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The Alamance Gleaner VOL. LXII. GRAHAM, N, C., THURSDAY MARCH 5, 1936. NO. 5. By Edwar Pickard ? Western Newspaper Union Townsend Plan Inquiry Attracts Attention WHILE waiting for Instructions as to what to do In the matter of taxation, the members of the house ? and many others ? directed their atten J. Jasper Bell iiuu lu Luc lutcsiiea tlon of the activities of the Townspnd pen sion plan promoters. Speaker B y r n s ap pointed on the probing committee of eight two avowed Townsendltes ? John H. Tolan, Dem ocrat, and Samuel L. Collins, Republican, both from California. The chairman is J. Jasper Bell of Mis sourl. Democrat, author of the resolu tion for the Investigation. It was un derstood that Mr. Bell had already gathered a mass of Information to substantiate the charge that the Townsend plan has become a huge racket. The leaders of both parties in ?congress have been getting rather nervous over the growth of the Town send' movement and are glad to see it attaeked; but some impartial observ ers call attention to. the fact that the way the , committee is going after it smacks of unconstitutional abridge ment of the right to petition. It was expected that one of the first questipn3 to be considered by the com mittee would be the salaries received by, Dr. Francis E. Townsend, author of the scheme, And R. E. Clements, for mer California real estate operator, co-founder and general manager, elem ents has revealed to newspaper report ers that he and Doctor Townsend re ceive salaries of $100 a week each from OARP ? the old age revolving pension organization ? and $50 a week from the Townsend national weekly, which claims a circulation of 250,000. Congressman John Steven McGroarty, California's "poet laureate," says the Townsendltes will control the house of representatives at the next session, and adds: "They have bailt tip the largest political organization in the history of America, with 10 million enrolled members. If yon Include those who have signed petitions favoring the Townsend plan the number is increased to 30 million. By November it will be twice this large. This investigation will vastly strengthen the Townsend movement and anybody that knows anything knows that The American people like fair play and they know that this investigation is just dirty politics." Gen. Hagood Punished for New Deal Criticism A/fAJ. GEN. JOHNSON HAGOOD 1V1 recently suggested to the house appropriations subcommittee that con gress take advantage of what he termed "WPA stage money" and use it to improve housing at army posts. Within a few days came this order signed by Gen. Malln Craig, chief of staff, by order of the secretary of war: "By order of the President, Maj. Gen. Johnson Hagood, United States army. Is relieved from assignment to the command of the Eighth Corps area and further duty at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Maj. Gen. Hagoo'd will proceed to his home and await orders. The travel directed is necessary in the mil itary service." Two Prominent Men Are Claimed by Death DEATH took from the scene two men prominent In national life ? Albert Cabell Ritchie, governor of Maryland for four terms, and Henry mtroDe Hooseveit, as sistant secretary of the navy and distant cousin of the Presi dent. Mr. Ritchie was a leader among con servative Democrats, from the start a de termined foe of na tional prohibition, and In 1032 a candidate for the Presidential n o m 1 n a 1 1 o n by bis party. Though beaten A. C. Ritchie out b.T F. D. Roosevelt. h<i bad tbe sat isfaction of seeing bis repeal plank pat Into the Democratic platform. Of late he had been an outspoken critic of the New Deal policies, for be was a champion of state rights. Henry L. Roosevelt was tbe flfth member of his family to serTe as as sistant secretary of tbe navy, and Id recent months be bad played an in creasingly Important part In tbe af fairs of the department, acting as secretary during tbe Illness of Sec re tary Swanson. He was a student In the naval academy class of 1909, but left before graduation to become a second lieutenant In tbe marine corps, In which service be rose to the rank of colonel. Be was burled In Arlington National cemetery with full military rites after funeral ceremonies that were attended by President Roosevelt and many other high officials. Week-End Activities of President Roosevelt PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT had a busy week-end. First be went to Philadelphia and received from Tem ple university the honorary degree of doctor of Jurisprudence. He deliv ered an address In the course of which he said: "True education depends upon freedom in the pursuit of truth. No group and no government can properly prescribe precisely what should constitute the body of knowl edge with which true education is con cerned. The truth Is found when men are free to pursue It "It is this belief in the freedom of the mTnd, written into our fundamental law and observed In our every day dealings with the problems of life, that distinguishes us as a nation." Next the President hurried up to Cambridge, Mass., to see bis son John Initiated into the old aristocratic Fly club of Harvard. Returning to Hyde Park, Mr. Roosevelt delivered a radio address marking brotherhood day of the national conference of Christians and Jews, and he called on all be lieving Americans to unite against the wave of irreliglon that challenges all faiths. Ship Subsidy Measure Seems to Be Discarded Developments in Washington lesa WTHrwmrtJMrtHfe capfe land ship subsidy bill has been aban doned. Word came from the White Sen. Copeland House that the Presi dent, although he Initiated the princi ples. of th| measure, would not press for Its passage; and Sen ator Royal S. Cope land, whose commerce committee approved the bill which was a part of the adminis tration program, Is so Irritated that he may drop It. Senator Guf fey of Pennsylvania has prepared a rival measure, not yet Introduced. Shipping Interests have given warn ing that new construction for foreign trade will continue to be paralyzed by uncertainty and lead to additional in sistence by the Navy department on the building of Its own auxiliaries. New Farm Relief Bill Sent to Conference r\IFFERENCES between the house *-* and senate versions of the new farm relief measure were utterly ir reconcilable, If yoo could take the work of the conferees of both bodies to whom the bill was sent. Neverthe less. it was expected the disputes would all be adjusted within a few days and the measure sent to the White House. Senator Smith, chairman of the sen ate agriculture committee, voiced in dignant opposition to a house amend ment providing that tenant- farmers and sharecroppers shall be Included In cash benefits paid landowners for conserving soli and thus controlling production. Eden Warns That Another World War Impends GAPT. ANTHONY EDEN, British foreign minister, stood up in the house of commons and warned the world that recurrence of the World war was imminent and In his opinion could not be averted except by a sys tem of collective security "embracing all nations in an authority which Is unchallenged and unchallengable." Eden Impressed upon members of tbe parliament the difference between a policy of collective security and one of encirclement, such as the "ring of steel" which Germany complains It being forged about her by France. "The British government will have no lot or part In encirclement," Eden said. Earlier In bis speech the minister announced that tbe sanctions already Imposed upon Italy by members of the League of Nations are achieving their purpose of hastening the cessation of war between Italy and Ethiopia. He failed to satisfy tbe opposition on the question of to oil embargo against Italy by sidestepping a definite com mitment oa such a boycott. Neutrality Act Extended for Another Year BOTH house and senate passed the resolution extending for one year tho exlsitng embargo on arms, ammu nition, and Implements of war, and prohibiting loans and credits to bellig erents. Senator Nye was out of tbe city when tbe senate assembled, an hour earlier than usual, to act on the meas ure. Rearing what was going on, he flew from Minneapolis through a storm and arrived fire mlnntes before tbe flnal vote but too late to put through any of his proposed amendments. SEC Head Is Worried by Stock Speculation JAMES M. LANDIS, chairman of the securities and exchange commis sion, speaking at an alumni meeting at Princeton university, expressed crpn t (lnnoow creased stock market speculation, and set forth three methods, whereby the govern ment might curb It. These are: Control of banks and brokerage credit, antimanipula tion laws, and a pro gram to educate the public against unwise stock purchases. "One sees with con J. M. Landit cern," Landls said, "the efforts of trad ers to outguess events, like court de cisions, and the increasing tendency subtly generated to induce people to pour their savings into the market with heedlessness as before." Gen. "Billy" Mitchell Is Dead of Heart Attack ONE of the most spectacular and dynamic figures In American life of today passed with the death of Brig. Gen. William Mitchell In a New York hospital. Be succumbed to a heart at tack and influenza at the age of fifty seven years. "Billy," as he was known to airmen, was commander In chief of the American air forces In France dur ing the World war and was decorated by six governments. Afterward, while yet in the regular service, he severely criticized the government's air pre paredness policy and was courtmar tlaled and suspended. Couzens Is Investigating W. J. Cummings' Salaries POSITIONS and salaries of Walter J. Cummings, treasurer of the Dem ocratic national committee, are to be Investigated by Senator Conzens, Re Sen. Couzens puunuuu, jiieiiigan, in connection with his in quiry into appoint ments made under op erations of the Recon struction Finance Corporation in financ ing banks and rail roads. The senator declared that Mr. Cummings is receiving more than $90,000 an nually as a result of appointments obtained at the behest of the RFC. Mr. Cum mlngs Is receiving $75,000 annually as chairman of the Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust company of Chicago, according to Senator Couzens. Philadelphia Paper Wins Criminal Libel Suit THE Philadelphia Inquirer, accused of criminal libel by Attorney Gen eral Charles J. Margiottl of Pennsyl vania, wag acquitted of the charge by a jury of five housewives and seven men. The costs of the trial, however, were placed on the defendant. The basis of the attorney general's charge was an article printed by the Inquirer on September 29. 1935. daring a mayoralty campaign In Philadelphia, which said Mr. Marglottl's law part ners and associates were planning a "big tax fee grab." Acquitted with the Inquirer were Its editor, John Trevor Custis. and general manager, Charles A. Tyler, co-defendants. Interesting Selections of Convention Delegates SELECTIONS of delegates to the na tional conventions, already being rifade In some states, are Interesting, especially In the case of New York. Representative Hamilton Kish, sop porting Borab for the Republican Pres idential nomination, led a hot tight to displace some of the "old guard" and lost, the state committee naming these delegates at large: Charles D. Hilles and Mrs. Ruth Pratt, members of the national com mittee; Mra. Itobert Low Bacon, vice chairman of the state committee; Rep resentative Bertrand H- Snell, minority leader of the house; Representative James W. Wadsworth, former United States senator; Edward H. Butler, pub lisher of the Buffalo Evening News; John R Crews, Brooklyn leader; Charles H. (jriSitbs, Westchester coun ty chairman. Tammany made pnbllc tbe list of Its delegates to the Democratic conven tion, and It Is headed by Alfred E. Smith who will represent th? Up of Manhattan and Staten Island. From 6,000 Feet Above to 260 Feet Below Sea Level WHAT appears to be a winding river In the trackless waste of Death Valley's floor Is but a mirage, shimmering In the brilliant sunshine. These young women are standing at Dante's View where the sheer cliffs of the Panamlnt mountains drop more than a mile straight down to the salt-encrusted sink. The Funeral mountains in the left back ground are 15 miles away. The photograph Is by the Union Pacific railroad. BEDTIME STORY FOR CHILDREN By THORNTON W. BURGESS LIGHTFOOT MAKES A SURPRISING DISCOVERY D ROB ABLY there Is no happier time * of the year for Ligbtfoot the Deer than when the dreadful hunting sea son ends and he is once more back in his beloved Green Forest with nothing to fear. All his neighbors called on him to tell how glad they were that he had escaped again and how the Green Forest would not have been the same had he not returned. So Llghtfoot roamed about without fear amf was happy. It seemed to him that be could not be happier. There was plenty to eat, and that blessed feeling of nothing to fear. What more could anyoDe ask? He began to grow sleek and fat and handsomer than ever. The days were growing colder and the frosty air made lilm feel good. Just at dusk one evening he went down to his favorite drinking place at I the Laughing Brook. As he put down his head to drink he saw something which so surprised him that he quite I forgot that he was thirsty. What do you think it was he saw? It was a footprint In the soft mud. l'es, sir, it was a footprint For a long time Llghtfoot stood staring at that footprint. In bis great, soft eyes was a look of wonder and | surprise. You see, the footprint was exactly like one of his own, only small er. To Lightfoot It n?as a very won derful footprint. lie was quite sure that never had he seen such a dainty footprint Be forgot to drink. Instead, he began to searc^i for other footprints and presently he found them. Each was as dainty as the first one. Who Bolero Effect Quaintly chic Is this dainty frock of hl.-ick and pink lace with Its pleated nifTles and ascot scarf. The bolero effect Is only In front for the back Is made In one piece. There Is a black lace belt. could bare made them? That Is what LIghtfoot wanted to know, and what he meant to find oat It was clear to him that there was a stranger In the Green Forest, and somehow lie didn't ^resent Hln'the least In fart, lie was glad. He couldn't have told why, but It was true. LIghtfoot put his nose to the foot prints and sniffed of them. Even had he not known by looking at those prints that tbey bad been made by a stranger, bis nose would have told him this. A great longing to find the ( maker of those footprints took posses lion of him. Be lifted hli handsome ( bead and llitened for some slight . sound which might show that the ! stranger was near. With his delicate nostrils he tested the wandering little Night Breezes for a stray whiff of scent to tell him which way to go. ( But there was no sound, and the wan- j derlng little Night Breezes told him nothing. LIghtfoot followed the dainty GISLIGAG^ -?>4 "We're told when the grasshopper :hirps it's positively warmer than 62 degrees Fahrenheit," says observing )livia, "and anything below 62 degrees iny janitor will tell you will start the ipartment house dwellers chirping." ? Bell Syndicate.? WNU Service. footprints up the hank. There they Hsappeared, for the ground was hard. Llghtfoot paused, undecided which way to go. ? T. W. Burgeaa. ? WNU Service. ? MOTHER'S * COOK BOOK MEATS AND OTHER FOODS AS TIIE main dish of the dinner la usually gome form of meat, fish or fowl, something different Is always a delight. Chicken Almonds. Cot with shears the raw meat from a three-pound roasting chicken. Cut Into cubes. Soak one-half cup of dry mushrooms In one cup of water or peel and cut one cup of fresh ones. Cut a large mild onion Into cubes. Fry one cup of blanched almonds In four tablespoons of peanut oil ontll crisp and brown, remove from the oil and keep warm. Place the chicken In the hot oil, add mushrooms and onion and one-fourth of a cup of water Cook until the meat has lost Its color, add almonds, and thicken . with a tablespoon of soy sauce, one teaspoon of cornstarch and two teaspoons of wa ter. Serve In a bowl, very hot. Smothered Broiled Fish. Broil and chill a fine slice of ball but or srftmon. When ready to serve lay on a cold chop plate, surround with cooked chilled string beans; partly cover the flsh with a garnish of pickled nasturtium seeds or capers, sliced olives and very small cooked beets ar ranged ornamentally. Serve with sauce tartare. and at the same meal serve strawberry shortcake for des sert. Stuffed Shoulder of Lamb. Have the shoulder blade removed from the meat, wipe with a damp cloth to remove any bits of bone. ' Sprinkle with salt aod pepper. Fry oie small onlos to far 7 tablespoons of 1 butter, add two cups of soft bread ?rumbs, season with salt, pepper and a tablespoon of chopped celery. Mix *e!l and All the pocket with (lie rtufllng. Put the meat In a roasting [>an Into a very hot oven to sear the neat well and brown for 15 minutes. Reduce the heat to a moderate oven, ldd one cup of boiling water and Jake 15 minutes to the pound, bast ng every half hour, adding more ?cater when necessary. I'eas are espe :lally good to serve with lamb. ? Western Newspaper Union. The Work That Must Be Done By POUGLAS MALLOCH THEY do the work that moat be done: The world has little need of line* Like these ? men first mast fell the pines And build a shelter from tbe son. They do the work ordained of old: The world has little need of law* Till they, who seldom seek applause. Shall feed the hungry, clothe tbe cold. They do tbe work God had In mind: The world has little need of more. Though this Is all tbey labor for, Tbe care and comfort of mankind. Tbey do the work that God began: Tbe world has little need of speech,' For they, with service, better teach Mankind the brotherhood of man. They do tbe work, the bumble deeds: The world has little need of art Until the workers do their part. For out of them all art proceeds. They do the work by God begun: The world has not a greater need Than hands that house and clothe and feed ? They do the work that must be done. ?> Douglas JIalloch.-? WNIJ Service. RY THIS TRICK By PONJAY HARRAH Copyright by Public Ladgwr* Inc. HOU> two AS ONfc\ TRAVELING PAPER BALL THE magician shows two wads of paper, one Id each band. He asks a spectator to KolU one paper t>U1 : the magician places It within the person's fist. Then the magician pockets the sec ond ball of paper. A mysterious snap - of bis fingers canses that ball to Join the one which the spectator Is holding ? so the magician says, and bis state ment proves correct. Upon opening his band, the spectator finds both paper balls. Three balls of paper are used in the trick. In one hand, the magician holds two pressed together so they look like ; one. This Is the "ball" which he places ' In the spectator's fist. Naturally, when ? he opens his hand, the spectator finds two instead of one. WXO S*rrtc*. I PAPA KNCWSH \ "Pop, what it a monument?" "Stone X." ? Bell Syndicate. ? WNU Serrlc#. Phosphate Mining in Central Florida rllE crushing sheds and piles of phosphate rock In central Florida. In tbls shed tbe bard rock phosphate Is washed, dried and screened to various size*, rhe phosphate Indnstry Is one of tbe state's largest.
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