Las Vegas age. [volume], February 18, 1932, Page 2, Image 2

About Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947

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THURSDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 18. 1932.
PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING EXCEPT MONDAY
By CHARLES P. SQUIRES, Editor and Publisher, at the AGE BUILDINC
411 Freirfont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, and entered in the Postofflce a
Las Vegas as Second Class Matter.
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LAME DUCK BILL
T*HE LAME DUCK amendment to the con
stitution of the United States has been
passed by both houses of congress and is now
under consideration by a conference com
mittee seeking to reconcile differences.
The principal differences between the
measures as passed by the house and the
senate is that the house added an amend
ment providing that the ratification within
seven years by at least 36 of the state legis
latures cannot be made until after the elec
tion of a new legislature in each state so rati
fying. The idea being to give the voters a
chance to express themselves on the meas
ure.
If is very probable that the differences
will be compromised and a report returned
to both houses of congress which will be
come a law.
The amendment, then, as with all consti
tutional amendments, must be ratified by the
legislatures of two-thirds of the states of the
union before it becomes effective, 1
Under the present arrangement, the Pres
ident and senators and members of the house
of representatives are elected at general
elections early in November. • cw ’
The President-elect is then inaugurated
the fourth of the next March, four months
after election. Under the new plan'he would
take office on the fourth of January.*
Senators and congressmen elect do not
take office, however, until the new congress
convenes, thirteen months after the time of
their election. Under the new plan, the new
congress would convene January 24, the so
called “lame duck” session, occurring be
tween election and the expiration of the old
congress March 4, would be done away with.
So the new amendment to the constitu
tion, if finally passed and ratified by the
states as it undoubtedly will be, will bring
the newly-elected congress much closer to
the people. And it will not be necessary to
wait for more than a year to get action on the
expressed will of the people.
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A HIGH PRICE
[^AS VEGAS has paid a high price for its
absence of concrete walks and improved
streets in some of the outlying districts.
Yesterday there Were two little girls try
ing to cross the street at Sixth and Carson.
Before they knew it they were so stuck in the
clayey mud that they lost their shoes and had
to abandon them entirely. Then to make it
worse they fell and got their pretty dresses
plastered with mud.
When they reached home, mother was
furious about the muddy clothes, we pre
sume, and when she reported the matter to
dad, he was quite as furious about the neces
sity of buying new shoes.
We have something like 1,800 children en
rolled in our schools.' ‘It is not unreasonable
to believe that the conditions of the streets
about the schools is costing parents about a
dollar a day per child for ruined shoes and
clothing, in addition to all the other unpleas
ant features.
And many a spell of sickness could be
avoided if there were some way to do away
with the mud.
The United States shipping
board, with a fleet of 2,239,153
gross tons in 397 ships, Is $he
world’s largest ship owner.
Nearly 3,000,000 gaily painte<
Chinese paper umbrellas have beei
exported from Hong Kong in thi
las: 12 mouths.
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WASHINGTON
BYSTANDER
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Bv KIRKE SIMPSON
WASHINGTON—Whun Senator
Bcrah raised the sights of the gun
■, he trained on government salaries
{so that none below a level of $5,000
a year would be hit, a great sigh
'.of relief went up from Uncle
. Sam's working force.
t But all those new house mem
bers must have the shivers. That
$10,000 a year probably looked
; mighty good to most of them even
' in 1930. Now. with 1932 conditions
■ in mind, it must look even hand
> somer.
Curiously enough the 25 per cent
’ pay raise congress voted itself in
1925 was tacked on an appropria
tion bill in the sena;e. Senators
generally are supposed not to be
much concerned about their own
pay.
i The old title “millionaires' club"
once applied to that body may not
• be quite in keeping with these days
when senators are elected direct,
yet there arc lots of wealthy sena
tors. ' ’ **
BORAH LIES IN WAIT
Borah isn’t one of 'em. His sal
ary is probably about as import
ant to him as to anybody else “on
the hill." Yet he has been lying
in wait to gun for that boost in
congressional pay some seven years.
Unfortunately, examination of the
record shows that Mr. Borah did
not state his views about just how
many dollars per year a senator or
member cf congress is worth to the
taxpayers when he made his lone
handed attempt to prevent the
boost in 1925.
What he was complaining about
was that the deal slipped through
the senate with no discussion what
ever. Borah later tried to repeal
the provision by a rider on a defi
ciency act. but went down and out
on a point of order.
He stayed down seven years.
Then this year, with the depres
sion and pay-slashing operations
to support him. he got up again
holding a three-barrel gun at the
head of congress.
One bill would cut all salaries!
above $5,000 a year mark, includ- I
ing army and navy. Another
would trim down mileage rates for
members of congress. The third
would deal only with salaries of
senators and house members.
The initial bill was first up in
I the senate, but- Borah had great
difficulty finding a committee
narking place for it.
REPORT IT?—NOT YET
They were al! too busy or raised •
parliamentary objections. Some
sai'd they couldn’t report on it this
session.
Senator Glass of Virginia grin
1 r.ed at Borah and told him that
1 was just the kind of a committee
the senate evidently wanted, one
Ithat would never report.
* "There is a well known method
by which to get a report," Borah
said.
It rather looks as though the
other two Borah pay or mileage
cut bills are just strategic’. What
he is really after is that additional
little $2,500 per year per head con
gress voted itself seven years ago
without saying "Thank you.” "Go
tp thunder" or anything else.
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RAIL SPLINTERS
,: ,l BY
JOHN H. LIGOTFOOT
Master Mechanic 'Geo. R. Wilcox
is spending a couple of days in Las
Vegas, taking a look over the varicu.i
engines that run in and out of this
• point, and from his looks he is pret
jtj wall satisfied with the condition
existing.
Car Inspector Charley Hammonu
is laid up at his home with a severe
cold, contracted working in the
piesent wet weather on a night
j shift.
Quite a few railroad engineers and
firemen nave left for Los Angeles
'to attend the funeral of the late
Engineer Studnecka, one of the most
■ popular engineers on the U. P
Fireman Walter Homan, who has
been off duty for a few days on
account cf a severe cold, has so fa:
: recovered as to return to work.
Fireman Harry Stewart has gone
to Los Angeles for a few days on
business and pleasure combined.
Fireman Howe has taken a few
, days off on account of illnes in his
family.
General Storekeeper Frank Cragin
i for the U. P. is spending a day or so
jin Las Vegas looking over the local
stock. He is en route to Salt Lake.
WILL BURY MRS.
STRONG IN UTAH
, 1 Fuheral arrangements announced
yesterday for Mrs. Clara M. Strong
are for burial services at the
Tenth ward chapel in Salt Lake
City Sunday afternoon.
The bddy will be shipped to,
;Salt Lake City Saturday evening, j
and will be accompanied by her
daughters. Mrs. Bryan Bunker of
, this city, Mrs. O. M. Hoglund and
Mrs. A J. Sleight of Los Angeles,
and her son, L. R. Strong of Las
Angeles.
WATTSON RITES
SET FOR TODAY
| Funeral services-'for Jf L. Watt
json, proprietor of the Village Inn.
who was found dead in bed Mon
day morning, will be held this
afternoon at the Palm funeral
I home at 2:30.
: The services will be conducted
: by the local Elks lodge, and burial <
, will be in the Woodlawn cemetery, i
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NEWS NOTES
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Mrs. Nettie Mills Kelly, sister ot
Bert Mills, returned with tier hus
band, Dwight Kelly, to their home
in Los Angeies last Sunday follow
ing a few days spent visiting old
friends in the valley, the guests ol
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Mills of Logan -
dale.
Ed. Stone of Las Vegas was ;n,
the valley on business Monday.
The valley has had rain every day
since Saturday. Bert Mills of Lagan
dale reports 1.07 inches as the rain
fall this week.
Influenza has been very prevalent
here for a couple of weeks. Among
those indisposed this week are: Mrs:
Mary U. Lytle. Mrs. James Hunts
man, Thora Swapp. LeVerne Jonc
and Edwin Wells.
George L. Hinton of Hurricane
and Mr. McMullen of Leeds. Utah,
j spent - a few days here on business
early In the week.
WEDNESDAY 1
IN CONGRESS
By United Press
SENATE
Foreign relations committee ap
proved nomination of Joseph C.
Grew to be ambassador to Japan.
Judiciary subcommittee appoint
ed to consider nomination of Judge
Benjamin Cardozo, of New York,
to the U. S. Supreme court bench.
I Passed Bingham bill to establish
a provincial government in Amer
lean Samoa.
Passed Barkley bill extending for
one year government loans made
during 1931 on crops in drought,
storm, flood or hail stricken areas.
Authorized creation of a $10,000,
000 revolving fund to be used by
the secretary of agriculture to
make loans to individuals for in
formation of agricultural ccrpoi'a
tions and similar organizations
qualified to do business with the
intermediate credit banks. The
house took similar action.
Senator Carte*- Glass, Dem.. Va.,
in urging passage of measure lib
eralizing federal reserve credit and
currency said the federal reserve
system had been ‘threatened with
raids on. its gold supply by for
eign nations, notably France.”
HOUSE
lDemocratic leaders considered
Warren bill providing $125,000,000
for federal road building,as an un
employment relief measure.
An investigation of alleged com
munistic activities ;n Kentucky
ccal fields was asked by Rep. Fin
ley. Repn.. Ky.
Speaker Garner said it might 1
be necessary to give a house com- !
mittee plenary powers to investi
gate possible economies in govern
ment.
Rep. Loring Black. Dem., N. Y.,
charged before rules committee
that federal narcotic agents had
protected the late Jack ‘ Legs ’
Diamond and kept him from ap
pearing before New York police .
fer questioning.
Mr1-. Catherine Sheets, Columbus, :
X 70, is the star pupil in Colum
3us evening high school.
Mary Purnell, ruler of the House
>f David at Benton Harbor. Mich.,
s now a greatgrandmother. / < -
Henry Leavitt of Bunkerville ana
R. S Li we of Mesquite, members
if the school' board of educational
district No. 1. attended the meeting
if the school board held here Mon
Jay.
Bishop Benjamin Robison of Ov
erton has gone into Salt Lake City
on business.
me m. v. u. a. nome econom
ics club comprising the Golden
ftidgc, and Desert Dawn groups of
the Sunset arc, held their February
business meetings on the eighth
and ninth. At each meeting in
structive programs were enjoyed
after which delicious refreshments
i were served.
Tro offices for the Golden Ridge
group for the semester are: Pres
ident, Ethelyn Perkins; vice pres
j ident, Genevieve Hickman; secre
tary, Mary Gibson; Treasurer, Be
atrice Conger; reporter, -Reva An
dersen.
1 Officers of the Desert Dawn
MANHATTAN MIRRORS
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Bv the United Press
NEW YORK, Feb. 17. <U.R) — The
Schwartzbergs Just couldn't get
along together, it became apparent
today when Anna Schwartzberg de
manded $50 weekly alimony from
her husband. Jacob. in supreme
court.
"She fed hot dogs to the baby a'.',
the time." said Jacob fighting the
alimeny plea, "because she said the
kid was used to delicatessen stuff.
She thinks she is an expert stud
poker player, but she drops five and
six dollars at a sitting, and the sit
tings arc frequent."
"He beats me," answered Mrs.
Schwartzberg. "and mother-in-law
causes all kinds of trouble."
"She neglects the baby," continu
ed Jacob, “and never washes and
feeds it. She plays poker with her
friends so late at night that they
keep the baby awake. And they
keep me awake. And she never
wins."
The judge reserved decision.
William Jennings Bryan's grand
daughter. Helen Bryan, will make
her Broadway debut as an actress
Friday. She's not much interested
in politics.
And while she reveres the memory
of her grandfather, she confessed
today during an interview that her
ideas about religion are somewhat
different than those upheld by the
"great commoner.”
“Of course." she said. "I don t bc
I lieve in many of the things my
grandfather did. I m decidedly a
fundamentalist. I don t believe in
a hereafter nor subscribe to the nor
mal belief in God. God. to me,
means beauty—the beauty of poetry
l and of art.”
Miss Bryan is 19.
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Frank Schipini. taxicab driver.
1 was in jail today because two dc
| tcctives did a line job of checking
, seme 4.000 little cards, each card
i being the record of a cab trip.
Sunday night. Mrs. Frederick
! Lewisohn. of Park avenue, rode
from the Pennsylvania station to
her home. When she left the cab
she forgot to take a small bag con
aining $33,500 in jewels. «
| The detectives searened the taxi
cards. could find none recording a
trip from the Pennsylvania to the
Park avenue address. But they did
find one showing signs of an erasure
having been made. It was from
Schipini's cab. They located the cab
driver and found, buried in the
basement of his home, a sack con
taining the missing jewels. «
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VEGAS VERDE
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North Las Vegas
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VISIT PARENTS
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hart of
Los Angeles are visiting here with i
Mrs. Hart's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. E. Haas.
MOVE TO L. A.
Mr. and Mrs, Watt Lampy have j
group are: President, H^zel Han- j
cold their Vegas Verde property and
are moving to Los Angeles. Their
son, Matthew, will accompany them.
WOMEN HOLD MEET
The Woman's Missionary society
held its regular meeting Wednesday
afternoon.
STOPPING OVER
Mike Girnau is stopping over in
North Las Vegas for a few days.
VISITING MOTHER
Glayds and Arlene Jones arc vis
iting their mother, Mrs. Carl Phil
lips, here a few days.
PLAN CAMP MEET
Plans are being formulated for an
annual camp meeting of the south
ern Nevada Holiness association, to
be held in Vegas Verde.
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