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< ; > i i ( I4r. McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1938 News Review of Current Events "NO RECRIMINATION" President Accepts Defeat on His Reorganization . • Germans Approve Hitler's Austria Coup Bill gmnMgMMOMg? mm l - vmM v.-Xv.-.: wmm Wi Because a federal statute prohibits taking of a foreign vote in the United States or its territorial waters, the crew of the German liner Hansa voted on the question of Austrian “anschluss” with Germany while the ship was in mid-ocean en route to New York. Here is the scene in the public room of the liner during the balloting. Seated is Purser Karl Zeplein, who reg istered the voters. Of the crew, 330 voted “jah”; six voted “nein,” and one vote was voided. ~^&Iunutd WTPicLuid * M fiTTMMARTzra twf. wnwt.r SUMMARIZES THE WORLD'S WEEK • Western Newspaper Union. President Roosevelt for . personal F. D. R. Accepts Defeat PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT will * not seek for revenge on the 108 Democratic representatives who, obeying the apparent wish of the people of the United States, defeated his pet reorganization bill in the house. Writihg to Majority Leader Sam Ray- fcum to express his thanks for the “fine fight,** • Mr. Roose velt said the ques tion presented was solely one of policy and that the defeat of the measure of fered “no occasion recrimination and there should be none.” Shelving of the measure by send ing it back to the committee, ac complished by a vote of 204 to 196, was generally regarded as a severe blow to the prestige of the Presi- ‘ dent, for the administration leaders had declared in the debate that the issue was solely one of confidence in Mr. Roosevelt. His letter to Ray burn was taken to mean that a President-versus-congress fight in November should be avoided and that he would not inject himself into the congressional elections. Sena tor Byrnes, after falling at the White House, admitted there would be no effort to revive the reorgani zation bill in the senate. It was said in Washington that Speaker Bankhead, Sam Rayburn and other prominent Democrats, construing the defeat of the reor ganization bill as a vote of “no con fidence” in the administration, were ready to abandon for the present much of the New Deal program for social and economic legislation, in cluding the revised bill for regula tion of wages and hours of labor. They decided, it was reported, to concentrate on passage of the tax revision mid appropriation bills and the voting of funds for unemploy ment relief and revival of business activity. It is their hope that con gress can adjourn by May 15. —*— Curb Spending Program C ONGRESSIONAL and fiscal lead ers were called to the White House by the President to consider his plan for a billion and a half dollar public works program and a like amount for unemployment relief through the WPA. These funds together with the 1% billion dollars congress recently authorized the Reconstruction Finance corporation to loan to business, would give the administration 4% billion dollars to fight the depression in the coming fiscal year. Mr. Roosevelt first talked with Vice President Garner, Senator * Barkley, Speaker Bankhead and Representative Rayburn, and it was reported that they stood out against the contemplated spending pro gram, Garner being especially vig- . orous in his language. The President, it was said, seemed willing to compromise and the four leaders went away hopeful they would not be called upon to at tempt to push through at this ses sion any of the radical schemes sug gested by some, of the more ex treme administration advisers. A second conference was then held with other congressional lead ers and with Harry L. hopkins, Act ing Budget Director Daniel Bell, Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, and Chairman Marri- ner S. Eccles of the federal reserve board. Senator Glass and Representative Wood rum were present and pre pared to argue against the $4,000,- 000,000 plan. To their surprise the discussion was confined almost wholly to the, subject of work relief. Mr. Roosevelt said 1 billion 250 millions should be enough to parry the Works Progress administration during the first seven months of the Adolf Hitler next fiscal year, from July 1, 1938, to Feb. 1, 1939. A billion and a half had been talked about as necessary. In addition the President suggest ed about 150 millions should be ap propriated for the Department of Agriculture’s farm security pro gram and 50 millions for the Na tional Youth administration. Not a word was said about the proposed expenditure of a billion and a half for noninterest bearing loans to states and cities for con struction programs. Nor was there any discussion of the proposal to issue more than a billion dollars in gold certificates against the steri lized gold fund. While this conference was going on, there were developments indi cating that the Democratic-Republi can coalition that defeated the re organization and other administra tion bills might get into action against the new spending program. In this Senator Byrd of Virginia, Democrat, and Representative Snell of New York, minority leader in the house, took the lead. Hitler's Big Victory C'EWER than 465,000 Germans and *■ Austrians had the courage to vote “no” in the plebiscite on Germany’s annexation of Austria. Nearly 49,- 000,000 qualified vot ers went to the polls and gave their ap proval of the “an schluss,” and thus Adolf Hitler scored a tremendous vic tory, greater than even his lieutenants had expected. “This is the proud est hour of my life,” said the Fuehrer when told of the vote, and the Nazi leaders all were jubilant, and with reason. They said the demonstration of German unity showed it was time to liberate “our Sudeten German friends in Czechoslovakia” and that they were ready to obey Hitler’s orders blind ly- It was forecast in Berlin that Hit ler would proceed at once to expand and modernize the Austrian army and strengthen Austria’s frontier de fenses. And Vienna believed the anti-Jewish program would be in tensified. There was a rumor that Austria would soon cease to be Ein entity and would be re-christened Osmark, or eastern march or boundary of the new Germany. Besides voting on the Austro-Ger- man union, the electorate chose a new reichstag, which was hand picked by Hitler. German and Aus trian citizens throughout the world voted on the annexation, some cast ing their ballots on German steam ers outside of the three-mile limits of foreign lands. Jews were not allowed to go to the polls. * Railway "Court" Proposal I_I OW to save the important raii- ways from bankruptcy was the subject of conferences at the White House and of deep study by the President. He rejected the sugges tion of an outright government sub sidy, and then adopted and offered for legislative action the plan of cre ating a special unit with judicial or quasi-judicial powers to speed up voluntary reorganization of the car riers and solve other of their prob lems. The unit may take the form of a special court or board within the interstate commerce commis sion. This plan was part of a report from a committee of three mem bers of the interstate commerce commission, which report Mr. Roosevelt laid before congress. He did not make specific recommenda tions but asked for “some immedi ate legislation,” and intimated he thought any long term program should provide for incorporation of all executive agencies dealing with transportation in one department. l|p if WHO'S NEWS THIS WEEK By LEMUEL F. PARTON N EW YORK.—This summer’s ses sion of the Institute of Pacific Relations will have many new fac tors and policies to consider, as ljy new power formu- World 8 Eye j as a nd equations Now Turned are being drawn. on Pacific The Philippines have changed their mind about cutting their Unit ed States towline. Japan and Ger many make a joint survey of a 50- mile, low-lying canal route across the upper neck of Siam, which will bring Japan four days nearer Aus tralia and perhaps five days nearer India. England’s Singapore naval base isn’t what it used to be. Aus tralia announces a big new rearma ment program. Ian Mackenzie, Canada’s handsome and versatile defense minister, breaks the news that Canada will rely on the United States fleet, voicing “reasonable assumption,” rather than defi nite “commitments.” And Paul V. McNutt, commission er of the Philippines, says we should carry “liberty and peace” to the Far East. Mr. Mackenzie, a Vancouver law yer, is one of Canada’s most famous scholars who Gaelic Ace writes fluently and is Canada*s publishes articles Top Scholar u* Gaelic. In his native Scotland, he was the most illustrious prize scholar of his generation, virtually monopolizing all the medals and garlands of the University of Edin burgh, for attainment in the clas sics. He later won a Carnegie research fellowship, gathering more honors in his work on old Irish manu scripts. He later attended the Roy al academy at Dublin, wrote songs and stories in the ancient Celtic language and picked up a law de gree as a sort of afterthought. He went to Vancouver in 1914, returned for the war, and romped through grades to the rank of captain, fighting in all the major engagements. He kept his stride in his later success in law and politics in Van couver, becoming national defense minister in 1935. He is regarded as Canada’s most eligible bachelor. He says his favorite recreation is study. JOSEPH A. LYONS, Australian ^ prime minister who announces a rearmament program of approxi mately $215,000,000, has no such gift of tongues and Rearmament reached eminence Fever Hits by a longer and Australia harder road. He rose to pow er in the labor movement and, in 1931, like the late Ramsay Mac Donald, broke with his party and entered a coalition government. His shift to the right brought him under vigorous assault, but he was re elected by a large majority last Oc tober. He is sixty years old, gray and tousle-haired, the father of 11 children, and walks with a limp as the result of a railroad accident 13 years ago. He began his working career as a country school teacher in Tas mania. Insularity and “home rule” marked his attitude a few years ago. Now he recommends as a commonwealth slogan, “Keep in tune with England.” Everywhere, the little nations are calling, “Wait for baby.” npAKING arms against this sea of A troubles is the Countess Alain Dedons de Pierrefeu, formerly Elsa Tudor of the Boston social register. u »■» Under impressive World Tour patronage, which of Youth Is includes faculty Peace Move members of lead ing universities, scholars, diplomats and sociologists, she organizes a “world youth tour,” with a fervor comparable to that of Peter the Hermit leading the children’s crusade. She is recruiting young persons from all nations, including Ger many, Italy and Russia, on a world tour to flux animosities and foster good will and understanding. “World peace through world trade” is their slogan. Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd is among those who give warm indorsement to the plan. Headquarters for the tour are in New York. The French husband of the count ess was killed in the World war. Since then she has been vigorously active in social movements in Eu rope, Chicago, Boston and New York. For nearly four years she has been traveling around the world, recruiting support for her youth organization among diplo mats, economists and business men C> Consolidated News Features. WNU Service. BOY B f • ** • > : •? sAfelil SCOUTS &‘*4.. m&m m •»v.*' I v»» WWtOPi Boy Scouts Learn Mounting of Wild Life. Practical, Varied and Widespread Are Activities of the Boy Scouts Prepared by National Geographic Society. Washington, D. C.—WNU Service. L EADERS among organ ized youth in this coun try are the Boy Scouts, al though municipalities, churches, and fraternal organizations are promoting other youth move ments. Many practical things, not taught in schools, must be learned if a boy would work up from Tenderfoot to Eagle Scout. They include first-aid treatment in severe accidents; knowing the difference between sun stroke and heat exhaustion; how to revive drowning persons, or those unconscious from gas, smoke, or electrical contact; how to treat snake and dog bites; how to dis tinguish between simple and com pound fractures, and what splints to use. Also, how to identify birds, especially those that protect trees and plants ffom insects; how to un dress in deep water; to swim 100 yards carrying a person of one’s own weight, and how to break a strangle hold in the water. Because they “hike” so much, these boys, exploring the hills, woods, swamps, and streams about their home towns, are masters of local geography. Map-making they learn, too; photography and natural history. Men’s Jobs in Boys’ Sizes. “Every task in Scouting,” says Dr. James Russell, of Columbia uni versity, “is a man’s job cut down to boy’s size. The appeal to a boy’s interest is not because he is a boy, but because he wants to be a man.” The average boy is in school less than one-fifth of the hours in a year. But in frqje time he is just as recep tive as in school, getting impres sions, using ideas, reaching conclu sions, forming habits, and organiz ing his mode of behavior. So habit becomes the basis of all efficiency; otherwise “we should spend our days learning anew the art of lacing our shoes, or holding a pen. Writ ing, made habitual, becomes so easy that the writer’s whole atten tion may be centered on what he writes.” Inspiring boys to observe birds, plants, and animals, to map new country and build trails, arouses in them the explorers instinct and a keener understanding of geography. No part of Scout training receives more attention. Nature study, geography, and ge ology, whether carried on during hikes or at summer camps are par- ' ticularly useful in stimulating the love of outdoor life in the city-bred boy. Led by adult geologists, small groups of hand-picked Eagle Scouts have made exploring trips into many parts of Arizona, Utah, Ne vada, and California. Good Helpers of Scientists. From Central America a natural ist expedition of American Boy Scouts brought back skeletons of a crocodile, a six-foot iguana, and va rious monkeys. They also made photographs of the active volcanoes of Irazu and Poas, in Costa Rica. One boy in this party made a fine collection of lichens. Scouts of Montreal and St. Johns, Canada, worked with the scientists of McGill university in checking the path of the sun’s eclipse across Que bec in 1932. Some newly discovered peaks and glaciers were added to our maps by Seattle Boy Scouts through their re cent explorations in the wilderness of the Olympic peninsula of Wash ington. Boy Scouts of Great Barrington, Mass., helped build a link in the Appalachian trail, planned to ex tend along the crest of the Appala chians from the Canadian border to the extremities of the mountain range in the far South. In this work they joined with the Green Moun tain club, which has built a trail along the crest of the Vermont high lands. Boy Scouts worked on one link in western Massachusetts, stretching from the Vermont line, running over Mount Greylock and other mountains to the New York state border. Working with the state forestry service, Boy Scouts of Waterbury, Conn., started cutting fire trails through the Mattatuck forest near that city. The work of the Water bury Boy Scouts is a part of the program in which Boy Scouts throughout Connecticut are working in the formation of patrols to mark trails and then patrol all state for ests in order to prevent forest fires. As a result of the work, the Scouts gained a first-hand knowledge of surveying and general forestry. While exploring ancient mounds in Ohio, Scouts found many skele tons, pottery, arrowheads, skinning knives, and a grinding pestle. When Syracuse university sent an expedition to the Andes, it was ac- companied by an Eagle Scout, who spent six months there and helped the expedition with its study of rare birds, animals, and reptiles. Boy Scouts of Washington found a de posit of shellfish fossils on the bank of a stream, perfectly preserved since the days when the ocean cov ered the southwestern part of that state. Scouts went with the East Tennessee Archeological society when its expedition explored the Little Tennessee river in quest of the ruins of old Indian villages. Learn Geography by Travel. More than 1,700 separate camps for Scouts were conducted in the United States in 1933. Since an average trip to and from camp is about 50 miles, and 300,000 boys attended, they traveled a to tal distance of 15,000,000 miles. Add to this the many tramps out of camp and back, and the frequent hikes made by troops from their home town into the country, and a rough idea is gained of how the boys* knowledge of geography is en hanced. > Finding his direction by the com pass; the skillful use of tools in building huts and bridges; how to cook his own food in the open and set up a tent—are all among the practical phases of outdoor life taught to boys. No such mass of boys ever as sembled as met for the Scout World Jamboree at Birkenhead, England, in 1929, with more than 50,000 pres ent, representing 73 different na tionalities. With the duke of Connaught, to review the opening parade, was Lord Baden-Powell, who gave the signal by blowing a blast on the kudu horn, the tocsin of Zulu war riors. To the bagpipe music of a Scottish boys’ band, the army marched past. As they came in alphabetical order, the Americans marched first, followed by the Aus tralians. Their Jamboree in England. “It was the youth of the world that passed,” wrote Sir Philip Gibbs. “Arabs from Palestine, Morocco and Algeria in white robes, Indians in green turbans, black boys from the Gold Coast and Nigeria, natives of Jamaica, Kenya, Barbados, Cey lon, and other far countries of the British empire. Latin America was there, with splendid contingents from Brazil and Chile. The old countries of Europe—Spain, France, Holland, Denmark, Norway, Ger- man y—had sent their young man hood, and new nations like Czecho slovakia, Estonia, Latvia, and Lith uania were strongly represented. “The Danish Sea Rovers came like our own naval boys. The Bra zilians were all in blue, except for white caps. The Irish Free State advanced under the green flag and the harp. The sons of former ene mies—Bulgarians, Hungarians, Bel gians, Austrians, Greeks, Finns, Swedes, Japanese. An unforgettable moment for the American boys was when the prince of Wales, later Edward VIII, stood at attention to receive their salute. Scouts in War and Disaster. On mine sweepers, colliers, and auxiliary ships British Sea Scouts served with distinction in the World war. Some were drafted to the grand fleet itself. When the 47,000-ton hospital ship Britannic was torpedoed in the Med iterranean, several Scouts were among her crew. When a Brooklyn garage burned, two men were overcome by smoke. A Scout carried one man out by the “fireman’s drag,” which he had been taught, and then rescued the other by dragging him out with a belt. He restored both men by giv ing artificial respiration, also learned in his troop. A thirteen-year-old Texas Scout crawled on hands and knees into a burning house and brought out a baby. Another saved a comrade in Kansas who was caught on a live wire while climbing a tree. A Cali fornia Scout lost his life trying to save two smaller boys from drown ing. An Italian Boy Scout on New York’s East Side saved six people and a dog from a burning house Two Very Important Fashions for Spring A TWO-PIECE tailored dress for street and business, and a softly detailed afternoon dress that’s especially becoming to large figures. Even if you’re not an experienced sewer, you’ll en joy making them, for the patterns are easy to follow and each in cludes a complete and detailed sew chart. So start right in, now, to discover how pleasant and eco nomical it is to be your own dress maker. Dress With Jacket-Blouse. Exactly the style you want for street wear, shopping trips and business. The jacket blouse is so attractive, with its puff sleeves, fitted waistline and saucy little peplum. It can be worn with your spring suit skirt, too. Make it up in flat crepe for immediate wear and later in linen or pique, using all one color or a printed blouse and plain skirt; as pictured. For Large Women. A very graceful dress with slen derizing lines, thanks to the smooth shoulders, the cape sleeves, always flattering to plump arms, and the skirt that’s narrow round the hips and slightly wide at the hem. Gathers beneath the raglan shoulders make the blouse soft and becoming. In georgette, fiat crepe or polka dot silk, this will be your spring favorite^ Lat er, during hot weather, it will be a cool joy in dotted Swiss or voile. The Patterns. 147/7 is designed for sizes 14, 16, 18, 20, 40 and 42. Size 16 requires 2 yards of 39-inch material for the jacket and 2 yards of 39-inch ma terial for the skirt. 1499 is designed for sizes 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50 and 52. Size 36 requires 5*4 yards of 39- inch material. If contrasting collar is wanted, .it requires % yard. 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. 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