Medford Mail Trrune
The Weather
Forecast: Showers and cooler to
nljht; Wednesday fair.
Temperature
HlghMt yesterday - .... 67
Lowest this moraine; 41
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Twenty-Seventh Year
MEDFOUD, OKKCOX, TUESDAY. ATOIL 19, 1932.
No. 24.
Comment
on the
Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS
IN this newspaper the other day.
you read the statement that Presi
dent Hoover deplorea the extreme
pessimism that apparently Is preva
l lent In the United States at the
present moment. Because ot this
pessimism, he says, business is
worse than It would be otherwise
much worse than It la entitled
to be on the basis ot existing fun
damental conditions.
THIS writer thinks President Hoo
ver speaks the truth, and in
support of thla belief offers the
case of Roseburg, where the federal
government ts soon to begin con
struction of a large new soldiers'
home.
There la no pessimism In Rose
burg. Instead, there la faith In the
future. As a result of thla state of
mind, business conditions In Rose
burg, while not In any way rush
ing, are distinctly above the av
erage. NOW mark this
As yet, NOT ONE DOLLAR
( of thia new money has been spent
in Roseburg. No new payroll has
been created. There haa been no
stimulation of demand and no Im
provement of prlce8 for the pro
ducta of the Umpqua valley.
The better feeling that exists there
Is based wholly upon FAITH IN
THE FUTURE.
II. throughout tills whole great
country, there were more faith
In the future, business conditions
would be infinitely better than they
are.
Can any intelligent person doubt
that? ,
ABOUT ten. days prior to the pri
mary election, which will be
held In May, you will receive a copy
of the official voters' pamphlet. The
printing and mailing of thla
pamphlet, we read In the papers,
will cost the state of Oregon about
J12.000.
Thla Is a year for thrift. So. Jt
you are wisely thrifty, you will say
to yourself when you receive your
copy In the malls: "Here la a book
let that cost the state twelve thou
sand dollars. If I am to get back
any part of my share of the coat
of thla book I must atudy It care
fully and vote as Intelligently aa I
can on the .basts of the atudy I
have made."
Doesn't that sound like good
business?
A REAL ESTATE ' MAN said to this
writer the other day.
"There is an unusual demand
thla spring for small farms, and a
surprising number of the people
who are buying small farms are
paying all cash and In addition are
cleaning up all Indebtedness that
may be against the propertlca they
are acquiring."
That la to say, a surprising num
ber of people are returning to sound
principles In their Investments.
H
rxON'T buy farm land as a specu-
latlon. If you do, you may be
disappointed. Speculation la another
word for gambling, and gambling
brlnga many disappointments.
But If you can acquire a amall
piece of land and make your home
on it and get a part of your living
out of It, you won't go far wrong
on your Investment.
npHE Oregon State Chamber oi
Commerce, meeting In Portland
the other day. voted to decline with
thanks the offer of the federal
government to give to the states
surface rights to the unappropria
ted' public lands remaining within
their borders.
The state chamber of commerce
thus demonstrated Ita hard-headed
common sense.
IF someone were to come along
and oiler to give Joa wnlte
elephant, you would probably ask:
"Why do you want to give It to
me?" and If the answer made to
you were truthful It would be some
thing like this: "Because nobody
else wanta It."
Whereupon you would probably
be prompted to Inquire: "What
would I do with It If I had It?"
and again. If you received a truth
ful answer, you would be told
Why. FEED If. that's all you can
do with It."
That Is about the status of the
" government s offer to give thla un
appropriated public land back to tiie
states.
Klamath Fails. Construction com
pleted on service station, store and
lunch room on Bon Kerns ranri on
A.hland and Klamath Falla highway
libi nuiea el of but.
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National Unemployment In
surance Offered as Coun
ter Proposal Foes Voice
Opposition In Hearing
WASHINGTON. April 19. (AP)
National unemployment Insurance
wm offered today by Representative
La Quardla, (R., N. Y.) aa a counter
proposal to cash payment of the
$2,000,000,000 soldiers bonus.
La Guard la, himself a veteran made
known his views as he took the wit
ness stand as the first to put his
opposition to full payment of the
bonus before the house ways and
means committee.
Advocates of the payment through
a two billion dollar currency inflation
concluded the presentation of their
case yesterday.
Under La Guard la's unemployment
insurance proposal, an unemployment
commission would be created to
maintain an unemployment insur
ance fund by a welfare tax on em
ployes and employers, Including a
special tax on all Incomes.
Money Plan t'nsound
Shortly before the day's hearings
opened, Representative Mapes R.,
Mich.) announced his opposition to
full payment of the bonus on the
ground that the treasury was In no
shftpe to pay It now and the money
Inflation plan was unsound. He made
his views known In a reply to the
secretary of the Michigan state senate
acknowledging receipt of a resolution
adopted by that group advocating im
mediate payment.
La Guard la said the committee
should consider "whether the Amer
ican people through congress have
properly provided for the veterans."
"On the whole, I believe that con
gress has responded since 1910 to
every demand and every request of
the world war veterans." he said.
Many Vets at U purine
The room was crowded with ex
service men. Representative Patman
(D.. Tex.) leading bonus sponsor, lis
tened from the first row.
La Guardia said the number of
veterans, who took advantage of the
50 per cent loan value authorized last
year "far exceeded all estimates."
"As I read the history of the treat
ment of veterans by this congress,"
he said, "I am Just as certain as I
am standing here this morning that
legislation will' be passed refunding
the interest charges on these loans."
DR. HALL BETTER
AFTER COLLAPSE
PORTLAND. April 1. AP) The
condition of Dr. Arnold Bennett Hall,
president of University of Oregon,
who collapsed here yesterday from an
attack of acute indigestion, was
greatly Improved today and he. plan
ned to return to his Eugene home
immediately.
Dr. Hall said he felt much better
after a good night's rest, but admit
ted he needed more rest. Dr. Richard
B. Dlllchunt of the University of
Oregon medical school here attributed
Dr. Hall's collapse to overwork.
SALEM, April 19. (AP) Mayor
George L. Baker will have to re
turn one month's salary to the city
of Portland, the payment he received
for his second months absence from
Portland last year while visiting
France and other European coun
tries. This was ruled by the Ore
gon supreme court In affirming the
decree of the Multnomah . circuit
court.
PAY GUARDS TONIGHT
AT
At regular drill of company A. 18Sth
Infantry of the National Ouaid.
1975.17 mil be issued tonight aa quar
terly pay to members of the com
pany. It was announced today by
Captain Carl Y. Tentwald.
Newspaper Ad Lifebuoy
For American Business
NEW YORK. pril 19 (AP)
Newspapers are cailed the domi
nant advertising medium in the
United States by Kenneth Collins.
executive vice president snd adver
tising director of R. H. Macy end
Company, tn his book. "The Road
:o Good Advertising." published to
day
Pew buslneM ventures In Ameri
ca requiring the stimulus of adver
tising could live without the news
paper," s:d the department store
exfcutlve. "In It we upend more than one
uU ol tiie tu;ixt butiget tor ti4
URGING PROHIBITION REFORM
Associated Press Photo
Mrs, Charles H. Sabln. national prealdent of the Women's Or
ganization for Prohibition Reform, addressing delegatea to annual
convention In Washington. She aaaailed prohibition and aaid it was
"sheer Impertinence" to ahunt aside prohibition repeal for national
budget balancing.
RELATE ATTACK
ERE TRIAL ENDS
HONOLULU, April 19. (AP)
With Lieut. Thomas H. Massle again
on the stand fighting off another
prosecution attack on hie atory ot
the alaylng of Joseph Kahahawl.
Clarence Darrow. defense atttorney.
announced today he would close his
case tomorrow.
Mrs. Thalia Massle will be the
final defense witness.
Darrow made his announcement
after two witnesses had testified in
behalf of the defense and Public
Prosecutor John C. Kclley had sud
denly motioned Masaie to the wit
ness chair.
Openly skeptical of Massle's tes
timony that he held the gun which
took the life of Kahahawl Just af
ter the native had confessed taking
part In an attack on Mra. Maasle,
Kelley began questioning the naval
officer about his participation In
amateur theatricala.
Kclley previously had hinted that
Albert O. Jones, another defendant
in the lynching case, had been the
actual slayer. The prosecutor also
branded aa "the bunk" the defense
effort to set up an Insanity defenae
for Massle.
SLAP AT
HONOLULU. April 19 (AP) A
resolution asking President Hoover to
recall Rear Admiral Yates Stirling Jr.,
commandant of the Pearl Harbor
naval base, was before the territorial
house of representatives here today.
The measure charged that the ad
miral "used his official position to
villify the territory" and said "his
early departure would be welcomed."
Admiral Stirling was strongly criti
cized by some quarters In the Islands
because he expressed doubt that
Hawaii's large Oriental population
would be loyal in time of war.
DELAWARE DELEGATES
PLEDGED FOR HOOVER
DOVER, Del.. April 19. (AP)
President Hoover gets nine more
votes for a second term nomination
today those of the Delaware dele
gates to the Chicago convention,
elected at a state republican con
vention. The delegatea of today's state con
clave were elected at a primary
Saturday at which no opposition to
President Hoover was manifest.
forms of publicity. We do so right
ly," He held that advertising could
help greatly In ending the business
slump by the use of absolute frank
ness as to conditions and showing
how values art the greatest In many
yrara.
Mr. Collins said newspaper adver
tising had not produced results to
the lull extent of IU capability only
because of "fearful mishandling ot
advertising by the advertiser." He
emphasized that newspapers of to
day are much better than those of
other times and called upon adver
tisers to take advantage of the su
perior 2acUU.es aov offer
EYED AS INDEX TO
WASHINGTON. April 19 (AP)
Business men are watching agri
cultural prices these days as they
are the stock market for signs ot
returning strength that may herald
better times.
TVipv hfll.vA tha nresent economic
itnoHrtn ( im-vi rnmnlox for either
business or agriculture to emerge
into the sum i put aione.
Pnr tUat roRKfin the nrlco of wheat
moving toward higher ground on
reports of a prospective snori crop
has captured the attention of busi
ness and Industrial loaders.
rtisoiiauiinfr t.haa tntprnlnv of asrl'
cultural and . business Influences,
rholnnaii Htnn nt th f Brill bOSTd
'said he doubted if a recovery In
business alone couia onset me u.ng
nt )nw mii-rhftslntr nower of the 44
per cent of the nation's population
directly dependent upon iarmiB.
Expressing the opinion that busl-
nou anrt fttrrlfUllLure Will rCCOVCr al
most simultaneously. lie added:
"During the process oi inn re-
mvnrv. business analVStS Will k"P
their eyes on agriculture aa they
have not aone since me u
the price of wheat led the way out."
Not only Is the prospective sup
ply of wheat smaller, but first re-nnt-i
nt aariv iimiihern crops Indi
cate reduced yields of early pota
toes, oats and peaches as well a
rye In the whole country. This U
due chiefly to adverse weather.
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A special meeting of Medford Poat
No. 18 of the American Legion was
Held last night aa a part of a nation
wide legion activity . featuring an
hour's broadcast over the NBC net
work. The local Legtonnalree met at
7 p. m. and enjoyed the radio pro
gram which featured noted apeakers
and audi famous artists aa Madame
Schuman-llelnk. Elsie Janls. and
many others. Following the broad
cast Commander Walt Introduced
Past Commander Paul McDonald who
gave an Inspiring talk on the Ameri
can Legion and Its objectlvea. Among
the subjects covered by the speaker
were Membership, the National Con
vention In Portland. Junior Baseball,
tie Wldowa and Orphan's Pension
Bill and Adjusted Compeniation.
McDonald s talk proved of great in
terest to the assembled veterans and
left them with much food for
thought. Carle Davis, chairman of
the Junior Baseball committee an
nounced that plana for eight teams
were being made and asked for vol
unteera to act aa umpires. Any one
having experience in this line la urg
ed to report to Davla at once. Ad
jutant Olmscheld advised local vet
erans who wsntcd work on the Sold
iers Home at Roseburg to make appli
cation now aa preference will be
given to ex-scrvlce men.
The next meeting of Medford Post
will be .held April 25 at the Armory.
NEQUALITIES CUED
PORTLAND, April 19 (AP) In
equality of present conditions with
respect to federal and local cost of
expenditure made on account of 1.
070.216 acres of the Klamath reser
vation, was discussed In a special
manner in the report of the Steiwer
senate sub-committee on tai-trse In
dian lands, according to a special dis
patch to the Journal today from
Washington. D C,
ROOSEVELT DENIES
OE
Governor Declares Self
Pledged To "National
Community of Interest"
Water Power Main Topic
ST. PAUL, Minn., April 19.
Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt of New
York has picked up the challenging
gauntlet hurled at him by former
Oov. Alfred B. Smith.
Adresslng a St. Paul audience last
night .he denied vehemently the in
ference or Smith that he proposed to
"set class against class" to further
the ends of his campaign for the
Democratic presidential nomination.
In a voice that was carried by radio
to the whole agrarian northwest and
resounded tn the nation's press, Oov.
Roosevelt declared himself pledged to
a program calling for a national
"community of Interests" as espoused
by his party's founder, Thomas Jef
ferson. Praise fin Smith.
"If that be treason." he said, "let
us make the most of It."
And though his rejoinder to Smith
was emphatic, Oov. Roosevelt took
the occasion a few minutes later to
praise his "distinguished predeces
sor, Oovernor Smith," for his part in
preserving New York's power resources
for the people of that state.
The Smith speech to which Roose
velt replied was made at a Jefferson
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OREGON TRAFFIC
SALEM, April 19. (AP) Fatalities
resulting from automobile accldenta
during the paat month totaled 18,
the state police department report
today revealed. This la a amallor
Hat than the reports in the past
have shown, the police department
announced, with 8 under the num
ber of fatalities during March of
last year. Persons Injured In the
1865 accldenta were reported at
323.
Most of the accldenta and lnjurlea
resulted from collisions between au
tomobiles, but the fatalities totaled
two. Six fatallttea reaulted from atl-
tomobllca striking pedestrians, while
five resulted from non-colllslon ac
cldenta. Three were killed In rail
road crosalng accldenta.
The state police during March re
ported 48 arrest for reckless drlv-
lug as compared to 22 the year
prevloua. The ponVo also reported li7
driving while Intoxicated. Arreata as
compared to 10 the aame month a
year earlier. .
Other actlvltlea of the police show.
Ing Increaaea Include detection ot
337 void foreign license platca on
cars. 32A without licenses, 45 switch
ed license plates. 200S cara with one
headlight and 1821 without tall
light. Overloaded trucks are also
checked, while 22 stolen cara were
recovered.
PORTLAND, April 15. (IT) Of the
amount of money available for new
highway construction In Oregon this
year, $1,200,000, or more than 00 per
cent, will be expended on federal aid
projects, to which the government
win add l.soo.ooo,
Thla atatement was msde by Leslie
M Scott, chairman of the commit
slon. in reply to proposal made by
.Senator William P. Woodward and
others, who had suggested diversion
of fund from federal aid projects
BASEBALL
RESULTS
Amerlran.
R. H. E-
8t. Loula 0 s 1
Detroit 8 11 1
Stewart. Klmsey, Polll and rer
rell; Whitehall and Hayworth.
(Second game)
R. H. I.
New York 8 11 1
Boston 3 8 8
Rhodes and Dickey; Llaenbet and
Beiry.
R. H E.
New York 8 a 0
Bo. ton 8 10 0
Allen. Andrews and Dickey; Dur
ham. Moore and Connolly,
Postofflce Burns
BAKER, Ore., April 19 (AP) Th
six-room residence of Mrs. L. O. Hob-
son, containing th nostoffica at
Whitney, was destroyed by fire Sun
day, with a loss estimated at 82,000
Including the poatofflca equipment.
Porttand Work started on con
struction of $45,000 market snd of
fice building on Bandy Boulevard nt
twetn ZOltx ud 40th street
4 PER CEf BEER
ACT DIM
BY SENATE GROUP
McNary Among Committee
Members Voting Against
Proposal Hearings Are
Resumed On Prohibition
WASH1NOTON, April 19. The
Bingham bill to legalize four per cent
beer was adversely reported today by
the senate manufactures committee.
The long-considered legislation, in
troduced by Senator Bingham ( H.,
Conn.), was beaten by 7 to 4, with
two members not voting.
Those who voted for the bill were
Senators Me teal f (R., R. I.); Barbour
(R.. N. J.); Bulkley (D., O.), and
LeFollette (R., Wis.)
Those opposed were: McNary R..
Ore.); Goldsborough (R., Md.); Hat
field (R., W. Va.); Cutting R N.
M ); Costlgan (D Colo.): Smith (D
S. C). and Sheppard (D., Tex.)
Senators Wheeler (D., Mont.) and
Long (D., La.) were not present and
did not vote.
Hearings Resumed.
At the resumption of prohibition
hearings before & senate Judiciary
sub-committee. Rice Hooe of Wash
ington, representing the federal dis
pensary tax reduction league, urged
repeal of the dry amendment and
(Continued on Page Five)
MM ESCAPE
TACOMA, Wash., April IB. (AP)
Pour daya after his escape from
ft work gang nt the McNeil Island
penitentiary, James Sargeart, a con
victed train robber, was found hid
ing last night In an excavation In
the prison yard being dug for the
construction of a power house.
Weak from hunger, he offered no
resistance to his captors. In recent
days a force of 30 guards had
searched the Island and a fleet of
small boats had patrolled the near
by waters to prevent his break for
the mainland.
CRATER PICTURES
There was a tlnga of sadness In
connection with Will O. Steel's ad
dress before the Mazamaa olub in
Portland last Thursday night as only
two of the original members of that
organization which he formed In that
c Uy 38 years ago, were present to
hear remlnlsencea of the club and
1U activities. His talk of one and
a half hours was greatly enjoyed by
a large assemblage of Mazamas,
The moving pictures of Crater Lake
national park snow scenes will be
taken to Yreka, Cal., by Ernest Hos
tel for showing before the Lions club
of that city Thursday noon and be
fore the Twenty-Thirty club that
evening, both presentations to be at
the Yreka Inn.
The demand for the showing of
these pictures continues to come
from various parts of Oregon and
adjoining states, and they will prob
ably be shown at Redding, Cal., the
last of thla month. On set of these
films la expected back tomorrow from
southern California, where they were
shown In flan Diego before various
organizations.
D. A. R. URGED TO
T
WASHINGTON, April IP. (AP)
In two addresses today Mrs. Lowell
Fletcher Hobart, retiring president
general, urged the hundreds of dele
gates to the 31st continental congress
of the Daughters of American Revolu
tion to rise speedily against radical
Ism. v
She assailed the disarmament cara
vans planned by women peace advo
cates to converge upon the Chicago
conventions In June and called for a
strong national defense.
Great Britain Sees End
Long Depression Period
T nunAM Anrll 1Q AP t Orat
ntMt.in h halanoed the budget With
a aurplus of 79A.OO0 pounds, (approxi
mately aa.ooo.oooj
Neville Chamberlain, chancellor of
the exchequer, informed parliament
tn hi hnritrdi inMch tod at there will
be no relief for the Income tax payer
thla year and me oeer mis wm
main at IU present level. Thus the
taaarrtavor win have to atanirer along
under his preaent burdens for an
other year.
LONDON. April ID (AP) Revival
of trade and employment In the past
few months elves Oreat Britain rea-
. son to hope that the worst of her
China Joan of Arc
Leads Volunteers
In Kirin Uprising
HARBIN, Manchuria, April 1.
( AP) A twenty-year-old Chinese
girl, known among natives as a
modern Joan of Arc, is playing a
prominent part In the Insurgency
along the eastern section of the
Chinese Eastern railway, according
to Chinese reports.
As nesr as could be learned here
the girl Is the leader of 1000 Chi
nese volunteers opposing the Man
choukuo authority In northern
Klrln province, which borders on
Soviet Russian territory.
PLOWS TO START
OPENING OF WEST
CRATER ENTRANCE
The Crater National Park service
will start work tomorrow clearing
the snowbound road to the park
boundary, preparatory to the open
ing of the west entrance to the
lake. E. O. Sollnsky. superintendent
of the park, Informed the cham
ber of commerce today. When this
work Is completed the state high
way commission will start snow
plows operating from the boun
dary toward Union Creek, accord
ing to the proposition outlined fol
lowing Medford's repeated requests
for opening of the highway.
The work of clearing the road to
the boundary will require three or
four daya for completion. Jim Brom
ley of the state highway department
la expected to arrive here within
a few days to go over tho field as
he will direct the state work.
In an Interview with 8. S. Smith
of the local chamber of commerce
highway committee, Leslie M, Scott,
chairman of the state highway com
mission, recently assured Medford
that the commission Is anxious to
aid the opening of the road and
will extend every possible effort
toward this end.
LINDBERGH LOSES
KIDNAP CONTACT
HOPEWELL, N. J April 19. ff)
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh says he
has been unable to re-establish a
definite contact with kidnaper of
his 31-montniold ton
"We are extremely anxious to re
establish contact with the kidnapers
anrt while we sincerely appreciate tho
cooperation we have received from
many press association, our attempts
are still greatly hampered or mide
impossible by press activity," sal-i a
statement he Issued last night.
SALEM FIRE STAINS
CLOSED FOR ECONOMY
I
SALEM, April 10. (AP) Two fire
stations, at the north and south ex
tremities of Salem, were ordered
closed, for the remander of the year
by action of the city council here
last night. The dosing will put 13
men out of employment, 1
The move was taken to effect an
economy In city administration it
was announced. Thirty-three men
remain on the Salem fire depart
ments. ,
CO-ED LEADER VICTIM
EUOENE, Ore., April 10. (AP)
Mlsa Ann Baum, prealdent of Associ
ated Women student of the Univer
sity of Oregon, waa resting comfort
ably today after having been struck
by a hit-and-run driver on the cam
pua last night. Her physician said
aha waa not seriously Injured but she
waa to remain In the hospital today
for observation.
Phrateres Gather
On O. S. C. Campus
COrtVALLIB, Ore., April IB. (AP)
Tlia national convention of Phrateres.
Intercollegiate social organization for
Independent women atudenta, opened
on the Oregon state college campua
here today with delegatea attending
from all but the New Mexico chapter,
economic depression Is over, Neville
Chamberlain told parliament today.
The chancellor of the exchequer
expressed this hope in the course of
his budget speech in the house of
commons.
"The past year," he said, "has been
one of anxiety, difficulty and hard
ship. It is only in the last few
month that some revival of trade
and, employment has led us to hope
that at least the worst is over."
"Coming now to the financial year
1032-1033. I am Including in the bud
Eft no receipts .rom reparations and
no outgoing for war debt. The two
are self-balancing.
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TRIL EXHAUSTS
POLKGQJUDGET
Expensive Parade of Wit
nesses Take Over $5500
State Testimony Take
Day Hx-Sen. Testifies
DALLAS, Ore, April 19- ,vy Seven
days' drain in witness fees and mile
hko for the trial of Frank J. Keller,
Jr., first of five ex-offlcera of the
Empire Holding corporation to be
heard, on charges of devising a
scheme to defraud, has exhausted the
Polk county circuit court budget of
$3500 and today found only $0b re
maining. Additional costs of the trial are
being met by warrants upon the
5000 county emergency fund, accord
lug to Hugh Q. Black, county clerk.
Polk county, which was awarded the
trial upon change of venue from Ma
rlon county, will be refunded all coats
by Marlon county.
State Witnesses Wcdiiesclny,
State witnesses will probably occu
py the entire day tomorrow with sev
eral appearing In the light of tech
nical experts, including Charles
Goodwin, auditor for the state cor
poration commission, and Robert
Mount of the Better Business Bureau
In Portland. The court was recessed
at noon today because of the neces
sity of Barney Goldstein, special pros
ecutor, appearing In state supreme
court.
Because certain transfer or ex
change of stock did "not look right,"
h. j, Elliott of Ferrydale, former state
senator from Polk and Benton coun
ties, refused acceptance of 80 shares
of Westerner publication stock, he
testified at the session this morning,
under cross-examination by Defen
Attorney Prank Lonergan. He admit
ted Investing in other corporations.
(Continued on Page Seven)
PAY REDUCTIONS
IN HOOVER PLAN
WASHINGTON, April 19 (AP),
Chairman McOuffle aald today hla
economy committee had not yet been
able to determine haw the president's
furlough plan could be adapted to
senators and representatives and It
looked "Ilka the membera of con- '
greaa will have to take a cut" In pay.
McDuffla added that the house
would have an opportunity next week
to vote Its choice between a flat
salary cut and the five day work
week and furlough plan proposed by
the president. The omnibus bill will
be presented as an amendment to the
legislative supply bill which carrlea
aalarlea for membera of congress,
"We are trying to perfect the presi
dent's plan, but find that It cannot
be well adapted to th legislative
branch of the government," th Ala
bama democrat aald. "We have yet
to find out how to furlough a senator
or a member of the bouse.
"No wonder the president did not
submit that in his program. Ha left
It to the committee. It looks to ma
like tho members of congress will
have to take a cut, even If the Hoov
er ataggerlng plan of employment la
adopted."
McDuffla favors an eleven per cent
flat cut on all federal aalarlea above
1,000, eetlmated to save 7,000,000.
SWILL-
ROGERS
SANTA MONICA, Cal., April
IS. Mr. Iloovor want to put
in the "stngRcr system." That
don't sountl like a dry. He snyg
ho ciin wive eight million dol
lars n year by "staggering."
Wo have always thought "stag
gering" was a slinmc, but now
it's a blessing. But what lie
menus by tho "stagger" is you
"stagger" 1o work today, then
"stagger" home nnd lay off
tomorrow, and I "stagger"
over and work in your place
that day, then you "stagger"
haek the next day.
The man who is employing
you don't know just who is go
ing to "stagger" in to work for
him, on any given day, but it
gives more people days to work,
more people days to "stagger,"
so tho plan is well worth "stag
gering" into.
Yours "staggeringly"
Oltll.MiNlatkl Sr.rfl.i, lae-