FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 14, 1930
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THE CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM. OREGON
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Muscle Shoals An Issue
Evidently Senator McNary is going to be much in the
headlines this winter session of Congress as leader of the
fight for government operation of the Muscle Shoals power
plant. The dispatches state that he has twice consulted the
President on the subject at the latter's request, but on the
result of the conferences silence is maintained.
Mr. Hoover has all along opposed government operation
of Muscle Shoals, though in the 1928 campaign, in his Eliza
bethton, Tenn., speech he discussed water power and hinted
at exceptional cases in which "the government must enter
the business field as a by-product of some great major pur
pose, such as improvement in navigation, flood control, sci
entific research or national defense." Asked by a Knoxville
newspaper whether Muscles Shoals was such a case, Mr.
Hoover said: "You may say that means Muscle Shoals. There
is no question of government ownership, as the government
already owns both power and nitrate plants."
However, in his New York speech, Mr. Hoover denounc
ed government ownership and operation and termed Gover
nor Smith a Socialist for advocating the same. Then he
appointed the chief lobbyist of the power interests against
Muscle Shoals operation, Claudius Huston as chairman of
the Republican national committee. After the Morris bill
for federal operation had passed the Senate, administration
influence killed the bill by substitution in the House. The
two measures are in conference.
To further emphasize his antagonism to the Muscle
Shoals bill, Mr. Hoover specifically endorsed only one can
didate for election to the House of Representatives, Con
gressman Carroll Reece of the First Tennessee district,
whom he publicly commended for his vote against the Nor
ris plan. But Mr. Reece was defeated last week because of
his attitude.
The question of government ownership at Muscle Shoals
is not at issue, for none of the bidders for Muscle Shoals
powers have asked for ownership, merely a lease. So there
looms another big fight on Mr. Hoover's hands, unless he
changes his attitude and consents to federal operation and
wholesaling of power as specified in the Norris plan.
The County the Goat
The coercive attitude of the Commonwealth Fund in de
manding that the county increase its appropriation for
health work $2350 over that of 1930 for the coming year,
under threat of withdrawing its offer to finance a state-wide
program for better health conditions, does not set well. Why
Marion county should be singled out for sacrifice to benefit
the state is not quite clear, for this section has certainly
done its share in cooperating with the Fund.
Under the proposed budget as submitted by the Health
unit, Marion county is asked to raise $10,500 for 1931 in
stead of $8,150, th'e city of Salem to raise $10,500 instead of
$8,400, the school board share remains at $8,000, while the
Commonwealth Fund is reducing its appropriation of the
county to $G,000, or a little less. Probably another year it
will be still further reduced and eventually the entire burden
carried locally which perhaps is what it ought to be. But
in this case, the direction should be local and not by imported
experts.
In spite of all the red-tape involved, the innumerable
statistics gathered, the army of visiting inspectors and
swivel chair experts of benevolent paternalism, the Health
work as conducted has been beneficial to the people. But we
believe the county, city and school board fully capable of
continuing the work, even if the Fund withdraws supervision
and we see no need of making Marion county the goat for
the state. This is no time to increase taxation.
Higher Income Taxes Probable
Despite the reluctance of the administration, there
eems every prospect that the one percent reduction in in
come taxes allowed this year will not be retained for next
year and this because of the great shrinkage in tax re
ceipts due to the loss of profits. Unless the needed funds
can be obtained from other sources, or the payments of in
terest by foreign governments on their debts be applied to
current expenses instead of to the reduction of the national
debt, we can expect the old tax rate to be restored.
There is one alternative, the reduction of national ex
penses, but that will not seriously be considered. Job hold
ers will see to that. And during the first four months of the
current fiscal year, from July to October inclusive, federal
expenses have mounted as revenues declined. In compari
son with the same months last year, expenditures have in
creased $47,000,000 and revenues declined $174,000,000, with
the treasury poorer by $221,000,000, without including the
amounts applied to reduce the national debt. This has been
reduced $65,000,000 in these months as against $244,000,000
in the corresponding period in 1929.
The expected increase in receipts from the higher tariff
duties have not materialized, as imports have fallen off be
cause of the embargo, while exports are feeling the ef
fect of foreign reprisals and also diminishing. So the pros
pects are for higher taxation in hard times.
Hounds and Rabbits
By FRANK R. KENT
In the Baltimore Sun
The question In most minds, so
far as the future Is concerned, un
doubtedly Is: What effect will the
extraordinary vet gains have upon
prohibition 7 It is a difficult one to
answer. Ohio and Illinois two
great middle western slates hereto
fore represented In the senate by
drys have Joined New York, Mas
sachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecti
cut, New Jersey, Michigan, Wiscon
sin and Maryland In emphatic pro
teat against the Volstead act and
the eighteenth amendment.
From these and other states the
wets have gained not only scats In
the senate but many in the bouse.
Editor and Publislier
entitled to the use for publication
not otherwise credited In this paer
Yet the congress that meets on De
cember 1 still will be dry by an
overwne.ming majority and the new
congress, which does not come Into
betnf until December, 1931, despite
me wet gams in Doth branches, will
be dry, too. The southern wins
of Uie democratic party Is dry and
tne western republicans are dry
Combined, they form a clear ma
jority in both branches. It Is cer
tain, therefore, that no step toward
repeal or modification will Ue taken
at the short, final or lame-duck
session, which begins on December
1 and ends on March 4. And,
form, tt seems certain the dry can
prevent any action by the new
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congress. It Is sure about the
one; It only seems sure about the
other, ,
The truth Is the west victories
cannot be measured solely by the
number of out-and-out wets elect
ed. Their gain is far greater than
that. What they have shown in
practically every section except the
south, and particularly In Ohio, Is
an extraordinary Increase in the
sentiment for repeal. They have
further shown the lmpo'.ence of in
dependent dry candidates, such as
ran In New York and Illinois, to
affect the result. They are unable
any longer to punish a party shift
from dry to wet. And to anyone
with a reasonably clear head H cer
tainly has be;n made p.a'n that
the strength of the wets will in
crea.se each year as the new voters
get on the bocn. that the drys
will be correspondingly wcaicenea,
that in another two years the deter
mination and the ability or the on?
side to achieve its goal will be
greatly augmented, the power of the
other to resist proportionately di
minished. In brief, the handwrit
ing Is on the wall. Soon or late
the Inevitable will occur. Prohibi
tion seems doomed.
The effect of this conviction upon
politicians and most of them have
it now Is hard to exaggerate. It
is notorious that congress Is full of
men who vote dry through fear but
are at heart wet. Anyone can name
a score. The hypocritical dry mem
ber not a myth he is a reality.
Even-body knows It. There Is no
better Illustration than that quaint
remark of a well-known dry senator
who. with a drink in his hand, said
to a friend: 'My boy, in my state
the drys are the hounds, the wets
the rabbits. The hounds now chase
the rabbits and I run with the
hounds. But they tell me the rab
mlts are multiplying very fast and
growing bigger. I say to you that
when the time comes that the rab
bits outnumber the hounds and
grow as big the speed with which
I shall change from hound to rab
bit will simply astound you."
The attitude of this high-minded
statesman is typical of moat of
them. What has been shown by the
election is a tremendous multipli
cation In the wet rabbits. That
this will convince some of the ut-
terlv insincere drys It is good poli
tics to go wet seems, to those who
know them, pretty sure. Itatner
than the actual count of wet noses,
this Is the basis for belief in the
possibility of the repeal proposal,
which Senator Morrow will certain
ly present, going through before the
end of the seventy-second congress.
The prospect is enhanced by the
strong probability that in their 1932
national conventions both parties
will adopt repeal platforms and
nominate presidential candidates
who can stand on them. The un
equivocally wet states, as no shown,
will have 44ti of the 1,098 delegates
in the democratic convention, 473
of the 1.089 in the republican.
By 1933 the wet strength In each
will be greater. There will be many
more rabbits by that time. The
hounds will have shrunk in size.
The complete impossibility of either
party winning the election without
I these wet states is too clear to oc
: deputed. That the democrats again
will nominate a et drsp te the
south Is a foregone concision. They
can't do anything else. New York,
which in the next electoral college
will have forty-elaht initead of for-1
ty-flve votes, ts utterly Indispensable ,
to democratic success. The not tor. j
of a dry democrat carrying it Is ,
fantastic. And the republicans can
hardly afford to take the risk. It
docs seem as though the wets, as a
result of Tuesday, are hi fine shape
to capture both parties in 1932
and that spells repeil.
INFANT IS TAKEN
Silverton The young infant of
Mr. and Mrs, Albert Rabin died at
the local hospital this work. This
was the fourth child of the Rabins,
the next youngest being eight years
old.
11ML5, OTHEK MANNERS
Coorrictit PrM riiniihin
CALVARY BAPTIST Hitch and
Perry streets. Church school 0:40 a.m.
Preaching 10:50 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Morning sermon "What U Your Life?"
Sprotal music. Three B. Y. P. U"s. at
6:30 a m. popular gospel song service
at 7:30. Preaching and special music.
Wednesday. Dot luck dinner at 0:15.
Two leadership training classes 6:40
ana leiiowsmp meeting at 7: jo; dea
cons and deaconesses meet at S :30.
Friday afternoon the Women's society
will meet at 2:30 at the home of Mrs.
Charles McElhtnney.
FIRST BAPTIST Corner N. Liberty
and Morion bts. William H. Robins,
pastor. Dlble school at 9:45. Fred Bro
r. sunt. MornltiK worship at 11. Or-
Kan prelude by Miss Miller. Sermon
by pastor. Subject: "Christ Our
rsjisovcr Lamb, biwclal selections by
choir. The young people's societies at
CM0. Studies on the history of world
wide missions. Evening evnugellAtlc
services nt 7:30. Sinssplratlon service
in charge ot Fred Broer. The ninth
message on Great Crises of Sacred
History will be preached. Subject:
"The World's Coming Horrors," or
"The Great Tribulation, Its Causes
and Cure." Choir selections. Wednes
day evenlim prayer end praise service
at 7:30. Friday evening Salem Union
Bible classes at 7:30 In lecture room.
FIRST CHRISTIAN High and Cen
ter Sis. D. J. Howe, pastor. Bible
school at 0:43 a.m. Orvllle J. Hull,
supt. Worship at 11. The Lord's Sup
per followed by preaching. Sermon bv
the pit tor. "What Lack We Yet?"
At 6:30 p.m. younn people's hour. C.
K. groups meet. Evening ervtces at
7:30. Sermon 'The Individual's Need
of Christ." Special music both morn
ins and evening by the choir led by
Prof. E. W. Hobson. Mid-week service
Wednesday 7:30 p m.
LESLIE MEMORIAL South Com,
and Myers Ota. S. Darlow Johnson,
pastor. Church school at 9:45. Stearns
Cmhlntf. supt. Morning worship at 11.
Three Leagues at 6:30. Happy evening
hour at 7:30 beginning with song ser
vice. Special music. Sermon: "The
Day's Mall." Men's Brotherhood Mon
day evening 6:16: dinner meeting.
Mid -week devotional hour Thursday
evening at 7:30.
CHRISTIAN & MISSIONARY ALLI
ANCE Tube ma cle, 655 terry St. Lou
lie Plnnell, pa tor. S. S. at 9:45. Mrs.
Myra- White, supt. Morning service at
II o'clock. Y. P. S. at 6:30. Viola
Orlebeuow, leader. Evening service at
7:30. Hev. W. I. McGarvey of Seattle,
district supt., will open a two-weelit'
revival campaign on Sunday. All oth
er services will be suspended. Rev.
McGatvey will preach every night a:
7:30.
I M MANUEL BAPTIST Cor. Hazel
and Academy streets. S. 8. at 10 a.r.v
Lesson 25th and 23th chapters of
Numbers. Preaching at 11 a.m. and
7:30 p.m. Mid-week prayer and testi
money meeting Thursday 7.30 p.m.
COURT ST. CHURCH OF CHRIST
Court and 17th Sts. B. F. Shoemaker.
minister. Bible school 9:45 a in. Mrs.
Frank Marshall, supt. Morning wor
ship at 11. Subject: "A Strong Will.
how Attain it ana use It lor Tem
perance." Christian Endeavor 6'30 p.
m. song service and sermon 7:30 p m.
Subject: "The War for Humanity."
Aid socle tr Wednesday. Mid-week
meeting Wed., 7:39 p.m.
S SALEM FRIENDS S. Com'l. and
Washington. Chas. C. Ha worth, pastor.
Sunday school at 10 a in. Nathan
Cook, supt. Morning worship at 11.
Sermon: 'The Great Failure." Vesper
services under the direction of Mrs
Clara Elliott, S p.m. Thursday 7:30
p.m. prayer meeting and Bible study.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN Winter A
Chemeketa Sts. Orover C. Btrlchet. D.
D, pastor. Sunday school at 9:30 a.
m. L. M. Ramsge. supt. Morning wor
ship 11 o'clock. Sermon by pastor:
"You snd Your Children." Anthem.
"Behold, God is My Salvation." La
dles' trio. "Joy In the Mansions of
I.lgnt." Orcsn numbers. Christian En.
deavor societies meet at 6:30 nm
There are meetings for four different
age groups, junior. ltremM!Ae cn-
SALEM BAPTIST TEMPLE
(Fraternal Temple
A TLACE WHERE THE BIBLE IS BELIEVED AND T.UT-IIT
The Lord is blessing; this young; church in the Salvation of Souls,
and this Is proof of Gods favor upon it.
More convert have been received for Baptism during the few
months since Its organization, than were received by thirty-four
Baptist churches In the state combined, during the convention year,
of 1930 as shown In the official records of the Oregon Baptist Slate
Convention.
You will find every service a gospel sen-ice. and If you do not at
tend services some ether place yon are Invited to worship with ws.
ROBERT I. PAYNE, Minister.
ComMoy CNsw for World) 930
tor and young people. Evening wor
ship 7:30 o'clock. Sermon: "These
Things We Write. Anthem "Love
Not the World." Mr. Wright will sing
a gospel solo. Orgau numbers. Regular
prayer meeting at 7;.
HIGHLAND FRIENDS Highland
and Church. Edgar p. Sims, pastor,
Bible s hool 10 a.m. E. M. Beckett,
supt. Morning worship at 11. and eve
ning service 7:30. Jr. C. E. 6:30 pin.
and Sr. C. E. 6:30. Bible prophecy
class Monday evening 7:30. Mid-week
prayer meeting Thursday 7:30 psa.
FORD MEMORIAL M. E. Com
muulty church. West Salem. Gerth
Ave. and Third fct. Meredith
Groves, pastor. Sunday school 9:45
a.m. Mrs. A. C. Henntngsen, supt.
Morning worship 11. Sermon topic:
"The Altar of the Lord." Special mu
sic, piano voluntary and offertory by
Miss Trula Grant and girls' quartet.
Epworth lentcue 6:30 Dm. Hazel Bru-
uer, leader. Intermediate league meets
with Jason Lee group. Evening service
at 7:30. Sermon topic: "After This."
Special music Includes piano volun
tary uy miss uooerta reterson. vocal
solo, choir . number, mixed Quartet
and male quartet. Epworth league
study class 7 p.m. Wednesday, mn.e
study 8 p.m. Wednesday. Junior
league Tuuraclay 4 p.m.
CHURCH OP THE NAZARENE
One block south oi center on 19th
St. Rev. Fletcher Galloway, pastor.
Sunday Is tne closing day of the re
vival campaign witn tie v. j, u. mc
Rrlde of Pasadena. Cal. At 11 a.m
Rev. McOrlde will speak for the sub
ject: 'The Spirit's Baptism." At 7:30
Kev. Mctsriae win give nis closing
message. "Uod's Blocks and Signals
bet AtiRinst the Soul." The male cho
rus will sing. Sunday school 9:45 a.m.
Frank M. Lltwlller. aupt. N. Y. P. S.
and Junior society 6:30 p.m. Prayer
meeting Wednesday 7:30 p.m.
FIRST UNITARIAN North Cottage
and Chemeketa Sts. Rev. Fred Alban
Well, mltUttter. Church school 10 a.m.
Miles H. McKcy, supt. Church services
at 11 a.m. Sermon: "Cry Aloud for
He Is a God; Either He is Musing or
He Is in a Journey; or Perndventure
He Sleeneth and Must be Awakened,"
Solo by Mrs. Truma Huston.
ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL Church
and Chemeketa Sts. Rev. v Geo. H.
Swift, rector. Holy community 7:30
a.m. Morning prayer and sermon at
11. Church school 9:45. Girls' Friend
ly society Thursday.
KNIGHT MEMORIAL CONGREGA
TIONAL H. C. Stover, minister.
Morning service at 11. Sermon: "They
Went to The'r Own Company. Mate
quartet "By the Calvary -Way." Eve
ning service at 7:30. Sermon "Our
Mental Unhapplness." Chorus choir
slugs "Hear Thou My Prayer." Sun
day school at 10 a.m. C. C. Harris.
supt. Young people's societies at 6:30.
OI AD TIDINGS MISSION 333
Court St. C. S. Johnson, pastor. The
Fox evangelistic party Is holding
meetings every night and will be with
us Sunday. Services at 3 and 6 p m.
Meetings every night at 8. James
Sanders the boy singer, wilt be with
us from Friday evening over Sunday.
REFORMED Capitol and Marlon
S's. Sunday school at 10 a m. P. E.
Kruse, supt. German services 10 a.m.
English services at 11. Rer. A. F.
Lienkaemper of Portland will have
charge. ,
8AI.EM BAPTIST TEMPLE Rib't.
L. Payne, minister. Services held lu
the Fraternal Temple. Center St. be
tween H.gh and Liberty Sts. Bible
school 9.45. Morning preaching service
at 11. Sermon topic: "In Solving the
World Problems It Is Christ or Kuln."
The young people's meetings at 6:30.
Evening preaching services 7:30. Ser
mon topic: "Two Sinners." Mustc by
chorus choirs and orchestra. Prayer
meeting Thursday evening.
FREE METHODIST Market and N.
Winter Sta. J. R. Stewart, pastor. Sun-
d h v school at 9 4ft am. fl'iv Shepherd.
Law Probers Told
Increase of Gangsters
Due to Prohibition
By CORNELIUS VANDFRBILT, Jr.
tCopyrlght 1930 by United Press)
Washington (LP) The Wicker-
sham law enforcement commission
has been told that the number of
Americans engaged in gang enter
prises has multiplied by 10 in the
last four years, and that Illegal beer
manufacture constitutes the l
tion's largest Individual source of
crime.
The group has been told, I
learned Thursday from an authori
tative commission source, that there
are as many as 1.000.000 persons
connected with bootlegging and the
myriad "rackets" which may or may
not have sprung therefrom. There
likewise has dcvelo;ed the signifi
cant opinion that drinking of the
so-called ' light" beverages lias pro
vided a greater problem in crlm
inality than consumption of liquors
witn high alcohouc content.
My information, which I am as
sured comes from data of the com
mission, would tend to Indicate that
crime experts ascribe to the sale
and effects of non-ripened, quick
ly fermenting: wines and beers
most of the current overcrowding
of prisons, gang madness and the
participation of extreme youths in
unlawful activities.
I was Informed that the gener
ally held belief regarding use of
strong Intoxicants as an Incentive
to crime has been upset by the mass
of evidence collected systematical
ly by the committee from penal in
stitutions. The Wickersham com
mission will recommend to con
gress next month the passage of a
law extending the amount of per
missible alcoholic content so that
three per cent beer may be brewed
supt. Morning worship ftt 11. Sermon
subject: Basis or reuowanip wiui
Christ." Evening service at 7:30. Sub
lect: "FellowahlDS that Are Eternal.'
Y. P. society meets at 6:30. Darwin
Cook. Pres. Prayer meeting Thursday
at 7:30 p.m.
FIRST CONOREOATIONAL Cen
ter and Liberty Sts. Sunday school
0:45. F. K. Neer. aunt. Morning wor
ship at It. Subject: "The Marks of
Jenus." Illustrated service on theme
"What Is a Home?" at 7:30. using part
of the moving picture: "Craig's Wife."
Charles . Ward, minister.
KEIZKR COMMUNITY Kelzer
schoolhouse. Hayes Beau, pastor. Sun
day school at 10 a.m. Jos. Bartruff,
sunt. Church and worship at 11 a.m.
Theme: "Tools for a New Day." Spe
cial music, ino evening services.
EMMANUEL FULL OOSPEL N.
1 7th and Chemeketa St. Sunday
school at 10 a.m. Worahlp and praise
at ll. evangelistic services at r.a p.
Mid-week meeting Tuesday and
Friday evenings at 7:45. Prayer meet
ing Wednesday evening. C. Lewis
Rounds, pastor.
FIRST SPIRITUALIST Services st
7:43 p.m. Rev. Luella M. LaValley will
he tne speaker. Topic "urauiuae
Day." Messages, circles from 6:50 to
7 pm. Alt services held at the Nelson
building. Chemeketa. between Liber
ty ana ion uneven:..
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCI
ENTIST Chemeketa and Liberty Sts.
Sunday services at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m.
Subject: "Mortals and Immortals."
sunaay scnooi at ana ii a.m.
Testimonial meeting every Wednesday
evening at 8. Reading room 406 Ma
sonic bldg. 11 to 6:30 except Sundays
and holidays.
ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN Mo. 8yd.
North 16th nnd A Sts. one block north
of Old People's Home. Rev. H. W.
Oroas, pastor. English service 0:45 a.
uermau at ii. sunaay scnooi w
a.m.
CHRIST LUTHERAN IBth and
State. Rev. Amos E. Mlnneman. pas
tor. German services 9 45 a.m. Sub
ject: "Forgive Heartily Each One Him
Who has been Offended Lest Your
Heavenly Father Forgive Not Your
Trespasses." English services at 11 a.
m. subject: our ratner wno Art in
Heaveu A Word of Hooel" Sunday
school at 0:40 a.m. Martha Batter
man, supt. Luther league 7 pm. Ja
cob Fox. leader. Subject "Article on
Oood Works ;n the Augsburg Con
fession." Oerman services 6 p.m. Sub
ject: "The Holy Spirit Keeps Alive
Faith In the Messiah in the Hearts of
the Fal'hful In Israel.
Her Mother's
Lucky Find
WIIF.N we find that some slight
adjustment makes a marvel
ous improvement in a child we
wonder why we hadn't thought be
fore to give' the child this help.
A Rood example w the experience
of Mrs. X. Krickson, 1073 West
Hlvri., m Angles. Cal. She says:
"My little girl was dVinff fairtv well
but I noticed she didn't ejt like she
shouM and didn't seem to have much
energy.
i w anted to do somclhinfl for her.
and my mother recommended Cali
fornia Fir Syrup, so I gave her some.
Mary improved so much I wonder
why I didn't do something for her
stomach and bowels before. It re
lieved her aln,aihne, gave her a
good appetite and plenty of energy."
To point no a child s appetite, in
crease energy and strength, assist
digestion and assimilation, there's
nothing more effective than pure
vegetable Lai norma i-ig 5yrup. Uoc-J
tors advise its use to open the bewek
during colds and children's diseases,!
or whenever bad breath, coaled j
tongue, headaches, listlessoess, etc.,!
warn of constipation.
The genuine always bears the name .
California. So look for that wheal
buying. At ail drugstores. I
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Although these reports have re
ceived no confirmation my Inform
ant has provided me with state
ments which may have effect upon
the commissions final conclusions.
The statements may be summarized
as follows:
1. It has been found that the
large percentage of arrests In viola
tion of the 16th amendment are
among young people who have been
drinking beer, ale and wines.
2. The making of these products
may be discovered to be the basic
reason for existence and growth of
gang life. The traffic In seemingly
mild intoxicants Is so great ae to
make it appear that they are doing
more harm generally than whiskey,
gin and other strong liquors.
3. The majority of Inmates In the
large penal institutions of the coun
try are there for commission of
crimes attributable, directly or In
directly, to tle underworld struc
ture raised by prohibition. The es
timate that 1,000.000 Americans
were connected with modern-day
gangland was accompanied by an
estimate that 85 per cent find their
livelihood In beer rackets. Very
little of the beer has been matured
more than a month and thus the
vast portion of It ts poisonous.
Without regard to the accuracy of
these comments. It Is known, the
Informant said, that the situation
has been growing' worse o! late In
stead of better.
Any proposal to Increase alcohol
ON SATURDAY
Chevrolet it ill present
a Six that mill command
interest for these
important reasons
OLD DOCUMENTS
DISCLOSE GOLD
Buffalo, M. T. (IP Papers un
earthed with the death of Lee Llnat,
of Clieektowaga, N. Y., revealed that
gold had been discovered on the
lake shore In the Hamburg and
Lackawana districts almost two
and a half score years ago.
Included among the papers were
four claims drawn up In 1881 by
Grove Lines, grandfather of the de
ceased. The claims Included prac
tically all of the Bethlehem Steel
company site at Lackawanna and
a good part of the city of Hamburg.
The papers told of Grove Lines'
arrival In Buffalo in 1880 from Ne
braska. He discovered gold the Tol
lowuig year.
Whether the claims were filed
with the secretary r statue In 1881.
U not known, but an attempt Is be
ing made by the present Mrs. Lines
to find out Should It be found that
they were filed, according to the
Public Land's law the descendants
of Grove Lines would have the right
to mine for gold on the fields now
covered with large manufacturing
plants and homes.
percentage In beer would, of course,
have to be taken to the supreme
court for ruling. Any theoretical
amelioration of existing conditions
by passage of such a law thus Is
surrounded by irs." If the com
mission recommends It and If eon
v,tcc& agrees and If Judicial author
ities uphold the legislation then
bootleggers' profits may be mlnlm
izod by the manufacture of beer
with slightly more alcoholic
content.