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MR. HORATIO BOTTOMLEY
His Audacity And Bluff
ASTOUNDING HOLD OVER WORKING CLASSES
DUMMY HOLDING COMPANIES
New U.S. Income Tax Law Being Drafted
REVELATIONS AT RECENT SENATE INQUIRIES
announce.
R.A.F. DISPLAY
THRILLS GALORE AT HENDON
(Special Air Mail Service}
LONDON, June 29. Despite the rain, an enormous crowd went to the R.A.F. display at Hendon yesterday. In the cir cumstances it was inevitable that the Prince of Wales's flight to Hendon should be abandoned. "
King Feisal was present, and was seen in conversation with Mr. Ram- aay MacDonald. Lord London- derry, the Air Minister, was among other members of the Government who attended.
Two characteristics fought for
Washington, July 11. mastery in Horatio Bottomley. Coincident with the Cleverness and vanity. Vanity won.ment of Senator Duncan Fletcher, He had persuaded himself that be chairman of the Senate stock mar could get away with anything ket investigating committee, that and he was wrong.
special sessions will be ordered if He WILA widely described at there is evidenes of combined action one time as the most brilliant to increase of lower stock market
and prices beyond the reasonable levels has bad weather seriously inter- On only one previous occasion lay-lawyer in the country, he revelled in the description.,warranted by business conditions, ittered with the display, and that was hardly correct. He bad wore be known that the draft of a was in 1929. relied chiefly on the advice of two Amendments will be offered streng than a smattering of law; but he new income tax law is being made. intimate friends and on his own thening the stock market law, audacity and bluff.
The committee has closed its bear- The latter was well exemplified cluded its investigation of the af- ings until September, having con- in a case in which he was sued by fairs of Kuhn, Loeb & Co. Further a woman who alleged that he had hearings will be conducted regard obtained a very large sum of money ing the affairs of J. P. Morgan & i by fraudulent misrepresentation. Co.
The verdict went against him for Mr. Ferdinand, Pecora, counsel to £30.000. An appeal confirmed the the committee, to-day said that the hearings did not develop evidence on which prosecutions would likely be made. This was because the tax evasions which were revealed were within the law.
verdict.
Bottomley thereupon declared that he would take the case to the House of Lords and win, in which case the plaintiff would not get a penny He actually persuaded her not only to "settle for a sum not announced, but also to sign document withdrawing all charges
of fraud.
The Verdict Remained. He then Booded the country with his own journal's billsCuse Against Bottomley Collapses. " But the verdict of fraud remained. Disclosures in court had greatly damaged Bottomley's position as a public man, and it was only the outbreak of war that revived his
fading influence.
Of his access as an orator there is no doubt. His recruiting
convinced that the law should be A majority of the committee is re-written and a part of the Con- gressionni recess will be devoted to
that work..
Senator Fletcher and Mr. Pecora said that the more startling revela- tions of the investigation had some what overshadowed the net result, A digest of the hearing has been prepared for the committee on the major points developed. The actual result of the hearings was that the law was proved to be weak.
Issues Revealed, "
The committee will draft legisla tion on three major issues revealed speeches were such a furore that at the hoarings which were listed during the war he was engaged, by Mr. Pecora as follows: the Empire Theatre and packed i. Evasion of income taxes by a
at a large figure, as a turn at
the place.
number of schemes, including year end sale of stock to wives, forma About that time the late Lord tion of dummy holding, companies Balfour made a speech, not, of for transfer of sicks which other. course, professionally, from the wise would be taxed on a direct same stage. The contrast was very transfer, creation of personal cor- marked: Balfour, as a "flag-waver"porations and "trusts. These me and before a popular audience, thods are widely used. was not at all a success.
2 Virtual monopoly control of But even then Bottomley's powers corporate interests, especially rail were beginning to wine, and his roads, without any sort of federal faith in his star to amount to regulation, through holding com- murgalomania.. He Was not apany set-ups. The. Interstate-Com- drunkard and never touched spirits, merce Commission has no authority but he was always whipping himself over railroad holding companies, up with champagne. It made him nor can the Federal Power Commis. puffy and flabby, and enhanced sion reach those in the public' utili- his natural egotism.
ty' group.
. With all his flashes of brilliance he was a sham, and, above all, a wind-bog
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3 Virtual "secret" monopoly control of vast enterprises reaching across the land, and affecting the lives of every citizen by a banking During the trial that brought trust laws, do not reach to such group in the background. Anti- about his downfall Bottomley was bankers as confident of
J. P. Morgan & Co. acquittal. While which have a tight hold on many awaiting the verdict he drank champagne with his cronies, among names.
enterprises operating under other them the late Randal Charton, that vastly tall novelist
The Federal "Blue sky" securities journalist who was his "financial bill, which requires publicity of all adviser" and he even arranged a stock. issues henceforth, cannot dinner party for that evening, touch many practices revealed in There was certainly no more hospi. the sale of securities, publicity be table man than Bottomley. The rule ing its only weapon.United in his fat in King-street,St. James's Presa. was simple English fare and plenty. of it. He himself carved the huge boiled turbot which was invariably or the menu, and a Royal tonat was always proposed. He loved to pose as a sort of squire of the old school.
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His Admirers.
His hold on the poorer classes was astounding; it was a gift which had he remained an houest man might have won great power for him.
PUBLIC SCHOOL IDEAL
DUKE OF YORK'S SPEECH
TO BOYS
(Special Air-Mail Servios)
London, June-20. Even the exposure of the trial There is a very fierce light beat did not shake the faith of many ing down on Public Schools just who believed in him Thero is a now. Never has their value been a lady's maid who has been in the severely tested and so keenly dis service of the same peerees for cussed as it has been during the twenty-five years. She invested all past. twenty years. her savings a sum of several hundred pounds in, one of Bot tomley's pre-war promotions, and lost every penny.
She is a profound cynic with a deep-rooted mistrust of politicians, Bottomley was the only exception. If anybody referred to her loss her eyes would fash.
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They will survive all criticism long as they keep as their ideal, service to others.
The Duke of York made this statement in a speech at the celebra tions at Edinburgh yesterday of the centenary of Merchiston Castle School.
No. 1 Squadron-Flight-Lieut. D. Punctually at 3.9 p.m. a flight of E. Carter, Flying Officer H, Pilling. and Pilot-Sergeant C. Serag-on the most amazing close formation "Furies went up and performed feats, most certainly at consider. able hazard.
Like Fish in Muddy Water. - The Wing formation, Nos. 18, 3, and 67 Squadrons en
"Harts," took off in dense rain, but were ordered to their home stations.
been arranged by the staf, and it An alternative programme, hind
that it was not entirely substituted. worthiness of the Royal Air Force speaks volumes for the weather
muddy waters of an aquarium the Looking like fish flying in the aeroplanes carried on, beginning at 12.30 with the Headquarters Race, won by Flight-Lt: S. N. Webster, of Schneider Trophy fame, repre senting Wessex Bombing Area, on a "Hart" day bomber...
faithfully adhered to, notwithstand. For a time the programme was ing the extremely bad visibility. It included supply-dropping, mes- sage picking up, air fighting, B thrilling bombing demonstration by liary Syuadron, balloon. bursting in No. 60s County of Warwick Auxi which Flight-Lieut. G. H. Stein- forth on the "Pterodactyl scor ed hit after hit, and squadron ai drill by No. 23 Squadron on. "Demon" two-seater fighters.
Out of a wholly brilliant pro- gramme two or three items stood out for their highly spectacula nature. The low-bombing attack on ground transport by No. 17 Fighter Squadron on "Bulldogs." albeit part of regular squadron training, far surpassed for daring sing all previous performances of the kind.
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FINNISH FOREST FIRES
FLAMES SPREADING WITH TERRIBLE RAPIDITY
HELSINGFORS, July 12 About one hundred people have to the unprecedented drought, been killed in Helsingfors owing which is the worst of the whole century in Finland..
Forest blazes which started in many parts of the country are spreading with terrible rapidity. while a growing gale is driving the mobilised troops and other fire fighters in retreat before the flames.
The large, thickly populated areas of the middle of the country are now in danger of being encir eled by the flames which are menac ing them from various directions, The number of homeless is grow ing, as many farms have been de troyed with the crops and cattle. It is feared that nearly the whole of the south of the Ostro-Bothalan province will be involved unless the fires are soon checked."
Many lives have been loat, it is reported, while telephone lines have. interfered with railway communi been interrupted, and the fires have cations.
-JAPANESE MINISTER'S.
SON ARRESTED
Nakano police, Tokyo, one charge While being examined by the of connecting with certain grave case, Koshiro (24), son of Dr. Yamauchi, formerly Vice-Minister. of Justice, attempted suicide by biting his tongue off on Sunday afternoon.
"Let him out of prison, " would say, and I'll get every companied by the Duchess, was re His Royal Highness, who was ac penny back"
ceived at the school by Mr. Cecil Koshiro is a student of the Stagg. the headmaster, Lord Da Waseda University, taking the vies, and other Merchistonians. The course of Russian literature, and Bottomley was well liked, in his boye lined the drive to the main has been in custody for a week. days, by the journalists among door and cheered. After luncheon whom he worked. He was always in the school, attended by many dis
accessible, made a point of answer- tinguished former pupils, the Du-outworks of Edinburgh Castle, and ing every letter he possibly could chess of York presented prizes in the famous names asociated with in person, and had even in times of the echool hall, and was accorded them, and the old grey walls, with erisis captivating wit
a vote of thanks, proposed by Lord their memories, could not fail to be
A dishonest office-boy was once Davies. reported to him as having stolen The Duke, on behalf of the Du- some postage stampe. Bottomley chess and himself, expressed their was asked whether the delinquent pleasure, in taking part in the cele should be sacked.. "Backed he brations. The history of Merchis replied.Good Lord, We've ton Castle, he said, recalled the all got to make a start, haven't ring of minor fortresses which were
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