Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 December 1938 — Page 4
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: i ~#The acti was designed to hit the ~ war-debt countries, what it has done—right in the solar
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i “7 will fight as best I can any ~ ¥ amendment which would affect the
original purpose of the act.” : - Cotton States Agitate 3 Sporadic agitation for amendment or repeal of the law has emanated in recent months from the cotton-
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growing states.
At a conference of Cottgn-State Senators here in September,
9 possibility of regaining lost markets - through revision of the Johnson act
was discussed. About
By LEE G. MILLER Times Special Writer WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.—Senator Hiram Johnson (R. Cal) served . notice in an interview today that if an attempt is made to modify the ‘Johnson Act of 1934 in any im‘portant respect he will resist it ® the best of his ability. ‘ The Johnson act prohibits the issuance of new credits in this couniry to nafions in default on. debts to our government. “This law has helped to keep us + out of war,” the Senator said. “Further than that, it has helped : to keep other countries from going ~ to war with each other. else but here would they get the money. and materials to wage a
and that is
the same time Oscar “Johnston, who as president of the Delta & Fine Land Co. of Missis- _ sippi is orie of the biggest cotton | planters in the world, said: ~ “In my judgment the original
PA May Be Placed Under Civil Service; Johnson Law Issue
oo NATIONAL AFFAIRS ; WPAIN.POLITICS report goes to printer. ~ SENATOR JOHNSON to fight debt law repeal. SENATOR HOLT concedes Hopkins approval. WPA ROLLS decline 55,000 in month. ICKES says utility “rates must be squeezed out.”
the WPA
vestigate complaints.
in the WPA.
Where WPA
would be needed boards,” he said.
point them.”
service could apply only to in executive positions, such
and project supervisors.
the| problem, he said: it was started that it would manent.”
employees are scheduled for
enactment of the Johnson act was|gation by several groups.
a ' | unwise, unsound and unecessary. I : believe that it should be uncondi-
1 3 normal
commerce,
It will be submitted
| tion may be indebted to the United ties in several states.
States.”
Ad lina, American Cotton Association|{B. M. Harlee as his assistant and . . president, favored revision rather |chief WPA engineer. Another Army a than repeal. man, Capt. G. E. Textor, was desig-
2 “The Johnson -Act” “Sshould be amended in a way that . will permit nations now affected by W , its terms to obtain credits with “which to buy wheat, cotton and ~ other farm products, as well as to buy other needed raw materials and finished products of which this nation has a large surplus.” L. J. Taker of Ohio, Grange master,
tion.”
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by the Senate.
‘He said he would express his own opinion of the: appointment on the Senate flocr, but he forecast a fav-
_, orable vote,
Ickes Says Utilities “Must Squeeze Out Water’
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (U. P.).— Public Works Administrator Har- ~ old L. Ickes said today that “water . must be squeezed” out of utility se- ! establish the nation’s * utility systems on a sound economic
_curities to
¥ : Holders of “watered” utility se3 . _ curities, Secretary Ickes said,” will ‘ < have to pocket a loss sooner or 3 later in the process of removing “water” from the capital structure. Security holders will suffer no = loss, he said, “unless they have been ‘buying water, and if that is so, they would have to take a loss anyway, sooner or later.” ¢ / ei———
Grange Opposes Change ~ Mz. Johnston’s company is dominated by Eritish capital. former Commodity Credit Corp. vice -. president, and a former assistant to : the Treasury Secretary. : J. S. Wannamaker of South Caro-
He is a
he
National opposed revision. “We want every sound market that we can get.” he said, “but it would - «seem that we are paying too high a “price if we pass any amendment that could be construed as forgiving ‘the war debts justly due this na-
‘Holt to Investigate Hopkins Background
. WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.—Senator Holt (D. VW. Va,), long a critic of j Harry L. Hopkins’ administration of ! WPA, conceded today that Mr. Hopaid kins’ nomiriation as Commerce Sec2 retary would prcbably be confirmed
‘tacks.
said, sistant.
named temporary executive ant to Col. Harrington. Col. Harrington day that relief rolls, uing the decline which
week ending Dec. 17
week.
‘SENTENCED FOR STABBING FLINT, Mich., Dec. 29 (U. P.).—
George Preister, 32-year-old
member of a Missouri prison road gang, today was under sentence of
12 to 20 years in prison for victed of stabbing his wife
argument six months ago.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (U. P.) —. Senate Majority: Leader Barkley (D. Ky.) today outlined two farreaching moves designed to end complaints of political activity in
The Administration is considering: 1. Creation of nonpartisan boards in every county in the nation to in-
2. Adoption of civil service for all persons “in authoritative positions”
* No Salaries Provided
Senator Barkley said the nonpartisan “police” boards would consist of three nonsalaried members each.. Actual administration of relief would remain in control of the
“1 ‘doubt if legislative authority fo set up such
“The boards would be made up of outstanding men in each community. In my opinion, it would not be out of line to have the WPA ap-
Senator Barkley said that civil
administrators, area superintendents
Maybe Not Permanent
Asked if adoption of civil service would mean that the Administration considered relief a permanent
“I don’t think that necessarily follows. It was not the thought when
Both proposals were made as Congress approached a showdown on the relief problem. Charges of political activity among WPA officials and
The Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee, which investigated | tionally repealed as an evidence ofthe last elections, planned to coma wish on the part of the United|plete preparation of its report toStates and its nationals to engage in|day. international ~ without discrimination as to any na- | ‘tion because unfortunately such na-
Senate when the 76th Congress coneres Jan. 3, and| will contain a blanket indictment of WPA activi-
Harrington Names Aids Most Senators believed the appointment of Col. F. C. Harrington, an Army engineer, las Acting WPA Administrator, would take some of the sting out of the opposition at-
Col. Harrington |appointed Maj.
nated as Maj. Harlee’s executive asDallas Dort, formerly associated with the Civil Works Administration and the Federal Emergency Re-
lief Administration, predecessors of the WPA, and later with WPA, was
reported
Nov. 5, decreased 55,606 during the WPA rolls totaled 3,083,249 per-
sons on Dec. 17, compared with 3,139,245 at the end of the previous
with intent to kill. Preister was con-
throat with a penknife during an
persons as state
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SPENCER URGES © FIVE CHANGES I CRIMINAL LAWS
Retiring Prosecutor Criticizes ‘Weaknesses, Flaws’ He Found.
By NOBLE REED Five amendments to Indiana’s criminal ‘statutes were recommended for the Legislature today by Prosecutor Herbert M. Spencer as he prepared to leave office to become judge of Superior Court 2 next week. He based his recommendations
upon some “flaws and weaknesses” he said he found in the laws while
prosecuting several thousand cases during the last four years. Mr. Spencer said trial of a murder
casé here a year ago revealed that
there is no provision in the statutes
for issuing a warrant to search a prisoner’s home for any evidence of a felony involving violence.
“We knew a gun used in the
murder was at the home of the prisoner but we couldn't get it for evidence because there was no. law
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giving us the right to search "vme home for it,” he said. Prosecutor ‘Spencer also criticised
whether the jury or the judge has the right to fix the/death penaity. Under present procedure, he said, judges have been imposing the death penalties where juries return verdicts of . first . degree murder without a law giving them that specific right. “1 believe juries should be given full authority to fix the death penalties in their verdicts instead of judges,” he said, The third amendment proposed concerned the procedure for change of venue from the county in ‘murder cases. Under the present statutes, it is mandatory for presiding judges to grant. a change from the county on motion of the defendant. “This involves almost prohibitive costs for taxpayers in murder cases where there are many witnesses testifying over a period of many weeks,” he said. “I think the law should be: amended to make the right of change of venue discretionary with the court.”
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‘| but withheld action pending a de-
entistances watrant some degen ot leniency,” Le said. “Often we have to change affidavits to some other charge in order that courts can give offenders a chance to make good in society.” ; The fifth recommendation involved changing the- technicality of amending affidavits. “The statute providing for amendment of affidavits and indictments should be clarified so that courts maybe agreed as to what is a change in ‘substance’ and a change in ‘form’” he. said “The present law is vague in stating that an affidavit can’t be amended as go substance.”
QUESTION oF TARDY OFFICE OATH RAISED
KOKOMO, Dec. 20 (U P)—A question was referred to the Indiana Attorney Generals office today as to whether a county officer-elect who was not sworn in during the prescribed 10-day period, is qualified to take office. County Auditor Raymond Gilbert raised the question in the case of Merrill E. Jackson, Howard County assessor-elect. Gilbert questioned whether he could issue pay checks to Jackson and whether Jackson's. action would be legal. Gilbert said he thought the failure to be sworn in was an oversight,
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Herbert H. (Bert) Evans, seven times legislator and. Republican House floor leader for the .coming session, loosened his vest in his room-office. today and claimed he was going “to Spring a few on ‘em this session.” : “They’ve been ,worryin®. me - a plenty, so I'll give ’em something to think about,” he said as he zipped his nose glasses to the button on his vest lapel. i “Now you take that ‘reorganiza-
tion bill. I don’t believe that ever.
was legalized. The Legislature told
Mr. McNutt to go ahead and set up:
the different departments, but it never wrote what he did into the law. “I know we can’t get that repealed with & Democratic Senate, but we can give ’em something to think about. :.That’s -the kind of thing I'm going to spring on ’em.” Mr. Evans put his nose glasses back on again and looked at the printed State Republican . Committee’s platform. “Now we're going to try to take off that 15-cent state levy on real estate. When the Democrats passed the Gross Income Tax they promised to take that off, and they got Republican support for the income tax bill by promising. | “Me, I didn’t vote for it, because
I kinda thought they'd § forest about:
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taking off the real estate tax, and sure eas they did. “We can’t repeal the Gross Income Tax, but we can try to get it reduced for every one. there should be certain = other changes, and if I had my way, there would be at least $100 exemption for ‘each dependent child for the working’ man. The Federal Government allows $400 a child, you know. “We can’t repeal the income tax
law, because for one thing they|2 2 “pass a few things the ‘people
want.”
have set this. big organization to administer it, and probably have 4 million’ dollars or so tied up in office furniture.”
knock on the door and greeted a
ca cars, so we’ll’go him one better on that.”
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wo Club a felony.”
Ne his‘ Claypool office sihce Dec. 5 getting ready for the session, said ° he believes a good many Democrats
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. Evans took hic glasses in his d and shook them in the air ve ently. = “If T had my way about it T make that Two. Per Cent +7
r. Evans, whose home i§ in Castle, but who has been in
coming to the session to- help
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until . 1940—"
Mr. Evans answered an insistant Ri PAYS ALL 3
legislative pal who sat on the bed and remarked, in an offhand way, that the Democrats are all right “except there’s toe many of them.” Then Mr, ‘Evans took up the liquor problem,
“The boys back home,” he said, “seem to think that if some of the
ILADELPHIA, Dec. 29 (U. P)), A en the financial report of Rep.
Michael J. Stack’s campaign com- oh mittee was filed it showed that the , sole contributor to the “Keep-Steacke
committee was Mie
in-Congress” : ‘The committee’s ine
chael J. Stack.
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