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No. 261.
Vol. 101.
Sec. Woodin To Quit Treasury
PLANG ARE MAPPED
T CAPITAL TODAY
10 INCREASE JOBS
Four Hundred Million
Dollar . Civil Works
Program Studied
TO CARRY OUT PLAN
Talmadge Told Only State
And Local Groups Will
Control Funds
WASHINGTON —(AP)— Secre
tary Ickes Wednesday character
ized the new $400,000,000 civil
works fund as a means for holding
hack the line wof unemployment
this winter until major projects
under the $3,000,000,000 public
works administration can get fully
under way.
Addressing the governors of 20
states, the mayors of 150 cities and
more than 200 other officials.
gathered as a relief convention, hae
told of plans aimed to, hire 4,000,-
000 men until February 1 through
allotments under the $400,000,000
fund.
Harry TI.. Hopkins, the civil
works ~ administrator, previously
had urged that relief funds be
used to pay actual wages for work
done in addition to this sum.
Meet Roosevelt
Officials crowded in one of the
main dining rooms of the Hotel
Mayflower applauded both Ickes
and Hopkins. They met wtih Pres
ident Roosevelt at the White
House during the late afternoon.
“We intend to go through with
this regardless”, Hopkins told the
officials. “I do not anticipate that
anyone will endeavor to inject po
litical or personal gain into the
plan. We do mnot intend to teler
ate such.” Ay A
Hopkins set minimum wages
under his fund for three sub-di
visions of the country. These pro
vide that unskilled labor in the
Southern zone shall be paid not
less than forty cents, with a forty
five cent minimum in the central
zone and fifty cents in the north
Skilled labor which may be nec
essary on the projects will be paid
$1 an hour in the southern zone;
sl.lO in the central zone and $1.20
in the north.
The rules call for a 30 hour week
except in executive, administrative
and supervisory positions insofar
as practicable.
Beginning Thursday Hopkins
said the public works administra
tion will begin turning over to the
civil works adminigtration what
are known as “border line” pro
jects. These can be started almost
at once. No large buildings or
bridges or similar projects will be
congidered,
TALMADGE CURIOUS
WASHINGTON —(AP)— Gover
nor Talmadge of Georgia was as
sured Wednesday by Federal Re
lief Administrator Wepking that
state and local civil works organi.
zations, and none others, would
have jurisdiction over the $400,000,-
000 civil works fund to be distrib
uted throughout the country.
Talmadge rose in the conference
Hopkins was having with gover
nors, mayors and other officials
from over the country, to say that
he had heard highway department
maintenance men would have su
pervision over the projects.
“Supervision over the works will
be in the hands of state civil works
administrators and second in the
hands of loeal ecivil works admin-
istrations, but that does not mean
they may not utilize projects on
roads,”. qu;lns replied.
Relief Institute
To Open Thursday
At Holman Hotel
The Institute to be held here
Thursday, ¥riday and Saturdayl
for the Relief administrators of
Clarke and surrounding counties}
will convene in the ladies parlor
on the second floor of the H»i
man hotel, iwtas announced today.
This hotel will be headquarters
for the-visitors, who will be in
structed by Miss Eva Bmill of the
Louisiana Commission. ‘
Representatives from twenty
four counties will meet in Athens
for this institute. ! \
Applications for teaching posi
tion under the Dducatior Relief
plan have been investigated by the
local committee, and sent to At
linta by Mrs. Frank Camstra, ad
ministrator. These applications
must be passed on by State Super
ntendent of School M. D. Collins,
after which they are sent to the
State Relief Commission to be.
Pissed on. The state group makes
the appointments, and ‘it will be
Necessary for.these to be made be
fore any work can begin. J
ATHENS BANNER-HERAILD
Full Associated Press Service
Wheeler Is Named
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J. T. WHEELER
J. T. Wheeler, head of the vo
cational education\department at
the University of Georgia, has
been elected head of the American
Association for the Advancement
of Agricultural Teaching, it was
learned here today from a telegram
sent Mr. Wheeler from Chiecage
where the association is holding its
convention. Mr. Wheeley is the
first southerner to be so honored.
He will be president during the
256th anniversary year of the
group.
Dean H. P. Stuckey and Col. T.
H. McHatton of the (College of
Agriculture are attending the con
veéntion, which is being heid at the
same time that the Land Grant
College Associaion is meeting in
Chicago.
Among the speakers at the meet
ing was George H. King, former
ly of the University, who address
ed the meeting on the new Abra
ham Baldwin Agricultural college
in south Georgia.
Mr. Wheeler has been connect
ed with the TUniversity for many
years, and has taken a prominent
part in civic affairs. He is on the
Clarke county Emergency Relief
committee and is a member of the
Kiwanis club. ./
DR. MELL SCORES
BAPTIST SCHOOL
MERGER PLANS
Athenian Enters Warm
Debate at Convention in
Augusta Today
AUGUSTA —(AP) — Adoption
of a report centering higher edu
cational activities in Mercer Uni
versity “means Georgia Baptists go
out of the business of christian ed
ucation,” Dr. John Mell of Athens,
a former convention president, told
the Georgia Baptist convention
this during debate on the educa
tional issue.
The convention’s “committee of
seven” recommended centering in
terest and support in Mercer and
discontinue financial support of
four other institutions or merge
several of them with Mercer.
The full force of debate on the
question broke on the floor of the
convention with prominent leaders
of the denomination arrayed on
opposing sides. 2
“You say you haven’'t enough to
help schools,” Dr. Mell said, *“‘and
yvet you sink a fortune in the Geor
gia Baptist hospital at Atlanta.
“You say you are willing to
spend $340,000 and put the hospital
on a 40 year program and yet you
haven’'t enough for education.”
The Rev. T. F. Callaway of
Thomasville said he regretted Dr.
Mell sought to “array the hospital
against educational institutions”
and reminded the convention “my
old friend Dr. Mell was president
of the convention when the hospi
tal -'was taken over 10 years ago
and he didn’t declare himself in
those days.”
Dr. J. E. Sammons was elected
to his third term as president over
Reyv. Frederick Smith of Augusta,
! (Continued on Page Three)
"FORMER ATHENIAN
* IS DEAD IN BOSTON
BOSTON, — (#) — Alexander
Stienert 72, long head of the firm
of M Steinert & Sons, manufac
turers of pianos, died suddenly at
his Back Bay home Wednesday
after a brief illness,
Steinert was a native of Athens,
Ga.
l He leaves a widow, Mrs. Lena
i Steinert, and two sons, Robert,
now President of the firm, and
‘mexander Lang Steinert,
NOT KNOWN HERE
A check-up Wednesday by the
Banner-Herald failed to find any
one who had ever heard of an
Alexander Steinert living here.
City Christmas Tree to Honor 1. Q. Cobb,
Who Started Toy-Mending for Athens Tots
The community Christmas
tree celebration to be held in
Woodruff hall on Christmas
Eve will be named the I. Q.
Cobb tree, in honor of the
man who originated the idea
here of city firemen repairing
broken toys to be given to
poor children.
Some years ago the late fire
department officer started the
idea of firemen collecting bro
ken and' discarded toys hefore
Christmas and repairing and
repainting them in their spare
moments. -In this way hun
dreds of poor children were
given happiness they 'other
wise would not have had on
Christmas _day. And so the
memory of Quillian Cobb is to
be kept fresh in the minds of
these children he so loved,
an® the work he started will
be continued by his mates.
The Empty Stocking Fund,
which is sponsoring the Com
President Gets Plan
For Liquor Control;
Wants Quick Action
WASHINGTON, —(#)— A plan
for federal control of liquor after
repeal on December 5 was taken to
President fßoosevet Wednesday by
his special cabinet committee,
joined by congresgzonal represen
tatives. »
The majority of the administra
tion experts faveored placing the
distilling inaustry under the sup
ervision of the farm administra
tion, but a decision on 'this was left
to the President.
The distillers had given to these
experts a code for control of their
wares with the pledge of protection
of dry stat®s.
Before going south . this week,
Mr. Roosevelt is said 'to be an
xious to have a fairly definite un
derstanding on means of protect-~
ing dry states, a ‘point promised by
the repeal amendment.
Secretary Roper was prepared
with an opinion declaring the gov
ernment has full power to take
over the distilling industry under
both the agricultural adjustment
and national recovery acts.
Taxeg will come later the Pre
sident will look over budget re
quirements for next year before
determining finally on these levies
Construction Begun
On Forestry Camp;
Ready by January
The first week of Januagy, 1934,
will find twenty-fivée members of
the Civilian Conservation Corps at
Commerce established in new quar
ters now being constucted on the
University forest préserve, whwe
they will build roads and effect a
general improvement of the forest.
The camp, which will consist of
2 combination mess hail, Kilchen
and barracks, will be built of lum
ber obtained by destruction of the
old Octagon building on the Uni
versity campus.
It will be established under the
supervision of C. L. Veatch, direc
tor of the camp at Commerce, as
sisted by members of the Forest
school faculty. As yet, no direc
tor has been named for the Athens
camp.
While the majority of the work
will consist of road construction,
and a general improvement of the
265 acre forest, there will also be a
bridge built across the Oconee riv
er to connect the two portions of
the preserve. The completion of
this work will be accomplished in
about four months time.
NRA Banquet Will
Be Held Here Nov.
23; Polanc Speaks
A banquet at the Georgian hotel
will be a feature of the meeting to
be held here November 23 when
Carter D. Poland will address
Athenians, under the direction of
the NRA.
During the banquet Mr. Poland,
prominent Alabama manufacturer,
writer and lecturer on Economics,
will give a brief outline of the Na
tional Industrial Recovery Act, in
cluding the public works program
and the NRA. At the conclusion of
the dinner, the doors of the main
dining room will be opened and the
public is invited to hear Mr. Po
lland speak on the NRA and its re
lation to both employer and em
ployee.
The speaker is being brouzbt
here under the auspices of the
Chamber of Commerce, and all
employers are urged to hear him.
Tickets for the banquet may be
secured through the Chamber of
Commerce, and all who wish to at
tend are asked to communicate
with a member of that group.
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Athens, Ga., Wednesday, November 15, 1933.
munity Christmas tree, has
the support of almost every
civic and fraternal order in the
city and many of the business
houses. Others are falling in
line and it seems safe to say
that the celebration will be the
largest eyer put on in Athens.
The Christmas tree will be
open to the public free of
charge and as there are some
3,000 seats in Woodruff hall,
steam heat, etc., it is likely
that a great audience will })e
on hand. The hours of the
tree will be from 2:00 to 5:00
o’clock.
Contributions of money for
the Empty Stocking Fund is
not being asked, but of course,
will be gladly accepted. In
stead, this year, the sponsors
-
are asking that homes be ran
sacked for useless or discarded
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RECOGNITION TALKS
ARE SLOWED DOWN
Question of Religious
Freedom Hinted; Prog
ress Reported :
WASHINGTON —(AP)— Presi
dent Roosevely sald Wiednesday
after a conversation with Maxin:
Litvinoff that negotiations on
Russian relations were proceedlng
normally, but did not indicate a
definite time for any announce
ment.
The President advised newsmen
at a press conference not to limit
themselves to Friday or even Mon
day in forecasting an announce
ment, adding that if things are not
signed, sealed and delivered by
Friday it would by no means indi
cate that his conversations with
the Sovie¢ commissar had broken
down,
The President said that his dis
cussions with Litvinoff have made
and still are making distinct pro
gress.
Deliberations in Moscow over un
derstandings sought by President
Roosevelt prior to formal Russian
recognition was one authoritative
explanation advanced Wednesday
for the two-day recess in personal
conversations with Maxim Litvi
noff.
An official prominent in the ne
gotiations suggested that ‘“possi
bly” the Soviet commissar was
awaiting instructions from home.
Other informed quarters believel
matters referred to Moscow .in
volved not only specific points but
& fundamental of Russia’'s past
foreign policy—a firm opposition
to any agreements before actual
recognition,
Seeks Understanding
Despite the established Soviel
attitude, it was known that Presi
dent Roosevelt sought an under
standing on religious freedom for
American nationals in Russla.
Linked with liberty of worship
were other subjects involving the
rights of citizens of the respective
nations while in the other.
Informed Russian sources said
Wednesday that citizens of other
countries enjoy full freedom of
religious worship in Russia.
Reportg from the Russian capi
tal say if the question of religious
freedom for Americans in Soviet
Russia is all that is delaying Am
erican recognition, officials here
see no reason why the matter
should not be settled quickly t»
the satisfaction of the American
government.
No foreigners incur difficulties
in the large centers of the coun
try In practicing their own religi
ous beliefs and attending churck
services, it was pointed out.
Despite contrary impressions in
some places abroad, many church
es still function in Soviet Russia
and indications are they will con
tinue to operate as long as their
is a demand for them.
‘While it is true a number ol
churches have been . destroyed
many others continue to flourish
under the Soviet construction
which provides tha¢ all congrega
tions wishing churches and capa
ble of supporting them may have
them. 5
LOCAL WEATHER
Fair and somewhat colder,
probably heavy frost to the
coast tonight, Thursday fair,
clow rising temperature in
north and west central por
tions.
TEMFERATURE
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BOWOBE, iveid abi o dvinei, . 34.9
MY . 8 iIoT el Seoresinidß.o
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RAINFALL
Inches last 24 heur5........ 0.00
Total sinte NoW: §.... .... .34
Deficiency since Nov. 1.... .56
Average Nov. rainfall...... 2.89
Total since January 1......30.90
Deficiency since January 1 13.18
ISADOR . KRESAL
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Fiery Lawyer Was Aide to
Seabury in Famous Anti
. Corruption Drive
HELD IN BANK CRASH
One Former Presidential
- Nominee |s Witness,
‘ Another Attorney
NEW YORK -#(AP)— Isador J.
Kresel,: the fiery little lawyer who
in 1930 crusaded with Samuel Sea
bury against corruption in the
magistrate courts, was convicted
Wednesday of aiding and abetting
in the application. of $2,000,000 in
funds of an affilliate of the de
funct Bank of the United States.
The eminent attorney—he has
often been called one of New York’s
most «talented criminal counsel—
was emotionless when shortly be
fore seven o'clock this morning the
supreme court jury which for two
months has heard testimony in the
case reached its verdict.
Nine Hour Chalrge
Just before the case was given
‘to the jury at 12:156 a.m. Judge
George H. Taylor had delivered the
.longest charge ever heard in a
‘New York court, nine hours being
required. Judge Taylor remained
on his feet during the entire deliv
ery of the charge, an unusual pro
cedure in New York courts.
Nine indictments originaily were
returned against Kresel in connec
tion with the failure of the Bank
of United States. One was a charge
of perjury of which he was acquit
ted.
Puring the trial ended Wednes
day Kresel was represented by
Jolm»W. Davis, Democratic candi
,&afie for President in 1924, while
‘Alfred *I2. Smith, Democratic presi
dential candidate in 1928, headed a
host of character witnesses.
Kresel was a director and coun
sel for the Bank of United States.
Bernard K. Marcus, president of
the bank, and Saul Singer, vice
president, are serving sentences in
Sing Sing prison following convic
tion on charges growing out o. the
bank’s failure.
Advised Transaction
One charge emphasized in the
prosecution of Kresel was that he,
against the advice of the state
banking department, advised Mar
cus and Singer to go ahead with
the transaction which formed the
basis of the indictment.
Kresel's contention throughout
the tria' was that he had not been
told of the lean on which the in
dictment was based, and that it
was made without hig approval.
Immediate removal to the tombs
was avoided when the prosecution
agreed to continuance of Kresel's
SIOO,OOO bail.
Kresel, long a prominent figure
at the New York bar, is well known
for his rivalry with Max D. Steur,
another leading crfminal lawyer.
The story of this rivalry ig fanfil
iar along Broadway, and Tin Pan
Alley onde wrote a song about it.
SARRAUT MAKES
PEACE GESTURE
Reply to Hitler by French
Premier Is Called “Olive
Branch in Mailed Fist”
PARIS—(AP)—An olive. branch
in a mailed fist was extended to
ward Germany by France Wednes
day.
Replying to a Chancellor Hit
ler’s oft-repated cries for contin
ued peace and a separate Franco-
German non-aggression t re a ty,
Premier Albert Sarraut told the
Chamber of Deputies = Tuesday
night that he too sought peace.
But, in the next breath of a stir
ring declaration of cabinet policy
that won overwhelming support
he called attention to the ‘*great
French army. .
“France,” he declared, “has a
moral, material and military forece
that forbids anyone to dictate to
her.”
Then he reiterated what foreign
minister Joseph Paul-Boncour haa
told the chamber earlier; any arms
accord with Germany must be
reached in the L.eague of Nations
The response was electrie.
By a sweeping majority of 545
to 11 the chamber endorsed this
stand toward Germany.
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DAVISON ILL
A. H. Davison, tax collector for
Clarke county, is seriously ill in an
Atlanta hospital, with an infected
throat. He underwent an’ opera
tion yesterday, and no report on
his condition has been received to
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Climaxing many weeks of
rumors which have been per
sistently denied, William Wood
in, Secretary of the United
States treasury, above, was an
nounced to have ‘taken “leave
of absence” frorn: his cabinet
post. Henry Morganthau, rght,
hags been named by President
Roosevelt to the position of
acting cecretary of the treas
ury following the resignation
of Dean Acheson, under-secre
tary to Woodin.
Cuban Students Insist
On Welles’ Resignation
Campus Editor Claims to
Have Asked Roosevelt to
Remove Ambassador
HAVANA.—(AP)—University of
Havana undergraduate newspaper.
carried on page one Wednesday
what was said to be a copy of a
cable to President Roosevelt from
the editor, Julio Cesar Fefhandez
“Intepreting the feeling of the
people of Cuba,” it read, “Alma
Mater demands the immediate re
call of (United States Ambassa
dor) Welles, perturber of the pub
lic peace and systematic conspira
tor on the side of revolutionary
elements.”
Government troops were fight
ing on trailing rebel bands in at
least gix provinces Wednesday in
a vigorous drive to stamp out
what threatened to become a seri
ous movement, ,
Five casualties were reported in
a sharp engagement <f 35 loyal
soldiers of Colonel Fulgencio Ba
tista's army with a rebel band
near Bayamio, in Oriente province.
Advices from Santa Clars said
soldiers and rebels clashed near
the town of Lara. Several of the
rebels and Antonio Cruz, a farm
er. were wounded.
New bands were reported op
erating near the towns of Placetas,
Manajuanabo and Camajuani.
The Santa Clara garrison asked
for reinforcements from Havana as
the city continued under martial
law.
In the Capital, Colonol Batista
announced he would gradually re
lase all political prisoners now in
prison, with the exception of those
seized in the Atares fortress, cap
ture .of which terminated last
wek’'s two day revolt,
Meanwhile, a verdict still was
awaited in the trial of 34 soldiers
charged with participating in the
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Killed in Auto Crash
RIDGELAND, S. C—(AP)—Wil
liam K. Vanderbilt the third was
killed here today in an automobile
accident.
First reports said Vanderbilt's
automobile, in which he and a
party were northward bound,
struck the trailer of a truck which
he was attempting to pass and
overturned.
Similar meager reports said
Vanderbilt was instantly Kkilled,
and that several other persons
were injured.
A¢ the hospital to which they
were taken the staff refused to
answer any - questions, saying
physicians and nurses were “toe
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RELEASE FROM “PEN”’
ATLANTA,—(/A)—Al Capone
again is seeking his release
from the federal penitentiary
here where he is serving a term
for tax evasion.
Hig attorney, Frank Dough
man, has notified the district at
torney he would present a se
cond petition for a writ of hab
eas corpus in federal court,
Doughman said the petition
would argue that Capone’s
trial barred by the staute of
limitation and claimed that
new evidence, uncovered since
a prevous hearing would prove
hig case, ;
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Crowd Denounces Chair
man of Louisiana Inves
tigation Committee
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NEW ORLEANS —(AP)— Wed
nesday’s session of the special sen
ate committee investigating Sena
tor John ‘M. ' Overton's election
opened in an uproar from the
crowd when Chairman Tom Con
nally (D. Texas.), said the only
people who were afraid of the in
vestigation were the ‘cowards of
Louisiana.””
A score of men and women jump
ed to their feet and demanded an
e€xpanation from the chairman.
One man in the gallery shouted:
“Come outside if you think I'm
a coward.”
Burt Henry, president of the
Honest Election league that with
drew froml the investigation with
the statement they had no confi
dence in the committee, ' walked
down the center aisle exclaiming:
“Where do you get that coward
stuff?” ;
Chairman Connally sought vain
lv to quell the disturbance, calling
for order and pounding the gavel
until it broke at the head, and the
gavel’s head jumped into the water
pitcher.
Police guards who were station
ed in the room moved among the
crowd and sought to quiet them.
Mrs. Hilda Phelps Hammond,
chaifman of the women's commit
tee of Louisiana which is seeking
to unseat both Senator Ovefton
and his political ally, Senator
‘Huey P. Long, jumped ¢to her
Jeet and said “the women of Lou
isiana are no cowards, and an
;mounced the women's committee
had made definite charges against
‘the senate committee and were
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MORGENTHAU 0 AGT
1S TREASURY CHE; -
GTARTS NEXT WEEK
1l Health Given as Reason
For Leave of Absence =
By Cabinet Member &
ACHESON ALSO QUITS
Resignation Is Tenderééfi?
By Woodin But F.D.R.
Suggests “Vacation”
WASHINGTON . —(AR)—+Fitny
dent Roosevelt Wednesday an- .
nounced that Secretary Woodin |
would begin a “complete hm
absence” a¢ the end of tltfi;z;;"'
and that pending his 1
Henry Morgenthau, jr., would' :g'
acting secretary of the treasury,
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Undersecretary Dean ‘fi ’
has resigned and Morgenthay
be appointed to that post. "
Mr. Woodin tendered
nation to the President 'several
days ago, but Mr. Roosevelt de
clined to accept it, suggesting =
stead that the secreiary bé' eome
pletely freed of all gove nmentai.
responsibilities while he
complete rest. g
He has been suffering from a
throat infection which has re
quired constant treatment by New
York specialists. G
During his abesnce, fez
accept no remuneration tl'mx;h
government. RS e |
In tendering his unacceptéd res:
lgnation, Woodin said he hag ats -
tempted to stay, away from his
desk of late and so far as possi- =
ble recuperate’ from his ailment.
He added, however, that he was
unable to do this fully, and. that
singe s physiclans had ordered
rest an # change of climate, he
was submitting his resignation.
In reply the President said that
“the first consideration” was Mr
Woodin's “complete recuperation”.
Since Woodin could not attain .
this and at the same time con
tinue with his duties, the Presi
dent suggested that he fake a
“complete leave of absenct”%qz
“do all you can to get full “health
and strength, without any respon
sibility or thought of work”.. =
Morgenthau has heen &t,,
head of the Farm Credit admin
istration. £ e
Recently he was given a promi
nent part in working cuz admin
istration monetyry policies and
| placed upon the committee which
| daily fixes the price at which the
Reconstruction corporation . makes
purchases of newly mined domes
tic gold. mr
i Acheson came to the treasury
{ from the leral profession. . ==
l During Woodin's absences he
has carried almost the entire bur
den of directing the treasury. Mr.
Ronsevel: Wednesdav expressed
great satisfaction with the semy
fces he has réfdered and Bfiggfié
reeret that Acheson was leaving
i the government, | <0
Woodin told treasury newspa
permen that he would leave for . *
zona within a week or ten
where he hoped to effect a perma+
nent curé for his afling throat.
| “My personal affairs here will be
wound up in a few days”, he said.
“after which I will go to New York
to wind up my affairs there: Then
I shall go to Arizona where the cli
imate is xfartlculo,‘x-l_v suitable to my
condition.” £
|He appeared in jubilant spirits.
' No official explanation of under
| secretary Cheson’s resignation was
made, However, it appeared that
he left to make room for Morgen
thau. : 4:
Mr. Roosevelt wanted to make
the latter chief of the treasury in
| Woodin’s absence. e
’ He could not appoint him secre- -
tary without completely displacing
! Woodin. Ao
Similarly he could not name him
[to a post, below that of Archesom.
| The impression given in offic
|quarters was that Acheson’ lea
ling of the situation
:make room for Morgenthau: =~
Cloverhurst Home
Damaged by Fire
The fire department answered a
call to the home of Mr. E: F.
Porter on Cloverhurst avenue'Wed
nesday morning, Wwhich did con
siderable damage to the roof of the
house- i
The house was a small bungalow
made of shingles and caught from:
some unknown source. Chiéf Les
ter estimated the damage done to
the house about S3OO. One sids
of the roof I:va.s completelyiv
off. 'The house is ocon%‘ LN
Mrs. J.. C. MeClain. - i
The fire department answered &
false alarm Tuesday night 1
came in from Box 55 on Sou