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MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1934.
No. 261.
VjNE
By PAUL MA1.LON
' Copyrlfht, 1034, by Paul Mallon
Play
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. Mr. Roose
velt played the senate opposition to
his money bill as an angler plays a
trout. T.h poor fishes did not have
chance.
The man who held the pole for
him was Senator Jim Byrnes. He
counseled the president to give In
to nearly anything Senators Glass,
McAdoo and Gore wanted when the
bill was In committee. Byrnes prom-
lsed that the bill would be changed
back the way the president wanted
It when the measure came before
the full senate.
Apparently he took aome private
steps to see that his promise came
true. The day after the newspapers
announced that McAdoo was oppos
ing the bill in committee, McAdoo
received so many telegrams that the
telegraph companies had to put on
additional help to handle them. All
tbese telegrams urged him to switch
and support the president.
Nets
The strange' fact about that was
that Glass and Gore did NOT under
go the same telegraphic pressure that
McAdoo did. Apparently the admin
istration gave them up as Incorrl
glbles. No one can ever prove that the
administration had anything to do
with the backfire on McAdoo. Maybe
it was Just a spontaneous movement
among California Democrata.
If ao. It Is remarkable that their
telegrams bore such a striking simi
larity In language and thought.
Background
The truth about the banking and
currency committee Is that It Is
stacked with conservatives. Carter
Glass, with his strong personality,
dominates It. He has less weight
with senate as a whole.
That Is why Byrnes played out the
line In committee and schemed to
tighten up In the senate.
He explained the concessions by
whispering around that the president
had asked for more than he ex
pected to get. That was a, rather
, lame excuse.
T,'ie concessions were largely un
important. The change which makes
the bill an emergency measure will
NOT Interfere . with anything the
president had In mind.
He expects to stabilize long before
two years.
Heir?
Byrnes evidently will be the next
Democratic floor leader of the sen
ate. At least the administration In
ner circle la so confident he will
that the fact Is accepted as a fore
gone conclusion.
There Is nothing about a change
under discussion now. The Inner
clrclers are merely looking at the
matter as a long time expectation to
come about naturally within the next
few yeara.
Indeed, there Is some discussion
about Byrnes becoming the heir ap
parent to the Roosevelt throne In
1940. ,
That Is NOT Idle gossip. It has
been discussed In the highest quar
ters. Byrnes fits In very closely with
Roosevelt's Idea of what a statesman
should be.
Professors
J The money professors did not make
much of an Impression on senators
at the recent hearing.
Professor Rogers got along hotter
than Professor Warren, but both talk
ed In such a vague manner that
even such money students ss Mc
Adoo and Glass could not understand
them. It may have been the pro
fessional style which confused the
senators, but tfie suspicion left was
that perhaps this money business Is
such an Indefinite science that even
the sden'lsts themselves do not
know much about it.
Glass wagged his head In amaze
ment at Warren. He nudged a com
panion and said, with that peculiar
Ironical twist of his mouth: "I'm
going to ask him to explain the Ein
stein Vieory next."
McAdoo also openly complained.
Every time he asked about the price
of hogs In Seattle, Warren went back
to the French revolution and never
got quite up to the hogs,
w Rank
They are now calling Gov. Adolph
Miller of the federal reserve "the
water boy of this administration."
Miller reluctantly came upon that
title when Professor Warren waa tes.
tlfylng. The professor was very, very
thirsty. He was continuously call
ing for more and more water. He
tried to .hand his glass to a news
men, but the newsman was too busy
to carry water to a professor.
Warren then pressed Miller, who
was sitting nearby, and Miller went
meekly to the cooler.
Shcwf
The huse money hrarlncs could
hardly be called a smashing hit.
One day last week the coinage
committee had to adjourn without a
.hearing because none of the wit
nesses appeared. Professors Warren
and Rocera later played to capacity
houses before the senate, committer,
but both steered clear of the house
committee.
Finally the chairman of the house
committee dug up governor of a
federal reserve hank, but he talked
to vacant chairs.
Notes
Professor Roeers is shy about hav
ing his picture taken. He lectured
photograph. ra and admonWied them
to go away, aaylng: "I cannot see
why vou won't let me keep my face
to myself." He finally lost the ar
gument aivl powd. as Is customary.
An offl-ii: of the farm admlnls-
Cucuauca 90 Pa 6n)
FAVOR CHANGE
TAX ON INCOMES
House Committee Approves
Revamping Rates to Bring
in $36,000,000 More
1 Year Ready Wednesday
By CECIL B. DICKSON
WASHINGTON , Jan. 25. (fp) The
house ways and means committee to
day approved, several ltema In a modi-1
fled tax revision bill designed to raise I
$200,000,000 additional in revenue, in
cluding a change in Income tax rates
to bring In $36,000,000 more a year.1
As originally presented to the com
mittee, the bill was estimated to yield
9270.000,000 through tightening up of
administration provisions of the in
come tax law.
Ready Wednesday.
Chairman Dough ton (D.. N. C), an
nounced the bill would be completed
about next Wednesday. There are
several Important Items yet to be
passed upon.
Action came today after Secretary
Morgenthau appeared before the com
mittee in executive session to present
the treasury's final views of the
measure.
Compromising with the treasury,
the committee retained the consolid
ated returns for corporations and
their subsidiaries, but levied a 2 per
cent penalty tax for consolidated re
turns over and above the existing
13H alngle corporate tax.
Levy on Holdings.
In addition; It approved a levy o!
35 per cent on "undistributed adjusr
ed new income" of personal holding
companies, estimated to bring In $35,
000,000 a year.
It also adopted with some slight
modifications, Us sub - committee's
recommendation on capital gains and
losses, estimated to yield 930.000.000
annually.
The revision on personal Income
tax rates, estimated to bring in 933,
000,000 additional revenue, was only
one of the several actions taken. More
revisions remain to be made, so It
can not yet be said how the entire
bill will compare with existing liw
In revenue producing,
The changes detailed above, how
ever, representatives estimated to
mean the treasury will take In 9200.
000,000 more revenue than now, as
compared with the 9270,000,000 addi
tional that had been estimated as the
bill stood In a previous committee
stage. ,
CHICAGO, Jan. 25. (AP) Mrs.
Rella Factor, young wife of John
Factor, wealthy market plunger, who
waa kidnaped In July, today Identi
fied a picture of Willie Sharkey, aelf
slaln gunman as that of one of the
kidnapers who seized her husband.
"That's the man who threatened
me with a big gun." she to'.d Prose
cutor Wllbert Crowley Identifying a
double view photograph of Sharkey.
Mra. Factor testified that the kid
napers. In a direct phone call to her
toward the end of her husband's
captivity, told her they were starving
factor.
Roger Touhy, leader of the gang of
which Sharkey waa a member, and
three henchmen are on trial here for
"snatching" Factor.
VIOLATIONS EYED
SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 25. ( AP)
The Northwest Ftult Industries con
trol committee, with representatives
from Washington, Oregon, Idaho and
Montana, met in executive session
here today to consider violations of
the marketing agreement signed Oc
tober 28 under the agricultural ad
justment act. There are about 30
men on the committee.
Although originally planned as a
one-day meeting, the committee de
cided to hold sessions tomorrow.
Members said only routine mat
ters were taken up at the morning
conference.
DALLAS. Ore . Jan. S3. JP !mm-
FACTOR'S WIFE ON
STAND AS WITNESS
FRUITTARKETING L
conference.
lumbeOoung
c0sts250 jobs
1 dinte removal of 250 men from the
parroll of the Willamette Valley Lum-
j ber company w.il be necary, it i
I Mid here today, when the companr
con forma to SUA code regulation
under yeaterdsy', ruling In federal
j court In Portland.
Of tola number, 170 will be laid
j off at the Delia plant, and m at
' the camp above Biaca Roc. About
the name number of employe, will
continue on the p.iyroil. preference
being (tiven on the h'ia of lenlorlty
1 and aumoer of Segtaflea'..
Election Contested
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kitv AK
The election laat year of John H.
Overton (above) to the United
States senate from Louisiana wai
formally challenged by the women's
committee of Louisiana which filed
a protest with Vica President Gar
ner, (Associated Press Photo)
TO
IN SALEM OFFICE
SALEM, Ore., Jan. 25. (AP) Ar
rival of two packages through the
mall yesterday addressed to re-employment
officials .here and contain
ing dynamite la the cause of no little
worry by those officials.
The first package was delivered by
postman to Manager E. T. Barnes at
the unemployment office. Upon open
ing It and discovering Its contents,
one dynamite stick, Barnes notified
postal officials and CWA employes.
Meanwhile, a second package ad
dressed to R. C. Churchill. CWA com
plaint clerk, was received at hla of
fice. Churchill was not present so
the package was turned over to Ad
ministrator Olenn C. Mies, who had
already received warning from Barnes.
The second package waa returned to
the postoffice and when opened there
revealed three sticks or dynamite ana
r piece of salt pork such as la being
distributed by the relief office.
A postal Inspector is expected here
soon to begin Investigation of the
case, and try to trace down the send
er. Neither package was fitted to
explode the dynamite, which was tak
en to mean the sender's intention
was to frighten relief officials Into
meeting complaints.
NEW YORK, Jan. 25. (AP) The
bleak confines of "solitary," in sharp
contrast to their accustomed luxury,
today held nearly- 100 of Welfare
Island's overlords and their cohorts
who until yesterday ruled New York's
penitentiary in vicious style.
Austin H. MacCormlck, prison wise
commissioner of corrections who
made a "raid" out of his Initial In
spection of Welfare Island, held the
I penitentiary In virtual military law
with a force of policemen, detectives
and department heads.
He announced his Intention of re
maining on the Island until condi
tions were cleared up, narcotics and
special privilege eliminated, and the
federal rule of prisoner bosses broksi.
SCARSDALE, N. Y., Jan. 25. (AP)
The marriage of Pauline Fdereclk.
stage and screen star, and Joseph A.
Marmon. who gave his address aa
Washington, D, C, was disclosed to
day. The couple drove here Sunday, ar
riving nt noon, and the license was
Issued by Town Clerk Edward Jack
son. The record shows the actress
gave her age as 50 years. She said
she had been married three times.
Marmon la a colonel of Infantry in
the U. S. army.
TO FEDERAL P
PORTLAND. Jan. 25 AP) Dr.
Richard Neubaxier, Portland phy
sician was today sentenced to
seven-year term at McNeil Island
federal prison ior repeated violation
of the Harrison narcotic act during
the past 11 months. He was con
victed on nine of 18 counts. The
maximum sentence under the law
would have been 45 years In prison.
rose festivaTchief -named
in portland
PORTLAND. Jsn. 25 (AP) Hill
man tAi'ddemann manager of the
MrCormlrk Stmhtp company, and
member of the Port of Portland com
intMion. was today elected president
of tb P-Ma'vi Pr fciiMvI of 1934.
Tilt abow U1 be bei4 12 wl $
CONDUCT CLEANUP
IN WORST PRISON
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PLEA FOR HIGHER
BENEFITSJO VETS
$15 Pension for Widows of
World War and Restora
tion of Presumed Service
Origin Cases Are Pressed
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. (AP) j
Liberalization of the economy sec
tions of tthe independent offices bill
to provide another estimated 940,-1
000.000 for veterans' benefits, and re- 1
mo vat of alleged Iniquities in auto-;
matlc promotions for the military
services, was urged today before a
senate appropriations subcommittee.
With administration leaders believ
ed to be opposed to . veterans leg
islation to expand the new benefits
of $21,000,000 ordered by President1
Roosevelt, Senator Reed (R.. Pa.) and
Edward A. Hayes, American Legion
national commander, presented the
veterans' case.
Should Be Permanent
TJurlng the Legion's four-point pro
gram. Reed said the president had '
conceded two of the points, but he j
believed the new regulations should j
be made permanent law and not left
to local boards of review, w.nlcb he
said In some instances had adopted
"scandalous" rules.
The two points conceded by Mr.
Roosevelt, he said, were restoration
of the 100-a-month for total dis
abilities of service origin and free
hospitalization for veterans who can
not afford to pay for such treatment,
regardless of the origin of their dis
abilities or disease.
Favors Widows' Pension
In addition, he recommended a 915
a month pension for world war wid
ows and restoration of cases presum
ed to have had service origin and
which were wiped out by the econ
omy act.
He estimated the two additional
points would cost the government
less than 940,000,000. He said the
program vas part of the world war
veterans' act which he wrote ten
years ago.
Reed blamed "Injustices" In the
past to subordinates who wrote the
regulations. He said President Roose
velt was not to blame for he had not
time to attend to all these details.
HERE FOR CONFAB
What happened at the conference
here last night of federal airway offi
cials and local city officers regarding
the Medford airport situation could
not be learned today, but a number
of people were wearing smiles again,
Judged indicative of encouraging
news.
Marshal C. Hoppin and E. L. Yura
vltch of the department of commerce,
airways division, Basil B. Smith, air
ways supervisor of the CWA In Ore
gon, and Major Sandy, his assistant,
attended the conference, which con
tinued into the early morning hours.
The group met with City Superin
tendent Fred Scheffel and W. L.
Campbell, field superintendent for
United Air Lines.
I
NEW YORK Jan. 25. (AP) Net
earnings of the General Motors Corp.
for 1033, announced today by Alfred
P. Sloan, president, amounted to $83,
214.000, equivalent, after preferred
dividends, to $1.72 per share on the
common stock. This compared with
a net of $165,000. or 0 cents a pre
ferred share, In 1932.
CHILDREN FIND TWO
FROZEN BY BLIZZARD
WINNIPEG, Man,, Jan. 25. (AP)
A bllw-ard which swept over a sec
tion of eastern Saskatchewan today
had claimed the lives of an aged man
and ft 14-year-old boy.
School children found their frown
bodies, miles apart, on the 'prairie
yesterday.
NEGRO YOUTH LYNCHED
BY KENTUCKY MOBSMEN
HAZARD, KT.. Jan. 25. (AP) An
Intensive investigation of the lynch
ing of Rex Scott, 20-year-old negro,
was launched by Perry county au
thorities today. Scott was forcibly
removed from the county Jail here
last night by a mob of armed men
and hanged to a beech tree in a
graveyard in Knott county adjoining.
Jailer Roy P. Combs, when inform
ed the negro had been lynrhed an
hour after his removal from the Jail,
telegraphed the detetts to Governor
Ruby Laffoon at Frankfort. Ken
tucky law requires that the governor
remove any Jailer surrendering a pris
oner to a mob and grant him a hear
ing to determine if he shall be re
UUtt4t j
Soup and Fish
Not Needed For
President's Ball
The Birthday ball for the presi
dent next Tuesday evening is not
going to be a strictly formal affair
In Medford. it was announced to
day by the general committee, in
response to many reports that the
"gentleman" In the family was of
the opinion that lie couldn't come
unless he donned "tux" or "soup
and fish." The committee is try
ing In every way possible to make
the ball a coumy-wide event to bo
enjoyed by all people and there
will be no restrictions, limiting
attendatK-e to formal attire.
It will be a semi-formal dance,
which means those who wish to
put- on their "gladdest rags" may
and the same alternative will be
open to those who don't. Tickets
(or the dance have been priced at
9150 per couple, not 91.75, as has
also been understood In some
groups.
A meeting of the ticket commit
tee has been called for tonight
at the chamber of commerce at 8
o'clock by C. L. Hopkins, chairman.
OFFICIALS PLAN
WARflEGGER
PORTLAND. Ore., Jan. 25. (AP)
Federal, state, county and city offi
cers will Join in Oregon to drive the
bootlegger from the state.
The forces of the law were mobil
ized here today at an unscheduled
meeting of the state liquor control
commission, and a preliminary plan
of warfare against rum runners, boot
leggers and the makers and peddlers
of moonshine was discussed.
Responsible officials of the state
police force, the sheriff's office and
from city police .headquaiVers at
tended the session. The commission
feels that, although It will sell the
best available liquor at the lowest
possible price, bootleggers and moon
shiners will continue to attempt to
sell what they represent to be "Just
as good" or even better at prices
less than those established by the
state.
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CHICAGO, Jan. 25. (;p For the
love of a policeman, Mra. Myrtle Tan
ner Blacklidge must pay 97.500, a Jury
of 12 men decided.
Which, incidentally la considerably
less than the 9100,000 value placed
o nthe love or Norman Nottingham,
patrol wagon driver, by his wife, Sus
an ne, In her alienation of affections
suit aft a Inst the former collector of
Internal revenue.
Today three courses of action re
mained open for Mrs. Blacklidge pay
the Judgment, go to Jail, or appeal.
As for paying the Judgment, she
dismissed that as one of the possi
bilities herself last night when in
formed of the verdict.
j "My, I haven't got 75 cents! I'll
nave w go to jaw.
AID FOR TAX REPORTS
GIVEN HERE MARCH 5-8
Arthur W. Lamka. field auditor of
the state tax commission. Is in Med
ford today and announced that an
auditor of the commission will be at
the county courthouse here March 5.
6, 7 and 8. to assist local people In
making out tax reports.
Those having to pay Income taxes
and the Intangible tax will have thla
opportunity of meeting with the audi
tor, concerning the filing of their
reports.
Pear Markets
NEW YORK, Jan. 25. (AP)
(UHDA) Pear auction market: Silt
cars arrived; 1 car Oregon, 1 Wash
ington care unloaded; 0 cars on track,
Orcson D'AnJoua: 1350 boxea, ex
tra fancy. 3.aoJ.OO; averane, 2 4S;
fency. 3.5n 3.7: average, 2.03.
Washington Winter Nella: 678
boxen t-xtra fancy, ll.50fflrl.70; aver
age, 1 01.
Note;
day.
No Chicago pear auction to
Thirty or forty masked leaders of j
a mob of approximately 300 men who!
swarmed around the Jail forced their
way Inside and threatened Jailer)
Combs with death If he did not sur
render the key to Scott's cell.
Scott's cell was unlocked and he
waa dragged out of the Jail and hus
tled into an automobile, which led a
motorcade which bore other members
of the mob out of the city.
Scott was charged with slugging
Alex Johnson, a miner, on a tide
street here Saturday night. Johnson
died at a hospital here two hours
frr t.f ntrro round lynched.
U$ bftd aevtr K4iAe4 QO&K.oujAte!.
PLEAS CHOKE MAIL
AT
Administrator Declares Graft
Denial His Last Word On
Subject Investigations
of Charges Are Continued
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. (API
I Picas for continuance of the civil
works administration and immediate
! restoration of working hours to 30 a
1 week continued today to pour Into
CWA headquarters.
j Officials said the letters had sub
, sided to some extent, although extra
clerks still were required to handle
: the mall.
Harry L. Hopkins, the administra
tor. Indicated his statement last
night, denying that graft had been
found generally In the lower reaches
of the organ izat Ion, was his last word
on the subject.
He said "there seems to be a wide
spread misunderstanding as to the
extent graft Is present In the civil
works administration."
"As a matter of fact." he continued,
"it la of small proportions In terms
of the number of persons employed
on civil works and the amount of
money expended."
Investigation of charges of graft
and political Influence in various
places Is being continued by the ad
ministration and the department of
justice, but officials said there were
no developments.
The administration hopes congress
will provide more funds soon so the
fate of civil works may be deter
mined. Hopkins plans to return to the 30
hour schedule as soon aa money la
available. Last week he ordered a
reduction In cities to 24 hours a week
end In rural districts to 15 hours be
cause there was danger, of available
funds running out before February
10.
President Roosevelt plans to ask
congress soon for 9850,000,000 for civil
works and relief needs.
SAYS RETAINER
LOS ANOELB3, Jan. 25. jlp) A
milk and butter salesman who rose
to the position of major-domo at
Mlsa Margaret Keith's menage of mys
tery in Beverly Hills, testified today
in the court contest of her million
dollar will, that he considered her
sane.
The witness, Ralph Thurmsn, said
Miss Keith, eccentric recluse win
committed suicide last year, was pay
ing him $75 weekly salary when she
discharged him and all her other
employes in 1929.
Thurmsn said he "played post
office" with his employer, whom he
spoke to only once a month, and left
newspapers and letters for Miss Keith
In a wire basket on her back porch.
From the basket he took letters and
notes of instructions, many of which
counsel for Albert C. Allen, Jr., of
Medford, Ore., to whom Mlsa Keith
left her entire fortune, introduced as
evidence of her sanity.
ST. PAUL, Jan. 25. (pj Two un
named eyewitnesses, both women,
who espied the kidnapers of Edward
O. Bremer when they selred the
wealthy fit. Paul banker. January 17,
today supplied police with Clues that
might lead to ultimate apprehension
of the gang.
One of the women, It was under
tood, witnessed the actual abduc
tion from about 20 feet from where
Bremer automobile was halted. She
related a story of a brief scuffle in
the Bremer car as he apparently re
sisted the ' kidnapers, who have de
manded $200,000 ransom. His auto
mobile later was found, the Interior
splotched with blood. The second
witness was reported to have obtained
the license number of the gang's onr.
SALEM, Ore, Jan. 26. (API Gov
ernor Julius L. Meier, following re
fusal of State Treasurer Rufus C.
Holman to retype two $5000 bonds
as requested by the chief executive,
has signed the bonds In their origi
nal state.
Holman last waek criticised the
governor for delaying state business
because he 'didn't like the blackness
of the Ink used." The bonds were
previously signed by Secretary of
8'ate Hnss, who also asked they he
retyped In conformity with the view
of the governor.
a
Warrants Called.
SALEM, Jan. 25. (AP) The state
treasurer tomorrow will cell for un
paid warrants dated December 4. The
total, it was announced, would be for
$4.7,620.
ISS KEITH SANE
Slain by Posse
,V "
An escaped convict who was
killed by a posse near Paola, Kaa.,
was Identified as Bob "Big Boy"
Brady (above). He had fled with
five other convict, from the Kan.
sas state penitentiary at Lansing.
(Associated Preaa Photol
DRAFT PLEA FOR
IL
Committee to prepare Jackson
county's application for site of the
$2,250,000 federal psycho-neurotic
hospital for Indian wards on the
northwest and Alaska reservations
was being named Vila afternoon by
A. H. Banwell, manager of the Med
ford Chamber of Commerce and City
Superintendent Fred Scheffel were
Investigating a site near Roxy Ann,
which had been recommended as lo
cation for such hospital.
A wire waa received by the Cham
ber of Commerce this afternoon from
Lynn P. Sabin, assistant manager of
the Portland chamber of commerce,
In response to Medford's request for
an endorsement from Portland. It
asked that complete details regard
ing a local alte be forwarded north
and suggested that a perspective of
same be prepared and forwarded to
the Oregon delegation in congress.
Mr. Sabln added that he would be
glad to 'assist Medford In any way
possible, as he has Eugene, St. Hel
ens and others, seeking location of
the federal .hospital.
Mr. Banwell wired the Oregon dele
gation In congress yesterday regard
ing the plan for location of a psycho
neurotic hospital In this state, an
nouncing Jackson county's desire to
be selected as alte, and asking sup
port of the delegation. The wire
also announced that complete data
was being prepared and that further
Information regarding the govern
ment's plana would be appreciated,
since all data to date hns been ob
tained through the press.
WASHINOTON, Jan. 25. (AP)
Tax refunds totaling $28,780.06 were
made by the treasury department to
the Portland Railway Light Sc Power
company during the fiscal year 1933,
It was revealed here today In a report
by the department on refunds' of in
come and estate taxes In Oregon.
Other refunds of more than $1000
Include: Portland Electric Power com
pany, $23,100; Rogue River Timber
Co., Klamath Falls, capital stock,
$12,155; Devcraux Mortgnge Co., Port
land, $0091: Charles K, Spaulding,
Salem, $1048; Willamette Valley Lum
ber Co., Dallas, $1752; Noyes-Holland
Logging Co., Portland, $13,794; Meier
& Frank Co., Portland, $2043.
GIRL SCOUI LEADER
ALBANY, Ore.. Jan.' 25. (AP)
Mlsa Donna Gill, young school teach
er, and devoted Olrl Scout lender, un
wittingly broke one of her own pre
cepts and narrowly escaped death Inst
Sunday, but was today well on the
road to recovery.
Attempting to extricate a 22-callber
pistol from luggage In her car, she
drew the muzzle of the weapon to
ward her. The trigger caught, and a
bullet struck a rib Just below tho
girl's heart and waa deflected out
ward. Capone Was Santa
For Life Termers
In Federal Prison
ATLANTA. Jan. 25. (AP Al
Capone, former Chlrsjro gang over,
lord, played Santa CI sua to 125
life tenners at the federal peni
tentiary here Christmas.
The Atlanta Journal said today
a man Just released pictured Ca
pon aa a "nice man" who on
Christmas day presented boxes
filled with csndy, cake and tobac
co to hla fellow prisoners.
Capone mends shoes In the pris
on ah.
TAX REFUNDS TO
FIRMS ANNOUNCED
IS DEFINED BY
S
Struggle for Control Between
Stabilization and Sound
Money Groups of Long
Standing Says Pro'essor
Editor Note: Prof. Wlllford I.
King of New York university re
cently waa named by Irving
Fisher as one of the 10 men in
the world "who understand the
real meaning of money."
nr Hllirird I. King
Professor of Economics. New York
University.
(Written for the Associated Press.)
NEW YORK. Jan. 25. ( AP) An
Interesting phase of the present con
troversy between tne opponents and
th advocates of the president's mo
netary policy la the struggle to cap-
mre- or retain control of the two
terms "stabilization" and "sound
money."
The latter phruso was appropriated
by the McKlnely cohorts as long ago
as 1898, and, ever alnce that date. It
has. In the public mind, been associ
ated with the maintenance of our
currency on a gold case. To t,hB gold
standardltes, the retention of this
phrase 18 Important, for Its use casts
a stigma upon all other currency sys
tems by clearly Implying that they
are unsound.
Not Sound Money
Advocates of the "commodity dollar"
contend, however, that a monetary
standard which has resulted in the
unjust transfer of scores of billions
of wealth, and which has been largely
responsible for wrecking business.
closing the banks of the nation, and
turning millions of men out of their
Jobs has no legitimate claim to the
phrase "sound money."
They assert that the only type of
currency which can legitimately be
roferred to as "sound" Is that which
President Roosevelt proposes to estab
lishnamely, one which, year after
year, will ret in approximately the
aame purchasing power In terms of
commodities In general.
"stable" Menus Regulated
Until recently, the friends of man
aged currency have had almost undis
puted possession of the words "stable"
"stabilize," and 'stabilization." The
"stable dollar"' has been understood
to mean one having Its value ao regu
lated as to keep the price level con
stant. Now, however, when the gold stan
dard advocates demand that the
president "stabilize" tho dollar, they
are urging him to depart from his
avowed policy of keeping the pur
chasing power of the dollar constant
and to substitute Instead the old pol
icy of defining the dollar as a fixed
weight of gold. The president's sup
porters retort that, to apply the term
"stable" to a dollar which halved In
value between 1915 and 1020, and
which has since more than doubled
In value, la clearly an attempt to de
ceive the public.
L
WASHINGTON. Jan. 25. (jp) Poac-master-aeneral
Farley, now quietly
engaged at Jhe president's order In
reorganizing the Democratic national
com mt I tee .today had before him a
committee list showing about a score
of members who nold either appoin
tive or elective office or have been
practicing law here.
Quietly, the Democratic chairman
has been placing figurative pencil
marks down the list, either approving
or disapproving all memberships.
Eight vacancies now exist on the com
mittee, some through resignations.
Other resignations are expected.
WILL-
ROGER
Says'-
IlKVKIUiY MILLS, Cul., Jim.
21. A uood ileal of .Tnimncso
news the Inst dny or so. Ouo
day our eyes uro turned to Eur
ope (to sec if Hie hoys hit ve any
token payment); the next day
it's Japan that draws our at
tenlion. We arc going to hav a
eroolied iieek from trying to
look both wnyx at onee.
That old hostile baby over in
Japan that waa secretary of
war, why he has resigned and
their foreign minister Koki Hi
rota, why lie seems to be about
half peaceable, lie seems to
kinder favor licking Russia
first, then take care of us later.
II 1 1 1 this boy that resigned, he
was for a double-header tho
same day.
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