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Wednesday, May 1, 1935
Th« President Is Right
Taking into due consideration the necessity lrotn
the military standpoint of preparing for any ana all
eventualities In case of war, it does appear that Gen
eral P. M. Andrews coveted entirely too much
ground In his recent testimony before the house
committee on military affairs.
Talk of evading the spirit of the agreement by
which the 3,000 miles of Canadian border is left un
fortified by both the United 8tates and Canada is not
only a manifestation of bad faith, but is arrant non
sense. No one in his senses, whether he be a citisen
of the United States or of Canada, can conceive of
circumstances which would bring about any diminu
ation of the friendly spirit existing between the two
countries, and as lor war between the tw'o. or be
tween the United States and Britain, the very
thought la inconceivable.
As for the good sense and judgment displayed by
the committee Itself in making public the testimony
given before an executive session of the committee,
the least said the better.
Th United States will applaud the action taken by
President Roosevelt in sharply reprimanding the
committee for making public such balderdash and for
making It extremely clear that such sentiments as
expressed by General Andrews express neither the
attitude of the present administration nor of the
United States
We of the Mexican border are thankful that there
appears no cloud on the horizon to mar the friendly
relations between the United States and either of
our neighboring nations, north and south We know
that it is just such "popping' off by so called mili
tary experta who feel it their bounden duty to pre
pare for anything, whether or not within the bounds
of probability, that creates a spint of distrust and
unfriendliness between border nations.
The Drake Racket Proves A
Boomerang
People believe what they want to believe.
All of us would like to believe that we are about
to fall heirs to vast sums of money, for most of us
find ourselves In a financial position that would
make even a small Inheritance most welcome.
Which probably accounts for the activities of those
who have persisted in believing In the Drake Estate
and It* vague promises.
The “estate" has been labeled a myth by the Brit
ish government.
Every ambassador from the United States to the
Court of St James has In recent years dubbed It a
fairey tale.
Every British ambassador to Washington has said
there la nothing to It.
But the gullibles have kept up the flow of dollars,
even after the conviction and imprisonment of the
main racketeer. Oscar Hartaeli himself.
Today we ftnd several residents of the Valley in
dicted by the federal government for their participa
tion in the racket.
We are sorry that they mixed up in the thing to
the extent that they are considered amenable to due
process of federal law.
We are sorrier for the thousands of dollars they
have succeeded In extracting from those of the Val
ley who could illy spare the cash
It Is to be hoped that with the federal indictments
returned in Chicago Tuesday the Drake Estate ac
tivity in the Valley will be permanently closed.
Back To River Traffic
After decades of idleness, the Missouri river once
again is to become a highway few commerce. On
June 7 navigation will reopen along the “Big Mud
dy". and a string of barges will leave St. Louis In
charge of a tug. carrying freight to Kansas City.
While all this will present harassed railway traf
fic managers with more reason to furrow their brows,
It is probably due that on the whole it represents a
step in the right direction.
We may not be quite sure, Just yet, how we are
going to solve our transportation problems. But It
is surely logical to suppose that any step which
makes transportation cheaper is a good one to take.
It is worth remembering that if we ever really ex
ploit our vast Industrial resources to their fullest ex
tent. we shall need all the transportation facilities
available—and wish we had more.
. " 1,111 — 1 " ' 1 .
Prevent Tooth Stains
With Tooth Brush
By DR. MORRIS F1SHBLIN
Editor. Journal of the American Medical Amoclotion,
and of Hilda tho Health Magazine
Sums on your teeth result from a variety of
causes. In most cases such stains are derived from
the food that you eat and from permitting food
debris to remain in contact with the teeth.
Moot tooth pastes now available are quite satis
moved by use of a mixture of two or three parts of
water with hydrogen peroxide. Of course the den
tist, at the time when he cleans your teeth, may
scrape away deposits on the enamel at the place
the gums Join the teeth.
Most tooth pastes now avails* ,e are quote satis
factory as an aid in cleaning the teeth. Probably
results Just about as good can be secured by using a
toothbrush with a little soap or with a little salt
water.
But most people prefer the pleasant taste and the
feeling of cleanliness that comes with a properly
flavored tooth paste. Children particularly are like
ly to clean the teeth much more regularly and often
if they are provided with a pleasant Usting tooth
paste for the purpose.
• • •
The argument goes on constantly as to whether a
tooth pasts is better than a tooth powder or vice
versa. The chief argument in favor of the tooth
paste is ease of handling and less wastage. Further
more. in tlie tube the material will keep a pleasant
appearance and a uniform composition
Some persons prefer powders because they think
they get a better abrasive effect. Some dentists ob
ject to tooth pastes because they feel the paste may
be left In the mouth and actually form a place in
which germs may multiply.
Of course, no tooth paste Is actually antiseptic. |
Not one of them will really destroy the germs of
tooth decay. A powder that contains gritty mate
rials may scratch the teeth or injure the delicate
membranes of the mouth.
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Nowadays, tooth pastes and tooth powders may be
purchased at reasonable prices. However, some peo
ple may prefer to make up their omm preparations
for keeping the teeth clean. Several mixtures may
be used in this way.
Table salt is a useful substance which has stimul
ating effect on the gums. Willow charcoal also is
useful when applied once or twice a week on a nearly
dry brush, especially to brighten and polish the teeth.
Sodium perborate, which is now available in sev
eral different forms, when properly flavored, is an
agreeable dentifrice with slightly antiseptic quali
ties. and is particularly useful in preventing trench
mouth or Vincent s angina.
Another good tooth cleanser is a mixture of magne
sium peroxide, six parts; sodium perborate, three
parts, and pulverized soap, one part, because it does
not contain anv ingredient which may scratch the
enamel of the teeth.
Tf the government reiterates the cry that Britain
is now on the road to prosperity, it shouldn't over
look the fact that the cry may re-echo tn America
and an answering cry come: "What about the debt
you owe us?—Morgan Jone6. British labonte.
I think the career of a star or a featured player
almost precludes matrimonial happiness The de
mands of marriage are too encompassing—Jean
Harlow’
PWA money has never gone to build up any poli
tical machine, and it won’t be used by Senator Long
to further his share-the-wealth plan—Secretary
Ickes
We decline longer to pillage our children with war
bills that ought to be "C. O. D. —Senator Vandenberg
of Michigan.
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BY LESLIE EICHEL
•Central Press Staff Writer)
By LESLIE EICHEL
Central Prr## SUff Writer
NEW YORK. March 1. — The
United States has turned into a na
tion of protesters People are be
wildered. They are trying to find,
not smiles and a handout, but the
road forward Their task is made
all the more difficult by selfish in- I
terests and a veritable flood of pro- j
paganda.
Across this writers desk come s
thousand pleas, a thousand de
mands.
A few of the questions raised will
be touched on today.
• • •
Land For Food Crop#
G M Garren of Raleigh, N C„
writing to the Raleigh Times, urges
"l am very solicitous that all to
bacco and cotton farmers . .. utilize
their released lands for growing food
and feed crops Food and feed
crops mean plenty of com Do not
depend on buying It: for tobacco will
sell for less than it did the past sea
son.
"According to data now available
our cotton-export trade is well-night
eliminated The alphabteical codes
lormulated at Washington are prov
ing very successful for the cotton
growers of Egypt North Africa.
India and China This means low
priced cotton for the southern farm
er for years to come ..."
• • •
A Disturbed Industry
An Akron. O.. tire worker desires
to know why the tire companies,
which piled up tires in anticipation
of a strike have been engaged in a
pnee war which will cost them more
than recognition of a union and
higher wages
Worse, this indicates what would
occur if business went back to cut
throat competitive methods, without
deterring codes or other restrictions
Business might commit suicide, and
pull the innocent with it.
In the present instance, manufac
turers. sensing the danger, got to
gether to try to stop the price war
—as they got together against the
unions
• • •
Pacific Maneuver#
There are protesta by many or
ganizations against U. S naval man
euvers In the Pacific.
One of the most strenuous pro
tests has been mnde by the Commit
tee on Social Service of the Northern
Baptist convention, of which the
Rev E A Fridell of Seattle is chair
man.
The committee asserts:
"Many citizens believe it is dan
gerous a* well as un-Christian for
a great nation like ours to send Its
navy halfway acroa* the Pacific to
thumb noses at Japan.'*
The committee adds that motion
picture theaters "seem to be delib
erately stirring up a war spirit to
ward Japan" and "our metropoli
tan papers carry constant headlines
warning' us against Japan "
• • •
For Small Businns
Federal chartering or licensing of
enterprises that engage in Interstate
commerce, to protect small busi
nesses. is advocated by A. B. Wal
ton. of Cleveland, president of the
American Bureau of Commerce.
Walton says congress must regu
late big business or big business will
regulate the government.
Walton sends to this column this
quotation from a decision of the Ohio
supreme court, in 1892, cm monopo
lies:
• Monopolies have always been re
garded as contrary to the spirit and
policy of the common law.” says this
Ohio supreme court decision
“A society in which a few men are
employers, and the great body are
employes or serv ants, is not the most
desirable in a republic, and It should
be as much the policy of the laws
to multiply the number engaged in
independent pursuits, or in the pro
fits of production, as to cheapen the
price to the consumer.
'Such policy would tend to an
equality of fortunes among its citi
zens. thought to be so desirable In a
republic, and lessen the amount of
poverty and crime.
"It is true that, in the case just
cited, that monopoly has been creat
ed by letters patent, but the objec
tions lie not in the manner in which
the monopoly is created. . The ef
fect on industrial liberty will be the
same whether created by patent, or
1 by extensive combinations among
those engaged In similar Industries,
controlled by one management.
“By the invariable laws of human
nature, competition will be exclud
ed. and price* will be controlled in
the interests of those connected with
the combination or trust.”
TO ENTER STATE MEET
i Special to The Herald»
LA FERIA May 1—Three U
Feria students and their faculty
sponsors will leave Thursday morn
ing for Austin to enter the State
meet Dorothy Jane Klester who
won first in the regional meet in
the girls' division of Extemporan
eous speech will enter that event
at the Austin meet
Beryl Baker. Coach C t Vails
mller anil also enter the State meet
for the second consecutve year.
Jenny Wren Ford will enter the
ward school essay contest.
News
Behind the
News
Capital and world gossip. rreou
and personalities, in and out 01
the news, written by a group 01
fearless and informed neirepeper
men of Washington end New York
This column Is published by Tb«
Herald as a news faature. Opinions
expr«%ied ere tboee of the writers a»
individuals and should not be in
terpreted ee reflecting the editorial
policy at this newspaper.
WASHINGTON
By Ray Tucker
Competition — Political strategists
think they detect a deliberate turn
to the right by the administration In
recent weeks. They look for a fur
ther swing in that direction from
now on. In legislative terms this
probably means that features in the
NRA. banking and holding company
bills held objectionable by prospec
tive victims will be skilfully removed
,.n Caritol Hill.
Although President Roosevelt can
not hope to win. back all the con
: ervatives he has lost his advisers
think a judicious course will give
him the balance of ballots in a three
cornered presidential contest. All
democratic plans take into account
he certain entry of a ticket repre
senting the viewpoint of the "every
man a king believers.
a * m
Testing — Jim Farley is losing no
1 leep over the spectacular suggestion
;hat A1 Smith may oppose the
President inside or outside the 1936
convention. But he knows that the
mere proposal is symptomatic of an
unhealthy state in the party.
Many conservative democrats
would like to get rid of Mr Roosevelt
even at the expense of republican
victory. Some of these wishfuls
have served the party aa cabinet
members and presidential nominees
For sentimental reasons they may
not care to line up openly against
the president, but they can do a lot
of rhelling from the sidelines They
are testing their artillery carefully
as Amencan Liberty League gun
nera.
• • •
Slipping — The public utility
chiefs may succeed in modifying the
bill designed to abolish holding com
panies. but they will have only
themselves to blame if they fail.
The weekly propaganda bulletin
they send to Washington from New
York is doing them no good Its bias
and bitterness make them no
friends at either end of Penn
sylvania avenue. Cabinet members
and Roosevelt legislators receive
copies regularly, although it is sup
posed to circulate only among the
• brethren." It makes the bill's pro
ponents mad and more determined
to force it through congress.
If the diplomats of the utility
cause are crowded back by their bull
necked associates the recent period
of optimism will be replaced — and
properly — by gloom as thick as
your leg.
• • •
Tact — The bankers are exhibiting
more restraint — and more finesse
— in their fight on the measure to
revise the Federal Reserve System.
They are speaking softly and col
lecting as few enemies as possible.
They concede that the measure has
some good features, and they offer
frank criticism for those which, in
their opinion, exposes the system to
political control. They abandoned
high pressure methods after Carter
Glass — once their enemy but not
their friend — charged them with
setting up "night schools" to in
struct witnesses on how they should
testify.
Final action on the two measures
may show which type of tactics is
more effective, and the betting is on
the bankers.
• • •
Buttonhole!-* — Senator Blacks
bill for registration of lobbyists ha*
been hailed a* a deathblow to the
“third House of Congress” — provid
ed it passes — but some of the Cap
ital’s better known wanglers are
laughing up their sleeves at it. They
would like nothing better. If it
worked out as they scheme they say
that they would register, and then
cite their compliance as evidence of
the purity of their activities
What they really fear — although
nobody in congress has advanced the
idea — is a law requiring them to
submit for periodical congressional
perusal all correspondence dealing
with their attempts to Influence leg
islative or governmental action.
The practice of returning all let
ters — abolishing all files — might
then spread from certain of the
holding companies to the gentlemen
who buttonhole legislators.
• • •
Asset* — Senator Copeland s pro
posal to expand our merchant ma
rine at a time when world trade is
steadily declining has been called a
silly idea. But it is far from that If
you know the real reason for it.
The ships he would build may not
carry cotton or wrheat or machlinery
for a long time, but there are some
who think they may sqpn be needed
to carry troops somewhere. Other
nations, especially Japan, are build
ing up their merchant marines be
cause of their value as naval auxili
aries. Our commercial attaches in
the Orient emphasize the asset
which Japan's new- fleet of Diesel
driven vessels would be in time of
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AND WHAT ELSE?
COtAB OH —
WE LL KILL
THIS BOTTLE
a
wmr. Already they have driven Am
erican and British vessels out of the
silk-carrying business
This country's naval auxiliaries
now fall far below par. and more
commercial ships will be a basic ne
cessity when the proposed navy
building program is completed
• • •
Lesson — It may not be regular to
predict the outcome of a legal ac
tion. but those a'ho ought to know
see little chance for the go\emment
to win Its tax suit against Andrew
W. Mellon
According to income tax experts
—and they are not fnenrts of the
former Secretary of the Treasury—
his stock deals designed to reduce
his income tax fell within the letter
of the law. That Is quite understand
able. they say. for Mr Mellon help
ed to frame the law. If the govern
ment does lose, as It did In It# ac
tions against Charles E. Mitchell
and Sam Instill, it should teach thia
administration what Mr. M
learned when he tried to collect aft
extra $10,000,000 tax from Jim Cou
zens: Let bygones be bygones!
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CHAPTER XU
u IVOR MAN!” Mlllicant called
"Where are yon. NormanT"
There was oo Answer.
Milllcent groped ter a light
switch, found It. snapped on the
lights.
TM apartment was in tha great
oat disorder. Chairs were over
turned. The table had been tipped
oa its side, a lag smashed, and sill
lleant was bonified to discover
several ugly dark splotches oa the
carpet, oa the furniture, and even
on the wall Itself. Evidently there
had been a terrific struggle. She
flung open the door of the closet
and looked Inalde. hoping yet dread
tag to discover some trace of the
man sbe loved.
The doeoC was smpty.
She rushed to the Wtchenst
end bore, again, the result wee the
earn* There was ao trace of Nor
man Rspp.
She stood undecided, wondering
what could be done, hardly know
ing which way to torn.
As aba stood there she heard s
sharp knock at the door.
Ml Uicact stood perfectly still
Them, ears that Normaa eould
aot be la the apartment, aad hop
ing that the person at tha door
might provide a clew to hla where
abouts, she raa to the door aad
opened tc
A man stood la the doorway—a
thick-sec nasty Individual with a
very rad be* who gave ovary eW
doaoe of having dressed hastily
Hie eoat was open, showing tbs
upper part of a salt of ailk pa
jamas. The lower part of tbs pa
jamas protruded. Miiiieaat noticed.
beneath the bottom of hie trousers.
She nocieed. too. that ho wore shoes
each as aha understood policemen
usually wore.
"Where going oa up barer he
demanded.
MlUioeot said. "Who are your
Tim tha an who Mena ta the
apartment down underneath you."
"What do you want?"
T want to know what'a happen
tng up bera There's been a hell of
a commotion. You can’t put on
a party like that in a respectable
apartment bouse. My wife Is sick
and 1 was taking a bath. I had to
get out of my bath, throw on the
first clothes that came to hand and
come op here."
"How long ago was It you beard
this noise?" Milllcent asked.
“You ought to know." he said
"You live here, don't you?"
• • •
VCILUCENT hesitated for a mo
^ ment and then, deciding not to
admit or deny anything, aald. "Will
you kindly tell me what right you
have to ask questions?"
"Don’t get high bat with me.
sister. It won’t work. You know
what’s been going on here *
He tried to push the door open
and enter the apartment, but Mil
llcent held it firmly, eo that he
could not see Into the place.
"Don’t you dare come In here.”
she said.
"Listen, lady, what kind of a
party has been going on here?
Yon seem quiet enough now. but
you certainly made a hell of a com
motion a tew minutes ago."
“I’m sorry." she told him. “If
your wife Is 111. There won’t be any
more disturbance.”
"Everyone gone home?" be In
quired.
"I’m the only one here, and there
will be no more disturbance."
He looked et her suspiciously
"I’m on the force." be said. "It
sounded to me as though tfcere was
a fight going on up hera. Are you
hurt?"
"N<x"
"Anyone hurt?”
"I tell you I am the only one
hera"
UAKAY,* be said grudgingly
^“Yon don* look aa though
you’d been beat up but It certainly
sounded to me aa though someone
had popped you a couple oo the
Jaw. You’re sure you sin* been In
a flgbtr
“Certainly not*
“Well, don* try any more stuff
like that because yon can’t get away
with It—not with ma downstairs,
yon can*. I’m telling you now my
wife Is tick and 1 don* want to
hare to coma hack. What you do
up here isn* any of my business ss
long as you’re quiet about It. but
when you start making a racket
Ilka yon did 10 minutes ego you're
going to havo some explaining to
da Do yon understand ?"
“I think." aha told him. “I an
derstend entirely the purpose of
your visit."
She tried to bang the door shut. I
but he thrust forward the thick
■ole of bis broad shoe end kept her
from dosing the door.
"Now. wait a minute, sister." ht
said. "There’s nothing to gst in e
panic about Why are you ao
anxious to get rid of msT Whet
have yon got in that apartment?’
"Nothing."
“Don* tell me that; you’re
frightened. As soon as I aeld I
was an the force ell the color went
out of your face. You’re ao nervous
you’re shivering like s leal Now
yoa ain't got anything to ha afraid
of. If some bird got rough with
you ni telephone the boys and
have him taken la. Bat tt was a
big fight going oo np acre a tew
me any by tailing me the gang ha
gone home. I'm coming in."
"Indeed yon are not. You cant
enter this apartment without a
warrant."
“Sister, wouldn't I look cheap If
It should turn ont there’d bean a
murder committed here and 1 cama
np to the door and let yon talk me
Into going back and letting you
make a get away?"
“Why. what do you mean—a mur
der committed! The very Idea!"
“Yea." be said, “why not? But
you're not fooling me any, and sM
of this talk Isn't getting yon any
where. I'm coming in."
She tried to stare at him hi
biasing indignation, but knaw that
the fear which gripped her heart
was showing in oer eyes. This man
was an officer. h« would enter tha
apartment. He wonld see there bad
been a fight. He would see tboee
tell tale dark stains. Ha would !■?
slat on calling the police- Million*
hadn’t told him that she was Phyl
lis Faulconer. On the other hand*
she hadn’t dented her Identity. Bha
would never be able now to back aig
change her story and tell him that
she bad merely coma to the apart
ment to sea what bad happened to
Ler friend. Even If sba told him
that much he would Insist that sba
accompany him to beadQuartara to
make an explanation.
• • •
THESE thoughts raced throng*
her mind and she realized that
she could not extrlcata herself
from the predicament into which
she bad placed herself.
Suddenly she decided to try a
ruse. She knew now that Normaa
was not in the apartment, and aha
wanted most desperately to ha
free to find him.
“Oh. well." she said, “coma oa
in. if you've got to. One of tha
boy friends got In e fight with a
man who was calling on me and
knocked blm out."
She flung open tha door. 1h»a
officer entered the room, ap
praised the wreckage of the fur
niture with a practiced eye and
said. “A sweet little scrap, all
right. Where's the boy friend?**
"Out in the kltchenet. I don't
think he's hurt badly out he's un
conscious. I'm afraid to go near
atm tor fear he might be . . .**
She let her voice trail away «a
significant silence.
"Lika that. eb?“ her visitor re
marked. “Where's tha guy that
popped blm?"
“He ran out."
“What did ha hit blm with, bis
fist?”
Milllcent, baring embarked
upon a career of fabrication, de
cided to make ber story sound
plausible.
“He bit him with everything In
the apartment." she said.
“Oat In tbs kitchenet, huhr* \
My^i ns
“I'U take a look."
replied, and strode
apartment and pushet
door to the kltcbenec
Milllcent dashed through the
open door Into the corridor. She
ran tor the stairs and was half
•ay down tbs first flight when
•be heard a man’s voice shouting,
"Hey, come back here! Ton can’t
poll that stuff with me.*
Milllcent continued her mad
descent.
Suddenly the corridor echoed lh
the shrill blasts of a
whistle.
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