The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-01-12

a says is due him as his
S salary from October
s to November 80. He
$500 laid before the court
w. {. HumPn- a transcript of four
Tey letters from the Pres
ident, Two of them requested his res.
ignation, third accepted his resigna-
ton, although Mr.. Humphrey contend
ed, none had been offered, while a
fourth contained only these words:
81 am in receipt Of your letter of
September q, Effective as Of this
date October y you are hereby re-
moved from the office, of commissioners
of the federal trade commission"
Mr.. Humphrey refused to resign or
get out and formally notified the trade
commission of that refusal; but the
commission wrote him that it had vot-
ed to recognize the executive order of
the President Mr.. Humphrey is a
Republican and the controversy be
tween him and Mr.. Roosevelt has been
taken up as political issue by some
others Of that party. 1t Is certain to
be the subject of oratory and argu-
ment in congress. For fourteen years
Mr.. Humphrey represented the state
Of Washington in congress, and he was
appointed to the trade commission by
President Coolidge in 1925 and reap
pointed by President Hoover in 1881.
COME weeks ago Jon G. Duca,
~ premier of Rumania, Outlawed the
Iron Guard, an anti-Jewish organiza-
ton. He has paid the penalty, for
member Of the guard assassinated
him in a railway station in Sinaia.
The murderer, who was arrested with
two accomplices, proudly admitted his
crime.
The assassination came as climax
to a long series of disorders character
istic of the new wave of anti-Semitic
radicalism which has swept Rumania
since the victory of Chancellor Hit
ler's anti-Jewish campaign in Ger
many.
r DAMS totaling $27,534000 were al
~ lotted to six railroads by the
PWA. Funds were authorized to per-
nit purchase Of steel rails and track
fastenings, for the repair of locomo-
tives and rolling stock and to finance
the construction of coal cars.
Largest of the loans was an alloca-
ton Of $12,0O0,O0O to the Southern Pa
cific company. The Illinois Central
railroad was granted $9,3O0,000 and the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad, $4,2S0,O0O.
Receivers Of the Wabash railway were
granted $1,4S9,O0O. Loans Of $265,000
and $250,0O0 were granted for Kansas,
Oklahoma & Gulf railroad and the
Interstate railroad. the latter a Vir-
ginia road.
CHICAGO's great meat packing in
~ dustry expressed indignant sur
prise at sweeping charges of noncom-
pliance with the Presidents recovery
program made at Washington by
Speaker Rainey. Spokesman for all
the big concerns declared they were
doing all possible to cooperate with
the government and that Mr.. Rainey's
statements were Inaccurate and mis-
leading.
In washington it was said the
AAA was investigating the packing
industry and that If the latter does
not comply with the spirit Of the farm
relief and recovery programs it faces
the possibility of being virtually taken
over by the government
ID ADICALS in Argentina attempted
N a revolt at Rosario and Santa Fe,
In the northern part of the country,
attempting to prevent the forthcoming
elections. But the authorities were
alert and suppressed the uprising.
The mounted police fired on the crowds
and score or more Of the reds were
killed and many wounded when they
attacked the arsenals and police head
quarters.
CARY N. WEISINGER, JR., deputy
~ administrator in charge of the
banking code, was fired by General
johnson because he was held respon-
sible for the issue Of press re-
lease inferring that Johnson had APP
proved a proposed set of fair bank
ing practice rules that some TOO banks
and clearing houses were about to
adopt. Johnson suspended the pro-
posed fee schedules, stating that he
had never seen them.
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