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Last August, President Roosevelt ordered the cotton garment industry to down working hours from 40 to 36 per week, up wages 10%, beginning Oct. 1. Protesting that they could not afford the change, manufacturers hotly threatened to shut down rather than obey what amounted to a unique White House command. Last week, with the order's effective date only four days off, shirtmakers announced definite plans to shut down, throw out 25,000 workers, whereas 50,000 cotton garment workers were primed to strike to enforce the President's order. But President Roosevelt was not yet ready...
Madrid, Oct. 6, (Saturday)--The Spanish government, sitting in war council and besieged by reports of rebellion from every section of the Republic prepared today to smash the extremist revolt by throwing every loyal regiment at its command into the field...
...Republicans is a new standard bearer a new champion to rally the forces and to bring in recruits to swell the faltering ranks. Policies and plans are poor election material and platforms usually go unread the electorate lacks at the man. A leader is needed who can command the confidence of big business, but whose social outlook embraces the problems of the common man a colorful figure a force in the public mind. He must be a man who can draw the contributions of the rich to the campaign chest, and the votes of the poor man to the ballot...
...prevent an open break. The cruisers were withdrawn, and last week reason returned to Puppet Zog. He was persuaded by Benito Mussolini to accept a handsome loan with which to buy more munitions from Italy. Ten thousand Italian settlers will be admitted and Italian officers will continue to command the Albanian Army...
Died. Anthony Woodward Ivins, 82, ranch owner, second in command of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon) to his cousin, President Heber J. Grant; of a heart attack; in Salt Lake City...