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ORT VOL. L. FT. COVINGTON, N. Y.. THURSDAY. JULY 5. 1934. NO. 11. News Review of Current Events the World Over President Cleans Desk for Hawaii Cruise—Drouth Relief Funds Allocated for Middle West—Federal Reward for Dillinger's Arrest. By EDWARD W. PICKARD © by Western Newspaper Union. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT, back 1 from his brief trip to New Haven, ^New London and his home in Hyde Park, put in a busy week clearing up his desk for his de- parture on the long planned cruisethrough the Panama canal to the West coast and Hawaii. All those who have had occa- sion during the last generation to call at the White House are glad to learn that Ru- dolph Forster was selected by the Presi- dent to make the voy- age with him. Since the days of McKiniey this able and courteous gentleman, now executive •clerk in charge of the White House •executive offices, has been on duty and never before has he accompanied any President on a trip. Now Mr. Forster is going to have a real vacation, and .Secretaries Howe, Mclntyre and Earle •will remain behind to take care of the White House. There will be no other •civil officials aboard the cruiser Hous- ton. On the way down to the canal Mr. Roosevelt will visit Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. From Panama •City he will go to the Hawaiian Islands, first making a brief stop in Colombia. Returning to the Pacific coast early in -August Mr. Roosevelt will travel over- land by rail, and there is a possi- bility he will make some speeches, probably in Minneapolis and Green .Bay, Wis., where the tercentenary of the Badger state will be celebrated. TMMEDIATE relief tor the drouth * stricken areas in the Middle West -was decreed by the President in an •executive order which allocated $56,- 250,000 for direct aid. The remain- der of the first distribution of federal relief for the drouth area included ^43,750,000 for purchase of seed, food •and live stock; $25,000,000 for seed -•and feed loans, $12,500,000 for pur- chase of lands in the drouth regions, -and $12,500,000 for establishment of -civilian conservation camps In the stricken region. F INAL settlement of the questions in dispute between the steel mas- ters and their workers is expected and the threatened strike probably will be averted. The President, Invoking his new emergency powers, named a three-man board to arbitrate the in- dustry's troubles, and both sides in- dicated they would accept its deci- sions. The members of the board are Admiral Henry A. Wiley, James Mul- len bach of Chicago and Judge Walter Stacy of the North Carolina Supreme «ourt. The two latter have had long experience as labor mediators. Under the emergency law this group can or- <3er and police elections in all steel plants to determine which union shall represent the men in collective bargain- ing. The board can also hand down decisions on all complaints brought by •either workers or employers. President Roosevelt ordered the toard to report to him from time to time through Secretary of Labor Trances Perkins. I T MAY be necessary to resort to the emergency labor legislation to put an end to the street car strike in Mil- waukee. A minority of the company's employees went out and by violence forced the suspension of secvice. Tha mobs fought the police and attacked the company's electric plant and its •cars. The American Federation of Labor •unions are trying to compel the com- pany to recognize their representatives In dealing with employees insteadWf the company onion with which it has liad a labor contract for 16 years. Rev. Francis J. Haas, formerly of Milwaukee and now chief conciliator for the national labor board, was sent to the Wisconsin city with full author- ity to act. Mayor Hoan, a Socialist, held the company responsible for the strike and ensuing riots. F EDERAL JUDGE J. P. BARNES of Chicago gave one phase of the New Deal a rap by granting an in- junction restraining the government from enforcing the provisions of the AAA milk licensing agreement against the Independent milk dealers in the •Chicago area. In effect, the judge ruled that the government, through the AAA, has usurped powers which un- der the Constitution It bad no author- ity tr> assume. The AAA officials In Washington de- clared they would seek to have Judge Barnes' ruling set aside. Jerome Frank, general counsel for the AAA, admitted that If the decision were up- lield by higher courts, the fifty mar- doting agreements how In force under the farm act and hundreds of the •codes under the NRA would be with- out constitutional sanction. H ARRDIAN hosiery mills; the con- cern that was deprived of its Blue Eagle last April, has been forced to close down, and Us 053 workers are out of Jobs. The little city of Harrl- wan, In Tennessee, depended largely on the mills and the company had the support of practically all the people there in Its dispute with the NRA. The officials of the company sent to Administrator Johnson—and to Presi- dent Roosevelt—a vigorous protest, asserting the concern had been un- justly and unfairly deprived of its property rights In the Blue Eagle. 'We would like to know,\ said the letter, \if the Blue Eagle Is the prop- erty of the law-abiding citizens of the United States or if it is a plaything to be held over the heads of honor- able and decent employers as a cudgel to browbeat and bulldoze them Into surrendering their constitutional rights for the benefit of outside agitators whose only purpose Is to exploit labor for their own personal gain.\ General Johnson's reply was In ef- fect that the company could stay closed forever if it wished to, but it must comply with the NRA regula- tions to get back its Blue Eagle. The dispute started last October, when about 300 employees went on strike with the claim that the com- pany would not reinstate twenty-three workers who had joined the United Workers' Textile union. Fred Held, vice president of the American Federation of Hosiery Workers, went to Harriman after the mills closed, but was taken from the train by a band of armed men, taken some distance in an automobile and released on promise not to return. P OSTMASTER GENERAL FARLEY and Secretary of the Treasury Mor- genthau came forward with an an- nouncement of their plans for the spending of $110,000,000 in the con- struction of new post offices and fed- eral buildings. In all, 626 communities in every state and four territories have been selected for new federal buildings, according to the announcement Half of the program—302 buildings—will be undertaken with $65,000,000 authorized for that purpose in the recently en- acted deficiency-emergency appropria- tion bill. It was explained that 324 buildings will be constructed with \funds already available from other sources.\ U NCLE SAM is determined to get John Dillinger, the country's most notorious desperado. A few days ago Attorney General Cummings offered a reward of $10,000 for the capture of the murderer and bank robber, and half as t ' J| much for information 'jB leading to his arrest \' **^ *^fi A t th e sam e tim e th e -^s* 1 attorney general of- fered $5,000 for the capture of Lester M. Gillis, alias \Baby Face\ Nelson, Dill- John DIMinger man . Inf ormatio n leading to Gillis' capture will be re- warded with $2,500. This action was followed up by con- sideration of plans for co-ordinating federal, state, and local efforts to catch Dillinger. It was understood that plans using the army and Nation- al Guard in the offensive were under discussion. The federal charge against Dillinger is transporting a stolen automobile across the state line. Nelson is want- ed in connection with the murder of W. Carter Baum, Department of Jus- tice agent, near Rhinelander, Wis., April 23. In addition to the federal prize, the person who can catch Dillinger will receive $1,000 reward from each of five states—Indiana, Illinois, Mich- igan, Ohio and Minnesota. S ITTING In his White House study, President Roosevelt talked over the radio directly to millions of his fellow countrymen, seeking to reas- sure those who have been alarmed by the frequent allegations that the New Deal is becoming radical. He rebuked his critics as \doubting Thomases,\ \prophets of calamity\ and \theoret- ical diehards,\ and by implication de- fended the brain trust He highly praised the departing congress for Its work in the lines of relief for the dis- tressed, recovery and \reform and re- construction.\ Mr. Roosevelt told his listeners the simplest way they could judge recov- ery was to consider their own situa- tions.. \Are yon better off than you were last year?\ he asked. \Are your debts less burdensome? Is your bank ac- count more secure? Are your work- ing conditions better? Is your faith In your own Individual future more firm- ly grounded?\ OOMETHING like a hundred thou- ^ sand Americana and Canadians gathered In Detroit for the good will celebration which was held on the Ambassador bridge under the aus- pices of the American Legion and the Canadian Legion, The brjdge, which links Canada and the United States across the Detroit river, was turned Into a huge playground aad customs and immigration barriers were lifted for the day. G IVING up nope for a disarmament pact at Geneva, the British gov- ernment has under way extensive plans for strengthening its air force for defense of the country. This was announced to parliament by Lord Lon- donderry, secretary for air. He turned down a suggestion for an imperial air force for the defense of the' empire, but said there would be close co-oper- ation with the air forces of the ''do- minions. i&^ I N A note to Secretary of State Hull, the British government rejects his suggestion that the war debt might be paid in kind, holding that such a procedure would be Impractical and dangerous to Anglo-American trade. The British expressed a wish for set- tlement of the debts problem \when- ever it may appear that the present abnormal conditions have so far passed as to offer favorable prospects for a settlement.\ N AZI storm troops in Germany have demanded that the Stabl- helm, or Steel Helmets, composed of veterans, be banned by the Hitler government. But the leaders of the organization reply that it shall not be suppressed or absorbed in the storm troops. The existence of the Stahlhelm, they assert, is guaranteed by President Von Hindenburg, Chan- cellor Hitler, and other Nazi chiefs. /~\N THE twentieth anniversary of ^ the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand at, Sarajevo, the event that precipitated the World war, there were bombing outrages through- out Austria directed against the Doll- fuss government and possibly insti- gated by the Nazis. Certainly the disorders were political in nature. Power plants, railway lines, and one newspaper office were blown up. W ITH congress adjourned and the President preparing for his Hawaii cruise, Miss Margaret Le Hand, confidential secretary to Mr. Roosevelt, decided to take a vacation, so she sailed for Europe, Now comes from Paris the positive statement that Miss Le Hand is to be married to Wil- liam C. Bullitt, Amer- ican ambassador to Russia, and that she was making the final arrangements in the French capital. The young lady would say nothing in confirma- tion or denial except to declare that she was not going to Russia, but the correspondents were sure the plans were well advanced for w\at it had been hoped would be a secret wed- ding. It was understood that Corne- lius Vanderbilt, Jr., a close friend of the President, would act as best man for Mr. Bullitt Mr. Vanderbilt is in the Riviera, and Miss Le Hand also was booked to go there before return- ing to America late in July. Ambassador Bullitt is a widower and has a young daughter who is now with him in Moscow. Scenes and Persons in the Current News INFORMATION was given the house 1 committee investigating War de- partment expenditures that prices quoted the government on automobiles have jumped since the issuance of the executive order excluding Henry Ford from bidding until he certifies compliance with the NRA. Represent- ative Kvale of Minnesota said he had evidence to back up this charge, and that the situation has cost tie gov- ernment thousands of doHars already. \For Henry Ford to submit a cer- tificate of compliance,\ Mr. Kvale said, \would mean he wouM have to secure 5,000 certificates of compliance from those who furnish parts and products for his cars. That is obvi- ously impossible.\ The committee called on War de- partment officials to reply to this ac- cusation. H ERE is more woe for President Mendieta of Cuba. The A. B. O. society, strongest of the secret political associations in the island, has an- nounced that it would no longer sup- port the Mendieta government. The reason given was \the lack of firm- ness displayed by the government in dealing with terrorists, especially with men responsible for the assault on the A. B. C. parade .Tune IT.\ The A. B. C. manifesto said the so- ciety would continue to work for the good of Cuba against terrorism and other forms of \gangsterism\ which \are directly traceable to the Influence of Moscow gold.\ A crisis in the cabinet resulted and several members, who belong to the A. B. C, offered their resignations, as did 600 employees of the treasury de- partment A committee of conciliation was at work on the government's troubles and it was reported that It might suggest a parliamentary form of government headed by a prime minister. The A. B. C. leaders would agree to this if the premier were chosen from thefof ranks. B ILATERAL conversations on naval strength, being conducted In Lon- don by the United States, Great Brit- ain and Japan preparatory to the com- ing conference, did not appear to be getting anywhere. The British sub- mitted a plan whereby the United States should sink its battleship fleet and Britain should be permitted to build a large number of email cruis- ers, airplane carriers and airplanes, and they, the proposers, were fright- ened by their own temerity. Mean- while the Japanese delegate told the American representative that his gov- ernment was increasingly suspicious of an understanding between Britain and America that would work to th« detriment of Japan. Howe About: 'overty A Sordid Tale ir Rogtm ©. Bell Syndicate.—WNU Service. 1—Senoritas at the annual fiesta of the San Juan Bautista mission in California, riding In one of the original caretas used by the old padres. 2—Unveiling a tablet at Norway, 111., memorializing the one hundredth anniversary of the founding of the first permanent Norwegian settlement in the United States. 3—British military planes flying in formation over the Tigris river at Bagdad. Women Are Working the Farms in the Saar \RAILWAY QUEEN\ Making a tour of the railways of Canada and the United States is Miss Oracle Jones Holyhead, Wales, who recently was selected as \railway queen\ by the railroad workers of the United Kingdom. Around her neck is her \chain of office.\ MONKEY MOUNTAIN That adults and children alike en- joy watching the antics of monkeys is demonstrated by the throngs that gather around this miniature moun- tain in Frank Buck's wild animal ex- hibit at the World's fair in Chicago. The mountain is inhabited by nearly 230 rhesus monkeys* Three of Our \Most Beautiful Women\ Three of the ten women recently designated by artists as the \most beauti- ful women In America\ met in Hollywood not long ago. Left to right: Mrs. A. Compton Bilicke, Los Angeles society woman; Norma Shearer, brilliant st; of the motion pictures; and Dolores Dei Rio, fiery Mexican screen luminary. Miss Shearer played hostess to the two other beauties. Heirlooms to Fight Two Senators Heirlooms of many prominent Louisiana families are being collected foi sale by members of the Louisiana Women's committee to carry on their fighl to oust Senators Long and Overton. Members active in the project are, left to right: Mrs. George Westfeldt; Mrs. Hilda Phelps Hammond, chairman of th» Women's committee; Mrs. George Lyons and Mrs. Joseph Friend, By ED HOWE 7*VERY Little while I encounter the \ statement in American pri^t that .73 per cent of citizens die, as paupers * * not in the poor house, then as belp- ss burdens on grumbling relatives. It is ar disgraceful charge to make tn a country as-good as this. How near true is It? And how much of the blame attaches to the unhappy 73 per cent? •-. ' The other day I attended the funeral >f a man I had known some years. \or six months he had been a charity aatient at a public institution (and a very unpopular one, as he had an ugly temper). For 30 years he had a salary never below $40 a week, and light and pleasant 'work, yet was never a week ahead of the hounds. Within a year of his death he took i long trip on borrowed money, in an lutomobile the mortgage took after the funeral. Mortgages also emptied his house of all the furniture worth anything. I have known him to jgtve \parties\ on money he should -and might have saved to pay his funeral expenses. He jazzed his music, his job, his life. He might have owned a shop of his own 30 years ago, but was always expecting a \raise\ when a reduction as steadily more probable. It is not an unusual case; the dis- turbing figures quoted may not be too high. * * * I know an old fellow who, disposed to do his duty to the unemployed the past winter, hired an automobile driver he did not \need because the fel- low had a wife and two children. In one night the man stole a car, help up a filling station, and married a street walker, and is now in jail at the expense of overburdened tax- payers. Before the state is through with him—trial, rehearing, deputies to take him to prison, officers to guard and feed him, chaplains to pray for him—his cost to the public will be several thousand dollars more. It is a sordid tale, but true. What was in that man's brain cavity? Did his parents spoil him, or was it the help howling in publications and con- ventions, and everybody saying that civilization is a failure? * * *, I know a stout young man with ex- cellent natural intellectual equipment who for 20 years has been a con- temptible scoundrel in all his relation* with his mother. He reduced her to poverty, and she went to work, but he refused to; he lives off her work, and is mean to her. He is a disreputable loafer, yet the women say \there is nothing vicious about the boy,\ and rather like him. They even severely criticize his mother for \spoiling\ him, although, she has done nothing except love him, and coax him with tears in her eyes to behave himself. * * * A certain great scientist, whose spe- cial branch is mankind, said in a re- cent writing that he liked to study his own body; he even found toothache interesting. I wonder what this man thinks of love. I once had a friend who, as a single man, was quite admirable. Soon after he married a woman we all thought very nice, he became so brutal as to strongly suggest insanity. Total- ly .separated from her by divorce, and removed to a distant place, he again became a gentleman, and made a name for himself in one of the foremost professions. * • * I was once with a hunting party In the West, and we set a trap. One morning we found a bear In It As we rode back to camp with the hide, the negro cook, who had come along for the ride, was speaking of the surprise of the bear when caught. Here was a tempting morsel: half an antelope, and the bear was hungry. In getting it, a hidden trap suddenly snapped. Quoting the bear, the negro said: \My Lord, what have I stepped into!\ * * • Great outrages are apparently com- mitted by judges. It is stated by a reputable newspaper, quoting official records, that a woman was judged in- sane. During the following year the court allowed bills of the guardian amounting to forty thousand dollars, mostly bills for fees of lawyers, while the insane woman was allowed only six thousand for living expenses. And now hundreds of the woman's neighbors testify she was nev«r in- sane; the woman herself swore that she was persuaded by lawyers to con- sent to a fraudulent insanity plea as the best means of robbing relatives in a court proceeding. What a sickening outrage to go on in a courthouse built at the cost of taxpayers to insure justice. * # • I do not believe the people can ever be cured of their natural dishonesty, but still have hope they can be taught honesty is the best policy, if we will teach it as long and industriously as we have taught some of our untrue doctrines. * * * Some of these days you will realize that you have managed your affairs badly all your life. Why not admit your weakness as early as possible, and endeavor to do better? This is the soundest advice one fool man can give, another. I
