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The Alamance gleaner V0L- LX. GRAHAM, N, C., THURSDAY APRIL 5, 1934. NO. 9. News Review of Current Events the World Over / j President's Veto of Appropriation Bill Overridden by Both Houses; Farley Forces Shakeup in Air Com panies; "Brain Trust" to Be Investigated. By EDWARD W. PICKARD PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S leader ship received its first Important set back when the senate, following sim ilar action by the house, overrode his veto or the Independ ent offices appropria tion bill carrying the veterans' and federal pay provisions. The vote in the senate was 83 to Yl, or three more than the required two thirds. In the house the vote was over whelming, to 72, a margin of 55 more than the necessary two-thlrdtf The bill is now a President Roosevelt law, and Its passage is of high signifi cance, as It throws the budget esti mates out of kilter and adds greatly to the tax burden of the people. But of more importance is the evident fact that the President has lost his firm grip on congress. Fear of reprisals by ?war veteran voters in the coming elec tions proved a greater fear with many Democratic senators than the displeas ure of the President. Restoring two-thirds of a 15 per cent pay cut voted for a million govern ment employees, including military and naval personnel. In the economy act last summer, the bill also greatly liberalizes compensation and pensions to veterans of the World and Spanish American wars. The bill will cost the government an additional $210,000,000 annually. It eliminates retroactively as of Feb ruary 1, 1934, one-third of the federal employees' pay cut and an additional third on July 1. The cost to the gov ernment under the provision will be $26,000,000 for the period from Febru ary 1 to July 1, and $126,000,000 an nually thereafter. While the President by executive order has restored many veterans to the compensation and hospitalization rolls, congress made mandatory awards estimated to cost the government about $84,000,000 annually and an ad ditional $21,000,000 for the rest.of the present fiscal year. The increased amounts for govern ment workers and veterans will come from the general revenues of the gov ernment. AFTER weeks of exhausting nego tiations the threatened strike in the automobile industry was averted when President Roosevelt secured an agreement between executives and la bor leaders. Representation for all employees in dealing with manage ment was established, and safeguards were extended to all unions against intimidation or interference. "It Is my hope," said the President, "that this system may develop into a kind of works council in industry in which all groups of employees, what ever may be their choice or organiza tion of form of representation, may participate in Joint conference with their employers." He hailed this as basis for a more comprehensive, adequate and equi table system of relations than ever has existed in a large industry. The agreement avoids the licensing of the automobile Industry, which labor threatened to Invoke if there was no agreement. The American Federation of Labor is not recognized as such by industry except when its affiliates have the necessary votes on the collective bargaining committee. One of the provisions of the agree ment was that the NUA should set up a board, responsible to the Presi dent, to sit in Detroit and pass upon att questions of representation, dis charge, and discrimination. Decision of the board is to be final upon all con cerned. Three men will serve on the board, one representing labor, one in dustry, the third being neutral WEARY from the strain of close application to the affairs of state, President Roosevelt departed for a short vacation aboard Vincent Astor's yacht He headed for the warm climes of southern waters to fish and relax for a week. It was an unpre cedented move for the Executive to leave Washington while congress Is In session, but with the same spirit of a year ago when he set out on the same yacht before taking the Presidential reins, the President greeted his cronies aboard ship and waved his hat to a rousing farewell from the folks on the dock at Jacksonville, Fiji-, where he boarded the yacht. With carefree happiness he posed for the photographers and Joshed the newspaper men. He chatted eagerly with his eldest son. James, who Joined him here for the cruise. For the next week or more, the President will be fishing and swim ming, away from the heavy cares of office. He Intends to return to Wash ington within the ten-day constitu tional limit required for consideration of any legislation passed by congress. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT Monday * called on congress to pass legis lation with "teeth in it" for the con trol of the nation's stock and com modity exchanges. He asked that the law be so severe "that speculation, even as It exists to day, will of necessity be drastically curtailed." His demand was made In a letter to Senator Duncan U. Fletcher (Dem., Fla.) and Representative Sam Rayburn (Dem., Texas), chairmen of the congressional committees which are' handling the pending stock ex change bills. Charging the exchanges with organ izing one of the most determined lob bies which has fought any of his legis lation, the President said that the country would not be satisfied unless the exchange control message is dras tic. People generally, the President said, blame the speculation on ex changes for the 1929 artificial boom and the resulting slump. TN THE foreword of his forthcoming A new book, "On Our Way," President Roosevelt says If his administration "is a revolution It Is a peaceful one, achieved without violence, without the overthrow of the purpose of estab lished law and without the denial of just treatment to any individual or class." The proofs of the foreword, given out by the publishers, the John Day company, read: "Some people have called our new policy 'fascism.' It Is not fascism because its inspiration springs from the mass of the people themselves I rather than from a class or a group or a marching army. Moreover, It is being achieved without a change in I fundamental republican method. We have kept the faith with, and In, our j traditional political Institutions. "Some people have called it 'com munism'; it is not that, either. It Is not a driving regimentation founded upon the plans of a perpetuating di rectorate which subordinates the mak ing of laws and the processes of the courts to the orders of the executives. Neither does It manifest itself in the total ellmlnition of any class or In the abolition of private property. "If It is a revolution, it is a peace ful one, achieved without violence, without the overthrow of the pur poses of established law and without the denial of Just treatment to any in dividual or class." CHARGES made by Dr. William A. Wirt, superintendent of schools at Gary, Ind., that some of President Roosevelt's advisers wanted to lead Or. W. A. Wirt the government Into communism are to be 1 Investigated by a com mittee of the house of representatives. Doc tor Wirt will be called before this committee to name the man or men who told him that President Roose velt Is merely the "Kerensky of this rev olution" and that the radicals within the administration are seeking to foster a revolution by prolonging misery and destitution In this country. Republican members of the house were determined that the Inquiry will not be confined to the Wirt allega tions alone, despite an apparent de sire on the part of Democratic lead ers to narrow the Investigation's scope. Democratic members of the house were making an effort to confine the Inquiry to the allegations made hy the Gary educator alone. Under pressure from Republicans, however, it was agreed by the Democratic lenders that the men named hy Doctor Wirt will have to he called. The entire matter Is being treated as a Joke by members of the so caned "brain trust." They declare that Doc tor Wirt has been made the victim of a practical Joke by a mischievous member of the radical group. There were several different stories current as to the origin of the Wirt allega tions, one version having it that the Gary educator mistook a newspaper man In New York for an official of the administration. * TWENTY-flve thousand school chll dren in German cities will be sep a rated from their oa rents ?nd sent to the country for a year by order of the Prussian state. This Is in line with the Nazi policy of "reconciliation of urban and rural population" which will be fostered by sending every town child to the coun try for a year. The 25,000 will coin pose the first trial batch. The year in the country will be financed partly by i the state of Prussia and partly by school organizations. BACK again at the scene of his tri umphs and his failure, after being a fugitive for 18 months. Martin In sult, brother of Samuel Insuil, is In Chicago to answer a charge of em bezzlement from the treasury of the Middle West Utilities. Insull arrived in Chicago?where he had lived for more than 40 years?an alien, technically excluded from the United States but paroled to Lieuten ant Johnson until the charges against him are disposed of. His arrival ended ; a sensational trip from Toronto, with the most extraordinary entry of an alien into the United States ever re? corded in the busy Detroit immigra tion office. THE number of Individuals living on farms reached a record peak of j 32,509,000 on January 1. The bureau of agricultural econom ics, In a new study of farm population, I attributed the Increase principally to an excess of births over deaths, since I more people left farms for cities, in 1933 in a continuation of the farm exodus of the past decade, than went from cities to farms. Persons who moved to farms last year were 951,000, while 1,178,000 moved away. The farm-bound movement Involved 1,544,000 persons In 1932 while those moving away numbered 1,011,000. MONTHS of political unrest in Es tonia, Baltic nation of 1,121,000 inhabitants, have culminated In a dic tatorship, according to advices from Tallinn, the capltaL Gen, Joban Laidoner, commander In chief of the Estonian army, and known as "Estonia's George Washing ton," has assumed supreme authority with the agreement of the president I and parliament A COMPLETE shakeup In commer cial air lines, using the return of the air mail to private lines as a bait j is being forced by Postmaster General Farley. Thirty officials In private aviation companies mast be forced out of office, the whole air mall structure Is to be re built, and all the old companies carrying mails must reorganize If they wish to share in federal air mall subsidies In the fu ture. Both Republl J. A. Farley can and Democratic members of con gress assailed the new order, denounc ing the terms as too drastic. Steps for the return of the air mail to private lines were launched imme diately by advertising for bids on 15 routes, comprising 17,826 miles. None of the companies which had their pre vious contracts canceled will be al lowed to bid unless they completely reorganize and drop all officials sus pected of fraud or collusion in past bidding. The new bids will be for three months only, but may be extend ed for another six months If neces sary. They are Intended to provide private flying of the malls pending the settlement of a permanent air mail policy by congress. A new system for computing rates which are to be paid for carrying the mails was announced. The new rates will be based on the average load car ried per mile over the route during the month. AUSTRIA'S new corporative consti tution, as published in the official government gazette, gives the Presi dent powers similar to those possessed by the late Emperor Franz Josef when he ascended the throne after crushing a republican revolution In 1848. The president will rule through the con stltut'on, but may change It whenever he thinks an emergency demands. The constitution will be based on the prin- \ ciple that all power emanates from God ?in contrast to the present one. which 1 says all power emanates from the people. Rut the people, nevertheless, will be given an opportunity to express their opinion at the polls whenever the gov- i ernment thinks this advisable. Popu- j lar initiative, however. Is barred and the people will not have constitu tional rights to elect their own govern ment All legislation must be Initiated ( by the government which will be ad vised but not controlled by four con- j sultative bodies. These will be the state council of 40 | to 50 members appointed by the presl- ? dent; the federal cultural council, con sisting of representatives of churches, religious societies and schools; the federal economic council, chosen from business. Industrial, agricultural and financial circles, and the provincial council, consisting of governors and finance ministers of the various ev inces j Agriculture Department Uses Lots of Space /"?OVKUINQ nearly six city blocks, the United States Department of Agriculture buildings are the largest group of ^ buildings to bouse government activities In Washington. This photograph, taken from the Washington monument, shows the administration building (left) where Secretary Wallace and his assistants have their offices, while on the right are the extensible buildings where the many agriculture laboratories are located. The activities of the Agricul tural administration are also bandied from this building. BEDTIME STORY FOR CHILDREN By THORNTON W. BURGESS THE TENDER HEART OF FARMER BROWN'S BOY WHEN Nimble Heels the Jumping Mouse so unexpectedly Jumped ? up Inside the trousers' leg of Farmer Brown's boy he probably was more frightened than Farmer Brown's boy himself, and that Is saying consider able. You see, for a minute or two Farmer Brown's boy didn't have the least idea whose sharp little claws those were clinging to bis leg. He sim ply knew that there was something alive on his knee and his tirst thought was of a Snake. Farmer Brown's boy does not like Snakes. If he had done any real thinking he would have known that It couldn't be a Snake, for a Snake would have felt very different But Farmer Brown's boy acted first and thought afterwards. In times of real danger this often is the best way of doing. In times of Imaginary dan ger it Is often the other way around. Almost without knowing that he was doing It Farmer Brown's hoy brought his hand down heavily at the point where he felt those sharp little claws. Under his hand he felt a soft little body. "Oh !" cried Farmer Brown's boy. "I'm afraid that that was Danny Meadow Mouse and that I've killed him." Farmer Brown's boy sat down In the grass, and with his free hand care fully rolled up his trousers' leg until he could take hold of little Nimble Heels. As he drew out the dainty little brown-coated fellow Farmer Brown's boy gave a little whistle of surprise. He had expected to see blunt-headed, stubby-tailed, stout-bod ied Danny Meadow Mouse. And here In his hand was the slimmest, trimmest little mouse he ever had seen. And such a tail T He whistled again when he saw the length of that slim, taper ing tail. Never before had Farmer Brown's boy seen a Jumping Mouse. Poor little Nimble Heels lay quite still ln Farmer Brown's boy's hands. You see, that had been a very hard blow that Farmer Brown's boy had struck In his surprise. Instantly a look of pity and sorrow swept over the face of Farmer Brown's boy. "You poor little fellow! I'm afraid I have killed you and I wouldn't have done that for the world," he cried. There were tears In the eyes of Farmer Brown's boy, as he stroked the soft little body with one finger. A leg ( moved and then kicked feebly. Into the eyes of Farmer Brown's hoy crept a look of bo[?e. Without stopping to 2iY0U Know? '-4"hat the torch-fish, a very ugly looking specimen of deep-sea fish found off Madeira, carries a luminous bulb above the eyes resem bling a torch from which it gets its name. a^AHA-Rte- * WHU Scrr" L turn down the leg of his trousers. Farmer Brown's boy started for the Smiling Pool as fast as he could run. When he got there he dipped a little water up in the hollow of his hand and sprinkled Nimble Heels. Nimble Heels gasped a little and Farmer Brown's boy put a drop or two of water in his mouth. Nimble Heels opened his eyes. You see, he hadn't been dead after all, but he might have died If Farmer Brown's boy hadn't tried to bring him back to life. "I'm so sorry," murmured Farmer Brown's boy as he stroked the little brown Mouse. "I'm so sorry. I guess now I'd better take you home so as to be sure you quite recover." And so it was that Nimble Heels began a long Journey. ?. T W. Burpeas.?WNU Service. WITTY KITTY Bp NINA WILCOX PUTNAM. The Girl-Friend sayt the only thing it teems to be safe to tell short it dresses. ?. Bell Syndicate?WNU Service. CHOICE THINGS TO EAT A vjUICK hot bouillon may bo made ** by using a teas(K>onriil of the prepared vegetable paste, dissolved In a cupful of hot water. Any other fla vor may be added If desired?a slice of lemon or a bit of onion extract. Tomato Canape. Cut bread one-fourth Inch thick and make into rounds with a cooky cutter. Spread with butter and then with may onnaise; on-this put a slice of [reeled tormrto the same sire, spread with mayonnaise, edge the tomato with a ring of chopp?*d chives Inside a ring of chopped egg white and the rlced }oik to All the center. Top with a stuffed olive or a sprig of parsley. Cider Punch. Heat op a glass of apple Jelly to a froth, add a cupful of boiling water and a quart of cider. Flavor with nut meg. Fill glasses with shaved Ice and pour over ibis the {junch. Oyster Cocktail In Grapefruit Shells Put two tahlespoonfuls of catsup, a tsblespoonfiil of chili sauce, a dash of paprika and tabasco Into a small glass with one-half dozen oysters for each cocktail. Set Into the shell of half s grapefruit, surround with Ice on the plate and serve. Horseradish is well liked and may be substituted for the chill sauce. i Almond Paste. ! ? Take half a pound of blanched and i i ground almonds, the yolks of two eggs, | i I, gajaeya , I "When suffering from what is known as spots before the eyes/' says diag nostic Dot, "it's time to send the dress to the cleaners." ?. Bell Syndicate.?WNU Service. the Juice of half a lemon and a few drops of almond flavoring. Mix to gether well, knead with the hands until smooth and pliable and will mold without splitting. Use as Ailing for dates o. prunes, or made Into balls and rolled In chocolate, grated. ? by Western Newspaper Union. Oceana', Continenta* Outlines There have been no major changes In outlines of oceans and continents since earliest times, says the Smith sonian institution. 1EAPA rNcm-i "Pop. what Is Jaundice?" "The yellow peril." ?. Bell Syndicate.?WNU Service. MEADOWS OF MEMORY r it By ANNE CAMPBELL ACItOSS the meadow, of my memory A collie dog comes running. The buttercups are growing happily. j. The quail are sunning. A meadow lark Is whistling from the fence? A rail fence sprawling? And I can hear through thickets green and dense. The crickets calling. A \ The butterflies are wheeling In the sun. The locust trees are sending Their perfume to a child?a lonely, one? Whose day Is ending. When in the West the banners of the night Display thoir beauty, A little girl will take her bedtime flight? A tiresome duty. . ^ My room still stands within my memory. I see each low hrown rafter. Then I remember?though 1 long to be Where childish laughter Made every hour of "living a refrain,; Serene and glowing? The house is tumbled down, and In the lane The weeds are growing. j* (Copyrlicbt.)?WNU Servica. BCNERS A hamlet Is an English breakfast dish consisting mainly of eggs and ham cooked together. BONERS are actual humorous tid-bits found in examination pa pert, essays, etc., by teachers. When you want to make some thing more than it Is you put It on a graph. e e ? Jonah was a man and he swallowed a whale. e ? e When Cromwell ruled England ha was so religious he shut up all the movies. ? ? ? a When the Liberal Party split Pes nell was left without any supports!*, ? ? ? The Crusades affected the growth of cities because the country all went to weeds while they were away and when tbey came back they had to move to the city. ? ? ? The Dardanelles were a low class oI people during the war. ?. Bell Syndicate?WNU Service. Lowest Perpetual Ice Field The lowest perpetual Ice field In tb? continental United States is the Car bon Glacier in Mt. Kanier National park, with an elevation of 4.000 feet. Learning to Protect Their Homes x \ ITINU od the suggestion of Mrs. Franklin P. Roosevelt, the women of Bor * dentown, N. J., are taking up seriously the study of marksmanship for the >rotection of their homes and their children from the depredations of burglars md kidnapers. Lieut Harry W. Rarrick. United States army pistol and rills hamplon and infantry instructor at the Bordentown Military institute, baa sken the ladles under his tutelage. Two of bis promising pupils are hers hown. with their children. i
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