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VOL. LVI. GRAHAM, N, C., THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 25, 1930. ~ NO. 34.
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1?View of the Stromboll volcano, north of Sicily, which broke out In violent eruption. 2?Modern hospital for
tuberculosis patients just opened near Athens, the gift of American philanthropists to Greece. .'1?Testing tlie new
three-inch mobile anti-aircraft guns at the proving grounds of the United States army at Aberdeen, Md.
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENTEVENTS
Philip La Follette Defeats
Governor Kohler in the
Wisconsin Primaries.
By EDWARD W. PICKARD
WHAT'S In a name? A great deal,
up in Wisconsin, if tiie name hap
pens to he La Follette. Philip F., sec
ond son of the founder of the dynasty
and brother of Robert who holds the
senatorial seat the father held for
years, decided he wanted to be gov
ernor of the Badger state, so the Re
publicans in their primary refused to
renominate Walter J. Kohler and gave
the nomination to young Philip by a
majority of about 110,000. Mr. Kohler
has been admittedly an excellent chief
executive and as a large employer of
labor he is notably philanthropic; but
he is a moderate conservative, is quite
wealthy, and his name Is not La
Follette.
Politicians In Wisconsin held that,
besides the great drawing power of
the family name, a big factor in the
La Follette landslide was the drive
made for the factory vote, for Philip
and his campaigners laid particular
stress on unemployment, bringing in
the economic situation in the country
generally. in his factories at the
town tliat bears Ids name Mr. Kohler
has kept his full forces at work on
full time throughout the period of de
pression, but Philip made capital out
of the fact that Kohler in 1928 cam
paigned on the Hoover and prosperity
keynote. The young man seems to
have inherited much of his father's
ability as a political orator and the
labor vote went to him in imposing
numbers. He carried 63 of the 71
counties, and the La Follette group
nominated congressional candidates
in nine of the eleven districts, gaining
one seat.
La Follette is opposed by Charles
E. Hammersley, Democratic nominee,
but in Wisconsin Republican nomina
tion is considered equivalent to elec
tion.
RESULTS of primaries and conven
tions in other states were evi
dently Influenced by the unfavorable
economic and employment conditions,
the new tariff law and dissatisfaction
of the farmers with the doings of the
federal farm board. As for the pro
hibition question, the drys had some
chances to cheer, though leaders of
the wets thought Tuesday was "really
a very damp day." In Massachusetts
William M. Butler, dry, obtained the
Republican senatorial nomination, de
feating Eben S. Draper, a wet; and
the Democrats put up Slarcus A. Cool
idge, wet, for the senate. Delaware
Democrats nominated Thomas F. Bay
ard, wet, to oppose Senator Daniel O.
Hastings, renominated by the Repub
licans. The Republicans of Connecti
cut chose Lieut. Gov. E. E. Rogers, a<
dry, as their candidate for governor
and adopted a platform calling for
restoration of liquor control to the
states. In November Mr. Rogers will
be opposed by Dr. Wilbur L. Cross,
the wet Democratic nominee.
Wets In the Republican party In
New York didn't do so well as they
had expected In the congressional pri
maries, but they did score some
notable victories, and It was certain
there would be a hot flght over the
liquor question In the impending state
convention. United States Attorney
Charles II. Tuttle, leading possibility
for the gubernatorial nomination, cre
ated something of a sensation by re
signing his office and declaring him
self in favor of repeal of the Eighteenth
amendment. Prohibition leaders said
if he were nominated the state Repub
lican dry vote would "just stay at
home" on election day. The liquor
question did not enter into the Demo
cratic primary contests in the Empire
state.
SENATOR NYE's committee on cam
paign expenditures wound up its
hearings in Chicago with several hectic
sessions in the course of which the
chairman denied flatly that the com
mittee or its agents were in any way
responsible for the tapping of Mrs.
Ruth Hanna McCormick's telephone
wires or for other espionage which she '
charges to their account. He there
fore refused to listen formally to her
accusations. However, photographs
showing the wire tapping were shown
the committee by T. B. Thompson,
publisher of a Rockford newspaper
which Mrs. McCormick controls, and
he also managed to get into the rec
ord the charge that this was the work
of the committee or its investigators,
coupled with the warning that the
incident would be kept in the public
mind.
PRESIDENT HOOVER named three
* more men to be members of the
new tariff board. They are Prof. John
Lee Coulter of North Dakota, at pres
ent chief economist of the tariff com
mission, and E. B. Brossard, chairman
of the outgoing board, Republicans;
and Alfred P. Dennis of Maryland,
Democrat.
Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi
indicated that the Democruts would
oppose confirmation of all three, as
well as of Henry P. Fletcher, pre
viously appointed chairman of the
commission. He had nothing to say
against Thomas Walker Page of Vir
ginia, Democrat, also named some
time ago.
SECRETARY of the Interior Wilbur
went out to Nevada and formally
inaugurated work on the $105,000,000
Boulder dam by driving a silver spike
into a tie of the railroad that will he
used to haul material. As he wielded
the sledge he said: "I have the honor
to name this dam after a great engi
neer, who really started this greatest
project of all time?the Hoover dam."
Officials from six Colorado river basin
states?Nevada, California, Colorado,
Utah, New Mexico, and Wyoming?at
tended the ceremony.
Germany, and with it mi the
world, was startled by the re
markable victory won In the parlia
mentary elections by the so-called
Fascists, the reactionaries led by
Adolf Hitler who organized the Ba
varian "putsch" In 1923. When the
votes were counted It was found that
In the new reichstag of 076 deputies
the Hitlerites had captured 107 seats,
making them second only to the So
cialists with 143. The Fascists had
announced they favored a stern dicta
torship, and many of them are really
monarchists. For this reason It wns
suggested they might merge with Dr.
Alfred Hugenberg's Nationalist party.
Such a coalition would have 148 seats
and could claim the task of forming a
new ministry.
The present cabinet unanimously de
cided tbat Chancellor Bruening should
keep office and present his program to
the new reichstag which convenes on
October 13. Bruenlng's Centrist party
has only 68 seats and must rely on
help from the Socialists and some of
the many minor parties, president
Von Hindenburg doesn't wish to let
the Socialists form a cabinet. The
Fascists announced they would adopt
only legal means of obtaining places
In the government
There Is no expectation of a revolu
tionary change In German foreign pol
icies, but France was disturbed by the
Fascist victory and Italy was soma
what elated. The French national
ists foresaw the end of the Locarno
pact and of Hrinnd's policy of con
ciliation with Germany. The Italians
felt strengthened in their military and
other disputes with France, and It was
admitted generally that the result of
the German elections might retard the
disarmament parleys and prolong the
unsettled condition in Europe.
GETTING down to business, the as
sembly of the League of Nations
in plenary session adopted a resolu
tion that a special committee should
be named to study Briand's scheme
for a federation of European states,
and that non-inembers of the League
be asked to assist in/he parleys. The
plan was thus removed from the
agenda of the assembly for one year.
Guatemala, Norway and the Irish
Free State were given seats in the
council, but the request of China for
a re-election to that body was turned
down.
Frank B. Kellogg, former American
secretary of state, was elected to the
World court to fill out the unexpired
term of Charles Evans Hughes. Mr.
Kellogg received 30 votes of the 47
cast. It Is believed he will be chosen
for the full term when the full bench
is elected.
/"OFFICIAL announcements have
been made that the United States.
Great Britain and France would recog
nize the de facto government of Ar
gentina. And the United States also
has accorded recognition to the new
regimes in Peru and Bolivia. Secre
tary of State Stimson said: "In reach
ing the conclusion to accord recogni
tion to these three governments. th??
evidence has satisfied me that these
provisional governments are de facto
in ctyitrol of their respective countries
and that there is no active resistance
to their rule. Each of the present
governments has also made It clear
that it is its intention to fulfill Its
respective international obligations
and to hold in due course elections to
regularize its status."
Yrigoyen, deposed president of Ar
gentina, still held prisoner on a battle
ship, urged his followers to accept the
situation peacefully, and the leaders
of his party signed an agreement to
co-operate with the provisional gov
ernment in keeping peace and order.
Uruguay has severed diplomatic re
lations with Peru, charging the mili
tary junta in control at Lima with
treaty violations and other offenses.
CANADA'S new government, seek
ing relief for unemployment and
business depression, bus put into ef
fect high tariff protection against the
whole world and the United States
in particular. The new schedules
went into effect immediately, hut must
be formally acted on by parliament.
The major tariff increases in the bill
are aimed against farm machinery,
automobile parts, fresh meats, butter,
gasoline, boots and shoes. Iron and
steel, cotton and woolen textiles, ma
chinery and paper. The Jettisoning
of the late Liberal government's coun
tervailing duties against America In
favor of rigid duties of about the
same proportions is but a forerunner.
Premier Bennett said, to complete up
ward tariff revision next session.
MILTON SILLS, one of the best of
our screen actors and also a
veteran of the legitimate stage, was
stricken with hfbrt disease while play
ing tennis and died in his home at
Santa Monica.
Capt. Karl Boy-Ed, who will he re
membered as the naval attache of
the German embassy In Washington
during the first years of the World
war. was killed in Germany by a fall
from his horse. He wus expelled by
the American government for bis
propaganda activities.
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THE BARNYARD
?"Gobble, gobble, gobble," said the
little turkeys. "This Is the time of
the year we begin to be well fed, for
people are thinking that some fine hol
idays will come in a few months.
"Hurrah for Thanksgiving Day and
hurrah for Christmas Day! Gobble,
gobble, gobble."
"I wouldn't be so happy at the
thought of being eaten," said Mrs.
j Goose in her shrill voice.
"We wouldn't expect you to be,"
| said Mr. Turkey. "All the world
knows you're a goose, and we can't
I expect you to know so much about
great matters."
"Now don't be rude to Mrs. Goose,"
said Mr. Gander in a shrill voice.
Both Mr. Gander and Mrs. Goose had
very shrill voices. \
"Ha, ha, gobble, gobble, gobble, gob
ble," laughed the turkeys. "We can't
expect you to know so much about
great matters such as food, or about
any great matters. You're only a
gander."
"Quite as fine to be a gander as
It is to be a turkey," said Mr. Gander
to Mrs. Goose, and she answered:
"Quite. In fact, It is better to be
a gander than a turkey."
Just then old Billy Goat came along.
"What's all the 6hrieking about?"
he asked. "Has th*re been a fuss of
any sort?"
"Only an argument, only an argu
ment, gobble, gobble, gobble," said
the turkeys.
"Only an argument," shrieked Mrs.
Goose, and Mr. Goose added:
"Only an argument. We don't agree
with each other?the turkeys have
auch strange ideas.
"Of course, as they are turkeys It
may be all right, but from our way
"What's All the Shrieking About?"
He Asked.
of looking at it, it is certainly very
queer."
'(?runt, grunt, grunt," said Porky
Pig. "Let's enjoy life while we may.
"Let's enjoy our food and our barn
yard and have a nice, lazy, eating
time."
The other pigs gathered around and
squealed and grunted that they felt
the same way about it. and the tur
keys and the geese laughed.
Perhaps, they decided, after a little
while, the pigs were right.
And at this moment the farmer ar
rived with some food and they all had
a splendid meal.
They didn't argue about the meal.
They all agreed that it was good.
And after it was over they all went
to sleep and had pleasant dreams
dreams of food !
They awoke feeling so refreshed and
so happy and they did not argue again
for quite awhile.
Subtracting Easy
The mind reader, who can fell your
name by merely seeing your Initials
on a paper, has nothing on the person
who Is able to pull this clever subtrac
tion stunt. Itarely can an audience
tell how It Is done, and when you
work It they'll ell think you have a
magical mind.
Show the group you wish to play
the stunt on how they must do their
! subtraction problem. Write a number
on a chart or blackboard and under
neath it the reverse of the number.
It may be anything less than a thou
sand. but should have three digits.
Should the reverse he larger than the
first number, put !t above. At any
rate, subtract the smaller from the
larger.
Then tell each In the group to take
a different number, subtract the re
verse and then tell you the last digit
In the number, which Is the answer.
Von will immediately he able to tell
them the entire answer.
Here is the solution to the trick:
When a reverse number Is subtracted
from Its original the middle digit of
the answer Is alv.vvs nine. The sum
of the first and last digits also is nine.
f;i\en the last number, you can easily
tell by subtracting what the first Is.
Try some numbers and you'll find It
always works.
Memories of (plumbus
in the Nations Capital
L - l''"'< ".J'? ''[
P?intmq by John Var.eJerlyn '"itb? Capitol K?
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?B|Fir?t Picture of
H fKc Discovery in.
By ELMO SCOTT WATSON
y??"V N OCTOBKU 12 we cele
M. ? \ brute the four hundred
MK "n<J thirty-eighth until
, jrr-?' versary uf the landing of
]y{ Christopher Columbus on
????> the shores of the New
innnnri^ wor',,> nni1 ,ns?'ar |,s ||ie
I I SjL daring voyage of this
^JiJl tleuoese sailor led even
* tually to the foundation
of the United States. It Is appropriate
at this time to Inquire bow. In addi
tion to the annual celebration of Land
ing tiny, we honor his memory. What
memorials to Colutnhus, for Instance,
are there In the Capital of the nation
which bears his name In Its personltl
cation of '"Columbus?"
The visitor to Washington, who goes
by train, sees one of the greatest mon
uments ever erected to the memory of
Columbus the moment he steps out of
the Union station there. On the plain
In front of the station Is the nation's
formal tribute to the Itnllnn navigator
?the magnificent Columbus fountain
by Lornilo Tnft. The outstanding fea
ture of the fountain is a stone shaft
about 4.") feet high, surmounted by a
globe which forms the background for
the statue of Colutnhus. who stands
upon the prow of a vessel, with arms
folded in an attitude of meditation.
The figurehead of the ship is n beau
tiful female figure typifying the spirit
of discovery.
fin each jddc of the shaft are mas
sive figures representing the New and
Old worlds. The New world Is an
American Indian, reaching over Ids
shoulder for an arrow from Ids quiver.
The Old world Is typified by a patri
archal Caucasln of heroic mold and
thoughtful mien. The globe ut the top
, of the shaft suggests the Influence of
i Columbus on the growth of man's
knowledge of the shape of the enrth.
It Is supported by four American
eagles, standing at the corners of the
top of the shaft, with wings partly ex
tended. On the rear of the shaft Is a
medallion representing Ferdinand anil
Isabella of Spain, the patrons of C<e
Iambus' voyage of discovery, and the
group of figures Is completed hy two
enormous lions which crouch on ped
estals at the ends of the balustrade.
The plan for erecting this memorial
was started hy s frnternnl order, the
Knights of Cnlumhns, who solicited
contributions from the various coun
cils of the order throughout the coun
try. To the large nmnunt of money
which this organisation raised was
added an appropriation of SlOtl.UOt) hy
congress and the work of erecting the
memorial w-as given to n commission
composed rif the chairman of the sen
ate and house committees on the II
hrnry, the secretary of state, the sec
retary of war nnd the supreme knight
of the Order of the Knights of Colum
bus, The commission selected the
plain In front of the Union station as
the site for the memorial nnd adopted
the design submitted hy Daniel II.
Burnhant, architect of the Union sta
tion nnd member of the National Com
mission of Fine Arts, and I-orndo Tnft,
sculptor, both of Chicago.
The Capitol contains two striking
reminders of Columbus. In the ro
tunda Is the magnificent painting hy
John Vnnderlyn. an American artist
and pupil of fillbert Stuart, which do
plcts "The landing of Columbus."
This picture la so well known that It
needs no further description here. In
the lobby of the senate gallery Is the
Columbus Memorial,in Front of Union Station
painting or another scene in me lire
of Columbus by another American art
ist. It Is "The Keen 11 of Columbus**
by A. (?. Ilenton, a descendant of the
famou painter, Kemhmiidt I'eale.
This painting, completed In 1883 from
studies made In Spain, was sold to
the United States government and
copied by engraving on the fiO-cent
stamp of the Columbian series. Issued
to commemorate the World's Colum
bian exposition at Chicago In 1810.
This painting represents the his
toric scene on the Bridge of Pines,
two leagues from Granada, when Co
lumbus, having been refused the tlnan
ciol aid of King Ferdinand for his ex
pedition, was riding sadly away from
the capital, only to be overtaken by a
messenger from Queen Isabella, who
had decided to give her aid even though
her husband would not. In the pic
ture Columbus, sitting on a little white
mule, lies Just been given the queen's
letter by the richly-dressed messenger
who lias dismounted from his tine
steed and Is housing impressively as
he bands the all-Important document
to the future discoverer of the New
world. It was the turning point in tlie
career of Christopher Columbus und
as such, the preservation of this his
toric scene In a painting deserves a
place among the other pictured "great
moments in American history" which
adorn the walls of the Capitol.
In addition to these memorials to
Columbus in Washington, there Is In
the Library of Congress a collection
of original documents and rare books
relating to the discovery of the New
world which are of almost Incalculable
value and which form the most direct
link of the United States with the
valiant sailor who made It possible
for tills nation to be. They constitute
a unique "literary memorial" to Co
lumbus and the bendliner of thorn all
Is the Columbus Codex which has been
characterized as a "document of the
highest historical Importance and
which will be better appreciated as
time goes on."
To understand the historical Impor
tance of the Codex Is necessary to re
view brofly certain facts about the
stormy life of Columbus, especially
those which brought this document In
to existence.
In 14011, while he was on his third
voyage to America, his enemies at
home In Spain were doing all they
could to bring about his downfall.
They succeeded In turning King Fer
dinand, who from the first had not
been nearly as enthusiastic concern
ing the venture as was his queen, Is
abella, against Columbus. And even
the queen seemed either disinclined to
defend him, or was helpless to do so.
So Columbus, who hud returned in
1403 from his first voyage as a na
tional hero, now came home In Irons
and In disgrace. But almost as soon
as he had arrived. Ferdinand and Is
abella experienced a change of heart.
Columbus was Immediately set free
and received an Invitation to visit the
king and queen, which he did and was
warmly received. lie told the royal
pair of Ids adventures abroad and re
ceived commendation.
However, he was not so successful
in saining restitution nnu propeny 11
which he was entitled. The best ne
was nhle to do was to secure a dec
laration from the throne fixing the ex
tent and manner of restitution. The
result was disappointing. More com
plications continued to pile up.
l)n January 5, 1.102, he called Into
consultation two alcaldes, or cltjrx
Judges, and several notaries. They
drew up and had transcribed a state
ment of file explorer's rights. Several
copies were made, these to be deposit
ed where they could l>e safely pre
served. Thus Columbus hoped to pro
tect himself against his enemies.
Thirty-five documents were included
in litis Codex. They were tlie discov
erer's charter ns an admiral, viceroy
and governor general, his warrant,
granted by Isabella, authorizing him
to c<|uip ships, to share in the ex|?*nse
and profits of the voyage to India, to
adjudicate and distribute lands, and
letters from various dignitaries.
Of the four copies of ihe Codex
made in l.Vrj. three tire known to ex
ist tt>doy. including the one in the pos
session of this country, tine went ;o
the republic of Genoa. Today l! Is
highly treasured by ihe municipality,
being contained in a bronze bust of
Columbus in the municitml palace.
The other cop? was misplaced after
IGTo. Hut in 1SS0 it turned up in
Paris. It is believed to have found
its way there when Napoleon ordered
all archives deposited in the French
capital in 1SK), and documents were
sent from all parts of Europe, lies
tit ution was later made, but the Codex
apparently was overlooked. It is in*
Paris today.
Tire fourth copy, which Is unac
counted for, was on paper rather than
parchment. It went to Don Alonzo
Sanchez de Curvajnl, who soon after
left for llispanlota. The documents
disappeared and may have been de
stroyed, for they have never yet been
brought to light.
The story of how America came into
possession of its copy of the Codex is
a romantic one. In ISIS Edward
Everett, the gifted New England or
ator, was rummaging through an old
book shop in Florence, Italy, when he
came across the manuscript of about
SO pages in characters which a|>
pearetl to be those of Columbus' time.
In 1823, the Codex at Geneva was pub
lished und Everett discovered that the
manuscript in his possession coincided
precisely with those In the Genoese
volume.
After Everett made this statement
in 1824 the manuscript again dropped
from public notice and apparently was
forgotten by all concerned. About
1800, Justin Winsor, engaged in his
monumental "Life of Columbus.**
wrote to Dr. William Everett, whose
father, Edward Everett, had died, ask
ing whether he might Inspect the relic.
Doctor Everett was unable to locate it
at that time, but in 1807 it came to
light in the locked lower part of a
liookcnse. The Codex was finally sold
1 to the Library of Congress by Ib?ctor
Everett for a sum which was nominal
compared with what It would have
commanded In the open market.
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