GENEVA. Nov. 22. —Seeking to
cut the International gordian knot
with a clean blade. Great Britain
offered another proposal to the
. world. Intended to surmount two
major obstacles in the path of
international accord, the English
t plan would give arms equality to
Germany and subsitute a consul
tative pact for the enforced neu
trality scheme as proposed by
France
The new British suggestion was
• made by Sir John Simon, the Brit
ish foreign secretary. It stipulates
that all foreign European nations
, make r solemn pledge to resolve
all future foreign differences by
arbitration rather than force.
The French plan called for an in
ternational alliance to suppress
wars by armed force.
BE REOPENED SOON
RENO Nev., Nov. 22.—George
Wingfield, fighting here to reor
ganize the 12 Nevada banks, which
he controlled and who was once
rated as 15 times a millionaire, bor
rowed $1,000 from a gambling hall
• this month to pay his household
bills.
“Everything I have is on the line
for the banks and Nevada,” Wing
field said. “That includes even my
* shoes if necessary.”
Displaying the fighting ability
that carried him to the height of
. financial powers, Wingfield express
ed confidence that his banks, which
lepiesent 80 per cent of Nevada’s
financial facilities, would function
within 60 days.
CINCINNATI. Ohio. Nov. 22.—
There is a deep feeling of revolt in
America against a situation that
. denies workers a chance to earn a
living, the executive council of the
Am< rican Federation of Labor
warned.
The council issued its warning to
delegates gathered for their con
vention began Monday and in full
swing today. It repeated its re
commendation of a 40-hour five
day week, unemployment insur
ance, modification of the Volstead
law and other social legislation.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21, —The
administration is determined to
present a balance budget soon. The
new budget figures are never pub
lished until the budget message is
presented to Congress.
Some Democrats predict a defic
it of $2 000.000.000 for the next fis
cal year. Democrats welcomed
President Hoover's economic move.
The budget deficit now totals the
sum of $716,000,000.
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^ VILLE FRANCHE, France, Nov.
22.—Jos. j. Walker, former mayor
of New York, is planning to write
his autobiography with the aid of
an American author living in
France, he disclosed.
Walker, accompanied by Miss
4 Betty Compton, musical comedy
star, and her mother, left the liner
Conte Grande and motored to an
unknown destination, presumably
the home of the American author.
BITICK SPEEDS UP
FLINT, Mich.. Nov. 22, —More :
than 10,000 employes at the Buick j
Motor Company plant are at work
on the new 1933 line of models, !
which work is being speeded up in
prospect of a greater demand next
year.
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TAYLORSVILLE. 111., Nov. 22.—A
A band of about 25 masked men
I ambushed and attacked three coal
j miners, beating them and shooting
| one. in a new flare-up of the wage
scale strife which has divided the
workers into two unions.
Harley and Robert Nichols and
John Hart of Pawnee, were motor- 1
ing to work at the Peabody Coal
Company mine No. 7, at Kincaid,
when stopped by an automobile
across the highway.
According to their report, the
marked men leaped from the road
side whh guns and beat the min
ers over the head and in the face,
and fired several shots. One of the J
bullets struck Harley Nichols in the
head, inflicting a slight wound.
CHICAGO, Nov. 22,—Iggy Vare
cha. who yesterday confessed to
being the “Lone Wolf of Chicago”,
who has been committing about
every crime on the calendar, plead
not guilty when brought into court.
The 17-year-old tough, who ad-r j
! mits he is crazy, lost his earlier :
bravado and kept his eyes down
cast. He was indicted for killings, j
attempted murders, k’dnapp’ng,
| robberies and criminal attacks.
LOST BOY FOUND
KTLA BEND, Ariz. Nov. 22.—Buck
Fisher, four years old. who was
lost tin ee days and nights on the
desert, was found yesterday fast
asleep beside a water-hole and ap
parently not so worse off for his
narrow secape from death.
HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 22.—U. [
S. Senator James J. Davis may be
refused a dear title to the Senate i
seat from Pennsylvania to which1
he was re-elected when Governor
Pinchcl issues certificates of elec
tion. it was learned
It was stated by reliable author
ities that a “certificate of doubt"
probably will be given Davis by
Pinchot when Davis returns to the
next session of Congress, March 4,
to qualify for his seat.
DECISION POSTPONED
PHOENIX, Ariz., Nov. 22,—It now
appear* that the fate of Winnie
Ruth Judd, convicted trunk slayer
of two girl friends, will not be
reached until spring.
HITLER HOLDS OUT
BERLIN, Nov. 22,—Adolf Hitler,
Fascist leader, countered President
von Hindenbergh’s offer of the
Chancellorship, under certain poli- j
cies, with a policy of his own which |
was not divulged.
RENDER VERDICT TODAY
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 22-Super- |
ior Court Judge I. Packet will give i
his verdict today in the case of Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Olson, charged
with the murder of Chas. Skull,
aged contractor.
RACK TO EX-HUBBY
RENO. Nov. 22,—Ruth Elder, av
ia trix, alleged actress and divorcee,
took-off yesterday for a flight to
New York to have Thanksgiving
dinner with her last ex-husband,
Walter Camp, Jr.
QUAKES REPORTED
NEW YORK, Nov. 22,—Germany,
Holland and Belgium reported
slight earthquakes Monday, other
than political rumblings.
DIFFICULTIES RISE
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 22,—Adding
to the rapidly mounting difficulties
confronting President Hoover, as
he prepares for his historic confer
ence with Governor Roosevelt this
afternoon on the foreign debt sit
uation was a note from Czecho
slovakia, who joined the other
European nations, namely, Great
Britain. France and Belgium, in
asking postponement of her war
payment due December 15, and ex
tension of the moratorium on her
balance.
Her December 15th payments
totals SI .500,000, and she has yet to
pay $150,000,000.
Wednesday, President Hoover
will meet with Congressional lead
ers of both parties to outline his
reply to the new requests and ask
for their support of his program.
The vexing debt problem, which
has dragged on for many years,
has placed the Administration in a
serious dilemma.
If President Hoover insists upon
payment of the amount due De
cember 15, and carrying out of the
original schedule on the remaining
payments, the Allies are certain to
be aroused against the United
States
They contend that world trade
conditions are depressed, making
fulfillment of the original con
tracts as impossible without en
dangering their financial struc
ture. On the other hand, cancel
lation or even an extension of the
moratorium on war debts is cer
tain fo raise a storm of protest
from the American people.
ROCHESTER. N. Y.. Nov. 22.—The
Rochester Time? Union, in a copy
righted interview with George W.
Wickersham, quoted the former at
torney general of the United States
and chairman of the National
Ccmmision on Law Observance and
Enforcement, as viewing prohibi
tion an obvious failure.
“No law can be enforced unless
it is backed by strong public observ
ance.’’ he stated. "The object of
prohibition is to create temperance
in habits. This very obviously has
failed and if it has, regulation must
take its place. The character of
the regulatio nmust be a matter of
experiment,” said Wickersham.
THE STOCK MARKET
NEW YORK, Nov. 22,—Stocks
fluctuated aimlessly yesterday in a
dull turnover pending the outcome
of today’s conference between
President Hoover and President
elect F. D. Roosevelt.
There was a wide break in radio
corporation issues; bonds were un
settled wheat lost one-half a cent
per bushel and cotton about 50
cents a bale.
Today’s sales amounted to 600,000
shares.
Alaska Juneau, 11%, Radio Corp.,
6, U. Corp., 9, U. S. Steel, 35%,
Premier, V2, Big Missouri, 9.
DECISIVE BATTLE LOOMS
ASUNCION, Paraguay, Nov. 22.—
A decisive battle which may end
the four months unofficial warfare
was predicted with the publication
of leports that Bolivia was mass
ing troops in the Fort Savidra re- j
gion. The Paraguayan seige of the
fort continued with unabated vig
or although no important gains
were reported.
BARBER RACKETEERS
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 21.—Barber
shop racketeers are again on the
prowl. Saturday several threaten
ing letters were received by Los An
geles shops from the gangsters who!
recently bombed three or four
shops for refusing to raise their,
prices.
WILL MEET CARNERA
NEW YORK, Nov. 22, — Ernie j
Schaff, of Boston, has agreed to
meet Primo Camera November 25. j
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FISH PLANT COLLAPSED
HALIFAX,, N. S., Nov. 22, —Four :
men were killed here when a fish j
plant collapsed.
ELECTED CAPTAIN
NEW YORK, Nov. 22—Clifford
Montgomery, ace quarterback, was
elected captain of the Colum
bia University football team. He is
a junior.
PASS ON RECORD
NEW YORK, Nov. 21.—The Ama- j
teur Athletic Union will meet this j
week to award national champion- !
ship events and to pass upon 234 [
new record claims.
PRISONERS ESCAPE
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Nov. 22.— |
Ten prisoners escaped from the |
Rockingham county jail. One of !
the prisoners was apprehended lat- ■
er at his wife’s home in Lynn. No
trace of the others was found.
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IMMEDIATE RELIEF
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21,—Unem
ployment relief must be found in
the coming short session of Con
gress to avoid grave dangers, Rep
resentative Phil Swing, Republican
of California, declared.
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EMPLOYMENT GAINS
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Nov. 22. —
Industrial employment increased
one per cent in October and a gain
of 3-8 per cent was registered by
pay rolls, the United States Bureau
of Labor statistics announced.
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HIGHEST SCORE
WEST LIBERTY, W. Va„ Nov. 21,
—West Liberty Teachers’ College
made the season’s., highest football
score in defeating Cedarville Col
lege by the score of 137 to 0. Scores
by quarters were. 35, 48. 26, and 28.
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MILLIONS NEW BUSINESS
NEW YORK. Nov 22, —More than |
$70,000,000 will be spent by Ameri
can corporations for new machin
ery and general improvements, it
was announced by the National ;
committee on industrial rehabili
tation.
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OLD WOUNDS CAUSE DEATH
PASADENA. Nov. 22. —Wounds !
suffered in the World War caused ;
the sudden death at his home here
of Cant. Cecil Levinge Rumbold, ,
43. who was married last March
to Zoe Akins, noted playwright.
Rumbold was an artist and stage
designer.
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PROJECT HARMFUL
BUFFALO, N. Y., Nov. 21,—Flail
way labor conditions in the United
States and Canada would be harm
ed if the St. Lawrence seaway pro
ject is developed, Thomas C. Cash
en, president of the Switchmen’s
Union declared in a statement is
sued here.
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CITIZENSHIP RESTORED
ROME, Nov. 22, — The govern
ment issued a decree restoring Pro
fessor Gaetano Salvemini, noted
anti-Facist intelect, to citizen
ship and his confiscated property.
He was deprived of both in 1926.
Sixteen other anit-Facisti also
were restored to citizenship.
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ON SAME CARD
LOS ANGELES Nov. 22, —Mickey
Walker and Jackie Fields, welter
weight champion, may both ap
pear on the same card at the Olym
pic auditorium December 6, Wad
Wadhams, matchmaker, announc
ed. Walker may meet Arthur De
Kuh, while Fields may engage
Vearl Whitehead or Tommy Her
man, he said.
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MADE IT TWO STRAIGHT
POLO GROUNDS, N. Y., Nov. 21,
—Fordham University made it two
straight, over football teams from
the Pacific side Saturday, when
they defeated Oregon State Col
lege 8 to 6 in a gruelling football
game played in the mud before a
meager crowd of 5000. Just two
weeks ago, the Rams of Fordham
beat the great St. Marys’ team of
California 14 to 0 in a big upset.
NAVAL OFFENSIVE
LOS ANGELES Nov. 22, —A great
naval offensive against the Pacific
Coast will be the objective of the
annual winter maneuvers of the
United States battle fleet early in
1933, according to an announce
ment by Admiral Richard H. Leigh,
commander-in-chief.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Nov. 22.—
Diplomatic correspondence, reveal
ing that United States money saved
the Allies from financial collapse
during the World War, was made
public here on the eve of the un
precedented conference between
President Hoover and President
elect F. D. Roosvelt at the White
House.
The release of this correspond
ence heretofore withheld by the!
State Department from the public ;
was considered significant. It tend
ed to advance the argument that
the debts were just, that the war
loans helped win the war and that,
therefore, the creditor should re
ceive some consideration.
SHEA MUTE TO
UVALDE, Tex., Nov. 22, —John
Garner, vice-president elect, but
still Speaker of the House of Rep
resentatives until March 4, 1933,
headed for the National capitol
yesterday where he was reported
to have been invited by President |
Hoover for the conference today
between himself and president
elect Poossvelt.
Mr. Garner postponed a hunting
trip to return to Washington. He is
reported absolutelv opposed to
modification or cancellation of for
eign war debts.
RECOGNIZES WIFE
ASHVILLE, N. C., Nov. 22,—Col.
Raymond Robins, who had been
missing for 78 days, regained . his
memory yesterday and called his
wife and nephew by their names.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 22.—Cali
fornia vinters and grape growers,
militantly seeking legislation legal
izing wine to lift their industry
from depression, will seek an al
liance with the American Federa- i
tion of Labor.
The San Francisco Labor Council
joined the Grape Growers League
of California and instructed its del
egates to the A. F. of L. convention
at Cincinnati, asking Congress to
legalize light wines and beer at the
December session.
WITH KILLINGS, OR WHAT?
MANILA, P. I., Nov. 22.—'Governor
General Theodore Roosevelt made a
tour of inspection of the re
bel infested Jolo island, where the
recent uprisings have cost the lives
of moie than 50 constabularymen
and Moros. He was reported high
ly pleased with conditions.
DEBTS CAUSE SUSPENSE
LONDON, Nov. 22.—With Vis
count Snowden, former Chancellor
of the Exchequer, predicting Con
gressional refusal to extend the
moratorium and revise war debts,
Britain and Europe in general,
await with anxiety the meeting in
Washington between President
Hoover and President-elect Roose
velt.
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DEATH IN HAILSTORM
BOGOTA, Columbia, Nov. 22._
The death toll from last Saturday’s
destructive hailstorm which was
accompanied by rain and snow,
reached 10 as relief workers eex
plored scores of ruins of homes.
Most of the victims were children.
The hail and snow fell in tremend
ous volume for hours.
BERLIN, Nov. 22. —The growing
popularity of the German ex-crown
prince is worrying Republican
newspapers- They severely criti
cized the German Bobsled Asso
ciation a delegation which recent
ly participated in the Olympic
Games at Los Angeles, for having
invited the ex-crown prince as an
honor guest to their general meet
ing in Berlin.
‘Tt would have been better,” the
Republican newspaper Tempo
says, “if they had asked the ex
crown prince for some financial
support when they went to Los An
geles; then the whole matter would
have been plausible, but under the
present circumstances, their “Hom
age” looks rather queer.”
TEGUCIGALPA. Honduras, Nov.
22, —Federal forces under General
Reina were reported to have re
captured the town of Nacaome, 60
miles south of here with little re
sistance by the liberal party rebels
who precipitated the revolt a wTeek
ago.
So far as could be learned by the
communication facilities with the
interior, the only important points
still held by the rebels were San
ta Barbara, La Esperanza and Gra
cias.
General Rosales was attacking
Santa Barabara but there was no
news oi the main rebel force un
til General Umana reported on the
march north from Esperanza.
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CBETI POPS (IP!(!
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Nov. 21,
—Greta Garbo, supposed to have
left Paris for the Riviera, bobbed
up in Copenhagen disguised in a
black wig. She was recognized
aboard a train accompanied by her
friend. Countess Wachtmeister.
After a taxi ride about the city,
Miss Garbo and her companion en
trained ostensibly for Stockholm.
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CINCINNATI, Ohio, Nov. 22.—
Reiteraitng the belief that the five
day working week and six hours a
day are Americas’ only hope for
eliminating unemployment, Wil
lian Green, president of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor, prepared
here for the second day of the Fed
eration’s convention.
Addressing sessions of three de
partments of the Federation here,
the labor leader stated: “The na
tion must either divide the avail
able work by reducing the work
hours or support a permanent army
of millions of unemployed.”
MUM WHS FOB
REOPENING OF 12 INKS
RENO, Nev., Nov. 22.—Tentative
plans for the reorganization of the
closed George Wingfield banks for
reopening possibly within 60 days
had beeen presented to the depos
itors committee of the 12 banks in
the group, at a meeting here Sat
urday.
The plans, which provide for
combining assets of all the banks
into one main bank, probably at
Reno, and operating branch banks
in other communities, are contin
gent upon raising additional capi
tal and enactment of a branch
banking law, it was said.