Show I Pre Prevailing V acL Comment of the American Opinions Press ion s I as a Character Builder 1 It is reported that the prison population at San Quentin has been decreasing for the last two y years ars at the rate of one convict a day and Warden Court Smith believes that this fact is due to the character building influence of the Civilian Conservation corps In the darkest days of depression depression depres depres- sion aba hundreds of young men be between between be- be tween the ages of ot 18 and 21 were floating about the country desperate desperate desperate des des- for work Too often California was wag the end of the trail for them and large numbers of them were tempted tempted because because of at their desperation des des- to to commit crimes When the C C C was organized giving thousands of young men wholesome work and a new re respect respect re- re for themselves the trend of juvenile crime began to diminish Million Millions o of dollars have been wasted by th the United St States on varied types of ot depression e experiments peri- peri ments but the C C CC C is an In Investment investment investment in- in vestment that has lias been a profitable profitable prof prof- Hable one It has built better character better citizenship nd lp and it has save ave thousands from despair and desperate deeds Ios Los Angeles A Herald and Express Japans Japan's New r Puppet State In China Following g the system so effective effective effe- effe tive in Manchuria Japan is now now setting up a central China gov- gov t uniting the Pel ping an and regimes and with a former former former for mer Chinese war lord Gen General Wu fu Pel-fu as titular head of the new puppet state This move following revelations revelations that Japan planned to abrogate abrogate abrogate abro abro- gate the power nine-power treaty plainly plain plain- ly indicates that Japan seeks to close the open door to China granted to western and European nations by the pact solemnly signed in Washington in 1922 The sheer hypocrisy marking every stage of the undeclared war In China is ill l itself a major factor in the far east cast situation Surely no Intelligent per person in Japan or China believes for an instant in the shibboleth of an Inde independent China under such Japanese e domination Since the power nine-power treaty bars annexation annexation annexation tion of China and the Kellogg pact proscribes making war on China there is no longer any delusion about Tokyo's treaty de dependability dependability de- de or ultimate objective Japans Japan's military invasion of China alone might be considered a a. localized though deplorable incident incident in eat But her sw swiftly tinting efforts to sew up lip all an China trade is an economic usurpation of vital import to other countries including the United States which has taken a leading part in the development of China Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadel Philadel- phia Inquirer Mr Powells Powell's Hollywood reports that William Powell and G M-G-M have come to toa toa toa a salary alary understanding Mr Powell it is said is to be given a year seven contract at a year M-G-M M expects to get its money back and 9 J. profit from millions of pockets He will wUI discover discover discover dis dis- dis- dis cover that a lot of ot trouble goes with that Probably he Jie e should have been adamant and have refused to ac accept accept accept ac- ac a penny over However However How How- ever there will vilI be a secret solace for him He wont won't keep the money Mr collectors will vill willbe willbe be around Of the a a. year Mr representing the internal revenue department will take The state of ot California California Cali Cali- fornia lomia Income tax collectors collector will take The local taxes will vill take their bit ane and Mr Powell may have th the the- remainder and the reproaches He will understand after he has been through the press who the Thin Man vIan really J Js Chicago Tribune Is This Ruin 7 Impressive figures just released Indicate strongly that the recovery recovery ery cry that began In Jn 1933 has re resumed resumed re- re umed H. H Its interrupted march Between August and September Septem Septem- ber bar employment increased and factory payrolls went up a week Since la last June nonagricultural employment ex excluding excluding ex- ex seasonal cannery workers work work- ers is up During September the federal reserve index inde of ot industrial production production pro pro- adjusted seasonally ad advanced advanced ad ad- two points In a a. month reaching 90 The ho 1923 25 average 1 is in this index Especially heartening is JJ the tact fact that most of the significant gains grains are In the goods durable-goods fields which formerly lagged behind the recovery parade The nation still sUll has a long way yay to go 10 But it 1 is still moving in inthe inthe inthe the direction toward which President President Pres Pres- ident Roo Roosevelt evelt turned it it for for ward New New york Post |