Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-09-21

will investigate complaints and
seek voluntary compliance. report
ing continued violations TO NRA
headquarters.
More than half of the huge bill
hon. three hundred million dollar
fund Tor public works has been
allotted and work Is now under
way in all parts Of the country.
Secretary Iekes estimates that S.
per cent OF the money spent will 90
into pay envelopes of workers. In
~eidehtaily. The capital is beginning
to appreciate the fact that Mr.
lekes is becoming one of the most
powerful figures In the Roosevelt
Cabinet. In line with the presi-
dent faith in one man responsible
". the Secretary of the Interior
has the responsibility that goes
With the huge public works pro-
gram and is also administrator of
the Fair Competition Code of the
oil industry"
Spea k n extemporaneonsly
President Roosevelt opened the
third annual conference of a
group organized in the middle of
me depression to work for the
relief OF unfortunate victims of
the economic situation. The Chief
Executive urged all citizens to
local efforts TO solve the
relief problems. which, he said.
Woul not be successfully met by
best that could be done by
Federal, state and local govern
alents. Pointing out that individ-
relief cases are Diminishing
admitting that in some in
stances relief WAS MIXED Up
politics. the President appeal
Il 70 individual citizens TO help the
unemployed throughout the United
Most bankers of The country went
0 their annual convention in Chi
ago determined TO make a strong
against government reeula-
ION that they fear will transform
iur present banking system. and
prepared 10 defend themselves
the charge of impeding re-
Dvery through restricting credit
To expose the fallaeies in the
dnking act. However, their COM
ENfRF8 .n4 4Y4aat@ mSs
own BY the administration repre-
who threatened govern
control OF banking and in
ways indicated that 1t was
p to the bankers to work with
te government. President Roose- !:
1t gave clear indication that what
as said by Jesse RI. Jones, Eu-
r. Black and Jas. f. r. o.
had his full backing. I
Jones bluntly told the bankers {
take the government into part
-rshlp through preferred stock
d warned that II the answer was
the government would do r
e banking. He insisted that 1t
y the duty Of bankers to expand :
by abandoning their present 9
tons OF liquidity and that forty a
fifty per cen liquidity should be
ough for any bank.
Mr. Black expressed sympathy u
the bankers bur warned them O
Il they were in a new era and h
Il the law would be enforced.
OGonnor ignored all protest
the deposit insurance feat e.
which had been reiterated by :,
bankers in all their speeches "
] resolutions and stated frankly -
7 deposit insurance would be "a
into effect with all possible
ed.
leading drys who face the facts :
now taking the repeal of ma I
prohibition for granted. In I
plans are underway for an en- !
" new temperance movement. ]
Tough there will be no outright &
by the .bitter enders." :
servers have been surprised at
unobstructed march Of repeal
D state after state going into LIE
repeal column.
considerable anxiety Is reported los
circles over the re- no
declines in the prices of farm
1ucfs which is in contrast to the
Is or other commodities pur- an
by the farmer. These have no.
aneed with retail prices at gem
stores In agricultural sections
ing up much more rapidly than a.,
2 prices. Moreover, reports in
tnat increases are becoming %
genera trend and some dis
enE II BEGINNING To nnnna.