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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, S. C.. THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1937 } £Aneur t w By Edward W. Pickard © Western Newspaper Union Supreme Court Upholds Three New Deal Acts T HREE New Deal acts of legisla tion were upheld by. the Su preme court in decisions that in dicated that tribunal was becoming almost liberal enough to suit the administration. Two of them were unanimous. The third and most sig nificant was rendered by five of the justices, with four dissenting. This last opinion was given in the case of ,the Washington state law establish ing a minimum wage for women and the court reversed its position taken a year ago in upsetting similar leg islation passed by the New York legislature. Justice Owen J. Roberts had swung over to the other side, but Justices Sutherland, Butler, Mc- Reynolds and Van Devanter dissent ed from the present judgment, de claring that “the meaning of the Constitution does not change with the ebb and flow of economic events.” This was a slap at the majority opinion, which was read by Chief Justice Hughes. The court unanimously upheld the provisions of the railway labor act requiring railroads to engage in col lective bargaining with their em ployees for the purpose of settling labor disputes. The opinion was read by Justice Stone and was closely studied by leaders of the ad ministration who hoped to glean from it an indication of what the court might decide concerning the Wagner labor relations act, now in litigation. The Wagner act does not apply to railway workers. The decision was handed down in the case of the Virginian Railway company and upheld a ruling by the Fourth circuit court of appeals di recting the company to engage in collective bargaining. “In considering the propriety of the equitable relief granted here,” Justice Stone said, “we cannot ig nore the judgment of congress, de liberately expressed in legislation, that where the obstruction of the company is removed, the meeting of employers and employees at the conference table is a powerful aid to industrial peace. ' “Moreover, the resources of the railway labor act are not exhaust ed if negotiation fails in the first •instance to result in agreement.” i If disputes concerning changes in rates of pay, rules or working con ditions, the decision added, are not adjusted, either party could invoke ,the services of the national (rail way) mediation board. ’ ' ! The Supreme, court also upheld the constitutionality of the new Frazier - Lemke farm mortgage moratorium act. The decision, read by Justice Louis D. Brandeis, whose opinion condemned the earlfer Fra- zier-Lemke act, was unanimous. The law was passed to replace a similar statute which the court held unconstitutional in the spring of 1935. Like the earlier law, it is de signed to permit insolvent farmers to adjust their debts and to retain possession of their property for a three-year period during which they might redeem it. Senator Hatch Compromise Is Urged on Supreme Court Bill C jlINATORS, some fifteen in num- ^ ber, who haVe not committed themselves on the President’s bill to enlarge the Supreme court, are earnestly trying to bring about a compromise that would enable them to go along with Mr. Roosevelt without laying themselves open to charges of supporting a plan to pack the court. Sev eral compromise measures have been devised, one of which is that of Sen ator Carl Hatch of New Mexico, a Democrat and a member of the judiciary committee that is holding hearings on the ad ministration bill. Mr. Hatch proposes to modify the President’s bill so that no more than two additional justices could be appointed in any one year. Furth ermore, it would provide for a flex ible court with a membership vary ing between fifteen and nine judges. The additional appointments, made upon the failure of justices past >70 to retire, would not become per manent increases. They woujd be offset by failure to fill an equal num ber of vacancies caused by sub sequent retirements. Though the opposition claims at least 42 votes, its leaders privately admit that congress probably will pass some kind of bill which will permit the President to change the present complexion of the Supreme court. Even if he is empowered to add only two new members, thal would be an administration victory; and it is likely that death or volun tary retirement will give him a chance to put on the bench yet oth ers better suited, in his opinion, to deal with problems of the pre. c ent. Further witnesses for the opposi tion, appearing before the judiciary committee, included Dr. Irving Gris wold, professor of constitutional law at Harvard; Dorothy Thompson, prominent journalist; Walter F. Dodd of Chicago, constitutional au thority, and Dean Henry M. Bates of the Michigan university law schooL Eminent Men Are Named for the Coronation 'TPHREE famous Americans, with their aides, will represent the United States at the coronation of King George VI of Great Britain in Westminster Ab bey May 12. They were selected b y President Roosevelt and are: James W. Gerard, former am bassador to Ger many, special am bassador; Gen. John J. Pershing, commander of the A. E. F. in the war, and Admiral Hugh Rodman, U. S. N. retired, special representatives. Curtis Bok of Philadelphia will be secretary of mission. Col. James L. Collins will be aid to Gen. Pershing, and Commander Frank E. Beatty will be aid to Admiral Rodman. The battleship New York, flagship of the Sixth battle squadron with the grand fleet in British waters during the World war, will partici pate in the international naval re view off Spithead on May 20. Gen. Pershing No Government Action Yet on Sitdown Strikes U NDER pressure from his advis ers to take a public stand con cerning the sit-down strike. Presi dent Roosevelt immediately after his return from Warm Springs held a conference with Vice President Garner, Senate Majority Leader Joe Robinson, Speaker Bankhead and House Majority Leader Sam Ray burn. At its close Senator Robin son, presumably voicing Mr. Roose velt’s views, said: “The government cannot initiate action under the circumstances thus far presented. It is felt that the sit- down strike situation in a general sense is improving. “There are two conditions under which federal action may, be in voked in case of acute strike condi tions; namely where federal laws have been violated or where federal property, including the mails, is in terfered with. “Unless one of these conditions exists, federal intervention or ac tion, under the Constitution and de cision of the courts, is not warranted. “The second condition is cases where state authorities, under the federal law, ask the services of fed eral agencies in the preservation of law and order and in the prevention of violence. “Neither condition has so far aris en. Except in instances where in terstate commerce is interfered with, where a federal law is disre garded, the federal government does not, and cannot under the Con stitution, initiate action.” Baits Sec’y Perkins Irvin S. Cobb Contrasting Views of Miss Perkins and Green S ECRETARY OF LABOR FRAN CES PERKINS, replying to criti cism of her views on sit-down strikes by Representative McCor mack of Massachu setts, wrote him: “I think that it is the duty of the sec retary of labor to point out the prob lems, purposes and intentions, as well as the conditions, of the wage earners of the United States of America, so far as these are under stood or expressed. “So I think it is my duty to say that careful inquiry indicates that the sit-down strikes do not reflect any widespread movement to defy the law or impair civil government or change current conceptions of property rights^ The objectives are the usual objectives of unions in la bor disputes.” That the sit-down strike involves “grave implications detrimental to labor’s interests” is the view of the American Federation of Labor as stated by President William Green. This for two reasons: “First, public opinion will not sup port sit-down strikes. That means labor loses public support when any part of it engages in sit-down strikes. Without such support or ganized labor cannot win strikes or establish and maintain itself as a vital force in the economic and in dustrial life of the nation. Labor cannot afford to lose the support of ’ public opinion. “Second, temporary advantages gained through sit-down strikes will inevitably lead to permanent injury. The public generally will not long tolerate the illegal seizure of prop erty. If persisted in, it will through state and federal law-making bod ies force enactment of legislation providing for compulsory arbitra tion, the incorporation of unions and other repressive forms of legisla tion.” sx about: Departed Spirits. CANTA MONICA, CALIF.— ^ Continued failure of medi ums to claim the reward offered by the late Harry Houdini, who provided a test for proof of communication with the spirit world, makes me think of a thing that happened at the first seance ever held down in my neck of the woods. The operator was summoning the spirits of departed dear ones to order. A lanky youth out of the bottoms desired to speak with his father. Presently, a shad owy figure appeared between the cabi net’s dark curtains and a voice uttered muffled sounds. “Is that you, Paw?” inquired the seeker. “Yes, son,” an swered the voice. “Paw, air you in heaven?” Seemingly startled, the ghostly ap parition hesitated a moment be fore giving what might be taken for an affirmative sound. “Paw, air you an angel?” de manded the son. Again an embarrassing delay, then a diffident mumble. “A regular angel with wings and everything?” Once more a low grunt. “Say, Paw,” cried the youth, perk ing tip, “whut do you measure from tip to lip?” • • • Matrimonial Adventures. H ERETOFORE some of the au thorities have held that the first two years were the hardest in matri monial adventures, but the peak of the danger period for married coup les is now set at the sixth year by Los Angeles’ city attorney. On the side he runs a bureau for handling the funds assessed for family sup port against separated or delinquent parents. So he ought to know about it, if anybody does. Well, personally, I always did have the theory that no woman could stand any man for more than five years unless she got numb. After that it’s just a long-distance endurance test on her side—and per haps sometimes on both sides. * • • Senatorial Shifts. ^AMING no names, a little bird ^ just in from Washington whis pers that one senator, under the in fluence of alternating psychic waves or something, already has shifted three times on the plan to make the Supreme court over. First he was against it, then for it, then against it again, and is now threat ening to change once more. They’ll be taking bets on him at Lloyd’s next. Once in a while we get a states man who reminds you of a hunk of country butter in an icebox— takes the flavor of everything near by, but not improved by any one of ’em. „ • • • Maine’s Statesmen. "pHERE is but one answer to the attitude assumed by both of Maine’s senators, who show a pro nounced inclination to balk at what ever the New Deal calls for in con gress and especially at the plan to mold the Supreme court somewhat closer to the boy scout model. If these here foreigners don’t like this country, why don’t they go back where they came from? * • * The Game of Poker. CALIFORNIA’S attorney general ^ decides that draw poker, unless played as a percentage game, is not gambling. Had he gone deeper into the sub ject, he might have ruled that draw poker, as generally played nowa days, is not even a game. What vet eran would call it anything except a sacrilege against an ancient and once honorable sport when folks are free to introduce at will such abom inations as deuces wild or one-eyed jacks or barber’s itch or spit in the ocean? To draw honest cards; to try to play the other fellow’s chances as well as your own; to try to figure when to raise and when to call and when to quit; to try to pick the right moment for bluffing, since the bluff is the real soul of the thing—that’s poker, my masters, an American- born pastime, hallowed with age, ennobled by usage, beloved of the fathers. IRVIN S. COBB. ©—WNU Service. New Suits Stress Contrast Wools By CHERIE NICHOLAS ‘Seeing’ Bridge The only bridge in the world that can “see” has been completed at Kincardine, Scotland. Equipped with three electric “eyes,” the huge swinging center span automatical ly aligns itself with the roadway when closed. All three “eyes” are •ocated on one end of the swinging span, says the Washington Post. One sees the span does not over shoot the mark, another that it does not undershoot, and the third watches for the dead central posi tion. The 1,500-ton span is so delicately poised on the central pivot that only two 50-horsepower electric motors are needeo to swing it open to river traffic. A LMOST any suit is trumps in spring fashions. The great va riety of wool fabric has been an in spiration to the designers, who have outdone themselves in creating ir resistible suits ranging in type from the most casual sports mod el to the most formal dressmaker suits. The outstanding appeal of suits this spring is their ingenious play of contrast—the most fascinating contrasts in weaves and in pattern- ings, some plaided, some striped, others such as bright tweeds with multi-colored nubbings and other amazing novelty woolens, these contrasted with plain most fetch- ir.gly. The old story ot mannish tailored suits is given several brand new twists this season, greatly due to revived fashion interest in fabrics that were your grandmother’s fav orites when she was a girl. The old-fashioned, now new-fash ioned twills which are showing such strong revival are as adaptable to dressmaker suits, which are fem ininity itself, with their quaint peplums and soft stitched lapels as they are to strictly classic tailleurs. Gray, beige, postman blue and navy are favorites in twills. Sheer wools and wool crepes in solid or novelty patterned fabrics answer to the call for bolero and eton jacket suits. Often the bolero, or some such jacket type, is of the novelty wool topping a suit or tai lored dress of monotone weave. These feminine devices in refresh ingly versatile moods will be flour- : shing the entire season through and we’ve seen them with linings and blouses in bright or pastel taffeta with either swing or full-pleated skirts. For planning a spring wardrobe, the three-piece suit is a logical be ginning. By three-piece we mean any type suit or tailored wool dress you may choose plus a weather- resisting topcoat or a debonair cape (capes are so very smart) in a gor geous woolen that accents color glory and weave to an exciting de gree. Your suit choice may be delight- somely frivolous and youthful, stressing a perk jigger coat, (the young set adores this new type) es pecially if it is of gay tapestry plaid woolen in colors of saddle-tan and brown as centered in the group pictured. Note the small pointed collar and diagonal slash pockets. The skirt in saddle-tan shetland- type tweed has three stftched gores in front, and the matching border- stitched tuxedo of the coat buttons down on either side of the collar. Perhaps you prefer to top a lus trous fleece wool in saddle-tan with a finger-tip swagger coat that fas tens high at the neck wih an un usual leather clasp, as illustrated to the left. The suit itself has five leather buttons down the front of its jacket, because leather trimmings are quite the rage this season., ■ In the model to the right the color contrast theory is worked out stun ningly in that the collarless cutaway jacket worn with this smart finger tip jacket-suit of men’s wear flan nel, is of gray and red check woolen with a red belt and ascot for ac cents. Topped with its jaunty swag ger coat in a gray herringbone wool the idea of using three contrasting wool weaves is demonstrated to a nicety. And so : n conclusion,*what ever system you use, in a swank suit, you’ll lead in fashion-rightness —and with finesse. © Western Newspaper Union. TAFFETA WITH NET By CIIKRIE NICIIOf.AS Net enters into many phases of the mode this season, not the least important of which is its use for dayiime dresses and for tailored themes, in contrast to its sprightly bouffancy for full-skirted party frocks. The very goodlooking tail ored afternnon dress here shown is of black net of bemberg yarn band ed with black taffeta. You’ll find this gown a friend indeed all spring and all summer. Just now it is ideal to wear under your coat. Top with a gay little chapeau and you will be ready to go anywhere social ap pointments may call ACCESSORY NOTES ON SPRING STYLES Some of the trimmed sports frocks this spring are made of men’s shirting. Chambrays in dusty roses, blues and olive greens, brown cottons splashed with small white figures and gray and white striped silks make both dresses and play suits combining skirt, blouse and shorts (longer than last year). Tucked bosoms and vests and pock et accents whose stripes run con trary to those in the blouse are among the mannish accents which have been borrowed for these fem inine frocks. Accessories hold a bright spot in the spring style spotlight. Several Fifth avenue shops display entire accessory ensembles in patent leath er. Big patent leather bags, patent leather daisy boutonnieres and black suede shoes tipped with the same shining leather are designed to wear with suits. Other accessory notes are twin boutonnieres to be worn on each lapel of a suit jacket. Sometimes they are rich carnations of the same color, again feather butter flies wtth bright spots on their wings and again gay feather fancies like those worn in Tyrolean hats. Romantic Motif Marks New Gowns for Evening Wear Embodying the glamour of the era when Vienna danced to the rhythms of Johann Strauss’ immor tal melodies, the new evening gowns recapture the flowerlike grace of a romantic century. Starched nets and chiffons, white and pastel colored organzas and stiffened laces are the most impor tant fabrics and pastel colorings are stressed. Bodices for the most part are simple, many being adorned with big clusters of chiffon flowers in contrasting shades. Girdles are nar row and emphasize slender waist lines. ‘Uncle J^hil ScuyA: A Star for You Some of the pleasantest remem brances are those when you didn’t get even although you could. A woman writes a paper to read before her club and finds a lot of new reasons to believe in some thing she hadn’t cared much about. Some men are more energetic about expressing their opinions than they are about collecting facts to support them. There never was an age that wasn’t the age for young men with ability. Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription is a tonic which has been helping women of all ages for nearly 70 years. Adv. Radiant Sunshine Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.—J. M. Barrie. FOR EARLY MORNING HEADACHES FOR 25c Demand and Get Genuine BAYER ASPIRIN Dare to Win You have greatly ventured, but all must do so who would greatly win.—Byron. CARDUI In this modern time something wonderfully worth while can be done for practically every woman who suffers from functional pains of menstruation. Certain cases can be relieved by taking Cardui. Others may need a physician’s treatment Cardui has two widely demon strated uses: (1) To ease the im mediate pain and nervousness ot the monthly period; and (2) to aid in building up the whole system by helping women to get more strength from their food. Boomerang His own misdeeds often return to the author of them.—Seneca. 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