I j X 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 5M A^il^XQRS Lowell Thomas Broadcast, for the Literary Digest, Page liOOD EVLNING, EVERYBODY : - Well, the boys got their New York welcome today. I mean Post and Gatty. They were given a roaring ovation. Last night they were whirled from the Long Island flying field over to Mahhattan Island; and ever since they dropped out of the sky they’ve had an escort of about 40 motorcycle police who dashed ahead with screeching sirens splitting the air. That was last night. But the big show came today when the boys made their official triumphant procession. "Through a blizzard of ticker tape," writes the New York Evening Post reporter, "through a roaring tempest of acclaim, they rode up Broadway, that sky-topped arch of triumph, while the multitudes packed from the Battery to Uity Hall paid them the lusty homage which was their due. " Then at C4t;y Hall Father Kn i ck er bo cler saluted them with the usual speeches, congratulations, and medals. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 5M Page The International News Service contributes the detail that the wives of the two flyers were right in the center of I imel ight. Mrs. Post and Mrs. Gatty shared their husbands' triumph. Well, New York's hullaballoo is about over except some 10 or 12 banquets which may be harder to survive than the flight around the world. At any rate Lowell Smith, Erik Nelson, Jack Harding and Hank Ogden, who were the first aviators to fly around the world, back in 1924, were so feted and banqueted that they said they'd have to fly around the Globe again just to get rested. Then will come the celebrations in other cities. Meanwhile along came announcements about a couple of other fl ights that are being launched to beat the remarkable record of around-the-worId-in-84-days just established by Post and Gatty. In Paris two Frencjn flyers intend to start off at daybreak tomorrow. They are headed around the world too. One 1 AnAIQ£S-z-#3 Page of them is the famous aviator Joseph Lebrix who took part in a memorable | flight across the South Atlantic in I I 1928. He and Marcel Doret now plan to circle the world in 4 hops --Paris to Tokyo, Tokyo to San Francisco, San Francisco to New York, and New York to Par is. Knd in New York, Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon, Jr. are waiting fdr the word to take off. They intended to start this morning but the weather man. Or. Kimball, told thffm things looked bad off Newfound I and-- storm and fog and so on. And so the ambitious nair will wait until the end of the week before they make their s attempt to lower Post and Catty's record. 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 5M H1MMA_EALL5 Page Well, talking abou t al I Hi ese great stunts that are being performed, here's one that really deserves a cheer or two. Shooting the falls at Niagara has always been a classic achievement. It's been tried in all sorts of barrels and other contraptions, and sometimes the adventurers have come to grief. But this present incident is a case of shooting the falls without any paraphenalia whatever. And it was a dog that did it. The United Press tells us that the reservation police at Niagara first caught sight of the big German police dog as he was trying to fight his way throuoh the water several Mill hundred W feet above the falls. The dog was a powerful swimmer, but the current was too strong. The men on shore wanted to rescue the struggling animal, but they hadn't a chance. To put a boat out tiiere so near the brink of the falls would have been suicide. I 1 2 3 4r 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14r 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 5M NIMARA-EALLS - 2 Page And so the big police dog, swirnming with ail his might, was carried inch by inch tov/ard the brink where the water roars over the precipice. Now he was only a few yards away, and next only a few feet. Then the watchers saw the,dog swept pver the edge and down^tfie^joi I ing It just seemed too bad -- another good dog "gone West." But then a man saw something bobbing in the raging swirl at the foot of the falls. That something toiled slowly along, and he saw it was the big police dog. He was pretty well played out, but still fassatgff swimming; and he gradually inched his way along until he came to a big rock near the femmk bank. He climbed onto the rock and lay there. He was all in. He couldn't move another step or paddle another stroke. The water around the rock wasn't deep. The man on the shore waded out, picked up the dog and carried him to dry land. lhat old fellow by what seems NIAGA&A-E^LLS. - 3 Page----- k 1 little short of a miracle, had survived 2 an experience that doesn't often come si in a dog's life. He's O.K. now. He * has his breath back and is frisking .. r 5 around. ! e Well, there Ts a story that ends ? the way we would all like to have it s end. -front 9 tiieiij^cfct^iza.U-ili^nce 4 >- ~——t--dxi 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 «-9-3l 5M 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 *10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 SM Page little short of a miracle, had survived an experience that doesn't often come in a dog ' s life. He's O.K. now. He has his breath back and is frisking around. Well, there's a story that ends the way we would all like to have it a irrt i r mrs^ ~g^d3fc=tmagJiia t non- a-t^u^y ratB-y digest I sunpo ae jve ought to give three more cheers at this point, because here connes a bit of simple information about the international problem of the day,- a problem which is not only big but is a trifle confused. The new Literary Digest, which came out today, carries afi exceedingly important leading article, an article which gives a series of vital facts about the Hoover plan. For example, what does it mean in dollars and cents to the various nations concerned? The new Literary Digest tells us all of that. The Digest presents a clear picture of the complicated financial threads, Germany owes money on reparations to the former allied countries, especially to France, England fllfiESI - 2 Page ^ and Italy. France and Italy owe money to England. And all three of the former allied powers owe money to the United States. President Hoover's idea, of course, is to suspend payment ori'^hese various debts for a period of one year. Well, how do these payments stack up in term^of figures? Here's how. Germany's payments to the former allied countries come to a total of a little more than 406 million dollars. And thus if the Hoover plan goes through Germany will be relieved of paying 406 mi I I ion. France gets money from Germany. She also makes yearly payments on debts which she owes to Great Britain and the United States. But France gets more from Germany yearly than she is required to pay out. She gets 96 mill ion 750 thousand dollars more. If the Hoover plan goes through France is out that 96 million 750 thousand. Italy also gets money from ai££&i - 3 Page 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 & 18 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 1 1 Germany and pays out to Great Britain and the Uni ted States. Italy stands to sacrifice 9 million. Great Britain receives money from France, Italy and Germany, and makes payments on her huge debt to the United States. England gets yearly 20 million dollars more than she pays out, and that 20 million is the amount John Bull will sacrifice under the Hoover plan. And then along comes old Uncle Sam. He makes no yearly payments at all. He merely receives money from ^ Great Britain, France and ltalyA pockets 246 million yearly, and that's the amount he sacrifices under the Hoover plan. vl*. The Literary Digest quotes these figures from the New York Times, and if you will consult your copy you will find everything in black and white,*^- I-9-31 SM LSa£i£L XXXX ., / Page— tg ^ ^ * ju * x 1 on the Hoover plan 2 &&e~nrfm is :hat a big step has been 3 taken forwarci. The International News : 4 service hc.s information which states 5 6 7 8 - 10 11 12 13 ■! 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 that an agreement in principal has been reached between Secretary of Treasury Mellon and American ambassador Edge on one hand, and ministers of the trench bovernment on the other. The report is that they have come to an understanding, which leaves only technical details to be thrashed out. This understanding,ho wever, will have to be ratified by the President in Wadi ington. When this report was taken to the American Embassy, why, the officials there denied that a positive agreement had been ar r i v ed at, but c hey admi 11ec* that a settlement was within sight. At any raxe, there have been plenty of negotiations between the two American representatives and the heads or the French Government. There have also been a series of telephone 5M 2 1 3 4 5 . 8 9 i l0| 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Page------// calls, with Secretary Vie I I on in Paris phoning President Hoover in Washington. T h-e—-Urrf t ett~Pr e s-a—repcrrt's tTia t President Hoover has called the atfeliti of the trench authorities to one pertinent financial angle. France stands to make the money sacrifice if she accepts the Hoover plan, but if the Hoover plan does not go through* why Germany may declare a moratorium of reparations payments on her own account. That i s, Germany wi I I just say she can't pay any money this year, and that's al I . In that case the financial sacririce on the part of France would be considerably greater. She wouldn't receive anything from Germany and would have to go on paying Great Britain and the United States just the same. In that way trance would stand to lose about a hundred million dollars. It looks as if the statesmen were doing a bit of exceedingly logical arguing - right to the point. - 2 <3 5M ?> WORKMEN Page 1 i 2 3 4 5 6 i 7 j 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 A small story with a sociological meaning comes from Spain. TT a group of workmen employed on a plantation payed a visit to their employer. They explained to him that Spain is now a Kepublic and that all men are free and equal, and according to the ideas of socialism property should be equal. Therefore, Senor Land-Owner should not have so many acres while his workmen had none. They were exceedingly polite, good-humored, and said tfcpifcippMthey would do him a favor -- they would take only two-thirds of his land. They would divide the two-thirds up among themselves and leave him the remaining one-third. The land-owner with equal Spanish politeness told them that it seemed like a reasonable idea but that the whole matter was so deep that he would have to think about it for a while. And the workmen said, "Si Senoc4*-- he th i nk about it.” But meanwhile A they went ahead and started to take 4 9-jI SM - 2 Page 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 1 possession of what they thought was their two-thirds of the Ijunfd Well, the I and-owner didn't do much thinking at all. He informed the authorities, and they sent the civil guard around. Then, the United Press tells us, the land-owner and the civil guard sauntered across the fields and payed a visit to the workmen, who already regarded the land as their own. With all Spanish formalities and courtesies, the lana-owner, backed by the civil guard, explained that/inua was all wrong -- that the land didn't belong to thea^and that they should just go ahead working for him. Then there was a reasonable good-natured discussion, and gfafaa finally the workmen decided the civil guard havd toamany guns, so they agreed:- "Si Senor,^ the land and tt)go right <?vv atrea# working^ i , It really wasn't worth bothering about because the next day was a fiesta, and if there were any trouble that would 4VJI 5M T ilQSKMLM Page i spoil the merry making on the feast day^ k^3ri£si ^And that«s how the matter was settled. Both the land-owner and the workmen, with all possible politeness and good nature, have just gone back to their former ways, and everything is quiet and serene. If that’s any indication of the temperament of the Spanish country- people, why, it may be hard to establish Communism in Spain. 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 *•9-31 5M imRKMfcti Page d 12 13 14 15 16 spoil the merry making on the feast day^ ^And thatTs how the matter was 21 22 23 24 25 settled. Both the land-owner and the workmen, with all possible politeness and good nature, have just gone back to their former ways, and everything is quiet and serene. If that's any indication of tte temperament of the Spanish country- people, why, it may be hard to establ ish Communism in Spain. 4-9-Jl 5M !W^;' E1£UI5 ! 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 13 i I 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Page / 3 ^ A couple of lively fights are in the newspapers this evening. And these battles took place in solemn I eg i s I atiaass ha I Is. I don't know how solemn the Halls of the Tennessee Legislature are, but anyway the fight was a good one. The Tennessee law makers staged a filibuster. The Associated Press exp I ainsAsome of the members started in to stave off a bill by talking it to death. They succeeded. I suppose the legislative aspects of the affair are important but the liveliest part of it was the fight. While the filibuster was going there was considerable noise and and the speaker didn't seem to be able to restore order. Une of the members decided to do the job himself. He started to clear the aisles. In fact he started to clear out another member and that started the battle. The two legislators went at each other and put on an exciting bout until other members jumped in and separated ft***. Wl 5M Page El£JdIS_-_£2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2 In case the Hal Is of the Tennessee Legislature don’t seem solemn enough let's jump over to the British Mxfcis House of Commons. S6lemn dignity has always been its middle name. But today the dignity of the MP's was a bit miffed, don't you know. A Labor M.P. got up to make a speech. He had neglected to ask the pe rm i ss i on of the chair and was rebuked for his un-ParI iament ary conduct. But he just went on speechifying. He stopped talking only when attendants grabbed hold of him and started to throw him out, or whatever the,British equivalent of that term may be.A The speech there-upon turned into a scrimmage. The M.P. went at the attendants with handstand feet. .H husky and they had a time The International News Service declares that he was final ly removed — still hitting, k ick ing, cI awing and biting.---1 say, tefcsw*3 deuced awkwardj was Page ! V 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 1 Now i suppose you couldn't reasonably expect a beautitul movie actress to ride a stampeding elephant. Ihe movie actress who found herself sitting on tne head of the elephant, when the old pachyderm started his antics, why she thinks it was the most unreasonable thing she ever heard of. Ihe Associated Press informs us that she sued the owner of the elephant for damages, ana got two judgme against him. These, however, she could not collect. So now she has sued the financia backers and they say that the case will be settled out of court. In any the ^Iie^Tights were glaring and the movie cameras were grinding away and the elephant with the movie actress sitting on his head was the center of the tirilling scene. I aon't know just what the scene was supposed to represent. k.aybe it was a case or the High .riestess of Astarte riding a uarthegenian war nts 5M MOVIE A^TR^So - 2 elephant, or maybe it all concerned a love drama at the court of the Indian Maharajah of Kootch Behar. In any cace, ri^ht in the middle of' things the elephant got scared and started on a rampage. He bucked and plunged and trumpeted - and the movie actrea ' was trying to hang on to his head. She didn*t hang on long, Aa the elephant made one wild dash she lost her hold and tumbled down, down to the ground. There’s considerable distance from the top of an elephants head to the ground, and the movie actress was somewhat mu s a ed up. And as a result, we have these various lawsuits — all because an elephant stampeded and started to go somewhere else. Which reminds me that it is about time for me to stampede and «o somewhere else, too. So, SO LONG UNTIL TOMORROW