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Congress Approving the President's Rehabilitation Pro- |
grain Step by Step ? Oliver Wendell Holmes
Resigns From the Supreme Court.
Bv EDWARD W. PICKARD
ONT,Y eight senators out of 81 vot
ing opposed the passage in the
senate of the administration's bill
creating a reconstruction finance cor
poration that will ex
ter.d
credit to banks, insur
ance companies, rail
roads. mortgage loan
companies, farm credit
and other associations.
A similar measure
was rushed rapidly
through the house,
and before the close
of the week President
Hoover had the satis
faction of signing the
act embodying his
most ambitious plan
for the financial rehabilitation of the
country.
Debate of the measure in the sen
ate was chiefly over proposed amend
ments, many of which were offered
and few were chosen. The most im
portant amendment adopted was pra
posed by Senator Ellison D. Smith of
South Carolina. It added a new sec
tion to the bill authorizing an appro
priation of *">0.000.000 for use by the
secretary of agriculture to extend
loans to small farmers. It stipulated
further that the $4r?.000.000 now re
maining in the drought relief fund
should be applied to such loans.
During the discussion there were
frequent and fierce attacks on the
banking interests, especially those of
the "international" variety which are
being accused of questionable nieth
ods and ethics in the flotation of for
eign securities in the United States.
The eight men who refused to vote
for the bill were all from the western
states. They were Norrls of Nebras
ka, Rrookliart of Iowa, and Blaine of
Wisconsin, all "progressive" Repub
licans, and Bratten of Nc\? Mexico.
Rulow of South Dakota, Connally of
Texas, McGill of Kansas, and Thomas
of Oklahoma, all Democrats.
pitOCEKDING with the economic
* program, the senate put through
the bill Increasing the resources of
the federal land banks by $12T?.000.000
Meanwhile subcommittees began hear
ings on the $150.000,000 home loan
discount bill and the $7.r>0.000.000 de
positors' relief bill.
The senate finance committee con
tinued the taking of testimony relat
ing to the deals of our international
bankers in foreign securities, and It
was often most interesting. For In
stance, it was brought out that Sec
retary of State Stimson and Francis
White, assistant secretary, took an
active part in ironing out an alleged
misunderstanding between the Coloiu
bian government and a syndicate head
ed by the National City company,
which early In 19.11 temporarily with
held a payment of S-MUHUKH) on a
$20,000,000 credit arrangement. Also,
Oliver C. Townsend. formerly com
mercial attache in Peru, said he was
severely reprimanded for making a
pessimistic reports on the financial
status ot Peru when that country was
trying to float a large loan in the
United States.
Senator E. D.
Smith
NKARLY ninety-one years old ami
growing feeble physically, Oliver
Wendell Holmes voluntarily brought to
an end his service of thirty years as
as associate Justice of
the Supreme Court of
the Cnited States. The
venerable and beloved
jurist sent his resigna
tion to President Hoo
ver, who reluctantly
accepted it, writing:
"I know of no Ameri
can retiring from pub
lic service with such
a sense of affection
and devotion of the
whole people." Only
the day before Mr.
Justice Elolmes had
rendered a decision with character
ist'c pithy phrasing, but his voice wav
ered and he had to be helped from the
bench and into his automobile. So he
penned his letter of resignation, clos
Ing: "The time has come, and 1 bow
to the Inevitable."
There were many suggestion for n
successor lo Justice Holmes, among
them being: Newton D. Baker, Wil
son's secretary of war; Curtis D. Wil
bur, Coolldge secretary of the navy ;
William Dewitt Mitchell, Hoover's at
torney general; John W. Davis. 10*24
Democratic Presidential candidate; j
William S. Kenyon, judge Eighth dis
trict United States Circuit court ; Rob
ert Von Moschzisker, former chief Jua
Justice O. W.
Holmes
tice of the Supreme court of Pennsyl
vania; Benjamin Nathan Cardozo.
chief judge. Court of Appeals. New
York, ami Learned Hand, judge Sec
ond district. United States Circuit
court. Middle westerners put forward
also the name of James II. Wilkerson
of Chicago, who about the same time
was elevated hv the President from
the district court to the federal Circuit
Court of Appeals.
\I rUKN On. Charles G. Dawes In
? V formed the press that he would re
tire from the ambassadorship to Great
Britain after the disarmament confer
once. gets under way. he created a
great flurry among the minor politi
cians. some of whom assumed that he
was putting himself In line for the
Republican Presidential nomination if
the opponents of Mr. Hoover could
prevail. But the general put an end
to such speculation in just such a
statement as might be expected from
him. In it he suid : "I cherish for
President Hoover the highest admira
tion and deepest affection. Any Inti
mation to the effect that In any pos
sible way or under any possible con
tingency he will not have my loyal and
entire support is an insult to me."
SPEAKING of resignations. It may
be recorded right here that James
A. Farrell resigned the presidency f.f
?he United States Steel corporation,
effective April IS. He has held the
position since 1911 and would be re
tired automatically in February, 11)33.
hut says he believes "the time has now
arrived for my successor to be ap
pointed in order to establish ihe man
agement upon a more permanent foun
dation composed of younger men."
Mr. Farrell will remain on the board
of directors.
R1
ETIRKMENT of Dwight F. Davis
from the position of governor
general of the Philippine islands had
been long expected. - Mrs. Davis i6
in "i4| health and can
nc ?e in the tropics.
President Hoover
promptly sent to the
senate the name of
Theodore Roosevelt,
governor of Porto
Rico. as the successor
to Mr. Davis, and the
selection, also no sur
prise. was generally
commended. Colonel
Roosevelt, son of the
former President Is
Col. Theodore forty-four years old
Roosevelt an(j j,as ma(]e Rn ex.
cellent record as governor of Porto
Rico, where he has been since 1929.
lie was assistant secretary of the navy
from 1921 to 1924. In the latter year
being the Republican candidate for
governor of New York, hut was de
feoted. His war service included par
ticipation in practically all the offen
sive operations of the A. E. F.
Roosevelt's successor In Porto Rico
Is likely to he James R. Beverly, at
torney general and second ranking
officer In the Island government.
O ETURNTNG to the doings of con
press: The house ways end means
committee heiran Its hearings prelim
Innr.v to drafting a hill for Increase of
taxes Secretary Mellon of the treas
ury and Undersecretary Mills were
called to explain their department
program, which Is designed to raise a
hilllon dollars in revenue by boosting
income rates all along the line and by
levying taxes on many things the or
dinary citizen enjoys ? automobiles,
tobacco, amusements, radio ? as well
as such conveniences as hank checks
and telephone and telegraph messages.
The Judiciary committee of the
house had before It the resolution of
Representative Wright Fatman of
, Texas for impeachment of Secretary
Mellon. The Texan set forth his
' barges of "high crimes and misde
meanors" based on Mr. Mel Ion's al
leged connection with business in vio
lation of law The secretary was rep
resented by Alexander W. Gregg. for
mer solicitor of the interna! revenue
bureau.
M?:S. HATTTE W. CARAWAY of
Arkansas, widow of Senator T.
H. Caraway, is now a senator in her
own right, having been elected to that
high post by the people of her state.
She Is the first woman ever elected to
the senate Her victory at the polls
was a foregone conclusion as aoon as
the Democrats nominated her. There
were two 'independent" candidates
but they dldn t get many votes, lira.
Caraway made no campaign. She re
mained In Washington, serving In the
senate under a temporary appointment
from Gov. Hurvey ParnelL
THOSE Democrats who oppose the
nomination of Franklin D. Uoose
velt for the Presidency felt they had
gained a point when the national com
mittee sold the national convention to
Chicago. "Sold" Is the right word, for
the prize was frankly awarded to the
city that would guarantee the most
money for the convention's expenses.
The Chlcagoans offered $200,000 out
right. The opening date is June 27.
DOLITICAL scheming resulted in the
* upset of the French cabinet and
conditions in Paris were described as
chaotic. Premier Laval handed to
President Doumer the resignations of
all the ministers except himself, and
tried bard to get the support of the
radicals, offering the post of foreign
minister to Edouard Herrlot. That
gentleman declined, stating that his
party could not participate in the gov
ernment until after the spring elec
tions, and so Laval was left no
course but resignation. Lava) then
formed another cabinet from which
Rriand was omitted. It was assumed
that there would be no change In
France's foreign policy at the rep
arations and disarmament confer
ences.
OECRETARY OF STATE STIMSON |
^ is at peace with. Japan again and !
the incident of the assault on Consul
C. B. Chamberlain by Japanese sol- |
diers In Mukden Is |
considered closed with .
the punishment of |
those who actually !
participated in the at- '
tack. Tokyo offered
also to discipline Ma
jor General Ninamiya,
commander of the mil
itary police, and his j
subordinate officers,
held responsible for |
the actions of the mil- |
? _ . ltary police. Punish- ;
amber- ment of ^ major gen.
a n eral In such cases Is I
rare, and the secretary accepted the
other punishments as sufficient and \
asked remission of the punishment of j
the general and his subordinates.
The neutral commission of investi
gation fathered by the League of Na
tions will leave Europe at the end of
January for Manchuria, where it will
be Joined by Gen. Frank R. McCoy,
the American member.
ATTORNEY General William D.
Mitchell began a searching inves
tigation Into the enforcement of crim
inal laws In Hawaii, with especial ref
erence to the recent killing of a native
Hawaiian who had been accused of
attacking the wife of a naval officer.
Crime conditions In Honolulu are
wretched, according to a report of the
house naval committee, and some con
gressmen think It may be necessary to
change the organic law of the terri
tory to make the islands safe for white
women.
Meanwhile the naval officer con
cerned. Lieut. Thomas H. Massie: his
mother-in-law, Mrs. Granville For
tescue, and two enlisted men are under
charges of having murdered Joseph
Kahahawai. one of the men alleged
to have attacked Mrs. Massie. The
lieutenant Indicated that he would be
satisfied with a trial In the local court,
and though there was opposition to
this in navy circles In Washington,
Secretary Adams decided that all the
defendants should be turned over to
the territorial authorities.
Gov. I*awrence Judd called a special
session of the territorial legislature to
consider Honolulu's crime situation.
LEADERS of the dry forces of the
United States, aroused but by no
means dismayed by the activities of
the wets, held a big five-day confer
ence in Washington
to Inaugurate what
they declare will be a
year of "the most in
tense activity since
the adoption of the
Eighteenth amend
ment." These big guns
of the Anti-Saloon
league and a large
number of their adher
ents made and listened
to red hot speeches
and laid plans for me _
10.12 national cam- F' Mc"
paign. They formu
lated unified action on the proposed
resubmission of the dry amendment to
the states, which the league opposes,
and arranged for public meet!ngs
everywhere and the wide circulation
of literature.
Most prominent among the speakers
and planners in the convention were
F. Scott McBrlde. general superin
tendent of the league; Bishop W. N.
Alnsworth of Birmingham, Ala.; Gov.
William H. Murray of Oklahoma, Sen
ator Morris Sheppard of Texas, Pat
rick Callahan of Louisville and Ernesi
H. Cberrlngton, general secretary of
the World League Against Alcoholism.
<<& Its: Weitarn NtviMPtt Ut>lc&.?
O.W.HOLMES RESIGNS
FROM SUPREME COURT'
Failing Health Forces the
Aged Jurist to Quit.
Washington. ? Oliver Wendell Holmes !
has resigned as justice of the United j
States Supreme court, and President
Hoover accepted his resignation.
The justice, in a letter to the Pres- i
Ident, said the condition of his health
made the move necessary.
He told the President "the time has ]
come when I must bow to the in- |
evitable."
Announcing receipt of the resigna- ,
tlon. the President said "I must, of
course, accept it."
The veteran justice will be ninety- j
one or March 8.
The strength of Mr. Holmes has I
been markedly lessening in late I
months. His step became somewhat |
enfeebled at times and he ha?* become
stooped. He frequently required the |
help of court pages or of his fellow j
Justices to take his seat and rise after
the session was over, at recent meet- |
ing of the court.
Holmes' letter, submitting his res- j
ignation to the President, said :
"In accordance with the provision of |
the judicial code as amended section I
2T?0, title 28 United States code 375,
I tender my resignation as Justice of I
the Supreme court of the United i
States of America. j
'?The condition of my health makes j
It a duty to break off connections that
I cannot leave without deep regret
after the affectionate relations of j
many years and the absorbing Inter- I
ests that have filled my life.
"I have nothing but kindness to re- j
member from you and from my !
brethren." j
In a letter addressed to the aged 1
Justice, the President said:
"I am in receipt of your letter of i
January 12 tendering your resignation !
from the Supreme Court of the United i
States. I must, of course, accept it.
"No appreciation I could express
would even feebly represent the grati
tude of the American people for your j
whole life of wonderful public serv- |
Ice, from the time you were an officer J
in the Civil war to this dny? near i
your ninety-first anniversary.
"I know of no American retiring from
public service with such a sense of
affection and devotion of the whole
people.**
Justice Holmes was named to the |
bench by President Roosevelt on De
cember 4, 1002.
The son of Oliver Wendell Holmes,
noted New England wit and author,
he had already made a name for him
self as a justice on the Massachusetts ;
; Supreme court and his liberal trend j
| was pronounced then.
I
Company of Japanese Is
Wiped Oat by Chinese
Tokyo. ? Four Japanese officers and
more than thirty noncommissioned of
ficers and men are reported to have
been killed and almost all of the rest
of their company wounded by Chinese
bandits at Hsinlitun, on the Tahushan
Tungllao railway.
The battle started when the Japa
nese. on the way to repair the line
following the derailing of a Japanese
armored car, were attacked by 5,(KX)
Chinese. The Japanese company was
practically wiped out after several
hours of fierce fighting.
Four on Trial Feb. 1 for
Donnelly Kidnaping
Kansas City, Mo. ? The trial of four
persons indicted In the kidnaping of
Mrs. Nell Donnelly, millionaire gar
! ment manufacturer, was set for Feb
ruary 1 by Judge Brown Harris.
The four are Mrs. Rthel Depew.
whose husband. Marshall Depew, is
sought as one of the chief kidnapers;
I-acy Browning, Holllday (Kan.) farm
er. accused of arranging the hideout
for the kidnapers; Paul Scheldt. Bon
ner Springs. Kan., at whose house
Mrs. Donnelly was held, and Charles
Mele.
Shoemaker Confesses the
Murder of Little Girl
Cincinnati. ? The kidnaping and
slaying of six-year-old Marian Mc
Lean was confessed. County Prosecu
tor Robert N. Gorman announced, by
Charles BIscholT. forty-five, a shoe
maker. Marian's body was found De
cember 22 In the basement of a tene
ment occupied by Blschoff, who was
the first to report the discovery. She
had been lured away from her home
December 17.
Wife Slayer Kills Self
Pontlac. Mich. ? Sought for 38 hours
as the slayer of his wife and her com
panion, James Schacklady killed him
self as officers approached his hidinu
place In the attic of the house where
he shot Mrs. Anna Schacklady, forty
two, and James P. Breen, fifty-two, to
death.
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PREPARATIONS
Second Educational
Series of Radio
Lectures Star led
Authorities on economics, psychol
ogy and other subjects have inaug
urated the second series of "Listen
and Learn" Lectures under the aus
pices of the National Advisory Coun
cil on lladio in Education, over coast
to-coast networks.
Dr. Robert M. llutchins, president
of the University of Chicago, started
the spring series in January when
he and representatives of the Coun
cil outlined the lecture courses to
follow. The programs are heard
every Saturday over NIJC-WT3AF
facilities.
The series is scheduled for twenty
weeks, closing with a valedictory
program the last week in May.
Among the Speakers.
International trade, the tariff and
Industrial planning are economic sub
jects to be touched upon by speakers
such as James Harvey Rogers of
Yale, Krnest M. Patterson of Penn
sylvania, F?W. Taussig of Harvard,
George Henry Soule, Jr.. editor of
The New Republic, and Walton n.
Hamilton of Yale.
Changes and growth in personali
ties, animal behavior and phychology
In education are topics to be taken
up by Fred A. Moss of CScorge Wash
ington University, Henry W. Nlssen
of Yale, Frank N. Freeman of Chi
cago, and others:
Public response to the Initial ten
lectures broadcast in the fall indi
cated, according to the Council, that
they reached listening groups In th*
home, school, special neighborhood
gatherings and even fishermen of
Nova Scotia.
PATRIOTIC SONGS
The songs that thrill American*,
patriotic selections written by in
spired composers, will be played in
the February National 4-H club pro
gram of the National Farm and
Home Hour by the United States
Mirine Rand.
The concert will be another pro
gram in the series by the Marina
Band on "Learning to Know Amer
ica's Music.**
Beginning with "The Star .Span
gled Banner/* the renditions will
swing through "America," and the
lively strains of "Dixie." Those will
be followed with "Yankee Poodle,"
"America the Beautiful,** "Columbia,
the Gem of the Ocean," "Hail Colum
bia,** and a more recent song writ
ten when the United States Army
was moving to the European battle
front, "Over There.**
The programs are designed to ac
quaint and familiarize the 8-r>0,000
4-H club members- of the United
States with the music which is typ
ical of America.
Each month an additional concert
will be provided by the Marine Band.
On March 5 America's hymns and re
ligious songs will be featured. The
programs are broadcast over a coast
to-coast network.
Harvey Hays, well known to radte
listeners for his interpretations of
outdoor roles, will piny the part o<
the forest ranger. Wise in the way?
of forest uses and protection through
long experience In the fields, the
character will often find himself in
amusing situations with his sub as
sistant whose eagerness sometime#
overwhelms his better judgment.
? ? ?
A lion's roar in the studios of the
National Broadcasting Company I?
produced, not by a lion*s vocal cords,
but with a bass viol bow drawn
across a length of hemp covercd
with rosin.
? ? ?
Alfred Com, who plays the part of
Sammy In The Goldbergs* NBC daily
feature, la neariig bis sixteenth
birthday, and Is a student In high
standing at the Art Students* Iieague.