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PAGE FOUR Published by— PUBLIC OPINION, INC. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SATURDAY at 302 EAST BRYAN STREET Cor. Lincoln Entered as Second Class Matter July 23, 1935 at the Post Oftice at Savannah, Georgia SUBSCRIPTION RATES Ona Year ....7.50 Six Months .... 3.75 Three Months 1.95 One Month .65 One Week ADVERTISING RATES ON APPLICATION FROST, LANDIS & KOHN National Advertising Representatives ,*» Chicago New York Detroit Atlanta Subscribers to: Transradio Press • International Illustrated News • Central Press Ass’n. Gilreath Press Service • Newspaper Feature, Inc. • King Features Stanton Advertising Service • World Wide Pictures CHATHAM’S REPUBLICAN NEWSPAPER. The editorial in Saturday’s issue of the Savannah Morning News appears to be the lamented plea of a stricken demogogic organ of capitalistic ideals in which the alleged downfall of the Democratic party with its long adhered to principles and poli cies is forecast. The editorial seeks to prophesize the future evils and pitfalls of the coming Democratic administration with Roosevelt carrying the high and mighty banner. It is indeed odd that the delegates to the Democratic con vention in Philadelphia wouldn’t and didn’t share the view-point of the Savannah Morning News as they rose en masse Friday night and shouted the name of Franklin D. Roosevelt to the high rafters of the huge assembly hall, and appointed that great bene factor of manknd as the torch-bearer for the presidential hopes of the Democratic party. One of the wildest ovations ever accorded a man, was placed as a tribute to Roosevelt when his name was placed in nomina tion and carried on to the end as representative for the Demo cratic party, certainly justifies the country’s confidence in that man’s ideals and principles as carried out in the last four years. Certainly it can’t be that Roosevelt hasn’t the support of the party, and certainly it can’t be that the Democrats regard him in the role of a despot whose personal ambitions has run riot with the ideals and principles of the Democratic party. No, it is the high and mighty welcome that the Philadelphia conven ton extended to a man whose courage and foresight in the coun try’s crying need for the lifting of its people out of social and industrial oblivion into the realm of confidence and success en joyed at the present time. The citizens of the City of Savannah and the Savannah Daily Times know that the Savannah Morning News is a news organ for the Liberty League, and that the attempted block of the mighty roller which backed the nomination of Franklin D. Roosevelt, by the highly touted political prowess of the mem bers in the anti-Roosevelt organization proved to be a dud. And that/this glaring defeat must rankle in the minds of those who sought to overcome the effects of the successful years extend ing from 1932 to 1936. , The citizens of the United States, in their humble way are paying homage to a man who set aside political precedent and went ahead and performed such feats of both political and in dustrial successes, as to leave the entire masses gasping for the sheer bravery of his acts in the face of overwhelming odds. The Savannah Morning News now turns its attack onto rhe supposed centralized powers as used by Roosevelt. But such is to be ex pected by the actions of those powers behind that organization, as they sit and watch the mighty parade of Democrats march Franklin D. Roosevelt into the White House for a second term. OUR READERS’ FORUM ! (All communications intended for pub lication under this heading must bear the name and address of the writer. Names will be omitted on request. Anonymous letters will not be given any attention. The widest latitude of expression and opinion is permitted in this column so that It may represent a true expression of public opinion in Savannah and Chatham County. Letters must be United to 100 words. The Savannah Dally Times does not Intend that the seleetion of letters pub lished in this column shall In any way reflect or conform witli the editorial ■views and policies of this paper. The Times reserves the right to edit, publish or reject any article sent in.) Editor Daily Times: The radio is a marvelous inven tion; one that should in time bring to the world great and undreamed of benefits. But at the present time it seems to be misused to air the You’re Telling Me? JOE LOUIS says he wants to fight Max Schmeling again but up to press time Haile Selassie had said nothing about a return bout with Mussolini. ♦ * * What did Al Smith mean by trying to disturb the harmony of the Democratic convention, held In Philadelphia? Doesn’t he know the boys are meeting in the City of Brotherly Love? ♦ « • Speed maniacs have, when caught, iffered some queer alibis but none dumb as those of the guys who like to play with guns. The speeders have never tried to tell us they didn’t know the tank was loaded. •’There are only three things a comic artist must remember,” re cently said one of the best of i them. "Wait! Don't tell us—we ' know; "Bam!” ”Pow!” and "Zowie!” • • • And we expect to receive lots and lots of scathing letters seething with tidignation from the advocates of ”Blop!” and "Kerplunk!" « • • Those WPA workers assembled on a project near our home must be under the impression they are attending a baseball game. Every time we go by they are indulging L in a seventh-inning stretch. • grievances of conflicting between par tisans. The person Who thinks deeply and consistently, without bias or predjud ice is apt to become a bit confused by such argument as offered by many politicians of today. One who is sin cere and deeply concerned for the actual good of our country as a whole is bound to concede that some men in present office show tendencies to ward a childish, if not downright stupid, argument. The public is not so simple-minded but that it is able to discern between level-headed dis cretion in solving our present prob lems, and mere stupidity. At the time one can but wonder if the truly great, the fit, are busy with other great matters and have left their Government to their less efficient brothers. Just why do men stoop to wrang ling—even untruth—and promises never meant to be fulfilled; and to other belittling methods, to gain their own ends? Yes, the radio is waking the pub lic surely, though perhaps slowly, to the fact that partisanship is be coming more and more dangerous to the welfare of the country, and the people as a whole. Hono~ wearing no cloak, calls a challenge to the south ern Democrat who is true to his ideals, to become wary lest these ideals be wholly destroyed and give piece to destructive confusion—and even rank chaos. MARY L. TODD. TAKES BRAINS Lady—“Oh, I do like our new min ister. It seems he's always bringing home to you something you never saw before." Neighbor "Yes, I know. Our laundryman is like that.” That’s Why “Pardon me, sir," said the hotel clerk, “would you mind tleling me your name?” “My name?” snorted the new guest, “Can’t you see where I signed the register?” “Yes, sir,” was the reply. "That’s what aroused my curiosity.” We don't know whether to feel re lieved or sore as a boil about those Canadlna caterpillars which, not long ago. threatened an invasion of the United States. They got as far as the border, took one look at us, curled up and died. •fc - 5.1 JJttFx /SA /jf / jjr \ 7 J d&HiSr . jA jfJ -WASHINGTON AT A GLANCE- DEMOCRATS CAN YELL And Stage Convention Hullabaloo BETTER THAN RIVALS By CHARLES P. STEWART Central Press Staff Writer PHILADELPHIA, June 27—For whatever noise may be worth in politics, the Democrats have had more of it at their convention in Philadel phia than the Republicans succeded in creating at Cleveland. For a national convention the Cleveland affair was rather quiet. The Landon crowd stirred up a tremen dous hullabaloo at their hotel head quarters but the only first-class out burst in the big auditorium was the reception given to ex-President Hoov er, and that was too obviously made toorder to be very inspiring. The gathering got off to a bad start, for one thing. The delegates seemed discouraged —to feel that they were nominating a candidate simply to be knocked over. They needed to be “pepped up” right from the jump, and Chairman Henry P. Fletcher, who called them to order is the last individual to do any “pepping”. He’s extremely gen tlemanly. That’s what’s the matter with him, politically speaking. He’s too much so. And by the time the “rougher necks” got into action the atmosphere already was depressing and they had a hard job counteract ing it. SCOTT'S SCRAPBOOK by R. J. SCOTT o ft I xrts cjrleat MAYAH STELE. bee at QiiipjquA. a Pound of Honey ffli rr vyould Yake iT 9 How bl oN MO RE AN A jfi <HIS GUATEMALA WORKING 24 HOURS €<AMP DAY- 2 1 500, 000 <R. IPS To W ® IBkV J ?I r ’ Hive would be. REQUIRED A5 WELL A$ - J (/nW VK _ _rg4E HECfAP. 6F 70,000 h If flowers ” /I X.C A PROVINCE OF CHINA J BSL Row mud aY<he WALLS m / 4HE B EL) EF plh Among lahail , cH STONES recorded in -The u.s. W* V T; were tHosb "That fell at afflict v NYACK i N.Y. IN MAY, 1925" 7./ copyright. 1935; central press association SAVANNAH DAILY TIMES. SUNDAY, JUNE 28. 1936 “THUNDER ON THE LEFT!” Sound Attachments Democratic Chairman James A. Farley, on the oposite hand, is a capable chowman. He may make in discreet remarks about, “typical prairie states”, but even his indis cretions are spectacular. Under his management the Roose veltian party’s blow-out (I say Rcose veltian because Al Smith insists that it’s ceased to be Jeffersonian) began business with an apparently heart-felt screech of enthusiasm and has kept it up very creditably. Outside the convention hall also the Democratic committee’s head quarters have been plenty jazzy. Not so the Republican committee’s suite in Cleveland. Landon head quarters were mighty effervescent, but the G. O. P. committee's place was as refined as any drawing room, so long as Chairman Fletcher had charge of it. To be sure, John D. M. Hamilton began to put some life into it as soon as he succeeded Flet cher, but by then the convention was nearly over. • • • Not So Cock-Sure Nevertheless, the Republican con vention ended up on a note of con siderably more optimism than it be gan with, whereas the Democratic convention opened to the tune of a few doubts that the party’s leaders didn’t admit, but certainly entertain ed a trifle more than they had ex pected to. Oh yes the Republicans realize that the chances are against them, but they deem them a bit better than they thought they were. And the Democrats still believe that they’ll win, bet they’re not quite as cock-sure of it as they were be fore Al Smith & Co. “took a walk” and Congressman William Lemke an nounced his independent presiden tial candidacy. • • • Compares Cities Philadelphia will not appreciate my saying so but it isnt as good a con vention city as Cleveland. Cleveland’s auditorium is within a couple of minutes’ walk of almost any where and Philadelphia’s auditorium is about a dollar’s ride in a taxicab from almost everywhere. And the Philadelphia prices of oth er things!—besides taxicabs. Murder! I estimate that Cleveland boosted its prices to convention visitors by about 35 per cent on an average. Philadelphia at least doubled Cleve land’s. I know a newspaper man who want ed some cracked ice in his room at a Philly hotel. “Rooms service’ sent it to him in a bowl approximately the size of a hat. Ninety cents! “My gosh!” said the scribe to the waiter. “Are you sure there’s 500 pounds of this stuff?” However, he had to pay it. Everything else is in proportion. Its a lesson in monetay inflation. 1 oday is the Day By CLARK KINNAIRD Copyright, 1936, for this Newspa per by Central Press Association June 27; end of first half of the year. Moon in apogee. • • • NOTABLE NATIVITIES Helen Keller, b. 1880, in Tuscum bia, Ala., world famous deaf-blind mute . . John Golden, b. 1874,, theatrical producer . . . W. C. Len gel, b. 1887, magazine editor and novelist. . . Rvfas B. von Kleinsmid, b. 1875, president of University of Southern California . . . William T. Grant, b. 1877, chain-store magnate • • • June 27 1550—Charles IX, merri est of all France’s monarchs, w r as born. He roistered about incognito in Paris at night, climbing over roofs and peering into skylights, and often entering homes to dine with his subjects or court pretty girls with kingly nonchalance. He delight ed in attacking policemen. • • * June 27, 1696—William Pepperell was born in Kittery, Maine, where he grew up to become a rich mer chant and the leader of the Maine men who accomplished the greatest feat of arms in colonial America. He won Canada for Britain. At the time of the French and Indian war, Louisburg, on Cape Breton, dominat ed the entrance to the St. Lawrence river, and was the key to the French possessions in America. So much money and engineering skill had been devoted to its defense that it was considered impregnable and the Gi braltar of America. Veteran French trooys manned it. Pepperell’s army, made up of fish ermen and farmers, inexperienced except in Indian skirmishing, march ed qverland under the F’ne Tree flag, and in a bloody seige lasting seven weeks succeeded in capturing the city while a blockading British fleet pre vented re-enforcements from reach ing the garrison. The loss of Louis burg led France to give up Canada. * • • June 27 Among State Histories: 1527—Panfilio de Narvaez sailed from Spain under orders to explore and subdue Florida . . . 1776—San Francisco founded as a Spanish mis sion . . . 1844—Joseph Smith, dis coverer of Book of Mormon, was killed by a mob at Carthage, 111. . . . 1847—Maine woman gave birth to sextuplets. Four died and two lived to maturity . . . 1901—Catfish, perch and trout rained from the skies at Tillery Ferry, S. C. . . . 1918 —First contingent of U. S. troops for use on Austrian front arrived at Genoa, Italy. • • • SUNDAY IS THE DAY 111 Sunday after Trinity, June 28. Zodiac sign: Cancer. Moon: First quarter. Venus becomes evening star Monday. Birthstone: Pearl. • • • NOTABLE NATIVITIES Ernest Boyd, b. 1887—Irish-Ameri can editor and critic . . . Oley Speaks, b. 1876, composer of On the Road to Mandalay . . . Otis Skinner b. 1858, longtime stage star . . . Dr. Alexis Carrel, b. 1876, biologist of Rockefeller Institute . . . Floyd Dell, b. 1887, novelist and dramatist . . . Pauline “Polly” Moran, b. 1884. cine mactress . . . Luigi Pirandello, b. 1867, Nobel prizewinning Italian dra matist . . . William George Harold Finch, b. 1895, radio engineer and in ventor . . . Mabel Herbert Urner, Mrs. Lathrop C. Harper, b. 1879, au thor of “Married Life of Helen and Warren.’ . . . Lois Wilson, b. 1896, cinemactress . . . Harold Willis Dobbs, b. 1889, president of Prince ton university. « * » SUNDAY’S YESTERDAYS June 28, 1778 —Mary Ludwig Hays, 31, became the first woman non-com missioned officer in the U. S. army as a reward for her heroic conduct in the Battle of Monmouth, (New Jersey) on this date. She took her wounded husband’s place at a can non and operated it with such dead ly effect that she was a big factor in the victory. History knows her best as “Molly Pitcher.” She wasn’’t the only woman who fought in the ranks of the Revolu tion. Elizabeth Berry served longer, and there were others. * * * June 28, 1914—A Serbian schoolboy fired the shot that ignited the great est war in history. It killed Arch duke Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary, although he was wearing armor. Re member the assassin’s name? * * * June 28 Among State Histories: 1834—Congress added to Michigan the territory between the Mississippi and White Earth and Missouri Rivers including the whole of the present Wisconsin, Minnesota and lowa and parts of North and South Dakota, and made Detroit the capital • . . 1776—Jefferson’s draft of Declaration of Independence was submitted to Congress . . . 1902—France’s rights and franchises in Panama Canal were acquired by U. S. . . . 1927 Lieuts' Lester Maitland and A. F. Hegenberg er, U. S. army made the first flight over the Pacific, from Oakland to Hawaii . . . 1928—Alfred E. Smith, nominated by F. D. Roosevelt, was made the Democratic nominee for president. • * * FIRST WORLD WAR DAY BY DAY June 27-28 1916 Karl Lieb necht, German socialist leader, was sentenced to 30 months imprison ment on the charges of high treason, because he had demanded that the German government sue for peace. Sir Roger Casement went on trial for high treason in the Lord Chief Jus-, tlce’s court in London, because he had tried to bring peace and freedom to Ireland. King Constantine order ed the demobilization of the Greek army, as a move to keep his country at peace. * * * (To be continued Monday) Queries, reproofs, etc., are welcom ed by Clark Kinnaird. -WORLD AT A GLANCE— PEOPLE IN STREET In Philadelphia As In Cleveland DIFFER WITH PARTIES (Central Press Headquarterg, Demo cratic Convention) By LESLIE EICHEL (Central Press Staff Writer) PHILADELPHIA, June 27. I talked to the folk in the street dur ing the Republican convention in Cleveland, and I have talked to the folk in the street at the Philadelphia convention. Some of the Republicans did not like what I heard in Cleve land. Some of the Democrats are not certain to like what I have heard in Philadelphia. It Is true that the people in the street are largely pro-Roosevelt in both cities. Some of the people in Philadelphia have been fanatically so. One is surprised at that, for Phila delphia has been the stronghold of the Republicans. Yet there is something in the street that ought to worry the Democrats as much as the Republicans. People are saying that if the Democrats do not go far enough they will be for a third party—a radical party. I have heard that several dozen times in Philadelphia. I have heard standpat Republicans also commenting in Philadelphia. They are for Governor Landon, but are strongly pro-Herbert Hoover. It is a queer situation. Yet it tends to confirm the trend which this writer has observed throughout the country —a trend toward a farther extreme on each side. * * * Worried In spite of all the cheering, the Democrats have been going through their Philadelphia convention In a worried state. They are not worried concerning Al Smith, as the headlines have indicated. They are woried, not over a man politically dead (in their opinion), but over the rise of a third party. Representative William Lemke, ’of North Dakota, is not a heavyweight as a candidate for president, but he may represent an agrarian revolt from both parties. And the Rev. Charles E. Coughlin, radio priest, bound up with Lemke, may represent MyNew York By James Aswell NEW YORK June 27—In a mag azine anteroom the other day I met Tom Patterson, the Illustrator’s agent, with a bundle of drawings under his arm. He gave me a peek at them and I was a bit taken aback, with ths weather sweltering, to note that sev eral depicted Santa Claus and other yule motifs. And then it occurred to me how many professionals must perforce live at odds with the seasons. Covers for the popular monthly magazines are painted and sold four, six and even eight months in advance. Comic strips, many of which endeavor to inject a seasonal timeliness into the continuity, must stress Spring scenes while the artists are suffering from frostbite, and celebrate the Fourth of July with sentiments inspired by April thaws. Moreover the movie folk must, in June be working on football films with which to cash in on the pigskin fever next Fall. This surely is a dif ficult trick of the mind. Most fiction eers unhampered by any such restric tions, place the weather accompany ing their tales in the same season in which they write. Editors tell me that long checking reveals this curious fact. At the moment extras are frolicking in the Hollywood sunshine encased in football gear, making a picture to be called “Rose Bowl”, for release in October. * • * This story is so bizarre I won’t vouch for it, but I have heard it from half a dozen people in the Broadway hash hocses and although each had a slightly different version the main outlines remain. About 2 A. M. not many mornings ago a youngish, well-dressed man ap peared at the cashier’s wicket of one of the dine-a-dance halls. He bought a reel of tickets paying for them with scads of nickels which weighted every pocket. He walked toward the floor in such an odd, uncertain man ner that the bouncer gave him a stare, thinking him drunk. At the rail ing near which the hostesses dusted he said —apparently to the girls at large, for his gaze fixed on no spe cific hostess—“ Will you dance?” He brandished the tickets and a girl was soon in his embrace. They danced until the tickets were ex hausted. He gave the girl another handful of nickels and told her to go get some more tickets. He’d wait in the center of the floor. By this time the manager had his eye on the young man and was de bating whether to notify the police. All those nickels might bespeak a subway robbery. At last the boss went over and touched the fellow on the arm, drawing him aside. Then the story came out. The man was blind! He had collected the nick-' els pacing Broadway with a fistful of pencils, a sign asking alms and shabby clothes. There was nothing for it but to let him keep on dancing, which he did until he was out of nickels. • * • Note on the popular speech: If you will listen you’ll find this is a fact. People who remain uncharmcd by the President refer to him as “President Roosevelt” or even “Roose velt.” But those who love and defend the New Deal always rrntion their idol with a flourish, using his full monicker, thus: “Franklin D, Roose velt”. Now conduct your own straw Pol}. a revolt of the industrial midwest worker. The defection at the present time would nob amount to anything. But such a movement, tied up with a fanatical money appeal, may ex pand suddenly, especially if there should be a slight letup in the pres ent inflationary moveemnt of prices. Any defection would harm the lib eral party—the Democrats —more than the Republicans. • • • Program? It is even unnecessary for such a movement to have a workable pro gram. A few inciting phrases would be enough to arouse a vast mass of people • Norman Thomas, Socialist candi date for president, picks holes in the Lemke program, but the mass of the people will not recognize these de ficiencies. For the moment, Thomas becomes a heavy batter in behalf of President Roosevelt, unintentionally. Here are his words: “I am still skeptical that the Union ticket will prove a serious threat. At this late date it will nob be easy to get on the ballot. The only chance of success is a kind of 'triumvirate of Coughlin, Townsend and Smith, and historically triumvirates have usually fought among themselves. “The platform is significant as a revelation of justified disconbent and it voices some noble aspirations. It vaguely promises the impossible. “Its planks for farmers are all for the benefit of land-owninging farmers who will get the government to take their mortgages while they still grind the tenants down or exploit them as ijnmercifullj’ as the planters exploit the sharecroppers in the cotton coun try, especially now in Arkansas. “Whab Lemke, as Father Coughlin's agent, promises is to give us plenty of profit for little business men and for farmers without government in terference, but with the government, ’ stripped of bureaucracy strong enough to produce money out of a hat, to curb monopoly and to guarantee in some miraculous way a nice living wage for workers on farms and in factories who will be employed by the : little profit-makers instead of the big. “That’s a good deal the way the • Fascists began to talk in Italy and b Germany. Even they did not believe that. Even bhe Fascists have learned from German and French experience that, while monetary inflation may destroy the middle class, it merely builds another and, while it lasts, its : soaring prices make life even harder for the workers.” j All Os Us If I’m restless, if I’m bored, if I'm ■ not fit for human companionship, I know what to do for what ails me. j It doesn’t always cure me, but nine > out of ten times it will take me away 5 from myself, put me and my prob " lems in proper perspective and give J me a saner attitude toward what’s “ going on. ’ It might not work for you, but I’m 5 sure it would. 5 Igo outside, out of the artificial ’ illumination into the darkness. , I take a walk on a quieb street, or 1 I walk around a garden, or I just sit and look. 1 I look at the stars or I look at the 5 moon or I look at the clouds. ... I 1 feel the cool wind on me, I hear birds " I can’t see, I smell the perfume' of ' hidden flowers. . . • I hear the night ‘ sounds. A train whistling far away. ’ Voices of men and women in the 1 night. A baby exTing. A dog barking. b A cab yowling in the shadows. 3 All around me. I am reminded, life is moving regardless of me . . . .1 > don’t count. Everything else does. . . . 1 And what I do and what I am be -5 comes of small consequence. The fever 1 falls. The irritations vanish. I see my problems more plainly and sometimes I find their solution there in the cool k darkness, or if I do not solve them 1 they cease to be as important as they r were. 1 Walking in the night, watching 1 my cigarette glow in darkness, see ing othex* men and women moving be -5 hind their lighted iwndows, I let that ■ old medicine woman, Mother Nature, ! treat my troubles and soothe me into : livableness again. As I said, it doesn’t always work I out that way and the treatment is ! not always a permanent cure. . . . ■ But nine times in tne it does—and - how do you know it will not do the sxme for you? The Grab Bag One-Minute Test 1. What teams compete annually for the Wightman cup? 2. Who is Owen J. Roberts? 3. What is a siesta? Hints on Etiquette Letters should never be written in pencil unless the writer is ill © r finds it impossible to obtain pen and ink. Words of Wisdom God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are always ready to guard and defend It.—Daniel Web ster. Today’s Horoscope Persons whose birthday L<c today are kind, loving and devoted to those they love but are apt to be domineer ing. They are independent and can adapt themselves to any condition. One-Minute Test Answers 1. Women’s tennis teams represent ing the United States and England. 2. An associate justice of the U. S. supreme court. 3. A nap taken during the waxm hours of the day.