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The Washington times., 1933-10-26
n. Y. Curb Quotations

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Italian Sup A.etIsSGH 1kt
Evening star., 1933-10-23

to be ended or limited remains to be
seen II, however, the home price is
to be independent of the world price.
it would appear that gold bought or sold
in this country would have to bring a
higher price than the world market.
Prices Must Go Higher.
If free shipment were still to be per-
mitted local price might not be ef-
fective If the world price were higher.
However, if gold could be bought and
sold only in the United States or if
such a price would be effective.
Since the President stated that
prices in this country must go higher
1t would seem likely he intends to fix
the price of gold accordingly. He has
not pledged himself to any particular
means of fixing Colds price, but econ
omists generally believe it should be
regulated according to the general COM
modify price level.
The theory of variable gold price
as explained by Dr. Warren in his book.
Prices, is that the price of gold should
be the same as its value. Gold hereto
fore had fixed price, but a variable
value. At one time 1922 grains of
gold, the legal amount purchaseable
IOr OOlIdT, may Ouy one DuSnel OF
wheat and at another time two bushels
as the price OF wheat goes down. Colds
value increased, but its price in dollars
was the same.
Should Change With Prices.
Warren and other economists of SIM
liar mind hold that the gold price
should be changed in ratio to all prices
SO that a busheI Of wheat, for instance,
would always buy approximately the
same number of dollars.
Thus, If the price of gold were raised
to where two dollars would be neces-
sary to buy 1922 grains of gold, then
if the price of wheat advanced to two
dollars bushel the wheat owner would
still get the same amount of gold or
dollars for his wheat and the gold own
er would get the same amount of wheat.
There is considerable controversy
however, as to whether the price of
gold actually is so all-important in fix
ing prices and further whether it is
possible or desirable to control the price
artificially.
Evening star., 1933-10-23
TRUCK LEGISLATION
LEFT UP TO STATES
Small Groups Advised at Meeting
Of Representatives of II
States on Regulations.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
HARRISBURG. Pa, October 23-
Uniform legislation on truck and bus
weights and dimensions has been clas-
sified as a problem which small groups
OF States or the Federal Government is
to solve.
Official representatives Of II States
are on record as conceding the task
cannot be attacked by State Legislatures
on large scale The conference at
which they approached the matter from
that angle ended suddenly Saturday
with this off1cial verdict:
1T appears that sentiment and re-
search have not been sufficiently devel-
oped to enable this conference to make
recommendations governing the dimen-
sions Of trucks and busses throughout
the area covered by this conference"
The conferees, from States east Of H.
linois and north of Virginia, agreed
however that in regulating commercial
vehicles the rights of the taxpayers and
Of private cars are paramount" and
the present tendency" is toward
shorter and lighter trucks and buses.
Evening star., 1933-10-23
STUDENTSW0ULD SPREAD
DATA ON BIRTH CONTROL
North Carolina Methodist Confer.
ence Also Would Revise
Discipline of Church.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
GREENSBORO. N. c., October 23-
A resolution advocating "the free dis
semlnation OF birth control literature
among all people" was adopted by the
North Carolina Methodist Students
Conference here yesterday.
The resolution asks the general con-
ference OF the Methodist Episcopal
church, South. which meets next Spring
In jackson, Miss, to favor the repeal
OF all laws. both State and national.
which forbid such dissemination.
The student conference also decided
to memorialize the general conference to
remove from the discipline of the church
the clause forbidding young ministers
to smoke" and to ask for revision of
tne r1tuaf as to abstinence from wear
ing gold and costly apparel. dancing
singing certain songs, circus going. etc
These restrictions were termed "out-
grown and obsolete"
Evening star., 1933-10-23
ENGLISH PATTERN
SEEN IN GOLD IDEA
Full Development Likely to
Await Future Order From
Roosevelt.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Government gold purchase plan
is expected In some Government cir
cles to resemble the form Of the British
equalization fund through which the
value Of the pound is stabilized.
Full development Of the plan, how
ever. it was stated by one ofiicial today,
executive order by President Roosevelt.
What direction this will take remains
to be shown.
Jesse H. Jones, chairman of the Re-
construction Corporation. returned to
Washington early today from Texas and
at once headed for the White House to
confer with the President.
Will Buy and Sell Gold.
The purchase and resale of gold, both
dOmestically and In foreign markets,
Is expected to be undertaken. While
this point was not made clear in the
Presidents announcement last night,
1t was asserted in Government quar-
ters that obviously resale in both mar
kets would be necessary.
Another phase Of the situation Is
what law the gold purchase plan comes
under. At the Offices Of the Recon-
struction Corporation it was said that
undoubtedly Jones and the President
had discussed the matter, that it had
been determined through examination
Of the various laws that the plan Is
legal, but that nothing had been said
there that would indicate whether some
section Of the reconstruction act had
been interpreted to permit such deal
ings or whether it comes under some
phase Of the emergency banking act.
otin.d MI 10 ,s1t ninS under the plan ne
poses permanent regulation by buy
means Of stimulating the price rise,
this to be followed, possibly, by sales
abroad II 1t should become necessary
to check the advance Of the price level.
Knocks Imitation.
The Presidents allusion to sound"
money was taken In many quarters as
another indication of the administra-
tion's aversion to direct imitation, such
as the issuance Of greenbacks, or an
outright reduction in the gold content
Of the dollar.
Recourse to the latter method has
been urged upon the Chief Executive
from many quarters.
Economists say that for practical re-
suits on price levels there is little diff
ference between the method Of con-
trolling gold stocks and reducing the
dollars gold content to a point some
where below that fixed by law.
Supplementary Action.
Mr.. Roosevelt's announcement that
the r. F. c. would be authorized to
purchase newly mined gold at prices to
be fixed by himself and the Secretary
OF the Treasury was seen as a means Of
supplementing whatever action Is taken
toward increasing or decreasing the
amount OF gold in the country
BY setting q fixed value OF gold in
terms OF dollars. it was explained, the
administration could bolster its activi-
ties IN the world gold market.
Before Mr.. Roosevelt issued his strict
gold regulations the price Of the metal
was fixed by law at s2067 per ounce.
InS was known as the mint price, and
the mints were required to buy ali gold
offered at this figure.
Evening star., 1933-10-23
Variable Cold Value Fau0red
By Roosevelt Monetary aide
Warren Holds Price of
Gold Should Change in
Ratio to Other Prices.
President Seems Ready to
Extend Influence Orer
Commodity Scale.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt apparently has
determined that, so far as gold is con-
cerned, the American price level will
be fixed at home.
In line with the theory Of many
economists, including DR.. G. F. Warren
presidential monetary adviser. the Presi-
dent evidently intends to employ gold
prices in extending an influence over
general commodity prices on the grounds
that gold is the basic factor in fixing
the average of other prices.
Up to now world gold prices have
affected home prices considerably. Sta
tistics show that average commodity
prices in this country have followed
quite closely the price of gold as it
fuctuated in world markets.
Market Offers Parallel.
Security prices on the stock market
have offered parallel example.
As world gold prices have been af-
fected by numerous accidents of in
ternational trade" as the President de-
scribes it, prices of commodities in the
United States also have fluctuated with
less regard to internal conditions. The
Presidents new monetary policy will
seek to curtail the influence of these
accidents" in order that he may chart
more efficiently his plans for managing
money.
The world price of gold has been af-
fected by speculation, by fear that
France might leave the gold standard
by acts of governments in buying and
selling gold, and by other factors hav-
ing little to do with world trade which
normally would fix gold prices in ac-
cordance with the need of one nation
for gold to buy another nations prod
ucts.
Whether the fixing Of COLDS price
here means that the free shipment OF
newly mined gold from this country is
Evening star., 1933-10-23
Reiterates March 4 Promises.
NO COMMENT BY GARNER
ON PRESIDENTS SPEECH
Vice President Sits Up Beyond His
Usual Bedtime to Hear Talk.
Enjoys Day Hunting.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
UVALDE. Tex, october 23.-Vice
President John N. Garner, who habit
ualy retires at 9 pm, sat up beyond
that hour long enough to hear what
President Roosevelt had to say about
recovery plans and accomplishments
over the air last night.
Asked to comment, Garner merely
smiled and shook his head
Earlier he and Ross Brumfleld, an
old friend. had returned from q dove
hunt with the limit. IS birds each.
They sat on the back porch at Gar
ner's home and ate sandwiches
Vice President still wearing his old
hunting clothes.
Have you got enough birds?" he
called after Brumf1eld as the latter
started W his home, IT you haven't
take some Of these"
But Brumfeld thanked him and went
along.
Evening star., 1933-10-23
HOPE FOR FARMER SEEN
IN White HOUSE SPEECH
Gov. Bryan of Nebraska Believes
Progress Toward Recovery Is
Apparent in Midwest.

By the Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Nebr., October 23-Gov.
G. W. Bryan today saw in President
Roosevelt's last night remarks new
hope for great many people in the
agricultural section Of the Middle West,
where progress toward recovery is now
as apparent as in other parts of the
Nation"
The Presidents speech, he said, con-
tanned fine resume Of his plans for
bringing better economic conditions"
He commented that the President was
not specific as to increasing the amount
Of money in circulation, but added:
II still hope he has that In mind,
as it is almost impossible for any one
in the Middle West to find additional
security or collateral to secure loans.
It Is not increased credit we need, but
an increase in the amount Of basic
currency"
Evening star., 1933-10-23
GOLD PLAN CALLED new
DEAL FOR AGRICULTURE
Head of New York Federation De-
scribes Roosevelt's Speech as
Encouraging.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
IONA, N. Y, October % (P-Presi-
dent Roosevelt's action in authorizing
the Reconstruction Finance Corpora
ton to buy gold in the open market
was hailed as new deal for agr1cul-
ture last night by Charles R. White
of this village, president of the New
York State Farm Bureau Federation
and director of the American Farm
Bureau Federation, who drafted the
monetary resolution adopted by that as
sociation at its last convention.
This action means that at last we
can control the value of our dollar
in relation to commodity prices" Mr..
White said. 1T follows very closely
the plan discussed many times by agri-
cultural leaders with whom ! have con-
ferred It is unfortunate that Con-
gress did not repeal the gold act Of
1884. so that the Treasury could have
bought gold freely beforehand.
"The Presidents speech was very en-
couraging It shows he understands
the problems confronting agriculture. "
Evening star., 1933-10-23
INITIATION PLEDGE
IS SEEN BY BORAH
Idaho Senator Says Speech
Promises Effective Expan-
sion OF Currency.
BY the Associated Press.


BOISE, Idaho, October Ex-senator
william E. Borah Of Idaho saw in the
speech Of President Roosevelt last night
a promise of "a sincere and effective
expansion Of the currency"
Commenting on the Presidents ad-
dress, the Senator said:
THE President plainly declares he is
not satisfied with the farm price level,
and that he is going to raise it, and he
warns the country that If he cannot
raise it in one way he will raise it in
another.
With this statement, We of the West
heartily agree. AS I see it, this means
controlled inlatiOn-a sincere and ef-
fective expansion of the currency,
which could include the supply of our
domestic production of silver.
N. r. A. Jeopardized.
1T must not be forgotten that the
purchasing power of the farmer has not
been meaSurably increased and it must
not be forgotten that unless that pur-
chasing power is increased, the whole
structure of the N. r. A. program must
fall
1T is situation which cannot be
placated by loans or poStponements of
foreclosures. The farmer is now mark
ing time in the matter of buying await
ing return of the price level and
awaiting adjustment of the disparity
between industrial and farm prices.
THE President as 1 understand it,
recognizes this disparity between in
dustrial and farm prices. This is one
of the most exasperating matters with
which we have to contend. 1t is this
disparity of prices which is dangerously
aggravating the situation in the farm
belt. I do not see how this disparity
can be remedied so long as the anti
trust laws stand suspended, unless the
country wants to enter upon the
dubious proposition of fixing prices"
Evening star., 1933-10-23
Bolt Kills Second Child.

STANTON, Mich, October % R.-
A second child died yesterday of in
juries suffered Saturday night when
lightning struck barn, six miles east
Of here, In which seven children were
watching Raymond Johnston doing his
farm chores.
Geraldine Wilson, 10, died in the
Alma Hospital today. Merle Johnston
7, was instantly killed.
Betty Wilson, sister Of Geraldine, Is
in Q serious condition.
Evening star., 1933-10-23
CANADA LIKES SPEECH
Ontario Treasurer Sees Benefit II
President Advocates Imitation.

TORONTO, october % (P).-"If Mr..
Roosevelt is going in for infation-and
I would judge his pronouncement to
mean that" said Hon. E. A. Dunlop,
Ontario treasurer, last night-"the ef-
feet on Ontario certainly will not be
an adverse one.
"A managed currency. or imitation,
should have the effect Of bringing the
New York dollar down with reference
to the Canadian dollar. and of thus
making it easier for Ontario to meet its
commitments in New York"
Evening star., 1933-10-23
RAMSPECK Halls SPEECH
Money Policy Pleases Georgia
House Member.

ATLANTA, Ga, October % tP.-
Commenting on President ROOSevelt'S
speech last night, Representative Rams
peck, Democrat, of Georgia said: "It
was a remarkably clear and concise
statement OF the recovery program and
a candid revelation of the purposes OF
the President. 1t shows that wonder
full progress Is being made. I was
especially glad to hear his statement
on money policies " seems TO me the
thing we most need is patience to give
the President a fair opportunity to
work out his program"
Evening star., 1933-10-23
RAILROAD SHOWS GAIN
Profits of ,e43.e2 Reported by
San Francisco Road.

SAN FRANCISCO, October 23 R.-
The San Francisco Municipal Railway
today reported q profit Of sic, ,943.9 90 for
the first three months Of the fiscal year
a. compared with q loss Of SlOl, ,O2Oss
for the same period of the preceding
year Though part of the improvement
was due to operating economies, Edward
G. Cahill, manager of utilities, said
Business increased markedly"
Evening star., 1933-10-23

time to control the gold value Of our
Our dollar is now altogether toe
greatly influenced by the accidents Of
international trade, by the internal
policies of other nations and by politi-
cal disturbance in other continents
Therefore the United States must take
firmly in its own hands the control ol
the gold value of our dollar This Is
necessary in order to prevent dollar dis
turbances from swinging us away from
our ultimate goal, namely, the con-
tinued recovery OF our commodity
prices.
r. F. C. Will Buy Gold.
As further effective means to this
end, I am going to establish a Govern
ment market for gold in the United
States. Therefore, under the clearly
defined authority Of existing law, am
authorizing the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation to buy gold newly mined
in the United States at prices to be de-
termined from time to time after con.
Sultation with the Secretary OF the
Treasury and the President. Whenever
necessary to the end in view. we shall
also buy or sell gold In the world
market.
My aim in taking this step is to
establish and maintain continuous
control.
This is a policy and not an ex-
pedient
1t is not to be used merely to Offset
a temporary fall in prices. We are
thus continuing to move toward man.
aged currency.
You will recall the dire predictions
made last Spring by those who did not
agree with our common policies OF
raising prices by direct means. What
actually happened stood out in SHARP
contrast with those predictions. Gov
eminent credit is high, prices have
risen in part. Doubtless prophets OF
evil still exist in our midst. But Gov
ernment credit will be maintained and
a sound currency will accompany a
rise in the American commodity price
level.
Reiterates March 4 Promises.
I have told you tonight the story
of our steady but sure work in build
ing our common recovery In my prom
ises to you, both before and after
March 4, I made two things plain ::
First, that I pledged no miracles and
second, that I would do my best.
I thank you for your patience and
your faith Our troubles will not be
over tomorrow, but we are on our way
and We are headed in the right
direction.
Evening star., 1933-10-23
CONVICT IS WOUNDED
One of Four Attempting to Flee
Florida Prison Camp Shot.

Florida Prison Camp Shot.
BROOKSVILLE, Fla, October %
@.-Carl Nunnelly, convict from Mis-
souri,, was shot and seriously wounded
at the Tooke Lake prison camp near
here yesterday, officials said. after he
and three others attacked Capt. Baker,
camp superintendent, in the stockade.
The prisoners had filed away their leg
irons Capt Baker said, and when he
entered the camp to investigate, they
attacked him with knife. Capt. Baker
was cut on the back but was not seri-
ously injured A guard fired, Baker
said, and Nunnelly was shot twice in
the abdomen. Nunnelly was In serious
condition at the fernando General
Hospital.
Evening star., 1933-10-23
FILM VETERANS MEET
Hold Reunion at Inceville, Ghost
Town of Silent Pictures.

PASADENA, Calf. October % L@-
a ghost town OF the f1lms-nceville-
where make-believe cowboys, Indians
ana c'va War soldiers acted before the
silent canera-was brought back to life
as 100 veterans of the vanished colony
met here Sunday to talk over old times,
CHARLES Ray and Jean Hersholt, two
OF the early day actors who got their
start in films at Incevi11e, were present.
Incevtne, located at Ocean and Bev-
erly boulevards, was the home once of
kay-bee Pictures. It thrived when
Hollywood was only q rural district OF
orange groves and dusty lanes.
Evening star., 1933-10-23

American Suicide in London.
LONDON, October % R).-A verdict
Of suicide was recorded today In the
inquest into the death of an American,
Severn Teackle Haviland, 36, of Mime
apois, who was found gassed in his
London apartment Wednesday.