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? ' W-; ^ THE ALAMANCE GLEANER * - ? ? - I LXII. GRAHAM, IN, C., THURSDAX MARCH 12, 1936. NO. 6. Italy Wins Another Battle an,d Talks About Peace FROM the Italian army on the north ern front In Ethiopia comes the news that the Invaders hare defeated the natives In a series of severe com Dats and have reached and taken the moun tain stronghold of Amba Alaji. The Ethi opian losses are esti mated at 10,000 dead and many more wound ed. The Temblcn re gion Is now complete ly In the hands of the Italians and their way to the center of the Benito Mussolini country is fairly clear. Dispatches from Addis Ababa admitted that the Italians also were advancing rapidly in the southern part of the ?country and said Ras Desta Demtu's army and large numbers of warriors from all over the south were gather ing to try to stop them. Marshal Bnd ogllo's troops In the north were be sieging Abbi Addl, 25 miles west of Makale and the 5,000 Ethiopians there were said to be facing surrender or ?extermination. With these successes on the military side, Mussolini was reported to be los ing economically because of the In creasing pressure of the various sanc tions against Italy. Because of his weakened position at home, It was said in Geneva and Paris he probably would be disposed to negotiate peace if terms satisfactory enough to save his face are proposed. The sanctions committee of the League of Nations unexpectedly de cided that Mussolini should be asked once more whether he Is ready to dis cuss peace ; and it was understood that If he said no, the league would proceed to impose an embargo on oil. Such a step, Mussolini has repeatedly assert ed, would mean war in Europe. Emperor Halle Selassie, according to Geneva dispatches, sent a message to Great Britain, offering to discuss peace on the basis of the status quo, letting Italy retain the territory she bas occupied, provided King Edward will act as intermediary. Japan Military Revolt Ends in Failure JAPAN was calming down after the amazing revolt and attempted coop <!' etat ot a thousand soldiers led by a group of young "fascist" officers who thought the Okada government was hampering the military progress of the nation. So far as can be judged at this distance, the net results of the upris ing were: Admiral Viscount Makoto Saito, former premier and lord keeper of the privy seal ; Koreklyo Takahashi, minister of finance, and Gen. Jotaro Watanabc, chief of military education, were assassinated by the rebels. Pre mier Okada escaped death, his brother in-law being mistaken for him and slain. The mutineers, threatened by loyal troops and the fleet, obeyed an edict by Emperor Blrohito and sur rendered. Of their 23 leaders, two com mitted suicide and the rest were put In prison to await probable trial by court martial. One other Important result Is likely to follow the uprising, and that Is the formation of a new government more national In character and Including some able military men. That is what the army waats, not caring especially who Is premier. Okada, after emerg ing from his place of hiding, offered his resignation, but the emperor com manded him to carry on for the present It may be Japan will really be the gainer for the revolt, but It suffered one great loss In the death of Taka hashi, who was a financial genius. The whole affair emphasizes the fact that the Japanese do not look with dis favor on assassinations and suicides that are motivated by "patriotism." Building Service Strike Cripples New York MORE than 150,000 workers In 11, 000 buildings In New York city were called out on strike by James J. Bambrick, president of the Building Service Employees' International onion, and the sky-scrapers from the Battery to Washington Heights were badly crippled. Elevator men stopped their cars, fornace men banked their tires and scrubwomen threw down their mops, and all marched out ot the buildings and formed picket lines. There was some scattered fighting be tween the pickets and men hastily hired to take their places, bat the en tire police force of the city wn mobil ized In a hurry to preserve the peace. . .For almost a month the onion lead i ers and building operators bad been trying In Tain to reach an agreement that wonld avert the strike. Bambrlck as be called the strike said the owners must now sign the union terms and tbat he would accept no calls (or arbitration. Each building, be as serted, must sign for Itself. Since the strike affected not only office buildings but Innumerable apart ment buildings also, tbe occupants of the latter were deprived of beat and telephone connections, and In many cases sick persons were marooned without food supplies. This lead Mayor La Guardla to call the city health officials into conference, and to declare a civic emergency and order Health Commissioner Rice to see that fires were stoked and that trips neces sary to health of the tenants and care of the sick were made in all residence buildings of more than six floors. Union officials In Akron, Ohio, warned the law enforcement officials there that a general strike would be called in that city if force were used to break the strike blockade by pickets at the Goodyear Tire and Rubber com pany plant Boulder Dam Turned Over to the Government COMPLETED two and one-half years ahead of schedule, Boulder dam and Its power houses were turned over to the reclamation service. The job was the biggest single contract ever executed for the government. There was no ceremony In the transfer. Frank Crowe, construction superintendent for the Six Companies, Inc., contractors, sUd to Ralph Lowry, reclamation serv ice engineer : "Take it ; It's yours now," and that was alL The dam and power houses are done, but there is plenty of work on the en tire project remaining to keep the gov ernment engineers busy for a long time. The Six Companies received $54,500, 000, and the total cost will be $165, 000,000. Putting New Farm Bill Into Quick Operation IMMEDIATELY after President Roosevelt signed the new soil con servation-farm relief act passed to take the place of the Invalidated AAA, Ad mlnistrator Chester C. Davis began planning ways to spend the $500,000,000 author ized. Under his orders more than five thou sand employees of the AAA who had been waiting since January 6 for something to do got busy placing the new program Into ef **? """"" The goal of the new law, Mr. Roosevelt said In announcing his signature, is parity, not of farm prices, but of farm Income. He said the Kew Deal has "not abandoned and will not abandon" the principle of equality for agriculture. The President, In a formal statement, stressed three "major objectives" of the program which he said are "In separably and of necessity linked with the national 'welfare." They were : 1. "The conservation of the soil itself through wise and proper land use. 2. "The re-establishment and main tenance of farm income at fair levels so that the great gains made by agri culture In the last three years can be pieserved and national recovery con tinue. 3. "The protection of consumers by assuring adequate supplies of food and fiber now and in the future." Davis planned, as the first move, a series of four conferences with agri cultural leaders in Memphis. Chicago, New York and Salt Lake City to for mulate plans to take 30.000,000 acres out of commercial production this year and place them In legumes and other sell conserving crops. Federal Judge Ritter Impeached by House ARTICLES of Impeachment against Federal Judge Halsted U Ritter of the Southern district of Florida were voted by the bouse of representa tives. The vote was 181 to 146. The Judge Is accused of accepting $4,500 from a former law partner who collect ed $90,000 In fees In Hitter's court. This Impeachment Is the twelfth voted by the house in American his tory. Of the 11 men previously Im peached eight have been Judges, one a senator, another a cabinet officer, and the other was a President. Andrew Johnson. Only three, all Judges, were found guilty by the senate, wblcb sits as the court lb sucb case*. Texas Opens Centennial Birthday Party ?n EMEMBER the Alamo," the bat "tie cry o( Texas, was heard all ore/ the state as Its centennial cele bration opened at the village of Wash lngton-on-the-Brazos, where the dec laration of Independence from Mexico was signed. The old "charter of em pire" was taken there from Its place In the state capltol rotnnda In Anstln. and Gov. James V. Allred of Texas and Got. Philip LaFollette of Wisconsin went along to take part In the cere monies. The party then went to Hunts Tllle, where Gen. Sam Houston gath ered an army of Texans to fight the Mexicans, and there Got. Hill McAl lster of Tennessee made the address. San Antonio and other cities followed on the program, and the celebrations will continue for months, reaching a climax in the opening on June 6 of the centennial exposition at Dallas. Removal of Gen. Hagood Stirs Up Big Row SUMMARY removal of Ma]. Gen. Johnson Hagood from his com mand of the Eighth Corps area be cause of his critical expressions con cernlng the WPA and other New Deal activi ties stirred op a pret ty row Id Washing ton. Gen. Malln Craig, chief of staff, signed the order to Hagood, by order of the sec retary of war and the President. The Re publicans In congress, backed np by Tom io i a iuo n 01 lexas anil Gen. Hagood gome other Democrats, assailed the action vigorously, anil Senator Metqalf of Rhode Island In troduced a resolution for an Inquiry Into the Incident on behalf of "free speech." Breaking its "usual rule of silence," the War department made public a let ter from General Craig to Secretary Dern, declaring Hagood's record was "marked by repeated examples of lack of self-control. Irresponsible and in temperate statements." Vandenberg Won't Enter Ohio's Primary SENATOR VANDENBERG of Mich igan has formally declined to en ter the Ohio Presidential primary, but does not bar himself from considera tion for the Republican nomination. Writing to the Republican state com mittee of Ohio, In reply to an inquiry as to whether he would run, Vanden berg asserted his "sole Interest" in the Republican convention was that It should make "the wisest possible de cisions respecting both party leader ship and party policies." To conform to Ohio law, the Borah forces have found the required "sec ond choice." This Is Frank E. Gan nett of Rochester, N. Y? publisher of a chain of newspapers, who has agreed i to fight alongside the Idaho senator for Ohio's 52 delegates, to receive the votes of those pledged to Borah should the nomination of the latter be blocked In the convention. Mr. Gannett has expressed the belief that Borah is the one member of the party "most likely to recover the upstate New York vote," and he also holds the view that the Idahoan would be the strongest candi date In the agricultural states. Nye Says War Profits Bill Must Be Considered SENATOR NYE of North Dakota Is determined that the war profits bill devised by his munition* commit tee shall be brought up for considera tion at this seasion. Indeed he mote than threatens a filibuster to bring I this about. If necessary, to get the measure out of the bands of a finance subcommittee which li beaded by Tom Connally of Texas. The Nye bill provides for stiff taxes on earnings and virtual confiscation of Individual Income above (1U.UU0 a year in time of. war. Georgia's Fiscal Affairs in a Serious Tangle GOV. EOGENE TAI. MADGE Is vir tually financial dictator of Geor gia, because the general assembly did not enact an appropriate bill, but be is having bis troubles finding funds to carry on. Be declared tbere was a "plan hatched in Washington" to ham per blm. and ousted State Treasurer George Hamilton and Controller Gen eral William Harrison for refusal to honor treasury warrants. Hamilton removed all the money from the treas ury vault to a bank. Three state de partments provided funds for tem porary operation of fiscal affairs. Then depository banks, tbe United States post office and tbe state's at torney general took a hand. Mall ad dressed to tbe suspended officers was impounded, cutting off the flow of tax remittances; all but one of tbe deposi tory banks refused to honor state checks pending a court decision on tbe legal status of de facto officials; and Attorney General M. J. leomans, once cited by Talmadge aa an au thority for his actions, declared bis position bad been misinterpreted. First Free Port in United States Established STAPLETON, on Staten Island, has been established as the first free port ever opened in the United States. The zone area Is restricted to the fire piers shown here and adjacent territory of about 78 acres. Authority to establish the free port was granted to New York city. Articles manufactured in a foreign country may be landed there without payment of duties and shipped thence to any other foreign country. Duty Is collectable only when the imports are shipped to other parts of the United States. BEDTIME STORY FOR CHILDREN By THORNTON W. BURGESS LIGHTFOOT CATCHES A GLIMPSE OF THE STRANGER LIGHTFOOT the Deer was unhappy. It was a strange unhappiness, an unhappiness such as he had never known before. You see, he had dis covered that there was a stranger In the Green Forest, a stranger of his own kind, another deer. He knew It by dainty footprints In the mud along the Laaghlng Brook and on the edge of the pond of Paddy the Beaver. He knew It by other signs which he ran across every now and then. But search a- he would, be was udable to find the newcomer. He had searched every where, bnt always he was Just too late. The stranger had gone. Now there was no anger In Light foot's desire to find the stranger. In stead, there waA great longing. For the first time in his life Llghtfoot felt lonely. So he hunted and hunted and was unhappy. He lost appetite. He slept little. He roamed about uneasily, looking, listening, testing every Merry Little Breeze, but all In vain. Then, one never-to-be-forgotten night, as he drank at the Laughing Brook, a strange feeling swept over him. It was the feeling of being watched. Light foot lifted his beautiful head and a slight movement caught his quick eyes and drew them to a thicket not far away. The silvery light of gentle Mis tress Moon fell full on that thicket and thrust out from It was the most beautiful head In all the Great World. At least that Is the way It seemed to Llghtfoot, though the truth Is, It was not as beantlful as his own. for It was uncrowned by antlers. For a long min ute Llghtfoot stood gazing. A pair of wonderful, great, soft eyes gazed back at Him. Then that beautiful head dis appeared. With a mighty bound Llghtfoot cleared the Laughing Brook and rushed . over to the thicket In which that beau tiful head had disappeared. He plunged RY THIS TRICK By PONMY HARRAH Copyright by Public Lad gmr, Inc. THE RING FROM THE STRINC THREAD a ring on a double loop of string and place the end* of the loop over a spectator'* forefinger. The trick la to remove the ring without taking the loop from the finger*. To accomplish thla, take hold of the itMjig at the left of the ring and place It ov>r the forefinger od the right Thla form* a new loop, which you thrust below the one already there. Then ilUle the original loop off the t person'* finger. The ring will drop ; from the string. Vet at Do flme has the string actually left the person's fingers. I'erform this trick rapidly: after a little practice the moves will blend. The ring .will seem to drop off In most uncanny fashion. W.VC S?rrlc?. Perfectibility Perfectablllty exists ouly In the Im agination of Imperfect man. In, but there was no one there. Fran tically he searched. But that thicket was empty. Then he stood still and listened. Not a sound reached him. It was as still as If there were no other living things In all the Green Forest. The beautiful, stranger had slipped away as silently as a shadow. All the rest of that night Lightfoot searched through the Green Forest, but his search was In rain. The longing to find that beautiful stranger had be come so great that he fairly ached with it It seemed to him that until he found ber he could know no hap piness. C T. W. Burs mi. ? WNTJ 9ervic?. I PAPA KNCWS-I "Pop, what is a narcotic?" "Snow bird." ? Bell Syndicate? WNU Service IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIHIUHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHII Through JEAN NEWTON A WOMAN'S EYES iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitin SOMETHING ON GRATITUDE I ?r\EAR Jean Newton: I think one U of the lowest qualities of which the human race la capable 1b Ingrati tude. And yet the people who In other ways are not low are guilty of It I see ao much around me, people falling to appreciate favors and efforts on the part of others which they them selves would be none too ready to render someone else. It seems there are a good many people with two codes, two rules of measurement. One Is for what they should do for others ? and frequently It Is a very small rule of measurement. The other is for what they may expect from others. And there they take a good deal for granted, frequently accepting every thing casually and without gratitude. I think the subject Is worth a fen words from you." Gratitude ? It is an old subject, and wiser minds than mine have spoken on It. When writing the above our reader friend must have been laboring tin der the reaction from a bitter ex perience. For It would be a sad world If Ingratitude wore Indeed so common a quality. For my part, I have not j found It so; my small efforts for others have always been appreciated beyond their deserts. Yet we know that here and there In this large com- j 0{?LI "We read that the average woman uaee three timee her weight in cos metic# during Her life time," says rougematired Rosie, "so now we not only know what has kept the woman in the red for lifs but ths husband too." ? Bell Syndicate.? WXU Serrl** iniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii munity that we call the worM there U the type <t person who Is epical In what he aceepti from others and thoughtless when It conies to apprecia tion. 1 hare come across a recent utter ance on the subject by a well-known minister, who said from the pulpit that "the emotion of gratitude Is the tenderest of human feelings ; I: nviy be ranked with love, sympathy, beneTO lence." To me that is sentimentalizing the matter. It makes gratitude an original quality, reflecting credit on the one who feels it. I feel rather with our reader that In all decency gratitude should be Involuntary, a natural reaction to kindness on the part of others ? and that not to feel It in such cases Is Indeed base. How ever, our render should remember ? and It may help to avoid the canker of bitterness? that people are not all THINK By DOUGLAS MAM-OCH The strong May lead, but not for long. Though strength may conquer for ? time. And yet ' The victors I hare met Used heads .as well as hands to climb. The wise Watch both the trail and skies, Observe the sun, select a star ? , Yes, they Who wisely chose the way The final victors always are. Make sure The truth that will endure Is your equipment on the quest; The trail Too short may often fat!,' The longer road may be the best. ! Mere strength Will lose the lead at length. Stand baffled by some sudden brlnka While on And up some man has gone, Some man who took the time to think. t> Douglas Malloch. ? WNU Servlo*. . Toque for Spring I . The high pointed crown of thU toque of thin? black basket weave straw la emphasized by a spray of flowers tucked Into the front The bow Is of cornflower blue silk taffeta matching the cornflower* that are com bined with pink and yellow bachelor button*. Eve's EplGrAns 1 ft oood tolker knows hou I to cUsh it oot in portions not linble to sntiftte the listeners alike la manifesting their emotions, that the lack of Immediate expression does not necessarily denote a lack of appreciation. ^ ?Bell Syndicate.-? WXU Service. Vice President Has His Own Flag VICE PRESIDENT GARNER is here seen with his own special flag, the flrst ever made for a Vice President of the United State*. In design It Is identi cal with the President's flag, the only difference* being that the President's seal Is on a bine field and that of the Vice President on a white BeM; and the President's star* are white while those of the Vlcf President are bine. ?
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