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Taj'cTcirr Wednesday, December 13, 1933 j ADMINISTRATION PREPARING FOI CONGRESS TILTS lljr EdHnnl . Durfy .Ataoclattd Prea Staff Writer) WASHINGTON MindUl ot conflict aheatib the adnUniotrmtlon haft begun to point for the approach . in session of congress with a fie to adranclng Its program and dis arming dissenters as effectlrely as possible. 3... Actual formation of recommerula Uons nac started. At Che front Presl . dent Roosevelt has placed treasury poller, asking his aides for confer ences on what the federal govern ment must soend In the next fiscal year and how to raise the money. WhateTer Is decided. It will provide the hub for one of the many con troversies to resound In senate and house. Involved Is the whole public and civil worts and relief policy, liquor and income taxation, budget balancing and the necessity for pro tecting national credit. The part to be taken by the mone tary dispute depends primarily, on what happens between now and Jan uury 3, when congress me to. For . days the government gold program has been steadied, but vith no as surances of stabilization impending . The capltol debates appear likely to be colored by presidential recom mendations for permanent railroad consolidation legislation, stock, mar-, ket control, some possible alteration In but not general tevlaion of the securities act, express federal control over the liquor Industry, ratification of the St. Lawrence treaty and con firmation of William C. Bullitt as the first ambassador to the Soviet. Realizing that enactment of "thii program hinges In great measure on cor decisively are of fset ; the chal lenge to what already mu been done, , recovery agencies are heading up their - wont toward the days when the lead : era may be summoned before con ,. gresslonal committees. One line of the strategy Is to order things so re sult can be cited to Justify the ex traordinary enactment of the extra session. Indications at the moment are 'for a less determined bulk of opposition than appeared in prospect a month back. On the fnftenunatory money question, for example, teas is being' heard here from those who on the one hand have been Insistent on outright currency Inflation and those on the other who would, return to the old gold standard. This is attri buted to reports of business improve-' ment. . There is no illusion that "harmony will dominate, however. Some of the strongest voices in senate -and honse. Democratic and Republican, are being primed for opposition to Roosevelt - and his policies. . Both the national recovery administration and the agri cultural adjustment administration will come in for their share. Stilt entrenched ( behind weighty majorities, no concern is expressed in the Roosevelt quarter as It looks to the same leadership that main tained last spring: Vice President Gamer and Robinson,-of Arkansas. In the senate, and Speaker Rainey, of Illinois, and Byrns, of Tennessee, In the house. McNary of Oregon, and. Sneil. of New York, respectively, will continue to head senate and house Republicans. The president plans to 'follow his practice of refraining from personal debates with, those who differ with him. Subordinates will make such replies as are made, aside from the , ones Jn the legislative chambers. J Nevertheless, portents of renewed Republican activity are having their effect, along with, that .of the. Demo cratic branch of thought that, holds with Alfred E. , Smith and Senator Carter Glass as against Roosevelt. Taking a more prominent place as t.c weeks pass will be congressional flections next fall. With-more time.! v.nd not under the spell of the emer-(,- icy atmosphere of their last meet ing, there will tie 'more Inclination among the legislators for frank and full talk. . . -. Into this situation the first major factor will be Mr. Roosevelt's report. That he will seek to use It for all It's worth, there Is little doubt. The present Inclination ts to -defer final drafting until the last minute, to have year-end statistics that throw a later light on progress of the recovery program. t la that connection, the last two constitutional amendments -could contribute to a better buslneoB report than might have been available other wise. One la the "lame duck" amend ' ment. which for the first time put the convening .date after Christmas and the attendant holiday - buying. The other is prohibition repeal, which will have been In effect almost a month, with consequent quickening of some business lines. .'- , Summed up, the - administration stand ( promises to be that Its pro Bram Is working, employment and prices -having risen appreciably since its institution, and that the Ume hxi come to carry It ahead-, possibly wlUi modification of sections proved cllcctive. . . .There being a lack of co-operation : among the opposition, .there is no apparent basis now on which to ex pect-a unUled general attack. But stuck there, will be and plenty, un til that day in late spring or early summer when legiiilators -begin re porting back to their constl t urn c leu : In general, It appears, the oppon ents will base their position on denials that the program 1 working and contentions that various phases are wrong in principle, contrary to Amerlean tradition. As to which side Is the more right, that will be put to the voter next fall and In 1936 on the basis of con ditions then. The South Dakota high school athletlo association this winter will re-Instate the 10-eeoond rule In bas ketball, a rule which the preps did not enforce In the 1932-33 season. fllUS-CHALMERS. Track type and Air Tired Tractors. Combines, Implementa, Road Maehlnerj, CBA.VDLER TBACT08 EQUIPMENT CO, 112 .Jefferson . ttaln 612 Old Man Prohibition Come along. Mr. ProbibUldaitre's tending a helping haod, ti 8plrit of Repeal, dormant tor these 14 Tea re, blithely swaps places with the blue-nosed, hluh-haued old man ot the Dry Era. Hera you see after not-sach-grsre obsequies at fits 'nai resting place. The mourners later burled their sorrotTr in , cocktails. JapaA Anxious About The Dollar ' Seeing It As a Recovery Index -. B' Tilenn Ilabb TOKYO WV President Roosevelt's monetary Steles are watched with 'especial rule y" bjr the people of Japan. Kcrektyo Takahashi, .fee 79- jrear-otd fln&noe minister and former premier, sal a here In a strong plea for 'early stabilization of world cur rencies. s -, . Toward "the gigantic effort of 4he NBA Ibe attitude of Japan Is one of mingled hope and fear. Mr. Takahh- shi continued hope that it will revive American purchasing power and thereby restore' Japan's richest, market, and fear lest tariffs Imposed to safeguard American Industry dp eratlng under codes. wlU curtail Uie booming expansion of Japanese trade. Call Dollar World Key . . Without waiting for the In very low er to broach the subject, Mr. Taka hashi opened comment on the gyra tions of the dollar. He spoke vigor ously and Incisively, using Japanese for the most part, but breaking Into clercut English when the Interpret er failed -to -drive home a point. ,The first- requisite for improve ment of world trade la. stabilization of exchange rates." Mr. Takahasl said. - 'Tor - this reason we In Japan are watching with especial anxiety the monetary experiments conducted by President Roosevelt. "Stabilization of the dollar' would contribute more than any other sing le factor to dissipation of the pres ent .chaos and uncertainty In the world trade situation. ."Until exchanges are stabilizes ail trade is speculative. This evilmust be eliminated. It enters into the in dustrial life of each nation, into t lie Steady Progress Toward Economic Recovery, Report PORTLAND, Dec. 13 Business sur veys conducted In key Industrie.) over the Untied States, tabulated today in te office of Frank Messenger, Oregon-Idaho KRA compliance director, reveal steady progress toward eco ncmia recovery. The national retail dry goods as sociation reported that 450.000 work ers ul'.l oe slven employment during wie.cnnsimaa buying rush over the United States. PajTolls will be In creased W0.0OO.O0O during December. The association estimated that De cember sales will approximate M.000.- 000.000 In U. 8. department stores. Retail toy sales, ludired by nrellm- Inary purchases, sit: be 10 per cent ntgner mis year than In 1932. tho toy manufacturers' association re ported. Sales ot S200.000.000 are pre dicted by this industry. Men's hat manufacturers reported bustneua Increased SO per cent dur VJ'"P f " f f s? fa? jlarjr& f ji ? If s iarc CHRISTMAS GREETING CARDS The most beautiful and extensive line of Greetinft Curds we have ever displayed in La Grande., Cards for every member of the family and all tho relatives. . Humorous Cards for whoever appreciates them. A general line of Cards for. Christmas at the low prices of 3 for 5c to 25c each La Grande Rook 1 1H Adams On His Last tags? a nice lone coffin for too." Ex the poor fellow, weak and wobbly a New York hotel, being assisted to political decisions of. governments. Thus it directly affects the welfare of the common people of every na tion. , ' Regrets Tariff Walls "The remedy for this situation lies yrimarily within the power of the American government; Ho a leas ex tent it depends on the governments of Great Britain, Prance, Germany and Italy. , . , , 'The economic recovery of Japan is closely linked with the KRA and the outlook for ear.y enforcement of Its provisions for tariff barriers against imports threatening Ameri can indus'-rles under its codes. We are waiting, to see how far this will exclude Japanese manufactures. - "It is a regrettable feature of our present foreign trade boom that it is producing a tendency throughout the world to raise walls against Japanese goods. For this reason we can not bej optimistic over the outlook for our overseas commerce, although for the ( first nine months of 1933 It was per cent larger in yen va.uc than for the corresponding period of 1932. "Our economic recovery is well un derway, but is stlli confined to cer tain industries and classes. Distress prevails in the countryside and fish ing villages and . genuine prosperity can not be said to haw returned un til purchasing 'power is restored to our millions of small farmers and fishermen. "The revival thus far is due to the foreign trade boom and to activity in steel, chemicals and other Indus- tries producing military supplies in; fulfillment of the replenishment pro grams of the army and navy." ing the fall season, and orders booked lor the spring trade are likewise hall again as high as the 1932 total. Exports ot automotive products were valued at $3,901,846 during Oc tober, the last month lor which tig. urea are available, compared with ex ports ol during October, I 1933. "Three are but scattering examples picked at random from .nation-wide surveys.'' Messenger said. ,Thee Ilg uree, from widely divergent Indus tries, are reliable Indices that the re covery program is steadily recovering! the ground loet during the 1929-33 depression. "Retail establishments report dally Increases In business, due to the In creases In money In circulation, which resulted directly from the civil works program and the 1 increased employ ment made possible by NRA codes Business Is already better, and is In creasing steadily. AO00 New .Street Signs KANSAS CITY WV After a year of exhaustive tests of 25 types of stsnd ards. Kansas City all! put up 6000 street markers at Intersections. They will have orange block letters on blsck ground. & Stationery Co. Main 90 I.-" ' ...I- . f Over The Valley Personals L'rlrket Hat I: Miss Lois Wltherspoon ima elected masler of the Crtckcl F'.a. grue when it met In regular sjca eaj umy. . Other officer, ell a! whom will be liistallea at lbs next meet ing are: , Overseer, Emll Wler. Lecturer. Haroid Blanehard. Steward. Hayn-.ond Wtehr. Assistant stem-ar-i. John Waelty. Chaplain. Mrs. M. E. Stem. Treasurer, Perry '.Vi'.'-.-Tr:ccn. Secretary, BerssI Hu?. Oatekeeper, Jcia Oekeler. Ceres. Mrs. Mury Waelty. . Pomona. Mrs. Jchn Gefceler. Flora, Mis. Eipr.-td Waeity. lady a;:cn: s-.tum, Mrs. Emll Miller. The election wis tlis chief Item ot -ct.1 a '- f .JsWtt" ,Jf-MMtSZMl! J - . :., . 4 lit I I ya -st 'Jr. J Don't o-et the i a v i I Xl W werefor: II '( l " , W t llt'Ja ,rly sold in II Vl7 J Mkfl " WZ4:?4 Pnces ranging VrJJ ,4,Vt i , 'V , K illVai1 fi-om $8.95 to $12.95. Included in this group are f JTA T Wfi - J ' V :'.Rvlf'i browns, blacks and navy blue: ,' All in the new ' U & VMm$d': ' Bjf jmms1mSi 1 y Zv Vr ------ . ( v ' I ' 'J ' . jf$QiiT it : Tl,ese are the popular Tuiii Sweat- One icroup of. dresses el silk.' wool j y 4 f . tSft sW&'Wl cr sets that are so much In de ami wool erepes. Sold our ro piece suits of pure wool In -"'' k' ! ' mand. l "t,, v shop this fall for S.M5 and ' new fall colors. Kohl In onr jtj f J I Xfry.. - " At hb low price ail, sues are hP this fall fo, m bs':--m : $2-95 "$2-95 $3-95 : : : ' Itlr i I,,! f j J. I lleuullful color combinations and .Every hat In , the store Is now on ' . . I i'h i.w-y' i 'S'-'n v I "did colors In mis popular ncces- -vile at nils one lotv price, Form- - , "er ueuu covenne. , j II t S'f - 2 '''S T:-J A . wry for street -rar. , erly old In ur s,ore tor $-.!)5 to . ool In the lleest winter I iLMm SW2M 95c 19c 7 ! I Tl A TIT XT, IMTATTTTT-, a ' i : .3 ux ojnuvviiN'Ur Ui iNJVv. DANCE FROCKS IN HIGH SHADES, REDUCED FOR THIS EVENT il yf r n r-ra XTxi v r- 1 1 1 f a I I I I - ffflXflllf -1SSMs I II I I 1 I I I I f I f II l II ll MTC, IlllaValllll I If 11 If lllll &3SS5C --.v. -.-9Ks. I i II 'J t B i f I a I I t II Bit 1 II II 1 rCTS, . --at. I i il mLjfit ! ii i .riiiiar v iv li ii il I I I . , - ) u' II "' case H-.f y UL1 V VafV XI .0 ff i II 1 I J ; tH';.-.- s& teasV: I J Mm ir only ; - p w.i-J -2.7' , j n f 1 W$' -E 4"'v 'v l II B I I I I I Here's a sale if there ever was ItTl ? W v uI I ZH I I V I I one, wun smaix xasnion-repre- fc ft - ,ft m LJ Vabi seined and vrithgCKxi fur. With Xjil -W l W S 1 , prices what they are today, wise t"f " sN! l ( K V 3 lj iL. . women will certainly snatch at " s V ' , 1 j y this opportunity to get a good winter coat at this one low price. VVi4i X? J B These coats formerly sold in our store at prices ranging from Vl- . . v -.rfe -J s wSyf 1 S; ! 524.50 to 534.60. You can see the original price tickets on this XltMf 1 AV? H k iVM 4 t . DORA VI'S . ' W I SMART SHOP (PlOpst r Adams & Depot Phone 369W Wl- f 1 ! i."t I I cuiniesi iranoaced during the day. l while the lecturer's program cooelst i ed of songs and leadings, with a oot- : luck dinner served at noon. The next meeting of this grange will be on I Saturday, Dec. 23. an all-day meet ing wioi a pouuck dinner at midday. Doing Flue Work ' '"' Club work Is progressing well at the Liberty school In Ihe Grange Kail neighborhood. The rnemheia. of tbe Oirls1 Sewing club have Unlsbed moat of their project which la to renovate and make over old garments. Thej will soon start the next project, that of making school costumes from new material. The hoi's - In the Camp Cookery club have cooked , three meals, two at school and one at home. Alter having cooked two more they will hare their required work all fin ished. Move .' Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hunter, valley pioneers, have recently moved to the house of Mrs. rVlene Uncola up the Mill Creek canyon which Mr. and Mrs. atoms Spaeth vacated when they re- -wxM 1:77::: i srs :V or vt " .s. a -v. ',.jW!i' "rsnirviasmtfas - eaaw5"; .I. .'ihM frsak ma a a i 'turned to their home In Cleveland. Ohio. To Present tiavel Members of the Mt. Fannie grange hare been busy this week preparing the program which they will present ttus coming Saturday. Dec. 18 at the Wolf Creek grange hall near North Poauer. This Is the Ume of their official visit when they will present the travelling' gavel to Wolf Creek, which .they received a number of months ago from: Pleasant Orove. To Have Luncheon v , - The second division of the Aid so ciety of the Island City Community church, with Mrs. Ray Blokland as chairman, wilt serve a- luncheon to the public Thursday at the home of Mrs. C. H. Bldwell. Serving will be from 12 until one o'clock and those wishing to attend are asked to call Mrs. Bldwell or Mrs. Dee Davis. Xeweomers . -, . . ... CJ Homer Showers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Prank Schermer. entered the liberty sc.looi in the .Orange. Hall neighbor. trnxriftv mnlFlnT thft 1.1th DUnll to enrbUrVHe Is in the fifth grade. The family has recently come to the valley from Colorado and are located at the place known as the Reynolds sheep sheds. . ClirlHtmas Party ' When the Countrywoman's club met Friday afternoon with Mrs. Char les Morgan, further plans were, made for.ttfe Christmas party the club will give Friday evening. Dec. 16. at Blue Mt. grange hall. The affair is to be for the club members and their fam ilies, dinner to be served at. seven o'clock followed by a program and a tree. Mrs. Laura Taylor, who acted as president In the absence of Mrs. Reese McAllster. appointed Mrs. Cora Wright, chairman of the kitchen committee: Mrs. Grace Grout, of the dining room: Mrs. Frances Wells, of the dish washing, and Mrs. Carris Spencer and Mrs. Grout, to purchase the treats. After the business session. Mm. Florence Jasper, Mm. Je&ste Mas tenon,' Mrs. Frances Wells and Mrs. Cora .Wright. - who had charge of the program for the afternoon, presented In pantcmlme the playlet, s "in, Courtln' ". by James Ku-sel. Lowell Mrs. Morgan, assisted by Mrs, Grout, served late In the afternoon, uts Christmas motif being carried out in the refreshments. Mrs. Lillian acha fer. of Island City, was a visitor. The next meeting of the club will be the second Friday In January at the aotie of Mrs. Betty Penland. Most of State Tax Paid Into Treasury . SALEM. Ore. VP With the pay. ment of second half taxes ot 15 loo by Washington county to complete Its share of state tax', the state trees, urer's office announced all but 125 . 000 had been paid to the treasury of the second half taxes, . Keith Mblesworth, Chicago Bears' quarterback, will be playing base. ball next summer to the Interna. tlonal league. In which circuit Cal : Hubbard, huge tackle and captain of the Green Bay Packers Is an urn- . f nlre. - f i ru l I
