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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-21
5 PER CENT OF YEARS
PAY GIVEN AS BONUS
West Virginia Firm Also Presents
Extra Days Wages.
By United Press

By United Press
WELLSBURG, w. Va, Dec. Iii
All employees of the Hammond Bag
and Paper Co. here will be given a
check for per cent of their years
wages and an extra days pay as a
Christmas present.
Company officials said the. loyalty
and cooperation of the employees
and general business conditions have
enabled them to make the Christ
mas bonus.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-21
SPANS DilIinger Garroted

By Jnfffd Prcss
BARCELONA, Spain, Dec. 21-
Andres Armada, known as SPANS
Dillinger," was executed by the
garrote today for numerous bank
robberieS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-21

be diSpossessed of the property
that has been her home 81 years?
And, if you're good at questions,
why should she be thrown from
the store that has been her live
lihood for many years
She's Sc and the store was at
Blake and Walnut-stS. Her hus-
band built the store. That was
progress in those days, building
a store and starting a business
and paying your bills for 81 years
and being respectable.
Now they tell her it's progress
to tear the store down and de-
stroy the business.
She's 86 and not used to precipi-
tous changes like that and today
she asked why. But it was frail
why and it wasn't answered.
Evening star., 1934-10-18
Silver and China.
From the Lincoln (Nebr) State Journal.

From the Lincoln Nebr) State Journal.
Another theory of finance appears to
have been exploded by events. One OF
the strong arguments used for the silver
legislation finally enacted by Congress
was that it would aid American trade
in the Orient. The theory was that
as long as silver was cheap, in China,
for instance, her people could do very
little buying abroad because OF the
large amount of money necessary to pay
for a small amount of goods. The
Nanking government has lodged a
protest at Washington against further
purchases of silver by this Govern
ment. Those purchases naturally
cause the price of silver to rise, and
as that price rises it brings added
confusion to Chinese finances, it says,
because it has drained that country
of as per cent of its money for busi-
ness purposes. The result is defiation,
and defiation is what caused most of
our own troubles. Under such cir
cumstances China not only loses part
of her export trade, but is unable to
increase her purchases abroad be-
cause she lacks the money.
Most of the foreign silver SO far
purchased has come from China, and
If this Government finds itself unable
to heed the protest Of the Nanking
government, 1t is inevitable that China
must do what India did, place tax
on silver exports 30 high that the
metal will remain within It's own bor-
Evening star., 1934-10-18
A Larger Lump Sum.

Commissioner Hazen's revelation to
the Board of Trade last evening that
the Commissioners are considering
ten-year average of lump-sum pay
ments to the District as the amount to
be sought in the 1886 budget is in
tensely interesting. This is new
method of reckoning what the lump
sum should be- Commissioner Hazen's
estimate last night, based on the ten
year average, would make it $500, 900
for 1896. He believes that such a
figure "offers q fair and reasonable
basis" 1t is certainly fairer figure
than the SIS 100000, minus s1,34O,oOo
for repayment of P. w. A. allotments,
which represented the lump sum in
the current years appropriations.
The proposition is not manufac-
tured out of thin air. The ten-year
average, 1925-1935, has a direct tie
up with the lump-sum system Of ap-
preparations under which the Federal
contribution has declined since de-
parture from the proportionate sys-
TEN established in unrepealed sub
stantive law
For the fiscal year 1922 Congress
amended substantive law to make the
Federal appropriation forty per cent in
stead of fifty per cent of District ap-
preparations, and followed the 60-40
ratio for two fiscal years. The de-
parture from the fixed ratio system
accomplished through legislative
rider in the appropriation bilD oc-
Cured for the fiscal year 1925, and
the so-called lump-sum system has
been followed since, with annual
evasion of the letter and spirit OF
substantive law. The lump-sum
system has been accompanied by
an almost consistent decline in the
percentage of Federal contributions
to the total District appropriations.
Considering the total District appro-
priations, the percentage of United
States share for the years since 1924
La- Ln.~ fa1lou,n.
Evening star., 1934-10-18
How to Bring the Government Out
OF the Red and Back to Prosperity

on the job and perhaps detail few
regiments of soldiers to help them,
so that they get every last cent of
taxes that come due. Half the Post
Office Department must go because
there's too much letter writing any
how. The first man we can spare
is the one who sells all these new
issues to the philatelistS. After him
we'n lay of the men who handle all
these bills I receive by courtesy Of
Uncle Sam. When the smart fellows
sell you an electric refrigerator or an
automobile they "let on" that you're
a prince, but later, about once a
month, they don't know you except
by number. Why can't they come
around and call in person and save
Uncle Sam a lot of wasted energy?
As for the State Department, put
all the censuls to work drumming up
tourist trade and advertising Ameri-
can tooth paste, chewing gum, horse
radish and hogs, and put them on a
commission basis. This would relieve
the Treasury and help trade.
The President is due for big cut
in salary. Well just pare that down
to $4,000 year and no allowances.
The honor's enough, and no poor man
has chance, anyway. When it comes
to state dinners and parties, let 'em
all go Dutch.
Congress is to be pared down-or
at least the House. Everybody agrees
that there are too many Congress
men and it costs too much to keep
them-anyway. I and my advisers
think so. Why. these fellows are
coming up right out of law school
and fighting for the chance-wanting
to get in even below the age limit
figuring, no doubt, that the title "ex-
Congressman" will sound well when
they hang up their shingles to prac-
tice back home. Wen give 'em living
expenses and Nations thanks and
ask them not to crowd.
MFR. Editor, you may wish to thank
me for this advice, but I want you
to know 1t is offered out of o full
and overflowing heart, the heart of q
patriot. wasn't nominated to run
for any Office this Fall and feel it. is
only my duty as citizen to do some
thing for my country, even If ] must
descend to offering advice.
RICHARD L. FELDMAN.
Evening star., 1934-10-18

pared with that In the extortion note
and was found to be identical, where
upon he acknowledged his guilt. and
the subsequent PROCEEDINGS were brief
and effective.
While not all such crimes can be as
quickly solved and punished, the sue
cess OF the pursuit in this case shows
what can be done through prompt re-
port and intelligent. orderly action. 1t
shows, furthermore, what can be done
in the way Of speedy judicial proceed
ings. Had it not been for the enact
ment of the "Lindbergh law" the
United States would have had no juris-
diction in this case. 1t would have
been a matter for the local police and
prosecuting authorities to handle. 1t
might be that they would have been
as quickly successful, but past ex-
perience does not warrant optimism
on this score.
Evening star., 1934-10-18
Try 1t Out With Canada.

From the Milwaukee Journal
A sensible suggestion has been made
to Secretary Hull, although we are
not suggesting that he did not have
the idea in mind. That is that he
open negotiations with Canada for. q
reciprocal trade treaty, One reason
for this is that our trade with Canada
is very important and we have. not
lately been acting sensibly with re-
gard to tariffs and trade relations.
Another sound reason is that no other
people on earth is so close to US in
understanding, in common problems
and q common background. as the
Canadian people. (
We think very well of our rae years
Of peace, our success in doing without
forts on our northern boundary and
one war vessel on the Lakes. We have
found the Canadians not unreasonable
people when there were questions Of
international boundary and of fish
cries. If we cannot sit down with
them and talk sensibly about not try
ing to cut each others throats in trade,
it really does not seem that negotia-
tons to improve trade with the rest
OF the world are very hopeful. We
could build peace" bridge across
the Niagara River to the benefit Of
people on both sides. We ought to be
able to improve our contact with the
great nation to the north so that
moving pound Of merchandise, or g.
trainlo3d, across the Canadian border
IN either direction shall not carry the
suggestion Of invading o hostile couns
try,
Evening star., 1934-10-18
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Madam Cow.
Madam Cow has had calf.
Her pride in it would make you laugh.
She looks at it with fondest eye
And breathes a long. affectionate
sigh.
She seems to say, This calf one day
Will shine out in our Milky Way.
Claiming reasonable chance
In politics or in finance.
Here do I proffer something fine
In influential feminine;
She's jersey. too. and brings to view
A system Of eugenics true.
"No mother of the Gracchi brave,
So assume the land to save.
I am not boastful Of a son.
It's Just girl-and only one.
But splendid usefulness she'll show
AS hungering babies come and go.
Fame's wreath I won't assume to
clutch
But neighbor. have you done as
much?"
Evening star., 1934-10-18

half century ago. Yesterdays Star
contained q group Of such illnstra-
tions, with matching views taken from
the same points in 1885, showing the
changes that have taken place In the
environment. A morass has become q
spacious park, the river controlled in
orderly manner. A wide space to the
west has been reclaimed from semi
inundation and utter desolation. and
has become the scene of an important
and attractive development Of public
construction.
A great many of the Washingto-
mans of today do not know of these
changes. comparatively. few remem-
bering the view presented in that
region Of the District when the Mon
ument was at the point Of completion.
The beauties Of the park are appre-
ciated for themselves without the aid
of the contrast to the wretched con-
ditions that prevailed when the great
shaft reached its pinnacle. Those con-
ditions continued for some time after
the Monument was opened to visitors,
for the reclamation work, the begin
ming of which shows in one Of the
scenes reproduced yesterday in The
Star, required several years of arduous
toll for completion. And even when
the river channels had been dredged
and the material was poured over the
rip-rap walls into the former marsh
further time was needed for its set
tlement and later for the working out
of the plans of park making. Potomac
Park is comparatively new feature
of the Capital, and it is even now un-
finished, plans for its further treat
ment awaiting execution. In one i'm
portant item is the program incom-
plete. That is the removal of the
temporary" structures erected in war
time for the accommodation of public
offices, abandonment and demolition
of which await the erection upon sites
to the north of homes for the War and
Navy Departments.
Evening star., 1934-10-18
has been as follows

Striking an average of lump-sum
appropriations for the past ten or
eleven years does not rectify the basic
inequity of the lump-sum system of ap-
preparations. The resulting figure does
not represent the Federal obligation to
the District. But there is merit in
the argument that the average of lump
sum payment since departure from
the fixed ratio system of appropriations
provides a practicable, if temporary,
basis for computing the lump sum for
1886.
One Of the several inequities of
the lump-sum practice is the abso-
lutte disregard of elements which enter
into consideration of a fair Federal
contribution. The size of the lump
sum becomes a matter of arbitrary,
capricious action by few influential
members of Congress. There has been
no justihable basis for fixing it: The
Commissioners, if the plan outlined by
Mr.. Hazen is followed, at least offer
a temporary formula, strengthened by
logical and equitable argument.
Evening star., 1934-10-18

stated. It was to effect sudden mass
increase in employment and pay rolls.
this to create purchasing power, which
would in turn finance increased pro-
duction and prosperity. 1t was arttci-
pated that in this operation prices
would have to rise somewhat, and in
dustry was to be permitted price and
competitive controls to safeguard its
solvency; but the key to the whole
scheme was that reduction in over
head through increased volume would
allow pay rolls to expand more rapidly
than prices. There, and there alone.
lay the theoretical margin which gave
the plan any economic validity; for II
the increase in pay rolls was passed
straight on to prices there would be
no increase of real purchasing power
and consequently no result"
ut is good news to the people OF
the country" according to the In
dianapolis Star, while the st. Joseph
CMo.) News-Press sees brighter days
ahead" and the Hutchinson (Kans.)
News calls it "a sound change This
Chattanooga Times comments: rThf
interests that demanded price flxina
in return for their acceptance of in
creased costs under the N. n. A. over
looked, for the time being, the fact
that the Government could not. by fix
ing prices, compel consumption at
those or at any other figures"
"The administration is getting back
to fact, where the small business man
can at least liye," says the Wichita
Eagle, while the Muskegon (MichD
Chronicle recalls that before this
change was made "the country was
filled with reports and charges of
fragrant disregard Of code regulations
in all lines of business" The Sioux
City Tribune condemns "ruinous COM
petition" and predicts: 'The day will
come when a manufacturer can be
hailed into court for selling goods for
less than they cost him to produce
when 1t can be shown that such, sales
were made for the purpose of forcing
competitive enterprises out Of bust
ness"
Evening star., 1934-10-18
Swift Justice.

That justice is speeding up is proved
by a case just reported from Detroit.
On the eighth of October youth
mailed q letter to Edsel Ford de-
manding $1,000 under penalty OF
death. Day before yesterday he was
caught. Yesterday he was indicted
and, arraigned, he confessed and was
sentenced to Imprisonment for ten
years. The mails having been used
for the delivery of the extortion note,
the case fell within the jurisdiction
of the United States Government. un-
der the "Lindbergh law" Federal
operatives watched the house where
the money that had been demanded
was to be placed and where q dummy
package had been deposited. The
suspect" appeared on the scene and
volunteered information that would
aid In the search. He was taken into
custody. his handwriting was COM
Evening star., 1934-10-18

ders. The only other alternative ap-
pears to be to place an embargo upon
all shipments out of the country.
At Washington it is said that the
Treasury, starting with possession of
62 million ounces of silver, has now
accumulated 113 millions, and that
most Of 1t came from China. Whether
these payments were made in cash or
in goods. in the final analysis, is not
stated, but If in goods our foreign
trade was stimulated to that extent.
If its final result is to make the
Chinese too poor to buy any more. we
are worse of than when we began.
Evening star., 1934-10-18

To the Edito- CT The Star:
AS "Ole Man Winter" comes knock
ing at the door and the long eve
nings invite fireside reflections, 1t
comes to me that you have not had
the benefit of my advice for a long
time. I have observed you sending
your news men here and there to
report on the state of the Nation,
and you have accepted for a place
in your columns the advice of many
people. But you have not been able
to get us out of the depression with
all your pen-and-inklings, and SO
for your own sake it is time that you
listened to a little advice from me.
What you must do is balance the
budget. I have given the matter
much thought, and even talked it
over with the janitor and one Of the
boys the other night. The method
is a little rough, but so is the treat
ment for carbuncles, broken legs and
sleep-walking.
We start of by firing half the Fed
eral employees. Not that any one
desires this hardship for good people
like we find in the Governments jobs.
But we are compelled to save the
Nations credit.
We lay up the ships of the Navy
to avoid operating expenses. We put
the sailors in camps, like the c. G. c.,
boys, and have them concentrate on
first, raising their own beans and
bacon, and, second, getting some
munitions plants started, SO that
Uncle Sam can cut those profits out
of war. Well let the Army boys
manufacture boots and clothing for
the whole fighting outfit.
All the Agriculture people will have
to 60 back to the places where they
vote and try farming again. except
for the real smart ones. We can't
let them get away from us, so they
can stay on the job, keep the build
ings painted and answer the mails,
but no researching until we get out
of the red.
I've asked the janitor what to do
about the Interior Department. He
says, fire the whole bunch. Now. ]
would say that for the Labor people,
too. haven't any friends in either
branch.
Well have to keep the Treasury
Evening star., 1934-10-18
From the Top of the Monument.

Erection of giant scaffolding
around the Washington Monument
for the purpose of redressing the sur
face of the shaft has permitted a
closeup view of the apex of the struc-
ture, which was set with ceremony
fifty years ago. Photographs taken
Of it have been printed, to acquaint
the public with the formation of the
metal tip of aluminium which, despite
the passage of time, still CLEANS with
brilliancy whenever the sun strikes
1t. a phenomenon of rare beauty.
That was the largest piece of the then
rare metal ever cast at the time, and
was regarded as remarkable achieve
ment of science. Today aluminium is
rated as one of the common materials
Of industrial and domestic use. },
It is not strictly true that the metal
peak has remained immune to vista
ton for all the period since its place
ment in 1885. for some years after
ward it was found that the Monu-
ment was In danger of damage by
lightning and rigging was erected
at the top and the pyramid and its
tip were wired with conductors to
effect the harmless discharge Of elec-
trio currents into the earth. Thus the
Monument was converted into a great
lightning rod, with the aluminium tip
as the extreme point. The whole
shaft was grounded" by this means
and thereafter the lightning was
harmlessly received.
incidentally, the scaffolding just
completed has permitted the taking
of Photographic views Of the city from
the height from all angles. which have
served to show the contrasts between
the aspect Of the Capital now and
Evening star., 1934-10-18
Changes in n. r. A. Policies
Receive General Approval

Strong commendation Is given gen.
orally by the press to the statement
by Donald r. Richberg. chief official
of the Recovery Administration, de-
nouncing fixing and controlled
production under the N. r. A. codes.
It is assumed that he has the back
ing of the administration, and that
open competition will be fostered.
A warning against sudden change
is sounded by the Kansas City Star,
which advises that I'VE talk lightly OF
correcting mistakes in fundamental
policies, but once the mistake gets
built into our economic system, 1t Is
a terrible job to make the correction"
The Star argues further: Donald
Richberg,s pronouncement against
price fixing and controlled produc-
ton under the codes produced the
expected reaction. Horrified business
men bombarded N. r. A. headquar-
tiers with protests. The same thing
happened when President Roosevelt
nut out a cautious statement along
the same lines last March. Gen.
johnson received more than 1000
telegrams Of strong dissent, and the
soft pedal was at once put on the
plans to do away with price liking.
These objections were not due TO
original sin on the part of the pro-
testers. They reflected the shock
that must come to any artificial busi-
ness structure when there is move
to knock out some of the props. A
price structure has been built and
commitments made on the basis OF
certain code agreements. II these
agreements should be suddenly set
aside there would be q temporary
breakdown. So 1t Is announced from
washington that any changes VIII be
made gradually. Yet the changes
will have to be made to get back to
a sound basis of competition, and the
readjustmentS, even If gradual, Will
be accompanied by considerable pain. !"
IF the New Deal is to lead back
to the old order by restoring the
competitive system in business and
removing the control of production
from industry, we are indeed defl-
nitely on the way to recovery" says
the Charleston Is. c. Evening Post.
The Newark Evening News interprets
the Richberg statement as forecasting
"a return to open competition IN a
frae rnarket with reasonable restric-
tions against price cutting, but with
profit, frankly avowed, as the mann
spring of the action" The Memphis
Commercial Appeal holds that 1T Is
evident that the trend is toward q
resumption of activities more as tney
used to be, with certain safeguards
established"
about the only way to make price
fixing effective is to control produc-
ton and establish monopoly" }"
thinks the Rochester Times Union.
1--WE have legalized monopolies in GER
tain limited fields. 1t is q nuisance
to have two telephone systems In q
city and wasteful to have two separate
lighting companies operating along
the same streets. But wherever we
have such fnonopolies regulation is
also found necessary-and is not al
ways effective. So invasion Of new
domains by price fixing must be
viewed with suspicion. It calls for
detailed supervision Of kind unsatis-
factory in most lines Of business"
"a confession of failure" is found
| by the New York Herald Tribune In
the Richberg statement, and that
paper makes the explanation: THE
theory Of N. r. A. has often been