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The Alamance gleaner VOL. LX. ' GRAHAM, N, C., THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 1934. NO. 33. ' News Review of Current Events the World Over Probing the Morro Castle Disaster?Textile Strike Media tion Fails and Rioting Is Resumed?Profits in War Munitions. By EDWARD W. PICKARD ? by Western Newspaper Union. NEARLY always In the case of a marine disaster persons come for ward with accusations of negligence and misbehavior on the part of the officers and crew or the vessel concerned. This Is true now of the Morro Castle, the Ward liner which burned eight miles otl the New Jersey coast with a loss of 135 lives. The Morro Castle, large, swift, and lux urious in Its appoint ments, was returning from a seven - day Rogers cruJse to Havana. The ship's master, Capt Robert Wll mott, had died of heart disease only a few hours before the tragedy, and William F. Warms, chief officer, was in command. With 12 other officers and members of the crew he stood by the blazing ship until the hoik was towed to Asbury Park and beached. Several of the surviving passengers testified before the federal steamboat Inspection board that no alarm was sounded and little or no aid was given panic-stricken passengers by the mem bers of the crew. Then George W. Rog ers, chief radio operator, and his first assistant, George L Alagna, told of the delay in sending out the-SOS call, asserting they could not obtain an or der for It from the bridge. This, of course, was explained by the usual re luctance of steamship officers to call for help because the salvage charges are heavy. Alagna was put under ar rest as a material witness after he had told -his story to a federal grand Jury. The value of his testimony was some what lessened by Rogers' admission to both the board and the grand Jury that Alagna had been distrusted by Captain Wilmott as a radical and an agitator. and that Alagna some months ago tried to Instigate a riot on the ship as a pro test against the food served the crew. The first actual evidence indicating that the fire was of incendiary origin was furnished by Quartermaster Gus Harmon. "It was like the flash of a 16-inch gun," he declared. "It couldn't have been gasoline because it traveled much faster. It might have been some sort of chemical, all of which would light up when one point of It started. There was a funny, acrid smoke coming out of the flash." Other officers of the ship testified that they believed the fire was of Incendiary origin and was fed by gasoline or chemicals, but they could suggest no motive for such a horrible crime. Acting Captain Warms said he based his opinion that the blaze was Incendiary on two facts: First, be cause on August 27, on a previous voy age to Havana, there was a suspicious blaze In the No. 5 hold; second, be cause reports to him Indicated that the writing room locker, In which the fatal Are started, exploded. The flames, he explained further, acted "like gaso line or kerosene," and fire extinguish ers had no effect on them. The chief of the secret police In Havana declares the burning of the Morro Castle was an act of sabotage by members of a secret International maritime association that takes its orders from the Communists of Mos cow. THE International Typographical union. In convention at Chicago, de feated a proposal by delegates repre senting local No. 6 of New York for ? iVut?day tKrty- Snuv weefc,-.-Xo?b6 optional with each local by a referen dum vote. Charges were made that the plan had been Instigated by Commun ists In control of the New York local, who are seeking to wreck the Interna tional organization and vilify its of ficers. The accusation was denied by the president of the local, which has a membership of 10,500 union printers In New York. Other delegates sup plied the convention with circulars setting forth the charges of communis tic Interference. EFFORTS of President Roosevelt's mediation board to bring about a peaceful settlement of the textile strike failed when the employers, according to the board, refused to make any con cessions that would open the way to arbitration. The strike leaders had In sisted that all the mills must remain closed pending arbitration, and this was rejected by the mill owners. The cotton textile employers then declared flatly that they did not believe the Is sues at stake are "appropriate subjects for arbitration." The immediate result of this break down in negotiations was the resump tion of violence and disorder, especial ly in Ithode Island. Thousands of strikers and their sympathizers fought with National Guard detachments in Saylesville and Woonsocket, driving back the greatly outnumbered soldiers. Tear gas, nausea gas and finally bul lets were used to check the rioters and many persons were wounded, some fa tally. Governor Green made conces sions to the Saylesville strikers and ordered that there should be no more shooting. But at Woonsocket condi tions grew momentarily worse and the police commissioner of the city asked the governor to obtain federal troops to stop tbe rioting. The major in command of the National Guardsmen there admitted the situation was out of control. Great crowds were looting shops In tbe downtown section and oth ers were threatening the Woonsocket Rayon company's plant Fearing major bloodshed and death, Governor Green read the riot act and asked President Thomas F. McMahon of the United Textile Workers of Amer ica to hasten there from Washington. The governor also ordered the mobili zation of 1,000 World war veterans and a statewide roundup of Communist agi tators. FOUR members of the On Pont family, Pierre, Irenee, Felix and Lammot, appeared before the senate munitions Inquiry committee and told of the huge business the Du Pont corporation has done In supplying war material. Between 1914 and 1918 the company, which was founded In 1802 to manufacture black powder, filled $1,245,000,000 worth of war orders. In that time it did about 35 times the business it had in the year Just be fore the World war, when its sales amounted to $36,000,000. Irenee du Pont testified that the corporation subscribed to preferred stock In the German dye patents seized during the war by the United States. He said these patents had resulted In a "great service" to America. The corporation entered the dye business after the war as a licensee of the Chemical foundation, Du Pont said. There did not seem to be anything very sensational or scandalous In the facts ellcted from the Du Ponts, but nrovintia tx-lfntvccosa haH fnlH a 1/*fr olinnf V. .. .VUVUUVU "-VJ 1.W.U U iWl UUVUI. the deals of airplane companies and other corporations with foreign na tions in which it was alleged they had been aided by United States diplo mats and army and navy officers. There was a lot, too, about graft on the part of South American government officials. One of the stories told brought in the name of King George of England, and this resulted in of ficial protests by British diplomats both In Washington and in London. Just what Senator Nye and his com mittee expect to do with the informa tion they are gathering is not certain. There are suggestions of government ownership or at least government con trol of all war munition manufactur ing and selling. Plenty of evidence was brought out to prove that the makers of these wares sell to both sides in warfare. IN the fifth Installment of the senate banking committee on its stock mar ket investigation internal revenue agents were charged with "laxity in enforcement for ac cepting, without ex amination, Income tax returns,,, prepared by J. P. Morgan & Co. The committee pre sented a long review of evidence that offi cials of the Morgan company, Kuhn, Loeb & Co., and the Na tional City bank of Kpw York "nroirlprl*' J. P. Morgan |ncome taxes by "a variety of methods." "Many returns, particularly of part ners In large banking bouses, were exempted from adequate scrutiny," the committee said. "When examinations were made the time devoted to them was compara tively short, In view of the wealth of the taxpayers and the complex nature of their transactions. "Thus, In 1930, according to the bu reau's own records, one day was spent In checking the partnership return of J. P. Morgan & Co. and Drexel & Co. ?the most powerful banking group In the world. "This return was not subjected to any field examination and apparently the agent'a explanation was sufficient to satisfy the Internal revenue bureau that none was necessary." Reconstruction Finance cor poration announced a new $100, 000,000 corn loan program. Farmers will be offered loans on corn of any crop year at the rate of 55 cents a bushel by the Commodity Credit cor poration, the RFC disclosed. The RFC has turned over $100,000,000 to the commodity corporation, which Is really a branch of the RFC, for the carrying out of the program. States Included in the new loan plan are Illinois, Indi ana, Iowa. Kansas, Missouri, Ohio, Min nesota, Nebraska, South Dakota, aDd Colorado. SENATOR HUEY LONG won han dily In his fight for absolute con trol of Louisiana, his candidates for congress, state supreme court and public service commissioner defeating those of the "old guard." The election ] was quite peaceful despite the pre dictions of bloody "civil war." The Klngfish Is now expected to press his I investigation of graft and corruption I in the affairs of New Orleans and to undertake to have his areh enemy, Mayor T. Semmes Walmsley, ousted from office through action by the leg islature, which he controls. Huey is now the virtual dictator of the state, but his opponents have not given up the fight NEW DEALERS rejoiced in the re sults of the Maine election, though their victory was incomplete. Gov. Louis J. Brann, Democrat was re-elected by a substantial majority over the Republican candidate, Alfred K. Ames, a wealthy and aged retired lumberman. Senator Frederick Hale, veteran Republican, was returned to the upper house for his fourth term, but his majority over F. Harold Du bord, dynamic Democratic nominee, was so slender that Hale must have felt rather humiliated. The New Deal ers won two of the three congressional seats. William A. Comstock lost the Demo cratic nomination to succeed himself as governor of Michigan, being defeat ed by Arthur J. Lacey. The Repub licans named Frank B. Fitzgerald, now secretary of state. In South Carolina the textile strike Injected itself into the election. In a runoff election Olin D. Johnston, union sympathizer and former mill hand, won the Democratic nomination over Cole Blease. In Arizona the Democrats renomi nated Senator Ashurst and Congress man-at-large Isabella Greenway. The New Dealers tried to get the guberna torial nomination In Colorado for Miss Josephine Roach, coal mine operator and social worker, but she was beaten by Edward C. Johnson, the Incumbent In Washington, also, the New Dealers lost out when J. C. Stephenson was de feated by Lewis Schwellenbach for the Democratic senatorial nomination. NATIONWIDE distribution has been started on a poster pledging the public to support Blue Eagle business establishments. Four Inches square. It Is gummed for pasting in windows. Code authorities and local NRA com mittees are counted upon to aid Its distribution. This agitation Is to accompany the temporary Internal reorganization of the recovery administration, as decid ed npon by President Roosevelt and Hugh S. Johnson, the NRA adminis trator. Authority Is to be split three ways Instead of the present one-man con trol. General Johnson Is expected to continue in an Important post Sepa rate agencies ^vlll be _ in charge of policy-framing, administration, and de ciding controversies. WHEN the League of Nations met In Geneva an Invitation to Russia to Join the league was circulated, signed and sent to Moscow. The coun cil then announced that an accord had been reached to grant Russia a per manent seat on the council, and It waa expected that only Portugal and Ar gentina would continue to oppose this. mcnaru oauuier ui awmeu was elected president of the league assem bly h# ad aXEUP*.t?uimDlmuu8 voteu Poland gave a jolt to the league by announcing that It will no longer abide by the general treaty for the protection of minority peoples. Joseph Beek, foreign minister, told the assembly that until all states protect the tights of minorities Poland would refuse aDy control by an International organism of Its treatment of minority groups. CATHERINE BRESHKOYSAKAYA, "grandmother of the Russian rev olution," died at her home near Prague. During most of the ninety years of her life she struggled to free Russia and she spent 23 years In exile in Siberia. Her contribution toward the downfall of the Romanoffs was considerable. FROM the American Federation of Labor comes a suggestion that the government create a "central agency, representing organized business, labor, consumers and the government, to lay I out a production program and carry It through." Whale Harpooned and Shot Off Long Island THIS fourteen-foot whale was harpooned and then shot, by five fishermen who encountered thd huge mammal ten miles off Fire Island inlet, Long Island. After destroying the monster the fishermen hauled their great catch Into LlndenhursL BEDTIME STORY FOR CHILDREN ' L b ? / By THORNTON W. BURGESS > * ? i A LOVING MATE BUT POOR HOUSEKEEPER "TT'S TIME for my dust bath," said 1 Mourner the Dove to Peter Rab bit, as the latter sat thiDking over what Mourner had Just told him about eating gravel as an aid to digestion. "There is a dusty spot over in the Long Lane where I take a dust bath every day," continued Mourner. "If you don't mind," said Peter, "I'll go with you." Mourner said he didn't mind, so Pe ter followed him over to the dusty place In the Long Lane. There Mourn er was Joined by Mrs. Mourner, who was dressed very much like him save that she did not have as beautiful a neck. While they thoroughly dusted themselves they chatted with Peter. "I see you on the ground so much that I've often wondered If you build your nest on the ground," said Peter. "No," replied Mourner, "Mrs. Dove builds in a tree, but usually not far above the ground. Now, If you'll ex cuse us we must get back home. Mrs. Dove has two eggs to sit on, and while she is sitting, I like to be close at hand to keen her company and make love to her." The Doves shook the loose dust from their feathers and flew away. Peter watched to see where they went, but lost sight of them behind some trees, so decided to run up to the Old Or chard. There he found Jenny and Mr. Wren as busy as ever feeding that growing family of theirs. Jenny wouldn't stop an Instant to gossip. Peter was go brim full of what he had found out about Mr. and Mrs. Dove that he Just had to tell some one. He heard Kitty the Catbird among the bushes along the Old Stone Wall, so hurried over to look for him. As soon as he found him, Peter began to tell what he had learned about Mourner the Dove. "That's no news, Peter," Interrupted Kitty. "X know all about Mourner and his wife. They are very nice people, though I must say that Mrs. Dove Is one of the poorest housekeepers I know of. I take It you never have seen her nest." Peter shook his head. "No," said he, "I haven't. What Is It like?" Kitty the Catbird laughed. "It's ibout the poorest apology for a nest [ know of," said he. "It is made of ittle sticks and mighty few of fchem. a EIow they hold together is more than b [ can understand. I guess It Is a good d :hing that Mrs. Dove doesn't lay more e :han two eggs, and It's a wonder to me that tKose two stay In the nest. I Listen! There's Mourner's voice pow. For one happy he certainly does have s the mournfulest sounding voice. To h tiear him you'd think he was sorrow- v ful instead of happy. It always makes ii me feel sad to hear him." o "That's true," replied Peter, "but I t like to hear him just the same. Ilello! s Who's that?" ?. T. W. BurgeM.?WNU Service. NOW IS THE TIME NOW Is the time when each fruit j comes into the market to have at , hand a few of the delectable recipes which have waited for them. While the fresh berries are plentiful prepare them for the winter when Jellies, Jams ( and preserves of all kinds are so much enjoyed. I Spiced Rhubarb. Put Into the preserving kettle six , cupfuls of rhubarb peeled and cut into small pieces, one cupful of seeded raisins, one cupful of apple vinegar, four cupfuls of sugar, one teaspoonful of cinnamon and one-half teaspoonful I of clove. Bring" slowly to the boiling point and let simmer until pf the con sistency of marmalade. Put into glasses and seal with paraffin. If the vinegar is very strong dilute it with water. English Gooseberry Pie. Line the side only of a deep pie lish with rich paste. Kill with one quart of ripe gooseberries which have been stemmed and cleaned, pour boiling wa ter over the berries and drain and cool. Add one and one-half table spoonfuls of butter and one-third cup ful of currant Jelly. Moisten the edge of the pie with cold water and spread a top crust with a few perforations in the center. Flute the rim and bake forty minutes. Serve turned upside down on a platter. Serve with hard sauce. Baked Peaches. k Select large ripe peaches for baking. Peel, cut into halves and remove ^wuf'iit Ike*. Jn c^ itv plac* a seeded raisin, one teaspoon ful of sugar, one-half teaspoonful of butter and a sprinkle of inace. Bake slowly in a moderate oven until the peaches are soft. Serve on rounds of sponge cake with sweetened creaui. ?. Western ?wnt>?r>er Union. tQUESTION BOX By ED WYNN... Tht Ptrftct Fool an?no?aai? Dear Mr. Wynn: 1 read In the newspaper that a well known shoemaker was arrested for bigamy. He has two wives. The ver dict Is that he must give one some money, and Live with the other. Which wife do you think he'll live with, his tirst or second wife? Tours truly, MARY WONCE. Answer: If he is a shoemaker, as ^you Know? That the wood not including wood fuel used annually by the United States, if nailed together, would make an At lantic City boardwalk reach ing from the earth to the moon. In lumberman's lan guage, this would total about 53,000,000,000 feet (square feet one inch thick). I?, by McClure Newspaper Syndicate * WNU Service. on say, and If he is a good shoemak r, he will stick to his last. >ear Mr. Wynn: The other day I was laid flat on my ack by an attack of "peritonitis." low 1 am unable to work. What shall do? Sincerely, N. VALID. Answer: Report to the^overnment t once that you have been attacked y "peritonitis." Something should be one to teach a lesson to these for igners. ^ >ear Mr. Wynn: 1 live in a little town In which is ituated the state insane asylum. They laVe a tower on the main building rith a large clock in It, but the clock' 3 always one or two hours too early r too late. Do you think it is proper o have a clock that Isn't right in a tate institution? Yours truly, I. M. KXCTTY. Answer: It is perfectly proper in he case you mention. The reason hey have that clock in the insane asy um is because It is not right. dear Mr. Wynn: 1 hear that Mussolini hasTnsured the humb on his right hand for SIOO.OO. dow can his right thumb be so valu ibie? Yours truly, I. T.U.IAN. Answer: It is probably the thumb le keeps the people under. Dear Mr. Wynn: I am a girl eighteen years of age and a boy the same age Is going to gall on me tomorrow night. I guess I'm a little too old-fashioned for these modern boys. What I want to know PAPA KNCWS-I ( 1 I "Pop, what it sentiment?" "Damp sponge." ?. Dell Syndicate.?WNL" 9enrica. Thank God for a Friend Like You By ANNE CAMPBELL TIIANK God for a friend like you In bitter days! Your handclasp is firm and true, And staunch your ways. Though shadows are bleak upon The inorning skies, I glimpse the first hint of dawn Deep in your eyes. Thank God for a friend like you! In joy or pain, A bird soars into the blue! I dream again! Hope arches a rainbow high In the day's design! Thank God, as Time marches by. You're a friend of mine! CoDrrlrht.?WN'U Service. Is this: If he kisses me shall I scream for my family? Yours truly, HOPE HEESGOOD. Answer: Not unless you want him to kiss them, too. Dear Mr. Wynn: My uncle, a man about forty years of age, has a habit I cannot under stand. Every night Just before he gets Into his bed he puts some money under bis pillow. Can you tell me why? Sincerely, AL E. GATOR. Answer: That Is very simple. He puts money under his pillow so he feels that be has something to fall back on. ?. the Associated Newspapers WXU Servlca Gingham for School Gingham seems to be the thing for young misses to wear to school this year. Carmencita Johnson, a fea tured young player of the screen. Is seen wearing a charming gingham dress which she wears daring the four hours she mast attend school daily while working on a picture. Navajos to Have Modern Homes ADOBE buildings with steam beating, watertight roofing and steel window frames In the modern manner will be features of the new capital on the Navajo Indian reservation In Arizona. The building of the Navajo capital Is being financed by a Public Works administration allotment of SOoO.OOO. The photograph shows what one of the dwelling units will look like when finished.
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