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/.. . THE CLINTON CHRONICLE. CLINTON. S. C. THLT^DAY,* MARCH 23. 193S r;>00181 mewa^ oi ouiy ■> CongT^'ss Quicklv Acts on President Roosevelt’s Request for ?Cew I>e"isIalion—Reopeninj: of Banks Spurs I plum in Business Aetivitiesl P ”ESTIM:NT ROOSEVKl.TS roqiioHt to coiipnvvi that he l*e jriven hvi thority to make cots lii the salari*** of ;:overninent einployoes up t<» la per cent, and to ihaUe re <1 u 0 11 o n s In the amount** |»n^d to \<*t .enuis.that ■•a.iIliijrit.X- criMiit apenolea, ^all of whit h are to be con«iJidMfe<l under the direction of Henry Mor;renthau. Jr. B President Roosevelt to Include praclli-.illv an entire aiMj> iiu of the "MVerTi’iMMi! |ioMry :»!* it . apidifS to covrriifMciit pemlitiinv. as It ho I>lie.s to votcraiis of tl.e World «ar afid other uar>5. ni»-t wlh a qiih k r* s|M>iis*> iir, the part of the hi*i::-4* of repres^'iiiativc* and the >«-nai»v ’ The hill [lassed the senate hv a Mile of ijJ .Ui Id. ^■olt\ three heiiiocralN and nineteen’ Itepiihlicans v«ited for ,tlie riH'asiin*; huir I»« iii«>crats ami nine Ih‘puldi« jin.s a;;ainst it. 'I'he vote in the Innise was ‘Jdd for tlie nieuMire and Ids iiirainst it. 'I'hat Wits o<'hi»»vod wilh**ut «tiilt' ♦ iilty, and the difliculty Ciinie in tlie r.inks of tlie I’resideni s iiariy. tiiul its jtas.satre would not have lieen possilde witlioiit tile aid of itcpuldiran iiieiii tiers of til** hou>«e. In a party onicii.s nU ri4Uii«K ranc nienihers 'rHtIt>*iT TTTe l.'resideiif .s l»•;lder^hi^^ and voted aLMin^t the nietisiin*. their opfiosifioti heiii" to that (lort nn of the hill iriv lim, the .rn‘>id>*iit dietaiorial powers "j in the matter of «>\|i«>ii<litures for vet erans. .VI ilm fiii.il roll <-all. 11*7 hem oerats and til* llepiihlicans voted for the hill, and P'J I M‘iiio»Tats. 41 It«*puh lie;iii« and live r;iriiier:I.ahorit*‘s against it. .<ev«'ral nienihers who w«*re j «ippos«(l to the hill hut who «Ud not wish to tie risorded as against an . ,,;e«-onoiii-y nu'asilte. d<‘cided not to I vote. An nnalvsis of fh»* \ote shows tliat t'lS per eeiit of the l>eriiorrats votili;' and li‘J per eent of the lte|iutilieans stood fiy it. hut leaders said that tlie I'einoeratic p*Teetiln;;e for tlie mens ure vvtmld have tusen n»wh lowt^r ttad not a parliamentary niaiieuver iieen hers uf ttie parly eaiicus from ttiroi)):li with their plans. Still another faetor was credited with part iif the favorable vote, and that was the word t*ass*al around the tiouse chtiikrooms that PKN*i<lent IhKisereit ptanmal f«i denounce the o|i|iosition in H nation-wide radio hroadeast If tlie hill had failed of ap proval. If is tielii'vcd the I'resldent will niaki- II s.avin^r of apiiroximalely S.“.s.'i. iNHiiMSi in tin* e\tM*ndifUH’s for vet eran relii-f In cutl'ic.; «iiil all incn w hose<!idisatiiI;t \ on whieh «'laiiiis foi r«‘hi‘f are ha'»»'il. was n>*l the reviili of war v, r\II «•. 'I'lie r«-i|ii< Iimi in the .salaries of- ;:o\eriiment «'mph»ye«-s h exp»‘i ted to sji\e approvitiiately an o|tl>T .'tl.'.ttlHI'l.tSMl In tlie seiiat** an •‘tT«irl was iinnh* to ilel.av the pa^sa;;** of tin* art liy pro posiiin annndiiierils an<l the s*‘ii!it« cliainlxT ^e^■ollnl^M| to tin* oratory ot fri**nds of the \el**ran aiaf of fedi*ral ompiovees. tiattliii". acainsl eertain and overw heliniim o<hts, to w in some amendineiit to the hill. 1 l/^MIl.K fli*> lT>*shh*nt has re«’civ4Ml VV Itepiihlieaii aid in seetirln;! de Rlred letislatitiii for his hankiim. eeoii <imy and h**er pr<i;:rani. he will proh alily not he ahh* to depend upon it to tlie aame extent at least for his farm pmurant. That eoiiteinplates oiv Inc the Presiiieiil ilic tntorial [Miwers In s»i f niHni|Uil-fitiHc the twice of farm prodifi ts t«v hrin" tjn*n.i iii» to what is t>*rfiied a ‘parity" prii’e. Tlie eoiileiii (dated taw woiil'l au thorize tlie Presiih-nt. actinc tliriMtcIi the seeri'l irv of acri« tilture. to tlx a parity firii e of (•;(. h rariii (troduct : that Is. « |»ri( e at wlih h tto- (irodm er of tin* limdin t woiil'l t*e pl;iee«l on a parity witli the produeef «if manufaetured artieles ( or e\am(ile. the. si*eretary s*f aL'rieiillure micht declare .<( a hiisiiel to tie the (lariiy prk*e of wlieal. 'I'he olijeet then would he t<‘ nmidpU late tlie iwice of wheat U|i«nrd until the <lesire«l« (larily (irice should he reaclnsl. ’ - , In order to raise tlie (irices ttf farm V.VKS hecan <»;M*nin2 for husln»*SH on JIarch IT On that date only hijnks oi^ms ti’d wilth ttie Fed<*ral Ue- serv e system ami hK'nttsl in ^Kvsleriil Ih-iTxe hank citli*s o(H*ned thei^ di ors iitidor licei:s»‘s fr«i?ii the 'l,reje< —y ilejiariimMit. I’.anks In all clear nc house I'itles that luid a|»|die«l for ind heen i.s.'>.ijcd lieensi>s ♦■ifher hy the '< deral treasury 'er. In tlie 'cu-'e' of >t.ite haijvs. hy st.aie h.ankinc d^’part- nn’iits, tii'can ojieiiinc on 'ruesday. and those in the. smaller cities and towns on Wednesday 'l'tu*re were no restrictii*ns (daced on the hanks in ili** way of hiuitinc with drawals, *-\c*‘(it where the de(>ositor "was ultemidinc to s«Mure sums that wiiiild indii'.itP Ipiardinc. wh<*n the (ler ^ son making the withdrawal was re /jiiired to slate his (uir'p'ise and ills name ami address. -. 1 'I'he flanks wa-rt* also nsjiiired not ' to. —y'olil rertirH"lt<»S. I lie »‘niliarco tlie I'n-shlenl had (daceil on cold heinc coiiliniied. and v.nsf amounts of the iiiel.il were hetnc re- j fiirmal to the hanks. |'(» t<i M.irch l.'l It was esliiualed tlie Federal Reserve York halt Te<-ci\~eir words—tliR shortest ITeal- deiifial me.s.s^c? ever written—the I'/tsident, siH-ijred legislation a’mend- itig the Volstead act and making .’l.tki (>er cent h«H‘r legal In the L'nited Slatc.s. "T'he iTesidenfs ,7*J words Were: "I Ve<-omiiiend to the congress the passage of legislation for the linme- I (fhtfe , imxli heat inn of the Volstead ' act. in order to legalize the roanufjwf- j tore and sale of heer and other liev- ; erages of such alcoholic content as is i (lerniis.sihle under the Constitution; I and to provide through su< ti mauu- 1 factiire and sale, by guhstantial tuxes. * a ()io(H*r and much needed revenue 1 for the government, j. "I deem action at this time to he ' of the highe.st importance.” ' ' Tlie heer bill (irovides for an alco j hoiic content of not over 3.or> per cent, i for a (ax of .?r» a barrel, for a license ' fee of, $1.POO for each brewery, and tlie law to lie effective 15 days after It is sign(*<l by the Fresident, w hich means tveer wilt Ik* on sale shortly after the first of April. The bill was passed hy a stri<tl,v non-iiarti.san vote. In -the house Peniocrats voted for it. and 58 ugain.st; 73 Re|(uhlicans for and 31* against, and 5 Fanner laihor for'. 'I'wenty meudiers did not vote, and tfiere are two va cancies. y Kansas wa.< the only stale whose re|iresentatlves voted .solidly iigainst tfie liill, while the re|ircscntalives of 18 stiUes voted all w^t- 'I'he/senate amended the- house bill to include wine, to make the alcoholic content of both 3.05 Instead of 3.2 and to ni’ohlhit sale to children under six teen years of age. Tlie vote^Th The senate was 4.3 for the hill and 30 agaitist, also along strictly non*i>artl- san lines. ■ It is estimated the ^i a barrel tax biiriTi IiPV'ew’ York liad re<-elven more than .*tlon.(Mio.(sKI of hoarded gold and In t'hicago more than N‘.!.'t.0lkMMSi had heen r*-tnrtied. Tti»- returns through- OLUt the nation Indicat'd a larger amount of gold hrou;ml ha«-k to the banks Ilian tlie wijli<lrawal of ffn* metal since Tyiiruarv I. tboiigli the governiyeiit i^ld not g'Lve out any • lelinlle stateme|ft on the subje«‘t. If Wits afleY the |•res^dent bad re floated and omfibasized the emluirgo he hail |iIar-«Ml on g«dd payments that Governor Rhsxl of Ftah sign(‘d a hill (lassed hy the legislature re<|uiring J'the'’ treasurer of the state of Utah and of each taxing subdivision wllliin the stale to (»ay all public“employeei under flieir Jurisdiction In gold coin.” \Vhere will Utah get the gold? 'T^e Fresident. In a published state ment jind a Is* In a national broad tTieTir^ rasT. "(iidalfed’ In 's'luip/it#^ iang^ge "?li going I reasons for the national bank holiday and the (dans for o(>ening. He was careful to einidiasize tlie (mint that the time of ofieniitg any hank was not delerniined hy its relative eondl thin, hut hy the ahility* of the ofllcials of (he Feileral Re.serve hanks and of the Treasury de|iartinent to make the (iropcr check for the issuing of licens«‘s. He explaliieil that lainks that were not sound Would not ke |M‘rniitlcd to o|M‘n excc|il under goveFiimeiit su|M*rvision for the (iur|M»se of rmirgunizing them. 'I'he riHiix'iied lianks -were sii|iplied with a lilieral allowance of the new cnrrencx based on Tank assets, hut In (iractically im ••ase was any of ihjs ne<‘ded as llu* de(»osil.s ex«-«s*<Ied the withdrawals, and in many cases th«> new riirr*‘ncy was reiunusl to the F<*d- eral Res*Tve hanks. ~ “ i «m heer will (irodtiee about $125,(XK),- (Kiu additional revenue. O’ Secretary Wallace P RKSIhKNT RtiosF.VUI/r took time out from the urging of new b*gislation to give stiiue 4‘oiishleration to the tilling of im|«ortant <1T|domatic (Mists. He has sent to the senate the nniiH's of Rotiert Worth Ming ham. p u h I I s h e r of I.ouisville, K>.. as am- hjissador to tJrent Mrltain; .h*sse Isaidor Straus, (ireshbuit of Rv II. Maey At Co.. .N’ew York deiiartinenl store, ns ambassador to France, and Jose- (ihiis haniels, war sec ref ary of the navy, under wIhhii .Mr. R«H»sevelt aerved as nssist.nnt siN'retary. as ambassador^to .Mexl(‘o. .\t least one «»f these will irt»*et with some op(Nistlion ill the M>nale. Sena tor Arthur ^Robinson (Re|>.. Itid.) an noiMiced that he w«*iih! offer evidence that Mr 'Minghaiii had made s(»e«M'hes in F.nglamt whh-h 4*aiised him to he labeled as ‘‘aisdogetlc Aiuerican.” Advisers of the Fresident. Imwever. declared that be was full.x siitlslled that .Mr Riiigham will assert :ind de fend .\merb-a’s (xisilioii 4in all issues eiii|iliaticall\ and (uitriotically. Jess* I. Straus SFF-CIAL interest to Roman I 'jitholics is tlie allocution dellv- I ered by Fo|»e Fius at the secret con sistory innugunding tlie lioly year. His |iolim*ss l.s.sued a warning iJiat commun- , ism Is altemiitlng to j exfdoit tlie world’s j (lolltlcal and economic ■ d I s o r d e r s and ex I pressed a fervent wish i for disarnmment and ■ settlement of war debts. 'The [lontlfT be stowed the Roman (iur(ile on aii new c a r d I II a I s of the i ll li rcli a ml a n non need hf- P!p-V»ted 7e 'six'<‘lpvate<l were: l*ietro Fiiiiiasoiii-Riondi. former Rfiostollc delegate at Washington: ArchhIsho(i N'ilUuieaiive of (Jiiehec. .\ngeIo holcl, \rclihislio(i Iriiiltzer »»f Vienna. Arch- hi^hoii Costa of Florem-e r.tid Arch- liIs|io(» Fossjitl of 'rurin. Second only to the “nefarious (iro|iagumla of comniutiists” which, I.e said, threatens Christian eivilizatlon. the poutin' deploreil (iriee)ytlllg H«-tivI- lies of Froi«>stant sects in Italy and Rome. He ih‘scrih*«s the<encli\ities as lieing ‘■impudently’*^ (iiirsTied" and urged Hill file faithful to t*o-o{M>rale against ‘‘this m«‘n)ice ami def«>nd the treasurt'd riciw-s of city and nation.” L T for immediate recon.vfrtnrfion atid n'llahiliialion an* well uml«*r way In l.os .\ngeles jimi its siihurlis. wdier** earfTiTremors «‘aused 115 deaths and (irojicrly damage estitnat«'d at $T5.jHHi.(KKI. .\n a(i|i(>;il lias heen made' to the federal government and the ReconstI'ln'tloii Finance cof(-ioration for the majority of funds iieetleil for re- tmllding. Congress (lussisl a bill, in- trodtieed hy Senator William (1. Mc- Adoo of l.o.s .\ngele.s. {or an emer gency H(>(ir«i(>riation of .$5,(l00.(l()t) to relieve immediate distress in the stricken nro^ 'The.eartlnjiiake will [irohalily give to science the first n«*curHt(^ records of Just Ipiw the earth stiakes during such a disaster, ^nrorniatlori which may tie lilghly vahialde In consfruc- Ing buildings to wiibstaiid earthquakes in the future. HIE out —I Fpeiich cahluet the memliers of la wunding tlie* w: war xeiemns. the U. S imately $*M*t*d w hich . Sam Sideer tiad in the Hargis Hank and 'I'nist c«iiii pan,\ of Mreathltt ciMinty, Kentu«*ky wli«*h it lM‘cniiie Insidvent. 'I'lie assets ot the iuirik were not siif" ficleiit to (Miy dejMisitors. and if* was eonti-mi***! th.ni money r»s-elve<l from tlie rnil«‘<l Statin* lij veterans for* imOirnnce*’ and iiis:>b;:itv Ohllowanees' was Hione.x of the Cnifi-d Htnteawldle to «ii|B At aod the lueaaures adopted | on de(Misit In hanks to the credit ot would be those Jutted moat likely to : vetenms and was therefore entithsi to ral.ste the price to tlie point desired. j priority. 'The Supreme court dm ideil The,» peodocti cor ered in theTrdn-! otherwise. =—• — teuiplated law are wbent corh. cotton,' ’cattle, sheep, boga. milk, dairy prod- 'ticts, totairro and rice. . Along w'tth thta the President pro .'poses the sen ling dr>iira of farm mort- and m rcOtictleo lo the v la in a case Jiyyolyiii^M de|M>.sit of ii|ipri>x I wltli the departure" of the new ?^nch Siiiireme court dividcil. are with Old (irlorlty over otlier defiositors In the claims ngaliist insolvent Imiiks for tile money rei-elvisl from tlie Uniteil prodm ts the seiTetary of agriculture j S(al.*s. The ruling was hamleil d<»wni uniler the terme of the 1*111 would In voke various devlc«*s. He might em ploy tlie iloiiteslic allotuieiit plan to Influence tlie prli'ps of one groiqi of Commodities and the governtqent land pNising (liiiD" in the case of anotiicr '•group. Secretary Wallace insists tliut it would not lie a price tixing law for the reason lhaJTio pric-e w’ouhl lie* ftfWl hy flat. Instead.'a price would, ho declared chamber of^dotuities in an atteiiqit to Whip up a tiKijority In favor of (laying the »Rl.2d1.432 war dclit instalhiient to the United Slates which was ; defatilteil on De- ceiiilier 15., F<*rmer F r e in I ip r Herriot has lieen lob by ing in tlie govern ment’s hclialf. seek ing (dislges to vote favoralily in case Fre- nder ,I»aladlej„jdimild d»*<'ide to bring tlie. matter to a vote. Her riot has lH>en teliing the deimties tiiat It la luvessary to act quickly, as the government would like to h.ive the (uiyment coincide Premier Oaladier amhussador to Washington, c* A 'roRXAiMt swept the Tennessee Kentucky bord<^ from the' .Mia aisslppi river in the Uumlierlsnd mountaina. killing .30 peraont. injuring more than 200 and did datuags estl T he new iKliuiliistratioii'refuses to allow tlie*t’niletl States to lie liound , I ‘by.iiny action that Is taken, hut agrees to join the l.eague of .N’ations meai-^ hers in a discusslou.of »li;»t ihn wiirld gJiiuiJil do ulMUit JH;*anese military iii- roails. in mytliern i'hina. .. f Hugh R. Wilson, minister to Switzer land. has Iieen named to 8it at the council table with th^ league’s 8|i«*clul' -advisory committee on the uridts‘Irt;'x*d w’ar in the Far East, with two iiupor- tunt re.servntlons: 3'he United States, a nonmemher of the league, will not vote. It will not agree ib adx'ance to bow to the conuuittee’s decUion, which may cdll-for an economic boj- fi I93X. WMtMW N«ivap*p«r v»l^ WOMAN The Perfect Serial .Mystery . \ ‘••r* a 0 J^yce, as she opened her eyes on that memoraUIe morraiig, was equally surprised at the w arm, flower-scented "air, at the luxurious-sleeping porch where she lay and at the diamond circlet on her wedding finger. Was she married? Was it summer? Surely the fruit-laden trees Shj could see were not in Chicago—this silk-covered bed was not a hospital cot. Yet—the last thing she remembered was a skidding taxicab on a sleet ing November day in Chicago. And when a man came and sat on her bed and kissed her goodbye for 'a hurried business trip, telling her to be "careful after her fall from her horse the day before, her mystification was complete. So she w’as married. Later she discovered from her toilet articles, that her initials are F. L. P. . . . and that the house she lived in was rich—and beautiful. ITS A MASTERFUL STORY . . . MASTERFULLY TOLD, , BY ELINORE BARRY 1 If’You Mtss a Single Installment . . You will Regret lU It's .That Griiiping ■ c’-r ¥ i"