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The Alamance Gleaner ^ * ? | VOL; LVIII. GRAHAM, N, C., THURSDAY FEBRUARY II, 1932. NO. 1. News Review of Current \ Events the World Over Japan Rejects Peace Proposals of America and European Powers?Mellon Quits Treasury to Be Ambassador to London. By EDWARD W. PICKARD DESPITE the vigorous protests and the proffered peace plans of the United Slates and the great Europeun powers, Japan continued her relent less' warfare on China. Admiral M. M. Taylor Developments came swiftly and continu ously and as the week drew toward Its close the situation was be coming more and more critical. Attacks on Shanghai by land, sea and air were renewed twice within 48 hours; the Woosung forts at the mouth of the Whangpoo were bom barded; Nanking and Its protecting forts were shelled. While .the attack on the Woosung forts was going on Admiral Montgom ery M. Taylor, commander of American Asiatic fleet, arrived in the Wbang poo aboard his flagship, the cruiser Houston, from Manila, and the Ameri con forces for the protection of our nationals in China were reinforced also by nearly every war/nip that had been in the Philippines, together with the Thirty-flrst regiment of regular in fantry. Great Britain. France, Italy and Portugal also rushed warships and troops to the China coast. America and England, supported by France aDd Italy, proposed in Tokyo through their ambassadors a plan for restoring peace that embraced these points: 1. Cessation of ail acts of violence on both sides at once on the following terms: 2. No further mobilization or prep arations whatever for further hostil ities. 3. Withdrawal of both Japanese and Chinese combatants from ail points of mutual contact In the Shanghai area. 4. Protection of the International settlement by the establishment of neutral zones, these zones to be po liced by nentral nations and arrange ments to be set up hy consular au thorities on the spot. 8. Upon acceptance of these condi tions a prompt advance to be made by negotiations to settle ail outstand ing controversies between the two par ties in the spirit of the treaty of Paris and the resolution of the League of Nations of December 9, without prior demand or reservation and with the aid of neutral obsesvers or partici pants. After the emperor had been consult ed the government announced that it rejected the second and fifth proposals and accepted the others conditionally. IMMEDIATE reason for the protests of the powers against Japanese ag gression In Shanghai was found In the persistent violations of the neutrality of the International settlement by the Jap anese. They took pos session of the Hong kew section and made It the hase of their operations against ChapJl. the native quarter, where the Chinese were still putting up a strong resistepce and driving their foes back by force of numbers. Ed win S. Cunningham, American consul gen Edwin 8. Cunningham era! and head of the consular body there, was In the thick of things con tinuously, striving not only to curb the Japanese but also to bring about a cessation of hostilities. Once or twice he and his colleagues did ar range truces, but these were prompt ly violated and the fighting began all over again. For the details of that fighting there Is no room In these col umns. China's government offices were re moved from Nanking to Bonanfu, MO miles In the interior, In anticipation of an attack on the capital, and that attack soon followed. Two cruisers and a destroyer shelled the Nanking forts and parts of the city. As usual the Japanese had their excuse ready, asserting that the Chinese fired the ? first shots. However, correspondents aver that neither the forts nor the two old Chinese warships there re plied to the Japanese fire. The popula tion of the city was panic stricken and fled to the open country. Soon after the shelling the evacuation of the American citizens there was be gun. although the firing bad not been returned. Retiring from the position of secretary of the treasury, which he <M held Mace 1821, Andrew W, I Mellon becomes the American ambas sador to Great Britain. This was an nounced by President Hoover In a statement In which he gracefully called Mr. Mellon "one of our wisest and most experienced public servants." The new ambassador Is seventy-sev en years old and his health of late has been so poor that Undersecretary Oitden L. Mills bas been doing most of his work. Mrr Mills was named by the President to succeed Mr. Mellon as secretary of the treasury. "SjATURALLY the opening of the In ternatlonal disarmament confer ence In Geneva was clouded by the discouraging situation In the Orient. Little had been ex Arthur Henderson pected from the par ley before by Inde pendent observers of world affairs, and this little was less ened by the events In China. Arthur Hen derson, former Brit ish foreign secretary, looking 111 and wor ried, took his place as chairman of the con ference and spoke for an hour, mostly In generalities, concern Ing what the meeting should accom plish. "I refuse to contemplate even the possibility of failure," Mr. Henderson said. "If we fall no one can foretell the evil consequences that might en sue." With regard to the Chlno-Japanese conflict, he said: "We feel bound to refer to the tragic fact that at the very moment this conference, whose purpose is to promote peace, begins its work, we are confronted with such a situation of extreme gravity us that which now exists in the Far East "It is Imperative that all signa tories of the covenant of the League of Nations and the Briand-Kellogg pact make It their business to Insure strict observance of these two ^reat safeguards against acts of violence and war." After the preliminaries and tha organization of the conference the thousand or so delegates adjourned until the following week to prepare for the long drawn out sessions and protracted discussions. The most prominent statesmen were not ex pected before February 8. GOV. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, a leading aspirant for the Demo cratic Presidential nomination, has de clared himself opposed to American membership In the League of Nations in an address before the New York state grange. In this he follows the lead of Newton D. Baker, also a Pres idential possibility, who recently said that while be still believed In the league, he would not have the United States Join In while popular opinion was against it. Governor Roosevelt said he had no apology for having worked and spokc-u In behalf of American participation in the league when he was the Democrat ic Vice Presidential candidate twelve years ago. He added: "The league is not the league conceived by Wood row Wilson. Raflier, It Is a mere meeting place for thd political discus sion of strictly European difficulties." OthW pronouncements by Roosevelt were That Europe's debts to America should not be canceled, and that an International trade conference should be called to level tariff barriers. SUCCESS crowned the efforts of the railway presidents and represent atives of rail labor unions in their long sessions in Chicago. A formal pact was signed by which the unions ac cepted a wage reduc tion of 10 per cent for one year, begin ning February 1. The deduction is made from each pay check on every pay day, but the basic or legal wage Is not disturbed and the full rates will be restored on Janu ary 31. 1033. A separate agree David B. Rob ?rtaon ment. In which the railroads made certain concessions along the lines of a program proposed by labor for the betterment of work ing conditions and the relief of unem ployment. was signed simultaneously with the wage pact. Leaden la the negotiations were David Brown Robertson, chairman of the Railway Labor Executives' asso ciation, and Daniel Willnrd, president of the Baltimore & Ohio railway. HEADS of the leading civic organiz ations of the country met in Washington on Saturday, summoned by President Hoover to discuss and form a national organization for the purpose of conducting a campaign against depression and bringing out hoarded money. According to figures given by the President, a total of more than $1,300,000,000 of American money ha' been hoarded during the last year and Is still out of circula tion on a nonworking basis. Organization of the board of directors of the Reconstruction Finance corporation was completed with the election of Charles G. Dawes ns president and Eugene Meyer as chairman of the board ; quarters were opened In the old Commerce depart ment In Washington and the reception and consideration of requests for loans was begun without delay. The senate already had confirmed the names of Harvey C. Couch and Jesse H. Jones as directors, and President Hoover sent in the name of Wilson McCarthy of Salt Lake City to com plete the board membership. Applica tions for more than one hundred mil lions In loans had come in before the board began to function. NEW hope was given the advocates of a large navy by the virtual war In the Orient. Senator Frederick Hale of Maine (Hep.) chairman of the sen ate naval affairs com mittee, delivered a prepared speech In the senate In behalf of his bill authorising the building of the American navy up to treaty strength. He said that of all world powers Japan has made the greatest Senator Hale, j strides In Daval armament, taking a legitimate advantage, nnder the terms o( the treaties, of the laxity of the other powers. "The next difficulty that we shall have to face," he said, "will, without doubt, be a demand oh her part for parity with Great Britain and the United States," and he added that if we continue onr policy of nonbulld Ing we shall be In a very poor posi tion to dispute such a demand. "A navy equal to our own In the Pacific," Senator Hale went on, "opens up many Interesting problems for the future, and Is not at all In conform ance with our declared needs at the time of the Washington and London conferences, and no one can truth fully say the conditions In the East with the dove of peace In temporary hibernation on the China coast war rant any lessenings of those needs." SEA and land forces of the United States began their annual war game In Hawaii, the problem being the defense of the Islands from Inva sion. Fighting planes from Wheeler and Luke fields established air bases on various Islands, army tanks rushed about through the cane fields and ar tillery and infantry were stationed at points commanding possible landing places. All provisioning of troops was being done at night to avoid observa tion. Meanwhile the vessels of the navy were moving toward the archi pelago preceded by seaplanes, for the attack which was to begin early Sat urday morning. BECAUSE bis release would be "un justifiable and Incompatible with the welfare of society" the federal pa role board denied the application for a parole for Albert B. Fall, former secretary of the Interior. Therefore Fall must serve his full sentence of a year and a day In the New Mexico state penitentiary where he was sent for bribery In connection with the oil lease deals during the Harding ad ministration. SENATOR I.A FOLLETTE started a debate of several days In the sen ate by moving to make the next order of business the bill prepared by him self and Senator Costlgan of Colorado appropriating $375,000.(100 to be given ? the states for the relief of the un employed and reedy directly. The J opposition held that the major con- I trlbntlon of the federal government to- j ward relief should be the administra tion measures for the extension of I credit. SANTIAGO, a picturesque and his torical city near the eastern end of Cuba, was badly shattered by a series of earthquakes. At first the deaths were reported to be In excess of a thousand, but when the people calmed down It was found thut not more than a dozen persona had been killed. IToperty damage was esti mated at more than IIO.OUO.UOU, few buildings to the city having escaped unscathed. <% >??*? Waaura Hwww? iaioa.1 Wheat Brings $1.25 a Bushel Here V ECONOMISTS might be puzzled at seeing Cbarles Huffman (right), Kansas farmer, being banded a check for $125 for 100 bushels of wbeat while other Kansas farmers are getting only 40 cents a bushel for the grain. John R. Reed, who Is tendering the check, bought the wheat In accordance with the Pratt County Prosperity Wheat association's plan for boosting the price of wheat to $1.25 a bushel. The wbeat was turned over to a bakery In Prltt Kan., which promptly proceeded to make It Into bread which sold for 10 cents a loaf, the prevailing price. The first loaf of the "$1.25 wheat" bread was presented to President Hoover. MADE WITH BANANAS ONLY rich flavored froits will stand the chilling In frozen dishes with out losing their flavor. The banana Is one of these. It not only keeps Us luscious flavor, but enhances the cream ncss of any frozen dish. The banana being rich In vitamin C It is another fruit to serve freely In various ways to keep helathful. Fruit Ice Cream. Rub three ripe bananas through a sieve, add the Juice of three oranges, ^three lemons and two cupfuls of sugar, a pinch of salt and one quart of thin cream. Freeze, after stirring until the sugar is well dissolved. Serve in sher bet glasses garnished with preserved orange peel. ? ' .7 ? Candle Salad. This Is such a dainty and pretty sal ad as well as nice to eat. It Is not new, but may be welcome to those who 'have not served it. Arrange slices of 1 pineapple (the canned) well drained, on a ruffled leaf of lettuce or a paper dolly-covered salad plate. In the cen ter place a small banana, to fill the hole In the pineapple. This may be cut down to lit, having the pointed end of the fruit for the top of the candle. Top each with a small piece of candied cherry and place a thick ttiayonnatse | over the candle to simulafejud*. Banana Fritters. Banana fritters are delicious mor sels to serve as an entree with lemon sauce. Cut the bananas Into two-Inch slices, dip Into the fritter batter and fry brown. Keep hot and serve with the lemon sauce made as usual. As a cream pie add a cupful of sliced ba nana to the filling after It Is chilled, New Spring Hat : m One of ttie attractive spring hats la this rolled Breton sailor wltli saucer brim line. It Is of mixed straw In Chinesg_gr?en and white, and bas a gay feathers-trim in greeny red and white ) ,/ top with sweetened whipped cream and dot with bright Jelly or finely minced preserved cherries. Fruit Cup. Dice bananas, pineapple, oranges and melon of any kind. Serve with a sauce, using lemon Juice, with a bit of grated rind and sugar, to make a thin sirup. Cool and pour over the fruit. Serve well chilled, garnished with a sprig of mint or n blight cherry. (ID. 1932. Western Newspaper Union.) CHILDREN'S STORY ?By THORNTON W. BURGESS HOOTY THE OWL PROVES A FRIEND Oh, honor a friend when a friend you need, For the^i Is a friend, a friend Indeed. OOMETIMES people act the part of ^ friends without knowing It. It was that way with Hooty the Owl. lie proved a friend to Peter Rabbit when Peter most needed friend, but he doesn't know it to this day. However, Peter doesn't forget, und he has a kindlier feeling for Hooty than ever he used to have. It Is queer how things sometimes happen In this world. Hooty did for Peter the greatest thing that anyone can do for another; be ' saved Petet's life. Yes, sir, that is Just what Hooty did. And tlds is the queer thing about it; he didn't try to do It. More than this, he didn't know that he did do it He doesn't know it yet Hut Peter knows it and little Mrs. Peter knows it, for Peter told her all about it, and one other knows it Shadow the Weasel. You see it was this way: Peter had run until he felt as if he couldn't run another step. His feet felt too heavy to lift He was so short of breath that he had a pain in his side, the same sort of pain that yon sometimes bave when you. run very long and very hard. Worse still, his heart was thump ing from fear and terror till it seemed as If It must burst, and not one little ray of hope did Peter have to give him courage. He knew that somewhere behind him, drawing nearer with every Jump, was Shadow the Weasel, and that when Shadow should catcb him, then?well, it was best not to think about what would bappen then. At last Peter felt that he Just had to rest. He couldn't run another step. Right in front of bim was a pile of - snow-covered brash. He crawled un der this, and there he squatted pant Ing for breath, and with a terrible-fear In his eyes, watching his back tracks for Shadow the Weasel. Now II Just happened that l'eter had no more than crawled under that pile of brash than Hoot; the Owl came sailing over the Green Forest on silent win as, like a black shadow In the moonlight. Close b; the pile of brash uDder which Peter was hiding was a tall dead tree, and right on the top of this Hooty alighted and sat perfectly still and very straight. In fact he looked like a part of the tree Itself. He meant to. It was one of Booty's watcli tow ers. He had arrived Just too late to see Peter crawl under the brush, and he came so silently that Peter dldnt hear him. Neither did Peter see him, for he was too Intent on watching for Shadow to look np. So Peter dldnt know that Hooty was anywhere near, and Hooty didn't know that Peter was anywhere about. Peter had watched sharply, hut bad seen nothing, when suddenly Hooty swooped down right In front of where ' l'eter was biding. It was so sudden and unexpected that Peter swallowed his breath and almost choked. There was an angry spitting sound, and then Peter saw what looked Uke some of tjie snow Itself bound off to one side. It was Shadow, and Ms coat was pure white. Again Hooty swooped and Shad ow dodged. Then he turned and darted Into a hole In a hollow log while Hooty went back to his watch tower. Then Peter sighed. It was a sigh of great relief. As long as Hooty sat there Shadow would not dare come out of his retreat in the hollow log, and that meant that he, Peter, would have time to rest and regain his breath. Hooty bad saved his life for a while, any way, for If he hadn't swooped at Shadow just when be did, and so pre vented him from reaching the pile of brush, Peter would have been no more by this time. For the flrst time In all his life Peter felt kindly toward Hooty the Owl. Perhaps now he might get away after alL (? bv J. O. L1oTa.t-W.se Service. Private Yaeht Built for American VIEW of the new private yacht built at the Frledrich Krupp works in Kiel, Germany for an American yachting enthusiast. This four-masted barlr with A salt spread of 3,300 square meters has an auxiliary Diesel-propellor engine In its hall, which is the largest ever built Into a sea-going vessel. The power is supplied by four generators, each of which is conpled with an 800 horse power oil motor. Lee's Underground Munition Plant Is Found /~\NE mile from the entrance of a Vr huge cave near White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., and 400 feet under ground has been found a big ammuni tion plant used by Gen. Robert E. Lee when he was fighting the northern armies in that region in 1864-03. The saltpeter hoppers which the two men In this picture are Inspecting are in perfect condition. It is believed the federal authorities never learned of the existence of this subterranean munitions factory. ON THE FLOOR i: By DOUGLAS MALLOCH i | m?444?mM444444?*?mi . FIGCRE this one out for me: Wide awnlfc I seem to be. Lying quiet, counting sheep, Nothing seems to make me sleep. Far from noises of the town. In a bed as soft as down. Yet I roll and toss nbout; Here's what I can't figure out: Then I think about the floor. Where I slept in days of yore. Where I used to slumber some Night the company would come. Then our house was much too small. Few the beds, to hold them all. And we children, with delight. Slept upon the floor that night Blanket, pillow, these I find. And, upon the floor reclined. Fall asleep, and wake at three Glad again a bed to see. Sleep again, and waken lame. Just as certain Just the same I'd have stayed awake till four If I hadn't tried the floor. !?. 1111 DoukIh* Malloch. >?w:?U Service. Evidently Husband** Idea Allowance la what a husband has to make for his wife, and what a wife never makes for her husband.?Ex dmsa
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