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V McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1936 BRISBANE THIS WEEK Old Men Still Useful Fists and Razor Blades Youngest Grandfather Science Works Two Ways | Even in this day of flaming youth, mature age still has its usefulness. The average age of our Supreme Court justices is seventy - one years. Twenty- six years ago Chief Justice Hughes took his seat on the Su- preme C ourt bench. President Taft rendered public service by appointing him to succeed Justice Brewer. He left the bench to run for President against Woodrow Wilson, and would doubtless have been elected had he not gore to California. Had he been elected he would have remained in the United States and probably would have saved the coun try ten thousand million dollars that Woodrow Wilson shoveled out in his ecstasy of self-approval. Arthur Brlahane Rioting in London’s “Mile End Road,” in which the faces of men and women were slashed with razor blades and one man was thrown through a shop window, etc., seems rather “un-English,” to put it mild ly. Fist fighting has been en couraged by distinguished English men, including judges, on the ground that it is “better than using knives.” It is better, doubtless, but what about the razor blades? . Germany honors its youngest grandfather, Herman Jahnke, farm laborer, thirty-six years old. Mar ried at seventeen, his eldest daughter became a mother at seven teen. If all you want is children, that record is satisfactory, although any mouse family could beat it by 25,000 per cent, and almost any microbe by a billion per cent. If good children were desired, it would have been better for Mr. Jahnke to have his first child at 36, and his first grandchild at 60 or 70; at least that was Plato’s opinion. Justice uses science—the electric chair, the lethal chamber—to punish criminals. The criminal uses science to carry on his trade. An SOS signal, purporting to come from a yacht in distress, drew the coast guard away from the coast of Hawaii, making it convenient for smugglers of narcotics to bring in their cargo. Tear gas, comparatively modem, was used to empty a .New York theater where there was labor trouble. Japan, until recently convinced, mistakenly, that this country is her enemy, and for excellent reasons keeping close watch on Russia and her anti-Japanese Vladivostok air plane and submarine base, now turns suspicious attention on dear old John Bull. Britain is supposed to have asked nine nations to protest against Ja pan’s demands on China. That should not worry Japan too much. The same old John Bull got fifty- one nations to protest Mussolini’s attack on Ethiopia; but, paying no attention, the able Italian went ahead swallowing Ethiopia; sending the little Haile Selassie 1o live in Switzerland. In his villa at San Remo, the Duke of Borea D’Olmo celebrates his one hundred and sixth birthday in excellent health. He has been ac tive in Italian court circles since 1841, before the beginning of the United States -Mexican war. Mussolini tells 200 farmers and industrialists to prepare for a “de cisive conflict” that will be neces sary “to preserve order against an archy.” Those that favor the “present civilization,” he said, will have to preserve it. “We are at the dawn of a decisive conflict between the representatives of ordfer and an archy.” Dr. Irving Langmuir, brilliant Nobel prize winner, announced a “counterpartof life,” produced chem ically; interesting, probably not im portant. UVitil some professor can produce ‘'some counterpart of life” able to think, manufacture tel escopes, explore the upiverse and run for office, man’s domination will not be'threatened. A cigar store Indian is r ia , ‘“counterpart,” but not an Indian; ' ■ : ' uV .-.i European nations are: preparing to recognjze the Spanish rebels when they take Madrid and set up a national governmeht. The idea is to take prompt action and forestall the victorious insur gents’ giving Spanish territory to Italy or Germany; the Balearic is lands to Italy for instance, to use as naval and air bases, with Ceuta for Germany. This would upset the bal ance of power in the western Medit- eranean and disturb old England, with Egypt and the Suez Canal on her mind. G King Features Syndicate, Id«, WNU Service. News Review of Current Events the World Over New “ Temporary ” Gold Standard Adopted — Russia Accused of Using Spanish War to Rouse Interna tional Discord—Belgium Abandons Alliances. By EDWARD W. PICKARD ® Western Newspaper Union. i: Secretary Morgenfhau **T T IS a new gold standard, a way of doing business which has never been tried before,” was Secretary Morgenthau’s character ization of the agree ment just entered into by the United States, Great Brit ain and France, whereby, subject to 24 - hours’ cancel lation, they will ex change gold for each other’s currencies. Financiers, econo mists and business men were taken by surprise by the move and immedi ately gave it close study. Some were disposed to label the maneuver “po litical expediency,” but experts gen erally said it was a logical step in the sequence of monetary events but not positively in the direction of stabilization^ The new plan, Mr. Morgenthau said, differs from the old gold stand ard in that it will permit the export or earmarking of gold only to and between governments instead of private business institutions and traders. “The door is wide open,” said Mr. Morgenthau. “We’re not going out drumming up business, but we’ll welcome all other countries which kant to participate.” . According to the Treasury depart ment, the .United States alone will announce a selling price for gold. France and England will keep their selling prices secret, though there will be a free flow of gold between the stabilization funds of the three nations. - . It was believed that Great Britain was the prime mover in this new pact. As one commentator put it: ‘‘The agreement was made neces sary when France debased her cur rency and placed an embargo on gold exports, because Great Britain suddenly discovered that nowhere in the world was there left a fixed yard stick against which to measure in ternational commitments and handle international exchange.” S OVIET RUSSIA made a second determined effort to aid the be- leagured government of Spain, and sustained a second rebuff. Ivan Maisky, Russian ambassador to England, handed to Lord Plymouth, British chairman of tjie non-inter vention committee, a virtual ulti matum demanding immediate con vocation of the committee to con sider blockading the coast of Por tugal against arms shipments des tined for the Spanish insurgents. It was understood in London that Lord Plymouth replied that if the propo sition were seriously made, it should be presented through diplomatic channels to the governments con cerned. The Russian plan was for a blockade by English or French war ships. Observers in Europe are con vinced that the Soviet government does not expect the powers to agree to any such blockade as is sug gested, but is chiefly interested in stirring up discord among the na tions. British Foreign Minister Anthony Eden, after hearing of Lord Ply mouth’s reply, made a speech at Sheffield in which he pledged Great Britain’s unwavering support to the policy of nonintervention in Spain. He declared the government was determined to “confine that tragedy within the boundaries of that coun try.” Leaders of the Fascists were re ported to have planned a steady, steam - roller advance on Madrid, and this offensive was already under way. The defenders of the capital were hastily building fortifications in the suburbs and surrounding the city with trenches. In Oviedo the dynamite - armed force of loyalist miners was still battling with the garrison and rebel troops sent to the rescue were about to enter the city. \/IAyRICE THOREZ, French ■*Y1 Communist leader, made a speech 'in Strasbourg that is causing a lot ’bf trouble. He was charged with deliberately insulting Adolf Hit ler, and the Berlin government en tered : formal protest. The official Nazi organ,i 1 Der> Angriff; says the speech was an attempt to precipi tate war between France and Ger many, 'a,nd also that it was an at tempt “to overthrow the German reich and to achieve the definite bolshevization of France for the benefit of the Soviet Communist in- ternationale.” The French rightist newspapers declare the Thorez incident was part of the Russian Communist scheme to throw France against Germany so that Russia will not be left alone to face “any eventual German attack.” The rightists were even more vig orous in their accusations when it was learned that Maxim Litvinov, Soviet foreign commissar was sec retly in Paris. UIGURES made public by the 1 American Navy Department show that since July 1 last every great naval power except the United States has increased the number and tonnage of its war vessels. In the 2% months from July 1 to September 15, the United States re duced the number of its ships from 324 vessels totaling 1,080,715 tons to 306 vessels, totaling 1,062,875 tons. Great Britain increased ships from 37 to 309 and tonnage from 1,224,329, to 1,232,854. Japan increased ships from 213 to 217 and tonnage from 772,797 to 776,397. ’ France increased ships from 178 to 187 and tonnage from 558,452 to 571,734. Italy increased ships from 191 to 195 and tonnage from 403,865 to 406,- 333. Germany increased ships from forty-nine to fifty-three and tonnage from 113,708 to 125,458. The British foreign office an nounced that France and Italy had agreed to sign that protocol of the London naval treaty forbidding the use of submarines except under strict limitations. I King Leopold D ELGIUM, which since the close of the World war has been tied tight to France by a military al liance, has decided to drop that and all sirrfilar alliances and to rely for her safety on strict neu trality and a larger army. King Leopold so informed the cab inet, telling the min isters that Ger many’s reoccupation of the Rhineland “practically puts us back where we were before the great war.” Belgium’s geographical position, he said “makes it imperative for us to maintain a military machine of such size as to dissuade any neighbo« from using our territory to attack another state.” The period of mili tary service was extended from twelve to eighteen months. “Belgium must pursue a policy exclusively and wholly Belgian,” Leopold said. “In any case our en gagements should not go beyond keeping off war from our own ter ritory. Belgium must remain out side of its neighbors’ conflicts.” “Any policy of alliance with a single country would weaken our position abroad. A purely defensive alliance would not meet the case because, however prompt the in tervention of our ally, it would only come after the invader’s blow, which would be crushing.” A uthority of the national maritime commission to de clare a permanent truce in current contract controversies is challenged by the negotiating committee for the Pacific coast maritime unions, and members of those unions are instructed to vote on a proposal for a coast-wide waterfront strike. The maritime commission had peremptorily demanded that the Pacific coast ports be kept open while it sent an investigator to San Francisco to discuss the conditions which have long threatened to bring on industrial warfare. In telegrams to President Frank lin Roosevelt and the commission, the committee said the commission had caused “great unrest” among the workers through its participa tion in negotiations between ship owners and dock and shipboard em ployees. The seven unions, claiming a membership of nearly 37,000 work ers, are the International Long shoremen’s association, the Ameri can Radio Telegraphists’ associa tion, the Marine Engineers’ Benefi cial association, the Masters, Mates and Pilots of America, the Sailors’ Union of the Pacific, Marine Cooks and Stewards, and the Marine Fire men. Oilers, Watertenders and Wip ers’ association. S ENATOR WILLIAM E. BORAH of Idaho, whose attitude in the Presidential campaign is a matter of great interest to all parties, has declared he would confine his attention to state matters; but then, being irked by some criticism from Republicans he went further and said he was ; "going after the Republican party.” The veteran said he had been accused of not being regular. “Well, what is a regular?” he asked. “A regular is a man with no ideas, who waits for someone to tell him what to do. My idea of being regular is in doing what you believe to be right in the interests of the people you represent. “Let this be understood—I’m tell ing all parties. Republican, Demo cratic, Union—I’m going to advo cate the things I believe in whether they cross party lines or not.” Senator Borah. DESSIMISM and discontent Y marked the final session of the League of Nations assembly, the leaders admitting that little had been accomplished. Carlos Saave dra Lamas of Argentina, president of the assembly, even asked if he might not raise the question wheth er “civilization is on the verge of a final breakup.” The question of reforming the league covenant provoked a bitter controversy on whether nonmember states should be consulted. Russia was understood to be anxious par ticularly to bar German influence and achieved a minor triumph since ni definite action to solicit nonmem ber co-operation was taken. A com mittee of twenty-eight was named to study reform proposals. The assembly approved reports of its economic and disarmament com mittees. The economic report carried a British proposal to create a commission to study accessibility of raw materials. The United States and other nonmembers would be in vited to participate. The report of the disarmament committee ap proved the reconvening of the world disarmament conference at an early date. K URT SCHUSCHNIGG, chancel lor of Austria, is taking his place among the European dictators. In order to consolidate military power in his own hands, he decreed the dissolu tion of all private armies, this being aimed especially at the Fascist Heim- wehr * headed b y Prince Ernst von Starhemberg. The prince directed his followers to obey the edict, and Major Fey, Starhemberg’s rival for control of the Heimwehr, elements recogniz- mm m*m ma Prince von Starhemberg. called on the ing his leadership to preserve or der. The chancellor’s order also affect ed his own Catholic storm troops. All the private troops were ordered consolidated with the Austrian state militia. This would increase Aus tria’s official armed forces to about 158,000 men. The dissolution decree met strong opposition within the cabinet, and was voted after three ministers had walked out. Schuschnigg’s task now is to ac tually disarm the private armies. If he succeeds in doing this, his com plete control over Austria may be conceded. It is recalled that the Heimwehr was ordered to disarm in 1931, that the government seized many weapons, and that a year later some 40,000 Heimwehr men appeared fully armed and uni formed. Von Starhemberg may not be really squelched this time, either. It is a certainty that he has a power ful friend in Premier Mussolini of Italy. A RABS of Palestine, who had been on “strike” for 175 days in protest against unrestricted im migration of Jews, were persuaded by the British to call off the strike, which had been accompanied by great disorders and the killing of several hundred persons. The Arab high committee issued an appeal to Arabs throughout the country to re turn to work quietly, and this com mand was obeyed generally. Sir Arthur Wauchope, British high com missioner, was said to have in formed the British government that it was now safe for the royal com mission of investigation to begin its work of inquiring into the grievances of the Arabs. According to a Hebrew newspaper of Jerusalem, the Arabs have ar ranged for backing by Italian Fas cists for their aspirations. Also, the Moslem authority administering Is lamic church property is reported to be prepared to sell Catholics a Christian holy place on Mount Zion. O ASING its conclusions on a study covering the period from 1900 to 1935, the National Industrial Con ference board finds that there is po evidence to support the theory that the burden of private debt upon business is excessive. Statements that private debt is “absorbing wealth” or is showing a changed and unfavorable relationship to wealth, or that the depression was precipitated by an excessive debt burden are without factual basis, the board reported. Interest charges have not outrun the capacity to pay them, according to the board’s study, which showed that the rates of growth of private long - term debt and -of interest charges from 1900 to 1935 were'simi lar to those of national \wealth and national income. Since 1930 private long term debt has tended to decline. Only the pub lic utilities have increased the amount of their outstanding debt. But the board points out that no debt problem exists in the public utility field as a whole and that ex pansion of the electric light and power utilities has been on a sound basis, with the industry in a safe position to meet interest charges. The steam railroads, taken as a whole, are neither overcapitalized nor overburdened with debt, the board concludes. O NE of the worst typhoons in the history of the Philippines swept across Luzon island, killing scores of persons and destroying villages. At least 310 perished and the au thorities feared the death list would be much larger for four hundred were reported missing. Eighty-two bodies were recovered from the city of Cabanatuan alone. Irvin S. Cobb ^himJzd about Salad Mixers de Luxe. L ansing, mich. — About once in so often you meet the man—it’s always a man—who knows how to make the perfect salad dressing, and on the slight est provocation does so. The trouble with this party is when you get him off salad dressings he’s practically a total loss. Nevertheless, a decent salad dressing—*and a decent salad—are boons to humanity. The right commin gling of astringent, bitterish green things with a smooth, bland dress ing—there you have something. But of ten we are confront ed by a monstrosity featuring whipped cream, nut kernels, sweet cheese, pre served fruit, even marshmallows o r pickled ginger. Such an atrocity is never a salad. Put a crust on it and it might pass for pie, but would be very low- grade pie. • • • Concerning Mr. Earl Browder. I_J AVING been discouraged by a * perhaps overzealous police force from speaking in Indiana, Earl Browder, one of the almost countless candidates for President, now threatens suits for false arrest. As A1 Smith says, let’s look at the facts. Mr. Browder stands for communism—stands for all commu nism stands for. Therefore he must look on the Russian government as the one ideal government, it being the very flower and perfection of applied communism. Now, in Russia any man publicly advocating doing away with the ex isting national system and substitut ing some other system therefor would find himself in jail—or even in a worse fix—before he could say Jackovitz Robertsonoffski. So what I say is that Mr. Browder shouldn’t crave to sue anybody. If he believes in the practice of what he preaches, which, of course, he does, he ought to go around kissing everybody on both cheeks. • • • Cruelty to Animals. L ATELY a dog was tried before a judge for biting a boy. And anothef judge was appealed to, that he save an elephant condemned to die. So some one proves that, through many centuries, animals were accused of high crimes—dogs, rats, pigs, oxen, roosters, storks, also ants, spiders, snakes, grass hoppers, dolphins, locusts, gadflies, eels, and, being convicted, were burned, flayed, hanged, destroyed by slow torture. But think of the charges on which the so-called brutes might condemn mankind—offenses of which they rarely or never have been guilty— malice; slaughter of weaker things for love of slaughter; deliberate wastefulness of natural resources; wanton destruction of natural beau ties; wars without rational cause; unnecessary greed; bearing false witness; neglect of our own young; drunkenness; slothfulness; bigotry; intolerance. • • • Newspapers Vs. Spellbinders. I N MY reportorial youth nearly every newspaper, big or little, was bitterly partisan. We distorted facts and editorialized in news stor ies when dealing with the accursed opposition. Otherwise we’d have been traitors to a sacred cause. These times the average paper, big or little, prints honest accounts concefning both sides—their rela tive chances as revealed by polls, their waning or gaining hopes. The political views of a columnist or a special contributor may differ from the publisher’s policy—still he gives them space. But the spellbinders go right on spouting fiction which everybody knows is fiction. And the volun teer debaters clamor with prejudice and misinformation for their am munition. By the way, will all those who ever heard of anybody being con verted by one of these barber-shop arguments kindly raise their right hands? • » • Currency Juggling. B EING frightfully smart to begin with, I know as much regarding currency juggling aS the next fellow —which is precisely nothing at all. Up to, say, $18.75, most of us know what money is—or used to be. But when they talk in terms of billions or trillions or jillions, they’ve got us going down for the third time with a low gurgling cry. And the more a financial techni cian, with both his pants pockets full of figures, tries to explain these governmental manipulations, the more convinced I am that, like the average specialist, he has concen trated on being expertly ignorant upon one involved subject rather than remaining, as most of us do, broadly and comprehensively ignor ant upon practically all subjects. IRVIN S. COBB. Copyright.—W.NU Service. The Mind Meter • By LOWELL HENDERSON © Bell Syndicate.—WNU Service. The Famous Men Test In the following test there are ten problems. In each one a man’s name is given, followed by the names of four professions, vo cations or avocations. Cross out the particular occupation or pur suit in which the man is or was most famous. 1. Arthur Brisbane—capitalist, artist, editor, composer. 2. Vernon Gomez — explorer, baseball player, physician, pi anist. 3. Benjamin N. Cardozo—reli gious teacher, artist, jurist, financier. 4. Sinclair Lewis — composer, socialist, author, lawyer. 5. 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