| Show Nepotism Made Issue in Several Reelection Fights Voters Understand Question of Congressmen Keeping g Relatives e a aves on U U. U I. I j t. t f S. S Payroll f y yBy By RAYMOND RAYl CLAPPER t Copyright 1932 by United Press W WASHINGTON N. N July 14 Employ 14 Employ Employment ment meat of relatives on the congressional payroll is an issue in numerous reelection reelection reelection re re- re- re election fights fights' In state after state candidates for fox congress are discovering that the question of a congressman carrying a wife Vie daughter daught r son or law on on J the g government t payroll often without without with with- out any service being rendered is Js' something any voter can u understand It drama dramatizes zes the economy issue The farmer whose mortgage has b bean on foreclosed or or- whose taxes are ate more than his wheat crop sells for can understand d the economy Issue in terms of a congressman's relatives In the Second Oklahoma district opponents opponents' of Representative e W. W W. W Hastings Democrat have even dug back nine years They charged that in 1923 his daughter drew a month for three months The opposing ing candidate AleX Alexi Johnston brandished brandished bran bran- dished a photostat of the official record record rec roe ord from the stump Hastings explained explained ex ex- that his daughter substituted ed temporarily for a secretary who was as ill and condemned regular employment employment employment em em- of relatives SCRUTINIZES RECORDS The records of other congressmen are likewise being scrutinized The issue gained increased popularity when Henry Field used it to defeat Senator Smith W. W Brookhart in the recent Iowa primaries Field has received received re re- numerous lotters letters from candidates candidates candidates candi candi- dates in other states asking him for data on the family payroll racket in Washington From California have come inquiries from persons who wish to urge an law jn n the state slate legislature at its next session ses ses- ses- ses sion sion- Despite the wave of indignation against the family payroll in congress congress congress con con- gress many of the or more representatives representatives representatives rep rep- who have employed relatives rela rela- tives s are standing pat The recent economy law permits them to retain their wl wives es on the payroll despite Continued on Pace Page Two 1 I STORMS IN IDAHO KILL ONE HURT HURr 4 Terrific Ele Electrical Wind Rain and Hail Gab Cafe Brings Destruction Br B Associated Press Frets BOISE July 14 WIth 14 With one dead and four tour Injured residents of or southwestern southwestern south south- western southern and eastern Idaho today were digging out from under the wreckage left by a terrific electrical elec dec wind rain and hail hall storm which began Tuesday night and struck with full force In many sections sec see yesterday afternoon on Norman Neal 10 was killed when he was struck by lightning while riding riding rid rid- ing a I. I horse near Salmon Tuesday night His body was found in a field by his parents Mr and Mrs Henry Neal ranchers some hours later Three girls Thelma Dahle DaMe 20 Nettie Nettle Net Net- Nettie tie tle Dahle 17 and Idamay Dahle Dable 9 were struck by lightning while riding riding rid rid- in ing horses near Arco during the same storm that proved fatal to the Neal Meal bo boy The girls were reported recovering but Nettle NeUl whose horse was killed suffered severe burns and was unconscious for tor several hours The fourth person injured was K H. H Riggs a radio range station operator operator op op- of ot Burley who was knocked across a room when two bolts of lightning struck the station statton yesterday yester day afternoon He suffered an injury injury in in- jury to his arm BUILDINGS WRECKED The greatest property damage was I done at Soda Springs where a wind and hail storm said to have been the worst In the history of the region wrecked buildings broke plate glass windows in most of ot the downtown stores shattered windows in residences residences resi resi- dences uprooted trees and tore down communication lines The damage was estimated at The Soda Springs wool warehouse containing about 2000 bags of ot wool was wrecked A garage a lumber company plant a confectionery a church building and a grade school were considerably considerably consider consider- ably damaged as well as numerous old buildings |
