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gPPf'W JilM * U ” 'T McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1937 New* Review of Current Event* CROP CONTROL MEASURE Features of the New Bill Prepared for Congress Italy Adheres to Anti-Red Agreement • • • \A/* J&icJc/Uui ^^SHMMARIZES THE WORLE SUMMARIZES THE WORLD’S WEEK O Western Newspaper Union. the pact which bothers Great Britain is that the three allied nations may make a great clamor for restora tion to Germany of her lost col onies. Hitler, Mussolini and Premier Ko- noye of Japan exchanged felicita tions on the signing of the agree ment. P “LITTLE FLOWER“ WINS Fiorello La Guardia, who licked Tammany and was re-elected may or of New York, in a striking pose as he addressed voters. Farm Measure Ready T7’ OLUNTAR Y crop control for ^ wheat, corn, rice and cotton; and compulsory limitation of tobac co production, are provided for in the new farm measure drafted by the house committee on agriculture for action in the extraordinary ses sion of congress. Secretary Wallace’s “ever normal granary’’ plan is included in the bill. The measure also provides for “tariff equalizing taxes” which would be actually a revival of the processing taxes which the Supreme court declared unconstitutional. These taxes would be applied only to wheat, cotton and rice—3 cents a pound on cotton, 20 cents a bushel on wheat and Vz cent a pound on rice. The policy of congress is declared to be to maintain “so far as prac ticable both parity of prices paid to farmers for all agricultural com modities marketed by them for do mestic consumption and export and parity income for farmers market ing such commodities.” Benefit payments would be made only to producers taking part in the general program, and would be based on (1) the use of land, (2) changes in the use of land, and (3) the percentage of normal produc tion going into domestic con sumption. Also no benefit payment in excess of $10,000 would be paid any one producer. For the protection of consumers the bill provides that when prices of the respective commodities exceed parity by 10 per cent the secretary of agriculture shall call outstanding commodity loans, thus releasing stored commodities and in this way preventing excessive prices. Italy Joins Anti-Reds M USSOLINI has given the dem ocratic governments of Europe something else to worry about, for 'taly has joined Germany and Japan in their agreement to combat commu nism, and no one knows how far this alliance will go or just what are its in tentions. The three “charter members” of the pact—that status was given Italy—hope that all other fascist minded nations, including Poland, Portugal, Hungary and some of the South American republics, will adhere to the agreement. Political observers saw the pros pect of a world divided into three camps — fascist, communist and democratic. Emerging as one of the probable chief leaders of this united front is Joachim von Ribbentrop, German ambassador to Great Britain. Hitler sent him to Rome to sign the new pact, and it is expected that the headquarters of the alliance will be in Berlin. Officials in Rome stated the pact was not directed against any coun try and said Russia might have all the communism it wants so long as she keeps it at home. But they in timated the military forces of the signatories were ready to back up the agreement. Virginio Gayda, au thoritative commentator, said that 2,000,000 tons of warships and 200,- 000,000 persons are now at the dis posal of the anti-communist front. In Berlin the mouthpiece of the foreign office asserted the pact has the backing of 200,000,000 people “who are not prepared for any po litical reasons to allow the primary necessity for fighting bolshevism to drop into the background.” There was a belief in European capitals that there were secret mili tary clauses in the agreement, and this suspicion was intensified by the fact that German warships joined Italian warships in target practice off the Italian naval base of Gaeta. One of the possible implications of V.<ky. Joachim VonRibbentrop Duke May Come in February IV/IAYBE the duke and duchess of Windsor will come to the Unit ed States after all. It was said in Paris by one of their associates they had decided tentatively to make the trip in February, believing that by that time they could carry out their plan without criticism. The sudden cancellation of the trip was primarily due to the harsh criticism of organized labor because it was to be managed by Charles E. Bedaux, whose speed-up system is abhorrent to labor. That gentle man promptly withdrew from the tour arrangements and President Green of the A. F. of L. thereupon said American labor would “extend a sincere and cordial welcome to the duke and duchess and co-operate in their proposed investigations.” Should Edward and Wally come over in February, perhaps Mrs. Roosevelt will find it possible to arrange her lecture dates so as to be present at the luncheon the Pres ident will give for the visitors. Our Navy Grows Rapidly CECRETARY OF THE NAVY 0 CLAUDE A. SWANSON re ported to the President that the navy is stronger than at any time since war days and is moving steadily up to the full strength permitted by the treaties abrogated by Japan. It will not go beyond the limi tations in those pacts unless other nations do so. Under its big re placement program the department has Sec. Swanson under construction two new battleships and has appro priations for 85 other warships. These include three aircraft car riers, one heavy cruiser, nine light cruisers, fifty-five destroyers and seventeen submarines. Five years ago the total num ber of under age vessels was 101 of 728,050 tons, with twenty-three ves sels of 122,500 tons under construc tion. Today the navy has 113 ves sels of 869,230 tons under age, and eighty-seven vessels of 335,565 tons under construction. Shanghai Falls to Japs CTUBBORN defense of Shanghai by the Chinese came to an end when the Japanese troops made their way across Soochow creek and occupied the entire city. The de fenders retired westward and pre pared to block the way of the in vaders toward Nanking. —■¥— China Won't Negotiate G EN. CHIANG KAI-SHEK, dicta tor of China, issued a formal statement opposing direct negotia tions with Japan for settlement of the Far Eastern conflict. He reaffirmed China’s determina tion to continue the struggle until “justice is re-established in this part of the world,” and expressed opti mism concerning the military situa tion. Success of the Brussels conference was endangered by the presence there of Soviet Russia. Japanese circles said they believed Japan was ready to exchange information con cerning the conflict in China with signatories of the nine power treaty of 1922, but not with nonsignatories like Russia. President's Birthday PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT has * authorized the use of his fifty-fifth birthday, January 30, for the promo tion of the nation-wide fight on in fantile paralysis. As in previous years, the day will be celebrated in many cities with balls. This time the funds raised thus will not be handed over to local agencies but will all go to the National Founda tion for Infantile Paralysis which was created recently by Mr. Roose velt. The President has approved the appointment of a committee headed by Keith Morgan of New York to arrange for the celebra tions. New Attack on Black A LBERT LEVITT made a new ef fort to obtain Justice Hugo L. Black’s removal from the Supreme court, shortly before the court it self had opportunity to decide whether to hear another test of Black’s eligibility. Levitt asked President Roosevelt to start quo warranto proceedings against Black. This in effect would require Black to show by what right he held the position. Irvin S. Cobb ufAuoM> 'Zlkamhb about Growing Cannon Fodder. S ANTA MONICA, CALIF.— To produce this crop takes time and planning. First your veterans must grow past fighting age because those who survive the horrors of one war never willingly enlist for another. Meanwhile be sure the women have been bearing children, since chil dren are the seed corn of your future sowing. As the newer gen eration grows up dose it on the old reliable P. P. P. formula — parades, pomp, propaganda. Bands and guns and flag - wavings, murderous preachments and manufactured pa triotism; they all help to fertilize against the ultimate harvesting. Befuddle the first-born on dreams of drunken glory. Teach him the neighbor over the way is an enemy who must some day be crushed without mercy. Make him believe his country’s destiny demands re venge for old hurts, reprisals for old losses, widened boundaries writ in blood. And then, in about 20 years, you have a nation ripened for ruin, a race of mothers ready to offer their sons to the slaughter. It’s a slow crop, but a sure one, and highly gratifying to professional sword-rat tlers and power-mad dictators, to profiteers and financial hijackers. Let’s see, come 1938, it’ll be just about 20 years since the last time the world cut its own throat. v • * • Two-Faced Politicians. S OMEBODY says the type of poli tician who swaps worthless promises before election for the public’s confidence—and its votes— reminds him of Janus. Janus was a god with two faces, and the an cients finally got so they couldn’t trust either one of them. But it took them a long time to catch on. Might I be pardoned for thinking of a homelier simile? I’m thinking of the pack-rat of this western coun try. The thrifty pack-rat slips with stealthy tread into your camp whilst you slumber and carries off some thing of value. But he doesn’t steal it—nothing like that. He merely ex changes with you, you being asleep at the time. He leaves a dry twig behind and totes off a side of meat. He confiscates one of your boots, but, in return, confers on you a couple of dead cactus stalks. His intentions may be honest, but there is no record showing where a pack- rat ever got the worst of a trade. I figure he’s part Scotch. And the profits resulting from his professional dealings certainly may be likened to the career of many a chronic officeholder now flourishing in our midst. • * * This Man Dewey. W HEN the Republicans get out the hound-dawgs to run down their 1940 nominee, they might search in the tall timbers of Man hattan island. There’s a young fellow there, the name being Dewey, and he being kin to the great admiral whose deeds crackled at Manila one May day morning like the lightnings on Mount Sinai. He comes of old Yankee stock. He hails from a de batable state, Michigan; lives in a pivotal state, New York. Still in his mid-thirties, he smashed the foulest, securest nests of labor rack eteers and vice racketeers in Amer ica. He married a sweet Texas girl, as southern as they make ’em. Her grand-uncle was Jeff Davis. My daddy was Jeff Davis’ relative, too. And this young Dewey trained for grand opera. Speaking of this charm thing, 'think of a President who’d wind up his fireside radio chats sing ing “Home on the Range.” Yes, sir, the G. O. P. might go farther and fare worse. * * * Nordic Supremacy. R ECENT events bring to mind a little story of some years back when night-riding patriots in an Arkansas county felt called on, as a sacred duty imposed upon all true Caucasians, to put the Black broth er in his place; said place, in at least one instance, being a colored cemetery. Also, there had been a flood of notices to vacate sent through the mail to members of the African race, followed by unpleasant sur prise parties did the recipients fail to heed the gentle warning. So the community was getting more Nordic by the hour and the sound of the Anglo-saxophone was heard oft in the stilly night. That’s the scene and the plot. Now for the sketch: Pelagria Perkins meets Hook worm Hostetter on Main street: “Hooky,” says Pelagria, “effen you wuz to git a letter frum dese here w’ite shirts, whut would you do?” “Me!” says Hookworm. “Boy, I d finish readin’ it on the train.” IRVIN S. COBB. Copyright.—WNU Servlet. j-toyd CjitAowiLig. A nWERITI IDCBC’ /"I I ID Itvl ADVENTURERS’ CLUB HEADLINES FROM THE LIVES OF PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELFI i << »> Murder on the Loose By FLOYD GIBBONS Famous Headline Hunter H ello, everybody; Well, sir, here’s an adventurer who had it coming to him. It’s the first case I’ve seen in a long time where a bird went out looking for a thrill and actually found one. And at that, the thrill that Ben Cohn of New York City met up with in the murdered woman’s bedroom was not at all the sort of thrill he had gone there looking for. But it seems that Old Lady Adventure covered his initial bet and raised him ten, big, blue-chip goose-pimples. Ben is a newspaper reporter, so looking for trouble is no more than part of the day’s work for him. In January, 1932, he was just a cub, helping out the police reporter on a Cleveland, Ohio, news paper. All the small, routine assignments fell to Ben’s lot. He was kept busy all day, chasing around to dinky, one-alarm fires, and listening to the sorry tale of Joe Doakes who had his hat stolen while eating in a one-arm lunch room. Ben was bored stiff with that sort of thing. He wanted to get that news nose of his into something exciting for a change. There was a maniac killer running around town at the time. He had killed half a dozen women—hacked them to pieces as they lay in their beds. What wouldn’t Ben have given for a chance to cover that story? Boy! Just lead him to it! That’s about the way Ben was feeling one Friday afternoon, when suddenly the police radio began booming out a message. “Number one reserve squad and detective cruiser D-2,” the loudspeaker cried. “Go to Nineteenth and Chester—red brick apartment house. You will find the body of a young woman who has been murdered.” Ben’s Chance at a Big Story. Ben was beside himself with excitement. Nineteenth and Chester was only a block away from Police Headquarters, where they were sit ting, and Ben began to plead with his boss to let him cover that story. He was the most surprised kid in the world when he heard the boss say: “All right, kid—go to it,” but he didn’t waste any time getting out of the station. He set out on a dead run for the apartment house a block away. The reserve squad had to go down ^n the basement to get their car before they started, so Ben, on foot, beat the cops to the scene by a full £ Two Men—Both Fighting for Their Lives. three minutes. A small crowd had collected in front of the apartment house as Ben ran in. “She’s upstairs,” a woman shouted. And in a few leaps Ben had made the second floor. He burst into the room, and there on the bed lay a blonde girl, beautiful even in death, except for her blood-drenched throat, from which a pair of six-inch paper shears protruded. Ben closed the door while he looked over the room. The first question that popped into his mind was: “Where is the murder er?” And the next thought that occurred to him was not such a pleasant one. “Suppose,” Ben thought, “the murderer is still here—hiding somewhere in the room?” The thought had no more than occurred to Ben when it actually, literally came true. Ben was standing before the dresser looking for a picture of the slain woman when he glanced into the mirror and saw something that made the cold shivers gallop up and down his spine. In that mirror he could see the door of the clothes closet behind him. AND THAT DOOR WAS SLOWLY OPENING! Battling the Murderer for His Life. Ben stiffened. , The door swung wide open and a big, heavy-set colored man came tiptoeing in Ben’s direction. He had a huge club in his hand and as he came close to Ben he raised it to strike. Ben didn’t wait for any more. He wheeled and dived to get inside the arc of that swinging club. He grappled with the negro as the club came down and the negro dropped the club to grapple with Ben. Then came a battle like the Roman gladiatorial con tests of old. Two men, going at it bare-handed—both fighting for their lives. The colored man was much larger and much stronger than Ben. He pushed Ben backward by sheer weight alone. Before he realized what was happening, he was thrown back onto the bed and found him self rolling over the blood-drenched body of the dead girl. Tt was hor rible. But what was more horrible still were the fingers of the big negro, which were fastening themselves tightly around Ben’s throat. Police Got There Just in Time. Before that Ben had been too surprised to cry out. Now, as the ne gro’s fingers closed over his windpipe he wished he had when he had the chance. With his own hands he fought vainly to dislodge those tightening fingers, but it was no use. He kicked and heaved desper ately, trying to throw the negro off of him. But that wasn’t any use, either. The negro’s body was heavier than his own. Ben’s head began to spin. Things began to go black in front of his eyes. Then, just as he was about to give up and relax the door burst open and the room was full of policemen. The re serve squad had come at last. Ben had not been working long around police headquarters and not many of the cops knew him. Even if they had they would never have recognized him, for his clothing was disheveled and he was blood from head to foot. He looked like a mighty suspicious customer to those cops. And Ben had to admit that being caught fighting over the body of a murdered woman was a mighty suspicious circumstance. The cops arrested both Ben and the colored man and dragged them back to the police station. But there Ben was identified by his boss, and the negro admitted the killing. He was electrocuted in July of that same year and—well—Ben has felt a lot safer ever since. Well, sir, that yarn makes Ben Cohn a Distinguished Adventurer, as well as a distinguished newspaper man. ©—WNU Service. “None But Americans on Guard” There is a tradition that during an especially critical period of the Revolution General Washington is sued the order, “Put none but Amer icans on guard tonight.” There is no record that such an order was ever issued, but that it might have been issued is suggested by a cir cular letter which Washington sent to his regimental commanders in 1777 regarding recruits for his body guard: “You will therefore send me none but natives.” A few months be fore Thomas Hickey, a pretended deserter from the British army, had tried to poison Washington and had been convicted and hanged. “Put none but Americans on guard” was one of the mottoes of the Know Nothing party which was organized about 1852. The Ground Cherry Many wild plants have names that tell something about their fruits. The ground cherry is in this group. One of its names is the Chinese lan tern plant. This refers to the un usual shape of the fruit. Each little berry is less than half an inch in diameter, but it is encased in a brown inflated case which looks something like a miniature Chinese lantern. A different kind of ground cherry growing in the Southwest is known as the wild tomato and is es pecially relished by the Zuni Indians as well as the whites. Indians make a relish with the ripe fruit by boil ing it, then crushing it in a mortar with raw onions and chili. In pioneer days of the Middle West housewives used to gather ground cherries lot preserves. Men Who Do When I look at history I see it as man’s attempt to solve the practical problem of living. The men who did most to solve it were not those who thought about it or talked about it or impressed their contemporaries, but those who si lently and efficiently got on with their work.—J. B. S. Haldane. HOW OFTEN CAN YOU KISS AND MAKE UP? F EW husbands can understand why a wife should turn from a pleasant companion into a shrew for one whole week in every month. You can say “I’m sorry” and kiss and make up easier before marriage than after. If you're wise and if you want to hold your hus band, you won’t be a three-quarter wife. For three generations one woman has told another how to go “smil ing through” with Lydia E. Pink- ham's Vegetable Compound. 16 helps Nature tone up the system, thus lessening the discomforts from the functional disorders which women must endure in the three ordeals of life: 1. Turning from girlhood to womanhood. 2. Pre paring for motherhood. 3. Ap proaching “middle age.” Don’t be a three-quarter wife, tako LYDIA E. PINKHAM’S VEGETABLE COMPOUND and Go VSmiling Through.” Obstacles Make Men It cannot be too often repeated that it is not helps, but obstacles, not facilities, but difficulties that make men.—W. Mathews. 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