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r. i McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, S. C.. THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1938 A m 1 f I WHO’S NEWS THIS WEEK By LEMUEL F. PARTON N EW YORK.—A bequest of $1,000,000, left to Harvard uni versity by Mrs. Agnes Wahl Nieman, Will make it possible for newspaper men to go to Scribes Get school at Harvard. Free Coarse It might be better at Harvard 11 ‘ he Jf w ° uld *° *° school to John Stewart Bryan, handsome, fluent, and erudite head of the committee which will pick the candidates for the Harvard sabbatical years. Mr. Bryan is publisher of the Richmond News-Leader and presi dent of the College of William and Mary. He talks rapidly and inter estingly on poetry, politics, history, philosophy, the classics and humani ties. If Mrs. Niemairhad engaged him to do $1,000,000 worth of travel ing and talking to newspaper men, instead of giving the money to Har vard, the light shed in the dark caverns of journalistic minds surely would have matched any possible Harvard effulgence. And, like Erasmus, Mr. Bryan loves to travel and talk. The glow in Mr. Bryan’s own mind wds imparted partly by Har vard and partly by the University of Virginia. Of the southern aristoi, he practiced law in Richmond and then engaged with his father, the late Joseph Bryan, in energetic co management of the family newspa per, then the Richmond Times. The elder Mr. Bryan had established a tradition of independence which his son has maintained. With the passing of such free- swinging journalists as Halstead, . Greeley, Watter- Example of son, and, more re- Spark Flag cently, Fremont Journalist Older, Mr. Bryan remains one of the few distinguished exemplars of that kind of spark-plug newspapering. He was president of the American Newspaper Publishers’ association from 1926 to 1928. Sixty-six years old, he still keeps up with his horsemanship, taking all the jumps until a few years ago. He is caught up in an incredible whirl of directorates, public and civ ic posts, clubs, philanthropies and social and political activities—al ways with time to talk. And now he’ll have to measure copy-readers and reporters for a college workout. • • • A/f ME. PAUL DUPUY, whose 1V1 French chateau is now occu pied by the duke and duchess of Windsor, waS the first publisher to introduce Amer- Mme, Dupuy j can comif strips Gave French in France. The the Fannies French liked the comics, but they wouldn’t take the columnists. Mme. Dupuy found they liked to do their own interpreting and shied away from omniscience in all forms. She is the American-born widow of Paul Dupuy. When M. Dupuy died in 1927, he left in her hands the biggest string of newspapers and magazines in France. In the French tradition, in which the widow quietly assumes com mand of the cafe or shop, she picked up the vast publishing business, managing it at first from a sick bed, as she was convalescing from a long illness. The publications included the Daily Petit Parisian, with a circula tion of 1,800,000; Dimanche Illustre, a Sunday newspaper in which Mme. Dupuy introduced the first Sunday supplement in France; La Science et la Vie, comparable to the Scien tific American; Omnia, an automo bile journal; Le Republicain des Hautes - Pyrenees, a provincial daily; Nos Loisirs, a women’s mag azine; Agriculture Nouvelle, a weekly, and several others. Mme. Dupuy was Helen Browne, blonde and beautiful daughter of mm m. cj-a William H. and Met Editor Mary C. Browne as Student of New York. She in Paris attended the Anne Browne school for young ladies at 715 Fifth avenue. New York. Studying in Paris, she met M. Dupuy, son of the founder of the Petit Parisien. They were married in 1907 and have two sons and a daughter, the Princess de Polignac. For many years, their marriage has been cited as one ideal international romance —a bit of background which is, no doubt, of interest to the duke and duchess as they move into her charming old Chateau de la Maye, near Versailles. ® Consolidated News Features. WNU Service. Invented Knitting Machine Watching his wife slowly knitting woolen stockings, Rev. William Lee, a Nottingham clergyman, hit upon fhe idea of making a mechine do this work. In. time he suc ceeded, and knitted upon his crude machine the first silk stockings. A victim of prejudice, Lee died a poor man. That was more than 300 years ago. In 1864, William Cotton, of Loughborough, brought out a ma chine on Lee’s principle, and soon it was adopted all over the world. t News Review of Current Events SPY RING IS SMASHED Two Men and a Girl Arrested for Selling American Army Secrets to a European Nation Not .Yet Named Here, photographed after their arrest in New York, are Johanna Hof mann of Dresden, Germany, and Guenther Gustav Rumrich, former United States army sergeant and a deserter, two of the three persons accused of complicity in an international spy plot, the aim of which was the sale of United States military secrets to a foreign government. The woman, a hairdresser on the German liner Europa, was messenger and paymaster for the ring. U/ra ^SUMMARIZES THE WORLE SUMMARIZES THE WORLD’S WEEK • Western Newspaper Union. Three Taken as Spies G OVERNMENT agents and New York police broke up a ring of spies engaged in selling secrets of the American army and navy to a European nation described as a world power but otherwise not named. Three alleged members of the ring were under arrest and held in heavy bail. Two of them, a for mer sergeant in the United States army und a private in the army, were said to have confessed. The third was a German girl, hairdresser on the German liner Europa. The G-men were diligently searching for other members of the band. Guenther Gustav Rumrich, the ex-sergeant, who is a deserter, said he was engaged in obtaining secrets and information concerning military operations of the United States army and was forwarding it through confidential channels to va rious addresses in Europe. Erich Glaser, the private, had been stationed at Mitchel Field, New York, the largest army air base on the East coast and key to the air fortifications of the metropol itan area. He supplied certain air corps codes to Rumrich. Johanna Hofman, the woman ar rested, admitted she was the “liason officer and paymaster” between the ring and its employers. Secret code keys and considerable quantities of money were found on her person. So far as investigators have been able to learn Rumrich sold the for eign power a gold brick. He never transmitted any information that could not be found in the army and navy journal, a publication obtain able by any one. However, army officials consid ered the matter of considerable im portance and armed guards were placed around military centers along the Atlantic seaboard. At Mitchel Field especial protection was given the hangar housing a bomber used for testing one of the air corps’ most precious secrets, a bomb sight capable of aiming heavy air projectiles with great ac curacy. ■—*— Reorganization Fight PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT’S bill * for reorganization of the execu tive branch of the government came up in the senate, and immediately was confronted with a strong combina tion formed to force amendments that would greatly lessen the wide discretion ary powers given the President by the measure. This was comprised of both Democrats and Re publicans, being much the same line up that defeated the Supreme court enlargement bill. The coalition was headed by Re publican Senators Borah of Idaho, Vandenberg of Michigan and Mc- Nary of Oregon and Democratic Senators Wheeler of Montana, O’ Mahoney of Wyoming and Burke of Nebraska. An amendment by Wheeler em powering congress to veto any of the President’s reorganization pro posals within sixty days gained wide support. Opponents of the bill contend it smacks of dictatorship and would strip congress of its constitutional powers. Senator Byrnes of South Carolina opened the debate in behalf of the bill. * imm JPpy Senator Borah More Power for Unions /"A RGANIZED labor was winner in several decisions handed down by the Supreme court. The rights of employers and of nonunion employees were restricted. A ma jority of the court upheld the exer cise of power which a dissenting opinion denounced as despotic ann wholly at variance with the prin ciples of constitutional liberty in this country. In a Milwaukee case the court held that a demand by a labor union that an employer force his em ployees to join that union consti tuted a labor dispute under the Nor- ris-La Guardia act. It reversed a decree issued by Federal Judge Ferdinand A. Geiger and upheld by the Seventh Circuit Court of Ap peals, which permanently enjoined a union from attempting to coerce an employer whose employees had refused to join that union. In two cases the court upheld the right of the national labor relations board, without notice, or hearing, or an election, to require employers to withdraw recognition from an em ployees’ association alleged to have been fostered by the employer. In a fourth case the court refused to review a decision by the New York Court of Appeals, the state’s highest tribunal, which upheld a contract requiring membership in a particular union as a condition of employment. * Soviet Chiefs Face Death W ITHIN a short time we may expect to read of the execu tion of 21 prominent citizens of So viet Russia, latest victims of Dicta tor Stalin’s blood purge. They were put on trial before a military tribunal, and there was little doubt as to their fate. Among the ac cusations against them were conspir ing with foreign powers to dismem ber the Soviet Union, plotting to assassi nate Lenin and Stal in, inspiring the assassination of Sergei Kiroff, and putting to death the writer Maxim Gorky and two others previously supposed to have died of natural causes. Most prominent of the men put on trial were Former Premier Alex is I. Rykov, who succeeded Lenin and held office for nearly two years; and Nikolai Bukharin, chronicler of the red revolution and editor of the government newspaper Izvestia be fore March, 1937. & Alexis Rykov Austrian Nazis Checked /CHANCELLOR SCHUSCHNIGG ^ evidently is determined not to let Hitler go too far in Austria. He is sternly suppressing all illegal Nazi activities, and is using the army in doing so. In the Nazi province of Styria thousands of peasants planned to march on Graz and Nazis intended to occupy the gov ernment buildings. So the chancel-, lor sent motorized units from the Vienna garrison to guard all ap proaches to the city, and airplanes scouted about looking for the ex pected marching, columns. This prompt action prevented the threat ened uprising and not a shot was fired. * Senate to Probe Reds CENATOR COPELAND 6f New ^ York successfully put through his resolution for a special investi gation of subversive activities of Communists in the merchant ma rine. It will be conducted by a committee named by Vice President Garner. About the same time Harry Bridges, C. I. O. leader on the west coast, arrived in Washington to re sist being deported as an undesir able alien. Bridges also demanded a hearing before the senate com mittees on commerce and labor which had under consideration the bill to extend to maritime labor relations the scope of the railway labor act and the authority of the national mediation board. Neville Chamberlain Anglo-lfalian Plans CUPPORTED by a large majority ^ in the house of commons, British Prime Minister Neville Chamber- lain moved rapidly toward realiza tion of his plan for European appease ment, the basis of which was to be a speedy truce with Italy, to be followed by a four - power pact including Brit ain, France, Italy and Germany. Chamberlain aban doned entirely the British foreign pol icy based on collec tive security. He got rid of Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden, putting in his place Lord Hal ifax, outspoken friend of Nazi Ger many, and defied the opposition of the Labor party in parliament. The earl of Perth, British ambas sador to Rome, had conversations with Italian Foreign Minister Ciano and was then called to London for further instructions. It was said Perth and Ciano agreed the follow ing points must be discussed and, if possible, made a part of the Lon- don-Rome treaty: Britain must recognize the Italian conquest of Ethiopia. Ah Anglo-Italian Mediterranean pact should be arranged to include Italian naval parity with Britain in the Mediterranean, reduction in It aly’s troops in Libya, and British assurances that the Suez canal will be safeguarded against closing or air attack. Immediate cessation of anti-Ital ian propaganda in the British terri tories in the Near East in return for which Italy will guarantee not to in clude anti-British propaganda in its Bari radio broadcasts. Withdrawal of foreign “volun teers” from Spain was to be de manded by Britain, and it was un derstood in London that Chancellor Hitler of Germany had agreed to that, and that Italy would not re fuse, although Mussolini especially wishes that Franco be granted bo$» ligerent rights. France in Tight Place RANGE, it was expected, would *• adopt a course parallel with that of Britain, for, as Foreign Minister Delbos said, she might otherwise find herself isolated in Europe. How ever Premier Chautemps served no tice on Chamberlain that the French would join in the proposed four- power pact only if protection were assured for Czechoslovakia and Austria. The French secret defense committee met to organize an arms expansion program involving $855,400,000 and to lay plans for de fending the Czechs against German aggression. Chautemps and Foreign Minister Delbos told the chamber of depu ties the government intended to seek peaceful settlement with Italy and Germany, but that France would not permit the “installation of any hegemony in central Europe” and would fulfill her engagements with the countries of the little en tente. Thereupon the chamber indorsed this policy of the government by « vote of 439 to 2. * Isolationists Cheered A MERICAN isolationists saw to the new European develop ments the eclipse of the interna tionalism fostered by President Roosevelt and Secretary Hull, and were greatly encouraged in their de termination to keep the United States free from foreign entangle ments. At the same time the pro ponents of powerful national defense were elated and the administration’s big navy program received a great boost. The house naval affairs com mittee was about ready to report favorably the billion dollar navy construction bill, which may include provision for the establishment of more naval bases, mainly in the Pacific. May Cut Farm Subsidies FARMERS who harvest more than their allotted acreage of ma jor crops face drastic deductions in their federal subsidy payments un der the new farm program. The agricultural adjustment ad ministration announced detailed regulations governing payment of benefits from the 500 million dollars congress is authorized to appropri ate for financing the new crop con trol law. Crops affected include cotton, corn, wheat, tobacco, rice, potatoes and others designated officially as “soil depleting.” In announcing the regulations, J. B. Hutson, assistant AAA adminis trator, said the subsidy or soil con servation phase of the farm pro gram was designed to do more than improve and maintain soil fertility. He said it will tend to keep produc tion in line with crop requirements. Die+erich Drops Out CENATOR W. H. DIETERICH of ^ Illinois “in the interest of party harmony” has withdrawn as a can didate for Democratic renomi nation in the April 12 primaries. This leaves the field clear for the factional fight between District At torney Igoe of Chicago and Con gressman Scott Lucas backed re spectively by the Kelly-Nash ma chine of Chicago and Governor Horner. Dieterich has been a de voted supporter of the administra tion and may be consoled with a nice federal post. Fashions Bloom in Spring EXCEPTIONALLY smart new things for yourself and your daughter, that you’ll enjoy mak ing right now, and wearing on into the summer. Yes, even if you’ve never done much sewing, you’ll enjoy working from our simple, easy-to-follow patterns, each accompanied by a complete and detailed sew chart. The Charming Basque. Here’s a perfect design for slim, youthful figures. The snug basque top, above a full, rippling skirt, is dramatized by little puff sleeves. Think how delightful it will look, made up in a plain or printed ma terial, either one, but choose something colorful, because it’s such a gay, young little dress. Little Girl’s Dress, With Doll.* Yes, this pattern brings you di rections for making the little girl’s dress, the doll, and a dress for the doll just like her small mama’s. Just think how all that newness will make your little daughter dance with joy. The child’s dress is a darling, with its full skirt, pockets, puff sleeves and round collar. Make it up in printed per cale or gingham. Old-fashioned rickrack braid would be pretty to trim it. The Classic Shirtwaist. This is distinctly a woman’s version of the indispensable shirt waist dress, gracious, slenderizing and dignified. The shoulders are beautifully smooth and the skirt has exactly the correctly tailored, straight effect. It’s so easy to make, and looks so smart, that you’ll want it now in sheer wool or light-weight flannel, and later in tub silk or linen. The Patterns. 1471 is designed for sizes 12 to 20 (30 to 38 bust). Size 14 (32) requires 4% yards of 39-inch ma terial, with % yard of contrast for collar. Belt not included. 1411 is designed for sizes 2, 3, 4 and 5 years. Size 3 requires 1% yards of 39-inch material, with % yard of contrast for collar, and 1% yards of edging to trim. Doll’s body is included in the pattern. Sixteen-inch doll requires Vz yard of 35-inch material, with % yard for doll’s dress, and % yard of edging. 1207 is designed for sizes 34 to 50. Size 36 requires 4% yards of 39-inch material, with short sleeves. With long sleeves, 4 3 A yards. Spring-Summer Pattern Book. Send 15 cents for the Barbara Bell Spring and Summer Pattern Book which is now ready. It con tains 109 attractive, practical and becoming designs. ' The Barbara Bell patterns are well planned, accurately cut and easy to follow. Each pattern includes a sew-chart which enables even a beginner to cut and make her own clothes. Send your order to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept., Room 1020, 211 W. Wacker Dr., Chicago, 111. Price of patterns, 15 cents (in coins) each. © Bell Syndicate.—WNU Service. ~TTPS,o (jardeners Locating Vegetables ARDENERS can grow a fairly 'J good crop of vegetables in al most any kind of soil, as long as there is good sunlight and moisture. To those, however, who have a choice of soil available, the follow ing information will be of assist ance in locating crops. In heavy or clayey soils grow beans, beets, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, corn, kale, peas, pumpkin, rhu barb, spinach, squash, Swiss chard and rutabaga. In light or sandy soils: As paragus, carrot, celery, collards, Chinese cabbage, cucumber, egg plant, endive, kohlrabi, lettuce cantaloupe, watermelon, mustard, okra, onion, parsley, parsnip, rad ish, tomato, turnip, and most herbs. In muck: Onions, celery, spin^ ach, Chinese cabbage, radish, tur nip, carrot, kale, lettuce, mustard, parsley, parsnip, rhubarb, spinach, Swiss chard, and herbs. Onions * and celery are particularly good muck crops. Youth's Place Be glad of Life because it gives you the chance to love, and to work, and to play, and to look up at the stars.—Van Dyke. SM FOR BURSTS Moroune SNOW WHITE PETROLEUM JELLY DISTINCTIVE «| kuttdlag? 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