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Show PAGE TWO THE CIVIL war a as the quarrel between the Fascists led by Prince Ernst von Starhemberg and the cler ical and monarchist elements became acute. Government officials, however, were trying desperately to patch Op the trou News Review of Current Events the World Over House Hurriedly Passes New Revenue Bill Roper Stirs Business Men to Sharp Retort Young Farouk Becomes King of Egypt. ble. I PICKARD ..J f j BRISBANE THIS WEEK. One King Dead. Next? Hitler Ticks Successor Three Kind of ColJ One Lynched; One Jumped wirf ' ft . e Anglo-Egyptia- farm-mortgag- currenc- g commit-teewoma- Hi two-third- two-third- r, National Topic ' TV National Praia Bulldlac as England gajs," and hold do down an Egypt's ha- tred. A mob seized Lint Shaw, fifty- year-olnegro, and lynched him on "the usual charge," not waiting for a trial. Joe Bowers, sentenced to 25 years for mull robbery, locked In the Island fortress of Alcatraz, tried to escape by climbing ten feet of plain wire, two feet of barbed wire, and cliff into Jumping down a the water. He climbed while sharpshooter guards pumped bullets Into him, and jumped down the cliff. Asked when "booked" at Alcatraz, "Who Is to be notified if you dler Bowers replied: "Nobody, nobody cares whether I die or not" Arthur Brlabaaa d Hitler apparently has chosen his successor "In case," In the person of Air Minister Goering, now made "assistant dictator," with control of two great German problems of raw materials and foreign exchange. In New York 175 naval cadets from the German ' cruiser Emden, name well remembered from the war, explored the city, guarded by detectives In case of hostile demonstrations. Commercial boycotts of Germany, organized In New York, have done more harm to the Nazi government than could be done by any mob attack on German cadets. California possesses "three kinds of gold": yellow gold, of which there Is plenty left In the ground; "black gold." which Is the oil in lakes thousands of feet down, and the "white gold," water from the mountains, first used to develop power, then to Irrigate crops. Another gold, more Important than those combined, is the gold of education. Driving through this country. If see a particularly fine buildtall columns, wide grounds, for healthy play, that Is a public schooL Once it would have been the prison or feudal castle. You see another building, almost as Impressive as the high school. That Is a public library. The accumulated knowledge of the world is free. you ing, Newsboys cry "What do you read?" The Niagara of books pouring from the presses, a vast majority forgotten as they are born, make many ask "What shall I read?" Of the books that every one must know, many are unnecessarily long, will not be read, and need condensation, in this day of newspapers, moving pictures, and radio. Paris perceives that following recent elections extreme radicals will be powerful In the new chamber, and those that have money left begin panicky selling. Bank of France shares dropped violently, meaning lack of confidence In government stability, with fear of war In all minds. The last war knocked the franc from 19 cents to 4 cents. What would another war do? When stock gambling starts. It moves rapidly. Since March last year, stock prices have gone up 60 per cent, business has Increased IS per cent, employment only 5 per cent. Not much cheerfulness in that Since last March the New York Stock exchange "values" have Increased by twenty thousand million dollars. Excellent "bait" for the Ig- norant New Jersey citizens dropped from relief invade legislative halls, camp out, sleep on the floors, promise to remain until New Jersey supplies money and food. New Jersey, Ewlng township, with 9,000 population, taking 450 families off the dole, told them officially to o out and beg. Begging being illegal, each family was provided with a begging license. That may be called "economic relief." Tokyo worries about Russia "plotting a war against Japan," but no plotting Is necessary. Russia knows the location of every Japanese city, town and factory. It would be necessary to declare war and start dropping bombs, particularly bombs that spread fire. Starting a war for foreign countries Is as easy as "shooting np a gambling game" among our racka eteers; no secrecy or plotting nec-css- ry. Inc. Synillcan, King F'Btiirfx . N U W about: Interpreted by William Druckart King Fuad, king of Egypt, dead means nothing to 1.TO,000,OUO Americana or to 15,- 000,000,000 other human beings on earth. It means to Engmuch land, real ruler of Egypt, now obliged to find another king to "behave himself, 1 ht Thursday, May 7, 1936 In Austria beeurn Prince Von Star- )i ?A who Is ft. v hemberg, vice chancellor. In "nmri I a defiant speech at L..A W. i. A By Western Newspaper Uulun iiurn warneq in a political opponents Starhemberfl "l I 7ITII extraordinary speed which 000 persons were unuemployed In that his belrnwehr. V March. Seasonal gains In business or home guard, would be dissolved ilit' opposition considered inew and agriculture, returning 559,0j0 "only over my dead body." decent, the administration's $Si.'!,0MMHKl revenue hill was pushed persons to work, were "about norChancellor Kurt Schuschnlgg, through the house. mal," the report said. speaking at Baden, retorted that 207 to 'M, The vote, "Austria Is not Ituly and Austrian was Hlinost strictly CONTINUING the policy of are not Fascists." over the activVon Starhemberg asserted that If along party linen. The r ol calls ities of American citizens, the sen- Internal foes press too hard there ate passed a new vocational educa- will be a "repetition of 10:U" showed 82 Kepub-llcanand only 11 tion bill Introduced by Senator when the heimwehr triumphed in a voted Walter F. (ieorge of Georgia and short but bloody civil war against Democrats against the mens- - supported by Majority Lender Rob- Socialists. False friends surround ' tire, while four Ke- - inson of Arkansas. It was strong- Schuschnigg, Von Starhemberg said, I ' injunction urnu icu ly opposed by Senator King of Utah, and the heimwehr plans to protect the minority to cast Democrat, who Insisted education him from them. The vice chancellor directed a their lot with the was a responsibility of the states, Sen. Harrison administration. not of the federal government thinly veiled reproof at monarchists, The measure authorizes an anwho are too "democratic" to suit The bill was handed to the senate whose finance committee, headed by nual appropriation of $12,000,0(10 to him. "Democracy in Austria la high Tut Harrison, had been studying It be distributed among the states on treason," said he. In secret sessions in order to be a matching basis. In proportion to For Austria, said Starhemberg, prepared for the public hearings population. In addition It authorthere are three possibilities a conthat opened two days after the izes $1,200,000 a year to be allotted tinuation of the authority of the house had arted. There had been for the payment of salaries and state, Naziism, or Communism. He predictions that this committee travel expenses of vocational teach- asserted the heimwehr is deterers, and $1,000,000 a year to be al- mined to preserve the Fascist syswould modify the measure radicallotted for trTe preparation of teach- tem and would continue as a separly, but the opposition to It In Democratic ranks seemed to have faded ers and supervisors. ate organization but that other private armies would be absorbed by away and Its passage by the senate a of was FCAD I, king of Egypt, died without material change the regular army. deemed probable. gangrenous throat Infection at As passed by the house the bill his country place near Cairo at the The crown prince. XJO OTHER member of congress age of sixty-eigprovides : been having so lively a 1. A graduated tax on corporation Farouk, a sixteen-year-ol- d time has as has Marion A, Zioncheck of Income which. It Is estimated, will pupil In the Washington state, the Plnyboy of force distribution of $3,300,000,000 royal military acadthe Western World. He has been more In dividends and yield the govemy at Woolwich, Jailed and fined, and lias arrested. was imme ernment an additional $020,000,000 England, the police; and the othwith fought diately proclaimed er annually. he decided to marday suddenly and started for 2. A "windfall" tax on unpaid or sy$ king Miss Rubye Louise Nix, a steEgypt, sailing from ry refunded processing taxes Imposed Marseilles on a nographer in the accounting division tinder the Invalidated AAA, which British liner escort- of the PWA at Annapolis. With a Is expected to yield $100,000,000. license he dashed ed by a British war- Washington 3. Continuation of the capital around for a minister who looking In order to Stocks and excess profits for sir ship avoid going by way had left the city several years ago. months to yield $35,000,000. Then he rushed to Maryland, obKing Farouk. of Italy. 4. A refund of $33,000,000 to procBefore his death Fuad named a tained another license, woke up a essors who suffered financial losses domlne and he and Rubye were regency council of three to govern under the old AAA. Next day the country until Farouk comes of made man and wife. Marion led Mrs. Zioncheck into the Frazler-Lemkage. The young king, who Is six $3,000,000,000 THE mortgage bill, with Its feet tall and well educated, hopes to gallery of the house, and the members all arose and cheered them. threat of currency Inflation, was return to England to complete his his actions will be a trifle Perhaps was Woolwich. feared It at blasted out of Its pigeonhole Friday studies more conventional hereafter. and assured of a vote In the bouse In Cairo that Fuad's death would have an adverse effect on the negoduring the present session. n W. BARKLEY Five representatives signed the tiations for a new SENATOR ALBEN who was temporary petition to remove the bill from the treaty which will give Egypt a liouse rules committee, completing greater measure of freedom from chairman of the Democratic national convention In 1032 and as the 218 signatures necessary to bring British control. such delivered the Fuad, a descendant of Mohammed up the bill. All, founder of the Egyptian royal keynote speech, . Speaker Byrns, Chairman O'Conwill serve in the nor of the rules committee, and the house, was the youngest son of same capacity at other Democratic chieftains, by Khedive Ismail Pasha "the magthe Philadelphia sheer political power, are said to nificent," Egyptian sovereign from convention in June, 1S03 to 1879. Great Britain placed have held the measure In the Fuad on the throne as sultan of outlining the Isy-expansion sues of this year's unon In a became He 1017. more than for committee king year Egypt campaign as his der express orders of President March 15, 1022, when Britain abolished its protectorate and estabparty views them. Roosevelt. Senator Joseph T. bill proposes lished the kingdom of Egypt. The Frazler-Lemk- e Robinson of Arkanto amortize farm mortgages by the sas will be the Issuance of $3,000,000,000 In new REICIISFUEHRER HITLER has Sen. Barkley chair permanent Wilhelm Goer-lncurrency. It provides for a sharp controller of national econom- man again. Yet another repeater downward revision of Interest rates n mortgages. ics, and be has decreed an era of will be former Judge John E. Mack Spartan simplicity for the German of New York. Four years ago he placed Franklin D. Roosevelt in C. ROPER, secretary of people. Goering summoned the comDANIEL nomination, and he will do it again commerce, appeared before the missars for raw materials to a conin June. Chamber of Commerce of the Unit- ference and warned them they must were made by ed States at its annual meeting further restrict Imports and help theThese selectionson committee arrangements. measures Increase to draft exports. In Washington Only goods vitally necessary to the Other officers of the convention and warned its chosen are: Lee Barnes of Alaarmy and materials needed to promembers, most of duce goods for foreign export must bama, chief doorkeeper; Mrs. J. whom are persistn Borden Harriman, national be allowed to enter Germany, Goerent critics of New of the District of Columdecreed. ing Deal policies, that I bia, hostess of the convention, with Ofiicials of the propaganda mintinless private enMrs. Agnes Collins Dunn of New the darkened further picture istry takes terprise up of the near future by telling the Hampshire as assistant; Col. Edthe slack In empress It must prepare the public ward C. Halsey, secretary of the ployment, business senate, sergeant at arms; Reprefor a "stiffening of relations bemust pay the relief sentative Clarence Cannon of Missoon as tween and France Germany bill out of earnings. souri, parliamentarian, assisted by finare elections as French the "It Is the responRepresentative John J. O'Connor of Sec. ished." the fact also deplored Roper They of all busi sibility New York ; W. Forbes Morgan, secness and Industrial enterprises," said that relations with England have retary of the convention. suffered. Koper, "and not of one particular National Chairman Farley said exasserted olficials The they segment of the government to Ins that the rule, which has which in a Germany period crease Its efforts for greater em- pected In Democratic convenprevailed reon own Its would have to rely a If substantial measure ployment sources and demanded that the press tions for a century, will not be abolof increased does not. ished. The rules committee will be take place the taxation for relief help create the atmosphere neces- headed by Senator Bennett Clark to "do Its to the Induce public purposes will come largely from sary of Missouri and it will report for business earnings. There must be share." s rule as abrogation of the or a longer period well as elimination of the unit rule. In victorious troops of Increased taxation." The latter binds the state delegaITALY'S continued their ad- tions to abide Various members of the chamber by the decision of a on Addis Ababa, though It replied spiritedly. Roy C. Osgood, vance the of majority delegation. Accordefvice president of the First National was somewhat retarded by the to Mr. Farley, these changes ing hank of Chicago, predicted that If forts of the natives to blow up the will not prevent the practically the administration embarked on a roadways and otherwise harass the unanimous nomination of President sound fiscal program that would In- Invaders. The Italian motorized col- Roosevelt. the most spire confidence, husiness would umn In this movement Is Present plans are to have Mr. make rapid strides toward recovery. formidable yet formed In this war Roosevelt go to Philadelphia on He criticized the pending tax on and is notable for the large numSaturday, June 27, to close the concorporate earnings as Impracticable ber of white troops Included. vention by accepting the nomination southern Grazlana's General army, In a and a brake on business expansion speech delivered either In the meawhlle, was driving toward Ha-raand stability. stadium or in the UniverMunicipal In second city of the empire. Fred II. Clausen, president of the of Pennsylvania stadium close Van Brunt Manufacturing company three columns. The Ethiopians were sity to the convention ball. of Horicon, Wis., told the chamber putting up stiff resistance at variwere ous but everywhere points that the rising tide of public spendstrong opposition the ing had been "rolling onto our peo- driven back, according to Italian DESPITE house of lords voted, 62 dispatches. was five no for there and years," ple When the Italian forces reached to 35, to apollsh the ancient privend In sight. lie declared that the mandates laid down Dehra Blrhan, only 75 miles from ilege of Its members to be tried by Halle Selas- their peers In criminal proceedings by President Roosevelt, Secretary Addis Ababa, Emperor unand not before ordinary ?ourts. Roper and others were practically sie ordered the capital city left The movement to abolish the privImpossible In the light of the In- defended, hoping the Invaders would creased burdens heaped on Indus- occupy It without bloodshed. The ileged trials of peers was brought government prepared to move out, on after the recent trial before the try. and the native Inhabitants all scut- house of lords of Edward Southwell The American Federation of Labor reported that "little or no prog- tled for the hills. Foreigners took Russell, Lord de Clifford. He was nrqulttetl December 12, 1035, on a refuge In the legations, the Amerress' had been made In to the British compound charge of causing the death In a moicans going of the this first quarter during where there was a bomb proof toring accident of Douglas George year. Hopkins, an automobile driver. The toleration estimated 12,184,- - EDWARD. NEPIII. UTAH TIMES-NEW- S. Waaalnston. D, Washington. One swallow does not make a summer nor does one statement, even though from a blgb official, make a condition absolute. But pne state- Kelief nient from a high Problem ofllcial under the present New Deal relief setup comes rather close to disclosing the transcendent Importance of the nation's relief problem In American economy at this time. I refer to the recent testimony by Harry A. Hopkins, Works Progress Administrator and professional reliever, before the bouse committee on appropriations. He told that group a few days ago that 3.853,000 beads of families or unattached persons were receiving a livelihood for themselves and their families from the federal government on March first of this year. If this be true, and It can bardly be dls; roved, there are nearly fifteen million persons dependent entirely upon Federal assistance. And the condition appears even worse when it is shown that about ten million others are receiving assistance from state, county and city relief or charitable organizations. In short, the Hokplns testimony reveals that about 20 per cent of all of our people are living on relief money. These figures are astounding. They are made the more amazing when one considers that the condition exists even after the New Deal has expended approximately billions in its three twenty-on- e years of government management, the bulk of the outgo being directly chargeable to what Mr. Roosevelt baa consistently maintained was an emergency. I have reported to you intermittently heretofore the various stages which Reliever Hopkins gone in search for means to through has solve the relief problem. I have been among those observers here who have felt that even though Mr. Hopkins lacks practical experience In commercial life and even though he casts aside every consideration except those inherent in the mind of a man who has devoted his life professionally, to relief work, that he should be given time to solve the problem. It seems to me, that be has had ample time to find the answer If he Is going to provide a solution. Neither he nor President Roosevelt has given any Indication yet that they know the answer or even have a clew to It The net result of their efforts to date has been the expenditure of money in unprecedented amounts and the piling np of a debt, the like of which this country never bow-eve- has r, known. Mr. Hopkins has gone about his Job smugly and with that apparent complacency that characterizes the official who Is convinced that he alone Is equipped to do a particular Job. By his attitude, he has created In congress a feeling that he thinks he Is a superior being, and if anything makes a congressman hot under the collar, it is to see a member of the executive branch exhibit a pose that the congressmen are dumbbells. Some of them are, of course, but that is not true of all and it is fast doing Mr. Hopkins no good at all to show arrogance toward the men who go out and campaign directly for the votes of the people. I said that the relief problem was of transcendent Importance in ... . governmental af- Visionary fars at thls tlme This is true bPolicy ecause I believe the conviction is growing that the .whole New Deal policy on relief is Impractical and visionary; that It Is founded upon a wrong psychology; that it is creating in this nation the greatest mass of panhandlers and "the world owes me a living" type or class of individuals that has ever existed anywhere and that, in addition the men who are doing the Job for the federal government lack the ability to understand its whole significance. Aa proof of the observations I have just stated, let me point out how the demands for vast expenditures of money and wholesale "methods of relief for the destitute have subsided in congress. Time was when a half dozen welfare workers, college professors or organization leaders could get a hearing by the simple crook of a finger before a congressional committee. Such men as Senator La Follette of Wisconsin, and Senator Costlgan of Colorado, and the late Senator Cutting of New Mexico, to mention only a few, would weep salty tears In senate speeches; they would call for ten billions for this and five billions for that and other billions for other things and shout that people were starving in the midst of plenty. And they were starving in the midst of plenty, but the shouting and the tumult raised by these political saviors did not provide a solution for the problem. I have a hunch that the silence of such men as these through the last year can mean only that they were off on the wrong foot. They cannot help but realize that their Tints. Styles In Hair CALIF. SANTA MONICA. more news con- C theories were all wet because Mr. Hopkins certainly has disproved the value of their plans. Another Indication of how congress feels is the movement to divide the billion and a half relief fund, which President Roosevelt asked, between Mr. Hopkins and Public Works Administrator Ickes. The President demanded that congress give the whole fund to Mr. Hopkins. It probably will work out that way eventually but the feeling against Mr. Hopkins cannot be denied. It is violent and only a small part of it has come to the surface. The congressmen could not afford to see the flow of money cut off in an election year so they maneuvered to spank Mr. Hopkins by seeking to give a portion of the money to Mr. Ickes. Now, It is currently rumored that Mr. Ickes, who never has liked Mr. Hopkins, has done some lobbying In the tine underground manner of which he is capable. He sincerely believes that the use of funds In the construction of permanent things like buildings, roads and bridges gives the government and taxpayers at least something for their money. But be that as It may, the ground swell against Mr. Hopkins Is very powerful and if Mr. Hopkins possessed any understanding of the science of the times be would see It Thus far he has given no Indication that he understands what It means. it all end? The answer to this relief problem is not now What'a near enough to the Answer? hazard usa guess. Let go back for a brief review. When President Roosevelt took hold of the relief problem early in his administration, he advanced two theories. They were to solve our problems and solve them quickly. He urged the NBA and the PWA, which with the AAA, formed the first battalion of the alphabetical army. The NRA was designed to regiment business and Indirectly force by the shortening of hours and the spread of work. The PWA was to provide a lot of construction jobs Immediately, giving work to those not absorbed in private commerce and Industry and thus take up the slack until buying power of Individuals bad been restored. By November, 1933, it became quite evident to unbiased observers that NRA and PWA were falling short of the mark. So, out of the Presidential hat came the CWA. Congress promptly provided funds so the Civil Works administration and here Is where professional reliever, Mr. Hopkins, came on the scene co iid hire such unemployed as had not been absorbed by PWA or had not been restored to jobs in commerce and industry by NRA. It was not long until CWA was as much in disrepute as the original schemes for providing employment I believe It was in even greater disrepute because ordinary citizens could see the utter waste and the reckless expenditures of money occurring under CWA for Its relief raking and stone gathering and other nonsensical results. CWA went the way of any unsound proposition. Forward then came FERA. It was a proposition of emergency relief. Washington writers were deluged with speeches and statements that none should be allowed to starve. The spigots of the treasury w.ere wide and $4,880,000,000 opened gushed forth. In every section of the country, federal money was distributed and distributors in Washington were none too careful of bow they passed It out In parallel lines with FERA, the politicians formed to the right They saw the money and from precinct to pinnacle of politics, they were on the job and they have been on the Job ever since. Where will Last year the President became that there was too much waste ; that FERA Too Much was building up a clientele of milWaste lions who were saying, both publicly and privately, that It was no use to work when the government would feed them and he ordered a quick change in convinced course. With this change in course came a locking of horns between Messrs. Hopkins and Ickes. Mr. Ickes was licked by the simple expedient of a new federal agency. Bounding forth came Mr. Hopkins' own brain child, VVPA. While it stands for Works Progress administration, a different name, the initials, to those who have studied the situation, spell FERA and CWA cou'blued. The President announced to the country that "this business of relief must end." Those who could not be employed must be taken care of by the states and local governments and those who were employable would be taken off relief but they must do work for the funds which the federal government passed out to them. C Weatar Nawspapar Union. cerning the mummified remains of that lovely Egyptian princess they found the other day that daughter of some early Tharaoh, she who died nearly 6,000 years ago and yet was still so beautifully preserved. Too bad that old recipe of the Pharaoh family was lost They did make such good preserves. The last word Is that the little lady's hair was dyed a henna color. Either that's news or something bas stimulated a sudden change in Hol-- 1 y w o o d fashions. Just a little while ago, a b o a t every other potential 'r Platlnum aiiu vuiy luu frequently, alas, Irvin S. Cobb the effect was that of a new tin roof on a vacant attic. Now, by the great gross, the stylish ones are going red, reddish or redder. Today, within half a mile, I counted ten redheads, and not a white horse In sight, to prove the ancient saying. cuevi ; Waning Presidential Booms. cyclones and floods WHAT with south, the daily press somehow failed to record among our spring casualties the untimely end of the Governor Talmadge boom. Poor little thing, It passed away at its home in Atlanta, Ga., Just as it was learning. In prattling accents, .' to lisp Still the shock did not catch some of us unawares. We had a feeling it wasn't going to live. The second summer is so frequently fatal to those Incubator babies. For Instance, yon take the Ham Fish boom. Or If yon didn't take it, somebody certainly did, because it hasn't been seen, or even heard of for months and months. "pa-pa."- Gridiron Club Dinners. ipxCEPT the obituary column, nothing could be sadder than the newspaper account of a gridiron club dinner. Yet gridiron club dinners aim to be satirically amusing and frequently are. Turning them out must be a tremendously hard job, because they deal with the national political scene, and any producer of farces will tell you you can't burlesque a burlesque. In other words, you can't be very funny on a subject which already Is so much funnier than anything you can think of and that's what the fellows at Washington are up against. This business of trying to be comic is a serious business anyway, especially since all comedy Is predicated on distress. A fat man falling down makes us laugh because he suffers both In spirit and flesh. But if he Is a pallbearer, say, at a funeral and falls down on his own high hat and maybe breaks up the services well, now then, you've got something that's really funny. A definition of comedy could be: Tragedy standing on Its head with its pants torn. Landon Aids. LANDON must feel GOVERNOR not to say badly scattered, what with being levied on by so many comparative strangers all at once. Every day or two, with an altruism rare In this selfish age, some gallant volunteer effects himself by acclamation as Self-Chose- n the governor's eastern manager or his western manager, or his manager or something. It makes no difference that he may never have beard of these parties before; up to six months ago, they'd never heard of him either. He's like a previously neglected orphan child who suddenly conies Into prospects and finds everybody in town trying to adopt him. Maybe a better simile would be that of a lone Thanksgiving turkey at a tableful of hungry boarders with this one snatching the drumstick and that one grabbing the second Joint and Mr. W. R. Hearst clinging, with a grip of Iron, to the wishbone. northwester- n-by-southwestern Folly of a Parole System. 'TpHE perpetrators of the kidnap- ing case of a few nfonths ago up In the state of Washington were both chronic offenders who, despite their records, had been paroled. The fiend who recently committed the most hideous child murder that California' has known In years was a convict out on parole. The degenerate who has just confessed to murdering that poor defenseless gentlewoman In New York the other day was yes, you've guessed it- -he was a convict on parole. And all over the Unlpn the work of turning loose criminals who have not completed their terms of punishment, Indeed, In some cases hardly have begun them, goes merrily on. Copyright. IRVIN S. COBB. WNU Servlea. |