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VOL. LXI. GRAHAM, IN, C., THURSDAY FEBRUARY 28, 1935. NO. 4.
- News Review of Current
Events the World Over
New Deal Sighs Relief as Supreme Court O. K's Gold
Laws?President Urges Congress to Extend
NRA Two More Years.
By EDWARD W. PICKARD
?, Western Newspaper Union.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT and the
? > * New Dealers breathed easier after
the United States Supreme court band
ed down Its decision sustaining Inval
- Irifltfnn nf nIH
clauses" In private
contracts, but not on
federal bonds. While
it was held that the
government must pay
off Its bonds In gold or
Its equivalent In de
valued currency, an
other ruling that the
Court of Claims had
no jurisdiction over
such cases means that
President u WOH]d bg lmposslble
r Roosevelt for hol(Jers of federai
bonds to collect on their old gold basis.
In other words, the holder of a $1,000
federal bond Is entitled to a technical
value of $1,690, but In reality It would
be Impractical to make any collection
of that amount, since the Court of
Claims Is the only tribunal before
.which suits against the government
may be taken, and other courts may
not entertain such suits without a spe
cial act of congress.
The court also held that those who
held gold certificates had no cause of
action and could not sue the govern
ment The power of congress to deal
With currency was fully upheld.
I Briefly, the ruling said:
' 1. Congress has the power to nullify
promises to pay in gold contained In
the bonds of private corporations.
2. A gold certificate Is worth only
Its face value in present devalued cur
rency. Congressional power over the
currency Includes the right to estab
lish circumstances under which gold
certificates need not be redeemed In
?old or Its equivalent
3. Congress has no authority under
the Constitution to abrogate the pay
ment-in-gold clause of government
bonds, but, as no actual damage has
been shown, therefore there is no
basis for suit for recovery.
The decision was read by Chief Jus
tice Charles Evans Hi%hes, who voted
with Justices Brandels, Stone, Roberts
and Cardozo in the majority. Dissent
ers were Justices McReynolds, Van
Devanter, Sutherland and Butler, the
four so-called conservatives.
Satisfaction within the administra
tion was evident at once.
Justice McReynolds was spokesman
for the dissenters. He unleashed a
ecathing attack on the majority views.
His voice vibrant, he said:
"The Constitution as we have known
it Is gone."
"It given enect, tne enactments Here
challenged will bring about confisca
tion of property rights and repudia- '
tion of national obligations."
"No definite delegation of such a
power exists; and we cannot believe 1
the farseelng framers, who labored '
with hope of establishing Justice and
securing the blessings of liberty, In
tended that the expected government '
should have authority to annihilate Its
own obligations and destroy the very i
rights which they were endeavoring to
protect."
Notified that Chief Justice Hughes
was reading the decision. President 1
Roosevelt went to the cabinet room,
where he listened to telephone reports '
from an aid. Three cabinet officers
were at his side. The Chief Executive
was prepared (o take swift action to
protect the credit of the government
In case an adverse decision was hand- i
ed down, but executive orders were ]
unnecessary. The carefully prepared i
program was not needed. ,
I
TWO more years of the NRA, with (
clarification of policies, more effec- t
tlve enforcement of codes and the j
granting of "unquestioned power" to (
the federal government, were urged by ]
the President In a message to congress. <
The national recovery act term!- f
nates June 16 this year. "Abandon- (
ment would be unthinkable," he said, 1
naming the act as "the biggest factor t
In giving re-employment to approxi- t
mately 4,000,000 people." 1
He said congress must maintain the ;
fundamental principles of the act to i
establish at least a minimum fair trade
practice and labor relations standard. I
pleading that child labor must stay out 1
and that fixing of wages and hours was t
practical and necessary. t
Answering recent protests of labor, (
he said: "The rights of employees t
freely to organise for the purpose of i
collective bargaining should be fully t
protected." . c
He urged more strict application of <
anti-trust laws, condemned monopolies 1
and private price fixing, opposed hind- 1
ranees to fair competition, and pro- t
posed further protection of small en- e
terprlses against discrimination and
oppression.
His suggestions. If adopted, would
keep code violators from behind the
bars. "The way to enforce laws, codes
and regulations relating to Industrial
practices is not to seek to put people
In jail," he said.
Admitting some mistakes, the Presi
dent was well satisfied that the NRA
had done a good job considering its
short existence.
"Only carping critics and those who
seek political advantage and the right
again to Indulge in unfair practices or
exploitation of labor or consumers de
liberately seek to quarrel over the ob
vious fact that a great code of law, of
order and of decent business cannot
be created in a day or a year," Mr.
Roosevelt declared.
All details of the legislation were
left to congress. While this Is in prog
ress, the senate finance committee pro
poses to conduct the Nye-McCarran In
vestigation of the NRA administration
and codes. The judiciary subcommit
tee reported no funds available, but
the Inquiry, which has the President's
approval, will be attempted without
money.
"yiCTOR A. CHRISTGAU, demoted
* from his position of second rank
ing officer of the AAA In the recent
shake-up which Involved several al
leged radicals, resigned in protest
Chester Davis, administrator, had
not accepted the resignation and Sec
retary of Agriculture Wallace was at
tempting to persuade Chrlstgau to
change his mind.
Wallace hinted that there had been
differences between Chrlstgau and A.
li. Lauterbach, chief
of the AAA dairy sec
tion, over the milk
policy. A protege of Un
dersecretary Rexford
Guy Tugwell, Christ
gau was also supposed
to have encountered
"friction" with other
members of the de
partment This gave 1
rise to new rumors 1
Beeretarv that BraI" Truster
w 11 Tugwell will resign be
9 fore his influence In
the AAA Is too severely curtailed by
the demotion and ouster of his con
freres.
Meanwhile amendments to the Agri
cultural Adjustment act were declared
to conceal dangerous, arbitrary and
autocratic powers over farmers, manu
facturers and distributors of farm
products, by the legislative committee
of the agricultural industries confer
ence in Washington. The committee
cited the provision that tlie AAA may
require that a licensed processor pur
chase only from those who sign con
tracts. It charges that the amend
ments make no provision for the farm
er to express himself in the matter of
licenses, but contain provisions for
price control, markets, production and
purchasing. Through Indirect restric
tion of the farmer's market, these pro
visions are equivalent to a licensing
of the farmer, according to the com
mittee. "The entire economic life of
communities could be directed from
Washington," the committee said.
Bruno richard hauptmann
escaped the electric chair at least
temporarily when a writ of error filed
iy Mefense attorneys earned him a
stay of the execution sentence which
was to be carried out at Trenton,
N\ J., March 18. The Bronx carpen- '
ter*s life Is safe at least until Sep
ember or October, since a further ap- 1
peal can be made to the court of par- 1
Ions If the court of errors and ap- 1
peals falls to uphold the writ. Lloyd 1
2. Fisher and Frederick A. Pope pre- 1
sented the appeal after a battle with '?
2hlef Defense Counsel Edward J. ?
Eteilly, wbo subsequently threatened I
hat either he or Fisher would have
:o withdraw from the Hauptmann de
ense. The hearing will probably take i
dace at the next session of the court, ]
vhich begins May 21. 1
Part of the dissension among de I
ense attorneys was thought to exist I
recause Reilly never challenged the
resumption that the body of the dead
>aby was that of Lindbergh's son.
leorge IL Foster, former ipvestlgator I
or the defense declared that seven i
lutopsies were ready to show that the I
iaby could not have been Lindy's be- ,
:ause It was. four.Inches taller than i
Charles A." I.lhdbefjft.1 Jr.; was in a I
ess Identifiable condition fhan would I
iave been possible In the mild weatb- '
?r following the kidnhping, and was I
embalmed. 1
npHIRTY-OXE Inmates shot and
killed a guard In a spectacular
break from the Oklahoma state pris
on at Granite, the only male penal
institution administered by a woman
warden. Thirteen were captured short
ly afterward and a man-hunt is on for
the others. The fugitives used two
guns which had been smuggled to
them, forced a "trusty*' turnkey to
open up for them, corralled 20 visi
tors in the visitors' room and, using
them for a shield, made their escape.
Her prison already the subject of in
vestigation into its moral and man
agerial standards, the warden, Mrs. G.
A. "Mother" Waters, was ordered re
placed by a man. Gov. E. W. Marland
declaring that a woman "just can't
manage** a prison. Defiantly, she re
fused to clear out until completed In
vestigations vindicated her.
ON THE heels of the Supreme
court's gold ruling, former Pres
ident Herbert Hoover demanded re
estahllshmpnt at th<? mlii sfarulnrri in
the United States as
the only way "to re
store confidence In our
currency." This could
only be done by mak
ing the dollar immedi
ately convertible at
the present 59 cents of
gold?the "modern
method of specie pay
ment"
The only living ex
President said that
erbert guch action wouid put
over more of the 12,000,000
unemployed men back to work than
any other step. The United States
should take the lead in returning to
the standard, he said, declaring that,
"There is no need to wait on foreign
nations before we re-establish the gold
standard and restore confidence in our
currency. They would be bound to fol
low some time. They are more afraid
of our doing just this than they are
of any American 'managed currency.1"
r\R. F. E. Townsend of California,
whose pension plan for the aged
has gained the support of many thou
sands of America's citizens, went
before the senate finance committee
and tried to explain how the govern
ment could get out of Its economic
troubles by paying $200 monthly pen
sions to all persons over sixty, pro
vided each one must spend his $200 I
for commodities or services within.the
country each month. The senators
didn't treat the proposition with much
seriousness.
Chairman Harrison said that with
10,000,000 or more aged, the plan would
cost $24,000,000,000 a year. But a 2
per cent tax would raise only $5,000,
000,000, leaving a deficit of $19,000,
000,000 a year.
"Yes," Townsend said, "but we will ?
not be able to put 10,000,000 on the .
pension immediately. It took two j
years to get 4,000,000 men Into the
army. We would have to examine each
citizen for his citizenship and age, as
we examined applicants for the army."
ANEW assault on Germany's unem
ployment problem is announced by
Nazi leaders, who will put their plan
into effect on April 1. The scheme, the
most drastic yet announced, will force
most young people to give up their
paying Jobs and join the government
labor service which will send them to |
construction projects, "voluntary" la- i
bor camps, and to farms.
In this way, positions will be opened j
for older men and those with depend- |
ents. All Jobs for persons under twen- I
ty-flve will be state-controlled, and the !
entire labor market will be under
Nazi domination. Jobless at the pres
ent time are estimated at 2,000,000. !
Another feature of the campaign Is the i
setting of a definite goal of 800,000 as
the number to be left without work as
"chronically unemployed."
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GERMANY'S reply to the Anglo- I
French proposals for a European
security pact was not very specific but
"welcomed the spirit of trustful dis
cussion between the Individual govern- |
ments" and promised that the relch
would examine thoroughly "the whole
document concerning the European
questions contained in It" The note
declared the air agreement might be
?ne step toward solution of other prob
lems, and promised that Germany
would examine the question of how to
avoid the danger of an armaments i
race. No mention was made of the
proposed Dannbian and Eastern pacts.
The German conciliatory attitude to
ward a pact which recognizes Its re
armament was generally considered to
put the French in an uncomfortable
position, since it was believed that the
pact was drawn In terms that were ex
pected to find quick German refusal.
REALM LEADER HITLER refused
to exercise his prerogative of
mercy and two Berlin society women
were beheaded by the official execu
tioner* for divclging military secrets,
inother woman and a Polish nobleman
were sentenced to life Imprisonment
it hard work. The execution of the
two women was carried out at dawn
with such secrecy that It was hours
>efore their exact fate could be
earned.
U. S. Capitol at Night Under Its Mantle of Snow
THE National Capitol, In a striking view, taken at dusk, with its mantle of snow. An 11-inch snowfall for the National
Capital was close to a record.
BEDTIME STORY FOR CHILDREN
By THORNTON W. BURGESS
THE BOLDNESS OF TERROR
THE GOSHAWK
For peace and safety pray beware,
And never take & foolish dare.
"^JEVER In his life had Reddy Fox
felt more uncomfortable than he
did as he stole up through the Old Or
chard toward Farmer Brown's henyard
in broad daylight. Terror the Gos
hawk had dared him to visit the hen
yard and steal a hen while Farmer
Brown was about. All the way there
Reddy hoped that Farmer Brown would
not be about. He hoped that no one
would be about. He wished with all his
heart that he had kept his tongue still
Before Farmer Brown Could Move He
Was In the Air Again Carrying j
Away That Fat Hen.
when he had met Terror, and so have
avoided this unpleasant scrape.
The truth is, Reddy didn't dare visit
that henyard when Farmer Brown or
Farmer Brown's Boy was about, lie
knew that he wouldn't dare go beyond
the old stone wall on the edge of the
Old Orchard If he should find that any
one was near that henyard. So he
hoped and hoped that when he got
there the way would be clear, for he
knew that Terror the Goshawk was sit
ting In the top of a tall tree where
he could watch all that went on.
When Reddy reached the old stone
wall on the edge of the Old Orchard
and peeped over, his heart sank, for
Farmer Brown himself was in the hen
yard feeding the hens. Keddy stopped
right where he was. Nothing could
have induced him to go a step near
er. "Anyway," muttered Reddy to him
self, "Terror won't dare go any nearer,
and so we'll be even. No one would
dare visit that henyard and steal a hen
right under Farmer Brown's nose. No
one is bold enough to do a thing like
that."
Reddy looked hack to where Terror
the Goshawk was sitting. Suddenly
Terror spread his great wings and shot
out from that tree straight toward Red
dy. Reddy could not but admire the
speed with which he flew. Straight j
over the Old Orchard he came, and
swooping down Just above Reddy's
head, he cried, "Coward 1" and then
shot up into the air and over Farmer
Brown's henyard. There he made a
little circle and then shot down like
a thunderbolt, seizing a hen in his
great claws only a few feet from where
Farmer Brown was standing. Before
Farmer Brown could move he was in
the air again carrying away that fat
hen. Farmer Brown yelled. All the
hens screamed and raced for the hen
house. Terror paid no attention either
to Farmer Brown or the frightened
hens. Once more he flew low just over
Reddy's head and once more cried.
"Coward!" then swiftly disappeared
over In the Green Forest. He had
made good his dare.
As for Reddy Fox, he sneaked away
toward the Old Pasture. In his heart
he admired the boldness of Terror the
Goshawk, but he hated him more than
ever, and that hate grew as he thought
of the tine breakfast Terror was enjoy
ing while he himself could find noth
ing to put in his empty stomach.
T. W. Burgess.?WNU Service.
EYOII Know?
r i
That "pin money" is an ex
pression that has been hand
ed down to us from the earli
est ages. The importation
of pins into England was
forbidden (1483) but Queen
Catherine (of Aragon) re
ceived hers from France.
They were very expensive
and with the ladies "pin
money" was a consideration.
?. McClur* Syndicate.
W.S'U Raivlca.
Question box i!
b, ED WYNN, The Perfect Fool
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i uvm air. ?jun :
I bought a home In the country from
a real estate agent who told me it
was a two-storv house with modern
improvements. When 1 went to see it
I discovered It didn't have any Im
provements and there was no second
lloor at all. What did the agent mean
when he said it was a two-story house?
Truly yours,
IMA SAPP.
Answer: The agent was right in tell
ing you it was a two-story house. As
you say all the rooms were on the
ground floor, that Is one story, and
there aren't any improvements in the
house, that's the other story.
Dear Mr. Wynn:
I am a man 01 xoriy years or age. I
met a woman my o\jn age at a party
last week. 1 took her home and on
the way 1 told her that her teeth were
like "stars." I have called her up on
the telephone but she won't talk to me.
What do you think Is wrong?
Truly yours,
IIEYM SINGLE.
Answer: You probably hit the nail
on the head. You said her teeth were
Just like "stars" and she thinks you
said that because they come out every
night ?
Dear Mr. Wynn:
1 read In the papers today about a
man who was crazy about golf. While
he was playing a game with his wife
she talked all the time, which Inter
fered with bis game. It seems his ball
landed In a bunker and he had a very
difficult shot His wife kept talking to
him. He could not sta l It any longer.
As she was in the bunker with him
he turned and hit her with his driving
Iron, lie was arrested and sent to Jal!
for six months. Do you think that Is
right?
Yours truly.
IMA PUTTER.
Answer: It .eems to me the reason
he pot six months was not because he
hit his wife, but, he hit his wife in a
"bunker" with a "driving iron." There's
the whole story in a nutshell. He used
the wrong club.
Dear Mr. Wynn:
Can you give me an example that
will fully describe what is meant by
the saying: "There are two sides to
every question?"
Yours truly,
E. MULSION.
Answer: Sure 1 can. Say two girls
are discussing matrimony, two sides to
that subject would be as follows: One
girl could say: "I do r/>t intend get
ting married till I am thirty years old,"
IlothqfCo^Book
TASTY FOODS
A GOOD baked hara that Is rich in
color, juicy and tender, is a main
ditfk which is extremely popular.
Baked Ham.
Soak the ham in cold water over
night Four off this water and cover
with water to which has been added
two cups of sugar and three-fourths
of a cup of vinegar to a 12-pound
ham. Simmer gently until well done,
9'hich will require 25 minutes to the
pound, counting the time after the wa
ter simmers. Do not boll, as that
toughens the meat. Let the ham cool
in its own liquor. This adds to the
moisture as well as flavor. When cold
skin the bam, rub with brown sugar
and dry mustard and stick with cloves.
Put into a hot oven to brown nicely.
Apples Stuffed With Sausage.
This makes a nice luncheon dish.
Wash six good-sized apples?the tart
kind?scoop out the apple, leaving a
I thick wall, taking all the apple pos
sible. Chop the apple, mix with sau
sage meat, refill the apples, then bake
until they are well done. This is &
nice winter breakfast dish.
Luncheon Croquettes.
Take one cup of chopped cooked
beef, one cup of canned corn, one-half
cup of bread crumbs, one beaten egg
and a little cream, if more moisture
is needed. Make into croquettes after
seasoning well, roll in crumbs, in egg.
then crumbs and fry In deep fat.
Cream cheese softened with cream
to the consistency for spreading to
which a dozen of chopped candied
cherries are added, makes most lus
cious sandwich filling.
?. Western Newspaper Caloa.
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A MIRACLE
By ANNE CAMPBELL
I SAW a miracle from my own door.
Spreading lu glamour on my patch
of sky.
Giving me hope and bringing me once
more
A dream that I supposed had passed
me by.
After the rain, the darkness, and the
fear.
After the lightning's flash, the tem
pest's moan.
I read a message, comforting and dear.
That rainbow seemed to shine for me
alone 1
It was as If God's finger wrote for me.
Who am so seldom far from mj home
place: *
"Beauty will find yon, and felicity.
And after suffering, the rainbow"?
grace." ?
Copyright.?WNT S?n!c?.
| and the other girl could say: "1 do
I do not intend being thirty years old
till 1 get married."
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Dear Mr. Wynn:
I am opening a clothing store and
have been advised to take out some
tire Insurance. What 1 want to know is
this: Say I had S3.0UU worth of stock
and say 1 took out $15.UU0 worth of
insurance on Monday and had a tire
on Tuesday, what would 1 get?
l'ours truly,
POLLA C HOLDER.
Answer: loud get 10 years in jaiL
Dear Mr. Wynn:
1 am a working man, earning about
$3,000 a year. My wife made me buy
an automobile. I keep an account, and
I find the car costs me $1,200 a year
to run. What shall I do?
Sincerely,
X. TRAP ARTS.
Answer: Stop keeping an account.
6. th* Associated Npaper*.
WNU 8*rrka
Oldest Skyscraper Gets a New Roof
I
BUILT over a thousand years ago the Great House of the Cut Grande
National reservation In Arizona has been given a new transite roof by
the United States government Made entirely out of mud, the "Great House"
has stood up well but at last the ravages of sun and rain were beginning to
! tell. The Casa Grande was built by a race of Indians who have since com
pletely vanished from the face of the earth.