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VOL. LVl. ' , GRAHAM, N, C., THURSDAY MAY 29, 1930. ' NO. 17.
1?View In the centennial exposition In Antwerp In celebration of the founding of the Belgian state, recently
opened by the king and queen of the Belgians. 2?Historical parade in Maiden, Mass., during the terccntennary
celebration of that town. 3?Mrs. Sarojinl Naldu, who succeeded Mahatma Gandhi as leader of the Indian civil
disobedience campaign and was arrested by the British authorities.
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENTEVENTS
James J. Davis and Pinchot
Victors in Pennsylvania
Republican Primary.
By EDWARD W. PICKARD
JAMES J. DAVIS, secretary of labor,
won the Republican nomination for
United States senator from Pennsyl
vania in the hot light with Senator
Joseph R. Grundy, and his plurality
was decisive.
GIfTord Pinchot, with his heavy vote
In the upstate counties, managed to
defeat Francis Shunk Brown for the
gubernatorial nomination, his plurality
being about 15,000. The returns from
the large cities of the state had seemed
to give Brown the victory, but this
was reversed when the country vote
came in, Pinchot winning In 60 of the
67 counties.
William E. Vare with his powerful
Philadelphia organization both won
and lost, for he was supporting Davis
and Brown. Eight years ago Pinchot
captured the gubernatorial nomination
from Alter, another of Vare's proteges.
The nomination of Mr. Davis for
senator was said In Washington to be
highly satisfactory to President
Hoover, and certainly many of the
Republican senators were pleased by
the defeat of Mr. Grundy.
There were wet candidates for both
the nominations, F. H. Bohlen for sen
ator and T. W. Phillips, Jr., for gov-'
ernor; because of help from Philadel
phia they cast a large vote. Davis
Is presumably a dry; Pinchot cam
paigned as an ardent dry, and Brown
urged a referendum on state prohibi
tion enforcement
There were no contests for state
wide offices In the Democratic party.
Sedgwick Kistler of Lock Haven be
coming the minority party nominee for
senator and John H. Hemphill of West
Chester for governor.
WARREN E. GREEN of Hazel,
"dark horse" candidate, was
nominated for governor bf South Da
kota Republicans at their state con
vention In Pierre, over four other can
didates, Including Miss Gladys Pyle,
secretary of state.
Miss Pyle led In most of the ballots
but was defeated when Brooke Howell
of Frederick, her strongest opponent,
withdrew. Howell's support then wag
thrown to Green, who received more
than the majority of 55,995, necessary
to nomination, on the eleventh ballot
WITHOUT discussion and without
a record vote, the senate con
firmed the appointment of Owen J.
Roberts of Philadelphia to be asso
ciate Justice of the Supreme Court of
the United States, to OM the vacancy
caused by the death of Justice Ed
ward T. Sanford. The Judiciary com
mittee had unanimously approved the
appointment, and when Senator Joseph
T. Robinson, the minority leader, said
he had no objection to Immediate con
sideration the question of confirmation
was put and carried without a nega
tive vote being heard.
AFTER many months of work, the
tariff hill was submitted to con
gress for final action, which. It was
hoped, would be taken within a week
or ten days. The conferees of the
senate and house reached complete
agreement on the few Items remain
ing after the export debenture and
flexible tariff features had been set
tled. The debenture clause was elim
inated as the house demanded. A
compromise was adopted on the flex
ible tariff provision which Is closer to
the bouse than tbe senate plan. Un
der It the President retains tbe power
to change duties, as In the house bill,
but on the basis of differences In
costs of production as provided In the
present law rather thnn to equalize
competitive conditions as provided by
the house bill. The tarlfT commission
will be continued as a blpartlsah com
mission of six members, as provided
by the senate bill, Instead of a non
partisan commission of seven, ns In
the house bill.
Leaders of both the Democrats and
the radical Republicans have issued
statements attacking the tariff bill as
It stands.
IN THEIR eagerness to obtnln ratifi
cation of the London naval treaty
the sponsors of that pact In the senate
last week looked with some favor on
a proposal of Senator Claude A.
Swanson of Virginia that there be an
exchange of notes by the United
States, Great Britain and Japan to
close a "loophole" In the treaty which
might allow Great Britain 23 big
cruisers a year after the United States
reached Its full treaty strength of 18.
The Virginia senator, a member of
the foreign relations committee which
has been holding hearings on the
treaty, said that, unless the "treaty
ambiguity" on the point could be
cleared up by an exchange of notes,
the senate would be justified In adopt
ing a reservation to safeguard the
Americnn position.
Several rear admirals, members of
the navy general board, told the com
mittees on foreign relations and naval
affairs why they objected to the
treaty, asserting that It favors Great
Britain and Japan at the expense of
America. But, as was said a week
'ago, the critics of the pact In England
and Japan are equally sure that It Is
unfair to their countries. There Is
little or no doubt that the trenty will
be favorably reported to the senate
by the foreign relations committee,
but whether or not it will be passed
on by the senate before the winter
session Is uncertain.
Pi w. ?> i i' i.i uuui r.n wem uui iu
sea aboard the new cruiser Salt
Lake City, and off the Virginia Capes
reviewed a large portion of the Ameri
can navy. Fifty-three battleships,
cruisers, aircraft carriers, destroyers
and submarines took part in the pro
gram, which included an aerial attack
against capital ships from the flying
decks of the aircraft carriers Lexing
ton and Saratoga and the staging of
a mimic naval engagement which em
phasized this country's shortage In
cruisers.
CHARGES of stock market specula
tion, made against Bishop James
Cannon. Jr., of the llethodlst church.
South, by Josephus Daniels and some
twenty other laymen, were declared
not substantiated by the evidence pre
sented, by the episcopacy committee
of the church at its conference in
Dallas, Texas, so the bishop was con
sidered exonerated. He told the com
mittee that he had fallen Into the
hands of "a bunch of sharpers," was
sorry for what he did and would not
do It again.
F SCOTT McBRIDE, general super
? Intendent of the Anti-Saloon
league, continued as a witness before
the senate lobby committee, and was
severely hectored by Senator Blaine
of Wisconsin, a wet, during several
sessions. McBrlde, however, frequent
ly held his own In the scrap, and on
at least one occasion was loudly
cheered by the audience, which en
raged Mr. Blaine.
HAVING been revised by the senate
commerce committee, the house
rivers and harbors bill was reported
to the senate, and It was believed It
would be enacted Into law before the
adjournment of congress. As finally
agreed upon the bill carries authoriza
tions amounting to upward of S125,- |
000,000 as compared with .$110,000,000
as passed by the house. Senator A.
H. Vanderberg of Michigan asserted
that 'actual cost of all projects au
thorized would reach $335,000,000.
The bill Includes $7,500,000 for the
completion of the controversial Illi
nois waterway project, $7,500,000 for
beginning the deepening of the upper
Mississippi river from six to nine feet,
an authorization of $29,000,000 for
deepening great lakes channels and
an authorization permitting the gov
ernment to take over the Erie and
Oswego barge canals in New York
state. One of the final Items added to
the measure by the committee was" an
authorization of $5,000,000 for im
provement of the Tennessee river.
Senator Vanderberg made unsuccess
ful efforts to incorporate in the Illi
nois waterway section a limitation of
I,500 cubic feet per second upon the
diversion of water to be allowed at
Chicago.
HANFORD MACNIDER of Iowa,
former assistant secretary of war
and also a former national commander
of the American Legion, was nom
inated by President Hoover to be min
ister to Canada, to succeed William
Phillips, resigned. Mr. MacNider is
forty years old, a banker, and won
the D. S. C. when serving overseas
with the Second division.
D ILLS reported favorably to thfe
" house by Its Judiciary committee
provide for the appointment of eleven
new federal judges as a step toward
relief for congestion in the courts.
They would be distributed as follows:
New York, Southern district, two;
New York, Eastern district, one; Cali
fornia, Southern district, one; Texas.
Southern district, one; Missouri. East
ern district, one; Oklahoma, Western
district, one; Michigan, Eastern dis
trict, one; Louisiana, at large, one,
and District of Columbia, Court of
Appeals, two.
Previously the committee had re
ported individual bills for two new
Judges of the District Supreme court,
and one each for West Virginia, Ken
tucky, and Minnesota.
ERMANY'S big dirigible, the Graf
^ Zeppelin, commanded by Dr. Hugo
Eekener and carrying passengers, made
a successful and rather unevent
ful trip from Frledrichshafen to
I'ernambuco and Rio Janeiro, Brazil,
last week. But one stop was made
en route, at Seville, Spain. The pro
posed route of the Zeppelin thereafter
will take It back to Pemambuco, to
Havana, to Lakehurst, N. J., and
thence back to Germany. Owing
partly to head winds the speed of the
big ship was not unusual, being from
50 to GO miles an hour.
NANNALISTS of India made sev
eral attempts to raid government
salt works, especially those at Dhar
sana, and there were violent clashes
with the police in which about 000 of
the natives were iojured. Mrs. Saro
Jlnl Kaldu, the poetess who succeeded
Mahatma Gandhi as leader of the cam
paign, was arrested, us were many of
her lieutenants. The leadership of
the volunteer* then fell to V. J. Patcl,
resigned speaker of the legislative as
sembly. The spokesman of the India
oflice In London said the worst was
over and the period of reconstruction
would soon begin?which may be over
optimistic. ,
ON MOTION of Representative
Bertrand H. Snell of New York,
the house of representatives author
ized a sweeping congressional Investi
gation of Communistic activities In
the United States. A committee of
live probably will hold hearings dur
ing the summer in several of the larg
er cities, and It has the power to
spend as much money as It needs and
to subpoena witnesses and documents.
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RIGID, the man paused In his task
of picking the lock and listened
to the sound of a high-pitched
roice within.
"Janey," quavered the cracked
voice of a very old woman, "I want
some coffee." . .
"Whnt, ma'am! At this time of nigltt
and at your time of life?" queried ?
deep contralto voice.
"Now, no lmperdence, Janey I" rep
rimanded the first speaker. "Jes' bring
me the cofTee when I want it."
"Ves'm, I'll get it for you," Janey
placatlngly replied.
"That's a good girl," cackled the
other.
The man at the back door softly
cursed his luck. "Drat the old dame,"
he muttered under his breath. He
would have to wait in the chill damp
ness of the night until the old lady
and her companion slept sonndly.
After what seemed to the waiting
man an interminable length of time
tlie sound of voices again reached
him.
"That's good coffee yon made,
Janey," commended the cracked fal
setto.
"Tes'ra," answered the deep con
tralto tones, "That's what I prides my
self on?makln' good coffee,"
"No one can beat yon now, though
I could her once, he I he I" cackled the
high old voice.
"Ah, now what you glvln' me," ex
postulated the other. .
"That's the truth, that's the truth,"
quavered the voice of the first speaker.
The man outside swore again un
der his breath. Would the two women
never quit their chattering? At every
hopeful silence be would renew his
picking of the lock, but at every at
tempt the voices would again resume
their conservation. Each time he
paused, listening to the homely talk
within.
A longer silence than usual. This
time he successfully picked the lock
and softly opened the kitchen door.
With his hand on the knob he paused
In his tracks, for the velvet black si
lence of the night without the house
was rent by the quivering tones of
Grandma Farrar.
"Janey 1 Janey 1" she called.
"Yes'm, what Is It?" came the deep
contralto tones.
"I want to-morry that you buy sev
eral small mouse traps for me, an' put
them all over this house. I been hear
In' them pesky mice all evenln'."
"There, there, grandma," the other
replied soothingly. "Ef you wnnt, I'll
get up and take a'shot with my re
volver at the little varmints In the
kitchen, an' that'll scatter them, so's
they won't trouble you any more."
Tbe man at the door heard a rust
ling sound as of some one searching
under a pillow for a gun. Softly pull
ing the door to, he fled Into the misty
blackness of the night to the safer
shelter of the deserted shack at the
edge of town, where he had passed
the earlier hours preceding his attempt
at robbery. The next morning the
beckoning road had lured blm furth
er afield.
The sun sent Its beam aslant the
big bed In which Grandma Farrar
slept alone, and dancing across her
face awakened her to the duties of
another day.
"Thanks be to the Lord 1 I've passed
another night safely," she murmured,
as she arose and dressed herself with
scrupulous care.
The old lady went Into the kitchen,
lighted an oil stove and proceeded to
get ber morning meal. Ilavlng eaten
her breakfast. Grandma Farrar leis
urely cleared the table, washed the
dishes and placed each one In the cup
board, which, she proudly boasted, bad
been a wedding gift to her forty years
before.
Then she walked to the kitchen
door, took down a key hanging on a
nail, and fitted the key In the lock,
but It did not turn. Impatiently she
placed her hand on the knob and the
door opened easily. With delight In
her eyes she gazed at the blossoming
orchard. But speculation chased the
delight from them as she turned back
and again tried the key In the door.
Then she realized the lock had been
broken.
"Well, well, Janey," she quavered
In high tones, "what do you think, Jes
the mention of your gun must hev
frightened away a big rat 'sted of a
leetle mouse." Then her voice changed'
as she soliloquized. "It's lucky for me
that I practiced changing my voice
and carrying on an Imaginary eon
versatlon with myself In dialect or I
might not hare been here this morn
ing, at least not my savings. Reckon
I'll have to take Banker Ball's advice,
and pnt my money In the bank today.
And I'll have to get thot lock Axed,
too," she added.
Chuckling to herself the old lady
went down the garden path to see If
the wind add ruin of the previous
night had beaten the bean vines from
their poles. Something In the grnss
at her feet caught her keen old eye.
Stooping, she picked up an old-fash
ioned photograph of a young girl.
"Melissa Bates I" she gasped. Turn
ing over the picture, she discerned the
two Initials "M. B," and the da|f
"1880" scratched on Its back In pen
cil.
"M-m-um, I wonder," but her ru
minations were Interrupted by a shad
ow falling across her path. "Well,
what do you want}" she Interrogated
sharply.
"That?It's mine!" the tramp re
torted. "I started on the road last
night, but when I'd lost the picture
I came back for It."
"Why here?" Grandma demanded.
"How came you to drop It In my back
yard}"
"Well, d?n It! 1 was going to rob
you last night, If It hadn't been for the
big husky girl's gun. Give me my pic
ture." He thrust out his hand roughly
to seize It.
Grandma Farrnr quickly avoided
the outthrust hand and asked: "What's
the original of this picture to you?"
"My mother," the tramp huskily re
plied, as he suddenly shrank away
from bis Interlocutor.
"So, you are Melissa's boy, what at
fourteen ran away shortly after she
died." Suddenly she shook a withered
finger at him. "Melissa was my sister 1
Ton tried to rob your own aunt last
night, but by the mercy of God she
was able to frighten you away with
the game she plays when frightened
and lonely. How come you to fall so
low?" she fiercely questioned.
The man hung his head. "I'm sick.
I'd just recovered from an attack of
pneumonia. I though If I could get
your little pile I might stand some
show of gettln' into a sanitarium. And
?the peqple here wouldn't have let
you starve," he mumbled shamefaced
ly
"I suppose you've been a tramp too
long?there's not much hope for your
redemption." The old lady wistfully
scanned his features In an effqjt to
trace some likeness to her dead sis
ter, Melissa. "Yet for Melissa's sake
I'll be glad to give yon a home here
with me. I need a man around the
bouse and you need a home!"
Grabbing the tattered sleeve of his
coat, she pulled him toward the house,
where she speedily sat him down to
the best meal the famished man
thought he had ever eaten. When he
had completed his breakfast, she led
him to tbe guest chamber at the front
of the house. "Yours," she said. "For
Melissa's sake," she added.
Grandma Farrnr softly closed the
door as she left the room. The tramp,
without removing his clothes, stretched
his length across the downy softness
of the bed. "A real bed to lie on, oh,
Lord!" he breathed; then slept.
Vslua of Coal
A recent survey made by the Do
minion fuel board of Canada shows
that anthracite coal mined In Wales
has the highest heat value of com
mercial fuels. It Is closely followed
by Scotch coal, then In order of rel
ative fuel value by coke, American
seml-bltomlnous, Canadian seml-bltu'
mlnous and America anthracite.
The survey fonnd. Incidentally, that
Canada possesses water power re
sources capable of producing each day
a total of twenty million horse power
?a force, which, If controlled, tfould
In one second throw a weight of a
thousand tons more than a mile In the
air.
Pomp Is Old Invention
The pump dates back to the remot
est period. The shadoof of Egypt Is
recorded as In use In 1500 B. C. VI
truvlus, the Roman engineer, de
scribed a number of pumping ma
chines. The first centrifugal pump
was devised by a Frenchman, M. le
Demonr, In 1732. The Impulse pump
was originally designed by Wblteburst,
a watchmaker of Derby, England, In
1772, and perfected by Montgolfler, the
famous balloonist, In 1798.
America BsLind en Reads
Tbe Doited States Is justly proud
of her roads, but a few figures may be
surprising. Europe has 638.000 miles
of surfaced roads, exclusive of city
streets, as against 169,000 In North
America, of which 150,000 are In the
Cnited States. For every mile of sur
faced road In this country there are
164 cars; In Europe, 6.5.?World's
Work.
? Many Spinsters la Ireland
Reports of the Irish Free State,
Just published, show a greater per
centage of spinsters of all ages than
In any other conntry In the world.
Between the ages of 30 and 35 at
least 42 per cent of the women are un
married.
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(Prepared by the National Geographic
Society. Waahlngton. O. C.)
GUATEMALA, which haa recent
ly had a boundary dispute
with Its neighbor, Honduras.
Is one of the most progressive
of the group of stales that lies be
tween Mexico and the Isthmus of
I'anama. '
Three days' delightful steaming from
New Orleans through the Gulf of Mex
ico and the western Caribbean takes
one to the suu-klssed shores of Gaute
mala, where stately palms, stirred by
perfume-laden hreeses, wave In greet
ing.
The steady Increase of American
and other Interests has opened one of
the loveliest countries In the world,
and the building of railroads Is plac
ing within easy reach the enjoyment
of Its natural beauties.
Most of the railroads are controlled
by Americans. From Puerto Barrios,
on the Caribbean, the jiorthern road
runs a distance of 224 miles up to the
city of Guatemala, the capital. From
here starts the Guatemala Central
road, extending n distance of 74 miles
to the port of San Jose, on the Pacific.
The Guatemala Central railroad also
has several hundred miles of road
throughout the country. Recently a
branch line 38 miles In length was
put in service running from the city
of Retalhuleu to Ayutla, on the border
of Mexico, connecting directly with
the Pan-American road there. It la
now possible to travel by railway from
New York city to the capital of Guate
mala.
This country wns for centuries the
home of the Morn-Quiche Indians,
whose history reads like s romance.
C'oretz, however, after the conquest of
Mexico, desiring to extend his'power
over the country farther south, in 1522
sent an Invading army under the com
mand of Pedro de Alvnrndo to subju
gate this powerful race.
Leaving Mexico with some 300 Span
iards nnd a great number of Mexican
Indians, Alvnrndo fought his way Into
Guatemala, overcoming all who op
posed him. nnd finally, on July 25,
1524, founded the first Spanish capital
under the nnme of Santiago de los
Cnballeros (Saint James of the L'av
nilers). And so It happened that, In
n beautiful valley at the foot of two
great volcanoes, "Agna" and "Fuego"
(meaning water and Are), wns firmly
established the Spanish rule which
wns to last for nearly three centuries
?that Is, until September 15, 1821,
when Guatemala became an Independ
ent republic.
First City Twice Destroyed.
Tills first Spanish city was, however.
20 years later, almost completely
wiped out of existence by a great flood
of water which poured down upon It
from Agua. There has been much
controversy among scientists as to the
origin of this flood. Some claim it to
have been the result of a cloudburst,
others that It came from the crater of
the supposedly extinct volcano. The
former supposition seems to be most
plausible.
The few survivors fled down the val
ley and at a distance of three miles
chose the site of a new city, and. In
1542, courageously founded a second
capital, now known as Antigua. In
time It grew to have a population of
100,000 Inhabitants, and became a
great center of learning, with many
universities, monasteries, and over a
hundred churches rich In works of art.
Although many times threatened by
earthquake shocks more or less severe,
it flourished until July 29, 1773. when,
without warning, In one minute the
proud city was leveled to the gronnd.
Again the survivors of this second
calamity sought refuge farther away
from the threatening volcano, and, at
a distance of 35 miles, finally settled
in the heautlfnl valley of Las Vacas.
Here, at an altitude of 5,000 feet
above the sea, surrounded on all sides
by soft green hills, behind which loom
the Imposing beads of three volcanoes,
lies the city of Gautemala, the present
capital founded by the courageous
survivors of one of tbe greatest ca
Inmaties In tlie history of any land.
This typical city of Spanish Amer
ica is a most interesting and charm
ing place to visit. Coming directly
from the land of skyscrapers, tbe Drat
impression of it. with its low white
buildings. Is particularly attractive.
The climate Is one of perpetual
spring, the average temperature being
nbout TO degrees. The summer months
bring the heavy rains.
With a population of about 120,000,
the city of Guatemala is laid oat an a
scale, with broad avenues, fine parks,
and handsome buildings. It is one of
the best-lighted cities in America.
Scenes in City of Guatemala.
In the center of the city is the Plaaa
de Armas, with Its pretty park, where ,
stiyids a handsome statue of Colum
bus. This plaaa becomes tbe rendez
vous of fashion three or four evenings
of the week, whyn an exceptionally
fine band plays. There also each
morning at ten o'clock a company of
the President's Guard of Honor pa
rades. Most Interesting scenes are
also witnessed on the nights of any
national holiday or church festival.
The Indians come in from the sur
rounding country early in tbe day and
Install themselves in picturesque
groups, selling native sweets, coconut
water, and beautiful fruits. As night
comes on they build fires which Il
lumine their dark faces and brilliant
costumes Tbe trees are hung with
gay lanterns and at one side is
stretched a great canvas upon which
a free moving-picture show is In
progress.
The bond pliiys. and between tunes
Is heard the rather weird music of
the marimba. This native Instrument
has a peculiar charm and, in spite of
a certain metallic sound, not unlike
a xylophone, when played in the open
air has very beautiful tones.
The cathedral, which stands facing
the plaza, with its two square towers.
Is a One example of the churches of
Spanish America. A curious but not
unpleasing effect is obtained In the
interior by the blue-and-white ceiling.
All the churches of the city are rich
In wood carvings, paintings, and an
tique altar silver saved from the ruins
of Antigua.
Antigua, by the Volcanoes.
In strange contrast to the modem
city of Guatemala Is the old ruined
one of Antigua, well worth a visit. It
Is preferable to ride, although one can
drive. The earlier the start after son
rise the better, for the road as far as
the Indian town of Mexico presents a
most attractive scene, as hundreds of
Indians are Jogging Into the city heav
ily laden with great loads of earthen
pottery, fresh fruits, and vegetables
for the market Mexico Is picturesque
ly situated, nestling at the foot of
the mountains and commanding an ex
tended view of the great Guatemala
valley, with the city almost at one's
feet and in the distance the sparkling
blue waters of lovely Lake Amatltlan.
Leaving the high road one turns In
to a narrow defile, and up and- down
hill follows an old Indian trait some
times completely shut in, again widen
ing with glimpses of the mountains as
range after range rises to the Imposing
heads of three great volcanoes?Agua.
Fuego, and Acatenango.
Nestled in a broad, fertile valley,
the climate of which is unsurpassed,
nothing can exceed this city of the
past In solemn grandeur. Watched
over by the giant Agua, which rises
in one magniflcant unbroken sweep to
a height of over 13,000 feet, street aft
er street stretches dazzllngty white In
the brilliant sunshine. Not a sound
breaks the silence which hangs like
a pall over the place, and even the
modern town of some 30,000 Inhabl-/
tants seems dead, and a strange hush
lies over all.
The quaint little pink hotel, with Its
flower-filled patio, the air heavy with
the scent of roses, orange blossoms,
and starry-eyed Jasmine, Is in keeping
with the atmosphere of romance which
pervades the place.