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About The Bonneville Dam chronicle. (Bonneville, Or.) 1934-1939 | View Entire Issue (June 5, 1936)
J T II K l i o X X 1«: v I I. I. K I» A M O II H O \ I C I. K TW O Review o f the History-Making Events o f the W< By E D W A R D W. P I C K A R D Q Western Nf «rspspor Union. Municipal Bankruptcy Act Held Invalid C M YK justices of the United States P Supreme court held Invalid the municipal bankruptcy act of 1984. declaring It to be an unwarranted invasion o f state sovereignty. Four Justices dissented, these being Chief Justice Hughes and Justices Stone. Brandels and Cardozo. The major ity opinion was written by Justice James C. McReynolds. The case was brought by bondholders of a water improvement district in Texas. The municipal bankruptcy act was designed to permit cities and other political subdivision which found themselves In financial straits to e f fect a composition, with the approv al o f two-thirds of the bondholders or ether creditors, whereby the in debtedness could be readjusted, scaled down, or, as Mr. Justice Mc- Reynolds put it, “ repudiated.” Frank Lowden May Be Republican Nominee m >s» « P R A N K O. LO W D EN of Illinois * will be the choice o f the Re publican convention for President If he w ill accept the nomination.” That was the con fident prediction of a political observer who is usually well informed and close to sources of na- I ' iN S S O li tional party news. ’ %i ¿a*- jf t - v He declared there was a s t e a d i l y growing d e m a n d from many parts o f the Union for the nomination of the Fran k O. former governor of Lowden Illinois, who always has been popular with farmers and whose qualities of statesmanship are recognized generally through out the country. Mr. Lowden is vig orous and hale, and he is always actively interested in the welfare o f his state and nation, especially in the problems of the agricultur is t Landon Has Large Block of Delegates A L F LAN D O N captured G OV. nearly all the New Jersey dele anniversary of ^ . » a g n itice,,t * the right wing leaders from several "•“ »• H «»- 'Ve lr eastern states who were angered « or * ¿ 3 by the seating of a leftist delegation ........... . • • .flre from New York. The disaffected ones threatened to form another « dl b.- party. The convention flatly turned down a proposal from Earl Browder. I Adjourn June 6 Gov. Lehman Won't Run *>,.u V fc general secretary of the Comtuu- EMOCRATIC and Republican p ie " nist party, for a “ united front” in leaders in congress sought for Re-Election While hi* rofif ‘C>**r• ,f the 1990 campaign. M KRBERT It LEH M AN an unitedly to get through the neces P l H , lia “«•I**|a^— nounred suddenly In Albany |mror of K m sary business so that the lawmak H Plan to Continue Rail ers might adjourn on June 6 . The that he would not he a candidate nt Haifa |- . ^ house had finished its work and was for a third term a* governor of New (be llritlv Co-Ordinator’s Office d^tmm HE office of transportation co waiting for the senate t » act on York, saying; "I I wo son* ir.ij » di*.*., ordinator, held by Joseph B. the relief and tax measure*. The f«*el the time hai panled h ,t 1 Eastman, is due to expire on June committees had so revise«! those come when I mat } M«*n«*n remained «t 16, but Senator Wheeler of Mon bills that it was thought opposition n*k release from exiled monarch. after t the car«»s and re would be greatly lessened. tana had ready for 1 ’ 1 . . <i, (- j . j Senator Harrison's finance com sponsihtlltles of the Introduction a res to Stiffen I («•♦ *•»*!, mittee contrive«! a tax bill estimated governorship.” But olution extending It In the I.en .jr .,f Natlomr for two years, and to produce $62fl.UUO,iNlU In new p«»r- l«*aders of the Ih*m •UCt-.-.-d ¡f. ! I . ^ P r e s id e n t Roose manent revenue, which Is $ 6 . 0 un.(.Ni|) ocmtlc party, to •s,,< 1 1 • i » • « -. , ;n yn|(| President velt was on record more than the President asked for. eluding d«-.»\or to r*--t ttw Uoo*e\clt. Nation as approving some Tentatively the comtnltt«*e agreed IT - ^ of its activities. to levy a processing tax of one half al ( ‘hairman Jam«*« It was reported / '' '\ cent per pound on sugar, which A. Farley and Sen Gov. Lehman Japan H as New in Washington that V . L [ would yield $06.OUO,OUO, and to re ators Wagner and r a i l w a y manage tain a provision of the house bill Copeland undertook to pervuade Mr. in North China V \P a NK s i : ¡ • netrsoe si ment and labor, designed to Induce liquidation of lo>hmun to run f««r re-election. T h e y ** * b.r V fj all agreed that hi* retirement would both of which have corporations and bring In $33,000.- opposed some of 000 In additional Income tax«*«. There be a loss t< the s la t e and the party a Buddhist e liotar, Mi)* M. itsumuro. who r*pi*w Eastman’s doings in the past, might was a prospect of adding still so and that he should he "d ra fte d " unite in an effort to block extension other $40.000.000 to the permanent The Immediate political result of Kenjl 1» ohara. Ti» m ] of the office, but Eastman said he revenue by removing the existing the governor’s turpr.ve action was I till c«>oujrf-ra'e with tk # l had heard "nothing substantial” on « 40.000 estate tax exemption on e* that New York sgaln became a er of the N«irth (*hlaa that line. doubtful state for the Presidential « placing lb- : tates of ?1 (V ).000 or more. Eastman announced last February This would make a total of $066,- rami algn. In the minds of many pol meats that l.a-.e hers vr he would exercise his powers to Ouu.ouo, In new |*erm.inent rev«*ntie. iticians The morale of Republican i Tientsin, and »‘<ui he ia compel railroads in 11 cities to car $46.000.000 more than that of the leaders In the state Improved, and continue the un<U*rrm«r ry out terminal unifications as house bill, hut the senate bill also I »ernoersts began speculating as inar.eu«»» ng by (I economy and efficiency moves. He include«! $ 1 < sms « m *«> jn r<*m|»ornry to which of a gr«»up of five or nwrc A«*c<»rding to tiie Clhll withheld the orders at the sugges revenue from the so-ca!l«*d “ wind candidal**« could be groomed for Matvumuro * «I • .-« «U; |(| : tion o f President Roosevelt, how ' r » rets'lttt fall" provision to confiscate unpaid the gubernatorial nomination this : I f I •• ever. to permit rail management and and refunded processing tax«*«, and fall If l^*btnan persisted In his de Ing of Henry Po YL labor to agree on some plan of pro K;w : T » f M . . !*f retained the $168,000,000 now pro termination. tection for employees thrown out China’s dragon thr-oe. duced by the excess profit* and cap «i * of work in such consolidations. s«-rt tbe Japar>«**e pUa tsi ital stock taxes. The latter Item Russia Will Maintain Big t. •* •■* *:i N«tî| must be Included because the Pr«»s- Far Eastern Fleet Bonus Baby Bonds Will and Manchukoo. Ident's plan had contemplated re O NVE RSATIO NS between Great Be Mailed June 15 peal o f these taxes. With their In Britain and Russia now going clusion the senate bill would ap N JUNE 15 the bOBOS 1 on In Ivondon will have to do only Leon Blum I* the Hoi bonds will bo mailed to 15.000 proximate $ 934 . 000.000 ns compared with naval armaments in European of the French Redi post offices from Washington and with the ««vealied $803.000.000 meas wafers, for tbe Soviet government p.l t M K O N Hl.t M «• lefly ut I from the eleven federal reserve cen ure passed by the house. ha* announce«! that It cannot consid fra g ile lead 1 er «»f tbe ters. Final plans for delivering the er limitation of Its far eastern fleet rlallst*. * >n f*e pm c la llsts, will w ill n'» bonds to the veterans were an while there Is no similar agreement ! country, and hr courir« «i ’ «* * C'!r*t (*l Dr. Townsend Disgusted nounced by Postmaster General binding Japan. f ird tt a » r Farley, who predicted that payment With Inquiry to tbe Sf*eaklng for the government. on a great majority of them would P O R two days Dr. Francis E of all tbf Karl Radek said In the new«pa[»cr be made within one week. ^ Townsend repli«*d mildly to the Izvestla that the Soviet union has abo ire Mail carriers have been given In questions of itl-iMl the house committee been striving to conclude a s«*pa> structions to “ go out o f their way Investigating the activities of the him Tbe rate agreement with Japan hut thus wherever necessary with a view to hun Irish (<’ organization behind far tbe efforts have been fruitl«*ss. effecting delivery,” Farley said. The »a n<la ef Throwing the blame on the shoul r ° ,f* i i . " bond packets must be delivered to f t r edi Wr ' movement w h I c h der* of Japan, the statement said the veteran in person, and not to marrbfd 1*1 tiie doctor started. the situation was a “ «llr«*ct result another person or firm at the vet Ilium *f Then the Califor of the fact T o k y o broke the Wash eran’s address. r|i«*erlDX®*’ nian lost his pn Ington agreement snd abandoned “ If It is imitossibie to locate the line*. y fienre suddenly, re the London confer«*nce." veteran to whom the bonds are ad Leon B um ,.f 'h' 3^ fused to answer any dressed,” Farley continued, “ they ¿•fried In t ' ranki I more “ nonsensical” Filene Quits United States will be held for 30 days at the post bnwk«*rs In t •• 1 . queries, *|»oke of office of destination before being re- f Chamber of Commerce the o< -. a-b ti ■' " ,_J “ thick-headed con turned to the respective federal cen A. FILE N I:, Boston mortal ceremony In Prre g r e s s m e n,” de p i t W A R D ters and thence to the Treasury de- j m«*rcbant, announced hi» with «Win.'Terv for ' nounced the com partment.” Dr. F. E. drawal from the United Sfnf«*« 0 f tbe Paris ' ne li ^ mlttee for its "un The bonds will be in $50 denom Townsend. ( ba tuber of Commerce, s«*v«*rely M. Blum Is “ 'id to ^ friendly attitude- inations with accompanying checks criticizing It* faillir«* "to study busi- -v ln J . to cover the odd amounts. To col and asserted the administration was n»*ss In a business way” and to clocdy hi* i Sint- 1 ID#—| lect cash, the veteran must have a ““hostile force” behind the Inquiry. substitute fact finding r«*s**arrh for lnt.in.i(*-d « ’ ’ He declared he would form a third his bonds certified through his local ( Washington or, Mi# rllll« party after the November elections. opinion ns n guidi» t«» decision* con post office. 1 ®¡ % Finally D«>ctor Townsend told the cernlng the nee«]« of busine«« In m ir debt Post offices in 241 cities have general—even ns opposed, possibly, to t»e able to ' lnTh- been designated as paying renters committee: ”1 am retiring from N, -w York bat »TS. to the ambitions o f «perlai Inter for their districts, and 59 large city this sort of Inquisition and I do ests." law la naturally an !"•* offices have been empowered to pay not propose to come bock except obdl“**1 ol.sf .-i« le to I rance » Mr. f-llene has be«»n a c«tn«l*fenf on bonds issued outside their own urnler arresL And I do refuse ah solutely to make any further state MtipfKirter «if President R«»oscvelt’s kind nf cr-'bt In An,pr ^ (j districts. ment regarding this movement to rdmlnlstratlor. and the Chamber of (he Parla Midi ,y( ( ommerce has been ln«*r«'iislngly vv«*nt «oil of his "•'> u> this committee.” Socialists Gain Control of Franc* •> ;,> « not Escorted by Gerald K. Smith, critical of the New |h*al. ■ ïi D T C I gates to the national convention, defeating Senator Borah about 4 to 1 in the popular vote. This victory gave the Kansan a total of more than 200 votes to start with at Cleveland, and his manager, John Hamilton, claimed he would have at least “00 o f the 501 votes neces sary to nominate and would win on the second or third ballot. The statement by Herbert Hoover taking himself out of consideration fo r the nomination Is generally Judged to have helped Landon. W ith Mr. Hoover out o f the picture it w ill be difficult to hold California, Texas, and other potentially Hoover votes away from Landon. James a . Farley, postmaster gen eral and also Democratic national chairman, told the Michigan Dem ocratic convention he believed the Republican Presidential nominee w ill be “ the governor o f a typical prairie state” and that his election, i f he won, would be a “ perilous ex periment.” Farley criticized the man he did not name as devoid of ex perience in national affairs, and predicted that if he Is the Repub Belgian Parliament lican standard bearer “ even Kan o c ia l is t s of Beiffnm, nke sas” w ill not be in the Roosevelt those of France, won a consid doubtful column. erable victory in the parliamentary elections, holding a larger number Norman Thomas Nominated j f seats than any other group. Emile Vandervelde, theu «eventy- by the Socialists year-old leader, was thus In posi OR the third time Norman Thom tion to succeed Paul Van Zeeland as is the Presidential nominee as premier. o f the Socialist party. H e was se The new party of Rexists, whose lected at the national convention in Cleveland, Ohio, and George Nelson political emblem is h cardboard o f Wisconsin was put in second broom, symbolizing determination place on the tick et There was a to “ sweep banksters and politico- great demonstration after the voice financiers out of office,” recorded vote, but it was not joined in by sensational successes, winning 21 S F I sat Ion. e s t im a t e d now at about $•¥!,. seals, mainly nt the exjH'nse of con tk*J, and that Townsend club in-tn servatlve Catholic*. Official standings, subject possibly bers liuti' m> pro|M*rty right In lh«*m. I Motor Townsend testltl«*d he has to slight revision, gave: Socialists, 70; Catholics.63; Liberals, 23; Res receive«! about *iW,«iu» in salary, from the Townsend ists, 21; Flemish Nationals, Id; dividend* w«»«*kly and e\|»cns«*s, but n«»wr had Communists, 9. only about $.’»•■* and his w ife about $ 2>*0 to show for their efforts. Congress Hopes It Can V \ ami former adherent of Huey Long, another man, the Californian fled from Washington to Baltimore. The committee decided to ask the house to cite him for contempt. When he was questioned regard ing large sums contributed by Townsend club members the physi cian said the contributors bad j faith In him and that "w e need mil lions to promote a movement of this kind and we will get them.“* His testimony developed that Do«*- tor Townsend, his brother, Walter Townsend and Gilmour Young own the assets of the Townsend organ debt and fui ......’*• " gl Italy Celebrates Entry Into World W ar up for discussion •on* future. I I AL1ANS celebrated the anniver sary of their country’* entrnnre Info the World war with Imposing ceremonies that Included the promo tion of more than half a million hoy* and girls In the organizations of young Fascists. Premier Musso lini presided over the “ graduation,* t»n«l nffer reviewing n gr«*nt military parade, the Dure told the shouting crow d*: “ The spectacle of the force of jO'Uh exhibited this morning ou the President's Mother !• | Injured by I’ »11 \ f ItS SARA I'L l.*’ yl I V i VKLT. M presblcnt. fell " ,liI,‘ A N«*wr York some Jfcl mid op at h - - r * * ! parted hip and era ^1 made light of the inJJ1* Roosevelt Kr’1' «iti He spent the week-ew mother.
