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Thirtieth Year
MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY JULY 7, 1935.
No. 90.
I The Weather !
i Forecast: Fair Sunday and Mon
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By PAUL MALLON
(Copyright, 1935, by Paul Mallon.)
WASHINGTON, July 6. An out
standing Republican, authority has
recently traveled around the country.
mostly In the
middle west,
talking with par
ty workers. He
probably haa the
beet Inside slant
on the sub-strata
of Republican
thought about
' c a n d 1 dates lor
36. His view is
not surprising
but Is self -evidently
authorita
tive. In his estima
PAUL- MALLU.N
tion, the four most talked-of candi
dates are:
Frank Knox, business man and
editor, who Is favored by much of
the former Hoover following. No or
ganization work is being done In his
behalf, but it is thought he will even
tually get the Illinois delegation,
probably also Missouri and Oklahoma,
and that he will be second choice In
several other midwest states which
h a ve fa vor i t son s as f i rs t c h oice .
This does not represent his maximum
chance but only what is Immedia
tely in sight for him. if he becomes
a. candidate.
Governor La n don, whose assurances
at the moment only include Kansas,
he has strong backing among repub
lican leaders and ex-leaders on the
scene here. He Is of Dutch descent,
has a reputation for tight economy
both In his personal and public life.
A build-up campaign for him on this
basis U now starting. He is certain
to be a condldate, and a strong one.
Senator Vandenburg, of Michigan,
may or not be a candidate. He is na
tionally better known than the oth
ers, needs no build-up. but is being
opposed by some of the state organi
sation groups. For Instance, the In
diana boya do not like his world
court vote. Others favoring other
candidates object because he has not
opposed the new deal on everything.
Senator Dickinson will go Into the
convention with Iowa, at least. In
addition, he will look forward to sup
port from groups in the party most
bitterly opposed to the new deal from
top to bottom.
Tou may note this croup does not
Include Mr. Hoover. He is out of It,
In the minds of virtually all respon
sible republicans. Talk to the con
trary does not come from those who
know what is going on.
There has been a story around
lately that he will Issue a statement
putting himself out of the race. Tho.se
who have talked to him more re
cently do not believe it. What they
aay la that he Is not a candidate but
will not aay so for several reasons;
namely: self-banishment would, de
prive him of the influence he wants
to exert in choosing the right kind
of man as a candidate; it would leave
the party leaderless until the candi
date Is chosen: such a statement
would be difficult to compo.se ind
probably would be subject to mis
interpretation. The first two reasons seem to be
valid.
One of the minor republican can
didates (not mentioned above) has
been taking elocution lessons. As a
result, the shrillness of his voice dur
ing climaxes has been lowered a
couple of octaves, to advantage.
Also, this candidate apparently Is
the only on who has spent any money
on his candidacy so far. In addition
to lung training, he has employed a
couple of unofficial publicity asso
ciates, who paid a few hotel bills at
the Springfield meeting, or tried to.
The British offer to give away part
of British Somallland to Ethiopia
startled our diplomats at first. When
Kngland starts giving away a piece
of her empire, that is bigger news
than a thousand men bltine a thou
sand does. A study of the British of
fer has caused the surprise to evap
orate. Captain Anthony Eden told
Mussolini that Britain would offer
Ethiopia a strip of territory through
ErltlJh Somallland if Ethiopia would
grant certain territorial concessions
to Italy. The concessions were fsr be
low what Mussolini wants, so n Duce
rejected the Idea. Furthermore, the
oonessions were far greater than Hiile
Selassie could g-ant and still remain
emperor of hi kingdom. It ?as a
certainty that, if Mussolini accepted.
Ethiopia would reject. This is what
li known in diplomatic parlance as
a safe surrender.
Trie new deal press agents imiiei
have been roundly cuffed, but no one
has even been offered a bow to the
ladies. Unnoticed and un-cuffed thev
he-.- cone about the business of
mtme-raphing lyrics to the more
abundant life. They really are larce
cogs in the publ!-:lty machinery and
their importance has lately been in
creased. For Instance, the bone-rattling of
the NRA skeleton is in charge of
MArc'.a Coles, press chief. She ed'.'s
"the blue en?'e." calms down execu
tive. rur.. a .rablc r .tf: in ft hit
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AND AGREEMENTS
HIT BYJPINION
Multnomah County Judge's
Ruling to Await Supreme
Court Findings Ice
Cream Suit Basis.
PORTLAND. Ore., July 6. (AP)
The Oregon agricultural adjustment
act, with all Its codes and marketing
agreements, was declared unconsti
tutional in an opinion handed down
here today, by Circuit Jifdge John P.
Winter of Multnomah county.
Eleven marketing agreements and
codes in Oregon would be affected by
the opinion of the Multnomah cir
cuit court today should its holding
the agricultural agreement act un
constitutional be sustained by the
state supreme court.
Solon T. White, director of agri
culture, declared his interpretation of
the decree was that although the
court held the codes unconstitu
tional, they would remain in effect
until the matter is decided by the
state court.
In declaring the state agricultural
adjustment act unconstitutional.
Judge Winter sustained a defense e'e
murrer to the complaint in the ac
tion brought by the Oregon ice cream
area committee peeking to enjoin
Fred Meyer, Inc., from selling ice
cream below the minimum code price
of 40 cents a quart retail. This was
the price established under the act.
Inasmuch as the future of .the
state agricultural codes and market
ing agreements under the adjust
ment act depends on an ultimate,
final decision, the case will be ap
pealed to the Oregon supreme court
without delay. Meanwhile it was
agreed that the Fred Meyer company
will abide by the code price pending
the supreme court's decision.
The company had been accused of
selling Ice cream at 29 cents a quait,
11 cents under the code price. At
torneys for Meyer contended the tale
of Ice ceram at 20 cents a quart gave
a sufficient profit to the dealer and
allowed fair returns to the producer
and manufacturer, and at the same
time benefited the consumers. The
defendnnt demurred to the com
plaint, attacking the constitutional
ity of the adjustment act.
Attorneys for the area committee
Insisted the sale of Ice cream below
the code price threatened to wreck
the entire structijre of the marketing
agreement.
All marketing agrcementa promul
gated and adopted under the agri
cultural adjustment act for Oregon
will be nullified if the state supreme
court sustains Judge Winter.
Among the agreements affected
are those regulating the Ico, cream
business, restaurants, bakers, butter
makers, and tomato, cauliflower, nut.
melon, prune and berry crops, and
nursery operators and bulb growers.
The Oregon agricultural adjustment
act was adopted at the special s
sion of the 1033 legislature. It was
amended by the 1935 legislature. The
1933 statute gave the governor au
thority to declare the emergency
ended, but the 1035 amendment re
moved that privilege and the statute
now runs by its own terms until
June 15. 1937.
In stating his opinion today Judge
Winter said "the la wcontalns no
standard limiting the authority of
the majority who proposed the
agreement regulating the price, and
no guide by which their discretion
is controlled. It is a well recognized
principle of constitutional law that
no act of the legislature delegating
powers to an administrative body is
valid unless that act contains some
standard prescribing limits beyond
which the administrative body can
not go.
"The present act contains none.
The question of price fixing and
other regulations Is left to the un
controlled discretion of those having
a majority in amount of any busi
ness covered by any agreement.
Furthermore, neither the governor
nor the director of agrlulture is
governed by any express or implied
limitation contained In the acts.
These officers only determine wheth
er or not a contract is inequitable
to the producers or contrary to the
interests of consumers that is,
whether the contract la inimical to
general welfare.
j "If the act contained some pro
! vision In any way limiting the
; amount of profits to the manufac
! turer, wholesaler or retailer to a
; reasonable amount, or guiding the
; administrative officers or those con
; trolling a majority in amount of the
' business in ftxln? price, a different
question would arl.e.
"The tupreme court of the United
' States, in the recent case of Schecht
er Poultry Co. vs. United SUtes, de
clared the national Industrial recov
' ery act unconstitutional for the
I reason that it contained no standard
; or defined legislative policy limiting
1 the authority of the chief executive
I tn making regulations governing
V business."
LaLnlra
Bee Stings, Snake
And Bulldog Bite
Hard Luck Farmer
CARROLLTON. Ga., July
(AP) Nathan Brown. Carroll
county farmer, was stung by a
bumble-bee Writhing in pain,
he dashed to his house for first
aid.
On the way he ran across a green
snake, which bit him on his foot.
Then he headed for town for
medical attention. On the way. a
bulldog bit him.
MMEDIATE $1.29
PRICE ON SILVER
Early Stabilization of Gold
and Silver Demanded of
President Claim Banks
Now Profit
WASHINGTON, July 6. (AP) Con
tending banks were using the treas
ury's silver buying machinery for
their own profit. Senator Thomas (D.,
Okla.) said today President Roose
velt will be served Immediately with
a request backed by 40 senators for
early stabilization of gold and silver.
The 40 senators, including members
from all but about a dozen states,
appended their names to a letter ad
dressed by Thomas to the president
requesting adherence to tha mone
tary policy adopted by the last con
gress. Under terms of that, this gov
ernment was pledged to continue
buying silver until either one-quarter
of the nation's monetary metal was
silver or until the price of that metal
had reached $1.29 an ounce.
Commenting on the recent drop In
the price of silver from a high of 81
cents to about 69 cents, Thomas con
tended the, banks, with forehanded
knowledge of when the treasury was
to buy or sell silver, were able to
profit either on the upturn or the
drop.
The Oklahoman emphasized he did
not accuse either Secretary Morgen
thou or the banks with "duplicity,"
but insisted "banks will be banks"
when an opportunity for profit is of
fered. Thomas said If purchasing la press
ed the $1.29 price would be reached
long before the United States had
reached its prescribed quota of 3,
000.000.000 of monetary silver.
GAIN PAST YEAR
WASHINGTON. July fl. (AP) A
general favorable picture of business
conditions during the week ended
July 3 was reported today by the
commerce department.
"Hot weather." the department said
in its weekly survey of 32 cities, "and
the demand for vacation supplies
were sufficiently stimulating to the
retail tra!e to develop Increases ovor
the previous week's business In most
of tho important trade centers.
"The gains reported over the same
period last year were noteworthy."
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SHANGHAI, July 7. (AP) Flood
waters raced through the vast valtey
; of the Yangtse river today,
j From many points came reports of
i thousands driven from their homes
and of Immense property damage.
Heavy rains continued. Th trrnat
stream, from Hankow upward, con
tinued to rise at a menacing rate
COLUMBIA FLOOD
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PORTLAND, Ore., July 6. (AP)
Col. Thomas M. Robins, divisional
I representative of the army engineer
corps, believes the United States
would be Justified in undertaking
extensive flood control work along
the lower Columbia providing the
states share In financing the project.
Such was the substance of the re
port Issued today following a series
of investigations.
ST. PAUU Minn.. July 6 (AP
Charles H. Low, 79. retired engineer
of the Oreat Northern railway, who
escaped death In the Custer massa
cre, died Friday at his home here.
Low, n army mule driver at the
I time, missed fulfilling an auttrnment
t to accompany Custer by the stub
' borates erf his mules.
ITALY-ETHIOPIA
Mussolini's Battle Cry From
Cannon Top Stirs Nation
Mediation Spurned
Armed Rule Sole Chance
for Peace.
War Cloud At Glance
(By the Associated Press)
Events seemed to be marching to
day irresistibly toward war between
Italy and Ethiopia.
ADDIS ABABA--The American le
gation told 125 resident Americans
to leave the country.
LONDON Britain contemplated
one more effort for peace, with little
hope It would succeed.
SALERNO, Italy. Benito Musso
lini, speaking to 12.000 blackshtrts
leaving for East Africa, said : 'We
have decided upon a struggle in
which we . . . will not turn back."
ROME Italy continued her war
like preparations, Mussolini's two
young ' aviator sons signed up for
service.
WASHINGTON The state depart
ment in effect has refused Emperor
Halle Selassie's rrquest to find some
way to make Italy abide by the Kel
logg anti-war pact.
By F.ndi ue Bcrding
(Copyright, 1935, by the Associated
Press)
ROME. July 6. A ringing battle
cry from Benl'o Mussolini's tips
echoed through Italy tonight as the
country turned heart and soul to
preparations for r.he war with Ethio
pia now believed Inevitable.
Before nearly 18,000 blackshtrt
volunteers destined for service In
East Africa who gathered at the Sal
erno today, U Duce, cheered loudly,
declared:
' ' Tl Duce Speaks
"We have decided upon a struggle
In which we as a government and a
people will not turn back. The de
cision is irretrievable." A cannon lop,
significantly, was II Duce's rostrum
for his fighting speech, and the
throng of eager-faced youths roaring
approval of his words Included four
of his own kinsmen. They were of
the battalion from Forll, the pre
mier's home town. In Rome the lead
er's, two aviator sons. Vittorlo and
Bruno, signed up for African serv
ice. Meanwhile, the steamer Cello left
Naples with 22 officers and 600 men
aboard, while the Prlnclpessa Maria
began loading 40 officers and 1.350
men for departure tomorrow.
The Naples sailing, together with
the troops scheduled to put out from
Salerno, will push well past 130.000
men the army Itaty has concentrat
ed In her African colonies for hos
tilities expected to begin after the
rainy season ends In September.
Special transports have carried
107,000 soldiers and workmen who
may be converted Into soldiers.
About 10,000 more have gone on
weekly mallboats.
Modern War Equipment
They carried with them the most
astounding military equipment Af
rica has ever seen flame throwers,
(Continued on Page Elgnt)
NEW YORK. July 8. ( AP ) Spec
ialists In real estate said today the
shackles that have gripped transac
tions In the metropolitan area since
the depression set In are beginning
to crack.
The most potent liberating
it was explained, li the comparative
liberality with which banks and In
surance companies are beginning to
lend money upon real estate mort
gages.
LOSS OF PENIS
WALLACE. Id k ho .lnlv a UP)
j Twenty-five dollars is s small part of
j a 11.675 burglary loss to cry about
but It's the sentiment of the thing,
j A lifetime's accumulation of pen-
nies, and estimated at 2 500, was
, taken in the burglary of the borne of
t Mrs. Will 8. Ward, a widow.
I After checking over the loss today.
'Mrs. ward said about 875 in cash
a nd II .ooo wort h of Je wl r y and
household goods was taken last night
during her absence.
LA REPORT, Cahf., July 8 - (AP)
Held without bond and on open
charges pending a grand Jury ln-
i qulry next week. J W. Murphy. 40.
I Arbutkle. Calif., farmer, today relt
i era ted his Innocence in the drown ng
1 of li-year old Karl Ucjer, lilt meet.
fin
HOOVER TALKS
Avir .33
,.;A X. y
Here's Herbert Hoover back In Grass Valley, Calif., as he delivered
an address. The former president spent weeks here In 1896 at a stu
dent mining engineer In the "Old Reward" mine. (Associated Press
Photo)
EAGLES AUXILIARY
Bernard Goldstein Elected
President, Banwell Third
. Mrs. Bertha Coatps
Honored at Grants Pass
Meet.
Bernard Goldstein, Portland, was
yesterday elected state president of
the Fraternal order of Eagles in state
session at Grants Pass. A. H. Ban
well, president of the Mcdford aerie,
was third In the voting, losing to
both Goldstein and J. HmIc of Salein.
Goldstein polled 117 votes, Hate 79.
and Bar. well 65.
Warren Jones of Salem was choerf
as vice-president for the state, and
W. A. Johnson of Grants Pass was
named state chaplpin. Chas. Happer
cett of LaGrandc was elected treas
urer, and J. R. Voorhees of Portland,
secretary. Conductor for the next year
wilt be Herman Webb of Baker.
Inside guard will be B. L. North -rupp
of Gresham, while the position
of outside guard will be filled by R.
J. Baldwin of Silverton. Charles
Foster of Astoria will be trustee.
D. D. Gllesple, Mnrshfleld, was
elected to represent the state at the
Grand Acrle In Dayton, Ohio, In
August.
GRANTS PASS. July fl. (AP)
Mrs. Bertha Coates of Medford was
elected president of the State Eagles'
Auxiliary at its business scMion to
day. Mrs. Coates succeeds Mrs. Betty
Woods of Klamath Falls. Vice-president
for the coming year will be
Mrs, Ida Baughmnn of Marshflcld,
who succeeds M'-s. Coates. New chap
lain Is Mrs. W. A. Johnson of Grants
Pass, succeeding Mrs. Rose Llbhy of
Marshfleld.
In fancy drill competition March
field Indies were Mrt.t, Roseburg nec
ond and Portland third. In men's
drill Portland whs first, Marshrteid
second, Medford third and Saltm
fourth.
In ritualistic drill, Marnhfleld
ladles also captured first with Rose
burg second, Klamath Falls third
and Fori i and fourth.
4.
GET RENO PERMIT
RENO. Nev , July 8 yp Marriage
licenses issued here today Included:
Fred O. Anderson, 23. and Pauline
Schaad, 23, both of Medford. Ore.
Licenses issued Ism yesterday In
cluded: Leonard Gaine. 29. and Nel
lie Dally, 35, both Medford, Ore.
WEEK'S OUTLOOK
Oregon: Cloudy Sunday: Monday
fair and warmer; moderate uorthwest
wind off the coast.
SAN FRANCISCO, July fl (AP)
Weekly outlook in the far western
st htm for the period July 8 to 13:
Fair went her but with coastal cloudi
ness, temperatures about normal.
IN MINING TOWN
FEATURE GENERAL
LUMBER OPENING
Tear Gas Hurled and Dyna
mite Plot Scented at
" Longviow Union - Lead
ers Hopeful.
(Fly the Associated Press)
A swing toward a general reopen
ing of lumber operations, accompan
ied by spasmodic minor rioting, was
evident today as the ninth week of
the Pacific northwest strike neared
a close.
Major developments:
Announcement of the uncovering
of a plot to -dynamite mills at Long
view where around 1200 men con
tinued work at the Weyerhaeuser and
Long-Bell ml 11a.
The tear-gaa dispersal of 150 pick
ets at the Weyerhaeuser plant at
Lonvlcw this corning.
The continued operations of six
mills at Aberdeen. Wash., where the
largest crowd of pickets yet assembled
Jeered 400 non-strikers.
The conference at Everett, Wash.,
today, called by six operators to dis
cuss the proposed Joint re-opening
Monday.
Preparations of four Seattle mill
owners to reopen early next week,
following the lead of the Bolcom
Cnnal company which began opera
tions without union sanctions sev
eral days ago.
Several beat-ups were reported In
scnttered sections today but picket
ing In the main remained peaceful.
Six mills continued to operate in
Portland, three of them with full
crews and three at slow-speed. Com
bined employment was estimated at
600 men. Two of the mills are under
union agreement.
Portland union officials Indicated
they believed signing of the Wagner
labor disputes bill by the president
yesterday would force employers to
negotiate, although as far as could
be learned operators do not plan
further offers of settlement.
Strike Loss Shown.
SEATTLE. July 6. (AP) The
West Coast Lumbermen's association
today announced that state depart
ment of public works reports show
serious lows In freight car load
ings paralleled th closing of mills
and camps by the current lumber
atrtke.
BULLETIN
SEATTLE. Wash., July fl. (AP) A
scorching home run by Jerry Dono
van tn the eighth scored two runs for
Seattle and humbled Portland, 3 to 3,
In a game which saw Dick Barrett and
Bill Poaedel wage a lusty pitching
duel tonight.
Tho victory gave 8?Httle the series
lend five games to one.
Portland scored one run off Barrett
In the first inning and the Seattle
Indians mme back to grab one from
Powdel in the same frame. There
were no more scores until the fifth
when the Dunks pushed one across,
giving them the lead.
SEATTLE, July 8. (AP) Nlht
game:
,R. H. E.
Portland 3 7 0
Seattle 3 8 8
PoAedel snd Cronln; Barrett and
Bottarlnl.
CLEMENCY PLEAS
Governor Upholds Courts in
Portland 'Beat Up' Cases
Cites Delays Since Con
viction. SALEM, Ore., July fl.(AP) Gov
ernor Martin today refused to inter
fere In tho sentences of three men
sentenced to one year In the Multno
mah county Jail for assault and bat
tery during the longshoremen's strike
last summer, despite "pressure
brought to bear by wealth and other
powerful Influences."
In a letter to the defense attorneys,
the governor declared these three
men. Thomas F. Black, Malcolm H.
Samuelson and James Hanlon, had
appealed to the governor after the
supreme court had upheld their con
viction, asking him to set aside the
decision of the highest court in our
state, "a court for whose opinions
our citizens should have the greatest
respect."
The executive pointed out the
crime was committed last June and
the defendants had not served one
day of their sentence, and by the use
of "various proceedings, the defend
ants stiJI stand unpunished."
Reviewing the case in his letter to
Attorney William P. Lord, the gov
ernor declared:
"On July 3. 1935. 1 gave you a hear
ing on the application for pardon or
commutation of sentence for your
clients. At the conclusion of the
hearing, I informed you that I would
go into the records of the case thor
oughly and give you my decision.
This I have done.
No Justification
"From such examination, I ascer
tain, and the record discloses, that
your client, Messrs. Black. Samuel
(Continued on Page Bight)
BLUEBIRD'S NEST
FORT GEORGE WRIGHT. Wash
July fl. (AP) The protection of
the United Btatee army was thrown
about a tiny pair of bluebirds, their
nest and four eggs here today.
The birds built the nest In the
mouth of a brass cannon, not used
since the Civil war, a few yards frn
where sentries of the 4th InfanLry
pace back and forth. The officer of
the day. Instructed by Acting Com
mander Major Oeorge fl. Clarke, add
ed this sentence to the orders of the
day:
" and keep an eye on tho.se
birds I"
The protection will be maintained
Major Clarke said, until the eggs are
hatched.
JAP SEIZURE IN
MOSCOW. July fl, p) Indepen
dent Mongolia today formally accus
ed the Japsnene army, already virtual
master of North China, of plotting to
seize Mongolian territory.
A communique Issued at Ulan Ba
tor, Mongolian capital, and publish
ed In the official soviet press, said
Manchoukuan and Japanese forces
had delivered sn ultimatum demand
ing the right to maintain military
observers In Mongolian territory. It
made this charge:
"Recent events prove than M.in-
choukuo, with the Japanese army's
support, wishes to avoid peaceful
settlement of border Incidents and
prepare the way for further ocjups
tlon of our territory."
TOURIST DIES AS
PICTURE TAKEN
WENATCHEE, Wash.. July . (JP
A man identified as Leroy Cole, 27,
Nebraska City, Neb., was fatally
burned and shocked today by con
tacting s high voltage electric wire
while he was standing upon the roof
of sn electric engine st Merrlot hav
ing his picture taken.
Though Cole's entire body was war
ed and his clothing was burned off
him, he remained conscious until he
was taken to a hospital at Leaven
worth where he died two hours liter,
Cote and a friend, whose name was
not lesrned, were waiting on the
rsllroad station platform for a train
to Everett, Wanh., when he climbed
upon a car and bumped against the
trolley wire, witnesses said ht became
"a ball of fire,"
PRESIDENT UTS
Passage Guffey Bill Pressed
As Test Wire Tapping
Charged in Tower.Death'
Measure.
WASHINGTON. July fl. (AP)
President Roosev.'lt was believed at
the capltol today to be pointing the
new deal determinedly into an epoch
al political and constitutional strug
gle.
Whatever uncertainty existed be
fore was offset by his request for the
house ways and means committee not
to "permit doubts as to constitu
tionality, however reasonable, to
block" the Guffey coal bill.
Other developments this week also
supported the prospect.
With challenges of Us enactments
pyramiding in the courts, the ad
ministration finally saw the Wagner
labor bill become law and progress
of the social security and utility
control bills toward the statute
books.
Each had been attacked as uncon
stitutional. The parties divided on
the votes.
Suits to annul them will take their
place alongside those already pending
against the AAA and TV A. Thus a
broad range of new deal philosophy
will be reviewed by the supreme
court, possibly In time to Influence
the 1038 campaign profoundly.
If the essential principles share the
fate of NRA. and no other way can
be found to effect them within the
constitution, proposals to amend
that Instrument are expected,
WASHINGTON, July fl. (AP) A
new legislative request from the
White House and a charge by a
house member of lobbyist wire tap
ping enlivened today a Washington
scene otherwise quieted by a week
end holiday of congress.
From Capitol Hill came a letter
written by President Roosevelt urg
ing congress to pass the Guffey coal
stabilization bill despite any "rea
sonable doubt It might have about
the constitutionality of tho meas
ure." Mr. Roosevelt wrote Chairmsn
Samuel B. Hill (D., Wash.) of the
house ways and means aub-commit-teo
handling the legislation that
"all doubts should be resolved in
favor of the bill, leaving to the
courts, In an orderly fashion, the
ultimate question of constitution
ality." This attitude on the part of the
president was looked upon by some
as a move toward a campaign year
ahowdown at the polls on the sup
posed desire of the administration to
have the constitution smended to
allow the federal government mors
latitude In dealing with questions
it considers of transcendent eco
nomlo importance.
Representative Rankin (D., Miss.)
supporter of both the administration
demand for a "death sentence" lor
unnecessary utility holding com
panies and the Tennessee valley ex
tension bill, made th wire tapping
charge. Ho declared that some hold
ing company lobbyists had tapped
in on telephone wires of congress
members, including his own.
Rankin's charge came as the house
rules committee made ready to open
Its Investigation Monday on lobby
ing, both for and against, the "death
sentence" bill.
UKVKKL VHILLS, Cal., July
5. Well, breakfast in Ft.
Worth. Did kinder want to go
on and see what tlic boys in
congress was doing as there
was a plane standing there that
would have put nio there this
afternoon. Another leaving for
Brownsville, Texas, and Old
Mexico. 1 looked longingly at
it. Another leaving for Tulsa
and Olaremont. I did want to
go on it, but finally settled on
the one for California, as that's
what I should do, come on
home.
In here at 4 o'clock in the
afternoon, 1500 miles. It doesn't
take you long to go a long dis
tance and get back nowadays.
Lot of hollering among the
rich and near rich. We arc liv
ing in a great time. Something
to get excited about every min
ute. C INI, McN.uiliI Sjadlct Io.
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