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* C-. ■ 14 Y1 U SHANGHAI FEARS PLAGUE Cholf Addi to Doofti Tol. •. CKintit PUn«t Bomb Amoncon Linor . .. Britain Prototh Attack on Envoy * ^^JjurnJol IV. J^icJuual * ^ SUMMARIZES THE WORLI WORLD'S WEEK 'Black Daath 1 in Shanghai A S IF there were not horror enough in Shanghai, the ill- fated city found itself face to face with a new peril—bubonic plague. The Outbreak of the disease, first discovered in the French conces sion. where most of the American population lives, was traced in large part to the sanitary difficulties in removing the bodies of Hongkew ci vilians killed by bombings, artillery shelling and machine-gun fire. Sanitary officers in the conces sion and the international settle ment fought frantically to check the spread of the dread cholera. They . were hampered by Japanese mili tary forces which insisted upon keeping closed areas where there still remained bodies to be buried. Admiral Harry Yamell, com mander of the United States Asi atic fleet, creeled all shore leaves for sailors and ordered Chinese hands off American ships. With the port of Shanghai closed to Ameri can shipping other than warships, because of the ever-increasing dan ger of bombs and artillery fire. 500 Americans who had intended to leave oa the next liners out of port were stranded, making a total of 1N0 American inhabitants who re mained exposed to the double dan gers of warfare and cholera. Annoimccmcnt by the Japanese feat feey bed perterted a Wounded by Japanese airmsa. Sir Hag be Moatgomery RnatchboU-Ha- ts center of a trained a) law no less than the conscience of mankind has always enjoined. "His majesty's government must therefore request: "FIIIST—A formal apology to be conveyed by the Japanese govern ment to his majesty's government; -S ECO HD—Suitable punishment or the attack: Uhinkd about S ANTA MONICA. CALIF.— A certain rich man out here — rich but indulgent — got a letter from hia heir, a sophomore at one of the big eastern colleges. The lad announced he had been converted to communism and was contributing to the cause. So what about it? The old man wrote back: "Son, you have a perfect right to fol low the dictates of your conscience. But as a consistent communist you nat urally would not continue to live on the Ul-gotten gains of a wicked money- grabber. Today I am cutting off your aomewhat generous allowance. You will also vacate the luxurious apartment you now occupy because I’m not paying the rent at same any longer. So go ahead, my boy, and commune freely—with my bless ings! But from date that’ll be about all from this end of the line." Exactly four hours after the ar rival by air mail of this ultimatum, the hard-hearted parent got back a telegram stating that the Irvtn 8. Cobb had decided not to take up Washington Digest ' Ndtiondl Topics Interpreted By WILLIAM BRUCKART^HH^^ H09'Em Guessing Washington. — Political students and observers in Washington find themselves in a quandary concern ing the objectives of the New Deal administration because of a series of late developments. Frankly, most students of politics have to confess their inability to fathom the various developments of recent weeks or to measure their significance. I have written, heretofore, about the wide open split in the Demo cratic party and about the presiden tial moves to heal that split but, instead of the new developments be ing of a kind designed to heal wounds, they appear superficially at least to be doing directly the oppo site thing. Confessing my own in ability to understand the political strategy, if there be strategy, let me merely call attention to such things as: The recent radio speech by Sena tor Guffey. Pennsylvania, Demo crat. which thoroughly read out of the party such able men as Sena tors Wheeler of Montana. Burke of Nebraska and O'Mahoney of Wyo ming. The speech of Postmaster Gen eral Parley before the Young Demo crats at their Indiana meeting, stat ing that that* win ha na reprisal* have •l or new see fit to abject to which he controls, any and all Dem ocrats whi^are unwilling to be one hundred per cent for the theories of economics and jocial reform which the New Dealers counte nance. If that be true, and I re peat it is only an assumption, then the President evidently is hoping to create a class party, a radical party which can be made to include such outfits as the John L. Lewis follow ing, the communists and half-baked nitwits who are opposed to the prin ciple of individual employment, the accumulation of personal belongings and even the idea of owning homes by individuals, free from debt. On the other hand I cannot con vince myself that Mr. Roosevelt would make a political mistake of this gravity. For it would be a mis take in two ways, namely, virtual destruction of the Democratic party and the blighting of any hope the President may have for being elect ed a third time. It is these com binations that make the whole situa tion so difficult to understand. It may be that one result will be that Senator Wheeler or Senator Burke may find himself in a politi cal situation where one or the other will be forced to seek the Demo cratic Presidential nomination in IPSO It la quite apparent now that the split to the party Is going to cause a violent explosion in the nest Democratic national convention There ts no way to nvntd Ik It may ho sddod to the same breath U»»t Mr KanaevsW con pa into that con eoattao nntf tarce toe own r anuaa hecaaaa snrety fen Partoy political ametoaa cannot ho dm Corttonat d-ipoto and km of Dom •«a tenmpbnto casootop Thao la aoy feok Sn« *4 aanarof «f fea maatoaa. Mr Partoy eon too atoefean af had had to run o gauaiiet of ortU- tery ftro to get IP) American refu- geea on their way to Manila. i's ambassador in Washing- T. Wang, lost no Uma complete apology for hia at to the Dollar liner Inci- dent to Secretary of Slate Cordell Hull He said the President Hoover had bean mistaken for a Japanese transport by a Chinese aviator. Ha to make full financial re- immediately. It was indicat- ad that a court martial was in stort lor ttm erring airman. Mora spectacular, but only be cause of the Importance of the per son It Involved, was the shooting of Sir Hughs Montgomery Knatch- buD-Hugessen. British ambassador to China. Britain's note to Tokyo was vouched in stringent terms. It said, tat part: "The plea, should it bo advanced. Pint the flags carried on the cars were too small to be visible is ir relevant. There would have been no justification for the attack even had the can carried no flags at _ foreign and even the diplo- status of the occupants is also Tbs real Issue is that year U February eaperts figured the coat of armaments at fT MX) 000 SOS ever a five year period New It is apparent that many more million* will be required The cost of anti mony has increased from S3fi3 to M63 a ton. copper from |2fi5 to W7S. heavy scrap steel from flS.7S to 12150. tin from $1,135 to H.2P5. snd line from $105 to $115. Steel ship plates a year ago cost $46 75 s too; now they are $57. Jersey Kids Picket Mayor T HE next thing you know babies will be picketing their cradles for more milk. Spurred on by fre quent accounts of industrial strike picketing—or by the encouragement of disgruntled politicians—several hundred boys between the ages of seven and thirteen years rose in re volt against the city fathers of Jer sey City, N. J. Shouting their war cry, "We want playgrounds!”, the youngsters tied up traffic with their parade. They dug up cobblestones from the street*, sprinkled the pavements with broken glass, built barricades of boxes and stones which made driving hazardous for autoraobiliste. The boys directed their campaign against Mayor Frank Hague and United States Senator A Harry Moore, upbraiding them with plac ard mottoes condemning their al leged failure to provide ■»«e •e*% ea wsafeal (Mtoorqp eMMMi to AlStoo tosi qeto feOfeatoffM to eoeoowerd posxfise eed to fereudP to ' cyfewe*. * e ewead baoe fewto bv awnsfei srfesa I f«*ee feooo fmmmtf St fee bevo ead I fe It toaaa t aMasd Mto e toed eefeee parfip lr Da yea yem i a >e> fea run “to- I arvev get ee atefe • a ere m at? i preeeeeUvo." sad II awl to be a peel e rwuad jwst toed tog for a ebaare to work ' provocative sal.on. The only way to heft 'am was to pretend to be deaf end dumb. And now the reigning favorite is "allergic ** Folks spout It every where. whether they know what II mean* or not. 1 don't mind saying I'm getting awfully allergic to "al lergic." There must be many others like me Campaign L ET us not cavil too much be cause high pressure salesmen, working on commission, have been unloading upon the faithful, at fancy prices, the gift book put out by Washington headquarters to pay off campaign debts. In fact, 15 cents’ worth would cover practical ly all the cavil I personally hava used up in this connection. The result tends to prove the grat ifying fact that, while more Demo crats may not necessarily have learned how to read and write, ob viously more of us have got money than formerly was the case when the Republicans were in power. Besides, think of what the strain would have been upon the poor post* man if the national committee had been stuck with all this bulk litera ture and congressmen had started franking copies out to their constitu ents with Unci* Sam paying the freight To give you a further Idee about this franking privilege. I may hat It ite; Sena ter O devastating report by ite judiciary commit tee advised the senate to kill the court packing bill. Senator Guffey's speech was mad* at night When the senate convened at noon the following day. Senator Wheeler took the floor and delivered one of the most vicious speeches of which be is known to be capable. It was excelled in bit terness only by the attack which came from Senator Burke. Senator O’Mahoney likewise made sure that the senate record revealed the feel ing of those who were convinced the President had made a vital mis take in proposing the court reor ganization. • • • I have heard these questions asked many times: What can the President gain by Whart the making Senator Ansteer? Guffey or any man of his type a spokesman for the administration? Further, can the President afford politically to strike at the very heart of the Democratic party by permit ting even secretly the political de struction of such brilliant men as Wheeler. Burke and O’Mabooey? The answer to those questions, as far as I can see it. or as far as I « * ♦ * * STAR DUST i Movie • Radio * ♦ * WWW By VIRGINIA VALEWWW N O ONE could blame Rob ert Taylor if he decided to avoid New York City on his return from Europe. The reception his fans gave him was so frenzied a demonstra tion that several stalwart policemen are still nursing bruises. It was bad enough at the railroad station, where screeching women broke through poliqe lines and shoved each other around in an ef fort to shake his hand. But that was nothing to what occurred on the Berengaria just as the ship was about to sail with him on board. Girls in their teens simply swarmed all over the boat, climbing over rail ings, breaking through guard ropes, hiding themselves under life boats. Sailing was delayed half an hour because a steward found two young- stets hiding under the bed in Tay lor’s stateroom, and it was thought wise to search the rest of the ship. Taylor was wearing a three-year old battered brown felt hat. a brown ■ports coat, gray slacks and shirt, and sturdy brown sports shoes snd looked as wholesome and modest as a powerful farmhand. smt0t pstsmo Mi MB feteMi Mi CMtov SMfeDMteh xfeo «di to Me totowfeto awe* poos W tto 0*0*9 smmsrn as fea to M Ml fe fee stoto segjaes sets—Si fee** D—ereto a feM M—- —4y way feey too 9tOm4 fee* aeerw M ecfiHe ■ By a teeft m fee Prmisxl xea at fee wtoch fee ceafedete M fee roes ka IBM so the atetemeet mode By Senator O Mahoney to an swer to the Guffey radio tirade In that statement of position. Senator O'Mahoney stated, to quote a single paragraph: *T would rather walk out of the door of this chamber and never re turn. than to surrender any honest convictions I havs. I say to you. •cnatora of the United States, so long as I am In this body I shall raise my voice and cast my vote aa my conscience dictates and nobody, whether he comes from Pennsyl vania or from New York or any other state, can tell me or the peo ple of my state what I should or should not do." Contrast that statement with the following declavrtion by Senator Guffey in his radio speech: "I was elected to the United States senate in 1934 because I as sured the voters of Pennsylvania that it was my intention to support loyally and without wavering the program of the Chief Ezecutive." And in calling attention to that statement of subservience. Senator Burke of Nebraska declared: "Pennsylvania may want that kind of representation in the senate, and. if they do, God bless them, let them have it; but to me it would seem that if the senate is to have that kind of representation, it might •a well have a parrot to a cage to the secretary’s office and bring It to senator s name is called him say. Tea. Mr Before "Vogues of 1 to New York, the professional models assorieben gave e party for Joan Bennett, end gave tor e plaque reesu—erale •renal— They ato baa given dig**? to toe —toeing ptedeeemn By nto***feg to feto ptee—e toso o toe —net entoeea end to tstssso Mfeto at BBB pen — new tost e fneto fin* ends I to en enawey fees tow t few fine iMto MBMfe W Picking H "Remember, my boy," Mid the elderly relative, "that wealth does not bring happiness.” "I don't expect it to," answered the young man. "I merely want it so that I may be able to choose the kind of misery that is most agreeable to me.” "Dear, dear, you mustn’t play with daddy’s razor, baby! Moth er’s got a tin of peaches to open." Faulty Deduction A suburbanite once christened v his ba^by "Homer” and on the clergyman asking him whether he had done so because Homer was his favorite poet, he replied: "Poet? Why, no, sift I keep pigeons. THE ANSWER "What's the secret of your wife’s hair not turning gray?” "Can't say—she keeps it dark.** |4 tfr* 44? 444 ■cap Plenty Names A Scotsman went into a graph office to send a wire, aad waa told that he had to pay lor hia meenage. but that Bm name went free. He thowghl M over far a white. But then said to a Brand IceHtoB —cent “Ye may ar may ha towh M. BM I m an ladtan. and to fen Brwdfie mwatnaf ttm ••man agpenred m fen tonal pm par “An nmntoue aasMMi In—s tt fee snfea mam e—smfi BBC BantfeMsa— ana dnmmg fe—Hfife smm—BBeiM totem wM too we— oasm asen* feem awso and teteBrnd a—a* to CBrnnae m—aa gs —• asatotesm to to ad fee Bates te tom te an fee tomtena to—» to— fes s—my otefi o*0O tsso auees ton to— et—e—te am*— stmt Buy tod fento Bm s*0m awetemd Mwaet Mote tks aww TV* p—ne—tow— —eh an tons a— eM a>te>e i * — tekae fee p—s ad fiwd ate ywa Sw— —aw* ante gevwme s»—o ewfin** fee w«mh—a, stop fea ssm% atoi ato fee fi—dfiad. and #*n yarn n —fete a— fefeto efi fen w*wh*w BM tee —ee yefeto Bnae Bfi oornoms to yw» find Ed McCae—B. rad aioger. toon nrl Phi turoJto to the air far his s-xth consecutive year as dispenser of good cheer — Sun- day afternoons. With the new aeries of thirty-tune weeks comes a change of outlet to N. B. C.'a Blue Network, giv ing the Acme sing er-sage a coast-to- Ed McConnell coast hookup. Ge nial and corpulent Ed returned from "the little place in the North woods” after a sum mer of fishing, swimming and “jes’ loafin’ around." He is being sup ported in his half-hour broadcast by a distinguished group of musicians. ODDS AND ENDS—Ida Lupino it going to be pretty cautious after this when she incites guests to dinner. W. C. Fields liked the cooking so well that he persuaded the cook to come to work for him .. . Hollace Shaw, the C. B. S. soprano, has been in New York for six months and has never been inside a night club. Says she likes symphony concerts better, but how does she know? . . Marlene Deitrich is having m lot of peasant blouses made up in Budapest to bring home to her Holly wood friends . . . 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