The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-08-23

fore 1t. Chairman O'Connor of the
house body was angered by this AMI
declared: "Hopson is in my custody.
I've got him. Nobody else has got
him. Nobody else is going to get
him."
The elusive, chunky utilities mag
nate told the house committee about
his various companies and related the
saga Of his travels while he was be-
ing sought. But he politely refused toan-
swer questions concerning the sources
and amount Of his income. He testi-
fed that he "believed" the Associated
Gas system had spent "eight or nine
hundred thousand dollars" in opposi-
ton to the Wheeler-Rayburn utility
control bill.
"That's just small fraction of the
$3OO00O,000 equity in our companies
which would be destroyed If the bill
becomes law and remains law" he de-
clared.
To one question by Cox Of Georgia
Hopson replied: II resent that in
curry. No gentleman would have
asked It." Whereupon Cox threat
ened to kick him out of the room un-
less he withdrew the answer, and Hop
son mildly withdrew 1t.
O'Connor introduced in the house
resolution that severely slammed the
senate, but it dropped when word came
that Senator Black would wait to take
Hopson after O'Connor's bunch was
through with him. However, it gave
opportunity for a ridiculous quarrel
between the New Yorker and Rankin
of Texas.
Late in the day Hopson calmly
walked into Blacks committee room
and asked: ais some one here look
ing for me?" Black and his committee
then questioned the utilities man for
an hour or two and got mighty little
out of him except smooth sarcasm that
made the chairman quite furious. At
that time both Hopson and his attor-
ney had been served with contempt
citation.
nov. MARTIN L. DAVEY of Ohio
" has pulled a fast one" on the
Republicans in behalf of the Demo-
cratic party. The G. o. P. leaders
were demanding statewide by-elec-
ton in Ohio to fill the vacancy Gre
ated by the death of Representative
at-Large Charles V. Truax, believing
the result would demonstrate, even
more clearly than did the Rhode Is
land election, the waning strength Of
the administration. But Governor Da-
yey went to Washington and consult
ed with President Roosevelt and then
announced that he would not call and
could not be compelled to call a spe-
cial congressional election until next
year. His declared reason was the
cost, not fear of party defeat. Court
action to force the calling of the cleo
ton has been started but Davey says
there is no restriction of his discre-
ton in fixing the time of the election.
URROUNDED by a group OF not
~ ables and in the glare of photog-
raphers' flashlights, President Roose-
welt put his signature on the social
security act, of which he said: IF
the senate and house of representa-
tives in this long and arduous session
had done nothing more than pass this
bill the session would be regarded as
historic for all time"
Among those who were present were
Senator Robert f. Wagner of New
York and Representative John Lewis
of Maryland, who jointly drafted the
bill; Secretary of Labor Frances Per-
kins, who had a hand in its making.
and Senators Pat Harrison, William
King and Edward P. Costigan.
In talk intended for reproduction
on the sound screens of the country,
the President said:
'This social security measure gives
at least some protection to 30,O0O,OOO
Of our citizens who will reap direct
benefits through unemployment, COM
pensation, through old age pensions
and through increased services for the
protection of children and the proven
ton of Ill health.
1--WE can never insure 100 per cen.