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Chinese lawyers seemed agreed last week that Concubine Shu Fei can establish her "wife" status under the new Chinese Legal Code (TIME, July 27) and obtain a "divorce," if she can prove the neglect and mistreatment she alleges. Her cause celebre made other Chinese concubines prick up their ears, made Chinese husbands cogitate...
...than pat answers may be necessary if anti-bear legislation is to be headed off. The first attack on bears will probably come from the New York Legislature. Through his business associate, Patrick Sullivan, Mr. Gerard last year presented a bill to make it necessary for a broker to obtain the written consent of an owner of stock before it can be loaned to shorts. The bill was shelved but will be aggressively revived this session by Assemblyman Sullivan, nephew of the Timothy Sullivan who sponsored New York's famed Sullivan Act against concealed weapons...
Brothers, Last week Iron Age, whose subscribers are hard hit by the stoppage of railroad buying, said: "It is believed the railroads must follow whether they obtain partial relief through rate advances or not." The railroad Brotherhoods stoutly, even bitterly retorted that rail wages must stay up. It is in these Brotherhoods that U. S. Labor has established its strongest citadel and it is here that the wage-fight will reach its crisis. Although a 10% wage reduction would benefit the carriers as much as a blanket 15% rate increase, there have been no cuts except among salaried workers. Rail...
...books are news. Unless otherwise designated, all books reviewed in TIME were published within the fortnight. TIME readers may obtain any book of any U. S. publisher by sending check or money-order to cover regular retail price ($5 if price is unknown, change to be remitted) to Ben Boswell of TIME, 205 East 42nd St., New York City...
...Redhaired, rangy, lantern-jawed, pastor of the First Baptist Church, Evangelist Jeffers, Jonesboro believed, was trying to oust Mr. Heard from his pastorate. He had accused Mr. Heard of immorality in Big Spring, Tex. Some of Evangelist Jeffers' men started in an automobile to Big Spring to obtain affidavits substantiating the charge. Quickly two friends of Mr. Heard flew to Big Spring, returned with affidavits declaring the charges untrue...