Lansing State Journal from Lansing, Michigan • Page 1

Twenty Pages 180 Columns w. SE VENT -EIGHTH YEA LANSING. MICHIGAN. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22. 1932 PRICE-THREE CENTS BOUfJCIL AGTItirJ THREE BANDITS LOOKS Insurgent Leader Talks Here Today An Appeal TO THE CITIZENS OF LANSING REDUCTIONS IN LIGHTING DRAW Confer.

Today on War Debts Both Hoover and Roosevelt Oppose Cancellation HOLD isiavwawsaaiaaa mr CITIZENS of Lansing: Ten thousand children appeal to you. In your hands rests their happiness on Christmas Day. The Red Stocking club faces the tremendous task of making these 10,000 children happy by giving them on Christmas Day red stockings filled with candy, fruit, nuts and toys. But the club cannot succeed without your help. The task is twice greater this year than ever before.

It will require the assistance of every person able to give to carry FTTr rji3f fmpmmvS V. III total Dfr Out a U.S. Hutic- fV p- Xten, it to a successful conclusion. The Red Stocking club, for the information of those who are unfamiliar with it, is ah organization sponsored -by The State Journal and the Butterfield theaters but supported by the entire citizenry of Lansing and East Lansing to provide Christmas cheer for unfortunate This is the third year of its existence. For the past two years its trucks have brought to the doors of needy families in the two cities happiness in the form of Christmas gifts for children.

In many cases without the Red Stocking club Christmas would have been a dreary day in many, homes. There is nothing commercial, nothing mercenary about the club. It has no axe to grind. Its work is merely a humanitarian move sponsored by a newspaper because it is felt that the newspaper is the most logical organization to direct the work. The club needs sifts of tovs.

broken ones if One of the major problems facing President Herbert Hoover (left) for the remainder of his term and President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt when he takes office Is the war debt question. Mr. Hoover and his successor-to-be will confer on the subject Tuesday. The chart shows the situation at a glance.

Both the President and the President-elect art opposed to cancellation of the debts. WOULD M.W no others- are available. Lansing firemen will repair them and make them look like new. Many Lansing homes have old toys stored away which the children either have outgrown or of which they have become tired. These toys can make many a poor child happy.

Won't you bring them down from the shelves where they are gathering dust and donate them to the Red Stocking Leave them at the fire station nearest your home. Firemen will see that they are made ready for distribution at Christmas time. And then, next week, when a supply of red stockings will be ready for distribution, won't you take one and fill it with candy, nuts and possibly a little toy or two and turn it back to the club before Christmas to be distributed to the needy? It is a little matter, but it means a lot to the little youngsters in homes where poverty has laid a heavy hand. It doesn't cost much to fill a stocking, from 25 to 50 cents at the most, but it means many times that in happiness to the youngster into whose hands the stocking falls. Look over your old toys today and see if there aren't some you can donate and help make some child happy.

I appeared laeBk SYSTEM Roster of 1933 State Senate Dotted with Unfamiliar Names Only Eight Old Members of Upper Chamber returning tor Session which Democrats Will Hold Control; of 20 Others in Vote Contests but One Was Victor vf TO BOOSEVELT President Hopes to Evolve With Him Program to Deal With Situation TO CONFER AT 4 P. M. WASHINGTON, NaT. S3 (flV-Fe-laad Taesday Jalned the nations serving notice they want recoualsW-atien at the debt tjoeaUoa. Fstond Is doe to pay ea December 15.

The laterest totals the rest ts principal. Felaad has paid $22,646,297 at the $ZMS7M awed the United States. SOME, Nsrv. 33 VP) Italy is taking no actisn for the momeut regarding its debt ts the United States, swatting negoUatiooa between -Anaeriea and France and England. It was said, however, that this eoantry Is ready to pay If the fltaatM installment doe December II ts not pestponed.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 33 HV-Wlth his own war debt ideas In plan form. rresiaent Hoover awaited the arrival Tuesday of Franklin D. Roosevelt In hope of evolving with him a Joint program for dealing with international financial obligations.

There was expectancy tn official wasnington as time for this afternoon's precedent-shattering conference between a defeated president and his successor-elect approached. Their Roosevelt Plans To Meet Garner WASHINGTON, Not. 33 VP) Speaker John N. Garner, vice president elect, arrived here Tuesday to confer with President-elect Roosevelt before the latter discusses the war debt situation with President Hoover. Garner said Governor Roosevelt had requested him to meet him before the debt conference with President Hoover and to accompany him to the White House.

meeting time was 4 p. m. In the White House. As Mr. Roosevelt himself headed for the White House Tuesday morning from New York his latest formal word was that the conference should be wholly personal and Informal, and that responsibility for debt action should rest with present authorities until he himself takes office.

Three Possibilities Open Although none, including the President who guarded closely his thoughts, could foresee the outcome of their meeting one of the four men who will attend Secretary Mills held three possibilities to be open. He listed them as a Joint program for nres- entation to congress; recommendations to be sent to Capitol Hill by Mr. Hoov-(Coataaaeal aa Paia Is, Calaau 1) Merchants Plan Window Night and Open House to Show Holiday Goods The holiday season in Lansing will be officially opened Friday night, November 35, when local merchants will co-operate in offering residents of Lansing and vicinity an opportunity to view their new Christmas stocks. The event will be the nature of a window night and stores also will be opened at 7:30 o'clock and remain open until 9 o'clock. According to H.

N. Duff, secretary and manager of the Lansing Merchants' no attempt will be made on the part of the stores to make any sales although Christmas selections may be made if desired. The event is more of an attempt to make people Christmas-minded. Street decorations in the nature of spruce rope strung from pole to pole along the curb, together with lighted Christmas trees at each light standard, are expected to be in place for the opening. Some delay has been experienced In getting the decorations out of the woods and It is possible that not ail or the decorations will be in place, however.

RIVAL MAY SERVE OUT LAST OF JONES' TERM SEATTLE, Nov. 23 UP) Announcement of the successor of Senator Wesley L. Jones, funeral services for whom were held here Monday, was awaited Tuesday with speculation centering upon William C. Butler of Everett, close personal friend and business adviser of Gov. Roland H.

Hartley, who will make the appointment The veteran legislator died Saturday. He was defeated for re-election by the Tacoma democrat. Homer T. Bane, who has been mentioned as a possibility for finishing out the term. Jones was a republican as is Hartley and Butler.

Mercury Hits IS, New Low; Snow Predicted A new low for the season was set at about 7 o'clock Tuesday morning when the mercury dropped to IS de grees above aero. The cold snap will DEBT I i mi ni PTHflirvv 5E0 FLEE WITH 90 aWaaaaaaaaaaaaaaM Woman Forced to Turn over Money Hidden under Pillow in Bedroom ONE OF THUGS ARMED Hire men. one of whom armed With a man nickel-plated revolver. Walked Into the home of Harvey Blow-en, 311 South Cllppert street, Mon day evening and forced Mrs. Blower to give them about 3 In caah which ae concealed under a pillow oa a twd.

Bio wen wai not at home, having tone north on a deer hunting trip. Hit wife and her aliter and brother- in-law were eating (upper when the three bandits walked Into the house and held them up. State police who Investigated the holdup obtained no description of one of the men. The one who had the revolver was described ss between 2s and 30 years of age; 6 feet 1 Inches tall; wearing a light cap and a overcoat Another member of the holdup trio was described as being about tha same age, 5 feet Inches tall, and was wearing black chinchilla otercoat Arrest Girls as BhopUfters Lansing police Monday afternoon arrested Helen Meredith, 20, and Evelyn Prince, 33, both of 1740 Park avenue, on charge of simple larceny. Tfaey are alleged to have stolen articles of clothing from a local store.

The local police also arrested Lloyd Willsey, 16, said by the officers to have escaped from the Michigan Vocational School for Boys. The boy was picked up shortly before midnight Monday at the Pere Marquette railroad yard office on the old DeWltt road. Ab TEN- Admit Bearings Conducted at Long Meet but No Formal Action Besults Only routine business was formally disposed of by members of the state beard of agriculture, governing body of Michigan State college, at a session Monday which lasted the greater part of 1' hours. The board finally adjourned at 11 p. m.

Monday night, awaiting another meeting to be called In the near future. Pres. Robert S. Shaw said that members had decided to give Joseph A. Baldwin, special assistant attorney general In charge of the board's Investigation of college affairs, additional time in which to complete his report of a study which he has been conducting for the past few weeks.

President Shaw said that the board Would re-convene at his call, but was unable to state when this will be. Mr. Baldwin Intimated that he will require at least a week to complete a statement of his findings. Hearings Are Conducted Routine business was conducted by the state board from 1 until 3 o'clock Monday afternoon. This consisted principally of acting upon travel requests and appointment of part-time assistants'.

Then the members adjourned for a short time to appear at (CMttnat aa Fare 4, Celaara f) COUNTERFEITERS AWAITING SENTENCES GRAND RAPIDS, Nov. 33 VP) -4-Convlcted by a federal court Jury which deliberated for five hours Monday, Dr. Seth Nlbbelink and Fred Scott Tuesday awaited their sentences for counterfeiting five dollar federal reserve bank notes. The two men were accused by the government of having been members of a gang which manufactured thousands of dollars of spurious bank notes. Ralph.

Van Staveren, alleged leader of the gang, has pleaded guilty. KELLOGG FIRM TO EXPAND BATTLE CREEK, Nov. 33 (UP) The Kellogg company will spend 13, i)00 In erecting an addition to their plant here, It has been annuonced. Weather Data GINEBAL WCATHEB CONDITIONS The ezfnslve arts of high barometric pressure which hu been moelng slowly )h, mintrv la central Tuesday Diorama eastern lake region and Ohio vaU j. Fair and cold weather preva 1 1 over this area.

The barometrlo preuure baa fallen decidedly In tha plains tat and an area low pressure Is central over the Dakotas. Under lta influence, temperatures have rts-a decidedly throne bout the plains stares ana some snow Is reported In Minnesota. Indications are that with the east BOARD SESSION 5 15 Oil STRIKE IT NEXT MEET Demand for Settlement of Controversy Is Provided In Kircher Resolution WOULD APPROVE BUSES A resolution notifying the manage ment of the arising Transportation company that unless the local transportation strike to settled within a week the present street car system win be ordered discontinued here with a new bus system substituted was introduced tn city council Monday night by Aid. Fred L. Kircher of the fifth ward.

The measure, which was referred to tha transportation committee, togeth er with petitions representing opposite sides in the traction controversy, also would Instruct the transportation committee to negotiate tor a bus system here in event the transportation problem were not settled in the required time. The transportation committee was ordered by the council to report on the resolution next Monday night. The council was forced to bold Its meeting Monday night in the circuit court room at city hall because of the huge crowd present to watch developments In the traction strike. A throng which overflowed Into the corridor outside of the court room heard the transportation, controversy rigorously debated. Tha majority of the crowd to be in sympathy with the ers.

booing -loudly after a reore- sentatlve of the street car company spoae ana applauding statements favorable to the cause of the street car operators who went on strike about six weeks ago when their wages were reduced from 41 cents per hour to 11 cents, i lVtlttn Urges Actios A petition signed by about 300 ner- sons urged the council to take definite action to assure the puhUo protection against violence in the street ear strike, pointing out that "courtesy can" are being operated without ner- mlts and that street cars are being op- enuea wiinouc a xrancnise. The communication asked that both the street cars and the "courtesy cars" ba or dered off the streets and that a system he provided assuring the public of safety and protection. Another petition signed by L10I persons. Including employes and officials of the Lansing Transportation company, urged that (be present street car company ba given consideration and protectlorv f'nt? out that bs-contlnuaiwe of the system wul deprive 130 employes of their jobs. This communication charged that the "coar-tesy cars" are being operated throuah spite work and that they are being ep- eraiea in violation of a city orolnince Inasmuch as they are not carrying passengers free of charge.

Alderman Kircher opened the controversy to public debate, declaring that he wanted everyone to voice an opinion before submitting a resolution. tie saia ne wouldn't attempt to tell either side in the traction row what to do but later declared that if the company had been fair there would nave oeen no strike and that it was (Caatlaaee aa Fata 4, Calasaa S) Boll Can Still Far Short of Quota with Total of Only S1.784 Baised Lansing public schools Monday con. tributed $385.50 to the annual roll call campaign of the Ingham county chap ter or the American Red Cross, which with other donations and contributions brought the total amount raised Monday to $451.40. The returns Monday boosted the grand total received sines the drive started November 14 to 784.28, still less than half of the $4,000 quota. All but two of the schools re ported Monday and it is expected that returns from these two will be made Tuesday or Wednesday.

The roll call closes Thursday. The Samaritan club was in charge ox drive tn the schools. The Lansing Exchange club con tributed $4715, the Meiling Forging company, $5, Onondaga township. $4.65, Renlger Construction company, 3, and miscellaneous. $6.50.

Harry o. cuio is in cnarga or tne Industrial division of the roll call campaign. MISAPPROPRIATED FUNDS GRAND RAPIDS, Nov. 33 VP) Leslie Taylor, former agent for the carpenters' district council of Grand Rapids. Tuesday awaited sentence for embezzlement of the council's funds.

Taylor pleaded guilty late Monday in superior courts to the embesskmeot of $399. Will Rogers Says: "SftaeUI taTbe Stata Journal: CORONA. CaHf, Nov. 33 Watt, as you' read 'this our two presidents wilt be. ss nervous over their meeting as a couple of debutantes.

Well, we all hope soma good comes from their meeting and in fact we hops some money comes out of it too. Wasn't that too bad about that poor fellow. Robins, down in North Carolina that Just got that way looking for another dry. I know a hitch hlkar out here that at having soeh poor tack getting a ride that, now ha ts svaaev. tng tn the middls of the gaa to go attJiar way.

Taws, SCHOOLS GIVE My TO ie CROSS HOT WESTS Woman Writes She's Afraid To Enter Oarage on Darkened Street ALDERMEN ASK CHANGES Protests against the recent action of the city council ordering 35 percent of the boulevard lights of the city turned off as a means of saving be tween $8,000 and (10,000 annually, were submitted to the council Monday night not only by two women, one of whom said she was afraid to enter her own garage at nlpht. but by three members of the council who sponsored resolutions providing lights be restored in certain favored locations with other lights substituted In the turn-off pro- grpfn, Pointing out that the only light on the south side of the 100 block of East Barnes avenue had been turned off. Mrs. Gertrude K. Barley, 134 East Barnes avenue, informed the council in a letter that the "street Is now so dark that It is anything but sale." "With the number of prowlers about the city now it seems very unsafe and I am afraid to come Into my garage at night now," Mrs.

Barley wrote. Mrs. Eliza Kittle, living at the same aaaress, told the council that the mid' die of tha block is now in total dark "It is anything but safe." she said in ner letter. Ask Other Lights Restored Aid. E.

O. Campbell of the fourth ward introduced a resolution Drovld ing that the light in front of 601 East Westmoreland avenue be turned on and that another be turned off in its place. He said the light which had Been turned off was at the intersex tion of Densmore court. Aldermen Leo J. Smith and J.

EL Reed of the third ward asked that eight lights be restored, declaring that they were in front of stores or apartments and rooming houses where they were neeoea. Their resolution provided that an equal number of lights in the extreme western part of the city De turned oil. The third ward alderman asked restoration of lights at the following locations: in front of 430 West Main street; first light east of Pine street on north side of Main street: 317 West Hillsdale street; first light west of Middle street on north side of Main street; 818 South Chestnut street; 1811 West St. Joseph street; and 108 and 7zs west Lenawee street. Several complaints have been made since the council's order was placed in effect, a number of taxpayers feel ing that Inasmuch as they' pay Just as much toward tne city lighting system as other residents they are entitled to the same amount of public service.

Criticize Policies, Accounting System but Find No Irregularities An audit made public Tuesday of the Michigan State Institute of Music ana Allied Arts, affiliated with Mlchi gan State college, criticized a number of institute policies but disclosed no evidence of any irregularities by the institution or its olflcers. The audit was prepared by Seidman fc Seidman, Grand Rapids auditors. It covered the entire financial history of the music department of the col lege from 1928 to 1932. Although the music Institute was designed to follow the-so-called "Yds! lantl plan" of Michigan State Normal college, auditors said that "major re qulrements of the plan were not in effect followed for a number of years oy tne institute." Students Pay Instruction Fees The auditor's report showed that the college is now relieved of all pay ments for instruction in applied mu sic with students bearing the costs. rne college in previous years has paid a snare oi tne fees.

Music expenditures at the college increased from an average of 812.000 a year before the creation of the institute to $47,904 since its operation, according to the report. Expenditures over the last four years totaled (Caatiaaes aa Pat Calasaa Z) ings plan is rather interesting. Originally children and women were almost exclusive users of the system. But now "dad" gets in on it. Where the income- is steady members of whole families have their Christmas savings accounts.

Pay Interest aa Savings Seen On January 1 interest on savings deposits win be ready for disburse ment by the four Lansing banks. Early in December the three savings and loan associations In the city distribute Interest on prepaid stock. So within 30 days after December 1, thousands of dollars will be 'released in Lansing to thrifty folks who, In the past 13 months, have been In position to save or who have not been so pressed by financial necessity that they have been compelled to draw out their sav ings. It Is declared by officials of the banks and the savings and loan associations that the times have given an impetus to thrift. "Little that Is a 60 -cent piece or a dollar, is now given consideration as real money.

Small accounts are growing numeri cally in I using INSTITUT ime ROBERT M. LA FOLLETTE, JR. United States Senator LaFoHette of Wisconsin, noted Insurgent and liberal thinker, will be the speaker at the sec ond of the liberal arts lectures to be given In the People's church at East Tanslng Tuesday evening at 8:16 o'clock. His topic win be "What the Progressives Are Fighting For." Influential in the more radical bloc In congress, the Wisconsin senator Is a forceful and convincing speaker, notably fearless in the exposition of his views. Although he Is only 35 years old.

Senator LaFollette has succeeded tn establishing himself completely as his father's successor in the nation's po litical picture. Aside from his fame tn political circles the senator Is well-known ss a lecturer. He is an unusually gifted orator, with a fine speaking voice and has won acclaim throughout the United States because of his interest ing subject matter and forceful per sonality. Arouse Committee Members By Disclosure of 261 Hogs Missing Garbage committee of the city council Is conducting an investigation of conditions at the Portland piggery following a report compiled by Robert E. Sanderson, city comptroller, showing a shortage of 361 bogs so far this year.

The committee, mads up of Aid. William L. McComb, chairman, and Aldermen William E. Trager and Ash ley B. Rice held a meeting Monday Citizen Reports Pig Missing' Also The city of Lansing Is search ing for 361 pigs missing from the Portland piggery but Murl L.

Flory, 1023 West Joseph street, Monday afternoon asked the local police to locate only one pig and it isn't blind. Flory told police that the pig. a large one, broke out of a crate on his truck as he was driving between the Intersection of Logan and St. Joseph streets and the Veterans' Memorial building on South Capitol avenue. afternoon.

Immediately after the re port was made public. Alderman McComb declared that Claud Plant, president of the Portland Piggery company, who operates a meat market at Portland and who is In charge of the piggery although he is not on the city pay roll, bad been questioned by the committee previous ly as to hogs which could not be ac counted for but had been able to offer the committee no explanation. Making Investigating Trip "I couldnt believe it when I saw the comptroller's report," said Alderman McComb. "The committee Is going on an investigating trip Tuesday to make an investigation as to the missing hogs. We are watching the situation closely." The committee chairman said he did not care to divulge at this time the destination of the investigating com mittee.

In view of the situation at the pig gery where the city has no official representative In direct charge, the city comptroller last week was requested by The State Journal to pre pare a statement of the financial con dition of the garbage disposal and collection system. This report revealed that 261 hogs cannot be accounted for so far this year and that 311 bogs have been reported during the year as naving cued. A deficit of more than $9,000 In the garbage disposal revolv ing fund also was reported. Scott A. Baker, superintendent of public works, and the city comptroller accompanied the garbage committee to Grand Rapids Tuesday, it being understood that the city officials were to Investigate packing house receipts were.

RETALIATION IS SEEN IN U. S. HIGH TARIFFS OTTAWA, Nor. 23 Retaliation tor the United States has followed the high tariffs imposed by the Bennett J. L.

Ralston, former minister of national defense, said in the bouse of commons Monday Imposition of the recent duty on lumber by the United States which has effectively shut off. the' market for Canadian producers was due to the "red-blooded" tariff of the Canadian government, Mr. Ralston charged. The one 'followed the other closely In time and there was do question of the connection. MAN FATALLY CRUSHED DETROIT.

Not. 33 (TV-While try ing to free a trailer that bad become stuck in snow in the yards of a motor freight company. Leslie Stone. Detroit, was crmhed and died a 3 nnninn -a O. Foster.

Lansing; Herbert P. Orr, Caro; Oordan F. Van Eenenaam, HUSKegon; Ben Carpenter, Harrison: Calvin A. Campbell, Indian River, and Adolph F. Heidkamp, Lake Linden.

Twa Beaten In Primaries Of the seven other republicans, only two succeeded in defeating members of tha 1931 senate, and the other five 1931 members withdrawing for one reason or anotner. Jay Binning, Jackson, wss not a candidate for reelection; his seat will by occupied by C. Jay Town, North Adams. James E. Lawson, Royal Oak, was defeated in the primaries; his place will be taken by Andrew L.

Moore, Pontlac. Ernest T. Conlon, Grand Rapids, was an unsuccessful candidate for congress; his district, the 16th. will be represented by Earl W. Munshaw, Grand Rapids.

Claude H. Stevens, Highland Park, was not a candidate; the republican nominee, John W. Held, was successful in the general election. Albert J. XngeL Lake City, was eliminated In the primaries, as candidate (CaatlsHsee aa Page 4, Calsjaaa 8) Thanksgiving Rites Planned by Churches Three local churches, Christ Evan-lish Evangelical, First Methodist, and Olivet Baptist will hold special Thanksgiving services Wednesday evening.

Services st all three of the churches will begin at 7:30 o'clock. Featuring the service at Olivet Baptist church will be a travel talk and lecture on the topic, "Glimpsing into God's the Rev. H. C. North- cott of Champaign, a relative of the Rev.

Donald T. Grey, pastor of the church. The Reverend Northcott. while traveling to Seattle. le spring to attend the national Rotary club convention, collected a large number of photographs and slides of the beauty spots of the west and will show these at the Wednesday evening Play with Fire, Children Rescuedl Youngsters, Left Alone in House, Saved by Older Girl and Fireman Small children playing with matches set fire to a residence on Robertson avenue late Monday afternoon and but for the quick-witted action of a school girl and Clinton Rust, a fireman of No.

3 company who was off duty, the children might have perished in the flames. The four children, Joan Covert. 3. James Covert, 6, Jane Hart, 3, and Joyce Hart, were left alone In the residence of Albert Covert, 1331 Rob ertson avenue. The older children set fire to papers and clothing In the basement.

An older Covert girl returning, from school, saw smoka coming from the basement and notified Mr. Russ who was in the neat block. He seat her to turn In a fire alarm while he rushed to the scene of the fire, rescued the four children, and extinguished the blase with a garden hose. The loss was estimated at 10 and the children an escaped unharmed. Another fire occurred Monday afternoon at 317 West Jefferson street.

Here sparks set fire to wood shingles, causing a loss of $10. Planning Commission, South Lansing Club Favors Span Across Bed Cedar Recommendation that negotiations be authorised for purchase from the state of a steel truss bridge to be placed across the Red Cedar river at the east end of Dm street was made to city council Monday night by the Lansing planning commission and the South Lansing Civic club. Both groups pointed out that the project would provide a marimin of welfare labor at a minimum of cost while furnishing the city a new east- west traffic artery from the Olds Motor Works to Pennsylvania avenue. me council was Informed that the bridge, which had been placed by the state on the road leading to the site of the once proposed women's prison near Olcemoe. can be purchased from tne state at a low cost.

The com munications were referred to the bridge and street committees. Disgruntled Roulette Victim Calls In Police NEW YORK, Nov. 33 VP) A broker, who said he had lost $70,000 In a few evenings of roulette play, decided to get some satisfaction for his cash, if nothing else. He told police all about the game. Monday night detectives accompanied the broker, whose name was withheld, to a fashionable' east side apartment They said they found men In formal evening attire grouped around a table on which were chips ranging In value from $5 to $2,500.

Three men, who said they were. Joseph Brown, Joseph Lane; arid Daniel Doran, were arrested on charges of operating a gambling house. SHANGHAI NEWSPAPERS FLAY JAP UTTERANCES SHANGHAI, Nov. 33 AV-Vernacu-lar newspapers in Shanghai and Nan-king Tuesday unanimously condemned the Japanese' observations on the Lyt-ton Manchurlan report, 1 declaring them Inaccurate. The Central Dally News at Nankins, the kuomintang organ, brands-' the observations as "a masterpiece of slanderous calumnies against China, which the facts belle." while the local China Times says they are "a further deliberate attack on China." TWO CONVICTED IN SLATING DETROIT, Nov.

33 (UP) Charged with manslaughter in the snooting of George Okas, Samuel Russo, 31. and ReloD Salty, so, were convicted In re corder's court late Monday. Okas was shot down when the defendants en gaged In a gun duel. ASK QUE BRIDGE PURCHAS Council Gets Ordinance to Put Police, Fire Board Under New Plan An ordinance which would require the board of police and fire commissioners to turn over Its purchases to the city purchasing agent was Introduced In city council Monday night and referred to the ordinance commit tee. Aid.

Fred L. Kircher of tne fifth ward asserted that the voters of Lan sing had turned down a -charter amendment which would have brought the board of park and cemetery com mlssioners within the new purchasing system ana -that he. was in favor oi abiding by the will of the people. The park and cemetery board is the only one of the tax-supported governmental units' which Is given au thority to make its own purchases by! the charter. Alderman Kircher was the sponsor of a proposed charter amend' ment which would have stripped the board of the authority.

Step to Extend System Alphonse Vogler, newly appointed purchasing agent, is now supervising purchases for all city departments not governed by. boards and the proposed ordinance amendment offered Monday night was a step to extend the system to the boards not covered by the charter. Considerable savings are said to have been effected so far In the op eration of the centralised purchasing system. The council passed a resolution Introduced by Aid. Max A.

Templeton, chairman of the ways and means committee, transferring $10,000 from the bond retirement fund to the wel fare fund. The council a week ago authorised sale of $106,000 worth of welfare emergency bonds which It is anticipated will finance the welfare department until February 1. One of the signers of a petition asking1 that tea and coffee be restored to the list of supplies furnished to the persons on the welfare list asked the council what had been done with the petition. He said he thought it a "dirty shame" to deprive persons receiving aid from the welfare depart ment of something hot to drink in the morning. Thinks Items Might Be Restored Alderman Kircher, a member of the welfare committee, said that it might be possible for the city to save some more money elsewhere and restore the desired Items.

Report of the welfare committee and the water committee of the board of water and electric light commissioners In favor of submitting to the voters the proposed municipal water softening plant was adopted. The pro posal Is being studied as a means of providing a large amount of employment here. The city planning committee rec ommended that the request of the Grand Trunk railway for rerooing of part or Its property to permit con struction of facilities for the handling of livestock be granted. The report was adopted. BRIGHT SPOTS BUSINESS (By The United Press) NKW YORK, Nov.

33 Contrary to the usual seasonal trend, business failures throughout the country decreased in the last week to a total of 480, against 495 In the preceding week and 588 In the corresponding, week of 1931. DAYTON. O. National Cash Register company reported an improvement in sales In the eastern part of the country in recent months. CHICAGO October net Income of the Illinois Central system was estimated at about $860,000, against September net of $360,378 and a net of $496,367 in October.

1931. NEW YORK Lord Taylor, department store operators, declared the usual extra dividend of $5 a share on the common stock. While those of the newspaper-reading public who are primarily Interested In state legislative and political matters, are passingly familiar with the 1931 legislature, relatively few have come to recognize in print most of the names of the incoming members. Many who discuss matters of the sen ate, for instance, do so in terms of previous members, on the basis of who is, or who Is not to be present at 1833 session. To begin with, of the 33 members the last senate, only will re- xnese are all republicans.

A variety of reasons, chiefly defeat of incumbents, account for the remaining two dozen. Added to the eight senators who served in the 1931 session, however, are seven new republican members, who combine to constitute the republican minority of 15 members, as contrasted with the democratic strength of 17 members. The eight republican senators returning who served in the previous session are: James T. Upjohn, Kalamazoo: George Leland, Fennvllle; Joe MAN BEATEN BY THUGS SUCCUMBS TO WOUNDS DETROIT, Nov. 33 Oeorge Waldren, 80, died In a hospital Tues day from the effects of a beating suffered November 14 when three thugs invaded his home.

The three forced him to sign some papers, took his bank book and $50 in cash from a money box, and beat him into unconsciousness. Detroit Pastor Named To Take Illinois Post DETROIT, Nov. 33 VP) Or. Frank D. Adams, pastor of the First TJnl- versalist church here since 1933, chairman of Mayor Frank Murphy's unemployment committee and author of several books on modern religious problems.

Is leaving soon to assume the pastorate of Unity church in Oak Park, 111. He has been active In civic matters during his nearly 10 years in Detroit BECOCNT STARTS TODAY PORT HURON. Nov. 33 (JP) The official recount of votes cast November 8 for state representative in the second district of St. Clair county was to start at 1:30 p.

Tuesday. Leo R. Glassford. democrat, who was defeated by nine votes by State Representative George C. Watson, republi can incumbent, petitioned for the re count.

Watson filed a counter petition. Where to Look Weather New York Day by Day Washington Sidelights The World and All Dr. S. Parkes adman Theater Dorothy Dix Health Talk Bedtime Story Crossword Puzzle Society Comics 1 6 6 7 ....10 ....10 ....10 ....10 ....11 ....13 Serial 8tory 13 Pood Pages Believe It or Not Sports 14-15 ...1 18-17 Markets .18 Banks Release Christmas Savings Totaling over $160,000 on Dec. 1 'jpHE four banks In Lansing will release over $160,000 December 1 in Christmas savings.

Around 4,000 win participate in the dlsbursaL according to officials of the Lansing Clearing House association. This accumulation by thrift Is considered a wonderful showing this year by banking officials In Lansing. The exact amount to be distributed, according to official figures. Is The experience in a normal year Is that 40 percent of Christmas savings are not withrawn but are either placed to savings or commercial deposits. This 40 percent, however, has not always been permanent money.

That is, after the first of the year, some of it Is withdrawn to pay-taxes or meet some obligation which comes due in the new year. It is presumed, however, that the percentage of withdrawal of Christmas savings may be' considerably greater this year. The Christmas savings plan illustrates, say Lansing bankers, what the steady and consistent savings of small sums mean in course of time. The history of the Christinas sav ern advance this low preuure area, the temperature will rise considerably In this section Tuesday night and Wednesday wltb some snow probable. The pressure Is again rising rapidly in the far Canadian northwest and fair and moderately cold weather prevails In that section.

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There was some snow here, more snow predicted for Tuesday night and Wednesday..