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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-04-20

ident In his message, s'transcends mere
power development; 1t enters the
wide field Of flood control, soil erosion,
aff~orestation, elimination from agricul-
tural use Of marginal lands, and dis
tribution and Investigation Of indus
try.
"In short, this power development
of war days leads logically to national
planning for a complete river water
shed involving many states and the
future lives and welfare Of millions.
1t touches and gives life to all forms
of human concerns.
II, therefore, suggest to the congress
legislation to create a Tennessee val
ley ~authority-a corporation clothed
with the power Of government but pos
sessed Of the lexibillty and initiative
Of a private enterprise.
ut should be charged with the
broadcast duty Of planning for the
proper use, conservation and develop
ment Of the natural resources OF the
4EuilISENC iAfEA aidiliuNS BlSl3 anu
its adjoining territory for the general
social and economic welfare Of the ma
ton. This authority should also be
clothed with the necessary power to
carry these plans into effect
The Presidents plan includes the
running of electric power into every
farm, to control crop productions, to
build dams and promote forestation
projects in the interest Of relieving
unemployment. 1t Is a ~far-reaching
plan which will take years to work
out, but Ii a plan Is agreed upon and
1t appears successful even before 1T
is fully tried out, the President ex-
poets to apply similar projects to 9TH
er river valleys of the nation.
To carry out the Presidents scheme
Senator Norris Of Nebraska intro.
duced In the senate a bin for govern
ment operation of the huge wartime
power and nitrate plant at Muscle
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-04-20
HISTORIC RELIC OF
SOUTH IN BERMUDA

The great seal-press of the South
ern Confederacy, intended for use
by the Confederate congress at Rich
mond during the Civil war. is now In
Bermuda, owned by two sisters. Miss
Violet Darrell and Mrs. J.. Roland
Kay. according tc the newspaper, the
B~ermudian.
How the great sealpress found its
way to Bermuda is explained by the
Bermudian as follows. The Eng
lish seal maker entrusted the seal
and press TO a Lieutenant Chapman.
I'll officer In the Confederate navy.
When Lieutenant Chapman left Eng
land he made no attempt 10 reach q
southern port directly. for many
vessels attempting this had been cap
tured by federal ships and CON
demned. Instead he followed the
plan adopted by the blockade run
ners. who would clear for neutral
ports, like Bermuda. Nassau. ant
other islands of the North American
coast.
chapman reached Bermuda and
made three unsuccessful attempts TO
carry the seal and press to Rich
nlond, for the federal blockade was
Tightening" continues the Bermudian,
aand many Of the southern ports
had been completely closed by the
enemy vessels. Despairing of ever
getting the cumbersome irsn press,
as well as the seal. through, Chap
mar resolved to leave tie former
with Mr.. Bourne. the Confederate
consul at st. Georges. the old cap
itaI of Bermuda. The seal itself could
be carried easily in his pocket. and
on his fourth attempt Chapman
reached Wilmington safely. Nothing
definite seems to be known Of him
after his landing.
4The great s~eal-nress remained at
the erstwhile Confederate consulate
at st. Georges until. upon the death
of Mr.. Bourne in 1867. 1t was sold
with other effects at public auction
subsequently. John Samuel Darrell.
father of Miss Violet Darrell and
Mrs. J.. Roland Kay, The present own
ers of Mount Wyndham,' purchased
q curious iron instrument. heavily
coated with rust, at a junk sale. On
being scraped and cleaned ii WAS
recognized rs the huge seal press
Knowing Its history. Mr.. Darrell Sc
cured a duplicate Of the missing seal
from the makers, J. s. Nyon K Co.
aThe eolored servant Of jefferson
Davis, Jones. yoyaged TO Bermuda
continues the article i'm the Rer-
mudian, land offered to huv the
press from Mr.. Darrell. hnf he de
cffned to sell. and The historic piece
Of metal Is still at Mount Wyndham,s
a fine old house whose ov-n history
makes 1t the most interesting old
homestead In Bermuda" The great
seal for the press has been various
ly reported to have been found In
many southern cities
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-04-20

EDUCATION. literature and religion
- lost one of it's most distinguished
leaders In the death OF DIR. Henry Van
Dyke. wartime ambassador TO the
Netherlands and Luxemburg- He died
in his sleep at Avalon his home I'm
Princeton, n. ]. He was eighty years
OF age.
DR.. Van Dyke had succeeded. as ono
OF his friends said as -poef-rririces
sayist-norelist, educator lecfurer-fsheF-
n-pulpiteer.r DR. Van DYKE resigned
his diplomatic post in 1917 so that be
might say what he thought about the
World war.
Holding degrees from several Amer
lean universities, he also had been hon
ored by Oxford and the University Of
Geneva. He was commander CT the
Legion OF Honor. had been president
of the National Institute of Arts and
Letters, was moderator OF tie general
assembly OF the Presbyterian church
In America in 1902 and 1903, and from
1900 to 1923 held the chair Of English
literature at Princeton university
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-04-20

Il 2-cEST postal rate within cities
Il retaining the scent rate for In
terdistrict postage. + recommended In
Il plan for balancing the post Office
budget submitted TO President RooSa-
welt by Postmaster General Farley
II is Mr.. Farley's hope that by In
creased postal and a program
Of economy, to balance the budget.
which at the present rate Is running
into an annual deficit OF S~T551btl.fsn.
The postmaster general said he had
received opinions that ii the postal
rate is cut the volume OF business viii
be SO restored as TO yield greatly in
creased revenues. and ne added that
some advisers felt thar q fat 2-eent
letter postal rate over the country
would bring in enough revenue to bal
aTce tire postal budget
The postmaster general also dis
closed a study is being made ON wheFh-
er the department shall continue the
heretofore somewhat farcicaI practice
OF giving examinations 10 first and
second-class TNostmasters-
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-04-20

experiment, has been
laid before congress
In a brief message.
Mr.. Roosevelt's hope
Is to demonstrate In
the Tennessee valley
that great economic
changes for the better
can be made by con-
serving and develop
Ing natural resources.
"Such use, Ii en-
visloned In its en-
w
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-04-20

In the city. He has
told the clearing house
banks, In diplomatic
language, that they
must keep their word
and make good the de-
posits of the Harrf~
man National Bank
and Trust company,
now In the hands of a
federal conservator.
The pressure brought
by Woodin. 1t is ex-
pected. will cost the
clearing house hanks
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-04-20

other day about the
missionaries. | had
i~nsinuated one time
after being In China
a n d { t O
everybody | could
meet, and based a
good deal on their
opinions. (Ameri-
cans that lived out
there) that the mis-
~sionaries hadent
hardly been what
you would call a
colossal success.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-04-20


II the report Is approved, and Sec
rotary Roper is successful In operat-
Ing his department at such a saving.
1t Is believed he will proportionately
far outdistanee in economy promo
tion any Of the other departments.
The secretary plans to consolidate
many activities OF the department
and to abandon others. The figure
of s26,000,oO0. which he proposes
spending in the 1884 fiscal year, be-
ginning next July l, Is not only ~
per cent under the 1888 figure. hut
1t is nearly s11,O00.0o0 under the
actual appropriations made for 1884
by the last congress. The appropria-
ton bills carry an expenditure OF
S36,605, 4G5 for the Commerce de
partment In 1894.
This is the first time in the his
tory Of the government, according to
Secretary Roper, that an administra-
ton has suggested it is not wise or
safe to use money which congress
itself has appropriated. but he de-
clared that the administration in
tended to carry out faithfully its
campaign pledges Of economy.
Mr.. Roper plans to establish six
bureaus to take over the work hereto
fore done by ten. The six bureaus
will be the transportation, patents.
census, standards, fisheries and for
eign and domestic commerce.
The bureau of transportation will
ernhoty II sffpersisInnInf3he govern
ment over all forms of transportation,
land, air and water. The Roper plan
contemnlates merging under one sub
ordinate to become the new assistant
secretary of commerce for ~transporta-
ton, supervision over the Interstate
Commerce commission. and the activi-
ties of the United States shipping
board; the Agriculture departments
bureau of weather and public roads,
the federal radio commission, the Com
merce departments bureau Of aero
~nautics, geodetic survey, lighthouses
and navigation, steamboat inspection
the War departments inland water
ways corporation. the naval obserya-
tory, and the national advisory COM
mittee for a~eronautics.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-04-20

Macdonald No more
important -roup of
British off iaIs has
ever gone Abroad and
1t is e~videntthat much
liz expected from the
meeting between the
British prime minister
and President RGAose
velt-
The chic delegate
after MacD fnaId him.
self is ST Robert
yansittart, permanent
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-04-20

which has long been
pointed to as an out
standing example of
the e~xtravagant hu-
reaucracy of Wash
ing.
Mr.. Roper proposes
to slash the exnendi-
lures of the Commerce
department from Sf5.-
100000 in the current
year to s26.0o0.W1 in
the next fiscal year. A
reduction of $1,000
TAh1 ar 10 nor cont
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-04-20
News Review of Current
Events the World Over
Secretary Roper Offers Plan for Big Cut in Commerce
Department Expenses; Congress Tackles Legis-
lation for Relief of Small Home Owners.

CECRETARY of Commerce Roper
= has laid before President Roose
welt a plan to make drastic reductions
In the expense of his department
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-04-20

sure that the system you are teach
ing is better than the system they are
practicing. Some think 1t lis, some
think 1t amt. A difference OF opinion
is what makes horse racing and Mis-
sionaries. This fellow that wrote
this fine letter Is E. Fl. Hamilton.
an able, up to date, conscientious
man, las most OF em are) and my only
kick against him Is that he Is not doing
that fine work in a hundred and one
places right here at home.
Ny motto is Save America First,
then when you get EN- all saved, save
the Portuguese, for the Chinese don't
need saving
. 1875, AeNs~sA Syndicate, f~e.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-04-20
says I'll
WILLIE
ROGERS

BEVERLY HILLS All l know Is
Just what | read In the papers, or what
/ get In the mails. / got a letter the
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-04-20

u ELIEF for small home owners who
N are staggering under Sa0.000.oo0.-
N0 OF mortgage debts is asked By Pres
idenf Roosevelt in a special message
to congress. Bills with that end in
view were In both hnnses.
In his message the President laid
down q new national policy TO protect
owners or homes valued at not more
than $4,000 from foreclosure and ex-
cessiye interest rates as the next step
In his program for economic recovery.
The proposed legislation would set
up the Home Owners Loan corpora
ton, to be organized and operated by
the federal home loan bank board, for
the direct and immediate relief of
small owners and holders OF small
home mortgages. The corporation
would have a capital of S2Od. 100000
subscribed by the treasury and would
be authorized TO Issue 4 per cent bonds
up to So0o.Oo0,GnO. These bonds would
be exchanged for mortgages on homes
not exceeding $4,000 in value, up TO
50 per cent OF the property value.
Home would pay s per cent
interest to the corporation. with fifteen
years TO pay Off the loan. A special
provision is made for a moratorium.
not exceeding three years, on interest
and principal payments.
Direct loans, up TO so per cent OF
the assessed value OF the property.
may be made by the corporation TO
home owners. II the property il moi
otherwise encountered.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-04-20

thing, and | want
To- thank goodness
that | have never
said that the Mis-
sionary was wrong,
| have only claimed
In lots of cases that
the system W a 8
wrong. My theory Of
the whole Mission
airy business could
be summed up In a
sentence. If you
send somebody to
teach somebody. be
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-04-20

THE immense importance attached
= to the Washington conference by
the British LIS indicated In the person
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-04-20

THE ambitious scheme, conceived
= by President Roosevelt, to make
the Tennessee river valley the scene
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-04-20

Shoals, which to date has cost the
American taxpayers some sfJo.oe0.e0-
In the house a bill similar to the Nor
ris bill was introduced by Represent
alive McSwain, Democrat, of South
Carolina.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-04-20

Canada. not being "A republic but
part OF another national group. IL not
included nnw. Later Canada might de-
eide To annex the United States. a
majority vote ruling both countries.
That woEId be highly acceptable here,
and then there might be free trade
from the north to the south poles on
both American continents. That, In
the language OF Amos and Andy. would
be ~surnp'n- for Europe. Asia and
Africa to think about
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-04-20
President Roosevelt suggests.

President Roosevelt suggests.
Abolish aI unnecessary. artificial
barriers ard restrictions which now
hamper the healthy flow oil trade be
tween the peoples OF the American
republics
This would mean doing away with
tariffs from Terra Tae1 Fuego north
through South America Central Amer
lea and Mexico up TO Canada's border.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-04-20

Read what Mrs. M. DOOrcn OF DZ w
10th ST., Cheyenne. Wyo.. says: Al orc tine
when / was weak and rundown. lacked cn-
crgy and my appetite was gone, DIR Pirrrss
Golden Medical Discovery was recommended
to me. | only used ono bottle OF it and Il
built me up strengthened INC. improved
my appetite and / had mo1r rnrrT~- 1t Ger
tainly made mc feel like a nrw psasnn-"
wriss 10 DR.. Piere~'s Czi.K1. B~9.A~s
NJ. r., fer fr~~ medi<sI sdvf~s-
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-04-20

hCTIoS on The arm relief bin was
II delayed By a controversy aroused
over the Simpson price-fxing plan
which has been written into the nd
ministration bill This developed af
a time when the Roosevelt program
for increasing the farmers income and
lifting the burden Of mortgages was
humping along on a rough rad xprin-
Killed. with demands for currency en-
pansion as q means4af restoring axrE
culture
The mortgage section OF the admin
istration bill is almost certain to have
the approval of the house
In anticipation OF the passage of the
bill. Henry MorgeEthau, Chairman Of
the federal farm board, Is getting his
department fully prepared TO speed the
actual application OF the relief
Some delays In putting into effect
all the credit relief facilities planned
BY President Roosevelt and Mr. Nor
genfhau will be occasioned by reason
of the fact that the consolidation or
der under which the President joined
all farm credit activities doesn't be
come effective for 4 period Of about
SIX weeks.
But Mr.. Morgenthan has reached ont
into the other agencies which soon
will come under his head. and as sucn
as the credit bill becomes Law he ex-
poets TO bring about a prompt organi-
zafion of the work Of issuing A. per
cent bonds TO be exchanged for the
present farm mortgages averaging
higher than 61 per 2
President Roosevelt il reported TO
be firmly OF the opinion that the BIZ
gest help that can be given to the
farmers AT this time IN q -icosenfng of
their credit Once the farmers debts
are erased. debts contracted when land
values were high and crop prices up.
1t may 10 be necessary IN the epin-
lon of many OF the administration nd
visers outside the group controlled by
Secretary OF Agriculture Wallace 10
resort to price fixing and allotment
schemes. to help the farmer.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-04-20

CECRETARY of the Treasury
- Woodin has laid down the law to
the New York clearing house. COM
posed of twenty Of the biggest banks
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-04-20

In the vicinity of s6.0Q0.000.
The firm stand Of the secretary was
made known simultaneously with the
arraignment I'm court Of Joseph w.
Hartman. former chairman and presi-
dent OF the bank bearing his name.
Mr.. Hartman, iii since his arrest. was
brought into court in a wheel chair.
The indictment charges that he caused
false entries to be made in the banks
books, covering the use Of s1,713,o25
Of the depositors' money for specula-
ton in the banks stock.
Secretary Woodin's action Ia based
on a pledge given to the controller of
the treasury at a time when the bank
was in financial difficulties. that the
clearing house would support the
bank.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-04-20

Beer has come aIl the way back
lit Will be sold lin the house In Wash
fngron- 1T Is sold openly, on Sum
DAYS. no need to seek for a .side
door, as In old New York city saloon
days. Men that should know predict,
thirty-zix states will vote to repeal pro-
hihition absolutely and thus take ii ont
of the Constitution Anything can hap
pen when the people become angry or
poor. ard especially when both things
happen at once
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-04-20

Mr.. Hitfers government on May 10
wiIl collect @SedirEous. un-German.
Jewish MarxTSt- books and burn them
in sixty Use great honfires at sixty-five
German institutions of learning
Hundreds OF thousands Of books will
g ur In smoke
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-04-20
This Week
By Arthur BRrsBANK
Great Britain Shocked
Big Book Bonfire
AlLAmcrica Free Trade
All The Way Back

All Britain Is shocked by the con-
feSsion OF William H. Macdonald. en-
psoyee OF BritaIn's MefropoIitan-y ick-
es Electrical company. who pleads
guilty. Of sabotage and military and
ether spring He e~onfesses that he
ard ether employees of the British
company. after building gigantic tur-
hines. proceeded TO destroy that which
ghev had created
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-04-20

DRESIDENT ROOSETELT-S invita-
4 ton to Japan to 5oin the trade ana
political conferences In Wash;ngton
has caused a complete change In the
attitude of Japan toward America
practically overnight Friends of Amer
lea express jubilation. seeing the drxt
ray of hone for the return ri relations
between the two nations to the friend
ly state existing before the ssukden
incident on September is. 1901.
Japan not only Is gladly acceutInr
the invitation but the question Is hranr
mads of the greatest Importance.
q Is1a. wsstsxn Nsvnp~p<r rnssnu
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-04-20

President Rooseveit's program counts
that day lost whose Iow descending
ssan views from his hand no employ
usent Job begun-
The latest big Roosevelt enterprise,
Just launched. will develop the great
Tennessee basin and put to work
Muscle Shoals. q power plant built
with the peoples money
Mr. wilson, head of the house naval
affairs committee, wants to curtail
drasticaIly the pay OF all flying officers
I'm the navy except the lowest paid
junior flyers ANY officer paid as
much as $50 a rear would get no
aGo-fioral par during his flying time.
That bin to discourage flying sug-
gests this question:
How much would the average con
gresham expect as additional com
p~ensafion. ii he had to go up and fly
as men do I'm the navy, In all kinds
of weather. MT frightfui @helE-diving"
speeds an dangerous close fOrmatiOn2
This country should economize. UNI
doubEeSily. but no economy should be
made pit the expense of national safety.
Ladies of the Nornen's Christian
Temperance union i'm Minnesota will
discourage beer by b~oycotting drug
stores groceries and restaurants that
sell beer The ladies' will. OF course.
refrain from drinking beer themselves,
and mot permit 1t In their households.
That Ii the right of every American,
and with some. lacking self-control, 1t
II necessary
G. Is11. by Kras F<zsmr<s Syn~aizsr. fne-
M%L Services
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-04-20

foreign Office. Sir Robert Is the rpr-
manent chief OF the foreign Office. no
matter what foreign secretaries come
and go, and all the threads Of British
diplomacy are in his hands. He
knows America well. his first wife
having been an American
The next member OF the party ID Sir
Frederick L~eith-gnss, treasury EXPERT.
who has represented Great Britain MI
all financial meetings for some Years
The third member il A. r. 0rerton, as
sistant secretary of the board of trade.
whose speciality Is tariffs and inter
national trade relations.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-04-20

FEDERAL legislation for a Colour
working week In industry was as
sured when the administration placed
itself ~sqnarely behind the measure.
The bill has already passed the G n
ate. and it is expected to be quickly
approved by the house and signed by
the President.
The bill, regarded as one of the most
radical labor measures to win the adj
ministration support, provides in It's
present form that for an
period OF two years no articles may
be received In interstate shipment
which have been manufactured or pro
dnced by labor working more than six
hours In any day. or more than FIVE
days In any week.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-04-20

DETITIONS have been filed with the
4 United States senate from citizens
OF Louisiana demanding the removal
OF Huev r. Long as senator from that
state. The petitions accuse the SEN
ator OF personal dishonesty and cor
r%uptness.
The petitioners asserted they could
furnish witnesses to establish that
Long was personally dishonest, cor
rupt and immoral" and added Longs
continuance In office is repulsiye to
the respectable and law-abiding citf-
rem Of Louisiana and to the nation.-
They %contended. among other things.
that Long had created and main
tanned In Louisiana a system Of cor
rnption and debauchery unparalleled
In the history Of the state.r
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-04-20

DY A vote of 80 to 1 efichiganss
- constitutional convention went on
record as favoring the abolition of the
Eighteenth amendment, and so Michi-
gan has the distinction of being the
first state to ratify the Twenty-irst. or
repeater, amendment submitted by con-
gress.
There were great cheers and hand
clapping when the roll was called on
the ratification Of the Twenty-frst
amendment. The lone dry vote was
cast by Eugene Davenport OF Hastings.
Barry county, former dean OF the col
lege OF agriculture of the University
of Illinois.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-04-20
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