anaheim-gazette 1937-10-28

The MARCH OF TIME Prepared by the Editors of TIME The Weekly Newsmagazine EXTRA SESSION— WASHINGTON — "Whereas public interests require that the congress of the United States should be convened in extra session at 12 o'clock, noon, on the 15th of November 1937." Thus, last week read Franklin Roosevelt to an unusually large group of 150 newspapermen assembled in his office for a press conference. That same night, seated before a microphone in the White House oval diplomatic room the president delivered his tenth radio "fireside chat," told U. S. citizens what he expected of this extra session of congress. Crop control: "We intend this winter to find a way to prevent four-and-a-half cent cotton, nine-cent and thirty-cent wheat—with all the disaster these prices mean for all of us—from ever coming back again. To do that, the farmers themselves want to cooperate to build an all-weather farm program so that in the long run prices will be more stable." Little TVA's: ". . . I recommended to the last session of the congress the creation of seven planning regions, in which local people will originate and coordinator recommendation as to work of this kind to be done in their particular regions. The congress will, of course, determine the projects to be selected within the budget limits." Executive reorganization: "To carry out any twentieth-century tomobiles and driven into the country, flogged, tarred, feathered and left in a swamp. One of them, Joseph A. Shoemaker, partially paralyzed, so mutilated that one leg had to be amputated, died nine days later. Political Tampa had little expectation that the murderers would ever be punished; but, backed by a potent roster of labor and liberal groups, Socialist Norman Thomas set up a "Committee for the Defense of Civil Rights in Tampa." When 11 men, including the police chief, were indicted, the desk sergeant on duty the night of the floggings fell, jumped or was pushed to his death from the window of a Tampa hospital; a onetime justice of the peace at police headquarters that night died suddenly and mysteriously. A Tampa Ku Klux Klanman implicated in the case was declared a suicide, though his wife called it murder. During the first trial, wires were tapped, rooms searched, frame-up attempted. Although the defendants were free on bail during the trial, five of them were convicted and sentenced for kidnapping. On appeal the Florida state supreme court threw out the convictions on the ground that evidence on a conspiracy count had been admitted after the conspiracy count was dropped. A second trial, this time on charges of second-degree murder, opened in Bartow last fortnight. Following regime, the monthly rent of a four-room flat is $15.20. Clothing distributed to the Nazi poor is mostly of artificial textiles, the standardized garments being made in six sizes, misfits exchangeable, alterations and special fitting not attempted by the state. The highest wages paid to miners in the Westphalia fields are paid by the French owned de Wendel properties. There the average miner's monthly wage is $84.35 and he rents his house and garden from the de Wendels for $9.64 per month. ARRANGEMENTS— WASHINGTON—At the White House last week Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt said she will be "delighted" to show the duke and duchess through the District of Columbia Negro slums and nearby model houses, added that she "supposed" they will visit the White House. Meanwhile, Madam Secretary Perkins corrected an interpretation of her offer to extend "facilities" to the duke and duchess, indicated that it stands but is not to be interpreted as an "invitation" to come over as guests of the department of labor. COHAN AND FRIENDS— BOSTON — With a banker's convention in town to whet the edge of its skepticism toward the New Deal, tart old Boston reveled last week in the ribbing 59-year-old George M. Cohan gave 55-year-old Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Actor Cohan, prime Down East favorite, was appearing in the tryout run of the George S. Kaufman - Moss Hart satirical Little TVA's: "... I recommended to the last session of the congress the creation of seven planning regions, in which local people will originate and coordinator recommendation as to work of this kind to be done in their particular regions. The congress will, of course, determine the projects to be selected within the budget limits." Executive reorganization: "To carry out any twentieth-century program, we must give the executive branch of the government twentieth-century machinery to work with. For many years we have all known that the executive and administrative departments are biggledy - piggledy patchwork of duplicate responsibilities and overlapping powers." Wages and hours: "A few more dollars a week in wages, a better distribution of jobs with a shorter working day will almost overnight make millions of our lowest-paid workers actual buyers of billions of industrial and farm products. That increased volume of sales ought to lessen other costs of production so much that even a considerable increase in labor costs can be absorbed without imposing higher prices on the consumer." Anti-trust laws: "Have not been adequate to check the growth of monopolies. Interpretation by the courts and the difficulties and delays of legal procedure have not definitely limited their effectiveness. We are already studying how to strengthen our anti-trust laws in order to end monopoly—not to hurt but to free legitimate business of the nation." Among the president's 50,000,000 listeners, busily taking notes, was his onetime aide, Hugh Johnson. Three minutes after the "chat" was over, General Johnson stepped up to a microphone to rebut extemporarily some of his former chief's points. He applauded the president's crop control program, warned that a continuation of New Deal spending would lead to a "distribution of poverty," said: "The high cost of living has depended for some time, and will continue to depend, more on what happens in Washington than on any other single cause in this country. BODY AND LIMBS— TAMPA, Florida—One chilly November night nearly two years ago a Tampa police squad burst were tapped, rooms searched, frame-up attempted. Although the defendants were free on bail during the trial, five of them were convicted and sentenced for kidnapping. On appeal the Florida state supreme court threw out the convictions on the ground that evidence on a conspiracy count had been admitted after the conspiracy count was dropped. A second trial, this time on charges of second-degree murder, opened in Bartow last fortnight. Following the dictates of the higher court, Judge Robert T. Dewell ruled out all evidence leading up to the time the victims were released at the police station. Thus the prosecution had to build its case on the recollections of the two survivors: Eugene F. Poulot, head of the Florida Workers' alliance, and onetime Physician Samuel R. Rogers. All except the defense were bewildered when Judge Dewell unexpectedly recessed the court because somebody hurt in on automobile accident was calling for the court stenographer. "No gentleman can object to this act of mercy," the judge pontificated. Still more bewildering was Judge Dewell's refusal to admit testimony that one of the defendant cops struck Shoemaker on the head with the butt of his pistol. The indictment he pointed out, mentioned only injuries to "body and limbs." The defense did not bother to present a case. Granting a motion by the defense, Judge Dewell last week directed the completely bewildered six-man jury to return an acquittal on the ground that the state had failed to establish the "actual or constructive presence" of any defendants at the scene of the murder. WINDSORS IN NAZILANDS— BERLIN, Germany — As the Duke and Duchess of Windsor inspected the homes and factories of German workers last week, from Naziland came these facts: Unemployment has been reduced in the four years, since Adolph Hitler came to power from just over 6,000,000 to just over 500,000; but Nazi winter relief has 10,000,000 needy Germans card indexed, its staff numbers 1,400 who expend yearly $160,680,000. To take one item, the Nazi winter relief distributed last year gratis 492,000 tons of coal, or one-third of the entire coal produce of the Saar Basin. COHAN AND FRIENDS— BOSTON — With a bankers' convention in town to whet the edge of its skepticism toward the New Deal, tart old Boston revealed last week in the ribbing 59-year-old George M. Cohan gave 55-year-old Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Actor Cohan, prime Down East favorite, was appearing in the tryout run of the George S. Kaufman - Moss Hart satirical play "I'd Rather Be Right", due on Broadway next month. Mummer Cohan wore a pinc-nez, assumed a Groton inflection in opening his fireside chats. Musing on budget-balancing and third terms, he sang a song called "Off the Record," confiding "I'm, very fond of Eleanor, but I never read her column," vouchsafing further, with intervals of hoofing: “If I'm not re-elected And the worst comes to the worst, I'll never die of hunger, I'll never die of thirst; I've got one boy with du Pont And another one with Hearst.” My messages to Congress Are a lot of boola-boola I'm not so fond of Bankhead But I'd love to meet Tululah— But that's off the record!” In the opening performance Satirist Cohan balked at other verses about Liberty Leaguer Alfred E. Smith and some of his associates. "I just wouldn't sing them," said Actor Cohan, who is no less famed for his loyalty than for his wide talent, "because they were about personal friends of mine." BODY AND LIMITS— TAMPA, Florida—One chilly November night nearly two years ago a Tampa police squad burst into a private home, without benefit of warrants, seized the leaders of a tiny group of reformers, whisked them off to police headquarters where they were booked for "Communism." Three of them were then escorted to waiting auUnemployment has been reduced in the four years since Adolph Hitler came to power from just over 6,000,000 to just over 500,000; but Nazi winter relief has 10,000,000 needy Germans card indexed, its staff numbers 1,400 who expend yearly $160,680,000. To take one item, the Nazi winter relief distributed last year gratis 492,000 tons of coal, or one-third of the entire coal produce of the Saar Basin. At the Berlin model workers' suburb of Tegelsee a four-room cottage with garden may be purchased by a German workman by paying $12.40 per month, for a total of three years. In nearby apartment houses, not especially provided for workers of the Nazi LAUNDRY IRONED LINENS BESPEAK THE PERFECT HOSTESS When you're entertaining this fall—whether it's a bridge club, church committee, afternoon tea or Thanksgiving dinner—you'll want your home as hospitable and gracious in appearance as you can possibly make it. Remember Sanitary's ironed linens bespeak the perfect hostess. Let us keep your linens gleaming white for you. We use IVORY SOAP AND ZERO SOFT WATER, EXCLUSIVELY. THE SANITARY LAUNDRY A. W. CLEAVER, Manager K. M. CLEAVER RESPONSIBLE RELIABLE Phone Anaheim 4503 and have our driver call. Prepare for winter now by the house. Paint it!... further if the water freezes protects wood against the estimate on your paint and Johnnie 239 West Center the monthly rent of a flat is $15.20. distributed to the is mostly of artificial the standardized gar-ing made in six sizes, changeable, alterations fitting not attempted. nest wages paid to minWestphalia fields are the rents his house and the de Wendels for month. MENTS— BGTON—At the White week Mrs. Franklin said she will be "deshow the duke and through the District of Negro slums and nearby houses, added that she they will visit the use, Madam Secretary directed an interpretaoffer to extend "facil-ie duke and duchess, that it stands but is not prepeted as an "invitane over as guests of the of labor. ND FRIENDS— With a bankers' in town to whet the skepticism toward the art old Boston revealed in the ribbing 59-year-M. Cohan gave 55-franklin Delano Roosecah, prime Down state, was appearing in run of the George S. Moss Hart satirical tanooga, township Mayor I. H. Wheeler quickly asked the Southern railway to stop its crack New York-New Orleans limited at Trenton to supplement the sole, inconveniently-limited local. The 10:25 a.m. northerly limited would land Trentonians half a hour later in Chattanooga, give them opportunities for business and shopping while the southerly limited would carry them home again around 5 o'clock. Hopping mad when their request was ignored, Trenton's township council last week passed two ordinances: Trains passing through the mile of township, were restricted to five miles per hour; blowing of whistles in the township was prohibited. Twenty-four hours later the Southern agreed that if the township would rescind its ordinance the railroad would stop its trains on request. FOOTBALL FINE— SANTA BARBARA, California—Judge Fred T. Harsh of Santa Barbara glanced sharply last week at a young man arraigned before him for speeding, twinkled, ruled: "I'm fining you $10—or two touchdowns against Redlands." Next night Halfback Howard Yeager of Santa Barbara State college worked off his fine by plunging 12 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter, pulling down a 21-yd. pass behind the goal line for another in the second quarter. Final score: Santa Barbara 31, Redlands 0. DOG MART—FREDERICKSBURG, Virginia—Some 7,000 people and 642 dogs from Washington, Richmond, and the surrounding counties gath need of the usual peace offerings of beads, musket or rum, but who coveted the colonists' fine dogs, Fredericksburg's dog mart evolved into a meeting where all comers can auction and buy dogs of all varieties. Shortly after noon, venerable frock-coated Auctioneer Nathaniel Bacon Kinsey climbed a platform, whanged a bell, started knocking down dogs. A farmer wanted $50 for his wire-haired "or keep your mouth shut." Another owner demanded "$100 or nothing" for a bird dog. Neither got it. "I am damned tired of these high-valued dogs," hollered Auctioneer Kinsey. "Get me some dogs I can sell for fifty cents. Bring them up here." Setters went for two or three dollars each. Ragged farmers who needed the money tearfully parted with prized hounds. Children put pets up for auction, trembling saw them sold, burbled as they received them back from laughing purchasers. Lowest price of the day: fifty cents for a mongrel. Highest price of the day: $50 for a pointer. (One dog, however, was sold privately for $250.) Biggest thrill to Auctioneer Kinsey: selling to Radio Announcer Larry Elliot for $7 a dog on which its owner had placed a value of $2. PERMIT GRANTED A building permit was granted this week to Henry Bleckwehl to reroof and alter a dwelling at 117 E. Sycamore street at a cost of $250. 12 YEARS In ANAHEIM And Every Day of it has been spent assisting our customers with their painting problems. DUTCH BOY Paint Store CLAUDE E. 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