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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 6, 1936)
January fl, 193(1 THE EVENING HERALD, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON PAGE THREE COURT TRIPLE-A ACT IM1 (Piinllniinil Priini I'iiko On) r Ik lit In I'liniiKo llin lumlc law whunuviir llii-y wIhIi. If I li liiriii nlil IukIkIuIIiiii wiim viillil, .ItiHlIri, K'lhlM'tH mild. It would hn iiiiskIIiIh fur cnn y.rvHn "Id rnKiilul" Imliislry In 1 1 h most iiii'lli'iiluus fiiriim." Tho tli'i'lnliin wim 6 In 3. Jiislli'o Htuno, Hnimli'ln anil riiriluxu illRHcnl'Ml. Ciuiilinljcii Problem AHncn Mui'i'iilation hnw III" prcHlili'M Hal rn in iii Ikm wnnlil Iw affi-rti'il ndrrcil Instantly when llin ihiwb rciii'liiMl thi riiiillul. l.fKlKluli'rn tiirui'il In tirtviiln fruiu llin liual ih'nn of llin innniMit I'XiiitiliiiiHiin of llin 1 mm 117 iimv ilfiil liiulititl lo niiill nvnr tlm pijiH Ibl lit ion. Hi'iuilillrnii ilrlrniilitiiHiin nn fiiriii plunk ullnriinllvi'H limit Inul lit'i'tt uwiiIIIjijc Din suiiroiuo court ottltuiln. What llin hnw ili'iil woulil do wiih nwulli'd tmn"rty, Kirrtitiiry Wiillitco ri'Sttrvml commt'iit. It wiih liiillrntnd Ihuni would not hn mi)' I in in itt In ( il y from itm Ailiuliilslriilluii. Coiitirlls of war worn rallml. I'roslilriil Iloimnvi'lt tiMirtii'd of llin turn lint iiIho liml notliliiK to liny. I 'oiiipiiliMiry 'Iiiuin r'uuiiil Hiiliorls mild Itm farm plan wim "not In cntn'Moit voluntary." "II had n compulsory pur- pomi," Im diti'lurod. "If tlm net I'allrd only for a , volunlnry plan 11 would bu uu liiitiir." I'ri'Niiiiiiilily, Din Kovurnmi'nt ; will niH'k to find a wny In pny ; npprnilninti'ly f5oo.oou.nuu duo on contriM'tii null unpaid. Kodcrul lawyers hnvo ludlmtcd lii'llt'f tlli'NO run lin roiinldcrod htmlltiu KovfrntiM'tilitl olillxalloiiN. II rmtiainB to bo workod out. hownvnr. Wntihi-d IhroiiKh partially opMi door, Hi-cri'tnrv WalUrn did not rluuiKo lil pxprcHHlon aa ho KiniitM'd At IIia fntnful nfa nnito. laid It aslila And contin ued li Im illscimslon with a. visitor. Itohrrtn saiil thn AAA amoml nientn onnrtfd last AukusI mail" no dlffitrmicn aa rmiaTosa could not ratify AomxtuInK It did not hnvo Itm pownr lo do orUlnally. Threat to Ixtrni (ovrrmnrnl "ConnroH in lull I rcdlstrlbuto llin nnllro liiilustrliil populiillon If HiIh act w ii in uphold," Im mild Kui'loiiHly. : 1 ' "Tlm Unit I'd KtuliM Kovnrn iniiiil iinulil (liiHlroy local iitlf KOVIII'IIIIIOIll," An ""I'll ll H he flnlslinil ,Iu llin Hlouu rnud tlm illiwautlnx opinion, "Tlm ircN(nit stress of widely h ilil ami mrotiKly expressed dif ference of opinion of llio wIa iIoiii of llin UK l It'Ult Ullll IlllJllSt niiuit mil mokes II liupoi'iitul, In llin Internal of rli'iir tlilnkliiK and Hoiinil result," ho said, "lo om plnmlr.o al llin outset certain propositions which aIioiiIiI hum coiilrollliiK liiflunncu In duliir uillllIlK llio validity of llin urt. t'ourt'N I'omIIIoii Outlined "They are: "I. Tho power or courts to dor 1 11 re a AlllllllH lllirounlllutlotl ii I In subject to two kuIiIIiik prill ilplrs of derision which oiikIiI oi'vnr to Im absent from Judicial COUrirloUMIIOHH. "tlno In Hint courts are con cerned only with llio power to eiincl Klntulea not with Iholr wIkiIoiii. ' "Tlin olher In Unit while till roiiNlltutlonal cxeri'laii of pownr by Hie cxik ullve and legislative liriiiii'lxn of thn Kovernnieiit In subject In Juilli'lnl restraint, thn only chuck upon our own nxwr clnn of power l our own uno of NelfreHlralnt. "Kor the roniovAl of unwlnn lawa from llio Hlnlulo huoka ap peal Ilea not lo llin courla hut lo tlm hallot and lo tho proconnca of deiiiocrallc Kovnriinieut, "2. Tin conntltullonnl powor of cong-rciig to levy an ciclmi tin upon tlm proccBaliiK of nxrlml turnl prodiicla la not iiueatlon ed. " The nnnntitn'od Koal of tho AAA had heeii lo Klvo fnrnifra "piuli.)" piliea for ihilr pro diicla. Adile'l to Klirm Value I'arlly prlcea wero coiialdered IhiiHn which would niiiililii thn farinira lo huy now Ihn uniounl of ninoiifaciiired Koodn llicy i on Id hnvo hotiKhl with Ihn iimli their cropa hroiiKht In on the nvcratfo between 1909 And 19H. I'arlly prlcea nlao wnrn do acrlhod ab thn "fnlr nxclmnne vnlun." A recent AAA compilation allowed prlcea rncelvod by fnrm era for tliolr prodiicla wua avor nKlnK BU per cent of parity. Thla wua a Rain of nlKht per cent over thn anion date In 1934, Tho AAA attempted, It wna anld, to niAke benefit pAymnnta which, Added to tha farm valuca for cropa, would ttlva tha farm era a parity prlca Incoma for Ihnlr Inhora. Hocenlly, only two fypra of tohncco and milk ralAllcd dlroct ly by fnrninra wera above par ity. Milk wne rated At 114 per cent of parity; flua cured to bacco, 114 por .cent, mid Ura cil red tobAcco, 117 Pr tinnt. JIosb, rnlod at lor, pur emit In October, wro 114 per cunt; cotlun, 74 por Colli; wheal, HO por oeiit; corn, 70 per cunt und ryo, 45 por con I. duly toiluy I'roBlilent Rooae volt liifortned couxieaa lie win I'limovlnie AAA from "oinorKnncy" Hint it at lo tluil of A roKiilur xov eriiniiiiil nillvlly. In bin IiuiIkcI, hn aHliud appropriation of tllll, 000,(1110 lo curry ll liiroiiKh tho lineal yenr heKlnnlUK July 1. Over Million I -a Id Hlnco Muy lllll.'l, over 11,127, 000,000 baa been paid fiirmnra for crop adjiialmeula. Tho coru hi'K proKiaiii waa moat oxpen alvn, union ut Iiik to :i78, 000,000. Meat packera, wheat nilllera and collon mil ii nor a puld III iiboul two-tlilrda of the proccMMliiK laxea. Thn Inat fliurea allowed Iiok levlea collected Kuril $207, 2 1 0 . :t 0 A ; collon, 24:i, 139,394, und wheat, f 247.22H.74Ii. HiiKiir laxea wern tHH,20.1,Er9; lobario. r,9. 380. (132; Jute rtj.'l paper. 112.736,(192; corn. ll, KM1.473; peniiuia. :i.0K7.nr,o; Hen. $163,970; rye, 11.206, und iincliiaHlfled, 1 7 1 . K r. 3 . Colton kIuuIuk tnxca collected under tho llnnkheiid act. were 11,1 68,(161, nnd tohncco aitlen tnxea, collected under tho Kerr Hlllllli net, 3.6II),99I. Offlclnla nntlmllted Hint over 1 160,(100.000 In prncoaaliiK laxea now were liiipoiiuded In Ihn roiirta under llijlincllona KraiHed alncii laal aprlnx. TheKn funda now ovlilently will bo returned to thoiio who aued, I'rcaldeiit'a Act Hcoml The uioiiientotia declalou alter ed lint record of Ihn now deul before the III client tribunal. NIIA lont out In thn aprlnx utianluioiiKly, tho oil control aec tlon of the recovery n't wna In validated eight to one, the raft pennlon plan failed by flvo lo four; and thn Invalidation of thn (cold payment In private rontracta won only by tho mnr lilll of one. In Addition, thn Fruler- Ijcmkn farm mnrtKiiKo moratorium which tlin president alKned ul IhotlKh hn had not proponed It wna ruled nKnlunt unanlinoitHly. All nine Juatlrca held Mr. Kooac-j veil went beyond tho law In nuniiiiurlly dlnnilanliiK tho late Wllllnm Hiiuiphrny from tho trade commlanlon. The newa aprend quickly about tho acnato chamlinr, conihiK dur I a i AC the rcaillnx of tho prcal dnnt'a budfiot ninaanKv. Wide crlna Appeared on the fdena of anvnral repiihllcan acn atora And Knnernl converaailon became ao widespread on both aldna that tho vice-prcaldont rap pod for order. Senator McNnrr. tha republi can leader, planned aoon to In troduce a farm plan providing Ihrnn opllonnl molhoda dnalKnod lo iiiiiko the tariff tiffed I vo for fnrmnraj and rulna tha furmara' world prlco for eurplua cropa. Thoy uro the old oxport do lionliiro plan, thn e'luall.ullon fnn votoiul twlco by I'rnaldniit Cool Idko mid the democratic allot iniiut plun. "Nmin of thcao ro'iulre proceaa I ii k laxea, acreiiKO control or linn i-r 1 1 payiiiiinta und ull uro con ntliulloiial," ho aald. Tho court majority flatly re jected tho Koviirnmcot'a ponlllon Hint tho AAA aliould, In effect, hn connidered two alatiilea, ono InvyltiK a tnx nod Iho oilier ap proprlnllna; public money, "J'analnK the novel aiiKKMIIon thai the two atalutea enacted an plirlH of A alliKln aeheine Hhoilld bn tented oa If they wern dla- llnct nnd unrelated," the opin ion aald, "wo tilnk the lelalu lion now bnforn ua la not aua ceptlblo of aueli aeparnllon and treatmont. rurfHian of Act li;norcrl "The tax can only bn nimtaln nd by licnorliiK (he avowed pur poan and oprrutlon of the act nnd holdlnx It a meiiniiri merely liuyliiK an excian on procoanora In rnlao revenue for the aupport of tlin government." Tho tnx plnya an Indla pennnbln purt In tho plan of regulation. "Tho whole rovenuo from the Invy 1b appropriated In aid of crop control; none of It la made available for general govern mental UM. "Tho aliitule not only avows nn aim foreign to the procure ment of rovenuo for the support of government, hut by Its oper ation Hi own tho exaction mnde upon procesaora to bo the necoa aary meuoa for the Intended con trol of agricultural production." Concluding thla dlHciinsion, the majority held that "the act ii one mgulntlng ugrlcullural pro duction; that tho tax ia a mere i Incident of auch regulation, and thul tho roapondenta have stand ing to challenge the legality of thn unction. Turning to whether the law waa propor under tho general welfare clauae, the court held thai the United Hlutcs waa a government of dnlegnted powera. "The aame proposition, othor wlae staled, la that pownra not granted urn prohibited," It mid, Kwl Not 1,1'Kltliiiule "None to ruguliito agricultural production la given, and there fore legislation by cougroas for that purpose Is forblddnn, "It Is an established principle Hint tho atuiliiment of a pro hibited end may not be accom plished under the pretext of the exertion of powers which are granted "The power of laxution, which la expreaaly granted, may, of course, bu adopted aa a meuria to carry Into operation another power ulao expressly granted. "Hut resort to thu taxing power to nflectuate an end which la not legitimate, not within the I scope of the constitution, la ob viously Iliad mlssablo. The court then raised the (mention whether If taxing powor could not be used to enforco a regulation of matters of state concern, could ll be used to raise money lo "purchase a compli ance which the congreae la pow erless to command." "Tho regulation la not In fact volu ntary. "The farmer, of course, may refuse to comply, but the price of auch refusal la the losa of benefits. "The amount offered la In tended to be aiifflclent to exert preaaure on him to agree to the proposed regulations. Too Much J'ower "Tho power to confer or with held unlimited benefita la the power to coerce or destroy "Hut If thu plun were one for purely volunlury cooporatlon It would atnnd no better bo far as federal power Is concerned. "At heat It is a scheme for ! purchasing with federal funda ! BUliuilsHion to federal regulation i of a aubject reserved lo the I atatea "Tho congress can not Invade i1 alate Jurisdiction to compel in dividual action; no more can it purchase auch action "The' United States can make the contract only If tho federal power to tax and to appropriate reaches the aubject matter of the contract "CongrosB haa no powor to en force Its commands on the farm er to the ends sought hy the ag ricultural adjustment act, "It must follow Hint It may not Indirectly accomplish these ends by taxing and spending the purchuso compllunce. "Thn constitution and tho en tire plan of our government neg atlvea any auch use of the power to tux and to spend aa the act undertakes to authorize, "It does not help lo declare that local conditions throughout the nation have created a altu utlon of national concern." Funerals JOSIK IIAIX II.UtT Joule Hall Hart, for years a resident of Klumaih Agency, pussed away at the Agency hos pital Hunduy, January 6, at 3:00 a. ni. following an Illness of three months. She was a native of Warm Hprlngs, Oregon, and at the time of her death was aged s4 years. Surviving are her hus band, Uanlel iiart of Klamath Agency; two daughters,- Elsie Williams and Josie Holmes, and one aon, Mose Hurt, all of C hi ki ll u In. Funeral services will be held In the Williamson Klver church, Tuesday, January 7, al 2:00 ii. m. with the Iter, li, V. Hradshaw officiating, to which frlenoa are Invued. Commitment services and Interment Wilson cemetery. Arrangements are un der the direction of the Earl Whltlock Funeral Home of thla city. Judge Richmond Lists City Fines Fines and ball forfeitures col lected during the month of De cember by Police Judge Rich mond totaled $613.75, according to the month-end report. Arrest made by city police de partment during the month num bered 153, and other inveatlga tlons and activities of the depart ment totaled 196. T Offlclnla of the Frdoral Hom ing Administration came Into Klamath Falls Monday for a cam paign that opens with a meeting tonight of deulera Interested In the housing act. This session Is called for 7:30 p. m. at the chamlinr of com merce. A large attendance of dealirs was urged. Officials here Include Leslie Peyton, financial relations man ager for tho state program; J. H. lloppeg. field representative; Stewart Jameson, field represent ative, and John R, Towlea, reg ional repreaentativa from San Francisco. Peyton la a former Klamath Falla real estate man. E. H. Moser, Presbyterian mis sionary to West Africa, will speak at the weekly Lions luncheon Tuesday noon at the Willard hotel. Moser, on an eight-month fur lough, will show pictures taken in bis district. Dr. M. E. Cooper Is program chairman of the luncheon. Weather The Cyclo-Stormograph at Un derwood'a pharmacy still regis ters a rather low barometric pressure and unsettled conditions, with flurries of snow, are prob able In the near period. Tem peratures will remain about the same. The Tycos recording thermom eter reglstorod maximum nnd riln Im ii in temperatures Monday as follows: ( High . 0 Low JT Forecast for next 14 hoursi Unsettled, eool. Obituary t LKO.V.Ut!) LYONS Loonnrd Lyons, for iarar&l years a resldont of thla city pnsBud away Sunday, January 5, at 9:45 a. m. following an Illness of 10 days. Ha was a native of Vermillion, Illinois, and At tha tlmo of his death waa aged 6i years, 10 months and 17 days. He la Biirvlved by sovernl broth, era and sisters in the oast. Til remalna rest tit tha Earl Whit, lock Funeral Home, Pine atrunl at Sixth, awaiting word from tin relatives. Notice of funeral to be announced lator. 4. II What Price Disaster? No amount ot money can compensate for human suffering. But the knowl edge that you own a Pa cific Mutual 5-Way Pol icy and are protected fi nancially against sick ness, accident, loss ot limbs or slgiit, old age and death takes the worry out of disabilities, SaciflcMafualllfi tnauranc Company aztam R. D. ("Hod") Eller Harry Molatore Underwood Building Offered for the Fii t Time in Klamath Falls A Count rv-Wide Value Sensation ERiPIRE STATE DRESS LENGTHS A wonderful New Way, to buy materials A fine assortment of ooth plain and print ed All brand new At a fraction of their real value! NO MEASURING NO SAMPLES NO CUTTING NO WAITING If bought by the yard would be $3.00 to $3.50 the length. f ,IK H M I Lengths White Seal the length Blue Seal 3lj to 5li yard If bought by the yard would be $4.00 to $5.00 the length. length THE MATERIALS Silks and Acetates Pure Dye and Weighted Plain and Printod Sport Weaves - Rough Weaves Canton Crepes Nubby Weaves Cereal Crepes Satins Hundreds of tho season's popular novelties, plain and printod Every Picce OOO JN. D NATION-WIDE tiww'VWliwriiritfiiTfa OM(S(0)Ms I im. 4!. 1 ni i.ii.nHAUbT- .1 111 11 ana ' f ivautHc your i 3 tttm ffij i ) inwieyback l'l """tf f it (& msh: -j s&krZc, 1935 Wm . . Nov "V.---" TODAY, throughout Klamath Falls cigarette counters offer you a new cigarette delight. Double-Mellow Old Golds, made of the finest tobacco ever put in a cigarette. But we' are getting ahead of our story. Lorillard set out to create a new stand ard of quality in popular priced cigarettes. "Never mind the cost!" 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