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Vol. 104. No. 310.
NATIONAL MAGAZINE
PUBLISHES ARTICLE
BY PROFESSOR SHINN
A planned economy, which in
cludes regulation of hours /and
wages and continued employment
as well as control of agricultural
and industrial production is im
possible under existing conditions,
according to an article by Profes
sor Henry A. Shinn in the Janu
ary issue of ‘“Current History,” a
widely read magazine.
professor Shinn, a member of
the faculty of the University of
Georgia Law school, discusses ‘the
various Supreme Court decisions
which have destroyed the right of
the states as well as the federal
government to ‘control wages and
hours or to provide for continuing
of production in private industry.”
His article is entitled ‘“Legisla
tive No-Man’s Land.”
The Georgia professor cites in
particular ~ the = Schechter case
which resulted in destruction of
NRA by the Supreme Court and
the AAA decision of the court,
along with other cases which have
defined the legislative power of
hoth federal and state legislatures,
put are not so well known to the
public.
Professor Shinn points out the
economic changes which have oc
curred since the adoption of the
federal Constitution which re
quire legislation similar to that
of AAA gnd the NRA and other
measures designed to regulate in
dustry and & agriculture so as to
maintain prices at a point where
a reasonable profit may be made
and to uphold wage standards and
control working hours. But, as he
points out, the Supreme Court has
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Story of ‘“Camille”
Starts Tomorrow in
The Banner-Herald
The story of “Camille” will
art in Wednesday's Banner-
Herald.
1t is the story of the France
of Louis Phillipe, an artistic
age, a decadent age, a. romantic
age.
The story will run in twelve
illustrated installments and
readers are advised to watch
for it. You will enflioy it and
Rl IL, o Lae e
Oconee River Going
Down, Despite-Hard
Rains This Morning
The Oconee river remained out
of itg banks here today, but ac
cording to B. G. Bisson, it was«
descending despite rain this morn
ing and last night.
During the last few days, Mr.
Bisson said, the river has ranged
between 18 to 20 feet. Flood stage
is 7 feet. He estimated the guage
reading this morning at approxi
mately 15 feet.
More than four inches of rain
have fallen in Atheng since Janu
ary.- &
.
National Bank Call
Issued for Dec. 31
WASHINGTON — () — T h e
comptroller of the currency is
sued a call today for the condition
of all National bankg at the close
of business on Thursday, Decem
ber 31,
Simultaneously, the Federal De
posit Insurance corporation issued
a call for condition on the last day
of 1936.
The FDIC call affects 7,700 in
sured banks not members of the
federal reserve system. The call by
the comptroller of the currency
covers 5,400 national banks. The
federal reserve board is expected
to issue a call covering member
state 'banks,
The ‘call today wag the first since
last June 30. Reports ars expect
€d from banks in about 30 days.
These will be compiled and pub
lished within six months. Law re
quires at least three national bank
calls a year,
Sturdivant Resighs‘és Chief
Of Atlanta’s Police Today
ATLANTA . — () —Police Chiefl‘
T.. 0 Sturdivant, long a storm |
center of city bolities, resigned to-i
day shortly after the new admin-|.
istration of Mayor W. B. Harts-!'
field took office. I
Hartsfield defeated veteran |
Mayor James L. Key in a heatedl
“4mpaign in which he promised!
L 0 reorganize the police depart-|
ment. The new mayor took ofricel
last night, with g, new city coun- |
cil, i
The police commitice of council"
et at the mayor's office today. |
Sturdivant handed in a written‘,
'esignation, effective February 1. ]
It was accepted promptly. i
The police committee granted;
him an immediate leave of ab- |
Sénce, with full pay, until the res- 1
isnation is effective, sturdivant |
said he planned to apply for pen
sion immediately. 1
A. J. Holcomb, mnpmf
chief, will be in charge of the de
ATHENS BANNER-HERALD
75th Congress Opens First Session at Noon Today
Cha:’gés gs Bri?isfi \;essel’s* Séar*ch *i)y*Ggrman Sl:ip i';D:nied
3l ORY GONTAINED ¥
“OFFIGINL” REPORTS
FROM BILBAD. SPAIN
Both German and British
Officials Deny Report
Of Ship’s Search
PROMISES MADE
Reports Say Insurgents
Had Mistaken British
Ship and Fired
(By the Associated Press)
Charges that a German cruiser
halted and searched a PBritish mer
chant vessel after the British ship
was fired on by Spanish insurgent
trawlers on New Year's Day were
contained in officlals reports from
Bilbao, Spain today.
Both German and British offi
cialg have denied reports that the
British merchantman, The Black
hill, was stopped or searched by
the Nazi cruiser Koenigsberg.
Protesting British warships,
ready for action off Spain, won a
pledge of marine respect today
from fascist Spanish sea patrols.
Has Promises
. The commander of the British
destroyer Grafton, which nosed
into the Harbor of Cadiz to make
sharp representations aginst the
New Years Eve halting of the
English merchantman Etrib by in
surgent vessels, wirelessed home
authorities he had received “satis
factory” pmn)ises that British
shipping rightg in the Straits of
Gibraltar will be respécted.
It was understood thé-hglir‘_fents
"a‘m%“%a P TSbAteR the EeF
for another foreign vessel “under
suspicion.”
Blackhill Halted
Basque official reports said the
cruiser Koenigsberg halted the
Blackhill, officers_boarded her and
then permitted her to proceed aft
er a search failed to disclose ma-]
terials of war. The British govern
ment has protested sharly to Span-!
ish insurgents over shelling of that
vessel by jnsurgent Trawlers. ‘
The Koenigsberg wirelessed a\
curt ultimatum direct to the Span
ish socialist government today|
threatening to turn two seiged |
Spanish ships over to fascist in-‘
surgents unless the Nazis get back |
a sequestered German cargo by 8!
a. m., Friday. ‘
The radio ultimatum said the‘
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partment until council takes fur
ther action.
The new council last night
adopted an ordinance abolishing
the office of assistant chief, held
by A. Lamar Poole, chief of de
tectives, who was returned to
ranks as a patrolman. The ordi
nance has not yet been signed by
Hartsfield.
In political circles there has
been talk that Sturdivant, long a
close frieng of Governor-elect F.
D. Rivers, might get a job in the
new state administration which
takes office January 12. Numerous
legislators have expressad ap
proval of a proposal to create a
state police organization, and
Sturdivant has been mentioned as
a possible appoinice tc this ot
some other agency.
City council acted swiftly last
night in voting to abolish the of-
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Full Associated Press Service
DAY — BY — DAY
ON THE RADIO
By C. E. BUTTERFIELD
(Time ks Eastern Standard)
NEW YORK.—(®)—A discus~
sion of “Congress and the Court,”
coming from Washington on the
third day of the new session of
congress, is an added broadcast
for WJZ-NBC Thursday night at
8:
The speaker is Senatlor Joseph
C. O’'Mahoney, Wyoming Demo
crat, who will be addressl.ng mem
bers of congress and other gov
ernment officials.
Tuning in tonight (Thursday)
WEAF-NBC—7:3O, Henrik Wil
lemi Van Loon; 8:30, Wayne King;
9, Sidewalk Interviews; 9:30, Fred
Astaire Revue; 10:45, Roy Camp
bhell Royalists. »
WABC-CBS—B, Hamerstein Mu
sic Hall; 8:30, Al Jolson; 9, New
Al Pearce Series; 9:30, Jack Oak
ie’s College; 10:30, Mark Warnow
Orchestra, '
WJZ-NBC—SB, The Dude Ranch;
8$:30, Eddie Guest; 4%, Ben Bernie;
9:30, Husbands and Wives; 10,
Frank Simon Band. :
What to expect Wednesday:
Second day session of congress.
including joint meting house and
senate, WJZ-NBC and WABC
CBS 12 noon, WEAF-NBC 1:45
p. m.
President Roosevelt's annual
message — Approximately 2, via
combined NBC, CBS and MBS.
WEAF-NBC—3:4S, The O’Neills}
5, Meet the Orchestra, WABC:
CBS—3, New Benny Goodman Or
chestra Series, sent also to Eng
land; 4, Curtis Musicale. WJZ
NRC—4, Parents . Teachers Prp
gram; 5, Airbreaks. ’
Cuban Beauty Thinks
Edward Would Like
To Live in Cuba
i HAVANA — {#) — Alicia Parla,
dark-eyed Cuban beauty who says
lshe sold the world on the rumba,
! declared today she wants her
,friend, the Duke of Windsor, to
| come to Havana. ‘
“He needs to do something about
!ms dancing—he’s such a fine per
lson," said Alicia, who ought to
‘know. She gave the former King
{of England some dancing pointers
lin Monte Carlo several yearg ago.
l “] am sure that the Duke really
[belongs in a country like Cuba, We
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MELL INGTALLED A 3
XIWANG PRESIDENT
Directors and Other Offi
cers Also Inducted Into
Office This Afternoon
. B. Mell, principal of Athens
High school was installed presi
dent of the Kiwanis club at its
regular luncheon meeting this
afternoon at the Georgian hotel.
Directors and other officers of
the club were installed at the same
time.
President Mell and officers and
directors were elected several
weeks ago. Mr. Mell succeeds
Harry L. Brown, recently appoint
ed Assistant Secretary of Agri
culture by President Roosevelt
and left last Sunday to take urp
his duties in Washington.
G. D. Marckworth was installed
vice-president and Van Noy
‘Wier, secretary. Directors instali
ed are J. D. Bolton, H. W. Cald
well, J. M. Feagle, J. W. Firor,
J. L. Green, E. E. Lamkin, and
W. A. Mathis.
Committees for 1937 were an
nounced as follows:
Under-priviliged children—J. M.
Feagle, chairman; W. H. Peace
and J. Weyman Davis.
Program—Herbert Winn, chair
man; Jake Bernstein, H. L.
Chandler, T. A. Gibson, R. H.
Gloyd, J. L. Green, J. G. Liddell,
M. N. Tutwiler, J. T. Wheeler.
Agriculture—J. W. Firor, chaic
man; L. M. Sheffer, A. P. Win
ston,
Kiwanis education—R. R. Gunn,
chairman; . E. Davenport, J. C.
Jester.
Vocaticnal guidance — Leroy
Michael, chairman; J. B. Allen,
C. G. Garner. g
Reception, entertainment, mu
sie—C. D. Marckworth, chairman;
J. L. Guthrie, 8. C.. Kinney, C.
B. Martin, J. R. Morrell, M, A.
Sellers.
Classification and membership —
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Athens, Ca., Tuesday, January 5, 1937,
Bankhead Opens 75th Congress
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The thump of the gavel Willigia 8.. Rankhead, of Alabama,
Speaker of the house of representatives, wields so seriously above,
silenced the babble of greetings and felicitations of assembling
congressmen at noon today and the 75th congress came to order,
The speaker called for “Order in the house!” and the first session
got under way. A lengthy and momentous session was the prospect,
Definite Progress Indicated In
Negotiations for Boy's Return
! TACOMA, Wash.—(#)—Sources
close te the family of kidnaped
Charles Mattson intimated strong
ly today that definite progress
was being made toward winning
the 10-year-old boy’s release.
They hinted Dr, and Mrs. W.
W. Mattson, the boy’s parents,
were expecting an important de
velopment soon, but whether it
was payment of the $28,000 de
manded ransom or the child’s ac
tual release was not disclosed,
Official sources gave this same
fmpression in guarded words.
These same officials a few days
ago expressed grave fears for
Charles’ safety.
Contact Believed Made
The prevailing opinion was that
a satisfactory contact had been
made with the abductor who
broke into the Mattson home Sun
day, December 27, and carried the
boy away from the room where‘
he was talking with his brother
and sister and her girl chum. |
Dr. Mattson was known to be
definitely relieved by the quick re
sponse to his plea that the law
enforcement agencies cease worki
on the case until his son’s safety
was assured. ]
Toscha Seidel, Violinist,
Appears Here Saturday
Toscha Seidel, brilliant Russian
violinist, will appear in concert
Saturday evening in the University
chapel .at 8 o’clock, under the aus
pices of the Athens Community
Conceért association. Membership
cards must be presented at the door
and those attending are urged to
arrive early enough to be in their
seats by 8 o'clock. Yo
Notices from other cities in
which Mr., Seidel has played, lead
one to anticipate a rare treat in
the young man’s concert. His great
art is based on a super-technique,
a lovely warm tone and a deep
feeling for the music which he so
affectionately interprets with his
age-mellowed Stradiverius.
Born in Odessa, Russia, Toscha
Seidel displayed from an early age
the musical genius of a prodigy.
Many times Seidel hag been called
the most brilliant of the pupils of
Leopold Auer, who later became
world-famous musicians. Seide!
made his debut in Oslo, Norway,
when he was only fourteen. Such
was his success that for three
years he toured Europe before do‘
mands to hear him in the Contin:
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’terday and visited the Mattson
house several times,
iviove Is Futile
Though officials of state hospit
als for the insane sent photo
;gra.phs of paroled ang escaped.in
| mates to authorities in charge of
the kidnaping investigation, those
who have followed the case
closely believed it was a futlle
| move.
Actions of the kidnaper when
he entered the house led to a first
impression he was criminally in
sane or possibly a narcotic addict.
This theory was subsequently dis
carded because of the extreme
caution displayed and metnouds
employed by tae kidnaper.
Circumstances of the Mattson
case indicated the kidnaper re
ceived a thorough “schooling” in
the business from studying the
George Weyerhaeuser Kkidnaping
here in May and June, 1933. He
used even greater precautions
than William Mahan and his com
panions, Mr. and Mrs. Harmon
Metz Waley, all of whom are
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Joel Will Seek
Legal Interest
Clarke Solon Plans Intro
duction of Several Social
Service Bills
‘ Representative Jake B. Joel of
Clarke county said today he will
Ilntroduce several bills in the next
legislature designeq to cooperate
'with the federal social security
| program.
! In addition to the statewide so
clal service bills which he plans
sto put into the legislative hopper,
’Representative Joel said he will
( introduce g bill io make thg tax
| coilzztor of Clarke county ex-offi
!cio levying officer. Under the
| terms of the proposed law, Repre
| sentative Joel sald, the tax col
lector will have authority to issue
| fi. fas. against delinquent taxes
| instead of following the present
procedure of referring the matter
'to the sheriff.
Representative Joel said one of
the first bills he will introduce
will be ‘one providing unemploy
ment insurance for Georgia., Un
der the terms of the proposed law,
the state will match federal funds
to provide compensation for per
sons thrown out of work for a
periog of time to be determined
by the law. He will also introduce
legislation designed to aid de
nendent . children. Both of these
bills will be written to conform to
federal legislation, Joel said.
Another bill which the Clarke
representative plans to introduce
is designed to reduce the legal
rate of interest in Georgia from 7
to 6 percent. Unaer the present
law 7 percent is the legal rate,
except that 8 percent may be
charged where the contract is in
‘writing, it is said.
A bill to require sterilization
before marriage Gs ‘persons whose
mentality is under normal will be
introduced also by Representative
Joel. He said today this measure
is sought by the Georgla Medical
Society. The proposed law is de
signed to prevent increase of the
birthrate of feeble-minded per
sons growing out of marriage of i
persons who are mentally unfit, I
Free tuition at all institutions in
the University of Georgia System,
to children of World War veter
ans will be provided in g bill]
which Representative Joel says
he will also intr¢duce in the com-l
ing legislature.
Representative Joel will leave!
for Atlanta within the next few
days in order to be on hand for
the opening of the general assem-‘
bly the first of next week. ;
MCARTY AND NAGH
INDICTED BY JURY
Burglary Charged in Two
Indictments; Grand Jury
Adjourns for Term Today
Indictments charging Fred Mec:
Carty and Reuel Nash with burg
lary were returned this morning
by the Clarke county grand jury,
which adjourned at noon for the
term. Traverse jurors were not in
gession today, but re-convene to
morrow morning at 9 o’clock.
McCarty and Nash were indicted
on two counts, one charging burg
lary of Clements market on Madi
son avenue, and the other charg
ing burglary of C. D. Booth's
store, next to Clements’ place of
business.
True bills were also returned
against Noah Lee Lyle, white,
charged with abandonment of a
minor child; Ed Harris, colored
charged with rape; Ralph Cody.
white, using obscene, wvulgar and
profane language.
No bills were returned in the
cases of Hugh Jones and Robert
Williams, both charged with
cheating and swindling. Williams
is ‘a negro.
i Sanders Williams, a negro, in
‘dicted yesterday for driving an
~automobile while drunk and being
;drunk on a public highway, plead
ied guilty this morning, end was
fined SSO and given a 12 months
probation sentence in each case.
Before recessing yesterday, two
divorce cases not listed in Mon
day’s Banner-Herald, were heard.
!First verdicts were granted in the
‘cases of David Gordon vs. Ve
‘nora Gordon, and Janet Simpson
‘McDonald vs. John W. MecDonald
~ Willie Frank Daniel, accused
slayer of Policeman Herman J.
Stein, last December, was indict
ed for murder, yesterday. Danpiel
will face trial early next week,
probably the first case on the
criminal docket, ‘
Other indictments included a
true bill against Mary Reid, ne
gress, charged with stabbing an
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FLOOR LEADERSHIP
ISWON BY RAYBURN
Texas Representative De
~ feats New York Oppon
ent, O'Connor, 184-127
. WASHINGTON.— #» —Repre
sentative Sam Rayburn, chosen
floor leader of the unprecsdented
Democratic majority in the house,
pledged 100 percent cooperation
today with President Roosevelt’s
legislative program.
The stocky, bald lawyer-cattle
man, who will be 53 years old to
morrow, won the post lat®e vester
day after a tense race with Rep
resentative John J. O'Connor,
whose New York district contains
Tammany Hall,
Rayburn, starting his twenty
fifth year in congress, will shep
herd the party’s 332 members, but
he said he expected no difficulty.
“All of our Democrats will act
just like Democrats,” the Texan
said. “By that, I mean that prac
tically all will go along with the
program,”
He looked for a fairly long ses
sion—about five months, |
Only three men have served in
the house longer than Rayburn. ln‘
recent years he has headed the in
terstate commerce committee, and]
in that capacity piloted the secu- |
rity acts and the public utility
holding company bill through the
house.
Rayburn defeated O’Connor 184
to 127 a a closeq caucus, but the
New Yorker afterward asked that
the vote be made unanimous.
His election gives the south the
south the two highest offices in
the house—Speaker Bankhead is
from Alabma—but geography was
not an issue in the leadership
race. Many northérners supported
Rayburnp and many southerners
O’Connor. =
The latter, promising coopera
tion, will retain his chairmanship
of the important rules commit
tee. ]
General Motors and Automobile
Workers Defend Their Views
(By the Associated Press)
SITUATION AT A GLANCE
General Motors corporation
announced it will not recognize
“any one union” as sole collec
tive bargaining agency.
United Automobile Workers
of America reiterated demand
for conference to determine
“national policy” on “funda
mental issues.”
Toledo Chevrolet plant closed
by strike.
Nearly 50,000 General Motors
employes idle. Corporation of
ficials predict total of 135,000
by week-end.
Union’s strategy board de
liberates calling general strike
against General Motors.
Federal labor department of
ficialg ready to help settle dis
pute; Michigan’s governor .
pledges no violence in state,
(By the Associated Press) |
DETROIT—The General Motors
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QUICKENING TEMPO
OF * PROSPERITY 13
KEYNOTE OF SESSION
Lawmakers Face Batch of
Problems Both Abroad
And at Home
EVERYBODY IS BUSY
Only Business of Day Is
Swearing in of New
Members
WASHINGTON — #) — T h e
765th congress opened amid a quick
ening tempo of national prosperity
today to face a batch of problems
embracing labor strife at home and
war rumbles abroad. " kil
Sharp gavel raps—by Vice Presi
dent Garner in the senate and
South Trimble, clerk, in the house
—officially began at noon Eastern
Standard time, the organization
chores of the third congresg of
Franklin D. Roosevelt’s presidency.
These were but preludes to bulky
legislative tasks ahead. The big
democratic majorities, back-slap
ping and renewing acquaintances
in crowded capitol corridors and
the more austere debating cham
berg, looked to Mr. Roosevelt's an
nual message tomorrow for mm;rf:
ance,
Foremost Problems
What the chief executive will
ask to help guarantee America's
neutrality, the future of federal res
lief expenditures, and possibfl!‘t‘l;z;gfl
of a constitutional amendment cov
ering labor wages @n_d,w__:;«
hours were foremost in the thoughts
of legislators. e
Representative Sam Raybumi;fi'@ ,
Texas was the center of ups
offering congratulations on his
election to the Democratic floor
leadership, o
Representative William B. Bank
head of Alabama again was the
Democratic choice for the speaker
ship, .
| An hour before time for conwif
| b 5
ling, house and senate galiaries be
| gan filling. e
| Newspapers Ready i
News reel, radio and camera mfil
spent the morning arranging equip-
ment and installing a row of M
lights across the ceiling in the
house. e
The swearing in of new mem
bers constituted almost the only
immediate bgsiness before each
house. Of 'Sne 95 freshman rep
resentatives and 16 new senatofla»j
a few had yet to reach the city.
Because of the “Lame Dufil?‘:
amendment, it was the first time in
‘history that a new congress was
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WHAT CONGRESS
IS DOING
i (By the Associated Press)
| TODAY %
! House and senate meet separate«
1y at noon to swear in néw mem
| bers, notify the president they are
/in session, and arrange for a joint
'meeting tomorrow. The house also
| reelects Speaker William B. Bank
head and names its other officials.
‘ TOMORROW .
In joint session house and sen=~
late will count electoral votes and
hear President Roosevelt deliver his
'annual message, p
corporation and the United Auto
mobile Workers of America stead
fastly defended ¢meir divergent
views on collective bargaining to
day as the far-flung automobile
strike closed another unit of the
motor industry’s biggest producer.
On bulletin boards in the
poration’s 69 domestic plants was
posted a notice stating that General
Motors “will not recognize any '
union as the sole bargaining agency
for its workers.” The U.AW.A.
had asked to be recogniged as the
agency to represent Gel?ra.l{ | Mo~
tors employes. - P
| The statement hore the signa
ture of Alired P. Sloan jr., M
dent, to whem Homer S. Martin,
‘president of the union, addressed a
new request last night for a con
ference on “fundamental issues for
which there must be a national
policy fixed by four corporation.
Sloan described the “real issue”
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