anaheim-gazette 1937-10-07

The MARCH OF TIME Prepared by the Editors of TIME The Weekly Newsmagazine FOXY GRANDPA— CHEYENNE, Wyoming — Fond of travel and political maneuvering, Franklin Delano Roosevelt last week entrained at Hyde Park, N.Y., for a 12-day tour of the northwest—ostensibly to see his daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren in Seattle; but also to glean first-hand impressions of how the northwest felt about things in general and the New Deal in particular. To Franklin Roosevelt a cross-country jaunt for a family reunion means a special train whose ten cars house a retinue of newspapers, correspondents, radio broadcasters, photographers and secret service men; rear platform talks to cheering thousands; handshaking with governors, senators and representatives along the way. Last week it also meant passing through the home states of three Democratic senators who last spring helped defeat the Roosevelt supreme court enlargement plan: Wyoming's Joseph C. O'Mahoney, Nebraska's Edward Raymond Burke and Montana's Burton Kendall Wheeler. When Wyoming's O'Mahoney learned that the president's first pause would be his state's capital, Cheyenne, he and Mrs. O'Mahoney hurriedly left Chicago where they had just bought a new car. Disregarding the caution to go slowly for 1,000 miles, they sped to Cheyenne in 25 hours, 25 minutes, arrived a day ahead of moned his leader to meet soon in Atlantic City "to canvass the work of organization and consider reports upon its administration affairs and policies." In this undeclared United States labor war, C. I. O. has the inestimable advantage of a small, flexible, cohesive general staff while A. F. of L.'s high command is jealous, diffused and divided, with Green serving principally as mediary between his own factions. Openly seeking new friends, asking and getting employer support to such an extent that C. I. O. accuses A. F. of L.'s chartering company unions — Green last week in Manhattan asked the American Legion for aid and comfort: "It is my well-considered opinion that the call of the hour is for a closer and stronger relationship between the American Federation of Labor and the American Legion. While C. I. O. vaingloriously claims 3,700,000 members, A. F. of L.-after losing 1,000,000 members to C. I. O.-claims 3,600,000, or approximately as many as it had before the schism. But important estimates place the membership of the rival groups at about 3,200,000 each. "ZERO HOUR"— NANKING, China — The longest city walls in China encircle Nankin "southern" capital of China since last year when the Japanese captured the "northern" "confiscation of all gas mass," Nanking for military purge and by the time Admiral Hgawa's "zero hour" arrived, ousely-tolling Chinese had 5,000 dugout shelters capable holding about 10 persons each. To United States and Bpleas that Nanking be spared of respect for international and for the sake of defencivilians, Japanese officials plied that their "numane oive" was to end the war as quickly as possible. Nanking spared only from noon, the hour," until next morning cause of "weather unsuitable bombing." Then 40 grey boats from Shanghai buzzed toward city at an altitude of two power-divided and released explosives as Chinese anti-raft guns on the hills around capital opened and Chinese suit planes took the air to at the bombers' flanks. Four anese planes crashed to ground. Soon a second war bombs appeared, dropping lb. explosive charges that stroyed whole blocks, incinerated bombs that started many a fire. Although young, aged, ill ignorant Chinese crowding king's railway station were to bits and virtually cremate city's wretched poor were panicky. Not a single proponent Chinese or foreigners had hurt, no important building been destroyed. Returning to city, Amabassador Johnson the United States embassy declared "It's just as safe as on the river," raised the stripes and decided to ashore. When a Chinese squiff back first footed When Wyoming's O'Mahoney learned that the president's first pause would be his state's capital, Cheyenne, he and Mrs. O'Mahoney hurriedly left Chicago where they had just bought a new car. Disregarding the caution to go slowly for 1,000 miles, they sped to Cheyenne in 25 hours, 25 minutes, arrived a day ahead of the presidential special. Unlike Wyoming's New Deal Senator Schwartz, Governor Miller and Representative Greever, Wyoming's O'Mahoney was not invited aboard the Roosevelt train but turned up nevertheless as a member of the Citizen's Welcoming committee. Said the president with gusto: "Hello, Joe! Glad to see you!" Seldom erring in immediate political tactics, Franklin Roosevelt spoke for 20 minutes with both Wyoming senators standing on the rear platform behind him, avoided mentioning either Senator O'Mahoney or the court bill. When after seven hours of hospitality, Senator O'Mahoney detrained at Casper, Wyo., the president made another more effective little talk, dropped just one scatching reference to politicians who paid lip service to the New Deal while frustrating its objectives. In Nebraska, Senator Burke was neither asked to join the presidential party nor made any effort to do so; in Montana Franklin Roosevelt found Senator Wheeler absent, speech-making in California; in Yellowstone park and later in Seattle the president got down to the announced purpose of his trip, visited with Daughter Anna, Son-in-La-Publisher John Boettiger (Seattle Post Intelligencer), and Grandchildren Sistie and Buzzie (Dall). PRESIDENT'S POPULARITY NEW YORK — As Franklin Roosevelt sounded out the northwest last week, revealed in the quarterly survey of "Fortune" magazine was the fact that his popularity and prestige have declined with all classes in all sections of the United States since his re-election. Smallest decline is less than 1% in the southwest; biggest is some 20% in the mountain states. Said "Fortune," whose presidential poll last year differed from actual national election results by less than 1%—"This is..." ZERO HOUR' NANKING, China — The longest city walls in China encircle Nankin "southern" capital of China since last year when the Japanese captured the "northern" capital. Seeking. Already the victim of 16 recent Japanese air raids, Jankin was last week further threatened when Admiral Kiyoshi commander in chief of the Japanese navy in China, announced a series of super-bombings to wipe the Chinese capital off the map, strongly advised foreigners and their diplomats to clear out of the city. Although British Ambassador Knatchbull - Hugessen, wounded by Japanese airmen, still lay in a Shanghai hospital, Britain's Charge d'Affaires R. G. Howe decided to stick to his Nanking post. But United States Ambassador Nelson T. Johnson, faced with recent orders from Washington to use his own judgment about what constitutes an "unnecessary risk," moved his staff to the United States Gunboats "Luzon" and "Guam" in the Yangtze river. Said he: "I am too unhappy to speak... This is the first time in 30 years I have been forced to leave my post... I cannot risk the lives of the loyal men of my staff. I am not deserting." Tense fear that death might rain at any moment gripped Nanking on the day set for the bombings: 29 China-born persons who had one or more Japanese parents or grandparents were shot as spies on suspicion alone; drugstore sold civilians thousands of make-shift gas masks of mere gauge, until a government order directed... OLD MEN GO WEST— DENVER, Colorado — In Denver's big grey municipal auditorium this week, some 600 accredited delegates and a host of other labor men assembled for what is still Labor's only national congress—the 13th annual American Federation of Labor convention, called to order by its 64-year-old President William Green. First item on its agenda was John L. Lewis whose Committee for Industrial Organization faces A. F. of L. in the greatest war in Labor history. Between A. F. of L. and C. I. O. there still exists a thin, technical tie; the rebellious C. I. O. unions were last year "suspended" from A. F. of L. membership, but they have not yet been "expelled." Theoretically, the great schism could be healed if the C. I. O. unions would renounce the heresy of industrial unionism and submit to A. F. of L. rule; but dark hints of expulsion at the convention have been emanating from A. F. of L. leaders for months, and John L. Lewis last week indicated that C. I. O. was ready to set itself up permanently as A. F. of L.'s un-disguised rival when he sum- ANAHEIM GAZETTE refiscation of all gas masks in keeping for military purposes"; by the time Admiral Haseel's "zero hour" arrived, furit-tolling Chinese had built dugout shelters capable of bringing about 10 persons each. United States and British suspect for international law for the sake of defenseless alians, Japanese officials reel that their "numane objectewas to end the war as quickas possible. Nanking was ded only from noon, the "zero until next morning—because of "weather unsuitable for biting." Then 40 grey bombers Shanghai buzzed toward the at an altitude of two miles, terrified and released all their osmosis as Chinese anti-airguns on the hills around the total opened and Chinese purplanes took the air to tear bombers' flanks. Four Jappe planes crashed to the land. Soon a second wave of bombs appeared, dropping 500explosive charges that devived whole blocks, incendiary bits that started many a fire. Although young, aged, ill and grant Chinese crowding Nandai's railway station were blown ups and virtually eremated the wretched poor were not ricky. Not a single prominent nesse or foreigners had been no important building had destroyed. Returning to the Amaassador Johnson found United States embassy intact, shared "It's just as safe here on the river," raised the stars stripes and decided to stay here. At Shanghai the cholera scare had grown to a ghastly actuality: 1,600 cases in the International Settlement alone; thousands of natives down with the disease in the Chapei section. Internes worked tirelessly over plague victims who showed no sign of life whatever, saved many. Said one newsman: "They all looked dead to me!" In Hankow, 450 miles inland from Shanghai and famed as China's Chicago," Japanese bombers let go their explosives at leisure while escorting Japanese pursuit planes came skimming down and machine-gunned masses of civilians in the streets. Over Canton, the New Orleans of China, flew overwhelming waves of bombers from nearby Japanese aircraft carriers, apparently causing panic. Dispatches reported 3,000 Cantonese killed, the worst air butchery of the war, and thousands of Cantonese "roaming the streets, wild-eyed and deranged with terror." Off Hong-Kong the German steamer "Scharnhorst" rescued ten bug-eyed Chinese fisher folk who said they had been clinging for five days to bits of wreckage, told how a Japanese submarine had ruthlessly cannonaded and sunk 11 Chinese fishing junks out of a fleet of 12, drowning 300 fishermen, wives and children. "MERCY, NO!" — NEW YORK — Traveling from Indianapolis where they campaigned for the local Civic theatre, Cinematress Mary Pickford and Husband Buddy Rogers stepped off a train in New York. Said she: "Buddy and I ning a new home. . . be as pretentious as Mercy no! Only four n rooms, and of course ten swimming pool and that." TRAILER SHOW—NEW YORK — AltYork's automobile show open until the end o viewed last week by se people was Manhattan all-trailer show: 24 tra ing from a one-wheel ler's camp to de luxe th ers with bath. Outside armory housing the sh shingle-roofed imitate house on wheels, too b die through the armor doors. Lowest priced compl ished trailer was the In er corporation's "Papoood Sleeping four the 1,25 wheeler has stove, hea At Pomona At Pomona . . . THE WI EXCELSIOR CREAMERY CO. "Orange County's Own" Was Awarded FIRST PRIZE AND GOLD MEDAL For Catering Ice Cream Certified Milk Grade A Raw Milk SILVER MEDAL For Guaranteed Milk BRONZE MEDAL For Grade A Pasteurized Milk EXCELSIOR CREAM Always Gazette Department 259 E. CENTER ST. EXCELSIOR CREAM Always Excelsior Ce Excelsior Ce Excelsior Gu Excelsior Gu Excelsion Gr Excelsion Gr Excelsion W Excelsion Al Excelsion Co Excelsion Bu Excelsion Bu Excelsion Co Excelsion Cr Said she: "Buddy and I are planning a new home... It won't be as pretentious as Pickfair. Mercy no! Only four master bedrooms, and of course tennis courts, swimming pool and thinks like that." TRAILER SHOW— NEW YORK — Although New York's automobile shows will not open until the end of October, viewed last week by some 10,000 people was Manhattan's first big all-trailer show: 24 trailers ranging from a one-wheel duck hunter's camp to de luxe three-wheelers with bath. Outside the huge armory housing the show stood a shingle-roofed imitation brick house on wheels, too big to trundle through the armory's great doors. Lowest priced completely furnished trailer was the Indian Trailer corporation's "Papoose" at $295. Sleeping four the 1,250-lb. two-wheeler has stove, heater, ice-box and running water. Top price was $1,580 for the generator-equipped Martin Eck-O with electric refrigeration, ice cubes, shower, hot and cold running water. Refinements in some 1937 trailers include: chromium-plated bath tubs; fire-places. But a trailer is still a trailer, confined by restrictions of various states to a maximum length of about 22 ft., width and height around 7 ft. A "two-room cottage" and a "five-room efficiency" trailer are both bound to be within these measurements. At night the rooms are used for sleeping, by day become dinettes, living rooms, etc. At slight additional expense awnings and folding chairs make a front porch. Show Director A. B. Hopkins asserts that 1,000,000 people live in the 500,000 trailers of the United States. In Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas and Wisconsin, there are trailer dental parlors, X-ray laboratories, class-rooms, sound pic-tures and traveling theatres to carry modernity to their backwoods districts. Slogan of last week's show was "the trailer is here to stay" and show officials optimistically foresaw the day when cities would pay as much attention to their trailer parks as to the airports—would have gas, water electricify and sewage disposal facilities laid for instant connection to the trailer house. WINNER! SIOR Y CO. 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