30, 1934.
flIC ENEMIES
1934 CHIME WAR
j iItxVNDER R. GEORGE
d nume after after drtad name
,lM ff ""i0"'' list of
?Cu.i l WW." ttafcdenl
Inment Sv blasting anawer to
f Sns of gangland'! Milan.
"r-ment of ju.tlc which in
Jj B,d joined with stcto and muni-
l.w enforcement agndi In a
t h Bf " 00 . kidnP,n?
tot direct' i,B offenlllv againt
terie of desperodoea whose our-
i!a"eJploit "d sPred terror anl0ns
iT officers ond citiiena.
n .bowers of lead from the guni
J feTr) !. Jo"- pUHU".
SJiw "P'y By" Fl05,(1, 'orge
2 h. Fac e" Nelson and othera n
,',,,1 the same hind of death they
SSt S.d dispensed ,o ruth-
"paVientlT pressing their quest for
. nerpetra ot of the Lindbergh ab
JXS..rd?r. investlsrator. of to,
Sp.rtn.ent of justice asatated New
? dwn the clues which led to
5. arrest of Bruno Richard Haupt-
..n for "tbe crime of the century.
Law Reaches Out
r,t work by the division of in
Mtisation resulted in the return with.
Ldi davs after her abduction of Mrs.
7ij Speed Stoll, socinlly prominent
L matron of Loilsville. Thomas
j Robinson. Jr.. of Xnshville, waa
'mj as tbe kidnaper.
Tbe pace set by fede-xl, stute and
1,1 officers in bringing kidnaper!
ud tillers to summary justice was
hiiltd throushout the nation as evi
nce that an arouced public, aup
portins energetic and co-ordinated
police action, can triumph over an
mdacious underworld.
From the enactment in July. 1U.M.
rflbe Lindbergh kidnaping law to the
aptnre of Hauptmann. federal agenta
kid investigated 29 major abduction
oses-and 27 of them bad been aol
ni. In those cases, 74 persons were
Bnriited. 16 life senten'-e and two
dtb penalties were imposed while
tbe grand total of prison terms
mounted to 1.26 years, according
to federal officials. ,
Singly, in pairs, and In larger
poups. Violators of tbe law were mnr
tbinj to death or to prison cells. In
tbe last fiscal year, investigators lo
ttted 92S fugitives from federal just
ice while fingerprint work of the ident
Jcition unit resulted In tracking down
fKR) persons wanted for offenses of
lU kinds.
A yea. of eitraordinary onslaught
m the forces of ganglnnd cost th
aWsion of investigation tbe loss of
three of Hs most capable agents. W.
Carter Bnum. Samuel P. Cowley and
R.rmon R. Mollis met death In fusil
lades from gangsters guns.
'Another development of the year
is the war on crime was the conver
aioo of tbe military prison on Alcatraz
Island, off San Francisco's famed
Golden Gate, into an "escapeproof"
penitentiary for dangero.s federal
ptiioncrs. This isolated Bastile holds
George "Mnrhino Gun" Kelly, his
notoriou. confederate Harvey Baiey,
Al Capone and sundry other scnfflaws.
Buttressing the nation's drive on
otjtlaws was the "twelve-point" crim
inal legislative program enacted by
congress. This provided drastic pen
alties including death sentence! for
kMnapine and extortion with certain
interstate features, for national bank
robberies, assaults on certain classes
flf federal officers, and commercial
ndceteerinir.
Tne national government was an
tkoriied to use its taxing power to
ntpi!ate the sale, transportation and
sesseisinn of ma.-hine guns, sawed
ff sbotiuns and other weapons of
tbe underworld.
Tbe division of InvesturJtloii ttea
8? increased its force and moderni
sed its equipment. New sqnsds of
n. sele-tH mirier rigid renulre
tnents for intelligence, physlcinl fit
new, courage and ability to gather
evince- s ttcII as handle pistols
M mneliine guns, were added to the
frision.
Army Offers Planes
flu war department offend the
"vision the nse of army planes In
emergency situation, the criminal
hbontnrv and record division of the
nstice department were enlarged and
plans formulated for complete and
friendly cooperation with state and
ronicipa! agencies In a sustained drive
Mirist lawlessness.
federal d-lve against nsrcotlc
"' n dispensers enmeshed al
l.iifKi prisoners, seired li; cosst-jo-Mint
mi,),. Capping a year of In
tjnsivs drives against crime was Pres
ent Doosevelf, spfrch at the open
J' of Attornev General Cnramings'
"1m er,T,fr n Wahlnstnn. the
Jim "f whirh was a elos-ly knit rat
! pro.-ram in make the country
"' lur ih-ding.
RUBBED OUT
A New Year, But an Old Wish
Happiness and Prosperity to You in
Ten Best Pictures For
By NEA Cinema
By DAN THOMAS
NEA Service Staff Corre,-pondei)t
HOIJTWOOP. (Special! For
over a week I have been putting off
perhaps tbe most unpleasant task of
the year that of choosing tbe 10
best pictures produced in 19R4.
What a job!
Tbe only satUftu-tinD I gpt from it
ia that it pleases my ago, as it does
that of any critic. Of course, I'll find
many who disagree with me, hnt so
will others and that's a comfort,
too. There are more in the same boat
with me.
However, the job has to be done,
so here goes
I "It Happened Ont Night"
in my opinion the outstanding film
of the year wss "It Happened One
Night," directed by Frank Capra and
co-starring Clark Gable and Claudette
Colbert. By no stretch of imagination
could this picture be termeij gigantic
or spectacular. But, for straight en
tertainment created by brilliant direc
tion and superb acting, it will stand
for some time as a hard picture to I
beat.
2 "Broadway Bill"
Capra is the only two-time winner
among the directors this year, his
"Broadway Bill" also getting a place
among the 10 best films. And if he
had made a third picture, it probably
would be in the list, too. That's the
pace he is setting these days. Warner
Baxter and Myrna Loy share acting
honors In this picture, which not only
ia entertaining from start to finish,
but also contains the greatest horse
race I ever have seen on the screen,
3 "Imitation of Life"
The Misses Colbert and-Loy divide
the honor of being (he only two-time
winners among the players, a distinc
tion not gained by a single male star.
John Stahl's "Imitation of Life" is
Claudette's second film. In this story,
one of the most powerful and daring
ever brought to the screen, she shares
acting honors with Louise Beaver and
Fredi Washington, colored actresses
who give magnificent performances.
4 "The Thin Man"
Myrna Loy's second production is
"The Thin Man." directed by W. 8.
Van Dyke and with William Powell
as MisB Loy's so-star. The plot in
Ibis film really is secondary to the
fact that it gave both Bill and Myrna
their first chance to play comedy
roles. And how thev played tbeml
5 "One Night of Love"
Another surprise hit which gets a
place on this list U Grace Moore's
"One Night of Love." Victor Schert
zinger directed this film and did a re
markable job with an actress who
twice before had been a failure on
the screen. The outstanding feature
of the picture, aside from Miss Moore's
beautiful singing, is the fact that Its
technique paved the way for bringing
grand opera to tbe screen. And Miss
Moore's singing was matched by tbe
acting of Tullio Carminati. Between
the two they left nothing to be de
sired. 6 "The House of Rothschild''
"Tbe House of Kothsihild," star
ring George Arliss and directed by
Alfred Worker, gets siith place be
cause of its stupendous production
values, ss well as its powerful theme.
Tbe story of the rise of Europe's
foremost banking house and the per
secution of Jews, it is a stirring drama
which gaves Arliss an opportunity to
"go to town" In his own particular
style of acting.
7 "The Barretts of Wlmpole Street"
Classed ss one of the most beauti
ful love stories ever written. "Tbe
Bsrretts of Wimpolo Street" was bo
finely acted and directed that It
turned out a box office smash in ad
dition to being one of the year's best
pictures. Norms Shearer, as the etsr.
gives one of the best performances
of her entire career. And she's ably
supported by Charles Lsugbton and
Fredrlc March. Without a donbt this
pirrure spproximates the stage play
more closely thsn any other screen
adaptation of a stage vehicle in sev.
erel yesrs thanks to the direction of
Sidney Franklin.
8 "The Gay Divorcee"
Ginger Rogers and Fred Astalre
grab most of tbe glory for bringing
"The Osy Divorcee" into this list,
their excellent dancing being one of
the main features, of the film. In ad
dition, however, the picture contains
an abundance of well-balanced com
edy. Mark Sandrich was the director.
9 "The Count ef Monte Crlsto"
"The Count of Monte Crlsto" de
serves Its place smong the 10 lesders
for its gripping drama, as well as the
excellent performancse of Its two lead
ing characters. Robert Donat and
Elissa Lsndi. Donat Is new to this
country, but if this picture is a sample
of his sbllity. he won't he able to
appear too frequently in the future.
Considerable credit, ton. must go t
Director Rowland V. Tz-e for the ef.
fective manner In which be handled
the storv.
10 "The Pursuit of Happiness"
Starring Francis Led"rer and with
.Tosn Bennett, Charlie Rugcles, and
Mary Bolsnd carrying roles almost as
strong. "Tbe Pursuit of Happiness"
19S4 Picked
Critic Of Hollywood
turnd ont to be one of those nuax
peoti'd hits. And for plentv of rea
son. Director Alexauder Hall coaxed
somi, remarkable performances out of
these players and, by doing so, turned
a fiiirly ordinary story into a picture
whi' h will be remembered for a long
time.
Several European films which have
been shown in this country certainly
have been of a caliber to warrant a
place among tbe "1ft best.'" outstand
ing among them being "The Private
Life of Henry VIII" and "Catherine
tbe Great." However, in making the
selection I confined myself solely to
films produced in the United Stiitea.
Waters Of Party
Politics Roiled
By 1934 Turmoil
By BTUOX PRICE
(Chief of Bureau, The Associated
Press, Washington)
Politics in ferment hag produced a
great froth of words and action in
10R4 all gig-nifyinf what?
For the democrats, renewed dehate
whether to turn left or HrM, For
the republicans, serious division nnd
utter uncertainty. For (he new-born
exotie groups outside both parties,
only vague beginning!..
Unquestionably tbe year bus greatly
muddied the waters of party policy,
has been strangely lacking the easily-
defined contributions to the history of
American politics. It is bard to see
how any future generation could look
back upon it as a milestone.
Perhaps its chief distinction has
been the definite character of its in-1
definiteness; the emphasis with which!
it refused to emphasize any indis
putable trend; the consistency with
which It groped among political in
consistencies. Some think tbe.y see in the confu
sion the beginning of that long-talked
of party realignment. Perhaps.
But students of history do not for-i
get that party realignment, in its true
sense, has taken place only once in
the nation's history: and then the
causes were so powerful that they
also produced a civil war.
Alignment More Confused
The year began amid portents that
s clear-cut, two-party division might
be returning.
There was in progress a steady
gravitation of liberals toward the
democratic party, a steady rallyiug of
conservative thought within the re
publican party.
Then a tremendous argument arose
among the democrats whether the
party should not turn awny from some
of its more liberal ventures. From
many administration quarters came
utterances plainly intended to placate
the conservatives.
There were developments in two di
rections, and today the alignment is
far more confused than it was before.
On one hand, conservatives, bended
by dissatisfied democrats, refused to
rally with the republicans bat or
ganized the Liberty League.
' On the other hand various liberals
refused to rally with the democrats.
Some, as in Wisconsin and Minnesota,
still acknowledge tbe personal leader
ship of Mr. Roosevelt, but organised
their positions outside the democratic
party.
SEASON'S GREETINGS
To All
OUR MANY FRIENDS and PATRONS
DOMESTIC LAUNDRY
143 West Seventh
This year it is a pleasure to wish
you "A Happy New Year," and we
confidentlv believe "A Prosperous
" New Year."
.Manufacturers of
Willamette-Gold Dairy Products
Reid's Creamery
THE REGISTER. OD
By FRANK MacMILLHN
(Associate! Pret Financial Writer)
NEW YORK. tP) listed bonds
experienced the most striking recoT
eryin recent financial history in 1984.
Prices began t climb early in ,
January, in anticipation of stabiliza-j
tion of the g1d price at the end t!
the month. The establishment of the
dollar on an International gold bul
lion standard at 50.06 per cent of Its
old parity on January III quieted nerv
ousness over the purchasing power
of the currency, and prompted a tor
rent of capital into fixed Income
curities.
Bonds climbed steadily until early
summer, in tome of the most active
trading experienced in this depart
ment of the New Tork etock exchange
since the heavy dealing in Liberties
in the years right after the war.
Many giltedged Issues reached the
highest prices of generation.
, Value Rose B'2 Billion
Despite some setback from the sum
mer peak levels, the total quoted value
of bonds listed on tbe New York stock
exchange as of December 1 was ap
proximately $W.tM;V00,(HX, up some
KUHKUXXi from a year previously.
The reaction in late summer was
attributed to a partially undigested
mass of treasury guaranteed issues
overhanging the market, to Inaugura
tion of (he silver purchase program
whirh revived inflation fears in some
quarters, and to uneasiness over pos-
Mble demands upon the government
likely to result from the aeverc
drought.
The treasury's September 15 financ
ing, to refund the f 1.230,000,000 of
called per cent Fourth Liberties,
was indifferently received. It re
quired the unofficial assurances of
the administration that no further
devaluation of the dollar was In hn
mediate prospect, and efforts to rec
oncile the viewpoints of the govern
mem and the bankers, to set the bond
market again on an upward course,
Best Levels of Year
These reassuring moves, combined
with tbe continued pressure of the
huge excess of bank reserves and in
stitutional funds seeking employment,
rallied both corporate and government
issues to close to the best levels of
tbe year by early winter;
Resumption of the upward move
ment was climaxed by the bearty re
ceptiou tendered tbe government's
requirements for nearly f2,0O0.0OO,-
000 of new and refunding money at
the December 15 financing period.
Highest grade corporate Issues fol
lowed the trend of the market for
government Issues rather closely. The
less highly rated issues adhered gen
erally to the market pattern.
Poorer Ralls Lag
The poorer grade rail ifcsues were
luggiinU in the fall recovery, under
tbe influence of reM rioted traffic and
inrreased operating expenses. All ex
cept the high grade utility liens also
failed to participate more than mod
erately in the late Improvement,
New bond financing during the year,
save for federal and municipal Issues,
still remained virtually at a stand
still despite liberalizing amendments
to the securities act.
ARD, EUGENE, OREGON
NEWS REVIEW
September
lTextile strike called: 400,HX in-1
volted Rosioe Turner breaks two j
records in coast to roast flight.
3 Hoover denounces New Peal as
liberty threat Douglas Davis, Ben
dix Derby winner, killed in Cleveland
national air races Evangeline Booth
elected general of Salvation Army.
4 Pickets raid southern textile
mills in strike Munitions inquiry
shows to firms split world subma
rine sales.
5 TVo dead. 24 wounded in textile
.strike battles; Roosevelt names In
quiry board.
7 League council convene in Gen
eva Thirteen killed in textile strike
battles Japanese cabinet demands
end of naval ratio plan.
8 Mnro Castle, liner, burns 12
miles off Jersey coast; 1R5 die.
10 Maine re-elects Frederick Hale
(Rep.) senator and Louis Brann
iDem.) governor.
11 Huey Long candidates win in
Louisiana primary.
12 Munitions probe shows du Pont
World War orders reached $1,245,
000,000 Catherine Breshkovsky,
grandmother of Russian revolution,"
dies in exile at 90 Fred Perry of
England keeps U. S. tennis title, beat
ing Wilmer Allison.
In Ten thousand troops called out
Houpunanu Juluisou
in southern teiiilc strike Chance
Sun wins $'.18,330 Futurity race at
Relmont Park Lawsoa. Little
U. S. amateur nolf title.
wins
17 'China loses seat In League of
N'atlona council Jimmy Mcljarnin re
gains welterweight title from Barney
floss.
18 Russia inducted as member of
League of Nations Italy announces
training of all males 8 to 33 for war.
30 liruno Hauptmann arrested in
New Tork aa Lindbergh kidnap sus
pect. 21 Dlonne quintuplets taken to
new bospitalhome Typhoon kills
1500. Injures 6000 in Japan.
'J2 Textile union ends strike, ac
cepting board's terms Charlea Mak
ley, Dillinger aide, slain in Ohio death
house break Welsh mine blast kills
200.
24 Four big packing companies
raise wagea of 100,000 by 8 per cent
Daughter born to Crown Princess
of Italy Petrolt clinches American
League pennsnt.
2!V Percy A. Rockefeller, financier,
dies On, Hugh Johnson quits NBA
.post Hninliow bents Findeavnur to
& ? j o -
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NO FUEL TO ORDER
NO BILLS TO PAY UNTIL AFTER USE
NO ASHES TO DUMP; NO SPLINTERS
NO CHARGE FOR SERVICE MEN TO ANSWER YOUR CALLS DAY OR NIGHT
NO DUST AND GRIME ON RUGS, DRAPERIES, WALL PAPER AND FURNITURE
NO CHANGES IN ROOM TEMPERATURE
NO GOING TO BED IN A COLD ROOM
NO FURNACE MAN
NO NOISE
NO MOTORS
NO FIRES TO BUILD
NO GETTING UP IN COLD ROOM
NO FIRE HAZARDS FROM FUEL SHORTAGE
NO FURNACE TO SHAKE NO DRAFTS TO TURN
NO CHARGE FOR REGULAR MONTHLY INSPECTION TO INSURE PERFECT OPERATION
NO SPACE REQUIRED FOR COAL AND ASHES
NO WORRIES ABOUT OVERHEATING
NO RADIO INTERFERENCE
NO FUSS
A PHONE CALL WILL BRING OUR SALESMAN TO EXPLAIN THE
NEW LOW GAS HEATING RATE
First 2000 Cubic Feet Used During Month 75c per Thousand Net. Gross 80c per
Thousand. All over 2000 Cubic Feet Used During Month, 50c per Thousand Net.
Gross 55c per Thousand.
NORTHWEST CITIES GAS CO.
931 Oak Street Phone 28
INSOLVENCY HEX
Pun's Insolvency Index for
month of December of 61.0 was i
the lowest since September. It com- j
pares with B5.3 for November snl
with T3.8 for December. 10'. Thf
latter also was the lowest for tbe
three final months of that year.
A more normal exhibit appears in
the record covering tbe average for
the five years 1025-1020. inclusive,
when the insolvency index for De
cember was 112.0. which, when
compared with 107.1 for November,
showed an advance of 4.0 points.
Aa la shown in tbe monthly rec
ord covering the five years of 1025
1020. inclusive, the index is highest
in January and declines gradually
each month until September, but
increases during October, . Novem
ber, and December. The figurea
for the first quarter of the year
may be expected to be above those
for December.
The month record for 10R4 has
shown some Irregularity. f index
for January waa the highest of tbe
year. Quite a marked decline ap
peared in each succeeding month un
til June, the reduction being some
what above normal. The June in
solvency index increased slightly,
followed by a further reduction un
til September, when !ho low point
WtlH touched,
keep America's Cup In U, S. East
beat a West to regain polo title.
20 Kruno Hauptmann Indicted by
Bronx grand jury on Lindbergh ex
tortion charge Polish balloon wins
Gordon Bennett cup race.
27 Bail of $100,000 set fr Haupt
mann; Lindbergh sees suspect
Roosevelt picks two boards to direct
NRA reorganisation.
8i Roosevelt, calls for truce to give
labor plans fair trial St. Louis Car
dlnuls win National League pennant.
Why you
L) HAPPINESS TO YOU
7r-V AND MAY Y0U
J'il l i PROSPER IN 1935
EUGENE NEON SIGN CO.
6th and Blair
ALL THE LATEST MODERN
ARE NOW SOLD
Cotton Industry
Benefitting Under
Code Claims Leader
Ueorge A. Bloaa, chairman. Cotton
Textile Code authority. New York, re
cently said:
I "Discontinuance of all-night opera
the ! tions in cotton mills having lessened
the evil of hapbasardly alternating be
twe n high activity and extended shut
down, the cotton textile industry feels
that it is benefiting materially under
iu code.
"It Is true thai production in 10S4
was onlv slightly in excess of 1932,
and materially less than available ca
pacity under Ihe code provisions.
Nevertheless indications are that from
a financial standpoint mills in general
were about able to break even. This
modest performance ia a favorable
contrast to tho series of heavy losses
sustained during 1030, 1031 and 1032.
"Given a return to more nearly
normal demand, the Industry believes
thst freedom from demoralized mar
kets, occasioned by long schedules at
night, will enable It to afford In the
ensuing year reasonably steady em
ployment to Ita mora than 400,000
workers.
Mr. Simon Long In
Funeral Work Here
One of the modern undertaking
establishments of ths city is Brsnstet-ter-Simon
chapel. Clarence V. Simon,
who operates the business, bss been
in th work here for 20 years. Mrs.
C. R. Llttell of Portland is in part
nership with Mr. Simon in the local
chapel.
Mr. Simon has had all his exper
ience here In the one chapel, starting
work there with the late W. Y.
Hransletler ?0 yeara ago. Mr. Simon
has the slate licenses for both em
balming and funeral directing. There
are three on the staff at the chapel,
located at 1152 Olive atreet.
Mr. Simon la active in many groups
In the city, tielng vice-commander of
the Eugene post of the American Ls-
should have
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fioo this year; a member of the bo;1 r
of directors In the local chamber qf
commerce; an active member of Ilia
Lions elub, the Elks lodge, snd otl":r
fraternal fronps.
The coat of the 1034 fall electiy
in McCulloch county, Texas, ran; '
from 14 cents to $1.78 a vote w i
an average of 56 cents, county clet-'.;
figures showed.
Tests have shown that the heart
action of bears In hibernation becomes
so retsrded that blood barely floes
if the skin is cut.
1935
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