The Alamance gleaner
VOL. LVII. GRAHAM, N, C., THURSDAY FEBRUARY 12, 1931. NO. 2.
News Review of Current
Events the World Over
Congress and Administration Reach a Compromise Over
Relief Appropriations?Terrible Earth
quake in Ncfw Zealand.
By EDWARD W. PICKARD
COMPROMISE on
the drought relief
program was reached
by the Republican
and Democratic lead
ers in congress after
days of argument, re
crlmination and
threat. The settle
ment of the dispute
was virtually a victo
ry for President Hoo
ver over those who
had insisted that the
Rep. TMaon
government should adopt what would
be really the dole principle in reliev
ing the distress of the people. Unless
radical Republicans carry on a fili
buster against regular appropriation
bills, the danger of a special session
?eems to be passed.
Under the compromise there will be
a broadening of the credit machinery
set up for the drought area. The sum
of $20,000,000 will be added to the
$45,000,000 already appropriated. The
money will not be available for char
ity, but will be loaned to individuals
or to agricultural credit corporations
and secured by liens on crops or oth
er security.
The loans may be used for "agri
cultural rehabilitation" In addition to
?eed, feed and fertilizer, to which the
money provided by the original act
was limited. Under the guise of "agri
cultural rehabilitation" some of the
money may be used by farmers for
food und clothing, but It will not be
intended as chnrity or as a dole.
The plan was Incorporated In an
amendment to the senate's amend
ment to the Interior department appro
priation bill appropriating $25,000,000
for the purchase of food and medical
supplies and for other forms of relief.
The $25,000,000 amendment was re
jected by the house, after which the
bill was sent to conference. The pro
cedure will be for the conferees of the
senate and house to offer the com
promise as a substitute for the senate
amendment. Technically the con
ferees will report a disagreement.
Representative L. C. Cramton of Mich
igan then will move in the house that
the substitute amendment be accepted.
This will be followed by its acceptance
by the senate.
The final touches on the agreement
were given at conferences partici
pated in by Senator James E. Watson
of Indiana, majority leader of the
senate; Senator Charles L. McNary of
Oregon, assistant majority leader;
Speaker Longworth, and Representa
tive John Q. Tilson of Connecticut.
Another compromise, also acceptable
to the administration, was in prospect
'n the matter of soldiers' bonus legis
lation. The house ways and means
committee planned to report a bill In
creasing borrowing privileges for
World war veterans holding bonus cer
tificates, from 22 per cent, as at pres
ent, to 50 per cent of their face value.
This was the suggestion of Owen D.
Toung and apparently was approved
by Secretary of the Treasury Mellon.
It was estimated that the cost to the
government would be upwards of
$500,000,000.
r\ F F I CI A L an
nounoement was
made In Washington
that the administra
tion of the Virgin Is
lands was being trans
ferred from naval to
civilian rule. Soon
afterward President
Hoover appointed
Paul Martin Pearson
of Swarthmore, Penn
sylvania, to be the
first civilian governor
of the territory. Mr.
Paul M.
Pearson
Pearson Is well known as an eoucntor.
lecturer and author. Is a native of Illi
nois and Is flfty-nlne years old. The
Virgin Islands were purchased from
Denmark In March, 1017. and since
then have been under the control of
the Navy department. Capt. W. Evans
was the last naval governor.
D El'EATED earthquake shocks of
** great severity wrought havoc In
the Hawke's bay province of the North
Islnnd of New Zealand, and were fol
lowed by conflagrations and tidal
waves that added to the destruction.
The large towns of Napier and Hast
ings and -at least three other towns
were virtually ruined. The number of
the dead will not be known for some
time, hot It probably Is nearly a thou
sand. Other thousands of persons
were Injured. All means of rommunl
r cation In the stricken area were da
stroyed and the only news reached
I
Wellington nnd the outside world from
Bhip wireless station- and eyewitnesses
who had tied from the scene.
At Napier, the c< pltnl of the prov
ince, which has a population of 20,000,
all the stone and brick buildings fell
with a terrltlc roar, oil tanks exploded,
nnd dames consumed most of the re
maining structures. Bluff hill, which
stood high above the city, collapsed
and toppled into the sea, and the bot
tom of the harbor rose 18 feet, the
anchorage pool becoming an Island.
Hastings, a plains town 12 miles from
Napier, where most of the buildings
were of wood, wan razed by temblors
and fire. The hospital and nurses'
home collapsed on the Inmates. The
towns of Walroa, Walpikuron and
Walpnwa also were wrecked.
The Hawke's bay province Is a rich
agricultural, pastoral and fruit district
andlias, at Walkaremoann, one of New
Zealand's largest hydro-electric devel
opments. Napier, which Is 210 miles
northeast of Wellington, is an Impor
tant export and manufacturing city.
Martial law was proclaimed for the
ravaged district, and the immediate
evacuation of Napier was ordered by
the authorities because of the danger
of an epidemic. The city's water and
drainage systems were entirely de
stroyed. Several British cruisers
reached Napier harbor and Commodore
Bloke took charge of relief measures.
Other vessels carried many refugees
to Auckland. Property dnmage In the
Napier area alone was estimated at
$10,000,000.
NE of those fa
nious leaky con
fresslonni trunk crises
that amused the coun
try some time ago |?
going to get a further
alr.ng. Justice Joslah
Van Orsdel of the Dls
trlct of Columblu
Court of Appeals has
made a ruling that,
Representative E d
wnrd E. Denlson of
Illinois must go to
E. E. Denlion
trial on an Indictment charging him
with Illegal possession of liquor In his
office on Capitol Hill.
Representative Denlson was In
dicted by the district grand Jury on
November ID. 1929, eleven months aft
er a leaking suitcase addressed to
him was discovered by federal agents
In the union station in Washington.
An investigation led to the discovery
of a trunk containing liquor in Mr.
Denlson's office, and In spite of the
representative's assertion that both
the trunk and suitcase were mistaken
ly delivered to him. an indictment was
brought.
PRESIDENT HOO\ER was advised
by R. C. Stephenson of South
Bend, Ind.. president of the American
Banker's association, that business
conditions are improving In all parts
of the country and should continue to
get better during the rest of the
year. Mr. Stephenson expressed the
opinion that the business depression
struck bottom on December 20. and
that conditions have been on the up
grade since that time. He said also
that If there were less talk of unem
ployment those wiio are employed
would spend more
WHEN MaJ. Gen.
Smedley D. But
ler <>s I'hlladelphla's
director of public
safety six year* ago
he naturally made en
emies of a number of
bootleggers. It la re
ported that one of
these disgruntled In
dividuals first railed
the attention of tbe
Italian government to
the general's speech
General Butler
In which Premier Mussolini wm de
pleted a* a hit and run motorist and
which la causing the gallant marine
so mnch trouble.
General Butler will go on trial be
fore a court-martial board In Phila
delphia February 10. and the public
will be admitted to the proceedings.
Meanwhile he la tree to go where he
pleaaea In preparing hla defense. He
has engaged Roland Morris, former
ambassador to Japan and a prominent
Pennsylvania Democrat, as bla chief
counsel. Mr. Morris la assisted by
MaJ. Henry Leonard, Col. A. M. Hold
ing and Col. Jesse F. Dyer. From
close friends of Butler It was learned
that he will argue that the Mussolini
story was simply an Illustration, used
(
In a military preparedness speech. It
will be urged that no offense against
the Italian premier was Intended.
BISHOP JAMKS CANNON. JR.. ap
pea red In Washington before
twelve traveling elders of the Meth
odist church. South, to answer to
grave charges the exact nature of
which was not made public. If the
elders And the ncrusuttons have suf- 1
ftclent merit, they will order a trial
which will he held at the next general
conference of the church in 1It34. The
bishop, who Is undergoing treatment
at a hospital for arthritis, waa accom
panied l?y two of his sons.
I
For. some yenrs I
Mrs. Mary lien- (
derson. ninety ? yen r- |
old social leader In
Washington, wealthy
widow of John It.
Henderson who was a
senator from Missouri. <
has grieved because
Uncle Sam does not
provide a residence
for the Vice Presi
dent. She has made
several attempts to
remedy this at her
Mrs. Mary
Henderson
own expense, once offering a fine house
when Calvin Coolldge was Vice Presi
dent. Its upkeep was too expensive
and he declined. Now Mrs. Henderson
Is trying again, offering to present to
the government a handsome residence
valued at something like $300,000 and
situated on one of the exclusive streets
of the Capital city.
At the writing congress had not de
cided whether or not to accept the
gift, hut Mrs. Henderson's grand
daughter, Mrs. Beatrice Wholean, has
asked the District of Columbia Su
preme court to prevent the aged lady
from disposing of any of the real
estate belonging to the estates of her
former husband and son. According
to Mrs. Wholean. her grandmother Is
mentally Incompetent properly to per- i
form her duties and functions as
trustee under the wills of her hus
band and son, and her removal as
trustee is asked.
FOR the second time the senate
voted on the appointments of
Smith. Garsnud and Draper as mem
bers of the power commission, and
the Democra lie-radical Republican
coalition rejected Smith by a vote
of 40 to .'13. The two others, however,
were confirmed. The administration
considers all three are legally mem
bers of the commission. The leaders
o' the coalition irad that this latest
action perfects the senute's record In
case the matter Is taken Into court.
C A MICRON M O It
rison. appointed
recently to succeed the
Inte Lee S. Overman
as senator from North
Carolina, disregarding
the senate tradition
that new members
must sit silent for
months, arose to
warn his fellow Dem
ocrats that the De
mocracy of the South
would not submit to
8sn. Morrison
the wet wing of the pnrty. and to call
for the appearance of a dry leader for
the party. Said he:
MI am a party Democrat And I
am also a dry. I believe that millions
of Democrats in this country feel as I
do. If the great city organizations in
array against the Eighteenth amend
ment seek to capture the Democratic
party and put a wet plank In ItR plat
form they will 1nl us resisting. We
will not he driver, out of the party,
neither will he submit to such domi
nation. They will i.ever override our
consciences on that matter or forc?*
us to bow to party decree.**
BY NO means satisfied with the
prospects for self rule In India
held out by the British government j
and the plans devised by the round j
table conference. Mahatrna Gandhi j
and his lieutenants have decided that
their campaign ot civil disobedience I
shall be continued. A resolution to !
this effect was adopted at a meeting I
of the working committee of the All- |
India National congress, the members j
of which were released from Jail when |
Gandhi was set free. It looks now as j
if they and the "holy man" will be In '
durance again before long. The No- |
tionalists derided that all political I
prisoners must be freed before they J
will treat with the government, and j
that meanwhile the picketing of for
eign cloth, narcotic and liquor shops I
and the illegal making of salt shall j
he continued.
GERMANY'S big flying ship, the
DO-X, which Is on Its way to
South America, made the first Jump j
from Spain to the Canary Islands ,
without mishap, but in attempting to
take off for the Cape Verde islands
It was damaged by a wave. Repairs, It
was believed, woold take at least two
weeka aa It was necessary to get new
parte from Germany
<e IMl. Wwcara Ni?iwp*r Uaiaa.)
Big Market for
Corn Opened Up
ft
Lifting Restrictions on Use
of Dextrose Solves Sur
plus Crop Problem.
New York.?That decidedly larger
quantities of rettned corn sugar will
be produced and that many more mil
lions of bushels of corn will conse
quently be used In 11)31 than In any
previous year In the history of the re
fined corn sugar trade Is the predic
tion of experts as a result of Secre
tary of Agriculture Hyde's recent rul
ing In which he placed a new admin
istrative Interpretation on the federal
food definitions which for twenty-live
years have restricted the uses of re
fined corn sugar as an Ingredient In
the preparation and packing of food
products.
Of the total annual corn crop of ap
proximately 2,7fK),U00.000 bushels,
about 273,000,000 bushels, representing
10 per cent, goes to the primary or
"cash" markets. Thus the price of
corn Is based not on the whole crop
but on the small percentage that finds
Its way to Immediate cash channels.
Better Prices for Corn.
Under Mr. Hyde's ruling, almost Im
mediately this "cash corn" will be In
creased according to the most con
servative estimates by 20.000.000 bush
els. It can readily be seen that this
Increased demand for corn by Indus
try will result In better prices for
"cash corn" and will be reflected In
better prices for corn for all purposes.
It is also further pointed out that
with the stigma officially removed from
the uses of refined corn sugar (dex
trose) In the manufacture of confec
tions, preserves, and the Innumerable
canned products, the demand for In
dustrial purposes may grow to the
extent that the United States will no
longer have a surplus corn crop, and
the problems of export will solve
themselves.
The average number of bushels of
corn which have gone directly Into
the manufacture of refined corn sugar
for the past several years Is estimated
at 3.G30.000 bushels. This has been
converted Into 130,000,000 pounds of
dextrose. Under the new decision,
com products officials declare, the de
mand for refined com sugar may be
Increased 400 per cent and that the
next year may see the production of
520,000,000 pounds. Accordingly, as a
means of relief to the farmers through
out the corn belt, Mr. Hyde's action
will he far-reaching In Its efrects.
Enlarge Production Facilities.
Shortly after the announcement of
the removal of the restriction, officials
of the larger refineries took steps to
ward planning the enlargement of the
productive facilities. This entails
new building plans over a period of
time, the extension of equipment and
additional employment, thus bringing
prosperity of a substantial charucter
to the districts In which the refineries
are located.
The governors of seven states In the
com belt have already signified their
commendation of Secretary Hyde's rul
ing In officially removing the stigma
which has been placed on refined com
sugar and thereby permitting corn
farmers u Just ass'stance In times of
temporary depression. They are Gov.
Henry S. Caulfield of Missouri, Gov.
Clyde M. Reed of Kansas, Gov. Harry
G. Leslie of Indiana, Gov. Arthur J.
Weaver of Nebraska, Gov. Louis L.
Emmerson of Illinois, Gov. John G.
Richards of South Carolina and Gov.
John Hnmmlll of Iowa.
Forger Operates in Cell;
Suspend Prison Guards
Thoinaston, Mulrr.'.?Three guards
In the state prison here have been
suspended as a result of the discov
ery that Joseph Maltais, noted forger
of New Hnni|>shire. who Is doing a
four-year term for forgery, has been
conducting a wholesale forgery busi
ness while behind the bars. Maltais
flooded seaboard cities with letters or
dering goods to he delivered to the
prison. A Philadelphia firm, Stearns
and company, delivered some rugs and
chairs to an astounded fellow convict
of Maltais r.n one of Maltais' clever
orders. The guards say they have been
Innocent dupes. They have relayed
Maltais' letters along. The police say
that during his career, "inside and
outside," Maltais has collected $UO,OOU
on forged orders.
Hunter Tells of Being
Treed by Bear Family
Berwick, Pa.?William Temple, vet
eran Benton hunter, returned front the
woods with a bear story hy which he
stands firm In guaranteeing the au
thentlcity.
Temple said that while hunting on
North mountain he stepped Into a
clearing Just ns four bears, two adults
and two cubs, appeared. The larger
bears charged, he said, und he fired,
killing one of them.
The other bear continued on, step
ping over the body of Its comrade, to
pursue Temple, who took refuge In a
tree. The bear and the cubs stood
guard around the tree until dark, when
they disappeared.
Virginians Will Erect
- Monument to Cornwallis
Richmond, Va.?A memorial to Lord
Cornwallis, commander of the defeat
ed British army, will he unveiled next
year at the celebration commemorat
ing the one hundred fiftieth anniver
sary of the American victory at York
town.
I School Boy Kills |
.? Bandit With Stone
X Seattle. Wash. ? A stone X
y thrown hy a schoolboy, Irving J*
X Stanb. seventeen, Unused the X
% death of Dan Bunker, one of two %
X bandits who held up a store J.
A here.
X As the men left the store. A
/ Stanb hurled the stone, hitting f
X Bunker In the head. The other X
? man escaped. X
ERIKSON MEMORIAL
The Norwegian National league ha?
completed plana to erect a S400.UUU
memorial In Chicago to Lief Erikson.
It will consist of two obelisks, IJ7 feet
high, flanking the bronze figure of
Lief Erikson, 18 feet high, shown (
above.
Hospital to "Brand"
Babies With Sun Lamp
Newark. N. J.?Beth Israel hospital.
Newark, adopted an entirely new sys
tem for the Identification of hnhief
born in the Institution. A few minutes
after the child has been horn, a sten
cii containing the initials of the moth
er will he placed on an arm of both
the mother and child and will he sun
burned onto flie skin by exposure to
an ultraviolet ray latnp. The hospital
considers the method a perfectly harm
less and satisfactory scheme.
The slightly red initials wllj re
main visible for ten days and If ttie
patients are placed in n dark room the
letters may he detected for several
weeks longer Or. Paul Keller of the
hospital sti.ff developed the system.
Professor Deciphers
Puzzling Inscription
Dighton. Mass.?Miquel Corte Ileal,
Portuguese explorer, landed here In
1.102 and lived in this vicinity until
1.111, according to an Inscription on
Dighton Bock, recently deciphered by
Professor Delahnrre of Brown univer
sity.
The import of the Inscription had
been a mystery for more than four
centuries.
To commemorate the landing. Dr.
Ollbert Marques of New York, took
two small cedar chests full of dirt
from near Dighton Bock for prcsenta
tlon to the (leogrnphlc Society of
Lisbon. Portugal, and the Corte Real
museum at Tercerln, In the Azores.
Man Pays 35-Year-Old
Meat Bill With Interest
Sprlnglleld, M?.-The McCoy broth
ers are hailing one man as the origi
nal honest man. They recount the
story of how, thirty-live years ago, a
man entered their meat market and
ordered $4.45 worth of meat on credit.
He failed to pay the hill. Just the
other day the same man walked In
and asked for a hill. Old ledgers were
dug out and a hill was given him. He
paid It with Interest.
Anchorage of the Hudson River Bridge
.la* I 'WWHBBI
The ea?t or New tork anchorage of the irjjeatlc new Hudaon river bridge, which connect* the statea of New
Jerae; and New Tork, at teen from the top of the bridge tower.
P Daddy's
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Fairy Tale
^.WARY GRAHAM BONNER
? ? carr*c?tT m wnium mwtifu uanow ?
GNOMES' PARTY
"We are (tiring a chariot race en
tertainment," said Peter Gnome to
Witty Witch, "for
Dur friends and
cousins, the Bogey
family.
"Will you come
und tell us some of
your wonderful sto
ries after we hare
had the race?"
"I will be de
lighted to come,"
said Witty Witch,
and then Peter
Gnome Invited Mr.
Giant and many
other friends and
they all accepted
with pleasure.
?Then Its all
settled," said Pe
ter Gnome. "This
afternoon at three
"Will You Comer
?'clock. That will be the hoar when
he party will commence."
Three o'clock is an boor when the
airies, gnomes, brownies and elves
>ften start their parties.
At three o'clock promptly the char
ot race began. Oh. how thrilling were
he races, for nothing is quite so ex
iting as a chariot race.
They all took part In It and the
voods were filled with chariots.
You see. in Fairyland, they can do
jo much. When trees got in their way
hey Just Jumped over the trees.
Two gnomes were In one chariot On
heir heads were green wreaths of
)ine needles and their reins were
nade of green and gold ribbons.
Next came the fairies in white, with
vhite and silver ribbons for reins.
The elves wore bright red costumes,
?ed wreaths and red berries.
The brownies were in deep brown
relvet, with brown oak leaves around
heir heads, and reins of brown with
folden bells which tinkled so cheer
fully. ?
Other gnomes, of course, took part,
>esides the two who were starting
)ff the races.
The bogey family sat in a gallery
made through riie woods. Mr. Giant
was at one ena and Witty Witch at
Ihe other.
The bogey cousins were delighted
with the races and at times almost
fell over with excitement.
Hut Mr. Giant stretched out his long
arm, which held them all back, for
his arm reached all along the line
where the bogey family snt
After the chariot race was over one
final race was to take place between
the two who had been In the lead.
Two of the brownies and two of
the elves were chosen.
They started off after Mr. Giant had
blown a big whistle. But what do you
think happened?
You can never guess, so I'll have
to tell you. The bottom of the char
lot In which the brownies were riding
fell out, and they had to run along
with the rest of the chariot and Just
behind the ponies which had been pull
ing the chariot.
Of course, the ponies never stopped
to turn around to see If the brownlea
were all right, and they did not know
that the bottom of that chariot had
fallen out.
But the others all thought It was
one of the funniest things they had
ever seen.
Naturally, the elves won the race,
but when they saw that the brownies
had kept up, even
though the bottom ^
of their chariot had ?
fallen out. they i
? a 1d that they ;
should he given the
prize.
Mr. Giant, how- -
ever, gave them all
prizes of fine sticks :
made out of birch
bark, which would
be useful ^when the
early spring came
along, and they all
wanted to take i
spring walks.
Then Witty
Witch told stories
and she told them
all what they al
ready knew, too?
what a fine family
the bogey family
Mr. Giant Wu at
On* End.
was and how meaD and unfair it was
when grown-ups said bogeys would
eateb children and were mean.
They all agreed to that and the
bogey family was Indeed happy to
have the truth told about them.
THE RIDDLE BOX
1. What la the difference between 'f
a man atrnck with amazement and a
leopard'* tail? j
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