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EIGHTY-FOURTH YEAR
SalesC' Orejon, Friday Morning, January ,11, 1935
No. 240
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Congressmen Want Hand In
; Allocation off ; Huge ,
Fund ffor Works
Earmarking Impossible Is
; Answer I at Conference
of F.R.and Aides
' - WASHINGTON, J. 10.r(ff)
tteps to i block a brewing rerolt
la congrress against a lamp turn
appropriation .of 14.000,000,090
for th administration's work re
lief program were taken today by
President Roosevelt and democra
tic cnieftains, '
-A courge : was charted at a
'White House conference today to
prevent efforts of members to al
locate the huge fund, to various
projects and purposes. . .
' It was agreed by the leaders
that all but $300,000,000, to be
et aside for regular public works,
would be turned oyer to the chief
executive for distribution on pro
jects designed to give work to
1,500,000 now on federal relief
rolls, A specific bill to this ef
fect was carried away from the
White House. Those called to the
executive offices were Vice-president
Garner, Speaker Byrns,
Democratic Senate Leader Robin
eon and Chairman. Buchanan of
the house appropriations commit
tee. - '
Buchanan, whose committee
will Initiate the legislation, said
after the conference, that, the
agreement was reached to go
ahead with the 14,000,000,000
lump sum proposition. --
In flinging a challenge to those
who want the relief fund allo
cated Buchanan said:- - '
"It Is utterly Impracticable and
impossible to ear-mark .the 14,
00.000,000 fund.' v
At the same time, the president
Informed the leaders he was an
xious ; for quick action, on the
$880,000,000 emergency rslief ap
propriation. Buchanan - said this
would be handled in separate.
bill before existing., law, expires,
February 10.
Speaker Byrns said he told the
president there was a "general
and reasonable and proper de
sire" In congress to know how the
big fund was to be spent and that
efforts would be made in the
kouse to ear-mark it. - ,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10-(ffV-Hardley
had the names of 1800
presidential appointees : reached
the senate today before opposi
tion to confirmation of some of
them appeared.
An Individual contest against
confirmation of Eugene O. Sykes,
f .. Mississippi, chairman of the
federal communications commis
sion, was' promised by Senator
Bilbo (D-Mlss).
: vMI made it an issue that If
elected I would build, a fire un
der him, as long as I was In the
senate until I got him out of the
service Bilbo said. ' "I always
keep ' my promise." - -"
There were hints of opposition
to : other appointees, -' Including
llarrlner S. Eccles of : Utah, new
governor of the federal - reserve
board and James A.' Moffett of
New York, federal housing ad
ministrator, but i Chairman
Fletcher of the banking com
; mittee said 'he expected both
would be confirmed. The banking
committee will consider these
appointments next , Tuesday.
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CHICAGO, Jan. 19--Rail-road
labor today opened a drive
for a six-hour day.
. The men who operate the na
tion's carriers will seek to have
the . ; new program - established
without any shrinkage In their
pay envelopes. ; ,
A plank embodying these alms
was placed at the top of the
platform being formulated by the
legislative committee ' of the
American Railroad Labor Execa
lives association as -the Van
guard of 1800 representatives of
every line in the United States
and the offices of the 11 bro
therhoods" - gathered tor their, an
nual , meeting. - -v t
The committee " members fa
vored the principle of the six-
hour day without "any reduction
In tbe compensation" they now
receive . for - an eight hour day,
.They pointed, out that, while an
employe .might work .longer. lhan
the specified time on certain days
under . the . projected provisions.'
-his .service week- would average
ouiciSSkked
6-HOUB DAY SOUGHT
"America's Sweetheart' Almost in Tears When
Case Concluded;. Secrecy Sought; Ben
Lindsey, Again
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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 10. (AP) Mary Pickford divorced
Douglas Fairbanks today in a three-minuta eonrt an-
pearance which left her almost
interviewers' questions. . ,
After hanging fire for more than a year the famous
ease was suddenly called in
actress iook ue siana.
. Lines showed in her face de
spite a touch of makeup. 8he tes
tified fn a voice but little above a
whisper. . " J.y . J, j ;: ' '
Uisa Pickford. for: more than a
decade "America's sweetheart" on
the screen, faltered before .the
case had ended, despite Its brev
ity. Her voice broke I and .she ap
peared near tears. , ii
Superior Judge Ben B. Llnd-
sey, wno became widely known
tor his. Juvenile, court work in
Denver and later for his advocacy
of "companionate marriage" and
other progressive domestic rela
tions theories, presided and grant
ed thf decree. He was sworn Into
office', here but two days pre
viously. ' r '
There was no .contest. The hear
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RIFLE WAS FAULTY
E
Bowman's Gun Held Subject
to Accidental- Firing; 7
Emphasize Injury '
LA GRANDE, Ore., Jan. 10.-
(ff)-Defense witnesses testified at
the first degree murder! trial of
Dan Bowman today I that certain
defects In his rifle Increased the
chances of an accidental discharge.
Bowman's defense contends be
(-accidentally discharged the gun.
killing Fred Lampkln, Pendleton
publisher. : W
The state charged Bowman snot
Lampkln In a fit of anger after
the two quarrelled at an elk hunt
ing camp near Sharkey, November
A 'surprise defense witness to
day was John Alery, local gun ex
pert, who testified that Borman's
36 -calibre rifle had a T defective
safety and that on i occasions the
safety might work loose,
Alery's testimony; followed a
statement by Sheriff Jesse Bre
shears of Union county that he
dropped Bowman's rifle on the
floor and the trigger, snapped.
However, the sheriff said, subse-
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The Day In
Washiriston
(By the Associated Press)
White House conference ap
proved a lump sum; relief bill and
planned steps to block attempts to
earmark" allotments for specific
purposes. .... , . s s ri ; -
Consumers advisory board' op
posed price fixing at NRA hearing.
Kresge, variety store magnate,
was disclosed In securities . com
mission reports as nearly topping
those holding stock in their own
corporations, having $28,460,000
stock in his concern.
t Gold case arguments were near
ly completed before; the supreme
court as hearings , rani through
third day. , :
Delaware duPonta were reveal
ed as largest contributors to Am
erican Liberty league.
Revised Connelly - Disney oil
control bill was revived to meet
supreme' court objections to ad
ministrative regulation of "hot
oil.! . . Vj'l.'-Kr
House foreign, affairs committee
members expressed 1 fear that for
eign countries: construe stores of
tin as a belligerent! move.
Steady Postal
mm
Reflects City's Growth
- Since 1890, receipts at the Sa
lem . postof flee have increased in
a steady upward moving , curve,
1934 being the largest year with
1247,697.38 compared to $14,
608.60 In 1890, according to a
statement issued by Postmaster
Henry R. Crawford yesterday. .
This compilation of figures
shows that practically every year
an advancement has been made.
From November ' 1 , " 1917. to
July 1, 1919. the three-cent pos
tage was in effect. This raised the
amount during 1918 to 2122
241.0S compared to $94,172.22 In
1912. However, In 1920 when the
postage had, been reduced to two
cents, I Jumped $144,192.27.
' From 192$ si steady gain each
year was shown until 1932, which
was slightly lower , than the pre
ceding years. ; But' 1933 showed
$224,862.20, 1933; $24,418. 48 and
1934 $247,697.22. . -1
JUae-Maauajfa.is-jjiiit
Judge, Presides
' a ...
in tears and unable to answer
! ,
more or less secrecy and the
Granted Divorce
From Fairbanks
MART PICKFORD
RELIEF GliY'S
273,898 Cans Packed in
Season, Almost Equal to
State 1933 Total
Operations of the Marion coun
ty cooperative cannery during
1934 resulted In a total output of
273,898 cans, almost as large a
production as all relief canneries
in the state achieved In 1932,
members of the county relief com
mittee were told here yesterday
at their regular monthly meeting.
Roy Melson, county commissioner,
who has supervised the cannery's
operations, expressed his pleasure
at the very heavy output for. the
year. ' '
The pack of vegetables was the
largest put up by the cannery,
running to nearly 143,000 cans.
Fruits , came next with 86,000
cans. More tomatoes were packed
than any other single article,
beans coming next . and prunes
third. However, vegetables and
meat made Into stew came second
In the classes of canned goods put
up, 48,000 being the total number
of cans of stew turned out by the
cannery.
Of the pack, 170,182 eanswent
to the clients of the cannery, while
102,662 cans were kept as tolL
The county , relief committee's
share was used for needy families.
Cans 'and. sugar were provided
from relief funds.' The cannery
made a number of stands through
out the county . and for many
weeks ran night and day. It Is ex
pected that the 1936 season will
be busier than any yet experienced
by the cannery's operators. .
AND CROWD ROARS
' BOSTON. Jan. loJ-(Jp) -Max
Baer boxed four happy and care
free rounds with , Dick f Madden,
young Boston heavyweight, to
night at Mechanics building to the
great amusement of an overflow
crowd of 4000. .
Gain Here
enacted and , has been la effect
since July f, 1932. :
: Crawford said that Indications
are that business . has - improved
steadily . through the - past two
years. Business men had Informed
him of the general pickup In their
respective fields. He said that If
a general survey of the business
houses and banks in the city were
made It would show a decided
gain during the past year. ... .
The Increase la Salem's popu
lation also would cause an . in
crease in postal receipts. Popula
tion figures ; for 1920 show that
Its population was 1 7,9 7 9 com
pared .with ' an estimated 27,000
now, an Increase of nearly 10,000.
; The addition of canneries, linen
mills and paper mill also hare an
effect on postal figures. '
. During the depression period a
general let-down was noted but
the steady pulTand" increase Indl-J
cata that bn'sineM la On 'm'stfeadv
sJax return te nflrajc.
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OUTPUT EXTEfiSlVE
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Miss Earhart Doesn't Tell
California Goal; . May -Choose
Sari Diego
Navy Officers Reveal That
Start Is Scheduled for
Daybreak This Morn
SAN DIEGO. Calif..
CAP) - Amelia Earhart;
Jan. 1 O.
American aviatrix, will leave Honolulu In
a flight for the mainland at day
break -tomorrow,, according to
navy officers here. It was report
ed that-a message giving this
news was received here tonight
Where' fn California jMiss Ear-
hart, plans to- land was 'not re
vealed in the reports. Officers who
disclosed the Information request
ed their names be kept' secret.
If she leaves Honolulu at day
break, she should be over Califor
nia before sunset f or early eve
ning tomorrow, aviation, experts
here said. Her ship, powered with
a single 150 horsepower motor,
has a cruising speed of 1 180 miles
an hour and a top speed of 200
miles an hour. - !
Navy officers hinted the pos
sibility of her landing here, eith
er at the naval air station. North
Island, . or at Lindbergh Field,
municipal airport. j
Miss Earhart, only Woman to
fly the Atlantic ocean alone, ar
rived in Honolulu December 27
on an announced vacation and lec
ture tour but has declined to say
anything definite concerning re
ports she might fly back to Cali
fornia. I
Her. speedy monoplane and ex
tra gasoline tanks tor It were
aboard the liner which brought
her to the Islands. She was ac
companied by her ' publisher hus
band, George P. Putnam, and her
mechanic, Paul Mantz. i
"I want to fly every lneh of the
Islands,? the aviatrix said on her
arrival. "My husband I and Paul
and his wife will go with me.
"I wouldn't take a. cat along,"
was her reply to a question on
her arrival regarding whether
Mants would accompany, her
should she attempt to! span the
Paeifle back to the mainland.
HONOLULU, Jan. 10.-ff)-
George Putnam, husband of Ame
lia Earhart, American aviatrix,
said here tonight there was "not
a chance that Amelia ) will leave
at day break. Frlday".n a report
ed ziignt irom Honolulu to Cal
ifornia. I
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 10. -UPl
-Edward E. Davis went on a hun
ger strike for work today and an
nounced he would "starve to death
If I don't get soma action on the
case." j
In his small apartment he re
ceives groceries from the county
relief agency and prepares meals
tor his seven year old daughter.
He wants the government or the
nnion to give him a Job.
- Davis, 82, an iron worker who
said he lost his union card ' four
years ago ; lor non-payment , ot
dues, said that without it he could
not . obtain work , on Bonneville
dam project., ' ?
- He said he was unable to get
back Into. the union in 1932 be
cause - there were toe many In
then. Now the nnion Is down on
him, he said, because j he worked
on the waterfront here during last
summer's maritime strike.
He asserted that "labor at Bon
neville is being monopolised by
the unions" and the i federal re
employment bureau where he is
registered for work, I ."is , called
upon for men as the very last re
sort." .,.!.. ,
Over 3000
Now Employed
At Bonneville
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 10:-ff)
The peak of employment on the
Bonneville power and; navigation
dam waa reached this ;week when
3 0 6 5 men were engaged on the
Columbia river project.
In making the announcement
today Major Charles F. Williams,
United States district engineer In
charge ot the project; said. 2441
men were employed by contrac
tors and 122 by the federal gov
ernment. -r ;
VANCOUVER, B. CU Jan. 10.-
(&V-The University of British Col
umbia, basketball fire Closed' out
the College ot Puget Sound . of
T&coma, Wash..' 40-44. In a tight
ly" played game here tonight .that
UtenVlw overman jnanoaa
CLAIMS HON HAS
MONOPOLY D.-J JOBS
Late Sports
INSOliTES
IITIilES
CENTER STAGE
State Begins Tedious Task
of Proving Hauptmann
Chirography Same
Condon Steps Down, Story
Unshaken and Backed
Up by Lindy Aide
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By JOHN A. FERRIS
FLEMINGTON. N. J., Jan. 10
-JPJ-A " tired - but firm accuser,
ur. - Jonn F. . "Jarsle" Condon
stepped into the background of
Bruno- Riehard Hauptmann's
murder trial today to watch the
state of New Jersey seek to ce
ment Its charge that the kldnap-
murder of the Lindbergh baby
was a one-man Job. ji
Prosecutors, much of their
grim story already told,' began
the tedious but Important task of
trying, to link the carpenter's
handwriting with the ; long series
of cryptic notes In the ghastly
ransom hoax $50,000 for a
dead baby.
"Jafsle." the 74-year old form
er school-teacher who paid Col.
Charles A. Lindbergh's $50,000
for the baby already slain,
stepped down from a seven-hour
witness stand ordeal unshaken In
bis story that Hauptmann is
John," . the cemetery ransom
taker. ' ! '
His 'story was corroborated,
his good faith affirmed by Col.
Charles "A. Lindbergh f attorney.
Col. Henry- Breckinridge, and
Jafsie's? own daughter, Mrs.
Myra. Heck-wv bore. him. out.
Both i father aad daughter re
pulsed defense insinuations that
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Bourbons to
Hold Jubilee
Parade (Here
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 10. -UP)
Enthusiastic over their great
victory at the polls; democrats
hare chartered a special train
which will carry the happy Bour
bons and blaring brass bands to
Salem Monday when :the legisla
ture convenes. I j
Some 400 or 600 passengers
were expected to Join ) the excur
sion celebrating the' democrats'
most powerful political position
in 61 years of Oregon politics.' -
A brass band and a Legion
drum corps will be with the group
which will parade through the
broad streets of Salem where the
G.O.P. elephant has eclipsed the
Bourbon donkey for years.
The Willamette Democratic so
ciety decided - upon the migration
at its weekly meeting - here to
day. G. T. Harry is chairman in
charge. - -
Still struggling with his much
discussed committee assignments,
John Cooter, speaker-to-be of the
house, went back to Salem to
night. ' t -'
"I conferred with Senator Har
ry cor Dett and General Martin
during the day." Cooter said. "We
found that we werej pretty gen
erally In agreement on things the
way. they were drafted."..
Another Traffic
Victim Dies and
Toll Reaches 16
- PORTLAND, Ore.,: Jan. 10. -UP)
-William Henry Newman, 82, who
was ' struck . by an i automobile
Christmas night, died today boost
Ing the traffic toll here to 10 in a
little more than a month. ,
, A warning to traffic violators
was issued when Circuit Judge
Jacob Kantler imposed a five-year
penitentiary sentence on William
Stout, Vancouver, wash., hospital
attendant convicted of manslaugh
ter charges tor, the hit and run
deaths of a woman and- her eight
year old daughter. .
Griiihh Named
Housing Leader
1 PORTLAND, Ore., Jan.
-X. J, Griffith. Portland business
man.' today was appointed federal
housing administration ; director
for Oregon.' according to an an
nouncement received ! here from
Washington, D. -C -m i .
t, Griffith' succeeds Edgar Freed
organization .director .who resign
ed to devote' more time to other
. fedariX duties.' . .
Crib Frbhi W rhic h
Was Stolen; Picture Introduced
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A photograph of the Lindbergh nursery at the Hopewell estate, show
ing the crib from which the Infant Charles A. Lindbergh, jr., was
kidnaped. This picture with others of the nursery and other parts
of the honse and estate, was Introduced in evidence at the trial now
under way.
World News at
a Glance
(By The Associated Press.)
Domestic:
FLEMINGTON Dr. John F.
Condon firm in accusation Bruno
Richard - Hauptmann collected
Lindbergh ransom; upheld by Col.
Henry Breckinridge, .Col. Lind
bergh's lawyer.
LOS ANGELES Many Pick
ford divorces Douglas Fairbanks.
CHICAGO Railroad labor
launches drive for six-hour day.
WASHINGTON Price fixing
condemned by spokesmen tor
consumers at NRA hearing.
UNDATED Fickle weather
persists.
Foreign:
8AARBRUECK EN Antis
charge nails with terrorism in
Saar, threaten retaliation.
GENEVA League friends hope
ful Germany will accept bid to re
main in membership but Berlin
spokesmen say it will be rejected.
VIENNA Nazi activities in
crease Austria, officials worried;
report Italian troops at border to
quell any putsch.
PARIS French cabinet ap
proves naval building program to
keep tonnage margin over Italy.
PARIS Modified NIRA plan
for France presented chamber ot
deputies by Premier Flandin.
. SHANGHAI National govern
ment circles make indirect accu
sation U. 8. silver buying policy
harms China.
O.S. SILVER PLAJiS
SHANGHAI, Jan. lOFVAn
indirect accusation that America's
silver buying policy - is - forcing
China into' economic depression,
the seriousness of which the world
little realizes, was made today In
national government circles.
A-commission "for study of sil
ver values and commodity prices,1
recently created by the ministry
of industry, in its preliminary re
port declared:
"Foreign nations which hope to
trade with China, hut which at the
same time pursue a policy calce
lated .to raise silver values, will
be interested to know that the de
pression in China resulting from
rising silver values already has
curtailed Chinese imports."
Iffl I OB
Gertrude Klopfenslein is
i Molasses Contest Winner
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The molasses eontest this week
received a splendid response and
all followers of the daily Round
Table will want to watch the col
umn this coming week when as
many of the recipes as possible
will be printed.
The prise winners are as fol
lows: First, tl, goes to Gertrude
Klopf ensteln, route 2 Sllverton,
for 'Harvest Apple Cake"; one E0
eent award to Mrs. J. L. Steed,
School for the Deaf, for WRice
Pudding", and the other 60 cent
prize to Mrs. N. Alexander, route
4, jfor "Fruit Gingerbread."; The,
first prize will be mailed to Sll
verton and others will receive
theirs by calling at' The Statesman
office. - : - : '
. ; The .topic next week has popped
up seteral times within other top
ics, as this week one cf te prize
. . " " . ..
Lindbergh Baby
BELIEF IS MOSTLY
86 Per Cent; County 'Ttal
in December $50,000;
Keep New Record
Eighty-six per cent of the heads
of families receiving relief in Mar-
Ion county are doing regular work
In return for the relief payments,
It was announced yesterday at the
county relief headquarters in the
Chambers building. "Direct relief
through distribution of food and
clothing orders is being constantly
diminished. v
Relief expenditures in the coun
ty in December amounted to ap
proximately $50,000. A slight in
crease is expected this month duo
to seasonal unemployment.
Beginning this month the relief
offices here are to keep a general
ledger record ot air commodities
received and disbursed through
this department. Heretofore the
supplies have gone out only on
requisition but no general records
have been kept. -
No word has been received at
the office here regarding the pres
ident s plans for placing au relief
cases on work relief. :
Tnere are now 50 SERA pro
jects going on In the county,-2 2 of
them being work on county roads
with the county authorities fur
nishing the foremen and the need
ed tools and equipment. - Size of
the work crews avries from day to
day as the men are employed for
a varying number of hours a
month, depending on their budget
ary needs. The base wage for re
lief work is now 40 cents an hour.
Hundreds of articles ot clothing
as well as large quantities of
sheets and pillow cases and other
household supplies, are being pro
duced each week by the women's
project being conducted at -the
Chambers' building.
Tnorougn. investigation by a
case worker precedes .the placing
of any person on relief rolls.
DIVIDEND DECLARED
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 10-)
-Dividends of $1 a share on
300,000 - shares of outstanding
stock were declared today at the
annual directors' meeting of the
Iron Foreman Manufacturing
company of Portland and Cleve
land, Ohio.
winners used rice. - Anyway, all
kinds of rice recipes- will be re
ceivable at the Round Table. The
deadline is -Thursday noon as al
waysand the rules remain the
same. There is no limitation on
the kind of recipe : just so the
principal Ingredient is rice.
Winners this week follow?
- Harvest Apple Cake
stt rop flow .
P nitir - '
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tipoa BDtaef .. '
Mtipm. MIC
1H tapoon ted
1H P apple, tbialy ali4 .. '
k rap hortemiaf si : , . .
Cook apples slowly. until tend
er: In the sorghum, or molasses.
Coot'. Add shortening meia m
hot ; wafEfJThea ld sifted : dry
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Pi FOR IN Ml
Use in Cigarette. Wrappers,
Planned; More Expansion '
Here Later Probable
r
Processing by New System
to Be Done in Valley;
. Means New Outlet
I '--? '.
An outstanding development
for ( the flax' industry of Oregon
was announced here yesterday by
Governor Julius L. ; Me'.er, who
said arrangements- had - been ne
gotiated - by - William Eiazig . in, .,
New York city for the; planting "
of 1000 additional acres of flax
by Willamette valley farmers in ,
thejl935 season. .
The product of the 1000 acres,
estimated at 2000 tons of flax
straw, will be entirely contracted
for by the Champagne Paper Cor-
poration of New York which will
utilize the product , in; the man u
facture of cigarette paper. The
processed straw will be shipped
from the valley to France whero
the company controls and oper
ate a number of paper manufac
turing plants, and will be con-
verted into paper. . : -
The governor said the purchas
es pt the flax by the Champagne
company were only a' prelude to
much larger buying in the Wil
lamette valley provided the 1932
acreage contracted for by the
company provided a' satisfactory
crop. ; 7 . '
Farther Activities -"v
Here Are Forecast
?I am confident" that not only
will more tonn age - be sough t by
thej company In the future" tho
governor said, rbut It seems cer
tain that the company will even
tually look to the Willamette
valley as an Ideal place for the
manufacture of Its paper as well
as for the growing and process
ing: of the flax straw: When such
manufacturing comes the acreage
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LEAGUE PROFFERS
I BAIT TO GERMANY
GENEVA, Jan. 10.-(ff5-New
moves to get Germany back into
the League ot Nations stirred en
thusiasm in Geneva tonight on the
eve of the league council's Jan
uary meeting, which will consider
the result ot the Saar plebiscite.
Great Britain's bid to the reich
to send representatives to the
eoancil sessions during discussion
of! the plebiscite, although de
clined by the' Berlin government,-
was uken here to be the first
step toward getting Germany, ta .
return to active league, member-
ship. . ; v - --:' . ; j.
The British initiative also was
considered as probably an out
growth ot the new Franco-Italian
accords. . ' . -" ;
As Europe's statesmen began
arriving at the league seat for
tomorrow's initial session of the
council, officials emphasised that
Germany remains a full-fledged'
member of the league until her
resignation - becomes effective In
October and hence the reichs dele
gate could attend the council ses
sion without an Invitation. . ,
DEPUTIES OFFERED
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PARIS, Jan. lO.-YJPV-The neif
deal Premier Pierre-Etienne Flan
din promised France last Novem
ber was presented to the chamber
of deputies today. -
i ' A "modified American NIRA
plan," the government-Introduced
legislation seeks ' adjustment ' of
French Industry to emergency
conditions. : ' - -' "
I ' It was In line with the pledge
Flandin took when he became pre
mier early in November that this
government would tight poverty
and unemployment. r -r r
, It also fulfilled the promise ha
made over the radio November 27
of 'depression - legislation" to
hoist France out of the industrial
doldrums and "render .obligatory.
. . . . producers agreements tend
ing to regulate production."
( The plan, compared by Minister,
of - Commerce Paul, Marchandean
to President Roosevelt's recovery
efforts, would force French Indus-'
tries to adopt self-made anti-depression
codes to "save them froas
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