CENTRE HALL, PA.
NATIONAL PRESS
Washington.—By now, the smoke
of battle has cleared away and a
roper appraisal
Rebuke for P
can be made of
Roosevelt the greatest politi-
cal defeat Presi-
dent Roosevelt has had since he en-
tered the White House. Perhaps,
indeed, by killing the government
reorganization bill, the house of rep-
resentatives administered to Mr.
Roosevelt the most stern rebuke he
ever has had since he entered poli-
tics. That licking has been given
now and we are, or ought to be,
concerned with its meaning because
the story contains valuable informa-
tion.
First, I think it ought to be said
that Mr. Roosevelt was made a vic-
tim of his own brand of politics. It
is quite absurd to say that the bill to
reorganize the federal government
would have given him dictatorial
powers. It did add to his powers,
but he has powers now which would
let him be a dictator if he felt that
he dared to use them. So we can
dismiss that dictatorship phase of
the controversy insofar as its merit
is concerned. We can not dismiss
it, however, as a factor, indeed, the
factor, that brought about the Presi-
dent's crushing defeat.
There is no use in hemming and
hawing about the real issue
was decided in the house
which was by the narrow
of 204 to 196. That issue
combined fear and dislike
blind following of Mr. Roosevelt.
other words, it was the climax of a
fight that has been going on since
Mr. Roosevelt attempted to
CRE
i
tant announcement of which they |
had been advised. It was a letter,
or a copy of a letter to “a friend,”
who was not identified in the press |
release. It praised the purposes |
and plans of the reorganization bill |
and then said in these words:
“I do not want to be a dictator; I
have none of the qualifications to be |
a successful dictator, and I have too |
much historical background and too
much knowledge of existing dicta-
torships to make me desire any |
form of dictatorship for America.”
Publication of that statement con- |
vinced hundreds of thousands of per-
sons that Mr. Roosevelt could be a
dictator under it. They deluged
house members with telegrams, let- |
ters, telephone calls, personal calls.
The pressure was terrific, although
in the morning of the day the bill
was killed, I doubt there were twen-
ty men in the house who believed
the measure would be sent back to
committee for burial. They hoped
to emasculate it, but they did not
believe they could destroy it com-
pletely.
Now, as to a further reason why I
believe the President's denial of a
dictatorship desire proved his own
undoing, I quote here a paragraph
of a statement made on the floor of
the house by Representative Barton
of New York (an advertising execu-
tive in private life):
“Mr. Speaker, one of the first les-
sons I learned in advertising was
taught me by the head of a great
concern manufacturing radiators.
He said to me: ‘Never advertise
leak. I
cumulation of
ness.
The real importance of the re-
organization bill, therefore, lay in
ball, a vehicle.
idea of leaking associated in the
public mind with our product in
any way.” Mr. Speaker, night be-
fore last a certain gentleman got
up in the middle of the night to as-
sociate the words, dictator and dic-
tatorship, with his name, thereby
ed off of the field by those who dis-
like or distrust him.
the real issue in the case is that a
Democratic congress only a few
short years ago almost gave
then President, Herbert Hoover, the
of 130,000,000 people, many of whom
may never have thought of them be-
fore. I do not know much about po-
litical strategy, but I do know that
national advertisement of an
like his use of
and his use of
feudalism, was bad ad-
the word, purchase,
word,
welt now. Further, an overwhelm-
ingly Democratic - New Deal con-
gress did give Mr. Roosevelt vir-
tually the same powers in 1933, and
he neglected to use them. The ques-
tion, therefore, strikes me as being
clear cut. In fact, it is made to
appear that there is no question. A
majority of congress—representa-
tives and senators—were looking for
a chance to show the President they
again want to be congress and not
a rubber stamp.
The strangest thing about this bat-
tle was that a mistake by the Presi-
dent provided the basis for a new
courage on the part of congress.
I said above that it was absurd
for anyone to believe the reorgani-
zation bill would make Mr. Roose-
velt dictator. It would have done
some dangerous things which I shall
discuss later in this article, but the
dictator phase was rather silly, Yet,
it was the conviction of hundreds
of thousands of persons that the
legislation would make Mr. Roose-
velt dictator that licked the bill.
And paradoxically, Mr. Roosevelt
caused them to believe that. His
own act was responsible for that
conviction.
It will be remembered that Mr.
Roosevelt was in Warm Springs,
Ga., on vacation when the bill was
passed by the senate. It was obvi-
ous from the close call it had in
the senate, even after certain con-
cessions had been made, that it was
confronted with trouble in the
house. Mr. Roosevelt told newspa-
per correspondents at Warm
Springs of his gratification that the
‘senate could not be purchased by
misrepresentation.”” That provoked
a row in the senate. Sen. Hiram
Johnson of California told the sen-
ate he would be ‘wanting in courage
if he did not resent” such state-
ments. Others spoke as frankly,
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The congressional record for that
day contains several emphatic ob-
servations to the
Then the effect that Mr.
Storm Broke Roosevelt was
treading closely to
the edge of constitutional rights.
The Constitution, it will be recalled,
assures the right of petition. It says
that congress must make no law
that will interfere with the right of
petitioning the government.
That was just a flurry, however,
when compared with that storm
which was to break next day. Ac-
cording to authenticated reports,
Mr. Roosevelt informed the corre-
spondents in his party at Warm
Springs that he would have an im-
portant announcement to make very
late that night. They were enjoined
to say nothing; they were not to let
their home offices know that an im-
portant announcement was coming.
In the middle of the night—between
midnight and one o'clock—the cor-
respondents were given the impor-
And there you have the complete
answer. It was the greatest politi-
mistake Mr. Roosevelt has
made, greater even than submission
of the bill to appoint six new mem-
bers of the Supreme court. When he
mentioned dictatorship, millions of
Americans, proud of America, its
traditions and its heritages, sudden-
“No, Mr.
al
cai
President!"
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Earlier, I
gerous phases of
mentioned some dan-
the bill. Those
phases concern
federal money and
federal patronage.
Patronage, pap
and projects, as the thing is now
broadcast.
At the outset, the bill contained
provisions for placing the interstate
commerce commission under polit.
ical control. That would provide po-
litical control of the railroads—and
railroad rates. Politicians have
wanted to get fingers in that pie for
Outbursts against
that were terrific and it was elimi-
nated. Provisions which would have
permitted political control of the se-
curities and exchange commission
also were sidetracked. But there
remained provisions which would
have destroyed the general account.
ing office and the civil service com-
mission. The first named agency
decides whether congressional ap-
propriations have been spent or are
being spent according to law. The
second has been the defender of
the merit system in government. It
has fought off political spoilsmen
successfully until recent years.
Had these two provisions re-
mained in the bill and if it had
passed congress, Mr. Roosevelt, or
any succeeding President, would
have had direct control of spending
billions of dollars, ordinary govern-
ment expenses, relief, public works,
grants to cities and states—all of
the money. And reference must be
made to political appointments for
Money and
Patronage
they go hand in hand. There you
have executive control that could |
machine; Pendergast,
Chicago, or Guffey in Pennsylvania,
President had the control that was
proposed.
In summation, then,
breaking away from the New Deal
faction in a more definite ‘manner
than ever before. I firmly believe
we shall see reprisals against many
of them; I believe, too, we will see
some who voted against the reor-
ganization bill come crawling back
for presidential favors in order to
gain re-election, and I think we saw
in the reorganization bill defeat, the
beginning of the end of the New
Deal in control of American na-
tional policies.
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HEADLINES FROM T
HE LIVES
“Death in the
By FLOYD
Grandstand’
GIBBONS
H ELLO EVERYBODY:
Here's Harold T. Leach
of Newark, N. J., with a story
He didn’t expect
into that grandstand after him.
Well, let's
one of those tricks saved his life.
Now let's look over the first trick
out that Sunday morning to go to the
to get to the track early and get a
the old girl played on Hal. Hal set
motorcycle races which were being
And right from the
He wanted
certain seat that was a favorite of
tent where the riders
He started from home late, and
to transfer to the old South Orange
just miss another car.
too late to get his favorite
with one right
And maybe he
it was Old Gal
There was
stands
seat In
back of it in the
didn't cuss his
Adventure ti
a great crow
was filled before
that
He had to
had
doggoned if he didn't
races started, but
He had to be content
just missed a trolley.
avenue line,
front row.
He didn't know then
jinx on him
Every seat
the
in the
overflow of the
[AY -
pr
“. 1 1
mob was jamming the bull pen. Ex
were some doggone good
event that everybody was interested
That
races
was a race between
riders on the track, and ti
champ. There were thr
spectacular. But nob
guys. Every of
Albright.
ra
ee er
eves
itement was rur
run, and there ©
in
Hasha and Johnnie
these two. TI
to decide which
in the race
attention 1
frye
well it might be.
last ride.
held it
trailed along in the rear
s0 on Albright,
There was a four-inch black line
racers were not allowed to go
a perpendicular wall four feet high
wire behind which the spectats
case of accident.
fail to protect.
idie had
Hasha took the lead and
The other three riders
run up a lead of a hundred yards or
circling the track, above which the
nd that line » track banked up to
Above that was a fence of heavy
That was for their protection in
s when even the best of protections
hour, when suddenly he hit the
that went around the entire track.
signalling a foul and ordering Eddie
four-inch black line
y, the referee fired a gun,
Hasha out of the race.
But Eddie didn't stop.
right on going. His motorcycle
hizzed right up that four feet of
RIGHT WHERE HAL LEACH HAD
WANTED TO SIT.
his life.
and right in front of Hal.
as it went,
when they picked him up.
died in the grandstand
Says Hal Leach:
then passed out of the picture—just
down in my turn. Do you wonder
from the shock-—and was lowered
why I get the shivers, even now,
Brides Sold by Weight i
In some gypsy villages in Yugo- |
slavia girl brides are sold by
weight, the sale being held when |
the girls reach a marriageable age, |
says Pearson's London Weekly. The |
average price is between 2 pence |
and 3 pence a pound, the higher |
price being paid for girls who can |
To prevent cheating, the gypsy chief |
keeps the weighing scales under |
lock and key. The sale of girl
Yugoslavia, but only in gypsy vil-
lages are their values assessed by
Source of the Wallz
Three countries, France, Italy
and Bavaria, want credit for the
waltz. But it is from Germany the
modern form comes. ‘“‘Ach! du lie-
ber Augustine” was the first Ger-
man Waltz tune.
Indian Pudding Ingredients
The ingredients in Indian pudding
are corn meal, milk, eggs, spice, and
usually molasses. This pudding can
be boiled or baked. American pio-
neers used it, and it is a popular
dessert.
First Act of Congress
Owing to the lack of a quorum
and the delay in organizing the new
federal government, no bills were
passed by the house and senate for
nearly three months. The first
law enacted was ‘‘an act to regulate
the time and manner of adminis-
tering certain oaths,” and it was
approved by President Washington
on June 1, 1789. The second bill
passed by both houses was “an act
for laying a duty on goods, ware,
and merchandise imported into the
United States.” This bill was ap-
proved by Washington on July 4
of the same year.
Kept Sacred Fires Burning
Fire was looked upon with awe by
the early religious sects. In Rome,
for example, there were vestal vir-
gins charged with the duty of keep-
ing the sacred fires burning in the
temple of Vesta.
Emperor Is Sacred
Sovereignty, in the Japanese con-
stitution, is the sacred manifesta-
tion of the emperor's political
rights, as combined in the emperor
“himself,” who is ‘‘sacred” and "‘in-
violable."”
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English Lord’s
Romance Told
In ‘Patrician’
By ELIZABETH C. JAMES
ORD MILTOUN, main charac-
“ ter of John Galsworthy's “The
Patrician,” was born into the titled
class of England. His family owned
the lives of countless people.
Amid the varied interests of his
lived in close con-
tact, and against a
background of town
houses and country
houses, Lord Mil-
toun grew to matur-
ity with an ascetic
soul and a highly
cultivated mind.
World travel had
added breadth to
his university train-
ing so that he now
felt himself some-
what qualified to
take his place in
parliament.
It was at this time, just when his
parents, Lord and Lady Valleys,
were satisfied with the trend of
things, he met Mrs. Noel.
Mrs. Noel lived alone in a little
house not far from Lord Miltoun's
country place. Through music and
over the tea cups before a warm
fire, she grew into the barren heart
of the young nobleman, who loved
her warm, soft coloring and her
insight. As as Lord
's fz ly heard of this situa-
much to say about it
As usual Lady Cas-
rst to do something.
i her walking cane and hol
ing the arm of Lady Barbara, her
beautiful granddaughter, the seven-
ty-eight-year-old grandmother went
down to house to see this
person intrude into the
well-arranged life of Lord Miltoun.
The conversation’ was such that
Mrs. Noel decided to give up seeing
Lord Miltoun.
Family Discovers Marriage.
In the family a sort of crisis arose
after Lady Casterly’'s call. There
was much talk and it was discov-
ered that Mrs. Noel was already
married. Lord Miltour was
shocked. He had interpreted her
y to mean d
un went to see her. She
he had been mar-
a much older
yman of the Church
wo
Elizabeth
James
soon
4d.
i
the little
who dared
ivorce.
to
THE GREATEST NOVELIST
Into a family of wealth and
prestige, John Galsworthy was
born in 1867. His education in-
cluded the best preparatory
schools and then Oxford, where
he studied to be a lawyer.
The practice of law, wide trav-
el, and a well-balanced life
passed the years until Galswor-
thy was forty. In that year he
published his first novel, and
from then until his death in 1933,
his fame continued to grow. In
1932 he was awarded the Nobel
prize for his novel, “The Forsyte
Saga.”
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of England. How life had grown
intolerable and how she had lived
alone for this long time. He told
her good-by and left at once for
London and his affairs in parlia-
ment.
His first speech brought acclaim
to the name of Lord Miltoun and
honor to the family. Lady Barbara
went into London to congratulate
her brother. Going to his suite of
rooms, she found him raving with
a brain fever. His ravings were to
Audrey Noel and he spoke beauti-
fully of his love for her.
Immediately Lady Barbara went
to a telephone and made communi-
cation with Mrs. Noel, asking her
to come at once to take care of Lord
Miltoun. Of all this, Lady Barbara
said nothing to her family. Mrs.
Noel came at once and remained
for days with Lord Miltoun, bring-
ing him out of his delirium and
giving him peace of mind.
Confronts Indecision.
Convalescence brought no peace
of mind to Lord Miltoun. He had
not the strength to fight the solid
wall of his family, yet his mind
and body were ill with longing for
his loved one. As soon as he was
to see her.
Wishing to settle the dangling
mother and father at their country
place. The son stated that he would
life was already joined with that of
Mrs. Noel.
Sought Advice of Others.
But Lord Miltoun did not have
He did not rely upon
taught to follow instead of his own.
When Lord Miltoun went again to
see Mrs. Noel, he found only a let-
ter that said little. She was gone.
Rushing into the home of Lady Cas-
terly, he spoke with fury to her,
rushing out into the night again like
a madman. Lady Barbara followed
him into the automobile and drove
all night with him.
Again Lord Miltoun entered the
affairs of parliament, intent on be-
coming a successful statesman.
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QUESTIONS |,
Washing Fine Fabries.—Wash
with careful gentlenes and
squeeze in a thick towel instead
of wringing them in the hands.
Cleaning Nickel.—-Nickel trim-
mings on gas stoves will look
much brighter if washed with
warm water in which two table-
spoons of kerosene have been
stirred.
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In a Pinch.—If the fountain pen
runs dry and there is no ink on
hand to fill it, fill the pen halfway
with water. There is usually
enough dry ink crystallized in the
barrel to make a writing fluid suf-
ficient for your purpose.
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For Stained Hands.—Most vege
table stains can be removed from
the hands by rubbing the stains
with a slice of raw potato.
Two Big Bridges
The Golden Gate bridge and the
two different bridges. The Golden
bay and connects San Francisco
with Marin peninsula. The total
length of the bridge is 8,940 feet;
width, 90 feet; single arch suspen-
sion, 4,200 feet. It was construct-
ed at a cost of $32,000,000. The
San Francisco-Oakland bridge is
a suspension type of bridge
stretching across the bay and con-
necting San Francisco with Oak-
land. The length of that bridge is
22.720 feet and the cost was about
$75,000,000.