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The Alamance Gleaner 1 VOL. LVH. I GRAHAM, N, C., THURSDAY OCTOBER 8, 1931. NO. 36. J News Review of Current Events the World Over France and Germany Create Joint Trade Commission? Xoung Chinese Clamor for War With Japan? Hoover's Economy Plans. By EDWARD W. PICKARD BETTER In Europe, worse In Asia, little change in America. So might be summarized the political and economic weather report of the weelt for the world. First place among the events In Europe goes to the friendly visit to Berlin of Premier Laval and Foreign Minister Brland of France. They were in the German capital two days, and out of their conversation with President Von II in dpnhiirf PhnnPAllnr Pr~ld.nt Von n on urg. ejgn j^nnlster Cnrtlua grew a permanent mixed commission to pool tbe economic activities of the two nations. This body will be con sultative and will Include both em ployers and employees, and according to the official communique Its general purpose Is To fight the economic crisis and to call for co-operation from other nations whenever necessary. This ac tion will be the first step to co-opera tlon which has become the need of Abe hour and In which all are called to participate." When one considers that France and Germany have been bitter rivals for centuries and often active enemies, this result of the Rerlln visit Is re markable. The commercial entente thpt Is being forced may well make future wars between the two nations impossible. The commission will seek to promote trade and export agree ments that will bring on a joint search for np# markets. Its sponsors aver that no Increase of customs tariffs Ms expected *nd'that no third party Is aimed at by the pact. The immediate 'object Is co-operation In finance, In dustry, shipping and aviation. When President yon Hlndenburg was told the French statesmen were to call on him, the old warrior at first balked because his name Is still on the nllied list of World war "criminals." second only to that of the ex-knlser. Finally Bruening and the French ambassador, Andre Francols-Poncet, persuaded him to receive the visitors, and the meet ing passed off without friction. Premier I.aval. when he comes to Washington In October, will submit the Franco-German agreement to Presi dent Hoover. It was Intimated In Ber lin thnt Chancellor Bruening also may come over to see Mr. Hoover and lay before him Germany's viewpoint on war debts and reparations. TRUCE In armaments for one year. beginning November 1. Is (lie pres ' ent aim of the League of Nations dis armament committee. Modifying the Italian proposition to meet the objec tions Saf tbe majority of the league members, the committee adopted this resolution: v. "The assembly requests the govern ments Invited to the disarmament con ference (to be held In Geneva next February) to- prepare for this event by means of an armaments truce and accordingly requests the council (of the league) to urge the governments Convened to said conference to give proof of their earnest desire for a successful fssue of efforts to Insure and organize peace, and without preju dicing the decision of the conference or the programs of proposals submitted to It by each government, to refrain from any treasure Involving an In crease In their armaments. "It likewise.requests the council to ask thp governments to state before November 1 whether they are pre pared for a period of one year, as frotj that date, to accept this truce In armaments." s ? OCT in the Far East the dove of peace was getting hard usage. Prospects for warfare between Japan and China were little lessened by tbe efforts of President , ? - .1 - -a- /KKsuumm Moorer ana me ue- ^ cidcd flabby doings of the League of Nations council. Japan, through Its league del- P egate. If. K. Yoahla- ? gwa, turned down flat ly the plan for an in- i ternatlonal commit- || ?ion to Inquire Into M the facta la the K Aiancuunan row, iuo ?? v- - delegates' word! be Ing: "Foreign partlcl- c T' w,n? pant* In the discussion are useleea and mr government doea not think It neceaaarr to call In ontaldera." He aa aertad Japan dealred to withdraw Ita troop# to the railway aone aa aoon aa It was convinced Ita civilian popula tion would be safe without their pro tection, and added that Japan did not wanOwar with China. Neither does the Chinese govern ment want war, apparently, but .the Chinese people, especially the students, are clamoring tor hostilities and for a nation-wide boycott of Japan as a preliminary. Because they thought Foreign Minister C. T. Wang had failed In the effort to get help from the League of Nations, the students In Nanking Invnded the foreign office and attacked Mr. Wang, Injuring him severely. After this outrage the min ister carried out his long cherished desire to resign. Alfred Sse was ap pointed to succeed him. The young Chinese, gathered In big mobs, assnlled Japanese civilians In varjous cities, the worst of these outbreaks being In Hongkong. The British garrison there was called out and charged the mobs repeatedly, killing and wounding a number of the rioters. Throughout the country the students were organis ing and volunteering to serve at the front against Japan. Meanwhile the Canton rebel government continued Its negotiations for the union of all factions to meet the emergency. NOW coming home to the United States, we read that President Hoover Is hard at work pruning down the cost of the federal government In the effort to meet the prospective treas ury deficit of between a billion and a billion and a half dollars. According to Wash ington dispatches, his program contem plates a limited in crease In taxes, ri gorous economies In government expendi tures and congres ,, , sionai approprianon* 8en" Hal*- and continued bor rowing at lowest interest rates in many years. The interest rate on the public debt, It was pointed out, is much higher than the rate that can be obtained on treasury paper at the present time. On Tuesday It was announced that Mr. Hoover had -decided to eliminate the naval building program laid out for the 1033 fiscal year and. In addi tion, to cut down the destroyer pro gram, already appropriated for, from eleven ships to five. Reductions for the navy over the next three years, It was stated, stand to run as much as one hundred million dollars. Tills certainly will be a terrible blow to Senator Frederick Hale of Maine, chairman of the naval alTalrs commit tee. and those of his colleagues who belong In the "big navy" class. Wheth er th< y can do anything about It re mains to be seen. Navy officials, with out wishing to he quoted, point out that If Mr, Hoover's economy plan It carried out, our navy will sink to third place by the end of 1932, when It will rank below that of Japan In all but capital ships. It may be re marked, too, that It doesn't do much good to the steel concerns, the (ship yards and their employees. FOLLOWING the example of United States Steel and other big corpora tions, the Aluminum Company of America announced a 10 per cent re duction of salaries and wages effec tive on October 1, throughout the com pany and all Its subsidiaries. This concern Is owned almost wholly by the Mellon family. Secretary of the Treasury Mellon, still a stockholder. Is said not to have been Informed that the cut was coming. He declined to make any comment This/action by the Aluminum com pany further aroused Congressman Wright Patman of Texas, who already had announced he would'seek during the next session of congress to have Mr. Mellon removed from office be cause of his stock ownership In cor porations. Patman says he has been working all summer gathering data to support his resolution for the Impeach ment of Mr. Mellon. The secretary, he asserts. Is "directly Interested In the business of trade and commerce" within the meaning of the old law be will cite. "Mr. Mellon relinquished his posi tion on the board of directors of the Aluminum company," Patman said, "but. as a stockholder, he directs the board. His brother represents him." Among the other large concerns that have Inst reduced salaries or wages or both are the Delaware. Lackawan na A Western railroad, the United States Envelope company and Fair hanks, Morse A Co. The Norfolk k Western rullroad has taken a step that will win wide approval. Hereafter It will not employ any married women, and any woman employee who mar* rles will automatically lose her Job. GEN. SMEDLEY BUTLKIt' was not the only eminent American soldier to retire from active service at the end of September. MaJ. Gen. William Las Biier aisu wem un retired list, after more than forty years of military service, his last posf being commander of the de partment of Hawaii. He had served his country In so many foreign lands that he was known as the army's premier globe trotter. U/?n In l>u?npal>11P0 MaJ. Gen. Vu > 04 year* ago. Laeslter i.?ssitei-. when eight teen, wns appointed to the United States Military academy, where he graduated four years Inter. He ttrnt faced Are during the Spanish-Ameri can war. An unusual amount of Lasslter's service has been abroad. lie hns served three times In the Philippines. He wns Inspector-general of tlie Cuban pacification In 190S and 190!). In 1910 he visited China, Japan and Korea on leave. During the World war I.aaslter served In France. From 1923 to 1020 he commanded the Panama canal de partment. At the end of his duty there he was'ordered to South Amer ica us president of the plebiscitary commission on Tacna-Arlca. In the same year he visited Europe and shortly afterward was assigned to the Hawaiian department. CERTAIN politicians who have been trying, usually for their own sel fish ends, to create a boom for the nomination of Calvin Coolldge next year by the Republicans received a quietus In the shape of an article by the former President published by the Saturday Evening Post. In this he quite definitely denied any Idea of seeking the nomination or of accept ing It If offered, and urged that all good Republicans support Mr. Hoo ver's candidacy for a re-nomlnatlon. ??? 0 MEXICO'S new ambassador to Washington, Dr. Jose Manuel Pulg Casauranc, has received the ap proval of the American government as persona grata and probably already Is on his way to his post at the National Capital, where he suc ceeds Senor Telle*. Dr. Pulg Cnsauranc Is considered one of his ?country's ablest statesmen, and he has served at home as sec retary of education and secretary of In ausiry, commerce ana _ _ , _ labor. It la not likely 0r' Pul? C" that he will And In eaurane. Washlngton nny problems at present tlint will itlve him trouble, (or oar re lations with Mexico just now are en tirely satisfactory. STOCK exchanges of the country, especially that of New York, were warned by Senator James E. Watson of Indiana, majority leader of the sen ate. that the upper honse Is likely to adopt a resolution for an Investigation of short selling and bear raids "Many senators." continued Senator Watson, "are of the belief that brok erage houses should not be permitted to lend the securities of their cus tomers unless either expressly ordered to do so by them or their consent Is obtained for that purpose. They are of the opinion that an order of that kind by the stock exchange Itself would be snlutary at a time like this, or falling In that, that some legisla tion might be enacted that would com pel the adoption of such a course. "They further believe that all short transactions should be thrown open to the public; that the light of day should be permitted to shine In upon all their deals; that the names of the Individuals and the brokerage houses should be made public; that the stocks dealt In should be made known, and' that all the details of each transaction should be subject to public scrutiny." LONDON heard that the former sultan and caliph of Turkey had agreed to resume the duties of the caliphate with certain temporal pow ers at Jerusalem. The plan, which was conceived by the pan-Islam lead ers, It was thought might wreck the Indian conference and also revive the Arab-Jewish quarrel In Palestine. ELECTION of Robert D. Johnson. Democrat, to represent In con gress the Seventh Missouri district, succeeding the late Sam Major, gives the Democrats 214 seats In the house, the same number now held by the Re publicans. There Is one Farmer-Labor member. iSt nil. Waatara Havana pi Dates.) | He Knows Old Man River's Every Twist and Turn i IT TAKES a veteran river man to pilot his craft np or down the Mississippi river at an; time, and this Is especially true when the river Is at as a low a stage as It Is this antnmn. Our Illustration shows on* of the best of 'he veterans, Capt George O. Rogers, In the pilot house of the towboat Herbert Hoover, approaching the great Kafls bridge, uu craft la the largest towboat In the world. Is pow ered with Diesel en gines and makes regu lar trips between St. Louis and New Orleans. Captain Rogers, who Is sixty-seven years of age, knows "Olc Man River" like a book and can point out every one of Its crannies and noooks, some of them dangerous and others pafe. Be has spent a lifetime learning the Mississippi, but be cause of Its frequent changes of channel his "studies" are never completed. Every trip there may be something new to learn In the way of twists and turns of the mighty stream. Readers of Mark Twain's tales of Mis sissippi river pilotage will appreciate this. k . BEDTIME STORY FOR CHILDREN I By THORNTON W. BURGESS OLD MAN COYOTE WARNS PETER DERHAPS yon think that when Old 1 Man Coyote J a at missed catching Peter Rabbit because Peter managed to reach the old bramble-tangle first he lost his temper. That shows that yon don't know Old Man Coyote. If Reddy Fox had been In his place very Ukely Reddy would have lost his tem per and finally gone off In a great rage. Old Man Coyote did nothing of the kind. No sir, he did nothing of the kind. He Just spat out the little tuft f "Do You Know, Potor, That It'a Bad Bualnaaa to Moddlo In tho Affair* of Othor Folka?" Continued Old Man Coyota. of white hair which he bad palled oat of the middle of Peter's tall, ao Dear to catching Peter had he been, and then peered In through the bramble and grinned at Peter. If be was disap pointed, and of course be waa, he didn't show It And aa for being an gry, why, there wasn't the least trace of a temper. "Almost got you, Peter, that time," said he breathing tery bard, for he bad bad a long run. "It's lucky for you you've kept your leg* oiled up and haven't let them get rusty." ' He grinned again, and Peter, pant ing for breath there In the brnmhle tangle, felt almost like grinning back In spite of the fact that be had been so terribly frightened and thnt he bad lost that little bunch of hair right ont of the middle of his none too big tall "Do you know, Peter, that It's bad business to meddle In the affairs of other folks?" continued Old Man Coyote. "Now tonight yon meddled. Ion warned Honker the Goose through Paddy the Beaver and so cheated me out of a good dinner. People who med dle generally get Into trouble. lou came pretty near furnishing me with that dinner you cheated me out of, Peter; pretty near.- One Jump more and I'd have had you. Ion wouldn't have made me as good a dinner as one of those geese but you would bare done very well." Old Man Coyote licked his chops and Peter had a little shivery, crawly feeling all over. , "And now I am going to give you fair warning, Peter," went on Old Man Coyote, still grinning, "that unless you get me a goose, a fat one, mind you. to make up for the one you cheated me out of you'll never get back to the dear Old Brier Patch. Ion see I'm giving you fair warning I must have s goose or I will have you. Now don't you wish you hadn't meddled?" "No," replied Peter bravely enough, though lnslde\hls heart sank as he thought of how far away the dear, safe Old Brier Patch was. "I'm glad I did It If that was meddling It was a good kind of meddling and I'm glad I bad the chance and wasn't afraid to. Of course I am sorry If you are hun gry but If you would learn to eat grass and clover and bark and berries as I do you never would need to go hun gry. But I'm glad, ever so glad, that 1 saved those geese and rd do It again If I had the chance. Perhaps It was bad business for me, but It was good business for them and I'm glad I med dled." "All right, Peter." replied Old Man Coyote aa he turned to trot away. "Remember what I said and get me a fat goose If yon want to get back to the dear Old Brier Patch." and with a parting grin he disappeared. "It's a queer world." sighed Peter. "It's certainly a queer world when helping others gets you Into trouble yourself. But I'm glad I did It. I am so;* (ffi by J. O. Lloyd.)?WNU Sorvlco. Woe to him . . . who Jias no court of appeal against the world's Judg ment?Carlyle. The Voice of Labor W5K ^hat?C?wt /(orOWRny , i "equality"""" i I By DOUGLAS MAI IOCS ************************* AS TLNDEltLT lb* starlight MM On cottage roofa aa caatle valla. And we. vltb all of oar contending. Onr much of making, much of (pending. Our holding high, and walking proud. A little better than the crowd. Find nothing In God'e scheme, ay brothers. That mnket us better than the othera. The workman passing by your door May be a laborer, no more. But who hare so much wealth or beauty They hare no destiny or duty! Ton are a laborer, I guess. Or, if not that, then something less, A weed beside the road of Helng, Taking and taking, nothing girlng. There Is but one nobility: You may he better, friend, than me. But only if you better labor For God and world and land and neighbor. I If I were Idle, I would ask. Or And myself, some sort of task. For men are only equal, brothers. Who labor somehow arttb the othera. ? e. MIL Douglas Waltoch.1?WSU Svrba. GYfiUGAGJ? I n "No girl should attempt a heavy data." says practical Polly, -unless aha la strong for a guy." ia mi b?ii a ma loam??wwn s? ih i Getting Advice From a Veteran ' ? ? - ? ? ? PRINCE NICHCH.AS of Rumania. general inspector of hla country's armies, la here seen, at the left, getting pointers on military alfalra from Marshal Pllsudskl, the reteran boaa of Poland, during a rlalt to Warsaw. The prince Is s brother of Kins Carol. All the world rcpo??s In beauty to j Mm who preaervea equlpoiae In hla Ufa, and movea aerenety on hla path with out aecret violence; aa he who aalla down a atream, he haa only to ateer, keeplnar hla hark In tha middle, and carry It round tha falla. FAVORITE RECIPES HERE Is a declivous salad for a bridge luncheon or for a hot Sun day evening supper. Heat two cup fuls of crushed pineapple, add the Juice of a lemon and one cupful of sugar. Stir until dissolved. Soak two tablespoonfuls of gelatin In one half cupful of cold water for ten mln utes. Add to the hot mixture and cool When cool and beginning to set. add one cupful of grated American cheese, and one-half point of cream beaten stllf. Mix thoroughly, put Into a mold nod leave In a cold place to mold. Serve with a mayonnaise dressing to which two tablespoonfuls each of chopped green pepper and celery hare been adddl to a cupful of the dressing. Fresh Lobster Salad. This Is a peerlesa salad when pre pared from a freshly boiled lobster. The lobster should he boiled with a tablespoonful of salt and a few pep per corns In rapidly boiling water for forty minutes, remove and cool. If cooked this length of time the meat Is easily removed from the shell and Is more tender. Cat the meat Into fair-sized [ileces, add half aa much diced celery and enough Trench dma il a to moisten. I.et atnnd an hour or more, drain and scree In nests of let tuce wlih mayonnaise dressing. All Ingredients shonld be well chilled and served at once. Dast with paprika. Make nests of three curled leares with a spoonful of the salad In each. Butterscotch Pie. Take two cupfula of brown sugar, the yolks of three eggs lightly beaten, four tablespoonfuls of floor, one table spoonful of butter and cook sntfl I hick with two cupfois of milk, a pinch of salt. Pour Into a baked crust and cover with a meringue, using the egg whites and two tahlaapnniiTalc of sugar. Brown In a moderate orea. This makes enough fitting for two plea. Almond Cheese Cakes. "Briskly beat to lightness due Kggs a few: With the eggs an beaten, beat? Nicely strained, for fhls aaaae net l-emon juice. Adding milk of almonds, sweet. With line pastry dough, rolled flat. After that. I.lne each little scalloped mold; Hound the sides. Ilgbt-flngered, spread Marmalade: Pour the liquid eggy gold Into each delicious pit: Prison It In the oven?and. by and by. Almond cheese cakes will la gay Blond array Blaas your nostril aad your tyt" ?Ragueneau la "Cyrano." ?A 1*11. wcetera Peases aw Oalea.1 .
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