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SEN. WALTER F. GEORGE
SOUNDS. WARNING TO
AMERICAN BANKERS
vROOSEVELT SIGNS BILL FOR
JOBLESS, PUT 200,000 TO WORK
Washington, D. C., March 31.— 0 ff at 1,600 feet again.
brought in on the
afternoon were: „ , .
Lieutenant Commander Herbert V.
,! Wilev, of New London, Conn., second
800 feet. We rose rapidly and leveled 0 ^ man d.
R. E. Deal, of Lakehurst, N. J.,
Washington, U. C.,' March 31.— President Roosevelt Friday made his “While weiweredialling, the engines , boat \. wain > 8 mate.
American bankers are charged by forest conservation-employment pro- were speeded u Pfocapacitj • ™ ; j, E . Erwin, of Memphis, Tenn.,
Senator Walter F. George, Democrat, gram law by signing the bill, while we regained 1,600 feet the engines , av j at ion machinist’s mate.
Georgia with shirking their respon- his aides rushed to make ready for were Drought down to standard sp .p), e ,( ea d man was R. W. Copeland
aibility, and warned by him that un- I enlisting thousands from the cities once more. • . . , h ir I chief radioman.
less they functioned, the people would 'jobless for the work. . '‘About three njinutes later the ai Those four were picked un by the
make the government provide a He directed the Department of LM i becafne exceedingly turbulent and th Q tanker Phoebus
’ ,r to supervise enrollment of the ship was tossed about uolently. J j nm , rain an d high wind
while the fog*
winds swept the
The Spring Racing meeting of the gene Talmadire tnlH «’ l "'™ r L
Southeastern Fair Association will crowd of Cheroke e™, J epresentati ' -
be held on the mile track at Lakewood i Canton Mondav X oters at
Park, Atlanta, the week of April 10. 'on a Csote dA that Ge °^ia is
Four big lunning races are scheduled ' penses ^government i that ex -
for Monday, April 10; Wednesday, half g 6nt must be cut i n
April 12; Friday, April 14 and Satur-1 Concerning the
day April 16, which will be Derby he said both houses hnH s assem Wy,
Day, the winning horses of the first men but that the house of Kotxl
three days competing in the Derby tives was the better ef *? r ® presen ta-
event. The races will start on all members of the senate' he Son £
days at 3:00 p. m .“thought the .clpitol was^croL *JS d
Over two hundred of the best hors- itreet in the highway department
es that have been performing on the ■ However, he said “if we get ti,
winter tracks at Havana, Miami and back we may be able to do someth n^.
New Orleans, are entered for the At-! A sales tax, he said, shouTd h K-
lanta ra,®es, according to M. M. Ben- as a last resort, after all
ton, president of the Fair Association methods of taxation have
and will be ridden toy well known down.
jockeys. The stables are on their way “We may be driven to it” he
north to the summer racing events “but we must first clear out the ?‘l!’
I and the owners have been glad to wetos and patronage.”
taken to break the trip for the Atlanta races.' The state, he said, should d o awar
a Com- If , tbe s P rin * Running meet is sue- »ith “every office we possibly can dn
GEORGIA IS
“GASOLINE DRUNK” SAY«
talmadge AT c a a y n s Ton
Canton, Ga., April 3.—Governor p
ene Ta madpe tnlrf „ ”; ernor Eu-
offset the emergency.
“1 think," he saiu, “that there will
be no real return to a normal pros
perous condition in the Unite.; States
until we somehow find a banker who
has the sense to see that the character
of the merchant, the character of the
small manufacturer, the character of
the professional man is yet good se
curity if banking is to be carried on
in a sensible normnl way.”
His criticism, made in the Senate
in debating the $500,000,000 adminis
tration unemployment relief bill, was
explained by him as not directed at
all bankers but “those bankers who
control our system very largely.”
“How will enterprise become profit
able unles-j the banker helps to make
It profitable?” George continued.
“Does he not owe some obligation to
the business of this country ? Is there
not some responsibility on the Ameri
can banker?"
“Every privilege,” George said, had
been extended to the bankers by the
government, adding:
“We have granted almost any pow
er that seemed to be reasonable and
defensible in an effort to help the
banks in this emergency. Are they
»pen for the single purpose of draw
ing through the pipelines we hav*
ro-ctriicted Hi® balance of the money
of the American taxpayer, or arc they
open to meet the legitimate and con
servative demands of honest and cour
ageous Americans?
“If the banking system which we
have built un does not understand nml
appreciate the necessity of furnish
ing credit where credit may he le
gitimately extended and upon securi
ty which is safe . . . whatever may
be said about a unified system of
banking, O'"* banks must be prepared
to accept the decision of the Ameri
can people to have some form of
credit, and some form of sendee.
“The government will go further
and further into business. We rh(iv
regret it, we may all deplore It:' but.
nevertheless we will not escape it.”
FIRST RECRUITS
TO GO TO FOREST
JOBS BY APRIL 15
timber and guard against floods. .The ship took a sharp lurch and the f ^ ambulances waited on the pier.
This first point of his emergency rudder control wires ot tne upper stretchers and an undertakers
relief program was authorized by ! rod?®*'carned_away. I basket stood beside them.
Congress. At the request of some oi | I threw out the clutch on the ui . Comman d er Wiley smiled wanlv n<
those who sponsored the legislation, per rudder and tried J? he came down the gang-plank, attired
he deferred signing of the bill until lower one. I was on the p e®Jig e 8 d the ! ini makeshift clothes. He wore a coat
signing
Friday.
It is the hope of Mr. Roosevelt to
get some men to work within two
weeks. By midsummer, he believes,
over 200,000 men can be wielding axes
and pushing spades in the forests.
The President will go ahead with
the plan he had in mind to give the
"civilian conservation corps” a pay
of $30 a month with food and sub
sistence.
MAIL DELIVERY
BILL REFERRED
the control car and
rudder.
much too big for him and his shoes
sss&rfi ■wel
come
existing
broken
wheel. The elevator man reported sev- a ® e ?” r8 wn sea te i himself in one r^" 1 ' a week's racing during the away with a"d reduce the cost of urn
era! times that the sWp was falling | he pulled off his ; Southeastern Fair this fall, when the fessors salaries.” C ° St ° f pro ‘
and I heard the report called out! * ™ „ H shoeg and remarked to the horses will be returning from the Prosperity, Talmadge said, cannot
.“ ‘Eight hundred feet! drive" “These were not meant for |north to winter tracks, is assured, Mr. be legislated back to life but must
"By this time the bow was inclined “ r ' „ * he ^bbed his sore (Benton states. come about by the combined effort of
upward about 23 degrees, but the | me. He smue d as ne ruo u s Admission to the races will be 76c a working citizenrv.” ° f
ship was falling quite rapidly In the Conpland < s bodv was carried ; including grand stand. It has been Motor cars have brought about a
fog nothing could be seen. I asked nqWp the destroyer's crew, in oil- many years since Georgia has had pew standard of living which is the
the officer—the answer came
300 feet!’
back
ashore, the destroyer'
skins and overalls, stiffened to at.
lent'on hesi' 1 " the rail. The ensign of
‘ . , . . . . _ lont'on reside toe rail. > ne ensign oi
Empire State, naval training shin
Washington, April 3.—Plans to put
the first recruits of the forest con
servation corps at work in national
forests by April 16 were drawn Mon
day at a conference of regional chiefs
of the U. S. Forest Service.
Major R. Y. Stuart, head of the
service, directed the regional forests
to'prepare data for presentation later
in the day showing the exact projects
that may be started by the date and
the number of men needed to execute
each.
Many of the projects planned for
the summer cun not be started by
mid-April because of mountain snows
the need for more time to move equip,
ment and to set up camps. Listing th;
projects on which work can be imme
diately started wes undertaken in or
der to prevent delay in putting Pres
ident Roosevelt’s forest conservation-
unemployment aid program into ef
fect quickly.
RUSSELL DRAFTS BILL
TO EXTEND LIMIT ON
TAX PROSECUTIONS
Washington, March 30.—The Deen
bill to discard the present rural and
city civil service mail delivery and
supplant it by a system of awarding
contracts to the lowest bidders has
been referred to the house postoffice
committee by Speaker Rainey for
consideration.
Introduced by Representative Deen
(D., Ga.), the proposal would have
the change to take effect on June 30,
1933. It authorizes Postmaster Gen
eral Farley to "dismiss as employes
of the postal service all city, village
and rural carriers, effective at the
close of business June 30, 1933, and
to replace their services rendered by
such carriers with like and similar
services rendered by persona under
contracts let under competitive bid-'
ding; except that where the. postmas
er general finds it impracticable to
effect such replacement immediately
after such date, he is authorized to
retain any such carriers as employes,
or to make other temporary pro
visions for such services, by contract
or otherwise, until such time as it is
practicable to effect the replacement
reouired by this act.
Deen said he had conferred with
Budget Director Douglas, and added:
“Mr. Douglas said it was a good
norposition.
“The postoffice department informs
mo t.W the rural free delivery costs
$100,600,000 and city delivery $125.-
700,0000 annually. I believe mv bill
if enacte-i will save from $76,000,000
to $100,000,000 a year without reduc
ing the efficiency of the mail service.
1“ hone to get an early hearing on
the measure. Mr Dougins said lie
was in accord with the principle of
the measure.”
ROOSEVELT HAS SAVED
TOTAL OF $572,000,000 IN
HIS MONTH IN OFFICE
Washington, April 3.—A bill to er-
tend the statute of limitations for
prosecution of income tax frauds from
the present three years to five years
was drafted by Senator R. B. Russell,
for introduction 'later this week.
“Investigation by the banking and
currency committee indicate one 6r
more cases will be brought for tax
evasions occurring within the last
three years, but further inquiry may
develop cases going back beyond the
present statute of limitations,” Sen.
Russell said in discussing his pro-
Washington, April 2.—In the scant
month that President Roosevelt has
had control of the government, he has
now instituted economies estimated to
total $572,000,000 a year, and at least
another estimated $100,000,000 is in
arlv prospect.
This is the record:
Reduction in veterans! benefits, de
reed Saturday. $400,000,000.
Cut in v«tp«Ws administration ex
penses, $50,000,000.
Reduction of ell federal salaries 15
ner cent. $120,000,000.
Consolidate-, of farm credit agen-
e* $2,000,000.
The additional $100,000,000 is con
sidered a minimum estimate of the
savings to be achieved by reorganiza
tion pn d consolidation of other federal
agencies under the power already
granted the President by con cose
n+'-o-,. pennimies mav be achieved lat
er by still further reduction of depart
mental functions.
MISS JESSIE DELL TO RETAIN
POST ON CIVIL SERVICE BOARD
“I thing there should be a five-year
period within which to institute such
prosecutions, and the bill I will intro
duce will provide that extension."
C. OF G. GETS NEW
FARE CUT PERMIT
Washington, Anril 3.—The Inter
state Commence Commission Monday
pt-H-nri'/ed the rostral of Georgia
Railroad to establish fareB for the
transportation of passengers in coach
es n-lv. locallv between points op its
line between Griffin, Ga., and Chattn
nooga, Tenn., even though the ertab
lisbe-e-t ef such fares ""exults in ag
gregate fares lower than existing
throu'e'h local and ; o ; it inter'i
fares. The order will be in effect
October 1, next.
DODGE COUNTY GIRL
ENDS LIFE WITH GUN
Eastman, Ga., April 1.—Desponden
cy over a love affair is said to have
caused Miss Eva McCant, of Chester,
to end her life with a pistol at her
home recently. Her father was shot to
death about 16 years ago.
The body was buried at Trail
Branch in Bleckley county, Rev. Mr
Garand, pastor of the Chester Baptist
church conducting the funeral serv
ices.
Washington, April 3—Fortified by a
large number of indorsements from
.vomen’s organizations throughout the
country, Miss Jessie Dell, of Georgia
is expected to be continued toy the
Roosevelt administration as a member
of the U S. civil service commission.
Although the presence of two can
didates in Georgia for a place on the
'■ommission tended at first to cast
doubt on the chances of either one to
be appointed, the latest word from
sources close to the administration
has it that Miss Dell will be left un
disturbed.
53 HEADS CHOPPED
OFF IN ATLANTA
Atlanta, March 31.—Fifty-three old
employes of the state department of
agriculture are removed from the
salary roll under the department’s
budget request, made pupblic Friday,
but 27 new names are added, making
a net reduction of 26.
The department asked for $64,-
076.60 to carry on its work for the
second quarter, April, May and June
This compares with $70,709.99 in
the first quarter, but the department
said the figures compiled with Gpv.
Talmadge’s order for a 25 per cent
reduction in operating costs by reqson
of seasonal expenses not include<j in
the last budget.
The additional expense is approxi
mately $18,000 for about 40 part-time
fertilizer inspectors who will be em
ployed for a maximum of four
months.
crash. The signal was run up to
engine cars. Almost immediately we
hit the water.
“We had, as I remember, a list to
the starboard. We went down under
the water. It came in the window of
the control car and rushed me across
out . the opposite window. I was under
the ship.
“I tried to swim as rapidly as 1
could get from under and finally I
came to the surface. I could see the
ship drifting away from me when the
lightning~played about it. The bow
was straight up in the air and the
ship was just a shamble. There was
wreckage all around.
“I’ saw two lights, the ones 1
thought was the stern and also
thought I could see the lights of a
steamer and the glare of the Bamegat
light. I swam toward the steamer
and after about ten minutes found a
board about three feet square.
‘I clung to this. Around me I could
see several men in the water, but
none close enough for me to help
them. When I was within 60 yards of
nny of them, I did not have my buoy.
When I got within 400 yards of the
steamer, the wind changed and waves
began hitting me in the face. Before
that I had the wind behind me.
“The captain of the ship put it
broadside and floated towavd us. I
think he mu'st have heard the cries of
the men. I swam easily to the steam
er and they threw a life-ring to me
and hauled me aboard.
"In about an hour when I' had re
gained my strength a little I sent a
message giving the names of the peo
ple on board the tinker. The German
captain is an excellent seaman. He
did everything he could to save life.
“That’s the most of my story.” •
Wilev was asked where 'Rear Ad
miral Moffett was during the crash.
He replied:
“Admiral Moffett was asleep until
midnight. After 12 o'clock he _"ame
down to the control. For five minutes
nrevious to the disaster I did not see
him in the car.”
“Who was in command of the con
trol car at the time of the crash?”
“Lieutenant Glendenning. He had
relieved Lieutenant Redfield at mid
night.”
"Where was Lieutenant Calnan?"
“He aDpeared soon after I had
dropped ballast the first time. He took
his station at the ballast wheel.
“Enlisted men were at the two con
trol wheels. There may have been
other officers in the control room—1
couldn't tell.”
“Was there any confusion in the
control room?"
"There was no noise or confusion
at all. All orders were transmitted in
a low voice and carried out in an or
derly fashion.”
Wiley continued:
“It was about three minutes from
the time I gave ‘all hands’ until the
Becond disturbance of the ship and
about 30 seconds from the time I
said, 'stand by for the crash’ till the
crash came."
“What happened to you in the
crash ?’’
“The water swept me through a
window.”
“Did you see what became of oth
ers?”
“I saw people around me 20 yards,
30 yards and so on when lightning
came to light things up. 1 could hear
them once in a while."
“Was the water cold?”
“Yes sir!”
After he had been in the water five
ninutes, the remains of the Akron
were lost to vision, Wiley stated. It
drifted away in the fog. He added:
“I don't know just what the exact
time of the crash was, but I think it
was around 12:30. There was no ex
plosion and no fire. And as far as I
know, lightning did not strike us. We
didn’t pay much attention to the
lightning because we were not afraid
of it.”
The ruddy-face^ lieutenant-com
mander was interviewed as he stood
in pajamas and a gray-and-blue
striped bathrobe on a stairway in the
hospital.
From his point of vantage, he spoke
and the old battleship Wvoming,
moored close by. dipped in salute.
“Did vou see nnv sign® of ®nv oth
er survivors?” Commander Whitebeck
was asked.
“No.”
“Do you think there are any other
survivors?"
“I don’t see how ther® "®n be. You
know these men w»re in the water
for hours before they were picked,
up ’’ “
Commander Whitebeck declined to
amnlifv this statement. He was asked
if be had nnestior®d the three sur
vivors end he renlie-' he d'd not bp-
cause “thev were suffering from sho®k
an exnosure a®d seeded t® he too far
"one to want to talk, so I let them
alone.”
Asked if he had a aortnr aboard t“e
Tucker, Comnv”n'®r ^’Mteb®®k s®id.
hp diu not. adding' “ T he best wp
coul fio was a chief pharmacist’s
mate.”
"Did vou have nnv stimulants for
them when they were aboard?” he
ss asked.
"No, there wasn't a drop of whis-
runnning races, and much interest is ("cause of the greater part of our pres-
manifested everywhere as Georgians | el >t troubles.” he said. “The only thing
do love good horse races. to remedy the situation is to reduce
AH railroads running into Atlanta < r - 08 ^ of government,
i have announce,! specially low rates I The governor said if the people hear
for the races. A round trip rate of ,“™ p bragged on you will know I have
one fare plus $1.00 to be sold April i sold out, tout if you continue to hear
10-13 with n return limit of^lfi days me p"ss®d, you will know I have kept
is announced: also on Friday and
.Ccturdav MTortov Dav) Anr'l 14 a-d
15 a straight rate of one c®nt a mile
"nth an eight day return limit.
key on board.”
BOB JONES
OMMENTS
ON
HERE and
HEREAFTER.
AKRON COST $5,358,400
Washington, April 4.—Complaints
against such huge expenditures for
airships as have been made rose in
congress Tuesday, in the wake of the
Akron’, destruction.
Chairman Vinson of the house na-
al committee, telling of plans to
nuestion the three Akron survivors in
the investigation to be held, said, “and
you can add .this—there won't be any
more big airships built; we have built
three and lost two.”
Data on hand for his committee
showed the United States has spent
more than $20,000,000 on airships.
The ill-fate.' Shepnandoah cost
around $4,000,000 and the Akron and
Macon, sister ships, together, $8,800,-
000.
The Akron’ss cost was $5,358,400
because it was the first of t.he two
and its patterns could he used for the
Macon.
God promises to supply our needs
not our wants. God couldn't give some
people all they want. If He gave them
the world they would ask for the
moon. And then they would ask for
Mars. And they would keep asking
unti'f'iod wouldn’t have anything left
to give.
{The little word “my” changes ev
erything. Somebody’s mother is dead.
But MY mother is dead. Somebody's
baby is sick. But MY baby is sick.
What a difference the little word
“my” makes.
One of the saddest pictures in all
the Bible is in the Old Testament. A
man was riding upon an ass. God
wanted somebody to speak to that
man and He couldn't find a prophet
a steward, or an elder. God was hard
pressed. So He asked this ass If He
wouldn't speak for Him and the poor
dumb brute said, “If you can use a
dumb animal like I am, I will be
very happy.” This is the day of Baal-
am’s ass. I speak reverently. God is
up against it today. He is having
hard t' me finding people to talk for
him. I know many a man who, meas
ured by the standards of modern col
leges, would be considered an ass but
God is using him. God is glad to
have educated men and scholars and
influential people in His service, but
God will take anybody He can get.
Miss Doris Copenharvo of Covina,
California was attracted by the
beauty of cherry blossoms as was the
photographer who snapped this
photo and it all typifies Spring .. .
now broadcast throughout the nation
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The churches have influence. There
is no evil in America which could
stand up against the organized
churches. Yes, they have influence,
but they lack power. Power and influ
ence are not the same things at all.
The humblest Christian in America
has more influence than Paul had.
Paul didn’t have enough influence to
stay out of jail but he had enough
power after he got in jail to pray the
_ ^ doors off their hinges and he had
so that every one of the large group enough power to shake the foundation
of newspapermen could hear him
clearly. His gray hair waved in an
unruly mop as' he told his story in
easy, unhurried manner.
Lieutenant Commander J.E. White-
beck, commander of the Coast Guard
destroyer Tucker, which brought
Lieutenant Commander Wiley and two
survivors to the Brooklyn Navy Yard,
as well as the body of one of the vic
tims, declared he “did not see how”
there could be any more survivors of
the disaster.
There were 76 men aboard when
the Akron crashed into the waves of
Bamegat Bay at 12:30 a. m. during
a teriffic thunder-storm. The four
of the Roman Empire.
Jesus had no . worldly influence. He
had a heavenly influence. He could
have turned one beckoning finger to
ward the sky and angels would have
torn down the gates of heaven to
come to His rescue, but he had no
worldly influence. He didn’t have
enough influence to stay off*the cross
But he had enough power after he
had died to put his heel on the neck
of death and he has enough power to
save the world.
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