The Alamance gleaner
VOL. LVIII. GRAHAM, N, C., THURSDAY MAY 5, 1932. NO. 13.
News Review of Current
Events the World Over
Roosevelt's First Rebuff in Primaries?Senate Committee
Boosts Income Taxes-?House Playing
Havoc With Economy Bill.
By EDWARD W. PICKARD
FOR the Bret time since he started
oat on his hant (or Instructed del
egates Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt met
with a rebult?two of them. In fact.
id me Aiassacuuseus
primaries he expected
to win eight or ten of
the 36 delegates chos
en for the Democratic
Presidential conven
tion. but Al Smith
swept the state and
added the entire del
egation to his little
bundle of votes.
More important be
cause more unexpect
. eu was uie result m
Sen. J. J. pennsTivnnia. The
Davi* New York governor
captured tlie greater part of that
state's delegation, perhaps 60 out of
76 votes, but Smith made a much bet
ter showing than anyone had antici
pated. Incomplete returns indicated
he had carried 15 of the 67 counties,
and his majority In Philadelphia was
impressive.
Altogether, the leaders of the "stop
Roosevelt" movement were consider
ably heartened by 'the outcome of
these two primaries.
President Hoover was virtually as
sured of the 100 Republican delegate
In the two states. In the Pennsyl
vania the Republican primary was
made Interesting by the contest be
tween Senator James J. Davis and
Oen. Smedley D. Bntler. The famous
marine was backed by Governor Pin
chot and ran as a dry. but Davis, who
had been converted to anti-prohibition
ism through the influence of William
S. Vare, Republican boss of the state,
defeated the general by a plurality
that approached 400.000. It was
thought tills might mean that the
Pennsylvania delegation in the Repub
lican convention would tight earnestly
for a plank promising resubmission of
the Eighteenth amendment. Mrs. Pin
chot, the governor's wife, sought the
Republican congressional nomination
in the Fifteenth district, but was
whipped by Congressman Louis T. Mc
Faddcn. who some months ago at
tacked the administration's interna
tional finance policies and accused
President Hoover of "selling out" to
Europe.
FIRST rejecting a proposal by Sen
ator Couzens to boost surtaxes to
the wartime maximum of 45 per cent,
the senate finance committee voted an
increase in all Income tax rates above
the levies written into the new reve
nue bill by that house.
The committee almost unanimously
adopted a schedule presented by Sena
tor Harrison of Mississippi, the rank
ing Democrat, calling for a maximum
surtax of 45 ner cent Instead of the
40 per cent figure carried in the house
bill.
Normal Income rates were boosted
to 3 per cent on the first $4,000 in
come; 6 per cent on the next $4,000
and 9 per cent on the income above
IS.tOO.
The present normal rates are 1V4,
8 and 5 per cent. The house voted
to increase these rates to 2. 4 and 7
per cent respectively
By close votes the tarlfTs on Im
ported oil and coal which the house
added to the measure were struck out.
The tax on automobiles was approved.
The house passed and sent to the
President the tariff bill restoring to
congress all power to alter Import
duties. The house also passed the
? '.$326,000,000 navy bill after refusing
to cut the amount 10- per cent.
Determined to get the $20,000,
000 economy bill before the sen
ate as quickly as possible. Majority
Floor Leader Rniney decreed that the
house should hold night sessions until
the measure was disposed of.
Immediately a bi-partisan insurgent
coalition took charge and overrode
the Democratic and RepnMican lead
ership. First thing it did was to
knock out that provision of the rule
limiting the number of amendments
to the economy measure to forty, and
then it started In to rip the bill to
pieces. Its primary achievement in
this line was the adoption of an
amendment by Britten of Illinois ex
empting from the proposed 11 per
cent pay reduction all federal em
ployees with salaries np to and In
cluding *2.500. As framed by the
committee the exemption ran to
*1 0UU. The change took more than
gbti.UOO.OO0 out of the *3)0.000.000
the bill was supposed to effect la the
gnoual cost of the federal government.
O ICHMOND was full of governors
and other dignitaries last week
and was mighty busy In other respects.
The events Included the annual con
ference of state executives, the Wash
ington bicentennial celebration, a cel
ebration In honor of the landing of the
first permanent Colonists, a state mu
sic festival, dedication of the first
monument to James Monroe in the
state, and the opening to the public
for the full week of 100 colonial homes
and gardens.
The governors, thirty In number, aft
er being received by Governor Pollnrd,
helped tc dedicate the Monroe statue
at Ash Lawn. The chief address was
delivered by Claude G. Bowers, eminent
Democratic Journalist and orator. The
executive also took part In all the
other ceremonies, besides holding their
own four-day meet. On Wednesday
they were addressed by President
Hoover, who In one of his most impor
tant speeches presented the federal
government's case to the states and
' asked for their fuller co-operation in
settling national problems. Thursday
evening the governors were enter
tained at dinner In the White House.
O EPRESENTATIVE F. H. La Guar
^ dla of New York, leader of the
bloc that defeated the sales tax propo
| sltion, provided the sensation of the
week in tne senate
| banking committee
I hearings on stock ex
| change methods. It
was an exposure of
alleged high pressure
publicity methods, In
cluding even bribery,
to manipulate prices
on the New York
> Stock exchange, and
the documents he of- j
' fered In proof of his i
charges involved a
number of financial
writers formerly em
F. H. La
Guardia
pioyea on i\ew lorx papers. ? mey
were employed by brokerage houses,
he said, to "bally-hoo" stocks and sent
out misleading statements In order to
promote stock purchases. In some
cases he said extracts from newspaper
articles Inspired by high powered pub
licity methods were included by brok
ers In letters to customers.
Five pools In which stocks were
manipulated, according to La Gunrdla,
were cited by the New Yorker to back
up his assertions. lie said that high
pressure methods had been utilized In
the handling of dooIs in Indian Mo
torcycle stock. Savage Arms, Maxwell
Motors, Pure Oil, Si rams Petroleum,
and Superior Oil. In all instances ex
cept the Indian Motorcycle stock, the
pools operated back In 1924 and 1925.
Mr. La Guardia named A. Newton
Plummer as the high pressure pub
licity man who had distributed S2S6,
000 among newspaper men. This man,
he said, operated under the title cf
publicity counsel and sometimes un
der the name of the Institute of Eco
nomic Research. Plummer is now un
der indictment for forging securities.
The committee in executive session
decided to make a sweeping inquiry
into the whole stock
ana bond selling as It
affects the stock ex
change. and this may
last all summer. A
steering committee of
five was named by
Chairman Norbeck to
plan the Investigation
and Une Up witnesses.
Senator Couzens of
Michigan, one of the
"progressives," is per
haps the leading mem
ber of this smaller
body and will be a
Senator
Courent
most important racior in tne inquiry.
Glass, Fletcher and Norbeek himself,
also are on the steering cnmmltiee.
Walcott of Connecticut, who Initialed
the Inquiry, has been forced Into ?
minor place by Norbeek.
JAPAN opened a great drive In Man
churia to suppress the fast-grow
ing revolt against the government of
the puppet state of Manthoukuo. hav
ing previously warned the rest of the
world to keep hands off. The re'el
forces along the eastern lines of the
Chinese Eastern railway and In the
lower Sungarl valley were estimated
at 20.000. and there were more of them
In other regions. Against ail these
large bodies of troops "ere started,
the main force being commanded by
Major General Mural.
The Japaneae government scorned
the resolution of the League of Ne
lions committee of nineteen, rolling for
the Immediate evacuation of Shanghai,
nnd then went ahead to arrange Its
own plan with the co-operation of Sir
Miles Lampson, the British minister
to China. It was reported In Geneva
that this proposal was uccepted by
Nanking, so the league committee
meekly admitted It would have to re
make Its resolution to conform. The
small powers, which had insisted on
drastic action against Japan, didn't
like this development but could do
nothing.
GERMANY Is especially grateful to
President Hoover for his promo
tion of the moratorium on repara
tions and war debts, but there was no
way In which this
gratitude could l>e
shown directly to the
President. So Ambns
hassador Frederic M.
Sackett was chosen to
be the recipient of an
unusual honor ? the
bestowal of the decree
of doctor of political
science by the ancient
and famous Unlver
as a ?i slty of Tuebingen.
^ . This high honor wns
* c e * presented to the am
bassador In an Impressive ceremony
in the presence of representatives of
the German cabinet and many of
south Germany's most distinguished
men.
In Its centuries of existence the
University of Tuebingen has dispensed
only a few honorary titles. But, as
the rector said, because of his "great
effort In alleviating economic prob
lems the university concluded that the
American ambassador did signal work
in singling out some of the causes of
the present difficulties/' . and decided
to honor him.
JOHN N. WILLYS, ambassador to
Poland, thinks be should return
to the direction of his automobile
manufacturing business. Therefore he
came back to the- country and last
week called on President Hoover and
arranged for his retirement from the
diplomatic post In June. He said to
the reporters:
"I shall make Immediate arrange
ments to move back to the United
States in o^der that I may be on the
ground to take care of my various In
terests here and particularly to be
more active and helpful in my duties
as chairman of the board of the
Willys-Overland company/'
GEORGIA has a new senator, ap
pointed by Gov. Richard B. Rus
sell, Jr., to fill out part of the unex
pired term of the late William J.
Harris. The man se
lected Is Ma J. John S.
Cohen, editor of the
Atlanta Journal. He
will serve until next
November. The Har
ris term does not ex
pire until 1937. and
Governor Russell him- ]
self will be a candi
date for the place In
the general election in A
foil I
Major Cohen, who
has been Democratic MaJ' ?"
national committee- Cohen
man from Georgia since 1924, Is a
member of a distinguished southern
family. He joined the stafT of the
Journal In 1890 and was reporter,
special Washington correspondent, and
editorial writer. He was a corre
spondent and later an army officer In
the Spanish-American war. His fa
ther was a Confederate officer.
NATIONAL Socialists, under the
leadership of Adolf Hitler, scored
a great victory In the I'russlun elec
tions, and won enough places in other
parts of Germany P> make them the
strongest political party in four of
the five states In the relch. But they
still lack a clear majority to control
any of them. In Bavaria tbey fell
slightly behind.
In Prussia, where the fight was most
hitter because of the theory that "who
ever control* Prussia controls the
relch," the Hitlerite forces gar- J
nered 162 seats against the nine
they held heretofore. The coalition I
which makes up the present gov
emment also obtained 162 seats. The
Communists also gained, now having
57 seats to their former 48. The So
cial Democrats were the heaviest
losers.
It was announced that the Prussian i
got eminent would resign on May 24
when the newly elected diet convenes,
hut will carry on until a new premier
of the state Is elected. Hitler is In
sisting that the Nazis should be given
control, but there can be no definite
decltion as to the alignment of the
parties until the middle of May, when
the Catholic Centrists meet In Berlin
for a caucus.
In the Austrian elections also the
National Socialists scored heavy and j
widespread gains, but the control of
the go**rnm#v>+ remains in the hands
of the Socialists and Christian Social
isls. The Pan-German and Agartan
parties were practically wiped out by
the Nazis
'% ISA Western Suem Coles)
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Graphic Air Vie it? Shows Progress on Hoover Dam
WITH all Indications pointing to spring floods on the
Colorado river, which will rise to higher levels than
the inundation of 1906, when the river overflowed into
the Coachella valley and created the now famous Salton
sea, 3,300 workmen in 24-hour shifts speed against time
to bring operations on Hoover dam, world's largest, in
shape so that the minimum setbacks will occur when
flood waters pour through Boulder canyon. This re
markable air view was obtained from the first plane to
make the flight over the new route between Ix>s An
geles and Salt Lake City, initiating the new air trail
which will permit transcontinental passengers to view
at first hand the government's operations. Activity at
the present time centers on the completion of the four
30-foot diversion tunnels which will carry the river around
the actual dam site by means of two coffer dams. The
coffer dams must be built between high water sea
sons. At present Six Companies, Inc., holders of the con
tract, are one year ahead of the government's schedule,
and If this advantage is maintained work on pourir.g
1,200,000 cubic yards of earth and rock Into the upper
of the two coffer dams will soon get under way. The
face of the coffer dam must be covered with a 6-Inch
blanket of concrete before the floods, or the work of
months will be wiped out. Hoover dam Itself will take
form in-two and one-half years. It will measure 6T>0
feet up and down stream at the base, 45 feet at the top,
and about 1,180 feet along the upper rim. The huge struc
ture will require 3,400,000 cubic yards of concrete, and
in order to complete this item In the estimated time, the
contractors will have to pour 7*4 cubic yards of concrete
per minute on an eight-hour day basis. The top of the
dam will be only 400 feet below the rim of Boulder can
yon, and the ^reat barrier will Impound 30,500,000 acre
feet of water, creating a lake which will extend 110*miles
to the Grand canyon, 14 times larger than the present
world's biggest artificial lake behind the Assnan dam In
Kgypt With the triple purpose of flood control, sup
plying water to southern California, and development
of power, Hoover dam will pay for Itself In 50 years.
Destined to rise 720 feet high from the bottom of the
canyon, it will stand as man's greatest monument in har
nessing the forces of nature to his will. Photo shows
Boulder canyon from the air above the site of Hoover
dam. Two of the four 4.000-foot diversion tunnels, on
which the greater part of the 10 tons of dynamite used
each day is being used, may Tie seen on opposite sides
of the river.
STORY FOR CHILDREN
By THORNTON W. BURGESS
THAT was a royal quarrel there In
the Green Forest on that beautiful
morning, imci the more dreadful be
cause of that. Quarrels are dreadful,
anyway, are between those who are
looked up to. Sammy Jay and Chat
terer the Red Squirrel are forever
quarreling, and it is never nice to see
or hear them. But had as one of
their quarrels B? it is nothing com
pared to this quarrel between Buster
Bear and King Eagle. You know, once
upon a time, long, long ago. Buster's
great-great-ever-so - great - grandfather
was king of the forest, and King
Eagle's great-great-ever-so-great grand
father was king of the air. And now
here their great-great-ever-so-great
grandchildren quarreling Just like the
| most common of common people. It
was shocking.
It would have been bad enough If
; there had been the least shadow of
an excuse, but there wasn't. No, sir,
I there wasn't the least shadow of an
excuse. They were quarreling over
a fish which didn't belong to either of
| them. IMunger the Fish Hawk had
caught It. and as he was flying home
| with it King Eagle, who has a fond
| ness for fish, had made him drop it,
JB u V ?? ? y.
"Robber!* He Hissed as He Circled '
Over Buster's Head.
and then hadn't been able to catch It
before It reached the ground. It was
last chance that that fish had fallen
right where Buster Bear was slttlng.
and so he claimed It as his own.
Now King Eagle Is not one to easily
give up. Ton see, he has always been
used to having his way. That is the
way with kings. He had a very whole
some respect for Buster Bear's great
strength, and his great paws and
claws, bat he didn't propose to give
ap that fish without a straggle.
"Bobber:" be hissed as he circled
above Buster's bead watching (or ?
1
chance to dart down and tear Buster's
coat with his great hooked claws.
"Robber yourself!'* roared Buster,
turning so as always to face King
Eagle. "You're Just a great bully and
nothing more. You can't catch fish,
and so you rob those who can."
This was true, and It didn't Improve
King Eagle's temper to be told so. fie I
cnTled Buster all the bad names tie I
could think of. and he made fun of I
him because he was no longer king
of the forest. All the time he kept
wheeling and turning Just out of Bus
ter's reach and pretending to dart
down at him. Once he succeeded in
striking Buster from behind before
Buster could turn, and once Buster
pulled out a couple of King Eagle's
white tail feathers. Buster's little
eyes blazed with anger, and there was
a savage gleam In the eyes of King
Eagle. And such a screaming and
growling as there was* It brought
everyone within hearing to watch. It
is oueer how quickly news of such un
pleasant things can travel. In a sur
prisingly short time there was a ring
of little forest and meadow people
peeping out from safe hiding places.
None of them knew what the quarrel
was about, hut all took sides us a mat
ter of course. The birds wanted King
Eagle to win, and the animals wanted
Butcr to win, and all the time they
wondered what this dreadful quarrel
was about.
Now as Is the way with people who
quarrel, It wasn't long before Buster
Bear and King Eagle were so Intent
upon their quarrel that they gave no
thought at all to what tlicv were quar
reling about, and little by little they
got farther away from the fish which
had made all this trouble. Suddenly
King Eagle remembered. Buster Bear
was now so far from where the fish
had fallen that if he were quick he
might swoop down, snateh Ir and be
away before Buster could get him.
Watching his chance, he swooped over
Buster's head and down to the place
where he had last seen the fish, his
great claws outstretched to seize It
There was no fish there!
it. br T. W. Bant? )-WXV Bervic*.
Printed Shoes to Match
Colored Spring Dresses
Printed shoes to match printed
frock* are the newest wrinkle In
spring footwear.
Mannequins displaying colored print
frock In the spring style shows wore
higb-heeled slippers made of match
ing print.
Black backgrounds sprinkled with
bright flowers were the taTortte de
sign
A FEW TASTY DISHES
COME one has discovered that add
^ log a bit of vinegar, about one
teaspoonful, to a pea or bean soup that
seems too thin, thickens it at once and
leaves no taste of vinegar.
Croquettes are so much better if
they are soft and creamy when served.
By adding a teaspoonful of softened
gelatin to tb? mixture before cooling
It stiffens them enough to handle, and
when cooked are creamy.
Dutch Sauce for Fish.?Take one
cupful of liquid in which boiled fish
has been cooked, add one cupful
of milk. Melt two tablespoonfuls of
butter, add two tablespoonfuls of
Hour, the liquid after the flour and
butter has been mixed, a teaspoonful
of lemon juice, one-half teaspoonful of
salt and the lightly beaten yolks of
ttie eggs carefully udded. Fold to the
stlffy beaten whites of the eggs after
taking from the heat. Add a little
minced parsley. If desired.
Luncheon Dish.?Remove the sar
dines from the box neatly and en
tirely (If possible). Place on a plat
ter and surround with water cress or
parsley. Cut radishes Into tulips with
a sharp Icnlfe, rolling back the petals
to make them look like the flower.
Arrange these In the cress or parsley
and serve with the sardines.
The southern custom of serving a
deml tasse of strong coffee, accompa
nied by sugar to guests In the house
before the. came down 'for breakfast.
Is one that Is being taken up by hotels
and dining car service.
Orange Fruit Cake.?Cream one
fourth cupful of butter, add one-half
of a third cupful of sugar, one egg
beaten light, the remaining sugar and
two-thirds of a cupful of orange mar
malade. Sift twc cupfuls of flour with
one teasponful of baking powder, one
eighth teaspoonful of soda and cinna
mon, the same of cloves, add one-third
cupful each of chopped orange peel
and nutmeats. Bake In one loaf about
one hour.
(?>. 1932. Wefllert Newspaper Union.)
REWARD
By DOUGLAS MALLOCH
WHEN we lie sleeping
In uur little plot,
Tlint other hands are keeping
Green or not.
What shall we care lor,
11 we care at all.
Be hoping, waiting, there for.
Spring and tall?
It won't be roses,
Roses once a year.
Nor not, as man supposes.
Be a tear, . jfl
In your tomorrow.
After our today.
We would not have yon sorrow.
But be gay.
Mny man or woman,
Some one passing by.
Seek out the little tomb in
Which we lie.
And say, "He lilted
Loads he never knew,
And, even when I drifted.
Brought me through."
When freed the spirit.
When our work Is done.
It will he sweet to hear It,
Even one?
To know forever, ..
After work and pain.
Not all of our endeavor
Was In vain.
(?. 1922. Diurlu Jtalloch.l?WWC Sendee.
Washington and Tammany
In the early days of the Tammany
society they called the President of
the United States "Great Grand Sach
em" or "Kltchl Okemaw." This was
their name for Washington when he
was President.
Red Hat
Bright red grosgraln Is used tor m
new model which la called "Caprice."
ns Its color nnd shape suggest llght
heartedness and mirth.
Goddess* Beauty Sleep Ends
HKI'KT. first goddess of ? elTUlzatlon older than that of Egypt sad
Babylon, whose musty tomb has recently been uncovered at Tell Balaf,
oow Inhabited by fierce Bedouin tribes. She was worshiped 5.000 to 4,000 yean
R. C, In the days of the Snbarlan-Hurrltle civilisation and was discovered fey
Dr. Baron Max von Oppenhelnv. famous German scientist.