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MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1933.
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By PAUL MALLON.
(Copyright by Paul Mallon).
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. You will
have to learn the deaf and dumb
language to get anything out of gov
ernment statisticians nowadays.
They do not care much for English
since Frank Walker lasued that rider
harmonizing government statistics
Walker gave the harmony batons to
himself, Labor Secretary Perkins and
Belief Director Hopkins. They are
supposed to look over statistics be
dsore the publlo gets them.
The first result has been to cause
lot of expert government statistic
ians to start looking around quietly
Jor Jobs outside the government ser
vice. ' Reasons.
The Inside story of why Walker act
ed shows that he did NOT write the
Brder Just to amuse himself.
A certain official, higher up than
he Is. has been greatly annoyed late
ly by varying government statistics.
Those given out at the White House
always lend a rosy tint to the busi
ness situation, as do those Issued by
lAbor Secretary Perkins. The fig
ures from the federal reserve board
and commerce department appear to
be less rosy.
Now the White House crowd con
tends that most of the statistics,
except their own, are lop-sided.
They say that they want to present
a balsnced picture.
That la all right in purpose, per
taps, but when you give politically
tnlnded men the right to read copy
on government figures you are very
apt to get your politics and your
Jlgures mixed.
Censorship.
Walker well knew there would be
a censorship hue and cry railed
about his order. That Is why he
attached to It a phase requiring that
all statistics be tlully and truthful
ly told so as to present t,he entire
story." . .. i
The trouble with that is that
Walker, Miss Perkins and Hopkins
are the ones who decide what is full,
truthful and the entire story.
They are sincere In their denial
that they Intend to censor any fig
ures. T.hey are going to let news
men see the statisticians as usual
and for all outward appearances the
censorship Idea is what General
Johnson calls a hob-goblln.
But underneath an effect already
lias been wrought on the men who
TTlte statistics. They have wives
and families to support. They have
a, feeling that the boss want rosy
statistics, and wftether he does or
not, those are the kind he will prob
ably get from now on.
Figures.
The man who said figures dont
le was NOT acquainted with mod
ern statistical methods.
An expert can give you any kind
of figures you want, suspicion has
elways been directed against ths
rarlous Wall street agencies which
specialized In statistics. They can
make you believe the outlook Is
good, bad or indifferent, by a slight
twist of the wrist.
If left alone the government sta
tisticians will always be above sus
plclon. Thsre are no higher types
of men In government service than
the technical experts such as the
itatlslctans, geologists. engineers,
etc. They go on without respect to
politics from administration to al
mtnlstratlon. During the Hoover era there was
e, wild howl when heads of certain
bureaus started emphasising bullish
Ilgures. The dispute over accuracy
of unemployment figures lasted two
years and was an Issue In the pres
idential campaign.
Since the start of the new admin
istration the lid has been off. there
has been no suspicion that figures
were being doctored.
Substitution.
Ths federal reserve monthly did
not contain Its usual analysis of the
business situation thla month. In
that space was one of Mr. Roosevelt's
speeches.
Insiders say the monthly went to
press before the Walker order and
even before General Johnson took
the reserve board statisticians to
task for saying Industrial production
was lower in code Industries.
Stop Orders.
Steps were secretly taken by the
government a few dare ago to stop
the flight of capital from this coun
try. A regulation was Issued requiring
every man seeking balances abroad
to affirm that he Is complying with
the spirit as well as the letter of
Mr. Roowvelt's gold embargo order.
This Is supposed to have been one
of the subjects discussed by J. P.
Morgan at .the White House, al
though you will never get It out of
Morgan or te White House.
No. 1 Man.
The title Henry Morgenthau has as
assistant treasury secretary does not
mean anything. He Is running half
a dozen different government shows
In and outride the treasury.
While Port. Myer was llnstalled In
hi shoes at the farm credit adminis
tration, Morgsnthau K still the
boss there.
He Is clearly the No. 1 man In the
Inner picture now.
Notes.
The wort Inner conflict now rac-
jCootlnued. oa Pg loui-i
Both Houses Organize Hur
riedlyWork Of Filling
Vacancies Considered
Dunn' Has Solution.
SALEM. NOT. 30 (IP) The 37th
assembly gt under full sway in extra
ordinary session at noon today when
Governor Julius L. Meier officially
opened the meeting with his message
featuring a five-point emergency pro
gram. Both house organizations were
perfected according to plana and the
senate started work on a measure to
have the three legislative vacancies
filled.
An almost unanimous expression o'
"fine messsge" was msde by lesdlng
senators and representatives following
the governor's address. Many of them
said they agreed with the program
with but few exceptions.
"A fine message and one which lays
a groundwork for this session and if
carried out we should be ftnlshed
with emergency work within the 20
days," decelared Fred B. Kiddle, pres
ident of tihe senate.
Rnell Lauds Message
Earl W. Snell, speaker of the house,
when asked his opinion of the mes
sage, declared it "was an excellent
message. It gives us a fine and defi
nite program that if adhered to will
expedite the business of this session
and his urgency that only emergency
proposals be considered expresses ex
atly the sentiment of the maajorlty
of the members of the house. I was
pleased he presented such a message."
"There was no politics played in the
Important phases of the messsge,"
declared Senator Harry Corbett of
Portland. I thought It an excellent
piece of work." Senator Jay Upton of
Bend, said that while he dlsabreed
with some points he believed the mes
sage very good.
Lonergan Pleased
In the house Prank Lonergan of
Portland expressed himself relative to
the address with the words "a good
message," very good." Dean Walker of
Polk county also added a similar com
ment. The general house and senate
reaction was favorable to the gover
nor's program.
Members of the supreme court and
state elective officials sat upon the
platform when the governor made his
address. Hal B. Hoss. secretary of
state, was at the capitol but did not
arrive at the house chambers In time
to hear the message. Both houses
were In Joint session to greet the gov
ernor and the galleries were filled to
capacity.
Prior to the address the senate
launohed into business of filling va
cancies in the senate and house un
der the first bill Introduced, by Sen
ator George W. Dunn of Jackson
county. His measure called for the
appointment of the members by the
governor with approval In the houses
where the vacancies exist. Senator Jay
Upton protested the neasure. but the
bill was laid on the table for later
action.
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TO $33.66 PER OZ.
WASHINGTON, NOT. 20. (IP) The
administration returned to the rais
ing of the domestic gold price today,
netting a figure of $3368 an ounce.
In the face of the opposition of the
policy registered Saturday by the
board of the chamber of commerce of
the United State.
Subsequently, suoh goia bciu.ij
w v.. w. wi disclosed by
Chairman Jesse H. Jones to amount
to 2 to, 000 ounces.
tm.ii. AntinuH tadav to decline
to teH reporters how much gold has
been oougn- in m
Jones indicated that purchases In
London and Paris hare been about
equally divided.
tv,. -t th.. Homes tie sold pur
chases w placed by him at 17.500.-
000.
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Pear Markets
CHICAOO, Nov. 90. JP (C. S. D.
A.) One car California arrived, 7
cars on trick, J sold. Oregon Bosc 360
boxes extra fancy 1.70-1.75; 1080 box- ;
es fancy 1.55-1.70.
NEW TOITK, Nov. 30. yJPt (tJ. 8. j
D. a.) Eight cars arrived, S Callfor
nta. 4 Oregon, 9 Washington unloaded.
Oregon Bosc. 4320 boxes extra fan?;
180-2.15. average 2; fancy 170-3 Oi.
average 1 89: fawy and between 1.75
3 05. average 1 85.
Washington Anjous, 4530 boxes, ex
tra fancy average 191; fancy 1.20.
1 80. average 1 84; combination grad-
180-190. average 179; unclassified
1.25-1.95. average 1.48. Bosc, 1145 box-,
e. extra fancy l.So-1.73. average 1 55:
n-y 1 25-1 55. average 138. Flemish
101 boxes, extra fancy 1 20-1 40, ae.-
ge 128 u7 -63-1 -30, tvexc 1,11 i
Highlights of
Meier Message
SALEM, Ore., Mot. 20. (UP)
Highlights of Governor Meier's mes
sage told In brief quotations:
The duration of special sessions is
limited to twenty days, which in
Itself Is a plain mandate that consid
eration shall be given therein only to
legislation of emergency character.
Licensing private individuals to en
gage In the wholesale or retail liquor
business has conclusively proved
Itself a failure, and to return to any
such system would invite Inevitable
disaster.
The approach of winter la rapidly
aggravating the serious aspect of the
relief situation.
A state school fund produced from
sources other than a property tax
would aid In adjusting the Inequal
ities that exist between poor and rich
districts and would tend to equalize
the educational opportunities for
children of the state.
I would suggest creation of a sep
arate state authority with power to
aid refinancing state, municipal, and
local bonds and warrants.
The principle that busses and
trucks should pay a fair return for
use of our highways should be main
tained. If inequalities exist In the
bus and truck laws, they should be
adjusted.
LOOM AS LOGICAL
E GAME
PORTLAND, Not. 30. (AP) A de
cision was reached here today by
principals of Portland's high schools,
that an Oregon team will be Invited
to play the winner of the Inter-city
high school football . league here
Thanksgiving day.
The team to be selected will be
determined Friday night after the
Washington -Roosevelt match.
The principals had tentatively de
cided that either Salem or Bend
would get the call for the annual
Shrine hospital benefit game in the
municipal stadium, but after the
meeting It developed independently
that Medford, too, should be consid
ered. It had generally been supposed here
that Medford high was not to close
its season until Thanksgiving day,
but it was learned today they play
Ashland next Saturday.
If Medford wins from Ashland they
will have a clean record with no ties
and no defeats.
Salem has had one tie and won five
games. Bend has won seven victories
and has had one tie.
SALEM, Nov. 30. (AP) State pol
ice activities during the month of
October resulted In 188 arrests In
general law enforcement, 753 in traf
fic enforcement and 228 for game
law violations. Chsrles P. Prey, sup
erintendent, today reported to the
governor.
Arrests In the general law enforce
ment resulted In fines of (042 and
132 years Imprisonment. The larg
est fines were collected from drunkenness,-
S727 In 60 arrets, alao the
largest number of arrests. Sentences
of 110 years were Imposed in three
holdup esses.
The fines collected from traffic
violators totaled 484 while fines
collected totaled 341. The most
arrests were made of drivers with
out licenses, of, which there were
172, while the greatest fines were
collected for the 28 arrests for driv
ing while Intoxicated, the report
showed. They paid 82847. Largest
fees were collected from, drivers oi
cars with foreign license plates.
In the game division fines total
ing 8698S were collected, the larg
est sum from hunters without li
censee. Fifty-eight arrests were msde
to collect this total of 81025.
"Old" Will Rogers
Shows Youngsters
How to Play Polo
SANTA MONICA. Nov. JO (AP)
Will Roger, may be an old man.
as tie sskl his family has referred
ic nlm of late, but he showed a
lot of youngsters here Sunday that
old or not he could still play a
bant-up came of polo.
The film comedian, teaming
with alt Disney, screen cartoon
ist. Art Perkins, former 8-gosl star
and Snowy Baker, Australian rider,
scored five goals to lead his quar
tet to a 7-4 victory over another
squad headed by the capable po:o
1st and film producer. Darryl
Zsnuck, and trie Tyrrell-Martin,
a leading coast player.
GROSS UTILITIES
EARNINGS TAX IS
GOVERNOR'S IDEA
Unemployment Relief Funds
From Liquor State Body
To Aid Tax Delinquency
Solution Among Points.
By PLAYTOV V. BERN HARD
(Associate Press Staff Writer)
SALEM, Nov. 20. (Jp) Unemploy
ment relief funds to be secured from
liquor revenue under the Knox plan,
a tax on gross earnings of utilities
for school relief and a state author
ized body to aid In solving tax de
linquency and refinance indebtedness
of political subdivisions featured Gov
ernor Julius L. Meier's messsge to
the special session of the Oregon leg
islature today.
Five definite proposals were pre
sented by the executive to the 90
members of the house and senate as
they assembled In the house cham
bers to hear the 3500 word address.
And only one new tax the utilities
gross earning proposal was specified
in the message, while no mention was
made of the higher education prob
lems, Indicating they were to be kept
out of consideration and left entire
ly to the board of higher education.
S honed Limit Scope
Governor Meier emphasized the leg
islators should limit consideration of
any but emergency measures. Insist
ing the calendar be kept clear for the
major issues, emphasised both In his
call for the session and In address
After listing his recommendations he
declared "later In the session I shall
submit a special message In connec
tion with the development of the
Bonneville navigation and power pro
ject." Tying in the relief for the needy
with that of liquor, the executive
prefaced his remarks by pointing out
that it was 'impossible to estimate
how far the federal work would ex
tend toward aiding unemployment,
but that It was his belief that a sub
stantial number of able-bodied men
would be removed from relief rolls,
Indicating the sum from the state
could be therefore reduced. His rec
ommendations were:
1. Adoption of the Knox committee
plan for liquor control as a basis of
the new state liquor act. The report
of the committee of 11 was submitted
to the governor after three months'
study and the report . forwarded to
members of the legislature. It recom
mends state owned liquor stores.
2. All revenues from the sale of liq
uor over operating coats, together with
"such other revenues as you may pro
vide for unemployment relief, be paid
Into the unemployment relief fund
until June 30, 1935, or until the re
lief emergency has been passed."
Big Liquor Revenue Been
After the emergency has been past
ed, the governor stated the revenue
should go to the state and counties
on a 35-75 per centage basis. He es
timated revenue from liquor sales be
tween 11,500,000 to M, 500, 000 a year.
S. Gross earnings tax on public
utilities. The governor stated that
"among other possible available rev
enue to aid our distressed schools, I
would recommend for your favorable
consideration a gross earnings tax on
public utilities." He emphasized the
need for relief in schools, citing the
large delinquency of school warrants.
4. Tax delinquencies and refinanc
ing. Declaring that "mounting tax de
linquencies have created a financial
crisis" the governor urged "creation
of a separate state authority, vested
with power to aid In the refinancing
of state, municipal and local bonds,
warrants and other similar evidences
of Indebtedness." This authority
would be vested with power to bor
row from the federal government.
Should Eye Truck laws
4. Truck and bus legislation. Only
one short reference was made by the
governor on the truck and bus Issue
He declared that since the enactment
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YOUTH HELD ON
BICYCLE THEFT
Clinton Allen, 17, Is being held
in the city Jail, following hla arrest
this morning on charges of stealing
! the bicycle belonging to rtenk
; Orltsch of 83) South Ivy street. The
boy was visiting hla sister at a ranch
near Medford, and the blcycl, was
, found In the orchard, according to
: police.
' Orltsch had reported to officers
Sunday thst his bicycle was tolen
j from the Holly theater.
Police said today that Allen wis
sent to the atate reform school from
Salem early this year, and after
I spending about 100 days there, went
to live with some people. Allen told
! officers thst he wss unable to get
along with the people so returned
j to the school.
! At hop-picking time he was re-
leased to his parents, and for the
' past two months hsa been In this
ares. He has another sister who
i lives la MetUcrd. -
RELIEF PROJECTS
ARE SELECTED BY
Court, Mayors, And Relief
Chairmen Confer on Work
To Be Recommended For
County's Share In Funds.
In response to the Invitation of
Raymond B. Wilcox, chairman of the
state relief committee for civil
works sdmlnlatratlon, asking pre-
sentstlon of Jsckson county's appli
cations for public works funds at
a meeting In Portland Wednesday,
members of the county court, the
Jackson county relief chairmen, may
ors of Jackson county cities and
other representatives of Ashland and
Medford are meeting at the Cham
ber of Commerce here this after
noon to endorse projects to be pre
sented in Portlsnd.
The letter from Mr. Wilcox states
that the new procedure in Inaugur
ating the civil works admlntratlon
will be explained to all at the Port
land meeting and that full Instruc
tions with the necessary forms for
Immediately undertaking this re-employment
measure will be available.
The measure Is designed to plsce
men at work on worthwhllo projects
under conditions, which will be laid
down at the Portland meeting.
Application Ready
Copies of applications In the form
prescribed by the administration have
also been forwarded to Medford for
presentation at thla afternoon's meet
ing, when It Is anticipated a list
of worthwhile projects, conforming
to the rules and regulations, will
be prepared.
The olty , of Medford has three
projecta to be - submitted and the
county, It Is understood, has a pro
gram on market roads, the same out
lined to the state highway commis
sion. What Ashland will present wa not
known this morning. The projecta
must have the endorsement of the
political sub-dlvlslon and the coun
ty relief committee,- which consti
tutes the county Civil Works ad
ministration. The preliminary meet
ing la therefore necessary, prepara
tory to the aubmlsslon In Portland
of Jackson county's projecta.
To Attend Meeting
County Judge Earl B. Day and
County Engineer Paul B. Rynnlng.
representing Jackson county, and
Fred Scheffel, city engineer, It was
understood todsy, will attend the
Portland meeting, when definite
plans of plsclng men at work, will
be outlined. Representatives of all
the counties of the state will be
present, and it Is rumored that the
work will start thla week.
At thla afternoon's meeting In ad
dition to county and city officials
sre present: B. O. Sollnsky, super
intendent of the Crater Lake nat
ional park; E. H. Judd of the Rogue
River Irrigation district; Albert Burch
and p. M. Kershaw of the Medford
Irrigation district; B. H. Hedrlck.
superintendent of schools; J. O.
Msnn, acting president of the coun
ty relief association; Victor Teng
wsld. of the relief committee, Rol
snd Hubbsrd and Victor Buraell.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 20. (AP)
The finding of a pillow slip similar
to the one described In the confes
sions of Thomas H. Thurmond and
John Holmes of the kidnaping and
slaying of Brooke Hart, 22, gave
authorities new hope today the body
of the victim would be found In low
er San Francisco bay.
A hat identified by the youth's
father as that ot his missing son was
round near the bridge yesterdsy.
The pillow slip contained an egg-
ahaped ataln. and a ragged hole much
like a bullet would make. Thurmond
and Holme in their confeaslons said
a pillow slip was tied over Hart's head
before they threw him Into the bay
and fired shots In the direction ot his
struggling form.
SEIZE EINSTEIN'S
RERUN, Nor. SO (AP) Secret
police todsy ordered the seir.ure of
sll property of Dr. Albert Einstein.
famous physicist, and Mrs. Einstein
by virtue of the law for conflaca-
tlon of communist property.
Legal notice ot thla aelr.ure wss
served In the official Oantte Reich-
aanrelger which Hated "all mobile
and Immobile goods, particularly
bank accounts and other deposits''
to be confiscated In favor ot the
Prussian Itata.
IRE EVIDENCE
IN HART SLAYING
Pair Pierce Stratosphere
On Trail of Cosmic Rays
-A:
Lleiit.-Com. T. O. W. "Tex" Settle nf the United States nary (left), and
Major CheMcr !. Fortfne.v, nf the marine corps, shown during prppnrntlon
for their stratosphere trip which started today. (Associated Press Photo.)
AKRON, O., Not. 20. (AP) Attnlnlnjf a helpht In excess of 58, OUT)
feet, according to the altimeter Inside their gondola, Lieut. Com. T. O. W.
Settle and Mujor Chester L. Fordney late this n ftp moon began a descent
to earth In their huge stratosphere balloon Intending to land somewhere
near Washington, I). C.
AKRON. O., Nov. 20. (P) Seeking
to penetrate further the myetery of
the cosmic ray. Lieut. Commander T.
O. W. Settle of the navy, and MaJ
Chester L. Pordney, marine corpa
mathematician, sailed away at 9:27
(E. 8.T.) for the stratosphere, at
least 36,000 feet above the earth's
surface.
The two men were aboard a seven
foot gondalo. which swung beneath a
huge hydrogen filled ba, expected to
carry them into the third layer of
atmosphere above the earth.
They expected to reach the play-
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WARM SPHmoS, Oa., Not. 30.
fP) -President Roosevelt Is sending
Ambassador Sumner Welles back to
Havana to carry on the United States
policy calling for establishment of
definite stability In the troubled
Island.
A brief announcement by the presi
dent last nlifht after a five hour talk
with Welles that the ambassador
would return to his post was accept
ed here as meaning there would be no
Immediate change In the American
attitude of non-recognition of the
Orau San Martin government and of
non-intervention in the island.
In other words, Mr. Roosevelt Is
waiting to see what the San Martin
group can do to maintain peace and
stability. The views of Ambassador
Welles in this regard were kept con
fidential. After devoting hla first day at
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ON POWER PLAN! PLAN
ROSTOURO, Ore., Not. 30. (AP)
A very light Tote la being cast here
today on a proposed charter amend
ment to authorlr the ctty council
to proceed with plana tor a munici
pally owned and operated power
plant. The amendment. If adopted,
will be merely an enabling art as the
matter must be again submitted to a
vote before any bonds can be Issued.
ROSEBURG MAN GETS
THREE YEARS IN PEN
nosKBuno, ore., not. ao. ap
-Wlmea K. Pender, charged with as
aault and robbery, was today sen
tenced to three years In the state
penitentiary, when he chanced his
plea from not' guilty to guilty. He
was accused of waylaying and slug
ging Fred Rsdley, local resident, af
ter the two men had been together
earlier In the evening, robbing him
of money and a watch.
WASHINGTON, Nov, JO. (API
Announcement that a requisite to
federal loans for 1034 aprlng wheat
production will be an agreement to
reduce the seeded acrrage 1 per cent
waa Issued today by farm credit administration.
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AGENT
PORT
PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 30. (AP)
W, frank Akin, special Investigator
of the Port of Portland commission,
was found dead In his apartment
suite here today. A preliminary ex
amination by the coroner disclosed
a wound In the corner of the right
eye which had the appearance of a
mark left by a small bullet. HU
face was discolored and swollen and
there was a bruise on the top of
his head.
Police said they believed he was
murdered by an unidentified slayer
soon after Mr? Akin, a school teach
er, left home at 7:BB a. m.
Mrs. O. E. King, who occupies an
apartment below the Aklns. said she
was awakened by a shot and heard
a "thumping' noise on the floor
above.
Mrs. Akin said her husband had
been threatened many times since
he had been assigned to Investigate
conditions In the Port of Portland
administration.
Akin apparently was preparing to
leave the house when his assailant
struck. One coat pocket waa filled
with port data. His revolver, car
ried only at night when he was
alone, was found In the drawer of
a table. It had not been fired. The
apartment had not been disordered.
It was said that last March, In
opening the door In response to a
knock. Akin was confronted by an
armed man. The Intruder fled when
Akin slammed the door. Mrs. Akin
said her husband and she knew the
Identity of the men.
Akln'a Investigation of the Port
of Portland commission extended
over a considerable period of time,
snd resulted In an IBOO.page report
chsrglng James H. Pol hem us. mana
ger of the port: Kenneth D. Daw
son, commissioner, and Prank M.
Warren, retiring chairman, with prac
tices against best Interests of the
commission and the public. No ac
tion was taken on the report of the
investigating commutes which filed
a majority and minority report.
The commission as a whole waa
scheduled to meet late this week to
hear both reports.
TABER RE-ELECTED AS
BOISE. Idaho, Nov. 20. (AP)
Louis J. Taber ot Columbus. Ohio,
dairyman, today was elected for the
sixth successive two year term as
master of the National Grange. His
election waa described by a spokes
man as "overwhelming." The names
of others who received votes were
withheld.
SALEM, Nov. 30. (AP Control Of
hop ronta on the Paclflo coast was
dlscumied here Saturday by commit
tees representing Oregon, Washington
and California hop growers. No def
inite coast organisation waa formed.
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Professional Drys Have Leg
islatures Scared Out Of
Wits Is Claim Of Bar
Association's President.
NEW YORK, Nov. 20. ( AP) A
warning against enactment of Ill
advised liquor control and under
estimation of "the power and Influ
ence of professional drys." was sound- -
ed by Henry Ward Beer, president of
the Federal Bar association, at the
opening of publlo hearings by an
association committee on alcohollo
beverage control la vs.
"I warn the fighters for repeal."
Beer said, "to awaken to renewed and
greater action against permitting the
common public enemy to write laws
which will be In their nature and ef
fect worse than prohibition itself.
Scared legislatures
'At this monfent, the professional
drys have scared legislatures, com
mittees and newly appointed commis
sions out of their wits by repeating
arguments definitely destroyed by the
will of the people.
"Frankly, It would be a criminal
mistake to underestimate the force of
the power anti Influence over liquor
lawmaking that the drys have ar
rayed against the wets.
"The drys have the staying power
and It Is not the time for such great
fighters as President Roosevelt, Alfred
E. Smith, James A. Farley, Mrs. S&bln
and Henry Curran to quit. It would
be foolish and Indefensible for them
to turn their bocks on the people's
need for their help. These men and
women who have given us great vic
tory should have tha most to say
about the new liquor making."
Buggesttons Offered
Mr. Beer quoted "the Bishop Can
nons" as saying "let them end tha
eighteenth amendment we will writ
the enforcement liquor laws."
He offered the following sugges
tions to be sponsored by the Federal
Bar association:
1 Liquor laws for control must b
of ssne nature.
3 Only pure liquor, wines and beer
to be sold In Interstate and foreign
commerce.
8 Reasonable excise taxes to pre
vent competition from bootleggers.
4 Federal protection of dry states
"until these states can come to their
senses,"
The hearing, Chairman Benjamin
Miller said, Is not only for the benefit
of the consumer and the manufactur
er, but those who are engaged In
traoe collateral to tha manufacture
of alcohollo beverages.
The Federal Bar association Is com
posed of attorneys of New York. New
Jersey and Connecticut who pr act lea
in the federal courts. It has about
500 members.
COULEE EXCAVATION
BIDS ARE SURVEYED
SPOKANE, Wash., Nov. 20. (AP)
David H. Ryan, San Diego, Calif.,
submitted the lowest bid of 32 on
file here today for excavation of 2.
040,000 cublo yards or soil and rock
for the Grand coulee power dam la
the Columbia river west of here. He
bid 534,800.
Will
ROGERS
'says:
BEVERLY HILLS, Cal.. Not.
18. The senate went out inves
tigating, some went east, some
went west and some went over
tho cuckoo's nest, New Orleans
the home of the Sazorack cock
tail and tho best food in Amer
ica, but they won't stand inves
tigation. My good friend Sen
ator Connally of Texas was
among; 'em, and the committee
have been making their en
trances into tho court room by
sliding down the flagpole and
retiring through a trap door.
The Washington bunch with
Pccora (tho last word in dig
ging up devilment on the evil
doer) and tho California com
mittee were looking into receiv
erships and fake stock sales
sihcines (which are one and
the knim'). They found out Cali
fornians will buy anything in
the way of stock if it's phoney
enough.
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