MEBFORD MAIL TfcBUNE
AWARDED
Pulitzer Prize
FOR 1934
Tweuty-ninth Year
MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 19:'
No. 308.
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(Copyright, 1935, by Paul Mallon.)
WASHINGTON. March 21 Graft
and libel are hard words, except when
used In anger by politico-statesmen.
Hen the new
dealers are not
taking the Hop-kina-Davey
mud
allnglng contest;
&s seriously as
the worls belne
emitted :y both
partic tpan ts
would indicate.
To th?m, It has
some of the ele
me a t s of re!n
tively ?ood polit
ical fun.
Unnoticed na
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PAUL MALLON
tionally. Ohio's
Governor Davey and Reliefer Hop
kins have been shooting paoer wad
at each other for months Tt began
when Hopkins demanded, soon after
Davey 'a Inauguration, that Ohio piy
a larger percentage of re1 tef costs.
Hopkins WTOtc scorching letters to
Davey, which were answer at a
similarly rising temperature;
Hopkins pointed out the federal
government paid 78. 83, P0 and 78
per cent of the Ohio relief load in
four recent months. He demandfd
that Ohio pay at least $2,000,000
monthly, or about 20 per cent
Davey met that demand with a re
fusal, accompanied by charjes th"t
the Ohio relief set-up was ineffici
ent, full of red tape and run iy
Washington, although the state hrd
the responsibility. He aked Hop
kins to take it over two weeks ago.
At that time. Hopkins refused on tue
ground that it was the state's Job
to run relief.
The situation attracted national
attention only when Hopkins picked
up a mud-pi full of graft charges
jyid hurled it at Davey and "certain
ifigh officials." saying they were
shaking down businessmen, and
Davey replied with a charge of libel.
The assumption at federal emerg
ency relief headquarters that sev
eral people may get soiiod in the
current melee, but no one will get
hurt.
Eve ry one close to the government
knows there - has been a certain
amount of favoritism, tneftciency and
red tape In relief. Such things are
always hard to prove, but all admit
they exist. They, could hardly, be
avoided in the emergen handling
of that much money.
The only argument is about how
much money is Inefficiently sprnt.
Everyone has hia own Idea snout that
Vou may be sure, however, that
snoopy congressmen and others have
not been able to find very much in
provable form, else there would have
been a congressional instigation
long before this.
. Another reason there has not been
f an investigation is that congressmen
generally believe Hopkins (whom they
do not like) has tried hard to ne
fatr-mlndcd. He has not been en
tirely fre from political tnfluence.
but neither has he been noticeably
amenable to it.
For instance. Hopkins has not
played ball directly with Postmaster
Genersl Farley at any time, nlthotuh
occasionally he has felt wh?.t might
be called the Farley tnlluence. as
relayed to him by the highest third
part Ips.
Farley does not know ;t and Hop
kins hopes the postm as w-gcner.il
never will find out. but one influ
ential FERA official (an engineer) is
not only a Republican, but once or
ani7ed a Hoover club.
Hopkins' tactics are shrewdly oV
sipnpd to keep his own tvsl dry He
-lAs stopped pvery previous publicity
u-gc about FERA graft by announc
ing suspiotous circumstmc himself,
before anyone else could. Wn has vt
up a thin skeleton organization here,
employing 600 persons. He has pass
ed th responsibility for the final
iandlin of the money over to the
-states Tils decentralizes his re
sponMbihty for graft. Under such a
system, there can be a maximum of
aft with a minimum of notice This
:s admitted privately by the FERA
officials, but they insist It is thr
only way to get quick action and
prevrvc states' rlhW.
Contrast this with the PWA s
rem. Secretary lokes attempts to
vo.d graft through a h-shly ccn
traced Washlncton set-up. thus in
raing red tape to th point where
eficlcncy of hl orsinlzatlon '.a
irlailed If not d-stroyd.
Mu
ic'i (i t -m fiVMItMl tO trie
;- ::d:r.-; bnk bill has CWi? imper
f : :.';, frnm bttnklnn sources.
committee representing the po-' -
r! ;ii Amer:ran Bankers association
lyn ho'ding a series of quiet
:if--v;i.'f with Oo'ernor Etvles r
'I--; Vf-r-T". The Mr-.-iTS "v.tnt
't c:'a;n -:is:ii;ti and 'i"CeeoVd 'n
-'i.r. swn. but the bvst charu-e
'''.' e-n xas one ex'-esstve'.T d:strV
ti them.
T. :s relates to open mi-Ke. nne-a-'':.
T:;e bankers cor 'enr:- th-.'.
lxu.biuued on PiQ &iht)
France Asks League
Action to Preserve
International Peace
(By the Associated Press)
Adolf Hitler's reich, which has startled Europe with n announce
ment of ft reawakened conscript army, added fire to the turbulent situa
tion today by firmly declining to entertain French and Italian protests
against his action.
The Frrnch and Italian ambassa
dors handed protests against viola-
tlons of the military sections of the
Versailles treaty to frigidly formal
German foreign minister at Berlin.
The Paris government simultaneously
looked to Geneva and told the League
of Nations the reich decision to rearm
"threatened to disturb the peace."
League observers said the league
faces the gravest crisis in tta his
tory. France requested an extraordi
nary session of the council be held
and quick telephone calls were made
to consult members on the setting of
a date.
British and continental capitals,
and Washington, closely watched de
velopments, London taking the view,
unofficially, that the Berlin attitude
is an expected Jolt.
Baron Konstanttn Von Neurath,
Hitler's foreign minister, struck the
latest blow by declaring as the pro
test notes were delivered into his
hand: "The German government must
decline to entertain the protest."
Berlin. Astonished by the rebuff
they received from the reich foreign
minister, the French and Italian am
bassadors sent long reports to their
governments on the startling recep
tion they were accorded by relchs
fueher s representative.
Geneva. The League of Nations
was considered to be confronted by
the gravest crisis in its history.
Rome. Italy Is ready for "a war
movement.' said Baistrocchi, under
secretary of war, in the presence of
Mussolini In a meeting of the cham
ber of deputies.
Washington. President Roosevelt
and his foreign affairs advisers stud
ied a report from the United Stales
embassy at London giving the offi
cial British version of the German
rearmament situation. It was said
no decision had been reached on any
possible Washington action.
Vienna. Austria took another step
toward mlliatry preparedness by pub
lication of revised laws authorizing
the commandeering of private vehi
cles 'and civilian skill for military
purposes in time of peace.
London. In the house of commons
George Lnusbury, laborlte, declared
an armaments race "must ultimately
plunge us Into war and the destruc
tion of civilisation."
Moscow. Foreign quarters here said
they believed the full support of the
Soviet would be given the French in
the raising of the German armaments
question In the League of Nations.
Vatican City. Prelates said Pope
Plus Is preparing both an allocution
and an encyclical letter In which he
will plead for peace and disarmament.
The allocution will be read In a se
cret consistory before the cardinals
April 1.
SWINGING IN TREE
SAN DIEGO. Calif., March 21 (AP)
With a gold athletic medal pinned to
his nose, the body of Carl George
Frcy, 31, was found hanging from a
pepper tree In the back yard of his
employer's home here today. Police
believe he was murdered.
Frey. a chauffeur, had been missing
for two days. He wns injured in a
lOccer game last Sunday, police said.
The body was discovered by Mrs.
Joe Brennan. wife of the city port
director, this morning when she look
ed out of her window and saw a man
iianeinc; from the tree In ft nearby
back yard.
Investigators found Prey's arms
were tied together over hia head with
a rope, by which he was swinging
from the tree. Around his neck was
a chain, extending down around one
ankle and drawing the body up into
a altting position.
Mrs. Hauptmann Hears
Lindbergh Baby Alive
NEW YORK. March 21. (AP Mrs
Anna Hauptmann, wife of the man
sentenced to die in the New Jersey
electric chair for the murder of
Charles A. Lindbergh. Jr.. is In De
troit today seeking s child who has
been snonvmouMy reported to her to
be the "llvinir Lindbergh br.oy."
The anonymous letter was received
in Nw Yiwk nrrnMv It was turned
1 over to Col. Henry Bre. klnrtd;.
counsel for Colon 1 Lindbergh, 'ho
i pwd It to the New Jersey state
police. Mrs. Hauptmann also was in
j formed about It.
The N" Jersey officials disountM
ti.p le-ier fc";d ttrmt ranzst'es
and others men:., n'd in the com
I munlcatioD hid &ccn investigated
TALK WITH HITLER
TO PRECEDE CALL
(Copyright, 1935, by the Associated
Press)
LONDON, March 21. Sir John
Simon, foreign aecretary, today told
the house of commons that If he
only can have a successful personal
conference with Relchsfuehrer Hit
ler, the major powers of Europe, In
cluding Germany, will be called into
a. conference tq, create a new Euro
pean security system.
His declaration was made In the
face, of suggestions In unofficial cir
cles that Germany's refusal to enter
tain Italian and French protests
made today might precipitate another
crisis In European relationships be
fore he can get to Berll n for h is
talks with Hitler next Monday.
The foreign secretary spoke to the
legislators after George Lansbury.
labor leader, had declared Germany
had demanded the right to tear up
the Versailles treaty and to embark
on a policy of armament which
"would Inevitably lead to an arma
ments race which must ultimately
(Continued
Page Two)
GOVERNORS PARTY
ASHLAND TONIGHT
BEND. Ore., Mar. 21. (AP) Head
ed for Oregon's "last frontier," the
Isolated Lake county region. Governor
Martin and members of the Oregon
highway commission left Bend today
for Lake view. After Inspecting the
Fremont highway the party was to
lunch at Lakevlew, travel westward to
Klamath Falls and stop tonight at
Ashland. Tomorrow the governor
and the commissioners will go to
Crescent City, Cal., and thence north
over the Oregon Coast highway.
In Bend last night Governor Martin
uttended two conferences, one with
Senator N. G. Wallace and the Bend
chamber of commerce representatives,
and the other with the Deschutes
county court.
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WASHINGTON. March 31. (API
President Roosevelt today reorganiz
ed the NRA board, appointing Don
ald R. Richberg acting chairman to
succeed 6. Clay Williams, who retires
tomorrow.
He appointed to the board Wil
liam P. Wltherow, former Pittsburgh
steel manufacturer, and Philip Mur-
ray. vice president of the United ;
Mine workers.
The president simultaneously In
structed the recovery administration
to carry on Its present duties "vig
orously and effectively."
LONDON, March 31. wT Mr. and
Mra. George Bernard Shaw tiled to- I
day for a holiday in South America, j
Said Mr. Shaw:
"It Is nice to go for a holiday and 1
know that Hitler has settled every- I
thing so well in Europe."
long aco and exonerated of suspicion
"Further." a state officer said
"there Is no doubt the body found
in Hew jersey , that of the Lind
berith baby. I witnwised the Identi
fication myself. There Is nothing
that would indicate to us that any
one is Involved In the kidnaping be
sides Hauptmann. There Is no evi
rienre that points to anyone else."
Mrs. Hauptmsnri. however, express- -ed
brJJcf in the Information contain- .
ed In the letter and left yevrday ;
to investigate orphanages and Detroit j
police department records ;
"1 have hsd some Information be-
lor the letter wa turned over to 1
mr that indicated that the Lind
bTiih baby va allva and In Istroit," j
in a id. 1
ANTAGONISTS!
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C. L. Paine (above), district or
ganizer of Tmvmend clubs, who na&
the ac 1 1 ve strategist of the I.a n e
county force which brought nlmut
(he recall of Stale Representative
Howard Merrlnm (below ). who had
refused to resign undi-r wh.it he
termed "threat." Paine is a real
estat e man. Mcrrin m l a former.
(A. P, Photo).
ASHLAND DEFEATS
BENSON, 20 TO 18;
TO STAY IN RACE
Toda's Scores,
Marshfleld. 30; LaGrande. 26.
Benson, 47; UmapJne, 16.
Corvalls. 25; Mill City. 10.
The Dalles. 34; Gardiner, 30
OaiiieM let Today.
Salem vs. Columbia Prep.
Ashland vs. Jefferson.
Astoria vs. Klamath Falls.
McMinnville vs. Oskrldge.
WedneMlny Score.
Salem. 33; LaGnmrie. 15.
Columbia Prep, 28: Marsh field. 23.
Ashland, 20: Benson. 18.
Jefferson. 30; Umapinc. 16.
Astoria, 37; Mill City. 24
Klamath Foils. 27: Cory11 25.
MCMInnvtlle. 39; The Dnllon. 19.
Oakrldee, 49; Onrdlnor. 29.
SALEM. March 31 . fPi fne sec
ond day of the state hlh school bas
ketball tournament opened here with
eight tea ma set for a second battle
In their race for the tit1 and elc'it
others with championship hopeR
blasted. flht it out In the consoln
tlon brackets.
Pre-tournament favorl'.c came
through to win their first .a-nes. but
two teams, Ashland and Klamath
Falls, dlo so only by the n-nm of
one field goal.
After gaining an 11 to 2 a it vantage
early in Its game with Benson Tech.
and attlt holding a lead ct 18 to 11
at the half, Ashland was aard press
ed to eke out a 20 to 18 v'.ryry over
the fighting Portland No 1 team.
The southern Oron district winne.s
will take the floor analn., Jefferson,
the second Portland, ou.f! at 4
o'clock this afternoon.
Klamath Falls traveled sn even
more roeky road In eliminating Cor
VBllla high 27 to 25. Thi jenie was
(lose- all the way with P(ttv:i. Klam
ath forward, rnuilng the rt-cid'ng goal
in the last few seconds.
FED AND SEED LOAN
SIGNED BY PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON. March 21 (AP
President Roosevelt today Mtfned the
a; 12.000 000 d'firlen y bill, lix ludlni,
30 0X0o0 lor feevj and sfd loans.
Operate, on Tenor
NEW YORK. March 21 f API
Richard Croc. Metropolitan opera
tenor, was oivrard "ip-'ti ir tw-iite
appeiifiK itls t"day at the N' w York
boepltal.
SENATE REJECTS
FOR RELIEF BILL
LaFollette Plan to Hook
Five Billion Addition On
Roosevelt Relief Measure
Beaten by Large Majority
II v n. II MtOl.lt Ol 1VI It
Associated Press Staff Writer
WASHINGTON. March 31. (API
The senate today rejected the La
Follette amendment to add 5.000.
000.000 for public works to the $4.
880.000.000 relief bill.
The vote was 78 to 8.
Those voting for it were Bilbo.
Costigan, Neely and Thomas, Utah,
democrats: LaFollette, progressive,
and Cutting, Frazler and Nye. repub
licans. In urging the addition, LaFollette
told the senate he was in "complete
disagreement" with those who say
the unemployment emergency can be
met successfully without imposing
taxes at this time.
Senator Bone D.. Wash ), proposed
an amendment to authorize 40 year
loans to states and municipalities to
acquire prlvatcly-owncd power sys
tems. Bone said the government now was
engaged In building large hydro-electric
projects, but there was "no more
stupid a procedure than for the Unit
ed States to build these electrical
giants and not remove the harness to
create a market for the power."
Senator Byrnes (D.. S. C), said
while the bill did not specify such
loans, it would permit them under
the ROO,000,000 earmarked for loans
and grants to states and subdivis
ions. "You go down to PWA and try to
get a loan for such a purpose and
see how far you get." Bone replied.
After Byrnes' statement, the Bone
po-ver-loan amendment was rejected
without a roll call.
An amendment by Senator Walsh
(D., Mass.), to extend the Civilian
Conservation corps for two years
from March 30 was then approved.
BEND, Ore., Mnrch 31. (AP)
Pacing his narrow cell In the De
schutes county Jail today. Aldrlch W.
Lutis, 10, accused of murder, declared
the potsy chatter nf parrots and
nun keys and the howling of dogs In
a California mountain resort had
driven him mad.
Sheriff Claude McCauley said the
Portland youth had signed a con
fession itftt he shot and killed Frank
C Angermler. Dunsmulr. Cal., res
taurant operator. The slaying oc
curred at Angermler-s winter resort
and roadside Inn on (Snowman's hill.
40 miles out of Dunsmulr.
Sheriff McCauley said Lutz' con
fession stated the young man had
made nrrangements with Angermler
to ca rc for the report . with t he
understanding he would not be left
I there alone. Contrary to the prom-
SOCIETY GIRL IS
I.OS ANGELES. March 21. (UPl
Miss Louise WaiiRh. 21-year-old col
leee student and prominent soclall
Ite, will spend the next six months In
county Jail for driving while drunk,
unlem her lawyers can think up Rood
rcn ons w hy It should ho otherwise.
She was arrested after a wild chase
when she failed to heed a atop light.
Hauled Into police headquarters, she
supposedly socked the desk sergeant
, In the eve, breaking his spectacle,.
( She pleaded for probation before
Judge William C. Doran. The arrest
ling officer explained she fought with
I him end he had to handcuff her to
bring her to the station.
WASHINGTON, March 21 (AP
jSMcn men, including two lonner
i public works administration engi
neers, were indicted today for con
aplrary to defraud the government in
la 94,853.000 Texas irrigation project.
j The Indictment, returned by s ape
rial Dlstrkt of Columbia grand Jury.
! resulted from three month' In-
qulry by PWA Invest la tors under
Louis Glavis, head of Secretary Irkes'
detective; forr.
It charged that the seven conspired
to force, the use of redwood lumbrr
pije m the project and to obtain a
i00,000 profit.
YOUTH CONFESSES
DUNSMUIR KILLING
VANDALS BLAST
HOLES IN DYKES
OF
Soldiers Given Orders to
Shoot to Kill As Floods
Race Through Gaping
Holes Town Inundated
GREENWOOD, Miss., March 21.
(AP) State troops shouldered guns j
on north Mississippi levees near here !
today as an aftermath of a wild night I
In which two dykes were blasted and I
private guards and vandals threaten
ed to meet In open battle.
The nation's major flood threat
shifted - to Tallahatchie and Leflore
counties after Beveral hundred men
overpowered guards on a Tallahatch
ie river levee one mile west of Phll
lpp. blasted It with dynamite and
then blew another dyke near Mace In i
Tallahatchie county.
When officers heard the vandals
were planning a wholesale dynamit
ing of levees, private guards were
given machine and riot guns and told i
to "shoot to kill" In tho event of an I
attack.
Authorities hurriedly appealed to
Governor Bennett Conner for state
troops. Ho immediately ordered out
several dotachments. The soldiers
were patrolling a wide area today.
Four huudred men descended
j quickly on the Phlllpp levee, over
powered the guards, and blasted a 40
foot hole In the embankment late
yesterday.
An onlooker, Bedford Jacks. 23, suf
fered a' broken leg when a flying
fragment struck him below tho knee.
The water cascaded through thj
crevasse, overflowing several thous
and acres of rertlle md In Talla
hatchie and Leflore counties, Inun
dating Phlllpp. a town Of iOO tionula-
I tion, and blocking highways.
Reports circulated during the last
few days that farmers, feeling the
levee system was protecting certain
areas from fiooda at tho expense of
others, planned a general dynamit
ing. -f r
VOCATIONAL CLUB
CLASS MEETINGS
T00PPSDAY
Last night at the city hall plans
for the formation of a vocational club
in Jackson county were completed. It
was announced by members of the
administrative committee thi morn
ing. Fifty-two young men between
the sges of 17 and 28 were present
and listened with whol 3 -hearted In
terest as the plan was exnlnined to
them by Frank Hull.
Members of the administrative
committee present Included Dr. C.
H. Paake, Dr. W. F. Roney. O. A.
Eden and Frank Hull.
A discussion of the purprwcf of the
club was entered Into by the young
men, and at the conclusion they ex
pressed a unanimous desire to be
come members. Tho club was there
fore organized with Dr. W. F Ron"y
as permanent coordinator and J. E
Keys, assistant coordinator. The ad
ministrative committee announced
this morning that the ftrrt group of
classes will commence next Tuesduy
and will continue until h young
men who attended laat night's meet
ing hace completed the course. The
young men have been divided into
five groups and on Tuesday the fol
lowing classes will be conducted:
Group 1, Economy Groceteria. wlTh
W. A. Galea In charge.
Group 3. Med ford National bank,
with Oeorge Frey in charge.
Oroiip 3. J. C. Penney company,
with W. S. Bolger In charge.
Group 4. Mall Tribune, with Herb
Grey In charge
Group ft. An engineering course
with Paul Rynnlng and Prd Scheffel
(Cod dnued on Page rwo
Ohio Patronage Giver
Called by Grand Jury
COLUMBUS. O. March 21. I AP)
Gov. Martin L. Davey a chief patron
age dispenser was summoned today
before a grand Jury asked to Investi
gate an alleged "corrupt" alliance
between politics and relief in Ohio.
Behind him stood the Democratic
delegation In the Ohio legislature
with an appeal to President Roose
velt "to right the wrong which has
bren done our governor" In hts bitter
controversy with Hurry L. Hopkins,
federal relief administrator.
Frauds W. Poulson, Democratic
state chairman, answrrnd the grand
jury's summons after making ft scath
ing attack on Hopkins, who precipi
tated the inquiry by submitting what
j he said was "Incontrovertible evld
! dnce" that firms seeking relief eon
I tracts wers "shaken dowtf" lor 18000
Unborn Babe Saves
Mother's Life When
Struck By Bullet
CLEVELAND. March (AP
An unborn baby nrohnbly avett
tho life of Mra. Marlt Pular, 33.
Shot in the abdomen last ntfsht.
Mrs. Pillar apparently escaped fa
tal Injury when the bullet lodged
In the head of her unborn child,
physicians at Lakeside hospital
said.
Mrs. Pillar was wounded when
a revolver In the hands of a visit
or at her home was accidentally
rtischareed, police said.
SPRING'S ARRIVAL
HARD TO BELIEVE
Spring arrived today In the Rogue
valley. Most of the Inhabitants fail
ed to recognize It. but It arrived.
nevertheless, albeit looking uncom
monly like late lamented winter.
With a foot of snow on the Jackson
ville hill, all of which fell yesterday,
a heavy coating on Roxy Ann and
other surrounding hills, 15 Inches,
most of which fell yesterday and last
night, at Carberry CCC camp, and a
foot at tho Applegate and Sotith Fork
CCO camps, there are still a few die
hards who are taking this "spring"
Btuff with a grain of salt.
While pretty slippery, the Siskiyou
and Greensprlng mountain passes are
open, with chains not necessary, al
though motorists are warned to pro
ceed with extreme caution on blnd
curves. Six Inches of snow fell In
those two sections yesterday.
Travelling north from this city the
conditions are apt to be ft bit more
harsh, ft foot of snow having fallen
on the Sexton mountain pass, all of
I Continued on Page Two)
KLAMATH JAILED
KLAMATH FALLS, March 3t.
(AP) J. H. Driscoll, prominent Kla
math Falls Insurance man and pion
eer, was sentenced to 80 days In the
county Jail and fined 100 here to
day by Judge Edward B. A "hurst for
contempt of court.
Driscoll was denied release on bond
pending an appeal to the supreme
court.
Driscoll was held In contempt when
the Judge declared he had come to
htm to discuss a case pending In cir
cuit court. The Insurance man was
accused of saying It would he to his
material advantage to have ft suit
between two lumber companies post
poned Indefinitely.
In an affidavit filed today, Driscoll
said he went to Ashurst'a office at
the Judge's request. lie said that In
tho course of an Informtl business
talk the conversation turned on the
lawsuit. He denied any attempt to
Influence tho court.
4
FINED FOR ATTACKS
Clatous Baker of the Phoenix dis
trict was found guilty of assault and
battery In Justice of the Peace Cole
man's court yesterday and sentence
was held In abatement by the court.
The complaint waa sworn to by W. H.
Brown. Baker. In extenuation, assert
ed that Brown had" applied an appro
brlotia name to him.
C. A. Learned plead guilty to an
assault and battery charge, preferred
by Elmer Q. Weiss, and waa fined ft
and costs. They, too, reside in the
Phoenix section.
BROOKLYN, March 21. (UP)
Weighty matters were before the
Bridge pla court today with two
companies battling over the alleged
larceny of a 50.000 pound locomotive.
to help pay off the governor's cam
palgn deficit."
Accompanying Poulson before the
grand Jury were William R. MtNs
mara, suspended director of the sur
plus commodities division of the state
relief commission; two other suspend
ed relief employes, business men who
contributed to the Demorats' "war
chest" and Pleas Judge George B.
Nve of Waverly.
Mi Namara and the two other em
ployes have admitted soliciting po
litical contributions from concerns
which did business with the relief
commission. Judge Nye, McNamara'a
affidavit said, saw him turn over
ftMaO to s member of the governor's
campaign committee. However, Mc
Namara In ft statement said he mas
mistaken.
PATMAN PLAN ON
V0TEDBYH0USE
Currency Expansion Meas
ure Given 183 to 142
Favor Bond Exchange
Compromise Plan Loses
WASHINGTON. March 31. (AP)
The house today voted, 183 to 142, to
accept the Patman currency expansion
plan of paying the a. 000,000.000 bo
nus. That waa the standing vote on th
motion by Representative Patman (D.t
Texas) to substitute his currency ex
pansion plan for the Vlnson-Amerl-can
Legion orthodox financing
method.
A second vote with tellers count
lng each member waa ordered Imme
diately, but there appeared no doubt
In the minds of members but that
the original vote would be ratified.
The question, however, will still be ,
subject ta later roll call vote. '
On the teller vote the Patman bill
lost strength but still was ad proved,
160 to 157.
Shortly before, the house rejected
a payment plan by Representative
Cochran (R Mo.) on ft 1932 to 73
standing vote.
This compromise proposal, worked
In collaboration with Senotor Tyd-
lnga (D-, Md.) as one Mr. Roosevelt
might Rccept, would give the veter
ans negotiable bonds lnstesd of cash.
If a veteran held until 1045 the
bonds he received for a 91000 bonus'
certificate he would be paid tflOO. If
ha sold the bonds Immediately he
would receive 1708.
WASHINGTON. March 31. (AP)
A p ropoaal t h at th e contro versi al
bonus Issue he disposed of through,
a compromise was made to President
Roosevelt today by Senator Bulkley
(D., Ohio), but the chief executive)
was reported still firmly against lmV
mediate payment.
''He didn't Indicate any change In
his attitude," the senator said after
the conference.
He went to the White House just as
the house renewed debate on the leg
islation in an effort to begin voting
as soon as possible on amendments to
the 92.000,000.000 proposal.
House leaders predicted substan
tial majority for cash payment. The
Patman bill would meet the expense
by Issuing new money. The Vinson
bill le&ves the method of payment up
to the government.
Bulkley. bji opponent of Immediate
cash payment, said he Initiated the
compromise discussion.
"I talked of the possibility' of doing
something to get the Issue disposed
of. I have voted In the past against
present cash payment and I am ready
to stand by again on that point but
I do hone we can do something that
will be measurably satisfactory to
both sides."
Representative Rellly (D.. Wis.),
said he would stand by his campaign
pledgo to give 100 per cent support to
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FRUIT PICKER LOSES
PART OF EAR IN FIGHT
IOS ANOELES. March al. (UP)
Pred w. Diets, 30. lack, a good aee
tlon of hia right ear today bacauae,
on hia own admission, he la "the best
orange plckrr In Southern Califor
nia." Ollin D. Hill. 31, fellow orange
picker, disputed the claim, started a
tussle, and bit off part of Dicta' ear.
Kill Is In jail.
BKVEKLY niU,S, Cal., liar.
20. It ought to feci awful good
to us (even as bad off as we
think we arc) to be away off
ovpr here and not hnve to send
a protest because Germany ha
decided to put on some extra
help.
Those nations over thero just
get up every morning and start
writing protests. If Mussolini
ain't deviling the lifo out of
'em, why Hitler is. Whether you
got a man in the army before
the war starts or after it starts
don't make much difference.
He is going to be in there if it
does start anyhow.
The trouble with the Vcr
sailles peace treaty is that th
men that made it are dead and
the ones living say "We didn't
sign that mortgage." So it
looks like our worries are most
ly all tax worries.
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