The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-01-19

sidered entirely un-
"ayo necessary and essen
italy un-American.
"No man in this country has ever
asked for or received the dictatorial
powers which would be yours through
the enactment Of this BILL" the gov
ernor wrote.
Mayor La Guartiia, who always has
been fighter, came back with let
ter that bristled with references to
the evils of the situation confronting
the city. the hopelessness Of trying to
get assistance from the board OF alder
men or putting piecemeal legislation
through at Albany and accusations Of
political maneuvering by the governor.
Later the governor and the mayor
got together and worked out COM
promise to reform the city's financial
setup and balance the budget. Under
this program the mayor will not be
able to set himself up as sole dictator,
with power to abolish Jobs and con-
solidate departments. but will have to
share these powers with his fellow
members of the board Of estimate.
The mayor has only three Of the six
teen votes on the board, but his Re-
publican-Fusion confederates hold an
additional ten votes and on the face
Of things, the mayor will be able to
swing his plans into effect.
MYTH only Eve votes In opposition,
w the governments liquor tax bill,
which is expected to add $470, 000, 900
to the national revenue, was passed by
the house of representatives. Not one
of more than score Of amendments
altering the tax rates was accepted by
the house and the measure, as finally
passed, carried the same rates orig
inally recommended by the ways and
means committee.
A rigid requirement that all bottled
liquor sold at retail must carry fed
eral stamp showing the government
tax to have been paid and indicating
the quantity and quality Of the con-
tents was written into the bill by the
ways and means committee at the In
stance Of the Treasury department.
AS passed by the house, the bill Inn
poses tax of So a gallon on distilled
spirits, SIS barrel on beer and from
10 to 40 cents gallon on wine
When the measure came up In the
senate the Democratic leaders were
caught mapping and Senator Clark OF
Missouri secured the adoption Of two
amendments that stirred up quite a
row. The first provided for the plac-
ing of additional high tariff duties on
wines and liquors from foreign coun-
tries that have defaulted on their war
debt payments to the United States.
The second change repealed that porA
ton of the Reed "bone dry" act pro-
hibiting newspapers and periodicals
carrying liquor advertising from en-
tering dry states At present such
publications must make over and send
out copies for dry territory with blank
spaces in place Of the liquor adyer-
tiSementS.
Administration pressure was brought
to bear and next day the vote on the
first amendment was reconsidered and
the change was rejected.
The Observation-Disclosures came to the
front again when Senator johnson Of
California obtained passage Of his bill
prohibiting the future purchase or sale
of securities Of, and loans to, any for
eign government or subdivision which
Is in default to the United States, or
to any American bondholders.
nNE Of the country's best known
~ newspaper publishers and ed
itors, Frank p. Glass OF Montgomery,
Ala, died Of influenza just after the
senate interstate commerce committee
had decided to recommend his con-
firmation as a member of the federal
railroad mediation board, position
given him by the President last year.
Mr.. Glass was publisher of the Mont
gomery Advertiser and also had been
editor of the Birmingham News and
the st. Louis Star. He was vigor-
GUS writer and man of influence In
the Democratic party.
FRANCE enjoyed one of those great
1 financial scandals not infrequent in
these times, and the government Of
Premier Chautemps was endangered.
Serge StavislSy, known as Handsome
Alex" had duped countless widows
and orphans out of some sixty million
francs through Bayonne pawnshop
swindle, and certain members OF the
cabinet were involved. Stavisky fed
but was traced to lonely villa at
Chamounix, where two bullets in the
head ended his life. The police said it
was suicide. but the general belief was
that the police shot the man SO that
the ministry could appear before the
chamber Of deputies with clean hands.
% BY Western Newspaper Union.