People, Dec. 31, 1934

"Names make news." Last week these names made this news:

Revealed as the holder of options on gold mining claims supposedly worth $149,000 at Mojave, Calif., was Nevada's Senator Key Pittman, loud champion of silver.

Lady Astor, at a charity appeal in London: "Every one of us has money that we don't want anybody to know anything about. My husband is one of the best in the world, but he won't tell me what his income is. When I ask him he says, 'Well, I don't know. It varies.' Well, his income may vary but...

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