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DRIVE NEAR END OF FIRST PNASE
House Committee Approves Revised Strike'Curb Measure
New Ambassador
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George S. .Messersmith. career
diplomat of many year's ex-
|>< ri< nee, who has bor n iiomi-
nalcd by I*if«id«nt Roowr-
veil, to be ambassador to .Mexi-
co. .XI present Ambassador to
Cuba, Mcs'J rsiiiilh will re-
place Joseplius Daniels who
has recently retired because
of his wife's ill health. (XKA
Telephiito).
Japanese Sources
Indicate tCoolini*
Off Period Likely
By Robert Bcllairc
UP Staff Correspondent
TOKYO. Nov .28 — (UP) —
Informed sources suggested to
day that .Japan and the y >iterl
States might issue a joint or
parallel statement declaring'
their intention to solve Pacific
problems without war and call
a tacit "cooling off" period as a
preliminary to attempted gener-
al settlement of the crisis.
This suggestion was made as
the Japanese cabinet, with high
military, naval and foreign of-
fice advisers, studied Secretary
of State Cordell Hull's memor-
andum in preparation for send-
ing instructions to Japanese
negotiators at Washington.
The press took the line that
the Washington negotiations are
nearing rupture and displaying
sensational accounts of alleg-
ed massing of British troops on
the Malaya Thailand border.
The informed sources
said that they did not anti-
cipate a general settlement
between Japan and the I idl-
ed Stales would be possible
or feasible now.
However, they said, a declara-
tion of peaceful intentions fol-
lowed by several months of
non-belligerency in which each
side made moves designed to
ease tension might provide the
basis for a more general under-
standing.
They said that it would be
impossible to carry out over-
night the terms of any agree-
ment which might be reached
now, but that both sides during
the Washington conversations
have obtained a clear picture of
what the other is willing to do
under given circumstances.
Provided a "cooling off" per-
iod is attempted, these sources
said it is believed that Japan
will initiate a series of moves
to promote the improvement
of the Pacific situation. The
United States it was said, might
then be expected to reciprocate.
Weather Forecast
SWKl'JTWATKK Tempera-
tures: High Thursday, (>(>; Fri-
day morning, 54; at l;30 p. m.
(iti; this date last year, 59. Clou
dy, unsettled, possible showers,
not much change in tempera-
tures.
WEST TEXAS—Mostly clou-
dy with intermitten light rains
on South Plains area and south-
ward and over Pecos valley and
westward Friday night anil Sat-
urday. Partly cloudy over Pan-
handle, warmer Pecos valley and
over anhandle Friday night,
FAST TEXAS—Variable clou-
diness Friday night and Satur-
day; occasional light rain in
southwest portion and nearer
lower coast. Warmer in north
portion Friday night. Gentle to
fresh northeast to southeast
winds on coast.
Bill Would Set Up
Voluntary System
For Arbitration
New National. Board To
Act In Deadlocks
Would Be Created
By James Shepley
UP Stal'l' Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 —
(.UP)—-The house labor commit-
tee today approved revised
strike-curb legislation that
would set up a largely volun-
tary system of mediation and
arbitration in defense labor dis-
putes and authorize government j
seizure of struck plants.
The bill, minus, some of the
"teeth" which it originally
contained to enforce defense la-
bor peace, was approved after
the committee had received a
flat ultimatum from house lead-
ers to produce some kind of a |
measure today or lose jurisdic-
tion over the labor urogram.
The measure bears the name if |
Chairman Mary Norton, D., N. i
J.
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It would set up a proce-
dure for collective bargain-
ing and conciliation of de-
fense labor disputes and
create a new national defen-
se mediation board with
statutory power to act with
only its public representa-
tives in ill tendance, wli n
labor and industry repre-
sentatives are hopelessly
deadlocked.
j The board would be author-!
ized to take jurisdiction of dis- j
putes which were not settled
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Meet For The First Time To Settle Mine Dispute
by conciliation. The board could
issue an order against the "call- j
ing or assisting in anv manner"!
of a strike during a 60-dav med-1
iation period. This would be, in i
effect, a "cooling off" period.
The bill specifically states |
that no order of the board or |
process of any court shall pra j
vent'any employe of any plant,
from striking, or making such j
refusal to work an illegal act.
The board's order against
"assisting" a strike appar-
ently would be directed
against picketing, payment
of strike benefits and oth-
See BILL Page 8
French Planes
Join British
NEW YORK. Nov. 28—(UP) —
Private dispatches reaching the
United Press today reported that
about 100 French planes were
flown from French airdromes in
Tunisiana during the past week
to join the British fighting Axis
forces in Libya.
The advices said that French
resentment in unoccupied
France as well as in North Af-
rica against Vichy's ouster of
Gen. Maxime Weygand as com-
mander in chief of French Afri-
can forces continued to mount.
Weygand, who is "resting" on
tlie French Riviera, has been for-1
bidden to return to North Afri- j
ca, although he is not consider-
ed a prisoner, it was said.
Hawaiian Armv
J
Placed On Alert
HONOLLU, Nov. 28—(UP) —
The Hawaiian department of the
U. S. Army was placed on "alert"
today—equivalent to war footing
—throughout the islands.
Officers refused to comment
on the order except to say tlitit
it was part of "routine training."
They would not speculate on its
relationship to the Japanese-
American Pacific crisis.
Docks, terminals, bridges and
highways were patrolled by
armed soldiers and particularly
heavy guards were placed around
army arid navy bases.
A similar "alert" order was
issued last July shortly after
Japanese credits were frozen by
the United States government
and island officials said that the
army has been virtually on a
war footing since then.
Meeting for the first time in New York to settle the contract dispute between eight steel
companies and the United Mine Workers (CIO) ar,", left to right, lieujamin F. Kairless, presi-
dent C. S. Steel; l)r. John It. Stej'lniau, chairman of the arbitration board; and John L. Lewis.
president of t'MWA. (XKA Telephoto).
Collision Near Brown wood
Early Friday- Kills5 Fo
Torrance Trial
On Murder Charge
Begins In Mexico
i
MONTERKY, Mexico, Nov. 28
—(UP)—The trial of Dr. Arthur
Frederick Torrance on a charge
of having murdered his r>5year-
old bride began today, and it
could last a year, while he
languishes in Nuevo I.eon state
prison, without hope of hail.
Having found a possible mo-
tive because of the women in
his life, before hte married Mrs.
Ada Loveland, wealthy widow
of a Kalamazoo, Mich., paper
executive. Judge Jesus B. San-
tos yesterday declared Torrance !
"in formal prison" — the equi-
valent of a grand jury indict-
ment.
Judge Santos today began his |
investigation. i.h<> Mexican coun-
terpart. of an American trial. It
legally can last a year, during j
which Torrance is denied bail.
When the investigation is con-
cluded. Judge Santos will pro-
nounce him innocent or guilty.
There is no jury.
Officials expected thai Judgj
Santos would complete his in-
vestigation in 30 to IX) days.
Pay Fines For
Lack Of Licenses
Perry Smith and A J. King,
who were ferrying cars from
Louisiana to California, paid
fines of $10 ettjch Thursday on
charges of driving without a
commercial license. Justice of
the Peace S. H, Shook imposed
fines
The complaint was filed by
highway patrolmen.
rumor false:
no decision:
Kttinbrs circulating in
Sweetwater Friday morning
that Sweetwater had been
awarded the district V .
championship were unequiv-
ocally denipd from Big
Spring this afternoon by
Supt. Ross Covey, who said
the district executive com-
mittee resumed delibera-
tions at l:3<l p. m. al't'r a
two-hour session this mor-
ning.
Supt. W. C. Blaiikfnship,
of Big Spring committee
chairman, presided at the
session to decide whether
Sweetwater or Odessa will
represent District 3AA in
, the state playoffs, Sweet-
water went into an automat-
ic tie with Odessa by de-
feating San Angclo yester-
day afternoon.
The Mustang season rec-
ord, presented for the com-
mittee's c o u s i d e ration,
shows that the Mustangs
tripled 111," opposition's net
yards from scrimmage, dou-
bled (he opposition's yards
passing, and more than dou-
bled the opposition in num-
ber of first downs. The
approximate figures show
the Mustangs gained 2,(i(>2
yards on th.r ground to K(l.">
for the opponents; I,OKI
yards passing to 52:$, a nil
14(1 first downs to 58.
In scoring (lie Mustangs
garnered :tl!l points against
10 opponents who scored (>•">
points. Odessa's scoring rec-
ord is 210 points to (Mi in
eight games. I led lid ii:/. the
opponents' points, Sweet-
water has a net of '.!.>(> points
(o 134 for Odessa.
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| Two Others Not
Expected To Live
After 2 A. M. Crash
BROWN WOOD. Nov. 28 —
( UP)—Four persons were ki 11-
| ed and two others so critically
: injured they weren't expected
| to live in an auto collision nine
miles northeast of here early
' today.
The dead were;
Charles R. Wilson. Stephen-
: ville.
Richard G. Wolverton. 22, Ste-
phenville.
Mrs. W. C. Magness. 00. Com-
j manche.
Homer Tupin. 27, Comanche.
James E. Alexander, 22, Ste-
phenville. and Miss Treva Mag-
, ness, 25, Comanche, were seri-
ously injured. Two others suf-
| fered minor hurts.
The accident occurred at 2 a.
m. on state highway 67.
The Stephenville youths are
members of Company D. 142nd
Infantry, Camp Bowie. Miss
Magness, a daughter of the
dead woman, was a civilian em-
ploye of the camp. Tupin work-
ed as a filling station operator
i at Comanche.
Investigating officers said the
| soldiers were en route to Camp
| Bowie after spending Thanksgiv-
i ing holidays in Stephenville
when they attempted to pass a
truck on a hill and at the crest
i collided head-on with the car
; driven by Tupin.
Brownwood ambulances an-
[ answered the call and brought
j the injured to hospitals here.
! Both cars were demolished.
Destruction Of
Armored Force Of
Axis Is Indicated
Red Army Claims
Reoceupation Of
Seven Villages
German Hreak-Through
In Quarter North Of
Moscow Is Reported
By Kdward W. Beat tie
United Press Correspondent
LONDON, Nov. 28—(UP)—Ra-
dio Moscow broadcast today that
Russian offensives launched on
the Kalinin front north of Mos-
cow drove wedges into German
lines yesterday and resulted in
reoceupation of seven villages:
by the Red army.
Another Moscow broadcast,
however, said that the German
offensive had pushed closer to
the Soviet capital in fierce at-
tacks that included a major
break-through of three German
divisions "east of the Klin sec- j
tor," about .">0 miles north of
Moscow.
The latest Moscow report,
heard by the United Press lis-
tening post, quoted a correspon-
dent of the Communist party ■
newspaper Pravda as saying that I
Russian gains were made with
the aid of artillery against strong !
German resistance. At somej
points the Germans were re-;
ported to have fortified their I
positions for use as bases.
An authoritative British
source said German pressure
on the Moscow front con-
tinues but has nuide only
,?><•'■•■ i •• •- , said the
Russians have launched a
very heavy counterattack
on the Rostov front .the re-
sults of which are unknown.
The break-through around i
Klin was achieved. Radio Mos-
cow as heard by the United
j Press listening post here said,
j by a force composed of one in-
j fantry division, one motorized
I division and one panzer division.
The Germans broke into the
region east of Klinn but failed
in an attempt to turn southward
| against the capital. Nonetheless,
I the danger of encirclement from
the flanking drives north and
south of the capital was steadi-
ly mounting. The Germans now
appear to be east of the Moscow
line both to the north and south.
axis
main
tank
"llllilj OK RIGHTS" DAY
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 —
: President Roosevelt today sign-
j ed a proclamation designating
' Dec. 15 as "bill of rights day."
OKRMANS ADMIT
COl'NTKKATTACKS
By Joseph \V. Grigg
United Press Correspondent
BERLIN. Nov. 28 — (UP) — i
The high command admitted!
today that Russian forces "with
heavy air and tank support,"
are engaged in a wide-scale coun-1
ter-attack near Rostov and in |
the Donets Basin.
For the second day in sue-1
cession, the high command took
note of the Soviet attack on the j
I southern leg of the long eastern !
front and again declared that |
j Russian forces had been beaten
I back "with heavy Soviet casual- ;
ties.''
The communique reported j
that heavy Nazi artillery sue !
cessfully attacked Soviet ship- j
ping off Leningrad.
The high command said that I
at some places on the Rostov!
front fighting is still in pro- j
| gress.
On the central sector, the high
command said, strong enemy de-1
tense positions were broken.
Destruction of Russian rail-1
roads by air bombing, said the i
high command, was continued1
and the luftwaffe bombed both
Moscow and Leningrad in day;
and night attacks.
"Near Rostov, and in the Do-
nets bend, strong Soviet coun-
terattacks supported by planes
1 and tanks were repulsed
By Sidney ,J. Williams
L'P Staff Correspondent
LONDON Nov. 28 — (UP) —
Great Britain's 8th army today |
was described authoritatively i
as "apparently near the con-
clusion of a campaign to de- j
stroy axis armored striking pow-
er" in Libya.
A spokesman said that dis-;
patches indicated (he British j
were satisfied with their con-
trol of the battle zone from j
the Egyptian frontier to To-
bruk.
So far as has been indicated j
the main German armored for-!
ces of Gen. Erwin Rommel were j
in this area and no large units |
have been able to escape west j
of Tobruk.
Final opinion must be with-
held until it is known definite-
ly whether any "sizeable tank 1
units escaped and whether the |
remaining pockets of resistance
(east of Tobruk) can be quick-1
wiped out." the spokesman said.;
But if the present indications '•
be upheld, it is believed that ihe!
axis strikng power will have]
been knocked out and the
will be deprived of it-
defense against British
columns west of Tobruk.
The attack of New Zea-
land units westward from
the Ed Duda sector against
the main axis forces on the
eastern siege lines at Tobruk
indicated continued im-
provement in the Kritish
position in the main battle-
field.
Dspatches indicated that the
British were making progressj
in cleaning up the enemy for-
ces in the area east of Tobruk,;
where the "decisive" battle of j
Libya already may have been j
fought. That, however, cannot;
be definitely determined pend- j
ing results of the New Zealand
push west of Tobruk.
If it develops that the main
German armored (forces were i
trapped east of Tobruk ami if
they can be mopped up, the
core of enemy resistance will be j
broken at least in the first
phase of the North African
campaign.
Part of the Italian armored j
forces may be west of Tobruk. I
the spokesman pointed out, add-
ing that "the nationality of the j
troops west of Tobruk may have j
some bearing on the remainder |
of the campaign."
Best estimates here had putj
the German strength on the!
Libyan front at two armored i
divisions and a few specialized
units. The bulk of the axis
army was believed composed of j
Italian infantry and artillery;
although the Italians al^o had i
armored division which appear-1
ed in action a couple of tiioes.
The Italian armored forces have
not played a prominent part !
in the battle, the spokesman!
said.
Ste
T
nenson l urn?
Down Contests
AUSTIN. Nov. 28—i UP)
Gov. Coke R Stevenson of Tex-
as will not compete with Gov.
Sam Houston Jones of Louisiana
either in chewing sugar cane or
old-fashioned dancing
Stevenson was invited by the
Louisiana club of Houston to
attend a "sugar house party and
dance" at Houston Saturday
An invitation also went to
Governor Jones: and President
H. Dick Goldjng of the club sug
gested that the two governors
enter the competition and also
try to work out a friendly solu-
tion of the Texas-Louisiana bor-
der dispute.
Amendment to Put
Ceilinjr On Viages
Rejected Bv House
Final Vote On Price
Control Measure Is
Expected Shortly
By Carl Petersen
CP Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON. Nov. 28 —•
(UP)—The house today reject-
ed, by a vote of 102 to 53, ail
amendment to the price control
bill which would have prohibit-
ed any future wage increases
which the government found
to be inflationary .
The amendment was introduc-
ed by Rep. A Willis Robertson,
D . Va. who contended it was
impossible to prevent inflation
by merely curbing prices and
not wages.
The amendment would
have tarred any govern-
im nt agency from approv-
ing wage increases in pri-
vate industry which would
necessitate the raising of a
previously-established price
ci iling.
Democratic Leader John W. v
McCormack of Massachussetts
opposed the amendment, argu-
ing that it was "unnecessary
and unreasonably drastic."
Robertson told the house that
he was "not hostile to labor"
but believed that the nation
"does not want just a bill to
regulate prices or agriculture
but to control inflation." He
said that in some industries
wages represent as much as 50
per cent of the costs.
Robertson -aid that the media-
tion board had agreed to virt-
ually all wage demands but be-
fore it in defense labor disputes
without regard to price control
problems.' "But that was also
without regard lo the proposed
new 15 per cent income tax,"
replied Rep. Raymond Mc-
Keough, D. III., a member of
the house ways and means com-
mittee.
He acted to meet a situation
in the house that made the fate
of the bill highly uncertain. A
final vote was expected late in
the day.
He said that the committee
would modifv the provision that
would permit the government to
buy and sell commodities in
the open market, the provision
now would authorize such buy-
ing and selling only as a means
of forcing down domestic pri-
ces.
Two Birds % illi
Simrle Ballet
o
J. S. < SIi111) Staton. Sweet-
water hunter who brings in
Ids,share of game each sea-
son, Thursday bagged a
nine-poin( whiletail deer and
(wo turkeys on a trek to
Kdwards county.
Staton not only had luck,
but onf shot from his 30-30
rifle brought down two
(urkcys. Three Sweetwater
hunters, accompanying Sta-
ton and verifying the "Iwo
birds with one shol" story
were Owen Kent, Jim Head-
lick and Karl U hitaker.
Staton was the only hunt-
er of his party to return
wilh game.
1,457 Members
For Red Cross
The annual Red Cross Roll
Call campaign iti Sweetwater
had gained a total of 1,457 mem-
bers Friday morning, a tabula-
tion released by Clayton Wil-
liams, co-chairman, showed.
Cash contributions totalled $1,-
928.06, Mr. Williams said.
There were no reports front
Roscoe or other sections of the
county. Nolan county's quota for
the drive is 2,100 members.
Scots Piper Pipes Regiment To Tobruk Victory
By Itouald Monsou
United Press Correspondent
WITH THE BRITISH AT TO-
BRUK, Nov. 21—(Delayed) —
(UP)—This is the story of how
a Scots Piper piped a famous
Highland regiment to the To-
bruk garrison's first victory at
the start of the desert offensive.
The victory was the capture of
the posts nicknamed "Jack" and
".till" and "Tiger," the strongest
German positions facing the per-
imeter deftnses of this garrison
whith had been besieged since
April.
won the day at "Tiger" and put
1,100 war prisoners, half Ger-
man, in the Tobruk prison camp.
A famous Highland regiment,
several of England's proudest
regiments of the line and a tank
force made the sally.
A powerful Glasgowinan, twin-
ing back through a rain of bul-
lets and shells with blood stream-
ing from his arm, described the
battle
The tanks went first, head-
ing into a withering fire from
German mortars, cannon and
machine guns. Shells, mortars
Four - hours of hellish battleand bombs rained down on the
advancing forces .m> heavily the,
whole scene rapidly was blotted1
out with dense clouds of smoke
and dust.
The roar of the opposing guns
was louder than any sounds
these men had ever heard. Pro-
bably the oltlest veterans among
them had never faced such fire, j
But they went ahead witljout
faltering. The tanks tore straight
into it with the infantry close
i behind.
Before the advance had gone
| far. it ran into German mine
i fields. Some tanks were dam-
aged but the crews clambered I
out and set about repairing!
the blasted treads while the oth-1
ers tore on and reached sever-!
al small posts lying between the i
British line and "Tiger."
The Glasgowman who told of
the liattle was wounded here.
A shell burst just in front of
him while the assault on "Jack"
was underway.
"Ck'h, 'twas grand, mon," he
said. "The pipes were playing
when I left. That means we've
got into the post. Twas agreed
our pipe major would play the
lads in once he reached it.
"It lifted the heart to heal
them, mon "
Incredible as it seemed in a
day of mechanized warfare, the
Scots pipe major had special
permission to carry his bagpipes
into battle in the old tradition.
Wounded twic before he.reach-
ed the por , he clambered
through the - • .e and, sitting on
the desert sand—he could not
stand because of his wounds—
he piped the Highlanders on.
Amazed German prisoners
were agape as their captors led
them past the piper while the
eerie Scots battle songs rang ov-
er the desert.
A nadofl, at on individual, nerda
a healthy mind and body to t c
the crises of life. No better im«
(ban now could be selected to urge
America to protect itself against
tuberculosis.
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