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VOL. LX. GRAHAM, IN, C., THURSDAY JULY 5, 1934. NO. 22.
News Review of Current
Events the World Over
President Cleans Desk for Hawaii Cruise?Drouth Relief
Funds Allocated for Middle West?Federal
s Reward for Dillinger's Arrest.
By EDWARD W. PICKARD
? by Western Newspaper Union.
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PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT, back
from his brief trip to New Haven,
New London and his home In Hyde
Park, put In a busy week clearing up
Rudolph
For*ter
his desk for his de
parture on the long
planned cruise through
the Panama canal to
the West coast and
Hawaii. All those
who have had occa
sion during the last
generation to call at
the White House are
glad to learn that Ru
dolph Forster was
selected by the Presi
dent to make the voy
age with him. Since
me aays or aicruniey this aDie ana
courteous gentleman, now executive
clerk In charge of the White House
executive offices, has been on duty and
never before has he accompanied any
President on a trip. Now Mr. Forster
is going to have a real vacation, and
Secretaries Howe, Mclntyre and Earle
will remain behind to take care of the
White House. There will be no other
civil officials aboard the cruiser Hous
ton.
On the way down to the canal Mr.
Roosevelt will visit Puerto Rico and
the Virgin Islands. From Panama
City he will go to the Hawaiian Islands,
first making a brief stop In Colombia.
Returning to the Pacific coast early In
August Mr. Roosevelt will travel over
land by rail, and there Is a possi
bility he will make some speeches,
probably in Minneapolis and Green
Bay, Wis., where the tercentenary of
the Badger state will be celebrated.
IMMEDIATE relief for the drouth
stricken areas In the Middle West
was decreed by the President In an
executive order which allocated $56,
250,000 for direct aid. The remain
der of the first distribution of federal
relief for the drouth area Included
$43,750,000 for purchase of seed, food
and live stbck; $25,000,000 for seed
and feed loans, $12,500,000 for pur
chase of lanas in the drouth regions,
and $12,500,000 for establishment of
civilian conservation camps In the
stricken region.
FINAL settlement of the questions
In dispute between the steel mas
ters and their workers Is expected and
the threatened strike probably will be
averted. The President. Invoking bis
new emergency powers. * named a
three-man board to arbitrate the in
dustry's troubles, and both sides in
dicated they would accept Its deci
sions. The members of the board are
Admiral Henry A. Wiley, James Mul
len bach of Chicago and Judge Walter
Stacy of the North Carolina Supreme
court. The two latter have had long
experience as labor mediators. Under
the emergency law this group can or
der and police elections In all steel
plants to determine which union shall
represent the men in collective bargain
ing. The board can also hand down
decisions on all complaints brought by
either workers or employers.
President Roosevelt ordered the
board to report to him from time to
time through Secretary of Labor
Frances Perkins.
IT MAY be necessary to resort to the
emergency labor legislation to put
an end to the street car strike in Mil
waukee. A minority of the company's
employees went out and by violence
forced the suspension of sendee. The
mobs fought the police and attacked
the company's electric plant and its
cars.
The American Federation of Labor
unions are trying*to compel the com
pany to recognize their representatives
In dealing with employees Instead of
the company union with which it has
had a labor contract for 16 years.
Rev. Francis J. Haas, formerly of
Milwaukee and now chief conciliator
for the national labor board, was sent
to the Wisconsin city with full author
ity to act Mayor Hoan. a Socialist
held the company responsible for the
strike and ensuing riots.
Federal judge j. p. barnes
of Chicago gave one phase of the
New Deal a rap by granting an In
junction restraining the government
from enforcing the provisions of the
AAA milk licensing agreement against
the Independent milk dealers in the
Chicago area. In effect, the Judge
ruled that the government, through the
AAA, has usurped powers which un
der the Constitution it had no author
tfy to assume.
The AAA officials In Washington de
ciared they would seek to have Judge
Barnes" ruling set aside. Jerome
Frank, general counsel for the AAA.
admitted that If the decision were up
held by higher courts, the fifty mar
keting agreements now in force under
the farm act and hundreds of the
codes under the NRA would be with
out constitutional sanction.
IJARRIMAN hosiery mills, the con
*? A cern that was deprived of Its
Blue Eagle last April, has been forced
to close down, and Its 653 workers are
out of Jobs. The little city of Harrl
man. In Tennessee, depended largely
on the mills and the company had the
support of practically all the people
there in Its dispute with the NRA.
The officials of the company sent to
Administrator Johnson?and to Presi
dent Roosevelt?a vigorous protest,
asserting the concern had been un
justly and unfairly deprived of its
property rights in the Blue Eagle.
"We would like to know," said the
letter, "if the Blue Eagle is the prop
ei?y of the law-abiding citizens of the
United States or if it is a plaything
to be held over the heads of honor
able and decent employers as a cudgel
to browbeat and bulldoze them into
surrendering their constitutional rights
for the benefit of outside agitators
whose only purpose Is to exploit labor
for their own personal gain."
General Johnson's reply was in ef
fect that the company could stay
closed forever if it wished to, but it
must comply with the NRA regula
tions to get back its Blue Eagle.
The dispute started last October,
when about 300 employees went on
strike with the claim that the com
pany would not reinstate twenty-three
workers who had Joined the United
Workers' Textile union.
Fred Held, vice president of the
American Federation of Hosiery
Workers, went to Harrlman after the
mills closed, but was taken from the
train by a band of armed men, taken
some distance in an automobile and
released on promise not to return.
POSTMASTER GENERAL FARLEY
and Secretary of the Treasury Mor
genthau came forward with an an
nouncement of their plans for the
spending of $110,000,000 in the con
struction of new post offices and fed
eral buildings.
In all, 626 communities in every
state and four territories have been
selected for new federal buildings,
according to the announcement Half
of the program?302 buildings?will be
undertaken with $65,000,000 authorized
for that purpose In the recently en
acted deficlency^gnergency appropria
tion bill. It was explained that 324
buildings will be constructed with
"funds already available from other
sources."
UNCLE SAM Is determined to get
John Dllllnger, the country's most
notorious desperado. A few days ago
Attorney General Cumralngs offered a
John Dlllinger
reward or 510,000 for
the capture of the
murderer aDd bank
robber, and half as
much for Information
leading to his arrest
At the same time the
attorney general of
fered $5,000 for the
capture of Lester M.
G 1111 s, alias "Baby
Face" Nelson, Dill
In ger's right-hand
man. Information
leading to Gillis capture will be re
warded with $2,500.
This action was followed up by con
sideration of plans for co-ordinating
federal, state, and local efforts to
catcb DUlinger. It was understood
that plans using the array and Nation
al Guard In the offensive were under
discussion.
The federal charge against DUlinger
Is transporting a stolen automobile
across the state line. Nelson is want
ed in connection with the murder of
W. Carter Baum, Department of Jus
tice agent, near Rhinelander, Wis.,
April 23.
In addition to the federal prize,
the person who can catch DUlinger
will receive $1,000 reward from each
of five states?Indiana. Illinois, Mich
tgan, Ohio and Minnesota.
SITTING In his White House study,
President Roosevelt talked over
the radio directly to millions of his
fellow countrymen, seeking to reas
sure those who have been alarmed by
the frequent allegations that the New
Deal Is becoming radical He rebuked
his critics as "doubting Thomases,"
"prophetsr of .calamity'* and "theoret
ical diehards," and by implication de
fended the brain trust. lie highly
praised the departing congress for its
work in the lines of relief for the dis
tressed, recovery and "reform and re
construction."
Mr. Roosevelt told his listeners the
simplest way they could judge recov
ery was to consider their own situa
tions.
"Are you better off than you were
last year?" he asked. "Are your debts
less burdensome? Is your bank ac
count more secure? Are your work
ing conditions better? Is your faith In
your own individual future more firm
ly grounded?"
OOMETHING like a hundred thou
^ sand Americans and Canadians
gathered In Detroit for the good will
celebration which was held on the
Ambassador bridge under the aus
pices of the American Legion and
the Canadian Legion. The bridge,
which links Canada and the United
States across the Detroit river, was
turned into a huge playground and
customs and Immigration barriers were
lifted for the day.
GIVING up hope for a disarmament
pact at Geneva, the British gov
ernment has under way extensive
plans for strengthening its air force
for defense of the country. This was
announced to parliament by Lord Lon
donderry, secretary for air. He turned
down a suggestion for an imperial air
force for the defense of the empire,
but said there would be close co-oper
ation with the air forces of the do
minions.
WITH congress adjourned and the I
President preparing for his
Hawaii cruise. Miss Margaret Le
Hand, confidential secretary to Mr.
.. asttHnm
Margaret
Le Hand
?i?. -J i?t
uooseveit, decided to
take a vacation, so
she sailed for Eitrope.
Now comes from Paris
the positive statement
that Miss Le Hand is
to he married to Wil
liam C. Bullitt, Amer
ican ambassador to
Russia, and that she
was making the final
arrangements in the
French capital. The
young lady would say
nothing in conflrma- !
liuu ur ufuiui except 10 aeciare tnat
she was not going to Russia, but the
correspondents were sure the plans
were well advanced for what It had
been hoped would be a secret wed
ding. It was understood that Corne
lius Vanderbilt, Jr., a close friend of
the President, would act as best man
for Mr. Bullitt. Mr. Vanderbilt is In
the Riviera, and Miss Le Hand also
was booked to go there before return
ing to America late in July.
Ambassador Bullitt is a widower
and has a young daughter who is now
with him in Moscow.
IN A note to Secretary of State Hull,
the British government rejects his
suggestion that the war debt might
be paid in kind, holding that such a
procedure would be impractical and
dangerous to Anglo-American trade.
The British expressed a wish for set
tlement of the debts problem "when
ever it may appear that the present
abnormal conditions have so far
passed as to offer favorable prospects
for a settlement."
NAZI storm troops In Germany
have demanded that the Stahl
helm, or Steel Helmets, composed of
war veterans, be banned by the Hitler
government. But the leaders of the
organization reply that It shall not
be suppressed or absorbed in the
storm troops. The existence of the
Stahlhelm, they assert. Is guaranteed
by President Von Hindenburg, Chan
cellor Hitler, and other Nazi chiefs.
/~\N THE twentieth anniversary of
the assassination of Archduke
Franz Ferdinand at Sarajevo, the
event that precipitated the World war,
there were bombing outrages through
out Austria directed against the Doll
fuss government and possibly Insti
gated by the Nazis. Certainly the
disorders were political in nature.
Power plants, railway lines, and one
newspaper office were blown up.
HERE is more woe for President
Mendieta of Cuba. The A. B. C.
society, strongest of the secret political
associations in the island, has an
nounced that it would no longer sup
port the Mendieta government. The
reason given was "the lack of firm
ness displayed by the government in
dealing with terrorists, especially
with men responsible for the assault
on the A. B. C. parade June 17."
The A. B. C. manifesto said the so
ciety would continue to work for the
good of Cuba against terrorism and
other forms of "gangsterism" which
"are directly traoealfce to the Influence
of Moscow gold."
A committee of conciliation was at
work on the government's troubles and
It was reported that It might suggest i
a parliamentary form of government
headed by a prime minister. The A
B. C. leaders would agree to this If
the premier were chosen from their
ranks.
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Another Search fur the Lutine's Gold Cargo
THIS diving bell, especially designed
for exploration under water, was
photographed as It was leaving Ter
schelllng, Holland, on a new attempt to
recover the gold In the hull of the ship
Lutine, which foundered off the Dutch
coast In the Eighteenth century.
BEDTIME STORY FOR CHILDREN
By THORNTON W. BURGESS
THE JOKER OF THE OLD
ORCHARD
AS PETER RABBIT sat blinking
and staring at the sober-looking
stranger who was sitting where he
had expected to see Glory the Cardi
nal, the stranger opened his mouth,
and from It came Glory's own beauti
ful whistle. Then the stranger looked
| down at Peter and his eyes twinkled
with mischief.
"Fooled you that time, didn't I,
Peter?" he chuckled. "You thought
you were going to see Glory the Cardi
nal, didn't you?"
Then without waiting for Peter to
reply this sober-looking stranger gave
a concert such as no one else could
give. From that wonderful throat
poured out song after song and note
after note of Peter's familiar friends
of the Old Orchard, and the perform
ance wound up with a lovely song
which was all the stranger's own.
Peter didn't have to ask who the sing
er was; It was Mocker the Mocking
bird.
I
"Oh!" gasped Peter. "Oh, Mocker. |
how under the sun do you do it? I
was sure It was Glory whom I heard
whistling. Never again will I be able
to believe my own ears."
Mocker chuckled. "You're not the
only one I've fooled, Peter," said he.
"I tlatter myself that I can fool al
most anybody if I set out to. It's lots
of fun. I may not be much to look at, |
From That Wonderful Throat Poured
Out Song After S6ng.
but when It comes to singing there
Ij no one I envy."
"I think you nre very nice looking,
indeed." replied Peter politely, "I've
been finding out this morning that
you can't tell much about folks Just
by their looks."
"And now you've learned that you
can't always recognize folks by their
voices, haven't you?" said Mocker.
"Yes." replied Peter. "Hereafter I
shall never be sure about feathered
folks unless I can both see and hear
them. Somebody told me once that
down in the South you nre the best
loved of all the birds. Is that so?"
"That's not for rne to say," replied
Mocker modestly, "but I can tell you
this. Peter. They do think a lot of
me down there, and It Is all on ac
count of my voice. I would rather
have a beautiful voice than a tine
coat."
Peter nodded as if he quite agreed,
which, when you think of It. is rath
er funny, for Peter has neither a fine
coat nor a fine voice. A glint of mis
chief sparkled In Mocker's eyes.
"There's Mrs. Goldy the Oriole over
there," said he. "Watch me fool
her."
He began to call an exact Imitation
of Goldy's voice when he Is anxious
about something. At once Mrs. GoMy
came hurrying over to find out what
the trouble was. When she discovered
Mocker she lost her temper and scold
ed him roundly. Mocker and Peter
laughed, for they thought It a good
Joke.
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(QUESTION BOX
Br ED WYNN...
The Perfect Foot
Dear Mr. Wynn:
Is Florida a good place for one's
I nerves?
Yours truly,
JACK SCNVILLE.
Answer?I'll say It Is. I know a man
who went to Florida five years ago
and opened a hotel. He used fo charge
$2 a night for a room and bath. Now
he has the NERVE to charge $10 a
night for the same room.
Dear Mr. Wynn:
What is meant by "Race Suicide?"
Yours truly,
POLLY TISHAN.
Answer?When a man goes to the
track, bets on a horse, loses all his
money, becomes despondent, and kills
himself?that's "Race Suicide."
Dear Mr. Wynn:
I am a boy fifteen years of age. 1
applied for a Job In a grocery store,
and when the grocer asked me how
many ounces make a pound, I said 10
ounces. He wouldn't give me the Job.
I wonder why?
Truly yours,
D. L1VERYBOYE.
Answer?The next time yoy ask for
a position In a grocery store. If the
grocer asks you how many ounces
make a pound Just say 14 ounces, and
you'll get the Job.
Dear Mr. Wynn:
A friend of mine who has Just re
turned from a motor trip of 3,000
miles, told me he enjoyed touring on
the roads built by Americans. I asked
him what he meant "roads built by
Americans," and he said: "Why,
Roosevelt boulevard and Lincoln hlgh
wny." Then he told ir the worst
roads he had to travel over were built
by a Frenchman. I did not want to
appear ignorant so did not ask him
who he meant. Will you please tell
me the name of the Frenchman who
built the bad roads he ref -rs to?
Yours truly,
- MAO NEKTOW.
Answer?He Is referring to "De
tour."
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WNU Service.
Handkerchief Linen
This cool blue and white polka dot
handkerchief linen dress is the last
word In morning wear.
I PAPA KNOWS-ll
1
"Pop, what it hospitable?*'
"Steak and onions/'
i ?. Bell Syndicate.?W.Xl' Service.
THE VINE
By ANNE CAMPBELL
TUB vine is trying vainly to climb
high
Upon the smooth boards of my little
shack.
The sun is peering from an azure
sky,
But there is something here that holds
it back.
Nothing to climb on, that's the rub!
It falls
Back on the brick of the foundation
walls.
Today I'll buy a trellis for my vine.
And guide its tendrils np the strong
white wood,
Reflecting as I do on the divine
And lofty way God labors for oar
good.
Giving us room to climb to heights
above
Upon the golden trellis of his love.
Copyright.?WN*U Service.
rfoIhgriXoo^ Book
FOR THE TEA TABLE
CO MUCH depends upon the attrac
^ tiveness of the tea table?simplic
ity is the rule, even where the pocket
book need not be considered. One
need not buy expensive teas, either,
for the ordinary ones when treated to
a bit of orange peel, a flower or two
of jasmine will have a flavor which
will be found quite distinctive.
l>ainty open sandwiches which take
time to prepare but are so fetching in
appearance are often all that Is served
with the cup of tea. Cut the bread
into one half inch slices or a bit thick
er, then into rounds or in any design.
One may have hearts, clubs, diamonds
or spades if so inclined, as there are
all sorts of sandwich cutters on the
market. Spread the bread lightly with
mayonnaise, then pipe on cheese with
whipped cream, decorate with finely
minced parsley, peppers or candied
fruits. There is no end to the variety
which anyone may think up, and use
almost any food at hand.
Many hostesses like to serve pre
served fruits for sweetening, such as
pineapple, candied cherries, orange
quarters, glaced, and various other
combinations. With the fragrance of
the tea and fruit one needs some
sweetening. Rock candy makes a de
lightful one as it may be bought In
various colors to match the decora
tion. This adds much to the appear
ance of the table. This is never placed
In the tea, but passed that the color
may add delight to the partakers.
Other candy flavors are in vogue?
mint is always enjoyed. Fresh mint
?lusted with powdered sugar Is espe
cially attractive.
Peanut Muffins.
Mix and sift two cupfuls of pastry
flour with four teaspoonfuls of baking
powder, one-half cupful of granulated
sugar, one-half teaspoonful of salt,
one-fourth cupful of peanut butter,
and two tablespoonfuls of butter, add
one cupful of milk, mix well and
bake in well greased muffin tins twen
ty minutes. Serve hot with a salad
for a main course at luncheon.
Q by Western Newspaper Union.
Lee and Grant Fight on Same Side
WHENEVER the baseball team of St. Alban s school In Washington has a
game, two descendants of (Jen. Robert E. Lee and Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
are to be seen fighting for the same cause. Lewis Vandergrlft Lee of Virginia
(left) Is a descendant of the great southern commander, and Charles Scribner
Grant of Chicago (right) traces back to the equally great Union general. Botb
are outfielders, and they are close friend*