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in Dallas Lamar Cincinnati and Christi with a. Mainer polis m. m. mild a 88 85 17 75 80 55 37 I CHARACTER ENTERPRISE TULSA DAILY WORLD may ea 35th Year--No. 21 FINAL HOME EDITION TULSA, OKLAHOMA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1939 20 PAGES-2 PARTS PRICE FIVE CENTS Chief of State Tax Post in Tulsa Fired; Reported Arthur L.

Cotham Replaces E. R. Bush Here; Gilmer Scheduled for Conference With Phillips and Carmichael Today By EDWARD D. BURKS World OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. the Tulsa division offices of was discharged today and is scheduled for a conference Phillips and J.

D. Carmichael, mission. Neither Governor Phillips the reason for the discharge mediately by Arthur L. Cotham, Oklahoma City, assistant to Divisional Chief Mike Conner. However The World learned from unimpeachable sources that Bush, who was named to the Tulsa office to replace W.

C. Brown, brother of C. C. Brown, former state tax commissioner, had signed a statement admitting a shortage of approximately $200 in his accounts. At the same time The World learned that independent investigations by the state tax comission and the governor's staff had resulted in the discharge of a former tax commission employe until today employed by another branch of state government with the possibility that others high in state appointive ranks might also be involved.

It was reported that the governor's office has information be submitted to Lewis R. Morris, Oklahema county attorney, involving employes of the tax commission under old Marland administration. The shortage in the Tulsa office, discovered after tax commission officials questioned expense accounts submitted by Bush, was uncovered after the state offices had written the operator of a Tulsa retail business establishment in regard to an $89 delinquency in sales tax. The discrepancies in accounts in the state office were said to extend back over period of several months and are believed to involve tions of motor vehicle license and mileage tax. modus operandi is said to have been based on collusion between tax commission employes and operators of truck truck operator with a tax of $500 would be approached by an employe of the tax commission with the suggestion that the claim could be settled for 75 per cent of the amount due.

The state would receive $250 of the $500 owed by the operator and the employe apparently obtained $125 for his own uses with the truck operator saving $125 on, his total tax bill. It also is reported that action probably will be instituted against at least one tag agent in eastern Oklahoma--not in Tulsa countyas well as several former employes of the old Marland administration. Walter Johnson, commissioner of public safety, who also is in charge of the criminal investigation unit, conferred with the governor for almost two hours today, He was accompanied by Ray Robinson, sergeant of arms in the senate during part of the sixteenth session of the legislature, and later employed BODY OF CARDINAL TAKEN TO CHURCH CHICAGO, Oct. 3 (P) -George Cardinal Mundelein returned in death today to the Holy Name cathedral while hundreds knelt in prayer, The body of the prelate, attired in purple vestments and resting in a bronze casket, was borne into the church to lie in state until after funeral services next Friday morning. The ceremonies will culminate Friday in one of the most impressive funerals ever arranged here.

The by requiem high mass will be sung Archbishop Amleto Giovanni Cicognant of Washington, D. pal padelegate to the United States. The eulogy will be spoken by Archbishop Joseph J. Cantwell of Los Angeles. The Weather Dr.

H. M. Hutchinson. 918 South Maybelle Tuesday Max, 88 Min 54 Monday 80 Prec. none Max, 82 Min 41 ago Max, 88 Min 57 U.

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79 Min 47 Wednesday- 29.17, station steady. level, 1:30 mi. RELATIVE HUMIDITY 12:30 6:30 12:30 p. m. a.

55 6:30 p. m. 37 day OKLAHOMA- cloudy WednesThursday, cooler Thursday and northwest portion Partly Wednesday, Wednesday: Thursday partly cloudy warmer and somewhat unsettled. and and mild Wednesday Thursday, KANSAS day -Fair Wednesday and Thurstemperature. Temperatures, Stations.

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Pr, 55 Min apolis 77 54 Amanilo 89 54. N. Orleans 82 61 Boise 87 56 New York 55.46 Ardmore .02 Boston 64.46 Nor. Platte 79 52 53 Chicago 54 42 Okla. City 85 61 50 Omaha 85 60 79 Phoenix 79 57 Cleveland Ponca City 84 80 BA 64 Portland 58 45 Raleigh 64.49 Denver 74 Des 53 Roswell Roseburg 67 43 Detrolt 69 43 St.

Louis 79 87.50 Dodge City 89 59 65 44 City 42 City Paso 87 56 Francisco Ek 64 54 87 57 Antonio 88 62 Smith 86 51 Santa Fe 68 liveston 84 Savannah Indian 54.36 Seattle 58 38 74 42. Sheridan Kan. City 79 86 Shreveport 47 Packs ville 55 59 Mo. 82 49 Angeles Tonopah 4732.18 71 Lubbock 92 54 58. Washington 59 90 63 47 McAlester 85 Wichita 87.63 Memphis 80 Wichita F.

88 63 89.76 -Williston 43 42 PRATER MEETING TONIGHT I THOMPSON RAPS ICKES AS CAUSE OF OIL 'JITTERS' Secretary Accused of Threatening Industry By BASCOM N. TIMMONS World Washington Correspondent. WASHINGTON, Oct. The recent 15-day shutdown of flush production wells in Texas, following a 20 cent a barrel cut in posted prices for crude, was vigorously defended Tuesday before the temporary national economic committee by Col. Ernest O.

Thompson, Texas railroad commissioner and chairman of the interstate oil compact commission. At the same time, Thompson, in his characteristic blunt Texas manner, frequently brought the committee room down with laughter, plead for no further federal tion directly affecting the oil industry, Explaining to the committee that the Texas railroad commission has generally kept the state allowables within the recommendations of the bureau of mines of market demand because of threats of federal intervention, Thompson was asked by Chairman Joseph C. O'Mahoney: "Who made these threats?" replied the Texan, referring to Secretary of Interior Ickes. has never carried them out, has continued O'Mahoney. "No.

he almost did," replied Thompson. "He has had us scared to death." As committee members and spectators roared with laughter, Thompson added: "Almost every day the papers carry another threat from bed, I'm afraid I may next Ickes. Every night to where then day to find that the federal government is going to take over. Asked his opinion on the pending Cole bill, which is generally considered would substantially extend federal control over oil production, Thompson declared, "that's federal control. I'm against it." Thompson declared that the states now have production control well in hand and want no new legislation.

"All we want is to be let he said. "We are not asking thing. You can repeal the Connally act if you want Thompson explained that the Connally hot oil act, the act authorizing the interstate oil compact, and the provision market demand forecasts by the bureau of mines, are acceptable the various oil states, but they would rather these laws be repealed than to have to take additional legislation. He said he preferred that the Connally act remain on the statute books but the real need for it in Texas, at least, is gone. "There is practically no hot produced in Texas now," he declared.

In defending the 15-day shutdown, the Texan refused concede, despite constant questioning, that the price cut was the sole reason for the action. He declared that prices and conservation are so interwoven that they cannot be separated, explaining that the price cut would have led to waste in the oil industry. "When the price of crude oil falls below the cost of production in stripper wells, it means that those See THOMPSON on Page 9 CUDAHY HEIR HAS 'NOTHING BUT NAME' LOS ANGELES, Oct. 3 )m Michael John Cudahy of the wealthy meat packing family said in court today he has "nothing left but my good name" and is "practically living off He was summoned to court to explain why he was $1,650 behind in alimony payments to his former wife, Mary Jacqueline Cudahy, dancer, known professionally as Jacqueline Roth. Under a court order, is supposed to pay her $250 a month.

Cudahy said the $900 a month income he once received from a Chitrust fund dwindled to $100 A month in 1937-and this in being sent to his former wife. WAR STARTS STATE FARMER PROFITS UP OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. 3 (Pr The sharpest advance in several years in prices of Oklahoma farm products began with the outbreak war in Europe, the department of agriculture reported today. Grains the department Increases also and animals, led the upturn, were scored in prices of poultry, eggs and butter fat. the month ended September 15, wheat advanced 20 cents a bushel to 69 cents, the highest since early in 1938.

Lint cotton increased to 8,4 cents pound, best price in three years, BIG PLANE CARRIER FLAGSHIP ON 'TOUR' SAN DIEGO. Oct. 3. The U. S.

S. Enterprise, an aircraft carrier, which is expected to lead a force of destroyers and cruisers 10 Hawall this week, became the scouting force flagship today, Vice Admiral Adolphus Andrews shifted his flag from the heavy cruiser Indianapolis to the Enterprise on from San Pedro. There were unconfirmed reports the Enterprise might leave tomorrow, and be followed Thursday by destroyers and cruisers based here and at San Pedro, the Nazi Promises Not Enough, Peace Must Assure British Aims, Asserts Chamberlain Senator Norris Urges Repeal of Embargo; Holt Says 'No' By MAX BOYD WASHINGTON, 3 (AP) Senator George 'Norris who voted against United States entry into the World war, urged repeal of the arms embargo tonight, asserting that England and France were fighting "the battle of humanity and civilization" against "ruthless and murderous" foes. Speaking to a radio audience while the senate's youngest member, Rush D. Holt W.

was cating over another network that the embargo be retained, the elderly Norris said the guiding theory of Adolf Hitler and "other dictators" would mean the end of existing civilization it carried to its logical conclusion. Norris: said it had been argued that the bill to repeal ban and administration forbid American ships to any goods to the belligerents favor carry, England and France, because they would control the seas and prevent Germany from making any purchases in this country, "But it is equally true," he contended, "that if we fail to take the course I have outlined, and the present embargo law kept intact, such action will be favorable to Hitter and other dictators." was fortunate, added, that "in following our legal rights as universally recognized, we are able to enact a law which will more likely keep us out of war and at the same time puts us on the side of humanity and civilization." Holt, whose family was on Norris' side in the controversy over America's entrance into the World war (he relates that his home was stoned his mother injured because his father, the opposed conflict), the contended country's that going "cash and carry" system of general trade with Europe's warring nations could be established by congress without repeal of the arms embargo. If the ban on arms sales were lifted. he predicted, American money and troops would follow American arms into the war. Holt argued that this country wanted no "blood stained dollars" from arms' sales to Europe's warring nations.

cannot subscribe to the theory that the powers of Europe are fighting our war," the West Virginian sal "To contrary, they See NEUTRALITY on Page 9 Premier Replies to Nazi-Soviet Stand; Lloyd George Demands Careful Consideration of Axis Proposals By J. C. STARK LONDON, Oct. 3 (P)-Prime Minister Chamberlain declared flatly today against treating with Germany on the basis of "mere assurances" from the Nazi regime but said he would welcome any peace proposals which would achieve Britain's announced war aim of ending "German aggression." This was the reply of the British-French allies to the Soviet-German declaration last week that Berlin and Moscow would hold "consultations" if Britain and France failed to make peace with Germany, Making his fifth weekly report to the House of Commons on progress of the war, Chamberlain called the Soviet-Ger- The dramatic David Lloyd extreme which Chamberlain. man declaration veiled threat." session pitted George, Britain's reversed the roles Nazis Ready to Hit Hard and Fast, Word BERLIN, Oct.

3 (AP) Adolf Hitler and his aids tonight gave "serious" consideration to Prime Minister Chamberlain's speech today which interpreted as setting forth Britain's determination not to halt the war now. The Nazi regime also followed closely the progress of the neutrality debate in the United States senate and awaited full report on the Panama conference which 21 American republies outlined a western hemisphere safely sone Insulate them from the European war. The text of Chamberlain's statement to the House of Commons was rushed to Hitler, who studied it with Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop, "Several passages in Chamberlain's must be examined closely authoritative tion can be given from Germany," Nazi official said. (Chief among Chamberlain's declarations was the flat statement that Britain would not treat with Germany on the basis of "mere assurances" of the Hitter regime but would welcome any peace proposals See HITLER on Page West Front War Real, Cautious, Says Writer The following dispatch gives the first authentic picture of the western battle front from the allied side. Henry C.

Cassidy, the writer, has covered major news events in France for the past three years as a member of the Paris bureau of the Associated Press. Cassidy was one of a group of 10 correspondents permitted to visit the French front. By HENRY C. CASSIDY WITH THE FRENCH ARMY 3 (4)-It's a "white war" they It is a cautious campaign of War Situation At a Glance By the Associated Presto LONDON says "Mere from Germany won't bring peace but declares readiness to receive any proposals which 1 would achieve Britain's war aim to end "German aggression;" Lloyd George urges "very careful consideration" of any German peace overtures by way of Russia or Italy, BERLIN- gives "serious" study to Chamberlain speech; Nazis say Britain determined to continue war; United States neutrality debate and Panama conference safety zone decision occupy foreign office. PARIS-French high command reports spreading German attacks of northern flank of western front repulsed; report air successes in war's first month.

With the French army On the western front- -it's a "white war" with France waging cautious campaign. likely to remain aloof for the present from GermanRussian peace offensive: Hitler expected to make peace proposals in reichstag speech this week. MOSCOW-Russia pushes tions with little Baltic: Lithuanian foreign minister arrives for conferences; Turkish delegation waits. STOCKHOLM Scandinavian countries show increasing anxiety over Russian moves and German campaign against Baltic shipping WASHINGTON-Rooseveltex. expresses belief efforts to curb war profiteering at present should be confined to study; indicates wider powers might be sought for exportimport bank to boost trade with Latin-America.

PANAMA--Neutrality conference adjourns with delegates reiterating determination to keep American nations out of war; "safety zone" for neutral shipping chief point of program. FIREMEN INSPECT BUSINESS HOUSES HERE NEXT WEEK Granger in New Plea for Caution as Fire Loss Soars Fire department officers will inspect all Tulsa business houses -more than 4,800 of themnext week for fire hazards. Fire Chief Raymond Granger announced Tuesday that the systematic search for fire traps would be made this year during National Fire Prevention week, October 8 to 14. All hazards will be noted by the officers and records turned over to the fire marshals for correction the following week. "We feel this is the biggest contribution we can make to the week.

It will be done in a friendly way, uniformed officers going to the places and telling them how fires can be prevented in their establishments," Granger said. He said during the past eight years business houses have been "very co-operative and seemed to appreciate being, places." what hazards Urges Clean-up. Chief Granger admonished that "good housekeeping" at home, at school and at business prevents fires and asked Tulsans to keep their houses clean. This warning came after the drought and a public saddied upon Tulsa heaviest fire careless, loss in years on the eve of National Prevention week. He said the fire department will fire, place special emphasis upon "educating the public." "The fundamental of fire prevention is the elimination of Granger pointed out.

"The majority of fires in Tulsa are preventable with an ordinary amount of care." But Granger announced Monday that for the first nine months and two days of the calendar year Tulsa's fire loss has been $191,186 compared with a loss of $76,820 for the first nine months of 1938. Throw Out Rubbish. "Accumulations rubbish in closets and corners of the house and garage should be thrown away, Ninety per cent of the old stuff that is stored away in closets and attics is a feeder to fire. "Most of it is absolutely useless. You may think you are going to use that little bit of paint left in a can, See FIREMEN on Page 4 STRIKE HOLDS NO ANGLE FOR G-MEN Their Action in Tulsa Controversy Unlikely on Present Basis The department of justice is not likely to take any action in connection with the Oil Workers' union strike at the Mid-Continent Petroleum corporation, it was learned here Tuesday.

The civil liberties division of department, which has studied the strike to determine whether workers suffered any abridgement liberties, is said to have found no basis for federal action. Federal agents are said to have completed their investigation of the strike and turned in at least a prereport, on the basis of no action is anticipated, acliminary cording to sources close to the department. Publisher in Hospital KANSAS CITY, Oct. 3 (P)-W. J.

Sewall, publisher of the Carthage, Press underwent a serious operation at St. Luke's hospital today. Attendants said his condition was "fine" this afternoon. Sour Grapes, Thinks' In Argument Canital Bureau. R.

Bush, agent in charge of the Oklahoma state tax commission, Dixie Gilmer, Tulsa county attorney, here tomorrow with Gov. Leon C. chairman of the state tax com- nor Carmichael would comment on of Bush, who was replaced im- U.S. STATE BOOZE DRIVE CONTINUES Treasury Department Chiefs Confer Here With Mauzy Federal authorities in the northern Oklahoma judicial district will continue co-operating with state officers to block liquor imports in the Tulsa area. That was agreed Tuesday at a conference here between Whit Mauzy, United States attorney, and Dwight E.

Avis of Washington, D. chief of the United States treasury department's alcohol tax, unit enforcement division, and W. G. Malsie of Kansas City, district supervisor. Although none of the conferees would discuss the nature of their meeting, it was understood submatter referred to the COoperation with state officers in liquor law enforcement.

No New Methods Here. Although officials in the eastern Oklahoma federal district are branching out in a new technique of enforcement by subpoenaing records of legitimate dealers in wet states this method will not be adopted in the Tulsa area since there is no necessity for it. Since the state liquor permit law was adopted 10 months ago--making it illegal to bring whisky from a wet state to a dry state with the system in effect -federal authorities here have had unqualified success in their enforcement program. Court records here show no defendant, prosecuted under this law, has escaped conviction. In view of the stringent enforcement here which has resulted in 100 per cent convictions, authorities Tulsa see no reason to change their technique.

Phillips Lauds Co-operation. Governor Phillips lauded the type of co-operation his officers were receiving from federal authorities. He said: "In time the people of Oklahoma will learn that the liquor permit bill passed by the seventeenth session of the legislature was designed to bring airtight enforcement in the state and compel the federal government to do its share in the huge job of drying up the flow of illicit liquor. "Our boys are doing everything possible and the sheriffs of the various counties are waking up to the fact that they were elected to enforce the laws of the state of Oklahoma. It's a fine thing and will ultimately mean prohibition for Oklahoma." NEW DISTRICT JUDGE SEEN FOR OKLAHOMA WASHINGTON, Oct.

3 (P)- -The judicial conference, headed by Chief Justice Hughes, recommended today the appointment of nine additional district court judges. The conference, which Includes the senior judges of the 10 judicial circuits and the District of Columbia court of appeals, reported a need for two additional federal judges in the southern district of New York and one each in the New Jersey district, eastern Pennsylvania, northern Georgia, northern Ohio, eastern Missouri, southern California and western Oklahoma. CLOUDY FORECAST FOR TULSA TODAY The weather man, facing a show down on his earlier forecast of showers for eastern Oklahoma Wednesday, shied away night and substituted an innocuous "mostly cloudy" prediction, The sky here was generally cloudobscured early Wednesday morning, suggestive of moisture somewhere, according to local weather men who were, however, noncommittal on the chances of the rain reaching Tulsa. Fay Templeton Dies SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 3 (P) -Fay Templeton, toast of the gay and a star of the Gilbert and Sullivan operettas died today after an illness of several months.

She was 74 years old. Miss Templeton made her debut as Cupid at the age of years, teens, and in 1895 "Mary" played in light operettas, In her in George M. Cohan's "45 Minutes From Broadway." WPA Rolls Increased OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. 3 (P) An additional 4,203 persons were added to Oklahoma's WPA pay roll today. The increase was authorized by national headquarters as a result of the severe fall drought World Capital Bureau.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. Gov. Leon C. Phillips is aS strong for the state of Oklahoma as he is for economy in government and as a result is now engaged in a long-distance with a Detroit physician contester Steinbeck's "Grapes of Wrath." Although governor definitely "closed" the incident and advised then Dr. N.

E. Aronstam, whose letterhead lists him as practicing in dermatology, syphilology and urology, every indication points to the fiery physician refusing to accept the last Phillips' thrust as final. Although more than 1,000 miles separate the two the mail serviceat the last exchange--still was accepting the barbed insults being exchanged for immediate delivery, The argument was over the accurateness of the widely discussed narrative dealing with "Okies" in California, some contests," wrote the governor to the doctor, "a skunk is supreme and you win in your field. Confine your activities to syphilology." Lest the gentle reader think that the mild-mannered Oklahoma gOVernor overstepped himself it might be well to point out that good Detroit doctor took the "Grapes of Wrath" as the gospel insofar as Oklahoma and Oklahomans are concerned. He charged that Governor Phillips was "uncultured and prejudiced and within your proper milieu." He also suggested that the governor acquaint himself with See SOUR GRAPES on Page 4 TRAFFIC OFFICIALS TO ATTEND OUTING Bartlesville Expects 750 Transportation Leaders at Party Today World's Own Service.

BARTLESVILLE. Oct. than 750 transportation officials from over the country are expected here Wednesday for the sixth annual outing of the Bartlesville Traffic club. The guest list promises to be the largest and most representative ever assembled in the southwest. Seventeen railroad presidents and 14 presidents of other transportation and industrial companies, including airline officials and managers of truck lines and ship and barge lines have sent in their acceptance, reports C.

R. Musgraves, vice president in charge of traffic of Phillips Petroleum company, and executive vice of the National Traffic who is in charge of the arpresident rangements for the outing. A golf tournament will be held in the morning at Hillerest Country club with an entertainment in the afternoon at Woolaroe lodge, home of Frank Phillips, It will be varied and topped off with a buffalo barbecue. HIGHWAY 66 SAGS AGAIN, IS DETOURED World's Own Service. MIAMI, Oct.

Maintenance crews and state highway patrolmen were forced to lay out second detour on United States highway 66 south of Commerce today as the result of another cave-In near the point where the slab sagged month into old zine and lead mine workings, The new cave-in of an area meas. uring approximately 15 by 15 feet, occurred at 2 a. m. Tuesday. The pavement sank to a depth of proximately six feet, most of it on the shoulder of the highway.

No vehicles were passing over it at the time. The earlier cave-in. although not as deep, extended for approximately 200 feet. Father Coughlin, Others To Be Barred From Radio WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 (P)-A Charles E.

Coughlin or other lie issues" from purchasing radio tations, was adopted today by tional Association of ers. After an all-day session, the code committee decided that: "Under no circumstances will compensation be accepted by a station or network for time consumed by the spokesman of a controversial public issue, unless the spokesmen appear on a public forum type of broadcast regularly ed in conformity with the code as a series of fair- sided discussions of public issues and, when control of the fairness program rests wholly with the broadcasting station or network." Officials of the association said its 437 members represented 92 per cent of commercial radio. While Father Coughlin's name was not mentioned in the announcement, E. M. Kirby, secretary of the assoclation, said that during the long discussion today Coughlin was tioned repeatedly, Other names often mentioned in the conference, he said, were Judge Joseph F.

Rutherford, of New York, president of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract ciety, and the Rev. Walton Cole, of Toledo, Ohio, a "scarcely against Chamberlain World war prime the two win recent years. The fiery "very careful any "specific, proposals from Soviet Russia His point was tion might make "hostile neutrals." "We know and knows that neutrals. "Russia and limits of neutrality, the difference friendly and "We do not enemies." Lloyd George "first-class mistake" Lloyd George. white minister, in an statesmen have played Welshman urged consideration" of detailed and which might Germany through or Italy, that abrupt rejeeRussia and Italy He added that: the United States they can help us as Italy, within the can make all between being De hostile neutrals.

want to double our said it would be a to enter a peace Britain's Censorship System Rearranged LONDON, Oct. 3 (P) -Prime Minister Chamberlain in new attempt to solve news and censorship problems which have troubled the British government since the outbreak of war told the House of Commons today the press would be granted direct contact with government departments as before. The new chief censor named to take over next Monday is Sir Walter Monckton, 48, friend of the Duke of Windsor and important during the abdication adviser, 1936. He also will have the job of supervising the central distribution of government news at the ministry of information which will continue on a less allinclusive scale. ON THE WESTERN FRONT, Oct, are fighting on the western front.

men pressing steadily but on their adversary, There few wounded and fewer dead, in striking contrast to the heavy losses of the World war. But advances into the Saar basin vary from a few feet to several miles and the French command considers them important both strategically and economically. A month after the French and British declaration of war, I have just had a first-hand view and account of two typical operations of 1 this warfare. to First under artillery fire within 600 yards of the German lines I saw French guns attack the beights two miles inside Germany controlling the road to Saarbruecken, 12 miles to the east. Columns of smoke attested to hits scored on the crest.

Again, driving a mile and a through the Warndt forest to the See WEST FRONT on Page 4 CONVENTION ELECTS ANTITHIEF OFFICERS ARKANSAS CITY, Oct. 3 J. G. Hill, Taylorville, Ill, was elected president today at the closing session of the seventy-third annual convention of the National Antithief association. Siloam Springs, was chosen as the site for the next year's convention.

Other officers chosen were L. Long, Garber, Okla, vice president; Hugh Hanna, Paris, Ill, secretary, and Charles Burbage, Colcord, treasurer, The fifty-third convention of the Kansas Antithief association will be held in Arkansas City Wednesday and Thursday. CHINESE CARRY WAR BACK TO THE ENEMY HANKOW. Oct. 3 UP Carrying warfare to the enemy for the time in months, Chinese airperial, Amen today bombed a Japanese air base oh the outskirts of Hankow, from which the Chinese were driven last.

October, Chinese officials said bombs from the eight raiding war planes ignited warehouses and gasoline stores at the Hankow airdrome, which merly served as a Chinese air base. conference without asking the United States, Russia and Italy to particle pate, if a peace parley is suggested. Chamberlain replied that no peace proposal "has yet come 10 us, and at this stage it would be premature to build any hopes on the likelihood of such a proposal being made." He added, however, that man would welcome more whole-heartedly, any proposal which could really feel achieved the aims" of Britain in going to war. He said that peace proposals will be examined and tested in the light of these two factors: First, that the German government often in the past has proved. that their undertakings are worthless when it suits them that they should be broken." Second, that "no threats would ever induce this country and France to abandon the purpose for which we have entered upon this struggle." Speaking with unusual vigor and emphasis the prime minister fre- Readers are urged to remember that all information released by warring European nations is passed through strictest censorship.

sweeping rule to prevent Father "spokesmen of controversial pubtime, except under strict limithe code committee of the Na- Kirby said that Rutherford had attacked the Catholic church and that Cole, who represents the Unitarian fellowship for social justice, had bought time on the radio to answer all of the public statements of Father Couchlin. The ban was applied in the midst of a hot struggle over neutrality legislation, during which Father Coughlin has been vigorously opposing the Roosevelt proposal to repeal the embargo on arms shipments to belligerent nations, Association officials said they believed Father Coughlin have contracts for radio time extending for "two weeks or RO" into the future, The contracts can be fulfilled, they said, but after that the ban will take effect. The committee's action is final unless a member station appeals to the N. A. board of directors and the board upholds the appeal, The committee, after declaring that free time would be provided for discussion of controversial publie questions, "in accordance with the public Interest therein." added that "all such scripts shall be required in advance, for examination in light of the code." quently was interrupted by approve inc cries of "hear! by the house.

The Soviet declaration, which accompanied the partition of Poland, contained "nothing that should cause us to do anything other than what we are doing." Chamberlain declared, saying that course was "mobilizing all the resources and all that might of the British empire for the effective prosecution of the war." While Soviet Ambassador Ivan Maisky listened from the diplomatic gallery, the prime minister asserted the German-Soviet agreement by no means assured Germany of lasting benefits. Though expressing hope the war would not last unnecessary day," he said the British and French people were to secure that the rule of violence See CHAMBERLAIN on Page 9 Deposits Are Up September deposits in the four Tulsa national banks totaled 932,756 as compared with 865 in August, a gain 1 of approximately $3,000,000. At the same time bank credits decreased from 102,781 to $114,487,120. Bankers state this was due to the unusually warm weather which acted as a deterrent to businey..