North Carolina Newspapers

BRISBANE THIS WEEK A King’s Farewell Good Soldier Obeys An If or Two 40,000,000 Degrees Paris.—To "last words of dying men” will be added those of Artknr Brisbane the late King George of Eng land — "X am sorry to keep you waiting like this.” Typical of a good, modest king, always obedient to du ty. At the request of his ministers, including Sir John Simon, who waited up on him at the last moment, the king strug gled pathetically to sign his name to a state paper, succeeded, then, turning to his advisers, spoke those last words, followed by a smile and nod with which he was accus tomed to end an audience. This was published in the Star of Johannesburg, South Africa, in a Reuter dispatch. Mr. Gunia sends the clipping from Gibsonia, Pa. Much obliged. T$je Italian soldier Badoglio, in the striking uniform of an Italian marshal, returned to Rome and embraced Mussolini, who wore the uniform of a corporal of fascist militia. Napoleon also liked to be called the “little corporal.’’ Marshal Badoglio is an Italian soldier who obeys orders. When Mussolini’s forces were marching on Rome, Badoglio, according to the story, said to the king: “What shall I do—wipe them out?” The king ordered: “No; no violence.” Now, Mussolini rules, and on his orders Badoglio wipes out Haile Selassie and the government of Ethiopia. Anything could happen in Eu rope, and one of the things con sidered quite possible, extremely disturbing to respectable old Eng land and others, is an agreement between Mussolini and Hitler to make “a deal on Austria” profita ble for both; not for Austria. There is always, however, the memory of 1914, when Austria, Ita ly and the Kaiser had the triple alliance that did not “stand up.” Such alliances usually go along racial lines, if they are to last. France and Italy are natural al lies, both Latin; England and the United States would probably be found not far apart if a really big World war should ever come, with one or two other IFS. Science proudly demonstrates for the Westinghouse company a new lamp that “rivals the beams of the sun." The demonstrator explained that the temperature at the sun’s surface is about 11,732 degrees Fahrenheit, while the new lamp reaches 25,232 degrees Fahrenheit That however, as scientists know, is a long way from the sun’s best temperature. ' According to Sir James Jeans, there prevails in the depths of the sun temperature of "forty million degrees centigrade,” which is con siderably higher than any man made temperature. If you came within 1,000 miles of • 5 cent piece with a tempera ture of 40,000,000 degrees centi grade, you would be burned to a cinder; hard to believe, but true. England protested against raising the elevation of guns on American warships because that would make cur guns shoot too far. In case of war we might hit a British ship lined up against us. Are animals capable of any thought? A dog on Prince Edward island, whining and howling with its muz zle against a pile of clothing on the edge of a pool, attracted men who took from the water the bod ies of two brothers, fifteen and sev enteen years old. Could the dog have "thought out” a connection between the clothing and the dis appearance of its young owners? At Ur, ancient city of the Chal deans. they show a gigantic brick temple, recently uncovered, where It has lain in the ground covered through the agea. It was con structed originally, like the tower of Babel, to enable the builders to get up into heaven and reach the gods. First they invented those pagan gods, and then they actually believed in them. The United States navy has or dered 191 "bomber" airplanes; cheerful small news. It is to be hoped that the govern ment Is trying to build bomber planes able to fly any ocean. If war came, our bombing opera tions could be carried on in coun tries across the Atlantic or the Pacific. We should not want to do any bombing in America. Aft er the first experiment, no country would send any ships within easy bombing or submarine range of wNuawvto* ★ ★ ★ ★ * Ou/in&nb IN REVIEW1^ by GuUm/uL UJ. Pi tmnnbi C Western Newspaper Union. President Roosevelt Is Renominated by Acclaim PRESIDENT FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT was renominated by unanimous acclaim by the Dem ocratic National convention in Phil adelphia, receiving the conven tion's entire 1,100 votes on the first ballot Vice President John N. Garner was likewise renominated for that position by acclaim. At a great public massmeeting in Franklin field, Philadelphia, at tended by 110,000 people on the evening of the convention’s ad journment President Roosevelt and Vice President Gamer were offi cially notified of their selection and responded with acceptance speeches. The President sounded the battle cry of his campaign for re-election by denouncing “economic royalists who hide behind the American flag President Roosevelt ana L-onsuiuuun. The convention unanimously adopt ed a strong New Deal platform and voted the abolition of the historic two thirds rule. The sessions were marked with ex treme enthusiasm. Party harmony and a determination to stand militantly on uic auinuusirauun s rewuiu m uic past three years and present a united front in the coming cam paign characterized the convention. The abolition of the two-thirds rule for the nomination of candi dates was one of the significant achievements. This rule, which had been in use for more than 100 years, was superseded by the adop tion of the rules committee’s report recommending that at future con ventions only a bare majority be required for nomination. While some southern and the eastern and western states opposed abrogation, they were reconciled to it by the committee's recommendation that changes be made in the apportion ment of delegates. The platform pledged continu ance of soil conservation, benefit payments to farmers, a sound cur rency, a balanced budget and a constitutional amendment if nec essary, to achieve the party's broad social program. It praised the accomplishments of the New Deal in a preamble, declaring that it planned to continue them in the interest of the nation. The plat form’s keynote was that the Roose velt administration has put and will keep the nation "on the road to recovery and prosperity.’’ Regarding the Constitution, the platform declared that while the Republican platform proposes to meet national problems by action of the separate states, the Demo cratic party recognizes that mini mum wages, maximum hours, child labor, monopolistic and unfair busi ness practices, dust storms, drouth and floods could not be handled by states. It stated: “If these problems cannot be ef fectively solved by legislation with in the Constitution, we shall seek such clarifying amendments as will assume to the legislatures of the several states and to the congress of the United States each within its proper jurisdiction, the power to enact those laws which the state and federal legislatures within their respective spheres shall find necessary, in order adequately to regulate commerce, protect public health and safety and safeguard economic security. , Thus we pro pose to maintain the letter and spir it of the Constitution.’’ In addition to soil conservation and benefit payments, the farm plank pledged the Democrats io fi nancing share-croppers and tenants in buying lands; favored commodi ty loans on farm surpluses and re tirement of ten million acres of submarginal land from production and rural rehabilitation. Railway Pension Acts Declared Unconstitutional PENSIONS for railway ' workers received a setback when the Dis trict of Columbia Supreme court ruled unconstitutional two acts passed by congress last year. The court held that the govern ment had no right to levy or col lect taxes to finance the rail pen sions and invalidated as “insepara ble” a companion tax measure pro viding for payment of the pensions. Both acts were passed last year under the sponsorship of the ad ministration and with the support of railway labor leaders after the United States Supreme court had held unconstitutional the 1034 rail way retirement act They were designed to meet the high court's objections. One of the measures involved levies upon railroads an ex cise tax of three and one-half per cent “of the compensation not in excess of $300 per month paid to its employees.” Workers would have paid a three and one-half per cent income tax upon their wages not in excess of $300 per month, j The money thus collected would go into a pension fund. The other act established the retirement system for employees at the age of sixty five. with pensions ranging up to $120 per month. Farm Income Up 90 Per Cent, A. A. A. Report Sets Forth An INCREASE of 90 per cent in the cash farm income on cot ton, wheat, tobacco, corn and hogs from 1932 to 1935 was recorded un der the Agricultural Adjustment act, in validated by the Supreme court last January, according to the annual re port of Chester C. Davis, former ad ministrator, made public in Washing ton. Cash farm in come from these five major farm Chester Davis piuuuvu wiui;ii waiuc uiiuvi inwuuv.- . tion control, rental and benefit pay ments was $1,365,000,000 in 1932, the year before the AAA became oper ative. For 1935 it was $2,593,000,000. The report pointed out that cash farm income from all other prod ucts increased in the same period from $3,012,000,000 to $4,307,000,000. Mr. Davis, who was recently ap pointed by President Roosevelt to the Federal Reserve board, de clared that cash available for liv ing’ expenses, taxes and interest from farm cash income was the highest in 1935 since 1929, and two and one-half times greater than it was in 1932. Under the AAA, the report sets forth, rental and benefit payments accounted for one-fourth of the in crease in all cash farm income from $4,377,000,000 in 1932 to $6, 900,000,000 in 1935. Strikes in Provinces Continue French Unrest PERSISTENCE of strikes in the provinces kept France in a state of unrest. A gain of 225,000 new. members was reported by the gen eral confederation of labor, organ ized labor’8 official body. Altogether it was estimated that 100,000 workers were still absent from their jobs, in spite of reports of strike settlements in scattered sections throughout the country. The French Riviera witnessed a general exodus of foreign tourists from 450 hotels and resorts follow ing a lockout by the proprietors. The hotels were closed indefinitely after' the employers declared they could not meet workers’ demands for more pay and shorter hours. This retaliation by the owners against the threat of a workers’ strike upset the summer tourist season, one of the most profitable to the French. Gov. Landon Makes Plans for Notification Speech IN ESTES PARK, Colo., Gov. Al fred M. Landon, Republican Presidential nominee, continued his vacation begun with his family the Gov. London week before and made plans for re* convening of the Kansas legislature and for the accept ance speech he will deliver in Topeka on July 23. Although Gover nor Landon was resting preparatory to the rigors of the campaign, affairs of his state and confer ences wun pouucai aovisers occu pied/ considerable of his attention. When the Kansas legislature re convenes a proposed amendment to the state constitution will be intro duced, giving the state broad pow er to provide far-reaching legisla tion for social welfare and to co operate with the federal govern ment Governor Landon was quot ed as describing the proposed amendment as "satisfactory.” The amendment which may be the basis for similar action in oW er states, reads: "Nothing contained in this con stitution shall be construed to lim it . the power of the legislature to enact laws providing for financial assistance to aid infirm or depen dent persons; for the public health; unemployment compensation and general social security and provid ing for the payment thereof by tax or otherwise and to receive aid from the federal government there for." Charles P. Taft and Ralph W. Robey, two members of his re search and advisory staff, were scheduled to join the Republican Presidential nominee and to pro vide him with further data for the notification ceremony speech—the first major political statement since his Cleveland nomination. In the meantime, John Hamil ton, newly elected chairman of the Republican National committee, was on a tour of the Bast con ferring with political leaders and laying lines for the party’s strate gy in the coming Presidential cam Sever* Drouth Damage Brings Federal Action TIHTH thousands of acres of VV spring wheat destroyed through drouth and with vast corn growing regions threatened, the fed eral government undertook a com prehensive campaign to alleviate human distress and property loss, and stricken areas were placed in the hands of a special drouth com mittee by Secretary of Agriculture Wallace, with instructions to pro ceed immediately with a plan of co-ordination. Secretary Wallace named Jess W. Tapp, assistant agricultural ad justment administrator, as chair man of the committee. Four oth ers appointed were: C. W. Warbur ton, director of the Agricultural Extension Service; Hugh H. Ben nett, chief of the Soil Conservation Service; A. G. Black, chief of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics; I and W. F. Callender, assistant ag ricultural adjustment administra tor. Joseph L. Bailey, assistant re settlement administrator, will also serve with the committee. The committee’s attention was turned immediately to drouth con ditions and relief need in North Da kota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Montana and Wyoming, but offi cials were watching anxiously the increasing drouth damage in South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee and parts of Kentucky, Alabama, Mis sissippi and Arkansas. The work of six government agencies will be supervised and co ordinated by the comAiittee in its work on drouth relief. These are: the Agricultural Adjustment Ad ministration, the Public Works Ad ministration, the Federal Surplus Commodities corporation, the Rur al Resettlement Administration, the Relief Administration, and Rur al Rehabilitation and Soil Conser vation Service. League of Nations Meets to Lift Sanctions WHILE representatives of lead ing powers gathered in Gene va to lift League of Nations eco nomic sanctions against Italy and the refugee emper or Haile Selassie of Ethiopia pre pared to plead the cause of his nation’s freedom, European statesmen consid ered the possibility of a reorganization and reformation of the League. Observers agreed that while informal discussions on the Haile Selassie jjcaguc icxunuauuii wuiuu ue uem, it was probable that the question of reorganizing the international pact body would be postponed until the September assembly. Steel Industry Resists Drive for Unionization DEFYING a drive to force union ization of its 500,000 workers, the steel industry in a strongly worded statement issued by the American Iron and Steel institute declared “it will oppose any at tempt to compel its employees to join a union or pay tribute for the right to work.” Although the statement did not mention him by name, it was re garded by observers as the first official response to the recent an nouncement by John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Work ers of America, of a campaign to unionize steel employees. In order to prevent the "closed shop,” the industry said It “will use its resources to the best of its ability to protect its employees and their families from intimida tion, coercion and violence and to aid them in maintaining collective bargaining free from interference from any source.” The unionization attempt comes at the time when steel operations have set a new record for 1936. Reasserting its belief in the prin ciples of collective bargaining, the industry’s statement pointed out that employees now pick their own representatives for collective bar gaining by secret ballot International Conference Seeks Mediterranean Peace MEETING in Montreaux, Switz erland, an international con ference sought settlement of milt, tary and naval problems in the Mediterranean. The conference had'been called by the powers as a result of Turkey's request to fortify the Dardanelles, which were demilitarized under the Lausanne treaty of 1823. The possible threat of Russia's growing naval strength caused an alignment of the British and Jap anese. Japan announced it was willing to accept any limitation on Japanese warships authorized to enter the Black sea. providing sim ilar restrictions wore placed on Russian warships leaving it. Russia demanded tree westward passage of warships and subma rines out of the Black sea through the Dardanelles, adding she was unable to see why other powers not bordering on this body of wa ter desired unlimited passage to it Because of her mutual as sistance pact with the Soviet France #as expected to side with Russia. The possibility of a mutual as sistance pact in the Mediterrane an loomed with Britain leading the way and seeking Italy’s participa tion. Such a step would extend a series of such pacts which were concluded between Britain and Franco, Jugoslavia,. Qreece and time Iblmhi about SANTA MONICA, CALIF. So soon as this, with both tickets just put up, folks already are saying this is start ing out to be a bitter campaign —the bitterest, perhaps, since away back in 1896. My guess Is these prophets don’t realize the twentieth part of it I’m Irvin S. Cobb reminded of what happened when my old friend. Col. Bill Hayward, sailed with his negro regi ment for France during the war. The outfit em barked at night. Next morning, when the transport was well out at sea a pop-eyed trooper from the interior South stood staring ax xne encuess watery expanse. “Boy!” he exclaimed to a com panion, “dis sho’ is one big ocean!” “Mos’ doubtless,” stated the sec ond soldier, “but, son, whut you's lookin’ at now is only jes de top layer.” The Union Party AT CLEVELAND there was har mony and a quiet interment lor the old Guard. At Philadelphia the proceedings moved along on greased rollers. But for real ex citement, wait until that new Union party holds its convention. Then will be the'signal to remove the women and children to a place ol safety. Just consider who’ll be there: The inflationists who think that, as long as we have government en graving plants and printing presses, money should be plentiful. The group committed to the idea that, if the farmer won’t do something for himself, something should be done for the farmer. Doctor Town send, with his project to provide old age pensions for everybody over sixty except Congressman McGoar ty. Father Coughlin, calling for so cial justice and better radio hook ups. Huey Long’s successor, who’d share the wealth and make every man a king. • • • A1 Smith’s Strategy AS AN old-time headliner of po litical vaudeville, AL Smith should have known better than to pull that ancient wheeze—shooting at Philadelphia letter carriers on a Sunday afternoon. And besides, think of the desper ate chance he and his supporting quartet of sharpshooters took: come between a mother panther and her cubs; come between a Frenchman and his fracas; come between a radio announcer and his elocution, but never, right on the eve of their national convention, try to come between a flock of office holding Democrats and the pros pect of four more uninterrupted years of the same. Trouble of Traveler* OUTSIDE the larger cities, when a hotel manager wishes to show a special guest special atten tion, he assigns him to the bed chamber of state which usually is oh the second floor. Invariably is at the front of the house and nearly always on the comer where elec tric signs twinkle merrily till daylight in the poor sleepless wretch’s eyes. And along toward 2 a. m. a party named Dewey, standing in the street below, will start telling a party named Pink, about sumpin mighty comical that’s come up Sad’day night whereupon Pink will be moved to recall a few social reminiscences of his own. • • • Convention Invocations ALTHOUGH a southerner—how ever, not working at the trad< as steadily as some—I have U snicker when a Democratic senatoi walks out on his own conventioi because a colored preacher a ski the divine blessing on its delibera tlons. Which reminds me: .The first time that great Texan Jim Hogg, ran for the governorship his party split The bolters joinec with the Republican outfit—most ly black—to put up a fusion ticket At this pinto convention, the Rev “Sin Killer” Griffin, a famous blacl evangelist delivered the invoca tion. In concluding, he threw ai unexpected bombshell into the pie bald ranks by earnestly urging thi Lord to put Hogg in the govemor’i chair. Terrific uproar ensued. Finally « dusky stalwart got the floor. “I moves,” he bellowed, "dat dll yere traitorsome and on-Republik in prayer be expunged from d< record.” Majestically, "Sin Killer" erectet himself. “I rises,” he stated, “to a p’in of order. It’s too lata to expungi frum de record a prayer which al ready done got to heaven more’! five minutes ago.” IRVIN 8. COBB. ©—WNU Serrioe. £■■'' s#,’v ---.- I A Charming Sports Frock * Trim modish raglan shoulders, no sleeves to set jn, make this attractive dress easily fashioned by even an amateur sewer. And the neckline is extremely flatter ing and youthful. Equally lovely L No. 1837-11 —.... , ,J for office wear or busy shoppers, it answers perfectly, too, for gen eral daytime functions. You’ll appreciate the two roomy pockets, and the back yoke will enable you to “bear your burdens” lightly. Try mak : ing it in tub silk, shantung, print | ed crepe or linen. Whichever , fabric you choose gives a sil houette that is universally flatter ing and a touch of sophistication. Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1857-B is available in sizes: 14, M Aornid the House j Mayonnaise may be kept for several weeks in refrigerator if a tablespoonful of boiling water is added to it before bottling. * * * Sandwiches may be kept moist for 24 hours if they are wrapped tight as soon as made, in waxed paper, then placed in a box lined with a damp cloth and covered with a cloth. Keep in a cool place. • • • Never put hot foods in your re frigerator or ice box. Wait until they have cooled. • • • Chamois wet in cold water and wrung dry will polish mahogany furniture that has become cloudy. • • • Always strain hot fat used for deep frying through a piece of cheese cloth each time it is used and set in a cool place. Treated in this way fat may be used many times. • • • A little garlic rubbed over the broiler on which steak is broiled gives steak a delicious flavor. © Ball Syndicate.—WNU Service. 16, 18, 20; 40 and 42. Correspond ing bust measurements 32, 34, 36, 38, 40 and 42. Size 16 (34) requires 3 7-8 yards of 39 inch material plus 1-4 yard for the belt, Send 15 cents in ceins for the pattern. The Summer Pattern Book con taining 100 Barbara Bell well planned, easy-to-make patterns is ready. Send 15 cents in coins for your copy. Send your order to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept., 247 W. For ty-third St., New York, N. Y. © Bell Syndicate.—WNU Service. By LOWELL HENDERSON .. The Mind Meter • © Bell Syndicate.—WNU Service. Syllables Test In this test there are two col umns of syllables. Take a syllable out of the first column and unite it with one in the second column to form a word. When you are finished, you should have ten com plete words. First Column; Second Column: 1. ser 2. cul con 4. pi 5. pre 6. ac 7. lo 8. ex 9. pro 10. bar 1. lot 2. tion 3. duce 4. prit 5. geant 6. sume 7. duct 8. gain 9. cal 10. pert Answers 1. sergeant. 6. action. 2. culprit. 3. conduct. 4. pilot. 5. presume 7. local. 8. expert. 9. produce. 10. bargain. Three Things Write your name in kindness, love, and mercy, on the hearts of thousands you come in contact with year by year; you will nev er be forgotten. Your name and your deeds will be as legible on the hearts you leave behind you as the stars on the brow of eve ning.—Thomas Chalmers. WHEN EYES BURN Get Quick, Safe Relief with * It Is Well Most of the illusions we recov er from; and we’re glad of it. Costly Compliment There is nothing so expensive as an undeserved compliment. FOUR DOLLARS A HEALTH The successful pcnon is s healthy per son. Don’t let yourself be handicapped by tick headaches, a sluggish condition, stomach "nerves” and other dangerous signs of over-acidity. TAKE MILNESIAS Milneaia, the original milk of magnesia in wafer form, neutralizes stomach add. Each wafer equals 4 teaspoonfuls of milk of magnesia. Thin, crunchy, mint-flavor, tatty. 20c, 3Sc & 60c at drug stores. HEARTBURN? Its surprising how many have heart burn. Hurried eating, overeating, heavy SLOP SOUNDLY Lack of exercise and injudicious eating make stomachs acid. You mint neu tralize stomach acids if you would sleep soundly all night and wake up feeling refreshed and really fit. MILNESIA FOR HEALTH Milnesia, the original milk of magnesia in wafer form, neutraliiet stomach tcidlf gives quick, pleasant elimination. Each wafer equals 4 teaspoonfuls milk of nesis.Ta»ty,too.2Qc>3Sc&^Ocevoi'ywhu«.