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The Alamance gleaner VOL. LX. GRAHAM, N, C., THURSDAY AUGUST 16, 1934. NO. 28. News Review of Current Events the World Over President Roosevelt's Vacation Trip Ends?NRA Modi fication and Drouth Relief Taken Up?Von Papen's Hard Task in Austria. By EDWARD W. PICKARD ? by Western Newspaper Union. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT endad his rather long, vacation trip, re turning to his home In Hyde Park, Vaw York. During the remainder of the summer and until congress meets he will spend some time there and In Warm Springs, Georgia, but most of the time he will be in Washing ton, busy with the na tion's affairs In his temporary office which has been established in the blue room of the White House. The executive offices are being remodeled and tnlarged. One of the first matters to claim the President's attention is the modification of NRA. The secret cab inet committee he appointed to in quire into the legality and advisability of continuing and extending the price fixing features of NRA has decided this price fixing should be restricted and gradually abandoned, and there Is little doubt that this advice will be followed. Whether or not the fix ing of prices is legal, it has brought sharp and continuous criticism from Senator Borah and many others which has not been relished by the New Dealers. On his way from the west coast the President not only saw some of the great public works projects of the Northwest, but also passed through regions that have suffered severely from the drouth. So he is backing up the government agencies in their work of hurrying vast sums of gov ernment money to the arid regions to ease the human suffering and also to lessen the chances of another such catastrophe. The public works admin istration, which had an original ap propriation of $3,300,000,000, revealed it had spent about $400,000,000 on projects to aid impoverished western families. Emergency relief administration of ficials announced they had allotted huge sums to feed men and women. They also have spent thousands to care for starving cattle. Public Works Administrator Har old L. I ekes, who was on an inspec tion tour in the drouth area, ordered his forces to expedite all construc tion projects affecting the dry re gions. "RATIONALIZATION of silver, au thorized by the last congress, was ordered into effect by the President. This will have little Immediate effect on the average citizen, though the move is somewhat Inflationary and started prices on the up-grade. Big debtors and owners of silver mines will benefit, but as the value of the dollar goes down, the holders of se curities and loans suffer loss. The President's order directs the surrender to the government of all silver bullion and bars within 90 days, the price to be paid being 50.01 cents an ounce. Silver coins and silverware ire not included. Under the silver purchase act the treasury Is author ized to value the silver It obtains at Si J9 an ounce and to issue silver cer tificates on that basis. The government proposes to hold enough silver to make up ifer cent of the metal backing of the national currency. No one knows h"''V much silver bullion there is in the United States, and it may be neces 851 ry to make considerable purchases in China and India. SECRETARY OF^ STATE HULL and Secretary of Agriculture Wal lace joined in a statement concerning tWir efforts to revive America's world trade, explaining that the reciprocal trade agreements to be negotiated *ith foreign countries will be bene ficial and not harmful to American ?arh-ulture and manufacturing. The statement pointed out, In answer to criticism from farm or fai.iMtions, that farm interests ^?"iild not be sacrificed to aid other roups. I also said no sacrifice of any major or basic agricultural or to-'r, ;:,;, turing industry was planned, although Secretary Wallace told re porters that some harm might be done *? a tiny fraction of the producers for the greater good of all. QN'E thousand men and women com prising the Minneapolis I'rotec tive committee telegraphed an appeal fo President Roosevelt to protect the constitutional rights now superseded hy rna-tlal law In their city. Copies ?f the appeal were sent also to Secre tary Perkins and Lloyd Garrison, chairman of the National Labor Rela- I ttons board. . A "We are satisfied," they wired, "that an agreement between employers and employees could be reached were It not for the Interference by a small body of citizens known to be Commun ist agitators who are being supported in their agitations by the sympathetic attitude of Gov. Floyd B. Olson." At the end of the statement was a sentence interpreted as a request for replacement of the federal mediators. Father Francis J. Haas and E. H. Dunnlgan.' The conciliators were authors of a peace plan which the union accepted with alacrity because it granted a maximum of the demands made be fore the walkout. It was turned down by the employers, but mediation pro ceeded until the principal point of dif ference now concerns the rehiring of all the strikers. The Haas-Dunnigan plan makes that blanket provision. The employers do not wish to be forced to take back men who have Communistic sympathies. Gen. Hugh Johnson's efforts to end the strike of live stock handlers at the Union stockyards in Chicago were successful.-^ The strike was called off and Federal Judge Sullivan resumed his work as mediator to construe the award he made on May 31 as arbitra tor of a similar strike that took place last November. IN GREEN BAY, WIS., the President delivered what was considered his principal political address of the year. He told his hearers that the New Deal was going ahead on Its non partisan road and that those who sup port it "do so because it is a square deal and because it is essential to the preservation of security and happi ness of a free society." The President's reference to Wis consin political alignments was this significant remark: "Your two senators, both old friends of mine, and many others have worked with me in maintaining excel lent co-operation betwen the execu tive and legislative branches of the government." Senator Robert M. I-aFollette, Re publican independent and sponsor of the new state political party, is up for re-election. F. Ryan Duffy, Democrat, is the other senator from Wisconsin, elected in 1932. FRANZ VON PAPEN, vice chancel lor of Germany, who was appoint ed minister to Austria during the ex citement that followed the assassina . tlon of Chancellor IDollfuss, has been ac cepted by the Aus trian cabinet after ? considerable delay. I His avowed task is to restore amicable relations between the two governments, but this will not be easy, Chancellor Sehuseh | nigg is as determined to root out Nazism in Austria as was his predecessor, and at ine same time tne uernian .xazis are keeping up their press and radio at tacks on the Austrian government. In camps around Munich are about 40,000 Austrian Nazi fugitives for whom Von F'apeo is expected to obtain am nesty so they may return to their country; but as they have been hoping to march into Austria under arms to overthrow the government, it isn't likely Schuschnigg will care to let them return. The cabinet In Vienna is taking vig orous action to curb the Nazis, and it was reported that the executive of that party had been ordered dissolved the members being told to take leaves of absence and to cease activities. Chancellor Hitler is dally solidifying his power in Germany. The latest step is to require all Protestant pastors and church officials to take an oath of fealty to Hitler Just as did the Nazi storm troops and members of the reg ular army. New rules were imposed by the national synod that make Iteichsblshop Mueller the supreme law maker and authority for the church. Between eight and ten thousand po litical prisoners in concentration camps were given their liberty by an amnesty decree announced by Mltler in memory of president Von Hinden burg. ARABS Of Algeria, like the Arabs of Palestine, do not love their Jewish neighbors, so they started anti Semitic riots in Constantlne and sur rounding towns In the course of which a great many persons were killed or wounded. Nearly all the casualties were among the Jews. The French jjiitarx authorities quickly got com I trol of the situation. Constantine Is j in a wheat growing area and the Arab ' farmers had a poor crop this year. The rioting gave thera a chance to wipe out many debts to Jewish bank ers and shopkeepers. SHIPPING and business interests long have urged the establishment of 'Tree ports" or foreign trade zones at many American sea, lake and river ports, and this Is now under consid eration by the government, having been authorized by the last congress. Trade and shipping experts are pro paring information on how to apply for grants. Some of the cities that have asked how to set up the trade zones are New York, Newark, N. J., Providence, It. I.; Pittsburgh, Philadelphia. San Diego, Calif., Miami, Fla., and Hobo | ken, N. J. Private corporations locat ed on the Great Lakes also are inter ested. FROM now on Communists are not going to have so pleasant a time in the United States, and the spread ing of their destructive doctrine will jijm not be so easy. Con gressionai mvesuga tiona Into this matter may not have amount ed to a great deal, but several of the country's great or ganizations have un dertaken to arouse the people to the dan ger that threatens their government and their national institu tions. The Order of izance of the Comma nist threat In its convention in Kan- j sas City, and Michael F. Shannon, Its newly elected grand exalted ruler, Is 1 now making an airplane tour of the country for the purpose of urging ev ery lodge of the order to carry on the "Pro-America" program In its commu nity. He will travel 10,000 miles to give what he calls "marching orders" to the 1,400 Elk lodges. Of the Com munists in America, Mr. Shannon says: "A vast and formidable organization has been set up. The United States Is now divided into twenty districts, each with its own committee. Each Ldistrict Is divided into two sections and subsections, with section commit tees set up in accordance with the res idential locations of the Communist [ members. "Youth organizations, formed to teach not only disrespect, but hate, for American institutions, have appeared ! everywhere. Organizations under pa triotic names, but designed to destroy confidence in our government, are meeting nightly. Bureaus of propa ganda are working secretly." The Crusaders, that organization of j young business men that was so influ ential in bringing about repeal of pro- , hibition, has been reorganized and, un der the leadership of Fred G. Clark, commander in chief, has entered the I fight against the Communists and oth [ er groups that seek to overthrow American institutions. Among its na Ltional advisers are Aldrich Blake, Oklahoma City; Francis H. Brownell. New York; John W. Davis, New York; Prof. E. W. Keramerer, Princeton, N. J.; Martin \V. Littleton, New York; 1 ! Alfred P. Sloan, Jr., New York; j ! Charles F. Thwing, Cleveland; James P. Warburg, New York, and Sewell L. Avery and Albert D. Lasker, Chi cago. Tne i'aui ueveres, a national organ- i ization, was established especially to i cleanse educational and religious in stitutions of subversive influences; and the American Vigilante Intelli gence federation is also actively com | bating Communism. The Department of Americanization of the American Legion is working in the same cause. A congressional subcommittee, of | which Representative Charles Kramer , is chairman, has been investigating j I Communist activities in southern Cal- J ifornia, and also has heard a lot of testimony about the so-called Silver Shirts, an organization with alleged Nazi affiliations and a large member- , ship. An intelligence service witness who joined the Silver Shirts, said mem- j I hers were armed and that he was of- j fered money for stolen government machine guns, rifles and ammunition. ' He said the declared objective of the 1 organization was to take charge of the United States government, by force if necessary. WHETHER or not Japan obtains naval parity with Great Britain 1 and the United States, R proposes to have a powerful navy. Admiral MIneo Osuml, minister of the navy, submit ted to the cabinet the largest naval budget In the country's history. It calls for appropriation of about $214,- j 416.000 for the coming year. New items alone total about $00,000,000. j In the last budget the diet allowed the navy little more th^i half of what is now asked. HEARTY approval was given by the world Baptist congress, in session 1 in Berlin, to a proposal that a plebls | cite be held In 40 countries to deter | mine whether the people want to flght i another war. The suggestion was made by Rev. Harold Gamp of Oak land, Calif., who said the Kellogg pact should be made the ba^^of such a TOta, President Roosevelt mm a Franz Von Papen M. F. Shannon Elks took cogn Latorra Family Probably Holds the Record . % MIKE LATOHRA and his wife (at right of line) with their nine teen children, of Chicago, were hon ored by officials of A Century of Progress as the largest recorded liv ing family of Italian parentage In the United States. Mike is especially proud of the fact that they have gone through the depression on their own power, with not a cent of charity. Bedtime Story for Children By THORNTON W. BURGESS ANOTHER MEMBER OF A BIG FAMILY PETEIt RABBIT was Just about to ask If he might go along with Che wlnk and see his nest when a new voice broke in. "What are you fel lows talking about?" It demanded, and there flitted Just In front of Peter a little bird the size of a sparrow, but lovelier than any sparrow of Peer's acquaintance. At first /glance he seemed to be all blue, and such a lovely bright blue! But as he paused for an Instant Peter saw that his wings and tail were mostly black, and that the lovely blue was brightest on his head and back. It w^s Indigo the Bunting. "We were talking about our fam ily," replied Chewink. "1 was tell ing Peter that we belong to the larg est family among the birds." "But you didn't say anything about Indigo," Interrupted Peter. "Do you mean to say that he belongs to the same family?" "I surely do," replied Indigo. "I'm rather closely related to the Sparrow branch. Don't I look like a Spar row ?" Peter looked at Indigo closely. "In size and shape you do," he confessed, "but just the same I should never In the world have thought of connecting you with the Sparrows." "How about me?" asked another voice, and a little brown bird flew up beside Indigo, twitching her tall nerv ously. She looked very sparrow-like. Indeed, so much so that had not Peter seen her with her handsome mate, for she was Mrs. Indigo, he certainly would have taken her for a sparrow. Only on her wings and tail was there any of the blue which made Indigo's coat so l>eautiful. and this was only a faint tinge. "I'll have to confess that so far as you are concerned It isn't hard to thick of you as related to the Spar rows," declared Peter. "Don't you sometimes wish you were as hand some as Indigo?" Mrs. Indigo shook her head in the most decided way. "Never," she de clared. "I have worries enough raising a family as It is, but If I had a coat like his I wouldn't have a mo ment of peace. You have no Idea how I worry about him sometimes. You ought to be thankful, Peter Rab bit, that you haven't a coat like his. It attracts altogether too much atten Hon " Peter tried to picture himself In s or hi blue coat and laughed right ou! at the mere thought and the oth ers Joined with him. Then Indigo flew to the top of a tall tree and be gan to sing. It was a lively song and Peter enjoyed It thoroughly. Mrs. In digo took this opportunity to slip away unobserved, and when Peter looked around for Che wink, he, too, had disappeared. He had gone to tell Mrs Chewink that he was quite safe and that she had nothing to wor ry about. T. W. Burgess.?WNU Service. i < "You Ought to Be Thankful, Peter Rabbit, That You Haven't a Coat Like His." WITTY KITTY By NINA WILCOX PUTNAM UlL?-EL (C !?>?. Hr B?1I Bra The girl chum says it's amazing how many more mothballs it takes to store away a toboggan suit than a bathing suit. WNU Service I QUESTION BOX By ED WYNN... Th? Perfect Feel Dear Mr. Wynn: I am a boy eight yeara old. and am In the fourth grade at school. My teacher has offered a prize for the boy who can write a sentence with the two words "Peaches" and "Gruesome" In the same sentence. Can you help me out? Yours truly, A. TRUANT. Answer: Sure 1 can help you. Here Is a sentence with both words you mention In It: "The man planted an orchard full of trees nnd "gruesome" peaches." Dear Mr. Wynn: What Is meant when they say: "A man died standing up"? Truly yours, M. BALMER Answer: When a man dies standing up It means his feet are so large be can't fall over. Dear Mr. Wynn: My father and I like to go to the theater. We are both very fond of all kinds of shows. But after every show we disagree as to Its merits. He In sists the shows today are not like the shows when he was my age. If there Is any difference will you klDdly tell me about It? Truly yours, L C. PEATS. Answer: The only difference 1 notice Is that it has changed from the "ears" to the "eyes." What I mean Is, years ago we used to go to the theaters to hear "new ditties," now we go to the theater to see "nudities." the Awodated Newspaper* WNU Serrlca, njoiHeriCdotiBooh SEASONABLE GOODIES E*OH a sandwich bread, or to serve as fresh sliced bread, the following recipe Is excellent: Orange Bread. Take three cups of flour, six level teaspoons of baking powder, one-half teaspoon of salt, one well-beaten egg, one and one-half cups of milk, one fourth cup of sugar, one-half cup of candied orange peel finely chopped. Mix and sift the dry Ingredients, add the beaten egg and milk and beat all well. Pour Into a bread pan and let stand for 15 minutes, then bake 50 minutes In a moderate oven. Peach Cake Dessert. Bake a sponge cake and cut Into rounds about the size of half a peach. Cover with a frosting prepared as fol lows: Cream two tablespoons of but ter, add the beaten egg yolks, then gradually one-half cup of confec tioner's sugar; flavor with a few drops of orange extract If necessary the frosting may be thinned with some of the peach sirup. Drain halves of peaches In a sieve. Spread the frosting on the top and sides of the cakes and roll In tinted coconut On the top place a halved peach, cut side down. Serve as dessert. Graham Cracker Dessert. Roll a half-pound or more of gra ham crackers until fine crumbs, add enough melted butter to moisten. Place a layer In a baking dish, cover with lemon seasoned apple sauce, add an other layer of cracker crumbs and sauce until the dish Is filled. Bake In a moderate oven three-fourths of an hour. Coll and place In the Ice chest Turn out and serve with whipped cream the next day. ? by Western Newspaper Union. THE NIGHT BEFORE YOUR BIRTHDAY By ANNE CAMPBELL THIS spent year will not come again, A tiappy year of childhood done. When every path was broad and plain. And there was never dearth of sun. You may not call Its magic hack, Although Time gives yon wisdom'! gold; And often you will feel the lack Of Its allure when you are old. A careless, happy, sunny year lias slipped into the evening skies. For you the futnre has no fear. It climbs on straight to Paradise. Cpon each birthday eve, dear child. May you with the same trustful gaze, Look backward on hours undefiled. And forward to enchanting days! Copyright.?WXU Serrlc* For Country Use Chardonlze yarn la used to make this three-piece suit in dark blue and white. It looks like boucle, but is in expensive and won't stretch. The straight skirt has a swagger jacket to match and the fitted white blouse is trimmed at the round neck wltb ap plique in navy. For country use, and even in town, this suit will see you through the summer and into the early days of fall. First Picture Postcards Alfons Adolph, German court pho- ? tographer, must be given the credit for producing the first widely popular picture postcards by means of a new process at Lobau in 1S79. Soon after wards he founded at Zittau a collo type mechanical process, by the use of which his Invention gradually spread all over the world. Wins Highest Rumanian Honor HtMti u WULh K (lert) ot Coshocton, Ohio, writer and lecturer on Inter national affairs, receiving the highest award given by the Rumanian government, the Order ot the Crown, from (jeorge Anagnostache. vice consul in Cleveland. The award, which carries the rank ot officer. Is seldom given to foreigners and was preseutea by King Carol 11. The brevet cites Wolfe's fair Interpretation ot the viewpoint o? Rumania to the American public as reason tor the honor.
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