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Explorations Into the Unknown
A University of California professor, using an electro
magnetic gun, has broken down an atom of lithium; and
while most of us couldn’t begin to understand this experi
ment even if someone drew a diagram of it for us, science
hails it as a great achievement, and it may ultimately
have a very profound influence on what our grandchildren
think and feel and believe.
For what this California physicist is trying to do is
to discover the composition of matter—that unspeakabU
deep mystery which, these days, seems to float almost
within reach of the microscopes, the test tubes and the
complicated paraphernalia of the physical laboratory.
And if, by chance, he should succeed, the philosophers and
the theologians will have material enough to set them
theorizing for a century.
Each new bit of genuine knowledge about the way
the world is made modifies mankind’s conception of its
own place in the world and its own destiny. The border
land of the unknown has been retreating ever since the
stone age, and, as it withdraws, men’s ideas about what
they are and where they came from and what they itre
supposed to be doing here have broadened and developed.
But this development, lately, hasn’t been altogether
good for us. It has led, in many quarters, to pessimism
and materialism; forces which have seeped down per
sistently, leaving many of us with a feeling that we are
helpless creatures gone astray in an utterly indifferent
universe, creatures who have neither a sure home beyond
the sunset nor a very enduring one on earth. Our litera
ture, our philosophies, our religion—all have felt the ef
fect.
We know too much, perhaps-or is just possible
that we do not know half enough? Compared with the
people of Caesar Augustus’ day, for insitace, we are all
wise; compared with those of 2000 years in the future we
are amazingly ignorant, mere children who have just
learned the a<phabet.
Our chief hope, probably, is that the frontier of
knowledge will he pushed back in the next century at the
same rate as in the last one. Half-knowledge is danger
ous. We do not yet know enough to be cocksure about
our pessimism.
Marine* and Politic*
Alhough most of us overlooked it under the press of
our own election, it is worth noting that the republic of
Nicaragua has just held a presidential election also, and
that the winning candidate was Dr. Juan Bautista Sacasa.
The interesting thing about this is that American
marines were sent to Nicaragua six years ago for the ex
press purpose of keeping Dr. Sacasa from taking office.
Just why our state department wanted to keep him out
was never quite clear, but the marines were sent in and
Dr. Sacasa was kept out and a number of fine young men
on both sides were shot to death.
Now, in an election supervised by the marines. Dr. I
Sacasa is triumphantly elected; and if you can think of
any reason on earth why our marines should stay there j
any longer you have a very agile and nimble mind indeed.(
New York
_Letter
Charity Racketeers
NEW YORK-There ts small
chance for Faith and Hope when
Charity is so badly buffeted about
by Broadway's chiseling racket
mongers.
A great number of worthy chari
ties since the depression spawned
its Jobless thousands, have inadver
tently given the petty operators an
opportunity of lining their own
pockets at the expense of the hun
gry.
• a •
Big-Hearted Lads
The latest to draw complaints
from the theater belt is a scheme
contrived by illegitimate ticket scal
pers. They buy up blocks of seats at
special rates. ~hese they sell to clubs,
fraternal orders or individuals
claiming that the funds will go to
some good cause. They boost the
price fro: 50 cents to a dollar per
ticket. The unwary are taken in, be
lieving that they are helping the
poor while enjoying a theater per
formance.
• • •
Testimonials No More
Something resembling a death
blow, however, has been dealt ’he
‘testimonial dinner" racket. No
longer can th $10. $15. and even $25
in "sucket money" be extracted from
! cash customers. Half a dozen so
called “testimonials" have never
been neld because tickets went un
sold.
The operators would “buy up" a
banquet room in some mid-town
hotel and announce a "testimonial"
for some judge, celebrity or politi
cal figure. Often these were ab!o
lutely on the level. Just as often
they were not. The operator would
pay a couple of dollars a plate and !
then sell tickets for $10 or more, j
A percentage of the profit would
actually go to some fund, but about
40 per cent of profits went in the
jeans.
• • •
Buv Entire Hou.se
Police investigators report the
theater-ticket racketeers have ar
rived but lately from Chicago and,
on one or more occasions, have had
a money roll large enough to buy
up an entire theater for an eve
ning for a • benefit.”
• • •
Cats Go New York
From professorial fellows met at
the current New York house life is
changing the habits, dispositions
and even the appearance of dogs
and cats.
A check of several years shows
that many pets are actually “going
New York.” They are developing
symptoms as definite as those pos
sessed by “professional New York
ers. “
Cats, in patricular, go ga-ga Dogs
get a little better break, since th .-y
are taken for walks and exercised
several times t* day. The cats rare
1- leave the house. A third genera
tion kitten was taken to a park by
one of the investigators recently,
fhe cat had never before had its
paws op earth. The poor thing went
slightly dizzy and had to be taken
home.
_Quotations
Without going into military
sanctions we all agree that the
criminal must be cast away from
the life of civilized nations a boy
cott of the aggressor must be or
ganized. and this means that we
are asking the United States to
renounce the old idea of freedom
of the seas.
—Professor Andre Philip, repre
senting France at the annual
International Good-will Congress
in N. Y.
• • •
I have been shipwrecked 12
times Pour times I have seen my
own ship sink or be crushed to
kmdli.ig wood on the rocks, yet I
love the sea as a dog loves the
master who clouts it for the dis
cipline cl the house.
—Captain Bob Lartlett. Arctic
explorer.
• • •
I have no illusions that the
Democrats are more progressive
than the Republicans.
-Robert LaPollrtte. United States
Senator from Wisconsin.
• • •
There are signs that thrre will I
be a return to barbarism in the
fine arts.
—Alfred Noyes. Brtish poet.
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CHRISTMAS ^ '
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The
Once Over
Another Moratorium Cue!
The following communication lias
been received and forwarded to
Washington:
Dear Editor:—
As I will find it very difficult,
if not impossible, to meet my
obligations falling due on Decem
ber 25th, I am writing to usk you
to advise , me in the matter c.
lightening the burden.
I am not asking cancellation
What I want is a moratorium.
• • •
The facts are these: sometime
between 12 p. m. December 24th.
and 9 a. m., December 25th. I am
supposed to meet obligations of
such magnitude that the very
thought of them unnerves me. For
many years I have' come across
gladly and without any great trou
ble. Last year the strain was al
most too much for me, however,
and this year, with only three or
four weeks to go before the fate
ful night, I am in a panic.
• % •
I just don't see how I can pay.
It has been a tough year with me.
All my toy designers have been
working only two days a week,
most of my shop6 have been closed
all summer, all members of my
staff have been working under
serious pay cuts, and one of my
most Important departments, the
corespondence bureau, has been so
undermanned as to be woefully
crippled. As a matter of fact, I
haven't been able to answer thirty
per cent of the children's letters
ar.d it is now certain that at least
that percentage will never be an
swered this year.
• • •
I have had practically no per
sonal income for the past year on
account of the world-wide depres
sion. and have been compelled to
economize as never bfeore I am
wearing the same red suit I woie
in 1929. my toes are through my
boots, and 1 am getting along witn
one mitten. In addition to all this,
all my reindeers except Donder
and Blitzen have starved to death.
and they are pretty sick.
• • •
It must be pretty plain to you
that I am in no shape to mane
good in accordance with my for
mer standards. What to do? That
is the question. It seems to me that
if Mr Hoover would grant a
moratorium of six months t would
be a great help. Unless the experts
are kidding me. everything will
have picked up by then and I will
be able to meet my obligations b>
June or July.
• • •
I have discussed this informally
with Mr. Roosevelt, but he took
the position that the responsibility
rests with the party now invested
with authority. He is willing to
discuss my plea with Mr Hoover,
if invited, but he will rot commit !
himself He takes the position tha; ;
I will not come under his jur.sdic
tion until December. 1933.
Anyhow, any advice you can give
me will be appreciated I am on the
spot as never before.
Yours hopefully,
S Claus.
% Swell Job For Somebody
There ought to be a swell return
this season for somebody with a
practical idea for reconditioning
last year s Christmas cards.
Something Like Srzskimeloaniman?
"That bird on All-Amer.can
team!" sneered Elmer TwitcheU.
"Why. he hasn't enough syllables
in his name to make the second
eleven!"
• •
Trotsky is in Denmark lecturing
on Bolshevism, which Just goes
to show that ail men like to tell
about how they lost their jobs.
— n- i ■
The new Radio City theater of i
Mr. Roxy is said to be so elaborate
that every violinist has hs owm
individual rising platform.
I TEXAS TOPICS I
BY RAYMOND BROOKS
A.lose fam liar with, anu wno j
had a part in fixing the language
cf the redemption amendment to
the state constitution say the
change to permit tax sale with
out a suit in court was designed
to save the original owner much
ol the present costs, arid to
facilitate his be.ng able to redeem
the property at the lower rates
fixed in the amendment. There
was no joker to it, according to
Rep. F. C. Weinert of Saffuin. rfic
of the lawmakers most interestea
in tax relief and home owner
ship.
Atty. R. E. Masterson of Beau
mont had challenged the amend- 1
ment on the ground this change. 1
to allow tax sale of land without
ccurt suit, was not included in
the words printed on the ballot.
* • •
Rep. Weinert said: "I know of
cases in which land sold for $5
delinquent taxes had an accumula
tion of court costs so that the
amount was run up to $55—fifty
dollars for costs and $5 for taxes, j
If a man can't pay the $5. there is
no use to try to make him nay $55: I
and If he can redeem the property,
why pile these court costs on his
back?
"The land cannot be sold unless
the tax debt is orima facie.” _
• • •
The amendment permits a man
to redeem such Dropertv within a ,
year at 1 1-2 times the amount i
paid for it at the tax sale; and
during the second vear at 1 3-4
times The present system is that
he must nay dcuble. no matter how
scon with;n the two year period,
he wants to redeem his oroperty.
If with no other result. Mr. M&s
terson of Beaumont has done a
serv ee to the taxpayer* of Texas
in bringing out that they will be
HOW STRONG IS THE PEN? '
saved from 100 to 1000 per cent
cosu on delinquent tax sales.
• • •
State Auditor Moore Lynn has
pointed out that one change or
franchise tax administration, rec
ommended by him a year ago. has
resulted in additional collections
of $189,648 in the year from corp
orations.
That was that franchise tax re
turns be checked agamst .he in
come tax statements of the same
corporations-The additional col
lections were based on assessments
of $677,884 made within a yeai,
and other items are either in liti
gation or m course of settlement.
Auditor Lynn now recommends
a full check to see if corporations
are operating without permits.
A further recommendation is
made that the blue sky law. requir
ing permits to market stock in
Texas, should be extended to apply
to bonds, debentures and other
corporate securities
• » •
In all the stone quarry oper
ators in Texas, employing an aver
age of 1741 men. there was but
one fatality in quarrv a • Idents
during 1931. the U. 8. bureau of
I—-—
trines has reported. No worksman
sustained full permanent disability
from injuries. Nine were injureu
to permanent partial disab.lity;
101 sustained temporary injuries
• • •
A little speech ot James E Fer
guson before the state committee
indicates his fight on the long
term boards will be a major state
event of 33.
ALERT COI NC ILM AN
KNOXVILLE, Tenn—Every one
on the council but Mr. Korns had
voted on the question of a bond is
sue for the improvement of streets
••Councilman I.arns,” called the Re
corder. He got no answer. There sat
Karns as tiff as a statue, fast as
leep. The chairman banked his gavel
and the Recorder raised another
shout. ■’Aye.” shouted Karns coming
to life. And he looked sheepish when
told he had *oted to issue 1100.000
worth of bonds.
Jl’ST AS GOOD
“I seem to have had a nasty
blow on the head during the op
eration.”
•'Oh. that's nothing We just
ran short of chloroform, thats
all*"—The Humorist.
_ —»
_Barbs _
.. .....d men of today V/t 4
Aa..tican stock ate taller than
their fathers and grandlaihers and
are still gaming height, research
discloses. There's higher education
for you.
• • •
And college girls, the same in
quiry shows, are heavier than thej
piogenltors. Which may Induce the
sweet ycung things of the coming
1 generation to alter their views to
ward mind and body.
• • •
Experiments in London with a
house that is lopped by an ail
plane landing lead to interesting
expectations of friend husband's
happy landings after a night with
a sick friend.
• • •
It probably won't be necessity
, tins year to notify the democratic
candidate that he has been elected
president.
• • •
The election leaves a lingering
doubt that only time can erase Just
how did those lord employes vote?
Daily Health
_ Talk _
Whenever a child appear* to b#
ill with » high fe\er. when it ora*
plains of pains tn the throat, when
it is dull and apathetic and when
white spots are *ecu in the throat
or on the tonsil* a diagnosis should
see the throat and .should have im
mediate charge of the child’ care.
The more the throat is involved
the greater the spread of the mem
brane in which the germs are
found. The longer the time Jiat the
poisons developed by the germs are
permitted to get inio the system
the more danger there is of death
or of serious complications.
Hence it is urged that such cases
be diagnosed as early *s possible
and trot when diagnosed large
amounts of antitoxin, to be deter
mined by the doctor in charge, oe
given promptly.
• • •
It used to be thought that from
3000 to 5000 units of antltoxitk were
sufficient for a first dose, in the
vast majority of cases. Most physi
cians now prefer to give 10.000 units
of antitoxin immediately, and in
severe cases 20.000 to 30.000 units
of antitoxin as a first injection
The danger of death or of various
forms of paralysis, or of serious
complications, is far more likely
from the disease than from any ex
cess amount of antitoxin.
Indeed, in the vast majority of
cases of diphtheria the proper use
of the antitoxin is almost the only
necessary method of treatment.
It is, of course, understood that
the child will be immediately put
to bed and that it will have pro
longed rest in bed in order to pre
; vent serious complications. It is the
development of such complications
that demands particularly the con
stant care of a physician.
• • •
Years ago. a physician named O -
! Dwyer developed a method for per
mitting persons with diphtheria to
breathe when the membrane had
developed to such a point that It
obstructed the throat
This method includes the use of
gold tubes, called intubation tubes,
which an expert can pass through
, the throat and from the throat into
the larynx, or breathing tube, thus
permitting the child to breathe. The
use of such tubes requires expert
knowledge; they are a most valuable
method in certain types ol cases.
As the condition improves under
the use of suitable doses of anti
toxin the membrane disappears and
the child usually toughs up the
tube and gets rid of it. In other in
ftances the physician easily remove*
the tube when It is no longer need
ed.
The average African ostrtcfc
weighs about ttOO pound's.
KODAK FINISHING
In by 9—Ready by 4
HARRY FOEHNER
looks News Stand, Agts.
San Bcnit#
HKGIN HERE TODAY I
AMDS PEABODY, elderly canals
of MTV DA A Y F.HII.I., falls to hit
death from the second story bal
cony of Ibe Averllls' I one Island
home. Linda reaches him lost be
fore be dies, la time fa hear him
gasp ■ few words whleb convince
her he was mnrderrd. Linda rash
es upstairs. Someone tries ta
strangle her and she falls la a
blat.
There sre four guests In the
hnsse—all suspects of the crime
They arei MR. STATLANDKR.
business assorlate of TOM AYKR
II.Li CAPTAIN OK VOS. hnadaome
Belgian: MARVIN PRATT, former
sulior of LInua's: and LI AN
SHAIGIINESSKY. Irish writer.
W hr a Linda tells her husband
wbnt happened she persuades him
they must keep these four mra la
the house uatll they rna decide
which one la guilty. There Is no
evidence sufficient for nrrest. Tom
and Linda are aided la tbrlr plaa
when DH. BOYLE, official medical
examiner, sends word that every
one must remain until he has
questioned them. Boyle la on a
Ashing trip and ran not return
for several hours.
Linda overhears a conversation
between SHnugbnessey and RO
SIE. the maid, coneernlng a shirt
Rosie has promised lo launder.
Tom and Linda talk lo each
guest In turn hut learn little
Linda believes It was a Turkish
towel with which she was stran
gled. She had put sunburn oint
ment on her shoulders the algbl
before and If she ran And a towel
marked with this olnlmrat It may
help them locate the murderer.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XXVI
rpOM'S hands clenched unton
sciously. "Whoever has that
towel will have something to say to
me!" he exclaimed. “Your blessed
tittle neck. Rinks—! Look every
where! Don't mind poking into
bureau drawers—”
“I'll abuse my housewifely privi
leges to the utmost.” Linda made
a grimace as she rubbed her
throat “But the others sat in the
sun. They may have burned, too."
"A man's collar protects his neck
to some extent. One or two may
have a touch of it but you’re not apt
to find everyone in the same house
using the same salve, either. That
camphor smell makes the stuff un
mistakable. But while you're look
ing you might watch out for differ
ent sorts of ointment in the various
rooms.”
"If I find the towel, shall I take
It away?”
"By all means. If that stuff really
shows. It’ll be obviously soiled. That
shouldn't arouse suspicion—to have
it disappear. I mean. But will it
be there so late in the day?"
"There s a chance, but it's only a
chance Rosie usually goes around
before time to dress for dinner and
leaves out fresh linen. With all the
eicitement she may not have had
time. Usually she would have, but
so much has happened—”
"Even finding it later in the laun
dry would mean something. But
for heaven's sake, Linda, look now!
Stop talking and get busy!”
"Here goes!" She went toward
their own bathroom.
“Why start there?”
“It would be a slick trick, i
wouldn't it, to plant it on us while
we were both downstairs? But
probably it isn't here—I'll just
make sure."
• • •
4 FTER clearing her own racks of
** suspicion. Linda listened care
fully at the door of their room
“I hope everyone's downstairs,''
she said. “It seems quiet up here.”
Tom looked out the window
“DeVos and Statlander are down
on the lawn. Shauehnessey would
have no reason to be up here and
that leaves Pratt only."
"I’ll have to take a chance on
him. He’d he least curious of
them all and I’ll act very much
the housewife If 1 m<*>* him. In
fact. I'D go and knock on his
door and. If he answers. I can
think up something to ask him."
Determining by this simple
stratagem that Pratt’s .room was
empty, as was the bathroom
which he and the Belgian shared,
she started her search at the
other end of the hall. Plenty of
towels there, hut not so many
bath towels. How lavish men
wore in their nse! Two different
brands of shaving cream and one
standard sunburn ointment but
not the one she used. Only one
other .jossibility—the bathroom at
the other end of the hall which
Mr. Statlander alone was using
\\ hen she saw it she could
hardly believe her eyes Creased
—but the crease# running roughly
from end to end as though pulled
strongly apart from the hems—
and. marking the central one. an
unmistakable smear of yellowish
grease. She smelt It—yes. that
was the characteristic camphor
smell! Then with a quiver of re
trospective fear, she lifted the
towel lowly and placed it around
her thro t. No. that didn't eeem
; quite right. She reversed the
ends, and felt the smeared creases
against tne hot skin at the bark
of her neck. Yes, it had been
pulled that way.
She had found It not on a towel
bar nor slung carelessly, man
fashion, over the tub. but at the
bottom of the hamper, otherwise
‘empty. She knew one didn't drop
anything into a hamper by acci
dent. One lifted the lid and did
it deliberately. And men. she rea
soned. especially week-enders,
never bothered with hampers
They expected to find a multitude
of clean towels, always ready, and
to have soiled ones spirited away
by the hand that brought the
fresh ones. If a woman had had
the room, the clew of the hamper
would mean less. But a man—!
While she had been thinking
Linda had snatched from the bar
a used face towel, straightened
the remaining ones, dropped a
fresh cake of soap into the tub
dish and otherwise attempted to
give the room a "done" appear
ance which would account for the
disappearance of (be towel If It
were missed. She hoped of course
that it would not be. Then, drap
ing the several things she bad
collected negligently over her
arm. she retreated as quickly as
she could without actually run
nine to the safe harbor of her
own room.
Tom had gone down. That was
sensible of him. But It was dis
appointing. too. She would have
liked to show him her prize. Now
she must hide it. Anyone who.
knew enough to conceal it in the
first place might try to trace It
and with the discovery realize
that he was suspected. Under the I
mattress? No. everyone hid things
there—it would be the first place
to look. Behind a chest of
drawers? No. it could be plainly
seen if it dropped to the floor. '
She flew into her bathroom,
snatched down towels already
there and draped the soiled one
over a bar. Then across it she
bung other bath towels and. over
them, several face towels.
Keeling very well satisfied with
the place of concealment, she
dabbed powder on her rose and
hurried after Tom.
• • •
ZOOMING demurely downstairs,
Lin ia heard voices in the
room beneath and at the foot of
the stairs met the three guests
whom she would least have liked
to encounter five minutes before—
DeVos, Stat lander and Marvin
Pratt. She greeted them with
friendly solicitude and suddenly
altered her plans. This wras the
time to broach the next step In
her campaign.
"There's no word of Dr. Boyle."
she said, “and there’s more than
• fair rhauce that he won’t get
back until late tonight. Do you
know. I’ll feel much better satis
fied If you will stay the night
here. You are not inconveniencing
us a bit—in fact, we like to have
you. And it will be so much
pleasanter if you don’t feel you
have to rush off to get a late
train to town. Do let me tell Tom
that you'll stay over and then we
can see tomorrow bow you feel
about g>ing In.”
Standing a step or two above
them she had the advantage of
being able to study their faces
carefully and on none nut Mar
vin's did she decry any sign of
displeasure at the suggestion.
DeVos. readier than the others,
bowed with a quick, gracious In
clination and answered:
“I shall be delighted. Madame.
That is most kind of you. But
please do not think you must a: K
us because of our convenience
1 for one wish to do whatever
makes it easiest for you.”
> She smiled aa the others mur
inured their agreement.
"Thin would. I assure you. I
couldn't bear the Idea anybow o(
your going hark, all of you. to the
city. If it's hot nere. New Yor*
must he an oven. Rut 1 under*
stand bow you felt earlier. Now
you have had to stay this long,
we'd both Per rather have you
stay over tonight. Then we won't
all he watching the clock and
wondering when Dr. Royle Is com
ing and. if he is late, trying to
hurry him — which would probably
have Just the opposite effect."
*'I—" (Mr. Statlandcr cleared
his throat) "That Is quite agree
able to me. Mrs. Avert!!. If you are
sure.”
“I'm sure It Is most pleasant
for ua." said Linda lirtuly. "And
you. Marvin’”
4 T the direct challenge he met
*■' her eyes with that curious ef
fect of almost shamefaced reluct
ance
"If you wish.” he said curtly,
and she stood aside to let them
pass.
"That's fine. I'll tell Tom and
he’ll be as pleased as I. Dinner
Is very soon now—you won’t
dress, of course. We’ll he here
when you are ready.”
In the formal drawing room she
saw her husband struggling with
the balky leg of a folding bridge
table and she hurried in. sure
that he had overheard enough of
the conversation to know Its
tenor. As he started to speak
Linda cut In. breathless and ex
cited.
"They’ll stay!”
"Yes. I heard. That’s good.
But. Linda—”
Again she was so full of her
own news that she Interrupted
him
"And Tom—I Sound the towel!"
Eagerly she poured out her story,
while he paused, the half-folded
table in his hand, and listened
with growing concern. When she
finished Le whistled softly.
"Blnks. that is a find! Why
didn't 1 give hfm the works this
afternoon? We really had a lot
to do—the fall .advertising cam
j palgn. vou know—and 1 got so
engrossed that I didn’t realise
time was passing till 1 saw Rosie
going cut with the tray. Then it
was too late and I thought you
.could tail him later, or I could.
But that changes things entirely.**
Abstractedlv he snapped down
the • remaining leg. slipped the
table behind a tall sofa and they
drifted toward the door.
"Oh. and Binks," he began. "I
saw something—”
"Sb-sb!” Linda motioned for
, silence. There was a step over
head, and a man’s deep murmur,
then, clearly, Rosie’s familiar
| voice.
» (To Be Continued)