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\ Ban well IN itiaat Banwll & C- Thandaj. 3, 1936 BRISBANE THIS WEEK End of the Treaty Ifillinna for New Farme Too Many Apologies The Mirror Monocle Chancellor Hitler has demolished the remaining fragments of the Ver sailles treaty, no tifying the great t powers that they may no longer control, as they have done since 1918, the princi- pal rivers of Ger- Artkar Brlabana many. The Rhine, Elbe, Oder and Danube rivers, within German territory, now re turn to German control and France is con tent to ask other powers to join a protest. Mere pro tests amount to little in European diplomacy, as the world learned from the Ethiopian war. That settles, finally, the Versailles treaty, a foolish effort to enslave a nation that made the emergence of this, or some other, Hitler in evitable. Mr. Tugwell seeks an appropri ation of five hundred million dol lars to provide poverty - stricken farmers, now on worthless farms, with other land that will support them; also bams, houses, out-build- ings. He thinks $50,000,000 a year for ten years would do the work, and plans to vacate 9,000,000 “worthless acres.” Anything that will diminish hu man misery is desirable, even though incompetency may be in part responsible for the trouble. In England, the government, guided by experts, is making ex cellent pasture lands of soil that was worthless. Our government might investigate that process. General Markham, chief army engineer, advises putting an air base in the harbor of our Midway island, far away in the Pacific ocean* The War Department says, apologetically, that this would be a commercial development, al though it might be useful for de- Why an apology? Nobody in Eu rope, Asia or Africa apologizes to us for building an air base, or asks our opinion about It. The War department says there is no treaty obligation forbidding such an air base If there were, what of it? Treaties can be can- celle#, and should be when they are foolish or unjust—for further details, ask Hitler. Germans are said to be wearing a new eyeglass called a “spy mon ocle.” Arranged to look like the ordinary single eyeglass, the “spy monocle” is arranged with a mir ror, permitting the wearer to look behind him and see if there is any body listening to his conversation. German police eagerly discourage any one who suggests that the Nazi government is not perfect. The opening of the Bay bridge, connecting San Francisco and Oak land, California, is important not •only to California and the two united cities, but to the whole country. This magnificent bridge, elimi nating femes on the bay that sep arates San Francisco and Oakland, is a magnificent accomplishment of engineering and public spirit. Mr. Green’s American Federa tion of Labor decides on a “fight to a showdown" with Mr. Lewis’ “Committee for Industrial Organi zation,” which wants to unionize all the 30,000,000 workers not yet organized, and seems to include tak ing over Mr. Green and his fed eration also. Next on the program appears to be a big labor fight: Mr. Green is thoughtful, wise; Mr. Lewis is forceful, determined. The outcome cannot be predicted. The outside citizen will pray that there may not be too much interference with returning prosperity. A greatly increased demand for tools shows that more men are getting jobs, and announcements of new wage increases, big and little, are many. Twenty-three more firms have announced better wages for 28,000 more workers. An average increase of $130 a year, less than 50 cents a day, might seem unimportant, but it means one hundred and thirty million more dollars that 1,000,000 workers will have to spend, in a year. That is not unimportant. England intends next time to de vote her energy and strength to protecting herself. Sir Samuel Hoare, first lord of the admiralty, says England has no “commitments” like those of 1914, that would compel her to send troops to the continent if war should start. She will do as she pleases, which means that she will probably stay at home, busy with enemy air planes, perhaps helping to finance friends on the continent, as she did in the Napoleonic wars, as she did before and since. • Klas rMlHTM Syndic*l*. la*. WNU SotIm. News Review of Current Events the World Over Italy and Germany Recognize Insurgent Regime In Spain —Anti-Communist Pact Angers Russia—Tugwell Resigns—^President on Unemployment. By EDWARD W. PICKARD • Wntdra Newspaper Union. T^AT *** *hip canal across x Florida from the Atlantic to the Gulf, condemned by the army en gineers’ board as not justified, start ed by the New Deal and stopped when congress—refused—to appro- IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL UNDAY1 chool Lesson ■t KEV. HAROLD L LUMDQUIST. Dean af tha^iaody Bible UatitaW • Wee tern News Union. Gen. Franco V/fUSSOLINI and HiUer threw •LVi Europe into spasms of alarm by suddenly calling into session the ministerial councils of Italy and Germany and causing them to rec- ognize formally the Fascist government of Gen. Francisco Franco as .the legal government of war- torn Spain. It was taken for granted that Austria and Hungary would fol low suit. Maj. Ra mon Franco, broth er of the Spanish in surgent chieftain, had been in Rome and probably informed D Duce that the general, whose attacks on Madrid were meet ing with unexpected resistance, might los/ the war unless he were given active support by the nations that sympathized with his cause. Mussolini and Hitler did not immedi ately announce that they would quit the international agreement for in tervention in Spain, but it was be lieved they would soon be shipping munitions to Franco's armies. They withdrew their diplomatic represen tatives from Madrid and arranged to send others to the rebel gov ernment. Great Britain and Russia wera •tunned by the action of the two dictators and cabinet meeting* were hurriedly called. The British are determined not to be drawn into the Communist-Fascist conflict but they believe that Italy and Ger many, especially the former, have designs in the Mediterranean that would peril Britain’s seaway to the Orient and ere preparing to meet any such threat Russia’s reaction was awaited breathlessly, end the soviet government waa being pro voked still further by the fact that General Franco declared a block ade of the port of Barcelona, cap ital of the almost independent prov ince of Catalonia. This move cer tainly waa made to atop the landing of munitions and food from Russia destined for the Spanish loyalist forces. England, France and other nations were greatly concerned over the blockade, for the port is largely used by their shipping. The Spanish rebels have created a strongly forti fied port at Palma on the island of Mallorca that can be used as a base for bombardment of Barce lona from the sea. Blockading ves sels may be supplied by Portugal, which warned neutral shipping to •void the Barcelona port, though Lisbon had not yet formally rec ognized Franco's government. An almost humorous note came from Geneva where League of Na tions observers asserted that the llalo - German recognition of the Spanish insurgents violated Article 10 of the covenant which demands that league members respect “ter ritorial integrity and ths existing political independence of all mem bers of the league.” They seem to have forgotten how the league abandoned Manchuria to Japan and Ethiopia to Italy not so long ago. The Italian grand council, with Mussolini presiding, voted to sup port the Duce’s policies by giving him more airplanes, more guns, more warships and more men. It was frankly stated that the reason for this was the threatening inter national situation. Italian opinion was that if France joined Russia in aiding the formatiop of a radical Spanish government with its capital at Barcelona—in event that Mad rid fell to the Fascists—there would be great danger of general war. /COMPLICATING 4be already com- ^ plex European situation and di rectly threatening war is the alleged fact that Germany and Japan have united to fight the spread of com munism, and that their pact is ex pected to be adhered to by Italy and perhaps various central Eu ropean nations. This is of course directed mainly against soviet Rus sia, and Moscow is actively aware of the menace. It is understood that the agreement provides that Germany and Japan shall keep strong military forces in East Prus sia and Manchukuo respectively; that the two nations shall exchange military information and orders, and that in certain contingencies Germany shall supply Japan with war materials. An immediate source of friction between Germany and Russia is the arrest of 23 Get mans in Moscow and Leningrad under charges of plotting to steal secret military in formation, to, wreck industrial plants and to kill government lead ers. Berlin protested the arrests but the soviet officials replied that all formalities governing such cases had been observed and that several of the prisoners had confessed their guilt. The German propaganda min istry said the story of the German- Japanese agreement, which came from Moscow, was a “periodic lie” which this time was intended to sideirack German protests against the arrests. priate more funds, probably will now be pushed on to completion. The army engineers, having been asked by the President for a re visory report, have submitted one holding that the project would be justified “in the public interest”— an absolute reversal of opinion. The board also found that the canal would cost only $162,985,000, instead of $223,440,000, as estimated on De cember 30,1933, when material costs were substantially lower than they now are. So far the sum of $5,400,000 has been spent on the project. II EXFORD GUY TUGWELL, known as the No. 1 braintrust- er, has resigned from his post as undersecretary of agriculture and resettlement admin istrator and accept- e d the executive vice presidency of the American Mo lasses company, of which another brain- truster, Charles W. Taussig, is presi dent, and a third, A. A. Berle, Jr., is a director. In accent ing the resignation _ _ _ „ the President wrote “• Tll ^ weU to Mr. Tugwell: “Later on I fully expect to ask you to come back to render additional aervice.” Mr. Tugwell will serve on a special committee of 38 just appointed by the President to study the farm tenancy problem. The new reset tlement administrator is W. W. Al exander, who has been first assist ant. John G. Winant, who resigned as head of the social security board te take part in the Presidential elec tion campaign, has resumed that position at the urgent request of Mr. Roosevelt and is directing the big task of enrolling the future old sge pensioners. CATLING from Charleston aboard ^ the cruiser Indianapolis for Buenos Aires and the Pan-American peace conference. President Roose velt directed the release of a state ment in which he announced that the government will continue to spend money on a work relief pro gram until July 1, 1938 at least. It is estimated that congress will be asked to appropriate as much as $1,500,000,000 for relief in the next session. Although he professed himself gratified at the inroads upon unem ployment by industry, the President commented upon the fact that pri vate business has not yet absorbed vast masses of the unemployed and that millions of persons remain on the Works Progress administration pay roll and other governmental * agencies. Mr. Roosevelt declared it was “widely known” that many of the largest industries will not hire work ers over forty years of age. To a large extent, he charged, this policy is responsible for the relatively large number of older workers on relief. And industry must expand opportunities for the hiring of un skilled workers, he said. The mayors of the United States, in annual conference in Washington, were gratified by assurances from both Harold Ickes, head of the PWA, and Harry Hopkins, head of the WPA, that the administration will not cease its spending efforts to keep alive the emergency or ganizations intended to deal with the unemployment problem. “I am convinced,” Ickes said, “that the PWA should be made a permanent agency of government. It will expire June 30 next. On that date, many projects will not be completed. Necessarily, a law should be passed giving time within which to complete the tasks al ready undertaken.” Hopkins predicted the 1929 level of production would be reached next year. “Yet the end of our troubles seems a long way off,” he remarked. "There were about 1,800,000 un employed even at the 1929 peak, but next year, with the same vol ume of production, carefully pre pared estimates indicate that there will still be some 6% to 7 millions unemployed.” C'OR more than ten years the ^ American government has been building monuments of the World, war on French and Belgian battle fields and memorial chapels in the eight American military cemeteries in France, Belgium and England. This work is now completed and the American Battle Monuments commission, of which General Per shing is chairman, recqmmends that the structures be dedicated next July, twenty year* after America’s entry into the war. The approval of the President and congress is re quired. The apostle Paul was an example in many things, and not the least important of these is the manner in which he was constantly on the look out for young men who by the call and blessing of God would take up the gospel ministry. He realized that there was much to be done and that if the Lord tarried he and his co-workers would pass on, and the work must needs be carried for ward by younger men. Not only did he seek out such young men but he “followed through,” giving them encourage ment, instruction, and opportunities for service. How shortsighted is the church that fails God at this point, or which, for the sake of local and present usefulness, hinders young men and women from obtain ing the needed training for Chris tian service. The fields are white unto harvest but the laborers are still few. Let us pray them out and help them on their way. Our lesson centers around the counsels of Paul to his young friend, Timothy. Written near the end of his life, the letters are filled with all the sweet earnestness of his great soul. They present four im portant truths which merit the care ful attention of every Christian, and even more particularly of the Christian worker. I. The Gain of Godliness (I Tim. 6:M). ’ In a world which knows little hut the urge to gain material riches we need to emphasize the fact that it is still true that a man is not profited if he gain the whole world and lose his own soul. The great gain of godliness is that inner fellowship with God which brings true contentment of spirit. II. The Snare of Riches (I Tim. 6:9-11). The pages of human history are full of the names of those who have fallen into this trap of Satan. Sad to say, not a few of them have been Christian -leaders. Notice that it is not the money Itself, or the amount of it that con stitutes the danger. It is the desire or the “mind to be rich,” and “the love of money” that “is a root of all evil.” Hence Paul’s admonition comes to each one of us to “flee these things and follow after right eousness, godliness, faith, love, pa tience, meekness.” What a sermon in a dozen words! HI. The Fight of Faith (w. 12-16). Christianity is not only an inward grace which reflects in “godliness with contentment” and in fleeing the snare of riches, but it is a daily fighting of the good fight of faith. It is imperative that there be “a good confession” (v. *12), coupled with a keeping of God’s “command ment without spot, without re proach, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ.” The servant of Christ, In view of the coming of the One who is “the King of Kings and Lord of Lords,” is to live a consistent, clean, and irreproachable life. IV. A Divine Deliverance (II Tim. 4:16-18). “All forsook me,” says Paul. How tragic! How weak and unde pendable is the arm of flesh! “But the Lord stood by me.’’ How glori ous! How mighty and gracious is our God! The follower of Christ may find himself without a human friend or supporter. Those who stood by in younger and more successful days may have disappeared. But let us remember that our trust is in God who has never failed any one of his children. “He abideth faithful, lie cannot deny himself.” (II Tim. 2:13). Worship and Prayers It is for the sake of man, not of God, that worship and prayers are required; that man may be made better — that he v may be con firmed in a proper sense of his dependent state, and acquire those pious and virtuous dispositions in which his highest improvement con sists. Learning Only Good The wish falls often on my heart, that I may learn nothing J^ere that I cannot continue in the other world; that I may do nothing here but deeds that will bear fruit in Heaven. —Jean Paul Richter. Window of Hope Eternity is the divine treasure house, and hope is thR window, by means of which mortals are per mitted to see, as through a glass darkly, the things which God is pro paring.—Mountford. A bedspread, indeed, to call forth “OhX! and “Ah’a” is thia one, crocheted from humble string. See not one, but two charming patterns, one a basket, the other floral, are included in Lesson for December 6 PAUL’S PARTING COUNSELS LESSON TEXT—I Timothy l:S*16; □ Tim- Ithy 4:16-18. , GOLDEN TEXT—1 have fought a good fight. I have finished my course, I have kept the faith. H Timothy 4:7. PRIMARY TOPIC—Paul’s Last Letter. JUNIOR TOPIC—Paul Awaits the Great Adventure. atructions for making the square shown; an illustration of it, of the stitches needed; material require ments. To obtain this pattern send 15 cents in stamps or coins (coins preferred) to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept., 259 West Fourteenth St., New York, N. Y. Be sure to write plainly your name, address and pattern number. ¥& J INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC— Passing on the Christian Torch. YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC— Transmitting the Gospel Heritage. 4 i ‘>4 C5MILES False Alarm r you barely escaped from the fire last night.” “That’s not true: I had py jamas on.” Pattern 5658 pattern 5658. One is as easy to learn as the other; when com bined they make any number of useful linens—tea cloth, scarf, buffet set or pillow. In pattern 5658 you will find complete in- Record-Breaking Tornado The tornado is the shortest and most violent of all storms. One record-breaker, which lasted only five minutes, killed 250 persons and destroyed more than $15,000,- 000 worth of property. Moreover, they occur frequently. In 1894 the United States had more than 60 of them within 24 hours.—Col lier’s Weekly. TUI Next Week Hap—The geologist thinks noth ing of a thousand years. Sap—Gosh! I lent one ten dol lars last night. Light Conversation “Mauser is a .nan who always weighs his words, isn’t he?” “Yes, but it takes a deuce of a lot of ’em to weigh anything.” S-S-S-Simplified “What’s your name?” “S-S-S-Sam.” “Mind if I call you ‘Sam* for short?” Stand Aside Judge—The next person who in terrupts will be removed from the court. Prisoner—Hooray I Bacteria Attacks Unprotected Areas of Meat-Export Explains Way to be Sure Meats Will Keep Thru Summer By S. Eugene Colgln I hare smoked more than two bil lion pounds of meat On my father's farm 30 years ago I discovered what happened to meat daring smoking in the old smokehoose. Fine drops of motitare ap peared on the hams and aides. The smoke was •'condensing" on them. This led to my discovery that smoke could be condensed, and simply "brushed on” the meat. What un told hoars of backbreaking labor FIGARO Con densed Smoke has saved since then ! Years of research, since, have re vealed what really causes meat to spoil. Note photograph "A." This Is what the eye of the microscope seea when focused on that old enemy, green mold. Mold is a - ^ > S.S. COLGIN. «r*o r FIGARO •fungus"; technically not a bacteria, but Its action la similar. Thla para site attacks the surface of the meat. Photo "B” shows the cease of ran cidness, usually near the bone. It la a bacteria, shown here through the microscope’s eye. And photo "CT shows that pest called the ‘‘skipper* which is In reality the larva of a fly. It lays its eggs on the meat, and at the first warm spell, they hatch. There la only one known way to prevent all these troubles. That is thorough smoking. Of course every one knows how uncertain the old smokehouse Is. Other so-called smok ing methods, or substitutes for smok ing, are likewise risky. How can you tell whether or not the meat la thoroughly, smoked ? Bat If you want to be SURE your meat will come through the hot summer months sweet and whole some and eat able, brush ev ery square Inch with FIG ARO Condensed Smoke. It pene trates. It posi tively prevents ■ kippers, mold, rancidness, or drying out of the meat And it costa only one-third of a cent per pound! Your dealer has It, or can get It, In twe sizes—32-os. (enough for 500 lbs.), $1.50; and 16- oz. (enough for 250 lbs.),$1.00.—Adv. THE FIGARO COaDALLASJEX. of Smoko Produoia FIGARO Condensed Smoke-Barbecue Smoke Sauce-Sansage SeiteNng Wisdom of Age Most of the “wisdom of age’ caution. is Different Goals Ambition keeps some men go ing, and revenge others. Theres a let down at the end of the day; your chest tightens up; your cold feels worse. Stir up circulation, open the pores, ease the tightness with the positive congestion-reliev ing action of Penetro. Made with mutton suet, and con taining plenty of concentrated medication, stainless, snow- white Penetro helps nature to literally “lift” that cold pressure off your chest New size 35c, contains twice as much as the 25c size. Larger sizes 60c and $1.00 Trial size 10c. At all druggists. For free sample of Penetro. write Dept SI, Memphis, Tenn. Relieve watery head colds with Penetro Nose Drop*. Just two drops in each nostril and then B-R-E-A-T-K-E. DON’T LET TOUR COLD BE WORSE Tonight ROB YOUR CHEST with PENETRO BEFORE YOU 00 TO BED PENETRO CONTAINS 113% TO 2 2 7 ? MORE M E 0 IC A 110 N THAN ANV OTHER NATION A! 11 SOLO COLD SALVE O UR readers should always remember that our community merchants cannot afford to adver tise a bargain unless it is a real bargain. They do advertise bargains and such advertising means money saving to the people of the community.