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VOL. LVIX. . r . .. GRAHAM, N, C., THURSDAY* MAY 4, 1933. NO. 13.
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News Review of Current ,
Events the World Over
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Senate Passes Farm Bill With the Inflation Amendment?
Roosevelt to Ask Authority to Deal With War
Debts?Herriot Enters Conversations. ,
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By EDWARD W. PICKARD - ' " j
ITlACKED by the administration, by
?*-* the big Democratic majority in the
?enate and apparently by the favor of
a large part of the population of the
country, the Thomas
Inflation amendment
to the farm relief
bill won an easy vic
tory In the senate.
With this most por
tentous addition the
farm bill was passed 1
and sent back to tWe
house for concurrence.
The anti-inflationists,
led by Senator David
A. Reed of Pennsyl
vania, made a des
i m n
Sen. Thomas
ycmce uui uopeiess ugm, arguiug iuai
while "controlled" inflation, as prom
ised by the amendment's sponsors,
might temporarily restore a measure
of prosperity to the nation, previous
experience here and abroad showed
that control could not be maintained
and that the ultimate results would
be disastrous. Reed, Tydlngs of Mary
land, a Democrat, and others seemed
terribly dismayed by the prospects for
the future and their sincerity could
tnot be doubted.
.'Senator Thomas of Oklahoma him
self led the debate for the affirmative,
opening with the startling statement
that the amendment, if it prevailed,
should transfer value to the extent of
almost $200,000,000,000 from the cred
itor class to the debtor class. Of course,
the effect of this assertion is greatly
weakened when one realizes that our
people cannot really be divided Into
such classes. There is scarcely a cred
itor in the land who is not also a
debtor, and vice versa. But this point
and many another were ignored by the
proponents of inflation. Senator Bat
Hnrrlfon of Mississippi, for instance,
on the second day of the debate, con
fined his efforts mainly to taunting the
"Mellon-Mills-Reed" group for its al
leged failures during the Hoover ad
ministration.
The Wheeler-King silver coinage
amendment was accepted by the sen
ate. It would enable the President to
fix the ratio between gold ahd silver
and to provide for unlimited coin
age of both metals at the ratio so
fixed.
JUST what Inflation, even if "con
trolled," will do to the nation and
its business is a question on which
economists and financiers are as far
apart as the p^les* For the present
the prospect of its adoption and the
abandonment of the gold standar^
have served to create almost a boom
in certain lines of business, and the
prices of commodities have begun to
rise. But how this will in the long
run benefit the ordinary citizen has not
been shown to the satisfaction of most
of us.
Some experts are of the opinion that
the inflation hill may never he used:
that it is "a mere bluff intended to
have the very efTect it is now having?
arresting and reversing the downward
course of prices." and giving the Presi
dent a better position In the economic
conversations with foreign statesmen,
as did the abandonment of the gold
standard, which also was inflationary.
WAR debts and reduction of arm
aments came to i^e fore in the
White House conversations as Prime
Minister MacDonaJd concluded his part
of the parleys ami i
prepared to depart for j
home, and former j
Premier Edonnrd Her- |
riot of France bepan j
his sessions with the j
President. These three j
gentlemen met tojretlK j
er, and after an in
formal dinner. Mr. i
Roosevelt took up the j
disarmament, question |
with them, his evl- #
dent purpose hein^ to
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M. Herriot
bring France into line at the Geneva
conference. French demands for
guarantees of security against attack,
which have blocked all agreement
hitherto, were discussed by the Presi
dent. and it was said he indicated that
he was ' searching sincerely for means
of associating the United States" with ,
International efforts to check aggres- j
for nations. Such association might I
take the form of consultation with
signatories of the Kellogg peace pact
In the event of its violation. And in
addition there Is the administration
bill authorizing the President to join
other nations in declaring embargoes
on arms and munitions.
As for the war debts, they were first
brought up by Mr. MacDouald, who
let Mr. Roosevelt know that (Treat
Britain would like a downward re
vision; and. their communique satd,
that the basis was laid "of* a dearer
understanding of the situation affect
ing the two nations, though np.pjan
or settlement was undk^wrfy yet. This
encouraged -Ml Herriot and his expert
associates to press the arguments of
France for cancellation. '
Then Mr. _ Roosevelt let the corre
spondents know that he was planning
to ask congress fbr authority to re
open the war debt ?settlements abd
negotiate a reduction of the 11 bit
lions which European nations owe the'
United States. If he were vested with
this power the Untted States would
enter the London conference prepared,
to bargain for stabilization of curren-.'
cies on a modified gold basis, re-:
monetlzatlon of sllvier, lo<verlng""6f ?
tariffs and Other trade barrlefs and
adoption of measures to raise .cotq-l
modify prices and restore purchasing
power. ,,
Members of the French delegation;
said the President had promised Mac
Donald and Herriot that tie frdutd ask
congress for authority to postpone the
debt installments dne June. 15,' and
that in return Herriot would ask the'
French parliament to pay the default
ed December 1J5 payment of Slb,000.-'
000.
As Mr. MacDoriald said good-hy to
the White House, he and Mr. Iloosevelt
announced that they had agreed oh'
the following: ?> , ? f - *
An Increase in tiie general leve.l of
commodity prices.
Re orientation of commercial policies.
Reduction of tariffs, quotas and ex
change restrictions. " ? ? ?
World expansion of credit.
Capital expenditures by govprnpientS:
to stimulate business.,.
Re-establishment of ap international
monetary standard.
Improvement of the stafus of silver.
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PRIME MINISTER RICHARD B.
Bennett of Canada was already In
Washington to tails -with the Presi
dent ; Finance Minister Guldo Jung of
Italy and HJalmar
? Scbaet' 6t Germany
- were on their yay,
and Japan announced1
v that yiscopnt Kikujiro
Ishll ^rouid arrive'
V May 23. Sir. Bennett
told . the newspaper^
P-roen that Can ad-*'
stands ready to dis
cuss any proposals;
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R. B. Bennett commercial rein
tlons-with the United.
States, and said the Qttawa ;agree-'
ments do not affect these fading pes-:
sibilities. In a prepared statement he
used1 these emphatic phrases:
"We have reached .a potyit where It
H certain lhat*oejh1n? hit united ac
tion can avert world disaster."
"Immediate. action jsjmpera.t^-e." .
"The world is in trhgtc trouble hnd
distress." y'" - - ?
"If WV do not soon-Hlefeat the. forces
of disruptloB-'-iind Uncord,-, they. *111
defeat tis." . ? -' / '.
"We most act t>oIdIy and.uoseifis)i 1 y.
otherwise we shall he cert'ain. wit
nesses of the wreck 'of our civiliza
tion."
Asked whether Canada really ? had
gone olT the gold standard, as had been
asserted by Finance Minister Rhodes,
the prime minister replied: "tanadai
Is as much off the gold- stftndafvt and.
as much on the gold standard as the
United States" , ,*) v.
REFUSING to accept the X'orrja
senate bill as a " substitute, the
house passed the McSwalb bin ferThe
operation of .the llnscte-Shnale deeeh' 1
opment, the vote being 300 to 01. Sev
enteen Republicans and five Farnief
I.nhorites voted with the majority?*"
The house version is regarded as a"
less drastic measure thafi the Norrta
hill. The principal point of difference
between the two is that the house'biil.
provides an appropriates of *10,000,
000 and a tmnd Issue of $o0,00u.0ou for
starting the development program,
while the Xorris bill-s'ltfiply authorizes
"alt appropriation necessKfj-." The'
Nehrasknn's measure la.likewise more
rigid with regard, to government cotjr
struction of power transmission ilnea
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WHEN" the world disarmament con
ference 'resu?*Il Its sessions In
Geneva the French pl?n (or an anti
war pact of consultation was present
ed by Rene Siaseigll. It excluded
the American continent on. the ground
that It was Impossible at present to
make the pact universal. MaaalgU sug
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=ge*ted the creation In the capital of
each signatory power of p commission |
which would determine violations o' |
the Briand-Kellogg pact and the rights
of a victim to assistance.
Concrete measures to .prevent m's
use of civil airplanes for military pur
poses .ware-.presented by the United .
States, Chnad.1, Argentina and Japhn. ?
\|U?SOMMg four-power peace
iyi plan,-is'.'causing a lot of excitml
discussion In. various, European conn
tries. Great Britain and Germany
might gladly agree to this, hut France I
still asserts the sanctity ?>f treaties
must he respected* and in' this she is
.of cpursc supported by all the nation*
of tfjo little entente, and, by Roland.
In Czechoslovakia especially kentiment
was aroused, and Foreign 'Minister
Edouarjl Bencs told the, parliament in
Prague thai whoever desires to change
the boundaries bf that country trtnst
?bring an army *?Iohg Aitb' him. Lie
criticized the-MJussolinf -plan ?* a
"great backward step,", and .added:
"History shows that surrender of ter
ritory alway? is .connected with tUf
bloodiest wats."
ODVIE'F Russia wae-ondhe verge of
& a <1 barrel svtth Japan over the
.equipment of the Chinese'Eastern rail
way, and in. that .connection It was
In.tei-estfn'g to. note that a netv align
ment wns*hHnglng Russia and France
together, tlfe fohncr.. -drifting away
from Germany: and the- latter begin
ning totake?MJes against Japan, Al
ready the Frencp. and Russians have
arranged for exchange of military In
formation 'and' rrfllirary instructors.
Before long the situation on the Euro
pean continent may be pan-German
ism against pan-Slavism, with France
on the side of the latter and Italy
jrith the former. ' ? '
CONTINUED Chinese resistance near
Kupeikow pass on the road to
Peipirig so enraged the Japanese mili
tary command that tt'anominced the ,
early -occupation of-all strategic points
in the Npfth.China area. With this
inxlew, the Japanese launched-a gen
eral attack south of the Great Wall
designed to open the way to the old
Chinese capitqf^ As usual, Japan
finds a ready excuse for offensive
movements already; planned.
The Manchukuoan government has
announced that only nations recogniz
ing that stafe will benefit by Its prom
ise of an open door trade policy.
FORMER Gov. Nellie Tayloe Ross
of W.yoming finally has been placed
In a fedora! position. The President
appointed her director of the mint, i
Obviously Mrs. Ross was entitled to a I
good place, for as vice ehalrman of J
the Democratic national committee
and head of the party's women's or
ganization .she has been valuable.
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W~ ISCON9IN1 has the honor of be- j
Ing'the second state to ratify the
prohibition-' repent amendment to the ;
Constitution, and -the first to do that
by unanimous vpte. Fifteen, delegates, i
assembled In the Capitol building In j
Madison, were addressed1 by Governor ;
&chmedemeti, lind' In eight'hilnutes j
thereafter the resolution of ratifica
tion had been drawn up and adopted j
to the accompaniment tif cheers. j
fiD KI't'DIJCV^* Federal' Assoct
. gletfv* liHffce name given an or
ganization Just formed by men promi
nent in the Hoover administration to
UIU i IJC w' vj MI ir
turning to povfer Jo
tjie l'J34 congression
al .elections. . Walter
F. ' rtnWD. former
^pMtiita#tVr.- general,
r tis Jis* pr^fcltfen't. and
. Ogdpn MHls. secre- #|
tafv pf fl>e Irea.ru.ry
.under ttoover. Is
j *c h'rfl r rfo a ri r>f the
\ txAHQ. Areh JtWl*tann, j
wto/v \rbs first as&ist- I
' ?flden M ant jmstynjistor gener
al In thf tyoovpr .ndt^lpiittrnUon, to In
charge ot Washington headquarters,^
and W. IrVtng'-GlJvdr, wlfb wa* scVon'd
"assistant pobtmaatcr fterierhl, la dl- ;
rector of qrgaaiantion. i?
. Mr. I'd whop said tbo qrganiMtion
was primarily to keep'together those
who base fioen art*o lit Republican
circles, (nr fjpe last twelve years; to
keep' them adyi/ed of what is going .
on."and to tiring hack tn'tfio party fold
those Itepiibflcahs " who ? *upi>orted
lloosevelt last yeah.
?Ernest lateJuhncke, tjie Hooter as
pistjfn; secretary of the navy. Is first
vice presldri!, 31 rh. Nicholas l.ong t
Worth, *econd vice president; Charles
T. Moo*. third vice'president; William
K. CaStle. treasurer, and Coleman,
general secretary.
gli of the Hoover ;cablnet members '
are grepresemed on the board of dl
rectors?Mills, ifrotvni, fcoy D. Chnpia. '
Arthur Si. Hyde. \<1tham X. Doak and
It ay f.yajtirf Wilbur, others Include
Walter E. Hope, former assistant tec- j
retary of the treasury; James J. I
Catchall, Union City. Ind.; Mrs. Long !
worth, Castle, Moos. St. Caul; Jahncke, i
Harry Culver. Culver, Calif.; Coleman, j
Glover, John Richardson. Boston; Per- '
ry K. Heath, former assistant secre
tary of the treasury, and Mrs. Albert
G. Sims, Xew Mexico.
( lilt. Weiters Xewipepw L'ntoa. (
Pleased President by Doing Her Bit
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EDNA E. INDUITZ, raven, is the happiest little girl In Chi en go. The cause of
her Joy Is the letter she holds from the White Mouse. In It she Is praised
for having sent ihe gold paper stars awarded to her In school to President
Roosevelt in her effort to do her hit for her country. At the right Is the letter
Edna sent to Washington with her little contribution. Edna had heard that
patriots should hot hoard gold.
FROM HERE AND THERE
HKtfE Is a good recipe for the de
licious southern candles which ev
eryone enjoys so much:
Southern Pralines. ,
Majse a sirup of three cupfuls of su
gar and two cupfuls of cream. Car
melize one cupful of sugar in a smooth
Iron frying ptfh, stirring constantly
and-'Ttfpidly; add one tenspoonful of
salt. Now ii^to It pour nil the sirup
at one time, stirring rapidly and con
stantly. Cook to the soft hall stage
without stirring. Pour out to cool, or
set In Ice wafer. Beat when cool until
creatny, adfl throe cupfuls of nut
meats, form Into small Hat cakes or
put Into buttered gem pans to mold.
Work quickly before the mass hardens.
Rhubarb Conserve.
While the fresh rhubarb is tender,
and the skin bright in color, make the
marmalades and conserves. 'J oke four
cupfuls of rhubarb cut Into small
pieces without peeling, four cupfuls
of sugar, two oranges?Juice and grat
ed rind, two lemons?juice and rind,
one-fourth teaspoonful of salt. Cook
slowly at first until the sugar Is well
dissolved, then cook until smooth nnd
clear, udding one cupfhl of blanched
shredded almonds at the Inst Tour
Into glasses after the mixture is cool,
ndding the nuts when cord, ns other
wise they will rise to the top of the
glasses. Cover with pnraflin and set
away.
A most delicious marmalade of rasp
berries, strawberries, cherries or any
small fruit of strong flavor, added to
two times the umount of rhubarb, will
mul^e delectable Jellies and preserves,
tasting not at nil of the rhubarb, as
the berry flavor will predominate. The
economy of this sort of conserve will
appeal to the thrifty housewife as
some fruits are expensive and a very
small amount will make a most accept
able filling of the fruit closet shelves
?. 1933. Western Newspaper Union.
QraphicGolf
AW 1 T0LL6VS STANCE
jgUI ADDRESS
? PZACTlCAU-V jBBi"
a iwPiC1- "?
STANCE AT ADDRESS
CY1MI, TOI;LKY fs shown hereabout
to hit one of his tremendous
drives for ?vhlch lie is famous. His
position In the address and at the mo
ment of Impact are practically ffie
Si.me. One of the common mistakes
of golfers generally*-Is* Hint they fall
to keep their position consistent
throughout rbe swing. A sudden lift
of the head or upper part of the
body' can fpildkly throw the whole
swing out of Hoe. V'lsti.Jlring one's
position ut -1bi|K)cn jind assuming an
address as nearly identical as pos
sible does much to aid the golfer
strike the ball accurately with a
smooth swing I testing the cluhhea I
hseff of j-he tuVand placing the left
heel about opposite It; allowing the
left foot to .ear most of the weight
wane ui.e ngni. wchs a, nurnrai posi
tfon in res pec. 10 It will work wonders
alon,; this line. "In Mil* way the golfer
cnn he tffofodgiily related on the
hack awing ajrn) confident dint the
down-suing will pot find the hall out
of position in respect ??< the stroke.
C. 1921 nell 3>n?troite.?WNli R#rrlc?.
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"The minister may be the one to tie
the knot,*' says wedded Weewee, "but
the credit for the Job of roping goes
to the bride."
C 1ISI Bell Syndicate.?WXU rervlca
A Friend Will Do
By DOUGLAS MALLOCH
I UCK, Hike my fortune, age, my
' years,
And I'll go blithely to the end
If 1 may have through smiles and
tears
The golden treasure of a friend.
The roughest road will not be long.
The fnrthest goal so far away.
If 1 may have a smile, a song,
A hail, a handclasp, day by day.
The lightest load I hear alone
Is heavy with no heart to share,
But I can carry steel and stone
If only someone else is there.
And even If the way he dark,
The future ull uncertainty.
If friendship only lights a spark
The stars will not be hard to see.
A frfend will level ev'ry hill
And turn the grayest sky to blue.
Luck, take my fortune. If you will,
But leave me love, and that will do.
e> Doufflftft Malloch ? WNU
KONERS
The Inhabitants of Moscow are
called Mosquitoes.
BONERS are actual humorous
tid-biti found in examination pa
pers, essays, etc.. by teachers.
What letter comes after "D"I
All the rest of them.
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The pistil of a flower Is Its only pro
tection against Insects.
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A gargoyle Is something you swal
low when you have a sore throat.
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One of the chief characteristics of
the white man Is his color.
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(Jeorge Mendel was an Austrian
.priest. He grew peas and studied
them. Also he cross-pollinated them.
He wrote a few pamphlets about what
he had learned. Finally he learned
that plants and animals are descended
from their parents.
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.Name a flve-Jctter word meaning a
heavenly body with a long, luminous
tall.
Angel.
e. 1131. Bell Syndicate.?WNO Service.
BEDTIME STORY FOR CHILDREN
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By THORNTON W. BURGESS
PETER RABBIT FINDS HE
HAS SOMETHING TO
LEARN
Don't ever get the foolish habit
Of knowing all, like Peter Rabbit.
IT IS a bnd habit, this bablt of think
I lng you know nil there Is to know.
It Is a bnd habit because it is almost
sure to get you Into trouble, or to
make you appear foolish In the eyes of
your neighbors, or something like that.
Peter Rabbit Is very apt to think that
because he runs about so much he is a
very wise person and knows about all
there Is worth knowing, which Is, of
course, a silly Idea. Nobody knows
all there Is to know, or a mllllorith part
of all there Is to know. So you'll find
that those who really kDow the most
say the least about It.
It Just happened that Peter had run
over to the Green Forest Just In time
to overhear Happy Jack Squirrel say
something to his cousin. Striped Chip
munk, about the quickest tempered
person of his acquaintance. "For his
size he has the biggest and worst
temper of anyone I know of." declared
Happy Jack. "And did you ever In
your life see anyone eat as he does?"'
Instantly Peter was all ears, as the
saying Is. M\V!io are you talking
about?" he demanded.
"I don't know that it is any of your
business, Peter," replied Happy Jack
promptly. "However, if it will do you
any real good I was speaking of Short
Tail the Shrew."
"Short-Tail the Shrew!" Peter said
it over to himself Id a puzzled way.
"That is what 1 said," snapped
Happy Jack rather sharply.
"Hut there isn't any such person."
said Peter. "I mean there isn't any
such person around here."
Happy Jack stared at Peter with all
his might. He stared so that It made
Peter uncomfortable.
"What are 01. staring at rae so for?"
askeP Peter, wriggling uneasily
"Do you mean to say. Pett - Rabbit,
that you don\ know Short-Tall the
Shrew?" asked Happy Jack slowly, as
i* he couldn't possibly believe it. "Do
you mean to say that yon don't know
one of your nearest neighbors
"I guess 1 know everybody around
here there is to know." said Peter. He,
too, spoke sharply. "If there is any
body around here I don't know they
must have Just moved in. Short-Tall
the Shrew, whoever that is, never has
been a neighbor of mine. If anyone
knows his neighbors I that one
Is me. 1 don't know anybody by that
name. I guess you are talking Just to
hear jourself talk."
Now Ilappy Jack might have felt
that he had reason to make a sharp
reply, for Peter's way of speaking had
been most provoking. I suspect that
he meant it to be provoking. You
see Peter wasn't quite sure, as be pre
tended to be. that Happy Jack didn't
know what he was talking about. Yet
he wouldn't admit, not even to himself,
that he didn't know all there was to
know about the things around him and
about his neighbors and their doings.
He simply couldn't and wouldn't be
lieve that there was anyone of whom
he didn't know who .Ived near enough
to be called neighbor.
But Happy Jack didn't get angry. He
Just laughed. He laughed and be
laughed. And the more he laugHed the
more uncomfortable I'eter felt Peter
suspected that beyond a doubt be had
something to learn,
c 1*33. by T. XV. BurjfeM.?WSC Senrlc*.
Smart Spring Creation
Ad ensemble of wool material with
a blouse of white Jersey containing a
blue line In It which Is being shown
by Juliette and Jeanne, Paris fashion
creators, In their new Spring style
display.
j A Page Out of the Gold Rush Days of the Past
ONK of the deserted gold mines
near tlie ghost city of Nelson.
Ncv., is pictured her. A scene of
I feverish activity during the gold rush
days of the last century, this hamlet
| is a relic of the past. Although the
mines have long since been abandoned
as devoid of the precious metal they
are occasionally worked by enterprls
Ing individuals who hope to strike a
lucky vein overlooked in the "boom."