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« 10 FEEL I DECISION ON GOLD f {Average Citizen and Debtor ' to Be Vitally Affected When Court Rules. ? the Associated Press. Pocketbooks pfre going to be a fleeted 'somehow, no matter which way the Supreme Court of the United S ta te j decides the gold clause cases. ' For Congress, the decision Is going •to mean that the Constitution did or did not give it certain powers; but for •the American citizen, It Is ,* question fct whether the dollar value Of debt is JLo be Increased. * Essentially, the court is going to jin jtwer four major things: 1. Did Congress have the right to Send payments in gold? 2. May Congress alter contracts Promising gold payments? 3. Was the Government right in Seizing the "gold profits"? * 4. Does Treasury refusal to redeem Obligations In gold constitute a repudi ation? 15.25 Grains in Dollar. * In those interpretations of law will "be found the answer to whether aji %ld gold clause contracts must be car ried out to the letter. Every contract ■Involving debt which carried a "gold ^clause" stipulated the money should ..be paid in gold or in doilàlrs which ^would buy 25.8 grains of gold, nine 'tenths fine. The new dollar will buy only 15.25 grains, but Congress has said they must be accepted dollar for dollar in the payment of debt. To the citizen, the court's decision Will say whether "payable in gold" : means $1.69 or $1 in currency. If it i upholds Congress, creditors will lose ■rich visions of getting an additional €9 cents on every dollar they lent. Individuals, vast enterprises and the ; .Government itself will be Saved the ! potential outlay of millions of dollars j Jbo those who have been paid or still ; ^iold their negotiable paper. ; But, if the court uphols the gold ; clause, debtors face the prospect of every $100 in old debt suddenly be coming a debt of $169 in the new 59 %ent dollars. !> f Congress May Act Quickly. 0 There is some solace, however, for /hose debtors who wonder whether /hey are going to face the prospect of paying many more present value dollars than they contracted to pay t)n the basis of old gold dollars. In find out of Congress there are schemes «foot to prevent an increase in the dollar value of debt. * One currently popular would be Imposition of a special tax designed to take away all profit from any per son demanding payment of old debts in a larger number of new dollars. Thus, if a debt to pay $100 in gold j could be discharged only by giving $169 in new value dollars the Federal Government would apply a $69 or $70 j tax and return the proceeds to the debtor. The net effect would be to leave the debt at $100. v Others suggest a hurried move by j Congress to amend the Constitution, fciivng specific powers to the Congress or the President to do all the things jthat have been done with the dollar. Advocates say Congress could act Within 48 hours and that enough ι fîtate Legislatures are in session now fa get action from them in a rela tively few days. 1 Court Increase Considered. * Still others, much fewer in num- j %er, suggest Congress exercise its power to increase the number of , «embers of the Supreme Court with * view to getting new justices who jnight influence a desired decision.' On only four occasions has Congress ever exercised its power to j enlarge or contract the court, and there Is i no proof it was done to Influence a decision. Ever since 1823 there have been attempts to require that the court j .be restricted in its power to hold acts I of Congress unconstitutional. Actu- i ally, however, the court has held rela- ; tively few acts of Congress unconsti- j tutional. The number since the Civil i War has been only 54, including the j Tecent oil decision. / I Retailers Given Loans. * The Philippine National Bank is Extending loans of $300 or less, pay able in installments, to small retailers. Woman Freezes To Death, Having Coal, but No Stove By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, January 28. —An aged woman, who had coal to burn, but no stove, was found frozen to death yesterday beside the unconscious form of her husband in their bed, where both had huddled for warmth. She was Mrs. James Shackel ton, 73. Her husband, 72, was taken to a hospital. Police said they found three sacks of coal, bought with a re lief check, but no stove. Gang Girl Held CHARGED WITH HARBORING ROBERT MAIS. , MARIE McKEEVER, "Girl friend" of the convicted killer, Robert Mais, leader of the "Tri-State gang," shown as she was held in $15.000 bail in Phila delphia for further hearing. She is charged with harboring Mais in New York and possession of Gov ernment rifles stolen from National Guard armories in Norristown, Pa., and Hyattsville, Md.—A. P. Photo. JANUARY 1314 F STREET N.W HJUIJ1 .HHmjl'l·· !! Utmost flyingease, deep est quiet and greatest speed in famous "Flor ida Flyer". Luxurious, steam-heated cabin. RATES and TIME from WASHINGTON to: OneWay RoundTrip Time New York Raleigh Charleston Savannah Jacksonville ! Miami $12.95 14.40 27.24 32.52 39.30 59.59 $21 JO 25.92 49.03 58.54 70.74 107.24 80 minuta 1 hr 40 min. 2hr. SO mln. 3 hr. 46 mln. 4 hr. 28 mln. β hr. 4S mln. Alio New York—New Orleans and Chicago—Miami 9 Eastern Air Lines operates with passengere,U.S. Mail and expreseqver 3,755 mile* of airways; has more than 25,000,000 miles of flying experience· RESERVATIONS: At hotrl·, mid bureau*. asy tele· graph office, or call ■ASTERN AIB UNES, MS lStk Street, N.W National 3844. Abo Washing ton Airport,_ EASTER· AIR LIRES USE GENERAL AIR EXPRESS Woodward & Lothrop 10™ 11™ F *J«D O Srrarr» Phone Dtarnicr ^300 One-piece affair*, with knitted caps that match the warm knitted bands at wrists and ankles. And further to ward off pry ing cold, the Talon fast ener closes the suit way up to the chin. Cozy pockets, too—and the knees are reinforced for longer wear. Sizes 4 to 9. Others SS.7S Tax Bore' Stori Fourth Floor. All-Wool Melton Cloth Snow Suits • for Boys A BRIM DISCUSSES EMPIRE'S DEFENSE Reorganization of Plans for Australia Urged by Hankey. By th· Associated Pre»». LONDON.—The question of guard - ing Britain's f&rflung empire has been revived with the return of Sir Maurice Hankey, secretary of the Committee of Imperial Defense, from a trip that, has taken him almost around the world, A few weeks after Sir Maurice, who also is secretary to the cabinet, left last August on a journey which in cluded Australia and Canada, ques tioners in the House of Commons were told by Premier J. Ramsay MacDonald that the Jaunt had "no political signi ficance." Recent developments have led mem bers of Parliament and the British press to wonder whether the premier did not answer with his tongue In his cheek. Certain of the former hope to get the answer from Parliament. The touchoft came with the receipt of advices from Melbourne that Sir Maurice, then on his way back to London from his last stopping place, Canada, had recommended a 10-year program of reorganization of Australian defense plans. Rail Change Urged. Whitehall momentarily remained silent in the face of dispatches saying the Imperial Defense Committee offi cial recommended that^ among other things compulsory military training be reintroduced anh that something be done toward remedying the confusion caused by a miltiplicity of railroad gauges. The latter, commentators pointed out, were extremely Important in providing rapid transportation for defense from sea attack of large Australian cities, all held extremely vulnerable from that quarter. Discussion of this point brought to mind that Australia's 2,400 miles from East to West and 1,971 expanse from North to South are Interlaced with railroads with gauges ranging from a little over two feet to slightly more than five feet. A trip from Perth to Brisbane, for instance, involves five changes, making the Journey of 3,500 miles occupy 170 hours. Not only are passengers forced to change from car riage to carriage, but freight must be moved from car to car. During the past 30 years no less than a dozen Investigations have been held to consider the advisability of agreeing upon a uniform gauge. All have arrived at the same staggering conclusion—that the cost might run as high as $200,000,000. Compulsory Training. The suggestion that compulsory military training, which Australia abol ished in 1929, be reinstituted found little sympathy with unofficial observ ers In London. They argued that concentration on strengthening of naval bases and the providing of strong aid forces to aid in repulsing sea attacks would pay larger dividends. While speculation over the Mel bourne reports was rife, J. G. Cobbe, New Zealand defense minister, re vealed that while his talks with the traveling London official were strictly confidential, he could state that noth ing was said of military conscription as far as his country was concerned. He professed not to know about Australia. Meanwhile workmen at faraway Singapore continued with their tasks of rapidly rounding the new naval base into shape. Whether It theoreti cally is one of the most impregnable il the world—tested In recent com jined land, sea and air maneuvers— remains a close secret m London >fflces. Headquarters stalls of Britain's ;hree fighting services never reveal the results of such mimic war games. POWERS TO DISCUSS ARMS CONTROL PLAN [J. S. Proposal to Be Considered on Resumption of Geneva Talks Feb. 14. By the Associated Press. GENEVA, January 28.—The gre-ît powers reached an agreement today to resume consideration of disarma ment problems February 14. At that time the Disarmament Com mittee will dlacuss the plan advanced oy the United States for regulation if munitions trade end manufacture. The problem of arms limitation ipparently awaits Germany's decision Mi whether it will return to the inference. This decision is believed » hinge on the extent to which the ;x>wers will legalize Germany's exist ing armaments. DIPHTHERIA, NOT KICKS, RULED FATAL TO GIRL, 7 Autopsy Finds Cause of Death and Absolves Boys Accused of Beating? Her. By the Auocltted Pre»». VALE, Oreg, January 28.—Phyllis Westfall, 7, died of diphtheria and not from an alleged kicking attack by boys, an autopsy disclosed yester day. The autopsy was performed by Dr. Clyde R. Walker and Coroner R. A. Tacke as a result of reports which in timated the girl might have died from a kicking attack. The autopsy disclosed none of the abdominal organs was injured. It also showed evidence of jaundice and a diphtheric condition which left no doubt as to the cause of death, the doctors said. ITCHING... anywhere on the body— also burning irritated skin— soothed and helped by Resino Wild Ponies Gentle. Wild ponies that roam the narrow sand strips off the North Carolina coast became quite gentle once tl»ey are captured and trained to harness. SMASHTHATCOLD —before it starts Don't sit back and hope that those sneezes won't amount to much—while you're waiting the cold may be entering the serious stage. At the first suspicion of a cold, get Ephedrlnated Vapex Noee Drops—a few drops In each nostril will help smash that cold before It ever gets a real start. Ephedrlnated Vapex Noee Drope are different from any cold remedy ever made. They contain Vapex, that famous war-time discovery for colds and ephedrlne. the doctors' "standby" for nasal treatment of colds. Ephedrlnated Vapex Nose Drops open up the nostrils and let through the fresh air which is so necessary If a cold is to be stopped. You'll feel these nose drops penetrate and soothe the cold-Inflamed passages In your head. 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