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The Alamance Gleaner Vol LXIV GRAHAM, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1938 ' No. 16 iV??r# Review of Current Events C.I.O. CANDIDATES LOSE Pennsylvania Democrats Turn on Lewis . . . Earle Named for Senator . . . Republicans Happy On the eve of National Air Mail week the first air mail and passenger service between Juneau and Fairbanks, Alaska, was established by the Pan American Airways as the first link in its route connecting southeast ern Alaska with the Interior. This photograph shows the scene at Junean as the plane, a twin motored Lockheed Electra, was about to depart (or Fairbanks. S&dunAd W. PuJuVLcl * ^ SUMMARIZES THE WORLD'S WEEK e WeiUrn Newspaper Union. Carle Beats C.I.O. Man npHE desperate primary battle among the Pennsylvania Demo crats resulted in complete victory lor Gov. George H. Earle and his Got. Earle state machine and equally complete defeat for the Duf fey-Lewis-C. I. O. faction, whose can didates all the way down from senator and governor to mi nor county offices, were routed. Earle won the senatorship nomination over Mayor Wilson of Philadelphia. Charles Alvin Jones, Pittsburgh law yer, captured the gubernatorial nomination, beating Thomas Ken nedy, secretary-treasurer of the United Mine Workers of America, who was on the Duffey -Lewis ticket. Jim Farley, national committee chairman, had projected himself in to the hot fight by advising the compromise choice of Earle and Kennedy, but the governor indig nantly told him it was none of his business, and the voters gave him a swat on the head by rejecting his advice. Republicans were elated because the returns showed a ground swell back toward G. O. P. conservatism. The Republican total vote exceed f ed the Democratic vote, and this fact, together with the graft and bribery charges that enlivened the campaign of the Democrats, led the Republican leaders to hope the Key stone state would return, to the Re publican fold in November. Judge Arthur James won a smash ing victory over Gifford Pinchot, twice governor, for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, and this was another swat at John L. Lewis, for he was reported ready to back Pinchot if Kennedy lost. Senator James J. Davis was renominated by a heavy majority. Both Senator Guffey and Lewis appear to have lost their claims to political leadership. Lewis had boasted that he controlled 800,000 C. I. O. votes in Pennsylvania, but the best he could do was 520,000. Earle, though he came out on top, was considered to have lost prestige greatly by the accusations of mis rule made against his administra tion. His presidential aspirations were believed wrecked. The C. I. O. has lost other polit ical fights, but none so important as this. President William Green of the American Federation of La bor called the vote a complete "re pudiation of the C. I. O. leader ship." He added: "It now has become abundantly clear that no candidate who bears the C. I. O. brand can be elected to high office in this country. The primaries proved the C. I. O. is a political liability, not ? political power." ? * ? Japanese Take Suchow TOKYO gave out word that the Japanese forces had captured virtually all of Suchow, the impor tant rail 'junction city in Central China. The assault force fought its way through a hail of Chinese fire and there was furious hand-to-hand fighting in the streets. Then other forces stormed the walls from other ?Hies of the city. A foreign office spokesman said Japan would now push on to Han kow, the capture of which is re garded as necessary from a strate gic standpoint. Some 200,000 Chinese troops were said by the Japanese to be trapped in the Lunghai zone, but it was like ly many of them would be able to escape. F.D.R. Going to South America NNOUNCEMENT was made at the White House that President Roosevelt is planning an extended trip to South America this summer. It is expected he will leave from an eastern port aboard a cruiser, pass through the Panama canal and spend a month along the west coast of South America, going as far as Santiago, Chile, and stopping at the capitals en route. Following a brief trip to Annapo lis to see the boat races between Harvard and. the Naval academy, Mr. Roosevelt inspected the model community project at Arthurdale, W. Va. In the middle of June he will go to Massachusetts for the wedding of his son John and Miss Anne Clark. Daladier Defies Italy XTEGOTIATIONS for a Franco Italian accord came to an im passe because Italy sought to break up France's alliance with Russia. M. Daladier ' premier uaiadier was angered and to newspaper men he declared that France would' defend her frontiers against "all attempts at vio lence, whatever the circumstances." The direct cause of a break in the conversations was shipment of arms through France to loyalist Spain. Shorn of diplo matic technicalities, Italy seems to have demanded that France choose between Italy and Russia. Should she choose Russia, disrupting Brit ain's plans for a general Euro pean settlement, Britain might leave France to her own devices and pro ceed to reach an agreement with Germany. * Woman Ambassador? THERE is a good chance that the United States will be represented at Moscow by a woman, for Mrs. Charles C. Broy is under considera tion for the post of ______ _ American ambassa dor to Soviet Russia, which Joseph E. Davies recently re linquished to be come ambassador to Belgium. M r a . Broy, who is a Texan by birth, is the wife of an Amer ican foreign service officer and the wid ow of Representa tive Thomas U. Sis Mrs.C.C. Broy son of Mississippi. She was recom mended (or the ambassadorship by the chairmen of the foreign rela tions and fpreign affair* committees of congress, and has the backing of many prominent members of con gress. Jersey Inquiry Ordered CHARGES that free speech and ^ other civil liberties have been suppressed in the Jersey City do main of Mayor Frank Hague result ed in Justice department orders for a "thorough investigation" of the situation there. Attorney General Homer Cum mings, announcing the inquiry, said it was prompted by newspaper re ports and complaints received from many persons. It would be direct ed, he said, at determining whether any one in Jersey City has been deprived of civil rights guaranteed by federal law. ? * ? Red Tape Study TPHERE have been frequent com plaints that the government is requiring the filing of too many re ports and the filling out of too many questionnaires by business. Now the President has ordered a study of these red tape demands by the central statistical board, asking Chairman Rice to see if it would be possible to consolidate the fact finding activities of the various de partments. ? * ? Plane Crash Kills Nine "^INE persons were killed in the ^ ' crash of a luxury air liner on a mountainside not far from Los An geles. The plane was being taken to St. Paul for delivery to the North west Air lines, and it appeared the disaster was due to the desire of the pilot to save a few minutes by taking a shortcut route instead of keeping to the beam directed route through the mountains. Ministers Are Recalled n IPLOMATIC relations between ^ Great Britain and Mexico were broken because of the dispute over Mexico's action in expropriating for aiffn nil nrnnortifla President Cardenas President Lazaro Cardenas of Mexico took the initiative by recalling Primo Vil la Michel, Mexico minister at London, and ordering the closing of the lega tion indefinitely. The British government promptly directed Minister Owen St. Clair O'Malley to leave Mexico to gether with his staff, the legation being put in charge of Consul Gen. J. Dalton Murray. While the suspension of relations is a direct outgrowth of the oil sei zure, the immediate cause of Carde nas' action was what he considered Britain's "insolent" methods in de manding a claims annuity of $85, 000, due since January 1 for dam ages to British interests in a revo lution years ago. Foreign Minister Eduardo Hay handed a check for the amount to Minister O'Malley, told him of the recall of Minister Michel, and said: "May I be al lowed, however, to call your excel lency's attention to the fact that not even powerful states with ample re sources at their disposal can boast of having fulfilled their monetary obligations." * Jobless Number 7,845,016 TN ONE of the final summaries of 1 the unemployment census Direc tor Biggers reports that the total number of registered unemployed in the United States is 7,845,016; and 61.3 per cent of the jobless are ei ther under 25 or over 45 years of age. Of those registering, 5,833,401 said they were totally without em ployment and 2,011,615 said they had emergency jobs such as the Works Progress administration, National Youth administration. Civilian Con servation corps, and others. ? * ? Hanes in Treasury Post PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT noml * nated John W. Hanes, who has been a member of the securities and exchange commission less than five months, to be assistant secretary of the treasury. It is likely that, before the end of 1938, Mr. Hanes will tucceed Roswell Ma gill as under-secre tary of the treasury. Mr. Magill, who ia on leave from Co lumbia university, is anxious to return to his old position, it is reported. J. W. Hanes Mr. Hanes may not assume his new duties until the reorganization of the New York Stock exchange is completed. He will be the first New Deal assistant secretary of the treasury who has been identified with Wall Street investment bank ing. When selected for the SEC he was a partner in the firm of C. D. Barney & Co. With his wide knowledge of the securities business, the new ap pointee will be of value to the treas ury, which faces important refinanc ing operations in the near future. England ' Adopts ' King George After One -Year Trial Period 'Fill-In' Monarch Shows Mettle During Era of Tribulation By JOSEPH W. LaBINE Englishmen everywhere this month are opening their eyes from a 12-month dream. The dream began May 12, 1937, when King George VI and Queen Elizabeth ascended the British throne in colorful coro nation ceremonies. The dream has been a sweet one, for few Britishers expected affairs of state to run so smooth ly as they have the pasj year, nor could anyone have pre dicted on the day romantic King Edward VIII abdicated that his little-known brother would soon displace him in England's heart. Through a year marked by bitter international strife in which the empire has more than once been threatened, King George, Queen Elizabeth and their two charming prin cess daughters have done their job well. That job is not to rule, for Britain's monarchy isn't con stituted that way. Instead the royal family's job is one of salesmanship, for it is freely admitted that loyalty to the crown is the biggest bulwark against dissolution of the i British empire. Today that loyalty is stronger than at any point since Edward's abdication, though even then few Englishmen were worried. The story is told about a foggy night during Britain's supposedly "dark hour" in December, 1936, when Edward was making up his mind to surrender the throne for "the woman I love." From placards of news vendors in the street came the awful statement: "ENGLAND'S COLLAPSE" Startled foreigners saw in this pronouncement an immediate col lapse of English monarchy, but Lon doners knew it was something even worse ? the English cricket team was losing to the Australians. Tbe Unwanted King. The story of King George's rise to popularity is a story of constant struggle. Overnight he was thrown into the breach, untrained for a job which in normal times would be strenuous enough, but which was made even harder by the crisis. His "coaches" the past year have King George and Queen Elizabeth "sell" themselves to the empire through a conscientious concern for Britons everywhere. been the matriarchal Queen Mother Mary and the venerable Archbishop of Canterbury. Both watched and influenced George V during his long reign and helped teach him that to be successful a British monarch must be "limited" and "constitu tional." It is not surprising, then, to see England's current "Georgian era" resembling the late "Georgian era" in more than name. More and more subjects are realizing that George VI will run his affairs much like the beloved father he succeeds. He dis plays the "old-fashioned virtues" that made George V a popular mon arch. The royal family attends church regularly and is famous for its strong belief in a home life. Almost every week some sentimen tal detail of domesticity at Buck ingham palace finds its way into public print. Democratic Royalty. The king is at his happiest dressed informally or in hunting togs around the moors at Balmoral. And the splendor of his coronation was apparently nothing compared with his joy a few months later at visiting a Boy Scout camp he found ed IS years ago as Duke of York. < Princess Margaret Rose (left) and Prtnee** Elizabeth, mm vtoN ??even -year-old head the crown of England ur aomo day Id. The king turned up in shorts and an open-necked shirt, allowing himself to be carried shoulder-high by the admiring lads. But all is not play and personal salesmanship for Britain's ruler. Be hind scenes he pLays as important a role in national and international affairs as George V. Arm in arm with his prime minister, Neville Chamberlain, he cut through much diplomatic red tape to lay Britain's position before the world. But these are only a few reasons why Britain's royalty is so popular. Another, seemingly insignificant, is the intense attitude of endearment with which England has adopted its two princesses, Elizabeth and Mar garet Rose. Elizabeth, now eleven, is in line to succeed her father. Untainted by their position, the two royal youngsters have not been allowed to "go highbrow" on their subjects. Indeed they have prob ably been kept as much in the dark about King Edward VIII as other Britons. There is the story of the princess' discussion of the abdica tion: "Where is Uncle David?" inquires Margaret Rose. "Shh," scolded her""felder sister, "he's been sent out of the country for wanting to marry Mrs. Bald win." Camping at the Palace. The princesses, like other little girls, have been enrolled in the Girl Guides. A special troop was formed at Buckingham palace for daughters of close friends of the royal family. Each week they drill indoors or camp in the wilds of the palace garden, learning woodcraft and studying nature lore. Those who meet Princess Eliza beth must bow or curtsy, whatever their age, addressing her as "Your Highness." It is told that Elizabeth was much impressed when informed that people would now curtsy to her. The next day, in saying farewell to. a palace guest, Elizabeth kept shak ing the letter's hand until the guest, noting the twinkle in her eyes, ex claimed, "Why, I believe you're trying to make me curtsy!" "Yet," said Elizabeth, breaking into laughter, "isn't it funny?" In a day when kings have fled their thrones and when dictator ships stamp the breath of life from struggling democracies, the world can still look with envy on Eng land's constitutional monarchy. Perhaps the radical James Max ton was right in asking if royalty has any "intelligent justification" in the Twentieth century. But the op posite is also true. At the time par- , liament was discussing expenditures 1 for the coronation a suggestion was made that court ceremonials and pageantry be simplified to give the monarch more of a private life. The idea was rejected after wiz ened Winston Churchill remarked that the ancient ritual, throne and crown constituted a "bulwark against dictatorship." It sounds rea- > sonable. ? Wwura Ntwipayu Union. I Marries Dream Girl After Fifty Years Canton, Ohio. ? Norman Ober lin has married the girl of his dreams after a 50-year wait. Now seventy-five, Oberlin vai engaged to Miss Electa Snyder in 1888. They had a lovers' quarrel. Miss Snyder married another man and Oberlin bided his time. Miss Snyder's husband died several years ago. By chance Oberlin met his youthful sweet heart near here recently. Now Mr. and Mrs. Oberlin are honey mooning in Florida. BRIDEGROOM FINDS DAD FOR ONLY GIRL Parent and Daughter Had Been Separated 20 Years. Denver. ? In an atmosphere elec tric with emotion there came a knock at the door. It was opened, and a young bride of two months cried, "Dad!" "My girl!" exclaimed her father, his eyes sparkling with tears of hap piness. Thus was Eugene Eastman re united with his youngest daughter whom he had not seen in 20 years. They were separated when Mrs. Mamie Eastman, Eugene's wife, died while he was recovering from a serious injury caused by a mine explosion at Georgetown, Colo. There was nothing to do but send Jean and her three sisters to their aunt, Mrs. Edna Bemis of Seattle. The years went by. Eastman got out of the hospital and was able to work again. The children had started to school in Seattle. He didn't have much money, and how was a poor miner going to take care of four little girls anyway? Jean's sisters grew up and were married, and a few months ago Jean herself followed her sisters to the altar. Her husband, Mr. Neustadter, ar ranged the meeting, which took place in Denver, as a wedding pres ent. For hours after the reunion father and daughter were unable to do much more than look at one an other. "We haven't had time to plan anything," said Mrs. Neustadter, "but this calls for a celebration, doesn't it?" Eastman nodded. And Neustadter beamed on both of them. Pygmies Kill Elephants by Running Under Them Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. ? Strange tales of African pygmies who hunt elephants by running under them and stabbing their stomachs and who allow themselves to be hugged by giant gorillas in order to stab them are told by four Italian ex plorers who arrived here. The pygmies, who were found in Tanganyika, were described as be ing 3Vz feet high. "When they first saw us they scampered into the trees," said one of the members of the exposition. "They inhabit the Ituri forests and have a peculiar way of hunting. They kill elephants with spears from underneath and let six-foot gorillas hug them and then they stab the gorillas through the middle with a spear." Giants, too, were encountered on the journey. These huge tribesmen, called the Uatussi, were found at Lake Kivu and the explorers de scribed them as "the most beautiful race in Africa." All the men, the explorers say, have beautiful bodies, paint their faces and wear white dress with red decorations. They keep harems and the women in them are attractive. The explorers were Count Gigi Martinoni and Count Salvadego of Brescia; Segnor Gino Campello of Rome, and a mechanic who looked after their two motor cars in which they trekked for six months. Sure Way to Kill Shark: Kiss Him, He's Goner New York.? The Rev. A. J. La plante admits he can't explain it, but the natives of the Fiji islands can and do subdue sharks by kiss ing them. The Catholic priest, on leave after ten years as a missionary on Viti Levu in the Fiji group, told about it at the headquarters for the Society for the Propagation of the Faith. "It's some occult power they have which I can't define," said Father Laplante, "but once the native kisses it, that shark never moves again." The shark killing by kissing oc curs about twice a year, the mis sionary explained, when the natives want to make a drive for food for tribal feasts, or when they want to make the swimming holes saf? for their children. _ '
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