of the water district. Of late it wras learned there is money available from the state fish and game commission which might be used for this type of construction.

The plan, as formerly announced, calls for co-operation among the city of Santa Cruz, water dis trict, and Associated Sportsmen of northern California. The Rod and Gun club will send a letter this week to the state fish and game commission making inquiries. 35 Aged Persons Killed In Fire In Newfoundland St. Johns, Feb. 10 (U.R) Fire, fanned by a 50-mile-an-hour wind in zero weather, destroyed' the Hull Nursing Home today.

Fire officials said 35 aged and infirm persons died in the blaze, which was started by explosion of an oil stove. Flames engulfed the building, a private nursing home, within a short time after the fire broke out and officials said it was not known whether there were any survivors. The building, firemen said, had no fire escape, although one had been recommended by the city building inspector two years ago. Less Garbage In Tulare Tulare, Feb. 10 (U.R) Tulare police, after a week of midnight to dawn snooping down back alleys, today filed away a report it made after a hog raiser complained someone was stealing half of the city's garbage.

The conclusion of the police was that no one is stealing garbage. The people are, in effect, eating it before it becomes garbage. The complaint was made by the hog raiser who has a contract to buy the city's swill. He said his pigs were getting thin on the municipal fare. After checking with housewives and restaurants, the police found Tulare is eating a lot of leftovers these days and putting less meat both in its stomachs and garbage cans.

Sacramento, Feb. 10 (U.R) Governor Earl Warren said today that an investigation of the oil companies for possible monopolistic practices in restraint of trade is "all right with me." The governor's comment came in the wake of a proposal for such an investigation by Assemblyman M. Philip Davis, Los Angeles. Boyd's demand was made in a budget hearing held by the assembly ways and means committee after finance officials reported gaso line would cost the state $480,000 more during the next fiscal year The oil companies, it was reported, have refused to give the state as low a discount as was granted in previous years. Davis suggested the refusal might have been in "retaliation" for the 1947 highway act by which the legislature raised gasoline taxes.

Asked if he agreed, WTarren said: "How can you tell? You can only judge by appearances." Last year, at the peak of the highway battle, Warren asked U. S. Attorney General Tom to investigate possible price-fixing by the oil firms. Clark made an immediate promise of such an investigation, but Warren said today he hasn't heard anything further on the matter. Chinese Now Celebrating New Years If you hear the crackle of fire crackers today don't call Police Chief Al Huntsman for it will probably be some of the Santa Cruz Chinese Americans celebrating their New Year.

Today is New Year's day for Chinese and according to the ancient calendar of Confucius it marks the beginning of the year 4645. Since the formatin of the Chinese Republic in 1911 the date no longer has much importance, aside from historical interest. However, the date still serves as the time for all debts to be paid, houses to be cleaned, and for family feasting. There will not be much of a celebration here as the population of Santa Cruz Chinese has dropped from about 300 50 years ago to only about 90 now. San Francisco's Chinatown is the focal point of Northern California celebration but there will not be any of the colorful pre-war parades or other organized activity.

Many years ago the Santa Cruz Chinatown off Cooper street in Bellevue place, was a colorful spot but just before the war gambling was ended by a series of police raids. Now probably more Negro families live there than do Chinese Americans. An old joss house, or temple, still remains but it is prac tically in ruins. SAN FRANCISCO FIRE San Francisco, Feb. '10 (JP) Two firemen were hurt today in a three-alarm fire that caused an estimated $25,000 damage to a dwelling and an adjacent two-story flat building.

GEN. CLARK RETURNS San Francisco, Feb. 10 (U.R) Gen. Mark W. Clark returned to his duties today as Sixth Army commander after a month tour of Hawaii.

Women And Equal Moscow, Feb. 10 (U.R) The American embassy adopted a wait-and-see attitude today with regard to a Russian charge that the United States contributed to starting the second world war by rearming Nazi Germany. The embassy was not being stampeded into rushing any hasty recommendations to Washington until the Soviet information bureau issues the second half of its answer to the publication by the state department of the Nazi-Soviet documents exchanged in 1939-41. Soviet authorities promised that they soon would put out captured German documents backing up their charges. The basic charges were that the United States financed the rise of Adolf Hitler and rearmament of Germany and that the Anglo-French renounced collective security in favor of appeasement.

The documents to be released by the Soviets will contain many which are in the hands of the west ern powers, but which they are keeping secret, according to the statement. It added that they would be augmented by "important documents captured by Soviet tr. during the smashup of Germany." The Russians did not say when they would issue the remainder of their broadside. Greek Guerrillas Shell Salonika For 90 Minutes Salonika, Greece, Feb. 10 U.R) Greek guerrillas pitched 75-millimeter and mortar shells into this city of 250,000 for 90 minutes early today in the most daring foray of the hostilities in Greece.

One shell scored a direct hit on a British guard post. It killed a British private and seriously wounded a corporal and another private. Stealing in close to this chief port of the Aegean nestled in the elbow of northern Greece, the guerrillas were able to put into action a 75-mm gun and at least one mortar. Maj. M.

K. Molyneaux, Detroit, of the United States army, who is an ordnance officer here and fought as lieutenant colonel with the Sixth division in the Pacific, told of the shelling in the earlv hours of darkness today. The first shell landed in Salonika about 2:30 a. he said, and the shelling kept up for an hour and a half. Landlord Fined $1000 For Failure To Turn On Heat San Francisco, Feb.

10 (JP) A $1000 fine and a judicial bawling out were given today to Leo J. Cooper of (1928 Temple Ave.) Santa Rosa, defendant in a rent control case here. Federal Judge George B. Harris adjudged Cooper guilty of contempt of court in failure to heed a court order to provide heat for a tenant in his San Francisco flat. Judge Harris gave Cooper a tongue-lashing, fined him $1000 and ordered him committed until the fine was paid.

He relented later, however, and gave Cooper five days to raise the money. But, the court cautioned, the apartment furnace must be operating by tonight. Cut Spry Price Cambridge, Feb. 10 (U.R) Lever Brothers today announced an immediate reduction of 2 cents a pound in the price of Spry, shortening product. criminated against at the pay window it would seem to add up that we.

consider the ladies inferior to the men. He said this being election year and with women having more votes than men, according to statistics, it would seem that Mrs. D. was outsmarting her fellow congressmen. Nobody in his right mind could afford to vote against it.

Mrs. Douglas smiled. Rep. Samuel K. McConnell of Pennsylvania, chairman of the subcommittee, said far be it from him to argue with a woman.

He agreed, he said, with the objective of Mrs. Douglas' bill. But wouldn't it be awkward to administer? Wouldn't we, he suggested, have to have a lot more machinery and people? And wouldn't interstate commerce raise hob with classifying workers? Mrs. Douglas said she understood the labor department had a plan all worked out. Being a woman, she said, she wasn't worried about what would happen tomorrow.

Women, she concluded, cross a bridge when it comes up in the road. Watsonville, Feb. 10 (U.R) Possibility that facilities at Camp Mc-Quaide may be converted into a county-wide junior college was seen today in the announcement by Superintendent of Schools T. S. MacQuiddy that the Watsonville joint union high school board of education has asked the war assets administration to turn over the former army camp to the board.

The request was made first in the form of a telegram. Yesterday a letter containing a large file of information regarding description ol the property sought was mailed to John T. Gifford, San Francisco. Gifford represents the state education authority in dealing with the WAA. County Surveyor Arnold Baldwin assisted in preparation of the file.

Congressman Jack Anderson has been contacted by telegram and letter and urged to support the high school board's proposal. There are some 550 buildings, the majority small hutments, on 372 acres at McQuaide. Support of all Santa Cruz coun- 100 Days In Jail For His False Name Honesty is the best policy, particularly when you are talking to judges. This was vividly impressed upon Ralph K. Carl, 29, of Route 3, Box 543-FF in police court yesterday, when he was arraigned on charges of taking out an operator's license under a false name, and driving' while his license was suspended.

Carl, who recently was sentenced to 20 days in jail on a drunken driving charge, was re-arrested upon his. releaseJSaturday He had told the judge that it was his first offense. Later investigation established that it was the eighth. He also had given a wrong name to obtain the license, driving under the name of Babe Carl. One previous conviction of car theft also was on Carl's police record.

Judge James J. Scoppettone sentenced Carl to .100 days in the county jail for giving the wrong name to obtain a license. Since driving while the license is suspended falls into the category of "high misdemeanors," a preliminary examination and superior court trial will be necessary. February 11 was set for selection of date for preliminary examination. Dewey-Stdssen Contest Soon In New Hampshire Concord, N.

Feb. 10 JP) The first show-down at the polls in the Republican presidential race will be between Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York and Harold E. Stassen.

The deadline today for filing as delegates in New Hampshire's presidential preference primary March 9 the first in the nation finds only these two with endorsed slates. But General Dwight D. Eisenhower may prove an interesting factor in this contest for his name is appearing on the ballot despite his insistence he has no political aspirations. President Truman has clear sailing for the Democratic endorsement all but one of the delegate candidates being pledged to him. The lone exception is running un pledged.

Stralla In Fair Condition After Shooting Fray Beverly Hills, Feb. 10 OI.R)- Tony Cornero Stralla, west coast gambling czar and former rum runner, was in fairly good condition to day after an unidentified movielike "tough guy" shot him at his home last night. He was resting fairly easilv in Cedars of Lebanon hospital. Doc tors who perlormed a two and one-half hour operation said the bullet entered the abdomen and tore out the terminal portion of the small intestine. Cornero lost a great deal of blood.

Jackie Horner Back At Lessons Hollywood, Feb. 10 (U.R) Jacqueline Horner, who went on an eight- day spree to escape piano practice, resumed her lessons today. The 15-year-old prodigy was returned to her mother yesterday, nearly a month after she ran away to San Francisco. She said she was so happy to be going home she was glad to go on with her music. Jacqueline promised juvenile authorities, who still hold techni-ca; custody, she would talk it over with her mother next time she feels she is spending all her time tan work and none at play.

Speaks Tomorrow Paul C. Smith Editor San Francisco Chronicle Mrs. Mary Ann Rea Succumbs Following an illness of but a week, Mary Ann Rea, mother of Mrs. James Leask, James AiDeri Rea and Mrs. Gertrude Roff, died here yesterday.

Mrs. Rea made her home with her daughter. Gertrude Roff, and grandson, Hadley Roff, at their King street residence. Mrs. Rea was born in Meadow Lake.

California, but as a young girl she went with her parents to Watsonville, vhcra she spent her girlhood. It was there that she became the bride of James Albert Rea, who was employed by the Loma Prieta Lumber company, aoove Apios, where they resided, and where their children were born. Later she moved to Santa Cruz where she resided until 1914 when she went to San Francisco to make her home. She later returned to Santa Cruz to make her home with her daughter, Mrs. Roff.

Surviving relatives are the two daughters, Mrs. James B. Leask and Mrs. Gertrude Rea Roff of Santa Cruz; a son, James Albert Rea of Fillmore; grandson, Hadley Rea Roff of Santa Cruz, and granddaughter, Mary Calvin Rea of Richmond, Virginia; sister, Mrs. Sadie Cady of San Francisco and brother, Richard W.

Nagle of Gustine. Services will be held in the Wes-sendorf mortuary Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock. Private inurnment in I. O. O.

F. crematory. He Tossed The Money Away Fresno, Feb. 10 (U.R) Mrs. Arlene Gaiser, cashier at the Mercantile Acceptance here, counted up the cash and checks to be deposited in the bank Saturday.

It came to $6740. Plavfullv she handed the sack with the $6740 to A. K. Linn, a collector. Playfully, he tossed the sack into a waste basket.

Late yesterday afternoon Mrs. Gaiser discovered the money never was deposited. She and Linn said they "forgot" the money had been tossed away Saturday. The hunt for it was still on today. ments as the big gong, cymbals and drum.

The latter was a deerskin stretched over a keg. After midnight, the Chinese went from house to house, extending the happy New Year greeting, "Quong Gee Fat Choy!" Altar tables were usually covered with embroideries, silk hangings, pyramids of sweet oranges from China, huge grape fruit, and wands. The rear part was covered with blooming "sui sin fa." Red scrolls were on the walls with pictures of Gods and old historic characters. The New Year cards were of red paper. Red, then as now, is good luck for Chinese.

The celebration lasted five days, half a century ago. On the menu for the feast w-ere such items as bird's nest and shark's fin soup, chicken, seaweed and duck. American friends were remembered with boxes of tea. candy, lichee nuts and other gifts. The Chinese children also fared well as guests would leave them coins wrapped in red paper.

Young and old dressed in their best in the brocaded silks and embroidered work, especially the women. The men's blouses were of the beautiful silks in bright red, cerise, emerald eca fewndess and deep bkie. mn'uriaiiannnr inmniinrrnmnriii imin iniHMriiiii iiiiihii mimii mr niiinn'i tfiMtimitfT Yacht Harbor Second In Poll Industrial development, and the establishment of a yacht harbor in the Santa Cruz area, were the two projects which received the highest number of votes in the chamber of commerce membership poll on de sired projects, newly-elected President James T. Young of the chamber announced. Topping the list, industrial development received a score of 84 votes, the yacht harbor trailing with 54.

Other projects among the top 10, in the order of importance indicated in the poll, were: Convention promotion (41), river beautifica-tion and development, including flood control (39), establishment of a college in Santa Cruz (29), a program of year around advertising (27), development of public recreational facilities, including De La-veaga Park (24), improvement of streets, parking and traffic conditions (22), construction of an airport (14), and the raising of sufficient funds to carry out a successful program of civic, business and industrial development (9). Thirty-six other projects received from one to seven votes. Young declared that the poll will control the projects to be undertaken by the chamber of commerce during the coming year. The order of importance of projects may be altered when ballots have been re ceived from all chamber members. Final results of the chamber poll will be revealed by Young at the annual meeting tomorrow night, following his installation as president.

Young will be preceded on the meeting agenda by the 1947 chamber president, A. O. Haber, who will report chamber accomplishments during his term of office. Following reports by these top chamber officials, Santa Cruzans attending the chamber's annual meeting will hear Paul Smith, editor of the San Francisco Chronicle and public relations advisor to the atomic energy commission, outline latest developments in the field of atomic weapons and the role of Americans in their nation's struggle to preserve world peace. Santa Cruzans desiring to attend the banquet may still make reservations by calling the chamber of commerce office, phone 6.

Tickets are $2.80. French Freeze All Wholesale Meat Prices Paris, Feb. 10 (U.R) The govern ment today ordered wholesale meat prices frozen as part of a brisk of fensive against the rising prices of food, in some cases as much as 70 per cent since January 1. The secretary of agriculture, Yvon Coude de Foresto, announced that the government was taking by decree four new steps designed to counter the upward trend in prices. He ordered wholesale meat prices frozen at the level of the last week in January.

The freezing was scheduled to remain in effect until June. The government decree included the following measures: 1. Weekly publication of the cur rent wholesale and retail food prices. 2. Resumption of the double price tag system under which retailers must post the wholesale price they pay, along with their selling figure.

Warren Opposes Across Board Budget Slash Sacramento. Feb. 10. (U.R) Gov ernor Earl Warren said today he believes in and will advocate a balanced state budget but expressed opposition to a ten per cent across-the-board slash in the requests of state agencies. Warren was informed in a press conference that Assemblyman Philip L.

Boyd, Riverside had proposed such a reduction to the assembly ways and means committee yesterday. The committee is meeting to consider Warren's partial budget request for $231,640,000 to operate 85 state departments and agencies in the 1948-49 fiscal year. Warren told reporters he hadn't been previously informed of Boyd's idea, but characterized it as "hardly realistic." Communist Labor Leader Arrested Washington. Feb. 10 (U.R) The justice department announced the arrest in New York today of John Williamson, national labor secretary of the Communist party of the United States.

Williamson, the department said, will be held for deportation to his native Scotland. A department spokesman referred to the arrest as "the most important Communist kreest far." nounced. The list is topped by Howard Crampton of Kiwanis troop 71, who will receive his Eagle badge, highest award in Scouting. Only one other Santa Cruz active Scout, David Stade of Grace Methodist church troop 83, has the coveted badge. Crampton is the son of Mr.

and Mrs. Glenn H. Crampton of 17 Plymouth street. Three Life Scout badges, seven Stars, 15 First Class and 20 Second Class badges will also be awarded during the court of honor. Dan Glass of the 20-30 club will act as advancement chairman.

The court will be preceded by an exposition, during which 17 troops and nine Cub packs will exhibit various articles made by the boys. Each unit will have a 10x15 foot area on the floor of the auditorium. Grace Methodist church troop 83 will construct a bridge. Elks troop 74 will build a signal tower, and will Rotary troop 66. The entire program will be a feature of Boy Scout Week, and Man-waring urged the general public to attend and witness the Scout ceremonies.

Cold Wave IE nlers Its Fifth Week Br United Press The intense cold wave its fifth week today with temperatures ranging from 15 to 30 degrees below normal everywhere in me nauon except southern Florida. The first in a lonz seriws cold fronts which has swent arrn the country, entered from Canada on the night of January 12. The bitter weather has kept temperatures at most places below normal ever since. A sleet and snow struck ihr southern gulf states for the second time today, tying up traf-ern Alabama, Missisippi and Georgia. The snow extended as far north as Virginia.

Many streams in northern Georgia rose above the flood stage. Newport, was the coldest city in the nation today with a minimum of 33 below zero. Clear Skies For Next Two Days San Francisco, Feb. 10 OJ.R) Hopes for a heavy storm to end a drought and power shortage in northern California were shattered today as the U. S.

weather bureau predicted clear skies for at least two more days. Two storms in the Pacific, one south of Dutch Harbor and the other some 1500 miles west of San Francisco, have been cut off by a high pressure ridge and their arrival is "very the weatherman said. From the Oregon border south to Bakersfield. the forecast was for fair weather today and Wednesday, with a few snow flurries in the Sierra Nevada mountains and the ranges in the extreme north part of the state. Pacific Gas and Electric said it would continue to curtail power until heavy rains broke the drought The company said heavy rainfall was needed south of Stockton before the power load could be boosted to normal.

Breakdown At Power House Sacramento, Feb. 10 (U.R) The Pacific Gas and Electric company today reported a breakdown of the American river power house near Placerville, and said it added to the seriousness of the current power shortage. The plant produces 6000 kilowatts. L. J.

Brundige, Sacramento division manager for the P. G. ic said the washout of a flume by a rock slide will put the plant out of commission for three weeks. Company repairmen already are working night and day to restore to service a turbine in the San Francisco area and a 12, 000-kilowatt turbine near Sacra knaento. lower at many markets.

May and July wheat dropped the full 10-cent limit on the Chicago board of trade and all corn futures were off the eight-cent maximum. At Kansas City, May and July wheat was down 10 cents a bushel, and May corn was down eight cents. At Minneapolis, May wheat was off nine and seven-eighths cents a bushel. Butter prices dropped Vi to two cents a pound in the New York wholesale market. Cotton at New York was down almost $3 a balef.

Meanwhile, Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson chal lenged congressional critics to name a single speculator who profited in last week's grain mark et break from "advance inside information." Chairman August Andersen of a special house committee investi gating speculation had charged that one speculator, who apparent ly knew in advance that the government was curtailing grain purchases for export, made an estimated $400,000 last week from the market break. At Chicago, Sen. Robert A. Taft charged at a news conference that while President Truman talked about cutting prices, every government department was doing what it could to keep them up.

Three Killed, Nine Missing As Bridge Collapses Rehoboth Beach, Feb. 10 (U.R) The south end of the Charles Cullen suspension bridge between Bethany and Rehoboth beaches collapsed today. Three persons were killed and six others were reported missing. The foundations and cement blocks supporting the span were torn loose by ice jams and fell as a truck and private automobile were traveling over the single lane span. The truck and automobile fell into the river.

It was not known how many crew members were in the truck, although four crewmen had just gotten out of the truck and were standing on the span when it crashed. They were plummeted into the river. It was believed that the private car contained a driver and three passengers. Pay the boss customers. Shouldn't she get more at the end of the week than old George over there, who probably is a dope to start out with and hasn't smiled since his fourth kid arrived?" "Well," said Mrs.

Douglas, reversing her field and smoothing the skirt of her trim, blue serge suit, "in that case Dorothy ought to be classified as a public relations person." "Now," said Mr. Fisher, "aren't most office workers public relations people when you get right down to it?" Mrs. Douglas, talking with both hands, said maybe so. But that wasn't her point. She said she'd be satisfied if Dorothy made as much as George, and if she could talk the boss into more well and good.

The spectators in the little committee room were mostly women. They bobbed feathered hats in approval. Mr. Fisher came up again. The spectators leaned forward.

The Texas congressman said that from the tone of Mrs. Douglas' bill, with woroxn getting dis Ernest Otto Remembers When Chinese New Year Was Big Celebration In Santa Cruz Mirs. 'IDoimglas aM Miat ILaaMes SIhioiulM Make As MmcBii As Menu By Ernest Otto Of late years, the population of Chinatown in banta Cruz has dwindled to only a few families and their New Year is not cele brated here hardly at all any more. Before the first war there were as many as 300 Chinese-American residents in Santa Cruz and like Chinatown in San Francisco, a big celebration was held each Feb ruary. The small boys especially were delighted in the old-style celebrations owing to the ex-, plosions of the fire crackers that always took a large part in the proceedings.

In the old days in Chinatown for several days before the holidays there was cleaning of windows, house cleaning, and great bustle of preparation. The papers of the Stove God were renewed, ready for the burning of punks, candles, and incense. The household shrine was also re newed. Papers gaily colored, were put up with red cloth and golden decorations tipped with peacock feathers were put in place. The celebration started in old times with the big feast, explosion of firecrackers, and worship before the shrine the home and the ioss house.

In the joss house theral were such Qbiaeee imjsieal aflwasl By Harman W. Nichols United Press Staff Correspondent Washington, Feb. 10 (U.R) Take stenographers, for instance, said the witness. A gal named Dorothy, say, sits at a desk next to a guy named George. She writes as many letters a day as he does.

They both put. in eight hours a day, including half an hour for lunch. All right, said the brunette lady legislator from California, Dorothy ought to get as much money as George. The brunette was Rep. Helen Gahagan Douglas, one-time actress and singer.

She was up before an all-male labor subcommittee to tell about her bill that would give equal pay to women who do the same work as men. "But," butted in Rep. O. C. Fisher of Texas, sending up a smoke screen from his fat, round cigar, "let's take a situation in reverse.

"Suppose our gal is pretty our Dorothy. She wears a faceful of personality and smiles at everybody who comes into the office. She has a lot of contacts among.