The Syracuse Journal, Volume 29, Number 22, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 17 September 1936 — Page 6

BRISBANE THIS WEEK World’s Chemists Busy The New Hell-Broth ♦ Our Huge Gold Pile The great fighters in Asia and Europe in the days of Frederick the

Great and Napoleon . had little idea'of war’s future. But marvelous things, some of the greatest, Napoleon especially, might have done with to d a y’s inventions. Frederick the Gr ea t's father selected the tallest men he could’ find for his guard, probably kept them away

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from the firing line. In battle they would have been killed first, hit by the bullets that go over the heads of shorter men.

The wholesale killers of the old * . days prepared their killings by marching men up and down, drilling them, encouraging them with titles, brass bands to lead them, fancy uniforms. All that means little now. About 100 miles from Berlin there is a station called Leuna, There most useful work* is done, in theory and through study of the manufacture of synthetic petroleum; and there most important, learned men with big heads, spectacles and an amount of education that would make you dizzy if you could imagine it, concentrate their brains on the preparation of better, more efficient poison gases and high explosives. Every country has its similar death laboratory; men perhaps as efficient as those of Germany, though Germany is the kingdo&Mg chemistry, the teacher of other nations. Henry Irving, on the stage of his theater in London, prepared an im- , pressive presentation of the witches in “Macbeth,'* old, toothless hags, preparing their hell-broth, with power to summon spirits from the dead and make them foretell the future. Far more efficient are those solemn German chemists, physicists and other professors, preparing the real hell-broth of poison gas, upon which the future of civilization and 'the domination of the earth may 'depend for many centuries. . We had our periods of universal barbarism and cannibalism, our ages of flint, bronze and iron, our many interesting forms of rulership, planned to give one or a few control over all the others. We had the age of military feudalism, and many think that we are now seeing the end of “industrial feudalism.’’ There may be in the centuries ahead of us a period of airplanepoison gas rule, which will make the peoples of the world as completely subject to a single dictatorship as were the ancient galleyslaves, swinging their oars under the lash. There are a good many things we haven’t seen and many to which we devote too little thought, including perhaps the fact that it is dangerous to be too rich if you are not prepared to defend yourself against burglars. Those thousands of millions in gold that we are hiding away in a hole in the ground, as ingenuously as any squirrel hiding his hickory nuts, may bring us trouble some day. ’ The thought of those ten thousand millions* worth of gold bars and dollars, hidden not very far below the surface, might cause some ingenious Asiatic or European to say to himself: “For one or two billions 1 could prepare the necessary machinery, flying ships and poison gas included, to conquer the necessary areas of the United States and frighten the others into submission. Having laid down my layer of gas, I would descend and take the ten thousand millions and go home with a clean profit of eight billions In gold.’’ Mussolini races his big Italian built automobile, the engihe burning alcohol, made of Italian farm products—no gasoline. Some lawmakers in America suggest compelling die use of ID per cent alco- * hoi in all fuel for American automobiles. Fuel alcohol can be made , from com, and the law, it is said, * would give work to 2,000,000 men on 30,000,000 acres of farm land. It seems impossible to believe the hideous accounts of the maltreatment and cruel deaths inflicted upon women in the civil war now raging in Spain. That men should fight and murder each other is to be expected, since they are at best “half tiger, half monkey,” and often the monkey** gives way to the tiger. Bui that they should inflict shameful ill treatment and hideous death on defenseless women seems utterly unbelievable, even when you know what mes arcmin a mob. • Kia* ftMww ByadMata, Inc. WNVSarvtc*. Life of Grain et Wheat Stories have appeared from time to time regarding the finding of wheat in Egyptian tombs which had been stored for centuries and which germinated when planted. There is no truth in such stories. The maximum life of a grain of wheat is teas than 10 years, and a grain buried fcr Hit. ab> I I 1.1 .INI. , 1 HHWMQ vot ■ '

News 4 Review of Current Events the World Over

Hitler Demands Return of German Colonies’ —American Fleet to Maneuver in North Pacific—Discord i In World Power Conference.

By EDWARD W. PICKARD © Western Newspsper Union.

Hundreds of thousands of Nazis, attending the party convention in Nuremburg, were roused to great enthusiasm by a proclama-

tion from Reichsfuehrer Hitler to the effect that Germany, having rearmed and scrapped most of the Versailles treaty, was ready to press its demand for restoration of its pre-war colonies. This, he asserted, was necessary to the economic independence

of Germany and would be achieved within the next four years. Said the chancellor: “It is regrettable that the rest of the world fails to understand the nature and greatness of our task. If a certain British politician declares Germany needs no colonies as she may buy her raw materials, then this remark is about as bright as that of the Bourbon princess who, when she saw a mob crying for bread, wondered why—if the people had no bread—they did not eat cat e. “If Germany had not, for fiftee years, been squeezed dry and cheated of her entire international savings; if she had not lost her entire foreign holdings; if, above all, she still possessed her colonies, we could much more easily master the difficulties.” Then, addressing the convention directly, the fuehrer launched a new campaign against bolshevism and the Jews. “Bolshevism seeks to exterminate governments based on a community of race and blood and replace them by non-Aryan Jewish element of no race,” Hitler warned. “Sooner or later sovietistic authority states will end in anaYchy, since Jewish elements possess only despotic faculties, never organizing reconstructive ones. “The rock of foundation of the state is an authoritarian will. Unlimited individual liberty leads to anarchy. All states have experienced the destructive effects of democracy.” There were reports in Germany that Moscow might recall its ambassador to' Berlin because of this fierce attack. FOLLOWING closely upon the visit to France of Gen. Rydz-Smigly of Poland, France and Poland signed a military treaty of friendship. It was reported, too, that France had agreed to lend 600,000,000 francs for completion of Poland's new railroad linking the Silesian coal fields with the port of Gdynia, rival of the Free City of Danzig. Josef Beck, Polish foreign minister, told Berlin the Franco-Polish accord would have no effect on friendly relations with Germany; but nevertheless there was considerable anxiety in Warsaw concerning Germany's reaction.

13 ACK at his desk after an illness D of six months, Secretary of the Navy Claude A. Swanson immediately made an announcement

that will be of deep interest to Japan. The annual fleet maneuvers, which last Me y were shifted to the Canal Zone as a conciliatory gesture to Japan, will be held next year in North Pacific and Hawaiian waters, and probably the Tokio press will yelp

again. With the announcement Sec. Swanson asserted Japanese plans to retain overage submarines and destroyers involve a “violation” of the London and Washington naval treaties, which are to expire December 31 by Japanese abrogation. He followed up his charge with toe statement that the United States has completed plans for two new battleships and is prepared to begin construction “at a moment’s notice.” The fleet maneuvers, officially designated as “fleet problem No. 18,” will be held during late May and early June. The area of operations, it was indicated, will be the triangle between the Aleutian Islands, Hawaii, and Seattle, where the fleet problem of 1935 was conducted. Vessels and planes probably will work as far west as the Wake Islands. Armament of the new battleships is at present limited to 14 inch guns, but Admiral William H. Standley, chief of naval operation,, said frankly that if Japan does not agree to this limitation by next April, “toe sky is the limit.” A MERICAN dairymen are pro- ** testing vainly to Secretary of State Hull against the reciprocal trade treaty with Brazil which, they asserL is seriously injuring the industry by encouragement of toe i manufacture of imitation butter. Under the treaty, BrariHan babassu oil, unknown in United States markets prior to 1935, now is being used at the rate of more than a millton pounds a month for manufacture of wfrtd-.-r grin 4a Assistant Secretary Sayre« who pointed out that the provision for

American dairy farmer, "who has more to gain from the re-establish-ment of prosperous domestic markets for his products through the restoration of an abundant foreign trade than by a policy of excluding even the most remotely competitive products.” THERE was glee in government circles when it was announced that the United States treasury offering of $914,000,000 in 20 to 23year two and three fourths per cent bonds dated September 15 was oversubscribed nine times. Os course those who are informed know that the reason is the banks, insurance companies and other investment institutions are glutted with' money for which they have been seeking profitable employment. Os the treasury’s latest offering $400,000,000 of bonds is to raise new cash and $514,000,000 is to provide for the exchange of 1.5 per cent notes maturing September 15. HUNDREDS of delegates, from many nations, were present when the third World Power conference opened in Washington, with

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Mayor Fiorello La Guardia of New York, said the only way to reduce electric rates is by threatening public ownership. Three prominent private utility men promptly “took a wa1...” and John C. Dalton, manager of the County of London Electric Supply, criticized Davidson’s talk as a “tirade.” The discussion started in connection with a paper by John E. Zimmerman, president of the United Gas Improvement company, who held that power “yardsticks” such as the TV A and Boulder Dam cannot be compared with private utilities unless operating conditions are similar. Such yardsticks, he said, will lead to competitive methods already proved “wasteful and unsatisfactory.” In papers taking the opposite view, Prof. William E. Mosher of Syracuse university, and James C. Bonright of the New York State Power Authority, held that public competition with private companies is “indisputable evidence” of declining faith in regulation. ACCORDING to the New York Times, whose dispatches from Washington are usually most reliable, President Roosevelt is considering for submission to congress, in event of his re-election, a far-reach-ing plan of governmental reorganization. The plan possibly would involve, the Times stated, the consolidation or abolition of some of the major departments and bureaus. "Whatever the President finally proposes,” the Times said, “one may hear in informed quarters now that the regular cabinet posts might be decreased ...” A possibility, the Times stated, would be consolidation of the army, navy and air corps in a department of national defense. “The administration proposes to follow a definite policy of curtailing or dismantling emergency units that haw outrun their usefulness,” the paper continued. E' RANCE’S government has de- " cided that conditions in Europe are so threatening tlu. it must spend a huge sum for national defense. So it adopted a program for increasing the efficiency of the army which will cost $930,000,000 in the next four years. The proposal was made by Edouard Daladier, minister of defense. The first installment of $230,000,000 will be disbursed in 1937. * The program calls tor an intensive increase of mechanized units and also for rearmament Furthermore, it provides an increase in the size of the professional army and the creation of a specialized group of tong service noncommissioned officers such as already exist in the French navy. The program also provides for strengthening the frontier fortifications. But the chief improvement will be made in the air force which will be increased by 2,000 planes. Pf HIS radio talk the President asserted every governor with whom he had talked on his trip to the drouth area gaw approval to his policy o* providing federal work relied tor the distressed farmers on projects that will protect their crops in the future. This policy, he said, would be continued. He did not give specific details of the drouth relief plan, which will be based on the report of the President’s drouth Study committee. Mr. Roosevelt asserted that work reihd tor toe wnemptoyed in 'the ciltos has restored ccnsutoiMr purchasing power, sustained eveiy merchant to the romm unity, and provided a backlog for heavy to- *•■*•*»**<» ■ e

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President Julius Dorpmueller in the chair. Prospects were good for a useful discussion of the problems connected with the industry, but discord crept in ‘ early in the proceedings. At a round table debate on public regulation and ownership >of utilities, M. P. Davidson, representing

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PIERCE attacks by the Spanish 1 rebels resulted in the capture of Iran, on the French border, and the defenders were mercilessly slaughtered save for those who were able to take refuge in France. The town was reduced to smoking ruins, and the victors promptly started an advance westward against San Sebastian, their main objective to the north. Recognizing toe fact that this large resort city could not -tong be defended, the government administration there offered to surrender the place if full amnesty were promised; but declared if this were refused the city would be burned to the ground and the 625 fascist prisoners held there would be shot. There was great discord among the defenders, the anarchists insisting on destroying the city anyhow. Then the Basque nationals took a hand, assuming control of the city and sending a lot of the anarchists to Bilbao. This move resulted in a virtual armistice while negotiations for surrender of the city went forward. Later it was reported that the rebel forces had rejected the terms of surrender, and shelling of the city began. The civilian inhabitants were fleeing in panic. South of Madrid the government forces were said to have made progress and there were claims that Talavera had been taken and that the Alcazar in Toledo was practically battered to pieces by loyalist artillery. The rebels’ advance on Madrid from the south and west was supposed to have been halted. The Madrid government was reorganized and Francjsqo Largo Caballero, left wing Socialist, was made premier. French workers in Paris in a great demonstration insisted that the government abandon its nonintervention policy and give active aid to the Spanish government. Premier Blum, while not concealing his sympathy with the Madrid crowd, declared that if France dropped neutrality, Italy and Germany would be able to give the Spanish rebels much speedier and more effective aid than the French could give to the loyalists. Representatives of twenty- four powers were scheduled to confer in London on plans for the establishment of a nonintervention control committee. Portugal, however, was still holding out CREWS of two Portuguese warships mutinied and decided to take the vessels to the aid of the Spanish government forces at Malaga or Valencia. As the ships started to leave their buoys the shore batteries opened fire. Twelve of the mutineers were killed and twenty wounded, and the others speedily gave in. The Lisbon government said the men were under the influence of communist propaganda.

SENATOR GEORGE W. NORRIS of Nebraska, Republican, who said he wished to retire from public life, is a candidate for re-election in spite of himself. A petition placing him on the ticket was filed by more than forty thousand of his friends, and only one thousand signatures were necessary. Mr. Norris is seventy-five years old. Chairman Farley of the Democratic party said the filing of the Norris petition made him “very happy.” Gov. Eugene Talmadge of Georgia, severe critic of the New Deal, was defeated for nomination as United States senator by the present incumbent, Richard B. Russell. In Washington state Gov. Clarence D. Martin was renominated by the Democrats and former Gov. R. H. Hartley was named by the Republicans. Gov. Ed C. Johnson of Colorado captured the Democratic nomination for senator and will be opposed by R. L. Sauter, Republican. Arizona Democrats refused renominatioa to Gov. B. B. Moeur, selecting instead R. C. Stanford of Phoenix. In Connecticut the Republicans nominated Arthur M. Brown for governor. HEROIC a actions and dramatic rescues marked the collision of the excursion steamer Rnmocae and the steamship New York in a dense fog ten miles off Boston, Mass. The Romance sank in twenty minutes, but every passenger and member of the crew was taken safely aboard the New York. The rescued numbered 268, most of the passengers being women and children from Greater Boston. The New York then turned back into Boston harbor with a twelve foot hole in her bow. There was no panic aboard the Romance, and the officers and crews of both vessels displayed discipline and bravery that elicited high praise. JULIANA, crown princess of toe ** Netherlands, has found her future husband in a German prince, bernhard zur Lippe-Biesterfeld. The announcement of their betrothal was hailed in the Haugue with utmost joy. Juliana, who is twentyseven, is beloved for her jollity and good humor, and also she has been carefully trained for the throne. Prince Bernhard, twenty-five years old, has been working for the German dye trust. No date has been set for the wedding. X4RS. BERYL MARKHAM of England put her name on toe roll of fame as the first woman to make a solo flight across the north Atlantic from east to west. She started from London for New York, but her fuel gave out and she was forced to land her small monoplane at Baletoe cove near Louisberg, Nova Scotia. Except for a few scratches she was unhurt, but toe plane was badly damaged. Another woman, Louise Thaden of toe United States, gained fame by winning toe $15,000 Bentox trophy race, a transcontinental dash from New York to Los Angeles; and yet another woman, Laura Ingalls, took aecond place Tn the Los Angeles air meet Michael Dewon high honnm.

A Lesson From the Kitchen—- ♦ Captain of Industry Learns Something About Household Economy

AT last we have something to teach the men. Captains of industry are invited to take a lesson from the kitchen! The ordinary housewife, so long without question overlooked among workers of any real significance, has at last come into her own. A seer has divined in her modest labors a real contribution, or at least avoidance of error, that holds a lesson for the princes of finance! That seer is the deaf and blind but keenly observing Miss Helen Keller, who draws her observation and its conclusion in the form of a story. And it is a story so satisfying, with so much food for rejoicing on the part of women, that to prevent even one of us from missing it, we must retell the gist of it here. It is a story about the Joneses—he a captain of industry, she just a housewife. When the Joneses’ resources showed signs of dwindling some time ago, it appeared to Mrs. Jones that her household system was foolproof against waste or loss—that the trouble must be in the big business of which her husband was a leading light. Timidly, as becomes one of her modest position and accomplishments, Mrs. Jones advanced a few theories. But naturally her husband would not lend a serious ear. Whereupon Mrs. Jones suggested that he take over for a while the household management, and see if it gave him any ideas. And with the thought that there he might indeed find the root of

Practical Gifts THOSE things that are not practicable are not desirabte. There is nothing in the world really beneficial that does not lie within the reach of an informed understanding and well-protected pursuit. There is nothing that God has judged good for us that he b. is not given us the means to accomplish both in the natural and the moral world. If we cry, like children, for the moon, like children we must cry on.— Burke. What we hope ever to do with ease we may learn first to do with diligence.—Johnson.

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toe trouble with his finances, he eagerly agreed. At once the captain of industry started making changes. First, he found it wasteful to have the oven going for just one cake, so he baked ten cakes at one time. Then he turned his attention to the labor saving devices, which to his astonishment were idle for a large part of the day. The vacuum cleaner, dish washer, washing machine and others presented quite a problem in efficiency. Mrs. Jones asked if he should not build more houses to make more work for them, and Mr. Jones was about to turn his talents to solving the problem when the ten cakes which the family had obligingly eaten for him began to manifest the usual results. The doctor’s bill was charged to “Overproduction” —and to a lesson in household economy which the financier had learned from the kitchen. Perhaps the result was that he called in Mrs. Jones to find the flaw in his complicated system of industrial economy—as one who has failed to one who has succeeded. But that is as far as the story goes! - © Bell Syndicate.—WNU Service. Foreign Words and Phrases 9 Ad rem (L.) To the thing; to the point. A vinculo matrimonii. (L.) From the marriage bond. Bruler ses vaisseaux. (F.) To burn one’s Ships. Cherchez la femme. (F.) Look for the woman; a woman is usually at the bottom of a scandal. Cui bono? (L.) For whose advantage? Os what use? Coloquially, but inaccurately, what good will it do? Deo gratias. (L.) God be thanked. Exempli gratia. (L.) For the sake of illustration: Abbreviated e. g. Lassez faire. (F.) Let matters alone; the policy of non-interfer-ence. Red for South Among the Pueblo Indians in the Southwest, the four cardinal colors — yellow, green, red and white — are associated with the points north, west, south and east, respectively.

The Famous Men Test In the following test there are eight problems. In each one a man’s name is given, followed by the names of four professions, vocations or avocations. Cross out the particular occupation, or pursuit in which the man is or was most famous. 1. Cordell Hull—composer, inventor, statesman, golfer. 2. William Powell—lawyer, financier, composer, actor. 3. Robert E. Lee — football coach, inventor, dramatist, soldier. 4. John Masefield—lawyer, poet, pianist, actor. 5. John Marshall—jurist, inventor, soldier, physician. 6. Charles W. Eliot—lexicographer, actor, educator, pugilist. 7. Augustus St. Gaudens—inventor, composer, sculptor, actor. 8. John Hancock — statesman, physician, actor, pianist. Answers 1. Statesman. 5. Jurist. 2. Actor. 6. Educator. 3. Soldier. 7. Sculptor. 4. Poet. 8. Statesman. ftHor m to [gdlllit IIOiICTIft Never prune climbing roses in the fall. Cut out all dead canes but wait until next spring before cutting out dead shoots. ♦ 6 6 A damp cloth dipped in baking soda will remove tea and coffee stains from china cups. If the soil in which bulbs are to be planted is acid, work hydrated lime into the top soil two weeks before planting. • • » In pressing never put an iron on the right side of any goods except cotton. Always lay a cloth between the iron and the goods. ♦ • • Pull out old stalks in your vegetable garden as soon as the crop has been picked. This will make * the cleaning up of the garden later much easier. © Associated Newspapers.—WNU Service.