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Evening star., 1940-04-21
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, April 81 (Sun-
day.-British troops have pene-
trated to eastern Norway ano
are participating with the Nor
swegians in fighting the German
invaders, the Norwegian army
reported early today in a COM
munique from somewhere In
Norway" covering Saturdays
warfare.
The communique said the British
were in "Ostlandet," meaning the
eastern Land" and added that two
German tanks were destroyed In
close fighting at Randsfjorden, or
the railroad 80 miles north OF Ger
inan-held Oslo and only 80 miles
from the Swedish border.
It did not make clear whether this
was the action in which the British
Expeditionary Forces engaged, but
added that the Germans Friday
bombed Rena and North Osen, about
80 miles northwest of Oslo and
south of Elverum, which has been
reported held by both the Germans
and the Norwegians.
Chute Troops Taken.
At Dombos, ITS miles northwest
Of Oslo on the railroad to Andalsnes,
about so German parachute troops
were captured, the Norwegian COM
fnunique said.
Andalsnes, a railhead on the Nor
wegian coast, Is a British landing
spot, where the Germans yester-
day reported they had burned a
British transport and sunk a Brit
ish cruiser with air bombs just as
q group of British troops were land
ing
The British and their French
allies were reported meanwhile to
have poured at least three divisions
into the Norwegian coast in prepar-
alton for a. major battle.
Unoff1cially, the Nazi advance was
reported to have suffered reverse
at Elverum, one-time refuge of
King Haakon VII.
Contradicting Swedish reports yes
terday that the Nazis had captured
the town of Elverum, about IS mies
North of German-held Oslo, travel
ers crossing the border from Norway
insisted the bitterly contested town
still is in the hands of the Norsemen.
Kings Refuge Secret.
Secrecy, still shrouds the present
refuge of King Haakon. Norwegian
sources insist he still is in Norway
The reports of allied troop land
ings received by Swedish newspapers
said between 10000 and 10000 allied
troops came ashore at Namsos,
Molde and Laerdal, possible jump
ing-of places for drives on Ber-
gen and Trondheim, two western
ports. Other British forces are re-
ported west and north of Narvik
For their part, the Germans were
rushing troops from near the Swed-
tsh border to Levanger, 40 miles
northeast of Trondheim and south
of Steinkjer, where real action may
begin shortly between the allies and
the Germans.
With the German invasion of Nor
way nearly two weeks old, the pic
ture as seen in neighboring Sweden
shaped up roughly like this:
l. The Germans control Oslo with
what they report are increasing
forces, and have reported that they
are spreading to the southwest and
the north of Oslo.
However, the latest report that the
Norsemen still held Elverum indi-
Gated the Nazis have suffered a set
back II. their drive to the north.
2. Germany, holds Trondheim
Bergen and Stavanger, three of the
(See STOCKHOLM, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1940-04-21

(See WRECK, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1940-04-21

The Evening and Sunday Star is
delivered In the city and suburbs at
75c per month. The Night Final
Edition and Sunday Morning Star at
85c per month.
Evening star., 1940-04-21

(See DEWEY, Page A-8.)
Evening star., 1940-04-21

(See D. c. TAXES, Page A-6.) J
Evening star., 1940-04-21

(See LONDON, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1940-04-21
Weather Forecast

Cloudy, continued cool with occasional
light rain today; tomorrow, cloudy. Tenn
peratures yesterday-Highest 48, Friday
midnight; lowest, 43, at pm.
From the United States weather Bureau report.
Full details on Page Az
Evening star., 1940-04-21

(see STOCKHOLM, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1940-04-21
Six Die in Runqoon Riot

(See FIRE BOARD, Page AS.
Evening star., 1940-04-21

(See LINCOLN, Page A-14)
Evening star., 1940-04-21

(See G. A. r.. Page A-7.)
Evening star., 1940-04-21
Crews Quarters Searched

(See ROOSEVELT, Page ADD
La gaceta., 1940-12-16

bio, no sc realizan, pese a t0dos
Jos calculos optimistas, asi cc-
mo asi.
Habia dos eompradores a la
vista: ell Cascajo, un viejo ira
pero de las Cambroneras, que
habia venido una tarde a hacer-
Sc cargo de la Importance del
negocio, y Ell Chino. otro trape-
70 ccnocido dc la iluStre pare
ia, y que era ell mas probable
comprador, por habitar aqui en-
la China y conocer de antique Ia
clientele con que contaba en- NJ
drid Garcia.
AL fin, una tarde. Sc fiFm6 81
documento de venta de Ia trape-
ria, incluyendo ell burro, Ell GER
do, las gallinas y los enseres y L.
tiles del Oficio Y de la casa.
CogorZa y la Chata eran H.
bres, Y podian levantar ell vuelo
EN- ell instante en- que quisieran.
Yprecisamente aquella mis-
La gaceta., 1940-12-16

habia tenidO, en- los dltimos
tiempoS que pasara ell Chepa en-
Madrid, una dulee aventura de
amor.
Ademas su amante, o sea ell
Casquivano, Seguia en- Santoha,
en- ell preside, creciendo, luego
de tomar, segdn la Erase de Co
gorza, en- serio ell preside, Y no
daba muestras de ir a salir de
ALI en- toda la vida,
iQue hacia ella Sola en- el nun
do, una doncella, sin ayuda de
nadie?...
Hasta aqui habia estado jun
to a ella Garcia Y juntas las dos
Sc defendian, subiendO a Ma
drid y organizando razzias con-
ira los barrios altos que las pro-
dueian para vivir, nal que bien;
pero ahora. tambi6n esta dulce
companera de trabajos Y fati
gas sc marchaba... y Sc Marcia
ba p~recisamente donde estaba
La gaceta., 1940-12-16

ISidro. iNada, nadal lAdelan-
tie! La Canamona Sc decide, Y
Garcia vic con asombro Y ale
gria que su hombre 'aoeptaba
desde luegc el que la Eme les a.
companase.
Sc retras6 la Marcia de la Illus
tire pareja otraS veinticuatro no
ras, para dar tempo a Ia Cana
mona a que arreglara tambien
sus asuntoS.
Los t6rtolos, enamcrados Y al
mibaradOs como nunca, pasaron
aquella noehe en- casa del Gut
nos, Ell tasquero de la Gale de
Tooedo, que tambien tenia habi-
taciones para descansar...
Y, al dia siguiente. llevando
tambi6n Emerencia un puhado
de duro2 atados en- un pahuelo.
produeto de la venta de su cha
miro, los tres randas tcmaba1
el tren que habia de conduclrlcs
la Imperial Ciudad, en- cuyas
La gaceta., 1940-12-16

La serie de cinco juegos entire
los PROFESSIONALS de Alfonso 10
PEE Y las estrellas amateurs"
de la Liga Intersocial, Sc termi-
no aver en- ell parque de Cuscad-
en-, a favor de les primeros, con
un total de tres victorias por
dos.
Roberto Pulido, ell notable pit
cher, que habia derrotadc, ZEN
dos ocasiones a los professional
les. aver no pudo hacerlo, SUI
friendo su primera derrota en-
un total de 16 partidos en- ese
parque. No lie jugaron bien a
PulidO ;pero las "Estrellas' lie
pegaron fuertes batazos, entire
ellos un ''jonrron' de M. Fer
nandez, por encima de la cerca
del jardin izquierdo, y dos tube
yes, uno de BeaSley y otro de
Joe Schiro.
Chalfn Cuellar, que aver, Sc
gun Ell pGblico, deseaba Sc con-
taran como "trikes' todas las.
pelotas lanzadas pOr Ell, dej6 a
Los Leales en- cinco hits, tres de
ellos "tubeyes" de Contreras, il
magua Fernando y Jimmy
White,
Granell jug6 ell SIS de manera
colossal y d. Pulido atrap6 fuer-
tes batazos.
Qued6 aver comprobado, por
segunda vez, que Cuellar es "de-
masiado pitcher" para los j6ve-
mes del parque.
Vimos en- Ell terreno a Benny
Fernandez, Ia que revela no es
de imjortancia la lesion que SUI
friera Ell pasado domingo. Mu-
chas personals Sc habian intere-
sado por la salud de este habil
pelotero.
Willie Paz, "mofandO'' dos %
La gaceta., 1940-12-16
PuIido derrotado por vez primera en- Cuscaden
Los ProfesionaIes ganaron la Serie

lotas en- un inning Y hacienda II.
ma mala tirada, ayud6 a la de-
rrota de Pulido.
Con un "jilito'', Beasley lego
desde ell "hOme" a la tercera
cuandO hubo palcteros "dormi-
dos" en- Ell campo de los Leales.
lie serie, en- conjunto, result6
muy in%teresante.
Alfredo Martinez, alfredo y
Familia", obse2ui6 a les peIote-
ros de las dos novenas, despu6s
del juego, en- ell edificio de los
Caballeros Daales.
Ostento alli la representation
del presidente de la Liga, que
estaba indispuesto, ell Sr. Ibha-
him Diaz.
Asistieron a la reception al
gunos de los senores directories
de los LealeS.
Anotaci6n por entradas:
Leales 900 600 O10-1c, ON, lie
AL & F 900 2C2 4Ox-Sc, ICh, 2e
La gaceta., 1940-12-16


especial de cine. jueg9s, CANA.
da aver por las Estrelt as Profe.
sionales.
Alfredo hizo los honores or
ccmpaiia de la oficialiilad de lcf
Laales Y todos los asiste ntes fue-
ron tratados con egpeciales cor
tesla.
Ibrahim Diaz, en- r,,preenta-
ci6n del Sr. Vic5oriano Mantei.
ga, presidente de la Liga Inter-
social, pronunci6 p2labras d;
'congl atulaci6n para todos Y par
ticularmente para Alfredo, los
L,ales, las Estrellas y ell cuerpo
director de les CaOalleros Lea
les.
Asistieron al acto las senoras.
y sehoritas Manuela Contreras,
Isabel Fernandez. Adelaide Mar
inez, Dolores Martinez, Sara
Granell, Alicia Granell, Maria
Martinez, Carload Rodriguez,
Isabel Cuellar, Carmen Savage;
ios Sres. Enrique Santos, Alfre-
DO Martinez, Jose Fernandez, 10
e Lopez, Jose Garcia, Jose L6-
p'az Suarez, Jose Diaz, Barcia,
Charles Cuellar. Baldomero F.
Diaz, Mendez Vigo, Vicente Ora
nell, Gcnzalo Granell, Frank L6
PEI, Roy F. Rodriguez, Ray
mond Rodriguez, Willie Paz,
Iglesias, Pedrero, Jimmy White,
Castillo, Contreras, Fernandez,
Roberto Pulido, Delic Pulido, XII
no Romera, Jose Romera, Pc
drsro, ell pitcher, y Salemi, otro
pitcher,
.Estuvieron Representatives los
periodicos por Herminio Canal
e Ibrahim Diaz.
La gaceta., 1940-12-16
Sc LIE HA oFRECIDo A b.
LILY CONN UNA PELEA
CON TOMMY GOMEZ

FL empresario local Frank La
Marque lie telegrafio aver a
Johnny Ray, Ell director de BIZ
lly Conn, campeon de las IT'S IL
bras, preguntandole que dinerc.
pediria Conn por I'm match"
en- esta ciudad, a 10 asaltos, con
81 joven local Tommy Gomez.
Estima LaMarlue que una pc
lea de esa naturaleza rendiria
no menos de $4,000.
Aunque per sus 10 amos la pc
ga no convene a Gomez, Ell hote
Zero modestamente dijo aver:
Comprendo que solo Soy un
nino en- ell "ring'' comparable
con ell campeon del mundo; perc.
tenga la creencia de que hare
frente a el una laudable demos
traci6n'.
En- la pelea, en- ell parecer de
Joe Leto, director de Gomez, ell
muchacho latino no CORE Ell ries
go des err "acostado."
Conn pega con poca fuerza y
a resistencia de Tommy ha sido
probada en- mas de una docena.
lie combates."
Conn viene combatiendo en- la
division del peso complete y Co
lrez ha ganado sus Gltimas Gin =
90 peleas frente a hombres de
mas de ITS libras.
81 Ray contesta y mace una
proposition razonable, ell match
7e verificara en- Phillip Field,
con el fin de acomodar a $4,000
expenditures.
La gaceta., 1940-12-16
DEPORTES
MBA RCARAN PARA LA
HABANA VARIOS DISTIN-
GUTDOS SPORTSMAN

I'm grupo de apreciados ami
Cos de la buena pelota que Sc
juega en- ell parque Cusaaden,
iran de excursion a Cuba, con
motivo de las Pascuas.
Aurelio Prado, ell estimado IL
der obrero, su esposa, sobrino y
otros familiares, embarcaran Ell
microbes. Pasaran una tempo
rada en- Artemisa, donde ell her.
mano de Aurelio poSee cuantio
SOS intereses.
Ell domingo embarcaran eli
notable medico DR.. Luis Rey O.
lachea, del Circulo Cubano, a.
companado por su bella esposa.
Iran en- su autom6vil hasta Key
West y alli tomaran ell vapor
que les llevara a la capital cuba
ma. Nos dijo que a su regreso &
hara una interesante indication
a la Liga InterSocial.
Embarcaran aqui ell domingo,
en- ell vapor de la Peninsular Oc-
cidental, ell secretario de la Ii
ga Intersocial, estimado amigo
Sergio Berdeal, su esposa e hi
ia. Saldra en- ell mismo vapor,
luego de 35 amos de ausencia, el
Sr. Antonio La Paz, tesorero de
la Liga Intersocial.
Con ell active La Paz iran su
esposa y su hijo.
I'm viaje feliz deseamos a to-
dos.
La gaceta., 1940-12-16
La Gaceta Folletin No. 325
TONIC U
LA MUCHACHA
DE LA GALE

luegol Y de este nj un soplo.
Cogorza Sc levant6.
Sc puso la chaqueta, pidiendo
una CORA para Ell case, Y resig-
nandose a no ponerse 81 bombin
por esta vez.
va salia, luego de unas carl
cias interminables por parte de
Ariana, cuando esta, que lie mi
raba desde la puerta del chami-
70 tuvo un NAL pensamiento, Y
lie nam6:
zPablol iPablitoi
-iQue quieres?-dijo Ell
grande hOmbre desandando ell
canine.
7iJIrame que no es que To
La gaceta., 1940-12-16

Boston, Die. 16.-El legiti-
me camps6n del peso complete,
Ell negro jose Luis, defenderd
hoy 81 corona, en- la Boston
SQuar Garden, frente a Al Nc
Coy, un veterano p1gil.
Las apuastas Sc hallan de IL a
l en- favor del campe6n y los Pc
rites estiman que Mccoy no pa
sara del sexto asalto.
Sc transmitira la pel:a por la
Radio, a las 10 de la noche de
hoy, por la red azul de la Natio-
nal B. Company.
Calc1lase que Sc recaudaran
La gaceta., 1940-12-16
Jose Luis peleara hoy con Al Mccoy
La pelea Sc trasmitira por la Radio

por ala entrada" un-e $685. 900,
a pesar de Ia reccnocida infs-
rioridad del retador.
Luis finalizj el s5bado sus e.
iercicios en- Ell gimnasio de john
ny Buckley y su estado iii2c es
insuperab.a.
Pesara el campeon, a la una
de la tarde, POI 70 libras, segdn
estimado por los periodistas.
Presenciaran la pelea, como
invitados ~especialss, ell camps6n
del peso ligero, Billy Conn, We 81
director Johnny Ray.
La gaceta., 1940-12-16
Don't Spread Your Cold Cough
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scte for penetration. Genuine Cal.
ifornia fig syrup esSes Mentho-
Mulsior. . taste the whole family
will like. It clings to the mem,
brahes so its soothing, healing in
gradients act faster, better. An
Ohio minister recently said from
bis pulpit:
attendance at church Is Reces-
sSTy for human welfare, but don't
endanger the congregation with q
cold cough wkea Mentho- Mulsion In
so inexpensive and easy to attain
M.ntho- Mulsion rs endorsed By
your neighbors and que rantced by
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La gaceta., 1940-12-16

ma tarde, cuando va Sc dispo-
man a abandonar la villa v cor
te' ocurrio un pelueno inciden-
tie que habria de tener encrme
trascendencia en- la vida de los
lIustreS randas, aunque sus apa-
rieneias fueran fdtiles.
La vecina de chamizc de los
antiques traperos. este es, Ia no.
menos ilustre Canamona, o Ia
Eme, que habia lido siguiendo
cen curioSidad todos los trami-
ties del ~traspaso del estableci-
mlento, al oirle decir a Pablito
que estaba tambien dispueSto a
llevarsela con ellos, Isl guerra s.
prender un nuevo oficio que pro
dueia muy buenos cuartos'', Sc
sintio a Su vez animada por ell
espiritu de a%ventura.
En- realildad la incline a ecep
tar ell saber que iba a yer a ISL
dro Ell Chepa, con Ell que la Eme
La gaceta., 1940-12-16

A cola cough seriously endaEgers
,ou, your family, and your business
associates, glNess from colds and
coughs causes more loss of time
than all other diseases combined.
II YOU have a cough due to a cold,
get Mentho-M ulsion, the guaran-
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Mentho-M tisien is more than On
,rdiuary mediAre. 1t contains vita
nina A and D to build youI cold
resistance, and seven soothing,
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La gaceta., 1940-12-16

Sc SOLICITA una Sonora para
ell cuidado de una nina. Debe
ser mayor de 30 amos. Dirfjase
al GIG Doce avenida. Pregunte
por ell Sr. Rivero o lame por el
telefono M 59-7I2.
La gaceta., 1940-12-16

marchas otra yezl iQue no rs
que vas a abandonarme de nue.
vol
FL decano sonri6, halagado en-
su amor propio.
%No, mujerl,. iCuando te
digo que toas las mujeres sois
mas tontas que un furg6n de CO.
LAT
Y luego de este altisimo PEN
samiento, ell rando comenz6 q
subir, contoneandoSe como los
nihos pintureros, la cuesta del
puente de Toledo.
La gaceta., 1940-12-16
LA RECEPClON EN- N
DE LOS PEuo pEROS DE LA
.SERIE TERMINADA AVER

Alfredo Maritime, Ell popular
comerciante, ofreci6 aver una
reception, en- la sala de los Ca
Lealcs, a las dos move
mas cue participaron en- la Serie
La gaceta., 1940-12-16

A pesar de las grandes dotes
de iniciativs del immense Cogor-
"a, Ell traspaso del establecimien
to de la Chata exigi6 cuatro lar
gos dias.
Las grandes Cperacicnes fl
naneieras de las que depende a
veces la salvation de las finan-
zas y de la economic de un pue-
La gaceta., 1940-12-16
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La gaceta., 1940-12-16
Lemon Juice Recipe Cheeks
Rheumatic Pain Quickly

u you suffer from rheumatic. srhfi.
tis o neuritis pain, Try this simple
s e: s:IT: AS G.: recipe S.el, sS'' Al 'A0 Ssis.
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La gaceta., 1940-12-16

atueras estaba montado, desde
haeia una semana, ell grandioso
Circo American.
La sorpresa de las dos mule
res Iba a ser ahora formidable
MBRo TERCERo
Los PEQUENOS HEROES
CAPITULo PRIMERo
I'M majer nj kija!
Pedro de Ndhez Sc vic en- los
orazos de su tia con una emo
ei6n indescriptible.
La santa sehOra Toraba en-
.fiando de bssos el rcstro del So
idOlatrado, del pobre NM
'hacho bueno y dulce, sobre 81
que la vida habia dejado caer
toda su pesadumbre.
La gaceta., 1940-12-16
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La gaceta., 1940-12-16
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Evening star., 1940-04-16

When Mrs. Robert announced
that Miss Janet Richards was tc
be made honorary chairman of the
golden jubilee Miss Richards told
the audience she had only two ano
half minutes for her response
After rueing the time limit for sew
eral minutes Miss Richards an
nounced she had written a little
talk just to be sure she wouldn't
overrun her time. Now she said
my two and a half minutes be-
GIN"
The handsome young man who
hovered about the president gen.
erals reception room and applauded
so enthusiastically from his boy
seat when Mrs. Robert rose to speak
was her son. :. The United States
Marine Band cellist found out what
heavy, heavy hangs over you,
head means. A potted fern fell
in his lap from the stage above the
orchestra pit, and he spent the rest
OF the evening casting apprehensive
glances upward. The hardest
working pages at the affair were
the quartet Of attendants to the
president general. They had to rise
to their feet every time she rose
which was almost constantly.
Evening star., 1940-04-16
Army Notifies U. S. Inventors
1t Wants d Better Machine Gun

today, said: However, decision was
recently reached to proceed still
further In the development Of the
light machine gun and to produce
If possible, a gin which will have
the desirable characteristics of the
Browning automatic rifle, but will
be of the belt-feed type"
In the past the War Department
has secured practically all of Its
automatic weapons from American
designers and inventors. However,
in several instances foreign makes
were requisitioned. including the
famed Lewis machine gun of Brit
ish make.
1T is intended to continue this
procedure, for which reason specifi-
cations have recently been mailed to
interested industrial concerns and
American inventors working in the
small arms field" the notice de-
clared.
After the arsenal tests, it is the
intention of the Army, it is under
stood, to put the successful guns
through rigorous field trials. Regu-
lar Army infantry, calvarymen and
other members of the various Army
sections handling machine guns will
use the arsenal-tested guns under
simulated combat conditions.
Evening star., 1940-04-16
Wife's Plea Spurs Hunt
For MISSING Husband

A wife's plea for the return OF
her husband, missing since April l.
today spurred Maryland and District
police in their search for Harry j
Fleming, 47-year-old chief petty
officer who disappeared from the
Naval Air Station on the day of
his discharge from the Navy.
Mrs. Fleming, who lives with her
son at 3410 Rhode Island avenue,
Mount Rainier, Md, told police her
husband left her that morning with
the words, To-day I'll be back in
civil life. I will see you tonight"
Since then, Mrs. Fleming, near
ing collapse over worry, said she
has received no communication from
her husband, with the exception of
q phone call that morning from
his work. He stated at that time
he would meet her at the usual place
at the close of the day.
Evening star., 1940-04-16
Chains Defended
By Beavers, Head Of
Peoples Drug Co.
Says Putmun Measure
Has Closing Of Units
As Objective

Chain stores were defended yes
terday before a House Ways and
Means Subcommittee by Thomas N.
Beavers of Washington. president
of the Peoples Drug Co., who ap-
peared in opposition to the Patman
bill to levy special tax on these
organizations.
The head Of Washingtons larg-
est chain of drugstores denied that
chain stores did not pay their share
OF local taxes or that they stifled
the opportunities of their employees.
The goal of all chain store sys-
TENS. said Mr.. Beavers, is to put
goods into the hands of consumers
as directly as possible from the pro-
ducers.
Mr.. Beavers said the Patman bill
could be likened to a doctor who
prescribed the lethal chamber for
the whole family because 7-year -old
Johnny had a bad tooth"
Denies Below Cost Responsibility.
He denied that chain stores were
responsible for below-cost selling.
There seems to be no dispute, +"
said Mr.. Beavers, "over the fact
that, although this bill is drafted as
a tax measure, its admitted object
is to compel the closing of vast
number of chain store units. It's
proponents admit no company now
operating in several States can af-
ford to pay the taxes proposed"
The chain store executive added:
"On one hand we are told that our
policy is to lose money until all
competition has disappeared and
then set prices up for exorbitant
profits; another tells of the fabulous
profits of our operations, all this
Notwithstanding that competition is
as keen, II not keener, now than in
any of the 81 years of my experience
and at no time, I can assure you,
has there been any lack of the
keenest kind of competition"
Points to Advancement.
Denying that employees Of chain
stores lack opportunity for advance
ment, Mr.. Beaver said that "every
man or woman in important execu-
tive positions in our company has
attained that place by promotion
from the ranks"
John D. Neff of Staunton, Va,
gave chain stores credit for dispos-
ing of surplus apple crops by fea-
turing apples in their advertise
ments.
Several other chain store eXecu-
tives testified against the bill.