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CITY EDITION
Fair tonight and Saturday; mod
erate temperature; changeable wind;
fair Sunday.
9,755
Local: Max., 73; Mln., 36; rain, 0;
river, 2.8 feet; clear; northerly
winds.
Average daily net paid 9,300
Member Audit Bureau of Circulations
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matter at Balein, Oregon
SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 1933
PRICE THREE CENTS kVXgSIiS0c2f&
CIRCULATION
Dally average distribution for tbi
Month of March, 1933
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FERRAR CASE
FOR ASSAULT
i GOES TO JURY
Agitator Charged With
Attack On Purvine De
nies Battery
Rebuttal Evidence Pre
sented by State Fol
lowed by Arguments
The case of Max Ferrar, charged
with assault and battery on the
person of 8. Balis Purvine, one of
Galem's best known citizens, went
to the Jury in Judge McMahan's
court this afternoon.
When court adjourned at noon
today all the attorneys for defense
and state had made tneir argu
ments to the Jury with the excep.
tion of District Attorney Trlndle
Who was to put In the remaining
(ledge hammer blows for the prose
cution starting at 1 o'clock. Trln
die's arguments are never exceed
lngly lengthy and Including the
court's instructions the case was
expected to be in the hands of the
Jury easily by the middle of the
afternoon.
Defense in the case rested yester-
dav afternoon after the defendant
had testified in his own behalf with
Hud Bicklo, Homer Green and Dick
Eastman, his associates, also giving
testimony.
The 6tate put in a brief rebut
tal this morning. Dr. Mary Purvine
(Concluded" on page 9, column 6)
Paris, April 21 IIP) A government
spokesman said today France is de
termined to maintain the gold
standard and fight American dol
lars in a possible commercial in
vasion bv raising tariffs.
Both the government and the
bank of France are "undisturbed,"
lie said, and consider the franc ab
solutely solid.
The whole problem, including the
chanced aspect of the Washington
conversations between Roosevelt
and Former Premier Herrlot. will be
considered at a cabinet meeting to
morrow.
r-rforeps Bonnet, minister of fi
nance. In the meantime, talked
with Clement Moret, governor of
the Bank of France, and then con
sulted with Premier Daladier. It
was agreed that it is unlikely that
anything will be done particularly
concerning tariff increases until
afler the Washington talks.
The French resolve to maintain
rold is based on tremendous re
serves and in the belief that gold
will continue to come to France.
Exchange experts, however, com
ment that the Bank of England
has taken 4,000,000 francs from
France since January 1 and are
continuing to buy.
More than half of this lost gold
came to Paris from Belgium, Hol
land and Switzerland, weakening
those countries. It was agreed that
desertion of the gold standard by
those countries must necessarily
precede any similar action by
France and such action would make
the French situation increasingly
difficult.
CREDIT EXPANSION
OF THREE BILLIONS
Washington, April 21 (tP) Credit
expansion up to $3,000,000,000 thru
the federal reserve systemb will be
the first step of President Roose
velt under the terms of the Thomas
bill for revaluation of the dollar,
the United Press learned authora
tively today.
At the same time it was said that
the White House was hopeful that
there would be an adjustment of
conditions to obviate the necessity
of utilizing the more radical provi
sions of the bill.
SUMNER WELLS
ENVOY TO CUBA
Washington, April 21 (JFh-President
Roosevelt today nominated
Sumner Welles as ambassador to
- Cuba.
Theodore A. Walters, of Idaho,
was named to be first assistant sec
retary of the interior.
Other nominations sent to the
senate were Francis Winfred Peck,
of Minnesota to be a member of the
farm board; Thomas P. Thomas, of
Utah, to be register of the land of
fice at Salt Lake City, and Raymond
Patton, of Ohio, to be director of
the coast and geodetic survey.
FRANCE TO STAY
ON GOLD BASIS
Good Evening!
Sips for Supper
By DON UPJOHN
When Lindy made his famous
flight the Spirit of St. Louis was
an airplane. Now it's Budweiser.
Triangle fcfK Producer," is
Wbt advertised by local stores.
Isn't Uiat golnr to be a little
tough en the hens?
Well, well, seeing everybody else
; doing It we've about decided to
go off the gold standard ourself.
We expect to Jump from the gold
standard to the copper standard.
Incidentally we'd like to be on a
hop standard right now with a
coupla thousand bales to hop Into
some buyer s nand6.
Rev. B. Earl Parker, pastor of the
First Methodist church, when ask
ed his business at the Lions' club
yesterday promptly responded, "Fire
Insurance." Lawyers aim to keep
the hovs out of hot water while Jt
seems the Rev. Mr. Parker's business
is to keep them out of hot brimstone
We heard a local chap remark
yesterday, "I don't know what this
here gold and sliver sianaara Busi
ness Is all about but as long as
everything Is going up it looks good
to me."
Celebrating the 20th anniversary
of Blossom Day Sunday for the
first time two generations of King
Blngs will participate In the big
festival, same being Frank Deckc-
bach, Sr., and Frank Deckeoacn, jr.
Makes It kind of tough on the boy,
at that. Here he was expecting to
be able to wear dad's white panties
for the occasion. But with the gov
ernor on the Job Frank will have
to go out and buy a pair for him
self, lt d sure be a joke on young
Frank if he went down to the store
and found all the white pants had
been sold.
We nut it up to Walt Thompson
plain and aboveboard on the street
today to ten us nis miaaie uuuai.
And when he told us, was our face
red!
We read In an eastern paper
where a woman had a man ar
rested because he grabbed her and
kissed her under the chin. Well,
maybe she thinks she went through
some experience. But she ought a
have what happened to us once,
when a certain young lady here in
town grabbed us and kissed us under
the mistletoe. If she thinks it hurts
to be grabbed and kissed under the
chin she ought to be kissed under
the mistletoe once. Doggone, we
thought for a time our mistletoe
never would get over the shock.
Looking at some of the waists the
girls are wearing around in public
now, it makes us shudder to think
what's going to happen when the
weather really turns warm.
All of the leading economists are
now telling us in one way or an
other what is going to happen be-
cause of the latest Roosevelt move.
Well, the leading economists have
been telling us the past three years
what is going to happen about this
and that and doggone if any of
them have ever been right. So
don't get excited over what they
say now.
The best answer will be to wait
and see.
LINDY ARRIVES BY
AIR AT ST. LOUIS
8t. Louis, April 21 (U Col. and
Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh arrived
here at 1:25 p.m. today from Indi
anapolis on their trans-continental
tour.
A "homecoming" crowd of several
hundred persons, Including city of
ficials, was at Lambert-St. Louis
airport to welcome the flying couple,
Huge Dirigible Macon
Takes Maiden Flight
Over Northern Ohio
Akron, Ohio., April 21 (P)
of the wrecked Akron, took off
a. m. (Eastern Standard Time)
sons braved the crisp early morning f
air to see Uncle Sam s new Gollatn
of the air begin a series of test
flights preliminary to her accept
ance of the navy.
The Macon's stern was freed and
water ballast was dropped to level
her off to the proper buoyancy Just
before Captain Alger H. Dresel
gave -.the command to send her
aloft.
The silvery ship, almost a dupli
cate of the Akron which crashed at
sea with a loss of 13 lives early
this month, headed Into the north
east breeze 39 minutes after Cap
tain Dresel gave the signal to walk
the 789-foot long vessel out of her
dock.
AURORA BANK
OFFICERS HELD
GUILTY BY JURY
Gefsy, Schwab and Watt
Convicted of Using
Mails To Defraud
Phoenix Acquitted Sen
tences To Be Pronoun
ced This Afternoon
Portland, April 21 VP) Three of
ficers of the Willamette Valley
Mortgage Loan company of Aurora
were convicted In federal court here
of using the malls to defraud. One
was acquitted.
They were B. F. Glesy, president
of the company; zeno Schwab, sec
retary, and Gordon Watt, attorney.
William Phoenix, manager of the
firm, was acquitted. -
The Jury deliberated more than
17 hours. The case was one of the
most Involved mail fraud cases to
be held here. Each of the defend
ants was Indicted on four separate
counts. Glesy and Schwab were con
victed on three counts each, and
Watt was found guilty on one.
The defendants were charged with
selling worthless notes as mortgages
by making false representations. Tne
mortgages sold, it was alleged, were
not secured by trust deeds on real
estate, as represented, or by other
collateral.
The government charged the de
fendants sent the fraudulent mort
gages through the mails, upon ex
piration of valid mortgages held by
the reputed victims, to replace the
good paper which was in the form
of mortgages on real estate. In order
(Concluded "on pfttte 8, column 6)
3 GOVERNORS
Portland, April 21 (JF) With de
velopment of the Columbia and
Snake rivers as the general theme,
governors of Idaho, Washington and
Oregon were to meet here today to
discuss the development project in
the light of an employment enter
prise to tie in with the administra
tion's public work program. The
conference was to open at 2 p.m,
Governor C. Ben Ross of Idaho
was bubbling over with enthusiasm
when he reached Portland today,
"The price of everything Is up," he
said eagerly. "Wheat, potatoes, wool
everything Is up. Inflation Is do
ing It."
President Roosevelt, he said, gave
the people of the United States ex
actly what they needed when he
instituted his inflation program. "I
can see nothing but good In the
way President Roosevelt is handling
affairs." Governor Ross said, "wny,
potatoes and we grow lots of them
In Idaho have doubled In price in
the last 20 days!"
Governor Clarence D. Martin of
Washington was to reach Portland
during the morning for tne comer.
ence with Rovernors Ross and Julius
L. Meier of Oregon.
It was expected that proposals for
development of the entire Columbia
river reclamation project would be
discussed by the state executives.
EINSTEIN OUSTED
Berlin. April 21 (IP) The cura-
torship of Professor Albert Einstein
In the National rnysicoiecnnicai in
stitute was canceled today. The
curator said the action was taken
because of his opposition to Hitler
Ism. -
The U. S. Macon, sister ship
on her maiden flight at 5 :59
today, several hundred per
Altogether there were 105 per
sons aboard. Included were 11 of
ficers, eight members of the naval
board of Inspection headed by Rear
Admiral George C. Day, and 31 en
gineers and inspectors of the Good-
year-Zeppelin Co., builders of the
ship.
The take-off came after 10 days
of waiting for favorable weather
since the world's largest airship was
pronounced ready lor ner "shake
down" flight.
Captain Dresel would not an
nounce his Itinerary or how long
he expected to keep the ship In
the air. She was expected to be
(Concluded on page . column 0)
Amelia Can't
Agree on War
With D. A. R.
Washington, April 21 Speak
ing before the Daughters of Ameri
can Revolution, who for years has
been adopting resolutions calling for
armies and navies for national de
fense, Amelia Earhart said today
no organization should advocate
armaments unless the members were
willing to bear arms themselves.
The aviatrix said equality with
men was essential in everything
and asserted women should be
drafted in event of war.
Miss Earhart said at present
there are but 600 licensed women
pilots compared to 18,000 men, ex
clusive of army and navy.
She then announced she would
"touch on a point on which this
"(Concluded on'pngt fl,'column g)
BRITAIN URGED
TO BACK DOLLAR
London, April 21 (P) Although
the government was being impor
tuned today to maintain the ratio
between the pound and the dollar
which existed before the United
States abandoned gold, there was no
Indication of any official move to
meet this demand.
A highly articulate section of the
press held It was necessary that Bri
tain retain the advantages that
have accrued to her through the
depreciated pound.
"The British government must see
that the pound moved correspond
ingly away from the dollar," an ed
itorlal in the Daily Express said.
The Daily Mail declared that "if
world currencies are revalued It
should clearly be understood that
Britain, owing to her unfavorable
trade balance, will keep sterling at
the present ratio with otner curren
cies." These newspapers have a com
bined circulation of nearly 4,000,000
and in addition the Rothermere
Presst the Mail) and the Bever
brook Press (the Express) control
Influential provincial newspapers.
In financial quarters the Indica
tions are that the present policy of
letting sterling and dollars find their
levels will be maintained, with hope
that President Roosevelt's economic
discussions in Washington and the
world economic conference will pre
vent the nations from starting com
petition in debased currencies.
RUTH'S SANITY
HEARING OVER
Florence, Ariz., Apr. 21 (P) Coun
sel for the stale and for Winnie
Ruth Judd stipulated this afternoon
that the condemned woman's san
ity hearing is to be closed without
hearing of any further testimony.
Superior Judge E. L. Green, grant
ing an additional hour to attorneys
to prepare, set 2:30 p.m. as the hour
for beginning of argument by coun
sel. He previously had granted the
state a recess until 1:30 p.m., to
search for missing witnesses. It was
not able to produce them and agreed
to a proposal of O. V. Wlllson, chief
of Mrs. Judd's counsel that the case
be closed.
Judge Green had placed no time
limit on counsel's argument.
He Indicated he would agree to a
night session, If necessary, to place
the case In the hands of the sanity
Jury tonight.
Wlllson was to present the main
argument for Mrs. Judd, urging the
12 Jurymen any nine of whom may
reach a verdict to declare the
blonde woman Insane, Instead of
hanging one week from today for
killing Agnes Anne LeRoi, In the
"trunk murder" case.
INFLATION MOVE
HELD NON-POLITICAL
London, April 21 (IP) The mo
tives which led president Roosevelt
to take the United States off the
gold standard were purely domestic,
the Washington correspondent of
the powerful London Times said to
day In a dispatch to his paper. He
refuted the widely held British be
lief that the action was based on
International political motives with
the object of Improving Mr. Roose
velt's bargaining position In his
forthcoming conferences with Pre
mier Ramsay MacDonaid.
The International aspect, the
Washington dispatch said, was sec
ondary. President Roosevelt, It
said, originally Intended to with
hold the new gold embargo until
after his conversations with Mac
Donald and representatives of oth
er European nations. But the
weight of the Inflationist move
ment In congress forced Immediate
action to prevent passage of an
"unwise" Inflation measure, the cor
respondent said.
M DONALD HERE
TO WAGE FIGHT
ON DEPRESSION
British Premier Arrives
For Economic Confer
ence With Roosevelt
Says
Gold Abandonment
Only Emphasizes Dis
tress of World
New York, April 21 (ff) Arriving
in America to help map the cam
paign for a world war against what
he called "unmerited poverty,"
Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonaid
said today America's abandonment
of the gold standard affects Eng
land "not at all so far as I am
concerned."
In a brief Interview on the liner
Berengaria at Quarantine before he
wr". taken ashore on the city tug
Macom, MacDonaid was asked if
he was disappointed in President
Roosevelt s action In respect to the
gold standard.
"Oh gracious, no," he replied,
adding that he really was without
information concerning tnis devel
opment, aside from the bare fact
that this country had for the time
being abandoned the gold standard.
"Iti only brings out In higher
light," he said, "the distress of the
world and that It what your presi
dent and I are trying to face, and,
I hope, to face it successfully."
At the beginning of the Interview
on the Berengaria, MacDonaid
handed the following written state
ment to the press:
"I hope to have with the presi
dent a frank exchange of views
over a wide range of issues, both
economic and political. In the
short time at our disposal, definite
arrangements of course are not to
(Concluded on puge 0, column 8)
F. D. EAGER TO
GREET PREMIER
Washington, April 21 (IP) Presi
dent Roosevelt welcomes the oppor
tunity to talk on a frank, informal
"brass tacks" basis with Prime Min
ister MacDonaid who arrives late
today.
This was made, known at the
White House as the distinguished
visitor neared Washington.
Concerned over angered feelings
abroad where some construed Presi
dent Roosevelt's sudden abandon
ment of the gold standard as a dip
lomatic maneuver to obtain a bar
gaining advantage on the eve of the
international conferences, friends of
the administration Insisted that he
was moved essentially by a desire to
lift domestic prices and head off un
wise and extreme inflationary mcas.
ures advocated In congress.
President Roosevelt was eager to
settle down with the British prime
minister for intimate personal man-to-man
talks over the acute situa
tion. LAND BANKS WILL
CURB FORECLOSURE
Washington, April 21 m A pol
icy of leniency, under which fore
closure proceedings will be Instituted
only when every other avenue to
prevent loss la exhausted, has been
adopted by the federal land banks.
The farm loan board announced
today that foreclosure proceedings
as of March 31 were begun on only
1.8 percent of cases where farmer
borrowers had failed to fulfill their
obligations under the loan contract.
"Where the farmer plays square,
the banks are showing all possible
patience," a representative of the
board said.
"Practically every esse where fore
closure proceedings are begun rep
resents instances where the farm
has been abandnoed or the farmer
borrower has decided he will make
no further attempt to pay taxes or
his Indebtedness."
PORTLAND SUES
PHONE COMPANY
Portland, April 21 IIP) The city
of Portland today filed a circuit
court suit against the Pacific Tele
phone and Telegraph Co., seeking
to enforce an ordinance effective
January 1, 133, and requiring pay
ment of five per cent of gross ear
ned revenues while the firm con
tinues to operate without a fran
chise. The city contends that 147.169 Is
due for the first quarter of this
year.
WEST AND
UNITE TO FIGHT .
FOR ROAD MONEY
People Back Home Urged To Press Demands
for Federal Highway Funds As Most Feas
ible Form of Emergency "Unemployment
Eelief ; Machinery Ready and Waiting
By HAERY N. CRAIN
With a view to supplying the greatest unemployment
relief upon the shortest notice,
tablishing community assets of permanent importance and
increasing value Oregonians along with citizens of other
western, southern and middle western states are being so
licited to urge upon their repre-w
sentatlves In congress the inclusion
In any national public works pro
gram or other legislation designed
to provide Jobs for the idle substan
tial appropriations for highway con
struction.
The greatest service that can
Just now be rendered by road boost
ing clubs, chambers of commerce
and by other organizations and in
dividuals to the cause of more and
better highways and early relief
for the greatest number of unem
ployed is to convince their congress
men and senators of the vital im
portance of such appropriations, in
the opinion of the American Associ
ation of State Highway officials and
(Concluded on page 9, column 7)
SEES NEED OF
PRICE FIXING
Washington, April 21 (IP) The
price-fixing provisions of the farm
relief board still are needed to
restore agricultural commodities to
their "fair value" despite inflation
proposals before congress, Secretary
of Agriculture Wallace iccis,
As Wallace views it inflation
would not propertly effect a bal
ance between the goods the farmer
buys and those he sells.
Wallace, it was said today, was
enthusiastic, however, about the
benefits which he expects inflation
to provide the farmer.
Since under inflation fixed char
ges such as telephone rates, railroad
fares and taxes would remain the
same, an increase in the price far
mers received from their products
nevessarlly would give them a sound
purchasing power.
The social theme of inflation, it
was explained, is aimed at boosting
commodity prices all along the line
without pre judical favor to farm
products. Wliile it will probably es-
tablishe better values of crop issue,
it also will raise prices of Indus
trial products so that the actual
balance between the two will re
main virtually the same as under
deflated values.
GERMANY TO
STAY WITH GOLD
Berlin, April 21 (LP) Under
circumstances will Germany aban
don the gold standard, an official
statement of the rcichstag said to
day. German officials looked on the
devaluation of the dollar with con
flicting views.
On the one hand, it was feared
there might be a detrimental effect
on Germany s export trade.
On the other, it would facilitate
repayment of dollar debts.
The statement continued that if
the devaluation of the dollar Is
Intended to be permanent, it would
aggravate the dumping of currency
initiated by Britain's abandonment
of the gold standard, increasingly
affecting German export trade and
automatically decreasing Germany's
ability to pay debts,
First Lady Of Land And
First Lady Of Air Fly
Over Capitol At Night
Washington, April 21 (U.R)
white evening dress took Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt on a
flight over Washington and Baltimore last night without
even taking off her white kid gloves
as she piloted the big transport
plane.
The first lady of the air, Amelia
Earhart, was at tho controls part
of the time on the first night flight
made here by the first lady of the
land.
"Just as safe," Mrs. Roosevelt
replied when some one asked her
If she felt as secure with a woman
pilot as she usually felt on her fre
quent air trips. "I'd give a lot to
do It myself," she added.
Mrs. Roosevelt went to the con
trol cabin to watch Miss Earhart
pilot the ship and remained during
most of the rest of the hour's trip,
SOUTH
while at the same time es
HERRIOT THINKS
VISIT USELESS
(Copyright 1933 by United Press)
Aboard S. S. lie De France. April
21 (LP) America's abandonment of
the gold standard has left Edouard
Herriot reconciled to the role of
speechless listener at his forthcom
ing meetings with President Roose
velt and Prime Minister MacDonaid
of England, but he has decided not
to cancel his Washington visit, it
was learned today.
Herriot will go through with his
trip as scheduled unless his govern
ment orders him to come home, It
was made known after the former
premier had spent many hours stu
dying the changed world financial
situation. The program of conver
sations originally laid out by Presi
dent Roosevelt has been made use
less by the abandonment of gold, the
French party feels, and it is expect
ed that Mr. Roosevelt will-be pre
pared to offer a new economic pro
ject when his visitors arrive.
Members of Herrlot's party had
thought the French mission render
ed useless, and suggested It might
as well re-embark when It reached
New York and return to Paris. Her
riot, however, decided to fulfill his
program.
His plans for his talks with Mi.
Roosevelt were completely, reversed,
however. Elaborate files on mone
tary and economic subjects were dis
carded.
RAINEY SEES
SILVER 16 T0 1
Washington, April 21 Speak
er Rainey said today at his press
conference that the administration's
proposal to accept $100,000,000 In
silver on the war debts from for
eign nations would result in the
"placing of silver on the 16 to 1
basis."
Asked whether the adminLstartlon
Inflation plan would comprise all
the stiver legislation enacted at this
session, the Illinois democrat said
"No."
"The move by the administration
is the opening gun for the fight to
place silver on the 16 to 1 basis. I
think it will come to that," he
added.
The speaker also disclosed a bill
would be introduced next week to
authorize gasoline and alcohol
plcndiug, as a revenue and agri
culture relief measure. The pro
posal will permit the blending of
alcohol made from farm products,
including corn and potatoes.
"It will not only help the farmers
but the coal industry," Rainey said
LAUDER'S mtOTIIEK DIES
Los Angeles, April 21 (LP) Funeral
services for Matt Lauder, 61, brother
of Sir Harry Lauder, will be held
here tomorrow. The brother of
Scotland's famed singed died after
a short illness. For the last two
years he had worked as a hotel
g arc) ner.
A slim, quiet, woman in
explaining that there she felt "on
top of the world, with an unob
structed view."
Miss Earhart flew to Washington
from New York with her husband,
George Palmer Putnam. They
dined at the White House and then
made the flight In a sparkling night
In which the light of the cities, the
illuminated dome of the capltol, the
shaft of the Washington monument.
and the portico of the While House
shone clear.
Mrs. Roosevelt wore an "Eleanor
blue" dinner dress, a black and gold
evening wrap, and a blue straw hat.
(Concluded on page 8, column 1)
GOLD DOLLAR
REVALUATION
TO MIGHT
Senate Banking Commit
tee Reports Favorably
Despite Split
Roosevelt To Force Pas
sage With Cloture
Threat on Filibuster
Washington, April 31 (LP) 8t
ate Majority Leader Robinson to
day flung the unqualified influent
of President Roosevelt behind U
movement for speedy disposition of
the administration Inflation bill and
threatened with cloture all who
dare filibuster It.
Robinson boldly met a filibuster
threat which he attributed to Sen
ator Reed, repn., Pa.
The majority leader addressed
the senate with the announcement
of administration plans a moment
after Chairman Fletcher of the sen
ate banking and currency commit
tee had reported the Inflation plan
favorably to the senate. Robinson
insisted that the inflation became
a rider to the farm bill.
Robinson said a filibuster or other
delay to the Inflation bill would
hamper Mr. Roosevelt In his nego
tiations with foreign statesmen.
Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonaid
is due in Washington late today.
"If the president Is to be hamp
ered and Impeded In his negotia
tions with representatives of some
(Concluded on page 0, column 0)
LAY PLANS TO
FIGHT INFLATION
Washington, April 21 (LP) House
and senate republicans opposed to
the administration Inflation bill met
In a backs-to-the-wall conference
late today to plan a round robin at
tack on the program.
Senators Reed of Pennsylvania
and Walcott of Connecticut were
among those who Joined house min
ority leader Snell and former Sec
retary of Treasury Ogden Mills.
The republicans met shortly after
senate majority Leader Robinson
had challenged opponents of the bUl
to dare a filibuster on it. He threa
tened Immediate resort to the clot
ure If a filibuster develops.
Informed senators predicted today
that the inflation bill would pass the
senate Tuesday and be enacted into
law before the end of next week.
Opponents of the bill privately con
ceded that they cannot stop It.
It was understood that if the re
publicans go through with their
round robin public statement of pro
test they will invite prominent dem
ocrats to join them In sign the con
demnation of Inflation.
Latest polls on senate sentiment
Indicated the inflation bill would
show more thun 60 senators for and
fewer than 3C agninst on the show
down vote.
MERCHANDISING BY
UTILITIES REGULATED
Merchandising by public utilities
must be handled In a separata de
partment hereafter and all em
ployes In the operating division arc
prohibited from using the time
paid lor by the rate payers In soli
citing, selling and assisting In mer
chandising. nils was the order Issued today
by Charles M. Thomas, public util
ities commissioner.
The question had been before
the commissioner lor more than ft
year as well as before the last
legislature. Merchants of the state
Thomas said, have been demanding
that utilities not, rhavpe expenses
Incurred In merchandising agaiust
the rate base.
ROOSEVELT AND
PREMIER TO CRUISE
Washington. April 21 (TV-Recovered
from his shuM cold President
Roosevelt today completed plans for
a cruise down the Potomac Sunday
with Ramsay MacDonaid, British
premier.
The trip on the navy boat, Se
quoia, will give Mr. Roosevelt such
an opportunity for intimate ex
changes with the prime minister as
the secluded Ropidan camp gave
President Hoover when Mr. Mac
Donald was here before.
Only a small party will make the
trip,, including Mrs. Roosevelt an
Miss Ishbel MacDonaid.