Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1934-01-12

"y letters from the Pres
ident. Two Of them requested his res
lgnation, third accepted his resigna-
ton. although Mr.. Humphrey contend
ed, none had been offered, while .
fourth contained only these words:
Il am In receipt Of your letter Of
September "a. Effective as of this
date October u you are hereby re-
moved from the Office Of commissioner
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 IL a
Republican and the controversy be-
tween him and Mr.. Roosevelt has been
taken up rs a political issue by some
others Of that party. It 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 1891.
COME weeks ago Jon @. Duca,
" premier Of Rumania, outlawed the
Iron Guard, an anti-Jewisf1 organiza-
ton. He has paid the penalty, for a
member Of the guard assassinated
hfr, fr . ~oetr,ov ata4fnn tN 0tanfa
The murderer. who was arrested with
two accompliees, proudly admitted his
crime.
The assassination came as q climax
to long series Of disorders character
istIc OF the new wave Of anti-Semitle
radIcalism which has swept Rumania
since the victory Of Chancellor Hit
ler's anti-Jswish campaign IN Ger
many. --
7 OANs totaling s27,534,OOO 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-
tlon Of $12,OO0,0O0 to the Southern Pa
clfic company The Illinois Central
railroad was granted s9,3O0.O0O and the
Baltimore L Ohio railroad, $4,230,000
Receivers of the Wabash railway were
granted $1.4S9.00O. Loans Of $265.0O0
and s250,O0O were granted for Kansas.
Oklahoma & Gulf railroad and the
Interstate railroad, the latter Ylr-
ginia road.
NHICAGo'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 II the latter does
not comply with the spirit Of the fafin
relief and recovery programs It faces
the possibility Of being virtually taken
over by the government.
D AD1CALS In Argentina attempted
N revolt at Rosario and Santa Te,
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 nred on the crowds
and a score or more Of the reds we're
killed and many wounded when they
attacked the arsenals and police head.
quarters.
0ARY N. wEIs1NeER, JE.. deputy
~ administrator In charge Of the
banking code, was fred BY General
| johnson because he was held respon.
sibls for the issue OF press re-
lease inferrihs that johnson had ap.
proved d proposed set Of fail bank.
Ing practice RULES that some 100 bHnks
ind clearing houses were aheut 10
adopt. Johnson suspended the pro.
posed lee srhEduiss, stating that 10
hAd hstst assn them, .