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Show THE PAGE TWO News Review of Current Events the World Over Explosion Kills More Than 600 CliilJrcn in Texas Rural School Justice McReynolds Rebuke to Critics of Supreme Court. By THE 0 Union. east Texas oU field wa the of the worst school dis- aster In history. The London Consolidated rural school, a few miles north of Henderson, was demolished by a tremendous gas explosion and more than 600 children and their teachers were killed. The horror that followed wrought such confusion that Gov. James V. Allred declared martial law In the vicinity of the school, end ordered National Cuard troops to the scene. He previously had ordered all state highway patrolmen in the area to proceed there. President Roosevelt, hearing at Warm Springs about the horrible disaster, was most distressed and urged the Red Cross "and all of the government agencies" to stand by and render every assistance possible. Albert Evans, flood disaster head in Little Rock, Ark., and his staff rushed to the stricken Texas town, and all communities within reach gave aid to the extent of their capacity. The blast smashed to bits the main structure of the educational plant that was termed the largest rural school In America and the richest In the world. About 740 children and 38 teachers were in the building at the time and nearly all who were not killed ou- tright were injured. Of the latter it was believed many would not recover. Fifty or more mothers of the young victims were attending a teacher association meeting In the school gymnasium, a separate building, when the explosion came, sending the mangled bodies of their sons and daughters flying through the air. The women raced to the wrecked structure with screams of agony and tore at the ruins with their bare hands. ' For a few minutes after the roof caved in, leaving jagged remnants of wall standing like the ruins of a medieval castle, flames shot out above the wreckage. But the building was of fireproof construction and the blaze, having almost nothing to feed upon, soon died out W. C. Shaw, superintendent of the school, whose son was one of those killed, had Just left the building. "I was standing about fifty feet away from the building when the explosion came," he said. "There wasn't much noise. The roof just lifted up, then the walls fell out and the roof fell in. It was all over in a minute, no, less than that, half a minute. It's unbelievable." Highway police, National Guardsmen and workers from all the parent-- professor made a year sgo and book he wrote 23 years ago, in both of which he expressed views quite different from those he seemingly now holds. nelly took ing: Than Senator Tom Cona band in the question- "Now you say the court is biased. You want to add six new Justices who will be biased in the other di- rection, don't you?" Professor Corwin evaded a direct answer for some time, but Senator Connally demanded to know whether he did not support the President's plan for this purpose. "Well, that Is one of the reasons the witness said. The American Federation of La bor, like Its opponent, the C. L O., has favored the President's court plan, though rather mildly, but President William Green, when he appeared before the senate commi- ttee, was even less emphatic in his approval of it He denied that the court as now constituted "has assumed dictatorial power or that its members have not the mental ca parity or the necessary learning." Senator Wheeler aaid he was un der pressure from organized labor because of his position against the Roosevelt program, but he declared he would not change. He said Maj. George L. Berry, the President's for industrial tlon and also head of labor's Non partisan League, "has bad a man traveling through Montana at gov ernment expense stirring up activity against me." QENATORS Indulged in an indig- riant debate concerning the strike and there were demands for a congressional investi gation of this new weapon of labor. sit-do- Majority Joe Robinson Leader said: "Manifestly the strike is unlawful. It is not within the rights of r gers In Inflationary price rises, which are due, be says, to foreign chiefly armament demands, strikes and monopolistic practices by rjrta!n rrnuDf in V both industry and "1 organized labor. He argued for continuance of low interest rates but said the M. 8. Eccles budget should be balanced and taxes on Incomes and profits should be raised, if necessary, "to sustain the volume of relief and at the same time bring the budget into balance and permit the paying down of public debt as private debt expands." The federal reserve system, said Mr. Eccles, "is powerless to maintain a stable economy unless other essential nonmonetary factors necessary to stability are brought into line either by private interests or by the government" This statement presumably made with the approval of Secretary and the knowledge of Preslot of ident Roosevelt aroused talk In Washington and the administration leaders were discussing taxes and receipts. Generally they agreed that there will be no extensive tax change merely a resolution In June extending for one year $400,000,000 in "nuisance" levies. It may be the Eccles warning will serve to curb the demands of various department heads and congressmen for more huge appropriations. any individual or group of individuals to seize or retain possession of property to the exclusion of the employer for Sen-- Roins the purpose of enforcing demands against the employer. However, he added, it was diffi cult for the federal government to do anything in the matter until the Supreme court has passed on the validity of the y labor relations act to re- sit-dow- n f Mor-genth- PIUS in a long encyclical communism as "the ruin of family and society" and called on Christian employers everywhere to combat it by recognizing "the inalienable rights of the working man." He accused the communists of having played upon the susceptibility of the working classes with promises of alleviation of "many undeniable abuses." POPE controversy between Guardia of New York and the German Nazis degenerated into a riot of abusiveness on both sides. German Ambassador Luther again asked and received an apology from Secretary Hull after La Guardia had called Reichsfuehrer Hitler a man without hoiv or. And Mr. Hull politely expressed his weariness with the whole squabble. In Berlin Ambassador Dodd was telling Foreign Minister Neu-rat- h THAT camthat the paign in the German press should be stopped, and both those diplomats were pictured as ready to call it all off. MADELINE LA FERRIERE, a Parisienne, stirred up a pretty scandal when she shot and slightly wounded Count Charles de Chambrun, former French ambassador to Italy. The young woman asserted the count had caused her to lose the love of a "great Italian" man of state whose affections she had won in recent interviews. She has made many trips to Rome, where she was received in diplomatic society, and is known to have been granted several interviews by Premier Benito Mussolini. Paris papers did not mention Mussolini, but the London Daily Mirror did not hesitate to say that he was the "great Italian" involved. Wagner-Conner- y N so-call- p I r e e Deal fourteen times and for it twice. Near the end of his talk the Justice said: "I should like to be optimistic. I should like to tell you that the situation is rosy. I can't But I like to believe in the courage of the American people, and I hope they may make a solution of which they may be proud." Edward S. Corwin, professor of constitutional law at Princeton, was beard by the senate committee In President's bill and support of the be got along- - very nicely until Senator Burke, leader of the opposition, called his attention to a speech the left AMELIA EARHART in Calif., for what machinery, her "flying lab- be taken over. promises to be and stocks will oratory" the greatest adventure of her adELIHU THOMPSON, one of venturous life a 27.000 mile flight DR. country's famous 'nventors, around the world, following ge- a contemporary and friend of nerally the equator. Her first hop of Thomas A. Edison, died in Swamp-scot- t, 2,400 miles took her to Honolulu. Mass.. at the age of eighty-fouWith her in the Lockheed Electra His scientific discoveries and r. twin motored plane were Capt Harry Manning and Fred Noonan, navigators, who were to leave the plane at Hawaii, and Paul Mantr, Amelia's technical adviser, was to continue with her to win, northern Australia. who Dar- KT"! I 1 II It inventions were numerous, but he is perhaps best known as the discoverer of electric welding and the invention of the centrifugal cream separator and the centrifuge, an instrument used in biological miniiiuinmutimn Ask Me Another vhat H I ! i: Senator Johnson of California gave a "general warning" that the nearby managed strike Is the most ominous store some semblance of order at in our national life today, bad thing the scene, roping off the campus for government and in the long and systematically carrying on the run the worse for labor. task of getting out the bodies of the The Democratic senate whip. Sedead. nator James Hamilton Lewis of Illi From the oil well machine shops nois, vehemently criticized were brought acetylene torches to of labor and demanded in. burn away the steel girders while tactics the vestigation trucks hauled on heavy iron chains, United Statesbya congress. "Is Lewgovernment?" pulling the debris away from the is asked. "Every form of combuilding. merce is torn apart under The great force of the blast was the name being INC., large REMINGTON RAND, of controversy between of office equiptaken as proof that the disaster was and to employer employee, leading ment was accused by the federal caused by the ignition of natural the danger of national riots." labor relations board of violating gas which was used to heat the act and of usthe school plant. Unable, because of all the confusion, to ascertain the cause O strikers, ordered by ing "ruthless" methods in trying to Circuit Judge Allen Campbell of break the strike of 6.000 workers of the explosion, it was theorized that someone attempted to light a Detroit to evacuate the Chrysler in six of its plants. The corporation heater which accidentally had been plants, defied the court when the was ordered to cease alleged inter writ of injunction was served on ference with union activities of its left turned on. The "wet gas" used, which comes them and declared they would re- employees; to bargain collectively from oil wells on the school campus, main "to the death." The sheriff with a majority of its workers; to is odorless and so would have given said he had done his full dutv until reinstate strikers without discrimi he received further instructions nation and to withdraw support of no warning. "company unions" in its from the court and the judge was Ilion. N. Y., and Middleton, Conn., from the of awaiting application sportsman-shigood rpVIDENCE is to accept the outcome Chrysler lawyers for writs of con plants. tempt. when one has had a chance to preMeanwhile Gov. Frank Murohv. WARSHIPS of Great Britain, sent a fair case to a fair tribunal, who had hurried home from FloriItaly and Germany said Associate Jusda, set up a committee to con started the naval patrol along the tice James C. Mc ciliate the many strikes in that area coasts of Spain designed to isolate Reynolds of the Su- and to devise a legislative nroeram the civil war as provided for by one in court an preme to dispose of future labor disputes. neutrality agreement entered into extemporaneous talk Kev. Frederic Siedenburg, S. J., by 27 nations. The two latter naat a fraternity ban executive dean of the University of tions are guarding the government quet In Washington, f the two former the Fascist Detroit was named chairman of the coast and It was the first time ' shore line. Ships going to Spain committee. It has twenty-threare required to halt at designated members drawn from representacourt had expressed kVg tives of civic, industrial, religious ports for inspection and agents of s his views on rela- the international committee will eiand labor Institutions. tionship of the court f Since the committee was limited ther certify that no arms or volunxu me government, to four members for labor, Homer teers ar; aboard, or will accompany Justice since the President McReynolds Martin, International president of the vessels to Spain. made his proposal for packing the tribunal, and op- the United Automobile Workers of America, the union waging the THE Creusot works of the famous ponents of that plan were encourSchneider armaments firm to other of the justices city's outstanding strikes against in France hope aged has been expropriated by Hudson and Chrysler Corporation to induced might be appear before French the Ingovernment and formal the Motors, rejected governor's the senate judiciary committee and taken by decree. will tell what they think of it. Justice vitation to U. A. W. A. member- possession in be the workshops and Everything ship on the committee. McReynolds, who is seventy-fivstores of the firm which has to do years old, has voted against the New with the manufacture of arms-to- ols, oil wells Thursday, March 25, 1937 NEPHI. UTAH S. i ufc "satis-faktionfahi- g" sit-do- Wagner-Conner- ECCLES. MARRINER theS. Federal Reserve board, started something when be issued a warning against the dan L24LJ W. PICKARD EDWARD Wctttrn Newapaper TIMES-NEW- II m A General Quiz O e BcU Sjrdict. WNU Service. flWS thinks aDout: IM-..,,,,,- ,,,,,,,,,. Windsor's Finances. 1. Is spider an insect? 2. In what country were peasQANTA MONICA, CALIF. called "serfs"? By latest reports, the duke ants 3. What do stage people mean of Windsor must start life as "prop"! a married man reduced to a by4. a What is a catamaran? of about estate 5. Who was Samuel JohnsorjV only personal 6. Near what sea was Jericho? Washington Developments that Roosevelt's demands for six more $600,000, plus guaranteed an have taken place and are taking Supreme court justices. 7. What is a more common nual remittances amounting name for a trefoil? place in the fight Sees Neva precipitated In a previous article I discussed to but a beggarly $100,000 8. What famous English poet by the bitterness that has permeated more. the Greeks against the helped Alignment President RooseTo re- velt's plan to form the Supreme court of the United States show some phases not hitherto evident in political fights. One of these, I believe, portends important changes in the political alignment in this country. I have reported to you in these columns many times evidences of a growing trend toward a new political alignment and I can say now that nothing which has taken place since Mr. Roosevelt took his New Deal into the White House has given such impetus to UiU coming realignment as his rroposal that congress pass a law giving him authority to name six more Justices for the highest court the Supreme court controversy. This BitternetM bitterness it grow- ing and no one can tell bow terrific it is going to be. Yet while the political leaders make charges and countercharges. it seems to me to be almost pa thetic that the nine judges of the Supreme court must sit quietly by and say nothing. They can not de fend themselves against the criti cisms leveled at them by President Roosevelt and his associates. I have searched the records as far as I have been able and I have yet to find where any justice of the Supren.t court of the United States ever has expressed himself publicly on any occasion when the court was assailed, it is a ruie that is strictly adherec to by the nine justices whom Mr. Roosevelt has described as "the nine old men." Therefore, we see them as the center of one of the greatest political battles in history, wholly unwilling to be smirch their dignity or their rec ords by answering back. The recent "fireside chat" by Mr. Roosevelt was replete with innuen does and inferences that the mem bers of the court are quite incapa ble of doing, their job; that they are living in an age that is dead and, consequently, unable to see things as the rest of the country sees them today. Mr. Roosevelt's speech at the victory dinner of the Democrats was purely politics and his fireside chat in explanation of his court program was 90 per cent poll tics. But the Supreme court is not in politics. It strikes me as being almost a tragedy that these "nine old men" can not defend their honor and ther record after a lifetime of service to the American people. I do not take much stock in the many tirades that have filled the air and columns upon columns of newspaper space that the present justices are incapable of doing their job. There is so much untruth, so many unwarranted conclusions in those tirades that it amounts to a gigantic campaign that will mislead the people of the nation. Assuming that some of the justices are too old to do their job and assuming further that some of them may be too conservative to deal with present day problems, it yet seems to me to be an indisputable fact that there is nothing in life that can take the place of experience and the lessons thus learned. , crowing The information coming into Washington these days shows very plainly that the Roosevelt court packing proposal is calling forth opposition from both of the major political parties. In other words, the opposition to the President's move is probably nonpartisan to a greater extent than any issue before the American people in the last 50 years. It will be remembered that the late President Wilson's proposal that the United States enter the League of Nations falls within that period of time and while there was both Democratic and Republican opposition to Mr. Wilson's program. it can i0i be said to have extended among the rank and file of the Democratic party, then in power, to the extent that Mr. Roosevelt's court packing project has permeated the lists of Democratic voters. I have endeavored to gain the views of many individuals respecting the prospects of a new political alignment but few of the men whose judgment is best politically are willing to make a guess. A considerable number of them say frankly that they are unable to guess. On the other hand, however, there was general agreement that Mr. Roosevelt, by suddenly tossing bis court program into the lap of congress, has given momentum to a movement that for some months appears to have been simply marking time. There are certain facts on this phase of the court battle that appear obvious. They are influential and important as well. Take for example the fact that Mr. Roosevelt does not have the solid South backing of the for his proposition. Now, the Demoof a cratic party for century has maintained the South as a stronghold of its party. Indeed, in every presidential and While Mr. Roosevelt was taking congressional election. Republican a vacation in the warm sunshine of politicians began calculating what Georgia, the case the Democratic strength could be Able in behalf of the at the maximum by conceding 13 Spokesmen court packing states to the Democrats. How difwas proposition ferent is the situation, now. ably presented to the senate committee on the judiciary. His spokesOne can go through the lists of men were Attorney General Cum-minand Assistant Attorney Genrepresentatives in congress from the South and find eral Robert Jackson. They did their Different them rather even-Stor- y job well. They met some of the 'v divided. One most vicious questions from comwill find among mittee members that I have ever Mr. Roosevelt's opponents in this heard and they met them with a battle numerous senators and rep smile. True, opponents of the proresentatives who nave supported gram among those senators were him on every other item of legisla- not satisfied at all with the explanation that he has recommended to tions advanced by the President's congress. Now, however, the story spokesmen. That fact, however, is different. does not take away from the two Another interesting phase of the witnesses the credit that is due legislative situation is that the bulk them. And thus for the first time we of the true and constant liberals ii. the senate and the house have have what must be regarded as official arguments. I mean these artaken a stand against the proposition of increasing the Supreme court guments are to be distinguished from fireside chats and political from nine to fifteen members. speeches concerning the merits of These two points do not represent all of the factors opposing the the President's plan. Likewise, for President's plan by any means, but the first time we have a frank adI think it can be definitely said that mission that Mr. Roosevelt's purif Mr. Roosevelt is defeated in his pose in askine congress to eive him demand at this time, the two fac- authority for appointing six addi tors that I have named will have tional judges is to g.ve him men on that court who will see present day been the deciding influences. as the President sees proolems Having influences like those just mentioned expanding in their scope, them. In view of Mr. Jackson's state portend!., as I suggested above, a ments to the committee, we can in party afconsiderable shake-ulook beck upon some of the filiation of a lasting kind. I do not made by New Deal snakes- speeches liberals of the all mean to say that men some months ago and can who are opposing the plan and all realize from them and present deof the Democrats who are opposing g will refrain from velopments that Mr. Roosevelt had the the purpose of packing the supporting Mr. Roosevelt on other courtgeneral in mind for some months. issues in the future. I do mean to This circumstance seems to emphasize, however, that some of also why the President and explain his adthem will not return to the ranks visors refused to accept the recomof Rjoscvelt stalwarts. mendation of Prof. Raymond Moley Thus it becomes rather obvious, in 1934. At that time. Professor I think, that the conservative ranks a member. If not the numin congress will be Increased to the Moley, ber one man, of the Brain Trust, extent that some of the defections, pressed for the New Dealcaused by Mr. Roosevelt's court urgently to go to the country with two ers proposal, result in permanent ad- constitutional amendments. He herence to other philosophies. wanted the people of the country to So it seems to me that the future understand that these amendments holds the probability of a sharp line would permit enactment of certain of demarcation between radicals of laws. He thought that the and conservatives. How they will types elections of 1934 was be identified and what labels they congressional the time to present the Question. We are to the voters. It must may wear Is immaterial. be said' that due to have a conservative party Professor proposition was and a radical party in this country one of the Moley's fairest ana and its shape and character is be- be made. It is a method soundest to Drescrihprl ing molded under the driving fire of the Constitution Itself. the controversy precipitated by Mr. by C Western Newspaper Union. three-quarte- p court-packin- be cure, as the old saying is, Turks? two can live as cheaply as one if 9. What is an isobar? one of tbe two hap10. In what mythology was Is Is pens to be a golda goddess? fish or even a ca11. Of what system is the highest nary but otherwise mountain in the world a part? the noUon hasn't 12. What is sarsenet? worked out under modern condiUons, Answers wives these days 1. The spider is not an insect being what wives are these days. but a member of the class Arachnid a which includes also mites, aim, they do say t Mrs. Simpson is I scorpions etc. Insects have three pretty handy with a body divisions and four wings, skillet which, on i while spiders have two body diviS. Cobb the cook's Thurs sions and no wings. Insects days off, ought to save getting in three pairs of walking leT; extra kitchen help; and what with spiders four. there being no crown jewels to keep 2. Russia. polished and installment houses just 3. An article used in a play. s 4. A long narrow raft crying to help all young honeymoon-erout you furnish the bird, we 5. An English lexicographer furnish the nest! Well, by scrimp(1709-1784- ). ing, the couple should get by, don't 6. The Dead Sea. you think? 7. The clover. 8. Lord Byron. 9. A line connecting points havWashington Rumors. do float about ing the same barometric presHOW rumors in the neighborhood of sure. Washington. Well. Washington al 10. The Egyptian. ways has been kind of a windy 11. The Himalaya (Mount Everplace. est). First we hear a boom is to be 12. A thin fine silk. started for Mrs. Roosevelt to suc ceed the President at the conclu- Short-Lived Governments sion of his term. This is promptly denied and the question arises how France has had 100 governis that loyal soul. Uncle Jim Far ments premiers and their cabley, going to stand the strain of inets or an average of one every waiting until Sistie Dahl gets old eight months since becoming a enough to run? republic for the third time in 1871. Uncontradicted as yet is the ether Not one has served a full term report that the White House craves of four years because each has to revive the NRA. under another been forced to resign the first set of initials and let us hope with time that one of its bills was a better-lookin- g Blue Eagle than voted down by the National Assembly, an act which is indicathat first one was. tive of a lack of confidence in the cabinet. -- Collier's Weekly. "Sweeping" Inquiries. disaster every major AFTER conceivably was prea we have ventable, "sweeping inquiry" or a "searching probe" it depends on which phrase the re' arts LEMr Hl "Bi mt" DLAIIV irnr porters like best to fix the blame. Keeps Dogs Away from Rarely does anything come of this, Evergreens.Shrubs etc. but it must indeed be a great conP'"llsi Uailoo lttTeaspoonfnl solation to the widows and the or of Spray. per phans of the victims. Seemingly, it never occurs to any one to make the said investigation To Every Man His Own before the tragedy occurs, with a What is justice? To give every view of searching out defective man his own. Aristotle. mechanism or imperfect construe tion then. We are a great people for shut ting the stable door after the horse Nerves on Edge? is gone shutting it good and tight so the probers may have leisure Mrs. Peter J. Witt of 720 No. Fairfax Ave, Sioux for their probing. S. aaid: "Some- bf ifp rs i yoIr D., Falto, time ago my nerves were on and I felt weak edfjte' mum and miserable. Z just had to drag' myself about the house. V. Pierce's Favorite Prescription taken as m tonic heiDed me a lot. After using it I had a good appetite and felt much stronger and I was not nearly so nervous." New size, tabs. 50c . Buy of your neighborhood druggist today. Defying a Glacier Ltf ALASKA, the Revell family ar INdefying Black Rapids - glacier which, without seeming provocation and after remaining perfectly calm for several million years, suddenly started coming down upon them. rumbling and roaring and acting up generally as it advances. Its icy snout is only about a mile away from their roadhouse now, but they're still serving ye olde blue plate special choice of jello or stewed prunes as usual. The Revells couldn't be New York people. In New York, everybody strives to move at least once every two years, whether there's reason for it or not A lady flat dweller there likes the scriptural promise of a house of many mansions because it gives her such a warm glow to think of spending eternity shifting from one mansion to another, re decorating as she goes. Crime and Punishment. trial in New York ATforA arecent hideous murder, the law yer for the killer who, incidentally. has confessed wound up his plea with this old and reliable and beau tifully logical standby: "Putting this man in the electric chair will never bring back the woman he slew remember that Gentlemen of the jury." But' putting a brutal killer in the electric chair will never bring him back either, which, after all, is the main idea, isn't it Gentlemen of any rational jury? IRVIN S. COBB. C Western Newspaper Union. Position in Sleeping Some psychologists attribute spe cial significance to the position one takes in sleeping. 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