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John Bull Is Very Angry
John Bull is said to be very angry. British news
paper publishers are very angry. British editors, who
are moulders of public thought, are very angry. A
Yankee revenue cutter sent the British sloop I’m
Alone to Davey Jones’ locker.
Of course, the I’m Alone was a rum runner. She
was rum laden. She was outside the 12-mile limit
when she was pot-shotted by the guns cf the Yan
kee revenue cutter and sent to the bottom of the sea.
A British sailor lost his life. As for the captain
and the surviving members of the crew of I’m Alone,
they were rescued and placed on shore.
Andrew W. Mellon is secretary of the treasury.
He is the head of the American pro enforcement de
partment of the government. He is the supervising
head of the coast guard department of the govern
ment.
In his report of the sinking of the I’m Alone, the
secretary of the treasury defends the sinking of the
rum runner ship and upholds the act of the captain
of the revenue cutter in training his guns on the
fleeing craft.
It is a Job for the state departments of the twro
nations. Incidentally one point in the affair now be
ing discussed in London is whether American reve
nue cutters have the right to chase, challenge and
/ire on a rum runner outside of one hour's steaming
from shore after the suspected rum runner has first
been challenged within the admitted limits of terri
torial waters.
It is said that the British government never has
admitted this as an American revenue cutter’s pre
rogative and it is understood that the point has never
been settled between Washington and London.
There is a general election coming in Great Brit
ain and the North of Ireland in May. Right nowr the
fate of the Baldwin or conservative government is at
stake.
It has been the proud boast of the Briton for four
!centuries that England is the mistress of the seven
seas. Now the point is. shall Great Britain be per
mitted to control the waters of the Gulf of Mexico as
'Veil as the seven s»as? The I’m Alone incident may
be made a campaign issue in the coming election.
What is known as the Anglo-American treaty was
made in 19?3. It was designed to curb the illegal
landing of liquor on American shores. Before the
signing of the treaty there was a three-mile shore
limit. Now th°re is a 12-mile limit. British poli
ticians will make the most of the incident.
Politicians are very much alike the world over. They
think they know a campaign issue when they meet
one in the middle of the highway or on the broad
Atlantic or the wraters of the Gulf of Mexico.
As for Uncle Andy he is upholding the right of
the coast guard captain and marksmen to send rum
‘runners to Davey Jones’ locker whenever they refuse
to haul down the flag of a rum running ship.
Honors Are Even
Senator J. T. Heflin of Alabama invaded Maine
as a lecturer. He was denied the use of the city hall
at. Portland and later he was denied the use of the
city hall in Bangor.
Custodians of the halls declared it was the policy
cf their respective administrations to avoid letting
the halls to persons who would create public disturb
ances.
This, away down in Maine.
The Rev. J. Frank Norris was denied the use of
the city auditorium by the officials of Amarillo. They
gave about the same reason as the Bangor and Port
land custodians.
Publicity is the thing. A place in the headlines is
the same. Heflin knows its value; Norris knows its
value. Why not let the spellbinders speak until their
tongues have grown weary?
This is the program in the tight little isle known
as Great Britain.
Soap box orators are never gagged. Political
[ranters are never gagged. Uplifters are never silenced.
I It is said to pay in the long run. Feople grow
^eary and then the spellbinders go elsewhere.
'A Joke on the Lawmakers
Senator Thomas G. Pollard is chairman of the
State finance committee. He has officially notified
tthe members of the committee that junketing tripe
I by members of the legislative appropriation commit
tee will yield no pay. but only the necessary traveling
expenses of the committee. A. H. King of Throck
morton is responsible for the ruling. That is. he de
nied the right of the legislative members of the Tex
as legislative members of the Texas tax survey com
mission (the legislative members mind you), to take
>down $10 per day while in active service of the state.
He carried the case to the supreme court and the su
Ipreme court sustained the contention of the member
from Throckmorton.
In the decree the court ruled that the membeio
Lrere entitled to necessary traveling expenses and in
cidentals. Representative King is a member of the
house appropriations committee, and the house com
mittee decided on sub-committee trips to state
institutions each week-end during the special legis
session.
was a reason for their decision. The mem
then be on regular pay with nothing added
of the committee work, save traveling ex
Chairman Pollard in his letter to members
committee advised that the committee will
fir&t session in Lubbock April 8. It will then
on succeeding days to visit Canyon.
Arlington. Commerce and Denton. re
Austin for the prospective opening of the
on Monday, April 15.
a new constitution. A constitution
52 years ago ia very much out
of place in the new civilization and the new Texas.
Lest we forget, the California legislative system, in
the shape of a constitutional amendment, will be
voted upon the qualified suffragans of the common
wealth along in midsummer, and if the voters are
sane it will be adopted by a tremendous majority.
New laws are need for a new civilization. If it is
impossible to win the consent of the people for a new
constitution then it should be amended from time to
time In order to keep pace with the rapid growth of
the Lone Star state and its manifold Industries.
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HOUSECLEANING WITH THE HOOVERS
Scene: The White House at Washington, D. C.
President and Mrs. Hoover are checking up on equip
ment, paraphernalia, etc., left by the previous admin
istration.
Mrs. Hoover: Now there's a lot of stuff, dear, we
won t want, and we might as well get rid of it.
The President: Throw out anything you don’t like.
Mrs. Hoover: Dear me. I just don’t know where to
begin! I don't see how the Coolidges ever kept so
much junk around. Now take that ship, the May
flower; what's we do with that thing?
The President: Don't you like it?
Mrs. Hoover: I think it's terrible.
The President: I don’t care much for it. either.
I’ll get rid of it some way.
Mrs. Hoover: I hate to throw it away. Isn’t there
somebody who would like it ... . someone who really
needs it.
The President: I can’t think of anybody at the
! moment.
Mrs. Hoover: There MUST be some one to whom
a ship like that would be a godsend. Don't we know
anybody who is poor and in need?
The President: Yes. but they’re all democrats. We
couldn’t give the Mayflower to a democrat.
Mrs. Hoover: Aren’t there any needy republicans?
The President: Not so soon after election. I could
give it to Bill Donovan. I suppose, but it would only
stir up jealousy. I’d better just phone the junkman
to come and get it.
Mrs. Hoover: And what about those big stuffed
sofas down in the stable?
The President: Those aren’t stuffed sofas; they’re
President Coolidge's saddle horses.
Mrs. Hoover: They looked like stuffed sofas.
The President: That’s because they've never had
any exercise.
Mrs. Hoover: Well, what should wo do with them?
They’re no ornament.
The President : Couldn't we store them in the at
tic for the present?
Mrs. Hoover: Certainly not.
The President: Well. I’ll have a man call and take
'em away.
Mrs. Hoover: And what are we going to do about
Mt. Weather?
The President: That’s the place Coolidge bought
so we could have a place to go in the summer, eh?
Mrs. Hoover: Yes. Wasn’t it mean of him?
Th*> President: It proves what I’ve always sns- j
pected; hp didn’t like me.
Mrs. Hoover: Well, what will we do?
The President: We’ll just ignore it and go some
place else for the summer.
Mrs. Hoover: And another thing: what about that
old handball T found in the cellar? It was all dust
and dirt. I think it was left over from the Roosevelt
administration.
The President (eagerly): Handball?
Mrs. Hoover: Yes.
The President (with enthusiasm): Goody, goody!
Don't you dare throw that out. It’s just what I want.
Where’s Mark Sullivan? Wherp's Will Irwin? Gee,
we'll have some fun.
(He goes to summon the gentlemen).
WASHINGTON. April 1.—The copy of George
Washington's “Farewell Orders to the Armies of the
United States,” dated November 2, 1783, made at that
time by the assistant adjutant general of the conti
nental army, has come to light in a curio shop in
Washington.
The original orders of Washington did not sur
vive. They are believed to have been destroyed as
soon as they were officially recorded by the adjutant
gneral.
The copy in the curio shop here, therefore—and
the library of congress agrees—can be claimed to be
the officials surviving orders.
Manuscript Genuine
The manuscript was owned by Bishop F. M. Bris
tol of Washington, but passed out of his hands some
time ago. It is looked upon as one of the most valu
able and interesting of early American documents.
The manuscript is eight pages, folio in size, and is
entirely in the handwriting of John Singer Dexter,
assistant adjutant general of the continental army
with the troops at Neburgh. N. Y. It is endorsed by
Brig. Gen. James Clinton: "Genl. Washington's
farewell orders to the Army in 1783.” A second en
dorsement. in an unknown hand .reads: “From the
papers of Genl. Jas. Clinton and copy from w'hich
the orders was read.”
The orders were sent from Rocky Hill. N J„ where
Washington was then in attendance upon the Conti
nental Congress, sitting at Princeton.
John C. Fitzpatrick, assistant chief of the manu
script division of the library of congress, aided Bishop
Bristol in establishing the authenticity of the manu
script. Fitzpatrick, after a careful study, said:
“This manuscript undoubtedly is the copy made
by the assistant adjutant general and. following the
usual practice, Dexter read the orders himself to the
remnant of the army, then waiting at Newburgh for
the British to exacuate the city of New York .
“It is known that Brig. Gen. James Clinton was
with the troops during their march down to the city
and during the evacuation. I see no reason to doubt
the truth of these two endorsements.”
Few Copies
Fitzpatrick further says that the orders were sent
in a letter from Lt. Col. David Cobb, aide de camp
to Washington. There is a copy of the orders by
Cobb in the Washington manuscript in the Library
of Congress.
“The endorsement that these were the orders.” he
says, “that is, the paper from which the orders were
read to the army. November 2. 1783. at Newburgh by
Dexter, must be taken at its face value, because of
the fact that the other endorsement is in the hand
writing of General Clinton.”
The orders were printed in the newspapers of the
day. Most of the continental army already had been
disbanded and returned to their homes.
So far as the information of the manuscript di
vision of the Library of Congreess goes, the Bristol
copy and those in the Washington papers are the
only ones extant.
“Of these.” says Fitzpatrick, “the Bristol manu
script is the more valuable and interesting,”
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This is a daily feature of The Herald, and authenticity of the above, if questioned, may be had
from Mr. Ripley, in care of this paper.
I A LOVE AND
KOUNil MYSTERY STORY
By J.Jefferson Farjeon Copyright. 192?. by Central Preae Aaoeiition. laE- i
“Why, he can even organize a successful crusade to reduce my fat.
READ THE FIRST:
The plot concerns some weird
noises coming from beneath a
haunted house by the sea. What
was the cause of them? Brown,
a lomantic young cierk, eating m a
resturant, overhears one of two in
dividuals say: “After her! And —
if she’s troublesome don’t be parti
cular with her!” Brown glances up
and gets a brief look at the most
beautiful girl he has ever seen. He
decides to warn her. He follows the
girl and man on a train. Brown
tackles the man at a station and is
stunned from the fall to the sta
tion platform. While the girl and
man continue their journey Brown
is carried into the station, where he
meets Charlie and Rupert, two
voung men on a walking trip. All
three decide to follow the girl’s
train in a motor car.
(NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY)
CHAPTER IV
As a rule. Brown was subcon
sciously depressed in the presence
of superiors, and since he spent
by far the greater portion of his life
in the presence of superiors, his
usual state was one of sub-conscious
depression. Millions of Browns
spend their lives thus, their freedom
of spirit killed by their complex in
feriors. But on this strange, un
precedented afternoon, when the
world had turned upside down and
amazing things were happening to
Brown—noventure, movement, great
bravery, great fear and impossible
love—he found himself rejoicing in
his own modest composition Fnr
Rupert Blake was one of the world’s
natural organizers. He could or
ganize a qu’ck-fire business or an
idling noliday, each with the same
perception of its particular needs;
and lie coulu also organize the frag
ments of a fellow who came hurt
ling out of a railway carriage door,
judge them accurately, piece them
together again, and proceed to make
an effective*the reassemb’ed parts.
“Why. he can even organize a suc
cessful emsade to reduce my fat.”
Charlie Carfax confided to Br>xn
while their leader was hurrying
them towards the nearest garage.
“He’s promised to reduce the
amount of Charlie in the world by
14 pounds in a month.’
“Eli?” gasped Brown.
“Yes—the world was beginning to
creak and complain,” murmured
Charlie. “However, even weightier
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matters than myself call us r.t the
mcn.eiit ”
“What about keeping your bright
conversation till we're in the car?”
Rupert suggested.
They were in the car a quarter of
an hour later, and Brown found
himself beginning the second stage
of his amazing journey just as the
church clock struck half-past three.
He could not have given you a pre
cise account of what happened dur
ing that quarter of an hour. There
was an interview with the garage
proprietor, who Rupert appeared
to know. There was a short busi
ness chat, while the car selected—an
Armstrong-Siddeley—was being
prepared for its trip. There was a
substantial packet of notes, that
passed from Rupert to the garage
proprietor. There were also inquiries
about the road north and the capa
city of the car (Brown's heart
jumped when he heard that it could
do 50). And, at one time, the fat
Charley disappeared, to return a
few minutes later with packets of
food. “We shall eat and drink as
we go,” Charlie confided to Brown,
“but it is yet to be proved whether
we shall be merry.”
Then, as the half-hour chimed,
the car glided out of the garage
on its mission of rescue. Just 26
minutes had elapsed since Brown
had tumbled out of the train onto
the station platform.
In the back seat. Brown wondered
many other things, as well. A voice
from the driving seat ahead of him
broke in upon his thoughts.
“D'you know what time that train
reaches Newcastle?” asked Rupert.
“I haven’t any idea,” replied
Brown, with a guilty feeling that
he ought to have known.
“Well. I know,” said Rupert. “I
inquired before we left the station.
It gets into Newcastle at eight-nine
teen. That is in a little under five
hours from now.’
“And how far's Newcastle?’ in
quired Brown.
“Two hundred and ten,” answered
Rupert. “We’ve got to average 45.”
“Now you know why we’re eating
en route,” added Charlie, who was
seated beside the driver. “We've no
time to stop at hotels.”
They relapsed into silence as the
car leaped bravely forward. The
speedometer rose to 30 when they
were clear of the town, then 40,
then 50. This was rather fast life
for Brown. He closed his eyes.
“I believe our iriena s asieep,
murmured Charlie.
“Hope he is,” replied Rupert, spot
ting a Morris Cowley ahead of him
and deciding to overtake it. “Best
thing for him.”
“Queer sort of chap, isn’t he?”
said Charlie.
“I like him,” answered Rupert,
passing the Morris Cowley.
“O h, yes, of course. So do I.
He's a perfectly lovely creature and
all that. Still—Still you don't think
the station master was right, per
haps, eh?—and that he is slightly
maid?”
“Meaning, you think we're slightly
mad?”
“A theory,” explained Charlie.
“Merely a theory.”
“Well, it may prove a correct
theory,” admitted Rupert. “But a
little madness occasionally is rather
a good thing in this prosaic world,
don't you think? If the woist
comes to the worst, w’e've merely
changed our tramping ground and
had rather an amusing adventure.
And, if the best comes to the best
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He paused. Until that moment he
hah hardly paused to realize what
the fruits of that might be.
“I say, Charlie!” he exclaimed
“S’pose there really is a jolly girl—
and we really and truly do save he:
from some beastly fate! Rathe:
worth while, eh?”
“Oh, by all means,” agreed Char
lie. “And she fall into our arms, ]
suppose, and marries one of us. The
question is—which one is it to be?’
“Ah,” said Rupert. “Our sleeping
partner may have something to saj
about that.”
The car slackened its speec
through a village, crawling at i
mere )0, and flung itself into mac
existence again beyond.
“Try not kill us, won’t you?” sug
gested Charlie.
"We’ve got to beat that train t<
Newcastle,” said Rupert.
“That wras what I meant,” mut
tered Charlie, eyeing the speedom
eter, which said 54. “We shan't b
of much use if we arrive in pieces.
They ran through a town. Brown
sat up suddenly.
“Where’s this?” he jerked.
“Grantham,” replied Rupert.
Brown looked at his wrist watch
It said a quarter past four. H
thought he had been asleep fo
hours.
“Much further to go?” he queried
(Continued on page six.)
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Health and Right Living
BY ROYAL S. COPELAND, M. D.
Former Commissioner of Health,
New York City
Most diseases, in and of them
selves, are rarely fatal. One man
could hardly win a battle. It re
quires an army to carry on a suc
cessful war.
One germ couldn’t get far in pro
ducing disease. A whole crowd of
one kind of germs rarely accom
plishes terrible things. It is a mix
ture of germs, a sort of allied army
of germs, that works havoc with
our poor bodies.
To put it another way, it is the
complications of disease that we
most dread. It is these we * must
avoid.
When. O! when, will men and
women learn that the way to
escape the dangers of sickness is
to give attention to the disease at
its onset!
We have had another epidemic
of influenza. We had a serious
epidemic in 1919. We had a dread
ful one in 1918. There have been
lesser epidemics during this ten
year period.
What have these experiences
taught us? So far as the layman
is concerned, I fear he has learned
little, except to be scared at the
mention of the word “epidemic.”
The doctors have learned that al
most nobody dies from influenza.
The deaths are due to complica
tions of the disease.
On the day I am writing this I
had a telegram that a friend ol
mine had been taken to the hos
pital for an operation. First, he
had a mild attack of influenza
and, because he has a strong body,
did not consider it worth while to
go to bed, or even to stay home.
The disease “went down on his
lungs.” First he had bronchitis
and then pneumonia, involving one
lung. This got better and then the
other lung was involved. .
Now, like King George, he has
an abscess in the chest cavity.
To the original germ of infection,
has been added a pus germ of some
sort.
No matter what the disease is,
I beg of you not to neglect your
trouble. The seriousness of the'ail
ment will make certain that there
will be no neglect when the aching
ear, abscessed lung, or other com
plication arrives. There is such
pain then that everybody is sent
on the run for the doctor.
It is true that many calls are
made on the doctor for advice
about trivia! ailments. But it is
also true that there are many,
many failures to consult the famiiy
physician at the times when he
could be of positive assistance.
By the way, it isn’t fair to your
friend the doctor, to overlook his
importance at the moment when
he can speedily and successfully
relieve you of your disease. You
should not regard him as you do
the fireman, to be called on after
the building is on fire. Take time
by the forelock and use the doctor
when he can keep you from ser
ious trouble.
The way to escape the complica
tions of disease is not have them
at all! That is an awkward way of
putting an obvious fact.
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ANSWERS TO HEALTH
QUESTIONS
“RUST.” Q.—Is boraclc acid in
jurious to the eyes?
2.—Is a lemon a day injurious
to the health0
A.—No.
2.—No.
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1. N. K. Q.—What do you ad
vise for headaches which I believe
are caused by sinus trouble?
A-—Consult a specialist for treat
ment.
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M. B B Q.—What is the cause
of hiccoughs?
A—Usually due to some intes
tinal disturbance Watch the diet,
avoiding indigestion and keep the
system clear.
MRS. A. wt B. * Q —What do
you advise to relieve headaches
caused from sinus trouble?
A.—Correct the sinus trouble.
For full particulars send a self
addressed. stamped envelope and
repeat your question.
E. J. R. Q.—What can be done
to relieve ringworm?
A.—Ringworm requires specific
treatment.
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MISS S. S. Q.—What will make
boil scars less noticeable?
A.—The X-ray is helpful in some
instances. See a skin specialist for
treatment.
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2. —F. B. Q—What do you ad
vise for an oily scalp?
A.—Shampoo the hair frequently,
brush daily and use a good tonic.
For further particulars send self
addressed, stamped envelope and
repeat your question.
DISTRESSED. *Q.—What do you
advise for splanchnoptosis?
A.—Dieting is usually a cure, but
in some instances an operation Is
necessary. For other information
send a self-addressed, stamped en
velope and repeat your question.
E. H. Q.—What *do you
for loss of smell?
A—This is probably due to
catarrh. A nasal spray may
helpful.
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Who am I? In what branch of
the government have I a position’
With whose party did I make an
aerial tour of the United States?
Who was the first attorney gen
eral of the United States?
What was the real name of Nick
Carter?
“Likewise, I say unto you, there
is joy in the presence of the angels
of God over one sinner that repent
eth.” Where is this passage found
in the Bible?
Today’s Horoscop
Persons born on this day have a
sense of humor and like to play
jokes on their friends. They are
willing workers.
Star Lore
Annual Stellar Path of Earth
By Arthur DeV. Carpenter.
The earth, in its annual orbit
around the sun, travels through 12
star constellations, remaining a
month in each one. During JanRiry
it has Taurus (Bull), for a Sack
ground; February. Gemini, the
Twins; March. Cancer (Crab);
April, Leo (Lion); May, Virgo (Vir
gin); June, Libra (Balances); July,
Scorpio (Scorpion); August, Sagit
tarius (Bowman); September. Cap
riconus (Water-goat); October,
Aquarius (Water bearer); Novem
ber, Pisces (Fishes); December,
Aries (the Ram). The first eight
are conspicuous: all appear on the
meridian around midnight, in their
respective months. A simple -star
map will come handy in locating
and learning these constellations.
They make up the zodiac.
(More Tomorrow)
Answers to Foregoing Questions
1. Donald E. Keyhoe; aeronau
tics branch of the department of
commerce; Col. Lindbergh.
2. Edmund Randolph.
3. Russell Coryell.
4. St. Luke, xv. in.
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