Evening star., 1933-09-20
- PROSECUTIONS for gold boarding
y may be just around the corner.
The Roosevelt executive order
recurring holders Of gold to

i requiring holders Of gold to
make returns, like income taxes.
went into effect this week. They have
IS days left in which to 'fess up. after
which they are in danger of coming in
contact with the strong arm Of the law
The Department OF Justice feels ,. tha, ,,s
on the whole a remarkably cred1table
record was made by the 5,000-odd per-
sons reported to the Treasury by banks
as having been in possession Of consid-
cradle quantities of gold. They were
called upon to disgorge and eventually,
it is estimated, all but some 1926 Of them
turned in their stocks, totaling 0,OOO.-
900, OF the precious coin. Roughly, 1t Is
now figured that perhaps $50 OF the
last named submitted satisfactory proof
that they had distributed their hold.
ings either as gifts among members OF
their families, or otherwise, so that
there remained in the hands OF no one ne
person more than the permitted SlO0
apiece AS far as their check-up has
gone, the Federal law authorities there
fore are now inclined to suspect that
not many more than IS persons known
to have withdrawn, gold from banks for
boarding purposes will turn out to be
deliberate offenders. Nevertheless. some
billion dollars of gold Is considered
still to be in hiding.
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About the most piquant patronage
story afloat Is that one Of the countryS
eminent Republicans no other than for
mer Gov. Frank O. Lowden OF Illinois,
was recently offered. but refused. a
Roosevelt appointment. It was the
chairmanshipf of the Mississippi River
Commission which. under the Pubic
Works Administration, is to conduct
hearings on improvements on the Mis-
sissippi and its tributaries. Certain
Democratic leaders. already sufficiently
hot under the collar over patronage
matters, raised their eyebrows another
notch or two when they heard OF the
proffer to Lowden, who once all but
bagged a g. O. P. presidential nomlna-
ton.
For the first time in N. r. A. hear
ines the question Of the existence Of an
actual monopoly will be aired, when
three rival codes proposed for the
aluminium producing and fabricating
industry are taken up in open session,
on Thursday, September %. Because
of the public interest in the fight which
independent manufacturers are max
ing against Andrew w. Melons Alum.
mum Co. of America, the hearing Will
be held by Deputy Administrator P. G.
Kemp in the spacious ball room OF the
Willard Hotel. A capacity audience Is
expected. with consumers prominently
in the picture. The main issue WILL pe
to decide whether the code proposed FOR
the Aluminium Co.'S alleged 100 per
cent monopoly in the production OF
crude aluminium should also cover the
fabricating industries, In which tnde-
pendent manufacturers control from rs
to so per cent Of the various fields.
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Back in 1880 or 1881 party OF Mid
die Western tourists applied at the ex.
ecutiye Offices for permits to inspect
the White House. Having been sup
plied with the usual cards. they were
duly conducted through the Executive
Mansion, especially the quarters not
ordinarily open to the general public.
An hour later they returned to the ex-
ecutiye offices bubbling with gratitude
not only for the privilege granted them,
but particularly for the distinguished
honor they had had Of being shown
through the White House by President
Hoover" himself. The escort was the
late IKE" Hoover, veteran chief usher
at the mansion. Learning his name
believe it or not-the tourists took 1t
person. When cleared up on the mat
ter, they said 1t never dawned on them
that there could be two Hoovers under
the White House roof.
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Unbeknown to her congressional COL
leagues, Senator Hattie Caraway. DEM
ocrat, Of Arkansas Is q gifted rhymester
and writer of doggerel. She is accus-
toned to amuse herself for hour upon
hour, while listening to dreary speeches,
by composing verse, inspired by the in
cidents, foibles and personalities Of the
moment To date none Of the products
&C Senator Careway's muse he's seen
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