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The Alamance gleaner | VOL. LXI. GRAHAM, N, C., THURSDAY AUGUST 22, 1935. NO. 29. J ]\Tews Review of Current Events the World Over I obby Committees Quarrel Over Magnate Hopson?Presi dent Signs Social Security Act?Tri-Power Confer ence on Italo-Ethiopian Question. By EDWARD W. PICKARD ? Weitern Newspaper Union. tttILL ROGERS, famous actor and W humorist, and Wiley Post, one of the best known fliers in the world, crashed to their death in a plane while flying from Fairbanks to Point Bar row, Alaska. The two men, close friends, had been enjoying an aerial vacation trip in the North, and Post Intended later to fly to Asia. News of the fatal accident was sent to Seattle by SergL Stanley R. Morgan, signal corps operator at Point Barrow. He said he had recovered the bodies from the wreckage. RIVALS in the matter of publicity, the house and senate committees on the activities of lpbbyists got into a tangle that certainly didn't enhance their dignity. How hUm ard C. Hopson, the ^jH long sought head of 9 the Associated Gas \ and Electric Utilities system, permitted the . 1 emissary of the house ? A1 committee to find him, tM and Senator Hugo jfl Black flew into a rage k ^8I aDd had his comm'ttL''' ? threaten Hopson with k contempt proceedings H. C. Hopson un]CSS he appeared be fore it Chairman O'Connor of the house body was angered by this and declared: "Hopson is in my custody. I've got him. Nobody else has got him. Nobody else Is going to get him." The elusive, chunky utilities mag nate told the house committee about his various companies and related the saga of his travels while he was be ing sought. But he politely refused toan swer questions concerning the sources and amount of his income. He testi fied that he "believed" the Associated Gas system had spent "eight or nine hundred thousand dollars" in opposi tion to the Wbeeler-Rayburn utility control bill. O'Connor introduced In the house a resolution that severely Blammed the senate, but it dropped when word came that Senator Black would wait to take Hopson after O'Connor's bunch was through with him. However, it gave opportunity for a ridiculous quarrel between the New Yorker and Rankin of Texas. Late in the day Hopson calmly walked into Black's committee room and asked: "Is some one here look ing for me?" Black and his committee then questioned the utilities man for an hour or two and got mighty little out of him except smooth sarcasm that made the chairman quite furious. At that time both Hopson and his attor ney had been served with contempt citation. GOV. MARTIN L. DAVEY of Ohio has "pulled a fast one** on the Republicans in behalf of the Demo cratic party. The O. O. P. leaders were demanding a state-wide by-elec tion in Ohio to fill the vacancy cre ated by the death of Representative at-Large Charles V. Truax, believing the result would demonstrate, even more clearly than did the Rhode Is land election, the waning strength of the administration. But Governor Da- | Tey went to Washington and consult ed with President Roosevelt and then announced that he would not call and could not be compelled to call a spe cial congressional election until next year. His declared reason was the cost, not fear of party defeat Court I action to force the calling of the elec- | hon has been started but Davey says , there is no restriction of his discre tion in fixing the time of the election. ! ClIlROUNDED by a group of not ables and In the glare of photog raphers' flashlights. President Roose T?lt put his signature on the social security act, of which he said: "If the senate and house of representa tives in this long and arduous session had done nothing more than pass this hill the session would be regarded as historic for all time." Among those who were present were ^cnator Robert F. Wagner of New urk and Representative John Lewis Maryland, who jointly drafted the ul; Secretary of Labor Frances Per ins' who had a hand in Its making. Senators Pat Harrison, William ln? and Edward P. Costigan. *n a talk intended for reproduction the sound screens of the country. U* President said: This social security measure gives cast some protection to 30,000,000 our citizens who will reap direct crefits through unemployment com ^a,a*ion, through old age pensions through Increased services for the protection of children and the preven tion of ill health. "We can never Insure 100 per cen' of the population against 100 per cent of the hazards and vicissitudes of life but we have tried to frame a law which will give some measure of pro tection to the average citizen and to his family against the loss of a Job and against poverty-ridden old age. ? "This law, too, represents a corner stone in a structure which is being built but is by no means complete?a structure intended to lessen the force of possible future depressions, to act I as a protection to future administra tions of the government against the necessity of going deeply into debt to furnish relief to the needy?a law to flatten out the peaks and valleys of de flation and of inflation?in other words a law that will take care of human needs and at the same time provide for | the United States an economic struc ture of vastly greater soundness." pAPT. ANTHONY EDEN of Eng *-J land, Premier Pierre Laval of France and Baron Pompei Alois! of Italy met In Paris, as arranged, to see If they couldn't de- ? ? vise a way to avert the ? ^ Italo-Ethlopian war, J?' due to begin In Sep- ..yA'gfy' ^ tember. Eden had a plan all prepared and after outlining It to /Jf Laval he laid It be- ^ j fore Baron Alolsl. The y * , J latter, of course, had no power to assent f but was compelled to submit the proposals . to Premier Mussolini. Baron That II Duce would accept It without change was considered unlikely, but it formed a basis for discussion. According to the best information, the Eden plan embraced these chief points: 1. Important economic concessions for Italy in Ethiopia. 2. A proposal that Italy be given the right to colonize and exploit rich, sparsely inhabited portions of the Ethiopian uplands probably under a League of Nations mandate as is pro vided for former German colonies in article XXII of the League of Na tions covenant. 3. The offer of an outlet direct to the sea for Ethiopia, as a measure of compensation for its concessions. It was understood in Paris that Mussolini still demanded what would amount to a mandate over Ethiopia so that he would have political as well as economic control over the coun try. This Great Britain does not like, and France is rather on the fence. ^^OBODY liked the new tax dm ^ that congress was working on, and the senate finance committee had bard work making up its mind as to the form it would recom mend. First it altered almost every provision F ot ,he I,assed by the house and changed It from a "soak the i rich" measure to one ? ,1T$ which would soak B practically every one. -:/ i This was done by low M ering personal income . tax exemptions and 1 *" , starting the surtax in Senator Borah creasM at f3m ,n. stead of $50,000. The latter feature was proposed by Senator La Follette and was adopted to keep him in line. Also, the inheritance taxes which President Roosevelt had asked for were elimi nated. Protests against increasing the taxes I on little Incomes came immediately, I from senators, representatives and the j country at large. Senators Borah of Idaho and Morris of Nebraska were among the "independents" who ex pressed their disapproval. Mr. Borah especially was vocal In opposition. So the committee suddenly reversed J Itself abruptly, rejected the La Foi- | lette plan by a vote ot 8 to 7, The bill which the committee re ported was passed by the senate by a vote of 57 to 22. It contains new pro visions to compensate for those elimi- J nated from the house bill and the es timated revenue is only $1,000,000 less. This is divided in the senate bill as follows: Graduated corporation in come tax < t0.S00.000 Corporation excess profits and capital stock taxes S5,000,000 Intercorporate dividend taxes >>,000,000 Increased estate taxes with related gift taxes 100,000,000 Increased surtaxes on In comes In excess of $1,000,000 0,000,000 Total $><>,000,000 FARMERS who believe that thetr Individual rights are being en croached upon by the administration's agricultural policies are offered a chance to get together by the organl- i zatlon and Incorporation In Chicago of the Farmers' Independent Council of America. Dan D. Casement, a farmer of Manhattan, Kan., Is president of the body. Stanley F. Morse, South Caroline farmer and consulting agri culturist, Is executive vice president and Chris J. Abbott, Nebraska stock man and farmer, and Clyde O. Patter son, Illinois Jersey breeder, were In corporators. Dr. Charles W. Burkett, agricultural authority of New York and formerly director of the Kansas agricultural experiment station, and L. G. Tolles, farmer and past master of the Connecticut State Grange, are ] other vice presidents of the council, and Dr. E. V. Wilcox, representative of the Country Gentleman, District of Columbia, is secretary-treasurer; Fred L. Crawford, Michigan congress man and farm owner; E. E. Dorsett, farmer and past master Pennsylvania State Grange, and Kurt Greenwald, farm manager and agricultural engi neer, New York, are directors. "To me there is but one Issue, whether we are going to have a con stitutional government or have a dicta torial regime," said Charles E. Col lins, Colorado cattleman and president | of the American National Live Stock association, regional vice president of the new organization. I SECRETARY of Agriculture Wallace has changed his mind about the re- [ ductlon of wheat acreage for 1936. In- | stead of asking the farmers for a cut of 15 per cent, as was ers that the change was decided upon after gust 1 survey of crop '*'JS conditions Indicated ^HH|jgK|iii? that total wheat pro would amount to only 008,000,000 bushels as Sec'y Wallac* compared with domestic requirements i of 633,000,000 bushels. The step was taken, he asserted, to assure ample supplies for domestic consumers. He said that It was ex pected to place the country In a "strengthened position" In the export | market He added the change In pol- j icy will not result In any marked re duction in benefit payment to farmers. He did not say what the exact reduc tions In the payments would amount to. AAA officials estimated that approx imately 52,000,000 acres would be placed under contract this year. They I asserted that the government is given | "adequate powers" to deal with the situation If a bumper wheat harvest should result In 1936. WHEN the President's social se- I curlty bill was finally enacted In- j to law, the senate adopting the confer ence report already agreed to by the house, probably many thousands of men and women all over the country | began figuring on the pensions they would receive under Us terms. It Is . unlikely that one In a thousand has any clear idea of how the new pro- ] giam's pension system will work, so we reprint here a neat summary pre pared by the Associated Press show ing Its operation as applied to "BUI Jones": "Suppose young Bill Is twenty when the law goes Into effect and makes an average monthly salary of $100 until he Is sixty-five. He will get a monthly pension, until his death, of $53.75. "In detail, here is what will happen ts him: "In the calendar years 1937, 1938, and 1939 he will pay a salary tax of 1 per cent, or a fatal of $30 for the three years. In 1940, W41, 1942 he will pay 144 per cent, or $54. In 1943, 1944, ' and 1945 the tax will be 2 per cent, or j $72. In 1948, 1947, and 1948 the tax will be 214 per cent or $90. From 1949 to 1981, Inclusive, the tax will be 3 per cent, or a total of $1,188. "Thus. In 45 years. Bill Jones will have paid In $1,440. All the time his employer will have been matching his I tax payments, so the total paid to the federal treasury will be $2,880. "At sixty-five Bill Jones can expect to live perhaps 10 years more. If he does, he will get back $0,450. "When BUI Jones dies this Is what will happen: "His average annual salary will be multiplied by the number of years he paid taxes. In other words. If he dies after he has paid taxes for 45 years, $1,200 will be multiplied by 45?giving a total of $54,000. Arbitrarily, the bill stipulates that Bill Jones' estate shall be entitled to 344 per cent of that, or $1,890?less any amount he received In pensions before he died. "If Jones dies before he gets back $1,890 In pensions, what he actually received Is deducted from $1.890 and the remainder paid to his heirs. If he lives until he gets back all of the $1,890 and more, hla heirs get nothing. "If Jones should die before he reaches sixty-five, his heirs would be entitled to a payment of 3V4 per cent of the total wages on which taxes had , been paid." ? His Majesty's Seamen Must Have Their Grog C* VERY day the tars on British war ships receive a ration of grog and drink a toast to the king's health. This photograph was made aboard II. M. S. Dundee of the British West Indies fleet which was paying New York a brief visit The officer at the right is seeing the men get what is coming to them?and no more. Bedtime Story for Children By THORNTON W. BURGESS LIGHTFOOT THE DEER BECOMES UNEASY THE Green Forest was very beauti ful. It was no longer green save where the pines and spruces and hem locks grew. Everywhere else It was red and yellow and brown, for It was October and the leaves had turned. All day long and all the night, too, for that matter, there was a gentle rustling all through the Green Forest, for the leaves were falling. Llghtfoot the Deer was becoming uneasy. It was the rustling of the falling leaves that made him uneasy. You see those falling leaves had a message for Llghtfoot, a message and a warning. It was that the season of terrible danger for him, the hunting season, was close at hand. All through the long summer Llght foot had lived In peace and safety. In the early spring his wonderful antlers, which some folks call horns, but which are not true horns, had fallen. Very helpless had Llghtfoot been then, bnt despite his helplessness there had been no fear In his heart. You see, he knew that there was no one In all the Green Forest, save Buster Bear, of whom he need be afraid. It was an easy matter to keep out of the way of Buster Bear. Besides, there was little cause to fear Buster, for Buster was finding plenty to eat and a full stom ach makes for good nature In man and beast So all the long summer Llghtfoot the Deer had lived quietly and In peace while new antlers grew, antlers larger and more beautiful than those he had lost While these new antlers were growing he kept very much by himself. Now, they were fully grown and he wore them like a crown. He had polished and repollshed the points of them by rubbing them against trees. You know, while they had been growing they had been covered by a sort of furry-looking skin, called vel vet. They had been soft and tender then. Now that they were hard there was no further use for the velvety covering and this Llghtfoot had rubbed off as he polished his antlers. As long as the leaves had remained green everywhere through the Green PoYOI I Know I That the poem "Mary Had a Little Lamb" was com posed from an actual event? It all happened in the little village of Sterling, Mass., in the early days of the 19th century. Mary E. Sawyer was the heroine and John Roulstone was the author. C McClur* N?w?pap?r Syndicate. WNU ferrlcc Forest, Llghtfoot had been happy and carefree, but now that the leaves had turned to beautiful colors and were dropping, dropping, dropping day and night, he grew more pnd more uneasy and fear crept Into his heart. Llghtfoot had a good memory and he had not forgotten the dreadful things which had happened at the time of falling leaTes the year before. He knew that the season when hunters with terrible guns would come Into the Green Forest seeking to kill him was close at hand. So his uneasiness grew and grew, and In his beautiful great, soft eyes the look of fear grew stronger each day. Only at night was Llghtfoot free of It. ? T. W. Burs Ms.?WNTJ Service. Counter Excess Some people are Influenced by a pe culiar form of pugnacity which Is often miscalled "love of Justice," but is really a habit of Irritation at ex cess which finds vent not In Justice but In counter excess. nbtlyer&^Book VACATION MEALS T~\CRING the summer weather Is the time when everybody should take a few hours away from the grindstone. | The house mother needs a vacation 1 as much as any worker, but usually, a picnic Is but an added burden unless j everybody takes a hand In planning and preparing the food. Have every thing simple, easy to prepare and then let the young folks do the work; It will be good experience and give moth- | er a rest. If it is possible for her to j give up "the idea that no one but her- | self can pack a lunch. With the frying pan, take along some eggs and bacon. Scramble the eggs, add the crisp bacon which has been fried and kept hot serve as a sandwich filling, on well buttered bread. Young, green onions or a sim ple salad, or a cucumber and radishes, go well with such sandwiches. For the youngsters, take milk, lemonade or cocoa, which may be carried in a thermos bottle. Coffee, too, may be prepared at home, bnt one of the pleasures of an outing meal is cooking I it Coffee never tastes better than ONE DAY IN AUTUMN i By ANNE CAMPBELL' T CAN remember my old Granddad 1 sitting \ Beside me on the wagon, flicking flies From the roan team, his pipe filled with tobacco, Surveying the shorn flelfls with wise old eyes. And as I looked at him, I heard the creaking Of the off wagon wheels, and knew right well What he would say. He wasn't much for talking. And he sat silent now for quite S> spelL But when he spoke, though I was very; little, I knew just what he meant . , ? Td heard lond speaking And bragging folks, and laughed when Grandpa muttered: "The weakest wagon wheel does the most squeaking!" Copyright.?WNU Service. Three-Piece Suit Question box b>EDWYNN, The Perfect Fool | Dear Mr. Wynn: I am an amateur actor, ami last night our Dramatic club gave one of Shakespeare's plays. In which I played Hamlet. Every time I was on the stage the audience laughed out loud. How do you account for that when you know as well as I that Hamlet Is not a funny character? Truly yours, MANNY JER. Answer: I know It Isn't, but I guess the way you played It It was. Dear Mr. Wynn: Why do some musicians close their eyes when they play? Yours truly, L. TROVATORE. Answer: That Is so they can't see the audience suffer while they are playing. Dear Mr. Wynn: I notice so many women keep money In their stockings, and every time they need It they lift their skirt, put their hand In their stocking and pull It out. What I want to know Is: "How do these women get at their money when gentlemen are around them?" Truly yours, X. TREMITIES. Answer: My dear friend, when j there are gentlemen around, women don't have to get at their money. Dear Mr. Wynn: I am In a peculiar predicament, and hope you can help me. I have a 110 ; bill which Is counterfeit One day I'll think It Is all right and feel on the verge of passing It and then on an other day I'll think It Isn't any good and make up my mind to tear It up. This has been going on for weeks and It worries me. What shall I do? Yours truly, I. M. A. FRADE. Answer: The only thing for you to do Is to wait until the day for think Ing the bill la alt right to come aaouad, and pass It. Dear Mr. Wynn: Can you please tell me whether or not there Is anything good for a snake bite besides whisky? Yours truly, I. M. STUNG. Answer: Who cares If there Is? C Aw>cl4tM Newspaper* WNU 8ervic?. A heather mixture of navy blue and tan alpaca tweed that looks like a hand kDlt Is used for the skirt and jacket of this smart three-piece suit. The ribbed bloose, belt and pocket linings are navy bine. A cowhide buckle also features this ensemble when cooked In a tin pot or pail oa a campflre. French fried toaat goes very nicely for a camp hot dish. This is easy to prepare by beating an egg, adding a little milk and a pinch of salt and sugar. Fry in a little hot bacon fat or the slices may be fried on the sheet iron stove, where all may be cooked at once. Tomato and Egg Sandwich. Fry'an egg on both sides, not too hard. Put between slices of bread with sliced tomato and onion. This makes a good meal with a capful of hot coffee. A piece of bread fried In a very lit tle bacon fat in a hot frying pan makes a tasty meal vrith any green salad or green onions and radishes. C Western Newspaper Union. Area of Afghanistan Afghanistan has an estimated area of 245,000 square miles and an esti mated population of over 6,000,000.. Waiting for Word From Houdini NINE YEARS ago Harry Houdlnl, master magician, died. Before be passed away be made a coin pact with his wife that he would seek to coifimunlcat* with her from the beyond, giving her certain code signals whereby sbe might know when he spoke. In her rustic Laurel Canyon home, near Hollywood, Calif., Mrs. Beatrice Houdlnl waits for that message. Sbe has waited nine years at a shrine In which stands a photograph of the magician.
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