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> McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMfCK, S. C.. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1937 A ★ ★ ★ ★ A REVIEW by GdAJJQ/uL ID. Pi Ohio River Valley Is Devastated by Floods TY AY by day the devastation caused by great floods through out the Ohio valley and .the lower Mississippi valley increased. Sev eral hundred thousand persons were rendered homeless, more than 100 lives were lost, and the property damage, running far into the mil lions, cannot yet be estimated. Cincinnati, Louisville, Ports mouth, Frankfort and Evansville were the worst sufferers; but every city, town and village along the Ohio and its tributaries shared in the disaster. Fires broke out in the Mill Creek district of Cincinnati and destroyed property valued at $1,500,- 000 before the flames could be con trolled. Throughout the entire re gion transportation was crippled, pure water and fuel supplies were shut off or greatly reduced, and outbreaks of typhoid and pneumonia were threatened. In Louisville the light and power plant was forced to shut down. President Roosevelt directed five federal agencies to co-operate with the American Red Cross in relief measures, and that organization, ap pealing to the nation for $2,000,000, sent hundreds of nurses to the flood ed areas. The army sent soup kitch ens and tents and the coast guard sent boats and crews. Many cities forwarded supplies of food, clothing and medicines. In Frankfort, Ky., the state re formatory was flooded and the pris oners were removed to other quarters with the aid of troops. The convicts took advantage of the emergency to start a riot and about a dozen were killed. All of southern Indiana was placed under martial law by Governor Townsend and 1,400 National Guardsmen were called out. In the effort to save Cairo, 111., a levee was dynamited by army engineers despite the armed resistance of farmers whose lands were flooded when the dike was broken. AH women and children were evacuated from the city. Twelve counties of eastern Arkansas were submerged over most of their area and thousands of families were gathered in refugee camps. Karl Ra4ek Radek and 16 Others Admit Plot to Wreck Soviet TZ' ARL RADEK, noted soviet Rus- sian journalist, and 16 other men more or less prominent in the affairs of Russia, went to trial as conspirators against the Stalin regime and the soviet state, and aU freely con fessed their guilt. They readily told the details of the amazing plot and as serted that the ex iled Leon Trotzky was its chief mover. Radek described the scheme by which the plotters hoped to overthrow Stalin and bring back a modified capitalism to Russia. It in volved the wrecking of the nation’s railway system and the bringing about of war on Russia by Japan and Germany. Japan was to be given the maritime provinces i n Asia and Germany was to be per mitted to grab the Ukraine. But Radek added that the conspirators hoped the war would result in a new revolution in Russia and that thereafter those territories could be regained. *T am guilty of aU the charges,’* said the once powerful editor. Gregori Sokolnikoff, former soviet ambassador to England, declared he knew as early as 1932 of a plot to assassinate Stalin, and admitted be was guilty of plotting to betray the Soviet union to Germany and Japan. Vladimir Romm, former Washington correspondent of Iz- vestia of Moscow, though not yet on trial, was put on the stand and testified that he knew of the anti- Stalinist plot, that he carried letters from Radek to the exiled Leon Trotzky and that he agreed to be come Trotzky’s undercover in formant. Leon Trotzky, from his haven in Mexico City, sent out a specific de nial of the charges that he was head of the conspiracy. Japan's Cabinet Quits; Ugaki Is New Premier K OKI HIROTA, premier of Japan, and his entire cabinet resigned after being bitterly attacked in par liament because of their militarist and fascist policies. The emperor consulted Prince Saionji, last of the eider statesmen, and cn his recom mendation called on Gen. Kazushige Ugaki, former governor general of Corea, to form a new government. This choice was considered a vic tory for the anti-army element, but the military leaders, it was ad mitted, could still block Ugaki’s ef forts by refusing to provide a min ister of war. That post must by law be filled by a general in active service and a cabinet cannot other wise be accepted. The crisis was brought on by wide spread opposition to the dominance of the cabinet by the army and the oppressively high taxes required to carry out the policies of the miltar- ists. The navy does not always side with the army and in this instance seems definitely against it. Gen. Ugaki, the son of a farmer, was born in Okayama prefecture, central Japan. During his military career he served as military attache in Berlin, chief of the military af fairs department of the war depart ment, commander of an infantry regiment, president of the military staff college, and supreme war councilor. Farley Is Reappointed Postmaster General D RESIDENT ROOSEVELT sent to A the senate the name of James A. Farley as postmaster general for another term, and the senate promptly confirmed the nomination. It is oelieved Mr. Farley will not long remain a member of the cabinet, for he wants to return to private work. He told report ers in New York that he was looking for more than a job as a salesman. ¥ . _ . “If I should return J. A. fancy to private the postmaster general said, “I would like an opportunity to build up an equity in a business, so I would have something more than just a salary for security for my family. “I have had several offers al ready, but they haven’t been just what I would want.” France Oilers to Help a Peaceful Germany TF REICHSFUEHRER HITLER wiU co-operate with other nations in the interest of peace, France wiH help Germany to overcome her pres ent economic difficulties. Such was the offer made by Premier Blum in an address at Lyons. Blum, how ever, warned the Nazis that France cannot and will not co-operate with Germany economically or politically “while the possibility continues to exist that this help may be some day turned against the country which gave it.” He expressed opposition to Hitler’s poUcy of making bilateral pacts, and added: “I believe I am practic ing realism when I declare we do not wish to separate French security from European peace.” German officials were pleased by Blum’s speech and said his good intentions could not be doubted. Secretary Perkins Secretary Perkins Works on Motor Strike S ECRETARY OF LABOR FRAN CES PERKINS herself under took the difficult task of breaking the renewed deadlock in the Gener al Motors strike, but at this writing she had not made much progress. Governor Murphy of Michi gan, who went to Washington for the inauguration, helped her, arrang ing separate meet ings with John L. Lewis, C. I. O. lead er, and President Sloan of the motor corporation. But his efforts to bring these two gentle men together seemed futile. Lewis summoned Homer Martin, head of the striking union, and John Brophy, C. I. O. lieutenant, from Detroit and conferred with them on “stra tegy”. AU the union leaders ap peared supremely confident, and Lewis insisted the demand that the union be recognized as the sole bar gaining agency must be conceded if there were to be negotiations. Secretary Perkins, after talking with both sides, went directly to the White House. She said she was “keeping the President informed” of developments. The belief was general that it would be necessary to invoke the personal aid of Mr. Roosevelt to bring about a peace ful settlemehi. Lewis brought about the tempo rary suspension of negotiations by a statement he gave the press. With brutal frankness he said: “We have advised the secretary of labor that the ‘economic royal ists’—and the du Fonts and Mr. Sloan are among them—used their money to try to drive Mr. Roose velt out of the White House. “Labor rallied to the President’s support when they attacked him. “These same economic royalists now have their fangs in labor, and labor now expects the government to support labor in its legal and logi cal objectives.” Later Secretary Perkins invited Sloan and the union leaders to a peace conference. Martin accepted but the G. M. G. head declined, again insisting the strikers must first evac uate the company’s plants. General Motors officials called on about 40,000 workers to return to ten plants in Michigan and Indiana, which were to be reopened. in 'HkJ/vikd about Hollywood “Rifts” and “Probes.” B everly hills, calif.— Out here, our two favorite headlines are “Rift” and 4i Probe,” one signifying that some ideal marriage between movie stars has begun to split at the seams and the other that some functionary has been in office long enough for the pro fessional investigators to start investigating. In between, somebody is either trying to put Sister Aimee McPhei> son in a hole or get Tom Mooney out of jail. So far, neither undertaking has succeeded, but folks keep right on trying. Last month, it was Sister Aimee’s turn. This month it’s Tom Mooney’s. But when other sources of news fail, it’s fine to be able to fall back on good old reliable “Rift” and dependable, stanch “Probe.” Irvin S. Cobb old Poor Lo’s Renaissance. 'T'HE government says the surviv- ing Indians are actually in creasing in number. I started to add that this proves the Indians are holding their own, but, since we’ve left them very little of their own to hold, I stayed my hand. The Navahoes always have been the most independent and aloof of all the tribesmen. For the most part, they continue to live a nomadic ex istence, following their ancient be liefs and ceremonials, refusing to be caged in towns, yet, numerically and in material possessions, they out grow any other tribe. Can it be that the white man’s culture, which we so jealousy strive to cram down the gullets of red people and black and brown and yellow, isn’t always what the victims need? But, of course, to say that is prac tically to admit our civilization might have a few tiny flaws in it, whereas we know it to be the one perfect creation of man, and for proof point to its crowning achieve ment, the late World war. • * *' The Spoils System. 'T'HIS isn’t a criticism, it’s a timid little prediction based on aU the political experience that the past yields to us: Pledges of curtailment in govern mental expenditures, as eman ating from White House sources, are undoubtedly sincere. But Andy Jackson or whoever it was first coined the line, expressed the correct idea when he said that to the victor belonged the spoils— and not to let them spoil too long either. So it shouldn’t surprise anybody or deeply shock anybody, except the few G. O. P. boys still scattered through congress, if Pennsylvania and Missouri and certain other states should go right on getting plenty out of the treasury for con tinued relief work on behalf of Sen ator Guffey and Mr. Pendergast and such-like benefactors of the human race. Not that the ins are any greed ier than the outs; they’ve merely improved in sagacity since the days when nearly all the smart wolves seemed to be Republicans and near- jy all the half-witted sheep seemed to be Democrats. But Passamaquoddy might as well make up its mind to being sort of neglected from now on. Maine, she ain’t been actin’ right. • • • France’s Inconsistency. C'RANGE has just lent a vast sum " to Poland, and Poland, it is admitted, will use the money to increase its war strength. If Poland should repudiate the debt and de fault on the interest, a howl will go up from “La Belle France” that’ll ring around the world. But, of course, it will continue to remain an evidence of soulless greed for Uncle Sam even to inti mate that France might pay us a little something on account against the enormous amount she owes us for borrowed money which she has used to build up her army and also, it would appear, to pass along to Poland so that Poland may build up hers. If consistency be a jewel, France is practically out of jewelry. IRVIN S. COBB O—WNU Service. Cat as Prized Weather Forecaster On Japanese ships in the Seven teenth century the tortoise-shell tomcat was so highly prized as a weather forecaster, because it would rush up the mast before the ap proach of a storm, that it was often classed as a member of the crew and given a rank higher than that of the cook.—Collier’s Weekly. Friendly Encouragement A friendly slap of encouragement on the shoulder, a little well-timed smile of approval, a cheerful look for a comrade when he slips—these are the inexpensive little things that get the important big results. Printed Lace and Other New Prints By CHERIE NICHOLAS CEEMS as if every type of mate- ^ rial ever known has gone into print. The latest entrant into the printed realm is lace. Printed laces are the big news in the lacy story for the coming season. Granted that prints for resort wear and for spring are more lovely each year, but never have they risen to greater heights of glamor then when col orfully printed on sheer Chantilly lace which brings the pattern out color-gloriously. The evening gown in the picture is fashioned of printed Chantilly lace, the patterning done in green and shades of yellow and orange. Black ribbons make the shoulder straps and belt of this handsome gown. And if you want to wear printed lace in daytime let it be a blouse of printed lace worn with your new spring bolero suit—a word to the wise is sufficient. The advance arrival of new prints would indicate that the vogue for the spring and summer of 1937 prom ises to exceed all previous records. In the new showings silk prints fair ly hold one spellbound with their daring, their unusualness and their artful art both as to color and de sign. The same may be said of the grand and glorious linens, also pique prints whose spectacular fling at color is simply breathtaking. See the youthful contrast jack- et-and-skirt costume centered in the group Hlustrated. An ensemble like this is an especially smart cruise fashion for deck-pacing or for going ashore at points enroute. It is fashioned of cloque pique combin ing print and plain. The fabric is one of the new pre-shrunk cottons so ideal to wear in warm climates where frequent tubbing is neces sary. The fact that prints are going strong in sunny resort and among cruise-faring fashionables in no way implies that midseason stay-at- homes are being left printless. On the contrary the prints that are peeping from beneath winter coats a.e as refreshing a sight as could possibly greet winter-weary eyes. The colors are entrancing and the patternings are unmistakably “new.” The fact that the motifs are widely spaced makes for an absolutely “different” look. As a tonic that acts instantaneously we recommend a frock forthwith and sans delay made of one of the ra diantly colorful new prints. An interesting characteristic of early arriving modes is that the em phasis is placed on the smartness and novelty of the print which fash ions the dress rather than on its making. In fact the new print frocks are styled most simply the more to show off to advantage the beauty of their material which thrills with unique designs and dramatic color ings. The print fashioning the daytime gown shown in the foreground of the group illustrated makes color-play its big feature. Green and red on a brown ground is the color scheme. The belt is of brown suede. The large jewelled clasp (huge ones are worn this season) at the neckline further emphasizes the idea of strik ing color. Speaking of the new spring prints in general they are newest looking when the florals are large and dis tinctive and set far apart. Just now it is the dark grounds that ap peal or that which is ultra chic, the background'in a vivid color. Pais ley patterns and bold stripes are especially smart. © Western Newspaper Union. BEIGE LACE By C1IERIB NICHOLAS Beige is high fashion again as in fact are all shades that suggest cin namon and yellowish and delicate brownish tints. These colors are especially effective in lace and have the added advantage of practical ity and wearability. The stunning lace dress pictured is tailored of beige lace. It has a nicety of de tail that Is recognized at a glance. The full i:kirt lends itself to rrfove- ment and is most graceful on the dance floor. This is a grand type for the winter cruise and for pack ing up for a southern resort vaca tion as well as for the “little” eve nings in town. LACE HEADDRESSES SMART FOR SPRING By CHERIE NICHOLAS Fashion has always decreed that you shall be smart—and this year that you shall be pretty as well. This eombination is entirely possi ble when you have seen yourself in the all-lace hats which are becom ing more and more popular for din ing out and the theater. One, a Schiaparelli model, is helmet like, with a conic crown. The lace is fixed on wire and gives the Span ish touch, which of course is the thing this season. If you prefer to get your Spanish effect in another way, don’t forget the mantilla. It can do wonders towards conveying that air of mys tery and romance. And you can make it yourself, fashioning it in your own way. Some are made of squares of Chantilly; others have lace borders around net. We noted particularly one of plain net, with a wide border of lace. They are, in cidentally, equally attractive when worn as scarves or shawls, and even folded in a triangle and tied ascot-fashion in front. Black and White Popular for Formal Evening Wear Black and white have established themselves as the height of for mality for evening wear. Used to gether, they are always the more effective. Seen recently in one of the best New York fashion ateliers was a formal gown of white lace, pailletted all over with rhinestones, and over it was worn a charming, hiplength jacket of black net. Fit ted snugly at the waistline, and with straight sleeves slightly puffed at the shoulder, it flared out in a full peplum below the waist. The black net jacket suggested it self as an admirable light wrap to be worn with all evening dresses. t? it ecipe Mrs. Eleanor Wilson M c Adoo Candied Sweet Potatoes Boil five large sweet potatoes and cut them crosswise into pieces one and one-half inches in thickness. Lay in pan and put two tablespoonfuls of butter, cut in slices, over them; then three tablespoonfuls of powdered sug ar and two tablespoonfuls of mo» lasses, and cook in oven for ten minutes to get nice and brown. Copyright.—WNU Service. From a MEDICAL JOURNAL THIS: ABOUT COLDS! 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