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% McCORMICK MESSENGER. McCORMICK. S. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1938 Weekly News Review Modern 6 Holy War 9 Threatens Over Domination of Palestine By Joseph W. La Bine Races Tiny Palestine is far smaller than the average American state, yet its fity of Jerusalem is a religious shrine for Christians, Jews, Arabs. Prom a Biblical start, Christianity spread over the earth, largely-de serting its birthplace. Hebrews also left, driven by the hated Arabs who later fell under Turkey’s yoke. Not until the World war was this yoke thrown off with Great Britain’s aid. If Arabs expected Great Britain to hand them Palestine on a silver platter, Lord Balfour outfoxed them. In November, 1617, the foresighted foreign secretary saw Russia per secuting the Jews, possibly foresaw a coming European revolution against them. So Palestine was fa vored as a national home for the wandering Jew and in 1923 Great Britain was granted a mandate over the land. Had Lord Balfour’s foresight in cluded Jew-hating Adolf Hitler, he might have been less anxious to guide Palestine’s destiny. Since 1923, Holy Land Jews have jumped from 75,000 to 375,000, Arabic popu lation meanwhile standing at 325,- 000. Led by a Zionist world organi zation, zealous Hebrews have fos tered such projects as Tel Aviv, all- Jewish city just outside Arabic Jaffa. In 1929, Arab resentment boiled over into riot, again in 1936. This time worried Britain investigated, finally decided-to place Jews on one side of the River Jordan, Arabs on the other. Since Arabs got the big gest share and Jews the most fer tile share, neither was happy. Up shot was a new series of riots, start ing early last July and continuing unbroken ever since. Last week, as harried British troops swept up aft er' Jaffa’s latest bombing, the world wondered how peace could ever come back to the Holy Land. Jews recall that when Moses led their ancestors into the “promised land,’’ some stayed on one side of the Jordan, some on the other. Thus they want more land, yet insist— publicly, at least—that Arabs can remain. Arabs recall the Holy Land has been their home 1,300 years, sto ically threaten to fight unto death protecting their heritage. Politics What they lack at Washington, D. C., Republicans made up during a week-end of blistering heat and fried chicken at Washington, Ind. Their host was Homer E. Capehart, vice president of Buffalo's Rudolph Wurlitzer company, whose farm was covered with tents until it looked like a circus. Attending were Re publicans from 11 states. Day before, G. O. P. “strategists” met in Indianapolis behind closed doors, emerged with no comment except that they expected 70 more seats in congress after next Novem ber’s election. Then, headed by Chairman John D. M. Hamilton and New York's Rep. James W. Wads worth, they headed south to Mr. Capehart’s circus tents. To entertain 25,000 ardent Repub licans, Ringmaster Capehart spent $25,000, fried 4,500 chickens, baked 40,000 clams and roasted three truckloads of corn. Said he: “I am sick and tired ... of hearing busi nessmen and men of all other groups complain and talk against the New Deal and then do absolutely nothing about it.” Said Mr. Hamilton, who seemed content with talking about it: “In stead of hurling meaningless epi thets at those who disagree with RINGMASTER CAPEHART *7 dm tick and tired ...” him, let Mr. Roosevelt explain to us why we have almost 13,000,000 unemployed, a number no less than in the very depths of the world-wide depression of 1929-32.” At dusk the second day, speech- weary Republicans headed for home. But Franklin Roosevelt could not fail to heed the Capehart show. Next week, Indiana enthusiasm showed signs of uivading 47 other states. Business His crop control program bogged down under bountiful harvests, Sec retary of Agriculture Henry A. Wal lace-discovered early last month that this year’s wheat would more than fill America’s granaries. Only rertiedy was export, and wheat-con suming nations are this year being offered more grain than they want by a dozen wheat-producing nations. To compete on the low-priced ex port market, to meanwhile give U. S. farmers a fair price. Secretary Wallace realized that subsidy would be necessary. From Washington went invitations to grain dealers for purchase of wheat that the Federal Surplus Commodities corporation will sell abroad. Subsidy payments to pro ducers, expected to be 15 or 20 cents per bushel, will come from $25,000,- 000 now available from customs re ceipts. To avoid throat-cutting, Sec retary Wallace sought an export agreement with Canada, which also has large surpluses. Meanwhile came word of heavy exports from Poland and Argentina, giving prom ise of a badly glutted world market. Foreign As leader of Czechoslovakia’s au tonomy-seeking Sudetens, Konrad Henlein is admittedly nothing more than Adolf Hitler’s mouthpiece. So anxious observers looked behind the mouthpiece last week when Konrad Henlein told Sudetens to “fight back” against “attacks” by the Czech government. Thus arose the latest crisis in a series of crises that has kept Europe jittery all summer. At little Lanark, Scotland, Brit ain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Sir John Simon made the bold as sertion that Adolf Hitler must not start a war over Czechoslovakia, else he might find Britain on his neck. Coming from a member of Neville Chamberlain’s dictator-woo ing cabinet, that pronouncement SIR JOHN SIMON Franklin Roosevelt made him bold. sounded . strange. But soon Sil John’s boldness was explained. Said he: “You will have read the striking speech made the other day by Mr. Cordell Hull, American secretary of state, when he laid stress on . . . the necessity for . . . friendly co operation. What he said, and what President Roosevelt said a few days later in Canada, must waken a re sponsive echo in many British hearts.” - Since Franklin Roosevelt had promised to help Canada in the event of invasion, Great Britain was clearly relying on a far-fetched hope of U. S. support. Two days later, it was plain the bluff had worked. Backing Britain came France, Rus sia, Rumania and Jugo-Slavia, each warning Germany to keep its hands off Czechoslovakia. War Important goal of Generalissimo Francisco Franco is the Almaden mercury mines of southwestern Spain, where an offensive began Au gust 1. Last week revived Loyalist troops closed in on Rebel Gen. Gon- zalo Queipo de Llano’s advance po sitions at Cabeza del Buey, regain ing practically all land lost since the Insurgent drive began. But Loy alists received bad news, too. In the Strait of Gibraltar, a 1,650-ton destroyer was waylaid by four In surgent warships. Twenty 'were killed, 14 wounded, and the ship limped to port in hopeless condition. • Still 100 miles from Hankow, Jap anese invqders captured Liuan and Sukiafow on the Peiping-Hankow railroad, while defending Chinese captured three important towns on the upper Yangtze river. Mean while, in Washington, a U. S. for eign policy association predicted continuation of the Sino-Jap conflict until the U. S. shuts off supplies. People In 1894, an unconventional Ameri can actress named May Yohe mar ried England’s Lord Francis Hope, owner of the famous Hope diamond. In 1902, May Yohe tired of English royalty, elopecT wifh“Capt. Brad- lee Putnam Strong, son of a one time New York mayor. In 1914, May Yohe married again, this time Capt. John A. Smuts. Last spring, the once notorious May Yohe was found on WPA rolls. Last week, aged 69, May Yohe died at Boston. • At Orange, Conn., John Coolidge, son of the late President Calvin Coo lidge, entered politics for the first time by getting himself elected dele gate to Connecticut’s Republican state convention. Labor In medieval days, a plagued ship might carry disease from port to port. Last week, a plagued boxcar carried industrial paralysis through San Francisco’s wholesale district. Cause of this strange epidemic was a shipment of school supplies which union warehouse employees said was loaded by strike-breakers. At five classifications of warehouses— public, grocery, liquor, drugs, hard- ware--San Francisco’s boxcar was V SAN FRANCISCO’S BOXCAR It carried paralysis germs. shunted to sidetracks. At each stop workers refused to touch it, employ ers retaliating by closing shop, dis charging workers and abrogating contracts. After five days of wan dering, this four-wheeled Nemesis had caused 2,000 workers to lose their jobs, had closed 153 plants. • Fortnight ago, President William Green of the American Federation of Labor talked with Franklin Roosevelt about the Wagner labor relations act. Outcome was a mutu al agreement to amend it, providing more equitable consideration for both employer and employee. If this decision pleased William Green, it displeased C. I. O.’s John L. Lew is, who was comforted a few days later by re-appointment of Donald Wakefield Smith to the National La bor Relations board. Thus satisfied, labor’s two war ring factions began wooing each oth er. David Dubinsky announced his International Ladies Garment Work ers, now on the fence, would try once more to bring C. I. O., A. F. of L., together. William Green an nounced his willingness to puff a peace pipe. But overnight these ges tures were nullified. At Cincinnati, C. I. O.’s United Mine Workers and Kentucky’s Har lan County Coal Operators associa tion signed an agreement whereby Harlan county’s mines will become a closed shop, whereby C. I. O.’s civil charges against mine owners will be dropped. Last month these same operators were prosecuted by the federal government for violation of the Wagner act, the trial ending in a hung jury. Since C. I. O.’s new pact freezes out A. F. of L.’s Progressive Mine Workers of America, William Green found cause to fire a blast not only at John Lewis, but NRLB and the justice department as well. His charges: (1) that the pact forces A. F. of L. miners to join C. I. O or get out; (2) that the justice de partment is playing ball with John Lewis by dropping its criminal charges against Harlan county op erators; (3) that the pact conspires to violate the Wagner act. Domestic To land-grabbing Mexico, Secre tary of State Cordell Hull has sent two notes protesting seizure of $10,- 000,000 in American-owned farm land, $200,000,000 in American- owned oil land. Latest of these pro tests was a downright lecture to Mexican President Lazaro Carde nas, who would lose national pres tige by back-tracking, who will lose conservative support if he fails to back-track. Though Mexico guard edly admits liability, she refuses to pay, indeed is unable to pay until her grievous economic condition improves. Last week, as observers wondered whether U. S. Abassador Josephus Daniels had been negli gent in allowing an altogether too- complex situation to arise, Cordell Hull heard that $25,000,000 more of American-owned property had been seized. Included, said unofficial re ports, were 80,000 acres of Publisher William Randolph Hearst’s ranch. • .At Washington, Franklin Roose velt announced the U. S. would glad ly reduce armaments if other na tions would reduce theirs. Next day the U. S. navy department drafted tentative plans for 18 new ships. Sports Last November, Capt. George E. T. Eyston came from England to Utah’s Bonneville salt flats, there drove an autortiobile 311.42 miles per hour. Fortnight ago. Captain Eyston returned with his huge new Thunderbolt to race once more. While American Automobile associ ation officials checked him with an electric eye, Racer Eyston zipped through the 13-mile northward run, hitting nearly 350 m. p. h. on the checked mile. But the electric eye failed on his southward run, so Thunderbolt set no record. Three days later Captain Eyston tried again with more luck. This time his black racer, whose tires must be changed after each run, whose thick aluminum cowlings are punc tured by the terrific spray of salt, averaged 345.49 m. p. h. for his round trip. Ttoyd ADVENTURERS’ CLUB HEADLINES FROM THE LIVES OF PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELF! ‘The Nurse and the Thug By FLOYD GIBBONS Famous Headline Hunter H ello everybody*. Here’s a holdup story with a different twist—almost a tragic one, for, we learn from Augusta C. Gores of Glendale, L. I., “The gunman confessed to Judge Savarese that he was about to assault me.” Had it not been for the curious coinci dence related below, Augusta’s adventure might have had a different ending. Augusta, who is a nurse, was attending an invalid patient in Glendale, and on the night of April 4, 1936, at 11:20 p. m., she alighted from the Metropolitan avenue trolley a block and a half from the house at which she was employed. The road at that point happens to be very lonely, inasmuch as Saint John’s cemetery is but a block away. Augusta felt rather creepy for that reason as she was walking that distance from the trolley. Suddenly, ahead of her, she saw a lengthened shadow, travel ing in the same direction. SOMEONE WAS COMING ALONG BEHIND HER. ' She looked back to make certain, and, sure enough, a man was hurry ing along toward her. Augusta felt the man might be following her, so she figured she would cross to the opposite side of the road in order to see whether the man would actually follow her. He did. Augusta looked back once more as she was crossing, and as she did, the man crossed also. He, too, was looking back to see whether the road behind him was clear. “I was not mistaken,” Augusta says. No Chance to Escape by Running. Fear came over her. Fighting for control, she realized in mounting panic, that she must suppress her blind desire to outrun the man. No hope lay in that course, she must use her wits instead. Behind her the footsteps grew louder. At last, unable any longer to restrain herself, Augusta turned. Not a foot away from her was the man. She attempted to turn back to the avenue, as there were several cars going through, but the fellow prevented her from doing so by telling her to go on ahead of him and obey his orders as he had her covered with a gun and would use it on her if she screamed or made any attempt to call for help. At the same time, Augusta says, the man pressed his body up against hers so that she might feel that he had a gun. i The man wore a leather jacket, and had his hand in the breast pocket, concealing the weapon. This was enough for Augusta. All thoughts of flight vanished. She knew she must somehow talk her way out of this situation. But she knew in the next instant that she didn’t have a choice. The man was under the influence of liquor, and he vtes past the reasoning stage. , /' Augusta Invented a Husband. As the man began getting rough, Augusta told him desperately that she expected her husband along any minute, and that her'husband was a police officer. “You’ll be in for an awful lot of troublel” she warned the persistent annoyer, hopefully. Augusta adds in parentheses: “I happen to be a widow.” She thought by manufacturing this story the man might go away and let her alone, but, on the contrary, he seemed inflamed by this threat. He became rougher, boasting that he could handle the situation, and Augusta, seeing now how drunk the fellow was, began to tremble inwardly. And despite her rising panic, she knew that her one hope lay in just one thing—SHE MUST NOT LET THIS FELLOW KNOW HOW FRIGHTENED SHE WAS OF HIM. To scream was useless; there was no- one who would have heard her cries. Augusta’s one hope lay in holding off her annoyer until some one should happen along. The man was powerful, and Augusta was powerless against his drunken strength. In vain she wrestled to free herself from his grip. He was just about to overpower her when, turning down the road, Augusta saw the headlights of a car. i Her Savior Was a Policeman. The thug had his back turned. Augusta, recalling her feeble threat of a few moments back, cried out: “Here he comes nowl” The instant’s attraction was enough. While the thug wheeled to face, as he thought, the approaching police officer (Augusta’s fictitious hus band) she pulled away from him and threw herself into the range of the headlights! The car was traveling at a pretty good clip, and the driver told Augusta afterward that he did not see her until he was al most on top of her, and actually came very close to running her down. Augusta leaped on the car’s running board, begged the driver, a man, to help her, explaining that she was the victim of # a holdup. By this time the thug was making his getaway.' He was making good headway, WHEN SUDDENLY AUGUSTA HEARD A SHOT! And here’s the strange coincidence. The very man Augusta had stopped in the car proved to be a police officer in plain clothes, who was coming home from a prizefight. He was a total stranger to Augusta, but he must have been just as effective as if he had been the imaginary husband she had tried to scare the thug with. Because the next scene in this drama shows the thug up before the judge. Augusta was commended by the court upon being able to hold the man off long enough for help to come. Copyright.—WNU Service. Sloth, Laziest Animal The sloth, said to be the laziest animal in the world, hangs from the branches of trees, feeding on shoots, foliage and fruits. The ani mal’s anatomy is such that it can only hang. It has no defensive weapon, but is camouflaged by the coloration of the hair, which is cov ered with a minute green algae. Madeira Uses Sleds Funchal, capital of the Madeira islands, is so hilly that wheeled ve hicles are useless. Sleds with greased runners provide the popu lar method of rapid transit; that is, as rapid as bullocks can provide. Wolves Won’t Unite A pack of wolves may combine to run down a herd of wild horses or reindeer, but never do they form into a group to fight against another group of the same species; this only man does. True Beauty After all, the most natural beauty in the world is honesty and moral truth; for all beauty is truth. True features make the beauty of a face, and true proportions the beauty of architecture, as true measures that of harmony and music. In poetry, which is all fable, truth still is the perfection.—Lord Shaftesbury. Pompeii Stone Clad City Pompeii, a ghost city partly clad in lava ash erupted from Mt. Ve suvius in 69 A. D., remains a most interesting sight. According to re ports, the luster of the buried city is kept bright by the undying popu larity of Bulwer-Lytton’s classic, “The Last Days of Pompeii.” Tree Splits Bonlder A huge roadside boulder at Ard- lin, Scotland, has been split in halves by a tree which grew through it. Enjoy Making These Practical Designs TF YOU like to look slimmer x than you are, these designs are made especially for you! They are practical, pretty, easy to make,— the kind you’ll use time and again, for they adapt themselves to every season of the year. Each is ac companied by a detailed sew chart, to guide beginners. Trim, Fitted Apron. Just five steps in your detailed sew chart,—and presto, your apron is finished! It fits so slimly and smoothly over the hips that it doesn’t add a fraction of bulk. It protects your frock thoroughly, front, back, and up top. And it simply cannot slip off at the shoul ders, when you have your hands in the dough! 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