Evening star., 1933-07-30
.COMSTOCK RECALL
DRIVE: IS OPPOSED
BYPARTY LEADERS
Effort to Gust Michigan Gov
ernor Not Expected to
Succeed.
BY PERCY C. POWELL.

special Dispatch to The Star.
DETROIT. July 29.-Politics. centered
around the circulation Of recall petit
tions against Gov. William A. Comstock,
Democrat, occupied the center of the
stage in Michigan this week.
son. disputed birthplace of the Repub-
lican party, and are being circulated
throughout the State.
Every effort is being made BY the
Democratic leaders to discourage the
recall movement. and even a number
of Republicans are opposed to the at
tempt to put Comstock out Of office in
this manner. and 1t Is doubtful II the
movement will prove successful.
The petitions followed adjournment
of the Legislature and report by an
investigating committee cenSurtng the
Governor for his close friendship with
Isaiah Leebove. New York criminal
attorney. who admitted he contributed
to the Governors campaign fund: and
later made an official survey Of the
Michigan prisons
During this survey. it is charged.
Leebove attempted to force the former
warden at Marquette prison to grant
him an interview with three notorious
members of Detroits Purple gang who
are serving life sentences for lining
three members Of a rival gang up
against a wall in a Detroit apartment
house and killing them.
At the same time the committee took
cognizance Of charges made by two
members Of the Legislature they had
been offered bribes by Chicago man
to vote against bill cutting the legal
limit for small loans from 312 per cent
per month to 1a4 per cent per month.
inv of ho dc
under way. This bill passed and was
vetoed by the Governor. The Legisla-
ture failed to override the veto.
With the Democratic State admins
tration in serious trouble. the Demo-
Gratis are depending on the popularity
OF the Roosevelt administration in Wash
ington to save the ticket next year.
The Roosevelt policies continue to be
popular, and the Presidents appeal for
support on the recovery act was we'll
received
Chain Store Tax Passed.
The last act Of the Legislature. which
adjourned this week, was to override
the Governors veto Of a chain-stole
tax. which is expected to raise from
$4,000 900 to SO 900 900 in revenue The
Legislature also authorized the State
Board of Tax Administration to iron
out TROUBLES arising from application
of the new sales tax. 1t seems certain
there will be a special session of the
Legislature in January.
John F. Hamilton, State manager of
the Home Loan Corporation, appealed
to the Circuit Court this week to soft
pedal foreclosures, complaining that
owners OF mortgages and land con-
tracts were foreclosing in an effort to
obtain loans from the corporation. The
court took prompt action in assuring
Hamilton of cooperation.
survey conducted by Detroit
newspaper revealed that food prices had
increased 20 per cent on "a household
necessities since February 28 This is
in addition to the imposition Of the 3
per cent sales tax
The automobile and accessory manu-
facturers concluded the preparation of
code to present to national recovery
of1cials. The automobile manufacturers
proposed, in their code, the continu-
ation Of the open shop in much the
same verbage as the steel manufacturers
did in their code. The steel code will
be up for approval In Washington in a
short time and the action taken on the
steel mems attempt to continue the
open shop undoubtedly will write the
fate Of the open shop in the automobile
industry.