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HOOVER TO SEND WAR DEBT NOTE TO CONGRESS
MONDAY:; HOPE PERSISTS FRANCE WILL PAY UP
lEas}, ‘ Midilg_}y est ‘Hmer’s Grip"
010 WEATHER ALSD
(LAMP 3 DOWN ON
DIXIE STATES
DALTON, Ga.—(P)—lreezing
iemperatures, ice, and snow
nanketed mnorth Georgia Fri
dav as winter moved in to stay
a while.
Six inches of snow was re
ported on the mountains near
palton, and traffic on. streets,
and highways was greatly im
peded, £
" The thermomeéter here stood
Iriday morning at 26 1.2.
(By the Associated Press.)
The icy grip of winter's advance
attack held firmly in a large sec
tion of the nation Friday, with the
fast and the great plain states of
the Middle West bearing the brunt
of the suffering it entailed.
Temperatures ranging” all the
way from just above zero to 15
elow were common throughout
the Middle West. In Chicago,
where four persons were reported
dead, squatters and other home
were hard hit, and emergency
welfare workers were spurred on
to greater efforts to bring relief
to the jobless.
Fires added to the discomforts
f the elements. In Chjicago fif
teen unpaid firemen were over
come by smoke Thursday night in
fighting a fire “in a brick store
house in the stockyards district,
hile at Milwaukee fourteen in
mates of a home for the aged were
iven by fire into the streets,
where the thermometer reading
was 5 below
lee blocks in the Gréat — Lakes
made navigation hazardous. The
fishing tug, Corman, sank in the
harbor at Krie, Pa, Thursday
night, after an ice-breaking trip
made to clear the way for the re
turn to safety of ice-bound fisher
men. The crew escaped without
mjuries ~
Pennsvivania reported unofficial
figures of 2 to 20 above, with three
killed in coasting accidents. New
York had 20 above, but the move
ment was downward.
In Ohio, where near-zero and
elow zero brought -the coldest
weather of the season, three per
sons were killed in mishaps at
tributed to the cold snap.
The Pacific coast states, how
ever, were getting relief with mod
rating temperatures.
COLD IN DIXIE
ATLANTA, G —(AP)—Winte:
shifted & blanket of sleet and ic
onto sections of Georgia, Alabama,
Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessece
nd Arkansas KFriday as cold wea
ther once more clamped down on
The chill added.to the discom
i of those affected by swollen
vers in Georgia, Alabama and
Mississippi and ice weighted down
tre and wires in many localities.
Barly morning street car service
\tlanta was slowed down by
c-covered wires and rails and the
ercury was down around 1'1'!;«'7/-;
ing at 6:30 a. .m. Cold winds whip
ed across the city and the wea
ther bureau forecast snow in the
th portion of Georgia,
Little change in weather wus
redicted for %:!lll'dd,\'-
Of Control Board,
S ding Bryan
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga.—(AP)—
\rthur Lucas will head the Board
of Control of-eleemdsynary insti-
Wiions following his selection at a
Meeting of the group here.
Lucas, already a member of the
Board of Conrol from ' the state
U large, was renamed as repre
ehtative from the FKifth district
b Governor Russell upon the res-
Ehiation of Judge Shv]nl)urg] Bryan,
Who recently resigned. The va
“ancy on the board from the state
at large still remains to «be filled.
At a meeting here Thuirsday the
board heard J. W. Ennis, repre
**ntative from Baldwin county,
discuss proposed legislation for
th :
the benefit of the hospital. The
burchasing committee remained
N session Friday: te buy supplies
for the first, quarterrof 1933.
PEARL COCKTAIL?
WEST HARTFORD. Conn. —(#
Vincent W. Jones got 18 seed
bearls with an oyster cocktall he
rdered at a tea room. Onsz oystel
Vielded all the pearls. Jones said
I would have the pearls polished
by a jeweler Friday.
FULL Associated Press Service.
Senator Byrnes Will
Present Finance Plan
To Balance Treasury
WASHINGTON, - ) — The |
Roosevelt plan —sponsored in the |
senate by - Senator - Byrncs, 011
South Carolina—to meet hugn
permanent imp:ovement corts hyl
long term bond issue is due for
carly attention in congress, ‘
As a member of the important
appropriations committee, Sena
tor Byrnes, an intimate of Prcsh’
dente-elect Roosevelt, is udvuncinu.j
the legislation and hopes for a de- 1
cision before the wession ends. ;
The legislation is regarded as one |
of the key steps in the program m"
the incoming Democratic udminis.!
tiation to balance the Treasury |
books. It would transfer from the |
taxpayers of today the hugh bm-l
den of financing permanent im-l
provements. i
By meeting these cxpendituresi
through long term bond issues, it |
i- the belief of Democratic leaders '
that much of the short term gov
GEORGIA DFFIGERS
START FOR BURNS
Governor Signs Papers to
Bring ‘‘Fugitive’” Back
To Georgia
| ATLANTA, GA, — () — The
state of Georgla seat two officers
to New Jersey . Thursday, to seek
the return of Robert Elliott Burns
of “I am a fugitive from a chain
"sang" fame to complete a sen
tence for a $1.38 holdup here in
1922,
Governo# Richard B, Rusreli,
jr., signed requisition papers for
Burns late Thursday and entrust-
I(rd to Harold Hardy, ‘Warden "of
the Troup county Dbrison camp
!from which Burns escaped In
i1930,.and Chief R. B, Carter of the
Troup county police.
’ The officers planned to go before
Governor Moore of New Jersey
Friday morning. Governor Moore
said he would hear the case on Its
merits and added he had made no
lr-‘romise that he would not return
‘Burns. However, he felt Burns haa
“‘probably served enough time for
his offense.”
Burns was arrested in Newark
and bail fixed at $25,000, He {first
escaped from Georgia chaingang
a few months after beginning a
six to ten year prison term for the
$1.33 holdup. He remained a fugi
tive until his wife told officers of
his prison record in 1929 and dur
irg that time had become success
ful as a magazine publisher,
He again escaped in 1930 and re
wards of 5500 offered for his re
capture. Before he left Atlanta,
Warden Hardy said Burns’ stories
of, mistreatment at the Troup pri
son campP were untrue.”
Personnel of New
Credit Corporati
redit Corporation
.
Announced Friday
MACON, Ga—(AP)—Members
of the staff for the Macon brandh
of the Regional Agricultural Cred
it corporation have been selected
and are ready to take over their
new duties, H. Persons Heath,
manager of the branch, hus an
nounced.
Legare S. Bullard, Columbia, S.
C. and L. F. Graddy, Macon, have
heen named examiners of loan ap
plications from Florida and Geor
gia, respectively.
Julius Loh is assistant secretar)
and assistant, treasurer, and Mrs.
A. F. McGhee, Charles L. Seay,
James €. Riggins, Walter B.
Smith, Mrs. Thelma G. Griggs and
George D. Hamilton are the other
members of the staff.
Is Electrocuted For
| Killing Wife Attacker
| COLUMBIA, 8. C.—(#—o. E. S
| Howell, 42, former ~Sumter night
| watchman, was electrocuted in the
<tate penitentiary here Friday at
[10:13 a. m. for the murder of E
| Hart Williams, Sumter filling sta
;Lion operator, whom Howell's wife
| pointed out as a man who had
tuttacked her.
' Howell went to his death calmly
| without the slightest show of tmo.
!,tion. Three shocks were necessary
im kill him. :
THE BANNER-HERALD
|ernment paper now in financial
| channels would be disposed of ana
the way opened for new credit to
industry, .-
Secretary Mills has withhelg
final opinion on the proposal bus
‘thos« who have gquestioned- him
Ig'ninet,l the impression he did not
regard it favorably.
' With his long service in the
house and in the senate on tae
iupproprlution:; committees, Byrnes
(is being relied .on ,by Governor
| Roosevelt to map out and put into
lcfl'm-t hi§ fiscal program.
The bill ‘he is sponsoring woula
}set up a fund of $500,000,000 in
the 'Tl“('usury. to be provided by
l‘uomls. to meet payments of per
manent improvements: 'from time
111- time, Permanent improvements
’am: listed as construteion higin
| ways, maintenance of revers and
| harbors works, construction ot
!publigf buildings; and improve
ments of dams and reservolrs.
tLBERTON NEGAD
10 BF RELEASED
iJohn Downer, Charged
I With Attacking White
1 Gir!, To Be Discharged
. MACON, Gu—(AP)—The cne
day trial of John Downer, Negro
Acettsed of attacking -a white givl,
junder a guard of “state troopers
has been nullified by notice from
- = o ¥, A AR
Federal Judge Ba&ol?;y Deaver
¥ e 5 Raldr S4B
that he will sign an order Decem
lber 23 a:scnarging the prisoner.
l Downer was convicted and sen
|tenced to. die at Elberton in a
lguarded courtroom nine days after
!the crime and seven days after
his arrest precipatated an attempt
to mob him. Hundreds stormed
|the jail but were driven off by
| national guardsmen.
! Attorneys for the Negro peti
ltioned Judge Deaver for writ of
{haheas corpus on the grounds the
trial was influenced by the pres
‘ence of guardsmen and conditions
|under -which it was held. The
| judge had the- alternative of up
holding the trial or discharging
the Negro. He was without au
thority to order a retrial.
] Solicitor General A. S. Skelton
rof the Elberton Superior court
'whcrc Downer . was convicted, said,
officials had anticipated such a
ldecisiun in view of the Supreme
court’s order for retrial of seven
Negroes sentenced to die for at
tacking two white girls at Scotts
boro, Ala.
A warrant for rearrest of Dow
ner, the solicitor general said, had
'bcon in the hands of the sheriff
of Bibb county here for some time
lund preparations made for an
'uurly retrial. This is the proce
{dure to be followed, it was ex
|lvlnino(l. Downer's discharge will
inullify the origina! trial and he
:will again Dbe taken into custody
Land tried for the attack.
l)ownyr was convicted of hold
ing up a young couple on a lonely
road, holding the man at bay with
a pistol and attacking the woman.
The couple were affianced and la
ter married. Downer denied the
attack but tracks at the scene of
the crime, corresponding to his
shoe soles played a part in tne
conviction.
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7 Shopping Days
til Christmas
Athens, Ca., Friday, December 16, 1932
Public Invited to
“Prince of Peace”
Presentaticn Here
“The Prince of Peace,’ a
pageant in wnich children of
the Sunday school of the First
Prechyterian church will rep
resent biblical characters, will
be presented at the church
Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock.
The pageant is being directed
by Mrs. James Sartor and the
music will be under direction
of Mrs. Margaret Blair. An of
fering will be collected for
ministerial relief.
The public is invited to at
tend the presentation of the
pageant which promises to be
one of. the most interesting
occasions during the Christ
mas season.
TEN LIVES TAKEN
AS DEPARTMENT
STORE. IS BURNED
{ TOKYO—(®)—Ten persons were
lkil'ed and about 100 injurad Fri
iday in a spectacular . fire in the
'bfg Shirokiya department store,
! It originated in Christinas tree
!hgbt and spread rapidly rthrough
[large stocks of celluloid toy#. When
}the blaze had been extinzuished,
‘the upper five stories of the ouild
ing were gutted.
The fire broke out before many
customers had arrived but it was
| estimated 1,000 persons ware in
|the building, of which 600 or 700—
lmostly sdles girls—were ‘trapped
L on’ upper flgflors at first.
In the panic, a few jumped
frem the building and were killed.
Qthers were suffocated befor®: fire
‘men began a series of spectucular
rescues. . Hundreds were taken off
the balcony on the fifth floor by
| ladders, ropes and canvas '-hutcsi
. Two hundred were huddied in
;};e roof garden while smoke bil.
owed around them when Tfiremen
finally arrived and rescued them
Five army airplanes assisted by
dropping rope ladders.
I A battalion of troops, with fixed
|bayonets. held back throngs press
ing fire lines and blocking traffic
in the heart of the city for three
hours.
The blaze was subdued shortly
after noon. The seven story build
ing was lefit a shell.
In a menageries on the roof
garden, two lions, two bears, and
several monkeys were roaring and
screaming, adding to the panic. All
,of them survived since the fire
ldid not penetrate the roof.
Py The loss was estimated unoifici
-lally at about 20,000,000 yen (about
| £4.000,000.)
| Japan does not observe Christ.
!masg officially but it has become a
[‘popular day for exchanging pres
‘ents.
iAtlanta to Use Script
| To Pay Off Employes
| ATLANTA—(®—The city of At.
lanta has arranged to pay its em
'l\lu_\'es $400,000 November salaries
{in scrip.
| Paper will be issued as of De
¢ember 20 and bear interespg at €
'])f:!‘ cent with redemption on or
before March 1, 1933. The issu
!zmce of the scrip was authorized
by the council Thursday and of
ficials said it would be distributed
to 4,000 employees.
Little Hope Is Seen For Democratic
| Remedies in the Lame Duck Congress
‘ By RODNEY DUTCHER
(NEA Service Writer.)
WASHINGTON.—Since a time
outside the range of anybody's
memory, farm relief has been an
issve here. The farmers are worse
oft aow than they ever were, al
though plenty of legislation has
been passed in their behalf.
President Hoover began his ad
ministratien with a uew and un
precedentedly” armbitious program
for relief; Congress accepted his
recipe. President-elect’ Roosevelt
is going to do the same thing;
Congress, certainly in a special
sesgion if nothing is cone ot this
session, will take whawcver h 2
endorses.
The farm reliel problem, as con
sidered here, has now divided it
sell into two phases: Immediate
reiief and the sort of relief that
will undertake to solve the prob
lem for the future.
. The unemployment relief issue
may -be similarly divided. In each
case everyone agrees that there is
both an immediate emergency and
something fundamentally wronzg
with the system.
Rock bottom prices—often be
low production cost, uncontrolled
;:‘x:luuon “with huge surpluses,
¢ inability of farmers to bhenefit
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lWll\E MEASURE LOST
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WASHINGTON, — () — The
house ways and means committee
rejected .the lLea wine bill. Friday
{ because of feéeiing it ‘to be con
trary to the Eighteenth amend
ment.
At the smne time a committee
|o[’ senators was agreeing on in
cluding of protection for dry
states in-a proposed substitute for
the controverted amendment.
’ Chairman Collierr of the house
committee told reporters of the 14
[tu 9 vote againsst wine resultea
from a belief “that the alcoholi¢
lcontvnl in naturally fermentec
[ wines "“would he held unconstitu
(spirit of the 18th amendment.”
! He felt the legaliation of light
| wnes “wauld be held unconstitu
| tioal.”
| He hoped to file with the house
?by Friday night the formal com
mittee revort on the beer bii
‘which is to be considered in the
kouse next Tuesday,
After two days discussiong a
committee of the senate headed by
Blaine of Wisconsin tenmtivolyv
to protect dry states wanting tu'
stay dry: g
“The transportation or impor
tation into any state, territory or
possession of the United Statel
for delivery or use herein, of in
toxicating % iquors, in violation or
the laws thereof is hereby prohi
bited.”
The language was largely sug.
gested by Senator Borah (R., Ida
ho) long a leader of the dry cause,
who has Dbeen fighting for pro
tection for state which want to
rrohibit liquor,
Little Progress
The committee also discussed
the possibility of including lan
guage to prevent return of the
saloon, but committee members
said little progress had been mage |
in this direction. :
~_The house ways and means com- ’
‘mittee approved moditication ul‘i
the Volstead act Thursday to per
mit the manufacture and sale of
beer of 3.2 percent alcoholic con
tent by weight, and Chairman
Collier planned to introduce his
revised measure Friday for a vote
Tuesday .
. Provision to legalize light wines
was eliminated from the original |
bill, but the committee agreed tul
consider a separate proposal, pruh—‘
ably Friday. |
Surprising both advocates and
opponents by its quick aetion, the
committee revised the original
Collier bill which had called for
2.75 beer to provide for the 3.2
brew and fixed the tax at $5 per
barrel. :
Collier estimated $175,000,000 in
revenue would be realized annual
ly. No restrictions were imposed
on the sale except such state laws
as exist. Brewers' licenses were
[increased from SIOO to SI,OOO, and
a SSO annual fee imposed on whole
salers and S2O on retailers.
Opposition appeared in a notice
by Representative Hawley of Ore
gon, ranking Republican on the
committee, that he would file a
minority report becuase he be
lieved the bill unconstitutional.
from the tariff and to approach
an economic praity with industry
are the chief factors in the farm
preblem in its long-time aspect.
Farm indebteness, pre-depres
sion mortgage charges and high
taxes to méet with a halved aver
age cash income make the imme
diate condition which has cost
tens of thousands of farmers their
homes and land and threatens
hundreds of thousands more.
The first of the two phases s
that upon which Democratic lead
ers are now concentrating most of
their attention, although they are
pledged to do something to ease
the farmer’'s debt burden.
Members from the farm states
are recelving so much direct pres
sure for emergency . action, how
ever, that most of them are think
ing in terms of prompt relief
through sueh measures as the re
financing of farm mortgages and
a form of inflation which will
tend to place the value of the dol
lar nearer what it was when most
of the farm debts were contracted.
The latter proposal, which found
favor with the American Farm
Bureau Federation convention at
Chicago, does not necessarily
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to her adopted daughter and half to her dog. ' Thus “Red,” the Irish
setter, above, became half-owner of an apartment building. o property
held in trust for him and another pet, a cat, for the rest of their lives.
On their deaths the money is to be divided between animal shelter ac
tivities and chawity. ;
TODAY’S BEST
_HUMAN INTEREST
STORY
"BAVANNAH, U~ (AP) —-
“You can't come down® this
way,” challenged the bulldog
that had whipped about every
thing on his street, so he sailed
right into the elephant.
He bit and clawed the Dbig
pachyderm’s hind leg and made
an awful ado about it.
The elephant thought it was
funny. At least his eves twin
kled as he glanced back—a
perfect picture of puzzled
amusement.
Then he lifted a hoof - ever
so slightly, booted the dog
high in the air and went right
on gatherifig peanuts enroute
to the circus winter quarters.
President Hoover
Planning to Spend
Christmas in Fla.
! WASHINGTON —(#)—President|
Hoover had virtually decided Fri
day upon a Christmas vacation
trip in Florida, leaving the capital
a day or two before Christmas
and spending at least a week in
the south traveling by boat and
automobile, -
| Only the possibility that ,con-l
| gress might not adjourn for the
icustomary ten day recess over the‘
l:l‘-.ulid'ays, ‘or the occurrence of!
some entirely un-gxpected crisis ln‘
lnutional or international aftfairs,
stard in the way of a final decis-‘
"ion. ‘
Vians already have been made
lto cancel ‘the historic New Year's'
| day recep.ion at the White !louse,
Pduring which the Chiel Executive |
l'and First Lady receive govern.
:ment officials, diplomats and
{thousands of citizens.
! I'inal plans for the Presldc:nt’s
flsmy in Florida have not been
lcompleted pending the decision of
| congress regarding its own vaca
.tion, but tentative arrangements
have been made to secure a I.oati
|upon which the President mlghtl
light and travel. comfortably, and
for automobiles to follow the boat,
voute in order, that frequent land
| excursions might be made.
LOCAL WEATHER
B e i
RPN e ATy, S bt sS W SRS
Snow or rain in north and
rain in south portion Friday
night and Saturday. Slightly
colder on coast Friday night.
TEMPERATURE
Highest .ii s L.gi 4. 008
Lowdet =.L. .o al R 200
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NOFAL b e, i hws osn B
RAINFALL
inches last 24 hours .... .. .43
Total since *Degi iiwin oore 478
Excess 'since “Dec. T .. ~.. 2.63
Average Dee. rainfall .. .. 438
Total since Jamiil-ia. .. . .sud 4
Excess since Jam 1 ... 291
A. B. C. Paper—Single Copies, 2c—s¢ Sunday.
COMPENATION ELT
15 ADVICE OF HINES
Veterans Administrator,
Urges Minimum of 50%
Permanent Disability
WASHINGTON —(®)— Prohibi,
tion of disability allowances to all
veterans not permanently disabled
to a degree of 50 per cent was
urged Friday by Frank T. Hines,
Yeterang administrator, with an
e<timate that the government
would save $51,344,000 the first
vear under the proposal.
The recommendation, made to a
jeint congressional committee
studying economies in = veterans
costs, started a heated argument
with Senator Robinson (R., Ind.),
an advocate of liberal treatment
of veterans, who challenged the
equity of the proposal.
Hines said it would remove 356,
555 persons from disability rolls.
The proposal follpwed close be
tind a recommendation that the
retroactive period for the payment
of veterans awards or increases be
shortened by half.
Hines w®aid the retrocative
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'Prison Break at
. Milledgeville Is
| dgeville |
| Halted by Search
| PR
| MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga.—(AP)—
| Prison officials said/they found. a .38
;gv;dihor pistol and three rounds -of
| ammunition on a prisoner at the
| state prison farm here and as a
|result three convicts exchanged
‘thoir regular prison clothes for
Istripes and shackles Friday. -,
| The prisoners were Dick Row
land, who once escaped and was
recaptured with Leland Harvey,
notorious Georgia prison breaker,
| Ben Lanier, Lowndes county «on
| viet, and William C. Devere, sen.
iup from Ware county.
Authorities said they found the
Epxstnl on Lanier after an all night
| vigil and that the other two were
| implicated. |
| Devere {s serving an 18 to 20
| year sentence for the . slaying of |
!Po!lceman J- H. Johnson and Lo~ |
| nier a term on automobile tlwft!
| charges. l
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' Bailiff Strickland’s
. Son Dies in Marietta;
1 Famous Blind Writer
Frank Strickland, 54, formel
Athenian and son of Bailiff C. C
| Strickland, died in Marietta Thurs
{day =~ The funeral was held in Ma
| rietta Friday.
| Mr. Strinkland was a magazine
{writer. In 1930 he won the. Har.
lmon prize.given for the best liter
wry work among the blind. Bailiff
Strickland and Dr. J. W. Gallaway,
a brother-in-law,l of - Atheas at.
‘tenided the funeral :
PRESIDEAT T 0 URGE
DEBT COMMISSION
IPON CONGRESS
WASHINGTON — () — Presis
dent Hoover will submit to cong=
resg probably next Monday a W’/
sage on the status of the war
debts, This 1s expected to carry
with it a renewed recommendation
for creation of a debts commiss
sion, !
The new . complexion cast on the
debts issue by Thursday’s defauit
on the part of France and four
other nations, was studied Frldaly
fmorning at the President’s cabis
net table but afterwards the of
ficials directly concerned = were
non-committal on the future Am.
‘erican course. :
The promised senatorial dabate
was called off when Senator Har
rison, ranking Democrat on the
important finance committee, an
nounced he would withhold the
speech he had prepared. This ac.
tion of hig came when fresh hope
developed that France’s payment
due Thursday might yet be made,
Paris news dispatches showed that
hope persisted. )
| There were no indications that
the administration was contems
plating immediate aggressive steps
to straighten out the muddle. Sece
retary Stimson, asked what the sue
fture course of this country would
be, said: “That is a big question.
I do not care to discuss it now.”
Asks Question »
Secretary Mills when asked
whether the United States might
exercise. its right under the Mel.
lon-Berenguer agreement to des
mand of France its own bondg in
exchange- of those defaulted on,
teplied with the question: i
“Could these other bonds -be
'sold?
I A published report that Mr.
Hoover was considering furthes
consultation wlth:fl,‘ President-glect
Roosevelt on the debts was met
with flat denlal at the White
House. Sy B
Despite the expectation that the
Presient would recommend croi..
tion of a debts commission, there
was no prospect that ‘congress
‘would approve it, and it was defi
nitely learned the adminstration
has no intention at present of sete
ting up any official agency of the
sort without congressional auths
crity. ¢ ai
Senator Harrison did n6t go
inte details on his reasons for not
speaking, but colleagues expressed
the view that developments in.
TFrance were responsible. Harrt'fi__on
said he had held many conferences
«uring the morning, but refused to
say with whom. He did say:
“There was no restraint from the
|State department on debate —up
here. T took the position it wag
‘the practical thing to do.” L
NOVEL PLAN g
WASHINGTON, —(#)— A novel
pian for transferring foreign wat
debts to private hands to remove
}them from politics is recdfiv?;} ,
consideration in some senate and
administration circles. & ;
The proposal, which has ‘gone ne |
further than discussion though it
as some influential sponsors, pros.
vides for funding the debts by tha
issue of bonds on the debtor ¢ouns
‘tries to holders of American Liba
erty bonds. ¢
Under the plan the holder of a
SI,OOO Ameridan Liddrty bond
would, for instance, surrender his
certificate for a British boad of
the same amount drawing an in, °
terest rate of perhaps 4 1-2 pet '
cent.
The British bond would be guars
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One Georgia Town
Has Found Way to
Pare Down Taxes
ALAMO, Ga. — () — Taxes in
Alamo have been cut 40 per cent
this year, says its mayor. J. Mc-
Ra¢ Clements, who will repte’selggf‘
Wiieeler county in the state legisé\:?‘.:
lature, and he believes the “same
can be done with our state W{%
county” governmental expenses, =
Mr. Clements says he will spons
sor a “measure for real reorgan
ization of our state government,”
ani also favors a “drastic cut-im .
our road‘ building progrim wuntil
times get better. We do n): need
paved roads if we have to walk?
He said the state is “spending tos
much money on roads while :@
state institutions are suffering”
He said he is “especially inter~
ested in legislation for relief of
the farmer” and that the “cost of
government is too high.” s i
Mr. Clements is 52, a ratfve of
Alamo and ‘attended South Geors
gia college aßt Mcßae. He is. a
farmer and cotton merchant. He
was recently, eiected mayer |
Alamo for bis fifth tciw;&“ i