Wednesday, January 20,1932
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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE.
Holmes
WASHINOTON (nl A "liberal of
tho liberals" has stopped down from
tho supreme court bench with the
resignation of Oliver Wendell Holmes.
An aristocrat in habits, but a !
democrat in views. Holmes , many
times was on the side of the "under
Cog" in his persistent advocacy of
the rights of man. In his work as
Justice. Holmes held the law was '-a
living thing shaping Itself to meet
tho needs cf society."
Hie resignation, the result of fall
ing hcnlth brought on by his ad
vanced age he 1b 00 Is viewed os a
distinct lo-is to liberals of tho nation.
Known as one of the "two great
UlBBenters," a term which he disliked.
Holmes Js tho oldest man ever to
occupy the supremo bench. Ho wrote
Into his opinions even after he had
reached tho age of 90 his fervor for
the new and tho living In legal
principle and Interpretation. He con-
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TNI; I.1IK AND ( AKI'KIt
, )!' IIOI.MKS IN lllttKF
March 8, 1841 Born In
Bc3ton.
April, lCl Left Harvard
and enlisted as first lieuten
ant, 20th Massachusetts vol
unteers. July 17, 1804 Mustered out
of army with rank of cap
tain. 1807 Admitted to Mussr.
. chusetts bar.
Juno 17, 1872 Married
Fanny Dlxwell. .
1882 Becamo associate Jus
tice supremo court of Mjissa
chufiotts. 1800 Named chief Juotlco
of Massachusetts supremo
court. -
Dec. 4. 1002 Appointed as
sociate Justlco of tho supremo
court of tho United States.
i Oct. 4, 1028 His ago of 87
years, 6 months and 20 days
mado him the oldest supremo
court Justice in history.
April 30, 1020 Mrs. Holmci)
died.
Jan. 12, 1932 riCHlgncd
from supremo court bench.
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Briggs, of California, Says State
Will Fight Hearst-Johnson Combine
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 A. H.
Brlggs, California stato anti-saloon
letiguo superintendent, Tuesday told
tho national league his stato would
oppose "sending back to congress any
man who hooks up with tho Hearst
Johnson combino against President
Hoover."
Brlggs had Just said "tho nest
election Is sorious and will affect, if
not determine, tho fato of prohibi
tion." i Somo reports of stato leaders to
the biennial convention dealt with
the possiblo effect of congressional
reapportionment" and. tho political
outlook as well as rovlowlng past
work.
Brlggs said if a wot should oppose
rrosident Hoover In 1032, California,
which had given him a big majority
In 1028, "would movo to mako It
unanimous,"
Dr. L. W. Sloan, superintendent of
tho Louisiana nntl-Buloon leaguo, as-
Famous Cough
cstai i n '
JL 1 COll 1JJL1U11
A doctor's faimim m ccrlntlnn '
callcd Thoxlne Is guaranteed to re- j
Ucve coughs within a few minutes. ; played In political campaigns, and
Jt works cn a new prlnclplo re- , promising more of tho same if nccea
licvcs throat Irritation and goes dl- nnry.
rcct to tho Internal cause. j Tho Oklahoma hud distributed to
1 Taken befcro retiring, Thoxlne J the press a speech which among other ;
absolutely prevents night coughing, things asserted ho believed "that pro
It gives tho same speedy relief for hibition will not provo tho wlse.it
sore throat, too. Safe for tho whole
family guaranteed no dope. Mou?y
bock If not satisfied'. !10o. Sold by
Rod Cress Drug Store and all other
good drug stores, Adv.
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Holeproof 8
Holeproof
Autogart
SOCKS
They Stay Up
Without Garters
Available In
Lisle, Silk, or Wool
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to Portland. 200 eomfortnMt!
each with bath. RmsotiRble ratei
Convenient down-town locution
HOTEL
CONGRESS
PORTLAND, OREGON
Lotas fl. fiocu. Pttxltni Minuter
A Chattioidn Of Liberals
Staunch Defense
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OIIvit V( mk'll Holmes its Iir
appcircil at (he time of his ap
pointment to MlprrmfV hem'll.
ceived it tho duly of courts "to note j
tho chnngo in tho nature of society i
nnt in In numv Willi ltrfil flianrlno 1
nf i.ht nnnt l.hnt. wrrn orrrtnfmiHlv i '
applied to the present."
Ho approved . the expansion of
state and federal police powers to
regulate conditions of society for the
good of tho community as an evolu
tion of the common law to maot
changing social demands. Ho con
tended, however, that the court
should not permit state or federal
acta to violate any constitutional
prohibition.
Not an advocate of total abstinence
from liquors, Holmes sustained on
several occasions tho prohibition
amendment. Rut he vigorously op
posed what he considered unlawful
methods of search and seizure.
Thirty years ago Holmes said: "The
sailed statements made by Bishop'
Ernest O. Richardson, of Philadelphia, j
new president of tho national league,
on a prohibition referendum.
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Jticnaruson nou said no saw no! (ccpvrlnht, 1032. NEA Service, Inc.)
objections 'to a referendum provided . TIMrHP Mr, . 7m 20 The
It was confined to states and not "ALriMCHE.. Md.. J.tn. 20 The
nation-wido, , problem of America's 8,000,000 Job-
Sloan said "If wo adopt the policy lc83 rifBt8 uqwarcly cn tho shoulders
of even favoring stato referendums it of business and industry.
Is going to hurt us, especially in my.l Buslucns and industry should make
utato. I , . i
prevision for caring for their em
Stiporlntendont Prettyman, of Con-, . . '
necticut, said, his group was going PIoyon ln tImcs of lct,rcSBln
back to the tato to t'brlng Bingham." ; lt Uly cI ot nccopt this responsl
Ho referred to Senator Bingham, of bHlly", congress or the stato IcgJnlu
that stato, sponsorer of a four per lures may be forced by public de
cent beer bill. J mand to enact some sort of govern
A startled an ti -saloon league cop1- mental unemployment Insurance
vention weighed a surprise suggestion plan which would be as burdensome
from Governor Murray, of Oklahoma, cn taxpayers as the dolo system that
that a mora satisfactory form of
liquor control might bo substituted
for existing prohibition. j
Recognized ns a dry, the pictures-'
quo "Alfalfa 13111" was given promin
ent placo on the Monday night pro
gram of tho big biennial convention,
following close upon ft stirring ad-
dress by Bishop James Cannon Jr..!
defcndltm tho nrohlbltlon nart ho
and othor southern churchmen had
legal solution of tho control of the
liquor traffic.'. - , j
This sentenco.aud somo others like
i. ho left unuttered when ho mount
ed tho platform, but tho general ten
or . pf tho original-draft was main-j
talned and afterwards ho explained :
he would stand absolutely back of .
tho written version. j
"I got started off wrong and never
"!"..!:"!:,.!"'!lI,!!!:..!'Mrae oye "
- " "" '"y wi-n-ui
In sympathy with my views. The men- ,
tnlily nf the crowd wasn't what I
expected." With that he let the mat- ;
ter pass. j
His analysis of the audience's sym-
pathles apparently was correct. They1
followed his words closely but with
no appluuse. i
BOYS 'CONFESS'
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1 1 err i;rv ( lie two von His who la II (poll. O.j authors iv vnv imve
eiinrt-Heil io the Inirnlmr ol the lot; ruhln of .iitni hlte- -10. ni'iir
ialllpollv last .sprlos, mstiltliur lu lite dtsilli nf Whltt and soen or his
t '-Hht chlldrrn. 'I ho Iiovm, Albert Heynu-r. left, tml Klh worth lowver,
nri' liunate; or Hie H' imluvtrlal Kt'hmd at lnraster. 4). Offtcii.4
rt fused to place full belief In fie bo; a' Mory ikmhIIh? furtltrf Inveslt
njllnn. Albrrl h i? and I ll-uot lh 17, The Im l:tln rrpudHted I hp
-uuf(ioiif Icrinliig U nil u luax.
Of Man's Rights
i law has become a. conscious reaction
upon Itself cf organized , Boclcty
knowingly seeking to determine Its
cwn destinies.
Tho bluc-WooCd son of a Boston
pccS was a doughty protagonist of j
freedom cf speech, thought and the i
i press. One of his most famous opln-
I lcnc was his dissent in the case of i
Madame Ilcclka Schwimmer, Austrian :
pacifist, barred from American cltl-
tih:sk i'ii;ws ; i ni;r
-; IIOL.MKS IN IMS U'ONK
$ "A man of high ambition
S must leave his fellow ndven-
turers and faco the loneliness
v of original work." .
"If thcro .is.any principle
of the constitution that moru
Imperatively calls for. attach
ment than any other, it Is the
prlnclplo of free thought
not free thought for those
who agree with, us, but free
dom for the thought wo
hate."
The- duty of the courts Is
"to note the chanjje in the
nauro of society and to do
away with legal theories of
tho past that were errone
ously applied to the present.'
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"Tho law has become a
conscious reaction upon Itself
of organized society know
ingly seeking to determine Its
own destinies."- His view 30
years ago.
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Candidate for Presidency Declares Government Mus t Take Burden If Business Refuses
Edltor'fj Note: In his speech
at tho Jackson day banquet at
Baltimore, in which he an
nounced his willingness to be
ccmo a candidate for tho pres
idency, Ctov. Albeit C. Itltchle.
qf Maryland, declared that tho
obligation of unemployment
rcata upon industry itself. Here
ho explains what he means by
tha'.; statement and gives hla
position on an issue that may
play a - part In his presidential
campaign.
liy Robert Till ley
(NEA Service Writer)
now weighs upon England
Thcso are the views of Governor
Albert C. Itltchle, first major presi
dential candidate to announce for
that cilice. They were expressed by
Maryland's Democratic chief execu
tive, four times elected to that of
fice, In an exclusive interview here.
l noso are preventive clays, L.ov-
r' Ritchie brg-m. "There la pro
vent Ion ol Illness by
health mer.s
ifccldents by
many other
urcL", prevention of
f.dcty measures and
forms of prevention.
"Maybe we can't prevent unoin
ployttirnt, but we can do something
lc- allcvlato it when it comes.
"Wc do have period of recurring
unemployment. Mr. Hoover pays wc
havo passed through 16 major do-
Summing It Up
Kven n head wind Is better Hum
niiiip. No man over wnrked hls
pnsjie In a dead calm. I.i't no
.11:111. thert'fnro, wax P-'Ie heeatise
ol ni'pnslllim. l'ehane.
Eight Daily Papers
fori I.ihiU. Hit capital of Mnurl
tins, an Inland in the Indian m-ran
with ti population ot fiO.tHKi, hns
el hi daily newspapers.
BURNING EIGHT
Stands Out In His
Txnslilp because of expressed unwill
ingness to bear arms In time of war.
"If there !s any principle of the
constitution." said the then 83-year-
old Justice, "that more imperatively
calls for attachment than any other,
It Is the principle of free thought
(lualtilances knew Holmes i:s he
worknl at Ills ilenk.
jm,.L& yarns'
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MARYLAND HAS TWO j
si;i;Kti nti:snKNC'Y
Thus far only two persons S
openly announced their will-
ingiicss to become prsslden-
tlr-l candidates lu 1932, and
both of them are Mary- S
landers. .
The first was ox-Senator $
Joseph I. France, who months
ago announced an apparently $
forlorn candidacy, presum,- 3
ably for the purpose of get- $
ting public attention for
caxises he espouses. . $
Tho second Is ODvcrnor
Itltchle, four times elected to $
that office, who Is expected
to bo a leading contender for $
tho Democratic nomination. $
prcssions In the payt century. v H
wo didn't havo unemployment, we
Wouldn't havo Socliillsm, Comihu
nlsm, Hitlerism and tho like.
"We .Must Look Ahead"
"I think wo should look ahead
with reference to a man's Job ln the
same way that we look ahead; to
other things.
"Tho best method that I know of
lr. to set aside some kind of Insur
ance reserve when limes arc good so
when forced unemployment comcfc
wo will have that to draw on.
"There are two ways this can be
done:
"Tho federal or stale governments
can raise or contribute to such n
fund.
"Industry can raise Mich a fund,
with, labor contributing its share.
"Various European countries hav?
frund that a government unem
ployment system, or a dole, is a
fearful burden on the taxpayers.
Such plans have trained tho ticas
urler. in Germany and England.
"Wo don't want anything like
that. . We viinc to avoid It.
"Industry and business should a.i-
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i $100,000 YEARLY PROFIT FROM CITY -OWNED UTILITY
j ADMINISTRATION SET REMARKABLE RECORD,
Editor's Kotr---In theso times
whrr. many other city gevcrn
incnt". arc in dtro Ilnanci-.il
straits with pay less pay days
for ifity employes, huge current
deb ty. threatened cloning of
tricots, ete. the remarkabla
story of what Is being accom
plished in the little city of Al
bany. Ga is of especial interest.
C. D. Tounstpy. city ci'itor of
tViO Albany Herald, has written
the exclusive article lor NEA
and the Observer.
Vr,a s-civico orrpoiutcnt ) i scrupulous adherence to tho budget.
ALBANY, Ga., Jan. 20 Free of
debt and complacently conscious of I The public utilities contribute
a big cash, bank balance, thla Geor- j nbcut $100,000 each year-to tho on
, .. r Knm ,-,i.. ! cratinR expenses of the city.
j
tlon. wonders vaguely why other 'gov-i
i crr.nier.ts city, county, st;tte and
! imtlcnnt arc cxcrlcnclmr so much !
i difficulty in balancing their budgets
and are. In many Instances, con-;
fronted with the necssiw
r-ISJUb -
taxes.
AiL-any starts nj;i v.tth the lowest 1 commission of three, chosen by the
lax rate In many years, with n bank I city commlseion. They have man
balance or 8133.000, and cwini not ft;ied fo well thai water. Iipht and
one cent of current accounts. Mi re- j -jns rates are as low as in other cities
ovrr, about $32,000 of uncollected I cf llfca sire, despite tho 9100.000
1931 taxes Is due the city treasury, j annual profit.
Five years osro Albany owed cur-' Occasional pleas for lower rates ore
rent accounts of S128.000. had no' met with the answer that there are
money in the bank except n Kinking j many citizens who own no property
fund balance, was opcraiinir on bor- Pn uo t:ix nnd t,lflt t!l"ir onl'
rowed funds most cf tho "time and ' contribution to the cost of Rovern
wnr. levying a tax rate almost 40 per mc nt is through payment of water.
ccm larper man tne uku rate. An- ,
other roc urtion of so per cent in
the tax rate is indicated for U32.
i "Hew did Albany do It?" npicr
j cltlea have been nsktnn ever since
j recent press dispatches announced
I that Albany had $8.80 per capita in
! tho hank nnd no current indebtedness.
: His Career At End
Record As Justice
-not free thought for those who
agree with us, but freedom for the
thought vc hate."
"I would suggest," he continued,
'.'that the Quakers have had their
share in making thla country wliat
it Is, that many citizens agree with
tho applicant's belief and that I had
not supposed hitherto that wc re
gretted our Inability to expel them
because they believe more than some
of us do in the teachings of the
Sermon on tin Mount."
Product of a conservative Massa
chusetts social' and economic en
vironment, ho nevertheless upheld
early In his. Judicial career the Jepal
status pf tho then "revolutionary"
labor striko and peaceful picketing.
As long ago aa 1U01 ho sustained
the constitutionality cf a Massa
chusetts stute ' law prohibiting the
imposition, of fines upon workmen
by employers on account ol imper
fect work. ( ' ; T
Ho held that labor had the right j
to combine for the purpose of ob-
taining high wages. He applied his j
liberalism to capital as veli aj laVior.
repudiating ' the idea that ucts cf f
combination were Illegal.
Ho was a staunch upholder of the
legality of the child labor law and
sustained workmen's compensation
and employers' liability laws. Many
of his opinions were considered gems
of diction, phrased with a lucid can
dor that made them enjoyable read
ing and comprehensible to the lay
man as well as the lawyer.
His closest friend on the bench
vva-. Jusiic Brauc'cis, the son of a
Bohemian immigrant, who often
"teamed up" with him In views on
cuscs. For years their opinions were
mm jftai&tsu&es&a. ys
FOUR RITCHIE-GRAMS
"If we didn't
have unemploy
ment, we wmild
not have Social
ism. C in m u
nism. llltlrrlsm
and the like."
"H o s h o U I d
look aheed with
reference to u
man's job In I he
sai.y whiy Ui:';
ivo look ahead to
other thliv.K"
(iOVKUNOIt
sumo this' responsibility. It is a
social obligation that belongs to
them.
"They set nslde a reserve for divi
dend.", so that stockholders can be
paid whrn depression comm.
"They set aside a fund for dopro
c In tier, so their machinery and
equipment can be taken cars of.
"They havo a sinking fund for j
protection of their bond Issues. i
"They make provision to take caro '
of Injured employes. i
"About tho only thing that they '
f 01
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CASH' IN BANK, GEORGIA TOWN CUTS TAXES
j Mayor J. S. Billingsloa's reply has I
i been: "Keep the outgo within the i
I llmltr. of tho Income. That's the way
to brhiR down tuxes and ;et on a
ecund financial bails."
Salient features which havo con
tributed to thla city's improved
nanclal position Included:
Municipal ownership and operation !
of all public utilities.
Adept Ion of the conunisskm-clt v
manager term of government.
Careful preparation, the first of j
each year, of a schedule of estimated j
receipts.
Attention ni n hnrl"M u-ull wiflilti 1
Many years afro the citv acrpilred
the water, light and gas plants. i;n-
til comparatively recent times th?y
wora operated nt n loss, cr at best
! broke even. Then they bpan
: show a small nrolit. Nnmlvrloss fn- 1
nn r.tr.tB tr. uv tict-,, I
made by public utility corporation-.
! The utilities are operated bv a
i.- (i'"
Albany ne'epted ccmmisslcn gov
ernment eijiht years ai;o. The city
Jr. governed by seven comtulsio;-.ri,
one from each of five wards and two
elected from the city ot larm. Tii:y
are chosen for two-year terms, and
each year they sclivt ono of their
number mayor. The commission
frequently on Hhc minority or dis-
ccnilng side. But in several coses in
recent months the "liberals" in the
court, with Chief Justice Hughes and
JusLicec Stone and Roberts lining up
with the "two great dissenters," have
teen In the majority.
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And here Is how Holmes ap
pean d when he observed his
UUth birthday last March K.
"IT business and
Industry do not
acet't thV ro
lKn.s I b 1 11 1 y, go v
trnnient will."
"With J5 imljor
depressions In the
paf-t 1 00 yciirs, it
is ;:liout time we
hrgtlil looking
ahead to the next
one."
don't set aside for Is labor, upon
which all business and industry
depcnd.i.
Vinst I'roU'ft nchefaeiurs
"Induslry-and business which get
ccmplcto benefit out of labor when
timer, are good, should make some
. prevision for protecting labor when
i times. are bad.
"Such a plan is fundamentally
round. Of course, there can be
nii'cd against It many objections
like seasonal unemployment, etc. But
thrruj objectlc:i3 can bo ironed out.
PESOH
meetr. twice a month nnd is subject
U- call meetimrs at nny time. The
mayor Is paid enly $100 a month,
the commissioners receive SI0 for
each i-egular meeting.
Actual mnnarrcmcnt Is left to the
city cianagcr. C. Q. Wright, a native
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Heavy Snowstorms In June and Aug
ustIt Keuily llappenert In
New England States
Tho year 1816 has gone down into
history as "the j'ear without a sum
mer," although, as far as has been
ascertained by recent scientific in
vestigation, it did not altogether de
cerve that title. Regular weather rec
ords were kept at that period at not
more than 10 places in the United
States, but many details concerning
tho famous cold year were recorded
bv persons who experienced Its rig
ors. Typical of these descriptions is
the following, written by Chauncey
Jerome, at Plymouth, Conn.:. ' ,
"The next summer was the cold
ono of 1810, which none of tho old
people will ever forgot and which
many of tho young have heard a
great deal about. There was Ice and
snow In every month of the year. I
well remember tha seventh of June,
while on my way to work, about a
mile from home, dressed throughout
with thick woolen clothes and an
overcoat on, my hands got so. cold
that X was obliged to lay down my
tools and- put on a pair of mittens
which I had in my pocket. It snowed
a.-iuut nn hour that day. On the
tenth of June my wife brought in
soma clothes that had been spread
on the ground the night before, which
wero frozen stiff as In winter. On
the fourth of July 1 saw several, men
pitching quoits In the middle of the
day with thick overcoats on. and the
sun shining bright at tho time. . . .
Not half enough corn ripened that
year to furnish seed for the next."
OhaiieE Pierce's "Weather in Phila-
The principle stands.
"About 15 large concerns, one of
which Is the General Electric com
pany, already have plans of this kind.
About 20 industries here in Balti
more are already at work on such
plans.
"Various plans have been put for
ward. There arc details of appli
cation, of course such as the sys
tem, proportion and source of con
tributions to the fund that must
bo wcrked out. But far-seeing
business men realize Its necessity.
"However, neither this ncr any
ether plan con stop recurrent un
employment. At intervals, hard
times arc bound to come. But when
hard times do come such a plan
would help out and allcvlato the
situation until good times return. ,
"Wo can't have 8,000,000 persons
out of work in this country without
trcmendpua pressure being brought
to bear upon congress tto do some
thing about It: If business and In
dustry don't accept this responsi
bility, government will, and the dan
ger is that something like . England's
or Germany's burdensome plan will
bo forced upon us.
"With 15 major expressions ln the
past 100 years, lt is about time wo
began looking ahead to the next ono
before lt closes ln cn us. If business
and industry don't take hold of this
situation, congress or the state legis
latures or both will do It and arc
very likely to 'apply measures, that
would to a huge drain on our treas
ury and foreign to American stand
ards and Institutions," Ritchie said.
Af. for relieving existing unemploy
ment distress. Governor Klt&ilof believer-
this the duty of local relief
aganclcr, and believes that they will
be able to do It with their own relief
funds certainly in his own stato of
Maryland. If not, he says, then as
sistance becomes tho duty of the city
government, next tho state govern
ment and. finally, the national; gov
ernment., r'or, he says, protection of
citizens is the purpose of all govern
ment. PLANT
ALBANY
er Albany, has occupied that posl -
tlon for five years, and much of the
credit for tho city's excellent condi-
Hon today Is given him. All city
departments, except the Water liqht
and . rtopartmrnt.. arc under hi.
, , , ""
control and supervision. Department
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ftb UJeatn9i
w Chdries Hiznugn iwman,
1 .oftfyUS.Wtothei'Bunau .
delphitv" tells us that at that place
there was ice during every month '
of tho year, not excepting June, July
and August. There was scarcely a
vegetable came to perfection north
and cast of the Potomac."
According to the "Monthly Weather
Review," citing tho recollections of
James Winchester of Vermont: "It is
said that in Juno of that year snow
fell to the depth of three Inches in
New Ycik, Pennsylvania and New Jer
sey on the seventeenth; five Inches
ln Pll ths New England states, ex
cept three Inches in Vermont.
"Tj:ere was snow and ice in every
month of tho year. The storm of
June IV was as severo as any that
over occurred in tho winter; it began .
about noon, increasing ln fury" until
night, by which timo tho roads wore
impaAable by reason of snowdrifts
many were bewildered ln tho blinding
storm and frozen to death. . . .
There was a heavy snowstorm Aug.
30. . . . The year 1816 had neither
spring, summer, nor autumn. The
only crop of corn raised ln that part
of Veimont that summer was saved
by Keeping bonfires burning around
tho cornfield night and day."
An analysis by Professor W. I. Mil
ham of the meteorological record kept
at illiamstovn. Mass., shows that,
at that place, the average tempera
ture ol the whole year was only a ,
little below normal and was actually 1
higher than that of several later
ytars. . . 1
i The summer months wore all much
colder than normal, but included
some periods of exceptional warmth..
The year was not actually ono with
out a summer, but ono In which tho
summer included somo spells of de
cidedly wintry weather.
. I1EST: Checking up on weather all
over tho world.
Hines Says Bill
To Aid Widows Of
Veterans Opposed
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (VP) Frank
T. Hines, veterans administrator,
Tuesday told the house veterans com
mittee the bill before it to provide
allowance for widows and orphans of
veterans was "not In accord with the
president's financial policy."
Hines said he had no formal re
port from tho budget bureau, but
felt sure tho attitude there would be
the same.
Most of the widows were compara
tively young, he said, and their coses
might wait until another session.
"What the president said in his
message covers the ground better than
I can for him," Hines said,
His advice to tho committee was
that they ask allowance at present
"only for that group of veterans wid
ows' with dependent children."
Chairman Rankin, of 'the veterans
committee, said ho "could not sub
scribe to the attitude of the presi
dent on this proposition."
Rankin said tho needs of widows
and orphans of veterans had been
growing during the depression.
"WE WERE HIDING TOO HIGH"
CALVIX COOIJDCII3 SAYS
NEW YORK. Jon. 19 W) Calvin
Coolidge says "a general lack of judg
ment" contributed to the present eco
nomic situation.
Writing ln the American magazine,
the former president discusses con
ditions, praises the national banking
system and denounces hoarders.
"It is impossible to point out any
general moral lapse, any widespread
dishonesty," he says In treating the
causes of the slump. "Tho most we
can say Is that there has been a gen
eral lack of Judgment so widespread
as to Involve practically the whole
country.
"Wc have found out that we were
not so big as we thought we were.
We were riding too high. We shall
have to keep nearer tho ground."
HELPS BUSINESSLIKE
OFFICIALS SAY
heads keep him advised at all times
of the activities une'er them. He has
uo assistant, not oven a secretary.
The all-Impcrtant schedule of esti
mated receipts which is adopted at
tho start of each calendar year. Is
prepared by the city manager.
Tho past? year's total receipts will
bo $3000 in excess of his estimate
on Jan. 1. Disbursements will bo
$1000 less than expected.
Despite the depression, no city em
ploye has had his salary cut and In
most departments the salaries in
creaso periodically ln accordance
with a scale based on length of ser
vice. v
Once the budget Is adopted, the
cemmission resists every effort to
mako expenditures not provided for.
An appropriation 13 mae at the start
oi" each year for emergency use and
thla has always proved adequate to
enre for needs which could not be
foreseen.
Four members of the city commis
sion were re-elected recently and
only one had opposition. There has
never been the slightest public hint
ci graft, nepotism or favoritism. In
habitants cf Albany look on
their city as a corporation, governed
by a board of directors responsible
to the voters who name a general
manager to carry cut their policies.
Any other city, of course, whether
larger or smaller, can do what Al
bany has done, lt is asserted here.
Except for the item of public utili
ties ownership there Is not a feature
of Albany's governmental system
that cannot be adopted in most oth
1 cr municipalities.
! The same methods of efficiency.
economy and honesty which have
' H'ted Albany from the mire of debt
! to a surP"w anti ve reduced the
T" "V4, m'"S
in three years, an he applied any-
where.