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, 1935-01-17

Cd 10 have jeered at them. II bet
I feel better In my clothes than
you do"
He also brought his chewing
gum and his cowboy lariat, with
which he put on his rope whirl-
ing act after dinner.
The glass enclosed roof garden
floor Of the hotel was the scene
Of the affair. the central floral
piece OF which featured red roses
labeled by Mr.. and Mrs. Garner
as better times roses"
Besides Rogers, his lariat and
his drawled wisecracks. there was
q magician who did card tricks.
There also was orchestral music.
II is reliably reported that the
president and the vice president
are still trying to figure out how
the magician pulled the ace Of
spades nut of a newly flushed deck.
and that Mr.. Roosevelt Is trying
70 prevail on Mrs. Roosevelt TO ask
him to perform at one OF their
parties.
The entire cabinet and their
wives and q lot Of people from
Texas. including Mr.. and Mrs.
Jesse Jones, were there.
That's about all, except it's pretty
safe TO say that when the last
guest To leave CWill Rogers had
gone. the vice president went
quickly to bed.
, 1935-01-17
MALARIA WILL
Be DISCUSSED

A thorough DISCUSSION OF the work
done by county health units, partic-
uIarly IN regard to malaria. will be
held here Thursday night when
representatives OF the u. .. public
health service and the state health
department attend a meeting OF
Cameron County Medical society,
The meeting. expected 10 be well
attended. viii set under way at the
Ell Jardin hotel at 7 D. m, with a
supper to be served before q general
business session.
Well known health workers 10 APP
pear before the meeting include DR.
John w. Brown. state health Off
Ger. and Dr. &. p. Google Of the u.
s public health service. Or. G. ID.
Reece, DR.. J. b. McMulIen and DR..
J. q. webb Of the state health SER
vice also are scheduled TO attend the
meeting.
A fun turnout OF the Cameron
county society Is expected In view
or the interest being shown In the
proposed reorganization Of the Cam
eron county health unit. The unit.
as Il now works, concerns itself
largely with curative medicine, while
under the proposed system II would
devote its efforts principally TO pre-
ventative measures. The proposed
setup. which would receive aid from
the state and federal governments,
would be modelled after the unit
which operated here two years ago.
The general topic Of the Thurs
day session viii be elimination Of
the malarial carrier under the Sin
ton alkaline treatment. according
to notices posted by Or. Geo. ID.
Beech. president OF the Cameron
society.
, 1935-01-17

weston. Judge III. R McMullen or Jim
Wells. Judge "A. wv. Cunningham oi
Harrington. Judge w. 4. McNabb OF
San Patricio. Judge Bob Wolf Of
Nueces. Judge G. A. Harrison Of
Matagorda, Judge Frost woodruff
OF Bexar.
The sessions are being presided
over by Judge Boyd on Port Lavaca,
Registrations at the Thursday
morning session we're.
B. 8 Fox. county Judge OF Aran-
saS county: Charles s. g. Ladd. rep
resenting the Missouri Pacific lines
from San Antonio: ID. ID. Boyd. Cal
houn county judge: r. IVA. Fisher
Calhoun county commissioner: Sam
Bel. Cameron county commissioner;
Blanche Baker: j. r. Baughn, Cam
ron county commissioner. J.. Scott
Brown, Cameron county commission
er; j. w. Cunningham. former Judge
OF Cameron county: O. @. Dancy.
Cameron county judge; "A. W. L0-
gan. former Cameron county com
missioner: Il. OBrien. Cameron
county auditor: q. g. Weikel, Cam
eron county commissioner: q. III
Asbury, Falls county commission
err S. A. Dawson. Falls county
commissioner: A. L. Pitman. Falls
county commissioner: w. w. Brown.
representative OF the Texas COM
pany al Houston. j. T. Dunn, repre-
sentative of the Phillips investment
company OF Houston: Doug Skeen,
Houston oil man: Joe d. Atkinson.
Hidalgo county commissioner: John
w. Ewing, Hidaigo county judge: T.
!. Hester. Hidalgo county commits
sioner: Julian Montgomery, r. wv.
A. engineer. OF Fort Worth: E. G..
Baker. Matagorda county commits
si0ner: -. a. Bond. Matagorda coun-
ty commissioner: George "a. Harri-
son, Matagorda county commission
er; Z. o Tahlbee. representing the
Intra- Coastal canal association: +.
W. Arnim. Nueces county commits
sioner: Mrs. Arm Darlington, Nue.
ces county tax assessor and collec-
ter: "A. g. Candy OF Robertson:
George Noll. Nueces deputy tax col
lector; Bob WOLF, Nueces county
Judge: Emile Caron, Orange coun-
ty commissioner: r. Lee Davis. Or
ange county judge: w. III. Payne,
Orange county commissioner: w. R.
Nelson. Pamela county judge; j. >.
Dohie. San Patricio county commits
si0ner: ~. H. jackson. San Patrirlo
county commissioner: J. III. Morrow
San Patricio county commissioner:
ROY Wallace, Of the Southwestern
Petroleum company Of Fort Worth;
w. III. Gordon. Travis county chief
accountant: G ID. Berkstrom. Whar-
ton county commissioner; e.. "A. Eli
wood. wharton county commission
err: Ray Hooper. Wharton county
commissioner; John Norris: Mrs.
Gus Segdler: Gus Sedgler. Wharton
county Judge: ". +. McCharen. VII
lacy county Judge: MFR. and Mrs. Nat
Wetzel Of Raymondville.
, 1935-01-17
Funeral Is Held
For Mrs. Kowalski

Funeral services we're held Wed
nesday afternoon at $50 o'clock mt
tie Sacred Heart church for Mrs.
Amelia Campbell Kowalski. who
died here early Wednesday morning
AIRS. Kowalski was B2.
Mrs. Kowalski. widow OF the late
Louis Kowalski. Sr.. was q native
Of Brownsville. She was recognized
as q competent musician.
Burial was made in the Hebrew
cemetery.
Surviving are the following chill
dren: Mrs. 8. X. Bl0mberg OF New
York City: Mrs. Arthur Bat OF
Lancaster. Calf. Mrs. Miguel Fer
nandez and Mrs. Daniel Colvin Of
Brownsville: Fred. James, Bernard
l.. all Of Brownsville, Louis Kowal-
ski Of LaAed0. and Francis Kowalski
OF Hollywood. Calf. IQ addition. she
Is survived by "A grandchildren and
eight great grandchildren.
, 1935-01-17

NEW YORK. Jan. M. Rl-The
stock market displayed Streaks Of
optimism Thursday but trading, ON
the whole. was relatively dull and
price changes. except In q few in
stances, we're small.
washington developments. espec-
tally the gold clause ruling. were
being awaited 20 push the list In one
direction or another. The streets
amateur baristers." as they were
termed by some brokers. were still
busy handing down opinions as 10
what will be done 10 the New Deals
monetary program. Not many. how
ever, showed an inclination to back
I'D their guesses with large buying
OF selling commitments.
Grains and cotton we're barely
steady and bonds followed u restrict
ed groove. Most foreign exchanges
rallied moderately IN terms OF the
dollar.
Scattered share s~pecialties con-
tinued TO attract followings- Among
these. ND l to around y points. were
CITY Stores. National Department
stores. Kelly Springfield. Mullins
Manufacturing and American Type
Founders. Slight Improvement was
registered by American Telephone.
National Steel. Bethlehem and
American Can.
The general opinion In the finan-
cial district seemed 10 be that the
administration will have VA legiSla-
tive program ready to remedy 4
situation which might follow action
on the highest court In upholding
gold payments.
, 1935-01-17

Carlot shipments Of entire United
states reported wednesday. Jan. is:
Grapefruit: Ariz Y, Fla "a, Texas
A. total US 10 cars-
Oranges: Calf Isl, Fla o., Texas
3. total US 219 cars
Mixed Citrus. Calf Q. Fla 81. La
4. total Us 80 cars.
Beans: Fla /, total US l car.
Beets: Texas s, total US 6 cars.
Cabbage: Ariz 1. Colo ]. Fla !,
New York a.. SO Car 4, Texas 81,
utah 2. Wise q. total Us lis cars
Carrots. Ariz 3. Calf l9. New
York ", Texas III. total US 40 cars.
Greens: Ala 1. Calf 3. Fla !. %
Car 2. Texas IA. Va 10, total Us 81
cars.
Mixed Vegetables: Calf q. Fla 7.
Ga l, La 4. New York 2, So Car !,
Texas SO. Va l. Wash !. total US
lot cars.
peas: Calf 4, Fla 2. total u 9
cars.
Peppers: Fla 1. total US ! car
Cuba ! car.
Spinach: Calf /. Texas "a. total
US IS cars.
tomatoes. Cuba n. Mexico I.
Lower Rio Grande Valley ship
ments forwarded Thursday morn
ing. Jan. M.
Grapefruit "A. oranges 2, cabbage
AZ. mixed vegetables 40. beetS 8, car
rots II. beets and carrots 2, turnip
green's 1. spinach l, broccoli Z, pars-
ley /. potatoes /, total 1855 cars.
Total To date this seaSon-Citrus
208e, vegetables 26l6. mixed citrus
and vegetables is. total 4716. 60
same date last SeasOn-Citrus 1888,
vegetables 1896. mixed citrus and
vegetables 8. total 2490 cars.
Representative prices TO truckers
for Valley citrus and vegetables,
Jan. is:
Grapefruit: Boxes US Comb most
ly l.25-1.35. few $50, small sizes
lower: Bushels US Comb 65-75c;
US NO. rs 50-60c.
Oranges: Boxes US Comb few
1.9s-2.l0. few seedless and Temples
2.15-2.35; Bushels US Comb 100
lis. mostly Ito: Un~classified 75-90c.
Beets: Per doz lunches iced IT.
lSc. dry 1877: half crates 55-65c-
Broccoli: Per dor punches 50-65c:
pony and pea crates l.15-1.40.
Cabbage: Bulk per ton l2.50-i4.00.
crates 85c-1.00.
Carrots: Per doz punches iced 18-
zoe. dry 17-1sc; Il crts 85-95c.
Eggplant: Bushel baskets 75-90c.
Green Corn: Per dozen assoc;
bushel baskets 1.25-150.
Greens Per dor punches turnip
and mustard 16-1Sc; bushel baskets
$4,000.
Okra: Blu hampers mostly $2.0O.
Green Onions: Per doz punches
1920.
Peas: Bushel hampers best 2-2.25,
fair TO ordinary l.50-l.75.
Peppers: Bushel baskets l.35-I5O,
crates good quality 2.5O-2.75.
Squash: Bushel baskets white l.
LIS.
Tomatoes: Lugs green wrapped
fair to ordinary 1-1.25.
Spinach: Bushel baskets 60~65c.
Parsley: Bushel crates punched
T5c-1.OO.
Turnips: Per d0z punches 1920.
Potatoes: Bliss Triumphs u NO.
is. III In min 90c-Sl.0O.
, 1935-01-17
FOES OF HUEY
TO TRAIN ARMY

BATON ROUGE, La, Jan. IT,
H3-TfS ultimatum 70 Huey Longs
dictatorship Haunted, the Square
Deal association Thursday prepared
10 train an army to force its de-
mand6.
ERNEST Bourgeois. president IF the
association, issued a statement de-
claring companies viii be organ
izcd Immediately throughout the
state and drilled and taught the
rudiments OF military science. so as
to perfect an organization that Is
instantly mobile, and that can be
controlled and made effective"
The association had served notice
upon Governor O. *. Allen, Longs
lieutenant, TO call a special session
of the legislature by midnight We'd
nesday night to repeal all "dicta-
torial" laws.
Governor Allen, with the 5000
600 skyscraper statehouse and ex-
ecutive mansion heavily guarded,
ignored the ultimaturn.
, 1935-01-17
FORT WORTH R "A

FORT WORTH. Jan. M. tPl-DcA
mand continued slow on the grain
market here. Estimated receipts in
cluded only 10 car wheat and 10
cars corn.
Delivered Texas Gulf ports. export
rate. or Texas common points.
Wheat NO. ! hard Ill L. to liz -.
Barley NO. 2 nominnlly g3-D7. NO. w
nominally 92-D6. 5orghums No. 2
milo per 100 lbs nominally 210-i5:
No. 3 milo nominally 2.08-l3. No. 3
kafir ncminally 2.00-05: NO. . kafir
n0minally io8-203.
Delivered Texas common points cr
group three.
Corn NO. y white Mexican i.p1
IL 10 100 IL: NO. q white northern
lie IL TO 1.l8 i-2.
Oats No. ? red 63-64; No. 3 red
62-63.
, 1935-01-17

AUSTIN. Jan. ~. PS-Governcr
James ". Alfred Thursday revoked
n conditional pardon granted Janu-
airy 4 by former Governor Miriam
A. Ferguson to Earl Re1ois. con-
vlcted In johnson ana Dallas coun-
ties Of burglary. Revocation was at
reQEest Of Henry B. Lewis. chief Of
police mt Fort Worth. who notified
Governor filrcd Renois was being
held In jail. Lewis informed All
red that Renols was til possession OF
q kit Of safe burglary tools when
arrested.
, 1935-01-17
City Briefs

Johnnie Spencer and Ray Fraim
OF San Juan were recent visitors In
Brownsville.
Rev. J. W. HaSsell, pastor Of the
first Presbyterian church Of Meal
len, spoke Tuesday. night before the
Brownsville Presbyterian congrega-
tiCn.
Rev. Z "A. Harris. presiding elder
OF the Galveston district, Is visit
ing Rev. E. A. Hunter. presiding
elder Of the Brownsville district.
This trip marks Rev. Harris first
visit to the Valley
Meals barber shop Pow located
10th street next To Star Electric.
Adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Pace. Jr.. are
the parents of q baby boy, born
Wednesday night at the Mercy hos
pital and weighing nine pounds
at birth.
Pinking shears. sewing and mani
cure scissors. Hedge and pruning
shears. Brownsville Hardware.-Adv
A book Of photographs showing
various parts of the new Arizpe
hotel In Saltillo, Mexico has been
received here by j. r.. Canales and
turned over to the chamber OF COM
merce for a few days where IL Is
available to persons wishing to see
II.
New Perfection stoves and repairs.
Cara Hardware. $50 18th St.-Adv.
Charles vertrees, formerly az
Brownsville. was elected president
Fof the West Texas Geological So
ciety ut Midland last week. accord
ing to word received here by hts
brother. william Vertrees. Charles
vsrtrees has been associated with
the Continental Oil company for q
number OF years, and II now sta
toned In Midland.
Arnildo PARA has returned 10
Brownsville following q vacation trip
TO Mexico. ID. y,
, 1935-01-17

over from old crops. making I'm total
or 100000 bales allotted f0r next
year.
May traded Az l2.d1. July AK l2.41
and Oct at 1890. or only 2 Z o.
points above the previous close. but
prices later rallied sharply. May ad-
vanclng to 1258 and J~ty t0 1850,
up IN points from the lows Oct0ner
advanced 10 l2.50. up 70 points from
the lows and INV points above ihH
clnsp of Wednesday.
fslr ncu prices eaSed OH y tu
5 points en- realizing. making the
price level 10 TO 10 points abolc
Wednesdays close. October shcE4F
the l9-point advance.
, 1935-01-17

Stocks steady; trading dull.
Bonds irregular. III. q. govern
ments higher.
Curb mixed: activity light.
Foreign exchanges improved:
dollar easy.
Cotton higher bulliSh Bank
head quota figure.
Sugar steady increased spot OF
ferinES.
Coffee higher: steadier Brazilian
markets.
CHICAGO
Wheat firm: no sustained sell
Ing.
Corn higher; hog market
strength.
Cattle slower. about steady. top
Gil.
Hogs 10 10 IS cents I'D ON short
supply: top %.
, 1935-01-17

NIOnIluueu rTUm rage One)
generator room at the municipal
power plant, construction OF two
boiler stacks. fire proof roofs for
the plant buildings. and construc-
ton Of a concrete lined canal from
the Rio Grande 10 the reserv-
OR. viii be provided.
No estimate ms To the probable
cost of these various pieces OF work
was available.
AT 2 o'clock also the city commits
sion viii receive bids on the dredg-
ing of the city resaca from 18th
street to gath street; installation Of
a pump and pump house at oath
st., and the construction OF a storm
sewer from this point 10 the Rio
Grande.
Funds for these projects come
from the second PWA loan OF S45.-
600. which carries with It a grant
Of $4,000
, 1935-01-17

zapolsky was excused and Inspec-
tor Harry Walsh Of the Jersey City
police tock up the story
q. Did you move the body?
A. Yes. about an inch.
Walsh said he touched the head
with a stick.
@. AS a result Of that there was
a penetration. Did 1t make a little
hole?
A. Yes. about the size Of a lead
pencil.
q. what did YOU do next?
"A. Cut the clothing from the
body.
The inspector then identified the
discolored little garments. and
related how he brought them back
TO the Lindbergh estate. Il had
rained and the clothes were soaked
so they we're dried before being
turned over to Col. III. Norman
Schwarzkopf. head OF the state
police and directing the investiga-
ton.
Fisher took Walsh for cross
examination. He had him describe
the dimensions o. the shallow grave.
@. There Is a possibility, isn't Il,
that the child may have been left
on the surface. and nature worked
Ii down TO where 10 was.
a. It i entirely possible.
Fisher went into Walsh's actions
at the grave.
@. Why did you use a stick?
A. Because the entire body was
yelled with verHin.
The defense attorney asked II
Walsh had found a newspaper.
dated Mar. i, 1882 n tack hammer
or a broken shovel near thu grave.
The attorney general objected TO
the einlerences" but Walshs mega
, 1935-01-17

NLNN~EHI ~ AWN NWFHTIT
HARLINGEN. Jan. 1T.-ReportS
here Thursday that shippers were
buying cabbage below the $40 per
ton minimum we're declared errnn-
cous by Homer Huntley chairman INK
the associations sterilization COW
mittee.
Huntley said he began inrestigA-
tons n soon as he heard the re-
ports. and found that shippers gen.
orally are paying $40 a ton.
Early plantines I'm The Corpus
Christi "a ea we're killed ~ frost and
no heavy movement will begin from
there until February Hlntley said.
, 1935-01-17

After 80 years OF service In
Brownsville. t.O43. postoffice mail
boxes are being returned 70 their
point OF ~oriRin-thc mail equipment
shops in washington. D. C.
The boxes we're Installed in thr
old federal building in 1893 and
continued In service until the new
federal building was constructed IN
1881
Preparations fer shipping the
boxes are being made BY Postmaster
WIZ. T. Burnett's force. The boxes
viii be reconditiuned in washington
fer further uSe.
, 1935-01-17

~ - ~sthtr
VA easner nnsan'aieous y "
~ r..~t &c. 49,. - state n,,t u,nn
suss 49, str,r~ ~ ritpeSses N
n,,.,ssssa sts tvarsnv ~ the ansom
,,eore~ firm ne Counting counters
~ ne 7 D Morgan company to a
branch bank in the Bronx. TO a
closet OF the home Of a Morgan
partner In the care OF a butler. 10
Al Reich. TO Dr. John r. (JafSie)
Condor and then to Bruno Haupt-
mann. The remainder OF Ine Tao
ing had 10 40 Win the taIsoln
money appearing here ano mere
plecemeal, AFTER me raIsoiN pay
me11t.
The physicians report, ~ 49, M
ne also dissolved rsnmoLs snas go
pany nae &c. sn1., 1nr.a Ls-
clLai ny otners " ene sluS .r
tNla q Aas LIE srS,,
nouy IA en1cHes vel 80 - toas
the Lmooerkn NOME On naay 1ssr 4
t"o moi.,la ale
NAf Asu1en LlonlS e- r. ,rys
attorney 5eneLal DaNiu Va
iGnfE sale tne staoe Id II N
Nltnesses 70 cou3t InuIsuay
parntory 70 RAPID ue'eiop"lsn !"
its case. 49,.
william =. A,en, nssio Sa,ien,
VINO 1ouna the DQoy ~ ~ 1".s
grave On me M. hose Loao - 10ts
aitef tne A1unpns' ""o
, 1935-01-17

Funeral services for the day-old
son Of MIR. and Mrs. Frank Pierce
OF San Benito we're conducted here
Thursday morning by Rev. %. G..
Grow with interment In the Buena
Vista cemetery.
Simple rites were held at the
home Of the child's grandmother.
Mrs. Frank c. Pierce. 234 Levee
street.
, 1935-01-17
Violence In Saer
Told bv Refugees

SAAREGUEMINES, France, Jan.
M. Rp-Saar refugees. pouring into
France over the border. reported
Thursday that two communists had
been killed at Neuenkirrhen and n
dozen other anti-nazis had been
besten at other towns IN the Saar
basin territory.
, 1935-01-17

CHICAGO, Jan. l7.-tF-An up-4
ward trend showed itself in gram
prices early Thursday. "A severe
cold wave, menacing the domestic
wheat belt and no moisture in dry
districts southwesf had a bullish
effect and so too did indications
that for the moment traders had
gotten over their fright about the
gold question
Opening unchanged 10 IL nigh
err. May g6%-A, wheat nfterwarn
rose alI around Corn started IA or
to X up May $685.. and subse-
Quently scored a general gain
, 1935-01-17
PREDICTS

Continued From Page One
Rio Grande waters in the vicinity
OF Ell PaSo. may stand In the way.
however.
West said Mexico insisted in that
agreement on the international prir-
cipal Of prior right TO waters Of the
river. which this country recognizes.
but asked that a precedent be not
established thereby In regard 10 the
future treaty.
, 1935-01-17

RIO HONDO. Jan. 17.-All for
mer residents of Kansas are in
uted to attend thc dinner planned
by the Kansas club % take place
here January 70. The meeting will
begin at 1850 q. m.
Mrs. Forrest W0Odside. secretary
OF the Jayhawkers' association. an
nounced the meeting.
, 1935-01-17
NEW YORK CURB

NEW YORK. Jan. M. tPl-Trad-
ing ON the curb was nearly feature
less Thursday.
A few mining shares were able 10
get up fractions to a point or SO,
including Lake Shore Mines at 81
and Pioneer Gold at Q 3-4
Utilities generally held steady with
Electric Bond AZ Share at 8 IL and
American Gas AZ Electric at 19 rs.
but Duke Power. a usually inactive
issue. advanced a fun point on an
odd lot sale at 80.
Firmness was apparent In scat
tered ~specialties. with Great ATTAIN
tic a. Pacific at 1913 and Pittsburgh
Plate Glass at S..
, 1935-01-17

WASHINGTON, Jan lT.-PJ-
Some major points in the Wagner
bill to effectuate President Roose-
relt's social security plans:
IL creates an old age pensions
fund In the treasury supplied BY "a
compulsory tax OH payrolls, half To
be- paid by the employer and half
BY the employe. The tax starts at
one per cent Jan. !, 1887 and
reaches 5 per cent Jan. !, 1857.
, 1935-01-17

This plan for economic security, !"
the president said. ITS &C once a
measure or prevention and a mea-
sure OF alienation.
We pay now for the dreadful
consequence Of economic insecurity
and dearly.
This plan presents a more equit-
able and infinitely less expensive
means OF meeting these costs. we
al not afford to neglect the plain
duty before us. I strongly recon-
mend action to attain the object
ives sought In this report"
Mr.. Roosevelt said federal action
lis necessary to and conditioned
upon the actions OF the states"
"Fcrty-four legislatures are meet
ing or viii meet soon." he said. In
order that the necessary state action
may be taken promptly 10 Is inn
portant that the federal government
proceed speedily"
His message was accompanied BY
q 40.000-word report OF his COM
mittee on economic security de-
failing ways and means OF accom-
plishng the recommendation.
, 1935-01-17

ENNIS. Jan. lT. RN--Ed SCHNEIDER.
Ennis bakery owner. waz robbed uf
hts truck. $3.50 I'M cash and bakery
products valued ut ESQ hy two men
who boarded the truck while he was
making deliveries.
, 1935-01-17
SIS Years Old

Eligible employees are those 81
years old who are no longer gain
fully employed and for whom taxes
have been paid for at least 200
weeks over a five-year period be-
ginning before they are 90. Pensions
paid monthly, vary according 70
the monthly wage and length OF tax
payments. IL Is estimated the old
age reserve eventually would b.
maintained mt about SIS. ESQ. 100000.
For those nov aged and without
support. the government would ap-
propriate S50,O00,O00 Tor the next
fiscal year and 25,000.000 there
after, TO be matched by state and
local payments o a maximum PEN
sion OF $50 8 month.
For voluntary old-age insurance.
the government would he authoriz-
ed To sell to citizens under Sd
nuity certificates with maturity
values ranging UP TO 5000
Unemployment Insurance
Provides a tax OH payrolls Begin
ming Jan. 4, 1886 and reaching 3
per cent by 1888 with employers
receiving a 30 per cent credit on
contributions they make 20 APP
proved state unemployment insur-
ance systems. The rate in their
estimates used q maximum Of SIS
a week and no minimum. They
suggested that on the 3-per cent
contribution basis, the maximum
benefit period should be Is weeks.
The federal government would ap-
propriate S50.Oo0.OO0 annually TO
encourage the administration Of
state unemployment insurance laws.
Aid TO Dependent Children
The treasury would allot SIS .000.-
COO annually to he matched bv states
and used when the relief admins
traitor auurOves state plans for de-
pendent children's care.
Public Health
The bill would appropriate s4.-
100000 annually TO be allotted among
the states on a dolllar-fcr-dollar
basis for maternal and child health.
Similarly there would be appropri-
ated $1,000 900 annually for The care
OF crippled children Under both
allotmentS each state would receive
$4,000 annually and more accord
ing TO need. For child welfare.
there would pe s2.500.000 annually
with at least $4,000 for each state.
General Public health work would
get s10000OO0 annually.
Administration
A social insurance board Of three
would be set up TO supervise the
old aee and unemployment pension
systems and assist the states. The
labor and treasury departments the
relief administration and the pub
Tic health service all would have u
share In portions OF the program.