i T^ 'k The Alamance gleaner j : hM VOL. LIII. GRAHAM; N, C., THURSDAY OCTOBER 27, 1927. NO. 39. -*?^ - _ ' " !k i 1 ? ? HAPPENNINGS OF THE WEEK NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENT EVINTS v President Is Informed of Good Business Condi tions in Nation. By EDWARD W. PICKARD ECONOMIC conditions In the Unit ed States are fairly good, busi ness seems to be Improving and the nutlook for the future Is encouraging. That Is, In brief, a summary of the reports submitted to President Cool idge by Secretary of the Treasury Mellon, Secretary of Labor Davis, Secretary of Agriculture Jardine and Secretary of Commerce Hoover. The President was highly pleased with these optimistic reports, and conclud ed the present situation Is satisfac tory. In the reports on business condi tions It was stated that the construc tion program of the country shows no material let-up. While there has been a falling off In receipts of the rail roads, the President Is of the opinion that any diminution In volume of rail road business due to development of motor transportation and the gen eral use of automobiles reflects pros perity rather than otherwise. The amount of coal transportation was not quite so great this year as last, hut the President attributes this to the fact that last year stocks of coal were accumulated In anticipation of a strike. A considerable increase In the pro duction of automobiles is In prospect, the President was advised. The rail roads are to be In the market for a good deal of new equipment. The tex tile Industry is in better shape thnn It was, and the steel Industry Is. show ing progress. \ Exports are keeping up as well as last year, It was stated. Imports have not been quite so large In value as last year, but Secretary Hoover gave as a reason that this was due mainly to the fact that-sAmerlcan consumers are getting British rubber at lower prices. ^ ' Secretary Davis, In commenting on the labor situation, said that at pres ent there were only twenty-severf in dustrial strikes In progress as com pared with fifty at this time last year. Reports presented by Secretary Jardine caused the President to be lieve that agriculture is In a some wliat better condition thnn It has heen, and that this will be reflected In a greater buying power. Crops with the exception of cotton were stated to he fully as good as last year. Despite the encouraging business conditions, President Cooiidge let It he known that In his opinion taxes cannot be reduced by as much as *350,000,000 of $400,000,000, as Is urged by the Chamber of -Commerce of the United States. He has not In dicated that the reduction could amount to even $300,000,000. and in Washington It was believed Secretary Mellon would ., advise congress to make* a cut of between $200,000,000 and $250,000,000. fT WAS understood In Washington I that Henry C. Halt would soon re sign as member of the Interstate t'ommerce commission, and that Amos A. Betts of Phoenix, Ariz., would be rampd to succeed him. Mr. Betts Is * member of the Arizona corporation '?ommission and Is a Democrat. CHICAGO'S 'night life Is on the eve of being dried up completely '* a result of the action of the Su preme court of the United States In 'leellaing to Interfere with the Issu nee of injunctions closing several aha rets in that city because some of tlieir patrons drank liquor on the "remises and were served with the accompanying Ice and soft drinks. And there Is no apparent reason why 'sharets and roadhouses everywhere *'*" should not be In equal peril with '.hose of ,he Chicago district The Prohibition enforcement agents were "aking preparations for great ac ' "vity. ;ind the proprietors of cafes .'ml hotels were In a qunndary, de bating they could not Insult their patron* by searching .them before serving them with soft drinks. O ENATOR NYE of North Dakota. , as spokesman for the radical Re publicans, has called on Frank O. I-owden to make plain his stand on various Issues which are of especial Interest to the West, and Intimated that If he falls to satisfy the radicals in these matters, they will give their support to Senator Nnrris of Nebras ka for the Presidential nomination. "There are such problems as those Involving freight rates, dlscrimlna . tlons In freight rates. Inland water way Improvements, permanent Im provements growing nut of any flood control program, the Conduct of the federal reserve banking system, the administration of the federal, farm laud banks?all of these problems bearing directly upon the measure of prosperity which may accrue (o the agricultural states," said Senator Nye. "Then, too, there are great na tional problems in which the West Is vastly Interested. "Upon these problems the whole West knows well the position of one like Senator Norris. but It does not yet fully know the position of Gov ernor I.owden, except that he Is a be liever In and an advocate of farm re lief legislation such as Is Involved in the McNary-Haugen bill." Senator Walsh of Montana. Demo crat, prophesies a political "revolu tion" In the Middle West If the Re publicans nominate a man whose views on farm relief are the same as those of President Coolldge. Two other Democratic senators, Copeland of New York and Pomerene of Ohio, have Indorsed the candidacy of Gov. A1 Smith. With the backing and support of the South, said Cope land, Smith's nomination and election are assured. He declared that south ern opposition was "not so strong as It has been represented" and looked hopefully for assistance from Dixie. He believes the Republicans will nominate Charles E. Hughes. Pomerene's Indorsement was In a magazine article in which he praised Smith's accomplishment |n New York and defended his attitude toward pro hibition. He declared, however, that there were so many able leaders thai he did not want to seem unequivocal ly committed to Smith. Mrs. Florence Atkins of Georgia, a leader among Democratic women, said the nomination of Smith would mean "party suicide," since the South would not support him If he were named. TRIAL of Albebt B. Fall and Harry F. Sinclair in. Washington on charges of conspiracy to tool the navy's oil reserves got under way before a Jury which included two young women. Owen J. Roberts and Atlee Pomerene are handling the case for the government, and the former made the opening statement tor the prosecution. Edward C. Finney, first assistant secretary of the Interior now and during Fall's regime, was the first important witness. He described the unusual secrecy winch distinguished the Teapot Dome lease iransactlon from dozens of others In t lie depart ment, and asserted that the transac tion was taken entirely from the hands ef himself and his associates and conducted personally by Fall. His testimony purported 'to show fur ther that for days the lease Itself lay locked in a drawer of Fall's desk while members of congress and other offi cials asked In vain for information as to whether such a lease had been executed or was in contemplation. EIGHTY thousand soft coal miners of central Germany went ont on strike last week, and many Industries were threatened with disaster be cause of the lack of electrical power. The men had been earning an average of $8 a week and asked that this be increased to $8.64. The ministry of' labor approved the demand but the mine owners would not grant It unless they were permitted to Inct^ase the price of coal accordingly, "this the minister of economics vetoed. Vheeen-, tral German chemical Industry, tha sugar Industry and the paper mills began shutting down, and the beet sugar refiners told the governtneni the Entire Industry would be ruined on less the strike were stopped. Food prices In Berlin and elsewhere began soaring, and the rnblnet spent many hours trying to devise some means of righting the troubles. Southern Colorado also bad-Its coal strike, some 4,000 miners quitting work on tjie order of the Industrial Workers of the World. Members of the state industrial commission warned the strikers that picketing was against the law. and the sheriff at Walsenhurg, center of the afTair. told them every man caught picketing would be arrested. In spite of this the strikers, headed by I. W. W. lead ers, began picketing the mines. These men were not permitted to carry arms but Pnul Seidler, I. W. W. organiser, said: "We Intend to conduct this strike peacefully, but if a striker is killed our men will Jte carrying can non arountl w(th tltenv" Five more mining compunies in Ulilo have obtained from the Federal court In Columbus Injunctions against the United Mine Workers to aid them In operating their mines on a nonunion basis. EAItL, CAItKOI.I.. tile theatrical man of "bath-tub party" fume, came out of the Atlanta prison last week on parole, after paying his One and sign ing a pledge to abstain from Intoxicat ing drinks, avoid bad company and behave himself generally. He had served u little mare than four months of his year and a day sentence. Car roll's thoughtfulness for his former friends among the prisoners caused him to order many of ids personal possessions left for their use. Includ ing an expensive radio set and a sum of mbney he had on deposit at the prison. The latter he ordered used to help his friends as Warden Snook snw fit. Other objects of the federal purola board's clemency during the week were Gaston Means, Notorious In many ways, and Colonel Forbes, once head of the veterans' bureau." OVER In China the struggle for Peking 1 goes merrily on After retreating some distance, the Shansl troops slipped back past Chang's forces and for a rime seriousl.v threat ened the city again. ' But at last re ports they were being pushed hack, owing to their inability to reinforce their positions. The fighting was ex ceedingly fierce and Woody and the casualties heavy. The Nationalist government suc ceeded In floating a domestic loan of IIM,000.000 In Shanghai for the pur pose of flnanclug a new campaign against Marshal Chang, and an nounced plans for the drive north ward in full co-operation with Gen. Feng Tu-hslang and the tnpan of Shsnsl province. LITHUANIA has formally applied to the League of Nations for in tervention in Its quarrel with Poland, and the matter will be placed on the agenda for the December meeting of the council. The note from Kovno complains especially of the suppree sion of Lithuanian schools In Vllna by the Polish government, and It points out that a state of war exlsta between the two countries, the fron tiers having been closed for years and all relations prohibited. France liaa been frankly supporting Poland, and England has hoen unfriendly to Lith uania because of Its Russian connec tions; but It Is believed Germany will warmly espouse Lithuania'* cause la December. COSTES and l.e Brlx French avia tors. successfully made lie- night from Senegal to Port Natal I'.rsxtl, being Hie first to fly across iln- south ern Atlantic wlihotil a stop They continued their Journey down to Buenos Aires with several slops Mrs. Frances Grayson and her fel low aviators of the plane Dawn msda one start from Old Orrhard. Maine, on their projected flight to Denmark, hut were forced hack because the plane waa Improperly loaded and nose heavy. Then they waited day after day for favorable weether for another take-off. LARGE numbers of Alabama tians men have been Indicted for the floggings that hare disgraced that ?rate, and the trials will begin In Jan uary. Attorney General McCaR. who was elected on a ktan ticket, hes re signed from the society and denounce* It scathingly. IU'C-s States Be Given Boulder Dam Profit? Organization of ? corporation repre wnting California. Nevada and Arl J*a to sell water power developed at ???lder dam and divide profits be l?*en Miese states, was recommended Setiaior Iioyal S. Copeland (Dem.) * York. .^nator Cupeiaiyd has Just returned an Inspection of the proposed "?"?'opuient on the Color?