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Show THE News Review of Current Events the World Over Senate Passes Patman Donus Bill in Face of Presidential Yeto Amelia Earhart Makes Another Fine Record Flight. .W. PICKARD By EDWARD Wtitern , Newspaper Union. T5ECAUSE the Patman Inflation bonus bill would be easier for the President to veto than the Vinson measure, some of the administration senators Joined with the Patman followers to put the former bill through the senate by a vote of 55 to 33. Previously, for some devious reason, the senators put aside the measure compromise ofTered by' Pat Harrisons committee .with the assurance that Mr. would It o o s e v e 1 sign It. That the President would veto the Patman bill was taken as a certainty and It was believed the Inflationists could not gather enough votes to override the veto In the senate, though they had enough In the house. Rather surprisingly, Senator William G. McAdo of California, a former secretary of the treasury, advocated the Patman bill, asserting that It was a mere conjecture that the Issue of In noninterest bearing $2,200,000,000 notes, or greenbacks, would be Infla1 tionary. the United he said. In gold? Is It redeemable In silver? No. It Is redeemable In nothing but the honor and good faith of the American people. Inflation Is a Wlmt constitutes It Is also a mntter of conjecture. mere conjecture that we must have a specie basis. The best proof f that Is that, since going off gold, the dollar Is as sound as It ever was. The Issuance of $2,000, 0(H), 000 In new currency would affect the credit of the United States about ns much ns If I threw a shovelful of sand Into the ocean and tried to stop the Incoming We have nothing In States today but greenbacks, Is your money redeemable d tide." dollars of the works TWO billion fund were segregated for Immediate distribution by the works allotment division at Its first session. The sum was divided Into works classifications as provided by the works relief act, these Including road construction, grade crossing elimination, rural rehabilitation, rural electrification, low cost housing and general for specific Allotments projects were to be made later, a list of these contemplating expenditure of $100,000,000 being submitted by Mr. Ickes as approved by the PWA and referred to Frank Walkers division of applications and Information. n. FROM Mexico City to the airport at Newark, N. J., 2,100 miles In 14 hours and 22 Is the new record set up by Amelia Earhart In her red monoplnne. non-ato- Her husband, George Falmer Putnam, and more than 8,000 other enthusiastic persons were at the airport to welcome her, and she was almost mobbed by the throng. After her stnrt from Mexico City, Mrs. Putnam was not heard from nor reported seen six hours. Her course took her straight east at first, high over the mountain peaks between the Mexican capital and Tampico. She was not seen at the oil port, nor was she reported by radio. Observers knew, however, that she expected to be above 10,000 feet as she crossed the shoreline out over the gulf for her 690 mile hop over the water to New Orleans. Passing over New Orleans, she communicated by radio with the Department of Commerce station there, and then flew swiftly along the airways of American Air Lines and Eastern Air Lines. As she swooped over Hoover diairport, Washington, Eugene Vidal, rector o' the air commerce bureau, radioed : You have done a splendid Job, But Amelia replied, BO come down." with thanks for the Invitation, that she was going on through. And that Is what she did. medals of the National of Social Science were awarded to four American humanitarians at the Institutes annual dinner In New York, and no one will say they were Hot deserved. One was given Senator Carter Glass tf Virginia "In recognition of distinguished services rendered to humanity BB one of the leaders In the planning and creation of the federal reserve banking system, as secretary of the treasury, as United States senator, and as one who, through a long life, consistently and unsparingly devoted his abilities and energies to public service. Dr. Harvey Cushing of Boston received a medal for his distinguished services rendered to humanity as a leader In surgery and social medicine." Dr. George E. Vincent was honored for services as professor of sociology, as president of the University of Minnesota, as president of the Rockefeller foundation, as president of the Chautauqua Institution, as one of the leaders In the development of community GOLD chests In the United Slates, and ns an educator whose life and addresses hae been an Inspiration toward unselfish public service." To Cornelius N. Bliss, former president of the Institute, was presented a medal for his work "as a director of the Julllard School of Music, as a director of the Metropolitan Opera association, Inc., as a member of the central committee of the American Red Cross, ns a governor of the New York hospital, as a director of the Milhank Memorial fund, as a trustee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and as a member of the board of managers of for Improving the Conthe dition of the Poor. N. PEEK, In his capacity lsor to the President on trade, has Just made public sta tistics that tend to show the United States Is losing Us position ns the worlds chief creditor nation, and makes recommendations that are in accord with the growing trend against internationalism in the administration and In conflict with Secretary Hulls program of re- GEORGE fdr-eig- n moving harriers to In- ternational trade by George N, Peek reciprocal trade agreements. Slating that whether or not this' country still owes less to other nations than they owe to It .appears to depend on the true value of defaulted war debts, Mr. Peek recommends these Immediate steps: 1. The Inauguration of a detailed study of our direct Investments abroad and foreigners direct Investments In the United States, to supplement the studies now In progress of capital movements. 2. A review of all national policies based In whole or In part upon our International creditor status." The proposal seems to lead toward high tariffs and a policy of allocating our foreign trade among other nations, os Is done by many of the European countries. Figures compiled by Mr. Peek Indicate thut the United States Is a net International creditor by $1G,S97,OUO,-000- , but this Includes $10,304,000 000. principal amount of war debts owed by foreign governments, and also foreign bonds held by private Investors In tbe United States Invoiced at their estiface value, and a mate of the value of American branch factories abroad and other direct Investments In foreign countries. Mr. Peek strongly Infers tlmt a of these assets will result In such a scaling down that this country will no longer be a creditor nation and need not act as such. a lively debate the bouse passed the omnibus banking bill, which rewrites the federal reserve act so as to make a virtual central bank out of the reserve system, with power to manipulate monetary policies for the purpose of promoting business stability. The final vote, after various amendments had been rejected, was 271 to 110. In the sennte the measure will be Strongly combatted, with Senator Carter Glass leading the opposition. Glass wrote the banking bill during the Wilson administration, and he objects to having the system tampered with by Federal Reserve Gov. Marrlner S. Eccles. OLLOWING THE crash of a transport plane IN Transcontinental of Western Air near Atlanta, Mo., Senator Bronson M. Cutting of New Mexico and four other persons fell to their death. The pilot was unable to land at Kansas City because of a dense fog and bis fuel gave out before be could reach so emergency landing Klrksvllle at field Besides Mr. Cutting those killed were Miss Jeanne A. Illlllas of U. UN. SAUNA. UTAH PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT strongly New criticism of his Deal policies by the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, aud retorted by culling to tlie White House Secretary Roper's business planning and advisory council for an endorsement of NIIA extension and the social secuiitles program. Then to ihe newsMr. Roosevelt paper correspondents scored the action of the chamber, asserting that In too many cases business organizations misrepresent the business men for whom t hey claim to speak, and that he did not believe .a single speech made at the chamber's meeting contained an mention of the human side of the picture. He declared the business oi ganizations were not lndicnthe of the mass belief And that he would go along with the great bulk of the people. Several members of the business advisory council were also mi'mhers of the Chamber of Commerce, aud It Is said they resented the Presidents action In seemingly using t hem to offset the attai k by the chamber. A LI. the vast British empire cele- tirated the silver jubilee of King George V and Queen Mary the twenty-fifth nnnlvei sar.v of their accession and for three months there will tip a continuous series of fetes In the United Kingdom and nil the dominions and dependencies London. of course, was the scene of the chief celebration on the opening day, and the metropolis was thronged witli visitors. Hotels and rooming houses were overcrowded and the king ordered that kept open so some o.f thousands could sleep there. There were seen state processions the first day. The first was that of the speaker of the house of commons, (apt Edward A. Fit z Roy, with five ancient gilded roaches; the second, that of Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald, with six coaches In which rode the dominion prime ministers. Then came a procession of Lord High Chancellor Snnke.v, and one of the lord mayor of London, Sir Stephen Killik. The fifth procession was that of the duke of Vork. from Buckingham palace, two carriages with a captains escort of tlie magnificently appareled royal horse guards. The prince of Wales, as heir to the throne, came sixth. He had with him a captains escort of the Life Guards and two carriages, In tbe first of which he rode with Queen Maud of Norway and his brother, the duke of Gloucester, like him, a bachelor. Finally, In the most gorgeous parade of all, came George and Mary, and as their ornate conch, drawn by the famous grays, passed, the voices of all loyal Britishers rose la a roar of God bless tlie king and queen. The rulers, accompanied by all the other notables, went to St. Pauls cathedral to give public thanks to God. two-coac- h committee named to THE senate a means of curbing such attacks on the President as are fre quently made by Huey Long on the floor of the senate has not yet reported, but It Is said Senator Ben nett Champ Clark of Missouri has figured out how It can be done. Clark Is the upper chamber's chief V expert on parllamen Ai tary procedure and or our ears was Y 1 parliamentarian of the lower house. HJs plan Is to rewrite rule 19 of the sennte rules to Include the President and so protect him from unwarranted attacks and slanders. That rule reads at V.P present: ly No senator In debate shall, directby any form of words or Indirectly, Impute to another senator or to other senators any conduct or motive on worthy or unbecoming a senator." One of Long's favorite ways of launching his diatribes Is to rise, to a question of personal privilege, and Clnrk proposes that In this respect the senate rules be changed to conform with those of the house. Id that body when a member feels he has been ag grieved he must explain exactly how he has hero Injured before he Is per mltted to speak. The speaker decide whether or not his Injury Is Justified. Senator Glass of Virginia has failed at various times to silence the King fish and he, too, has a plan he thinks might help accomplish that end. He recommends a requirement that all amendments offered to an appropriation bill be germane. Such a requirement would affect other senators, but Is directed Glass' move admittedly Kansas City, Mrs. William Kaplan of West against Long. I.os Angeles, and Harvey Bolton and K. II. Greeson, pilots, of the SuAFFRHNO a ofdecision both of Kansas City. Eight passengers the District of Copreme were seriously Injured. lumbia, the United States Supreme Brouson Cutting, a millionaire of an court held unconstitutional the railroad aristocratic family, was a radical Re- retirement act, ruling that many of publican and was one of the outstand Its provisions are Invalid. The act prolng members of the senate. He sup- vided for a system of old age pensions ported Mr. Roosevelt for President In for all railroad workers. The decision 1932, but when be came up for was read by Justice Owen J. Roberts. last fall he was not given the It condemned many provisions of the endorsement of the administration. law as arbitrary." placing an undue His victory was contested by Dennis burden on the railroads and having no Chavez and the case Is still before the relation to safety and efficiency In the senate elections committee. Mr. Cut- operation of the railways. ting was born on Long Island In 1888, The act was passed by the Seventy-fourtgraduated from Harvard and there just before It closed, after went to New Mexico. In the and hadcongress the tacit approval of the new World war he was an Infantry capPresident although tain and assistant military attache at administration, Roosevelt said he believed It would the American embassy In London. He have to be perfected by amendment was appointed to the senate In 1927 It set up a compulsory pension plan, to fill a vacancy and was elected next requiring contributions by both the car- year to a six year term. anil tba han.fltoH amnlnvaaa h rlr, SEEN-- -' HEARD around the National Capital Bn ii ii By CARTER FIELD Washington. A new gold strike In who know that terAlaska, ritory Insist, Is the only thing that will save the pioneers who are now being taken to that distant land by a benevolent government In the hope of giving them a fresh start In life and making them For the simple truth Is that Alaska, while a most interesting part of the world for tourists, Is not precisely the sort of Canaan that our forefathers who came over In the Mayflower, or earlier with John Smith, were seeking. Nor te It the agricultural-paradisthat the later pioneers found along the Ohio and Missouri .rivers. There is plenty of evidence to support this contention, huh K Is an old saying that no one, much less qny government, is willing to profit by anothers experience. The cruel facts have to be discovered afresh for each generation. Warren G. Ilanling dreamed the same sort of future for Alaska that tiie Relief administration envisages for tlie down and outers it Is sending to the frozen North. When a small hoy in school, he had rend about the acquisition of tills marvelous territory for only a few million dollars. He had read how more gold than the purchase price had been taken out. Yet there remained marvelous natural resources, coal, lumber, furs, water power without end and salmon. Not to mention an agricultural domain so rich that Its products, put up In glass jars, had played an Important p.irt In inducing congress to .vote $30,000, Oop, in the early Wilson days, for tlie construction of a railroad to open this marvelous territory up to one and all. The railroad was built, but the expected results did not follow. The population of tlie territory was actualof increasing. ly declining instead Harding was told what was the matter. It was that governmental red tape snarled up every effort for advancement. Everything had to be transacted via Washington, which was a long way off, both In miles and time. Herbert Hoover, then secretary of commerce, was also Impressed. lie grew fond of the story of the three hears, one variety being under the Department of the Interior, another under Commerce, and the third under Agriculture! lie made speeches about the absurdity of It. old-time- What Harding Found So Harding took the three secretaries to Alaska,- intending to listen to the - various problems and difficulties by day, and sit around the table each night with the three cabinet members Involved, snipping away the red tape. Beautiful I But what did he find? That if he cut away this red tape, and !he red tape winders went back to the stRtes, Alaska would lose Its chief industry red tape winding! The clerks and officials whose Jobs depended on this same red tape would return to civilization and the white population of Alaska would be reduced by Just that number. Which is no Joke at all when It Is considered that the total population along the government railroad, from Seward to Fairbanks longer than from Washington to Boston, Just the distance from San Francisco to Los Angeles Is 0.000, Including Esquimaux! Secretary of Agriculture Wg.lace, father of the present Incumbent, discovered that the rich agricultural land so much boasted about has a normal rainfall less than that of eastern Colorado. It would grow good crops the first year the frozen land was plowed, and after that would really need Irrigation Secretary Iloover discovered the salmon Industry was suffering from too much activity. They were killing off the fish. Secretary of the Interior Work was distressed to learn that the coal, which had been thought so valuable It had been protected Into a naval coal reserve, was of such poor quality and cost so much to get on shipboard, that down through the panhandle, Including Juneau and Sitka, they bought coal from British Columbia Instead! All discovered that the boys who had gone to war from Alaska did not come back. They stopped off somewhere in the states where opportunities looked better. So let us hope for the sake of those now. pilgrimaging up toward Is disSkagway that a new gold-fielcovered ! 1 New Commerce Head Despite, the fact that the Chamber, of Commerce of the United States has picked a new president who happens to be a very close personal friend of President Roosevelt a classmate at Harvard, both of old upstate New York families, and all that sort of thing prospects remalh that the chamber will continue to have Just as little Influence In Washington ns It has since Iloover left the White House. If anyone could be calculated to get somewhere" with the White House, It would he Ilarper Sibley. In Jhe first place, the personal relation of the two families Is so close that Mrs. Roosevelt, when stopping in Rochester with Mrs. Caroline O'Day last fall, stayed at the S.bley home. In the second, Mr. Sibleys economic views are by no means as far removed from those of the President as the news dispatches about the chamber's meeting would have one believe. A very close friend of many years standing tells the writer that he Is one of those rich men who regard the rich as being "trustees not "holders" of wealth! Which sounds very New Denlist, Indeed Tlipre Is another angle, however, on which his fellow members of the chamber, in picking him for president, relied rather than on their misinformation about his economic iews. This Is his ability to work out a compromise, and to induce those with whom he is working to He is said by those associated with him, ei- ther In his lines of business, charitable or church Interests, to be marvelously persuasive, though no one claims that he Is an orator. Sally Sez: But the whole picture Is wrong meaning the picture viewed by those who think that Mr. Sibley Is going to be able to steer the President tactfully away from the New Dealers and braiu trusters, and hack Into safe and sane economic channels. President Roosevelt Is Jut not that kind of person, and there Is no club, whatever, In Mr. Sibleys hands which muses any fear, whatever, In political minds. , Cant Scare Em It is not possible for a"n organization like the Chamber of Commerce of th- United States to frighten politicians. It Is a collection of very potent figures. In business, but their potency 'is too diffuse, too scattered, spread out too thin, to bothpr men running for the house or senate. Or even for President. Two accomplishments very dear to business hearts have been put over In the last few months, tint the machinery that accomplished it was not tlie chamber, nor any other huge aggregation of widely diversified' and sprend out business interests. One of these was repeal of the pink slip publicity for income tax returns. This was done by two agencies, workOne stirred up the ing independently. newspaper editors of America. Practically ail of them began writing editorials against income tax publicity, many of the editorials adising people to write to their senators and representatives. Later they carried extensive stories about the effect of letters and telegrams on congress, which naturally provoked more. Tlie other was the Pitcairn organization, which circulated repeal slips, and worked up tlie people to write to Washington. It was this resulting avalanche of letters which did the trick. Then there was the modification of the public utility holding company legislation. This was made possible, despite the power of the President on Capitol I1I11, by the utilities inducing their stockholders to write to their senators and representatives. Most of the legislators were amazed to find how many utility stockholders were among their constituents. And when they saw these stockholders were watching the legislation, the picture changed. In the old days big business leaders controlled political bosses. Their whispers were respected. Politicians are Just as timorous as ever, but they have to be shown that voters In their states or districts are on the warpath. Then they break records flopping. nun off witlo When your pet pooch your best cookies just smile and say, Oh well, he appreciates Home Industry. PATRONIZE HOME INDUSTRY THIS WEEKS PRIZE STORY Gardening time is well begun but havu we planted in our minds the seed of Industries'? Loyalty to Internountam If not, now is the time to do t for that is the one sure way to see cur Inter mountain region flourish and grow in prosperity. MRS. W. R. 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(Kentucky has a lot of negroes voting!) Maryland, though its percentage of negroes voting Is ns great as that of Kentucky, stands firm by the Gorman tradition. Theres a reason, too. Remember what happened to Governor Ritchie? bill InBoosters of the sist the spirit Is entirely different from that of the bill talked to death under Gormans filibuster, despite heroic attempts to force It through by Flenry Cabot Lodge. They say anyone who opposes the bill condones lynching. Southerners point to the statistics, which prove that lynchlngs have decreased amazingly, and ask why the federal government should trample state rights to Intervene in a situation which Is fast correcting itself. in nanubh THE TIME SHOP time piece j or an old antique. Service All Work Guaranteed , ; , , Prompt eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. Lions Hear You Lions are believed to depend more on hearing than on scent in hunting their prey. 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