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THE SUN, NEWBERRY, S. C-, FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 1938 News Review of Current Events REED FOR SUPREME COURT Solicitor General Is Nominated by the President . . . Roosevelt Would Wipe Out All Holding Companies ; ■H mm fer y Drags Wolf and Foolish Bear, aged members of the ancient water- buster clan of North Dakota’s Gros Ventre Indians, are shown being greeted by “The Great White Father,” President Roosevelt, whom they visited on a trip which they hope will bring a merciful rain to end the long drouth in their parched country. The Indians were on their way to the Heye foundation of the Museum of the American Indian where George G. Heye was to return to them a sacred bundle, a “medicine” they beUeve will make their lands fertile again. Since the loss of the bundle in 1907, their country is slowly turning into desert due to lack of rain. 4^ SUMMARIZES THE WORLD’S WEEK G Western Newspaper Union. Stanley F. Reed Choice of Reed Liked N OMINATION of Stanley Formen Reed of Kentucky, solicitor general, as associate justice of the Supreme court met with general ap proval and it was predicted in Wash ington that he would be speedily con firmed by the sen ate with little or no opposition. Republicans and Democrats alike were quick to praise the Kentuckian, who, while a de fender of many New Deal measures, has acquired a reputa tion for being realistic and a liberal with “moderate” tendencies. Senator Ashurst, chairman of the judiciary committee, named a sub committee which planned quick public hearings on the nomination. Mr. Reed, who will fill the va cancy caused by the retirement of Justice George Sutherland, is fifty- three years old and has never be fore been on the bench. In 1929 Herbert Hoover, then President, made him general counsel of the federal farm board. Later he was shifted to the same capacity in the Reconstruction Finance corporation. He retained his post at the outset of the present administration. Then President Roosevelt picked him for solicitor general to defend the New Deal cases before the Su preme court. Of these he won 11 and lost 2. In the opinion of lawyers Mr. Reed’s legal philosophy is orthodox. His liberalism is not that which would do away with legal proce dure in establishment of untried schemes, yet he feels that congress and the President would shirk their duty if they did not venture into legislative fields of untried constitu tionality. Hits Holding Companies P RESIDENT ROOSEVELT, in a press conference, declared he was determined to wipe out all hold ing companies. The method to be used in eliminating them, he said, was still under discussion; he in dicated it might be done through legislation and the exercise of the taxing power. The “death sentence” imposed on holding companies in the utility in dustry in the 1935 act is a step to ward the new purge. The Presi dent revealed that Wendell L. Will- kie, head of the Commonwealth and Southern corporation, recently had urged him to relax this restriction and that his plea had been rejected. Senator Norris, who has proposed that most holding companies be taxed out of existence, holds that it might be desirable to retain first de gree companies, or those which hold securities in operating companies only. Tax Changes Planned pHAIRMAN DOUGHTON and his ' house ways and means commit tee began hearings on proposals for 63 changes in the revenue laws which would exempt small corpora tions, constituting 90 per cent of American business, under the undi vided profits levy and grant large enterprises only part of the relief demanded from harsh rates. These changes were formulated by Fred Vinson’s subcommittee, which in a long report defended them as fair and predicted they would stimulate business without re ducing the aggregate federal reve nue. In addition to changes in the tax structure the sub-committee urged recodification of the complex maze of internal revenue statutes to clar ify their meaning, speed tax collec tions, and simplify enforcement. The most important individual change recommended was the pro posed exemption of small corpora tions—those earning $25,000 or less annually and comprising about 90 per cent of the nation’s 200,000 busi ness concerns—from the undistrib uted surplus tax. The report proposed as a “general rule” a tentative tax of 20 per cent on corporations’ earnh'gs more than $25,000 per year, but allowing a credit of four-tenths of I per cent for each 10 per cent of earnings de clared as dividends. Kidnaped Ross W^s Slain CCORE another for J. Edgar ^ Hoover and his “G-men”. They have solved the mysterious case of the kidnaping of Charles Ross, elder ly retired manufacturer, in Chicago last September, arrested the kidnap er and obtained his confession that he killed both Ross and his own con federate after getting $50,000 ran som money from Mrs. Ross. The murderer, Peter Anders, was taken at Santa Anita race track, near Los Angeles, where he had been passing some of the ransom money through the pari mutuel ma chines. Full details of his confession were not at once made public. —*— Dodd Angers the Nazis WflLLIAM E. DODD, until re- ’cently American ambassador to Berlin, has put himself in a class with Mayor La Guardia so far as the Nazis are con cerned, by a speech in New York. It was violently anti-Hitler, and German Am bassador Hans Dieckhoff immedi ately made a bitter protest to Secretary of State Hull, saying Dodd had insulted the Reichsfuehrer. In particular the W. E. Dodd ambassador was an gered by Dodd’s statements that un der Hitler “almost as many person al opponents were killed in five years as Charles II (king of Eng land) executed in 20 years of the Seventeenth century,” and that Hit ler is “now more absolute than any medieval emperor of Germany.” Mr. Hull informed Dieckhoff that Dodd was now a private citizen and that our government does not have control over the utterance^ of individuals; also that Dodd’s utter ances do not represent the view? of this government. No Peace with Chiang JAPAN is determined to bring to pass the complete downfall of Chiang Kai-shek and his Nationalist government of China. Following a meeting of the imperial council in Tokyo in the presence of the em peror, it was announced that Japan would withdraw its recognition of the Chiang regime and would en courage the Japanese-dominated government set up in Peking. The official statement continued: “Needless to say, this involves no change in the policy adopted by the Japanese government of respecting the territorial integrity and sover eignty of China, as well as the rights and interests of the other powers in China. “Japan’s responsibilities for peace in East Asia are now even heavier than ever before. It is the fervent hope of the government that the people will put forth still greater effort toward the accomplishment of this important task incumbent on the nation.” Shanghai was informed that Chi ang had ordered his troops “not to retreat a single inch.” §1 WZit Capt. Edwin C. Mustek Canal Toll Fight On CENATORS and representatives of ^ the Mississippi valley lining up for a determined fight against a bill sponsored by Senator McAdoo of California to exempt coastwise shipping from payment of Panama canal tolls. The opponents feel that the measure would endan ger the prosperity of Middle West industries, many of which already have been crippled or wiped out since the opening of the Panama canal and the establishment of tolls lower than rail rates from the Mia- sissippi valley to either coast. This cheapening of transportation ter seaboard industries made it impos sible for enterprise in the interior of the country to compete in seaboard markets. Public hearings on the McAdoo bill were opened, and it was pre dicted there would be a great strug gle in congress between seaboard and interior interests. / —♦— Six Million III Every Day JJECAUSE of illness or injury, an average of 6,000,000 of the coun try’s 130,000,000 men, women and children are each day unable to work, attend school, or pursue other usual Activities during the winter months. This state of affairs was revealed by a report of the federal public health service. Seventeen per cent of all the peo ple, according to the report, loses at least one week in a year because of illness. j “In the light of current attempts to determine the extent and causes of unemployment, and its relation to inadequate food, shelter and medi cal care, further revelations of this survey should be of extreme im portance.” Big Flying Boat Destroyed CAMOAN CLIPPER, huge flying ^ boat of the Pan-American Air ways, fell into the Pacific ocean near Samoa, carrying the seven members of the crew to their deaths. There were no pas sengers, for the ship was making one of its pioneering flights on the newly estab lished route across the Pacific. It was on the way from Pago Pago harbor, American Samoa, to Auckland, New Zea land, and had turned back toward Pago Pago because of an oil leak. Pre sumably it was dumping gasoline to facilitate landing and the fuel ex ploded, destroj ng the plane. First in the list of victims was Capt. Edwin C. Musick, considered the most experienced ocean flyer in the world and chief pilot of the Pa cific division of Pan-American. He was one of the most conservative of flyers and officials of the com pany said he and his flight crew were entirely blameless for the dis- aster. Those who perished with Musick were First Officer Cecil G. Sellers, Junior Flight Officer Paul S. Brunk, F. J. MacLean, J. W. Stickrod, J. A. Brooks and J. T. Findlay. Plane Crashes in Rockies O NE of Northwest Airlines’ new Lockheed Zephyr passenger planes, flying from Seattle to Chi cago, struck a onow-cover.'d peak of the Rocky mountains nc r Boze man, Mont., and was sma -aed and burned. All aboard, including eight passengers and two pilots, were killed, their charred bodies being found by a party that made its way through a raging blizzard to the scene of the accident. Officials of the company could not explain the disaster but said all ships of the new type were ground ed pending investigation. Franco in a Crisis C'RANCE was indulging in another r of its periodical governmental crises. Financial and labor troubles forced Premier Camille Chautemps and his Popular Front cabinet to resign, and the customary search for a man who could command a majority of the chamber ensued. At the present writing President Le brun had turned again to Chau temps, but the situation was chang ing with each hour. Georges Bon net, who has been serving as am bassador to Washington tried his htnd, but was blocked by Leon Blum, socialist leader and former premier. Then Blum undertook the job but gave up because of conserv. ative opposition. K, Tval Building Race On E'RANCE’S reply to the recent an- " nouncement that Italy would build two 35,000 ton battleships is the decision to construct two battle- ships of 42,000 tons each, exceeded in size only by the British battle cruiser Hood. The navy committee of the chamber of deputies was pre paring to ask Minister of Finance Georges Bonnet to supplement the 1938 naval budget by 2,000,000,000 francs from the sorely pressed treasury to keep ahead of Musso lini’s forces at sea. —*— Marriage Mills Stopped JNDI ANA’S notorious marriage A mills were given a death blow when the State Supreme court up held a statute enacted 86 years ago forbidding county clerks to issue marriage licenses to women who are not residents of the county in which the license is issued. ADVENTURERS’ CLUB HEADLINES FROM THE LIVES OF PEOPLE LIKE VOURSELF! “While the Creek Rose By FLOYD GIBBONS Famous Headline Hunter H ello everybody: Well, sir, what are we going to do with this guy—a bird with a story that nobody will believe? His name is George Kincel of Weehawken, N. J., and he writes as follows: “When I told this story to my friends a few years ago, all I got was snickers and laughs behind the hand, so this is only the second time it has ever been related. I can furnish plenty of proofs of its authenticity, but if you don’t believe it, don’t publish it. I’d rather take a sock in the jaw than have you doubt it. George has got me in a spot there. I’ve either got to believe his tale or pop him one on the button. Well, fortunately for the peace of Weehawken, I do believe George’s yarn. It’s a straight story, and it checks. What more could I ask for? Don’t worry, George. If I didn’t believe it I WOULDN’T publish it. But here it comes—and that’s my answer to those birds who gave you the horse laugh. Storm on Bald Mountain. It all came about on a camping trip. George and a pal were tenting it on the summit of Bald mountain, near Scranton, Pa. The time was June, 1933, and just in case anybody wants to check up on George’s story, his pal’s name is Tom Coyne, of Scranton, Pa. Darkness was coming on—and so was a storm. It occurred to George that they didn’t have enough firewood to last the night through, he told Tom to get things in readiness for the storm while he went to get the wood. George left the camp and headed for a pile of logs that some woods men had left nearby. He picked up four—two on each shoulder—and started back. He was about fifty yards away from camp and crossing a tiny stream by stepping from stone to stone when the heavens opened up above him and the rain began to fall in one solid sheet. Lightning began to play across the sky, and George had hardly taken two more steps when a terrific crash of thunder made him jump. Rain Began to Fail in One Solid Sheet. He slipped and went over backwards. The logs on his shoulder fell on top of him. One of them landed on his head and knocked him out. Wedged Fast Between Two Rocks. Says George: “The rain soon revived me, but when I came to, I was unable to move. I was wedged in between two rocks about four feet high, afid the logs were right on top of me, lodged in such a man ner that I couldn’t budge them. My arms were pinned to my sides, and my feet were the only parts of my body I could move. But they didn’t quite touch the ground. My head was on the ground, in about half an inch of water. I could only raise it about an inch.” Well, sir, George lay still for a minute, trying to think of some way to wriggle himself free. Then, suddenly, he noticed something that made him gasp. The water in which his head lay was beginning to rise. That’s when George began to yell for Tom. But by that time the .•ain was falling with a steady roar that drowned out his cries the min ute they left his lips. The booming of the thunder added to the din. George yelled again and again, but Tom didn’t hear him. “The rain,” he says, ‘was falling faster now. The creek was rising. The water had reached my ears. Then I fell into a panic and began to scream. The water rose slowly—giving me plenty of time to realize the •'elplessness of the situation. It came up to my cheek-bones—cov ered my face and neck. Finally, nothing but my nose was above it, and I had to keep my head raised to keep it there.” His Final Yell Brought Rescue. The muscles of George’s neck were tired from holding up his head. He tried to lower it, but immediately the water began flooding into his nose. The rain slackened, and hope sprang into his breast. But it quickly died again. The rain might be slackening—but the creek was still rising. George began to say a prayer then—a silent prayer, for he couldn’t speak. The rain had long since covered his mouth. Now it was creeping into his nostrils. He wouldn’t last much longer. Just another fraction of an inch and the water would cut off ■ his breath. In a minute it did. But George fought literally to the last gasp. “I summoned all my strength," he says, “and put it into one final, screaming yell. Not only my strength, but also all my hope went into that shout. Then, the tired muscles of my neck gave way. My head fell back under the water. “I held my breath for what seemed an eternity. At last I was forced to expel it. Then I felt myself choking and lost consciousness.” The next thing George knew, he was lying on the bank of the creek, and Tom was bending over him giving him artificial respiration. As soon as George was strong enough to get to his feet again, Tom told him what had happened. When George didn’t come back after fifteen or twenty minutes, Tom became alarmed and went out looking for him. He was prowling around about ten feet away from him when George gave that last yell. Then he went down between those rocks and pried him loose. Copyright.—WNU Service. Selecting White House Site President Washington and Major Pierre Charles L’Enfant, who laid out the national capital, selected the site for the White House in 1791. A competition was held for plans for an executive mansion, and the win ning architect was James Hoban of Dublin. The corner stone was laid October 13, 1792. The building was not ready for occupancy until November, 1800. when President and Mrs. John Adams moved in. When the British captured Washing ton in 1804, they burned the White House. Hoban superintended its restoration. Storms Toss Up Amber Residents along the Baltic shore of East Prussia are always glad to see a storm coming up because these oceanic disturbances often cast up chunks of precious amber along the beaches. Most of the am ber mining is done with powerful dredges and the substance, once valued more highly than gold, is worked into many kinds of jewelry. History relates that the Emperor Nero once sent an expedition across Europe to the amber mines along the Baltic sea Forgiving One Another Forgiveness of injuries is a God- given grace. It is the most reluc tant act that human nature ever performs. In the deepest condition of moral degradation there is no such thing as forgiveness of injuries thought about. So destitute is man kind of the spirit of forgiveness of injuries that heathen religions taught the right of revenging an in jury, but not of forgiving one. In view of this, we say, the spirit of for giving injuries is God-given. The Bible is the one book which from beginning to end advocates for giveness. Monks Incarcerate Themselves Near Gyantse, Tibet, stands a lamasery whose lamas, or monks, incarcerate themselves in small mud huts, without doors or win dows, for periods from a year to a lifetime, in order to earn a first- class reincarnation. As no mortal eye may look upon them during these years of seclusion, says Col lier’s Weekly, they wear a glove on the hand used to take their food from a brother lama when he passes it to them through a small cur tained aperture. S EW - YOUR -OWN means most at this season of the year when dark and long winter days make time hang heavy on your hands. You can get your Spring wardrobe well started by making these days count. This is the time to sew and sew—and then when the first crocuses show their heads, you will be all ready for Spring; your wardrobe in or der and the right clothes to wear. With sew-your-own patterns and a few yards of material, you can make short work of this whole business of sewing. Practical Slip. This four-gore slip, is the choice of every woman who likes com fort. The side panels prevent the slip from twisting and turning and keep it comfortably in place on the most strenuous day. The pat tern includes built-up and strap shoulder—and you can make it for your own wardrobe in a few hours at a fraction of what you would usually spend. Keep the pattern, you will use it again and again once you see how really comfortable this dress is. Cheery Morning Frock. No matter how many of these informal dresses you have, you never have enough. So start right in to sew now and make two or three of them for Spring. This dress (the one in center) is de signed on clever shirt-waist lines and buttons from neck to hem. Piping is used at edge of collar, cuffs and pockets. It’s the neat est, trimmest little frock you have ever seen. You’ll , enjoy it all through the summer. Sweet and Simple. The figure at right is wearing an afternoon frock that is as fresh and new as a daisy. The gored skirt flaxes like a ballerina’s and the bodice is smoothly fitted, clos ing with two wide scallops trimmed in smart ruffling. Wear this dress for bridge parties now— and wear it all through the Spring and Summer. It is one of the most popular silhouettes—nicely made up in silk or cotton. Pattern 1437 is designed for 'Quotations' Not ill the lip* can (peak is worth the silence of the heart.—Adams. In all pointed sentences some de cree of accuracy mast be sacrificed to conciseness.—Johnson. A sight to dream of, not to tell.— Coleridge. He most lives who thinks most, feels the noblest, acts the best.— Bailey. That treacherous phantom which men call liberty.—Buskin. We are all quick to imitate what it base and depraved.—Juvenal. To one who knows, it is superflu ous to give advice; to one who does not know, it is insufficient.—Seneca. Safekeeping If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him.—Franklin. Peace at Home He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.—Goethe. CHEW LONG BILL NAVY.TOBACCO A Thought A little explained, a little en dured ; a little forgiven and the quarrel is cured. Life Is Labor “The happiness of men consists in life. And life is in labor.”— Count Tolstoi. Calotabs Help Nature To Throw Off a Cold Millions have found in Calotabs a most valuable aid in the treat ment of colds. They take one or two tablets the first night and re peat the third or fourth night if needed. How do Calotabs help nature throw off a cold? First, Calotabs are one of the most thorough and dependable of all intestinal elimb- nants, thus cleansing the intestinal tract of the virus-laden mucus and toxins. Second, Calotabs are diuretic to the kidneys, promoting the elimination of cold poisons from the blood. Thus Calotabs serve the double purpose of a purgative and diuretic, both of which are needed in the treatment of colds. Calotabs are quite economical; only twenty-five cents for the family package, ten cents ter tbs trial package.—(adv.)