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News Events of Nation Wide Interest The Past Week FDR Aide On Journal Hour (By lot Aiwdaled Press) I opened fire cn McGum Trampled ■ or. the floor police found a comic The administration won a major Valentine addressed to McGum. legal battle in the Supreme court, Meanwhile, in Chicago, the Amer- early this week. In a decision which Bar Association announced the did not reach the constitutionality I creat,(,n a special committee to of the Tennessee valley authority as i define publicity standards for trials, a whole, the Supreme court upheld • Partially as an outgrowth of the the right of the Government to dis- Hauptmann case. Newton D. Baker, Cleveland lawyer and former Secre tary cf War, accepted the Chairman ship of the committee. Weather has played havoc in many parts cf the world during the past week. In America, storm winds pose cf surplus power frem dams constructed for purposes of navi na tion control or as a national defense measure. In an eight to one decision, with justice McRcynolrs dissent ng. the court held that the construction of Wilson dam was constitutional and that the Government’s purchase J and floods lashed the land and of transmission lines from the Ala -i churned the sea (from the Atlantic bama Power Company tc distribute; to the Pacific. Buildings were caved the energy generated by the TVA • in by the snow, lives were lost in was also valid. A minority of the the cold and whole towns were ma- court contended the case shculd have J n oned by floods and snow drifts been dismissed. The court held there: blizzard raged across Turkey kill- was no constitutional prohibition I ine 78 persons and raising the death against the manner in which the; toll cf storms in Europe and Asia TVA is disposing of electricity not j minor to approximately 175. Sixty- r.eeded for governmental uses. I eight were reported dead in Bul- ■ igaria, 25 in Macedonia, and 12 froz- The Senate passed an appropria- j 1,0 death in Thrace and Anatolia, tion bill early this week—one of the' * n country, Montana was shaken highest in peacetime history total- by earthquakes. ling $2,800,000,000, including SI,-1 V00,000.000 to pay the bonus and; Adolf Hitler seized the occasion 5400,000,000 for the new soil subsidy; of the opening of the annual German farm program. -autoirtbile show late last week to jdeclare of the people to whom he The Senate drive toward a vote. dictates “we are too many on too on the soil-conservation-subsidy plan little land. In the last analysis it began late last week with the adop- would be in the interest of world tion of an amendment giving Comp trade and world welfare to correct troller General J. R. McCarl author- this discrepancy at once." ity tc audit payments to farmers and i to pass on questions of law in the | Obesrvcrs at Geneva said late last proposed act. The amendment limit- j week they believed an embargo by ed the powers of Secretary Wallace the league against oil shipments to a review of facts constituting the 1 was unlikely in view of the impreb- bases for payment or grant. In driv- ability of the United States taking ing toward the final vote, the Senate part in such an embargo. On the adopted an amendment to prohibit Ethiopian front, the Rev. Harold Wallace from incurring obligation; Street of Paxton, Ill., and the Rev in excess of the $300,000,000 author- ’ John Terwin of Toronto were re- ,7ed j leased from custody in Southern The bill passed the Senate 5C to Gamo Province and were permitted 20 - i*° renew their missionary work. | They had been arrested by authori- Pr^sident Roosevelt late last week ties who considered Gamo unsafe in uncovered a proposal for an extra- view of the war. ordinary Inter-American conference! encompassing 20 Central and South j Hiram Percy Maxim of Hartford. American governments and aimed Conn., internationally known inven- at “permanent peace on this western' tor and mechanical engineer died continent." A favorable response .in a hospital at Lajunta, Colorado, was conceded. j this week of a throat infection. He AAA officials said last week they, was a member of the family of In- were informed by the Bureau of ventons who contributed many de- Intemal Revenue that cotton on [ vices to modem warfare. He was which there was a tax lien as a re- | best known as the inventor of the suit of the Bankhead Act can be Maxim Silencer, widely used on sold freely without payment df the firearms. tax. This development followed an ' assertion by Representative Chand- *08* TAMS NAMED STATE ler of Tennessee that Congress in-' OFFICE* BY DIETICIANS tended to cancel the tax and lien w v en it repealed the Bankhead law j Miss Gussie Tabb was elected and that he would introduce a ' secretary of the Georgia Dietetic As- clarifying resolution if the treasury , sociation at the meeting of the as- -<iid not concur in his interpretation, station in Atlanta on Saturday. j Dr. Guy Wells spoke before the Government lawyers said late last j convention on Friday evening. Miss week they would double their attack!Clara Haslock and Mrs. George on Interstate Business Racketeers Echcls also attended the meeting, by prosecuting such violators both under the Sherman Anti-Trust I-aws and the new Anti-Racketeering Act. Under the later act. a term of 99 years in prison may be imposed. Announcing that it has practically completed its emergency task of re financing home loan distress, the home owners loan corporation re ported this week it had granted 987,- 800 loans aggregating $2,990,000,000. The statement said the total loans now outstanding represent a sixth of the country’s urban home mort gage debt. The first figures on the subject to be released since 1930 showed a reduction of 38 per cent in the har vested acreage cf cotton in 1934 as* compared with 1929 a* reported by! the census bureau. A production drop of 35 per cent accompanied the acreage decrease. Colonel Frank Knox of Chicago 1 look his first formal steps as a' Presidential Candidate last week by ' filing an entry in the Illinois Advi- j sory Preferential Primary Senator; Bcrah also entered Henry P. Fletch- er. Republican National Chairman.! said he "Heard Talk" about coali tion cabinet if the New Deal is de feated in November. Petitions were entered for President Rooce\olt ir. the Illinois primary late last week - Crime develornnents were mark ed late last week l.v the killing of Danoer Machine Gun Jack McGum. former Capone Gangster. In a Chica go Bowling Aliev on St. Valentine’s Dav he received two shots in the •>ack in much the same lashion as* the seven George Moran gangsters I who died seven vear« ago in the j bloodv St. Valentine’s Dag Mas.sacre. j McGum beat, the rap on that charge Two men entered the place and FOB SALE—One Famuli Tn rtf A-l Condition. R. L. Prtncr, ledgevllle. Georgia. MARTIN OPENS NEW THEATRE Manager Frank D. Adams, of The Campus Theatre, accompanied by Mrs. Adams and Misses Marguriete Wright and Clara Snider, attended the opening of The Grand Theatre in Fitzgerald Monday evening. The new theatre was built by Mr. Rcy Martin, owner of the Martin Chain of Theatres in Georgia, Ala bama and Florida. The wa» modeled after the theaj and is most attractive. Mrs. Adams and party ret „^ to MiUedfeviUc Tuesday ported a most delightful ti me ever they declared the opening not compare to the great crowd was present when the Campus opened about a year ago. '>*1 I ( “Save Food, Flavor I and Money, Use Ice”! Marion Allen, Rocsevelt campaign manager for Georgia and prominent Milledgeville attorney, shown as he analyzed the l ation- al political situation for the WSB audience on The Journal Editorial Hour program in Atlanta. —COURTESY ATLANTA JOURNAL ANNUAL OYSTER SUTTER GIVEN CITY FATHERS BY MR. CLARK Carrying out a custom started sev eral years ago. Mr. T. H. Clark sent to the City Officials a barrel of oys ters from his winter home in Florida and cn Monday evening an oyster roast was given at the Coca-Cola company with Mr. Walter Zachery plant manager, in charge. Those present were Mayor and Mrs. George Carptenter, Mr. and Mrs. Lamar Ham, Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Stembridge. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Boston, Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Woot- ten. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Arnall, Mr. and Mrs. John Holloway. Judge Frank Bell. Judge E. R. Hines and Chief and Mrs. Frank Broome, Mr. L. H, Andrews. SERVICES AT THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH NEXT SUNDAY Regular sevrices will be held at the Hardwick Christian church next Sunday when the pastor. Rev. A. Cunningham will preach. The mcroing service will be at 11 o’clock and the evening service at 7:30. Sun day school will be at 10:00 o'clock. The public is cordially invited to all the services. Talmadge Sets Up ’Dictatorship’ MAIL CARRIERS IN CONVENTION HERE The anm;al banquet of the Sixth District Rural Mail Carriers Asso ciation was held last Saturday even ing in the dining room of Atkinson Hall with 125 guests present. J. W. Cole, inspector in charge oi the Atlanta division and W. T. An dersen, editor and publisher of the Macon Telegraph, were the guest speakers. During the barquet Mrs. E. R. Hines presented a musical pro gram featuring the Geoigia Chero- kees. Mr. John W. Riley, president df the district organization, presid ed. SERVICES AT MONTFELKR NEXT SUNDAY Services will be held at Montpelier church next Sunday morning at M 11:30. Rev. W. C. Budd. the pastor I will preach and a special musical " program will be given by an or chestra from Hardwick composed of the fololwing members Mr. Dud Harden. Mr. Veal, Mr. D. C. Leap- trott, Mrs. Grady Pennington, Mr. Dessie Wright, Miss Rosalind Wright. The public is cordially invited. On Sunday evening Rev. Budd will preach at the usual heur at the Hardwick Methodist church. Cold Alone Is Not Enough A modern ice Refrigerator air conditioned will cost you only a THIRD to HALF die amount you are figuring on spend- U ing. It will use so little ice that the ice service man need R cotne once in several days. MARY PICKFORD INVITES YOU TO Tun* In on Columbia Broadcasting System *v*ty Tuesday avaning . . . Maat Miss Pickford ... The Stars of Radio, Scraan and Stage Music by AL LYONS and his Cocoanut Grova Or chestra .. . Get a new thrill In radio antertainmant. »y Ike Leasin' Ice aoS lee *.M«erete. Ceawaalee Atlantic Ice & Coal Co. Phone 485 I Get Ready for Spring- ^ e * u# *how you the new arrivals in DRESSES and MATERIALS Printed Silk Dresses You know they are suppose to be the style this spring. Gcv. Talmadge is shown as he signed his proclamaticn that set up his financial "dictatorship" of Georgia. Holding that no further legislation is necessary for him to operate all agencies of the gov ernment. he assumed responsibility for setting up appropriate ns for all state departments in lieu of the last General Assembly’s failure to perfrrm that .'unction. (Associated Preas Photo) $3.95 Boulder Cloth for Spring Dresses This new material is the latiest thing for that spring dress. 25c per yd. Shantung All Newest Patterns and Colors 19c per yd. Printed Silk All New Patterns 69c per yd. The EMPIRE Store