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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-06-13
Copyright, 1884, United Press)

NANKING, June 13.-(UP)-
Hidekai Kuramoto, japanese vice
consul whose four-day absence 70
suited in the concentration of
Japanese warships on the Yangtze
river admitted to the United Press
today he disappeared voluntarily.
Police said he retreated to a
cave in the tombs of the emper-
ors of the Ming dynasty, ancient
rulers of China and pondered sui
eide for four days because of an
official reprimand over the fact
that he had lost an important
document.
Dazed from lack of food and
water and fasting he was found
by a Chinese coolie wandering
among the tombs.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-06-13
SCHEME WOULD
BILL
WACNERDREW
Is Intended To Clarity
Collective Bargaining
Legislation 3
NEWEST MOVE TO END
INDUSTRIAL STRIFE

WASHINGTON, June 13. (UP)
President Roosevelt's proposals
for Cancellation machinery to cope
with widespread Industrial dis
putes was sent to congressional
leaders today. Quick legislative
enactment Of proposals intended
to clarity collective bargaining
features Of the Industrial recov-
cry act is anticipated. The bill
gives management and employees
equal representation on concilia-
ton boards for industries threat
ened with industrial strife.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-06-13
ElyY RAIN FALLS,
LyAClNG TAMPA

gVPA. Fla, June Is. (UPl.
Ir property damage and rec
EirskinC rains which flooded
\ ,u'ands. clogged storm sew
kri halted traffic have fallen
y The weather bureau report
II inches Of rainfall between
H. Yesterday and s a. m. to-
Rains are continuing.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-06-13
BY JOHN r. MORRIS
United Press Staff Correspondent

SHANGHAI, June 13.-(UP).
Disappearance of a japanese vice.
consul at Marking rapidly devel-
open today into serious inter-
national incident.
Increasing tension caused fears
of reprisals which might result in
renewal of unofficial warfare in
the misunderstanding area.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-06-13
St. James Mems
Club Has Session

The regular meeting of the st.
James club, mems organization Of
St. James Episcopal church, was
held last evening in the parish
house with about Is members
present.
The subject for discussion was
"God in Science" and the discus
sion was led by Prof. W. E. Brea-
zeale. An interesting discussion
by men. ners followed his talk.
Any visitors who are interested
in attending meetings of the club
are cordially invited to do so, it
was stated today.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-06-13
MOSER RITES =,
HELD TUESDAY,
Mother of Rev. Claudl
Moser Of This City X
Buried AT Kanapolis u

KANNAPOLIS, June 13.--Fu.
neral services for Mrs. Mar
Starnes Moser, who died in thu
Lexington hospital Monday night
of injuries suffered in an auto.
mobile accident Saturday after
noon that claimed the lives of her
husband, Rev. J. F. Moser, and
Hinton Clifton of Washington, D.
c., were held yesterday afternoon
at Trinity Methodist church.
She was the mother of the
Rev. Claude H. Moser of Hender-
sonville.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-06-13
\. THOMPSON.
EYS DRIFT IS.
|lR FASCISM.
Rainfall Ex-
,,rienced In Tampa,
Halls Traffic
EVRICANE HITS
|lUCE CHILEAN TOWN

g,SHINGTON. June 13. (UP)
n Thompson. vigorous dis
L., member Of the Darrow
'-,r board resigned today. He
Er,yi the NRA Daily reveals
Z. clearly a marked trend to-
Z Fa>cism in America.
1, A long letter to President
ts;r,l,. Thompson set forth
= his opposition 70 the NRA
!, ASSUMED full responsibility
| ,r,irg the supplementary re-
= fled after the first board
II. which held there was no
= for small business under the
ser. code set-upS.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-06-13
Mrs. Dionne Has
Turn For Worse
S Children Thrive; Moth
er's Condition Serious

NORTH BAY, Ont, June 10
CUP. Mrs. Olivia Dionne, young
mother of the quintuplets born
II days ago was reported in a Sc
rious condition today.
Mrs. Dionne, it is said, is mot
so we'll and had a very bad night" "
The quintuplets, however, thrived
despite pessimistic predictions OF
scientists at the time of their
birth that all of them could not
live,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-06-13
hi Clean Park
Here Thursday

Advancement of an all day
|eE campaign on Justus
Eafa ,TGorth Main street, was
\ r. nlS morning by DR.. w.
be- aI,penter. DR.. Carpenter
Z n,a, Interested to gather at
sesr s Thursday morning be-.
|ess5 a aI and ten o'clock and
|'r so al having suitable plants
Rim" atulylng the park and
Aposo 70 give them for his
|A,S >, 70 bring these to- the
|a5rido mat time. The city VIII
|'saniC,. Workmen to assist in
Inc park, also. he said.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-06-13
kaalcANE BLOWS
kTN 50 BUILDINGS

, SANTl4GO. Chile, June t3.-
IA hurricane of fierce in
|rSt7 id great damage in south
i Chile today and moved up the
|FE toward Santiago. Several
h. injured and fifty or more
|t1frgs were damaged at Con-
|gfol, largest southern city of
\.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-06-13
FORM OFF TEXAS
bows SELF OUT

TOWNSVILLE. Texas, June
I-iUP).-The tropical storm
Fri caused apprehension among
sS:'rts Of the Mexican and
|ns gulf coasts apparently had
" Itself out last night with
: taTage 10 property or de-
r,ron Of life.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-06-13
Sing
Set For Sunday

The Edneyville township sing
ing convention will meet Sunday,
June II, at Mount Moriah church
from 2 to 4 o'clock. The public
is cordially invited to attend,
leaders announce.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-06-13
CONFIRM HIGGINS

WASHINGTON, June IS. (UP)
The senate Tuesday confirmed the
nomination of Carlisle W. Hig-
gems to be U. S. attorney for the
middle district of North Carolina.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-06-13
GOOD AFTERNOON

A mule Bic . farmer in Mis-.
souri,, and now other residents of
the state are expecting . dog to
kick ono of them any day.
Evening star., 1934-09-25
WHOLESALE INDEX
CLIMBS SLIGHTLY
2-Point Gain Is Due Mainly
to Increases in Food
Prices.

Wholesale commodity prices ad-
vanced slightly during the week ended
September %, according to the index
of the National Fertilizer Association.
AS was the case during the preceding
week the gain was due principally to
increases for prices of foods.
The general index advanced two
points moving up from 764 to 76.6.
CThe three-year average 1926-l928
equals 1907 During the preceding
week the index advanced four points;
two weeks ago it advanced one point,
and three weeks ago it advanced nine
points. The latest index number, 1856.
compares with $50 month ago and
694 year ago.
During the latest week six of the
IA groups in the index were affected
by price changes. -Four groups ad-
vanced and two declined. Foods,
grains. feeds and live stock. fats and
oils. and miscellaneous commodities
advanced. Textiles and metals each
declined one point.
Prices for Is individual commodi-
ties advanced, while the prices for %
declined during the latest week. For
the most part the commodities that
advanced showed larger gains than
the losses in the prices for declining
commodities. During the preceding
week there were "a advances and 80
declines. Two weeks ago there were
26 advances and % declines. Wheat
declined from . TO cents a buShel
during the latest week Corn de-
clined about l cent a bushel Cotton
declined about one-flfth Of cent
a pound to slightly below l3 cents
a pound. Cattle prices advanced ma
terially. Heavy hog prices moved up
slightly.
The list Of advancing commodities
included lard, butter, cottonseed oil
peanut oil, corn oil, pork, sweet pota-
toes, dried beans, canned tomatoes,
ralsins, apples, lambs, cotton sheetlng
cotton yarns, silk, silver and hides
Declining commodities included bur
lap. llnseed oil. eggs. ham, -four. oats
barley. zinc, tin, coffee, middlIngs and
rubber.
Evening star., 1934-09-25
N. & W. Passengers
Increase Sharply
AS Employees Help
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ROANOKE, Va, September 25.-
A campaign by railway employees to
encourage their friends and neigh
bors to ride trains, along with lower
fares and more comfortable equip
ment, is credited by the latest issue
of the Norfolk g. Western Magazine
with helping to produce gain of
more than 80 per cent in the number
of passengers carried in the first five
months of this year, as compared
with the same period in 1893.
Totals. as given out by the rail-
ways passenger department for the
period ending May 81 are 526 ,020 as
compared with 29l,481 last year, an
increase of 234,539. Passenger rev.
enues increased from $4,000 to
1864, 900.
The railway reported August net
income Of sl,689,064 against s3,092,-
478 in August, 1893. For the eight
months ended August 81 net income
was s13,299,374, equivalent after divi-
dend requirements on the per cent
preferred stock to s902 a share on
the common stock, against $l2 1896, ,467,
or $876 a common share in the first
eight months of 1893.
Evening star., 1934-09-25
IRREGULAR
ON LIVE POULTRY
Fowl | to 2 Cents Higher.
Eggs Remain at Un-
changed Levels.
Live poultry prices were somewhat

Live poultry prices were somewhat
irregular on the produce market here
today. Fowl were | to cents higher
but quotations were nervous and un-
settled on Spring chickens. Eggs
were steady.
The summary, with egg and live
poultry prices furnished by the De-
partment of Agriculture. follows:
BUTTER-One- pound prints (a2 scorel.
rs; tub. II; 1-pound prints go score),
tub, 20; l-pound prints (SS score), 20;
tub, %.
MEATS-Beef. 1@laaI6; veal. 13a14:
lamb, Is; pork loins, fresh, Il; frozen, II;
fresh hams. 20a2l smoked hams 22a34 :
strip bacon, 25a27; lard, l3al4 COM
LIVE sToCK-Hogs, light. e.ooa6 so:
medium, 6.50a70O; heavy, 5.75a1 90;
pigs, 4.75a5.15; roughs, 4 00a500: calves,
3.O0a1 90. lambs, 3.UOa6.5O.
EGGS = Market steady; prices un-
changed. Current receipts, 24a26; hen,
merry whites. 29a3l: Government graded
and dated white eggs, U. 5. extras. iaree'
standards, large, 33i2; Government graded
and dated brown eggs, u. S. extras. large,
81: U. S. standards, larse, 24l2.
LIVE POULTRY-Market frm and ] to
on Spring chickens. Fowl: Colored' large
l7als; medium, l4a16; Leehorns. Ia
roosters. 1a9. Spring chickens. Plymouth
Rocks. over 3 pounds, 20a2l: unoer 8
pounds, l1a20: mixed colors, l5alI. Leg.
horns, l5ai6; turkeys old toms; L.; ounda o1o
and over, 2Os22: guinea fowl, ia pounds
and over, GOA 90 a pair.
Evening star., 1934-09-25
j. s. BONDS EASE,
CORPORATES GAIN
Rise of Fractions to Point
Recorded by Many Issues
in Rally.
BY BERNARD S. OHARA,
ssociated Press Financial Writer.

NEW YORK. September 25.-Cor-
porale bonds were generally higher at
the close. but United States Govern
ments ruled bit easier.
A lively rally in the general list
wiped out early losses and brought
many net advances of fractions to a
point in low priced rails. utilities and
induStrlalS.
Strong features included St. Paul
Railways 5s. up l3i points; Interna-
tlonal Telephone 5s. up ?. and Western
Union IS. up II.
With the exception of two or three
Treasury loans which finished l-32
TO 1892 of a point higher, the Fed
erals closed at losses of l-32 to 5-32
japanese and German Government
bonds continued in an upward trend
throughout the session. South Amer
leans receded under profit taking.
Evening star., 1934-09-25
DAILY OIL PRODUCTION
DROPS 5O,201 BARRELS

BY the Associated Press.
TULSA, Okla, September 25-De-
creases in Oklahoma and California
brought about a 50,2O1- barrel decline
in daily average crude oil production
of the United States last week, the
Oil and Gas Journal says. Produc-
ton fell from 2,59O,876 to 2,54O,675
barrels.
Oklahoma output dropped from
502, ,420 to 6,355 barrels; that of
California fell from 1910 to 465,O00
barrels
There was another increase in Texas
from 1,ll0,008 to ILL., ,6O4 barrels.
The Eastern area, including Michi-
gan, registered an increase from 1884,
485 to 1873 ,97l barrels.
Evening star., 1934-09-25
REICHSBANK STATEMENT.

BERLIN. September 25 lPl-The Reichs-
ba nix statement as of September 30 shows
the following changes in reichsmarks:
Gold and bullion increased 20. 900; re-
serve in foreign currencieS increased
g.. 900; bills of exchange and cheques de-
creased 45092 600; silver and other coins
increase 80 100000; notes on other banks
increased 3,473.000: advances decreased
3.i15 5 900: investments decreased 14lS.-
900: other assets decreased 59S, 900; notes
in circulation decreased a3 519. 900: other
maturing obligations increased 50 034.-
600 other liabilities decreased . 49,. 900
Total gold holdings "A 9a3 000 Note
eoverage. "@1 per cent. Rate Of dis
count per cent.
Evening star., 1934-09-25
TRUSTEE SHARE CORP.
FILES DATA ON ISSUE

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
NEW YORK, September 25.-The
American Trustee Share Corporation,
a wholly owned subsidiary of Massa-
chusetts Distributors Incorporated
has filed a registration statement with
the Federal Trade Commission c0Ver-
ing a new issue of $4,000 shares Of
Diversified Trustee Shares, series D.
The registration Of this new issue
was made necessary by reason of the
fact that the previous allotment has
been entirely sold
More than eight million dollars
worth of these shares are outstanding
at the present time.
Evening star., 1934-09-25

en- irregular opening sugar futures frmed
UP on increased covering md trade buy
lnE in December promoted by the firm
ness Of the spot market today. DeCem-
be- contracts advanced to a new high
level for the session. selling up from l.93
10 -. while July rallied from l. .9S to
90 o. ! 10 . points above the previous
Cose with the market at the beginning
of he last hour holding at or within a
point of the best.
Futures closed firm. unchanged 70 4
hiCher: sales 81 $50 tons. Decent Der
~. January. 93; March .93: May.
J H6b: July. ! 9gb September. 2O4n.
Bid Nominal
Evening star., 1934-09-25

Commodity Futures
New York markets as compiled by the
Associated Press:
LEAD-Futures closed quiet higher to
: lower September 35ln. October, 3 SAN
December. 3.63a; January. 366n. Sales
none
CRUDE RUBBER-Futures closed barely
steady, higher to Is lower September
1871 October. l5.34n; December * 54a
I555; January. l5.61n. Smoked ribbed
coFFEE-spot hrm Rio No. : ars.
Santos s,.ass No o,.. 4. LIZ Rio futures closed
: 10n; March, = ssh: Nav -a4n: July
so2- Santos. futures steady, sales. Is 900
BAGS. December 10 s2n: March lO.s7;
Nav. 10 son. July. 1890
RAW sILK-Futures closed steady un-
changed TO IA lower: sales 0SG bales
october, III December. l.l3i2b. anu
ary, lad. Open market quotations go
day basis Shanghai steam Mature 7S
per cent seriplane "0t22s. / -; Canton.
double extra "A" l4/l6s IS Japanese
special crack double extra sl per cent Seri-
plane - l5S I1Sl2
ZINC-Futures closed quiet. UNCHANGED
to l lower September : SIN. October.
, son; December 3.95b January. 3.asb
RAW HIDE,-Futures closed barely
steadv. 1925 lower December 7.75h;
March o5b. June s23-15. September.
$50 Sales = .s0O.OO0 bounds.
Bid. Nominal.
Evening star., 1934-09-25
METAL MARKET.

NEW YORK September - Chopper
oulet: electroytlc SPOT and future. Blue
Eagle 300. Tin steady; spot and nearby
and future II 5Oa51 80. Iron quiet un-
~hsnGed Lead easy. spot. Now York
3 $50; East ST Louis, AS Zinc dull;
East ST. LOUIS spot and future, 400.
Aluminium. 20 .OOa23 30. Antimony. spot,
Evening star., 1934-09-25
COMMODITY PRICES

NEW YORK. September 25-Index OF
; staple commodity prices December 81 e.
1891. equals 100, 1926 average equals
Evening star., 1934-09-25
CHICAGO STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO September - ,P-Folowing
is The complete Official list Of transactions
N stocks on the Chicago Stock Exchange
tocay.
=
Evening star., 1934-09-25
Chicago Grain
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, September 25-With
spot delivery of corn commanding the
highest premium reached yet this sea-
son, corn values developed strength
late today and rallied wheat.
Wet weather over parts of the corn
belt caused apprehension as to con-
dltionlng of the new corn crop.
Strength shown in the New York stock
market was also a late stimulating
factor relative to grains.
Corn closed strong. cent to l34
cents above yesterdays finish, De-
cember new, 785s-7s wheat. firm,
34-l'. advanced; December new, 1.O4
~; oats unchanged to y up, and
provisions varying from IS cents de-
cline to rise of cents.
Evening star., 1934-09-25
Cash Grain Market.

Cash Grain Market.
Wheat. No. red. l.04i4; corn. No.
l mixed. 80: No. l yellow. 797. 80l2
No. l white, 84-84l2; oats, No. l white
S. no rye: barley, 80l20; timothy
seed. l650-17.50 hundredweight
clover seed, 100000 hundredweight
Evening star., 1934-09-25
FREIGHT LOADINGS.

NEW YORK. September 25 Prev
enue freight car loadings on railroads re-
porting today for the week ended Septem-
Der - included
Evening star., 1934-09-25
INSURANCE STOCKS

NEW YORK September - tP-NeW
York Security Dealers Association.
Evening star., 1934-09-25
n. Y. EXCHANGE BONDS
Received By Private The Evening Star.

Erie RI 5s '67.....s..
Erie rf IS '75.
Erie & Jersey IS rs.
Evening star., 1934-09-25
DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED

NEW YORK. September "5,-Diyidends
declared compiled by the Standard Statls-
tics Corp.
Accumulated.
Pc Stk of Pay
Rate Rod record. able.
Loew's Marcus TheateTs
Ltd "a pf. $40 :. s--- lo-1
Stock.
Hussmann-L gonier
cv pf. f...........1"e 1870 Ill
Reduced
Columbia Mills. ...Sl25 =. p? io-i
EaGle Lock ......... 25c @ p; iu-i
Am Ii a. Traction. 30c 1919 III
Passed.
Nat Finance Corp Am.
Reichsoank Shrs RM 1000.
ReKular
Evening star., 1934-09-25

Finland 5 n s '58.
Finland IS '45.......
Finla nd 6 "A s 56.....
Fla East Goa st SIS IA.
French Gov A.
Evening star., 1934-09-25

"a Including extras.
fgl Paid so far this year.
Evening star., 1934-09-25

Del & Hud IS '43.... 93Is 92A 93k
Denmark az g.. s3 81 S3
Denmark s rs 'b5... 92 9lA 92
Denmark IS '42.....' 81 S61s 81
Den & Rio G IS '36.. 40 39h 39%
Den & r G 4hs '36.. Al Al Al
Den q r G " IS '55.. l4a 14h 14k
Den 4 p G RI IS '7S.. 231a 23A 23h
Det Ed AIS D 81. 80, 1885, 1851 1O3A
Det Eds SIS E So. ~ 1O7 1O7 1O7
Dodge CIV db IS 40. l06 1858. l05N
Duo Lit 1st 4 n A'67 107ls 1O7h 1O7h
f Cuba Sug 7hs'F. Is Is Is
Erie con IS '?6. ..... Szk S2h 92ht
Erie gen - '96. ...... 691, 69h 691s
Evening star., 1934-09-25
NEW YORK SUGAR.

; 600 l Sal SB ) IS 5S 81 81 81
Bond sales today-Sl 900.
Evening star., 1934-09-25
Com modify Futures

'copyrieht 1894 by Moody'sD
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-12-27
made against q background of SIM

made against . background of SIM
liar statements by other Industrial
lists and economists In recent weeks;
and they indicate pretty clearly q
widespread conviction on the part Of
business and inustry that now Is the
psychological moment to begin q
great revival, II only people will keep
their hands off the machinery.
And right ct this point We en-
counter an odd thing-the cross-cur-
rents set up by two opposing lacks OF
confidence. Business lacks confid-
ence In the administrators willing
ness to keep its hands off and let the
profit motive have q fair swing, and
John Citizen has not entirely regain
ed his confidence In those great fl
nancial powers which must stand
back OF any business revival. )
Furthermore. 1t Is this second
timorousness-born Of the memory of
insult and Wiggin and Mitchell and
the others-which causes the admin
istration to do those things which
undermine business confidence.
Need this create permanent stale
mate? Not at all. The ordinary man
will be perfectly willing to give BUSH
ness the leeway it asks once he Is
convinced that the game is going to
be run In q fair manner.
The full restoration of his confid-
ence is the important issue. Once
that is done, the rest will follow in
natural course.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-12-27

Senator George w. Norris IS UNI
limbering his guns for an attack on
the spoils system in the federal gov
eminent. He complains that fewer
than 70 per cent Of the employees in
the executive branches are under civil
service today: and since the percen-
tage was above 80 when Mr.. 'Roose-
welt was inaugurated, Mr.. Norris
quite naturally thinks that the de-
cline ought to be q matter of deep
concern to the administration.
The more things our federal gov
eminent finds to do-and there Is
every indication that it is going to be
progressively more active In years to
come-the more important it IS that
its servants be chosen purely FOR
merit and not for political reasons.
Senator Norris is calling for an ex-
ceedingly vital reform. All who adj
mire good government will hope that
he pushes It with typical Norris
energy and success.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-12-27

xNC 001lIS WAX CVEIWUI0
That bloody little war between b.
livia and Paraguay continues to pro-
vide . first-rate laboratory model Of
war between major powers.
Thus we find President Luis Te-
jada 6orzano Of Bolivia announcing
that Bolivia will "send its entire male
population" to the Gran Chaco "a
fight, II necessary. The nation, he
says, has refused no honorable chance
to end the war: meanwhile, the war
proceeds "and We must do our duty. =
Now this = Z perfect reflection Of
the traditional attitude Of the head
Of q war-making state. We must fight
to the last man, We must make every
sacrifice. We must make no peace un-
less honor Is satisfied 49,. those
phrases are made familiar by many
generations Of war and It's attendant
proclamations.
Meanwhile again as usual the
man who utters them IS not the one
whose blood Is to be spilled, and nc
one thinks to ask the soldiers them
selves what their conception Of the
national honor may be.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-12-27
The insult Cases
Miuneapolis Trihunel

the failure OF the government 80
far to convict either Samuel or Mar.
tin insult on criminal charges In con-
nection with the collapse Of their
utility enterprises probably comes as
something Of q surprise. It would
hardly be considered an exaggeratiou
to say that at one time popular opin-
lon was quite ready to Judge them
guilty OF wrong doing and expected
their conviction. This inclination to
pass summary judgment without ref
ereuoe to facts Of particular cases on
the part ct the public Is not entirely
. product Of the times. e Is IN att
tide which has, however, become far
more prevalent during the depression
and particularly In cases dealing with
tho well known heads Of financial
ventures which failed following the
$40 crash.
As fer g the insults are concerned,
they made little attempt to disabuse
the popular mind Of is suspicious. It
probably would not have been possible
tor them to have done 50 had they
Tried. but the attitude which they as
sumed contributed to popular sus-
picion. Samuel insults flight to
Europe. his frantic efforts to avoid
extraditton, including even the char
tering Of : vessel to escape the law,
did not appear to be the actions Of an
innocent man. Whether the public
believed his statement that he fled
America because he was convinced he
would not receive fair trial, OF
whether It placed less innocent inter-
pretations upon his action, is not i'm
portant. The fact remains that these
actions invited suspicion.
TWO jur1es, however, after hearing
the evidence against the insults, have
agreed to their innocence Of the
Charges brought against them. Wheth-
e tho verdict would have been the
same had these cases been tried
earlier IS an open question. In all
probability the pressure for conyic-
ton would have been much stronger
two years ago than IS the case today,
The clamor to make particular indi-
viduals suffer for Ill the mistakes, the
weird financing and the over-expan-
sion Of the postwar decade has some
what abated Is the effects Of the de-
preston have become more wide
spread. The plea Of the defense in
the insult cases, that In rea]ityAt was
the depression that was on trial, has
gained wider acceptance. Whether
one believes that punishment should
have been meted out to someone Goes
not seem . important now 6 do the
reforms necessary TO prevent similar
events recurring.