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D G e e e e e et
The Other Picture
: BY BRUCE CATTON
The chemist hag been getting a bad mname for
hithself lately. It sometimes seems as if he never
ge’tsAhis name in the paper except when he invents
a new kind of poisonoug gas, Or deviges a new in
dustrial process which will put more ‘men out of
work.
It is only fair, therefore, to remind ourselves that
fhere is another side of the ledger. Proceedings of
the annual meeting of the American Chemical So
ciety at Cleveland, show how these scientists are
working steadily to make the world a happier place.
Tor example: Two University of Pennsylvania
men report to the society that they have discovered
& new substance in the bodies of men which seem
to make human tissues resistant to cancer. 1t is
suggested that it may be the presence of his sub
stance in a healthy body which makes it free from
cancer—and the absence of it which makes cancer
develop. 0
.~ Not enough is known yet, to enable one to say
what importance this discovery may eventually have.
But there is just a chance that the great war ol
@nder is appreciably nearer final victory because
of it. :
' Another group of research specialists tell how they
have developed a drug which dealg out death to
gawmonia germs.
This drug seemingly effective against all types of
preumonia germs, is a aerivative of an earlier
gm .compound which, while fatal to the germs, |
was ‘also very destructive of Human tissue—and,
therefore, too dangerous to use medically.
'l:he dangers seems to have been overcome; and,
‘s‘ige again, while it is too early to predict that th.
long-sought specific for neumonia has been found,
it is just possible that tlgis dreaded disease may be
on the verge of being conquered,
' Still another chemist reports that the use ot
copper _and iron salts will cure nutritional anemia
in infats. Another tells of a new drug for the
treatment of fat embolism, a deadly congestion ol
t!)e Jungs which sometimes occurs after a major
operaton.
" All of these things—some of which may have the
most profound influence on the effort to. reduce
human suffering and misery—are simply part of the
ordinary, day-to-day work that goes on in our re
gearch laboratories,
‘We seldom hear of this work, The chemist goes
hig way unsung, and most of us connect his name
thiefly with death and destruction. It is only fair to
remember that there is another side to it.
The more one reads about the tragedy on the liner
sugfigfiCasue, the more one is impressed by the ter
rms:w eight of responsibility which can descend
iyfiz warning, on the shoulderg of the man who
‘holds ' a command at sea.
\:No other walk of life can bring responsibilities
quite like the sea captain’s. In the twinkling of an
eye he may be called on to make decisions that will
mean life or death to hundreds of people—and he
never gets a second guess. His decision, once made
18 irrevocable. His slightest error in judgment can
be fraught with unspeakable consequences.
.+ For this reason it behooves us landlubberg to move
mg in condemning the man who had charge of
the Morro Castle during the fire. It may be that
he made wrong decisions. But we cannot judge
Mfi'mirly unless we realize that the sea captain’s
mistakes are made under a pressure that none of
us who stay ashoreg will ever know.
Rebulding dilapidated dwellings in slum areas is
an exceedingly important job. But if it is to have
the effect it should have, rents in the new dwellings
must be within, the reach of the people who formerly
__q;’g}{upiedu the slums, : .
_JA case in point is coming to light in a mid-west
ern industrial city, where the government is about
';‘o.ypend millions putting up new homes in ong of its
worst slum areas. Approximately 400 families are
being moved out of the buildings that are being
torn down—and now it develops that most of them
will continue to live in that neighbohood in other
dilapidated buildings, or will move out of the
neighborhood altogether. The new buildings will be
too costly for them.
AED R
~ HOLLYWOOD KEYHOLE
0y Gy o S————
e BY DAN THOMAS
TN NEA Servce Staff Correspodent
. HOLLYWOOD—One of the most interesting per
‘sén's to be found in the entire celluloid hamlet is a
88-year-old woman, Mrs. Lucia “Mother” Coulter,
wWho bas charge of preparing all of the ‘‘character”
. costumes at the huge Metro-Goldywn-Mayer swd?’.
.+ Few persons outside the M-G-M know “Mother
Coulter. But she knows more about the actresses
_thére than any other individual. Because of hér
;'mpathetic nature and the fact that she never
‘talks, they pour out their troubles to her And she
.Bgs.a way of always making them feel better.
.. Forty-two years ago Mrs. Coulter'’s husband died,
.deaving her with four babies who cried for food and
,mlng She knew nothing about earning a living.
Portunately she had a lovely singing voice and a
! commddienne’s face. The combination won her a
place with te Olympia Opera Company. Her adept
(hess for sewing, however, drew her more and more
O&?lmtume creation, so that after eight years on
the stage she gave up acting altogether.
. For the last 15 years “Mother” Coulter has had
icharge of making all of the “character” clotheg at
M-G-M. During that time 1,750,000 vards of fab
:ric have been turned nto costumes under her direc
tion. Smart, fashionable gowns don't interest her
at all. Her genius is directed toward old and worn
garments,
. With her own hegids she made every film costume
g Vérn by the late Marie Dressler. The character
. clothes which have been worn by May Robson, Gar
& bo, Joan Crawford, Marion Davies and Norma
§ Shearer have been fashioned under her guidance.
;'«’,M has spent eight weeks making one costume—
-7};;%&48 turned out 12 overnight.
£ At this same studio is & young red-headed actress
"~ who has come out of obscurity to start her film
i career all over. She is Audrey Ferris, who was
. named as one of the Wampas Baby Starg in 1928.
% \ %:mt time she was under contract to ‘Warner
i Brot and was playing really important roles.
i + Then the talkies came in and Audrey, along with
.:a lot of others, went out. But she didn’t give up.
‘:. a job as a secretary in the district attorney’s
fice, she spent her nights studying elocution and
~ dramatics.
5:5 ¢few weeks ago she persuaded a studio official
%,f.f her a test. A contract followed and now
. Audrey is on her way up the film ladder again.
,iwl',:“ Fields has a very comfortable basement
. leunging room in his home. And it's there that he
48 reading his morning paper these days, the retire
- dment to such seclusion being caused by Mary Brian.
; Mary are neighbors. Mary now ”u re
-01 fer shoes aisturbing F &
I CALLING OUT THE MILITIA
For the protection of life and property,
|Governor Talmadge has ordered out the
jNational Guard to be stationed in the sev
:eral sections of the state where the textile
industry has bene paralyzed by striking
loperatives in the mills. For several weeks,
Governor Talmadge has exhorted these
strikers to keep calm and peaceful and not
to resort to arms or other mnieans of vio
lence. “So long as you remain peaceful,”
said the governor, “you.have a good friend
lin the governor’s chair.”” However, this as
surance did not satisfy the leaders in the
striking districts, who inaugurated a fly
ing squadron and resorted to arms and to
the use of all kinds of missives, attacking
mill workers who were willing and anxious
to work under conditons as employed by
the management of the various plants. Con
ditions grew serious and fatal to a number
of innocent persons who were anxious to‘
work and earn sustenance for themselves
and their wives and children. After repeat-l
ed calls from sheriffs, judges, mill opera
tors and employes of the mills, Governor
Talmadge ordered out the militia with in
,structions to suppress all uprisings and
'mob violence. !
’ In speaking of his action in calling out!
the National Guard, Governor Talmadge
said in part:
“When any citizen of Georgia wants to
work, they have an inalienable right, guar
anteed by the constitution, to do so. I want
the flying squadron in Georgia to stop. I
want all violence and intimidation, carry-l
ing arms, big sticks and baseball bats toI
stop. I do not want anyone in Georgia inter- |
sering with those who want to work.”
The textile strike is based upon a desire
for a new code different from that of the
provisions of the NRA and for.a 30-hour
week with the same wage scale as at pres-l
ent. The mills are working under the NRA, |
and claim that the requirements of the act!
as set up by congress are being compliedl
with. They are paying the NRA wages and
working the hours as required by this act.
It is alleged that over 75 percent of the |
mill operatives are perfectly satisfied with
conditions and are anxious to return to
work. Under the strikers’ enforced com
mand these people are thwarted from re
turning to the mills and in some localities
the pickets have prevented them from en
tering their place of work. Governor Tal
madge proposes to protect those workers
who desire employment and to protect the
property of the mill owners in“order that
the operatives may have a place to earn a |
living. i kg e ¥
The action of Governor Talmadge is
most commendable in that it will not only
help settle the strike, but .it will enable
those who desire to work to have employ
ment and aid the mill operators to fill or
ders for which they already have con
tracts. It may be depended upon that the
governor will restore peace and order in
_Georgia.
' TRADE EXPANSION INCREASES
} 1t is interesting to note, from commercial
reports, the increase in wholesale and retail
lines of business throughout the country.
The weekly report of Dun and Bradstreet
shows increased business over the same
period of last year. In fact, economists and
financiers find the whole setup of business
in a much better condition than that of a
yvear ago. While the strikes in the textile
industry in the southern states have slowed
down buying and selling in that line of bus
iness, yet all other industrial and manufac
turing lines show a marked improvement.
Locally, the merchants are experiencing
an unusually good trade. In fact, trading in
Athens ldst Saturday was a reminder of the
days prior to 1929. The stores were filled
with shoppers, the greater number of buy
ers being from out-of-town. Considerable
cotton is being sold which enables the far
mers to buy for their needs in larger quan
tities than they bought a year ago.
The report of Dun and Bradstreet for the
week ending September 15, is encouraging.
In part, it reads:
“Industrial activity continued to reflect
the depressing influence of labor difficul
ties and the unsettled legislative situation,
but retailers stocks generally are low, and
with a continuance of the current strength
of consumer buying, increased production
icannot be far distant.
“The unexpected increase in retail sales,
which started at mid-August, has been
lgaining momentum without interruption,
carrying the total for the current week 10
to 15 percent above that of a year ago for
the country as a whole.
“There were some encouraging gains in
the leading industrial indices over last
week’s positions, but the lines generally
still are short of reaching the 1933 scale.
“While buying in some of the wholesale
markets was interrupted by the observ
ance of the religious holidays, buyers vis
iting the leading centers were more num
erous than during the previous week and
the orders placed were sufficent to keep
the volume above a year ago.”
' The number of unemployed has been
greatly reduced in this section. The number
’of government relief projects has contrib
uted a great deal towards reducing the un
employed and enabling them to become
self-supporting. With the present price of
cotton and the enabling act for borrowing
on cotton up to 12 cents the pound, the
farmer will be in better financial position
than at any time prior to the commence
ment of the period of depression five years |
ago.
Egg consumption in this country is three
fourths of an egg per capita each day;
Canada’s consumption totals a full egg per
capita daily.
More than $700,000.000 in gold has
been imported into this country since the
government started its gold buying poliey.
Snails sucecumb quickly to tainted wa
ter, and for that reason are sometimes car
ried in dry countries to test widely scat
e £ s s v
tered water holes before drinking from
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A Little of Everything,
Not Much of Anything
By HUGH ROWE
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After an absence of two
months, our old radio friends,
Amos 'n’ Andy, returned to the
air last night much to the de
light of thousands of radio
fans.
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popular on the air and are listen
ed to by greater numbexjs than any
other black face comedians. In the
good old days of road shows, Amos
'n'" Andy were members of a min
strel show that traveled over this
section of the country. They were
favoriteg with the patrons of the
:legitimate theater, but after the
coming of the motion and sound
pictures, the road shows passed
out and then came along the radio
which is employing many of the
best artists of the country. The‘,
program last night was a “dream”,
but it wasl disappointing in that we |
expected an unusually good pro- ;
gram from these very capable per- l
formers, but it is possible that they |
have not settled down and gained |
their bearings from the two
International Sports!
months vacation they have just
| ended. ¢
‘I Carey Williams, associate
' editor of the Greensboro Her
i ald-Journal, has earned a de
| served place of national im
| portance in journalism, .
: He has succeeded in attracting
ithe attention of the reading public
,to his editorial paragraphs which
are being used by a number of the
Ileadlng daily ' newspapers of the
jcountry. Even the Literary Digest
| has beén attracted to the value of
| his paragraphs and during the last
| few months, this very exclusive
i periodical has used nearly two hun
l.dred of his pithy paragraphs.
| Newspaperst that are featuring his!
lparagraphs on their editorial pages}
which may be mentioned, the At-
lanta Constitution, the St. Louis
Post-Distpatch, the Chattanooga'
News, the Birmingham News, the
Merldian (Conn.) Record. the Co-l
lumbia News, and many other pa- |
perg of equal importance and rat-li
ing.
’ Cary Williams is a son of
Editor J. C. Williams, of
‘ Greensboro, the Herald-Jour
nal, and the dean of the Geor
~ gia Press Association.
/Mr. Williams grew up in a news
paper shop and has learned every
angle of the newspaper budiness,
from writing news and feature sto
ries, editorials and editoria] para
graphs, to the make-up of a paper
and operating a linotype machine.
Not only in theory and practice,
but endowed with native talents,
his writings are published and read
throughout the nation. He ig 33
vears old and one of the brightest
dtarg in the newspaper firmamert
in the southern states,
{ Golfer:“Hi caddie, isn't Ma
jor Pepper out of that bunker
yet? How many strokes has he
had ?”
| Caddie: “Seventeen ordinary, sir,
’and one apoplectic!” — Boston
‘ Transcript,
l The Talmadge supportérs are
looking forward to the state
l convention which meets in Ma
con on the morning of Octohsr
4th, at 11 o’clock, Eastern
Standard time.
~ Delegates will be there from ev
ery county in the state, rejoicing
over the victory of Governor Tal
madge in the election of September
12. It wil] be a great occasion and
one in which the Democrats of the
state will hold sway and celebrate
in the ‘true style of Democracy.
Governor Talmadge will be en
dorsed and given another term of
two vears, after which, well, we
presume he will return to private
life on his farm in Teifair county,
unles# he decides to remain in pub
lic life ,and that may be hisj inten
ton, but we are not informed—
purely surmise on our part. How
ever, the 1936 campaign may turn
out to be another hectic campaign.
The. wild pea weed is knowh as
the “devil’s shoestring,” and rote
none, an insecticide formerly found
only In tropical plants, can be ex
tracted from its roots,
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1934
Y, SEPTEMBE
“—— Wl
What You Shoulq Know
About the Consfitmi@n
———
This i 3 the first of & sepf
of gix articles revim\'mg lh:
history and contents g the 11
S. Constitution, ip Obsrvanea
of “Constitution Weeg» anq
the 147th a.nnivex'sary of the
Constitution’s birth, Septembeap
17 -378%
I The Constitution of the Unifeq
[ States, which was 147 vears old ’
| September 17, is an outgrowy 00?
| the failfie of the Articles of (qn
| federation, by which (he origfrial 13
colonies fheld togethes during the
Revolution, ;
Under the Confedmminn, thera
was no president to enforee the
'laws. Congress cousa ot rajge
money directiy and the stateg Wera
lax in furnishing funds,
’ Furthermore, congrese could nop
regulate commerce among the
states and with foreign countrieg
and could not even brevent the
states from issuing Paper money.
~ So congress calleq = lm?(‘ling.in
}Philadelphia, “to revise {he Arti.
cles of Confederation.” Ty, great.
est men of the time took part ip
‘that convention. George Washing.
ton lent dignity and solemnity g
it. Benjamin Franklin, thepn 82,
gave of his experience ang wisdom.
- James Madison made g thorough
study of previous conventions iy
history and drew up the famoug
“Virginia Plan,” which became the
basis for the Constitution,
But not before severa) com.
promises had been effected, Three
compramises are most important
The first resulted in a two-house
legislature, the senate having equa)
state representation to appease the
smaller states; the house of rep
resentatives having propoptions
representation to appease the jap.
ger states.
. A second compromise permitted
'counting slaves as three-fifths, for
‘both taxation and representation
’An'd the third agreement satisfied
'the north with the passage of nan.
gation acts by a merority of con.
gress, and the south with importa
tion of slaves for the next 20 years
at a tax of no more than §lO a
head.
And so the Constitution was
signed September 17, 1789, and sub
mitted to thé states for ratification
by at least nine of the 13 New
Hampshire became the ninth state
on June 21, 1788, and the Constitu
tion then bécame the fundamenta)
law of the United States.
NEXT—Leaislative provisions of
the Constitution.
The white race in this country
is increasing at the rate of 1,630
per 100,000 of population as com
pared to the black race’s ratio. of
1,275 per 100,000.