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117tb Year Entered as second class matter at the Post Office at Gettysburg, Pa- THE GETTYSBURG COMPILER, GETTYSBURG, OCT. 10, 193G Weekly Sl.OO a Year Single Copies Five Cents Each No. 41 NORRIS SCORES Bankers, Insurance Firms LANDON ATTACK Borrow Under Hoover But ON BANK They Profit UnderF.D.R. Western Senator Raps G. O.

P. Chief for Stabbing Deposit Insurance. Congressman -It is because I feel very deeply that the defeat of President Roosevelt would bring disastrous coixe- quences that I am moved as never before to plead with my fellow ciu- i zens to give honest, careful consul- eration to the questions involved i this contest." said Senator George i W. Norris of Nebraska in a recent radio address, "and to earnestly. urge that they take no step that might plunge us into anarchy and despair.

"In the course of the campaign I shall discuss in detail tne causes that led to the crisis in the life of the country when President Roose- velt. took the helm of the Ship of State. "Laws passed in opposition to mo- nopolies and vast combinations of wealth have brought down on his head the condemnation of the most powerful financial group that ever existed in the history of the world 3v false muendo. by misleading propaganda they have been trying to prove that the New Deal is an evil thing. Landon HARRY L.

IIAINES RICE, HAINES HELP GROWERS The attempt of Col Knox, the publican candidate for Vice Presi- 1 to frighten the public as to the I of their life insurance poii- cies and bank accounts got no-ahere, because his statements were so pal- paoly false. But his rurr.or monger- has aroused resentment among bankers, who have been asked un- comfortable questions by their de- i pciitors. and among insurance who deeply resent sucn reck- Gain 3 Billion Despite the fact that Col. Knox's assertion at Allentowa, that "today no Ufe insurance policy is secure: no savings account is safe," was ob- viously untrue, there came an ava- ianche ot testimony to refute it The eight executives of large in- surance companies who called on President Roosevelt issued a statement in which they said that life 1 insurance policies were "the safest of adl securities" and reported a gain of three billion dollars in the combined assets of life insur- ance policies since January 1. 193J.

i Mortimer L. Naihanson secreiarv 'of the National Association of surance brokers, sent a telegram of protest to CoL Knox and Chairman Hamilton, who had supported his charge. Nathanson and asfucifiies also circularized state i insurance commissioners and imme- 1 diateiv received replies from eight- STOP FUMBLING WITH RECOVERY SHOUTSLANDON Gains and Gains and! Gains Are Reported By Nearly Every Business. From Gov. Landor.s Speech of Acceptance I see liat the Old Guard Repub- are the public not to pay any attention to Rooseevlis' friends if they start saying vie won't get this Span-sri writes a Friend cf Roosevelt Lhe Washington News "As I read uag.

the Democrats started this 'iar; somet'jiiia: to keep us I ha-e read a lot ipaiir. is just about tops for feeble at the coverlet' as death Gi Frank has a record tor telling Europe 10 nuiid Sown business began when he i -so For Auditor General The County Chairman 7- 4 oer doubt, bet-ante the peop'e around week advanced 1.9 points to cent of capacity, the highest point --s of gunpowder." since recovery began in 1933. A month ago operations averaged 72.5 per cent, while a year ago the rate was 48.9 per Automobile de-; mand is holding v. ell. despite change over in designs and belief is express- ed that tin plate tcnnaae will break all records since 1928-29- KOC Parv The Census Bureau reported Sept.

prcui and lo present the 21- "The cotton spinning industry: 0 to 1 operated durir.g Aug. at 1158 per of Ad2 "ms Cour.iv for re-i cent of capacity, compared with 764 on to congress We are proud during 1935 to resen: name because the shoe manufacturers and record which he has made during Senator Warren R. Roberts, Candidate For Auditor General, Is Ably Fitted; Has Real Background of "Americanism "ACTIVEGHURCH I AGE PENSIONS Rose From Messenger Boy to Enviable Po: sition in Own i Community. AN ACTIVE FRATERNAL MAN service in Congress is an en-1- one and we are oleased be- every person in the Distnc: 1 knows Karry Haines happy tc have met him. jaeraorr of man is notoriousl 'ciateiv receiver, repues from eignt- The convention which nominated Two Men Co-operate to Secure al! to the soundness Gov.

Landon did not have the cour- Purchase of 60.023 Bushels life insurance companies. age to denounce any specific mess- QJ- ov S. A. Smith. Insurance Com- ure.

and with two exceptions, to which I shall refer. Mr. Landon thus far has confined his criticism to meaningless generalities. He has lacked either the candor or the courage to take up these measures State Scna'cr John Rice and Concnssrr.an Harry L. Haines worked in strict harmony and operation in matters pertaining: to and Franslin citizens and which constitute the New Deal and haTe W(K1 he of no on tell the people wherein they are ivrong and what, he would put in place of them.

"One of tae inequalities of our Gov ernrnenl under laws existing prior to the Roosevelt Admimstra- Uon was that men of great wealth were escaping payment of their just. share of incocne taxes They had found a loophole and fairly tumoled sidered. above normal and growers over one another to take advantage saw visions of a fair prof.t for their of it. If rich men. with incomes so year's work.

But the foreign mar- larste they were panne income ket situat.on ar.c doir.est.c trade rnissioner for Utah, replied. 'Col. rvnox is e'thcr net with the facts or else he is wilfully stating that which is not true." "Charge Is Asinine" Edgar Sims State Auditor of West Virginia anc Insur- iheir democratic supporters but ance Commissioner, said: "Any countless republican i charge that "no life insurance poi- ihroughout the two counties. i secure" is foolhardy and asi- One of the accomplish- nine." rr.er.ts cf this two-man combination u. A Insurance Comrnis- directly concerned the apple grow- i sioner of Arkansas, characterized ers of the two counties.

KTIOK allegation as "the most under the higher brackets of say anc consurr.rxiorj 60 per cent, could place a large por- with the result tion of their property corpora- me lot and are real business men The relief situation was not of the best and ofScials faced with the problem of nnoinr abundant nourishing food to fetrd the Buyi Apples Growers appealed to Senator n.ce trst.O::. tions. thus havine to pay income of themselves with thousands of bush- only 15 per cent, they could by this els of the luscious fruit in storage simple operation save rn.liions ar.d so immediate or recciy market in taxes, provided of course the Sic-- ne charges qu.c-tly eat UD dends of the corporations were not little profit a-, aiiable to the growers distributed to stockholders. but they are a lusty and hard-work- I Thus, by refusing to distribute the income of corporations, the urv of the United States was being robbed of vast amounts Moreover, this method was unfair to small stockholders, many of whom depended for their living upon corporation earnings that should De distributed. The income of thousands of these was so small they were paying income taxes in the lower brackets and indeed many of them not having incomes large enough to pay any income tax.

when their dividends were retained the corporation were taxed at the corporation tax rate, in many cases at a higher rate. This unjust legal loop- Co hole had the effect of increasing the Wa taxes of the poor rr.en and women, Rice who paid taxes in the lower brackets and at the same time decreasing the taxes of the nch. "President Roosevelt Last year the apple crop was con- asinine statement of the season." W. J. Dawson.

Commissioner of Insurance of South Dakota, wired' Col. Knox must be particularly dumb regarding life insurance." R. Daniel. Chairman of the Board of Insurance Commissioners, reported that legal reserve life m- companies in Texas were ail sound and added. "The condition three years ago was cifferent frotn what it is today Republican Chairman John D.

ras r.o: up par. that growers in Adams and Prankim countv found i Hamilton in moorstng Knox attack 1 en barks and insurance companies said: they were safer in 1332 than now." Tet tr.e record shows the banks and insurance went to the government for loans in 1932 and have been paying them back under this adnunic- an Haines. The federal ernmer.t, had made provision lor throush the just such a situation i Insurance Payments Life insurance companies borrowed from the Reconstruction Finance tanners reported Sept. 21. "Unusu- ally heavy volume of business Show production likely to exceed the rec-, ore-breaking output of 3S3.761.000' pairs in 1935, -shich turn sur-! passed 1S34 production 7.4 per cent." The National Lumber Manufac- short and therefore we take this oc- Hirers' Association reported Sept.

casion to remind the voters of this 21 "The week ended Aug. 29 was that Harry L. Eaines as a the record week for both production mgniser of Congress, has locked and shipments standing at 65 per a jog interests of Adams County cent and 63 per cent, respectively, of 33 a --hole, anc of the incLvicuai the 1929 record." citizens composjig it in a manner Edison Electric reported xvhic.i has heretofore not been cone Sept 20 that electric power procuc- any Congressman of either Party tion in August hit the highest total many. Mr. Haines in the history of the industry.

regularly, either in person or The publication Electrical 'World" through his Secretaries, visited each reported Sept 20: "One hundred county in his District at least once s.nd thirty-two power utilities sold i a He ftgg always been ready 22 per cent more domestic electrical, fc ar the wishes of his constitu- appliances in the first half of 1936 errs gryj ias repeatedly used his than in the same period of 1935. good offices in Congress for the in- The 132 companies serve 15396.010 civtcual in his Distnci, who may households, or about 75 per cent 01! been destitute or whose bust- the entire industry." The publicauoa "Chain Store Age" announced Sept 19 that its of 5 and 1C cent department store chair, sales in August was approxi- oarticulariv outstanc-n: mately 1:2 0 of the 1929-1931 aver- ces people, age for the month taken as 100. -for Aug. 1935. it was 101.0.

Index of sales of the drug chain group was 122 3 in August, this year, compared with 114.0 in Aug. 1935." The Association of American Hsii- roads announced Sept 21: Class I railroscs of the U. on Sept. I. 1936 had 22 354 new freight cars on order, which compares with 7.240 cars on orcer Sept i.

1935." The regular September survey on retail credits of the Department of Commerce, covering 14 types of retail stores in SS cities showed that bad debt losses on open credit sales were cat from one per eer.t in 1934 to six-tenths of one per cent in 1935 On installment sales the losses trora 2.4 to 1 5 per cent. Senator Warren R. Roberts, clidate for Auditor General, has a notable record of public service. He was bom in Lower Saucon township. Northampton county, No- 29.

1874. Northampton was a Democratic county then and re! turns even larger Democratic ma- jorities now. Senator Roberts has always been a real Democrat, just as his father 1 was. and his mother's and wife's families. His father was John Robi erts, a pioneer railroad builder, ijohs Roberts helped build the old North Penn Railroad from delphia to Bethlehem That line now is part of the Rearing system.

He also helped carry the Pennsylvania Lmes over the Allegheny Mountains. mother, Sarah was bom in. SENATOR WARREN R- ROBERTS ness 3r '5 reouirec. tine attention cf the Federal Departments. In the matter of the needs of the veterans of our wars.

ilr. Haines has been Federal surplus com- Corporation throush man names secured curect returns tor growers tneir cist--ct S37.924.000 modities act and through this March 3. 1933. arc paid back up to asency Senator Rice and Congress- that date only S2.370.000. They borrowed S4.910 000 from March 4.

1933. through September 15. 1935 and they paid back S3S.441.000 curing: the same period. In other words they were forced to borrow under Hoover and were able to pay it all bactt under Roosevelt The same thing was true of the banks. Banks and trust companies got loans from RFC through March Senator casrped on the door-step of cf5c.als until attained e--THE PURCHASE OF 60023 BUSHELS OF APPLES proposed FROM ADAMS AND FRANKLIN stat 3 1933 centers of population and there cis- cer Roosevelt to repay their loans, women Republicans services ne one jj on tne other hand In 1932 when, according to Mr.

Hamilton, life insurance policies and fair port.on what, lor them, had bank accounts "were safer than they ed to the needy and deserv- rr.ihes. presenting them with a been a luxury. that we law and provide COUNTY FRUIT GROWERS. that undistributed dividends of cor- xiieso apples were paid for by the porations be taxed at a higher rate, feccril government at prices "IT a trrrc o- so that men of great wealth would tne thus return- borrowed" from f. 0t be bI eS t0 'March 4.

1933. through September tneir this sirnp the income tax should be graduated according to the size of the income. It is one of the fairest laws ever enacted. Deposit Insurance "This is one law Mr. Landon has assailed as 'the most COCKEYED TT piece of tax legislation ever imposed Average JT JHl A in a modern and declared Pnr he would the repeal of A ul this vicious method of taxauon." "So Mr.

Landon wants this loophole kept open in order that greedy millionaires may avoid payment of their share of taxes. This puts the issue squarely before the American people- I am not complaining because Mr. Landon takes his stand, but I -want the people to know whose servant he is, -In a fairly recent letter to the IHireris Bankers" Association, Mr. Landon any and every form of security of bank deposits. He was outspoken in his denunciation of such law and I take it the Federal Deposit Insurance Act In this election Mr.

Haines is op- Dosed for election by two candidates. The one. Mr. George Sneely. of New Oxford, is a candidate with the endorsement of new influences in the DGiitieai life of tne country.

The other candidate is Professor Magill. County, who has the nomination upon the regular Republican Party ticket. We do not know a great deal about Professor Magill except that we near that he is interested in an educational and financial way in: Wilson College, which is located in our adjoining County. So far as we been able to learn. Protessor ilagiii has always been a Pro- fessor.

His training in affairs of State have been exclusively along, the lines of the academic or the teacher. The Republican Party presents his name as a person qualified to represent tr.e citizens of this Congressional D-strict in the National Congress. Aside from p-o- fessor Magtll oeing a professor, we know of no other activity which would cual.fy "nun for high po-' sition. In a recent letter published in "Tne urg i. signature of our mend.

G. Thomoscn. Chairrr.cn of the Repub- intend to approach the issues jcan par county. Mr. dension about "We thank the New remarks the New York "Post." '-for winding up the campaign --ght now by callm to the following advertisement, in trie current "Editor and WRITER, whose editorials, written from tne conservative Republican viewpoint, have ga.neu national attent.on.

now seeks broacer epportunity in a larger field and invites negotiation with inter- estec publisher. Practical- Iv at all would be Hendncks Roberts, Montgomery county. His family moved to the borough of FTeemansburg. a suburb of 3eth- jiehem, while "Warren. Roberts was still a boy.

There he was reared and went to school. Later he attended private and business schools in BethleSim. In 1908, he married Sadie Dreisbaea, a native of Carbon County. They were married in Bethlehem and have lived there ever since. They cave no children- Messenger Boy Warren Roberts' first job was that of messenger boy in the oSces of the Lehigh Vailey Railroad in i lehem.

during school vacations. 2 our attention Popular Newsmagazine Shows hg he held the P. Writer Is CYDflOCC Seeking: New Job TM CAr UOtO TAX TWISTING How G. O. P.

Falsified, Landon Contradicts. pcsitaon of clerk: in the Lehigh Valley offices there for ten years. He left the railroad, to go into the news- parser business, on the old South. Bethlehem Star, now merged with, the Bathlejiieni Globe-Times. He was a jack-of-all-trades.

CANNOT PROVE DC SCARE WOMEN DISLIKE GOP ARGUMENTS Wife of Former Republican Governor of New York Bolts Republicans. Uncer the neacLng '-Taxes Truth," "Time." the newsmagazine. no defender of the New Deal, displayed an utter loss of patience with everything except sec type. Those Gov. Air if.

Landon for attempt few were among the most to show that the Federal Govern-; pleasant cf his life. His nrst ooutical nosition was that mentco-cts 08 varieties 01 mcureco. of of Deeds for taxes on tood. cigarettes Northampton County. In 1905 he and "Time" quotes the elected Recorder, the youngest G.

O. P. nominee as saying "The county oScer in Northampton, and share of the cost of government' -s-as re-elected to a second term falling mainly on those with incomes three years later. of S25 a week or less has increased I Upon completion of nis second 25 per cent curing the three years term, he declined to run for other of the present and offices, preferring to assist in the aces: of other Democrats his "Fallowing up Nominee Lancon's city and county. He entered the lead, the Repuolican National Com- real estate business and later the nuttee scattered over the U.

S. a insurance 5eld. His business ce- sneat of press releases on taxation, velopea into the present "Woodnng- a brochure entitled 'Soak the Rich Roberts Company, which he is at Newspaper's Offer of S5.000 For Is Unanswered by Republicans. When the Ch-cago "Tribune" published recen-ly a "special dispatch" 1 Taxes Soak the Poor' Pur- present a partner. He is very active Communist Internationale in Roberts has paid back fairly, as I see them, withoat rancor or passion." said Gov Alf M.

Lan- TucwelL Protestor Frank- con ct Topeka in accepting the Pe- an ne ot er professors who publican nomination for There has been no more flagrant vioiat.on of this pledge than the manner in which the Old Guard command has imposed upon from time to time ST.en counsel and aid to the Democratic administration. We are unable to see Mr Thompson should fee critical of the Democratic protessors or. pose of both to depict the the Pennsylvania Insurance load supposedly borne by the Little! Agents" Association, of he is Man. Aierase man reffects: "I paid vice president. Russia is supporting the re-election sl 50 -o th gvj took 23 Revives Democracy of Pres.cent Roose-.

elt and followed p--ce. Sixtv-three taxes For years Senator Robe: took of this SIS suit. Fifty- three tax collectors took 59 cents of the S3 I paid tor this hat." In the course of the tiie taxpayer counts 1.200 taxes. h.s wife 1500. G- O- P.

Multiplication two editorials to same effect. tr.e Chicago "Times" demanded a retraction, in accordance with the Code Etn.cs cf tne American Society cf Newspaper Ecitors Then the offered a reward of S5 000 cash to tne "Freedom of the Press" committee of the American Newspaper Association if the "Tribune's" scoop could be sub- (Continued on Page Pour) CSTL3 3 their case witn a of 58 taxes winch, tney aficen 2 cents KANSAS BANKER SUPPORTS FDR are now." there were 1.4o6 bank failures. For the two entire years 1934 and 1935 and eight months in 1936 there were only 122 bank failures i Thus the institutions Knox and 1 Hamilton attack are shown to be Private capital, backed by the sound and solvent but they tnern- guarantee of the Federal Govern- selves are revealed as bankrupt-- ment under the terms of the Na- bankrupt in faith, bankrupt in uonai Housing Act. invested ideas, bankrupt in issues. 8S2 687 in the rehabilitation of pn- propern from Augost 1.

"President Roosevelt's speech at through June 30. 1936. Altogether; Chautauqua against war needed to there were 1 OSS 423 loans involved, be made and now needs to be read "Residential properties account for loans amounting to Single family residential "Sharp as the partisan feeling may they had solicited in the carr.paign Scores of wr.es and widows of prominent Republicans in man- parts of the country have rebelled at the type of "literature" supplied to them and announced their purpose of supporting President Roosevelt. A notable instar.ee was Mrs Charles Whitman, wife of the former Republican governor of New York. "I have always voted a straight Republican without thiniin; very much about it." she said a statement issued at Democratic National Headquarter? in New York urge upon the voters of Acarr.s County that a Republican professor a really qualified person to represent the people of this District in Congress.

I take it that professors are professors and if the one is not Quaiinec. neitner is tns c.ne.. stan'iateci Being greeted with 31 the p--ce of bread An arrrazing 0s the list con- Savs "We Are Closer to Finan- Oi fer to include "the L.bertv League. 1 "ainec NOT 53 different kincs of tne the" Volunteers Ind on es cn the hai (Continued on Paee Foul) The Old Guard Carries a Spare 212.033. property loans insured by the FKAJbe at this moment, it does no: ex- number 708.403 with a total value cuse any American with the welfare of S21I.180.696.

The average loan his country and his, countrymen $364.39 Retail store and heart to pass up this powerful traces logins number 80.163 for a i condemnation of war." According to a -close fr.ena" ot" Ex-President quoted in the City "Mv chanee of political WiHiamsport. Pennsylvania. "Gazette and studied bv everv the was" by joining a cinss and Bulletin." the former chief ex- Harnsbure Patnot savs for public speaking at the Woman's ecutive is rot desirous 01 semr.c tne Landon cab.net. However, tne statement continues en an ominous note: the Republican Nat.ona. tee proei Submitted to satisfv the Arr.enc.5n Newspaper Publisncrs Association and the i So- cicty of Ed.tors.

The alleged special stated in part: "B-catise the Re- par-v in tne fee at the elections ct all con-munist cow. have b- en to uorort rhe randicacy of President ual.y ct eacn step in the "roc- cial Salvation Than We Have Been in EYED' piece of legislation. There is no doubt that this important measure is accountable for much of the money now on deposit in our banks, the largest in the history of the national banking system." is, in his opinion, another'COCK- total of S5o.719.41i. Classifi- cations show that 54 8 per cent of the dollar for this modernization credit went for structural alterations and repairs, while 45 2 per Latest registration figures in Republican Club. The statist-c- cata ana so-called 'arguments' handed me.

en which I was sup- to base my speeches attacking 1 the nat.onal administration, turned me definitely to Mr. Roosevelt I found I could not speak against him 'There may be criticism of methods Arer ana.yzirz suspiciotis TIG Olv. 1 O- OC tO look like trar.at.oii frcni the Recently four business men prom- ess of and tiling a leaf of ner: their conununittes told over bread. Tr.Ui. a Feceral incsme tax -i Columbia Broadcasrli-g System paia by tarrr.er erain elevator, flour i ajg supporting President null.

rar--ac fiaur trucker, baker Hooseveit lor re-election and how and retail du-tnc-tor counted as I aclrninistration has been helpful seven ta-ces. Even multiplica- ito Dusiness. tion. it wcs that of the 16 Maurice L. Breidenthal.

k-nds of three were Fed- president of the Security National eral. incon.e on stock and onjgajjj; Kansas City, speak- excess from nis home city said: "As a the cr.es which Kansan I can appreciate what Pres- Alf coula oosiolv reduce if' icient Roosevelt 'nas accomplished 10 he wert to the Hn-ise. were'put an end to the economic rrob- not h.dden bit DIRECT taxes, items that nave piagued and vexed at Buffalo he section of tlie country ever (since the World "War. For years we "noover intends to si; back ar.il fce an observer, unless a national crisis should nipke his return ini- "We a rot afraid the So 000." Yet the 'Tribune" edi- tonal comments on Commenting on this development' were "in "It isn late for the suffered from the disastrous effects have to pay, to S-R itch candidates and re-! of Sub-normal agricultural prices place Lar.con wi.h Hamilton," ob-iand when farming prices were low serves Jay Franklin, columnist, ut was impossible for as to thrive. scocrj' One said- Gox-emor Alf Landon seems to be Because of the great efforts put cent was spent ior purchase and is now nearly 10.000 and big inroads installation of machinery and equip- have been made into the Republican strength throughout the county.

Pittsburgh and Allegheny County i employed in attacking the unprece- at a time when Westbrook Pesler is "The are for Mr. Roosevelt a oerfectiy nice fellow who wears forth by President Roosevelt to re- are giving the G. Oil P. the jitters 'dented emergencies that confronted asking the Bureau of Missing Per- because they think that inevitably his waders well and is at home in a.vive agriculture and to remove the The Democratic lead iri Pittsburgh him. but there can be no criticism 'sons to locate Gov.

Landon, the he must, with another four years, stream" Franklin says, "but cause of the depression, we are of the policies themselves. The "Philadelphia Record' says- 'produce the conditions favorable to the idea is crowing that he ought today closer to finan- "Maybe we ousht to breathe easier them" --country had in fact been waiting for them a long time. 1 never to have been nominated for icial salvation in the Farm Eelt than but we're gasping." The $5,000 is still up. I the Presidency." we have been for.