By EDWARD W. PICKARD OE ROBINSON of Arkansus, senate floor leader, spent four hours in conference with President Roosevelt at Warm Springs, and emerged with the welcome assurance that the New Deal program to be pre sented to congress In January does not contemplate the im- position of new taxes or the substantial In- crease of existing taxes. He added that he believed expendi- tures for normal gov- ; ernment purposes Senator would be kept well Robinson within the national income. Of course, this does not mean a balanced budget, for this cannot be had while enormous sums are being spent for relief and re-employment, but the senator would not admit that the cost of these would go above the ten-billion-dollar mark. “Unemployment relief is to be pre ferred to the dole,” he said. “A rea- sonably conservative program should be adopted with a view to tapering off the deficit.” Senator Robinson said that the bonus was discussed at some length but no conclusion was reached. Intimates of the White House have expressed the fear that a bonus program calling for expenditure of more than two bil lion dollars may be passed over a veto. Senator #at Harrison of Mississippi, chairman of the senate finance com- mittee, who was also present at the conference, left fqr Washington to be- | gin a study of unemployment insur- | ance. i Next day the President's chief caller | was Secretary of Commerce Danlel C, | Roper, and he told Mr. Roosevelt that | business would move rapidly on the road to recovery if only it were as sured of a safe and sane federal pro gram of expenditures. To correspond- ents Mr. Roper sald he was greatly cheered by Senator Robinson's state- ment. He felt that the left wing de- mand for vast sums of money for re | lief of the unemployed must be | checked and that there must be a fur ther shifting of relief control to com- munities, ROUBLE over the Saar plebiscite may be averted after all the alarm, for it is reported unofficially that Chan. cellor Hitler of Germany and Foreign Minister Plerre Laval of France have reached an accord providing that Ger- many will pay for French mining prop- erties in the Saar If France abandons the effort to keep the region under the Jurisdiction of the League of Nations Substance was given this report when Reichsfuehrer Hitler instructed all the Nazi propaganda forces In the Saar to cease their activities. He or- dered that disturbances must be avoid. ed and that the Nazis must rely largely on the press to keep the swastika fly- ing in the disputed territory after the plebiscite. This would seem to insure an impartial vote on January 13. APAN, having given unofficial notice that she will withdraw from the Washington naval treaty, still seems to have hope that the United States and Great Britain will agree to give her naval parity. But just in case, she has now invited France and [Italy to Join her in denouncing the pact. Those nations may consent, but the two great Anglo-Saxon nations are as one In demanding that the 5 5-3 ratio be maintained. x Representative Carl Vinson of Georgia, who Representative is chairman of the Carl Vinson house committee on naval affairs, has made plain the policy he will insist upon. “1 sincerely hope it will not be nee- essary to scrap the treaty,” he sald, “but it seems now we cannot hope very strongly for anything else. We cannot grant naval equality to Japan sat any price. If the Tokyo government does insist upon wrecking the treaty I will insist that the house naval affairs com. mittee and congress make enough money available to build five ships for each three laid down by Japan.” Japan, he sald, had once agreed to be satisfied with three warships for each five bullt by the United States or Great Britain. “Officially and for- mally it said that was all it needed,” Viason sald, “yet now it wants more” GAIN It may be sald that if or when another European war breaks out, It will start among the southern nations. The blaze lighted by the assassinations of King Alexan. der and Louls Barthou In Marseilles is still smoldering. Jugoslavia's dele gates In the League of Nations formal charged Hungary with complicity in called to meet on December 8 to dis- cuss the forthcoming plebiscite in the Saar, so that Hungary might “defend its honor against proceedings which have no other purpose than to compro- mise the good name of the whole Hun- garian nation” The document then pointed out that the council, under Article IV of the covenant of the league, may deal with any question affecting the peace of the world. It is, therefore, the duty of the coun- cil to face this question as soon as possible, it asserted, “and thus guard against the grave dangers which might arise frow the situation that Hungary is still bound to bring to the attention of the council” The Jugosiavian charges were sup- ported by the other two states of the little entente, Czechoslovakia and Rumania, Italy, which has stood by Hungary, was expected to refuse to grant extra- dition to France of Dr. Ante Pavelich, alleged leader of the gang that planned and carried out the assassination of King Alexander. The court of appeals at Turin denied the application of France, and it was believed the min- ister of justice would confirm this rul- ing. EON ARCHIMBAUD, French re porter of the budget, declared be. fore the chamber of deputies that it was undeniable that an understanding NSPECTOR SAMUEL P. COWLEY and Agent Herman E. Hollis of the bureau of investigation, Department of Justice, enguged in a gun battle with Lester Gillis, better known as George (“Baby Face") Nelson, Public Enemy No. 1, and a companion, near Barring- ton, Ili, and both the federal men were shot to death by machine guns in the hands of the bandits. The Killers, ac- companied by a woman, escaped for the time being in the agents’ car, thelr own being disabled. miles away, in Niles Center, at the en- failed to save his life. In the same region were found Nelson's clothing and the car the bandits had fled in after the battle, Dillinger, chief of the gang to which Nelson belonged, and he also was in command of the posse that ran down and killed “Pretty Boy” Floyd in an Indiana cornfield not long ago. HANKSGIVING day In America was wedding day In London for the duke of Kent, fourth son of the king and queen of England, and Princess Marina of Greece. The metropolis swarmed with royalty and nobility from many lands, and vast throngs of ordinary persons watched the parade to Westminster Abbey, where the mar- riage ceremony was performed. The ageclent church was filled with the for tunate ones who had been invited and the scene was glittering. The only Americans present were United States Ambassador and Mra. Robert W. Bing- ham. The ceremony in the abbey was cele brated at 11 o'clock In the morning, and it was followed immediately by an- other, the Greek Orthodox. took place In the private chapel of Buckingham palace end was celebrated by Archbishop Germanos, archimand. rite of the Greek church in London. Only a select company of royal wits nesses was present. conflict with Germany. This caused great ex. citement and the French office content ed itself with a denial that there was any military accord. The Russian offer was gen Col. Jean Fabry ,..;1v believed to have sian foreign commissar, last spring to the late Louls Barthou and again to his successor, Plerre lLavakh Col. Jean Fabry, former French minister of war, gave support to Archimbaud's state. ment by asserting that France's knowl edge of German rearmament, the de tails of German troops and informa tion concerning the secret manufac ture of arms and airplanes in the reich was supplied by Russia, The two men were arguing for a large war budget, and Archimbaud plctured Russia's huge military machine working with France as the only means of preserving peace in Europe, ISPATCHES from Germany tell of serious unrest in the reich, and though the government calls them “ma- licious lies,” it is a fact that the army and police forces are being held under emergency orders. A long smoldering feud between the reichswehr (regular army) and the schutzstaffel (black shirt picked Nazi guards) was believed responsible for the orders, which involved suspension of Christmas furloughs for soldiers and military police. Drilling of Nazi storm troops has increased, reports sald, while all mar. riages of army wen and police set for the Christmas holidays, popular wed- ding period for Germany's military men, have been postponed. Baron Werner von Fritsch, chief of the reichswehr, In a memorandum to Hitler, sald plainly In discussing Nazi suppressive methods that, unless a more liberal spirit prevailed, the gov- ernment would face opposition from all sides in case of war. He told Hit. ler something must be done about the bad blood between the schutzstaffel and the reichswehr. OLIVIA'S troops In the Chaco were being soundly whipped by the Par aguayans and President Daniel Sala. manca was blamed. He visited the war front and was arrested by Gen En rigue Penaranda and forced to resign, Meantime Vice President Jose Sorzano had taken over the presidential powers by decree and installed a new cabinet. Penaranda appeared to be the virtual dictator and it seemed likely he would take steps to bring about peace with ss, EPORTS of various business groups indicate that “luxury spending” is becoming more noticeable and is aiding | Industry considerably. This includes everything from the baby's doll to the palatial yacht—and some place in be tween Is fine furs—and all trade organ- izations report an Increase. Reports to Secretary of Commerce Danlel C Ro- per by business leaders indicated that sales in some gift lines this year would be 40 per cent greater than a year ago. Charity is not forgotten In this re vival of spending. Community chests and councils reported that contribu tions to community chest drives this year already are within 10 per cent of the 1920 total, and national income has dropped about 50 per cent in that time, AKE It from the Department of Agriculture that American farmers have these reasons to be thankful this year: Cash farm Income from sales of crops and live stock, AAA benefit pay- ments, and emergency drouth sales of enttie to the government totaled $7360.- 000.000 In October, compared with 0,000,000 in September and $620,000, 000 in October, 1083. Total farm cash income for ten months this year was $5.045,000,000 com- pared to $4000000.000 for the corre sponding period last year, of which $4.614.000.000 was derived from mar ketings and $43.000.000 from benefit payments and emergency cattle sales, 000,000, respectively, in 1083, AMUEL INSULL and his sixteen co- defendants in the great mail fraud trial in Chicago were acquitted by the jury. despite the long work of the gov. ernment officials in preparing and present. ing the case at an esti. mated cost of $100,000, The verdict was reached on the third ballot, and the attor- neys for the prosecu- tion could say only that they had done their best. It was ap- parent that the jurors were mot convinced that Insull and his sull, but whether or not there will be further presecution Is undecided. the utilities fleld. HERE Is bound to be another hot fight in the senate over the re weil CE HHI em rrr) hier pol < - el - et 1 - Fd Washington.—~Henry A. Wallace, sec retary of agriculture, is girding his armor to fight off a Wallace drive to revise the Will Fight agricultural adjust. ment act. Mr, Wal lace sees many sinister moves now be- preparing to meet his adversaries in the congressional battle that now ap- pears certain to come. The secretary freely admits now that there may be some changes necessary in the adjustment act, but his position will be boldly against too much whit- tiling when agricultural legisiation is before congress in January. The con. cultural situation has been improved by the New Deal program, and he is avowedly favorable to its retention in 8 general way, although in a recent speech Mr, Wallace told the national grange that probably It would be neces sary to reexamine the basis of the program that has been operating now more than a year, “Exactly what form the drives on the adjustment act and administration may take this coming winter,” said Mr. Wal lace In an interview the other day, “no one of us can say, but from present indications I would anticipate the most potent drive to be directed at restric tions on agricultural production. So I envision a conflict, a choice between two paths, one leading to unrestricted agricultural production at the earliest possible moment, the other leading to continuance and perfection of the pres. ent control methods, Either path may very well require certain changes in the Agricultural Adjustment act. Be. fore 1 discuss unrestricted production in detail, I would like to say parentheti. cally that I am for it, provided there is a sufficient excess of imports over exports to service the debts owed us by foreign pations, and in addition to pay a fair price for our exportable sur. plus; and provided, furthermore, that shipment of these excess products abroad does not lmpoverish our soll beyond repair” While Mr. Wallace is saying that the drive is on the adjustment act, obsery- ers are finding considerable objection among farmers to control from Wash: ington. I think it is an undoubted fact that the American farmers are rock. ribbed individualists and, that being true, they naturally resent having bu- reaucrats sitting in Washington offices tell them what to do and how to do it Because the farm Industry was so flat on its back when the adjustment act was passed, the bulk of the farmers were willing to accept anything that promised a measure of reilef, according to the considered judgment of students who have watched the whole picture, They have found now, however, that unhappy consequences have resulted, end I am told by many members of congress that they are uncertain whether there is a majority of farm ers in this country now favorable to the New Deal farm program. . & » It seems reasonably certain, there. fore, that the discussion of farm legis lation in the new Consumer congress will devel to Be Heard op that which has not been developed before, namely, the volce of the con sumer. There is also likely to be vio lent expressions from the corn and hog producers because of the processing taxes on hogs. A goodly number of farm leaders believe, after surveys among actual farmers, that the proc essing taxes on hogs have been taken out of the farmer's hide and not the hog. . 1 told you some weeks ago that there was every pn pet of a proposal to repeal the Bankhead cotton law. That movement has gained in momentum be yond belief. The Department of Agri culture, under Mr, Wallace's direction, is taking a census, a vote, on the ques tion whether this law should be con tinued. The result is that congress also, and don't forget that opponents of the Bankhead law are real fighters, Those who claim to have suffered dam. enough, and If they do not gain thelr thelr desires In another, much to the chagrin of Senator Bankhead, of Ala bama, who made so many long speeches in its behalf, Mr. Wallace stated that he expects the main drive against present agri cultural laws to be in favor of removal of all restrictions on production. He thinks that is a ridiculous course to fol \ o> 4 - [a eprrttt ATE Ld dedd 1] Ey SED \ om I TT rr F 1 t § NH Cam © 4 TA 00 Ip: i pi LL] Hi LN Notwithstanding President velt's speech at the annual convention Bankers Distrustful Bankers’ here, a speech that was believed at the time to have salved the bankers’ feel ings, considerable distrust of adminis tratien policies has begun to accumu- iate among the banking fraternity. It was noticed before the appointment of M. 8. Eccles as governor of the fed- eral reserve board, but it has become much more evident snd more vocal since. The reasoh Is that Mr. Eccles is considerably more of a liberal than most bankers and business men, Frankly, some of the important bank- ers of the country fear that Mr. Fecles will go far to the radical side In direct. ing affairs of the greatest banking sys- tem in the world. While most financial authorities are not now alarmed over the prospect of any inflation by means of reckless run- ning of printing presses, they do fear that the banks of the country will be forced into the position of buying gov- ernmént bonds whether they desire to do 80 or not. | was told by one bank- er, #8 man who has served in official capacity in Washington, and therefore knows this fleld as well as banking, that he would not be surprised if banks were assigned certain blocks of bonds which they must purchase In the course of financing by the treasury in the next two years. All of the conservative thought in the country looks upon this, of course, as next to printing press money in its inflationary tendencies “ » s As the laws now stand, it apparently would be difficult for the treasury, act. ing through the fed- Glass eral reserve board, Would Fight to tell any particular bank how many gov. ernment bonds It must absorb, But it would not be difficult to change the law so that any bank could be allocated a stated amount of bonds and be given the privilege of turning over those se curities to the federal reserve bank for currency. Obviously, such financial students as the veteran Senator Carter Glass, Vir ginia Democrat, would fight to the death against what he belleves to be misuse of the federal reserve system and the country’s banking structure There are several other Democrats, both in the house and senate, who would follow the Virginia senator's lead. The belief, however, Is that there are not enough to defeat such a pro- posal were it sent to congress with the administration's blessing. There is banking legislation sched. pled for this coming session. Its scope has not yet been determined but it will be more far-reaching than the previous legislation and, in all probability, there will be some brand new pet schemes put forward by professional advisers who have been called into conference by Secretary Morgenthau and his aides. Then there are the findings of the sen ate committee on bank and currency to be considered. That committee, as will be remembered, held lengthy hear- ings and exposed much corruption in certain types of banks. Whether the members of that committee and the administration will attempt to bind the whole banking structure hand and foot because of the rotten spots found in several apples In the barrel it is too early to forecast, Yet it is to be remembered that there were gltra-radical investigators includ- ed In the staff of men who operated under Ferdinand Pecora, the commit tee's counsel. Mr. Pecora, of course, is now a member of the securities com: mission and therefore not in direct touch with his former employer, but there are those here who say his influ. ence Is just as great. If that be true, the senate committee can be expected to go off at a tangent in drafting legis lation to hamstring not only the bad banks but the good ones, » - * Because weather affects our dally lives as nothing else, it proves an ever fascinating subject. It is always in teredting as well, really a fascinating occupation, to look ahead. While we cannot definitely foretell | the wehither this winter, the American Nature association and the United States weather bureau have compiled | some records about other winters that are most interesting. Take for exam. | ple, the country-wide blizzard of 1888, | The boys and girls of those days, | those who now say, “do you remember | way back when,” insist that that was & winter which really was winter, The later generations polot to the “war winter” of 1017-18, a period of exces rihe Banning Thomas UNCAN DEE woke, grunted and D relaxed once more into a morn. ing nap. Bomewhere in his mind were two ideas, One was of com- plete satisfaction after an enjoyable pricked at him uncomfortably, SBome- thing be should remember, but couldn't, Oh . well! He sank gently lack into full slumber, At eleven o'clock, after breakfast in the house of his friends where he was staying, he became electrified. He had forgotten something. Something very important, A Christmas night dinner dance that evening. He had been in- vited by Rosamond Tone, & girl he was quite mad about. How could he have forgotten? It seemed impossible. But Rosamond had telephoned him two evenings ago, exactly one minute be- fore a hasty departure for New York. He had been delighted, charmed to take her. Then that long freezing ride finding a place to stay which did not cost too much, dressing, getting to a late party which was big and brisk, and went on and on until morning and breakfast. Then a few scant hours of sleep, another after. Boon party outside the city «, . . a sleet storm, and th that he would not drive back for his evening clothes but keep on golng to the second informal engagement for the evening . . . =a hundred and thirty direction, where night, S30, here he was st eleven the pext morning, a bundred and thirty miles from his evening clothes and due in a few hours at a party forty mijes in quite en This was the manner In which Duncan was wont to spread out his week-ends, Bedlam raged in his brain, It wasn't the party so much: It was the girl. Rosamond Tone was more than lovely—she was loveatle. She was also the daughter of old Taurus Tone, the head the company In which Duncan held a responsible but not Impressive position, And there was that guy named Frank Nester. He, too, held a responsible but not impressive position in the same place. He, too, loved Rosamond, or at least paid her conspicuous attention, Mr, Tone glared at both of them. It was old Taurus way; and you could like it or leave it No one wished to leave it, certainly not Duncan Dee nor that Frank Nester fellow, At noon Duncan called up Rosa mond long-distance, to assure her he had not forgotfen and would be there. Immediately then he began scouring the town for dress clothes, All the peo- ple he knew were going to dances that night. They needed thelr own. He be- gan to feel silly and a little sick. But he contrived in the course of three hours to collect ene pair of dress-sus- penders, a white tle, and proper waist. coat. Another hour yielded a dress shirt and pair of trousers. This was sensible decision in town ther 11 gil miles in anc he would stay opposite direction. of sheer (rivmph of personality. Some body let him have studs and a collar. He'd have to wear his ordinary black shoes and socks. He still required a coat. He could not get a coat! Duncan went to the dinner dance. He looked exceptionally happy and well groomed, Frank Nester was there. He also looked well groomed but far from happy. Rosamond, If not unkind, had “See here, young man” he growled, “that coat of yours looks darned familiar, and a little large. Could it, by any chance, be one of mine? “Yea, sir I” sald Duncan, looking Rosa-
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