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News Review of Current Events "NO RECRIMINATION" President Accepts Defeat on His Reorganization Bill . . . Germans Approve Hitler's Austria Coup Because a federal statute prohibits taking of a foreign vote in the United States or its territorial waters, the crew of the German liner Hansa voted «n the question of Austrian “anschluss” with Germany while the ship was in mid-ocean en route to New York. Here is the scene in the public room «f the liner during the balloting. Seated is Purser Karl Zeplein, who reg istered the voters. Of the crew, 330 voted "jah”; six voted “nein,” and •ne vote was voided. SUMMARIZES THE WORLD’S WEEK © Western Newspaper Union. f. D. R. Accepts Defeat PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT will •* not seek for revenge on the 108 Democratic representatives who, obeying the apparent wish of the people of the United Ibtates, deteatect rus pet reorganization bill in the house. Writing to Majority Leader Sam Ray burn to express his thanks for the “fine fight,” Mr. Roose velt said the ques tion presented was solely one of policy President Roosevelt and that the defeat of the measure of fered “no occasion for personal recrimination and there should be none.” Shelving of the measure by send ing it back to the committee, ac complished by a vote of 204 to 196, was generally regarded as a severe Wow to the prestige of the Presi dent, for the administration leaders bad declared in the debate that the issue was solely cme of confidence in Mr. Roosevelt. His letter to Ray burn was taken to mean that a President-versus-congress fight in November should be avoided and that he would not inject himself into the congressional elections. Sena tor Byrnes, after calling at the ■White House, admitted there would be no effort to revive the reorgani zation bill in the senate. It was said in Washington that Speaker Bankhead, Sam Rayburn *nd other prominent Democrats, construing the defeat of the reor ganization bill as a vote of “no con fidence” in the administration, were ready to abandon for the present much of the New Deal program for social and economic legislation, in cluding the revised bill for regula tion of wages and hours of labor. They decided, it was reported, to concentrate on passage of the tax revision and appropriation bills and the voting of funds for unemploy ment relief and revival of business activity. It is their hope that , con gress can adjourn by May 15. Curb Spending Program /CONGRESSIONAL and fiscal lead- ’ ers were called to the White j House by the President to consider his plan for a billion and a half dollar, public works program and a like amount for unemployment relief through the WPA. These funds together with the 114 billion dollars congress recently authorized the Reconstruction Finance corporation to loan to business, would give the administration 414 billion dollars to fight the depression in the coming ♦seal year. Mr. Roosevelt first talked with 'Tice President Garner, Senator Barkley, Speaker Bankhead and Representative Rayburn, and it was reported that they stood out against die contemplated spending pro gram, Garner being especially vig orous in his language. The President, it was said, seemed willing to compromise and the four leaders went away hopeful they would not be called upon to at tempt to push through at this ses sion any of the radical schemes sug gested by some of the more ex treme administration advisers. A second conference was then beid with other congressional lead ers and with Harry L. Hopkins, Act ing Budget Director Daniel Bell, Secretary of the Treasury Henry Jdorgenthau, and Chairman Marri »er S. Eccles of the federal reserve board. Senator Glass and Representative Woodrum were present and pre pared to argue against the $4,000, 900,000 plan. To their surprise the discussion was confined almost wholly to the subject of work relief. Mr. Roosevelt said 1 billion 250 Bullions should be enough to carry <be Works Progress administration during the first seven months of the next fiscal year, from July 1; 1938, to Feb. 1, 1939. A billion and a half had been talked about as necessary. In addition the President suggest ed about 150 millions should be ap propriated for the Department of Agriculture’s farm security pro gram and 50 millions for the Na tional Youth administration. . Not a word was said about the proposed expenditure of a billion and a half for noninterest bearing loans to states and cities for con struction programs. Nor was there any discussion of the proposal to issue more than a billion dollars in gold certificates against the steri lized gold fund. While this conference was going on, there were developments indi cating that the Democratic-Republi can coalition that defeated the re organization and other administra tion bills might get into action against the new spending program.’ In this Senator Byrd of Virginia, Democrat, and Representative Snell of New York, minority leader in the house, took the lead. Hitler's Big Victory pEWER than 465,000 Germans and * Austrians had the courage to vote "no” in the plebiscite on Germany’s annexation of Austria. Nearly 49, .. - 000,000 qualified vot ers went to the polls and gave their ap proval of the “an schluss,” and thus Adolf Hitler scored a tremendous vic tory, greater than even his lieutenants had expected. “This is the proud est hour of my life, said the Fuehrer when told of the Adolf Hitler vote, and the Nazi leaders all were jubilant, and with reason. They said the demonstration of German unity showed it was time to liberate “our Sudeten German friends in Czechoslovakia” and that they wTere ready to obey Hitler's orders blind ly. It was forecast in Berlin that Hit ler would proceed at once to expand and modernize the Austrian army and strengthen Austria's frontier de fenses. And Vienna believed the anti-Jewish program would be in tensified. There was a rumor that Austria would soon cease to be an entity and would be re-christened Osmark, or eastern march . or boundary of the new Germany. Besides voting on the Austro-Ger man union, the electorate chose a new reichstag, which was hand picked by Hitler. German and Aus trian citizens throughout the world voted on the annexation, some cast ing their ballots on German steam ers outside of the three-mile limits of foreign lands. Jews were not allowed to go to the polls. Railway "Court" Proposal HOW to save the important rail ways from bankruptcy was the subject of conferences at the White House and of deep study by the President. He rejected the sugges tion of an outright government sub sidy, and then adopted and offered for legislative action the plan of cre ating a special unit with judicial or quasi-judicial powers to speed up voluntary reorganization of the car riers and solve other of their prob lems. The unit may take the form of a special court or board within the interstate commerce commis This plan was part of a report from a committee of three mem bers of the interstate commerce commission, which report Mr. Roosevelt laid before congress. He did not make specific recommenda tions but asked for “some immedi-' ate legislation,” and intimated he thought any long term program should provide for incorporation of all executive agencies dealing with transportation in one department. sion. Girdler vs. Labor Board TOM GIRDLER, head of Republic Steel, -said in Cleveland that the national labor relations board was “wrong” when it accused Republic of violating the Wagner act before and during last summer’s “little steel” strike, and indicated the com pany would fight parts of the board’s decisions through the courts. The board decided that Republic had violated the Wagner act on eight counts and, among other things, ordered the corporation to re instate 5,000 strikers with back pay from April 8; to break up employee representative plans at five Ohio plants, and to stop practices which would lead employees to think they were not free to join the C. I. O. or other unions. The board also placed on Republic the responsibility for the death of three strikers in a riot last July near the corporation’s Massillon plant. " - — Jail for Townsend DR. FRANCIS E. TOWNSEND, seventy-one-year-old advocate of old-age pensions, must serve 30 days in a District of Columbia jail unless President Roosevelt inter venes in his behalf. The Supreme court declined to interfere with his conviction, of con tempt of the house of representa tives, thus removing his last hope of reprieve by the courts. New French Government FRANCE has a new government headed by Edouard Daladier who succeeded Leon Blum as premier after the fall of Blum’s Popular -.-. Front. Daladier’s | cabinet is the first | wholly nonrevolu | tionist one since the | leftist landslide of | 1936. Not one of his | ministers is even I pink, and there are j | several outright con 1 servatives. Most Georges Bonnet m sigumcam uj. ins sc . lections is Georges Bonnet, former am bassador to the United States, as foreign minister. His choice for this key post means synchronization of French foreign policy with that of Great Britain, the opening of nego tiations with Mussolini and complete abandonment of the Spanish repub lic in its war with Franco's insur gents. The political fate of Daladier’s government depends on his success or failure in breaking up the pre vailing strikes in France. It ap peared probable he would not ask parliament just yet for dictatorial financial powers, the demand that caused the downfall of Blum, but will be satisfied with holding on quietly until after the Easter vaca tion, waiting for the return of so cial peace. Fords' Golden Wedding HENRY FORD and Clara Bryant Ford celebrated their golden wedding in Detroit. The festivities lasted two days, starting with a re- j ception on Mrs. Ford’s seventy-first j birthday at the home of Edsel Ford. J The golden wedding fete was under j the auspices of the Service clubs of j Dearborn and was held in Ford’s reproduction of Independence Hall not far from where the wedding took place in 1888. Nice Job for Tugwell REXFORD G. TUGWELL, who was one of the original Brain Trust members, later under-secre tary of agriculture and head of the resettlement administration, has a fine new job. Mayor LaGuardia has appointed him chairman of the t New York city planning commis sion at a salary of $15,000 a year, succeeding Adolph A. Berle, Jr., now an assistant secretary of state. Tugwell will take the position as soon as he has severed his relations with the American Molasses com- j pany, of which he became vice pres ident in January, 1937. Woe for American Debs JOSEPH P. KENNEDY, American ambassador to London, has abandoned the practice of arrang ing for the annual presentation of 20 or 30 American debutantes to the British king and queen. Hereafter he will present only wives and rela tives of American officials or Amer ican women in permanent resi dence in London. He says he con siders the practice undemocratic and that making a choice from among the numerous applicants is unfair to those omitted. Transatlantic Air Service FEDERAL officials announced that regular transatlantic pas senger and mail air service would start late in July or early in August, on a 24-hour schedule be tween New York and Foynes, Ire land. The flights will be operated by the Pan-American and Imperial Airways. Edward L. Yuravich of the feder al bureau of air commerce said the trips would start with two airliners —an Imperial Airways “pick-a pack” plane and a Pan-American Airways Boeing seaplane, with cruising speeds of 150 to 200 miles per hour. The planes will take off simultaneously from opposite sides of the Atlantic. The western terminal will be at Manhasset bay. Port Washington, Long Island, with the eastern end at Foynes, recently rechristened Shannon, at the mouth of the Shan non river, in Ireland. Current Hump* GOOD GOING The village policeman was pass ing the local inn when, noting that it was well past closing time, he saw a man still sitting in the bar. He went to the proprietor and remonstrated. “That man should be outside,” he said. “Yes,” replied the proprietor, "but I can’t get him out.” “I’ll soon see about that,” replied the constable, promptly, and pitched the unfortunate man out. “Thanks,” replied the boss. “I’ve been trying to get him out for a long time. You see, he’s the bailiff.”— Tit-Bits Magazine. Big Heart A well known attorney was al ways lecturing his office boy, wheth er he needed it or not. One day he chanced to hear the following con versation between the boy and the one employed next door: "How much does your chief pay you?” asked the latter. “I get $1,500 a year. Five dollars a week in cash and the rest in legal advice!"—The Improvement Era. Appropriate Resting Place Waiter—Did you say you wanted the eggs turned over, sir? Diner—Yes—to the Museum of Natural History.—Stray Stories Magazine. NO CHANCE FOR SCANDAL Teacher—You have been absent three days without an excuse. How do you account for it? Tommy—I was afraid if I come steady they’d think you was my sweetie an’ that’d start talk. One Way Out It was at a high school banquet. The speaker of the evening droned on and on, until it seemed he would never end. Finally Fred gave up, and began to nod at his plate. Em barrassed, the class president tapped him sharply on the head to wake him up. Fred groaned: “Hit me harder,” he said. “I can still hear him.” Comeback “Papa!” called little Sally, “the furniture man is here.” “Be there in a minute, dear. Tell him to take a chair." “I did, papa,” called Sally again, “but he said he’d start with the ra dio and studio couch.” Quite a Job “Ah, good mornin’, Mrs. Murphy, and how is everythin’?” “Sure, an’ I’m havin’ a great time of it between me husband and the fire. If I keep me eye on the wan, the other is sure to go out.”—Provi dence Journal. The Right Answer? “Will you tell me why low dresses are called ‘full dress?’ ” “For the same reason, I suppose, that a plucked chicken is called a dressed chicken.”—Pathfinder Magazine. Even “If I’d known what sort of person was at the other side of the door I wouldn't have answered the bell!” “If I’d known, lady, I wouldn’t have rung it.”—Providence Journal. MORE AND MORE “He is what I call a hog.” “Yes, his motto seems to be ‘Get everything and keep more than you get.’ ” Misunderstood Mr. Brown, the proud father of newly born triplets, rang up the local newspaper to report the glad 1 tidings. The girl at the other end did not quite hear what he said. “Will you repeat that?” she asked. “No fear,” was the answer, “not if I can help it.” One Way to Look at It Boss—For a man with no experi ence you ask high wages. Applicant—Well, sir, it’s much harder work when you don't know anything about it. — Stray Stories Magazine. Improved Uniform International SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON By REV. HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST, Dean of the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago. © Western Newspaper Union. Lesson for April 24 RECEIVING VISION FOR SERVICE LESSON TEXT—Mark 9:2-10. GOLDEN TEXT—This is my beloved Son: hear him.—Mark 9:7. PRIMARY TOPIC—On a Mountain with Jesus. JUNIOR TOPIC—With Jesus on a Mountain-top. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC—How Worship Prepares Us for Service. YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC—The Place and Purpose of Vision. “Where there is no vision the peo ple perish” said the wise man of old (Prov. 29:18). For want of a true vision of God, a knowledge of His truth, and the God-given con straint which makes men give them selves in sacrificial service, the people will perish in their sins. But let men come to know the truth as it is in Christ, learn to know Him • as the Son of God glorious and pow erful, and then let them translate their knowledge of Christian truth and their personal spiritual expe riences into the jiaily ministry to the needs of their fellow-men, and there will be songs of salvation and joy. The transfiguration ot our Lord meant much to Him as it brought new assurance of His divine Son ship, His acceptance with the Father, and His resurrection to fol low the death of the cross. We do well to recognize its testimony to Him, but we think today especially of the experience of the disciples and their preparation for service. We, like them, must I. Know Christian Truth. Fundamental in both Christian life and service is a clear under standing of the person and work of Christ. One may come to Christ knowing little more than thait He is the divine Saviour, and one may en ter into Christian living with a meager knowledge of the doctrines of the Bible. But the Christian who fails to grow in knowledge will not grow in grace as he should. God sets no premium on ignorance, in fact it is quite evident that the great blight on the Christian church today is the appalling lack of understand ing of God’s Word. The disciples came to a fuller con viction that He was the Son of God as they saw Him transfigured and heard the Father say, "This is my beloved Son.” They learned more plainly the truth of His coming death for the sins of all mankind. They saw in the indescribable beau ty of that moment the foregleam of His coming glory. What important truths these are—His deity—His re demption—His coming kingship. Do we have a clear grasp of these truths? If not, let us search the Scriptures. II. Experience Spiritual Power. Great experiences of spiritual re newing and power are necessary to effective life and testimony. They may not be in outward manifesta tion, in fact they are more often in the inner recesses of the soul, but they transform men and send them forth to magnificent living for God. One wonders if much of the dearth of power in the Christian church is not to be attributed directly to the lack of such experiences with God. The disciples had an unforgettable mountain-top experience. Even so have many others found the secret of power. It came to D. L. Moody as he walked down a New York street, praying in agony, “Deliver me from myself. Take absolute sway.” The story of what happened to him and through him as a sur rendered instrument in God’s hand is written large on the pages of his tory. Others had similar experi ences. Let us remember that such privileges are not reserved for a few, they are the birthright of every Christian. Power without knowledge is a dangerous and destructive thing, but knowledge without power is a dead thing, resulting in a stale and unfruitful orthodoxy that in turn produces a dreadful and unchristian religious system. It is not enough to know the truth, to be able to discuss it, to divide it, and possibly to fight about it. Let us study God’s Word, but let the truth be baptized in the overflowing spiritual power of a personal experience with God. III. Serve Needy Humanity. Dr. Moore beautifully suggests that Jesus and the disciples went up to the place of prayer, into the place of glory, and down to the place of service. How fitting is that sequence. Much confusion exists in the church because those who have foolishly abandoned their interest in the truth of God’s Word and have substituted the energy of the flesh for spiritual power, have been most diligent in service to human ity, while those who know and ac cept the truth about Christ, and who profess to believe in the power of the Spirit-filled life have failed to serve their needy neighbors. How delightful and useful is the normal, well-rounded life of the true Chris tian, one equipped with an under standing of Christian doctrine, en dued with Holy Ghost power, and humbly serving others. Are you that kind of a Christian? If not, why not? 4- Ruth Wyeth Spears 1 BLACK 2 BED 3 HORIZONTAL MIXED STRIPES 4VERTICAL MIXED STRIPES 5 BLUE 6 TAN Hook an Old Fashioned Rag Rug OF ALL rag rugs the hooked type is the most fascinating and economical. A rug hook, such as may be purchased in notion and fancywork departments, and burlap a little larger than your finished rug are the essentials. Most rug hookers also use a frame of slats bolted together at the corners. They stretch the bur lap over the frame and tack it. Some like a rather large station ary frame. Others use a small one and many hooked rugs are made without any frame at all. Here is a quaint old rug pat tern that you may mark off on your burlap with a yardstick and pencil. The numbers indicate the colors used for the original rug— now more than a hundred years old. The finished rug measures 26 by 34 inches. Allow two inches at all edges for hems. Overcast the edges, then mark the solid one-inch border just inside the hem allowance; then the large eight-inch squares; then the small Jlsk Me Another 0 A General Quiz The Questions 1. What was the most western outpost of the colonies during the Revolution? 2. What city stands on “seven hills”? 3. Was George Washington ac tually born on February 22? 4. The abbreviation “i. e.” is used in the sense of “that is.” For what Latin words do they stand? 5. What states were carved out of the Northwest Territory? 6. What did helium gas sell for during the World war and how much does it sell for now? 7. How much did it cost to send a letter by the famous Pony Ex press from St. Joseph, Mo., to San Francisco, Calif.? The Answers 1. Fort Laurens, about a mile from what is now Bolivar, Ohio. 2. Rome, Italy. 3. Though George Washington actually was born February 11, 1731, it became February 22, 1732, through England’s shift to the Gregorian calendar in 1752. 4. Id est. 5. Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michi gan and Wisconsin. 6. In 1917 the gas was sold to non-government users for $2,000 a cubic foot, and now the price is one cent per cubic foot. 7. At first the company charged $5 for each half-ounce letter, and later the charge was reduced to $2.50. How the "Well-Dressed" Furniture Should Appear This season—and every season —furniture should be kept fresh and gleaming! The home-maker owes it to her furniture—and the appearance of her home. Before it leaves the shop of the furniture dealer, before it is sold—good fur niture is kept polished! The dealer continually gives it a “polish serv ice”, to maintain its rich appear ance—keep the wood “alive!” He, who is an authority, regularly uses a good oil polish (the best is non-greasy, because it has a fine, light-oil base). He knows the importance of this—for selling furniture is his business—and on his shop floor, every piece of fine wood must be kept at its lustrous best! He knows, too, how vital it is to the finish, the very pores of the wood, to frequently apply a quality oil polish on the various suites and fine pieces! The effect of its frequent use on furniture is two-fold: It prevents drying-out and cracking—and it brings to the furniture a deep, lasting high-tone —that suffuses the wood, brings out all the natural beauty of the grain. All woodwork and furni ture will remain “well-dressed,” decorative, sparkling—if cared for j periodically with a reputable 1 light-oil polish! two-inch squares; then draw the diagonal lines across the large squares as shown. Use wool rags if possible and cut the strips not wider than one-half inch. Hold the strip against the wrong side of the burlap and pull loops of it through to the right side with the hook as shown. Short strips are as useful as long. Just pull the ends through and clip them. If you are planning slip covers, curtains, or doing other Spring sewing for the home, you will want a copy of Mrs. Spears’ book, SEWING, for the Home Decora tor. Forty-eight pages of practi cal working directions, with com plete illustrations. A dollar sav ing book for every homemaker. Send name and address, enclosing 25 cents (coins preferred) to Mrs. Spears, 210 S. Desplaines St., Chi cago, 111. 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