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The Alamance gleaner ? . ? \ VOL. LXI. GRAHAM, N, C., THURSDAY MARCH 7, 1935. NO. 5. News Review of Current Events the World Over President Returns From Vacation to Face Critical Test of His Administration Policies as Foes Stand Firm on Prevailing Wage Clause. By EDWARD W. PICKARD ?, Western Newspaper Union. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT ended his vacation at Hyde Park and left for Washington where his administration faces serious trouble, involving the TtMO^twA A* *?*??? |/>caugc ML IUQ ??mvc House. Capitol Hill la foil of lively curiosity over the President's program, and whether he will fight the pres ent congressional de fiance of his leader ship and go before the people with one of his famed fireside talks, or whether he will R.n Wann.r ? cuui|nuuiiae. Wagner Mr Roosevelt at the end of his second year In office faces a predicate In his relations to congress similar to that which confronted Mr. Hoover In 1931. Unless he regains control his entire program Is likely to bog down. The fight hinges on the $4,880,000,000 work relief program, the first item In the President's budget message and the principal mainstay of his program. Se cret conferences at which slices of pork were reported to have been dan gled before the avid eyes of revolting senators were said to have been held. A few supporters of the McCarran prevailing wage amendment which wrecked the bill and forced its recom mlssion to the appropriations commit tee were said to be wavering under the pressure. Senator Robert F. Wag ner, who voted for the amendment, act ed as peacemaker. He Intimated the possibility of a compromise by paying more than the so-called security wage of $50 a month, but still lower than the prevailing rates. Other leaders de clared they would not badge from their positions. Since next year will bring another Presidential election, a third of the senators will be up for re-election, and all of the house members. They are watching closely the present situation because, If the President Is slipping, they want their own records back home In good order. X/fUSSOLINI has sent 5,000 more Italian troops to east Africa, making 10,000 that hare been dis patched for the possible war with the empire of Ethiopia. With the latest contingent went Gen. Rndolfo Grazlanl, who will be In command of the expedi tionary army. The soldiers were given a fine send-off at Naples, Crown Prince Humbert being present. Mussolini has set European govern ments buzzing In a speech In which he roared defiance at Italy's foes, assert ing that he could put eight million armed men In the field If necessary. Newspapers during the past few weeks have openly referred to the possibility of a war between Italy and Germany over Austria, and It was thought that II Duce's speech was made to Impress upon the Nazis that he was prepared to defend Brenner pass, although a part of the troops are being used In Ethiopia. THE Blue Eagle lost another tall feather the other day, when Fed eral Judge Nields at Wilmington, Del., held that the collective bargaining pro vision of NIRA. Is unconstitutional when applied to companies not engaged In Interstate commerce. The adminis tration and organized labor Immediate ly joined In a fight to preserve the va lidity of Section 7-A, and announced that an Immediate appeal would be tak en before the United States Supreme court The Wagner labor relations bill mak ing Section 7-A the law of the land and outlawing company unions may have to be revised. If Judge Nields Is upheld by the high court The ruling also gives support to opposition now forming In congress against extension of NRA unless It is reorganized. Judge Nields' ruling was on an In junction suit brought by the govern ment against the Welrton Steel com pany to enjoin the steel firm from al leged violations of Section 7-A of NIRA and the labor section of the fair com petition code of the Iron and steel In dustry. He upheld the right of em ployees to form company unions for collective bargaining, thus upsetting the claim of the Amalgamated Associ ation of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers, that the company Intimidated employ ees and dominated the company union. The court held that the company is primarily engaged in state, not Inter state commerce, which congress Is not empowered to regulate. Judge Nields stated: "Power to enact Section 7-A was not conferred upon congress by the gen eral welfare' recital In the preamble of the Constitution, nor by the welfare clause, Article 1, Section 8, of the Con stitution." Unless the Supreme court reverses Judge Nlelds, the decision will prevent the New Deal from Interfering with employee-employer relationships of a vast majority of American business. New Deal policies received another Jolt the same day when Judge Charles L. Dawson on application of 35 west ern Kentucky coal operators issued a writ enjoining the government from enforcing the bituminous coal code, re affirming an earlier decision that the national industrial recovery act was unconstitutional. Judge Dawson de clared that the coal mining Is an In trastate business, and beyond the pow er of congress to regulate. He had previously issued a tempor ary writ, on petition of the operators on the ground of invalidity of the code, but the court of appeal remanded the case for a finding of fact on the ques tion of Irreparable injury. "When the government unconstitutionally inter feres with the right of a citizen to do business in his own way, that lnterfer ence constitutes an injury to the prop erty rights of the citizen," said Judge Dawson, who labeled as fallacious the government lawyers' contention that gains resulting from the coal code should offset losses. FhJJKKAL, JUDGE W. I. GRUBB Of Alabama gave the New Deal a sharp rap that threatens the great electric power development In the Ten nessee valley. Be ruled that the Ten nessee Valley Authority has- no legal authority to dispose of surplus power generated at hydro-electric plants on the Tennessee river. The administra tion la depending on this enterprise to bring about the lowering of private power plant rates, and It was believed there would be an Immediate appeal from the decision. In Washington especial note was taken of the fact that Judge Grubb made permanent an Injunction re-, straining 14 north Alabama cities and towns from negotiating with the Public Works administration for loans to build electric distribution Bystems. There was speculation as to what ef fect, If any, this might have nationally on PWA's policy of giving financial encouragement to municipal power de velopments. INTERNAL troubles continue to rock Cuba, and President Carlos Mendi eta's regime appears tottering. Manuel Despalgne, the only member, of Mendl eta's cabinet who was In office, has resigned as secretary of the treasury, completing the rout of the min istry brought about by the school strike. And twelve assistant cabi net secretaries have also deserted the ad ministration. The cabinet resigns ?lsvn<. kn .... Cartas "wui> largau over ainer u.ariia*. ences of opinion as to Menaisu how to deal w|th the strike of several hundred thousand stu dents and teachers which has devel oped into a national movement to oust the Mendieta administration. Commu nist-led labor organizations are ready to throw their strength behind a revo lutionary general strike, and the situa tion Is becoming crjtlcal. Although armed forces are being held In readi ness to quell disorders, there Is some doubt as to their loyalty to the presi dent CoL Fulgenclo Batista, army chief of staff, was reported ready to throw his support to Dr. Carlos Manuel de la Cruz for president If the Mendi eta government falls, but leaders of the antl-Mendleta movement,have Indi cated Batista's choice would not be acceptable to them. Terrorism continues rampant Bomb ing has become general, railroads have been blown up, and Havana has suf fered considerable damage to property. POSSIBILITIES' of a merger of Dem ocrats with Republicans In fighting for repeal of the "pink slip" or Income tax publicity section of the 1934 rev enue act was seen as Representative Bell. Missouri, pleaded for Immediate passage of bis bill eliminating the publicity provision. "Not only Is there fear on the part of the people of the country on ac count of gangsters and racketeers," Bell asserted "but there also Is concern among business men, because their competitors will have the opportunity of nosing Into their secret files." A SWEEPING Investigation of NRA and charges of graft and corrup tion was started by the senate, when it passed the Nye-McCarran resolution for a finance committee inquiry after a series of floor conferences between -the sponsors, administration leaders, lib eral 'Democrats, and western progres sives. Sponsors of the bill originally demanded a special committee to In vestigate NRA, but finally agreed to the finance committee handling the In quiry. Since the finance committee is headed by Senator Pat Harrison, ad ministration follower, this may mean little. However, it is understood'that Harrison agreed that counsel and pro fessional Investigators be employed, and also yielded to demands that the committee Confer with McCarran and Nye in planning the Investigation. If Harrison attempts to "whitewash" the NRA, It Is rumored that Nye will take the floor to demand that the inquiry be placed in the hands of the judiciary committee. THE Irrepressible Huey Long an nounced In Baton Rouge that he will be a candidate for governor of Louisiana In 1936. That may be just more Klngfiah conversation. However, it is known that Long has not preferred the office he now holds, and there is some possibility that he may seek the chief executive's chair of his state. When asked What would become of his candldaey for the presidency, he said that being, elected governor and being a candidate for president would not interfere with each other. 1 . \ Determined not to accept the lleCarran-Federatlon of Labor prevailing wage amendment, the ad ministration forces In the senate sent - , I, ? H|l.# Kill uic nvi? tcuct uui back to the committee. What will bappen now to the President's big program la problemat ical. Senator Byrnes of Sooth Carolina, one of tbe administration men, declared tbe measure had met its death. Insisting he was ex - , UlCMUUK U1B uwu uc* f. Hu*y lief and not talking L<m? for the President, Byiiies Said, 'There la no prospect" of reviving the works program and 'The committee probably will do nothing about It" "The President stated that If the McCarran amendment were adopted he would not sign the bill," Byrnes said. 'The senate adopted It, therefore, so as far as the works part Is concerned, the bill Is gone." Adoption of the McCarran amend ment by the senate was brought about only after a hard fight abd by means of a rather tricky shifting of pairs In which Huey Long took a leading part It won by a margin of one rote, where upon Senator Robinson, Democratic leader, moved that the bill be sent back to tbe committee. This was done. Sen ator Glass expressing the hope that the committee would report out a bill "that will not be quite so controver sial." Senator Long, wno loses no oppor tunity to pester the administration and to display bis political shrewdness, has started a movement for the speclfl catlon of J2,500,000,000 of the work re lief measure's total for the purpose of highway construction. Highway com missions In every state were asked by him to Indorse this plan. Long said he had discussed It with some other sen ators and that they liked It Chancellor hitler has been forced to abandon his Intensive campaign against the Jews. Economic pressure has caused Der Fuehrer to give up public manifestations of his cherished anti-Semitic policy, speeches at a meeting of political leaders and Nail party members Indicated. Boy cotts, foreign exchange difficulties and other, troubles cannot be risked by the relch att^e present moment THE Saarland after fifteen years un der League of Nations rule returned to Germany. Baron Pompeo Aloisl. Italian chairman of the league's Saar committee, took over? the reins from CoL Geoffrey Knox, British chairman of the territorial governing commission. The next day, Alois! formally surren dered the Saar to Germany, and the German flag was hoisted over the ter ritory for the first time since the World war. /^HANOjXLOlt KURT SCHUSCH ^ NIGG 'of Austria paid a visit to RamsaJ' MttcDonald, British prime min ister, and was .told that while Britain Is all for maintaining the Independence of Austria, return of the Hapsburgs in Austrh* and more British loans wer2 strictly tabooed. Incidentally, Britain binted that Austria might be a little more popular If !t were a little ie*s rough with the Socialists and trade unionists. Austria saw the light, and 'gave a half promise to be a little gentler. Everything was very friendly, but tbe Austrians came to London j without Invitation, and little efTort was ! made to conceal official Britain's feel ing that they would rather .they had stayed at home. Troops Move In to Clean Up Kentucky "Crime Zone" KENTUCKY National Guardsmen moved secretly Into 5Ianchester, Ky., to carry out an order to "clean up" Clay county, whose bloody history led a federal Investigator to call It "Hie worst criminal stronghold In the United States." The troops descended upon the town early in the morning in a surprise move by Gov. Ruby Laffoon to break up an alleged automobile theft ring and end other lawlessness. The town Is practically under martial law, and Brig. Gen. Ellerbe W. Carter is in command. Photograph shows an air view of Manchester, Ky., with the state guardsmen encamped in trucks in the center of the town. Bedtime Story for Children By THORNTON W. BURGESS DANNY MEADOW MOUSE VISITS < THE SMILING POOL Danny meadow moose had taken It Into his funny little head to go over to the Smiling Pool. Juat why he did it nobody knows. Perhaps It was because he wanted to consult Grandfather Frog, who. you know. Is accounted very wise." Perhaps he wanted to call on his big cousin, Jerry "What Art You Doing Over Here, -Danny Meadow Mouse?" Maskrat. Perhaps It was because he I felt uneasy and wanted to go some where for a change of scene. What ever the reason, Danny unexpectedly appeared one morning on the bank of the Smiling Pool. The very first person he saw was Grandfather Frog sitting on his big, green lily pad. "Good morning Grand father Frog," squeaked Danny. Grandfather Frog turned about In a funny little hop of startled surprise and blinked bis great, goggly eyes at Danny Meadow Mouse. "Chugarum," said he In a deep gruff voice. "What are you doing over here, Danny Mead ow Mouse?" "Nothing In particular," replied | Danny. "People who are doing nothing In particular are very likely to get Into trouble. Don't you know that. Danny Meadow Mouse?" demanded Grandfa ther Frog. "Oh, I guess I can keep out of trouble around here. You're looking very fine. Grandfather Frog. You don't look a day older than when I last saw you." "I don't feel a day older," replied Grandfather Frog, and his voice was not quite so gruff. You see, It rather tickled him to be told that he looked no older. "Of course I'm glad to see you, Danny," he continued, "but Just the same I think you are taking chances in coming over here. ^Long legs the Blue Heron comes over here almost every day, and I have an Idea that he would Just as soon and per haps a little rather, have a fat Meadow Mouse for his dinner as an old frog like me." "I believe you're not glad to see me at all," declared Danny. "You are trying to scare me." "No such thing," replied Grandfa ther Frog grufTly. "But I never like to see anybody take unnecessary risks. You know, I believe in safety first. Now what would you do If Reddy Fox should suddenly appear right behind you? You would be In a tight place. There isn't a thing for you to hide under, and hiding In the grass wouldn't do you a bit of good, for that keen nose of Reddy's would soon find you." "Reddy isn't here, so what's the good of borrowing trouble?" squeaked Danny. "It's time enough to worry when there Is something to worry about. Did you ever know a finer day, Grandfa I tlier Frog?" ?. T. W. Burgesa.?WNU Service. Indian Village Modern Indian Village, adjacent to Juneau, ! Alaska, boasts a modern sewage sys tem constructed largely by Indian la bor. dqYQU Know? That friction matches were invented in England in 1829, and first used in the United States in 1831-32, being sold | in boxes containing 25 matches for 25 cents. They were commonly called loco focos and were, for a long time, looked upon as an amusing novelty. ?. McCiur* \>wepao+r Syndicate. WNU Service. Question box i * ED WYNN, The Perfect Fool j Dear Mr. Wynn: I am a boy twelve years of age and have been offered a Job after my school hours. I am supposed to set 15 rat traps In the basement of an office building every day. Is It hard to learn to set a rat trap? Sincerely, L D. CLARE. Answer: It Is very easy to learn how to set a rat trap after you once get your hand In. Dear Mr. Wynn: I am the mother of a girl seventeen years of age. I want her to take up golf, tennis, swimming and other out door sports. She refuses and stays In the house. She says she prefers In door sport. Are Indoor sports all right for a girl her age? Truly yours. I. WORRIE. Answer: An Indoor sport is all right for a girl. If she knows when to send him home. Dear Mr. Wynn: I have a girl friend who Is a good swimmer. She told roe, yesterday, that she once fell off a boat into the water and a large shark came after her, looked her over, then went away without even touching her. Do you ; believe that? Yours truly, IKE ANTIIEE LKEYIT. / Answer: Sure I believe it. It must have been a man-eating shark. Dear Mr. Wynn: My husband, who was a fireman, was discharged by tiie city. The only rea son given In his discharge was "For acting childish at the Inst fire." What do they mean by .aying. "he act<M childish?" Truly yours. HOOK EN LADDER. Answer: Your husband probably was in charge of the Lose crew and "bj acting childish," they mean he played on the ruins after the fire was out. Dear Mr. Wynn: I am in love with a boy twenty-one years of age. He wants me to marry him but he is a spendthrift. Is it all right for me to marry" a spendthrift? Yours truly, WANDA WHATEDD. Answer: It la all tight If he is Just starting on his career as a spend thrift. Get In on It, Itld. ?. the Associated Newspapers. WNU Service. THIS AND THAT RANDIES make a delicious garnish! ^ for simple desserts, and save the time necessary for preparing more elab orate ones. A bit of chocolate or ma ple fudge crumbled ever Ice cream, cornstarch pudding, custard, or junket, makes an otherwise plain dessert very; stylish. To make an old dust mop practically! as good as new put a large tablespoon ful of concentrated lye in a pail half ful of boiling water and let the mop boll in it. Rinse thoroughly several times and pnt In the sun to dry. One or two tablespoonfuls of kero sene put into the boiler with the clothes will whiten them. Begin early and start right with the child; this is especially Important if he is to be a strong, well and aa efficient citizen. The normal child eats with test the food placed before him. Dawdling over food or refusing to eat it will need hard work to overcome. It is far eas ier to form good habits than to break bad ones. If the child is accustomed to a va riety of foods very early, before he begins to form likes and dislikes, he will like and eat everything as he grows older. It is the very exceptional child who is made 111 by certain foods; of course, one must eliminate them it it is fonnd ? WITTY KITTY By NINA WILCOX PUTNAM I?_________ The girl chum saye a garden la something that never hae been known to live up to promise of the seed cata logue. C. Bell Syndicate.?WXU Serried to be a real case. Some children feign illness and nausea to gain attention and something refused. One's methods in dealing with the j food question mast vary with the I child. It will work with some to insist ? on the food on the plate being eaten before be has dessert. If not hungry enough to eat the food on the plate, he is not hungry enough for dessert. A word of praise, a reward, often brings the desired result As children are people, they should be treated as such; no two individuals enjoy exact* ly the same things, so we must be tact ful in dealing with little people. It Is wise to look over the supply shelf often and keep it well filled, for with the holiday season, many unex | pec ted calls may be made upon it C. Western Newspaper Union. Spruce Wood for Violins Spruce wood from the United States Northwest coast may well equal Eu ropean woods for violin making if care fully selected and reasoned, says an authority oo woods. Eyes of Scientific World on Student r* OliKKT J. WEST, University of California sophomore, is going through his ^ dally school work with the eyes of the scientific world upon him. The en son is that West Is so sensitive to sunshine that he sunburns in three min ites. No part of his body is immune from the effect Red cellophane has been ?,:t over his morkroom window to protect him from Hie sun. Fhotograph shows tobert J. West (In sweater) in the University of California's "Red" room, con lucting an experiment with a fellow student
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