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THE ALAMANCE GLEANER Vol. LXIII GRAHAM, N. C., THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1937 No. 24 New 8 Review of Current Events SEN. 'JOE' ROBINSON IS DEAD Court Plan May Have Died With Him . . Japan, China Face Another Crisis . . Treasury Backs 'First Lady' Joe Robinson Rallies the Democratic National Convention. * ^ SUMMARIZES THE WORLD'S WEEK & Western Newspaper Union. Falls Face to Battle WHEN Sen. Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas dropped dead of a heart attack in his apartment across from the United States capi Senator Harrison tol, the President s plan for securing new appointments to the Supreme court bench, even in its amended form, died with him. That is the belief of close observers in Washington. For "Joe" Robinson was the President's tow er of strength in the legislative branch of the government. He had served the Democratic party well in the senate since 1913, and as the majority leader in the upper house since 1932. Joe Robinson's job it was to keep a sVnooth balance between the con servative democrats, largely of the South, and the more radical mem bers of the party from the North and West, so that the objectives of the New Deal could be turned out of the legislative mill. Robinson never fought harder than he did in his last battle. As he worked hard and long in an attempt to get the "compromise" court plan passed, often raising his voice and exerting himself mightily in senate arguments, it was ap parent to his colleagues that he was not well. Sen. Royal S. Cope land, the only physician in the sen ate, had several times asked him to calm himself lest he hasten his own death. While the senate was adjourned for Robinson's funeral, administra tion leaders sought to rally support so the court bill could be passed, even without the late senator's lead ership. But the opposition forces were equally determined to take advantage of the psychological as^ pect of the senate following Robin son's death ? the desire to effect a peace, finish the session's business in a hurry and get away from the capital. The forces opposed to the bill believed that when the issue came up again they would be successful in recommitting the substitute bill to the judiciary committee, an ef fective way of killing it. The indica tion of opposition greater than had been expected in the house of rep resentatives was another factor pointing to the eventual fall of the bill. Another battle was not long in getting under way: to decide who the new majority leader of the sen ate should be. Conservative^ Dem ocrats were anxious to wrest a measure of control from the- White House by backing Sen. Pat Harri son of Mississippi, who has been faithful to the President, but is fundamentally conservative. The more radical senators backed Al ben W. Barkley of Kentucky, Dem ocratic national convention keynot er, who had been Robinson's as sistant as floor leader. Another pros pect was Sen. James F. Byrnes of South Carolina, but it was believed his strength would eventually be transferred to Harrison. Struggle in the Senate '"TWELVE Democratic senators and one Farmer-Laborite were believed to hold the fate of the administration's substitute for the original bill which would increase the number of Supreme court justices to IS. The administration was certain that the bill would re ceive at least 38 votes, with 48 necessary to a majority since Sen ator Robinson's death. Forty-three senators were definitely committed against it. Thirteen were still un committed as the battle raged on the senate floor and in the cloak rooms. The twelve uncommitted Demo crats were: Andrews (Fla.), Bone (Wash.), Brown (N. H.), Caraway (Ark.), Duffy (Wis.), Johnson (Colo.), Lewis (111.), Murray (Mont .), Overton (La.), Pep per (Fla.), Russell, Jr. (Ga.) and Wagner (N. Y.). Lundeen (Miun.) was the Farmer-Laborite. The substitute for the original Ashurst bill provides for appoint ment of one new justice each year to every justice remaining on the court after reaching the age of seventy-five years. _?*? New Sino-Japanese Conflict? WAR between China and Japan was believed almost inevitable as hopes of settling a new outbreak of hostilities by diplomatic means faded out. The fight ing ensued as Jap anese gendarmes at tempted to take over the policing of Yu anping and Lukow kiao, two villages in the Peiping area, near Marco Polo bridge. This, the Japanese said, was provided for In the North China truce. According to the assertions of the Emperor Hirohito Japanese war office, Chinese soldiers fired upon the gendarmes and opened up with trench mortars against the Japanese contingent at the Yuanping station. This action allegedly com pelled the Japanese to make a night assault, costing 20 lives, in order to occupy the towns of Lungwangmiao and Tungshinghwan. It was said the Chinese troops had also ad vanced into these points. Officials of the Hopei-Chahar coun cil claimed the Japanese moves were in open violation of the truce. They further accused the Japanese of conducting night army maneu vers, using real bullets instead of the blanks ordinarily employed in maneuvers. As Emperor Hirohito and Premier Fumimaro Konoe con ferred with military leaders and the cabinet, the Japanese people franti cally prepared for the war that loomed. Mrs. Roosevelt's Taxes WHEN Representative Hamil ton Fish (Rep., N. Y.) sought to demonstrate the unfairness of the tax invasion investigation commits tee, he demanded that the committee investigate the in come of the wife of the President from radio broadcasts, charging that she was not paying a cent of income taxes upon those earnings. She had turned over $39,000 to the Amer ican Friends Service committee, a Phila Rep. Fish delphia charity, kept $1 per broad cast for herself and paid nothing whatever from her radio earnings to the government. Assistant Attorney General Rob ert H. Jackson replied for her, ex plaining to Chairman Doughton of the congressional committee that the bureau of internal revenue had advised Mrs. Roosevelt she need pay no tax on the receipts from the broadcast. He declared the re sponsibility "is not that of Mrs. Roosevelt, but that of myself and others who were treasury officials at the time." i Loyalists Widen Front THE Spanish loyalists' drive to push back the rebel forces to a safe distance from Madrid con tinued, with the government forces widening the front by expanding both flanks several miles. The main line of advance was in a southerly direction, slow but steady. It had progressed as far as a point half way between Brunete and Naval carnero. Loyalist forces were at tempting to acquire control of the Quernales river banks, there to dig in and protect the right flank while the main drive continues south. Rebel military strategists were not particularly distressed over the government advance, for they be lieve that if they can draw the major part of the Madrid garrison out into the open country and de stroy it the advance will benefit them more than it will the loyalists. Artillery of both sides worked over time as the rebel reinforcements came in to make the struggle more equal. The government was reported to be using dozens of Russian tanks. They are heavier and clumsier than the rebel tanks, but they carry field pieces of great accuracy and po tency. Still, a new kind of anti-tank gun developed by the rebels stopped a number of them. Government planes were report ed doing serious damage to rebel forces on the Basque front. Mr. Eden Has a Plan p LANS to maintain the non-inter vention patrol of Spain in a fashion that will satisfy all the na tions concerned and insure against Anthony Eden the spread of t h e conflict beyond the Spanish borders have blown about like papers in a storm. And when you get right down to it, that is about all they havi amounted to. Now Anthony Eden, Britain's for eign secretary, has come up with a new one, as deft and per haps as futile as any which have gone before it. It provides for the full re-establishment of land and sea control of movements of men and arms into Spain. French and British warships would patrol the coastline with German and Ital ian observers aboard (the Fascist nations, indignant over the Leip zig incident, have withdrawn from the patrol.) This arrangement would operate only until a per manent scheme could be worked out, placing observers for the non intervention committee in all non Spanish seaports and airports from which men and supplies might leave for Spain, and in all Spanish ports to see that none landed there. After that, the sea patrol would be abol ished. Upper Silesia Still Puzzle D EFORE a new accord could be reached, the 15-year-old Gen eva convention designed to recon cile the interests of both Poland and Germany in Upper Silesia, ex pired. Upper Silesia was once part of both Germany and Austria, but after the World war it was split be tween Germany and Poland. The people of the two sections have since that time mingled freely with one another, carrying on a live com merce unhindered over the boun dary lines set by the League of Nations. The diplomatic difficulties occurred when no solution was forthcoming for the problem of what to do with the Poles who wanted to remain in the German section and the Ger mans who wanted to remain in the Polish section. 6,625 Mites in One Hopl \\7 ITH the world still thrilling ? * to the recent flight of three Russian aviators from Moscow to the United States via the North Pole, three more Russians did it again, completing the longest non-stop flight in history. After flying 6,625 miles from the Russian capital. Pilot Michael Gro mov, Co-Pilot Andrei Yumoshev-and Navigator Sergei Danilin, made a forced landing in a cow pasture near San Jacinto, Cal. A leaking gasoline line had exhausted their fuel sup ply as they battled heavy fogs which hung over the west coast region. Their flying time was estimated at 62 hours and 17 minutes, Obituary in Blue /"^EORGE GERSHWIN, composer " who lifted jazz music up to the level of the classics, died sud denly in Hollywood after an opera tion for brain tumor. He was thir ty-eight. His "Rhapsody in Blue" was famous among the world's mu sic lovers, his opera, "Porgy and Ben" one of the most Individually American of all musical works. Hi* "Suwanee" sold more than 2,000, 000 copies. i Baby Briton Packs a Mean Wallop - London, England.? Maybe these side glances at the Wembly coronation fete baby show held here recently will convince the English that baby contests ought to be conducted under Marquis of Queensbury rules. At the left, one of the youngsters, evidently disputing the right of another to compete, seems to be saying (in baby talk), "Scram, you, and let a real baby compete!" At the right, the future pugilist is probably adding, "Well, il you aren't a baby, bawling over a little sock like that!" Jbu Thornton W Burgess miffmif' 'XJBBY COON WAKES DP. BOBBY COON, curled up in his warm house in the hollow chest nut tree in the Green Forest, opened his eyes and yawned. Bobby had beei asleep a long time, a very long time. In fact, he had slept m/lt of the winter. Once or twice he had waked and crawled out to stretch his legs on warm days, but th*re had been very few warm dajs, and so Bobby had been con tent to sleep and sleep and sleep. )Jow, as he lay there yawning and looking up at a sunbeam which had crept in at his open door, he won dered if it was worth while to crawl / ot to have a look about. "I suppose itfs just another warm day in the middle of winter, and if I crawl Sut I'll just be uncomfortable and There at the foot of the big chest nut tree sat Peter Rabbit grinning up at him. shivery," he thought. "I might as well stay right where I am and keep comfortable." You see, Bobby Coon had slept so much that he didn't have any idea how time had been flying. So now he just closed his eyes again and tried to go to sleep. But some how he couldn't get to sleep. That sunbeam seemed to be trying to tell him that it was time to be up and out. "Go away!" said Bobby crossly, and rolled over so as not to see that warm, bright, merry little sunbeam. But then something else began to tell him that it was 1 time to get up. It was his stomach. Fetching Frock Dull black acetate jersey makes this attractive frock with the shirred "bosom effect set off with a rhinestone ornament. The neckline is adjustable and can be worn high or in a deep V. The off-the-face hat with the ruffled flange in the back is of black felt. Yes, sir, his stomach began to tell him that it was time to get up, and he just had to listen. Shutting his eyes and rolling over wouldn't keep his stomach still. No, indeed! The truth is, there isn't anything that will keep an empty stomach still. Now, when Bobby Coon had be gun his long sleep he had been very, very (at. All through the (all, when there was plenty o ( (ood and to spare, Bobby had stuffed and stuffed himsel( until he was so (at that he could hardly run at all. He didn't know why he had stuffed so, except that everything tasted so good, but i( he had taken the trouble to ask Old Mother Nature about it she would have told him that she had given him that great appetite so that he would get (at and that while he slept through the cold, cold weather that (at would keep him warm and would take the place oi (ood, because while he was asleep, o( course, he couldn't eat. And that is just the way it all happened. But now that (at had been used up, just exactly how, nobody knows, (or that is one o( Old Mother Nature's secrets. But it had, and this is why Bobby's stomach would give him no peace. O ( course, this was Old Mother Nature's way o( telling Bobby that it was time to get up, that she had taken care o( him all winter, and now he had FIRST AID TO THE AILING HOUSE By Roger B. Whitman MAPLE FINISHES. A/f APLE (umiture being so pop ular, it is natural enough to have many inquiries on the refin ishing, not only o( old pieces o( maple, but (or maple finishes to ap ply to (umiture made o( other kinds of wood. There is a good deal o( surprise when would-be purchasers are told at paint stores that there is no maple stain. The natural col or o( maple being white, no stain is possible. But maple (urniture is never finished in its natural color. There is always a tint. This may vary (rom a pale yellow to a deep brown; sometimes brown with a reddish cast. These tones are obtained by va rious methods. Orn that is most usual consists o( no more than two or three coats o( orange shellac. This shellac should not be usetl as it comes in the can, (or it is somewhat too thick; it should be thinned with good denatured alcohol in equal parts; that is, a pint o ( alcohol to the pint o( shellac. Dark er tones can be hao with oil stain. Light oak stain is usual, but others give good effects: dark oil stain, or light oak stain mixed with more or less walnut stain, and possibly with a few drops o( mahogany stain. The depth o( tone given by an oil stain depends on the way it is ap plied. The stain is put on liberally with a brush, and then wiped off with clean cloths; the longer it is allowed to soak in before wiping, the deeper the 'one will be. The practical method is to wipe in less than a minute. This will give a light tone, which can be deepened by (urther applications with quick wip ing*. The too* can thus be gradu ally deepened until it reaches the de sired shade. The stain should be al to get out and take care of him self. But Bobby didn't know this. All he knew was that he was dread fully hungry and at the same time he hated to think of going out into the cold to hunt for food that he just knew would be hard to find. So he twisted and turned and rolled over uneasily, trying to for get that inviting little sunbeam and to think that he wasn't dreadfully hungry. He muttered and grumbled to himself and was as uncomfort able as could be. And then quite suddenly he stopped muttering and grumbling and lay perfectly still, with both little ears cocked wide open. He had heard something. At least he thought he had, and he wanted to make sure. So he lay and listened and listened, and after a little while he heard it again ? the softest, sweetest whistle. "Winsome Bluebird!" cried Bob by Coon. "It is time to get up after all, for Mistress Spring is almost here!" He kicked off his bedclothes of leaves and scrambled up to his doorway. A dozen warm, merry little sunbeams shone straight in his face and made him blink so that at first he could hardly see at aU. "Hello, old lazybones! It's time you were up. Don't you know that Mistress Spring is almost here?" Bobby looked down. There at the foot of the big chestnut tree sat Peter Rabbit grinning up at him. And while he looked he heard again that soft, sweet whistle. And then Bobby knew for sure that the long, cold winter was over and that Peter Rabbit was right ? it was time, high time, "to get up. c T. W. Burgess.? WNU Servlcs. lowed to dry before finishing with shellac, varnish or wax. Maple has a very close and fine grain, and except for the birdseye variety, no definite pattern. For this reason an imitation of maple can not be obtained with a natural finish on oak or other wood with an open and distinct grain. For these woods a match can be made only in color and with a finish that hides the grain. One excellent finish that I have seen began with two coats of yellowish tan paint, which were al lowed to dry hard. A liberal coat of walnut stain was then applied, and also allowed to dry. The piece was then rubbed down with fine steel wool, which removed some of the stain, and seemed to blend the remainder into the pgint. I HAVE never, never, never, Ever, ever, ever, ever. Thought myself one half as clever As I am. All unmoved by adulation And accustomed admiration, When it comes to self-laudation I'm a clam. I have never, never, never. Ever, ever, ever, ever. Talked concerning my endeavor As I could. I have not enumerated All the things that could be stated Or myself appreciated As I should. I have, never, never, never, Ever, ever, ever, ever. Told the world how really clever I can be. When applauses are the loudest. Then the thing of which I'm proudest Is the fact I am so modest Over me. C Douglas Malloch. ? writ) Service. THE MODEST MAN By DOUGLAS MALLOCH \AT E ALL know men and women ' ' whose creative urges seem al ways to be expressed in activities which have objectives so highly idealized that they are next to im possible of attainment. Examine the third fingers of such individuals and you will very likely find a similarity that is quite striking. Idealistic Finger of BrQBaace. Several very marked characteris tics are found in third fingers of this type. Perhaps the most oat standing one is the beautifully sym metrical taper of the finger, from root to tip. This and the closeness of the finger to the fourth finger when the hand is opened wide. The length of this finger is me dium. With the fingers pressed to gether, its tip is found to fall quite a bit below that of the second finger, and well above that of the fourth. The knuckles are smooth and never prominent, and although well fleshed, this type is never over full or pudgy. The nail tip is rather pointed and this is emphasized by a long and delicately ovaled nail, extremely well set. A third finger of this kind invar iably belongs to the man or woman of poetic temperament, one which longs for expression but is never content until it is found in form, color, words, or music of the most ethereal variety. Such people are apt to be unhappy indeed in en vironments or with associates of the workaday world because they fail to "harmonize" with hyper-ex acting tastes. WXU Service. Figures Can't Lie to 'Figureometer' Venice, Calif. ? Pretty Marie Francis is being measured in the gadget which will decide the best figure in a "Miss California" con test. As she stands in the frame, the pointers measure her ftcura.
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