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r The Alamance gleaner 1 VOL. LVII. ? QRAHAM, N, C., THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 17, 1931. ttO. 33. ? ; ?m ' : JNews Keview of Current j Events the World Over James M. Beck's Interesting Suggestions to Congress? Butler May Be G. 0. P. Chairman?British Parliament in Action. r By EDWARD W. PICKARD n m> ? * Uuiv eminent statesmen arc con verging on Washington already in preparation for the session of con gress that opens in December, and each one seems to have his v??ii ninis ui \\ iiai should be done to s^.ve the nation. The remedies they are ready to propose are as various as the men themselves, and at least some of those that are not too evi dently put forward for the purpose of fur tlier embarrassing j M Beck an already troubled administration may be worth considering. President Hoo ver, It Is reliably reported, hasn't yet made up his mind what It best to be done, and his cabinet members hold widely divergent views. James M. Beck, Republican repre sentative from Pennsylvania, Is al ways listened to respectfully, and now, on his return from u trip to Europe, he has a lot to say. He decided the plight was due to "excessive taxation for socialistic purposes and fears the United States is in grave danger of being led Into the same road. Mr. Beck suggests that the present exam ple of the British should be followed by the formation of a coalition leader ship of Republicans and Democrats Id congress for the purpose of "abolish ing unnecessary and meddlesome bu reaus" and effecting other economies. The Penneylvanian estimates that probably two billions of dollars an nually could be saved by temporarily suspending sinking fund requirements and by scrapping such governmental machinery as the farm'board, numer ous bureaus of the Departments of Ag riculture, Commerce and Labor and va rious commissions consecrated to pa ternalistic care of the citizenry In their occupations and in their hordes. He favors only one additional kind of tax. He would have congress pro nounce light wines and beer nonlntoxi cating in fact, which he says can be done constitutionally, and then Impose an excise tax on such beverages, which he estimates would bring In half a billion dollars of revenue annually. NATIONAL Relief Director GiffopJ and his committee are as busy as bees co-ordinating the efforts of state and municipal governments to meet the job of caring for the unem ployed next winter. President Hoo ver has added many names to the advisory board, so it now includes a great number of the country's leading men In all lines. It was believed these advisers would soon be called In ses sion. Labor day gave occasion for numer ous expressions concerning the situa tion by labor leaders, cabinet mem bers, congressmen and others. In gen eral the dole Idea was condemned, but many agreed with William Green, head of the American Federation of Labor, who asserted that work must be pro vided the idle by industry. Governor Murray of Oklahoma, speaking at Chi cago, vehemently attacked Wall Street and the International jankers, charg ing them with having upset the econom ic structure of the country. He called for a new deal in 1932 for the labor ers and common people and freer lend ing to the producing classes. His talk so nded as if he were suggesting him self for President, as the candidate of a new party, for he assailed Repub licans and Democrats alike. So watch out for "Alfalfa Bill." 3r GOSSIP about national politics now includes discussion concerning the man who shall succeed Senator Simeon D. Fess of Ohio as chairman of the Itepublcan na ttonal committee. It m Is canted that Mr. v Hoover can have a re- i nomination If he 1 wishes It. so his 1 choice will prevnll as i to the manager ot > the campaign. The | one definite state- f| mcnt to date Is that 1 of the Boston Tost, " to the effect that for- - Trier Senator William ,, ? w. m. sutler. M. Butler of Massa ehusetta has been approached by close friends of President Hoover regarding his acceptance of the place. He was chairman daring the administration of President Coolidge and directed his campaign. The Post says Mr. Butler was recently a week end guest at the Kapldao damp and recommended Charles D. miles far the place. It - S4. ? - ?. was after tjils that he was himself asked If he would accept the chair manship. j Some of the statesmen In Washing | ton are talking of the availability uf Lawrence C. Phlpps, former^ senator from Colorado, as chairman. Those who favor him urge that his great wealth would help the committee in raising the h?rge campaign fund thut will be needed. Mr. Phipps maintains a handsome home in Washington. All this is long-distance talk, for the na tional committee does not meet until December, when It will choose a date and city for the 1932 convention. TROUBLE between Japan and China, always in the offing, seems to be getting nearer. The Immediate reason Is the shooting of Capt. Shln taro Nakamura, Japanese, as a spy by Chinese troops In Manchuria some weeks ago. The Japanese cabinet met early In the week to consider the mat ter and Minister of War JIro Minami set forth the army's attitude. Re cently he urged the government to take a firm stand In dealing with the Chinese rulers of Manchuria, who have sought pretexts to delay answering queries from Tokyo. The vernacular press In Japan insists on strong meas ures against China. WHILE the London Bobbles with rubber batons struggled to disperse a mob of jobless men and Communists, British parliament opened its special ses sion called to try to balance the budget. After the usual speech from the throne had been read. Prime Min ister MacDonald. head of the new national government, offered a motion that the house resolve Itself into a committee of the whole for the speedy King George. passagc of the econ" omy measures devised by the cabinet. He Insisted on a division, stating the resolu tion was considered as a test of confidence. The result of the vot ing gave the government a majority of 59, the figures being 309 for and 250 against It. The Conservatives and most of the Liberals lined np with MacDonald, as did twelve members of the Iatbor party. Slr*?awald Moseley and his "new party" were In opposi tion, together with Arthur Hender son's I.aborites. The economy budget, as presented by Chancellor Snowden and accepted by the house, caused groans from the Laborlte benches. Its principle fea tures, summarized, are: Taxes. Income?Standard rate raised six pence, bringing it to five shillings In the pound (about $1.25 In $5), or 25 per cent Beer?Increased one penny (two American cents) a pint. Leaf tobacco?Increased eight pence (10 cents) a pound; other forms of tobacco proportionately. Gasoline?Increased two pence (4 cents) a gallon. Entertainment?Movies and legiti mate theaters. Increased 18 2-3 per cent. Total new taxes this year, $202,500, 000; next year, $400,000,000. 8avlngs. Dole?Cut 10 per cent. Police wages?Cot to a sliding scale upward from five shillings (about $1.25) a -week. School teachers' wages?Cut 15 per cent. Civil servants of all kinds, from cab inet ministers down?Pay cuts ranging as high as 20 per cent. _ Heavy reductions In outlay for de fense services, education and road fund. An interesting Incident was the an nouncement by King George that he desired a reduction of $250,000 In his civil list of $2,350,000. which Is the annual Income paid by the government to the crown. Queen Mary and other members of the royal family joined the king's re quest for cuts In their parliamentary grants, and the prince of Wales, who derives his Income solely from his duchy of Cornwall, estimated to be about $350,000 per year, announced he Intended to contribute $50,000 to the notional exchequer. THAT amazing story of the defalca tions of Walter E. Wolfe manager of the coupon department of the Con tinental Illinois bank of Chicago, was nmd? almost complete by en a nr. mac* i ment from Arthur Itejr.old'i, cbal/ainn | of the board of directcra. lie aalrt that | during twelve years Wolfe had stolen So,GGC,l)20*00, which makes his em- I I bezzlement the second largest In Amer- | I lean banking history. The bank Is covered by Insurance up to 52,000,000 and a charge against special reserves for the balance of $1,GG0,929 was made. Mr. Rey nolds stated. He expressed the opinion, however, that this entire j amount, over and above the Insured sum, would be recovered In time. LOWLLL Rayles of Springfield, Mass., who a few years ago was a miner working underground. Is the new American king of the air. for he won the Thompson trophy race at th*? national air races in Cleveland, mak ing the new record of an average speed of 286 miles an hour in his Gee Bee supersportster over the 100 mile closed course. His money reward was $0,800. Among the seven rivals he beat was Maj. Jimmy Doolittle, whose achievements at the meet earned for him .510,000. Of the women fivers Mrs. Mae Hnlzlip of St. Louis was the biggest money winner, her share being $7,750. John Livingston of Aurora, 111., captured six trophies and a lot of coin. WHAT the members of the League of Nations assembly termed a "lamentable error" was rectified when the assembly jnet in Geneva and almost Immediately uu<>i>itMi a resolu tion Inviting Mexi co to Join the league. The first business was the election of a president, and this honor was conferred on Nikolas Tttulescu of Rumania, former foreign minister and now Rumanian am bassador to Great Britain. Then the mat ter of Mexico was taken up. N. Titulsscu. Lord Cecil of England said the ad mission of Mexico would rectify an error in the formation of the league, adding "I must admit I personally had a part in committing this error." lie said the aid of Mexico was needed in the league's efforts to solve world prob lems. These sentiments were echoed by M. Briand of France. Signor Grandl of Italy, Curtius of Germany and Yoshizawa of Japan; and the resolu tion was adopted unanimously. While the statesmen were paying tribute to Mexico, her observer at Geneva, Martinez de Alba, walked about the auditorium smiling and shak ing hands with the leading delegates. The Mexican senate accepted tlie in vitation and cabled its action to Geneva. The Mexicans feel that her position in the league will give Mexico prestige In the eye of o:her Latin American nations. FOLLOWING close on the announce ment that the farm board will sell lfi,000,000 bushels of its wheat to China comes the news that Germany is dickering for the purchase of 300, 000 tons from the same source. Of course both lots would be sold on long term credits, and many Amer icans doubt that we ever will receive payment. Of the wheat for China one-half will be turned into flour before it leaves the United States. In order to pacify the American millers. The shipments will be 50.000 tons month ly, the first to go before^Oct* her 1. Carl Williams said American shipping lines would have a chance to carry this wheat and flour, but must meet competition; in other words, be will ing to carry the gralr across lie Pa cific at the lower rates bid by other lines. CHILE'S naval mutiny ended al most as suddenly as it began and peace once more re!gns in that coun try, officially, at least. Tho rebels. who objected to varl ous government meas ures. held out until the air force went in to action against them. One hundred planes circled over the warships held by the mutineers, drop ping bombs that sank some destroyers and damaged the battle ship I.a Torre. Then _ .. , , literature v a s Rear Admiral drnppe<1 Com?- rebels they had no chande, ao they jtave up. Their of ficers, Including Hear Admiral C.omez commander of the fleet, were set free and resumed their commands and the craft were taken to Valparaiso and Port Tongoy. The government has started at In vestigation Into the guilt of those In- i volved. more than 2.7t?> enlisted men and petty officers. Other hundreds of men, some of litem In the army, took part in the seizure of the bases at Talcahuano -nd Valparaiso. It Is alleged that Communists stirred up the whole affair. I il& till. Wasters Newspaper Union.) I ? Car of Juggernaut Still Rolls in Puri, India i FOR centuries most fit people belleveil the legend that when jfi the Car of Jugger- M naut (more correctly Ljj Jagaonath) was f, drawn through the I streeta of Purl, India. $ devotees threw them- jg selves hi front of It H to be crushed by Its & wheels. In these times n we know this Is ' false, for the Idol within the car Is be- Qj lleved to contnln the bones of Krishna. ^ the eighth avatar of ' Vishnu, and to pos- || sess a soul, and any A death within the god's temple or the spilling g of blood In bis pres- 5 ence Is considered a b defilement. ^ Many thousands of pilgrims gather In H Purl for the annual V Hindu festival when Ra the ancient car Is ffl brought forth and the Ml ceremonies are so Im- H presslve and plctur- R csque that numerous R tourists nre attracted ? to *he city, which la ,r """ ----- 1T ?? *- "k|1 In Orissa on the seacoast This year the festival was especially significant for It celebrated .he "Nua Kalebar" or "God's renovation of the body." v Jagannath has a magnificent temple In Purl, and Is exposed to view three days ench year. On the first day the god Is publicly bathed. Ten days later he is drawn Iri the massive and ornately decorated car to a neighboring temple, and this ceremony, here photographed, is the chief event One week later Jagannath is conveyed back to his own temple. The Hindus regard Jagannath as the god of all people and pay him the deepest reverence. . BEDTIME STORY FOR CHILDREN ? c. By THORNTON W. BURGESS A THUMP AND A SLAP ", r , IT ALL sounds like a dreadful quar rel, doesu't It? But there was?* any quarrel at alt Vou see It was this way, Peter Rabbit sitting on guard near the pond of Paddy the Beaver, where Honker the Goose and his eleven followers were sleeping, saw something moving among the Black Shadowtf^shlch filled the Green Forest. "Hello What Is that moving over there?" thought Peter, but he was 'f Once More Ha Sat Tight and Held Hit Breath While Granny and Reddy Fox Paeeed. far too wise to think It out loud. lie Just thought It Inside and kept stiller than ever, If that were possible. And all the time be looked very hard In the direction where he had seen, or thought be had seen, a something moving. Sure enough In a minute or two he saw It again. He saw It stenl across from one Black Shadow to nnother and he didn't need to be told what that something was nor who It wan. Oh, no. Peter didn't need to be told. Peter had seen that shadowy form too often not to know It at the very first glimpse. It was Old Man Coyote. Peter felt little prickles of fear all over him. "He knows I am over here and he's hunting for me," thought Peter. "Oh dear what shall I do? It Is a long way to the nearest bramhie-tangle and I don't know a single hollow log or hole any nearer. I wish I'd stayed at hhme. That's what I do?I wish I'd stayed at home." He crouched down, making himself as small as possible under the thick branch of a low-growing hemlock tree, and stared out with eyes wide with ; fear. Nearer and nearer came Old Man Coyote. Peter sat tight. It was the safest thing to do. He Just longed to ran, but If he should do that Old I Man Coyote would he after him In ( flash and Pete knew how Old Man Coyote can run. So he sat t'ght, though It was the hardest kind of lard work. He held his breath. Old Man j Coyote was so near that Peter was afraid he would hear the thumping of his heart And then Peter gave a soft j little sigh of relief. Old Man Coyote ; had pussed without so much as s glance bis way. In fact. Old Man Coyote was watching the pond of Paddy the Beaver, and bis eyes fairly burned with eagerness. Silently, but swiftly, be stole along. He was mak Tng his way around to tlic other side "of the pond. Then Peter understood. He was after one of those geese who, fast asleep, were drifting nearer and nearer to the other shore. Peter was Just trying to make up his mind wliat he ought to do when his wabbly little nose caught a fa miliar scent. Once more he sat tight. It was the safest thing to do. Granny and Reddy Fox passed. They, too,/ were stealing along very softly, with their eyes fixed on the pond. They made their way around the other end of the pond from the one Old Man Coyote had gone around. Peter's heart went pit-a-pnt. plt-a pnt with excitement. What should he do? What oug|it he to do? If he should thump and try to waken Honker and the other geese he would give himself away. Would he be able to reach the nearest bramble-tangle before Old Man Coyote or Reddy Fox could catch blm? Perhaps those sleeping geese would not drift any nearer to shore and then they would be safe and he would not need to give warning. Perhaps they would not hear him even if he did thump and he would run all that dreadful risk for nothing. Anyway, there was no need of doing anything Just yet. So Peter watched. Little by little two or three of those sleeping forms drifted nearer and nearer to the other shore. By and by they were so near It that Peter knew that something must be done at once or It would be too late. Somewhere over there three pairs of hungry eyes were watching those geese Just as he was. Peter made up his mind. He would thurpp. and then he would run with all his might. Thump! Thump! Thump! Peter hit the ground with all his might and hoped It wonld waken Honker. Then without waiting to see he atarted for the nearest bramble-tangle as fast as he could go. Slnpi That was the tall of Paddy the Beaver hitting the water. He had heard Peter's thumps and knew what they meant. And at the sound of.thal slap Honker the (loose awoke. ((Si bv J. O. Lloyd.) ? WNIJ Service. rioilfejSppiBook ECONOMICAL DISHES AS MOST of the housekeepers the world over must economize, they are always looking for recipes that nre good without being too expensive of time and material. Economy Spice Cake. Sift two cupfuls of bread Hour with two tablcspoonfu's of cornstarch and five tenypoonfuls of baking powder. Boil one cupful of sugar with one and one-hnlf cupfuls of water, one-fourAf cupful of cooking oil, one teaspoonful each of cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt and one cupful of raisins together, two minutes. Cool and idd the flour and when well blended, pour Into a floured pan to hake In a moderate oven for 45 minutes. Cover while hot with the following topping: the Juice of one orange, a little of the rind if desired and one-fourth cupful of sugar well mixed. This mixture soaks In fhe cake leaving a light glazing fop and adds greatly to the flavor of the cake. Tills may he used with any plain cake. ^ Corned Beef Hash. Take two cupfuls of cooked corned beef, two cupffils of cooked potatoes, all chopped, two onions chopped, salt and pepper to season, one-hnlf cupful of milk and two tnblcspoonfuls of vegetable oil. Bnke In a well oiled pan In h hot oven for i*n minutes, or cook In a well oiled frying pan until brown on the bottom, then fold like an omelet. iti 1J31 Western NewiDtotr mion.? * The Unanswered 1 | Letter f I I i | By DOUGLAS MALLOCH | (Suggested by G. M., Springfield, Maes.) THE mailman comes, tbe mailman goes. The postman passes by, And someone only can suppose. And wait, and wonder why. Today no letter, and tonight A silence hard to bear. We wonder If they cannot write, Or simply do not care? The little note is laid away, The letter put aside. Yet someone hoped to hear today An answering voice denied. You may be hnsy. well we know. So ninny things you're at. You may be busy?are you, though, As busy as all that? Oh. keep the tree of friendship green When friends are far apart. How much a word of yours may mean To cheer some absent heart! The rose utiwatered droops and dies, ( Yes. dies in some sad hour; The letter that unanswered lies Is love's unwatered flow'r. I (Si 1931 Dnuclaa Malloch.) ?WSU Scrvlc*. =C77S ? V/ f/V ? ? ^ Old Gardener ?>Say5:=^ Til 10 autumn flowering crocuses, which are very much like the spring crocuses but bloom late In the year, come Into flower only a few weeks a tier they have been planted, j They are choice subjects for the rock Cttrden but inny be scattered through the border, too. These autumn flower ing crocuses nre often confused with j other autumn flowering bulbs called colchlcums but the latter have very much larger leaves, and for that rea son nre not as well suited for the rock garden because the heavy foliace interferes with more delicate rock plants. Colchlcums. however, are very handsome in the border. 'Convrlcht ??WNU S?rvtc?. SEEKS NEW LAURELS A Murihel Vinson of Winch ester. Matt., ilie champion girl skater. has nn nnihil Ion to add to her laurels by becoming the sculling chamj. of the United Stales. She took up sculling nl the Harvard summer school at Cam bridge. Mass.. and daily she is seen on the Charles river doing her stuff. Virginia Beach Office Hours During the Hot Days r1 * WHKN members ot office staffs of various businesses of Virginia Beuch, Va.. started complaining atmui the heat, executives of the concerns were struck by a brilliant Idea. So the nexi day the.v quietly moved their entire atafTa, Including desks, typewriters, flies, phones, etc., right down to the water's edge Proper apparel for em ployees and employers was, of coarse, a bathing suit _