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By KAY TUCKER
PERMANENT
Dark predictions of riots dis-
orders and demonstrations in
Heading American cities will pre-
irent the Senate from reducing the
V. P. A. appropriation below the
t .louse figure of $725000000. Off-
I Wrecord testimony made a deep
'mpression on senatorial listeners.
Speaking far the United States
Conference of Mayors Mayor La-
Suardia warned that he would
lot be responsible for the 60000
ora from the federal rolls in his
ity. Though good Americans
ihey could not be expected to
..tend by idly he said when they
-aw their wives and children go
lungry and shelterless in the
nidst of Winter. Other munici-
palities sent the same lugubrious
nessage. The fact that Washing-
on was then encased in ice and
'mow typical Roosevelt luck
'eve force to LaGuardias fre-
'luent references to the congres-
sional callousness of casting
rhese poor people into the snow.
The pressure for a generous W
. A. grant has been well eo-
irdinated. Organised labor char-
table organisations the clergy
he W. P. A. hierarchy and laity
ill turned loose a barrage of pleas
md imprecations on their favorite
nembers of Congress. The per-
'ormance convinced every
lerienced observer that W. P. A.
ike the poor is to be with us
ilways.
4PELL
Three little words almost hid-
nn nien ta presidential and general
I staff outlines of national defense
"carii dans reveal the administrations
inn belief that tiie United States
vill not be drawn into a war in-
ide of two years.
In all requests for expansion
if the army-navy establishment
ne battleships more air-
lianas larger personnel eta. the
irecident and his responsible ex-
perts note that the program rep-
resents a two year minimum
e the fighting power which
Jncle Sam must possess at the
md of that period. At least that
ength of time is required to place
he United States in first-class
ihape for a fight We could prob-
ibly defend ourselves against
ingle enemy in view of our
xseanlc fortifications under exist-
ng conditions but we could make
m worthwhile contribution in an
iverseas conflict
The corollary is that even
hough .the administration he dis-
posed to Join our friends if they
some to grips with the dictators
t would not dare. With our pres-
nt strength participation in
Suropean war might bring Japan
i. . n with the loss of the Fhilip-
lines Hawaii and other Pacific
11 5 possessions or - vice versa. So
this is one breathing spell that
f ST; may last for a while till 1640
thereafter.
f- CACHE
.The terrific increase in litiga-
re Ion resulting from New Deal
eraMI aws is vividly reflected in the
ixpansion of the Department of
. lustice especially in the number
m vw assistants known as
wat 'Pctal attorneys." Whereas there
I sere only a score in Hoovers day
lonaei e latest report reveals the em-
iloyment of 137 in a six-month
period. .
wbtir The hitherto unpublished data
ne ofl ihows that when a good Demo-
set resigns or dies politically
rer the ie gets a side job with the D.
i stanc if J. Though former Assistant
A. G. William Stanley has ap-
peared against the government in
leveral major cases oil and
Hulking he collected $8400
in assistant U. S. attorney. An-
g cake idler erstwhile Assistant A. G.
Harry W. Blair got $8400. An-
ts are ither key man now in private
which practice Frank J. Wideman
paper licked Uncle Sam for $8400 also.
with Max Spelke a Stamford pal of
nd the Eormer A. G. Homer Cummings
terformed services worth 38000
They even let a good Bepublican
of en- -ex-Prohibition Boss Amos W.
V. Woodcock in on a $5000 cut
Lesser lights here and there got
English
noulK? Mr. Cummings contends that
j hese part-time lawyers save the
yuaoie. oveRlnwnt money winning cases
nnnn hat enrich the treasury far be-
rand the amounts they receive.
Nevertheless the D. sA J. fur-
d miTt. lishes a secret cache of patronage
or a president when the regular
obe run out
FRANCOS MEN
BATTLING WAY
INTO CAPITAL
taly Calls Up 60000
Reserves Warns France
About Aiding Loyalists
(By The Associated Press)
Insurgent troops fought their
way into Barcelona Spains great-
est seaport and Industrial city to-
day as Italy called up 80000 army
reservists and warned France
against any aid to the sorely press-
ed Spanish government
General isri me France's high
eemnumd announced his forces
had penetrated the citys south-
ern section and drawn n ring af
steel around the capital except
for the northern coastal sector.
Stubbornly resisting government
militiamen making a last-ditch
defense were battered back
through the debris-strewn streets
in desperate fighting as insurgent
planes dropped leaflets calling for
surrender.
Fifteen Americans fleeing the
Barcelona danger zone had to run
a gantlet of insurgent bombs to
reach safety aboard the United
States cruiser Omaha which was
anchored off Caldetas 20 miles
north of Barcelona to rescue 30
American refugees.
Ne Casualties Reported
No casualties resulted from the
insurgent raid which showered
bombs over the coastal sector
where French and British war-
ships were anchored with the
United States cruiser on rescue
"What A Dope I Was
But for love tattooed on his fingers Boy Heinbaugh might not
have been identified in Pittsburgh as an escaped former inmate
of an Ohio prison farm. What a dope 1 was Boy exclaimed.
He was picked up for panhandling.
At Arrans France the entire
five-man crew of a German-made
bombing plane was killed when
their bullet-riddled machine
crashed. It was believed they were
(See Page 2 No. 4)
"Army" Drive
Is Far Short
Only $300 Of $2000
Goal Turned In
That the Salvation Army fi-
nance drive in Chickasha is fall-
ing far short of the $2000 goal
was learned following a check-up
of money turned in to headquar-
ters at the Chamber of Com-
merce. While Adji A. H. Tolcher of the
Salvation Army and Bob Olson
chairman of the drive committee
could not be reached the report
at headquarters indicated teams
turned in only about $300 Tues-
day and very little money was
turned in this morning.
Many of the teams were late in
going into the field and others
had not made a report pending
the possibility of contacting other
persons on their lists. Reports
from teams that have not com-
pleted their work are expected to
swell the total.
A member of the board today
urged all members of all teams
to contact every possible person
in hopes that the goal might be
reached in the drive. Teams are
asked to turn in reports to the
Chamber of Commerce headquar-
ters as soon as possible.
DR. L. E. EMANUEL
RENAMED DR BOARD
Dr. L. E. Emanuel Chickasha
was one of the three members of
the State Board of Medical Ex-
aminers reappointed by Gov. Leon
C. Phillips Tuesday afternoon.
Four board members were re-
placed by new appointees of the
governor.
Dr. Emanuel has served as a
member of the Board of Medical
Examiners since statehood with
the exception of the time he was
absent from the state during his
service overseas in the World
War. His first appointment was
under the states first governor
a N. Haskell.
He was in Oklahoma City Tues-
day afternoon when the governor
announced his appointments on
the board. Officers of the board
will be selected later.
Ill INCOME
64 BILIOUS
Figure Off 7 Per
Center Over 1937
Washington Jan. 25 I) Com-
merce Department experts esti-
mated in a report made public
today by Secretary Hopkins that
Americans received $84200000-
000 in various forma of income
in 1838. The figures was seven
per cent less than in 1937 but 40
per cent more than in 1933.
At the same time Hopkins
told a press conference be
would divulge his program for
helping business within the
ext two or three weeks.
The income figure Hopkins
disclosed was the total of wages
dividends rents relief and other
payments received by Americans
For 1937 it was $89000000000.
Department experts said the
estimated total was not what they
technically call national income
which if the total of wealth pro-
duced and which in a recession
year like 1938 probably would be
less than the income payments to
individuals. t
President Roosevelt has set
$80000000000 as a national in-
come adequate to yield taxes
sufficient to balance the federal
budget without increasing current
taxes.
Compared with the record year
of 1929 the income payments
were down about 18 per cent but
living costa were 14 per cent
lower in 1938 than in 1928.
Jaycees Will
Meet Weekly
National Director Urges
National Affiliation
Affiliation with the National
Junior Chamber of Commerce or-
ganization was urged of the local
organization by one of the nation-
al directors Hugh Owens who was
the guest speaker at tiie Jaycee
luncheon in Harry's Cafe here
Wednesday noon.
Mr. Owens arriving here late
for the luncheon after being de-
layed on the road made a brief
talk concerning the history of the
national organization ana its ac-
complishments. He invited mem-
bers of the local junior chamber
to attend the national convention
that will be held in Tulsa. Mr.
Owens was accompanied by A1
Cook of Oklahoma City a past
state president He was Introduced
by Fred Frey.
Plans for an attendance contest
were announced at the luncheon
with the president Paul Strader
naming Dr. Boy Base and Harold
Hafer chairmen of the army and
"navy teams. The members vot-
ed to hold weekly luncheons in-
stead of the semi-monthly meet-
ings that have been held and made
plans for night meetings the v aeks
that senior chamber forum-luiich-eons
are held.
Archie Cooper Jack Kinzle and
Clyde Chastain who have been
handling the Jaycee amateur
bouts here were introduced and
a report was given on that activity-
NO. 4 LACKEY
EXPECTED TO
BE BIG WELL
Magnolia Coring Deep-
er Into Rowe Sand
After Drilling Plug
Completion of a new strong pro-
ducer for the Cement field was
war today.
After drilling the plug the
Magnolia No. 4 Lackey 8W KW
NW af Section 11-5-1 was car-
lag deeper Into the Rowe sand
with operators la the field con-
fident that it would make a good
welL
Casing was set last week after
the sand had been topped at 3523
feet and the hole bottomed at 3333
feet After drilling the plug Tues-
day the crew began coring ahead
taking two 15-foot cores during
the night mostly sand with a
five-foot shale break and wi
going ahead today.
On Producing Trend
The well is directly on the trend
that saw two of the largest wells
of the Cement field completed
late in 1938 both in the Rowe
sand. They are the Magnolia Pau
Kune Just to the northwest of the
well now being completed in the
NE NE NE of 10-5-9 and tiie Ohio
No. 6 Lackey the field's record
producer better than 10000 bar-
rels in the SE SE NW of 11-5-9.
The York -Kan tawnsite well
also on the Rowe trend in the
south part of Cement; is being
spudded.
Another east side test the Ohio
Now 11 Wade SE SW SE of Section
2-5-9 was drilling around 4550
feet.
Operators were due to begin
building the derrick at the Ray
Stephens No 8 Farwell n west
side location SE NE SW of Sec-
tion 27-6-19.
The same operators are testing
the No. 3 Funk SW SE SE of
1-5-9 after doing a squeeze job
in an effort to shut off water.
LONDON PAPER ASKS
WINDSORS TO RETURN
London Jan. 35 (F) The Ox-
ford undergraduate newspaper
Isis appealed today tor the
Duke and Duchess of Windsor to
return from their exile in France.
Wo want no English pretend-
er the newspaper said. God
forbid. But if it is indeed their
wish to return to England we
will give them such a welcome as
they have never tiien before i
To the duchess in particular
whether as Her Royal Highness or
just as tiie chosen wife of the
maiuvho for so many years served
this nation as few men have served
it we will show that courtesy Is
not wholly dead among tiie mid-
dle and lower classes ox tiie Brit-
ish people.
Flan Demonstrations
Oklahoma City Jan. 25 (F)
Members of the Workers Alliance
an organization of unemployed
will stage demonstrations in five
state cities Saturday in support of
greater relief appropriations Wil-
liam Hixson Oklahoma organizer
said today. Hixon predicted 7500
unemployed would 'take pert in
parades in Oklahoma City Tulsa
Seminole Ponca City and Miami.
Other demonstrations will be held
simultaneously ho said in 1100
other cities throughout the nation.
uaxukti
President Roosevelt ought to
:all his legal advisers Into a hud-
PPt ug ln(j give them Identical sig-
Mis on the power of the federal
; overament to tax the pay of
. . ocel employes. Two administra-
5f?:6on lawyers the treasurys and
Il uttie Social Security Boards
. fn.ti mussed tern up in the latest eff-
strong lclda trotlon play.
nyn- $ In his message to Congress Mr.
Roosevelt waved aside const! tu-
iceding Banal and' statutory objections to
antece- snaking city and state job-holders
kick In to the federal tin. In a
d three trackdown paragraph which most
us in- jeople missed be warned that
master- 'lecretary Morgcnthau would levy
Today's three years back taxes on folks
to the .(ho had not paid up for that
s in ut- jpriod because they thought they
isl dif- gcre exempt whereas in T. D.
L's opinion they en liable. He
ipparently referred to firemen
cheer- mifoemen and school tooriiers
ra "JSTS 0(1 others In that category. The
we still institution and the courts permit
Ex- t he said.
i While the president was taking
i kiit this territory and these tax-
rii.. (Continued on Editorial Page; .
Adult Leadership Is Viewed
As Great Scout Achievement
The enrollment of adult leader-
ship is the greatest achievement
af the Bay Scout organization over
pioneer days in the opinion of O.
K. Holsapple who recently was
presented the Silver Beaver award
for distinguished service in the
Black Beaver Council in the past
year.
Weve always had the boys
Interested In Berating but the
pulling in of men ns leaders has
been a more gradual process.
With the imreaiwd number of
adult leaders wo have an or-
ganisation which can do some-
thing he commented. .
Mr. Holsapple .expresses this
opinion baaed on actual experi-
ence. It was back in 1921 at
Greenville Texas that he first
became interested in Scouting. At
the time he was teaching school
and coaching athletics. "A Dr.
Clark came to me asking if I
would be Interested In assisting in
organising a Boy Scout troop in
Greenville. We got three other
men to form a committee. I served
as Scoutmaster and Dr. Clark was
chairman of the troop committee.
While in Chickasha we have pos-
sibly 150 men who are actively
Interested in Boy Scout work
there were only ' five men in
Greenville who took any part in
the movement
Contact Slight
Our only contact with national
headquarters was to send in our
dues for which we received a
badge and bulletin. Thera were
no Scout executives that we knew
anything about We were out on
our own. I suppose our outstand-
ing achievement was the building
id a 40x40 log cabin in the woods.
We went out on Saturdays and
after school cut the logs then
built the cabin he explained.
After two years in Greenville
Mr. Holsapple went to Jackson-
ville Texas where again he was
affiliated with Scout work. Here
a troop already had been or-
ganized. Leaving the teaching
field Mr. Holsapple was out of
Scout work for about a year and
a-half.
In the Fall of 1925 Mr. Hols-
apple came to Chickasha as In-
structor in mathematics and assist-
ant coach. He served first os as-
sistant Scoutmaster for the Bap-
tist Church troop of which Hay-
(Soe Page 2 No. 1).
Women Can Take It
In Cold Weather
Science Reveals
Pittsurgh Jan. 2S If) Men
when you see a pretty girl hur-
rying briskly down the windy
Winter street in todays drafty
dress; dont feel sorry.
The girls can take it much
better man you can.
This is the conclusion of
group at Yale University School
of Medicine where science found
a biological explanation for the
fortitude of the so-called weaker
sex.
The report was presented yes-
terday to the convention of the
Society of Heating and Ventilat-
ing Engineers disclosing the
thickness of tiie thermal insu-
lating tissues or cold weather
protection of women is nearly
double that of men.
And In hot temperatures the
report added the girls dont be-
gin to perspire nearly as quickly
as their escorts thus explaining
why they can keep that fresh -as-a
-daisy look while men wilt
SeU
Muskogee Ok. Jan. 25 If) The
Five Civilized Tribes Agency sold
mineral leases yesterday on 2440
acres of Indian land in Creek
Okmulgee Hughes Garvin Semi-
nole Stephens Bryan Okfuskee
and Haskell counties for $2920.
An additional 1359 acres offered
were not hid in. Most leases
brought around a dollar an acre.
High bid was by Tom C. Greer
Wewoka of $3.25 for 160 acres in
Seminole County owned by
James Chupeo.
WE SAW TODAY
' A tire service truck without
a spare . . More perfect
weather . . . Elsie Stuckwish
who came out of the courthouse
at noon and found her car radio
till on. It had been going full
blast ell morning . . Wreckers
drawing a big gallery as they
dragged down the walls of the
old city halL It'll soon be an un-
pleasant memory.
Bill Burme later performing a
major operation on the contrap-
tion that operates the court-
house doors . . . Reese Smith
raising money for the coming
Southwestern Junior Livestock
Show . . . Judge Will Linn re-
lating a story about the shoot-
ing prowess of Mrs. Russell
Jack. "Why she killed more
squirrels with e rifle than we
did with shotguns he alleged
. . . Forrest West who had Just
re-wrapped his fly rod and
suddenly developed an early
case of fish fever . . Oh yesl
The first bluejoy of ' the new
year. Maybe Spring is Just
around tha comer .
Change Asked
in Labor Act
A.F.L. Proposes
16 Amendments
Pension Board
Unity Sought
Phillips Hopes Mem-
bers Will Cooperate
Oklahoma City Jan. 25 if)
Gov. Phillips expressed hope to-
day seven remaining members of
the trouble-torn Oklahoma Pub-
lic Welfare Commission would be
able to work with his two ap-
pointees and bring order out of
the pension chaos.
After conferring with Mrs. Amy
Crooks Delaware member Phil-
lips said he had not asked her to
resign end that he thought we
can sit down with the ones weve
got and work out a program for
the old people of this state.
There were a couple of flies
however in the pension ointment:
L The Federal Social Secur-
ity Board might refuse to work
with any of the aid board and
continue to held np federal
funds.
L The seven members might
not come In and tell the gov-
ernor they were ready to work
with the two he appointed.
Ac for his next move Phillips
said he was not doing anything
morn until I hear from Wash-
ington. The governor said me had
conference scheduled tomorrow
with lira. W. M. Vandivort No-
wata another member of the old
board.
It its the conclusion of the
Federal Social Security Board
tiie chief executive said that it
will never reinstate funds because
it cant work with the old board
I want it to say so.
If that position is taken then
Phillips said it would be neces-
sary to try to get rid of the seven
members some way even if we
have to' wait for a constitutional
amendment
The governor has no authority
to remove the board members un-
der the present Social Security
amendment to the state Constitu-
tion. Pending in the Senate Is e
measure asking a vote next June
on an amendment to give the gov-
ernor removal power for cause.
Mrs. Goss Has
Close Escape
Boys Warned About
Rifle. Practice
n
ity Of 40000
Found Destroyed
By Earthquake
Mayor Of One Of Stricken Cities In Chile
Sends Desperate Plea For Help
Santiago Chile Jan. 25 (F) An army plane surveying
the scene of a disastrous Chilean earthquake today flew low
over Chilian 220 miles south of Santiago and reported find-
ing the city of 40000 inhabitants completely destroyed.1
Washington Jan. 25 W) The
American Federation of Labor
asked Congress today 'to restrict
powers of the labor board and
to permit employers to invoke
the set in union representation
disputes.
The federations proposed i
vision of the Wagner Act was
outlined in a series of 16 amend-
ments approved by President
Green of the AFL and intro-
duced in the Senate by Senator
Walsh (D) Massachusetts.
In general the amendments
would curb the boards power to
invalidate union contracts and
would seek to provide mare spe-
cific protection for craft unions
in establishment of collective
bargaining units.
Federation leaders have at-
tacked administration of tiie act
bitterly claiming board members
have .so functioned as to show
bias for the CIO.
Adoption of the amendments
Green said "will benefit all
legitimate labor organizations
honest employers and the pub-
lic alike.
Saying the bill introduced by
Walsh would strengthen the
Wagner Act Green declared it
would prevent arbitrary abuses
of discretionary power by the
board which he said have arous-
ed the resentment of the entire
nation.
One of the chief measures of
the AFLs proposals would pro-
vide employer with access to the
labor law which up to now has
been restricted to employes.
On this point the federation
proposed the board be given spe-
cific authority to investigate rep-
resentation arguments on .petition
of either employes or employers.
In another section the federa-
tion suggested the act should not
be construed as prohibiting an
expression of opinion by an em-
ployer provided such expression
is not accompanied by threats or
acts of discrimination.
BALANCE OF TRADE
FAVORS AMERICA
Washington Jan.' 25 (ft The
Commerce Department announced
today American business men sold
$1133567000 goods more abroad
than they bought from foreign
sources in 1938.
- Merchandise exports totaled $3-
094.095.000 and imports $1980-
528000. In 1937 expo ids of $3-
340.167.000 were only $265499-
000 in excess of imports.
The department .said the great
rise in the country's export excess
came primarily from larger ship-
ments of food products although
shipment of airplanes metal ma-
chinery and other armament prod-
ucts also increased.
Although- tiie export total was
8 per cent less than in 1937 the
department said the decline in
dollar value of shipments was due
entirely to lower prices.
Awarded Medal
Blackwell Ok. Jen. 25 0P
Harold Cotton teacher and wrest-
ling coach in Blackwell High
School for 12 yean was awarded
e distinguished service medal by
the Junior Chamber of Commerce.
His wrestling teams have been
consistent winners in the past.
Rifle practice has no place in
Chickasha police .declared when
they were called to the -tonne of
Harry Goss 1601 South Four-
teenth Street and learned of
Mrs. Goss narrow escape.
Mrs. Goss had been in the
bathroom brushing her teeth
when she heard the report of
rifle and a sound in the room.
She noticed a group of boys
down the street; but thought
nothing of the matter until later
when the mark of a bullet cm
the bathroom wall was found.
The battered bullet was lying on
the floor.
Traffic Officer Leon Hinton
was called and from his exami
nation found that the bullet had
passed through an open window
passing between Mrs. Goss face
and the mirror and striking the
wall.
Mrs. Goss must have lowered
her hand when the bullet pass-
ed Hinton said. If she had
had her hand up to her face the
bullet would have certainly struck
her hand judging from the line
of flight when I sighted through
the window at the spot on the
wall where the bullet struck.
It Is fortunate that the mat-
ter was not serious but the in-
cident simply shows what can
happen. We havent been able to
find out what boys fired the shot
The discharge of firearms in the
city is prohibited by ordinance
and parents should see that their
youngsters understand that.
Returns Visit
Berlin Jan. 25 (AP) Foreign
Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop
departed by train today for War-
saw to make what was officially
described as a visit to return that
of Foreign Minister Beck here re-
cently. It was considered certain
Von Ribbentrop would seek Polish
cooperation in Chancellor Hitlers
program of economic-political ex-
pansion In Eastern Europe.
RELIEF SLASH
FACES BATTLE
tati-New Dealers .
.ine Up Forces
Washington Jan. 25 (F) Anti-
New Deal senators worked ener-
getically today to reinforce their
lines against a powerful admin-
istration drive to increase tiie re-
lief bill from $725000000 to
$875000000.
The administration forces were
aided by Joseph B. Keenan as-
sistant to tha attorney general
who often has been regarded as
n White House contact man on
Capitol HilL
Sen. Barkley of Kentucky
the Demoeratie leader said ba
was very hopeful $$75.006466
would be voted. Another ad-
ministration senator said n poll
showed a margin of twe votes
for that mui wuivk President
Roosevelt recommended.
On the other hand Senator
Adams (D) Colorado floor man-
ager for the relief measure pre-
dicted the $725000000 allocation
would be approved by a half
dozen vote.
Spokesmen for both sides used
sharply-conflicting figures in an
effort to line up support Senator
McKellar (D) Tennessee leading
the administrations fight con-
tended WPA rolls would be cut
from 3000000 at present to 1-
050000 on June 30 if the $725-
000000 allocation was approved.
Senator Byrnes (D) South Caro-
lina said his computations show-
ed there would be 2000000 on
the rolls at the end of June. -Senator
Taft (R) Ohio who
worked out an Independent esti-
mate said his figures coincided
with Byrnes.
While the Senate eontinned
the relief debate tiie Hense
killed time with mbeellaneona
speeches. Several ef its com-
mittees. however were rushing
their study of the $552466406
defense program.
Senator O'Mahoney (D) Wyo-
ming meanwhile sought a Sen-
ate test of the constitutionality
of the administration's reciprocal
trade treaty program. He asked
the Senate to go on record as
to its right to ratify such treaties
before they become effective.
PROPONENTS OF BILL
GET CHANCE TO TALK
Oklahoma City Jan. 25 (A
Proponents of H. Tom Kights
bill to outlaw sit-down strikes
and make criminal syndicalism a
felony had their inning today in
a public hearing before the House
legal advisory committee. Oppo-
nents were heard yesterday.
I can see no reason why any-
body who is sincere In his Ameri-
can Urn would be against this bill
aid Kight who said he represents
tiie Anti - Communist League of
America.
In the good old state of Okla-
homa were supposed to be Amer-
icans. This Is a bill to protect the
rights of the real American peo-
ple. Leo G. Mann Oklahoma City
represen tnig the Citizens Com-
mittee of America declared the
measure was aimed against rack-
eteering. He said sit-down strikes
originated in Italy and added
Communism has been used as
means to an end by Fascism and
Naziism.
House Ready For Roll Call
On Two Oil Compact Bills
Oklahoma City Jan. 25 (F)
The House prepared to call the
roll today on two bills to extend
the Interstate Oil Compact Corn-
One Is a Senate bill extending
the compact proper. The other a
House measure re-levies an ex-
cise tax of one-eighth of n cent a
barrel on oil of which one-eighth
goes to the oil compact fund and
tha other seven - eighths to the
state conservation fund.
Meanwhile Murray Gibbons
House floor leader announced e
bill would be Introduced in the
next fortnight to fund the general
fond deficit
The House legal advisory
: committee continued ite public
hearing ra U. Tom Kights bill
to outlaw sit-down strikes end
n subcommittee of the revenue
and taxation croup pooled Ideas
and redrafted the administra-
tion motor vehicle license MIL
The Senate with committees
idling and little legislation to chew
on swung back Into action and
three bills to abolish and consol-
idate divisions scheduled for ob-
livion by Gov. Phillips were readv
for tha hopper .
The bills all drafted by admin-
istration leaders would abolish
tha Securities Commission ths
Landlord-Tenant Board and re-
store the eight-hour day for guards
at McAlester Penitentiary and
Granite Reformatory.
Four positolna in the Securities
Commission would be abolished
and a separate division set up In
the Banking Department with
director and n secretary to pass
upon stocks and securities offered
fur sale in Oklahoma.
J. P. Battenberg now Is sect
tary of the Securities Commission.
The commission was created to
see that those offering stocks to
the public met certain financial
requirements.
As for the landlord-tenant bill
Phillips said he could not see
where It ever had performed any
useful function- and Floor Leader
H. M. Curautt said Its abolition
would have $14400 a year.
Under an act of the Sixteenth
Legislature en ex -officio board
-was set up to-adjust relations be-
tween landlbrds end tenants end
the Oklahoma A. h M. College
(See Page 2 No. 2)
The report ef heavy damage
to Chilian came aa three army
plane flew erath to cheek
neon firmed reports 2466 had
been killed in Conception im-
portant coastal city 66 miles
southwest of Chillaa.
Tho mayor of Conception sent
terse message to the govern-
ment saying: Situation most
aerious aa a result of the earth-
quake. Unable to state number of
casualties but many hundreds
probably thousands. Require food.
medical aid. Desperately urgent.
All available planes In Santi-
ago were commandeered for re-
lief and survey work as the gov-
ernment rushed medical and food
supplies to the stricken area by
train plane and boat Hundreds
of doctors and nurses were mob-
ilized for earthquake relief duty.
Martial Law Declared
Concepriuti and the nearby
coastal city of Talcahuano were
E laced under n form of martial
iw.
Official reports said 100 dead
had been counted thus far ex-
clusive of Chilian and more than
600 injured.
Shattered communication lines
hampered officials striving to ob-
tain a clear picture of tho extent
of the disaster. Trains proceeded
lowly fearful of quake-weakened
roadbeds end ell passenger
trains were held up near Tales
90 miles north of Chilian.
Concepcion is a city of 77000
inhabitants 250 air miles south
of Santiago tha capital.
Leave For Quake Am
President Cerda and several
cabinet members departed for the
quake area on e train with 40
physicians 70 nurses end medical
supplies.
First reports said the majority
of houses ware destroyed in Re-
nsico smell town 50 miles south
of Concepcion end the railway
disrupted in numerous places.
Forty per cent of Concepcions
houses were reported demolished.
(Messages received by Pan-
American Airways in New York
quoted estimates that 2400 had
been killed in Concepcion and 40
per cent of the city's buildings
bad been demolished.
(Pan-Auiericau-Grace Airways
which serves the Western Coast
of South America placed a long
range plane at the disposal of tha
Chilean government for survey
and relief purposes).
Early reports had accounted for
14 deed In the quake area which
ibcluded Tales a city of 45400.
Believe 2400 Dead
A radio message from the Chile
Telephone Company's manager;
sent from San Roscndo 25 miles
south of Concepcion said prob-
ably 2400 had been killed in Con-
cepcion. .
Other sources however con-
sidered this estimate too high de-
spite radio reports that three big
fires were raging in the center of
the coastal city.
Center of the quake was be-
lieved to be the mountainous re-
gion along the border of Biobio
and Malieco Provinces south of
Concepcion.
The ravers ment Instructed
Carablnerea army navy state
railways and state telegraph
employes to obtain exact Infor-
mation concerning magnitude ef
the disaster nad warned against
exaggeration.
Reports from Talca midway be-
tween Santiago and Concepcion
aid eight were killed and 20 in-
jured there but little damage was
caused.
From other cities of the region
came these preliminary reports:
Angol five dead; Talcahuano;
even killed many injured; San
Carlos a small town near Chilian
widespread property damage; Par-
rel many victims and great dam-
age; Cautin many victims and ser-
ious damage.
The navy government and com-
mercial stations could not estab-
lish radio contact with either Con-
cepcion or Tales.
The radio operator at Talca-
huano close by Concepcion ad-
vised the Valparaiso navy station
however that electric power was
off at Concepcion and that fire
was noticed.
The first temblor rocked San-
tiago for one-half minute at 11:35
p.m. and sent screaming children
and Women from the)- homes into
the streets. No damage was dona
here however.
Last Big Quake In 1666
Chile e land of frequent earth-
quakes particularly in tha tower-
ing Andes suffered its last major
earthquake disaster Aug. 18 1906
when 1400 lives were lost in Val-
paraiso with properly damage of
$10400400.
Many severe shocks have been
registered since then but most
have come in remote mountain
regions where loss of life was
light
No Monkey Honry
Pones City Ok. Jan. 25 (F
Nebraska folks have their own
Ideas about sales taxes. When
asked for tax tokens Nebraska
couple on n shopping tour here
recently would hand over n disc
upon which was printed: We have
no monkey money in Nebraska.
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