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by Drew Pearson aiid Robert S. Allen Relief Graft Indictment* Blow To Farley's Hopes To Capture Maine; Connellan, Who Exposed It, Asked To Resign To Protect Gov. Brann; Senator Smith Appointing Cotton Brokers In Probe Of Market Break; They Buy From Farmers, Expecting Bill To Add $2.40 A Bale Profit. Washington—There is a lot of deep politics behind the headlines which flared in Maine last week proclaiming; “Eighteen Indicted for FERA Graft.” And it may cause the Baromet er State to slip through Jim Far ley’s fingers next September, de spite all the money spent at P&s samaquoddy. Stories of Relief graft have been rife in Maine for some time, They inrolvel payments of $100 bills wrapped in beefsteaks, paid by grateful meat-packers for big Relief orders. Nothing was done until James E. Connellan, Maine director of the National Emergency Council, stepped in. He uncovered the graft, secured the Indictments, and .also pointed to the fact that the man responsible for appoint ing. the alleged grafters was Gov ernor Louis J. Brann. Governor Brann, a Democrat, immediately protested to James A. Farley. XXX Politic* Now there is one thing which James A. Farley wants almost more than anything else next Fall, and that is to carry the State of Maine. He thinks it will have a psychological effect on the nation that would be cer tain to elect Roosevelt in Novem ber. Farley also considers Governor Brann essential to a Democratic victory in Maine. He entertains this idea despite the fact that Brann has been cooperating close ly with Guy P. Gannett, a Maine Republican leader whose wife is J a member of the Republican Na tional Committee. So. when Farley received the protest from Barann, he picked up his telephone and called Lyle T. Alverson, director of the National Emergency Council and boss of Connellan. Alverson immediately wrote a letter asking for the resignation of Connellan. the man who had exposed the graft on the part of Brann’s appointees. Note: Democratic Brann and Republican Gannett are petition ing the Federal Communications EXECUTOR'S NOTICE North Carolina, Alleghany County. Having qualified a* the execu tor of Harvey F. Brown, lata of AHeghany County, this is to notify all patuoa* having claim* against the estate of Bio said Harvey F. Brown to present them to the undersigned at Edwards Cross Roads, N. C., on or before the 16th day of March, 1937, or this notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. All persons due the said estate will please make immediate settle "TO. 16th day of March, 1936. OLIVER F. BROWN, Executor 4tcp-16AT Commission to secure a radio station in Portland. Because of Brann’s influence with Farley, they will probably get it. X X 'X “Roll Your Own” The Social Security Board is being confronted with strange de mands. From his native Virginia, hard working Frank Bane, member of the Board, received a delegation which wanted to know what the social security program would cost the state. “I'm sorry,” but I can’t tell you. It's impossible to answer that question.” “Come on now( Frank quit stalling,” snapped one of the group, an old friend. "We insist on an answer and we want you to give it to us right now.” “But I can’t give it to you,” explained Bane. “Haven’t you read the law? This is a joint Federal-state proposition. Each state ‘rolls its own’ social security legislation and thus determines how much it will spend. The only thing we administer directly is the old age pension provision. The rest is up to the states. Since Virginia has no law, I can’t tell you what the cost will be.” Note: Last week the Virginia legislature refused to enact a social security measure. XXX Cotton Investigation The Senate investigation by “Cotton Ed” Smith to discover why the cotton market broke last year is not getting much atten tion, but it is packed with 'dyna mite. The Senator from South Caro lina, who calls himself “Dean of Democratic Senators” and is con sidered the prime minister of that vast area ruled by King Cotton, has gone about his investigation in a unique way. A glance behind the scenes of his probe shows that it is not the United States Senate which is doing the investigating, but certain members of the New York Cotton Exchange. Cotton Broker* First, Smith picked as com mittee investigator, Alfred S. Wyl lie lately of the New York cot ton firm of Fenner and Beane. This appointment was made at the recommendation of Bob Har ries, known in New York as Cot ton Ed’s spokesman' on the cot ton exchange. Harriss is Iq mem ber of the firm of Harriss and Vose and also has a controlling interest in Frierson and Company. It was Frierson’s colleague, Jos eph O’Donnell, who drafted Sena tor Smith’s bill requiring the Gov ernment to sell a fixed amount of cotton each week out of its cotton pool, no matter what the price. Naturally this plays into See Caeteven* Motor Co. for radio batteries and tube*. tfc nue to endure It? Try Dr. Miles Pills for Headache, Neuralgia, Rheumatic, Sciatic, and Periodic ey seldom fail. AnU-Pftin Pills are pleasant to irompt to act They do not upset Fewer Aches and Pains More Health and Pleasure main .iram vou down—physically, mental r ty, morally. Why contini Anti-Pain I Muscular, R Pains. The; Dr. Miles take and p the stomach, cause constipatio with a dull; depressed feeling. ition Ask your druggist or any of the^ hundreds or thousands enthusiastic ur -'-.lee yOU too can find relief. | think all Dr. Miles medicines are wonderful, but Anti-Pain Pills are my favorite. MraDoc Blankenship, St 1 have used your Anti-Pain Pills oiuy Hm» hut they have given me prompt reU« did lor me in a week more than eny odjer 32, i had taken for a year. Phil Goiter am Milwaukee, Wieconsin ■ Stroudsburg. Pennsylvania ac. i neipcw me m *»cdt deal- I ISoSTi S3SS — the hands of the cotton brokers, might lower prices for the cotton planter. Cotton Pool To cap this off, the Senator from South Carolina proposed to put Will Beane, of Fenner and Beane, on a three-man board to dispose of the Government cotton pool. The job is now being done effectively and single-handed by Oscar Johnston of the Agriculture Department. Finally the Senator slipped a little joker into his bill, by which interest charges on pool cotton is refunded, thus giving pool cot ton an additional value of $2.40 a bale. Those who knew about this joker went around quietly buying pool certificates from farmers in whqjesale lots. One of the biggest buyers of these certificates is Joseph O’Don nell. the Senator’s friend who drafted the bill. He bought about 2,000 certificates. Some of “Cotton Ed’s” Sena torial colleagues are thinking of quizzing him about his close har mony with cotton traders, when his bill comes up on the floor for discussion. XXX Pork Grabber Representative John Lesinski, of Michigan, is so sore he is sputtering. Several months ago the Presi dent named Representative Mell G. Underwood, Ohio Democrat and chairman of the House In valid Pensions Committee, to the federal bench. The Senate promptly confirmed the appoint ment. But Underwood has made no move to assume his judicial post. Although he has not appeared on the House floor, he is still draw ing pay as a congressman and exercising the prerogatives of chairman of the Pensions Com mittee. It is this that is burning up Lesinski. The Pensions Committee is small potatoes legislatively. But politically—it is tops. It has numerous cushy jobs at its dis posal and the chairman is the one who dishes them out. Lesinski is in line for the chairmanship in the event of a vacancy. With Underwood con firmed for the bench there should be a vacancy. But there isn’t, for he is determinedly keeping a firm grip on the job. XXX FrankneM Lesinski finally wrote Under wood asking when he was going to relinquish his legislative post and assume his judicial duties. The answer he received, in effect, was this: “I am not going to take my judicial oath of office until Con gress adjourns. I have no in tention of giving up all that pat ronage.” Facing a hot re-election fight, Lesinski could use ‘‘all that pat ronage” to good advantage. He let out a terrific howl and be sought the aid of Speaker Joe Byrns. But Byrns offered no solace. “I agree with you, John.” he said, “but as much as I would like to, I can’t force Underwood to re sign. XXX Merry-Go-Round Mississippi’s 33-year-old Repre sentative A. L. Ford, youngest member of the; House, worked his way through law school as a soda jerker, freight clerk and operator of a machine that pressed out rubber heels. . . The example of the care the Canadian govern ment is giving the Dionne quin tuplets is prompting similar de mands for multiple births in this country. A letter received by Representative Henry Ellenbogen, Pittsburgh, inquired: “Can you direct me where and how par ents may be the recipient of a sum of money in the event of the birth of twins, triplets or quadruplets?” . . . When Assist ant Attorney General John Dick inson delivered the government s argument before the Supreme Court in the Guffey Coal Act case, he had a private “cheering section.” Unbeknownst to him, a group of this Pennsylvania Uni versity students came to Wash ington solely to hear him. Dick inson, a former law professor, still conducts classes at Penn one day a week. . . The 16th and 17th bills of the current session call ing far the coinage of commemo rative 50-cent pieces have just been introduced. They would commemorate (1) “The One Hun dredth Anniversary of the arrival of Marcus and Narcissa Whitman in the Walla Walla Valley. Wash ington, and the founding of the Waiilatpu Mission,’, and W “The Three Hundreth Anniversary of the landing of the Swedes in Delaware.” New* Old lady meeting a one-legged tramp on the street: “Poor man, have lost a legi haven't you?" at his H 1 Improved 1 Uniform International I SUNDAY SCHOOL; LESSON -: By REV. P. B. FITZWATER. D. D„ ) Member of Faculty. Moody Bible i Institute of Chicaco. \ <s) Western Newspaper Union. } Lesson for March 29 *i t (JESUS EXPLAINSTHE KINGDOM; LESSON TEXT—Luke 11:13-30. GOLDEN TEXT—And they shall come from the east, and from the jwest, and from the north, and from ithe south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.—Luke 13:29. PRIMARY TOPIC—Good News to Men. JUNIOR TOPIC — Jesus Talks About His Kingdom. • INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC — My Part In Extending Christ’s Kingdom. YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT [TOPIC—Requirements for Citizenship 'in the Kingdom. ; I. Jesus Teaching In the Syna-j gogus (vv. 10-21). j ! The presence of a sorely afflicted i woman called forth Jesus’ sympa thy and he, therefore, healed her.] ■This action on the Sabbath day pro-', •yoked severe criticism on the part jof the ruler of the synagogue.’ [Jesus quickly silenced his objec tions by showing that this good, [deed was entirely in keeping with ithe purpose of the Sabbath day. Not [only were these critics silenced and Ishamed, but tho people greatly re ijolced because of the glorious things jdone by Jesus. | 1. The parable of the mustard •seed (w. 18, 10). a. Its unimportant beginnings (v. 19). It begins as the least of all seeds and grows to be the greatest among herbs. The parentage and humble .circumstances of Jesus the King greatly perplexed the people. That twelve unlettered fishermen should be selected ns bis royal advisors was still more amazing. b. Its vigorous growth (v. 9). Though small in its Inception, the work Inaugurated by Jesus Christ ■has become mighty in power. c. Its lodging capacity. The birds which find lodgment In a tree do not (represent the children of men who (find safety and salvation in the [church, but they are predatory be ings waiting to pluck the tender buds or to prey upon the ripened fruit. The effects of such lodging are evil, blighting even to the spoil ing of the tree. 2. The parable of the leavened meal (v. 21). When the scriptural ;significance of the meal, the wom an, and the leaven is known, the [interpretation is easy. a. Tiie meal. Meal. In Scripture .means something wholesome and .nutritious. It was used in one of •the sweet savor offerings which typ ify Christ (Lev. 2:1-3) and was Ithe food for the priests (Lev. 6: 115-17). !. b. The leaven (v. 21). In the (Scriptures leaven Is invariably a type of evil, as the following ex amples show (Kxod. 12:5, Lev. 2: ill; Matt. 18:0-12; I Cor. 5:8-8). c. The woman. In normal life the woman is the administrator of the home, not Its head. Iler responsi bility is to take the bread provided by the head, prepare and distrib ute it to the household. In Scrip ture we find false doctrine being taught by a woman. Dealing with ,doctrine is forbidden to woman (I iTim. 2:12). In I Timothy 4:1-3 we And that apostasy will De Drought jin through false teaching In the jranks of God’a people. The mean ing of the paraole, therefore Is that ■the true doctrine of the meal glren |for the nourishment of the soul will !be officially corrupted by false doc trine. The children's food Is thus ^corrupted by their mother. II. Jesus Teaching in the Vil lages and Cities (vv. 22-30). Jesus knew that he was on the way to Jerusalem to be crucified. He was. therefore, making an effort to reach every person possible with the gospel message. 1. A question asked (v. 23). We do not know just why this question was asked. It may have been out ,'0f curiosity or by some Jew who prided himself on being of the elect. 2. The I.ord's answer (vv. 24-30). ,He did not answer directly, but by likening the blessing of the king dom to a banquet hall hi n palace. a. The gate of the kingdom Is strait and the way narrow. It Is easy to see from'his teaching, as well as \from observation, that the saved are few. The fewness Is not due to either Christ's unwillingness or Inability to save, but the unwilling ness of the sinner to come to him. b. The immediate dtfty set forth (v. 24). 'Hegnrdless of what others are doing, the person*) obligation !ls upon everyone to strive to enter. c. The door to he shut (v. 25). God’s patience will not- last for ever. His mercy Is to end and his judgment will follow. Love and grace spurned 4111 eventuate In tbe manifestation of divine wrath. d. Pleading for entrance on the ground of knowing Christ (vv. 25, 26). This plea Is met by the awful command to depart, and even call Farms Of U. S. Show Increase In Five-Year Period The number of farms in the U. S. on January lt 1935 was 6,812,350, or an increase of 8.3 percent over the 6,288,648 farms on April 1, 1930, according to a summary report from the 1936 Federal Farm Census released by Director William L. Austin of the Bureau of the Census, Depart ment of Commerce. This increase in the number of farms between 1930 and 1936 reflects, in a ma jor degree, the effects of the de pression in checking the flow of population from farms to factories and mines and in causing many who were dependent upon indus trial pursuits, to turn to the farm for all. or a part, of their liveli hood. In general, the largest in creases in the number of farms were in or near mining or indus trial areas and in a considerable portion of the areas sometimes designated as "Subsistence farm ing.” Some of the areas showing large increases included Connecti cut, Rhode Island, and eastern Massachusetts; northeastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania; the southern Appalachians; the Ozark and Ouachita Mountains; the Bir mingham industrial area; and northern Minnesota and Wiscon sin. The Great Plains Region and the Cotton Belt show little increase. Decreases in the num ber of farms were, for the most part, in scattered counties throughout the Cotton Belt with the largest decreases in the Mis sissippi-Yazoo Delta. On the 1935 Census date, 1, 064,515,111 acres were in farms as compared with 986,771,016 acres in 1930. The increase in this approximate five-year period was 67,744.095 acres, or 7 per cent. The largest relative in creases in farm areas were in the Southern and Mountain States. Approximately 55 per cent of the total land area in the U. S. was in farms in 1935. Of the land in farms, 34 percent j was used for crops and 49 per- j cent for pasture or grazing in 1934. Between April 1, 1930 and January 1, 1935 the value of farm land and buildings in the U. S. declined approximately one-third, or from $47,879,838,358 to $32, 858,844,012. The largest de clines were in the West North Central States and the, least in New England and Middle Atlantic Whitehead Whitehead, March 23.—Elmer Rector and family, of Water town, South Dakota, are visiting relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. David Fender, Chicago, are visiting relatives and friends here and at other places in Alleghany County. M<rs. Charles Edwards is spend ing a few days wi1#i her sister in-law, Mrs. Glenn Andrews, Sparta. Clarence Crouse is ill with pneumonia. Kerry Estep and family are visiting Mrs. Ettie Edwards. Mrs. Ray Hauser is improving j after several weeks of illness. Mt. Zion Piney Creek P. O., Mar. 16.— Bruce Ward, Cox Shepherd and Denton Pugh !e,ft for Twin Falls. Idaho, Monday, March 9. Mrs. Elizabeth Fay, of West Jefferson, visited her mother, Mrs. Nancy Anne Perry, recently. Those visiting Mrs. Rebecca Smith on her birthday were M.rs. Mary Cox, Mrs. W. R. Jones, Blake Hampton, of Piney Creek, and Virgie Williams, of Peden. Mrs. Smith is 88 years of age. Jones Landreth, Akron, Ohio, is spending some time with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Lan dreth. Mrs. W. R. Jones spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Bessie Critch ar, near New Hope. Mrs. Critch er is ill. Mr. and Mrs. P. D. Sumner and small son, Taylor, of Gastonia, visited in the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Jones recently. Jean Absher visited Logene Pugh Saturday. Elzie Osborne spent Tuesday night with Thomas Smith. Mary, Ruby and Beulah Maude Fields spent Sunday with Georgie Cox. Mbs. Mary Cox spent Saturday with her daughter, Mrs. J. T. Shepherd. Mrs. Jim Parsons spent Thurs day with Mrs. Tom Landreth, of Piney Creek. C. L. Hampton, of Stratford, was a visitor in the home of W. F. Pugh recently. Mrs. J. T. Landreth has re states. On a per farm basis the decline amounted to $2,791. the average value being $4,823 in 1935 as compared with $7,614 in 1930. turned from a Statesville hos pital. where she went for exami nation and medical treatment. H. G. Black and S. E. Smith were visitors in the home of Glen Fender Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Pugh vis ited Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Pugh Sunday. D. E. Douglas was taken to a hospital for an examination and treatment recently. He was ac companied by Hoke Fender, of this community, and his daughter, Mrs. Imogene Snipe, of Johnson City, Tenn. Miss Ethel Pugh visited the home of T. E. Pugh Sunday. Miss Luta Whitley has return ed to her home in Morganton. “Line Baby” First Neighbor: “May I use your telephone?” Second Neighbor: “Certainly! Is yours out of order?” First Neighbor: “Not exactly, but my sister is using it to hold up the window, Ma’s cutting bis cuits with the mouthpiece, and the baby is teething on the cord." —Toronto Globe. NOTICE Alleghany County. North Carolina, By virtue of the power con tained im a certain Deed of Trust, executed by D. M. Ed wards and wife, M. A. Edwards, to the undersigned Trustee, dated 22 Nov., 1926, recorded in Book 14, page 232, Alleghany County Registry, default having been made in payment of the debt secured therein, and demand for sale having been made, I will, on Saturday, March 28, 1936, at 1 o’clock P. M.( at the Court House door m Sparta, said County and State, offer for sale to the high est bidder, the following describ ed real estate: Situate about 1 mile South of Sparta, N. C., adjoining the lands of M. L. Collins, J. M. Cheek, Martha Rector, T. J. Car son, Dewey Truitt and others, being the lands on which parties of the first part now reside, and as described in deed from L. C. Shores, et al., to D. M. Edwards, dated 7 th Sept., 1926, recorded in Book 38, page 22; deed from J. M. Cheek to D. M. Edwards, 7th Sept., 1926, recorded in Book 38, page 34, Alleghany County Registry, containing 68 acres, less about 8 acres, since sold and conveyed to Dewey Truitt. This February 26, 1936. JOHN R. EDWARDS, 4tp-26 AT Trustee. C—(m£t^ rfow-jp^viced Chevrolet’s high-compression valve-in-head engine yioezi. economy wtffiout equa£/ TRANSPORTATION Every test proves it’s more economical . •/. Every Chevrolet owner knows it’s more economical . . . And every person will readily understand these simple A-B-C reasons why it is more economical The Chevrolet engine is the most economical automobile engine produced today, because (1) it is a six-cylinder engine, and (2) it is a valve-in-head six-cylinder engine. ... 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