The Alamance gleaner 1
VOL. LVII. GRAHAM, IS, C., THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 3, 1931. NO. 31.
News Review of Current
Events the World Over
National Government Under MacDonald Supplants British
Laborite Cabinet?Gifford Organizes Campaign
for Relief in America.
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By EDWARD W. PICKARD
Great brit
aln's economic
and financial crisis
lias resulted In the
formation of a nation
al or coalition minis
try which is expected
to hold office for only
a few months and in
that time to work out
the prove problem of
balancing the budget.
Prime Minister Mac
Stanley Donald found lilm
Baldwin se|f caught betwepn
the two tires of the demand by the
Conservatives and Liberals for reduc
tion of the dole and the absolute re
fusal of the trades union congress to
accept that expedient for the financial
relief of the country. Eight members
of his cabinet of Lnborites resigned,
so Mr. MacDonnld gave up the strug
gle and hurried to Buckingham pal
ace where he handed to King tieorge
the resignation of the entire minis
try. The king, who1 had rushed back
from Scotland, called Stanley Bald
win, the Conservative leader, and Sir
Herbert Samuel, acting leader of the
Liberals, Into conference and it was
decided that a national government
should be formed.
At the suggestion of Mr. Baldwin,
Mr. MacDonald was persuaded to re
sume his place as prime minister, and
a cabinet, small as in war time, was
selected, these being the members:
Laborltes?Sir. MacDonald, Philip
Snowden, J. H. Thomas, and I,ord
Sapkey.
'Conservatives ? Stanley Baldwin,
Neville Chamberlain, Sir Samuel
Hoare, former chancellor of the ex
chequer. and Sir Philip Cunllffe-Lister.
Liberals?Sir Herbert Samuel and
the marquis of Reading.
Eight other ministers without cab
inet rank were appointed.
In a radio address Mr. MacDonald
defended the proposed reduction of
the dole.
Mr. MacDonald Is denounced In
some Labor circles as a traitor, and
elsewhere is being hailed as almost
a hero. He seemingly has sacrificed
Ms personal ambition and perhaps his
political future to help his country
out of its financial distress.
The London Dally Herald, chief or
gan of the Labor party, charges that
the'fafl of the Ijibor government was
dictated by the United States Federal
Reserve bank. A condition to the
granting of further credits. It says,
was a drastic reduction In the dole.
This was flatly denied by Showden and
others. High officials in Washington
said they had not heard that an ad
ditional loan had been asked of the
federal reserve system by the British
government. It. was their belief that
the coalition ministry would he able
to rescue the nation from Its difficul
ties.
WITH headqnar
ters In the great
building of the De
partment of Com
nerce In Washing
ton, Walter S. Clif
ford, head of the
American Telegraph
and Telephone com
pany and now direc
tor of national relief,
la rapidly getting ?
reauy nis organize- -(Word
tlon for the strenuous w" *' aim>ra
work of combating unemployment und
distress throughout the country. His
able assistant Is Fred C. Croxton. acting
chairman of the emergency committee
on unemployment which has been
busy since last fall gathering infor
mation. And the.62 members of the
advisory committee named by Presi
dent Hoover, representing all sections
of the land, are rendering such serv
ice as they can. Then, too, there ate
many capable volunteers, and also
hired experts to handle technical mat
ters In connection with the great cam
paign for funds that Is planned.
Plans worked out by the President
and Mr. Gilford call for complete or
ganization of the entire country for
the relief task the nation must face
this winter. Ail relief agencies are
ta be welded Into one system so there
will be no duplication of effort and no
section of the country will be neglect
ed. Coder the direction of tbe Wash
ington organizations communities
which have not yet begun to prepare
for tbe winter re expected to make
new efforts to obtain funds with which
to supply local needs
The President and Mr. Gilford were
in agreement that the relief load most
be carried by combined state and com
i munity effort. While the federal gov
ernment will aid In organizing relief
activities and in the drive for funds,
every attempt Is to be made to frus
trate all attempts to pass "dole" leg
islation.
Senator Couzens of Michigan has
generously offered to donate $1,000,
000 to the jobless of Detroit provid
ing $9,000,000 can be raised from oth
er sources.
In the effort to avoid a winter short
age of food In drought sections the
American Red Cross Is sending fall
garden seed to tens of thousands of
rural families.
SEVERAL congressmen, speaking on
behalf of American shipping Inter
ests, are protesting against the deal
made between the federal farm board
and the government of Brazil, because
the 25,000,000 bushels of wheat which
will be traded for coffee will be trans
ported to Brazil in Brazilian vessels.
Chairman Stone of the farm board
said nothing could be done about It,
as the negotiations had been closed.
Representative Frank L. Bowman of
West Virginia declared the action of
the board in allowing Brazil to ar
range the transportation was a "col
lossal economic blunder" and In viola
tion of the spirit of the merchant ma
rine act. The American Steamship
Owners* association sent a protest to
('resident Hoover.
Probably, as Mr. Stone says, noth
ing can be done 1rt this instance, but
It is more than likely that If the
boarJ makes sales of wheat or cotton
to China and other countries, Ameri
can shipping interests will be pro
tected.
EVERT family man
employed by the
Ford Motor company
at Iron Mountain.
Mich., nil! have to
cultivate a cardan
next year If he ex
pects to retain his
job. Such Is the edict
of Henry Ford, who
thus hopes to relieve
his employees from
the effects of the
Henry Ford temporary business
depression. He believes other com
panies throughout the country will
take similar measures. He has been
studying the problem while on a tour
of Inspection and Is convinced there
Is no use trying to help men who do
not try to help themselves hy raising
vegetables for their families.
"When the people of our country
learn to help themselves they will he
benefited far greater than they would
be hy unemployment Insurance, as
Is being suggested In congress." Ford
said. "If our agriculture plans are
adopted throughout the country such
a thing as the dole system need never
be thought of."
Family men who have no available
space for gardening. Ford said, would
be supplied with land by the com
pany. which would provide expert ad
vice for those not familiar with gar
den work. He added that an Investi
gation would be started soon to de
termine which of his employees need
ed Instruction.
THERE were Indications that the
campaign lu the Southwest to
force the price of crude oil up to $1
a barrel would be successful, but the
'fields of Oklahoma and east Texas
were still kept closed tight by the
militia and those of Kansas were shut
by order of the state public service
commission. Several big oil compan
ies .made overtures to Governors Mur
ray and Sterling, but both said the
lid would stay clamped down until all
the major purchasers met the price
of fl a barrel. Meanwhile the prices
psld for oil moved steadily upward
In the states named, and also In Mon
tana. Wyoming, Colorado. New Mex
ico, Louisiana and Arkansas.
California refiners profiled by the
shortage caused by thy shot down,
shipping gasoline in large quantities
to the east coast. A curtailment pro
gram Is In effect there too, and pro
ducers are drawing from their storage
tanks to supply the eastern markets.
DAY by day the flood disaster In
central China grows worse. Dis
patches describe the terrible condi
tions In the valley of the Yangtse
where all the country except the hill
tops Is under water. Junks sailing un
obstructed over hundreds of town and
villages. Uncounted thousand* of the
Inhabitants have drowned and bun
dreds of thousands of others are starv
ing or tl.ving ?f pestilence. t>n every
bit of land that Is still unllooiled arc
throngs of refugees without food,
drink or shelter and most of them be
yond help. The three great cities of
Hankow, Wuchang and Hanyang are
In desperate state, threatened with
complete destruction, and Anking,
Klukiang and other cities are little
better off. The ten crop of central
China has been utterly ruined.
NEW TORK City, aroused to fury
by the exploits of its gangsters
which rival or surpass those of Chi
cago's gunmen, has started on a cam
paign to rid itself of those thugs. The
police force was told to arrest all
known or suspected criminals. A
great, mass meeting was held In Mn
Ison Square garden and the speakers,
who Included Hainhrldge Colby,
blamed prohibition and crooked poll
tics for the gang outbreaks. The city
administration was bitterly de
nounced. Mayor Wrlker coming In for
some hard slaps.
Opponents of y
prohibition are I
rejoicing in the nc- ?
quisition of an Im- S
portant recruit to
their ranks. He is
Samuel Vaucluln, ?>?
steel magnate and lo
comotive bihlder. one
of those captains of ||
industry whose opin- B
Ions are generally
held Id high respect. ? . ,
For years Mr. Vau- 8" Vaucl,ln
clain was a strong supporter of the dry
law on economic grounds and because
It abolished the saloon But he now
declares the speakeasy has nullified
the benefits of the law, the attempts
at enforcement are failures, and the
Eighteenth amendment should be re
pealed. The national treasury should
collect much of the millions now go
ing to the bootleggers, Mr. Vauclatn
avers, and he supports, to some ed
gree. Senator Morrow's plan which
would restore to each state the pow
er to enact Its own dry laws.
1SIDRO AYORA. President of Ecua
dor since T029, resigned Immediate
ly after his cabinet quit their posts
as the aftermath of a "peaceful re
volt" among the officers of the Chlra
borazo garrison. Before stepping
down, Ayora appointed Col. Larrea
Alba as minister of government and
he assumed the Presidential powers
in accordance with the constitution.
Ayora took refuge in the United
States legation in Quito.
THREE hundred
economists. In
dustrialists, labor
leaders and govern
ment officials were
present when the
world social economic
congress began Its
sessions In Amster
dam, Holland. In the
chair as presiding at
fleer was C. H. Van
_ .... . ner i-eeuw, an erai
' an nent Dutchman who
lmuw lg president ?f the
ternatlonal Industrial Relations as
sociation. There were delegates from
20 countries, 315 of them representing
the United States.
The topic for the first session was
"The I'resent Paradox?Unemploy
ment In the Midst of Economic Prog
ress," and. to start with, a five-year
world prosperity plan was outlined
hy Dr. Louis L. Lorwln of the Brook
ings Institution in Washington. lie
said that a general fire-year mora
torium on all war debts and repara
tions payments was the first neces
sary step to give the world a breath
ing spell from whut he termed Its
most aggravating and dangerous post
war problem. Such a moratorium
would leave open final settlement of
the debts and reparations question, be
said, but the presumption would be
In favor of further extending It, and
a final cancellation If the effects
proved as beneficent as expected.
An entire session of the congress
was devoted to hearing first hand re
ports from the Union of Soviet Social
ist Republics concerning the experi
ence of the Russians In economic
planning.
PROHIBITION DIRECTOR WOOD
cock. after Investigation of
charges, has ordered all dry agents
to cense the employment of women In
gathering evidence, either as Inform
ers or companions. He says It Is un
necessary, thereby disagreeing with
McCamphell, the New York enforcer.
COLONEL AND MRS. LINDBERGH
arrived safely at Kasimlgaura nav
al base In Japan, near Tokyo, and pro
ceeded to the capital where they were
accorded a tremendous welcome by
government and cltlxeiiry alike. They
planned to remain In Japan about two
weeks and to Ity from there to China.
Afterwards lliry may go on to Manila,
and it Is thought they are likely to
continue on aroond the world. How
ever, the colonel declared In Tokyo
they had no fixed plans.
<dk l?Il. Western Newsnener Union. >
"Little Stories
&r Bedtime^
]j0 ThornfoiiW
c/- Burge&s
WHAT THE TWINKLING
LITTLE STARS SAW
HIGH up In the darkened sky the
little stars twinkled and twin
kled as they looked down on the Green
Meadows and the Green Forest, on the
Old Pasture, the Old Orchard and the
Smiling Pool. No sign was there ot
the little people who sleep at night,
for they were hidden away In their
secret places, trusting to tbelr still
ness and the Black Shadows to keep
them safe from those who were hunt
ing for them. But of the little people
who see by night many were abroad.
Over the Green Meadows and the
Green Forest on noiseless wings, com
ing and going as silently as one of the
Black Shadows themselves, was llooty
the Owl looking for a dinner. Just
beyond the edge of the dear Old Brier
Patch little Mrs. Peter Itabblt hunted
for some clover leaves still green and
sweet, ready to run back to the safety
of the friendly brambles at the least
sound.
Up the Crooked Little Path whlked
Jimmy Skunk. The little stars winked
and twinkled mere than ever. They
knew where he was going. He was
headed straight for Farmer Brown's
henhouse. Down the Lone Little Path
through the Green Forest came Uncle
Billy Possum. Unc' Billy was very
fat On the edge of the Laughing
Brook sat Bobby Coon very still and
gazing very hard Into a little pool.
Bobby was Ashing. In the Smiling
Pool was Jerry Muskrat so busy put
ting the final touches on his house
for the winter that he could hardly
take the tlm* for a hasty lunch. You
know Jerry Is a great worker.
But the most interesting place on
which the little stars looketldown was
the pond of I'addy the Benver deep In
the Green Forest. All around In the
edges the Black Shadows lay, but out
In the middle the pond wqs silvery In
i 11 arTii?i
Paddy Felt Responsible for Their
Safety.
the starlight Just where the Black
Shadows and the silvery part met
Roared twelve queer looking things.
The little stars twinkled harder than
ever, for never before had they seen
anything like these In the pond of
Taddy the Beaver. Tbey were Honk
er the Goose and his followers sleep
Ing peacefully after their long, long
Journey from the Far North.
And the little stars saw more. Tbey
saw Paddy the Bearer as busy as Jer
ry Muskrut, bis cousin, of the Smil
ing Pool. He also was laying In sup
plies for the winter. At the same time
Paddy was doing more. He was keep
ing watch for danger, not only for
himself but for his visitors, for Paddy
felt responsible for their safety. That
Is. he felt that be should prevent any
harm coming to them. So he was very
wide awake. His ears and his nose
were busy every minute, on guard for
sounds and odors which might mean
that enemies were coming. The little
stars twinkled as they watched, and
presently they saw three forms creep
ing stealthily among the trert toward
the pond of Paddy the Beaver. One
came from the direction of the Old
Pasture. It wus Old Man Coyote. The
other two were together coming from : 4
the direction of the Green Meadow*.
They were Iteddy and old Granny Fox.
The little stars hare looked down
on many exciting things that bare hap
pened In the night, Just as jolly, round,
bright Mr. Sun has looked down on
many exciting things that hara hap?
pened In the day time. This promised
to be quite as exciting as anything
they had seen for a long time, for it
was very clear that Old Man Coyote
and Granny and Reddy Fox were aft
er a goose for dinner, and yon know
there ace no hunters more clerer than'
these three. As long as those sleep
ing geese were out in the middle of
the pond they were safe, quite safe, hot
the watching stars saw that several
of them were drifting little by little
toward the shore. Would they wake
up In time?
te> br J. a. Uord i?wxc Seine*.
The world would be more happy and
the mass of the people In It Just as
wise, if they would whistle and sins
more and argue less.
FOOD COMBINATIONS
THERE Is no law which governs
the foods that go together, nor
the time or season for serving; for
the kind of food served depends upon
whether you live in China or in Bos
ton. The tastes of the people deter
mine the food ,-omblnatlons
There Is nothing more Interesting to
the average woman than foods, their
combinations and methods of prepar
ing and servlh^ We like and thrive
on certain kinds of food and are In
better health than when too many
combinations are offered.
Aa we learn to treat the body as
the engineer treats his furnace, giv
ing It fnel at stated times, not over
stoking It or Oiling It up with too
many kinds, ire find we hare better
health and greater efficiency. If we
orer eat. we waste good fuel and over
work the fnrnace: 1/ we are under
nourished the furnace cannot give off
heat or supply energy.
The three food principles which we
find supplies the body In the best man
ner are proteins, such as meat, eggs,
flab, milk and the carbohydrates,
which are sugars and starches, repre
sented by potatoes, rice and sugar;
then come the fats and mineral mat
ters, which are fully as important. We
find our fats In yolk of egg. cream,
butter and far of meats. If these
principles are incloded In each meal
jt during the three meals of a day
we hare what is called a well bal
anced diet.
Wo obtain our mineral matters,
which build up bone, teeth, and nails;
from green and root vegetables. Fruits
give us the acids we need as well as
sugar and mineral matter. The rough
age which Is found In the leaf and
root vegetables Is also valuable for
Its use In the Intestinal tract, keeping
It clean and also Inciting the actioo
of the villi in the intestine
(A 1931. Wwtfrn KtviMtwr t'ntoa.1
Complete contentment doesn't last.
! New Hats Show Hair
Hats that alt away off the face are
the latest for fall wear. Here's ooo
of the little hats that shows the hair
at the side. It Is of black felt and is
trimmed with black and white feath
ers.
All Nations Are Building This Memorial
AL1. the world claims Shakespeare, so
?U the world Is contributing toward
tha erection of the new Shakespeare
Memorial theater at Stratford-on-Aron,
England, an aerial view of which la giv
en herewith. It la to .be a beautiful
building, standing close to the lovely
Avon, and will be equipped with all mod
ern theatrical devices The superstruc
ture Is practically completed . and the
theater will be ready for dedication on the
I birthday of the Immortal bard next Xprll.
| Your Home and Yon i
| By Bet*y CaHister S
SALT^^AMP^EATHER
TO TUB housewife damp summer
weather means caked salt and
stopped salt shakers. It Is true that
various sorts of special table salt do
much to help this difficulty, and the
trick of putting a few grains of lice
In the salt shaker also does some good.
Adding a little cornstarch to the salt
undoubtedly helps to keep It from
caking, though It also adulterates It.
English people hare a sharp dls
! like for the salt shaker and this Is
i perhaps because they have so much
damp weather. They regard the open
cellar as the only (It dish for salt,
and salt shakers as gross American
isms.
On the other hand we are apt to
look on open salt dishes as not so
conveniently sanitary as shakers. If
we do use them they should be re
filled before each meal and never al
lowed to stand uncovered where dust
might get on then. Then too they
should be used with little glass salt
spoons?silver corrodes too readily In
contact with salt
The only trouble that pepper gives
the housewife Is that It loses strength
If kept on band too long. It may re
main "hot" enough but loses the char
acteristic spicy flavor that Is so much
stronger In freshly ground pepper
from a little hand pepper mill than In
pepper shaken from a can of ground
pepper that has been kept on
hand for gome time. Oddlly enough
some persona don't like the freshly
ground pepper?they have become^ so
accustomed to stale pepper that the
fresh kind doesn't taste like real pep
per.
Most housewives have some prej
udice or other regarding the time to
salt vegetables. Some insist that po
tatoes should be boiled In salty wa
ter, others that this takes from the
flavor. Some cooks never salt meat
until It I* partly cooked, others do
not add the salt until It la entirely
cooked, while others dredge meat wit
a little salt and pepper before be
ginning to cook IL To boil meat or
vegetables In ^alty water Is believed
by some to toughen them. There la
as a matter of .'act, very little If any
difference In flavor whether food Is
seasoned before, during or after cook
ing, so the best advice Is to go ahead
In the way to which yon are accus
tomed. Only of course with cereal or
anything that becomes thick with
cooking it is easier to distribute the
salt If It Is added before cooking.
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THE LITTLE LADIES |
By DOUQLA8 MALLOCH
NOT all the ladles I bare known
Were twenty-one cr-two.
On Sunday morning. out alotte
To walk, as people do.
Some Sunday morning fair and cool
I'm always meeting some.
When home again from Sunday school
The little Indies come.
Within their hands a book of prayer,
Within their hearts a psalm.
I wlab that all the ladles there
Were half as sweet and calm.
For, whether winter's here again
Or spring, with budding grass.
It always seems like Sunday when
The little ladles pass.
A coat, a bat, a parasol.
And shoes of black or tan.
As gracefully they wear them all
As any lady can.
They bow to left, they bow to right,
Upon the promenade.
It surely Is a pretty sight
To me?1 guess to God.
Mb 1931. Doustu Mallo-h 1 ?WN'U Swrlco.
Looks Bad
What's the use? When the old
folks build a One house, they can't
lice up to It And the next genera
tion can't make enough money to keep
It up.?Los Angeles Times.
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