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Forecast: Cloudy Sunday, moderate
temperature.
Temperature
Highest yesterday 02
lament yesterday 41
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Twenty-eighth Year
MEDFOKU, OREGON, SUNDAY, APRIL 16, 1933.
No. 21.
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BEE S
HEbEHK
TRADE GAINS AND
BREADLINES II
UNDER 3.2 SPUR
Hotel and Railroads Benefit
and Thousands Return to
Payrolls Mexican Bor
der Resorts Hit Hard
' By R. H. HIPPELHEUSER
(Associated Press Staff Writer)
NEW YORK. April 15. (AP) The
first week of 3.2 per cent beer poured
millions of dollars Into the coffers of
government, and enhanced the na
tion's commerce.
Beer production was clogged wltn
unfilled orders.
As the kega rolled out. the revenue
tolled In.
A survey of states permitting beer
sales showed the federal government
in the first week collected upwards
') of 4.000,000 from barrel taxes and
licenses.
Cash Uncounted.
The congestion In a few statea pre
ented federal collectors from com
puting revenues.
The revenue to state governments
was put at more than 2.000.000 by
officials. However, some statea al
lowed sales albeit they had not yet
jet up licensing and taxing methoda.
The bulk of the week s revenue
went to the municipalities.
Chicago collected 480.000 In license
fees: New York M50.000. California
reported Its municipalities took in
upwards of 161. 000; In Minnesota it
was 125 000 for the cities and towns;
In Washington, more than a.100,000.
Allied Crafts Helped.
Labor departments were unable to
tally up fast enough the thousands
returned to work.
New York city brewers put upwards
of 2500 men back on Jobs; Chicago
2000; Milwaukee 2500; Pittsburg, 2500.
tm.-n.hnvB - frirmiirhout the land
brewers "reported more than 10.000 j
men had been taken irom ino ibi
I of unemployed to supply the demand
for the newly legalized beverage, while
the ostimate of those obtaining em
ployment In other lines as a direct
result of 3.2 beer ran Into the tens
of thousands.
The central labor council of Los
Angeles said beer gave employment,
directly and In allied trades, to 10,
000 men and women there.
In New York state, labor officials
.i -.- An nnn mnn hnrle at work
QlllinLru -iv.vvw
Iv. slIleH tvnrirft '
August A. Busch. Jr., St. Louis
' Isrewer. said some 10.000 persons hBd
Joba again In the St. Louis area, In
cluding pretzel, bottle and barrel
makers. The allied trades benefited
the most.
Hoarding lilt.
Horwath ec Horwath. nation-wide
accountants' specializing In the hotel
field, put the increase at from 5 to
' 10 per cent.
In New York City, the firm said,
beer amounted to 17 per cent of
dining room sales on the first day.
and an average of 9 per cent for the
first week.
Speaking for the United Statea
) Brewers' association. C. D. Williams
lta secretary, said the return of beer
"brought with It a tremendous up
turn In business, not only In the
brewery Industry, but In allied trades."
Beer. WIlllBma said, "came back
Into Its own without disorder and
with acceptance from all classes of
people contrary to many dire prophe
cies "
The Industry has not yet reached
lta full-production stride, he added.
Inrliullnj Tla Juana.
1 The San Diego chamber of com
merce reported that money formerly
spent In Mexican border resort Is
now kept In circulation at home.
Railroads quickly the Incresae
In commerce. The Chicago tc North
western, serving the Chicago-Milwaukee
twin-cltles area, said It was car
rying 30 to 50 carloads of beer dally,
with an Increase In grain shipments
also noted.
Other lines said It was difficult to
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AUTOlISLASI
YEAR DECREASED
SALBM. April 15. .-pr Automo
bile aocident during the part year
have decreased 23 per cent over last
year, a report by Secretary of State
Hal E. Hoss today showed. The total
number of accidents had fallen from
5.374 to 4.506. Persons Injured in ac
cident alo decreased 27 per cent, or
771 compared to 6B.
Deiths to da during 1933 were
56 compared to 55 a year ago. During
Mirch alone 17 deaths from autom)
bile accidents were reported. Decrease
tn tie number of accidents the past
month, however, were 430.
Weather Forecast.
Oregon Clotidv Sunday and Mon
day; orcasioiaal !1(tht rain In north
portion; modera'e iempTHture, mode
rati westerly wind offshore.
Banks in Woman's
Ward and Wife in
Hotel During Trial
EUGENE. April 15. (Spl.)
When Mrs. L. A. Banks comes to
trial here it will be the first time
a woman haa been tried for mur
der In Lane county. There la no
matron at the Lane county Jail, ao
special provisions will have to be
made for the housing of the Jack
son county woman. She will prob
ably be placed In the city Jail or
in a hotel room with an attendant.
The women's cell of the county
Jail will be scrubbed and cleaned
to receive Banks. The Lane county
Jail Is old and out of date.
BREW TAX FLOOD
LI
Also the Legislature Failed
to Restore Full Control
Next Batch of Portland
Beer Due This Thursday
(By The Associated Press)
The treasuries of Oregon munici
palities have been noticeably en
hanced by the "comeback" of the
beaded beverage, now known a
"three point two." The only obstacle
to an uninterrupted and. from Indi
cations, swift flow of the beer In this
statj Is the beer Itself.
Oregon's only two breweries, at
Portland and at Pendleton, hardly
anticipating that the legalization of
beer would be effected so soon, could
offer a total of only 84.000 plnta ot
3.2 when the "grand opening" was
staged April 7. The supply hardly
lasted the day. And the next Oregon
"baoch" will not be available "until
next Thursday.
The federal government has col
lected in Oregon to date 13,325. Li
cense fees collected for the quarter
endlru? June 30 are from brewers,
500: wholesalers, $750; retailers. 8.
000. The e5 per barrel tax has net
ted the government so far only M.
075 In this state, but the aum expect
ed to be considerably Increased once
suppnes can be turned out without
Interruption.
Portland to date has collected about
1 1,000 In beer license fees, and many
applications are on file for addition
al licenses. Salem, capital of the state
and located In the heart of the hop
growing section la without the ev
erase the council having refused by
a 7 to 6 vote to pass an ordinance
legalizing the 3 2 brew.
Other munlcipalltiea have found
their treasuries augmented by beer
license money include:
La Orande. $7.19: Baker. $1200:
Grants Pass, $272.50: Roseburg. $250:
Eusi-ne. $770: Pendleton about $1.
000 (Medford license receipts are
$870. to date.)
The state doea not regulate or tax
the beverage, the recent session of
the legislature voted down a bill to
regulate and license beer In the event
It became nationally legal. Because
votera repealed the state's "bone dry"
enforcement act at the November
election, and because the beer Is do
fined federally aa non-lntoxlcatlng.
the state has no control over 3.2
LIVELY SALE FOR
E
Pronounced Interest ts being shown
In. the chamber of commerce bmquet
scheduled for Tuesday next, at the
Medford Hotel and the aale of tickets
on Saturday far exceed that of any
previous day. was the announcement
from the chamber of commerce head
quarters yesterday.
Those? purchasing ticket have par
ticularly expressed themselves as de
string to hear the main speaker. T.
A. Stevenson, manager of the Tacom
chamber of commerce, on account of
his many years of experience In
chamber affairs, and It la believed
that his visit to Medford will rreat
ly assist the local organization tn Its
program of work for the ensuing
year.
J. D. Mtckle who will speak on
"Dairying In Oregon and Home Use
of Its Products" is well known to the
dairy men throughout Oregon and
will have a me&Ke of great import
ance to those interested in agricul
ture, Arrangements have been made to
have an orchestra play during the
banquet and other features will be
announced tomorrow
Anyone planning to attend should
obta.n tickets immediately frim the
chsr.ioe? of commerce aa the reserva
tion will be limited to 300. Pnoe 50
cents.
FOR SUICIDE TRY
AT SANITY QUIZ
Murderess Waiting Noose
Hysterical As Matron Tes
tifies to Strange Acts and
Moods in Death . House
FLORENCE, Axis., April 15. (AP)
While Winnie Ruth Judd occupied
the attention of matrons with mild
attacks of apparent hysteria, and
threatened to throw herself from the
courtroom window, warden A. O.
Walker of the Arizona state prison,
Assistant Warden H. H. Shute and
four matrons told a sanity Jury today
they believe the condemned woman
Is Insane.
FLORENCE, Ariz., April 15. (P)
Hysterical outbursts, laughter and
tears came from 28 year old Winnie
Ruth Judd today aa her sanity hear
ing progressed slowly with little
more than five days left before the
time set for her hanging.
At one time, the blonde confessed
alayur of Agnes Ann LeRot and Hed
vlg Samuelson, proposed that she
thro?? herself out of the courtroom
window, two stories up.
Before that, she half arose from
her chair and said of the 12 Jury
men, "they're gangsters all of them."
Unless they decide ahe La insane.
she Is to be hanged at the state pris
on at dawn next Friday on convic
tion of murdering Mrs. LeRot. If the
hearing Is not completed by then she
will have to hang, anyway as calling
of tht hearing at request of the pris
on warden does not constitute a re
prieve. The sanity jury was completed this
morning, but after one witness, a
prison matron, had told of strange
acts and moods of Mrs. Judd, testi
mony was held up by an argument
over a request of the state that two
allenl&ts be. allowed to examine the
condemned . woman without presence
of her lawyers. '
During this argument, Mrs. Judd
said to her husband. Dr. William C-
Judd; "Let me throw myself out of
that window.
Dr. Judd and a matron finally
quieted her after she had given vent
for several minutes to convulsive
laughter and tears.
gave way to seemingly uncon
trollable laughter much of the time
durln5 the forenoon from some cause
not apparent to others in the court
room. Matrons finally gave up trying
to quiet her and smiled with her.
The first of 40 witnesses subpoena
ed, Ella M. Heath, prison matron, one
of the 22 summoned by Mrs. Judd's'
attorneys, was on the stand most of !
the day.
The matron said Mrs. Judd had not
seemed "to reallice the seriousness of
her situation" and had been subject
to "its of rage "over f I most nothing."
She told of expressed fears of the
young woman that someone sought
to torture and persecute her In a
"spirit of revenge."
Mrs. Heath said Mrs. Judd told her
she Imd "a child Just three years old'
and the last time she saw it, "a wo
man was running across the street
with it."
Mm. Judd. the witness said, has
ceasd to read and has "become in
different to her personal appearance.'
LESS HOURS, DAYS
.OLBVT5LAKD, April , 15. CT) The
selection of one labor union to lead
an economic fight for the six-hour
day and the five-day-week will be
recommended tothe executive coun
otl of th American Federation of La
bor by William Oreen. president.
Addressing the Cleveland city club
today, he said:
"As an evidence of the militant,
morlng aggressive attitude of labor,
I am recommending to the executive
council of the American Federation
of Labor. When it 'meets at the head
quarters of the American Federation
of Labor this month, that one of the
international unions affiliated with
the American Federation of Labor be
selected ad authorised to serve aa a
spear-head and to lead In an econ
imic fight for the establishment of
the six-hour and five-day week."
tn a discussion of the government's
new policy of partnership in certain
private enterprises. Green asserted the
people have lost faith in almost v-
erytiung but the government and he
urged a government guarantee of
bank deposits. He said he felt the
government was nearer ownership now
of the railroads than ever before.
Beer Cnr Named
NBW TORX. April 15. 0P Dep
uty Chief Inspector James 8- Bolan
today was appointed police com m 1s-
ioner to succeed Edward P. Mul
rooney. who resigned to head the
state'i beer and wins control board.
IN NEW FIGHT TO
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A Jury will decide whether Mrs. Winnie Ruth Judd has become
Insane since she entered the state prison at Florence, Ariz., shown
below. A verdict of insanity would prevent her being hanged April 21
for the "trunk murder" of Agnes Anne Lerol, as sentenced, and she
would be sent to the state hospital for insane. (Associated Press Photo)
CLASS A HONORS
r.lGENH, Ore., April 15 (!?)
Jprferson high school of Porttnml
won the class A band champion
ship of Oregon at the University
of Orrgon here tonight for the
second year in succession.
Grant high school of Portland won
second place and Corvallis high -was
awarded third place. The class A com
petji'.'on brought to a climatic cloe
the 10th annual contest.
Sllverton high school retained its
title as champion band in class B In
the annual state high school band
conU'Ki here late today. Oregon City
placed second and West Linn took
third place.
Tho band from the Hill Military
academy of Portland today won the
class C high school band champion
ship of Oregon- Bands from virtually
every section of the state were en
tered In the several contests, being
hid at the Univrsity of Orepon, which
featured the 10th annual tourna
ment. Seaside high, with a band compos
ed entirely of girls, won second place
In the C division. It was the only all
girl aggregation at the tournament.
Irrlgon high, one of the smallest
schools represented, finished third.
Class C included of enrollment of
400 or less.
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HELD FOR RANSOM
CHICAGO, April 15. (AP) Jerome
Factor, 17, son of John "Jake the Bar
ber" Factor, is being held for 100.-
000 ransom, police revealed tonight
The son of the Internationally
known speculator was overpowered
and spirited away from In front of
his home on Chicago's south side last
Wednesday. Captain Daniel Gilbert,
chief of the state's attorney's police
said. A letter demanding 150.000 ransom
was delivered Friday to Factor at his
hotel suite where he has been living
in seclusion pending outcome of Ms
appeal to the U. S. supreme court
from an order extraditing him tc
England on charges of swindling
British Investors of W.OOO.OOO.
Another letter raising the ransom
demand to 9100.000 was sent later,
according to Captain Gilbert, who
conferred with Factor tonight con
cerning it.
Factor denied himself to all other
callers and refused comment on the
abduction.
HUiK BOND TllfcFT
MCTS LITTLE CAM!
COLD ftPRINO, Minn.. April 15
tVPj Raiders who fled with securities
of nearly ai.000.000 face .value after
dynamiting a brewery office early to
day tand to gain only a few hundred
doi'arv the company president, Fer
dinand fcters, said tonight.
ESCAPE DEATH
GERMANY ROILED
BY BRITISH SLAP
iri . - --'
AT HITLER RULE
LONDON, April 15 (AP) A for'
mal protest was lodged by Germany
today against criticism of the rclch
voiced by members of the house of
commons In the debate Thursday on
foreign affairs.
In this debate Sir Austen Cham
berlain, former foreign secretary, as
serted that tho new spirit In Ger
many la "the worst of old Prussian-
Ism with an added savagery, national
pride and excluslveness which can
not allow to any fellow-subjects not
of pure nordlc birth equality of rights
or oitiM-nshtp within the country to
which they belong."
The detaila of the German pro
test, .which waa lodged by the Ger
man embassy, were not made public
but Berlin dispatches Indicated that
Sir Austen's speech had given of
fense. Because of the Easter holiday It Is
expected the British government will
return no answer before Tuesday. In
official circles the attitude- waa that
the government could not be held re
sponsible for opinions expressed by
private membera of the house.
Sir Atisten no longer Is a member
of the government, although he has
held ministerial posts In the past.
E
JAP AIR ATTACK
OHANGOHUAN, Manchuria, April
15. VP Japanese headquarters said
that Chinese troops south of the
great wall in the district east of the
Lawn river were staging a general re
treat as the result of heavy aerial
bom'oard ment.
Meinwhlle Japanese report from
the zrne of operations said ftOO Chi
nese nad been killed tn a battle 13
miles southwest of Tsltowylng. and
tha, 1.500 survivors of the battle
were reported to have fled toward
Y uniting.
The scene of the battle was about
twenty miles south of the great wall.
In north China proper, to which area
the Chinese forces advanced from
Chlil lngkow. a pass through the
great wall about 25 miles from the
Tello sea.
SEDRO WOOLEY. Wash., April IB.
(AP) Police over the northwest
tonight sought unknown bank rob
bers who beat and shot to death Cnrl
Btrom. 25, special policeman who ap
parently frustrated their attempt to
crack the safe of the Bingham State
bank last night.
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SEATTLE. Apiil 15. (AP) A hotel
shooting affray late today brought
the death tonight of Isnac Smith, 35,
two houra after he and a woman
companion had been shot, police said
by Earl Brok, also 35, formerly of
Spokane. Authorities described the
affair a the ourgrowth a love
triangle.
SELF-DEFENSE IS
flEWED AS
OF
Three Lines Possible Under
Oregon Law Say At
torneys Inkling Given,
But No Definite Statement
There are three lines of defense,
under Oregon law, for L. A. Banks
and his wife, Edith R. Banks, await
Ing talal at Exigene, Oregon, Monday.
May 1, on a charge of first degree
murder for the slaying of Constable
George1" ' J. Prescott, March 16 last,
while the former edltor-orchardlst.
waa resisting arrest on a warrant, Is
sued on an indictment charging bal
lot-stealing.
The defenses possible, attorneys say
are: not guilty by reason of Insanity,
which Banks Is reported to have
scorned: self-defense, which embod
ies proof or belief of great bodily
harm, or non -commission of the
crime, by reason of not being present
at .he scene, or the crime was com
mitted by another, or "third party."
All three defenses can be used to
gether or separately.
The defense of Mrs. Banks, which la
closly linked with that of her mate,
lawyers said, will be that as an acces
sory, if such, she acted unwittingly.
and in a wifely manner, without
questioning the Intentions ' of he:
mate. The Oregon law holds an ac
cessory equally guilty In the com
mission of a crime.
Inkling Ulven
8e.t-defene Is viewed by local law
yers! as the probable keynote of the
Banks fight for his life. They aay
an Inkling of this was given In the
change ot venue hearing, when the
accused pair, filed an affidavit, alleg
Ing that Banks' writings In vitriolic
criticism has caused "enmity" iri the
public mind and blamed the press.
and "Committee of 100" for the aa
ssrted attitude. A supplementary de
fense, plea,, It Is forecast, wJU also
claim that Banks, the principal actor
In the tragic drama, was acting 'under
an emotional strain, and In the bo
lief that he was "defending his
oastie
The state has Indicated that In op
position to any defense, that may be
offered, it will Introduce evidence to
show that Banks acted with premod
ltatlon over a considerable portion
of t.me; that Constable Prescott, in
the lawful . performance of sworn
duty, and that the fatal shot was
fired in fulfillment of oft-repeated,
written and spoken threats against
life. i
Among the state witnesses will
probably be Former Deputy Sheriff
Phil Lowd, who testified at the Scher
merhorn ouster hearing, that Banks
had threatened his life, "If you ever
try to take me out of my house on a
warrant."
"Defense counsel have given no In
dication of their defense, and it is
highly probable that It will not be
definitely known, until revealed In
the Lane county . courthouse, during
the course of the trial.
The state will also probably com
bat any Insanity defense, with con
tent 'on that Banka was "a profound
egoMst with homicidal threat ten
dencies," and prove that he perform
ed rational acta, in a normal manner
before and after the murder.
Banks Home Hold
Another chapter in the tangled fin
clal affairs of Banks In this valley
waa recorded Saturday morning,
when from the courthouse steps, at
a sheriff's sale, his home on West
Main street, where Constable Pres
cott waa slain, was sold on a bid of
2,4P6.6r. At the same time the Pep.
per St Taylor orchard tract, . one of
Banks several orchard holdings In
this section was sold on a bid of aa,.
052.43. Both propertlea were sold on
Judgments Issued In favor of O. B.
Waddell, acting aa assignee for the
Medford National bank, for payments
of mortgages Issued on promissory
notes, for loans of approximately 111
000 t.om ttie banka to Banka In 1P29-
1030.
The home was originally built by
John M. Root, a former well-known
local resident, at a coat of between
7500 and 10.000, about 20 years ago,
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E DEBT PLAN
BILL MONDAY
WASHINGTON. April 15 (API
Early congressional action on Presi
dent Roosevelt's program for aiding
debt burdened small home owners
was assured today when Senator
Bulkley (D,. Ohio) announced the
senate banking sub-committee he
heads would begin consideration of
It Monday.
At the same time a movement waa
launched to broaden the scope of the
proposal to Include homes valued up
to 20 ,000.
WASHINGTON.- April 14. (APr
Co-operation of all the eleven great
nations Invited waa pledid to iM
to the far-rea?hing prov
Ins ton parleys on world economic re
rovery which President Roosevett will
hold in coming weeks.
SALEM. April 15. (AP) William
James Moore, sentenced to life im
prisonment for the murder of Harold
O'Connor, was received at the state
penitentiary shortly before 1 o'clock
today and was Immediately "dressed
In." He waa to be fingerprinted and
photographed' before the prison au
thorities Interviewed him.
Deputy Warden E. C. Hnlley said
Moore was In a gloomy mood. He
waa brought to Salem by automobile
In the etistody of deputy sheriffs.
There was considerable comment on
the streets of Hood River today about
the trial, and many expressed regret
that the Jury had failed to apply the
death penalty.
It waa disclosed that almost as
soon as the Jury retired a ballot was
taken on Moore's guilt and It re
vealed the Jurors were unanimous on
first-degree murder.
Another ballot as to Moore's sanity
waa then taken, and again the Jurors
voted unanimously that he waa sane
when he killed hla traveling com
panion. '
A third ballot followed closely, this
time on the punishment to be given.
Then came the division of opinion,
one group holding for the death pen
alty, and the other for life imprison
ment The compromise finally was
reached, with the Jury stipulating
that Moore must never receive a par
don. S
IT HOMAGE
AT EASTERTIDE
"K 1 Risen." the hjmn whioh
brings renewed hope and faith to all
Christian peoples as the lilies bloom
again, will ring out today from hill
tops and ehurohes as Medford Joins
the rest of the world In observing
the glad Easter day.
Churohea. where pows have been
but partially filled for many Sundays
will be crowded as worshippers re
turn to their favorite .altars. The ob
servance will -start In the Rogue river
valley with the rlslnn of the sun and
will continue throughout the day
with several sacred cantatas sched
uled for this evening.
Special musto will be Included In
the Easter service" at each church and
altars will be adorned with flowers
from fields and gardens.
(By The .orl!itrrt Press)
Christendom bowed In remem
brance today of the IDOOth anniver
sary of the resurrection.
In the Holy city. Jerusalem, almost
every Christian country was repre
sented among the pilgrims who Join
ed In the ritualistic pomp and pag
eantry of the Greek orthodox, Angli
can and Catholic Easter services. The
crowding of Jerusalem's narrow
streets by the msny from distant
lands recalled the huge pre-war pll
gr!mges to the Holy land.
Churches of every denomination
were filled In every village, town and
city of this country.
The Esster parades to the fashion
able metropolitan ohurches were as
colorful as In pre-depresalon days.
White was favored In the style dis
play at Hollywood.
AUTO STICKERS
TO
LAKE AVAILABLE
The first annual "official opening
of Crater Lake" caravan scheduled for
Sunday, April 23, promises to be one
of the largest events sponsored in
Southern Oregon for some time, ac
cording to Roy Shreve, general chair
man of the caravan committee.
"A very elaborate plan of entertain
ment haa been worked out and there
will not be one dull momer from the
time the caravan starts until the last
car returns home," stated Mr. Shreve
yesterday, "and besides the enter
tainment feattirea there are many who
have Indicated that they would make
the trip In order to see Crater Lake
in Its winter setting."
Present plana call for the caravan
to assemble at the Chamber of Com
merce building at 8:30 a. m., and
the cars will proceed to the park as
soon aa possible after that time, under
the guidance of state police. It la
urged that those who plan to at
tend be at the starting point punc
tually. Stickers for automobllea will be
available tomorrow and those destr
ng same are asked to communicate
-ith the Chamber of Commerce.
I (Continued on Pag Pour)
FREE SILVER AS
FARM AID RIDER
HALTSTEST VOTE
Currency Inflation Measure
Faces Filibuster in Senate
Senator McNary En
acts Role ' in Blocking
WASHINGTON, April 18 (AP) A
llde of oratory In the senate today
postponed until next week the first
lest vote on currency Inflation to
aid the farmer, after Democratic
leaders had been thwarted In an ef
fort to stem the flow of debate on
the Roosevelt-sponsored , agriculture
relief program.
Ooneral dUcusslon of the adminis
tration bill and Its provisions tor re
floating mortgages and lifting farm
Incomes to pre-war levels, effectively
forestalled optnlng of debate on pend
ing proposals to add remonetlzatlon
of allver to the bill as a rider.
Republican attacks on the White
House nsogram. led hv Renstnr. R..
bert of Rhode Island and Austin of
Vermont, delaved the mvnln. hnt.
of Inflation advocates. Senator Long
i"- . assuming for himself the
role of floor leader for the expansion
bloc, saw that few senators were
present when the chance finally came
for Senator Wheeler (D.. Mont.) to
speak on his bill for free coinage of
allver at 16 to I.
He suggested, while Wheeler and
Senator Roblnsbn of Arkansas, Demo
cratic leader, agreed, that considera
tion of the silver plan go over until
next week, with Wheeler planning to
open up Monday.
some Democratic leaders saw In
the prolonged debate the beginning
of a filibuster and shortly after the
senate convened, moved to cut de--bate
and speed the bill through to
certain approval. The measure u
half-week behind Its original ached
ule, which called for passage three
days ago. . ,
Senator Robinson ssked that the
senate agree that, beginning Monday,
no senator could speak more" than
once or longer than 18 minutes on
the bill or any amendment offered
to It. ' ..
Senator McNary of Oregon, Republi
can leader, echoed Long's objection,
which, under senate rules automati
cally blocked the agreement since
unanimous consent is required.
McNary contended - tho bill had
hardly been touched in the discus-,
slons thus far and that a lo-mliiute
siwech did not anow sufficient time
for Republicans and their proposed
substitute, which seeks to divest Seci
retary Wallace of the far-flung poweri
sought for him.
Oppose rower Plan. .
WASHINGTON. Anrll is iAm
demsnd that the feri.r.1 rnv
atay out of the power business, Issued
ioaay irom tne chamber of commerce
of the United statea as the house
military affairs committee sought to
wind up hearings on a bill embodying
President Roosevelt's plan for de
velopment of the Tennessee valley.
WILL
ROGERS
BEVKRMT .HILLS, Calif.,
April 14. Sny, my beor offer
thn other day to buy the sen
Htors or ciiniii'psnn?n a nip in
return for their unlooked for
public good, has brought roe a
lot of bills. Here in one from
a iiiiui in New Hampshire:
"You didn't say anything
about ex-senator, but knowing
your personal regard for cx
Senator Moses, thought i t
would be O. K. so bought him
one. The beer didn't suit liim.
jSniil he eouliln't get. back onto
lit, so had to give him some
thing better, so inclosed bill.
To one drink for Senator
Moses, 50 eents. Discount 40
cents, which I took care of my
self, which leaves balance due
10 cents. Moses seemed mighty
satisfied witli this arrange
ment." That's 0. K. with me.
An ex-Kepubliean senator is
worth a dime anywhere. ' Will
do the same for Jim Watson
of Indiana, Yours,
Pltll MiNsuiet UrsJUil., las