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THE BURNSVILLE EAGLE FREEDOM FOR PRESS IN COURT DECISION TVasliitiyUm.—Tlie -Miniiesotii press #!M[iprfSsloii liiw was set asiile by llie I'liiteil StHles Hupri'iiie rourl. by a .'i ti> 4 (IcciHlon, on the srounil that It' Infrliifil tli(? eonsiltutioii;i) mmriiiily of Hip fi'ppiloin of lliP [iiv^s. riiipf .Iiisllcp i[ii;,'hPS iPlivprP(! tlie nialorlty npiiiiim. Justicp Holiiips, Itobpits, }!i'uiiiipis aii'l Siofip roll- I'erl. .7i|liPf I’.mip 1 for Hip clis was spokps- TS—JlISliPPS lUit- .Mciipynolds ami of Hip Hint plait Sill Iiprlainl. Cliipf .liisibp III ponsHliillnniil ritjli bppn vloIaiPil by tlip iittpiiijit of tlip Miimpsota lenislatiirp lo Imiiose jire- \Ioiis t'pstraint upon publipaiioii. TliP lasp "rpw out of Hip su(iprps- slfin In 19117 of Hip Saturday Press. piiblisliPiI at MintiPupoHs by .T. M. Niuir, ApHou aKiiiiiHt the newspaper followed its [lubllcaHon of attacks on Hip mayor, the eliipf of poliep and oHiPr iiublie ollleials. Tlie cliief of poliep was appused of Illicit relations wltli sniib'slprs. tliP mayor of Inelll- pieney ami dPrelicHou, and Hip eoiin- ly atlorney of failure to take meas- urps aitnlnst the giinssters, ruder Hut statute in iiupstlon, an Injiinciioii was Issued against Hip Sat urday I’ress on Hip ground that It bad iiiiidp itself a public nuisancp throiigb the publication of "luallcious, scanda lous and defamatory'' articles. The statute was uplield by tlip Minnesota Slate Su[ireme court from whose de cision Xear took an appeal. Bishop Cannon Wants $500,000 From Tinkham Washiiiglon.—Suit for S.'/IO.IHMI dam ages. based on allegiiHons of iibet, was (Med by Bishop .Tallies Cannon, .Ir., of the Metliodist Episcopal clinrcli, Soiitli. against 1‘epresentntlve Tlnkliam. Ite- publican, Mnssaclinsetts. 'J'lie suit ciainis that a signed state ment Issued by ItepresentallvG TInk- liaiii last JuiK' 19 contains Hie libel. The shilement wa.s Issued ns the re sult of a clinllenge by the bishop that ■ongre.ssmaii repeat, witliout hene- lit of Ills olllcini Imrouiilt; illegal acts comniitled by the bishop, wliicli be (Tinkliam) bad niude on the door of the lioiise, In tile suit tiled Bishop Cuiinon 'lniiiiB that lie has always abided by Hie law. Poison Murder Charges Against Chicago Woman riilcngo.—A total of 19 deaths are being investigated In connection witii (be poison murder cliarge.s against Mrs. Margaret Kuiiimers, rooming bouse proprietor. The deaths were Hiose of lodgers and relatives of the woman. Mrs. Summers has lieen charged with murder In conneetloii with the .lealhs of her liuslmml. Thomas Myers, seventeen, a nephew; Tlioma.s I.nnn- gan, fort.v-slx, a roomer, and WMllnin Heenan. seventy-two, a roomer. She held Insurance policies In excess of on the four. Rockefeller Property Opposes Cut in Wages Denver.—The (lolorndo Fuel & iron compiiti.v, a llockefeller property, is opposed to any genera] reduction In wages, according to .\rthur Hoedew, president, in a letter to the Colorado Industrial commission, Boeder’s lei ter mine In response to a survey made following steps by a number of coal conipnnie.s to reduce tiie basic wage of coal millers from "i a day to $.'> a day. Australia Takes Bold Step Toward Economy Melbourne, Australia,—The premiers’ eonference. In session here to search for a sohition of Au.straliu’s eco nomic diniculties, voted to reduce nil gov.'rnmeiit exi'enditures by ‘JO per The conference’s legal subcommit tee was instructed to prepare legl.sln- Hon necessary to puf Into effect the jiropo.scd conv(>rsion loan which com pulsory lowers Hie rate of interest on the government's internal limns to 4 per cent. This had been widely at- incked as virtual repudiation. Cardinal Rouleau Dead; Four Years in Office Quebec - -Cardinal Fells Baymond Marie Konleau, nrchbishhp of Quebec, died, aged slxty-ttve. Ills death is ascribed to Injuries recelvpil In an au tomobile accident last summer. lie wa.s Canada’s third cardinal, his prislecessors being Canlinal Begin and Cardinal Tnscherenu. who also were archbishops of Quebec, Ho was created a cardinal in November, J9JT. New York CriminaU Nupnnoch. N. V.—WalH . Thayer, commissioner of correction, states that Hie New York state prison population Is the highest ever recorded. There are O.tXX' prisoners In state penal In- stiluHoii.s. Seek Movie Ceniorthip Youngstown. Olilo. — The United Fresbyterlnn church, in Seveuty-tlilrd general as.senibly here voted to ask for a federal censorsldp on motion pictures. i pemlltu France Seeking Trade Pact With th«i S^»viets I’a Urge Germany to Fight for War Debt Revision I.eipr.ig, Her many.—The federated lalior unions In a formal resolution de manded Hiat the government start im mediate negotiations for a revision In the reparations payment* since “con ditions In (lerniany cannot improve until reparations are out of Hie way.” Similar ileniauds were voiced liy the National .-V-s-soclntion of Herman Clubs and Hie trade association “llan.sa- buiul.’’ All bodies sent eiiiis.saries and telegrams to Chancellor Bruening and Foreign Minister Curtins Imploring them to light for a reducHon in repara tions at the conference with Hie Brit ish government. WASHINGTON BRIEFS The $1-4,(XK),(HI0 loan requested from the government liy the California grape industry has been held up until about July 1. It costs (!d cents a day to educate a child in the average city public school, .sa.vs Hie olllce of education of Hie In terior department. Farm crops are recovering from the effect of the recent cool weather, says the bureau of ngricultiirnl economics In Its June report. The State department announced that it would withhold recognition of [.Iberia until Hint country abides by Its agreement tv abolish slavery. President Hoover has appointed Boy St. Lewis, Oklahomn. assistant attor ney general of the United States, to succetHl George B. Farnum. Massa- chu.set-ts resigned. Japan Cuts Taacheri’ Salariea Tokyo.—The government extended Its recent salary cut order to primary school teaoliora drawing more than S-[9 a month. The order Is effective Inly 1 nud affects more than 15,000 teachers. Arrett Riotous Cotninuniata .'Vthens. Gn-i-i-e.—Fifty Communists who attempted to enter parliamentary precincts to protest ngainst a bill re stricting Hie license of the press wenj irrested. riiii BURNSVILLE, N. C., FRID.4Y, JUNE 19, 1931. INVESTORS RUSH TO SECURED. S. BONDS Daffodil Time Up in the Northwest Supreme Ruling Sets Aside Buyers Offer $6,000,000,000 Minnesota Law. $800,000,000 Loan. Wasliliigton.—Tlie -S.SOO.OOO.OCO bond /.suc wa.-i oversubscribed nearly eight times in three day.s. Secretai .Mellnn siiid. His sliitemeiit declared ?(I,0(K).(HXj,iHK) had lieeii subscribed for the eighteen-year .'1V6 per cent bonds, to he Issued .Tmih* While tlie treasury had expected the boiKl issue would be oversub scribed. sucb eagcnie.ss was receivt Willi surprise. It was crpdiled to desire liy investors to |iut idle money to work in safe Inve.stinents, It was pointed out government bonds coiiid ea.sily bo converted into cash. Tlie bonds will be tax exempt exceiit for Inlieritance and estate taxes and surtaxes. The bond issue is tiie lirst move the treasury to rednee its outstand ing short term paper, througli which funds have lieen raised in the face of declining revenues ami increasing ex- Sliort term pn[ier outstanding now totals apiiroxiiTialely .?:{.-liH),0()(l,(XXl. fit the .WOtl.tKXl.fXXl raised by the bonds, S.'jSn.iHMi.lXKi will lie devoted to retir ing certilicates of Indebtedness and the rest to otlier needs. 'The reception given the Issue in creased lielipf the treasury would an- nonnee aiioHier bond issue, either for September liiiunclng next fall, or In December. From July 1 to December 1 approximately .Sl.(ifX),000,000 in short term pniier will mature. Daffodil time la western Washington turns thousands of acres of upland meadows into billowing seas of gold. The fields are those of Hie bulb growing Industry, wliich in the Northwest rivals that of Holland. Above Is a strik ing view of the Van Zonneweld farm, near Seattle. Overlooking it is majestic, snow-capped Mount Kainier. Humane System Helps the Convicts Soviet Five-Year Plan Strikes Another Snag Moscow.—Newspapers devote sldortible space to editorials express ing dissatisfaction with progress In the metal industries which are said to be running belilnd the (Ivc-yeur plan. The ’'technical inetllcienc.v, inade- (juate use of eijuipment, lack of dis cipline, and lack of proper rail com- inunlonHons between mines and mills,” Careless workmanship In one large factory recently made It necoasary to scrap about 10 per cent of a whole month’s production. Despite the gov ernment campaign to keep the work ers on the Job there ha.s been a heavy labor turnover In the metal iiulustries. Prison Life Is Softened Un der Scientific Methods, Hoover Is Told. -I'ressure from iiulu.strlallsts, who are said to be suffering as a re- sidt of recent trade Irealles betweea Russia and Italy and Russia niid Ger many. Is given in oUlclal circles ns the basis for a French desire to negotiate H business pact with Hie Soviet gov ernment. The foreign olllce announced that a Russian delegation will arrive here In ft few days, presumably empowered to negotiate sucli a trade agreement. It wa.s revealed that this same Soviet group visited Hie French capital short ly after Germany concluded her trade treaty with Moscow. Washington.—The rigors of prison life of the past are being softened un der humane and scientific methods, 1‘resident Hoover has been Informed in a letter from Sanford Bates, di rector of the bureau of pri.sons. The murderou.s uprising In pri.sons during recent years may be avoided under this gentler system of dealing with people convicted of crime, he in dicated, The reform program which Bates outlined proposed: New buildlng.s, decent living condi tions, Improved diet, better qualified pri.son guards, probation and parole, .md indlviUuo'.-^onueaeiou of prisoners. Becau'ie of aroused public sentiment and Hie co-operation of the adminis tration. the program is already well under way, but there is much yet to be done, ho reported to his chief. "We are not yet out of the woods by a considerable margin,” he said, ”Our main penitentiaries are still grievously overcrowded. They are too overcrowded to permit of carrying out our program completely.” The orguraent that prisoius might he made such nice places to live In that they would fall to serve ns de terrents to crime was also considered by Bate.s. Ho took the position that punishment would not lose Its sting •‘simply because It is constructive.” Fair Discipline. ”A prison need not have dirt, idle ness. graft, and cruelty to deter per sons from committing crime,” he said. “.K strict program of prophylaxis. Industry, education, and fair discipline with a modicum of constructive recre ation will certainly not Induce people to commit depredations on society.” The letter was In the nature of n report. It was requested by the Rresi- dent to ascertain what had been done to alleviate the situation which has nroU8(‘d the country during the last few years. Bates found there were only two problems involved: Overcrowding and the tremendous increase in prisoners as well ns the reform methods of han dling them. Six new federal prisons and four Jails are being ii.sed. or con structed to meet the over crowding situation, lie said. The disciplinary barrnck.s has been taken from the War department; about ?;!,100,000 Is being spent for Northeast ponitenliury in central Pennsylvania; l.OtX) acres of land has been secured at Ki Reno. Okla.; 3,000 acres at Camp Lee reservation near Petersburg, Va.; SLOOO.tXXi of addi tional construction Is being done at Chllllcothe, Ohio; $2,500.0tX) Is being spent in the Or.arks near Spring- field, Mo. Jails are being started at New Or leans, Billings, Mont,, ICl Paso, Texas, and In the Detroit area. Prison Camps a Help. Itellef of jail congestion by the es- tulilislinient of temporary prison camps was advocated. About 3,240 prisoners now are being cared for in eight which have been started. Regarding this method, Bates stated: “To the extent operated they have solved the problem of overcrowd ing and idleness. No bloodhounds, guns or walls surround these camps. A strict honor basis is maintained. ’’The number of escapes from these camps has been negligible, demonstrat ing that a large proportion of federal penitentiary prisoners can be trusted to work out their sentences In much less secure institutions than have been traditionally tlnnigb*, necessary.” Under the , sytem, in stituted by a full time board, the num ber of prisoners on parole has been Increa.sed from 9G3 on July 1. 1029, to ■J.OJIS on March I, 1931, A year ago 4,102 persons were on proliutioD, today there are O.’J.'Jl. Georgia Leads States in War on Illiteracy Washington.—Georgia, in teaching 118,102 persons over ten years of age how to read and write, has made greater progress in the campaign to reduce illiteracy than ony one of 20 states for which census returns now are available, the national advisory commi4’’e»‘ on illiteracy has reported. In *92(1 there were 328,853 persons CKKHKKH}4KHKHKKHKHStJtKKKHKH52 Hit-Run Autoist Hits Six at Once : Los Angeles. — liit-aml-n motorist who drove his aulonm- : bile over six sleeping persons at a roadside camp Is being sought. One man was killed and two women probably were fatally in- ( ; Jured. above ten years of age unable to p and write, which repre.seuted 15.3 per cent of Georgia’s population wllhin that age group. The committee has reported that under the leadership of State Superintendent of Schools M. L. Druggan. the number of illlierates has shrunk to 210,730, until now hut 9.4 per cent of the population aliove ten years cannot rend and write. Tlie committee also reported much progre.ss among the Blackfeet Indiana In Montana. Within two weeks of In struction, 230 adnit Indians between twenty-two and eight.v-fonr years age acquired some ability in reading and writing. Mississippi ranked second to Geor gia In progress. Thar stale reduced Il literacy by 4.1 per cent of the popula tion. New Speed Boat King of Waves i(S!i]i3!3£[SSgI[ag!lB]ls![£l[!llS] Kaye Don with the speed boat Miss England II e.staoiisnea a n record for speed boats by making a speed of 103.4 miles an hour o\ ured course In the River Parana at Buenos Aires. NILE RIVER DESTROYING PICTURESQUE ISIS RUINS Removal to the United States Suggest ed In Order to Preserve Ancient Structure. Paris.—The Temple of Isis, on the island of Phllac, is In danger of being destroyed by the ravages of the River Nile, and art lovers of many nations have demanded that something be done to save It. I'hllae is near Aussuan. Egypt, and south of Syene. It is a small granite rock fringed with rich greenery, about 1,200 feet long and 450 feet wide, al most covered with ancient buildings of architectural beauty and historic interest. The great Temple of Isis, to whom the Island was sacred, was built chiefly by Ptolemy Epiplianos and continued by his successors, especially Ptolemy HI. The processions of pilgrims ap proached the Island from the south. were received by the priests at a flight of steps at the southwest corner and then pa.ssed into a court with a colon nade to the right and left, erected by 'riberius and later Roman emperors. To the north stands the great pro pylon, or gateway. t50 feet higli and 120 feet wide. This is the oldest part of the temple and bears the name of Nectanebes II, who lived about 301 B. C. Beyond is another (»urt, with sev eral chambers and a small chapel. An other smaller pylon gives entrance to the temple proper, at the northern end of the Irregular complex of buildings, converted Into a Christian church In The great dam at .\ssuan. completed early In this century, did not Injure the mins, but the deepening of the dam by 20 feet, carried out In recent years, has submerged them. This, however, was said to have caused no serious Injuries, but rather to have saved them at first from the inroads of weather, rains, the sun and winds, wlilc'li had caused crumbling. Now, however, rapid disintegration of hieroglyph.^ and small details of re lief is reported, arousing concern. .X wealthy antiquarian hag proposed that the temple be dismounted stone by stone and transported to the Unit ed States, to be set up as of old in a st.fe place. Others would move It to nniither^laiid In the Nile, to maintain the temple amid its ancient associ ations. Unless some definite action is taken soon, It was .said, there will be no way of saving the ruins from total disin tegration. The historic old pile Is said to he falling apart rapidly, and Is doubted that It can be saved. Balia’* Characteriitie* Balsa wood l.s nearly white or some times tinted in red. showing practical ly no distinction between heartwood find sapwood. It has a silky texture, is rather coarse but straight-grained and is the lightest of all woods, even lighter than true cork. Pope Invited to Poland Warsaw.—A special committee, rep resenting Polish Catholic organiza tions, has requested the government to transmit an invllation to the Vat ican to transfer the papal residence to Vaval enstit, in Cracow. 'The proposition is said to have the support of millions of Polish Calli- olics. Open Window Started Girls on Burglary Career F.nst St. Loiii., III—Fourteen-year- old KmUie Giiliniat and twelve-year- old Eunice Fritsche, have confessed to a s(>rles of robberies, • their career, due they say, to a housewife leaving a bedroom window .open. The two .saw pretty dresses hanging Inside, went through the window and took (hem. Since then, police say, they stole a canary In a cage, radio tubes, tliree i>uper dolls, lingerie and suit cases, before arrested. Wheat at Its Lowest in Thirty-Five Years Cliicago.—Wheat prices crasbed to lowest levels in 35 years June 3, fol- lowingi'ann:ti'{'.cen'''nt that the «tnblli- zatlon coniorntloil would no longer support th6 market for June or cash wheat. Farm board ofllclals explained their action as due to early movement of new crop wheat In Texas In larger volume tlian looked for and. conform ing to their previously announced pol icy not to stabilize the new crop, they could not. In fairness, offer advan tages to Texas growers that could not be obtained by farmers whose crojis would not be harvested until later in the month. July wheat, closing below 57 cents n bushel, was at Its lowest In Chi cago since 389(5. Price declines ranged from 10 to 13 cents. Jefferson Davis Statue Unveiled at Washington Shop Workers Laid Off by Baltimore & Ohio Spanish Republic Bans AH Titles of Nobility NO. 13. ANTI-FASCISM NOT i TO BE TOLERATED I COURT DENIES PLEA Vatican Protests Impotent to Move Mussolini. Honie.—Premier Mussolini has de clared war on anti-Fascism in Italy, "under whatever banner,” and, accord ing to reports from the Vatican at least one of the Catholic Action so ciety loaders Is under arrest. He Is an attorney named Cor.sanego. hon orary general president of the Italian Catholic Young People’s organization. Other reports said a dozen Catholic .4.01100 leaders bad been arrested In variou.s cities and faced exile. It was said that they were all men who had opposed Fascism previously. The government has already begun to formulate plans to take into Fas cism’s fold the young Catholics from the dissolved groups. Various pro visions have been made to strengthen ■ the Fascist groups of men. women and youths with the Idea of making them Into a stronger body able to incorporate thousands of new recruits. In a speech to the college of chap lains of immigrants, reported In the Vatican newspaper Osservatore Ro mano. Pope Plus XI was quoted as having said that the dissolution of the Catholic youth clubs violated the right of the church to form and guide young people and that it also violated the natural law, “made for the good of souls.” under which men form them selves Into associations. lie denounced the government’s of ficial communique, which asserted that Catholic societies, “not directly con nected with the national Fascist party,” had been dissolved ‘‘without the slightest incident,” referring to confirmed instances of outrages ngainst members of Catholic societies. Albert B. Fall. Wasliliigton.—The Supreme court refused Fall's plea for a review of his case. The former secretary of the Interior, cceivicled of having accepted a bribe, must serve Ids sentence un less saved by executive clemoucy. BOOST IN CANADIAN TARIFF AFFECTS U. S. Autos and Farm Products Hit by Higher Levies. Ottawa, Out.—An absolute ban on the Imporlutlon of used autos, an In crease from 27% per cent to 30 per cent in duty on autos costing more llinn 5l.2(X) and le.ss than 52,100, a practically prohibitive duty of 40 per cent on autos costing more tlian 52,10i and duty Increases m American coal, steel, leather, fruits and vegetables and meats, all Hems which entered heavily Into Canada’s 5230,(XX),000 ad verse trade liaiance with the United States—are features of Premier Rich ard B. Bennett’s "Canada first” bud get, wldch he presented lo the Domin ion parliament. Tariff Inci eases are aimed primarily at the United States, and constitute Canacla’s second tariff retaliatory step since America, in the Hawley-Smooth tariff, hit hard at Canadian agricul tural Imports. Experts estimated that (he curtail ment of American Imports to be effect ed by (he tariff change.s would amount to nearly 5100,000,000 a year. Bennett announced that the govern ment will absorb 0 cents a bushel of the cost of wheat exported from Can ada. Washington.—A bronze statue of Jefferson Davis, [’resident of the Con federacy, was dedicated In Statuary hall .Tune 1. .\s the otlier favorite son which each state is entitled to commemorate Mississippi chose James Z. George, colonel in the Confederate army. Inter chief Justice of Mississippi's Supreme court, and finally United States sen ator. Both statues are the work of Augustus Lukemnn. The Davis statue was unveiled by Miss Adele Hnyes-Davis, great-grand- dauglitor of the Confederate Presl- dent; that of Senator George by his granddaughter, Ml.ss Katy Bond George, Baltimore. — Approximately 2.(X>0 shop workers of Hie Baltimore & Ohio railroad have been laid off Indefliiite- ly. The slash will be fidt In every shop along the 0.(XX) miles of the Bal timore & Ohio lines. The program was decided on follow ing a conference with representatives of shop employees, such conferences being In line with the Baltimore & Ohio's co-operative system. Madrid.—The cabinet of the pro visional republic of Spain issued a de cree abolishing titles as a govern mental honor and revoking those now held. About 2,000 aristocrats will be allowed to use their titles In private life, but will not be allowed to use their family names when signing offl- olal papers, It was announced. Date for Indian Conference London.—Tlie federal structure com mittee of the Indian round table con ference, drawing up a new constitu tion for India, will reassemble In ^on, September 5, the India office i Dounced. Bandit* Get Neat Haul Austin, Texas.—A bandit held up the express office In Hie Missouri Pacific terminal here and escaped with a sura ! reported variously at from $3,000 to 520,000. Miners’ Strike Spreads in Pittsburgh District rittsburgli. Pa,—Coal miners’ strikes spread in th" Pittsburgh district and nortlierii West Virginia. Employees at 34 mines in southwestern Pennsylvania quit work. More than a score northern West Virginia mines are af fected by .strike.s, Patrick T. Fagan, PIHsburgh dis trict president of the United Mine Workers, said the U. M. W. called the .strike in bis district "because the op erators are paying only 30 cents a ton for loading coal, and with com pany check welglimen, the men actual ly get 15 cents a ton.” He said 4,000 millers in tlio district had quit work. Presbyterians Vote to Rebuke Church Council PiHshiirgli.—The Federal Council of Clnirches of Christ in America was reiiuked liy the genera! nssemldy of Hie Presbyterian church In the United States of America, for a report approv ing birtli control issued by a com mittee of the council. The assembly adojitod a motion In- .strucHng Hie council “to hold Its peace on all questions relating to morality and delicacy” until (hey have been discus.sed with its constituents. Though it was agreed to continue furtlier participation In the federal council, the action was not unanimous. Church Union Opposed by Presbyterian Body Montreal, N. C,—The general as.seni- bly of the Presbyterian church In the United States, the southern branch of the denomination, stands definitely committed against organic union with other Prosbterlan and Reformed Pres byterian groups In the United States. By a vote of 13.5 to 305, the assembly adopted a committee report forbidding further negotiations with four church groups looking toward organic union, Fewer Idle in Britsin London.—In the week ended on May 18, Great Britain had 2..''i0fl,0:i7 unem ployed, the sm.allest total reported this year. It was 2.5,574 lower than the previous week, but 747,477 higher than the same week of 1930. Spanith War Veteran Dead New York,—Walter Jones, national commander of the Spnnlsli-Amerlcan War Veterans In 191.5 and 391(1, dldl at bis summer home at Westport. Conn. Ue was fifty-four years old.
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