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The Alamance gleaner ] VOL. LVIII. GRAHAM, N, C., THURSDAY MAY 26, 1932. NO. 16. News Review of Current Events the World Over Norfolk Boat Builder Confesses Cruel Hoax in Lindbergh Case?Terrible Tragedy at Sea?Gossip of National Politics. By EDWARD W. PICKARD DREAKING down under long contin ued examination, John H. Curtii, the Norfolk boat builder who had put himself forward as an intermediary in the Lindbergh baby case, confessed to In spector Harry Walsh of the Jersey City po lice that . his story was a hoax and his "negotiations" with the kidnapers were en tirely a fake. He said be never knew such persons as those he named to Colonel Lindbergh and to meet whom the dis tracted father made many trips to sea on a yacht in com pany with Curtis. In his brief written confession of his cruel swindle Curtis said he "became Insane on the subject for the time being, which caused me to create the story in its entirety." and that he was "brought back to his senses" by a telephone conversation with his wife. Curtis* activities the night of the kidnaping were being investigated. He was locked up and later arraigned on charges of giving false reports that hindered the apprehension of the per sons guilty of the crime. If convicted he may be imprisoned for three years or fined $1,000. or both. He waived preliminary hearing. Arrested In Brooklyn for abandoning his faintly? Frank I'arzych, a thirty year-old narcotic addict, told detec tives?and clung to the story after more than twelve hours of questioning ?that he was one of a band of seven men who kidnaped the child and that the baby died after the man carrying him down the ladder from the nursery window accidentally dropped him to the ground. The police were inclined to believe this story was false. Though the authorities of the entire country are of course hunting for the kidnapers and murderers of the baby. New Jersey is still the center of the operations, and the investigation there is In the charge of William H. Stevens, attorney general of the state, and of Prosecutor Erwin Marshall of Mercer county. Neither of these men is opti mistic. fearing the case will be added to the list of unsolved crimes because, as Mr. Marshall said, whatever trail there was is now virtually dead. The necessary excessive caution of the po lice while the child was still thought to be alive lessened the chances for solving the mystery. However. Attor ned General Stevens by no means gave up. At a conference of state, federal and county police and investigators In Trenton, a plan was established for co-ordinating all activities In the hunt for the murderers. ONE of the worst marine tragedies of recent years occurred near the entrance to the Gulf of Aden when the new French liner Georges Phllippnr of the Messageries Mnritimes sudden ly hurst into flames and was destroyed. The loss of life Is uncertain Ht this writing, bnt probably about 100 per sons perished The survivors were picked up by several steamships und landed in different ports. Two Brit ish vessels took 254 of them to Aden, and they said at least 100 of the thou sand odd aboard the doomed ship were trapped in their cabins. Many others lost their lives in the stormy sea. PROMINENT bankers and industrial leadens, convinced that public fear and uncertainty have prevented the federal reserve system s policy from taking full effect in the stimulation of recovery of prices and of prosper ity. have formed a committee of twelve to aid in putting to work the hundreds of millions of dollars being poured into the market Djr the system In its program for credit expansion. These gentlemen gathered in New York at the call of George l? liar lison. governor of the Federal Reserve hank of New York, with Owen I>. Young as their chairman. The follow Irg statement was Issued: "Governor Harrison of the Federal Reserve bank of New York has ciiHed together a committee composed of bankers and industrialists for the pur pose of considering methods of mak ing the large funds now being released by the federal reserve hanks useful affirmatively in developing business. "Its purpose will sis'' be generally to co-operate with the Reconstruction Finance corporation and other agen clea to secure more co-ordinated and 90 more effective action on the part | of the banking and Industrial Inter est s." SPEAKER GARNER put forth his own plan for depression relief, and it was Indorsed by Represent at ire Rainey, leader of the house. Its wain features are: 1. Appropriation of $110,000,000 to be expended by the President In his discretion for the relief of destitution. 2. Increase of $1,000,000,000 in the borrowing power of the Reconstruc tion Finance corporation for loans to state and local governments, corpora tions and Individuals for the purpose of increasing employment. 3. A bond issue of $1,000,000,000 for construction of federal public works in the interest of revival of industry and increase of employment, this ex pense to be met by a tax of one-third of one cent a gallon on gasoline. OUR senators are not yei willing to give us real beer, even as part of a plan to bring relief to the unem ployed. By a vote of 24 10 61 they re jected Senator Tyding's amendment to the tax bill. This amendment would have legalized 2.75 per cent beer with a tax of 24 cents a gallon upon It which was calculated to yield $200,000. 000 annually for amortization of a construction bond issue and an addi tional $200,000,000 to $300,000,000 that would have allowed that amount to be stricken from the tax bilL WITH the near approach of the Democratic national convention speculation as to the chances of Gov Franklin D. Roosevelt for the nomina tion grows Intense. H I s pre-convention manager, James A. Farley still believes he will be nominated on the first roll call. He asserts tl.at Roose velt will be sure of 601 votes to 463 for all other aspirants, and that before the tally clerk gets down as far as Wyoming and the territories, e n o o g a states will change their votes from fa- i vorue sons 10 pui me i>ew xur* governor across the two-thirds line? 770 votes One of the most prominent of the "dark horses" has taken himself def initely out of the running Owen D. Young? who had a large and hopeful body of supporters though he never had been an avowed candidate, made the "tinal" announcement that be would not accept the nomination If it were of fered him. In a letter to John Crow ley. publisher of the Times of Little Falls, Young's home'town. he said his reasons for this decision were "so con trolling as not to be open for argu ment." It was assumed the chief ?f these reasons was Mrs. Young's ill/ health. AL SMITH has by no means sur rendered. In a radio address he set forth his personal platform con taining planks designed to cure the IIL from which the country is suffer ing The main features were: Balance the national budget. A manufacturers* sales tax to meet the S1Ji00.000.000 deficit Reduction of national expenditures to an "irreducible minimum." Opposition to a veterans' cash bonus. Repeal of the Eighteenth amend ment. Immediate modification of the Vol stead act. to permit wines and beer. His previously proposed bond issue for public works to relieve unemploy ment. the bonds to be amortized by proceeds from a wine and beer rax. Defeat of President Hoover s pro posal to relieve unemployment through funds of the reconstruction finance boa rd. Clothe the President with power to extend. If need be. the moratorium on International debts "until a real solution can be reached." Suppress "all blocs which bedevil legislation." SENATOR WATSON of Indiana, majority leader of the senate, does not think congress can possible get through Its necessary business with out a summer session before .Tune 14. when the Republican national conven tion opens, so he proposed to other leaders of both parties that a recess r* taken from June 4 to July 11. Speaker Gamer demurred believing all legislation can be disfx?ed of be fore June II. so a decision was post poned until June 4 If It appears then that congress can end Its work by June 11, the recess plan will not be pressed. I OU T. DRICHKltS. a daring Amer ' lean aviator, wus the first of this year's crop of would-be transatlantic ' flyers, and he failed. Hopping off from Harbor Grace, he sought to tl.v to Pari-* with a landing at Dublin. But he got lost In the clouds when nearly across the ocean, came down not far from the south end of Ireland and was picked up by the steamship President Roosevelt, whose commander. Captain Fried, and chief officer. Harry Man ning. have rescued many persons from death at sea. CAPT. ROBERT DOI.I.AR. the aged .and spectacular dean of the ship ping and lumber industries of the Pa ciftc coast, died at his home In San j Rafael. Calif., after an illness of sev | eral weeks. Born in Scotland in IS44. he began work as a lad in Quebec :tfid rose steadily to the dominant |>osition he held at his death. The coast guard lost ts able com mandant when Rear Admiral F. C. I Billard passed away in Washington, where he resided. He was fifty-eight years old and had been ill two weeks. HENRY L. STIMSON. secretary of state, returned.from Geneva, says his conversations there convinced him that Europe agrees with the United States on what can and must be done in regard to the far eastern situation and will co-operate with Uncle Sam. | He is certain neither Japan nor Rus sia wants war. and he indicates that the great powers will strive to keep the Manchurian trouble localized, at f least for the present. However, the authorities in Washington are rather alarmed by the military situation in Manchuria because of the continued concentration of troops along the frontier. JAPAN is in a state of ferment and the occidental mind can scarcely figure out what the results may be. Premier Tsuyoshl Inukai was assns . slnated by a group of young army men ana at the same time mil itary terrorists raid ed and bombed varir ous buildings and did other damage in To kyo. These events signalled the out break of an actual mil itary revolt against the existing govern ment and its course In national and espe c I a 11 v International affairs. Inukai's cabinet resigned and plans were made to tnstall Klsnburo Suzuki, new president of the Seiyu kai party, as premier. But the rep resentatives of the army served no tice that a national cabinet must be formed not based on political par ties. The vice chief of staff declared the army would refuse to approve any nomination for war minister in a party cabinet The constitution pro vides that the war minister must be a general of the army, so the army can prevent the formation of any ministry that it disapproves. HARRY J. I.KIK, superintendent of Mount McKlnley National park in Alaska, and three companions climbed both peaks of the mountain, the first time this ever had been accomplished, and discovered that tragic disaster had befallen a group of scientists headed by Allen Carpe who had attempted to scale the mountain for the pur pose of measuring cosmic rays. Carpe himself and Theodore Koven lost their lives. K o v e n s body was found on M u 1 d r o w glacier. and it was certain tha^ Carp* had fallen into a crevasse. The lost leader was regarded as the ablest mountaineer In America. He was working under the direction of I'rof. Arthur H. Compton of the University of Chicago, who had ex[?ected to Join him In Alaska to continue the cosmic rnv study. Two other members of Cnrpe'i party, E. P. Reckwlfb and Percy T. 01 ton. Jr.. both of New York, were safe, enrnmpeij on the glacier. I,eik reported. Reckwith was seriously III with fever ?nd was rescued by air plane. N D. Spader cock la. also of the party, had left the camp to seek aid and was missing. POPE PICS XI Issued an encyclical entitled "Chorltas Christ!" In whlrb he called the world to prayer, pennnce and mortification to save Itself from "the peril of terrorism and anarchy" and "the still graver evils that are threatening." For this purj?o#e he set aside a period of eight days for "repar at Ion" on the octave of the feasi of the Sacred Heart, beginning June JL ISIS. Weeter* Newspaper (J a low? W. H. Stevens Owen D. Young T. Inukai Allen Carpe City Hall That Is Like a Fine Palace BEVERLY HILLS is famous for Its beautiful residences, some of which are owned by movie stars. Now the California city has a city hall that matches in beauty the palatial homes. This recently completed building, which cost half a million dollars, is shown above. It is the first part of a three-building civic center project THE CHILDREN'S STORY By THORNTON W. BURGESS PATifc.NCfc, De yon young or ma. Brings its own reward, we'retold. Buster Bear doesn't believe Itv^He doesn't see it that way at all. lie Is willing to admit that it does some times, but not always. No, indeed, not always! Perhaps that is because the reward Isn't always what Buster wants It to be. You know how It is when we set our hearts on a thing and then don't get It The disappoint ment makes us overlook some of the good things we do get. I suspect that it was this way with Buster that day when he discovered Busy Bee in the Green Forest Buster had heard the hum of Busy Bee and then had discovered her at work among some flowers In a little opening among the trees right back of where he was sitting. Then she flew away. Now the sight and the sound of Busy Bee had awakened pleasant thoughts in Buster Bear?thoughts of honey. Can you imagine any sweeter thoughts? Buster knows a great deal about Busy Bee. Ever since he was a little cub he has been Interested in Busy Bee. I am afraid It has been a selfish interest, but none the less it has been a real Interest. It has led him to find out n very great deal abont Busy Bee. lie knows that Busy Bee | makes honey. He knows that she gathers the sweets from the flowers 01 me ureen aieauows onu ine <?reen Forest and tliat in a secret storehouse she packs these sweets away in the form of honeyl fie knows that some times this secret storehouse is in a hollow tree, sometimes in a hollow log, and sometimes even In a cave among the rocks. He knows that Busy Bee never wastes any time, not a sin gle minute, but from morning till night is at work gathering the sweets of the flowers and making them into honey. He knows, too. that she Isn't a safe person to interfere with, that she car ries the sharpest of little lances with her all the time, and little as she is isn't the least bit afraid'Tb"idWtt on even such a big fellow as he Is. Yes, indeed. Buster Bear knows a great deal about Busy Bee. When she flew away from those flowers in the little opening among the trees in the Green Forest, she went so suddenly that Buster didn't see in which direction she flew. "Never mind," said Buster himself, "she'll come back; and next time I'll be sharper and see which way she goes. This is n very pleasant and comfort able place, so I'll just wait until she returns." So Buster sat down where he could wateh those flowers, made himself comfortable and waited for Busy Bee to come back. And while he waited he dreamed?day dreams, you know? and they were very pleasant dreams. They were sweet dreams, the very sweetest of dreams, for they were all of honey. He dreamed of a great hol low tree and that he bad climbed It and with his great strong claws had torn it open and found more honey than he could eat all at once, and Bus ter can eat a great deal. He smacked his lips quite as If that honey were real, and not Just dream honey. So Buster sat and dreamed and watched the flowers and waited for Busy Bee to return. He waited and waited. He was very patient, was Buster Bear. With such plensaDt dreams It wasn't hard to be patient Yon see, he felt that patience might make those dreams come true. When Busy Bee should come hack for more sweets he would follow her straight to her secret storehouse. So he waited and waited. The Jolly Little Sunbeams were very comforting and pleasant. It was very, very still and beautiful there. His stomach was reasonably full. Alto gether Buster Bear was very comfort able. He blinked at the flowers. He nodded. Presently he lay down, and then?well, then those sweet day dreams became still sweeter sleep dreams. Yes. sir. Buster Bear fell asleep. And while he slept, Busy Bee returned and went away again, not once but several times. The Black Shadows had begun to creep through out the Green Forest, when at last Buster opened his eyes. He scram bled to his feet and shook himself. Then he growled a rumhly-gmmbly growl of disappointment He knew that Busy Bee would not return again that day. but had gone to bed for the night. Ills patience had brought no reward, he thought You see he quite overlooked the nice long rest and the beautiful sweet dreams. He had I I wanted a different reward, ana so he thought he hadn't had any. 1 <e l?5J.byT.W. Burr ess. )?-WXrg?r?i<M. Right for Golf Looked at from the sports angle, a comfortable tweed costume ts Just as Important for golf as a well-grooved swing. This costume Is roomily cut, the skirt has fullness to spare, the short pull on sweater has ease through the shoulders and the fitted one-but ton Jacket can be left on or off ac cording to the weather. ? Woman's Home Companion. Net Catch Is the Town's Net Profit ?Ti SO PLENTIFUL are the herring that make their way up and down the shallow waters of the famous brook at Pembroke, Mass.. that the town has hit npon the novel Idea of furnishing motorists with nets and then chant ing them 25 cents h dozen for their catch. It is estimated that over 120,000 herring make their way up this brook every day. JUST BALANCING By DOUGLAS MALLOCH A BIRD upon a twig, Just balancing, A bird not very big Or anything; Although the branches sway In every breeze, He sings, the best he may, His harmonies. And what are we? Like him We dip and dance. Upon a swaying limb The sport of chance. The sky not always blue. The winds at rest. We sometimes live It through And do our best. Our hold on joy Is poor. And winds are strong, And little Is secure For very long. And yet to heaven's Word Still let us cling. As bravely as a bird Just balancing. 1*23. DoukI&i Malloch.) - WST Servle* ? 1 BACK YARD GARDEN A LITTLE garden at the back of the ** city lot, a bit of space where green things may grow in neat rows, a half dozen tomato plants, bosh beans, carrots, radishes and onions? what a joy it can add to one's life. Even where space is not such a factor a small garden near the kitchen where It may be tended is to be recom mended. A garden south or west of the house gets more protection from cold winds, and better sunlight. Any kind of soil with proper handling will make good gardens. Place the rows so that they get as much spacing as possible, mak ing the garden look trim by the prop er spacing and placing of seeds. Plan the crops so that the soil is working all summer. The time to plant de pends upon the date of the last frosts, which is not alwayj reliable, but many of our vegetables like lettuce, rad ishes, turnips, spinch and parsley are not afraid of a little cool weather. Where one has space for corn. It must be planted after all frost danger is past Com is one of the most satis factory of vegetables to raise, in good soil, with plenty of moisture and heat, with a few hoeings, a crop will respond that will delight the heart. There is nothing equal to the fresh Juicy golden bantam or the counfry gentleman, and later the^ luscious milky ears of the evergreen. When the last frost Is over plant early beets, onion seed, earrots and such tender vegetables as the bush bean. Now the tomato plants may be set out, the cabbage and eggplant is well as pepper plant and cucumber seed may be sown, also melon and squash. Do not have these near enough to mix the pollen, or the mel ons will not he of good flavor. <? H3!. Western Newspaper Union.) Sleeves Are Highlight in Fashions From Paris Sleeves are growing more elaborate daily. Decorations have now been added to the designs which were al ready attracting attention through their lu<-reused size. Embroideries, beaded patterns, and inserted lace designs are among the decorations ciost often seen. Here's Your Chance to Buy a French Village ' ? 1 ? M IK l'OU want to purchase a whole French Tillage for yourself, yon can ob l tain the one a part of which is here pictured. And the price will be only about S19.000. The Tillage la located near Tonnerre In Bourgogue and I* offered for aale?see the sign on the tree??because all Its Inhabitants bare mored to larger placea In search of wort
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