News Review of Current
Events the World Over
Sadden Death of Speaker Byrns—Rome Hails Badoglio
While London Cheers Haile Selassie—Rural
Houswives of World Convene.
By EDWARD W. PICKARD
• Wutern N.wrjmper Union.
DEATH, gndden and unexpected,
came to Joseph Wellington
Byrns, speaker at the house of rep
resentative^, and put an end to a
notable career. The
veteran Tennessee
congressman s u f
fered a heart at
tack, followed by a
cerebral hemor
rhage, and passed
away within a few
hours in his apart
ment in the May
flower hot$l, Wash
ington. For 27 years
Air. Byrns naa rep- . ■ ~
resented the “Her- J- w- Byrn*
mitage district” of Tennessee In
i
the house, and he was elected speak
er when the Seventy-fourth congress
convened In January, 1935. He was
a master of parliamentary strategy
and so fair-minded a presiding offi
cer that all, even bis political op
ponents, praised and admired him.
Before becoming speaker he served
long years on the appropriations
committee, as member and chair
man, and he also was leader of the
Democratic majority and chairman
of the Democratic congressional
campaign committee.
Grief for Mr. Byrns’ death was
general and sincere In Washington
officialdom. “I am shocked beydnd
all imagination,” said Representa
tive Bertrand H. Snell of New York,
the minority leader. “It is a terri
ble thing. It Is an almost Irrepara
ble loss."
Senator Joseph T. Robinson of Ar
kansas, the majority leader, after
expressing his own sense of loss,
added: "His work during the ses
sion has been very dlfflcnlt and try
ing. He was a great speaker.”
President Roosevelt in a state
ment from the White House ex
pressed well the high esteem In
which Mr. Byrns was held. Said he:
“Fearless, Incorruptible, unselflsh.
with a high sense of Justice, wise In
counsel, broad of vision, calm in ad
versity, and modest In victory, he
served his state and the nation with
fidelity, honor, and great usefulness.
I personally mourn the passing Of
a steadfast friend of many years.”
Impressive funeral services were
held In the chamber of the honse,
the President, members of the cab
inet and numerous diplomats being
present In addition to all members
of congress. The body was then
taken to Nashville, Tenn., for burial,
and Mr. Roosevelt accompanied
the special congressional committee
there.
The house elected William B.
Bankhead of Alabama speaker for
the remainder of the session.
The death of Speaker Byrns fol
lowed closely that of another well
known congressman, A. Platt An
drew of Massachusetts, a Republic
an. He died of Influenza at his home
In Gloucester at the age of sixty
three. Mr. Andrew, who taught eco
nomics at Harvard more than thirty
years ago, was director of the mint
for a few months under President
Taft and then was assistant secre
tary of the treasury. He was elect
ed to congress In 1921, and support
ed much of President Roosevelt's
early legislation.
Marshal pietro badoglto,
conqueror of Ethiopia and now
viceroy of that part of the reconsti
tuted “Roman empire," returned to
the Eternal City
in triumph and was
Tociferoualy wel
comed as a hero.
Sixty thousand Ro
mans welcomed him
as he stepped from
his train-, and Pre
mier Mussolini mod
estly waited in the
background until
they bad shouted
tneir green ngs 10
the veteran war
Badogllo Pior, Then II Duce
came forward and kissed the viceroy
on both cheeks and the higher rank
ing Fascist military leaders paid
homage. With the premier and the
picked troops forming the escort of
honor were the entire cabinet. Sev
eral days later a great military re
view was held.
The other side of the picture was
seen in London, where Halle Selas
sie, the deposed emperor 'of Ethi
opia, arrived In tears and sadness,
though he was given an ovation by
the cheering thousands that had sel
dom been accorded to visitors to Eng
land. Many of the Londoners car
ried Ethiopian flags or scarlet ban
ners reading “Welcome to the Em
.peror." With the white sympathiz
ers were many African chiefs in na
tive robes, Somalis, negroes, Hindus,
Chinese, and colored people from all
parts of the world.
There was an outbnrst of wild
cheering when Selassie, bareheaded
and wearing a long cape, stepped
jgrom his private sleeping car and
was greeted by many notables. In
cluding O. C. Harvey, private secre
tary of Anthony Eden, British for
elgn secretary. Harvey was the lone
representative of the British gov
ernment "\
Selassie received three addresses
welcoming “his Imperial majesty,
Halle Selassie” from representa
tives of the Ethiopian association,
the Friends of Ethiopia, and
the Pan-African federation, wishing
“Ethiopia’s speedy return to Inde
pendence with the rightful emperor
leading his people toward light and
peace.”
The former emperor smiled sadly.
“God grant It may be so,” he whis
pered.
MISS CLARA DUTTON NOTES,
sixty-six, director of the Amer
ican Red Cross nursing service, died
In Washington a few minutes after
she was stricken while driving to
work In her car. Miss Noyes was
assistant director of the American
Red Cross nursing service during
the World war. She also had been
superintendent of nurses at the
Bellevue and allied hospitals in New
Tork.
Cyrus Hall McCormick, whose fa
ther developed the farm reaper and
who himself helped organize the In
ternational Harvester company and
was its president for 33 years, died
at bis home In Lake Forest, III., at
the age of seventy-seven years. He
was noted as a progressive business
San, liberal with his employees and
ways interested actively In public
welfare movements. He was rated
as one of the wealthiest men in
America and gave millions of dol
lars to educational and charitable
organizations.
RURAL housewives from many
countries began their third tri
ennial conference In Washington
with Mrs. Alfred Watt of Canada
presiding. Their
first meeting was
held In 1030 In Vi
enna. and the sec
ond in Stockholm
three years later.
Secretaries Hull
and Wallace and
Mrs. Franklin D.
Roosevelt, wife or
the President, ex
tended greetings to
Mr*. Alfred
Watt
the visitors, out be
yond that tbere
were no set
speeches and little formality. In
stead, the farm wives held “ex
change of experience” sessions,
viewed elaborate exhibits of rural
needlework and crafts of organized
countrywomen of the participating
nations, and attended “open houses”
held by all branches of the federal
government in which countrywomen
are particularly Interested.
In exchanging experiences the
women learned, among other things,
that:
English groups have stimulated a
remunerative revival of quilting to
supplement the family income.
Australian countrywomen main
tain seaside homes for convales
cents. Canada's Federated Wom
en's Institute promotes clubs fw
rural youth and combats maternal
and infant mortality.
By conducting evening classes for
young girls Danish countrywomen
have helped to check their migra
tion to town to seek factory work.
The East Africa Women's league
visits ni 1 Ive women In prisons and
hospitals and provides information
to prospective white settlers.
JUST as the “popular front” In
Fra nee. was taking over the gov
ernment the country was distracted
by strikes that spread rapidly to al
most all Industrial centers and In
volved all manner of trades. The
workers demanded higher wages, a
40-hour week and a closed shop, and
they went out by the hundred thou
sand though they knew they were
causing great embarrassment to
their own leaders. In many cases
the strikers took possession of the
closed plants.
In Spain the syndicalists tied np
various industries by strikes that
involved about 250.000 workers and
that were marked by several mur
■ ders and other outrages. Augusto
Barela, minister of state, said the
government planned to outlaw the
syndicalists If they persisted in dis
obeying orders, from the ministries
of labor and tbe Interior.
THHB Department of Agriculture
recommended to the senate that
the administration of tbe Taylor
graslng act, affecting 80,000,000
acres of range land, be transferred
to Its control from the Department
of the Interior. Secretary Ickes re
torted with the accusation that the
Agricultural department had hin
dered his program to rehabilitate
western graslng lands. He said Sec
retary Wallace's department has In- j
stated upon having so many CCC
camps for the forestry service that
the Interior department could not
get enough (ICO help to administer
efficiently the Taylor act
IN A report Just made public the
business advisory council pro
poses a simplified basis for Indus
trial seif-regulation through the me
dium of voluntary Joint agreements
on unfair trade practices enforc
able by the federal trade commis
sion. The report was prepared by
the council’s committee on unfair
trade practices of which Lincoln
Fiiene of Boston is chairman.
Outstanding among the commit
tee’s proposals were suggestions
that each branch of an industry,
such as wholesale, retail, and manu
facturing, police the activities of
each other through confidential re
ports to the federal trade commis
sion and that no attempt be made
to Include trade practice and la
bor provisions in the same agree
ment
JH. THOMAS, until recently
• British colonial secretary, was
found responsible by a special gov
ernment tribunal for the leak In
budget secrets which enabled some
of his friends to profit largely
through Insurance against tax
raises. Final disposition of the case
was left to the house of commons.
Thomas, once an engine wiper and
later a powerful figure in organised
labor and politics, termed the trib
une's verdict “cruel.” He said:
“My own conscience Is clear. I re
peat what I previously stated upon
oath: that I made no disclosures of
budget secrets to anybody.”
CATHOLICS the world over cele
brated the seventy-ninth birth
day of Pope Plus XI, and the pon
tiff himself marked the day by at
tending a solemn
mass In St. Peter’s
In the presence of
40,000 pilgrims who
went to Rome espe
cially for the occa
sion. These were
mainly members of
the Catholic Action
organization which
Plus XI foundedand
to them he spoke
_ w. "op nearly an hour.
Pop. Plus XI He deno„nce.1Com.
munism, as he has done on other
occasions, and declared the Catholic
press was one of the best forces In
combating the Communists.
It was evident to all observers
the pope’s age Is beginning to tell
on him and that be found the long
ceremony very much of a strain.
That the pope’s h?alth Is causing
some concern also In Vatican cir
cles was shown b> the fact that the
plans, that were originally made for
the pope to bless the crowd gath
ered In St Peter’s square from the
outer balcony of the Basilica were
abandoned at the last minute.
It was also significant that a small
bed shielded by red velvet curtains
had heen placed Immediately behind
the papal throne with two priests
In constant attendance against the
possibility that the pontiff might not
have strength to reach the end of
the function.
THE senate by a vote of 62 to
14 passed the deficiency bill car
rying $2,375,000,000, of which sum
$1,425,000,000 is handed to the Pres
ident to spend as he pleases for
"relief and work relief.” As passed
by the bouse, the measure turned
the entire amount of relief money
over to WPA Administrator Harry
Hopkins.
Three Democratic senators voted
against the blil—Tydlngs of Mary
land. Bulkley of Ohio and Byrd of
Virginia.
By the senate amendment, the bill
authorizes the President to order
a restudy of reports on the $200,
000,000 Florida ship canal and allo
cate another $10,000,000 to carry on
work upon It during the coming fis
cal year.
NEW YORK state's law providing
minimum wages for women
and minors was declared unconsti
tutional by the United States Su
preme court on the ground that It
conflicts with the fourteenth amend
ment by violating freedom of con
tract. The decision, written by Jus
tice Butler, was concurred In by
Justices Van Devanter, McReynolds,
Sutherland and Roberts. Chief Jus
tide Hughes and Justices Stone,
Brandels and Cardoso dissented.
THE so-called Industrial mobilis
ation plan of the War depart
ment, providing for a military dic
tatorship over labor, capital and in
dustry, as well as censorship of the
press In wartime, was severely con
demned in a report to the senate
by the munitions committee.
The committee objected particu
larly to the proposed conscription
of labor as being dangerous to
democracy.
Nine of the richest unions In the
American Federation of Labor,
having more than a million mem
bers, probably will be suspended
gpon by the federation's executive
council, snd at the next convention
they will be expelled If the council
can command the necessary two
thirds majority. Thus will come to
a crisis the Internecine contest be
tween the craft unionists led by
President William Green and the In
dustrial unionists, who follow John
L* Lewis, bead of the United Mine
Workers.
Lewis' group of unions Includes
400,000 miners, Sidney Hillman’s
Amalgamated Clothing Workers, Da
vid Dublinsky’s International Ladles’
Garment union, the oil workers,
typographers, flat glass workers,
hat. cap. and millinery workers, and
tattle workers
Hollywood, calif.—
If I were a Republican
orator, I’d say the Democrats
wouldn’t need a keynoter at
their convention when a hog
caller would be more suitable.
If, on the other hand, I were a
Democratic silver-tongue, rd say
the Republicans needed no cam
paign committee, whereas a set of
pallbearers would be highly appro
priate.
As a Republican spellbinder, rd
proclaim we were giving Puerto
kico rour years in
which gradually to
cut loose from us,
because, shouldttbe
Democratic outfit
win In November,
by the end of those
four years the
Puerto Ricans will
be used to having
some Independence
and we’ll be used
all. As a Demo- Irvin S. Cobb
cratlc champion,
Ti come right back by pointing out
that, since Puerto Rico would starve
to death anyhow under a Repub
lican administration, congress mer
cifully was taking steps to let the
people down there get accustomed,
by degrees, to the starvation process.
* * *
Meandering Revenue Program.
THE members of the senate
finance committee—poor things!
—seem to be going forward with
the new revenue program the same
way a land crab makes headway—
by traveling backward. At last ac
counts they were so snarled up In
figures and language that any min
ute the rescue party was expected
to rush In with bush-books and
chop them loose.
However, out of the epileptic
seizure Into which these unfortu
nate patriots have been enmeshed,
one concrete fact has emerged.
There will be a slight exemption of
dues on the profits of corporations
making less than $15,000 a year.
This will be a great boon for trunk
stores down by the depot, brokerage
firms handling second-hand railroad
tunnels and dealers In butterflies.
• • *
New Socialist Argument.
THE trouble with being a Social
ist Is that, no matter what you
start to debate, you always wind
up on the Tom Mooney case. Or
at least, such was the situation un
til recently. Now, fot any Socialist
ic argument on any subject from
German measles to the Great Wall
of China, there Is a new climax.
The tenants of a Bronx apart
ment bouse, mostly radicals, held a
meeting, and, In accordance with
the best radical traditions, drew up
resolutions demanding that the
management de this and that. Hav
ing read the fiery protest, the super
intendent addressed the gathering:
“Now aboudt not leddlng nobody
hang out vashing In the hallways—
that’s reasonable. I start begin
ning that reform right away.
“Und as to keeping garbages off
the front fire escape—veil, vy nodt?
“But, say, vot do you Suckers ux
pect me do aboudt the Scottsboro
boys?”
Sauce for the Gooee.
WHEN a bricklayer feels upset
and licks his wife that’s tem
per and he gets $30 or 30 days. But
when a flicker star goes on a sim
ilar tantrum and wrecks an expen
sive set, that’s artistic tempera
ment and the studio- gives her some
silver fox furs to calm her nerves.
Thus it goes. If a couple in, say,
Peoria, break up, why, then, a
couple in Peoria have broken up.
But If the same thing occurs in Hol
lywood, It Invariably Is featured as
a “nuptial rift”
A lad In Kansas takes his girl to
Te Olde New Era eatery for dinner,
and what with the blue plate spe
cials and the tip, the transaction
amounts to $1.80, but otherwise
creates no special excitement either
locally or throughout the nation.
Let the same thing happen to a
couple of the least conspicuous «if
the movie colony, and 20 '■olumnlsts
fight their way to the wire.
• • •
Choosing a New “Buddha.”
FROM the forbidden kingdom of
Tibet—although goodness knows
they never had any trouble keeping
me out—comes word that after a
two years’ search a new “living
Buddha” has been discovered. How
ever, we already have our own
grand lammer, the name being Joe
Louis.
The news from Lhasa should give
encouragement to the poor unhap
py congressional committeemen who
are prominently connected with the
Townsend plan wboTl condescend
to talk to them.
You may quarrel with the Town
sendites’ bookkeeping, with tbelr
way of handling the contributed
dimes of thousands of trufting old
sters, with their failure to-explain
where they’re going to get the bil
lions to pay those gaudy pensions
or how the provisions of the dis
tribution are to be enforced, but at
least the leaders are too proud to
endanger their social positions by
belDg caught chit-chatting ..with a
lot of congressmen.
IRVIN 8. COBB
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SUNDAY
SCHOOL
LESSON-^
By REV. P. B. PITZWATBR. D. D„
Member of Faculty, Moody Bibla
Institute of Chicago.
6 Western Newspaper Union.
Lesson for June 21
JE8U8 EXALTED
LESSON TEXT—Luka 24:3«-53.
GOLDEN TEXT—Wherefore God
alio hath highly exalted him, and
given him a name which la above
every name.—Phillpplana 2:#.
PRIMARY TOPIC — Jesua Goea
Home to Heaven.
JUNIOR TOPIC—Jesus Goes Home
to Heaven.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR
TOPIC—The Lord We Worship.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT
TOPIC—The Exalted Christ and the
Unfinished Task.
In order properly to view the
ascension of Christ Into heaven, it
would be well to study his ministry
during the forty days prior to his
ascension.
I. The Walk of the Two Discour
aged Disciples (vv. 13-15).
Emmaus was seven and a half
miles northwest of Jerusalem. Just
why these disciples were walking
this way we do not surely know.
Perhaps their home was there. Or
they were merely walking to seek
relief from their stunning sorrow.
If they had believed what Jesus had
told them about his death and res
urrection, they would have escaped
this great disappointment Unbelief
causes many heartaches and dis
appointments. The topic of conver
sation was the tragedy of the cross
and the resurrection rumors. So lit
tle had his teaching about the res
urrection Impressed the disciples
that the reports which the women
brought were as Idle tales to them.
If they had believed what he had
said about coming forth from the
grave, they would have been ex
pecting to hear just snch reports
as were being circulated.
II. The Unrecognized Companion
(vv. 16-24).
1. Who he was (v. 15). While
they reasoned together on the won
derful events of the last few days,
Jesus joined them. When he ques
tioned them concerning their sad
ness they did not recognize him.
How often we are so engrossed with
our sorrows and disappointments
that we fall to recognize Jesus, even
though he is walking by our side.
2. His question (v. 17). Perceiv
ing their sadness and perplexities, he
sought to help by calling forth a
statement of their grief.
3. Their answer (v. 18). His ques
tions so surprised them that they
jnmped to the conclusion that he
was a stranger in Jerusalem. The
condemnation and crucifixion of the
great prophet of Nazareth were so
recent and notorious that no one
who had lived in Jerusalem could be
Ignorant of them.
Ml. The Scriptures Opened (vv.
25-31).
1. His rebuke (vv. 2o-30). He
did not rebuke them for not believ
ing the strange stories that the;
had heard, but for ignorance of and
lack of confidence in the Old Tes
tament Scriptures. The; had on);
accepted such parts of the Old Tes
tament as suited their notions. The
ver; center and heart of the Old
Testament Scriptures set forth the
death and resurrection of Christ
Ignorance of the Scriptures and un
belief as to the wonders and com
plete redemption wrought b; Christ
robs us of man; Joys and deprives
us of power as workers for Christ
2. Jesus Recognized, (vv. 31-35).
While sitting at meat with the dis
ciples, their eyes were opened as they
saw him blessthebread and distribute
It to them. We too can see the Lord
on such common occasions as eating
a meal If we have open eyes. In
deed, we ought to see him when eat
ing, buying, selling, and in our rec
reations, for he has promised his
abiding presence. They were so
filled with joy over this revelation
of the Savior that they hastened
back to Jerusalem to tell the other
disciples of his resurrection. Those
who have had the Scriptures opened
to them touching the death and res
urrection of Christ, Invariably hast
en to make the truth known to
others.
IV. Jer “snds in the Midst of
the Elevei. v. 36-47).
1. He said, "Peace be unto you”
(w. 36, 37).
However, they were terrified and
affrighted. Sinful man In the pres
ence of a holy God Is ill at ease.
2. He showed them his hands and
his feet (w. 38-40). In order to
convince them of his personal Iden
tity, be gave them tangible evidence
that he was not a mere spirit.
8. He ate before them'fvv. 41-45).
4. He commissioned them to evan
gelize, the world (vv. 46-40). They
were to testify concerning his shed
blood and resurrection, and on this
ground they were to preach repent
ance and remission of sins to all
nations.
5. Jesus ascends into heaven
(w. 50-53).
Having given them the parting
message to evangelize the world be
ascended into heaven. Prom his
place in heaven he continues to
carry on his work through his dis
ciples as they are energized by the
Holy Ghost Just as we treasure the
last words of our departed loved
ones so we should ponder this far*
well message of our Lord.
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Pattern 1152 comes to you with a
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inches and two reverse motifs 4 by
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When making cinnamon toast cut
bananas In thin slices, arrange on
toast, sprinkle with sugar and cin
namon and brown under the broiler.
• * *
If cherries or berries are rolled in
flour before putting them into the
pie crust the juice will be thickened
and will not run out.
• * •
Squeeze into a tumbler the Juice of
half a lemon and fill with grape
Juice. Served cold this makes a deli
cious drink.
* * •
A tablespoon of lemon juice added
to the egg in which fish is dipped be
fore frying gives it a delicious flavor.
• * •
Before polishing mahogany furni
ture wash well with warm water and
white soap and dry thoroughly.
* • •
Fruit juices and ginger ale may be
frozen Into cubes in a mechanical
refrigerator and used for iced drinks.
• • *
To remove mildew from a leather
bag, rub with petroleum ointment
and allow it to remain on bag until
mildew comes off easily.
• * *
Rhubarb may be diced, put in cov
ered baking pans, sprinkled with
sugar and cooked in a moderate oven
until done. Cooked in this way its
color is retained.
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