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
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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
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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
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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 $12.95. Included in this group are
f JTA T Wfi - J ' V :'.Rvlf'i browns, blacks and navy blue: ,' All in the new '
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v ' I ' 'J ' . jf$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
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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 !
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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
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SMART SHOP (PlOpst
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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.
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