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' ' 1 The Alamance gleaner VOL. LVI. GRAHAM, N, C., THURSDAY JANUARY 29, 1931. NO. 52. News Review of Current Events the World Over / / ?c Remarkable Report on the Prohibition Problem Made by the Wickersham Commission?J. A. Farrell Says Prosperity Is Coming Back. f . By EDWARD W. PICKARD ^ EITHER drys nor *? ' wets can derive any w h o I e-hearted satisfaction from the report of the Wicker sham law enforcement commission, which was handed to Presi dent Hoover and hy him transmitted to congress. Nor Is It .-oncelvable that the commission Itself can have any groat pride In the bulky document. Gaorga W. Wlckeraham The one wholly honest member ap pears trt be Monte Lemann of New Or leans, who refused to sign the ma jority report The other ten attached their names to It and gave out state ments showing that no one of them agreed with its findings In their en tirety. This majority report Is against re peal of I he Eighteenth amendment, and, admitting that prohibition has not been enforced or observed, recom mends that It be given further trial, with an enlarged force of agents. Re moval of the restrictions on the pre scription of medicinal liquor by phys icians Is advised. If the dry amend ment Is to be revised at all, the com mission Is agreed on certain phrase ology'which would empower congress to deal with the liquor traffic as It sees fit. Modification of the Volstead act so ns to permit the manufacture and sale of light wines and beer Is opposed. In a separate report the plan for revision giving congress the power to regulnte or prohibit the manufacture and sale of liquor was set forth In de tail by Henry W. Anderson of Vir ginia, and It was signed by Commis sioners Anderson, Kenyon, Ixiesch, I'ound, McCorralck and Mackintosh. Statements of the Individual com missioners appended to the general re port showed that of the eleven mem bers. six consider It ivipeless to ex pect that prohibition run lie made to prohibit. Two of tl ese six?former Secretary of War Newton l> Raker of Ohio and Prof. Monte M. I.emann of Tulane university. La.?adturate repeal of the Eighteenth amendment. The other four of these six?Mr. An derson, Ada 1-. Comstock, president of ltadclilfe college; Frank J. Loescb of Chicago, and Dean Koscoe I'ound of Harvard law school?favor Immediate revision of the Eighteenth amendment to confer the power of regulation on congress. Five of the members?Chairman George W. Wlckersham, United States Judges William S. Kenyon. Paul J. McCormlck and William I. Gruhh. and former Chief Justice K. M. Mackin tosh of the Washington Supreme court?stood out for a further trial. Judges Kenyon, Mackintosh and Mc Cormlck said that If the further ex periment failed they would favor adop tion of the Anderson plan of national regulation of liquor. In transmitting the report to con gress, President Hoover said he was In accord with Its stand agHlnst re peal of the dry amendment, and ad ded : "1 do, however, see serious ob jections to, and therefore must not be understood as -ecommendlng the com mission's proposed revision of the Eighteenth amendment which Is sug gested by them for possible consider ation at some future time If the con tinued effort at enforcement should not prove successful." Senator John J. Blaine ot Wiscon sin was quick to Introduce a modifica tion amendment on the general llnea of the plan offered hy Commissioner Anderson hut confining congressional [rower to regulation of liquor traffic. I.Ike the Anderson scheme. It would l?rinlt each state to decide whether It desires prohibit!m or a government controlled liquor supply. STANDING by hi* ? nun lotion thai I the funds of the tied I Gross should he oh H talned hy private S subscription, P r e s I jf dp it Hoover hus m named a committee of 3 leading citizens to I push the drive for stii.iNai.iKK) for the re k lief of the drought ? sufferers. Calvin t'oolldge. his predeces sor. has accepted the Calvin Ceolldga nonorarjr chairmanship of this IxhIjt. and Al Smith, hit opponent hi 1028, la a rice president, as arc John W. Davis, Democratic candl dute for tlie presidency In 1924; (Jen. John J. Pershing, and Abel Davis of Chicago. John Hart on Payne, head of the Ued Cries, is the active chairman of the committee. In a letter to those invited to serve on the committee the President said that "It is essential that we should maintain the sound American tradition and spirit ot voluntary aid in sucli emergency and should not undermine thut spirit which has made our Ited Cross the outstanding guard lun of our people In time of disaster. . . . The American way of meeting such u relief problem lias been through voluntary effort and for many years this effort has been centered in the American Red Cross, created by the people themselves to act in just such emergencies." Business in the United States is now on the upgrade, ihe peak of the finan cial depression was passed before the be ginning of the year, and the prospects for restored Industrial prosperity are good. Such, at least, Is the opinion of .Tames a. Farrell, president of J. A. Parrell me untied amies Steel corporation as expressed In an address to the National Can ners and the National Whole sale Grocers associations In Joint convention In Chicago. He dep recated the suggestions of revision of inter-allied war debts as a measure of relief, and urgea thnt we do the things that we can. "Let us cut down the volume of undigested talk that rarely helps but always hampers,** he said. Granting that unemployment Is con siderable and thai tlie mitlonal In come has been reduced, the steel mag nate contended it was essential for prosperity to maintain the purchasing power of the working classes, adding: "It is my deliberate Judgment thnt a general reduction of wages In this country would set back the impending recovery by at least tw? years." The agricultural situation Mr. Far rell described as a most serious one. But, he said, no lusting gain will be made for agriculture by resort to "quack nostrums and unsound eco nomics." P KICKS of bread, sugar and other foodstuffs ore being Investigated, on order of the senate, by ?n agricultural subcoui mlttee of' which Sen ator Arthur Capper of Kansas is chair man. Senators Wag ner of New York and Krookhnrt of Iowu. who were the authors of the resolution call 8en. Capper Ing for the Inquiry, first appeared he fore the committee and explained their views and their reasons for thinking current prices to be excessive. Afterwards representatives of the hlg hread baking companies and other tradesmen were called In to tell the facts as they see them and to Justify, If they could, the maintenance of pres ent prices of breud In view of the low price of wheat. Obstructionist tactics in the senate delayed the Interior de partment hill, to wblcb had been ap pended the *23,<XX,U0U appropriation for the Red Cross for food but the measure was passed. The senate also had further relief plans. The agri culture committee approved a measure to donate 20,000,0(10 bushels of farm board wheat to feed the hungry, the cost of the grain to be credited to the board's revolving fund; and the appropriation committee added to a pending deficiency bill *20,000,000 for Immediate public Improvements. Wet members of the house engaged In a filibuster against prohibition en forcement appropriations, attacking especially funds for employment of Informers, for purchase of liquor evidence and for tapping the telephone wires of suspected law violators. El.ItJU ROOT appeared before the senate foreign relations committee and eloquently defended the protocols for American adherence to tbe World court which he negotiated. Uls argu ments were forcible end hie replies te questions seemed adequate. but bis address did not appear to have much effect on Senators Borah. Moses and Johnson, members of the committee and opponents of adherence even with the senate's reservations. KEEP away from Las Vegas, Is the warning to JoLless workers who seek employment on the Boulder dam project given out by Labor, the official orgun of railroad labor organizations. The puper says: "Despite the fact that contracts on , the $105,000,000 government project have not been awarded, Las Vegas has been flooded with thousands of Job less und destitute men. Hundreds of these unfortunate Job seekers were deceived by roseate reports circulated by unscro;H4lous employment agencies. In the opinion of Francis I. Jones, gen eral director of the United States em ployment service. "Cnpt. Robert M. Griffin of the Sal vation army at I-as Vegas recently declared that Las Vegas has the long est bread line In the United States, according to population. More than 7,000 Jobless workers were given aid by the Salvation army In one mouth. Captain Griffin reports." PACIFISTS find ad * vocates of ade quate national defense caine together In Washington In the sixth national con ference on the cause and cure of war. The big t.ieetlng was at tended by more than UUO delegates from 44 states, and was held under the auspices of 11 national women's organizations whose Admiral Mark Bristol aim in tms respect is iu tuur ^ plete the demobilization of what they call "the war machine.** On* of the speakers on the program was Hear i Admiral Mark Bristol, chairman i of the executive committee of the navy general board; und his urgu- j tnents for defense were ably seconded i by Admiral William V. Pratt, chief of naval operations and Kdward P. i Warner, former assistant secretary of the navy in charge of aeronautics." 1 Among the pacifist speakers were Miss Jane Addams of the International League for Peace and Freedom, and i Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt. DISPATCHES from Geneva say that the centrpl opium board of the league of Nafions was compelled, by objections from representatives of l France nnd Yugoslavia, to delete from I Its report cajstic criticism of the i "abnormal** narcotics consumption in > Japan and France, the Inference be* | Ing that drugs supposedly for medical ! purposes had escaped from regu lar channels and been mad* available to the illicit dojfe dealers. The ex purgated report read to the league council merely mentioned "certain countries.*' but at the same time un folded to the council the fact that seizures of opium Illicitly transported were now In tons where heretofore they had been In juncec. The league commission to study Briand's United States of Europe scheme decided, after u warm debate, to invite Itussia, Turkey and Iceland to participate In the discussions < ' the economic phases of the plan when it Is taken up again probably next May. PAUL VON UIN denhurg, president of the German repub lie. was the chief tig ure In the enthuslns tic celebration of the sixtieth anniversary of German unity; anil the elghty-three-yenr old warrior seemed almost as vigorous as he must have been on January 18, 1871. when as a lieutenant he stood In the Hall President Voi? Hindenburg or Mirrors a( Versailles and near a Klsmarck proclaim the federated state of German;' an empire. The ceremonies In Berlin opened a It h a solemn assembly of sll mem bers of the government In the relch stag where Ohnncellor Hruenlng mad* an appeal for mutual understanding and repeated Bismarck's pledge lhat the notion would seek wealth through peace, not war. Then President ma lllndenburg attended a reunion In the Berlin Sportpalast where ahont IL'.iaO former officers and soldiers gathered. HAVING adopted a skeletonised plan for giving India domlnloa status, the round table conference la London adjourned with most of the delegates satisfied. However, the Gandhi adherents In India are not at all (i I eased with the scheme and Its mediately began attacking It In various ways. National congress newspapers denounce It as a system of minus, tinged Independence designed to pro vide safeguards for Great Britain. (A I til. Waatara Nawapspar Unlaw I ?? THE LITTLE BOY "In yonder house," commenced Mr. Sun, nodding his bead In a certain dlrprtlon. no the '' sun In that dlrec ' tlon seemed to be ^ growing warmer, ?. "In that house," a he repeated, "there ' lives a little boy." "Well," said the v Sun Rays, "There Is nothing so very Astonishing In that, is there?" "There are so many little boys In many bouses, and they aren't \ considered so very 5 unusual?that Is, | there are lots of ?thenr. In Yonder House. "Oh, no," said the Sun, "but I really have aomethlng quite fine to tell you." "For over two weeks that little boy has followed me around," the Sun ?aid. "What: Whatever do you mean?" isked the Sun Kays. "He has been III. He has had a very, very, bad cold. Oh, he has been quite wretched and he has not felt Ike doing anything. "A little boy Is pretty ? 111 when be doesn't feel like doing anything and wants to stay quiet." "That's true," said the Sun Rays. How often they had seen small boys scampering and playlDg, and some times they liad danced, too, for Joy. Yes, It was true, a little boy felt pretty 111 when be did not feel like doing anything. "Tlie doctor comes every, day," con tinued the Sun. "Sometimes he comes twice a day, and oncer he came three times. "But every time be comes he tells the little boy always to sit In the sun. "And he has been following me around. When I am sbtolng Into one window In the mornlngi there I see the little boy sitting by the window. "In the afternoon when I choose an entirely different part of the house for shining In the windows, there Is the little boy again. "And for two weeks he has been doing this. Just following me around ! "I do feel so honoral. And you, my good Sun Ray children, you should reel nonoreu, iw. "We do," eaiil " the Sun Hays. "Listen now!" said the Snn. And they all stopped ? talking to listen. There was the 4 little boy sitting " by the window. < and hy him 8tood his mother and a big man with a ' low voice. / The man was ^ carrying a little black satchel and \ he was talking. J "Well, how are s yon today, my bovT' ne asKeu. sitting oy xnm "Oh, much strong- Window, er and better," said the boy. "I almost feel like go ing put again." "You'll be able to now In a very few days," the doctor said "Oh, doctor," aald the mother, "you have saved my little boy's life. "He was so 111, but he is really get ting well now." The doctor shook his head. "I wasn't the one who saved him," the doctor answered. "It was the Sun." And the Sun beamed and nhone more than ever, and the Sun Itays danced for joy. great Joy. How happy they all were t RIDDLES 1 Have you ever tried making up rid dles of your own? They aren't easy, but sometimes boys and girls think of some good ones. Try It some time when your brain Is working excep tionally well. L When did Washington first take a carriage? ? ? ? 2. Why la a rich farmer like a man with bad teeth? ? ? ? 8. Why Is a child with a cold In Its head like a February blizzard? ? ? ? 4. Why la a college student like a thermometer? ? ? ? 8. When a young man calls upon hla sweetheart what should he carry with him? Palace to Be the American Embassy in Berlin "f. : ^ View of Blucher palace In Berlin, which will be occupied shortly by the American embassy. Charge Murders To Kid Bandits Kansas City Police Round Up Gang of Fiendish Youngsters. Kansas City. Mo.?An underworld of youngsters, callow hoys nnd flighty girls of from fourteen to nineteen years old. In the Rosedale district. Knnsns City, Knn., furnished the lat est amazing segment of a murder trail first scented hy the police six weeks ago. This trail has Included perhaps six murders. Five hoys have heen sen tenced to the reformatory. Another hoy member was killed accidentally. The seventeen-year-old leader now ad mits a Knnsns murder and Is accused with a hoy partner of the William II. Price murder here. Two fourteen year-old girls were arrested with this pair. Then another hoy nnd three other girls were arrested In Rosedale. and still another hoy was sought as members of the gang or as acquaint ances of members of the gang. Parents Pray for Leader. The lender. Rverett linldlmnn. has parents and a sister who tell of hav ing prayed for his Christian conver sion. Ilaldlmnn nnd Willis Harley, both seventeen years old. admit the murder of a filling station operator at Tyro. Kan., early In December, nnd are In Jail at Independence. Kan., un der this charge. They are accused hy Fern McNnhh. fourteen-year-old Kan sas City (Knn.) girl nssoclnte. as the murderers here November 20 of Price, a hnkerv wagon driver. A second girl, Aletha Rush, fifteen. Slonx City. Iowa, was arrested with ITfllitlinun nntl llnrtov The wonder Is that this child un derworld hns reslsfed nrrest so long. Accident and coincidence helped the police. Kxcept when hopelessly sur rounded with evidence nnd under nr rest. none of the scattered members hns talked. Even after the police had the names of the gang. they sought futfleJy for weeks to And them or link them with contemporary crime. Accused of Other Murders. Some of the other murders for which suspicion points to the gang, according to R. H. Thurman. chief of detectives, are the slaying May 10 of Irving Mnllln. fruit store operator; Vincent Weber, deaf mute, slain Au gust l.r?, and John 1C. Ramsden, slain August 18. It hns been difficult to trace the perpetrators of these murders, be cause few witnesses could agree as to their description. Now the police know Haldlmnn nnd his associates osed make-up nnd cork lo change their appearance. The Mnllln murderer looked like a negro to one witness, but another was certain the slayer had a j white man's hair. The Weber slayer ? looked both young or old to different witnesses; something about his face defied description. The police now bcJIeve the slayer was made up. One man has been tried and acquitted in this case, the identifications not be ing accepted by the Jury. It Is quite plain that the victims have been slain because they thought their assailant was bluffing them; he was young and harmless looking. Yet he shot at the first sign of resistance, and lie shot straight. That picture fits Ilaldiman. Kefir of the rope in Missouri is all that led Haldiman to admit the Tyro crime, Chief Thurman says. R. R. Battles State for Oil Drilling Rights Austin. Texas.?How far down the right of way or a railroad extends is the problem put up to Texas courts in a suit filed here by the state against the Texas and Pacific railway. The road Is sinking oil wells on the right of way, proposing to use the oil for fuei. Attorney fleneral R. h. Rohhitt contends that the minerals under the surface belong to the state. The suit Involves the rights in a tract '200 feet wide and ten miles Jong in Ward county. The railroad was granted this 200 feet R0 years ago. Discovery of oil nearby has brought it Into controversy. Texas \tng seeking railroads a half century ago. A law was passed giv ing railroads n 200-foot right of way and the right to use "any earth, tim ber. stone, or other material ui>on any such land necessary to the construe % . . 11 | Motorist Receives | His Dollar Fine Back % Goshen, N. Y.?The dollar fine ? i which wns levied on Jiaepb ] | ? Gib'sms in City court was re- i i ; 'urne.l 10 him when Countj j [ ? Court Judge Itussell Wiggins re- < ^ versed the deHsion. I Gibbon* was charged with ?> passing a stop sign ar a street.|i ? Intersection. ][ tion and operation of its railroad through or over the land." The railroad claims that taking oQ from the right of way and using It In operating the road Is within the terms of the grant. Camel Bones Found in Nevada Gravel Lovelock. Nev.?The bones of an cient camels have been discovered la Perth gravel pit. four miles west of here. Bones found by local residents were submitted to Dr. It. A. Stirton, paleon tologist of the University of California, who reported, "Your s|>ecimen. which was reoeixed u few days ago. repre sents the sacral vertebrae of an artlb dnctyl and referable to the camel hlae," which means they are camel bones. Padded Spurs Used in Cock Fight in Tulsa Tulsa. Okla.?The latest Innovation In sporting circles here Is the **pad ded spur c??ck fight." To aid unem ployed of the city a veterans' organi zation staged a series of cock fights recently. The spurs were sheathed In tiny "boxing gloves." a number of prize ctxks from Spain. South Amer ica and die British West Indies were brought to Tulsa for the events. The show wus conducted along the lines of a boxing exhibition. Culbertson, National Auction Champion Ely Cif bertson has Just won the Vanderbllt national championship trophy at auction whist, and holds the amazing record of winning all major events Of the vein lfi America and England, lie Is shown here with his trophy. 150 Doctors See Glass * Taken From Body ? New Orleans.?A remarkable 1 operation wo* revealed here j I when Dr. D. L. Watson admit- I ted that he removed from the j stomach of Dorothy Wahl, nine- | teen, of Key West, Fla? a piece j of glass two and one-half Inches j long which had been In her body 5 for 11 years. Fifty doctors witnessed the 9 operation. ?;
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