L. UNOC O O IL BROA DCA ' T i:::! / 22 / 33 Good E v e nin g , E v e rybod Just for a c ha n g e w e be g in t oni g ht w ith a #~, e sportin e sensation . S ir lV a l . c ol m Campbell , the British speed demo n, took his famous c ar , the Bluebird , f or a little spi n today d o:wn on t he b ea ch at Dayt ona. Visibility wa s poor, and o r d inaril.y S:i:r K al colm w ould n' t nave made a st art . But an en ormous cro wd had assembled t o watch him ta k e a sh ot at breaking his m r n W O'rld 1 s Ii rec o rd ~~1■ tw o hm1dr ed and fifty - thr e e m iles an hou r. So he t ol d re orters : ttThere 1 s no ·us e my tryin g t o shoot for the rec o ~ · T hese lo w lyin mists ma ke one e nd o f t he course ~ i n vi sible from t he ~ r . But I d on ' t w ant to d isa,p p oi n t a l l t hese ue o p le wh o hav e b ee n kin d e n ou h t o come out and s ee e run . I 1 11 dri v e t he ol d bo a t s fast as I da re . " e l l , as fast as ~ Campb e l l d ared in that poor visibility wa s t w o h undred a n d se v enty - three a n d a hal.1. miles a n hour . R unni ng throu g h th o s e l . o w ly i n g mi sts he ran a mea sure d mile ) L E AD - 2 a cc o rdi n g t o the offici a l t i me keepers ., in a _ li t t le ove,-r xg thi rte en seconds. One mil e in thirteen seco n d s., more t ha n four miles a m inut e . How• s tha, t for step p ing _ a.lon g ? · f. ... ASSAS"' INA T I ON Another sensation a l bit in toda y ' s ne ws is tha t of a secon d attem p t on the lif e o f President-el e ct Ro osevent. An e xceedi n l y abortive attemp t was thi s on e . It w as defeated by the s ma rtn e ss of s o me of U nc le Sam 's Post Office peop le in v.- ashi ng ton . S o me o ne had sent thro u g h the mai l a c rud e · sort of b o mb . E xperts daclare ;Lt w as o b viou s l y the w or k of an a m _ atenr. It w as wrapped in pl ain brown pa p er , a ddressed to F r ankl in D · . R.oose ve.M. t , v · ashin ton, D . C ., and mai l ed in W at e rto w n, N ev: · Y ork . S o me t h i n s - th e wa y it V: a s w ra pped aroµs e d t j}'§ · • J\ suspic i ou o f a ~ ashin g ton mai l cl erk w h o turned the package ov er to the Superintendent o f i\!Ia ils. That offici a l pro m t ly ordered the pa ck age throvvn · in t o a bu cket of w at e r . Ex p e rts in exp l osiv e s w e re t he n c a lle d o n t he job and they g in ger ly o pe ned the arce l. They f o un d i t t o con ta in on e o f t he most co mmo n ty pe s o f bombs, a k i nd made so as t o expl o de as t h e pa c k a ge ~ o p ens . The Det e c ti v e force o f t he P o st Offi ce , a l s o o ff ic ers o f the Se c r et 'er vi ce , and the D epa rtm ent of Just ice ,' ar e ma kin g A S SAS ' I N A T ION - 2 inv e sti g at io ns to try to d isco v e r th e iden t ity o f the s e nde r . It is beli ev ed th a t t his cl ums y attem p t on M r. R oo se vel t 's li f e , t h e se co nd w ithin a week , w as perpe tr ated by some cr ank . C> Incidentally, w e learn t hat G ui sep p e Zangar a, · wentenced t o ei g hty yea rs at hard labo r by a M iami Jud g e , - f orbade th t Sal . d 1 ,..e • • ii I Jl b ·. · e · dead. i· n his attorneys to ap p eal · e sen en c e . iJ. t h r ee y ears anyho w . 11 r 1 j 1, . . CA B I N] , 'T' ~ - 1 ,~a4' /t,w,,,ii, f,wp _ ~ -- ~ .,. ~ nevrs abou t M r .. H oo se v elt 1 s Se cret cr i es of State a nd of the T r e asury was cap p e d this af t ernoo n. It was announ c · ed on wha t see m s to be so un d aut hority th at Georg e Dern, fo r mer G ov er no r o f U t ah , w i l l be the n e w Se cret ar y of W a r. This · s ':l.Ot e xa c tly a sur prise , as i t has been f reel y rumor ed t ha t r . Dern o u],. d be in the R o osevelt Ca bin et , thou gh it wa s n ot k n o wn ex ac tl y j _n wh at c a pa ci ty . B u t e v en m o1"'e newsy is the infor mat ion th at the ne w S ecr e t a ry of .Comm er c e w i l l be Da n ie l C . .R o per of North Ca ro lina and ¥ ashingto n, D . C . T he se re p orts are u no ff i~ial, thou h a ppar e ntly auth e ntic . B ut r . Ro osev elt hi m s e l f , before le a vin g N ew Y o rk f o r his coun try home , mad ~ a defi n ite an d impo rtan t a n nounc em~ n t . This wa s th a t h e ~ re - app ointe d Norman H . Da v i s ~ ~ - Uncl e Sam 's Rep r e se n t ative at the D isa rmament J on fe renc e ~ als o a member of the Co mm i t tee on Arrangem ents for t he Vv o r l d E con omic C onf ere n ce . This mea n s t hat the incom i n §~ D emocratic Pr esi dent wi l l con t i n ue 1 r . oover 1 s polj_cy o f d isarmament . In hi s ovm l f I • i f CA B INET - 2 , { I I w o rds Mr . R oose v elt ho ne s for conside r abl e a ctu a l accomplishment; M ~ ~ . An importa n t v i si t o r at M r . R oos e v elt 's ho me to da y was A . P . Giannini, a S a n Francisco ban ke r. M r. Gi a nnini said he fle w he re · from . Ch ica o a t M r. Roosev e l t ' s re q µest . IOOD IN t o a b oo d man .. p o l e · th u 0 A ' h _ w - • ~ i n _ e . u • tt .. 1; .e a ppo i ntment of r . Jo o d in a s c • ec r et ar y of th e T ;:- e as u ry ~ co.me s a E£211l=1 1 p::a-]-,2f-A. sur ris e . M r . ,v oodin is exceedin f; ly w e l l k no w n in Ph i l a d e ~ ~ 1 0 b usin ~s s circ l es elsewhere, but ~ot to the genera l publ ic. It seem$ that as a matter o:(' fact, W illiam Hartm an • W oo di n, to gi v e his f ull name , is· a:n. exceed.in g; ly :versatile and co lor ful. i.ndividual. There's nardly anyt hin g in a factory he can't do. He 1 s . b ee n a molder , . an exp0rt foundrym a n, machinist and sup er inte ndent . H e 1 11 r un you e . fa c t o ry, w rite y ou a sym phop: y;, t . a nd tell y- ou w hat ' s wh at a bout :c:are b oo k s an d coins , to the coll e ction o f' w hich h e h as devote d considerabl e port io ns o f his leis .1r e hour s . fiNNX~ Th ou 0 h his fat her rra s . 11 t o d o , a n d he hi mse lf g r aduated f ro m the Co lu mbi a Univ ers ity School of .t.; n g in ee in g , _ e .r e nt 1:, 0 , ,-r o r first w i t h his han ds . Af t er . is i ng 1 r l · nt e:;.1.den t of hi s fathe r ' s .'o un dry a t B e r w ic ~~ , to 6 cne r c . s u p Youn " B i l l ' oo d i n de ci ded he ' d had e nou <:: h of - ennsylvani a ., ._ t OODIN - G ~ in d utry f o r a w hil e a.n et cra v e d t o , o in fo r th e arts . "' o he " made a t o ur o f t he v. orl d , stud y in 5 music in F ra n c e , Aus t r i a and GeT ma ny . e has vv .ci t t en .se v e rc l sympho ni es . On e o f hi s --.;ompos i t ions was p e r ornied ~Y th e Ph ilh a rm onic Orch e stra in Be rlin . B u t h i s m u si c a l taste He ~ c o m po~ _ed is by no m e ans re str ic te d t o tne hi g h b ro v st uff . p o p ula r s o n g s qf a se n ti men ta l order , a i t i s a m a rch w r i t t e n by h i m tha t w i l l be pl ay e d , at Mr . o o ·e ve1t 1 s in augu r at i oni o n Mar ch 4th . Af t er he r etu r ned h o me f r o m h i s tra v els h e w ent ba c k in t o b u i ness u nt il , s o me te n, years a g o , H e bec ame P r esiden t o f t he Ame ri can C ar a:a F o u n :, r y C o mp a ny . . He h a s als o he l d a : ,. . ~+t12J. _ ' ~ ~t/f- .._ , .. _ ' ~ - . t . . _J_· lon ..:; l i t 0 1 b i g Mo ul J obs ;uf /\- 1 i tii l S 1dl;;e., ==r:::;:;:;;::z1, ± iC : L t1 1.tJ.g Q,J : ~ ~ ~ ~ a d ire c t o r o f t he "H ede ~ . l R e se r v e Ba n l{ o f NeYv Y o rk . - I\ ' O ne curious f e at u r e o f h is ap p o i ntm e ~t i s that Mr . 1iiQO W o od in was a R epu b lican un t i l 1 9? 8 , ~ ~ ~ Sm i t h f or the presidency . He als o s u po o.t ed M r . _ oo se v elt l as t year . 1~e in de ndent 1 ew Y o r k -- un , c o mm e nt i :n .~ o n hi<.::! pp oi-nt me nt , s , ys ', ,., WOODIN ' - 3 that it will be encoura g ing to the f;i.nancial v varld. Mr. W oodin is a conservative business man who unders · tands the difficulties that surround both finance and commerce. ~ ! met hiin, for the flrst time at that grand banquet in honor of Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt at the Waldorf-Astoria recently. Nld I found him a man of rare charm. Senator Cordell Hull of Tennessee, Mr. Roosevelt'$ Secretary of State, doesn't need so much introduction t . 'J the · ... - - ,., public, for he's been in politics many years . • . Th.e Washington boys say th a t he is - a scholarly man and especially adept as a pe~:ce : maker. He'll have a tough job on his hands and all his ability xx in making fighters shake hands will be put to use. Your favorite newspaper will be fUll oi' interest.ing political stories all this week: You'll enjoy them. RE P ~ AL Le a ders of b o t h t h e ra t a nd dry ca us e w e re l i ni ng up thei r fo rc e s t o day for t he bi sho1 u d o w n, th e battle in t he /\ st ates ov e r the r e ~ ea l of t he e i g hte~nt h a men d m e nt . No le ss than seven hun dred and fift y Prohibition chieftai n s w i l l meet in fa shi ng ton, D . C . , ·a ar ch 7 t h, t o _ plan their Jg:N~:i.gnx cam p ai n. In the fo r efr on t o f th e f i g ht w il~ be the B oar d of Te m pera nce , P r ohibition and P u bl i c M or a ls o f the M ethodist E piscopal Church, South . T h e dr y s are organi z in g to line u p t h e churc hes in a seri e s of m i l i tant prohibition r a l lies . At the sam e t i me the wet o rga ni zat io ns are must ::: rin g th e ir f i g hting for c e s . Both s i des a r e pr o phe s y in g ~+ctory for the m sel v es . On e of the leaders of the ~ ...d- ~e. = ,,, _I? - . - .... . Crusader~ - f r " - - ~ ~ ~ .·· · ~ ~ - ' ' R atif ica t ion fo r ~ R eu ~ al A t= si:iL ed. It He con s id ers that the on ly p osi t i v ely dry states a r e Aa n sas , i i ssiss ip p i, Oklahoma , A r ~ a n sa s ., a n d r~ebrask a . n e · ~ A l a b ama, V e rm on t , Idah o, · and M ain e as d ou b tful . On the o t h er h a nd , Bi s hop James Cannon, Jr., of t he • · etho d is t Church , ou t h , d e cl are s th at no less th a n tni r ty a nd p ro bab l y th ir ty - t hr ee sta t es ; 1 i ·l l r e f u s e t o r at i y. JAP AN 4~ . r new s com e s ho t and h a v y to d ay ~ A t er rific bat tle is rag i n on t h e east er n b ord er o f' the Province of f.eyh o. Th e J ap s are smash in g at th e l ines of the Ch i nese defe n ders with b o th tanks and bombin . airul nes . Reports in d icat e that the Chinese losses hav e b ee n exceedin g ly heavy . Fight in is re po rt ed all a lon g th e easte rn border of t hat M an churian province . In fantr y , c a v alry , a n d mac hi ne g un force s are follo w in g up the attac k of the tan ks and p lanes . E v e ry arm o f the Ja pan ese forces is in a ction. B oth sides are claimin g minor victories . The Japanese report th a t an army und er Gene r al S uzuki -- t here ' s an o p e ratic na m e f or you -- has se i zed t h e - first importa " nt po i nt at wh i : c h i t wa s a im in g , the to v m of· Pe i pia o w hich is the t e rm inu s o f the ' railroad~ in th e co a l min in re g io n o f R e yho. T he Ja p anese of fic i a l co mm uni cat ion st ates th c t whe n t he t roo ps ma rched in t o Peipiao they f oun d th e city deser t ed , th e Chin e se in habitants h avin g fle d aft e r d estroy in g pa rt of th e r a i l road t u n n e l ~ h e a ~ f!i:i y h o )~ the 1a nlin g . Gen era l Suzuki ' s d ivision i s ~ ~~ J APAN cap ita l of t he Provin ce , formerly the s umme r c . ap i tal o f t bf Ma nchu emp e rors o f Chin a . On the o ther h a n d ., th - Chines e cl a im that t he y st i l l ha v e p ossession of b o th a n l i n g a nd Peipiao ., ha vin g f ou g ht o f' f ei ht desp e rate Ja p anese a t t a c · s . The Ch in es e al so clai m ot her su c cessful o pe r at ions a g a i nst J a pa n e se detachm ents . But e v e n m o_r e si n i f icant ad v ic es come from Tok i o . For in stan c e , th Ja pa nese f leet ha s b een mux:i mobilized . A T o k i o new s p a er rep o rts tha t all comma nde rs ., bas - es _, an d sta t io ns o f the f leet ha v e been arn d by t he N v a l M in ist er t o be p r epa r ed for an y emerge cy . 1 1 ' b e Jan a nese ar L ord s b e li e ve the rea l sett l ement o f th e 11 a churj_ an 01. ie st io n d l l be ~ 4'l'.:~ ~ Not o n ly the M i ka d o ' s na vr. p r epa r ed t o coop er te w ith the army in Rey h o~ but there ' ~ als o the qu st ion of Ja p an ' s r e tainin g n o ssession o f t e i ~lands in th e Pa c ific ov er H hi ch k:ex i t hol ds a manda te fr o th e Lea g ue of fat i on . ~ ~ ~ !> a . , . . ~ ~ - t o ~ . J A PAN Then t ; e i i k a d o s R~ Fo r e i F n ffice issu ed an even mo re om in ou st tement . T his co~siste d 0£ a ar n in g tha t Ja pa n con ve m p l ate s ex t e n d in g her rn i l i tar-.y o perat i ons as far as Pe i i n , the Chinese ca p ilff!;_ra";1";;;;;.~I n case t h~ I\ . Chi ne e undert ake r e pris al s a a~Ja, o a rr\b .s ~ claim * ~ ~ w i l l be for c ed t o s ei ze those A cit~ e s i n ord e r t o prote ct ~ nat ionals . In ot her w ords , i t l o o c:::: s . thqu _ h t her e · , -a s n o lim i t t o the ·: z o f t he slice o f Ch i na that Ja p an w i l l rea c h ou t f or . Another bit o f new s w hich is not co n firmed is that 1bt a Chinese general in the prov i nc e o f R ey h o has des er te d to the Ja p ane se side . This ~ c om e s from a a pa nese s o u rce , nd i denied by ohn C hi na m Q n . The G ene r l in q ue s t ion co mma n d s a .1.or c c o ift ee n t o us . n d me n . CUB A ct) T h at revolution in Cuba s eem s t o be on i ts a y . In fact, i t ~ t o hav e b ea t e n i t s sc. hed ul e . As I mentioned l a st m e k , t his r e bellion aga ins t t h e r ul e of President Ua c had o was ex pe ct ed on Ma rch 4 th , the day on r h ich v.r e in au g u rat e our nev r Pr esi d e n t . The l at es t f rom Havana i s ·that som e half do z e n minor u pr isi "' Shav e bro ke n out in se v e ra 1. widely separqted p arts of C uba . Revoluti oni sts are sai d t o nave attac k e d ~ military de ots of t e ove r nment a n d loot ed them fo r arms and ammunition . M inor en a ements to ok ul ace in oth ers o ts, e s p ecially in th e Provinc i o Oriente , w hich i s cail e d t he c rad le of a ll Cuba n r ev o l u ti on. O ne of the s e ou tbr ea s occurr ed n ea r Uncl e Sam ' s y n ava l stat io n a at u antana mo. General M a cha d o,1.IDUU~ as previously repo r tect , has orde 2d t h0 enti- e ol ice fo rce of Cub a , al s o t h e rison ,..._ u a ds and the rura l g u . rd s e nroll ed in th e re g ular a rmy to be p r e ar e d to J o _ e w ith the reb e l s . TARI F J o hn Bull is g oin g t o try to induce a l l the c o untri s i n th e w orld to l o wer their t I'if f · lls ., T his ve l e rn from an announcement made today in the British House of Conu:no n s b y Prim e M in i st e r amsa y Ma c D o nal d . He t o ld the Hou e th a t whe n the W orl d conom · c C on fere n ce i s c o n v e n ed , G r eat B rit a in w i l l try to promote a ene r al l o e r i ng of these b arr i e:rw . r , I . I I I I I I I I I B E AR There ' s a br a v e la d in today ' s n ews w ho se nam e d ese r v e s to b e re c o rded . Ta k e off yo ur h ats to little John Sa vi sak'·s o f Eo s to n. Jo h n i s s e ven years ol d . He a n d his ol d er brother , ~ Tony , wer e in the Zo o. E leven y ea r o l d T ony g ot t oo c lose to A the brm m bear ca ge . Lil l ian , ~ ~ g_f be ar , stuck he r pa w ,. ' throu h t he bars , k noc ed Ton y d own, and w as proceedin g t o maze a be a r 1 s d inn e r of him . W ell , little s e v en year ol d John, instead o f screaming for he l p , rush e d to t he rescu e . \f\ ith a stic k in his hand h e ~ ~~~~ s o c ed M ama J'..ii.JJ+aa= on the no se , a n d ~~ be ar ' s nose A ~ a: ueey tender ~ s ; · tA- Li ll " a n ro Nled , g runte d , and wit hdre w from tne bars . The oth r bovs dr ew T on y ou t of furt er harm 's w ay . I shoul d say that se v en ye a r ol d John S avisakis should ge t s o me k in of a meda l. I l . RE VIV E D Th e re ' s an int erest j_n : m ed ica l it em in today ' s news . A man fr o m Texas , stayin g a t a ro omin g house in S an F r an c i sco , wa s overco me by e s ca pi n g e: as . His ro omm at e disco v ered J him u nc o nsc ious and h ad h im rush t o a h os pi ta l, thinkin g h e I\ wa s d e ad . ~ ell , -che physicians i n jecte d methyl ene b lue . Th i rty secon d s a fter r e ceivin g t his in je ct i on th e ma n - t ' ey had t .o u g ht dead , o pe ed h is eyes , an d shouted for help . He i s t h e third p er s on t o be so revive d b y such an in j e ction. .-A I B r ' o day , i n add ition t o be in g t he b i r t hday of G e or ge · as h in , to n, i s a no ther i mpo r t an t ann iv ersary . On t h e 22nd ocaQC o f Fe bru ary , ju s t t wel v e years a . o , a i:r, m ail p i l o ts made h isto r y by f l y in g t e fir s t co ntinuo u s c oast t o c o ast sc h e d ule. From tha t be g i n ni ng h a s d ev e lo ped t he m a r v ~ lou s air tr a nsportation s ys te m of t he U . S . l\ . , a s we s e e it t od ay , a s ys t e m t h at r ea c hes t o a lmost ev e _ y corn e r o f t h e Uni ted Stat es , t ha t r e ac he s ' M ev en f a rth er , on the nor t h ~ Ca n ad a , on t h e sou t h to M e x ico, A /\ and sti l l f urt he r d o w n to ~ 11 t h e impo r t a n t · a rts o f C entral and South Am e r ic a . The Air a i l i l ots of twe~ v e yea rs a g o w e re vol un t e e rs . One o f the m wa s J ac k K ni ~ 1t . He ' s n o w the secon d r a nk in g m a i l i lot in th e U ni ted State s. ac k ha s mo re t han a m i l lion a i r 0 mi l es to his cr edit . evera l o f the other p i o n eers are sti l l f l y i n ~ a lon g t he sa me route . But what a difference toaay . I n st e d of hav i ng b o nfires 0 mark th ir ~ , th ; boys have :t"e v ol vin g b e acons ~ I 11 L . I ,) I ~ A I L - , 8 ev e r y t e n m i l e s . T he airports are bri g ht l y l i g hted~ up w ith f loo d li~h t s . h e flyin· sc h edules are as regu l ar b y - ni g ht as by d ay . T h e p ion eers o f twel v e x y ears a g o des e r ve to be ment ione d . In a d di tion to Jac k K n i e.; ht th e y were : R~ R ay L ittle , F arr Nutt e r, Jack E at on, Jam e s Mu rray, Frank Ya g e r , Jac k ebst e r an d E r ni e A l l i s on. Gi v e t h e b o y s credit . They m a d e history . I. ; . ; q i1 E ND I NG ~he Lit erary i ges t q uot es a sp i cy i t e m c ull e d f rom th e oo d ol d B os to n T ranscript . Th e sc ene o .f t his in ci det1t is in a school of .Aerod.yn a mic.s . r he A v iat ion instr u cto r :1.a.d been del iv er in g a l e ct u re on para ch u te w ork . He w oun d u p his le ct u re in the f ol l o w i g r o rd s : "An d i f i t oesn ' t o p e n -- w e l l , g entleme n, t hat is wh a t i s k n o,·m a s j umpi n g t o a. c oncl us ion . 1 :..---. ell , I ha ve t o j ump t o a c o ncl u s i on myself , -ftei:1:- ~ S O Lm G UNTIL T 0 M 0 RR 0 V • I! l I 1 I