The Alamance gleaner VOL. LVIII. GRAHAM, IS, C., THURSDAY JUNE 30, 1932. NO. 21. News Review of Current Events the World Over ~~??????, President Offers New Plan for Arms Reduction?Senator Borah's Refusal to Support Hoover?Pre Convention Doings of Democrats. By EDWARD W. PICKARD PRESIDENT HOOVER called the correspondents to the White House Wednesday and gave QUt his new plan for reducing the armed forces of the world h\ one third, thereby saving between ten and fif teen billion dollars during the next ten years At (he same time his proposals were being laid be fore the reparations conference in Geneva by Hugh Gibson. As a bnsio the I'res Irlnnf luiil I hoca Hugh Gibson Ave principles: "1. The Kellogg Briand pact, to which we are all s!g natorfes, can only mean thai the na tions of the world have agreed that they will use their arms solely for de fense. *'2. This reduction should be car ried out not only by broad general cuts in armaments, but by increasing the comparative power or defense through decreases in the power of the attack. **3. The armaments of the world have grown up in general mutual re lation to each other. And, speaking generally, such relativity should be preserved in making reductions. "4. The reductions must be real and positive. They must first effect eco nomic relief. ?T>. There are three problems to deal with?land forces, air forces and naval forces. They are all intercon nected. No other part of the proposals which I make can be dissociated one from- the other." Upon this foundation he proposed: Abolition of all tanks, chemical war fare and large mobile guns. Reduction of one third In the strength of all land armies over and above "the so-called police component." The abolition of all hombing planes and the "total prohibition of all bom bardment from the air." Reduction In the treaty number and tonnage of all battleships by one third. Reduction In the treaty tonnage of aircraft carriers, cruisers and destroy ers by one-fourth and of submarines by one-third, with no nation having more than :k">,(XX) tons of submersibles. It was said authoritatively that Mr. Hoover's plan had the full approval of Secretaries Stinison. Hurley and Adams, the chief of staff of the army, the chief of naval operations and the entire American delegation In Geneva. When Ambassador Gibson read the President's proposals to the Geneva conference the British seemed to give them cautious general approval, hut the French were frankly hostile. Premier Herriot said: "This is abso lutely unacceptable. France agnin will raise the question of security." The Germans and Italians both liked the Hoover plan. Russia and nearly all the smaller nations represented at Geneva let Mr. Gibson know at once that the pro posal pleased thcin. It was emphatically denied in Wash ington that the United States has made any suggestions of war debt re duction or cancellation in return for reduction In armaments. 1 < SKNATuK WILLIAM E. BORAH of Idaho can safely he co i.ted upon to 1 enliven the news at frequen, intervals. ' He again furnished a major topic of 1 ' , ,i ... i. -- i converaniuMi ?nru, during n denitncia tory speech on the Republican platform, he flatly informed his fellow senators and world that he would not support President Hoover for re-elec tion. The gentleman from idaho is extreme ly dry and he cannot stomach even the moderately moist Senator Borah plank which the Re publican convention adopted. His conscience, rather than the party lenders, ever has been Borah's guide, end his action in this instance can not he called inconsistent. The pro posed revision of the Eighteenth amendment, he declared. Is equiv alent to repeal. He denounced all straddling and compromise, laying down the Issue as one demanding a clear cut choice between the status quo and outright repeal. He asserted that a great majority In the Repub lican convention wera In favor of re peal but were steamrollered by the nd mlolatnt loiuforces. Senator George Norris of Nebraska, a dry Republican who often leaves his party lines, was pleased with Borah's statement, saying that now he, Norris. would not be the only renegade this fall. Later he made the surprising statement that he believed the United States must try some modified plan of dealing with the liquor question. To the press Senator Borah said that if he had written the Republican pro hibition plank it would have con tained no resubmission proposal for either revision or repeal. It would, instead, have Informed the country that the only constitutional method of change was through the election of members of congress pledgeu to sub mit a repeal amendment to the states. AS THE Democrats gathered In Chicago for their national conven tion It become apparent that a great number of them, probably a majority, were in favor of a prohibition plank simpler and more explicit a.an that in the Republican platform. Most of those who had anything to say on the question wanted a resolution propos ing that congress submit an amend ment repealing the Eighteenth ainend^^ ment, but not declaring that the part|y , is in favor of repeal. This, it was. felt, would be a safe course, and It was i the opinion of Jouett Shouse and I others that such a plank would be i adopted. In Washington it received I the indorsement of Senators Carter ] Glass of Virginia and Joseph T. Rob- I inson of Arkansas. j Speaker John Garner of Texas, one | of the candidates for the Presidential j nomination. Issued a prepared state- i ment making an unequivocal demand for repeal of the Eighteenth amend- < ment, which he said he never had be- j lieved sound or workable; and this , was declared by other Democratic leaders to cinch the repeal plank, i Garner'a statement also was taken as ' a hid for the support of A1 Smith and the others who were determined to prevent the nomination of Governor Roosevelt In any event, it was 'be lieved, It hurt the chances of Roose velt's being nominated in the early ballots. Al Smith, on his arrival In Chicago, announced that he was for a repeal plank, and for himself as the nom inee. first, last and all the time. ROOSEVELT'S managers were seemingly undismayed by any late developments and continued to predict victory on the first ballot or soon after. It was con ceded by all that the governor would have enough delegates to organize the com mittees, and might even go to the length of trying to abrogate the old two-thirds rule. The chief pre liminary battle was to be over the selec tion of a permanent chairman, the Roose- John E. Mack velt forces insisting r that Senator Thomas J. Walsh of ^ Montana should he substituted for Touett Shouse, who had >een recom mended for the position by the ar- (] rangements committee and who was f Dne of the Sraith-Reskob group. To present his name to the conven tion Governor Roosevelt selected John E. Mack, New York attorney and gen tleman farmer, who was Roosevelt's political godfather when he first stood ( for public office 22 years ago. Mr. \fnck !s famous at home for oratory v hat appeals to the "common people." \ He is not a member of Tarn man?, tnd as he was not one of the New fork delegates, room had to he made f for him In the delegation. INDIANA Democrats In state con * veution unanimously adopted a dunk calling on congress to submit o the states an amendment to the ?onstitution repealing the Kighteenth ^ unendment, and calling for immediate , epeal of the Wright "bone dry" state ' aw. It declared for state laws to rrevent return of the saloon and for t ttnte control of the liquor traffic. Paul V. McNutt was nominated for rovernor and Frederick Van Nuys of ^ ndianapolis for United States sena or. Van Nuys was introduced as "the ^ nan who can beat Jim Watson." Primaries of the Republican. Demo ^ ratlc and Fanner-Iuibor parties were r leld in Minnesota. For the nine seats d congress most of the leaders in the # ac? wen classed as wets. In Maine r) be Democrats nominated Louis J. ^ innn, wet, for governor, and the Republicans plcke<1 Burleigh Martin who Is supposed to be a dry. RIGHT In the middle of all the e* citeinent over politics came the prize fight between Max Schmellng of Germany, world's henvyweight cham pion, and .lack Sharkey of Boston, challenger for the title. The combat took place In a new "bowl" on I.ong Island and attracted ubout 70,000 spec tators. Many millions heard it de scribed by radio. For 15 rounds the warriors fought warily, with never a knockdown, and then to the surprise of nearly everyone. Including Sharkey himself, the Bostoninn was declared the winner. Gene Ttinney. former champion; Mayor Jimmy Walker of New York, and a majority of the sport ing writers present agreed that It was an unfair decision. The general opin ion was that Schmellng had won eight rounds. Sharkey four, and three were even. Judge George Kelly and Ref eree Gunboat Smith voted for Sharkey. Charles Mathison. the other judge, voted for Max. JUST one month from the time she started on her solo flight to Ireland. Mrs. Amelia Karhart I'utnaro returned to New York and was given one of the r?hi? rnrt prist! r* rormi tions of the metrop olis. All thifc hty guns of the city were o:it to meet her. vast crowds swarmed along the route of the pro cession and the air was filled with ticker tape. At city hall plaza the formal cere monies took place. Mayor Walker pre ivirs. Kutnam seining 10 me imrep v Id youDg woman the Hjold medal of the city, while others loaded her down with roses. In Bry ant park she received the cross of honor of the United States Flag as sociation. Next day Mrs. Putnam flew to Washington, where President Hoover received her and presented to. her the medal of the National Geo :rnphic society. Toward the close of fhe week she was in Chicago as a fuest at the Washington bicentennial uilitary tournament. Through It all Mrs. Putpam won in rreased admiration by her modesty ind her futile efforts to belittle her ichievement. CONGRESS made some progress with Its work, but it wa^ believed t would not be able to adjourn be fore July 2. The house passed the ?conomy bill after adopting the ad nlnlstration plan for payless fur oughs for federal employees and com bining with It a cut in salaries of 10 [>er cent for members of congress and 15 per cen for the Vice President and 'he speaker of the bouse. The Presi ient and members of the Supreme :ourt are invited to return part of < :heir salaries to the treasury. Although Initiated to raise enough money to halnnce the budget, the measure still fell between $100,000,000 ind $20,000.000; for nans to states and their political sub IIvisions and to private corporation* or public, self-liquidating projects, as nil bridges, tunnels, water works, i nd canals, $1,400,000,000; for financing | grlcultural exports. $40,000,000. ^AULOS DA VILA. restored to the headship of the junta ruling Chile. ( ras sick abed, but bis associates were i aking strong measures to suppress the I ntest attempt of the ?nntrol of the povern- - nent There was con Iderable riotlnp In rhich some men were | ;iltal. and the Reds rled to resrtie Col. Inrmuduke Grove, the xtrerjie r.?dii ai who ur a short time had a tspin red bavlla and I ras then made prls Tier ana Rianea on Col. Grove lie way to exile on >nely Juan Fernandez Island. The ruling Socialist Junta out- i iwed Comniunlstlc agitation by do- ! ree. with exile, imprisonment or i nes as the punishment for at | ?mpts to foment trouble. The gar Ison commander In Santiago issued i drastic set of martial law regula I ona to end the violence and unrest, nd ordered tbnt agitators guilty of ? belli on. plundering or resisting ?u lorlties should be shot. ?FRIEDRICH WILHELM VON STEUBEN. Prussian general who fought for independence- Hi? untiring efforts converted the almost disheartened American handful of patriots into a disciplined and effective army. (2)?NATHANAEL GREENE. The Scipio Africanua of the Revolution. He saved the South by the brilliant strategy that ruined ZornwaUis (3)?JOHANN DE KALB. Prominent military figure in the War tor Independence. He died of eleven wounds at the Battle of Camden. (4)?ETHAN ALLEN. Hero of Ticonderoga. Described in Revolutionary annals as "A real bucko, of almost gigantic stature and streit'gth. with a florid idea of freedom as the fortune of the brave, and no pale idea o' himself." Honor and Fame to Brave 'Mad Anthony' A very tipsy Con tinental soldier ran afoul of that rigor ous disciplinarian, Brig. Gen. Anthony Wayne, one night, lie gave the man a verbal dressing down, It Is related. The dlfecu sslon aroused admiration In all present. Gen eral Wayne being able with his Ian guage. aod he then threw the- fellow into the guardhouse. "My, the general's mad at me." the intoxicated patriot commented, even proudly, "Jus* ole Mad Anthony, that's what he is?Mad Anthony Wayne!" That. It is reported. Is the origin of the oickDa.ne given one of the greatest fighters of the American Revolution, though it is more likely that this nble and beloved leader of men. who forged the Scotch-Irish and Pennsylvania Dutch farmers of the "Pennsylvania Line" Into the toughest lighting outfit yf the war, earned his designation by Ms reckless, dashing, eager courage. if he couldn't go through. Wayne would go around, hut he preferred to Co through. He was the Stonewall Jackson of the Revolution. Stony Point, Monmouth, Brandywlne, Germantown?scores of great and lesser fields of the Revolution?saw Wayne's valor and his military ability. He loved to fight and he could fight. With serene couiempf"of danger and death he went into mnny a battle cer tain that he didn't have a chance to come back alive, hut that only made him, apparently, hurry on. When a j bullet hit him in the head during the ' gallant onslaught at Stony Point, he was sure he was going to die and '.n slated on being carried up through th< battle so he could breathe his last within the captured fort He lived [ and this capture, which "or that tim< saved the Revolutionary cause, wat I hailed as one of the brilliant militarj exploits of the war. After the war. when British agent! stirred up Indian warfare In the North west territory. Generals Hr.rmar anc St Clair suffered notable defeats frort the red warriors. President Washington troubled by his fears that Wayne was brave and nothing else, nevertheles* sent him on to handle the situation? a feather In Wayne's cap. because he and St Clair had long been bitter ene mies. Wayne's army was pretty much riffraff, and he spent months drilling, drilling, drilling, turning his men into I soldiers who decisively smashed the Indian power at Fallen Timbers. The Indians called him * Black Snake" he cause he worked so fast. General Wayne returned to his coin- ; mand to receive from British garrisons the northern forts they held so long, after the devolution. Moving eastward again, he was (stricken with gout, com ' plicated by an old wound In his leg. Not qoltfe fifty-two years olo, he died , December 14. 17U6, at Presque Isle? , Erie. Pa.?Philadelphia Ledger. TICONDEROGA I "In the Name of the Great Jehovah and the Continental Congreu!" Paine's Pen Factor in British Defeat All America bows reverently to the memory of George Washington. But what of the mea nry of another who, with only his pen. helped as much as any In achieving Washington's tri umph? Tom Paine, who arose to aid Amer ica In Its darkest hour, and for a re ward won only contempt and cnraes! | Italy a atark reminder of the sratl i tude of republics, comments a writer in the Milwaukee .Journal. The Colonists five months after de claring their independence were well nigh beaten. Across Newr Jersey's frozen marshes Washington's ragged remnant of an army fled desperately. Two days before Chrism as, 1776, General Washington resolved, as a last desperate measure, to make a surprise attack upon the Hessians at Trenton. Bnt the chances of victory were so small! The Americans, frozenr^tnrved and discouraged, were losers almost before they started. As the American commander sat gloomily figuring his chances a pamphlet was brought In. fresh from Philadelphia. "The Crisis" was the title and "Com tfnn Sense" was the writer. Washing ton read, then shouted In Joy. The drums were sounded, the sol dlers were gathered Into groups and the officers, by torchlight, read to them the words of the pamphlet: "These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will. In this crisis, shrink from the service of his country, but he tha4 stands It now deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily con quered. yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict the more .lorlous the triumph; what We obtain too cheap we "?teera too lightly; 'tis deames? only that gives everything Its value. Heaven knows how to put a nroper price upon its goods, and It will he strange. Indeed. If so celestial an article as freedom should not be highly rated.** "These are the times that try men's souls'* was the battle cry at Treaton. Sketch of West Poin: Made in 1780 by Major L'Enfant Mice Chew Police Fingerprint Files 8prlngfleld, Ohio. ? Wanted: A Pled Piper. James C. Hale, head of the po lice Identification bureau, entered hta office to find hla ' fingerprint files reduced to confetti. Investl gatlon disclosed the destruction had been committed by mice. The rlsltors. Hale believes, were the celebrated Three Blind nice, as they chewed the trousers and nose from a picture of Al Capone In preference to the foodstuffs sec tion of a mail order catalog con tained la the files. MANIAC USES KNIFE ON GROUP OF GIRLS "Have to Kill Millions," He Shouts to Policeman. Cleveland, Ohio.?A knife wielding maniac killed one girl and slashed two others here when he ran wild among a group of children on their way to school. The victims were Blaine Nlacken, eight, dead; Rose Marie Parker, eight; severely slashed; Lena de San, twelve, cut across the abdomen and tflroat. The madman. Jake Gordon, thirty eight. was captured a few minute* later by a traffic policeman near the scene of the attack. Dropping at the feet of Patrolman Charles Ultschele, who came running toward him, the killer brandished a knife wltb a four Inch blade and cried: "Shoot me. Kill me. I killed two of them. But I haven't killed enough. I have to kill more?lot more. I have to kill millions." Scores of men, women and school children stood frozen with horror at the attack, then the throng of mora than 100 sought to lynch the killer, but Mltscliele kept the crowd back until re-enforcements arrived. Gordon Is being held In the county Jail In a straight-Jacket. The children were on their way to school when they encountered Gordon, who had Just emerged fronts barber shop. Questioned In the connty Jail, Gor don muttered: "I killed them so they wouldn't kill others when they grow *np. I'll be forced to kill a million more. For a year and a half God has been nfter me to start" It developed that Gordon was under treatment In one hospital here for par esis and six weeks early In 1930 and another doctor had been treating blm for extreme nervousness. He was a carpenter by trade. While He Chases Hat in Wind His Car Runs Away Chicago.?John Harbaugh of 1345 Argyle street Jerked the brake of a costly new car Jnst north of Michigan avenue bridge. Jumped out and began running. So did Policeman Thomas Dunieady. Both were after Harbaugh'i hat And they got it Then they turned and began running again. The car had started to roll downgrade. Before they cnugh* up the car crashed into the window of Aimee, Inc., a block away across the street "And the car,** groaned Harbaugb, "belongs to John Ferris, who owns the garage where I work." ?But." consoled Dunieady, "you got your hat" Criticism of Phone Girl Brings 30 Days in Jail Watcrville, Maine.?John McClellan ia serving 30 days on the rock pile Is jail because he criticized a telephone operator for giving him the wrong number. He took so long telling the operator that she was terrible that the manager of the hotel where he was staring had him arrested for drunkenness. Youngster Is Rescued From a Giant Octopus Le Levandon, France.?A young man at this Rirlera resort recently saved the life of a five-year-old child abont whose arm a giant octopus bed wrapped one of its tentacles The small boy wns watching the octopus In a shallow pond when seized. After much effort, the young man succeeded In cutting the animal loose. Fall Intto Hot Soup Kills Year-Old Baby Pittsburgh. Pa.?Steve Padal eight een months did, died recently from ? burns received when he fell Into a pan of steathlng soup. The ehlld*e mother bad placed the soup on the floor near a door to cooL The baby, toddling unsteadily about the door, fell Into the container. He died s few boors later. .j