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Show THE HELPER JOURNAL, HELPER, UTAH News Review of Current Events the World Over of North China, accepting the hi., and asking that the national g eminent relieve him of all his posts Maxim Lltvinov, foreign commis- sar of Russia, bluntly Informed the League of Nations that the Soviet government would not participate in the doings of the league com mlttee set up to handle the Sino Japanese quarrel Congress Passes Legislation Asked by President to End the Banking Crisis Japanese Complete THE the Conquest of Jehol. By EDWARD W. PICKARD Despite all the confusion and InEXPANSION of the currency to convenience, the American public the extent of billions of dollars will result from the legislation remained fairly calm and appeared which President Roosevelt asked of to have confidence In President The the extraordinary Roosevelt and his advisers. session of congress general feeling was that the vigorand which was enacted within a few hours after the new congress was convened on Thursday, March 8. The Is new currency based Dot on gold, hut on the liquid assets of the banks. The plan was deec'y Woodin vised after long tours of conference by the President, Secretary of the Treasury William II. Woodin and a number of financial advisers of the administration, and it was the main feature of their solution of the banking crisis that was paralyzing the nation. The ott.r ous new Chief Executive would be able to devise competent measures for temporary relief of the situation and to force their adoption by congress. Following the enactment of the legislation for the reopening of the banks the President asked congress for authority to cut an estimated $500,000,000 out of government expenditures by cutting government salaries up to 15 per cent, and by drastic reductions In payments to It Is expected that anveterans. other $200,000,000 will be saved by the reorganization and combining of many government departments, authorization for which was passed In the closing days of the last congress. chief points In the legislation which the President called for in his brief but spirited message 313 DEMOCRATIC membership of of representatives were : gives them an unwieldy majority, and the certain consequence Is Intra- Continued suspension of gold pay men is and embargo on exports of party wrangling. At present the control gold. seems to be In the Clothing of the President with the hands of Speaker powers of a financial dictator. Continuation of the national bankHenry Rainey and two allies. Floor ing holiday, wholly or In part, pend Leader Byrns and of the ing complete reopening bunks. Representative leader of the Legalization of the bank holiday Tammany delegatproclamation of March 5 and all measures adopted by the treasury ion from New York. to carry It Into effect. Opposed to them Is a faction headed by Because the new currency Is not Speaker backed by gold It Is called federal McDuffie of AlaRainey reserve hank notes to distinguish bama, who sought It from federal reserve notes which vainly to be elected speaker. It was are bucked by gold. said several of the Alnbumnn's most The act creating the new currency active supporters were quietly Inliberalizes the provisions of the formed that they would he punished l art by allowing by being shifted from important banks to issue notes with no gold committees to minor assignments. Senator James Hamilton Lewis reserve behind them. The notes thus Issued are backed only by United of Illinois was elected whip of the States bonds in the same manner Democratic majority in the setiate, as national bank notes Issued by and Senator Joe Robinson of Arkansas wos chosen to be senate leader. national banks. It further liberalAlso party authority was mode izes section 10a of the federal reserve act as amended by the stronger than It has been for many act so as to enable banks years. The caucus agreed that the to obtain currency on "liquid as- vote of any future caucus upon any sets" of a character not previously measure recommended by the President should be binding upon all eligibla One of the effects of the legislaexcept those who excused themtion will be to produce a unified selves from voting for cause. It was banking system. Only member banks further agreed that a simple majorof the federal reserve system are ity, instead of the more customary s able to avail themselves of the privmajority, should make ileges afforded by this legislation the action of the caucus binding to convert assets previously Inelig- and that of the whole ible Into currency. State, banks are number of Democratic senators should constitute a caucus. compelled to Join the federal sysThe caucus further chose Senator tem In order to obtain the funds Kendrick of Wyoming as assistant that will enable them to reopen. Another foreseen effect Is the leader. Senator Key Pittmun as Democratic candidate for president weeding out of weak banks. Institutions unable to furnish liquid as pro tempore. Kdward Hnlsey as cansets for currency will be unable to didate for secretary of the senate, reopen. Others will be able to re- Chesley W. Jurney as candidate for main open to the extent of their sergeant at arms, and L. L. Biffle liquidity pending at least a recov- as secretary to the majority. ery of general public confidence In banks. Its brief special session pCRINU that convened on Inaugural day Legislation to stop hoarding also was considered by congress and the senate confirmed these appointments by the President: measures for reaching and punishProf. Raymond Moley of Columing the hoarders of currency whose withdrawal of deposits brought on bia as an assistant secretary of the panic and caused the closing state. William Phillips of Massachusetts, of the banks were discussed by as undersecretary of state, who will the a1niUiistratioa,aai34eaiit,ca!f the senate and house. As a pre- be3!retly In charge and accountliminary move In this direction the able to Secretary Hull. Wilbur J. Carr of New Tork, refederal reserve board at the Instance of Mr. Roosevelt, sent tele- appointed as assistant secretary of graphic orders to all federal re- state. serve banks to furnish by March Henry Morgenthau, Jr., of New Tork, member of the federal farm 33, lists of persons who hnve withdrawn gold since February 1, and board. William F. Stevenson of South bad not by that time redeposited Carolina, member of the federal their gold withdrawals. Cul-Io- Class-Steagal- Glass-Steaga- two-third- two-third- days there was considerable concerning the banking situation mainly because of differences between the President's proclamation and the orders Issued by governors of various states. This was especially true In New lork and Illinois. Pay by day Secretary Woodin Issued orders modifying those in the government's proclamation closing down all bunks, but there was much misunderstanding of his regulations regarding limiting opening of the Institutions. Clearing houses were busy holding meetings but fulled to live up to their name by clearing up the situation and the banks were uncertain of both their powers and their responsibilities. In many cities and towns banks were open to carry on limited activities that were required to provide food, foodstuffs and medlrines and for the meeting of pay rolls. the country preparaThroughout tions wete made for the Issuance of scrip, pending the receipt of the necessary authority from Washing ton. Secretary Woodin, however, ruled against scrip, though he sanctioned the Issuance In various localities of clearing house certificates against sound assets of banks for use ns an emergency circulating medium. FOH home loan bank board. T. Dwlght Webb of Tennessee, member of the home loan board. FOLLOWING out the campaign " plan devised by Lieut. Gen. Kuni-ak- l Koiso, the Japanese armies virtually completed the conquest of the province of Jehol. The Chinese governor fted and all the Chinese troops were forced out after a last de fenslve struggle at Koupeikow, a pass In the Cireat Wall , ? Japanese planes V first bombed the Chinese positions , . there, and then Gen. Kuniakl General Kawahara s Koiso brigade took the The thus place. completJapanese ed the seizure of 250 miles of the Great Wall, extending from the Inner Mongolia to the Yellow sea. The Chinese (led toward Peiplng and the confusion and fright In that city led the authorities to establish martial law. The Japanese said they would not push on to Pelplng unless forced to by reprisals against their countrymen In that city. Marshal Chang llsueh liang was severely criticized for the loss of Jehol and resigned as military overlord Scenes said Persons in the Current News THE UTAH LEGISLATURE Los Angeles section of California, covering an area from Ventura on the north to San Diego on the south and extending Inland for some 30 miles, suffered severe earthquake shocks on Friday evening, March 10, causing 123 deaths, injury to more than 4,500 and property loss running Into the millions. Between 5:53 and 10:59 14 dis tinctly violent shocks had occurred. the first one of which did the great er part of the damage and caused all the loss of life. Long Beach suffered the greatest loss of life and proportionately the greatest property damage. At that point 65 people were killed and 1,000 Injured. At Los Angeles 12 people were killed and some 3,000 were injured. Other towns suffering severe ly and at which deaths occurred were Watts, 4 dead; Campton, 13 dead; Santa Ana, 3 dead; Huntington Park, 12 dead; San Pedro, 2 dead; Wil mington, 1 dead; Bellftower, 3 dead; Artesia, 4 dead; Hermosa Beach, 1 dead; Garden Grove, 1 dead; Wal nut Park, 1 dead; Norwalk, 1 dead. Fire In many of the towns, and especially Long Beach and Los Ange les, added to the terror, but fortu nately the water mains were not seriously damaged and the firemen were able to cope with the flames. R. egular army troops at Fort McArthur were ordered to with the police In preserving order. and ships of the navy from San Diego were dispatched to points along the coast to render aid, naval surgeons providing aid and medicines for "the Injured. The governor of California ordered National Guard troops to maintain order. TNIOUGH it was generally admit ted that the world disarmament conference In Geneva was In a bad way, the British started to make a last effort to revive It or at least to salvage something from its work. With this in mind, Prime Simon, foreign secretary, went to the Swiss city to see what could be done. They denied they had any definite Premier plan of action, but MacDonald they hoped to ' get Premier Daladier of France and Chancellor Hitler of Germany to gether on some arrangement that would prevent the utter breakdown of the conference. Sir John Simoi said before leuv Ing London that one of the firs' Issues he and Mr. MacDonald wouh take up In Geneva would be tin fact that no other nations had foi lowed Great Britain's lead In im posing an arms embargo against China and Japan, which, as he re marked, "leaves Britain In a sltitu tion which cannot be allowed t continue." FIRMLY seated In power by vie the reichsta elections Chancellor Adolf Hitler now plans to rule Germany without parliamen tary aid for about two years. His National Socialists hold about 44 per cent of the votes In the new relchstag and- the Nationalists, his present allies, have 8 per cent. The election passed off quietly Instead of being the bloody affair the foes of the Nazis had predicted. The chan cellor believes that democracy is a failure in Germany and now has the legal tools to annihilate It. There were many Indications that the country Is on the way to restoration of the monarchy. One superf'n ial sign of this was the rapid disappearance of the flags of the republic, the flags of the Nazis and of the old empire being substituted. Hitler, however, feels that the res?oration must be postponed until conditions are Improved, and In this the monarchists agree with - . him. I ITHEN congress appropriated for the annual ex penses of the bureau of prohibition enforcement it stipulated that none of the money was to be spent on wire tapping or the purchase of liquor as evidence. These provisions do not become effective until July 1, but Amos W. W. Woodcock has ordered them Into effect now, pointing out that "cases made contrary to them now probably will be tried after these provisions become law." The result of the order, Mr Woodcock 'said, will mean a complete change In enforcement meth ods and "will cause this bureau almost exclusively to against the manufacturers and transporters" of liquor. This, naturally. Is good news to the operators of night clubs and speakeasies. $S,440,0O(J operate THREE twenty-secon- days after completing his consecutive term In the house of representatives. Will R. Wood of Indiana died quite unexpectedly In New York. Me was about to sail on a two months' cruise of the Mediterranean for a complete rest after his long and arduous la bors In Washington. C. 1933, Western New pnper In ion. K .J d II I Jff rL i ll m 1 fefed: (5)- - 1 New portrait of Homer S. Cummings of Connecticut whom President Roosevelt named attorney general 2 Chief Justice Hughes administering the oath of office to President Franklin D. Roosevelt temporarily. 8 Field artillery from Fort Myer in the inaguratlon parade passing before the Presidential reviewing stand. Old Destroyer Is Blown Up for the Movies one-thir- two-thir- Minister MacDonald and Sir John W session of the Utah legislature came to a close on Sunday, after a twenty-thre- e hour tour of duty, as the lawmakers held on until 8 a. m. Governor IL II Blood opposed the idea of a special session and insisted on the passage of absolutely needed legislation before adjournment of the legislature. The unemployment relief measure was finally thrashed out and sent to the governor for signing. The bill levies a sales tax of three fourths of one per cent on all retail sales. The legislature arranged to submit one constitutional amendment to the ieople. This amendment proposes to give the legislature greater authority over the employment of women and minors. Some measures designed to help the delinquent taxpayer and the insolvent debtor were pa.ssed. The session just ended compares very fain volume of work comvorably, pleted, with most of the sessions of former legislatures. was No general revenue tax-biduring the session, thru versight, and this apparently may lake it necessary to hold a special eeting to pass this purely measure. The Utah legislature, in the last . inrs of its session, passed the biennial appropriation bill. The sum of $1,034,000, for general state activities, is provided by the measure. The reduction from the last is approximately according to proponents of the bill. AH state institutions did not receive a blanket cut of this amount, as some institutions could not be maintained on a budget curtailed to that extent. The desired end was secured, however, by curtailing all acand eliminating others tivities which were considered expensive luxuries under the present financial circumstances of the state. A bill, which will facilitate the reorganization of building and loan companies was passed and will become a law, if approved by the governor. The bill provides that any bui!ring and loan association, organized under the laws of the state, may, at a special meeting called for the purpose, reorganize and provide for carrying on Its busivote of the ness by a shares of the members who vote at such meeting. The house sustained the governors veto to the bill aiding Dixie college at St. George. The hill leaves to the discretion of the state board of education as to whether state aid will be granted to the college. The uniform motor vehicle code was passed and sent to the governor. The code provides for drivers' licenses, establishes a slightly different schedule of license fees and facilitates the recovery of stolen cars. The bill providing for increased income tuxes was lost in the senate committee. The bill was known as the Ilolbrook bill and called for an increase in income taxes and franchise rates. Tobacco advertising is to appear on bill boards thruout Utah, as the Utah legislature repealed the law prohibiting this class of advertising. Much expense to the state and labor on the part of opponents of tobacco is thus cast aside. Some bills of Interest to the majority of the residents of the state were handled as listed in the follow-linsummary. fish hatchery S. B. 0 Murray site. Signed by the governor. S. B. 113 Beer bill. To the governor. S. B. f7 State engineer's revolving fund. Signed by governor. S. B. 15 Payrolls in gold. Sent to the governor. !. R. 4 Withdrawals in building and loan corporations. To governor. II. B. 55 Reclamation projects. Sent to the governor. H. B. IS State Industrial school. To the governor. II. B. 23 Libel laws. To governor. II. B. 54 Water users' association. Sent to governor. Passed by both houses : S. B. 01 Coal corporations as public utilities. S. B. 72 Amending tax laws. S. B. 07 Legislative code committee. Signed by governor. S. B. 110 Tax commission pay. II. B. 172 Tobacco advertising. II. J. M. 2 Indian lands bill. II. B. fil State land contracts. II. B. 101 Flood control. S. B. 1G Advertising state deficits. season dates. S. B. 23 Fishing S. B. 21 Fishing guides. S. B. 25 Regulating businesses. ff. B. 20 Relating to ballots. of banks. S. B. 30 Liquidation S. B. 32 Relating to motor fuels. S. B. CO Killing of dogs S. B. 4 1 Regulating contractors In Installments. S. H. 43 Taxes S. B. 40 Relating to foreign corporations. S. B. 50 Regulating drug stores. S. B. 51 Capital of banks. S. Ji. 77 AdditKn to Bryce national park, S. B. St Firemen's pensions. S. B. S3 Pool selling. S. B. SS Highway rights of wny. S. B. S:) Fish and game licenses. S B. 100 Budget control. S. IS. 110 Utah state Iupllal. S. B. 7 I'rodiio dealers' lhvn?t S. B- 11 -- Coal land roynltic S. B.efl Truck taxutio- -. law, The I MINI Will III -- t cTrr- - Somewhere off tbe coast ot southern California, the gallant Moody, obsolete United States navy destroyer nas found her last resting place. The Moody, purchased from the government by a motion picture studio, was (down in two sections by a charge of dynamite placed In her rusty old "tummy," simulating the disastrous ending of a motion picture scenic battle. The photograph shows the forward half Just before it sank. ENGLISH SKYSCRAPER - rv ... v.'.v ?I Speaker Ks liey Wields the Gavel y.ity ta. jif I I2ff IB fut'ff! it" 'Li M g - ft !? U -- - -- Bl; wsS res. SA I zt if f h, it r if Mf t&lW? U ft Building operations for the first yscraper In England are expected be started soon at South Shore, lackpool, where the Sun Ray nostructure, will be put il, a ip. It will have a height of 511 feet, and an enormous ball, 27 feet 6 Inches In diameter, lighted with orange rays, will act as a beacon for miles around. The photograph shows a mode of the proposed hotel. NEW FRENCH ENVOY v' I Henry the Seventy-thirRoosevelt ' i VA -- i',it" -- ' mi of Illinois, who was chosen speaker of the bouse In congress, opening the special session called by President d Japan Children Send Things to Army f 'IjJMJ ""' 3' .V ; r ; r t T. Rainey so. it fs .KM11" rM VA t . - v : rr t. it " ' 7 ni --i M. Andre Lefebvre de Laboulnye ivho will succeed I'aul Claude) rs French ambassador to the United States. M. I.nfcoulaye Is an experl enced diplomat and a friend of rroBident Rnosdvelt. Children who are inembers of the Dal many patriotic associations new flourishing events In Manchuria, shown loading trucks have donated ana collected and which are in Jehol province. NlpHin (Jokoku Dan. one of In Japan as a result of the with the various articles they to be shipped to the eoldieri |