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i "jipjLL 7 '? i ? *2u ? The Alamance gleaner VOL. LVIII. GRAHAM, N, C., THURSDAY NOVEMBER 24, 1932. NO. 42. News Review of Current Events the World Over Europe's Concerted Move for War Debt Cancellation? Hoover and Roosevelt to Confer?Diversion of Colorado River Completed. By EDWARD W. PICKARD cm RONALD LINDSAY, British ^ ambassador to Washington, handed to Secretary of State Stimson his gov ernment's request that the United ui??ico i le'tc IU a it consideration and modification of the war debts agreements under which European powers are obligated to pay this country eleven?billion dollars in principal and ten billions in Interest during the next 58 years. The French ambassador followed with an almost iden tical request on be half of France, and Sir Ronald Lindsay ? two days later Belgium asked the same thing. The three powers asked suspension of all war debt Install ments, including those due December IS, pending the outcome of the discus sions suggested. Receiving notice of this action while on his way from California to Wash; Ington, President Hoover immediately Informed -President-Elect Roosevelt of the development and Invited him to a conference at the White House, sug gesting that he bring with him the Democratic leaders of congress and any other advisers he might select, lie told Governor Roosevelt he was loath to proceed In Ihe matter with rec ommendations to congress until he had conferred with him, since any set tlement of the debt problem must be the result of protracted negotiations that would reach beyond the remain Ing days of his administration. The President's plan seemed fair enough, but Sir. Roosevelt accepted it only "in principle," saying he would be glad to meet with Mr. Hoover and go over the situation but asking that the meeting he "wholly Informal and personal." He added that the European notes create a responsibility "which rests up on those now vested with executive and legislative authority." Thus It was made evident Governor Roosevelt has no Intention of shouldering any responsibility ahead of time. ONK thlag that is fairly certain Is that Europe's concerted move for revision of the war dehts, and cancel lation If possible, will not be success ful with the short session of congress that opens In December. Not one of the senators and representatives in Washington was In favor of granting the concessions asked, so the prospect was that the debtor nations would either have to pay the December In stallments or default. The British in stallment is Oft, the French 20 millions, nnil Ihe Belgian two millions. It was felt certain that Great Britain would pay If necessary. Governor Roosevelt, according to Democratic leaders. Is opposed to any reduction of the debts; but he thinks payment could be made easier through an economic conference to free trade channels of tariff barriers and ex change restrictions. President Hoover Is opposed to downward revision of the tariff, but hat suggested that for eign nations be given credit against their obligations for any concessions that would offer a wider market for American farm products and manufac tures. PRANCE, through Premier Herrlot, laid before the disarmament con ference In Geneva Its complete plan designed to bring about general dls armament and worm pence. It was well re eel veil by the British, and Norman Davis, American representa tive. praised it as "a great concession," so hopes for the success of the conference were high. But they were dashed when Cermany refused to flnd In It reason for rejoining the parley, declaring the llerrlot M. H?rrlot program was Just Another plan to as sure French hegemony on the con tinent. The French acheme. combining the Idea* of security and disarmament, seemed to offer Cermany the equality she demands, under terms yet to be agreed upon. But It provides for "Pro gressive disarmament" of the powers and excludes rearmament for tier many. The section of most vital la teres! to the United States reads: "Any war undertaken In breach of .the Peris (Briand-Kellogg) pact Is a matter ot interest to all the powers and shall be. regarded as a breach of the obligations assumed towards encb one of them. "In the event of a breach or threat of a breach of the Paris pact, the said powers shall concert together as promptly as possible with a view to appealing to public opinion and agree ing upon the steps to be taken. "In application of the pact of Parts outlawing war, any breach of that pact shall Involve the prohibition of direct or Indirect economic or flnan clal relations with the aggressor coun try. The powers shall undertake to adopt the necessary measures to make that prohibition Immediately effective. "The said powers shall declare their determination not to recognize any de facto situation brought about tn con sequence of the violation of an In ternational undertaking." This in essence means that the United States would abandon Its his toric claim to neutrality rights. Great Britain's plan, presented by Sir John Simon, concentrates on a re duction of national armaments, par ticularly air forces, the latter to be abolished by degrees on condition that Germany In the meantime dees not re arm In the air. FItANCE, Germany and Great Brit ain have got together In one project ?the formation of a tripartite eco nomic consortium designed to rehabil itate Europe and the Near^East. It was announced in Paris by Raymond Pntenotre, French undersecretary for national economy, who said the flrst project would be the offering of a loan ol 17.000.000,000 francs for the electrification of railways In Poland, Portugal, Rumania and Iraq. France nnd England are expected to provide 40 per cent of the loan each, and Ger many 20 per cent. Premier Herriot will be the titular head of the con sortitlin in France and Chancellor Franz von Papen In Germany. Pnte notre, as the vice president for France, will be In actual charge of operations, with headqunrters In Paris. Palenotre said guaranties as to In surance, security and noncompetition In Industrial bidding would constitute the underlying principles of the or ganization. DIVERSION of the Colorado river, one of the big preliminary pieces of work io the building of the Hoover dam, has l een completed and the full rinui rtf thn el I'or la Frank T. Crowe dow going under ground through the two Arizona tunnels. The still water be tween two temporary dams at the inlet and outlet of the diversion tunnels has been pumped out and tiie riverbed laid bare for nearly a niile ready for excavation. Bed rock probably will be reached by next July. Some 4.000,000 cubic yards must ue reuivvtm utriurc |>uuriug of concrete starts, the river bed being excavated to a depth of 130 feet. Frank T. Crowe, general Held su perintendent of Six Companies, con tractors, said the most difficult part of the project Is behind th? engineers. Building of the dam Itself, he ex plained. will be comparatively simple work, lie said the big Job was the pioneering state of shaping the great canyon walls, building the diversion tunnels and spillway bores and get ting the river out of Its channel. Work on the project Is more than a year ahead of schedule and It Is ex pected to be completed by the end of 1937. WnEN Senator Borah's committee on foreign relations opened the hearings on the St. Lawrence water way treaty the expected opposition developed Immediately and In full force. Witnesses for the railroads, port authorities, cities, and world shipping Interests united In asserting that the development of the St. Law rence river for navigation and power would disrupt the national transpor tation system, peril vital American In dustries. Injure lake shipping. Jeopard ize the coal and ore business of the (ireat l-nkes. and magnify the unem ployment problem. Among other attacks on the water way development ss proposed In the lloover-Bennett treaty, were charges that completion of that seaway be tween the Great Lakes and the Atlan tic, via Montreal, would Jeopardize billions of dollars' worth of railway bonds .held by the public and insur ance companies. Representative shannon of Missouri resumed his investiga tion of government competition with private business with hearings In Chi cago, and his committee was told that this competition Is a "trust" that must be destroyed If private enterprise la to be encouraged and economic re covery furthered. Representatives of business organ! zations in Illinois and the Panama Canal Zone as well as executives of steamship companies, told the commit tee of specific cases where the gov ernment competes to the detriment of private companies. On the basis of their testimony, the United States government today Is interested In every type of business from mortician to the manufacture of gun powder. The Illinois Manufacturers associa tion, representing practically every manufacturing Industry In the state, ascribed to the government respon sibility for a large part of the unem ployment In the state and through Its counsel. David C. Clarke, charged before the committee that the gov ernment has been found to be com peting, directly. In 27 different manu facturing operations "and numerous others." Clarke declared that his association had been advised that the federal gov ernment, was not strictly concerned with the actual cost Involved In Its ventures. "Much less." he said, "is there strict regard for any reasonable profit to the government from indus trial operations." OKLAHOMA Is twenty-five years old, and the silver anniversary of her admission to the Union was fitting ly and excitinclv celebrated on No vember 10 In Oklaho- j ma City. All the peo- I pie of the state and the governors of other | states were Invited to 1 the birthday party, and many were pres ent. At the head of the pioneers partici pating was Gov. Wil liam H. Murray, who was president of the*] constitutional conven- i tion and speaker of Oklahoma's first house Gov. Murray of representatives, lie was one or the speakers, the others being Charles N. Haskell, the first governor, and Federal Judge Robert L. Williams, for mer governor and first Supreme court Justice. Among twenty-six Oklaho mans honored at a banquet and whose names were added to those In the state's Hall of Fame were Secretary of War Patrick Hurley, Will Rogers, cowboy humorist; Judge Haskell, once known as an oil company capitalist; Senotor T. P. Core, Senator Elmer Thomas and Former Senator Robert U Owen. LIBERALS of Honduras, having lost out in the recent election, have turned to revolution and have been fighting some bloody battles with the government forces. The rebels were reported tq have seized the towns of Trujlllo, La Ceiba and La Esper anza, and then they moved on the city of San Pedro, which they captured. The fiercest of the fighting to date was In a counter attack there by the government troops. OKVEltAL weeks ago In this column v-' mention was made ol the quarrel : between Peru and Colombia over pos session of Leticla. and by a slip of the rien It was said the sector In dis pute had once been reded by Colombia to Peru, Instead of by Peru to Colum bia. An authoritative source now gives the Information that the Leticla sector was In fact ceded by neither country to the other, but that It is In territory that has always been claimed by Colombia. In 1922 hy the terms of the Salomon -Lozano treaty (between Peru and Colombia) It was definitely decided that Colombia's southern boun dary line included leticla within the limits of Colombia, and the sector was thereafter recognized by Pern as be longing to Colombia. SOON after the Oecember session of congress opens .Senator Benlgno Aquino of the Philippine legislature will be In Washington to take part In the efforts to win Independence for the archipelago. He sailed from Ma uil.i some days ago hearing secret In structions to the Filipino delegation, presumably Ir the form of a mandate of the legislature opposing both the llawes and Hnre bills, and demanding a new Independence grant without res ervation hy the United States of naval bases and coaling stations. The mandate also would provide for tariff reciprocity between the United States and the Philippines and that there be no plebiscite on Independence by the Islanders In the Interim of tran sition of government for a period not exceeding ten years. The limitation on Importation of sugar to the United Slates free of duty would be fixed at not less than I.VKI.UOO long tons. ? lilt. Westers Newspaper (Jalow Chicago Gels Brick From Ur Temple IL1.IAM SC11LAKE. president ot the Common Brick Manufacturer** A* ' " 8ociatlon of America (right), presenting to President Rufus C Dawes of the Century of Progress exposition In Chicago a brick that was brought from (Jr. the ancient city of the Chaldeans. It was obtained from the temple of the Moon God which was built during the reign of King Kurlgalzu of Babylon In the Fourteenth century before Christ. Manning the Mops and Brooms Jj L ? . \I7UEN It comes time to clean op one of onr warships everyone has to get * ' busy. This photograph was made on the battleship Texas In a lull during recent maneuvers. OUR BEDTIME STORY By THORNTON W. BURGESS PETER MAKES A GREAT DISCOVERY There's nothing like a little work ' To make the momenta fly. The busier you keep yourself The faster they slip by. PETER RABBIT snt In his favorite ' spot Id the dear Old Brier Putch wholly out of sorts. It was a clear, cool, beautiful autumn day. Just such a day as makes you tingle all over with good feeling and high spirits. But Peter didn't tingle. No, sir, he didn't tingle a single wee bit as he sat there In the dear Old Brier Patch. He had tingled early that morning, but he didn't tingle now. All the jay and brightness had gone out of the beautiful day for Peter. The fact is Peter's feelings were hurt. That Is what was the matter, his feelings were hurt "Loafer," mumbled Peter to him self. "They called me a loafer 1 Well, perhaps I atn, but why shouldn't I loaf ! if I haven't anything to do? What | harm Is there In loafing when you I have no work to do, I'd like to know! . Striped Chipmunk called me a loafer, I Chatterer the Bed Squirrel called me a loafer, Happy Jack called me a loafer. Jerry Muskrat called me a : loafer, and even little Danny Meadow i Mouse called me a loafer. It wasn't ?o much the name as the way In which they said it. It seemed to me that they sort of despised me Just because I wasn't working. If they have to work, and I suppose they do. It Is all right: but I don't have to, and as long as I don't have to. why should fhey look down on me because I don't work? I should think they would envy me. It's a great deal nicer Just to sit around or play." t* Then a new thought struck Peter. I'here was no fun In plnylng all alone. No, sir, there was no tuD In playing all alone, lie wanted some one to play with, and that was Just why he bad started out that morning to call on his neighbors, only to Ond them all so busy. Now It suddenly came over him that each bnd been'working nil alone and each had seemed perfect ly happy. Could It be that they found happiness In their work? Peter stared thoughtfully down one of his private little paths through the brambles of the Old Brier Patch. "1 haven't any work to do," thought he. "There Is no sense In working unless one has to, and I don't have to. There Isn't a thing for me to do, so why shouldn't I loaf all I please?" H - continued to stare down the pri vate little path. Presently he noticed that a sly old bramble had crept across the private little path. Every time he hopped alpng that particular little path he had to bop over those brambles, all because he had been too lazy to cut them out "No, sir, there Isn't a thing for roe to do," said he again, and then with a funy feeling of guilt looked around to see If anyone hhd overhead him. Vou see It suddenly popped Into his foolish little head that there was work for him to do. and had been for a long time, lie simply had been too lazy to do It. Those sly brambles creeping across the little path In front of him should have been cut out long ago. Some time he might have to use that little path In a hurry, and one of those sly brambles might trip him up. Pe ter continued to stare down the little path for a few minutes longer. Then he got up and stretched. "Seeing that everyone else seems to be working. I may as well do a little myself." said be. "I'll Just cut those brambles out and get this path clear." | So Peter went to work cutting out | those sly brambles which bad crept across bis private little path. There were more of them than be bad thought for. When he bad cleared that little path be went to another In which he remembered that the same thing had happened. Now Peter has man; little paths through the dear Old Briar Patch, and most of them hnd been sadly neglected during the summer. Only those little Mrs. Peter used hnd been kept clear and open. As soon as he had one path clear Pe ter went to work on another. Pres ently be had forgotten all about his hurt feelings. It was surprising bow fnst time flew. Once more the day was bright and beautiful. Peter bad made a great discovery. He hod dis covered that one never Is so happy as when busy. He was no longer t loafer. < (?.Ull byT. W. BiriMtl-WNU S?rTlc?. He Just Kicks t /i Although be Is one of tbe army'* most Important gridiron mainstays Cadet Cbarlea Broshoui Is In tbe ano molous position of never baring played an official minute In an army game, according to the experta Brosboua whose skillful toe Is reserved to boost the pigskin over tbe gosl posts after army has scored s touchdown, returns to his place on the bench afler be hns I performed this duty; and since time Is i out while the attempt Is being made i to kick goal. Broshous cannot be said I to have played a single official minute. I at least In a major game CLAY By D0UGLA8 MALLOCH THEY call ua clay?and think what clay may bet A mndhole In a highway, or a Held Rich with the harvest that the clay will yield, Even as we shall yield one presently. Clover or thistles, tnudhole, or a road. Which shall we tynr, and which to bear a load? They call us clay?and think what clay may dol Spatter humanity, or leave It clean. Be treacherous to travelers, or true. They call us clay?think all that clay may mean. Make easier or rough the road that man Must Journey In life's moving caravan They call us clay?and think what clay bos been I 8ome daubed tt on their faces; Phidias , Took common clay and put such beauty In The name of Pbldlas shall never pass. So bis own sculptor each shall sure ly be. What will you make of you, shall 1 of me? ? till. Douglas If allocs.?WMU Service. KONERS In Greece they have highly aculp lured people BONERS are actual humorous tidbits found in examination papers essays, etc., by teachers. A prime minister Is a leader of a group gent out to preach the gospel, .a a ? A sv nln la a country hoy who takes care of the swine. ? ? e The ship's bottom la scraped as It cornea Into drydock to remove shoals and other articles from the sides. ? e a tn the Olympic games they ran races, jumped, hurled the biscuits and threw the java. The reward to the victor was a coral wreath. ? e ? The liver Is au Infernal organ of the body. ? ? a Katrlna Van Tnssell wag a country croquette?something like s ghost a a ? The stenographer atomized the bill n ISIS Ball Srodleata ? WSU Sarrtra SEVERAL GOOD THINGS A GOOD sandwich to give the chil dren for their luncheon Is the fol lowing: Fudge Shortcake. Take one-third of a cupful of short enlng, two-thirds of a cupful of sugar, one egg. two-thirds of a cupful of milk, one and two-thirds cupfuls of flour, three and one-half teaspoonfuls of baking powder, onehalf teaspoonful of salt and one teaspoonful of vanilla llli in the order given and bake tn KITTY McKAY By Nina Wilcox Putnam The girl-friend taye the shoukfer straps on her evening gown draw in terest but they're not a reliable ea curity. <?. 1922 Bell Syndicate.) ?WNU Service. Gray Wool Coat ? ' ' niira i Here Is one of the season's prettiest eoats. It Is of gray wool with over Jacket effect bordered with krlmmer. muffin tins twenty minutes. Serve with: Orange Tea Biscuits. Take two cupfuls of flonr. one-half teaspoonful of salt, four tablespoonfuls of shortening, four teaspoonfuls of baking powder, three-fourths of a cup ful of milk. Mix as usual, roll out and cut with a small cutter. Meanwhile allow as many cubes of sugar to aoak In orange Juice. Press half a loaf In each biscuit before putting Into the oven. Some may like the addition of a little of the grated rind to the bta cult mixture; It adds flavor. Salmon Fritters. Take three-fourths of a cupful of salmon, drained and flaked; to 4hls add one beaten egg. the Juice of half a lemon, one and one-half cupfuls of flonr sifted with one teaspoonful of - baking powder and one-half teaspoon ful of salt. Add a dash of cayenne. Fry by spoonfuls In deep fat and serve with tartar sauce. ? 1911 wttt?ro Nctimds Dates. , a
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