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The Alamance gleaner - VOL. LVIL GRAHAM, N, C., THURSDAY APRIL 2, 1931. . NO. 9. ? - News Review of Current Events the World Over Farm Board to Abandon Efforts to Stabilize Wheat Prices -?Austro-German Customs Union Stirs Protests. By EDWARD W. PICKARD NO MORK attempts to stabilize the price of wheat by large purchases on the open market will he made under the aus pices of the federal farm hoard after the ID.1t) crop Is marketed, which probably will he done by May 31. . This was the an nouucement of the 8am H. board, whose n e w Thompson chairman. James C. Stone, and new member, Sain II. Thompson of Illinois, have lust taken office. In making Its decision known, the bonrA pointed to its past pur chases of large wheat stocks and as serted that "it cannot'indefinitely buy more than it sells nor Indefinitely hold whut It lias bought." Farmers must know, the board continued, that "It cannot follow a regular policy of buy ing at prices above the market and selling below cost." No definite sales policy for Its pres ent big wheat holdings was announced by the hoard. There were Indications, however, that should the farmers dls play a tendency to help themselves by restricting wheat acreage, the dis posal of the 1030 crop holdings would be spread over a long period and sold slowly. In the market the Immediate effect of the announcement was of course a sharp break In prices. On the Chicago Hoard of Trade wheat deferred fu tures reached the lowest level, since 1895. July touched 59% and Septem ber went down to 00 cents. There was quick recovery, however, when the stnhlizatlon corporation an nounced this plan: effective April 1. the corporation will quote a selling price of 82% cents a bushel f. o. b No. 2 hard winter wheat at Chicago for ordinary quality, with premiums asked for grain of high protein and quality. This price will be,advanced % cent a bushel on April 10 and % cent a bushel every ten days thereafter until June 30. the date which marks the ex piration of the current crop year. In Washington It was asserted that It was now certain that farm relief legislation would he a major issue during the next session of congress, and something new In this line may be devised. Senator Borah is srlll urg ently supporting the export debenture plan, and Senator Watson of Indiana prefers the equalization fee scheme. Senator McNnry also likes the latter program but says he cannot see how It will help solve the present prob lem In the face o. the world wheat surplus. President Hoover la opposed to both these plans. Borah suggests that the present wheat surplus In this country he sent to China or destroyed. The Enmpenn powers will not let It be dumped on their markers. FOU two years the Treasury depart ment has been Investigating charges that European aafety match manufacturers were disposing of their products In this country at low prices to the Injury of domestic producers. Evidently the charges were found to be true, for Secretary Mellon Issued an antl-dumping order against the Im portation of safety matches from eight countries. Such notion previously had been taken against Russian matches. The latest nations affected are Finland. Norway. Esthonia. Sweden. Latvia. Austria. Holland and Poland. MAYOIl J 1 ?1 M Y Walker of New Yo*k has l>een given the opportunity to ex amine and reply to the charges of mis feasance and negli gence In ofllce filed against him. Gov. Franklin Koosevelt found himself in a dif ficult position when asked to oust the mnrnr nr rp for tliff Mayor Walker matter to the state legislature for an Inquiry, hut he extricated himself hy the simple expedient of forwarding the charges to Jimmy at his retreat In Putin Springs. Cnllf.. and asking him to make answer when he returned to New York. However, the affairs of the metrop olis are to he thoroughly Investigated, and Tammany may he approaching one of Its emporary eclipses. The state senate, by the strictly party vote of 26 to 24. adopted a resolution for sl investigation hy a legislative coin mine* consisting of three senators and tour assembly men. sad after a protracted debate the assembly con curred with the senate, the vote being 70 to 70. The action of the senate was a surprise to the Democrats, for Mastlck and Westall. the two Itepuh I lean Westchester senators who had formerly blocked such a resolution, suddenly shifted their votes Hnd went along with their colleagues. Nutional importance is given this New York scandal by Its possible ef fect on the Democratic party's action In the national convention next year. It may greatly promote the chances of Franklin Hoosevelt for the presi dential nomination, or It may ruin them. He would be favored by those parts of the country In which the Democrats are politically di^y If b* were freed from the Tainmany brand. But Al Smith Is said to he cold to his candidacy, and National Chairman Eteskob Is, reported to be strongly In favor of giving the nomination to Owen D. Young. Tammany Itself Is split Into two factions, one headed by Mayor Walker and John F. Curry and the other by Al Smith. Throw;hcut the battle maneuvers of rue American fleet In Panama waters Secretary of the Navy Charles Francis Art am# was a rteeply In terested observer. He returned to Washing torf with the flrin con vlctlon that, notwlth standing the develop ment of aviation, the oattleship Is still the backbone of modern Secretary Adama fighting fleets. 'These big surface ves sels are essential cogs in our navnl fighting forces," said Mr. Adams, and his opinion coincides with those of the leading naval oflicers who parti cipated in or watched the maneuvers In reports filed at the Navy depart ment, such oflicers as Admiral Wil liam V. Fratt, chief of naval oper at ions; Rear Admiral Joseph II. Reeves, and Rear Admiral Mark A. Bristol, chairman of the executive committee of the navy general board, agree tluit without battleship strength the United States would be powerless to prevent a major hostile movement across the ocean directed at this coun tfy- , __ REPEAT, of the Illinois prohibition low and the senrch and seizure act was completed hy the state sennte hy a vote of 2(1 to 24. The house had previously pnssed the repeal act, 91 to 56. ORGANIZED LA hor In the Unit ed States Is prepared to flght, with all the strength It possesses, any attempts to re duce wages. Such is the assertion of Wll Ham Green, president of the American Fed eration of Labor. In a statement Issued In Washington, he said: "Reductions in wn??* Wm. Qreen Imve been favored and encouraged by hankers and son>> employers whose desire for standard promts has over come their belter Judgment. If they are persisted In. a return to normal conditions will be delayed for two years or more. It Is only through the development of the purchasing power of working people to the highest possi ble point that a m.irLet can be found for the goods which we are produc ing In an ever Increasing volume. "In the light of these fncts the American Federation of Labor con ceives It to be Its duty to resist, with all the Influence and power at Its com mand. any attempt on the part of em ployers to reduce eages. Furthermore It will he the policy of the American Federation of Labor to direct Its ef forts when favorable conditions per mit toward compelling those employ ers of labo^who .lave reduced wages during this period of unemployment, to restore them." GERMANY and Austria have an nounced that they are about to consummate a Customs union, and have caused great disturbances In the so called "chancelleries of Europe." Great Britain. France, Italy and es|?clally Czechoslovakia have protested against the move and according to report some of .them have warned the two nations not to go ahead with their plan. The British position Is that It la a viola tion of tbe protocol of 1U22 In whlcb lbs League at Nations reorganized Austrian finances and Austria agreed to give equal tarl.T to nil countries. The French. Italians and Czechs fear the proposed union Is the first step toward the political union of Germany nnd Austria, which would violate the pence treaty. The Czechs are trying to bring the other countries of the little entente to their point ol view, and the two Germanic nations have Invited Gz'echoslovakla. Ituinanla nnd Jugoslavia to enter tht economic com bination with them. When the French, British and Italian ambassadors questioned For eign Minister Curtius In Berlin, he replied In effect that Germany would not hack down in Its determination to put the tnrltT union into effect, hut lie assdred them that this In no way her alded an eventual political unification with Austria. It wiu tolerably evident that Germany was willing to carry the matter to the world court at The Hague. Rrland. French foreign minister, was placed in an jmbnrrassing position for the Austro-German plan Is really a start toward his great scheme of an economic union of all Kurope in wiilcb thcrt shall he no .arlff walls. Mu.mauu un man. governor of the Bunk of England, cume to the United States Friday on one of tils frequent quiet visits, having little to say to the press, ns usual, ills arrival In terested financiers deeply, for It was be lieved he would go to Washlr.gton and that ? lw?n nr rrmn thprpnft M. Norman er President Hoover would Issue the rail for the International silver confer ence which was given authorization by the last congress. Silver has been In a parlous state for many months, for. while production has ffot greatly Increased, the sales by India on its return to the gold standard, and by other countries for the purpose of les sening the silver content of their coin ages, have glutted the market. In 1020 Its price was 02 cents an ounce, and It now sells for about naif that. Nationalists of pnrto nico re ceived no encouragement from President Hoover when he landed at San Juan and delivered tils ?1rst ad dress. which was made to the island legislature. On Hie contrary, he dwelt on the Innumerable benefits the Island tiad derived from Its rule by the Unit ed States, predicted fine things for its future, and pledged the support and co-operation of his administration to ward continued Porto Itican prog ress. i The island, said the President, has in the course of a single general ion emerged from stagnation to a high place lif the march of progress, and constitutes now "a magnificent exam ple of what a capable and intelligent people may accomplish under free In stitutions." Mr. Hoover praised the efforts of CJov. Theodore Itnnsevelt to secure new channels of livelihood for the island's Increased population. President Hoover's reception In San Juan and everywhere else his aut?> mobile tour of the Island took him wus enthusiastic. Wednesday was spent at St. Thom as. capital of the Virgin Islands, where the people welcomed hiiu respectfully and told him plainly the needs of the little group that has just heen placed under the control of the Department of the Interior. That night the Arizona began a leisurely return to Norfolk. SECRETARY of the Treasury Andrew W. Mellon celebrated his ae?en t y si s t h birthday on Tuesday, and the day was made notable by the Joint tward to him and his brother. Richard B. Mellon, of the medal of the American In atltute of Chemists. Though neither of them la a scientist. tlioat a*a ttnia linnnroil Andrew W. Melton ns pioneer patron* of science who have given millions of dollars to promote It during the Inst score of years. Much of the practical results of the Mellon gifts have come from the Mellon In stitute of Industrial Research which they established at the University of Pittsburgh In 1013. There all Industry and many brandies of science are fur nished a place to make discoveries. The Mellons do not usually pay for these researches, nor receive any cred it for them, althorgh they furnish an Important part of the scientific ma chinery. ?The Mellon ( Institute." suys Dr. Frederick E. Breltbut. president of the Institute of Chemists, "is the West Point of our Industrial system, assist Ing the United States to attain and hold Its foremost *?sitlnn amongst the Industrial nations of the world. Its activities have assisted in bringing to the United . fates the largest chemical Industry In the world.** ltll. W?st?ra Wewspspw Unlet.) Suggested to Hcover for Summer Capitol 1'resldent Hoover has been Invited by the Commercial club of i'ellcnn lluplds, Minn., to spend bis summer vara tlon at Dunn's lodge, 200 miles north of Minneapolis on the shore of Lake Lizzie. The picture shows Dunn's lodge Old Automobiles Turned Into Steel 400 Ancient Equipages Are Wrecked and Sent to Furnaces Every Day. Detroit.?Bound for the mow of a roaring, open henrtli furnace through which they will pass to live agnln n? new aleel, nothing can he quite ao pa thetic looking as" the hulks of once proud nntoinobllea moving slowly for ward on the disassembly line of a great automobile factory to he wrenched, rent and torn for the Inst bolt or nut that can be put to some useful service elsewhere. From Appersons to Weatcotta cars of makes long since forgotten?the line stirs the Imagination to wonder, for Instnnee, what notables may have ridden In that old gray hearse with Its owner's tins relief nanogram still shining brightly through the Junk yard grime, or what young lovers courted In that "nobby" roadster. Its stern emblazoned with a picture of an ocean liner, a lighthouse and a sailing vessel. Four Hundred Wrecked Daily. Scores ?f-' uion scattered along a dlssemhly line have been wrecking old cars at the rate of 41*) every eight hours since Inst yenr. solving a proh lem as distressing to municipal author ities and property owners a* It has been vexing. Incidentally, to attlomo mobile dealers. What such a wholesale wrecking program means In the removal from the highways of motor menaces to life and limb. In the elimination of the tin sightly Junk piles that litter the land scape. and In the conversion to new usefulness of materials that would otherwise go to waste. Is obvious. The derelicts hauled from Junk piles or the old cars received In exchange for new automobiles are purchased from Ford dealers at a uniform rath of *20 a cor. There Is no restriction as to age. condition or make of car and the only requirements are that each must hnve some semblance of tires and a battery and that the cars | mnst be delivered by the dealer to the plant. Thu? far the program has b<*?n con lined to the Detroit metropolitan area and no less than IV) different makes of cars, many of them long since out of production, hnve been wrecked, the dealers hauling them to the plant five, six or even seven on "long reach" trncks. I Nothing In the old wrecks that were once abandoned In vacant lots or left to rust on Junk tffaps Is thrown away. | Three conveyors, hundreds of feet long. In the open-hearth building of the Rouge plant are utilized carrying i steel scrap to the furnaces or enrry 1 ing toward the salvage department materials other than steel to be put to varied nae*. Everything Ueed. As the derelicts move slowly along the conveyor a squad of wreckers ut tick them from ill sides, tearing otT fenders, bumpers, headlights, batter ies. wheels and other exterior parts, while another group is removing the upholstery and Interior fittings. The glass which Is still Inluct and can be cut to size Is used to glaze windows In buildings about the Rouge plant, and the rest Is sent to the glass factory to be femelted. Floor boards are aent to pLcklng depsrtmenta to be used as crating or his material. The cotton and hair Id the uphol stery are separated, baled, aod sold. Clotb sod cover* of all kinds, the leather from roof, sides, nnd seats ore sent to sewing machines nearby to be tnnsformed Into aprons and hand pads for workmen or huffing and pol ishing wheels. Baseline tanks are crushed nnd baled for the ultimate re covery of terne steel. Within slightly more than two hours after the old car Is first dragged onto the conveyor It Is completely demol ished and the frame, crushed by u gi gantic 20-ton press, is being rammed Into the furnace. Aside from the myriad uses to which the parts and materials of such wrecked cars are put the salvaging process has thus far produced more than 20,000 tons of high-grade steel. Hunting and Fishing Now Big U. S. Industry Washington.?Hunting and fishing In the United States are not mere pas times; together they constitute a bil lion dollar Industry. This Is according to the estimate of the senate's special committee on con servation of wild resources, which has been conducting a nation-wide survey under the chairmanship of Senator Frederick C. Walcott The Investment In federal and state lands and equipment devoted to wild animals, birds, nnd fish, the report states, amounts to about half a bil lion dollars, C.ime lands nnd fish wa ters In private hands. It Is estimated, amounts to another half billion, so that these outdoor recreations can hold up their heads, financially, with such "big time" Indoor recreations as radio, the movies, and midget golf. Based on, records of hunting and fishing licenses Issued, the committee estimated a number of hunters and i -oooooooooooooooooooooooooo | Woman Motorist I Thrashes Policeman s o London. ? Police Sergeant a 9 Sheehan stopped a mr Mnd ad 9 X vised the driver thMt the rear A x plates on the nuto were not ad 9 5 justed properly. It wna all right A 9 with the driver, hut the wmnnn Y 0 with him. Mrs. Marjorle Ken- o 9 worthy, who was his wife, oh Y Y Jected. She got out of the car 5 A and administered a good beat- x Y Ing to Sheehan. 0 oooooooooooooooooooooooooo fishermen benefiting by these Invest ments at thirteen millions. Hunters and fishermen form only a fraction of the whole group who enjoy the wild life display In national and state parks, forests, and game sanctuaries. Senator Wnlcott and his committee feel that the federal government has not been doing Its share toward the solution of wild life problems, and they recommend Increased appropria tions and larger personnel, both for carrying on work which lies strictly within the province of the federal gov ernment and for co-operation with the various states In meeting state prob lems. Undies Stop Bullet Fired at Maine Sheriff tloulton. Maine.?Next to himself. Deputy Sheriff Harry Young likes sev eral suits of heavy winter underwear best. The rigors of this north country town have taught him to always wear not a single union suit but several, from November to April. Kecently he had occasion to arrest a young man as an alleged robber Suddenly the captive drew a revolver, shoved It against Deputy Sheriff Young's stomach and pulled the trigger. Young, unharmed, found the bullet embedded In the suit of underwear nearest his body, according to his testimony In court. Germans to Honor the War Horse A tnudel nf the new monument which la to bo erected In Berlin to the "War Hone." The eponsor of the monument I* Field Marshal Von Mackensen. who led cavalry troops early In the war. It la the work of the well-known German sculptor. Professor Llmburg. ' MARY GRAHAM BONNER. - ? flnnwm H Wl'UH HWNWI MMipW THE KEEPER'S ANIMALS When afternoon came, what should the animals ace coming into the ani mal house but a great many children. There were boys and there were girls. And there were a few grown ups. The keeper led the way, saying: "Here are my fine animals." The animals stood up very straight at that, and said: "Thank you." The lions roared In their wild way, "Thank you." The tigers roared In their wild way. "Thank you." The bears, the zebras. the kanga roos, the hippopotamus family, the rhinoceros family, the leopards and all the others called out. "Thank yon." The children laughed with glee! They were not In the least frightened, for the keeper had said that the anl mays were most polite and woold probably speak to their guests. Only, he had said, their different ways of speaking sometimes sounded rather wild. The children stopped in front of the giraffe's cage, for the keeper waa giv ing a party In honor of Master Gi raffe's birthday. There was the giraffe looking very fine, and the keeper had put a birthday ribbon around his neck so that he would bq all decorated and dressed op for the party. Of course. It only covered a i?art of Master Giraffe's neck, for no ribbon could be wide enoi^h to cover It all. Next to Master Giraffe. In the yard alongside, was his mother, looking very proud and happy. "Many happy returns of the day," A Birthday Ribbon Around His Neck said the children. ?'IIow old Is lie?** they asked the keeper. "He is one yeftr old," he replied. At that, all the children burst out laughing. *To think," they said, "that o great* tall, enoromus creature like that Is only one year old." Master Giraffe and his mother didn't seem to know Just why the children were laughing, hpt they knew their laughs were friendly, so they stuiled with pleasure. In fact. Master Giraffe felt so happy that he leaned his head over into his mother's yard. 8he put her head by his and they fobbed their heads together and kissed oacli other. They were thinking such affection ate thoughts of each other which they couldn't express In any kind of lan guage because the giraffes cannot make any real sounds at all. Then the keeper planned to hove the refreshments. There was special food for the gi raffes, of course. They had hay and vegetables, grain and meal, and mul berry leaves as a very special birthday treat. He had made a trip all for the pur pose of getting the mulberry leaves. He had ice cream for the children, and they enjoyed It so much. But It did seem fine that for the giraffe birthday party they should have the food they like better?or as well?as children like a birthday cake ?mulberry leaves. PUZZLES What Is that which make* every thing rlitble but Is Itself unseen?. Light. ? a ? What author's name repents the waiter's advice regarding s tough ?teak? Chaucer (chaw, sir). ? ? ? Why did the man call hla rooster Robinson? Because It Crusoe. ? ? ? When Is a pie like a poet? When tt"? Browning. ? a ? What tnlss la that whose company no one wants? Mis-fortune. ? ? ? What misses are those whose days ara always unlucky? Mis-chance, mla fortnno and mishap.
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