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McCORMICK MESSENGER. McCORMICK. S. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1937 News Review of Current Events BOMB AMERICAN LINER Chinese Wound 7 on Dollar Ship . . . Britain Protests Shooting of Envoy to China • • . Unions Gird for Ford J&icJofJuA. V ^ ^SUMMARIZES THE WORLD'S WEEK G Western Newspaper Union. International Crises NE grave international crisis followed another in the new Sino-Japanese war. Britain was still awaiting reply to Her protest over the wounding of His Majesty’s am bassador to China by a Japanese airman when four airplanes, identi fied as Chinese, swooped down upon the American liner, President Hoov er, flagship of the Dollar line, drop ping bombs which wounded seven persons aboard. The President Hoover, having de posited a load of refugees in Ma nila, was nearing Shanghai to pick up another load when the bombs struck, tearing 25 holes in the ship above the water line. The ship im mediately notified Admiral Harry E. Yamell, commander of the Ameri can fleet, who took command of .all American shipping in the emergen cy. He ordered the President Hoov er to continue to Japan, and radioed other vessels that they must not enter “hostile” waters off the Woo- , sung and Yangtze lightships. It was' only a few days before the Presi dent Lincoln, another Dollar liner, h^d had to run a gauntlet of artil lery fire to get 160 American refu gees on their way to Manila. More spectacular, but only be cause of the importance of the per son it involved, was the shooting of Sir Hughe Montgomery Knatch- bull-Hugessen, British ambassador to China. With several of his attaches. Sir Hughe sped along a Chinese road near Shanghai to attend a confer ence with British foreign service officials. His conveyance and one which accompanied it flew the union jack. But a Japanese airplane swooped down and began to pour machine-gun fire into the car. One of the bullets pierced the body of the ambassador, grazing his spine. He was rushed 50 miles to Country hospital where an operation was performed and blood transfusions were given. Sir Hughe was the highest rank ing British official in China, where Great Britain has enormous inter ests at stake. He was attacked by a Japanese airplane which did not even have the right of a belligerent —since no war had been declared— while his car was flying the British colors. The last comparable inci dent in China was at the time of the Boxer rebellion in 1900, when the German ambassador Von Ket- Jtler was shot and killed in Peiping. Britain’s note to Tokyo was couched in stringent terms. It said, in part: “The plea, should it be advanced, that 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 cars carried no flags at all. “Th^ foreign and even the diplo- matic status of the occupants is also irrelevant. The- real issue is that they were noncombatants . . . “Such t events are inseparable from the practice as illegal as it is inhuman of failing to draw that clear distinction between combat ants and noncombatants in the con duct of hostilities which internation al law no less than the conscience of mankind has always enjoined. “His majesty’s government must therefore request: “FIRST—A formal apology to be conveyed by the Japanese govern ment to his majesty’s government; “SECOND—Suitable punishment for those responsible for the attack; “THIRD—An assurance by the Japanese authorities that necessary measures will be taken to prevent recurrence of events of such a char acter.” Tokyo’s reply was temporarily withheld, pending a complete in vestigation. Trouble Ahead for Ford OHN L. LEWIS’ magic touch ef fected a compromise between warring factions of the United Auto mobile Workers of America suffi cient to permit the election of offi cers, but that failed to cover up the fierce dissension in the C. I. O. af filiate’s Milwaukee convention. Several times only a fortunately- timed adjournment saved a day’s meeting from breaking up in a riot. The clashes were between the “pro gressive” faction of the union, head ed by President Homer Martin, and the “unity” faction, containing most of the “left” members, who op posed Martin’s program. In the end, the Lewis compromise forced Martin to retain several unity group officers he had apparently been anx ious to depose. New officers added were, however, chiefly adherents of Martin, and it was believed his fac tion still held control of the execu tive board. Of chief importance in the conven tion was the decision to go ahead with the campaign to organize the employees of the Ford Motor com pany. A special tax of $1 per mem ber, which would bring in a net of something like $400,000, was voted for the purpose. Lewis predicted, “Some day Henry Ford is going to be so very tired he will be willing Wounded by Japanese airmen, Sir Hughe Montgomery Knatchbull- Hugessen is center of strained in ternational relations. to accord to his employees the rights that are due them.” Both Lewis and Martin roundly flayed, William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, in speeches. Lewis upbraided him for allegedly aiding the General Mo tors corporation while C. I. O. strike was in progress last winter. Martin ridiculed Green’s abhorrence of the sit-down.strike. “I don’t see why a man who has been on a sit-down strike as long as Bill Green should find fault with the automobile work ers,” he said. The convention approved a raise in officials’ salaries which steps up the total payroll of officers from $15,000 to $80,000. Martin’s salary was increased from $3,000 to $5,000. Death Strikes Noncombatants T HE undeclared war in China continued to mean death or in jury to hundreds of noncombatants as the Japinese continued to bomb densely populated native city areas. Three hundred civilians were killed and several hundred wounded as bombs fell on Shanghai’s Chapei dis trict. Two hundred houses were set in flames. A Chinese communique said that 20 Japanese bombers raided Nan king, the central government capi tal, bringing death to 100, including many women and children, and wounding 400 more. Bombs fell on the National School for Orphans, the National Central university and the Tzesheng hospital. Nearly 400 miles inland from Shanghai, at Nanchang, capital of Kiangsi province, it was reported Japanese bombers had killed or wounded 300 Chinese noncombat ants. In an effort to hit the South sta tion at Nantao, ancient walled-in Shanghai settlement neighboring the French concession, Japanese bombers killed 200 and wounded 400 civilians. Puppet King for Ethiopia? HEN Mussolini captured Ethi opia (or did he?) it was fre quently said that he would never be able to control it, much less develop it, for the Ethiopian tribes are wild and terrible. Apparently he is now coming to the same conclusion and is about to turn for help to—of all people!—the former emperor, Haile Selassie. It is known that the Italian gov ernment has made certain overtures to Great Britain to determine how she feels about the “Conquering Lion of Judah” ascending his throne once more, but strictly as a puppet for whom II Duce would pull the strings. Britain is said to be willing because of the <ever-present Italian threat along her Mediterranean life line. France, too, has been approached on the matter. Frenchmen own the important railroad from Addis Aba ba to Djibuti, but one of the prin cipal stockholders in the French cor poration is Haile Selassie, and the Italians refuse to recognize his hold ings. It is believed that if the French agree to the puppet mon archy the validity of the emperor’s shares will not be questioned. Then France will be able to buy them. The fly in the ointment is that Haile Selassie will have none of this. He will rest his fate entirely with the League of Nations, of which Ethiopia is still a member. Meanwhile the continual raids by native tribesmen, still faithful to their emperor, leave no Italian life safe in the African country, and are making II Duce’s “colonization” a joke. —*— Louis Retains Championship OMMY FARR, the Welsh fighter whom all the “smart guys” thought was a set-up for Joe Louis, world’s heavyweight champion, gave the “Brown Bomber” the sur prise of his life in New York, when he stayed 15 rounds. Louis got the eminently fair decision, but Tommy was still fighting like a tiger when the final bell rang. 3kAmJzd about Cures for Communism. S ANTA MONICA, CALIF.—A certain rich man out here— rich but indulgent—got a letter from his 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 ill-gotten gains of a wicked money- grabber. Today I am cutting off your somewhat generous allowance. You will also vacate the luxurious apartment you now occupy because I’m not paying the rent of 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 rush telegram stating that the young man had been thinking things over and had decided not to take up the pew doctrine. * • • - The Art of Listening. E HAD a party at which there appeared what I may call the dumb poets—Sam Hoffenstein and Ogden Nash. At the studios where they’re both turning out epics, there’s a rule that neither shall burst forth into poetry while he’s under contract—no thumbing of the harp, no sounding of the lute. Cine ma’s gain is creation’s loss. Maybe that explains why they made such good listeners the other night. And isn’t a good listener a boon! I don’t mind being interrupt ed, provided the interrupter chooses the right subject. Mute and rapt, I can harken for hours on hours if someone is talking about me, say, or even reading from my published works. But these two minnesingers only broke in to ask that the pickled shrimp be passed or gently to sug gest that another little drink or two wouldn’t do any harm. Ogden Nash has attained the high est peak of distinction attainable for a writer. His chief imitator has an imitator who is bringing up his old est boy to be an imitator. • • • Resurrecting Old Words. HEN a word gets fashionable —especially a new word which some wordsmith thought up right out of his head—it gets too dog gone fashionable. The same applies to old words which have been dis interred from their forgotten tomby in the dictionary. I seem to see grave robbers prowling through the unabridged, starting in at “aard-vark,” which is an animal formerly common only to Africa but not frequently found in cross-word puzles; and working on through to “zythum,” a very strong beer drunk ’by ancient tribes. I guess those old-timers imbibed co piously of the brew and then named it. It doesn’t sound like the sort of word a dead sober party deliberate ly would make up. Do you remember the run “in trigued” had? I never got so sick of a word in my ife. And then along came “provocative,” and it turned out to be a pest. People went around just looking for a chance to work “provocative” into the conver sation. The only way to lick ’em was to pretend to be deaf and dumb. And now the reigning favorite is “allergic.” Folks spout it every where, whether they know what it means or not. I don’t mind saying I’m getting awfully allergic to “al lergic.” There must be many others like me. • • • Campaign Books. 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 have 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 Uncle Sam paying the freight. To give you a further idea about this franking privilege, I may state that it was named for Frank, Jesse’s brother—and you’ll remem ber how careless those James boys were with the United States mails) IRVIN S. COBB. ©—WNU Service. Irvin S. Cobb Clothes Due for a College Course By CHERIE NICHOLAS Jlsk Me .Another # A General Quiz jp'OR going-away-to-school daugh- i* ters the hectic days have come that are tense with the excitement of assembling a voguish, and as ipractical as voguish, wardrobe that ;will carry them through with sar- jtorial honors on campus, in class room and at college “prom.” Thinking in terms of the college girl who must rank high in swank and at the same time look to the practical in clothes, we are remind- ted of the stunning costume suits and the smart sports outfits and the glamorous evening gowns displayed .recently at the jubilee fashion pag eant presented in the open-air la- gooh theater on the lake front by the Apparel Style Creators of the wholesale district of Chicago. A full-length cape costume was fea tured that represents exactly what a college girl should have in the way ,of an outfit that will serve faith fully and dramatically through the months to come. See this goodlooking cape cos tume pictured to the left in the illustration. The newest thing in suits or in costume ensemble is the long-cape model. Very practical are these types since the long cape may be worn all through the autumn as a separate wrap with frocks. The ensemble here shown is fashioned of handsome black woolen with deep yoke collar of black Persian on the cape and a pocket of matching fur on the dress. So well thought of are long cape types many jacket suits add full-length capes, thus achieving an interchangeable outfit that will vary the dress program according to the mood of its wearer. The costume ensemble that can be given varied personality via acces sories and interchangeable items is well worth considering when as sembling a college wardrobe. If there is one item more than another that proves to be the college girl’s delight it is a suede jacket in one of the glorified autumn color ings. Buy it separate or let it be a component part of a suit, for great importance is.given to suits that are part suede and part tweed. The costume pictured was entered in the pageant under the title “ac cent on youth” which goes a long way in describing it. Circularly stitched pockets decorate the rich autumn green suede jacket which tops a skirt of black woolen. The scarf is of matching wool. The cap is a Scotch type with a high feather to give it dash. Again referring to the great im portance attached to suede this sea son, you can find in the shops most anything you may happen to want in suede—jacket capes, suits all of suede or only partly so. Shoes, hats, bags and belts of suede for suede accessories are ever so smart with either cloth or knitted suits. Any college girl will appreciate the chic a halter front vestee of suede is sure to acquire for her new autumn suit. For evening a hiplength jacket of white suede will prove a treasure in a college ward robe. All advance fall collections emphasize the fact that suede has undoubtedly come into its own this season. And here’s another hint on fash ion trends that leads to style su premacy for the college girl. It pertains to the lavish use of fur on the new fall suits and coats. Full- length plastron or tuxedo fronts of fur will immediately class your coat as being distinctly of this year’s vin tage. The same applies to suits. See the model centered in the group. It is indicative of the new fur opulence decreed for winter. © Western Newspaper Union. SPICES LEND HUES FOR FALL WARDROBE For years feminine fashions have determined what women would eat, for style has determined the figure —and the diet. Now at last has come a great reversal. Out of the spice jars with which our food is made flavorful and fragrant has come the range of tans and browns with which the well-dressed woman will make herself alluring in the late summer and early fall season. For once, therefore, foods will de termine what we wear, according to the edicts of the nation’s stylists. Spice shades, ranging from the yellow-tan of ground ginger to the rich brown of whole cloves, are be ing shown in ‘light and medium weight fabrics. Cosmetics are be ing tinted to harmonize with these spice colors and also, incidentally, to make the transition from sun tanning to normal skin tones more gradual and more charming. Fall Hats Go Low in Back Is Latest Word From Paris \ The first fall hats shown by Patou indorse the new down-in-back move ment, covering the hair and firmly anchored without benefit of elastic. The long back-to-front line is ob tained by the forward draping and trimming of toques, while larger shapes emphasize the profile by brims curved sharply up on one side and swooping low on the other. Multi-Colored Accent White shantung makes a sum mer costume with a front yoke of multicolored striped applications. The same bright stripes — reds, greens, blues and yellows — are used on the pockets of the short white shantung jacket. Belt'ng Ribbon Hats A little hat of belting ribbon, wheth er black or colored, will add new life to a costume. SISTER DRESSES Bj CHERIE NICHOLAS Matching sister dresses are th* trend of the hour. Little friends are taking advantage of the matching idea too, and are wearing dresses of same material made alike. The cunning frocks pictured are fash ioned of a theme-song print. “In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree” is the song from which this par ticular allover patterning of rosy- cheeked apples drew inapiration. 1. What is the cost of the paper used in printing United States cur rency? 2. In baseball what do the fol lowing letters stand for: AB, R, H, O, A, E, and BB? 3. How much is a skein of wool en yarn? 4. What is the significance of edelweiss? 5. How is the air in Carlsbad caverns kept fresh? 6. What was the boudoir parlia ment? 7. What state collects the most money in sales taxes? 8. How much of the retail busi ness of the United States is done on a cash basis? Answers 1. The distinctive paper used in making United States currency costs the government 37 cents a pound. It is estimated 1,743,236 pounds will be used in 1937. 2. At bat, runs, hits, outs, as sists, errors and base on balls. 3. It is equivalent to 256 yards. 4. The flower is an emblem of purity in literature and painting. 5. No artificial means is neces sary. Some undiscovered natural process keeps the air fresh and pure. The temperature remains about 56 degrees Fahrenheit at all times. 6. This is a reference to the great influence which Mme. de Maintenon had on Louis XIV and his advisers. 7. In 1936 California ranked first in sales tax collections, with a total of over $70,000,000. Illinois was second with receipts of over $61,000,000, and Michigan third with over $45,000,000. 8. The domestic commerce divi sion of the Department of Com merce says that 67.8 per cent of aJl retail sales are for cash on the counter or cash on delivery. Thought Wields Great Influence in Our Lives Practically all the ills in life spring largely from our ignorance of the working of mental laws. Most of us have no idea that thought has more to do with de termining our conditions, with shaping our circumstances and environment, bringing us poverty or wealth, attaining our ideal or driving it from us, than any other thing. Most human beings could be liv ing in comfort and happiness, if they only knew the powers locked up in themselves and had learned the secret of using their minds to back up their efforts on the mate rial plane. Remember This When You Need a Laxative It is better for you if your body keeps working as Nature intended. Food wastes after digestion should be eliminated every day. When you get constipated, take a dose or two of purely vegetable Black-Draught for prompt, refreshing relief. Thousands and thousands of men and women like Black-Draught and keep it always on hand, for use at the first sign of constipation. Have you tried it? BLACK-DRAUGHT A GOOD LAXATIVE Nature Nature has perfections in order to show that she is the image of God; and defects, to show that she is only His image. LARGE JARS S<andtOi Watch Youk Kidneys/ Help Them Cleanse the Blood of Harmful Body Waste Your kidneys are constantly filtering waste matter from the blood stream. But kidneys sometimes la- in their work—do not act as Nature intended—fail to re move impurities that, if retained, may K ison the system fmd upset the whole dy machinery. Symptoms may be nagging backache, persistent headache, attacks of dizziness, getting up nights, swelling, puffiness under the eyes—a feeling of nervous anxiety and loss of pep and strength. 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