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MEDFOKU, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 1933.
.Twenty-eighth Year
No. 32.
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EG?S MIS JI11E
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Comment
on the
Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS
Tns writer sat yesterday at lunch
with a group of business men.
and, as Is usual In these days when
business men get together, the talk
came around to the subject of taxa
tion. "The solution of our present prob
' lems," said one, "la manufacturer's
sales tax, levied at the source and
collected by the government. In
times such as these, both property
taxes and Income taxes fall down
the former through lack of ability
en the part of property to pay and
the latter through lack of Incomes.
"The sales tax, paid In small sums,
tn frequent lnstallmenta and by large
numbers of people, meets the par
ticular needa of times like the pres-
tat."
AN EXCEEDINGLY shrewd student
of human nature once remarked
that the object of taxation Is to get
the most feathers from the goose
with the least amount of pain and
protest.
That seems to be tfie chief recom
mendation for the manufacturer's
ales tax.
HERB Is a hard' luck tale related
by one member of the group:
"A while . back, my water bill
Jumped up unaccountably, and I
complained after a couple of months
to the water company. They came
around and checked all the meters,
and reported them perfect' But still
the water bill stayed up.
"I started a little investigation on
my own account, and found a good
big leak on MY aide -of the meter.
' Water waa pouring- out of t this leak
In a steady stream.
"No wonder my bills were big."
ftTHE next thing I wanted to know
1 was where all this water was
mine. Tracing It down, I discovered
that It was running Into my base
ment and collecting In the sump In
the comer, where It was pumped out
by the sump pump.
"So, you see, I was getting soaked
for th water that was leaking out
of the pipe, and was getting soaked
again for the current to operate the
liumD to pump the wasted water
out."
It's bad enough to get hit once
in these days In the pockebook. It's
genuinely tough to get hit twice In
the same place by the same trouble,
A ND here's a GOOD one, offered
JTX In all seriousness by a perfectly
serious member of the party:
"The tenderest and best Jham comes
irom the right hind quarter, because
V a hoe uses Its left hind leg to
' scratch Itself with, and so the mus
cles of that leg are tougher."
He really professed to believe that
DOES a hog scratch itself with its
left hind foot? Who knows? This
writer, who grew up on a farm does
not know.
Here la an old. old test of the av.
erage pereon'st powers of observation
When a cow la lying down, does It
get up on Ita hind feet first or lt
front feet? And how about a horse?
Try that some time In a crowd
You'll be surprised at how few peo
ple know positively.
T-iROM this sketchy recital, you can
r gain an Idea of the serious and
Important subjects that are discussed
by business men when they get to
gether at lunch time to settle the
problems of the dsy.
riHg earthquake that shook the
Dodecanese islands, tn the Aeg
ean sea, the other day took a total
of 119 Uvea and Injured more than
00 persons on the Island of- Kos
alone. That rates in deetructlveness
with the recent earthquake In South
era California, which drew pages
and pages of apace. Te this Aegean
disaster get only an inch or so In
cur papers.
Our Interest in the news depends
very largely Indeed upon whether
what l.appens is nesr to us or far
away.
WESTERN PINE TRADE
CONTINUES DECLINE
PORTLAND. Ore.. April 28. (AP)
A continued falling off of new busi
ness In the western pine territory
waa noted by the Western Pine as
sociation today In its report for the
week ending April 33. although pro
duction was fractionally higher than
In the previous week.
CALL TROOPS TO
HALT OUTBREAKS
IN I0WA REGION
Jurist Is Dragged From Court
Rope Placed About Neck
Choked and Divested
of Trousers on Road
LE MARS, Iowa, April 38. (API
The threatened lynching of a 60-
yoar old Judge, dragged from his
court room by farmers because he re
fused tO nmmlKA Innnflnn
gage foreclosures, today brought
uuup. to mis area, long held In tur-
u' "iitaat xiiiera oi tne soil.
A mob of inn mn Imj - -AnJ,
about the neck of Judge Charges O.
Bradley, yanked It until the Jurist fell
semi-conscious, smeared him with
grease, crowned him with a dirty
hubcap from the truck In which they
abducted him. tore off hi trn,...
and left him in the road after he
naa prayed for Justice to all at their
command.
Demands Refused
The Jurist flatlv and rnafrilv
fused the demand that he swear not
to act on foreclosure suits. A passing
motorist took him back-to town from
the lonely cross road where he had
been mistreated. Recnvarimr
he said he would not move for prose-
vuuon oi nis tormentors.
National cuardsmpn vn no
to Le Mars by Governor Clyde Her-
request oi unerirr Ralph Rip
pey. who wax AhRent-. ,., u.
said, when the Judge was abducted.
memoers oi tne mob were not
Identified, since mnnw imr.
chiefs and othera masks over their
ftces. Bandaged hearin .nH ,..
wounds, however, were evidence that
the fiTOlra WAA the .an,.
w . ....a.vuv nuKU
earlier yesterday attempted to pre-
imp luaure saie at prlmghar
and were turned hurir h
33 deputy sheriffs stationed at the
Disorder in Court
They moved into ta Mr. .,,
after arguing with C. E. Becker, a
landholder who had beon in a con
troversy with a tenant, proceeded to
the court room of Judge Bradley,
wearing their hats and smoking.
"Take off vour hut
smoking," the Judge ordered.
it tnis members of the mob seized
him by the throat and AvvanA hi
out of the court room, shouting:
x-iuuiusD you won t won't sign any
more foreclosure actions."
Judee Bradlev rofuuvl
peated blows from the men, saying
wnu naQ noc siuaied the 15 fore
closure cases now before him.
E
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ON LOCAL NEED
Advisability of Installing a Me
Queen sewage system In this city waa
investigated yesterday at a meeting
of city officials with Fran McQueen,
nere from San Francisco In the In
terests of the sewage installation. -
The system, which he offer Med-
ford. Is the same aa now Installed
In Golden Gate park, San Francisco,
and Is based upon the activated
sludge process. The meeting yester
day was attended by City Health Of-
ncer or. L. d. Inakeep and City
Superintendent Fred Scheffel.
The plant recommended- bv Mc
Queen would be Installed at a cost
of approximately 88,000, and he will
guarantee to meet all requirements
of the state board of health and the
Reconstruction Finance corporation
in order that funds for the lnsta.Ua-
tlon might be forthcoming from that
source.
Following the conference the Medford-
committee asked a written rec
ommendation of his system and a bid
to be presented the city council at a
later date, listing the costs of In
stallatlon and operation of the sys
tem.
WASHINGTON. April 28. fAP)
The condition of Representative Wal
ter Pierce of Oregon, who became
suddenly 111 at his office here late
yesterdsy. waa "described aa '"very
satisfactory" today by Dr. George
Calver, capltol physician.
Dr. Calver said he hoped Pierce
would be able to be back at his of
fice Monday.
Pierce was ordered to the naval
hospital last night after he suffered
a sudden attack of Illness at hi of
floe, '
onus
F
IN AGREEMENT ON
Understanding Reached Be
tween Roosevelt and Her
riott After Frank Discus
sion Envoy Departs
PARIS, April 38. (AP) An accord
between the Bank of England and
the French treasury, by which a sum
between 3,000.000.000 and 3,500.000,
000 francs 80,000,000 to 100,COO,
0000 will be made available to the
treasury, was signed toaay.
The exact terms were to be pub
lished tonight. News of the signa
ture immediately pushed down the
pound sterling.
WASHINGTON, April 28. (AP)
An understanding between France
and the United States on the prob
lems of world economic recovery was
announced today by President Roose
velt and M. Harriot, the French en
voy. Their final Joint statement referred
almost completely to the economic
phase of their discussions.
"We have noted with deep aatlafac
tlon," said the two statesmen, "that
our two governments are looking
with like purpose at the main prob
lems of the world and the objectives
of the world economic conference."
Earlier the president and Harriot
announced a. . ''.frank" discussion of
the war debts issue with an expres
sion of hope that these discussion
would be continued In Parle and in
Washington.
Herrlot departed for New York in
the early afternoon, en route . to
France. ,
Our conversations had as their
object and aa their result aa com
plete an understanding aa possible
between our two countries In regard
to our common problems, the conclu
sion, of definite agreements being re
served for the world economic con
ference," said the final Joint state
ment.
STATE OFFICERS
T
EUGENE. April 38. (AP) "Com
mon sense, happiness and character,
these are the three chief things a
man should seek," Dr. Perry Hopper,
pastor of the Westminister church of
Portland, told approximately a thou
sand Christian Endeavorera at the
first Christian church last night. His
address officially opened the forty
third state Christian Endeavor con
vention here.
Delegates from all parts of the
state poured Into the city all day
yesterday, crowding rooming aocom-
modatlona offered by the city to the
limit. A special appeal to resident
of the city to offer aocommodatlona
waa issued yesterday by the Eugene
chamber of commerce.
Election of officers Is slated for to
night. Principal speakers during the
day are Chancellor W . J. Kerr, Rev.
Milton S. Weber. Dr. Paul C. Brown
and Dr. Levi Pennington.
' Committees appointed last night
by Edgar W. Hoover, state president
follow: Nominations, Helen McClay,
chairman. Velden Dl merit. Harold
Dunn, Rev. C. P. Gatea and all union
presidents: resolutions, Norman Fra
ley, chairman, Wllma Howard, Doro
thy Howes, Dr. Paul C. Brown. Dr.
W. Kllllan; auditing, Donald Nelson
and Sylvia de Temple.
MUSCJSTIVAL
Ovr 600 children many accom
panied by parents and teachers are In
Ashland today participating tn the
fifth annual Southern Oregon MuIi
festival. A feature of the afternoon
orotrram was the combining of or
chestras of Medford. Klamath ?zt
Weed, Grants Pasa and Ann land un
der the baton of Professor Bore, of
Klamath Falls. Concerted play of
oaod from the same towns was di
rected by T. Wilson Walt of MedforS
Mgh school.
Combined glee ciub singing was
scheduled under the direction of
Harriet Baldwin of Medford and
Ioulse Woodruff of Southern Oregon
Wormal. Yesterday, rural and grade
xhool bands were neard under di
rect It a of Don Col via of Weed.
Paying
WOMAN SLAYS FAMILY
SELF AS JAIL LOOMS
ST. PAUL, Minn., April 38. (AP)
Rather than face what she had
termed the "disgrace" of serving a
six months' term for contempt of
federal court. Mrs. Genevieve A. Clark
of Minneapolis. Juror In the first Fo
shay mall fraud trial, sought refuge
in deatth with her husband and two
sons.
Their bodies, ' crowded together in
a small sedan, were found last night,
three days after Mrs. Clark, waa to
have appeared to begin her sentence
in Jail here. The discovery ended a
search for the family that had ex
tended over several northwest states
and Canada.
Carbon monoxide gas,, carried Into
L
YEAR THREATENS
UNLESS TAX PAID
School bells will ring for Medford
children foft. but four and a half
months next year unless taxea are
paid between now and May 10 at a
rate far exceeding the records up to
date for thle year is the announce
ment made late yesterday by E. H.
Bedrlck, superintendent of schools,
with the statement that the "finan
cial solvency of he district must be
maintained.','- v -
" Teachers In "Ashland have already
been given contracts calling tor but
four months of school. The Med
ford contracts, which will not be is
sued before May 10. will call for four
and a half months, it Is feared. '
Southern Oregon school districts,
survey of the situation reveals, are
doing everything possible to - evade
the outgrowth of a condition such
aa now exists In the city of ChlcagoJ
Important cuts are being made in all
districts. In some they are confined
to teaching ataff. In othera to de
partments, staff and period of school.
In Medford Important salsry cuts
will be made whatever the length of
the school term and the superin
tendent and board are still hoping
that it will not be necessary to hand
teachers contracts for Vie short pe
riod. Indications today, however.
point to this aa the only solution of
the existing problem.
The Medford aystem has been pick
ing up delinquencies for the past
three yeara and will soon nave reacn
ed the limit, Mr. Hedrlck stated, in
emphasizing the lmportsnce of main
taining the solvency of the dlstrlot.
In some districts an attempt will
be made to sign up the teachera
without apecifylng me period of time,
wftlch would be determined later,
when. It la hoped, more money will
be returned In taxes. Investigation
revealed, however, that such con
tract were not legal. The duration
of the contract must be apeclfled to
Insure Its legality.
BASEBALL
American.
H. H.
Washington . ............... 4 H
New York S60
(Ten Innings.)
Stewart snd flewell: Plpgrss and
Dickey.
National
St. Loui - 0 n 0
Pittsburgh - 3 4 0
Mooney, Johnson and J. Wilson;
French and Finney.
H.
A
10
Philadelphia
Boston
Batteries: Berly, Grabowskl, Moore,
Llska and V. Davis; Csntwell and
Hogan.
R.
r
a
o
and
Chicago
Cleveland
, 1
t
Batteries: a a ton, Murray
Berry, Gpibe: Connelly and Spencer.
n.
. 8
..
Boston
Philadelphia
Batteries: Welch. McLaughlin and
Shea. Gooch; Freltas. McDonald. Diet
rich, Walberg and Cochrane.
Akron Wreckage
Found Off Coast
WASHINGTON. Aplrl 38 (API
Lieutenant Commander J. L. Fisher
told a naval court of Inquiry today
that Vie entire wreckage of the U.
8. S. Akron baa been located In one
position off the coast of New Jersey
and with plenty of time and good
weather the navy believes It can be
recovered.
ti r n i. Dki norPTiwc
rower itemed r
the car by a rubber hose attached
to the exhaust pipe, snuffed out
their lives. In the rear seat was found
the body of Mrs. Clark, her arms
around the two boys, Rowland, 10,
and Dean. 7. Her husband, Daniel
D. Clark, had placed himself in the
front seat after closing all the win
dows. The motor then was started.
The discovery of the automobile
hidden In dense underbrush waa
made by Christ Lauraen, a farm ten
ant, who said he first saw the ma
chine on his farm Wednesday noon
but did not investigate until he no
ticed It waa still there yesterday. The
Lauraen farm Is about IS miles south
of St. Paul.
TO BE CURTAILED,
T
HOOD RIVER, Ore., April 38 (AP)
Senator Frederick Stelwer yester
day advised Hood River orchard lata
that he has received from the dl
rector of the budget assurance that
there Is no intention of eliminating
federal contributions for agricultural
experiment and extension work.
SALEmJ Ore.. April 38 (AP) Cur
tailment but no elimination will be
necessary in all extension and Agrlr
cultural. . experiment worlc-eenator
Stelwer said, he has been advised.
This Information waa received by
the ealem chamber or commerce in
a telegram which read:
"Responding to vigorous protests
which I personally made to Director
of Budget Douglas against discon
tinuance of federal aid to agriculture
experiment and extension work, vo
cational education and resarch In our
state, I quote from letter received
this morning from Director Douglas
aa follows: t
" Let me assure you that there is
no intention of eliminating federal
contributions for these activities.
Doubtless a reasonable measure of
curtailment will be necessary In these
as In all other expenditures, but
every effort will be made to avoid
the crippling of essential activities.'
"You may depend upon my con
tinued active interest In Vila regard."
Congressman Walter Pierce sent a
mimeographed letter indicating hie
desire to work with the chamber on
the project.
BEERTRODUCES
CHEESEJA1NE
PORTLAND. April 38. (AP) The
Journal said today "a famine of
cheese during the next few months"
la suggested In special reports to the
paper, The survey "shows the smallest
output of cheese at this period of
the season that has ever been known,"
the writer said. "Not only la the
shortage reported In the Pacific slope,
lnterrrlouotaln area and United
Slates generally, but latest reports
from Europe suggest much elmllsr
condition."
Severs! factors are Involved In the
condition, It la said. Perhaps the
chief one la the return of beer. Cheese
always haa been Its natural compte
ment. Another factor la the poor
grazing conditions which have cur
tailed the milk flow.
U. S. WiTHBWTAIN
GENEVA, Aplrl 38. (AP) The
United States dramatically allied her
self with Britain today at the world
dlsarmametn conference when Nor.
man H. Darls announced that the
American delegation would oppose
any attempt to weaken .the draft
arms convention prepared by the
British.
The American ambasaador-at-large
slad he regarded the British draft
treaty as a very valuable contribu
tion and a definite step toward limi
tation of armaments.
He added that the United States
looked upon it merely as the first
step In disarmament, Indicating that
othera must follow until armament
are brought down to the proper level.
Oregon Weather
Cloudy tonight and Saturday; cool-
north and northwest winds offshore,
ON FENWINT
Application Made by Judge
Earl Fehl On Behalf of
Banks Followers Who De
clare They Are Broke
Application was made yesterday to
the county clerk for advancement of
fees for witnesses for the defense in
the trial, atartlng M6nday at Eu
gene, of I. A. Banks, agitator, former
editor and orohardlst, and his wife.
Edith Robertlne Banks, for first de
gree murder for the slaying of Con
stable George J. Prescott on the
morning of March 16 last. The mur
der came while Bonks waa resisting
service of a warrant Issued on an in
dictment charging ballot theft.
, The application was referred to
Circuit Judge George F. Sklpworth
of Eugene, who has Jurisdiction over
the case, and It Is anticipated that a
ruling will be made late today or
early tomorrow, after the materiality
of some of Vie witnesses has been
passed upon.
Say They're Broke
The application Is based upon the
claim that the wltneasea have no
funds to nay their own way. The ap
plication waa made by County Judge
Pehl to County Clerk Carter, who
Immediately referred the matter to
the Lane county court.
' The defense wltnessea art said to
number 20, and to Include a number
of person closely allied with Banks
in the "Good Government Congress"
bred turmolH '
The state's list of witnesses will be
less than the 36 first tabulated, as
two of the witnesses since Vie mur
der have moved considerable dis
ancea, and the expense of foes and
mileage to Eugene le not warranted
by the value of their testimony, uocn
are aald to concern telephone calls
Mrs. Banks Is said to have made fol
lowing the killing.
Fleming state witness
B. A. Fleming, Jacksonville or-
chardlst, detained In the county Jail
since the murder, will be one of the
chief witnesses called .by tfte state.
Fleming wss present In the Banks
home for a considerable time before
the murder. He fled when the offl
cera reached the porch of the Banka
home and was arrested by state po
lice on guard at the back door.
Dr. C. I. Drummond, county phy-
clan, who conducted an autopsy fol
lowing the murder, whose testimony
would establish the cause and na
ture of Vie wounds that brought the
death of Constable Prescott, waa con
fined to his home today with Illness,
but was expected to be able to go to
Eugene by Monday.
Banks and bla wire, in charge oi
Chief Jailer Fred Kelly and Matron
Daniels, arrived at Eugene late yes
terday afternoon on the Shasta lim
ited. Following their departure from
the county Jail by auto they were
taken to Central Point, where they
boarded the northbound train and
occpled a compartment. Both were
In a cheerful mood when t,hey reach
ed Eugene. Mrs. Banks, according to
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TRADE INCREASE
NEW YORK, April 28. (AP) Fur
ther gains In wholesale and retail
trade were reported today by Dun &
Bradstreet, Inc.
"The probable - effect of inflation
doubtless waa the chief contributing
factor to the enlarged sales total,"
said the agency, "aa the gains in re-
tall trade were somewhat aurprlslng
following Vie breadth of the demand
which continued during the post-Easter
week and the fact that the
weather haa been none to auaplcloua
to promote consumers' interests."
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BILL MOVES ON
WASHINGTON, April 38. (flV-Tlie
house todsy passed the administra
tion's 3400.000.000 home mortgage
reflnknclng bill by the overwhelming
record vote of 383 to 4. It now gow
to the senate, where the Democratic
.eaders plan to expedite action.
The four voting against the bill
were: Bailey and Terrell of Teias.
md Hopoel of California. Democrat:
MoPadden of Pennsylvania, Repus-
Uoaa.
oosevi
CLAUSE AS PART
INFLATION PLAN
Solons Told Roosevelt Op
posed Attaching Amend
ment and Would Not Use
Such Power if Granted
WASHINGTON, April 28. (AP)
The senate today placed Its
formal vote of approval upon
the administrations broad Infla
tion policy after rejecting a pro
posal to give President Roosevelt
the discretionary power of pay
ing the bonus with new money.
WASHINGTON. April 38, UP) The
senate today adopted an amendment
to the admlnlstratlou'a Inflation plan
raising from $100,000,000 to 300,
000 the amount of allver that could
be accepted by the United States as
part payment on war debts.
The amendment, Introduced by
Senator Hayden (D.. Arli.), waa adopt
ed without a record vote. It had the
approval of the administration.
WASHINGTON, April 38. ( AP)
The senate today rejected an amend'
ment on the Inflation bill to give
President Roosevelt the optional
power to rjoy the bonus with new
money if the chief eiecutlve desire
The proposal waa defeated after
Senator Robinson of Arkansas, the
Democratlo leader, had warned the
senate that President Roosevelt was
oonosed to attaching it to the Inns-
tlon measure and would not use the
nower If It were provided
Senator Robinson (R.. Ind.), had
proposed the amendment calling for
payment of 3,400.000.000 that the
adjusted compensation certificates
are estimated to total. The payment
to be made In new money would have
been left to the discretion of the
president.
With thla out of the way, there
still ha to be vote on the adoption
of the Inflation measure Itself before
a final ballot on passsge of the farm
bill, to which It ta attached.
The bonus amendment waa rejected,
60 to 38.
The roll call
Republicans for the amendment
Carey. Cutting, Dickinson, Frsaler,
Hatfield. LaFolletta. Norrl, Nye Rob'
Inson of Indiana and Vandenberg
10.
Democrats for: Bone Bulow, Cara
way, Copeland, Logan. Long, McAdoo,
McCarran. Neely, Overton, Pope, Rey
nolds. Russell, Thomas of Utah, Tram'
mell. Van Nuya and Wheeler 17.
Farmer labor for: Shlpatesd 1.
Grsnd total for: 38.
Republicans against: Austin, Br
hour, Borsh. Cspper, Couzens, Dale.
Fess, Goldsborough, Hale. Hastings,
Hebert. Johnson, Kesn, Keyes, Mc
Nary. Metcalf, Patterson, Reed,
Towneend. Walcott, White 31
Democrat against: Adams, Ash
urst. Bachmsn, Bailey, Bankhead,
Barkley, Black, Brstton, Brown. Bulk
ley. Byrd, Byrnes, Clark. Connelly,
Cootldge. Costlgan, Dietrich. Dill
Duffy, Erlckaon, Fletcher. Oeorge,
Glass. Gore. Harrison, Hsyden, Ken
drlck. King, Lewis, Lonergsn, Mur
phy, Plttmsn, Robinson of Arkansas.
Sheppsrd, Smith, Stephens, Thomas
of Oklahoma, Wagner and Walsh 39.
Total against 60.
FIRSTTTFlEST
Y
PORTLAND. April 38 (AP) The
first contingent of Oregon's civilian
conservation corps wa expected to
be mobilised at Vancouver barrack
today. After two week In the train
lng camp, the men will be sent to the
several forest csmps In Oregon to
undertake the work of Improvement
provided for by the administration.
The speed with which tne relief or-
ganlzatlon acted to put the plan into
action caught all the eligible unem
ployed men flat-footed. The dnlt
had gone out for them to report yes
terday. Not more than 40 young men
responded yesterdsy and all of these
had left horn., without the'r tooth
brushes, racor nd Incidentals with
out which esmp rirruit have learned
to cherish. So all of them left, to re
turn todsy.
German Jew Suicides.
BERLIN, April 38. (VP) iProf. Her
mann Jskoosohn, a ,?ew dismissed
from the faculty of Marburg unlver
tity, committed suicide in Marbuiu
today by throwing himself before a
train.
IS
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Roosevelt's Bold Plan Not
Aimed at Bargain With
Britain Farm Bill Not
Bringing Desired Results
By PAUL MALLOX
(Copyrighted by McCIure Newspaper
Syndicate.)
WASHINGTON. April 38. The real
reason for Mr. Roosevelt's bold In
flation program ha been kept fairly
confidential.
Public excuses have been offered
that he waa afraid congress would
run wild on inflation. Also that he
wanted a bargaining point with Great
Britain.
The first excuse was shallow. Near
ly everybody in congress was. an in-
flatlonlat but no two could agree on
how to do it. Those who han-e their
ears to the ground know there wa
very little danger of 4xngreas sgree-
ing on any innatlon legislation and
Mr. Roosevelt still his the veto power.
The gain of a bargaining point
with Premier MaoDonald waa only s
result, not a cause.
Those who have the confidence of
Mr. Roosevelt know what he had hi
eye on all the time was commodity,
prices.
His farm bill was not bringing the
desired results. The marketa did not
have the confidence In It which hi
intercollegiate brain trust had. Wheat
went up, but not because of the farm
bill. Its advance was clearly trace
able to bad crop reports. Other mar
ket looked at the bill and ssgged.
Mr. Roosevlt la not the kind of
man to let failure dishearten htm.
He went off on another tack In
stronger way. Hia inflationary pro
gram would do praotlcally all thai
-the farm bill sought but would have
failed to do. "
Congressional loaders were told
confidentially to pas the farm bill
as long as It had gone so fsr. It
will be used to handle any surplus
crop difficulties which arise. .'
The truth i that many big busi
ness men foresaw another collapse
in July.
None of the measure In contem
plation would have been strong
enough to stop it. The closed banks
were not being reopened. They could
not be reopened in many instance
unie.a commodity prices Improved.
Much of the collateral of these closed
banks waa In warehouse receipts, de
preciated stocks and real estate mort
gage,. Four billion waa tied up In
that category.
Or.'y inflation could reach that
problem.
The boya In congress generally ar
ready to throw up the sponge and
concede Mr. Roosevelt is the master.
The game he Is p aying Is to fir
(Continued on Pag Thirteen.)
WASHINGTON, April aC-(P) The
American government haa informed
the League of Nations of ita willing
ness to be repreaenied at an Inter
national wheat conference about the
middle of May, probably In Geneva.
WILL
ROGERS
'.Says:
BEVERLY HILLS, Cal., Apr.
11. This labor woman Ferkini
looks like she is not only going
;o do something for labor but
is going to be a real contribu
tion to women in polities. She
has put common sense ahead
of lip rouge and the petticoat.
See where the . newspaper
convention in New York (they
are . always holding a conven
tion of some sort, some place.
Lord knows when they ever
have time to write or read any
thing.) Well the rascals, re
gardless of politics, all were
unanimous in saying there was
a "better feeling."
Well, a better feeling is all
yon want. If you feel better
you are not going to die.
Yours,
aim atstM.y !ri