The Alamance gleaner
VOL. LX. GRAHAM, IS, C., THURSDAY MARCH 8, 1934. NO. 5.
News Review of Current
Events the World Over
Deaths of Army Pilots Embarrass the Administration?
President's Plans for Continued Relief?Emperor
of Manchukuo Crowned.
By EDWARD W. PICKARD
DEATHS of five army aviators
killed in operations connected
with the carrying of the air mail have
supplied the Republicans with ammu
^nition for attacking
the administration
that they are not neg
lecting. President
Itoosevelt himself is
distressed by the cas
ualties, and it is be
lieved his supt>orters
will hasten to offer in
congress a bill giving
the air mail contracts
back to private com
p a n i e s. Postmaster
General Farley has
J. A. Farley
had to shoulder the greater share of
the blame, if blame there is, and
though he has steadily defended the
cancellation of the contracts, he prob
ably would be glad to see the army air
corps relieved of its new task. There
is no question as to the courage and
ability of the army flyers, but it is
evident they have not had the peculiar
training to fit them for carrying the
mails, and their airplanes are not
suitable for the work. Of course, the
weather has been against them, but
little attention is paid to that fact by
those who are making political capital
out of the deaths of the five.
Mr. Farley, appearing before the sen
ate committee investigating air mail
affairs, declared that no one deplored
the fatalities more than he, but that
the Post Office department had felt
it must cancel the contracts and had
acted on the basis of the law and the
conditions under which it found the
contracts had been made. He assured
the committee that as rapidly as pos
sible the department would work out
a new policy in the public interest with
respect to the air mall and would take
Into account the interests of the oper
ators.
The postmaster general had been
summoned especially to confront his
predecessor, Walter F. Brown, and to
consent to Mr. Brown's repeating a re
mark he said Mr. Farley had made to
him about Senator Hugo L. Black,
chairman of the committee. This was:
"He's Just a publicity hound. But
don't tell anybody I said so, because
I*ve got to get along with him."
Mr. Farley immediately denied that
he had said any such thing, and,
scarlet faced, he departed for New
York amid roars of laughtef. His de
nial was necessary, doubtless, but it
didn't seem to impress anyone.
Speaker Ralney says the army air
corps is inefficient and poorly trained,
and for this he blames the three pre
vious Republican administrations. He
indicated he would support a resolu
tion already approved by the house
rules committee calling for investiga
tion of War department methods. Maj.
Gen. Ben Foulois, chief of the Army
Air corps, defended his men warmly.
LI OW the President proposes to car
?L * ry on the relief program was re
vealed at a press conference. In ad
dition to continuation of the CWA In
cities, relief of distressed families in
rural regions Is to be placed on a
new basis, and the government Is to
undertake the transportation of entire
communities from non-operating coal
mine localities and similar centers of
unemployment to the subsistence
homestead colonies which are being
created with $25,000,000 of public
works funds.
In rural regions families in distress
are to be helped to raise enough food
for subsistence and to get part time
employment in industries and on road
building and other public works.
Communities of miners. Out, of work
because of the closing down of coal
mines, the President calls "stranded
populations." They were left stranded
when work gave out and there Is no
prospect of a resumption of mine op
erations. In most cases the mines
have been exhausted. The President
said the undertaking would be to move
an appreciable number of such fam
ilies to localities where they can main
tain themselves on small tracts of
land with incidental Industrial employ
ment. which is the sub^istenre home
stead idea now being tried out at
Reedsville, \V. Va.
Concerning that Reedsville plant, a
pet of Mrs. Roosevelt's. It Is Interest
ing to read that the house refused by
a margin of 165 votes to approve the
construction and operation there of a
factory to make post office furniture.
The project was denounced as "a
plunge Into state socialism."
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT In a spe
cial message asked congress to cre
ate a new federal commission to regu
late the wire, cable and radio com
munications systems. He proposed
that the new commission take over the
duties of the fedeml radio commission
and the functions of the Interstate
Commerce commission which deal with
telegraph and telephone regulation.
Mr. Roosevelt said the new body
should be given "full power to inves
tigate and study the business of exist
ing companies and make recommenda
tions to the congress for additional
legislation at the next session."
This means that if the E'resident's
desires are carried out, as they un
doubtedly will be, the question of com
munications mergers will go'over for
determination next year.
Senator Schall of Minnesota, Repub
lican, was aroused to strong protest
against the proposed commission, as
serting that it meant the newspapers
would be subjected to censorship by
the administration and that "not one
word of the skullduggery committed
in Washington could reach the people
of the United States."
THERE are signs indicating that
the administration is going to mod
ify its stand and that of its predeces
sors concerning the war debts. Some
Republicans in the senate tried to put
through a resolution offered by Rob
inson of Indiana asking the President,
if not incompatible with public inter
est, to inform the senate by what
agreements he had accepted token pay
ments from Great Britain, Italy and
Czechoslovakia and had recognized
them as not in default. It also asked
what steps, if any, have been taken
to induce defaulting nations to pay;
whether any understandings have been
reached concerning revision; and
whether any assurances have been
given linking debt payments with
tariff con sessions.
The Democratic leadership In the
senate succeeded in having the reso
lution sidetracked into the foreign re
lations committee. Senator Robinson
of Arkansas made a speech openly re
ferring to the necessity for some fur
ther concessions on the part of the
United States If any further payments
are to be obtained, hut he denied that
negotiations looking to revision had
taken place yet.
The vote on the motion to commit
the resolution showed there has been
a considerable change from the opin
ion held in the senate in December,
1031, when the Hoover moratorium
resolution was passed successfully
only after it had been amended to in
clude a reservation reiterating ?con
gress' unalterable opposition to re
vision or cancellation of the debts.
THERE'S a new emperor In the
world and a new dynasty has been
founded. By direction of Japan, Henry
Pu-yi, who in his Infancy was the "boy
emperor" of China.
and who has been
the chief executive of
Manchukno, has been
enthroned as emperor
of that puppet state.
The young man?he
Is twenty-eight ? as
sumed the name of
Kang Teh. which be
ing Interpreted Is
"tranquillity and vir
tue." He probably Is
virtuous, but- the
tranquillity is prob
Emperor
Kang Teh
lematlcal In view of the way Japan
and Russia are snarling at each other,
for If those nations go to war the
scene of the conflict will be the newly
established empire which used to be
Manchuria.
Great preparations were made for
the coronation ceremony, but Henry's
Japanese sponsors were so apprehen
sive of attempts on his life that the
public was not admitted to the rites
In Hslnking. the capital. The emperor
rode the five miles from the palace
to the "altar of heaven" In an Ameri
can bullet-proof automobile and the
route was protected by barbed wire
stockades and Until with thousands of
troops. For every three Manchukuan
soldiers In the lines there was one
Japanese soldier, and also there were
swarms of secret police.
Simultaneously with the elevntlon
of the new ruler, his Invalid wife,
Yueh Hua, was vested with the dig
nities of queenhood, although her
health preclnded her "participation in
the ceremonies.
JAPAN and soviet Russia are now
quarreling over military airplane
flights over each other's territory, and
have exchanged sharp notes of pro
test. Though the situation seems to
be tense, an official spokesman for
Japan denied that hostilities are lm
ml Dent
"The world need not be afraid that
Russia and Japan are on the verge
of war," he said. "All of these pro- 1
tests and the noisy fuss are a good
sign that the danger of war Is far
away. When both sides are silent,
look out."
OUTWEIGHED by 86 pounds and
with ten Inches less reach, Tom
ray Lough ran was unable to capture
the heavyweight title from Prlmo Car
nera In the fight at Miami, Fla. The
Philadelphia boy fought gamely and
more skillfully than the giant Italian,
hut lost the decision in eleven of the
fifteen rounds.
SECRETARY OF WAR DEItN, prob
ably following the ideas of Gener- ;
al MacArthnr, chief of staff, told the 1
military affairs committee of the house !
that he was decidedly opposed to con
gressional plans for an Independent
and greatly enlarged air corps. He j
was arguing against two bills Intro
duced by the committee providing for
the purchase of 4,384 military air
planes and for the separation of the
army air corps from the Jurisdiction
of the general staff, and the granting
to officers and enlisted men of the air
corps special compensation and rank.
Mr. Dern held that the air corps
was only a co-ordinate part of the
army, that Its flying officers and men
were not heroes of glory any more
than the Infantry and the artillery,
that the whole army organization must
proceed In balance and that the air
corps has had more than Its rightfu)
share of progress In recent years.
NCE more the tariff comes up as a
leading issue, for the President
has sent to congress a request for new
powers permitting hlra to fix the tariff
within wide limits. The legislation he
asks is designed to expand trade and
would give the Chief Executive author
ity to shift the tariff up or down by
as much as 50 per cent so that reci
procal tariff treaties with other na
tions may be negotiated. Furthermore,
these treaties would not have to be
confirmed by the senate, and the tariff
commission would not be consulted.
The new authority would be limited to
three years and no article could be
placed on the free list or removed
from it. It was predicted that many
Republicans and some Democrats
would oppose the scheme, but that it
would get through congress after long
debate.
T TXDER the management of Gen.
^ Hugh Johnson, the NRA opened a
series of public hearings in Washing
ton, open to all Individuals and or
ganizations that wanted to present
suggestions or complaints concerning
policies or administration of the NRA
codes. The possible benefits from such
hearings appeared to be lessened by
the restrictions decreed by General
Johnson. He ruled that all speakers
should be considered as "witnesses";
that only facts might be presented,
and that no argument would be pe? >
mitted.
General Johnson opened the proceed- |
logs by admitting NRA had many
faults that he hoped would be correct- i
ed. Then came the flood of complaints. I
starting with those of small business
men who assert the codes have oper- !
ated against them and in favor of the
large concerns. Mrs. Plnchot, wife of
the governor of Pennsylvania, unex
, pectedly appeared and declared the I
government had been defeated by the
"steel trust," and she was supported
by Edward F. McGrady, assistant sec
retary of labor. Mrs. Pinchot said
that In the cases of the big ste$l com- 1
panics the workers had been betrayed j
by the NRA. and she made a bitter
personal attack on General Johnson.
Next day the cause of labor was
brought more prominently to the front
by Mr. McGrady and others who de
clared employers had been evading the
code provisions at the expense of their
employees.
NRA and the Ford Motor company
are tangling up In another flght. 1
The company was charged hy workers
with having refused to bargain collec
lively with tlielr rep
rpsentatlve* at the
Edgeuater, N. J., and
Chester. I*a.. plants,
and William U. I'avis,
national - compliance
director, arranged to
bear the arguments of
Ivifh aides at a meet
ing in Washington.
Secretary Craig of the
Ford company tent
Da via a long letter
denying the concern
Henry Ford
bad violated any provision of the auto- '
mobile code or the national recovery ,
actt and refuting to send a repre
sentative to the meeting. The Nit A
thereupon notified ('resident Edsel
Ford that K would Investigate the
charges "without his co-operation."
The automobile Industry was dis
turbed by widespread labor troubles
and the threat of a general walkout.
Difficulties over onion organization and
demands for pay increases are at the
bottom of all the row.
Cby Nvwapspcr Uoloa.
Germany Still Has.an Army That Keeps in Form
I
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THOUGH the German arm; Is small,
under treat; restrictions. It is kept
efficient. The troops guarding the
moontalnous Bavarian frontier have
beeD holding their winter maneuvers,
and this photograph shows one of
their mountain batteries In action on
the loft; Zugspltze.
BEDTIME STORY FOR CHILDREN
By THORNTON W. BURGESS
A PAIR OF HANDY
POCKETS
??Y"ES, Indeed," continued Nlmble
* heels, "I take the very greatest
care of my tall. The way I feel about
It Is that I might just as well lose
my Ufa as my tail. I probably would
anyway."
"Probably would what?" asked
Peter, looking puzzled.
"Probably would lose my life, of
course. If I should lose my tail," re
plied Nimbleheels. "You see. In times
of danger 1 depend on Jumping to es
cape, but without looking correctly
there would be no use In Jumping.
And as I have already told you. It is
my long tall which keeps my balance
In the air. But such a long tail Is n
great help," added Nimbleheels with
a funny little sigh.
"I should say so I" exclaimed Peter
Rabbit.
The eyes of Nimbleheels twinkled.
"I should like to know what you know
about It," said he.
Peter glanced at his own funny lit
tle bunch of a tall and laughed.
"Nothing," Said he. "My tall isn't the
least bit of care. But I was thinking
that If I had as long a tail tor my
size as you have for your size It cer
tainly would be some tall and some
care. I suspect that lots of times
when I thought myself safe inside the
dear Old Brier Patch my tail Would
be way outside. 1 really don't sec
how you keep track of so much tail."
"Oh," replied Nimbleheels, "that Is
easy enough. When 1 am not Jump
ing or running about I keep it curled
around In front of me. Then I know
Just where It Is. By the way, I'eter,
do you mind If I go look for a pocket
ful of seeds? I am rather hungry."
"Look as much as you like. I think
you will And plenty here In the Obi
Brier Patch, but before you go tell
me what you mean by a pocketful,"
replied Peter.
"Just exactly what 1 said," retort
ed Nimbleheels. "If I can Just get a
pocketful of seeds I can bring them
back here and we can talk while I eat
them."
Peter blinked his eyes and stared
at Nimbleheels In the rudest way. It
certainly was most Impolite.
"Have you a pocket?" Peter de
manded.
"Certainly. Of course," replied
Nimbleheels. "How In Ihe world was
I going to get a pocketful of seeds if
I hadn't a pocket to put them In? As
a matter of fact, I've got two pockets.
and mighty handy pockets they are.
I really can't Imagine how anyone can
get along without pockets. Next to
my tall I ,think more of my pockets
than of anything else I possess."
Peter was still staring as rudely as
ever. "I don't see any." said he.
"Where are they?"
"In my cheeks, of course. Where
else would they be?" replied Nimble
heels. Peter didn't know where else
they might be, so he said nothing.
"They are so handy that 1 simply
couldn't get along without them,"
continued NImbleheels.
Peter sighed. "I wish I had a pair
of handy pockets," said he.
?. T W. Burgess.?WNU Service.
BC1NERX
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The burgeoisle were tradesmen, such
as professors. They had little chance
of becoming anything higher.
BONERS are actual humorous
tid-bits found in examination pa
pers, essays, etc., by teachers.
The Lord tempers the wind to the
shore and the land.
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Hypocrisy means being what you
are not. ,
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Under the Mikado Is an officer
called the "Shotgun."
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Thomas Cranmer, archbishop of Can
terbury, was a college student who
translated the Old Testament Into the
New One.
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Explain In your own words how the
French people solved the problem of
stopping the sand dunes from destroy
ing the farm erons. ?
The French passed a law prohDtt"
Ing all sand dunes.
...
Achillea was Invulnerable except In
bell.
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SALAD DRESSINGS
A PALATABLE salad dressing Is
the making of a salad. The
french dressing is one of the favor
ites as well as mayonnaise made with
sweet fresh olive oil However, for
those who cannot obtain fresh olive
oil, or And It too costly for the purse,
there are other that are most tasty
and easy of preparation.
Cooked Dressing.
Put one egg, two tablespoonfuls of
sugar, one and one-ha If teaspoonfuls
of sajt, one to two teaspoonfuls of
mustard, u dash of cayenne and pa
prika and one-fourth of a cupful of
vinegar and three-fourths of a cupful
of salad oil in a deep howl, hut do not
stir. Take four tahlespoonfuis of corn
starch and add slowly one cupful of
water. When well mixed stir and
cook until clear and well cooked. Add
the hot cornstarch mixture to the con
tents of the howl and heat briskly
with an egg beater until tne
dressing Is thick and creamy. If hy
any chance the mixture seems thin
add another whole egg nnd continue
beating.
French Dressing, Richelieu.
Mix three-fourths of a teaspoonful
of salt, one-linlf tenspoonful of mus
tard. a dash of paprika, one-half tea
spoonful of sugar, one-half tenspoon
ful onion Juice, six tahlespoonfuis of
salad oil and two tahlespoonfuis of
vinegar. To the dry ingredients add
the salad oil. mix well, then add the
onion Juice and vinegar with a small
piece of Ice. Beat until thick.
For variations of french dressing,
add a few tablespoonfuls of finely
mashed roquefort cheese, beat well
and serve on head lettuce.
For added flavors, a bit of chill
sauce, Worcestershire sauce, horse
radish, chopped pickles, olives, pep
pers, green onion, pimlento. celery,
parsley, chives, garlic, all may be
used fn groups to add variety. To
vary the mayonnaise, add chopped
green and red pepper, catsup, chill
sauce, capers.
For a Russian dressing: To half
cupful of uncooked mayonnaise add
one half cupful of chili sauce, two
tablespoonfuls of latsup. and one
fourth of a cupful of whipped cream.
C by Western Newspaper Union.
Forms of Egyptian Sphinx
Tliere were three in ancient Egypt?
a human-headed lion, a ram-headed
lion and a hawk-headed lion. Later #
the Phoenicians and Greeks imported
the sphinx from Egypt and reproduced
it in various shapes and forms, of all
sizes and of different materials. These
found their way hack to Egypt, but In
different form.
QRUGAGP
"When a girl gets a man eating out
of her hand, to to speak," says ro
mantic Romona, "it is a safe bet she
will soon have him eating out of cans."
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I PAPA KNOWI-I
~l'op. whJif la notoriety?"
"TaMoM news.**
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^YOU Know? I
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^-That in the days of chivalry,
the familiar aiid popular
little daisy was the emblem
of fidelity in love. Its name
is literally day's eye
because it opens and closes
its flower with the daylight.
OWOare Ncwytper SjafciU
WNU Servlc*.
The Swing in the
Apple Orchard
By ANNE CAMPBELL
THE swing In the apple orchard
*? Was loveliest In spring.
We swayed In the dewy morning
Where trees were blossoming.
Our aim was to reach the fragrance
Of the highest bloom of all.
The birds in I heir brown nests trem
bled,
We heard their mother calL
The swing in the apple orchard.
When summer shed Its gold.
Was drenched with a leafy splendor
That was regal to behold.
We saw, as the apples ripened,
The silver hand of Time.
His shadow across the orchard
Tlucked apples In their prime.
The swing of the apple orchard
In autumn, brown and sere.
Was shunned by the busy children.
For the school bell sounded clear.
The swing was a teasing ribbon
Until the end of May,
And it hangs now in my remembrance.
The ghost of a bygone day!
(Coovrleht. > ? WNU Service.
Gold Coming Back From Europe
p ItKSIDKN'l ROOSEVELT'S monetary [Milley. Including devaluation of the
?dollar and purchasing of gold. Is bringing great quantities of the precious
yellow metal to the United States, every liner from Europe carrying Its quota.
In the photograph Is seen the unloading of a crate holding $5,064,000 In (old
from the steamship Roosevelt.