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B> Mall—In The Rio Qrande Valley, in advance: on* yaar. •7.00; etx months $3.75: 3 months. 52. By Mali—Outalda of the Rio Grand* Valley: 75c par mootp. SS.00 per year; 6 month*. 54.30. Tuesday, February 12, 1935 OURS IS A GOVERNMENT OF FIVE BRANCHES! The government of the United States, we were taught in school, consists of three branches, the executive, legislative, and judicial. Of recent years, a fourth appears to have been added unofficially: The investiga tive. Few can doubt the valuable services of this branch; to wit, in the matter of 1 eapot Dome, the banking investigation, and the munitions inquiry. Now we seem in a fair way of develop ing a fifth branch, the telegraphic. This is the long-distance lobby, or technique of delivering a shower of telegrams on the doorsteps of congressmen at the psychol ogical moment. Rejection by the Senate of the World Court appears as the most vivid example of the power of this fifth branch at the moment. On Friday, it appeared likely that the World Court would pass. Over the week-end, several wielders of this fifth arm of government got busy. And in the cloudburst of telegrams that de scended on the senate, the World Court was lost. It is not precisely a new technique, yet there are signs that it is being developed to a new- high point. Members of con gress not familiar with its manifestations must now give careful consideration to its meaning. Naturally, a congressman ought to pay attention to his mail, and especially to telegrams, from his constituents. That is one way for him to know how the folks at home are thinking. But it is, after all, only one way. It ought to be evaluated, weighed, and not necessarily always accepted at face value. For instance, large numbers of identical telegrams might be discounted, say, three for one. For a certain amount of suspi cion always attaches to the intrinsic value as well as to the deep conviction behind the message that comes in another’s words. Old. experienced congressmen know' this. Messages plainly attributable to im passioned oratorical appeals or intensive editorial campaigns might also be dis counted, say two for one. A sliding scale of evaluating the messages might be work ed out by astute congressmen. For the telegraphic shower is never as good a cross-section as a vote, or even a straw vote. Usually there is one side that doesn't send telegrams at all. It's a fascinating study for congressmen, and you may be sure some of them will be studying it. For the telegraphic branch of the gov ernment seems to be flourishing these days. One result is an unquestioned good —it makes business for the telegraph com panies. X-Ray Advance Since 1895 Rivals Auto s By OK. MORRIS FISHBEIN Editor, Journal of the American Medical Association, and of Hygeia, the Health Magazine Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen announced his dis covery of the X-ray in December. 1895. In the 40 years since that time, the X_ray aids to the medical profession, not oily for diagnoses of disease, but also for treatment. The X-ray is a potent force. Doctors in the early days did not know how to protect themselves against its dangers, and so. many have become mar tyrs to their investigations with this apparatus. • Meantime, many different improvements have been made, so that the X-ray of today is as greatly ad vanced beyond the devices used before 1900 as is the motor car of today compared with the automobile of that period. One of the chief uses of the X-ray continues to be the diagnosis of broken bones and fractures- These are studied from many different angles so that the exact relationship of the bones to the tissues may be determined. With the help of the X-ray, It is pos sible to get perfect results in recovery. • • • It is possible, by studies of the skull, to determine presence of disease of the bone, of brain tumors, and of changes in the blood vessels of the skull and brain. Injections of air may be made into the hol low spaces inside the brain, and these may be care fully studied as to outline and any changes which hate occurred. There was a time when the X-ray was used only to study hard tissue, like bones, but nowadays it is possible to visualize other structures of the body. Dye substances have been discovered which may be taken into the body and which localize in certain organs and tissues; then, by the use of the X-ray. these organs and tissues are made visible. Thus the gall bladder the kidney, the urinary bladder, the organs of the female genital system, the liver, the spleen, and the spinal cord may be made visible, and diseases, and changes brought about by diseases, accurately diagnosed. • ft All sorts of diseases today are being treated with the X-ray, from simple conditions of the skin to deeply seated tumors in the abdomen. To shorten the time of application of the X*<ay for these deep tumors, apparatus has been developed which will deliver up to 800.000 volts, the normal tis_ sue of the body being protected by filtering these rays through copper filters. Naturally, such apparatus is exceedingly expen sive. It has become customary, therefore, to provide such service through hospitals and through special X-r»y laboratories, so that cost of the apparatus and its use may be distributed over a considerable num ber of people and thus made generally available. Of the 7000 hospitals In the United States, more than two-thirds axe already fully equipped with ex cellent X-ray apparatus. According to my way of thinking, a liberal is a person who does not imagine himself to be Ood, en dowed with omniscience capable of saying the right thing and doing the right thing for humanity, always and everywhere.—Professor Charles A. Beard, his torian. Women have become independent and more self assertive. which carries with it a domination of character, with freedom of habits so expanded that it frequently obliterates their sex —Carleton Simon, criminologist.* The Manchukuoan regime's establishment has marked the first step in the consolidation of peace in the Far East and in Japan's fundamental policy of guaranteeing peace and order.—General Jiro Mina, ml. Japanese ambassador to Manchukuo. Go back to Russia? Never! If I went back there, some commissar would throw me into prison and let me sing my beautiful songs to the rats.—Feodor Cha liapin. famous Russian basso. Give an hour a day to your brain. Think—and think regularly—every day—Fav Wray, film actress. SCOTT’S SCRAPBOOK - - By R. J. Scott WMiLE Lincoln was PRACTISING LAW at" Springfield ^ HE AND fc certain m judge ,in pleas- M a nT BANTER., AQR.E-ED TO <rade Morses Sl4H<-UHSEEN uncolm BROUGHT A sawhorse WHEM HE 5E1" IT DOWN! HE SAID. ^UDCE.THrt. 15 THE FIR5TTIME I WA5 EVER. BEATEN IN A H0R5E TRADE/ rr: In Memory of ELIZABETH **»© Should ha»/t boon the Wife of Mr. Simeon Paimia who d»«d Aug 14“ 1776 m the 6V*Ye*r of her Ago 1 EPrfAPH ON A ',<OMBSfONE IN A l CEMtttRy IN Littte Compton, RJ. Mo mechanical [ DEVICE HA$ EVER. SEEN INVENTED To Satisfactorily tXke The place of The Teasel plant, when dried, * for RAISINS A NAP ON WOOLEN CLOTH A, Todays Almanac: February IgO^Abrahajn Lincoln born. Charles Darwin boni* ttSS-Michigan «• tablishes°A6ri* cultural at Lansmg 1912-Chinaan* nounres abdication of true throne inf* vorof the republic The World At a Glance BY LESLIE EICHEL (Central Press Staff Writer) NEW YORK, Feb 12 —The condi tion of the NRA seems to be very low. Both business and labor virtually have abandoned It. The Roosevelt administration seems to be making a pretence that it still is operative. But there is hardly a business that pretends to be operating under it—except for price monopolies, in certain fields. Labor openly denounces NRA codes as depriving it of rights. While Co-Ordinator Donald Rich berg goes up and down the coun try making speeches concerning the •progress ’ of the NRA. the process of disintegration continues faster than ever. Not only that, even the adminis tration itself attacks itself! Most notable attacker is Francis Biddle, I chairman of the national labor rel- ■ at ions board. Numerous persons have called this writer’s attention to these facts—' thus he states them. • • • Some Happening* Francis piddle. NLRB chairman, in attacking the administration’s la bor policy and calling for a newer New Deal, has chosen vital spots of attack. He has spoken in large in dustrial centers where there is sup pressed anger among workers— Cleveland. Detroit, Akron, Cincin nati. He has followed up Donald Rich berg. President Roosevelt may hava to choose between either on of these two men—or “sacrifice" both of them. But Biddle is likely to be re tained to appease labor. It is a queer feud. Richberg tmce was considered a radical lawyer for railroad brother hoods Employers feared his advent. Biddle was a wealthy, aristocratic corporation lawyer of Philadelphia. Employers welcomed his advent. Now the situation is reversed La bor is shouting for the "head" of Richberg while it cheers Biddle. That such a condition of disor ganization could develop, however, is indicative of the collapse of the driving power and cohesion of the administration. That collapse—critics say—is due to a lack of definite policy. It may be due to a desire of a kindly chief executive to please all groups—one at a time. • • • Danger The danger of a ‘ multilateral" pol icy may be demonstrated first in De troit. When President William Green of the American Federation of Labor raised such a loud protest over the extension of the auto codes "with out labor being consulted." he was speaking for the rank and file. The rank and file of the A. F. of L.. are looking toward independent movements. Such an independent labor movement in the automotive industry—the Mechanics Education al Society—is likely to seek •’rights," code or no code. More than that, however, the A. F. of L. administration may find itself in the same position as the Roose velt administration—with a top heavy organization on its hands, but the rank and file doing as they please. Revolt Revolt over NRA rule Is mow, vio lent. however, in the steel industr. The steel companies have defied the government to force collective bargaining with the A. F. of L. And the workers have defied the government not to. Steel companies have discharged "orcanizers ’ with impunity, and steel workers have threatened to strike regardless of government interven tion. Out of the government's lack of organized steadfast judicial policy, two radical elements are emerging— and that means just the opposite of peace. Listen to William Spang, leader of the "rank and file" steel workers, speaking in Pitsburgh "Tighe (e veteran conservative uresldent of the steel works' union is not the boss The rank and file membership of the Amalgamated as sociation of Iron. Steel and Tin Workers Is fhe boss and Tighe is our servant. We are fighting not only the United States Steel corporation, but alto our own organization, for our rights ... ‘•This charge of being 'radical.' ‘red’ and ‘foreign’ is a cry of wolf, wolf. when there is no wolf. I’m fighting for just one thing—to make the Amalgamated a live, fighting union. ‘ All we ve been able to get is prom ises ... “1 have no book learning but I know enough that the steel com panies are organized and so can crush any one uprising. I know, too, tha* if ve steel workers »et togeth er and show our power, there vont be anv need to wade through hear ings and courts. -Well vet recognition and action on our demands That’s what we mein to get.” In the meantime, private police of 'tee! companies are being heavily armed. Neither side is placing.the slight est faith in the NRA. 1 News Behind the News Capital ud world gcmip. t»«u id per* viUtlM. in and >ut ol lb* nawa written by a (roup ot earlaaa and tnlenncd newtpaper sen ot Washington and New Tom. This column u puDUanod oy Th* Herald a» a newe teature Opinion* expreeMd are thOM 0* the writer* a* individual* aoo should not be interpreted a* re* nacting the editorial poller ot thi* aewepaper. WASHINGTON By George Durno Phlebitia — Most informally and privately house democrats are de bating the necessity for electing a new majority floor leader to act in place of Representative William B. Bankhead of Ala. Bankhead -vent to a hospital on the day the democratic caucus agreed to his election nearly a month and a half ago. Official reports of his progress back to health have been encouraging but it is now un derstood he is suffering from phle bitis and may not be able to with stand the ngors of leading the un wieldy democratic majority through the hot fights still m progress. All of the Alabaman s colleagues are pulling for him to get back on the floor. They recognise his ability and they need him But If his con valescence Is going to be prolonged over a period of weeks many mem -1 bers think an acting leader should be determined by party caucus. t • • Honest — A tour around the sen ate office building develops that con stituents apparently don't think as hardly of Secretary of Interior Ickos as do many members of congress Senatorial secretaries say they have received a substantial lot of mail' defending Ickes as an upright, hon est citizen since the house made it a condition he was no longer to ad minister pu :lic works Inversely, thl? critical guns in many of these letters are being turn ed on Relief Administrator Harry Hopkins. There wasn't an undue amount of sharpshooting at Hopkins while direct relief money was rolling out. Now that the pinch is in sight the senators are receiving many complaints about waste and extrav agance—and even graft—in state and county organizations. One senator, rafter looking over a batch of mail, predicted Ickes would come out right side up in the end regardless of how hard he is being hammered now. • • • Lacking — Newspaper men who have covered the house for some years say Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia of New York could have a field day if he were back in congress this ses sion as leader of his old progres sive bloc. These reporters say they find a definite undercurrent of restless ness and resentment among the congressmen over iron-handed ad ministration rule. But no one has emerged who is able to crystallize and lead a rebellion. The news men pick LaGuardia as the ideal type but they don’t find anyone who is apt to step into his old shoes and really put on a show Therefore they conclude the house will continue to function with a fair degree of New Deal regularity. choosing — There should be no thing surprising m President Roose velt s decision to retain Postmaster General Jim Farley as his campaign manager for reelection in 1936. For several reasons. Despite all the hullaballoo about a year ago to force members of nation al and sttv? political organizations, who also either held a government job or were practicing law here, to give up one or the other, it never was in the cards that the white house edict applied to Big Jim. Or for that matter, to certain others of the elect. * # • • . Tricks — As President Roosevelt a unofficial order worked out the ex ceptions have been interesting. Those who have watched the weed ing-out process saw plainly it was designed to divorce picked men from the democratic committee. Democratic comiritteemen storm ed into Washington after the 1933 Inauguration with their law shin gles under their arms. One or two who weren't lawyers set up stands selling straight influence of more or less value. It became a stock Joke around town that this coterie of gold miners had agreed on a min imum fee of $25,000. Much larger ones actually have been paid. So FDR suggested u might be well for Washington lawyers not to be committeemen. That automati cally necessitated asking govern ment office-holders to give up any such political affiliations also—the assumption being that they were in a position to do tricks from the in side, whether they tcok advantage or not. • • # Rider*—As for Farleys retention of the national chairmanship, the president's intimates deem it quite imperative—despite the growing an tagonism Big Jim has been find ing on Capitol Hill. Farley has been building more Sally s Sallies Ail ABOt/7 ^ A nun doesn't Itke a woman who can coo4 and "on t not one who can’t cook but The Audiences Have Grown Bigger; But The Speakers— than a democratic organization across the country. He ha* been fashioning essentially a New Deal machine with FDR aa Its sole Idol. The combination Postmaster Gen eral and national chairman travels many miles weekly in every direc tion to build new fences and repair old ones. Thus it becomes natural that the creator of this machine should stand by to control the throttle when It goes Into high next year. Any re sentment congressmen may have over unattained patronage, etc., will be forgotten then. They will all be too busy hopping on the bandwagon ! for a ride back to Waahlngton them selves. • • • Note*—Representative Tinkham of Massachusetts will show up the ••pro-foreign anti-American propa ganda'* of the Rockefeller and Car negie foundations or know the rea son why ... Rumors reach Washing ton that ‘Iron Man'* Calles goes back to Mexico with his fighting clothe* on—but he’s physically near ly all m ... Rex Tugwell bad a radi cal speech prepared for delivery at Union College, Schnectady, on Jan. 35 but he didn’t deliver it ... Mean while Chester Davis, boss of AAA, throws out three radicals while FDR look the other way. Among the finest waterfalls in the world are the Iguasu Falls, 1000 miles up the Parana river and abut ting on Paraguay and Brazil. Two miles wide, the falls are 310 feet high. • 059 MCA SEBVlCf.lMO. HKRB TODAY GALE HENDERSON. pretty aad 23. work* la ■ silk ■III. She ia< ker IP-yeor-olA brother. PHI1* support their lavalK father. STEVE MEYERS take lit* works la the salll asks Gale to worry blai. She prewises to |l»* klaa aa aaswer ta a few Says. Gale goes skatlag. breaks throagb the lee aaf Is reacae* by BRIAN WESTMORE whose la ther. aow leaf, ballt the allL Brlsa has eowe hoaae after two years la Paris to eater the will. Gale llsappears b«for* lMr“ ker aawe. VICKY THATCHER, laughter Of ROBERT THATCHER, geaeral ■aaager of the will, sehewes to captlaate Brian. Cnle aoes oa aa erraal tor a aeighbor. MRS. O’CONNOR. wblek takes her lata the coaatry. “ a storwy al«kt aal wlsaes the re tarn boa. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY CHAPTER XXII THE coup* came to a stop and the door opened. A man's voice called. “Want a rid# east? Be glad to take you—1■ Gale stepped forward. She couldn't stand there In the sleei and cold for tour hours; that was certain. She tried to see the man is the ear but his face was In darkness. “I do want to get home, she said. “I missed the bus." “Yes. I saw the driver pull away and leave you. That was a mean trick. 8ay—“ All at once the man was out of the car. coming toward her. "Why. Gale Henderson I" he exclaimed. 1 didn't know It was you! What In the world are you doing here?" Gale looked up at Brian West more 8he hoped he would think It was the cold that made her Ups tremble as they did. She said. 1 didn't recognise yon either." "But you mustn't stand here shiv erlng. Here—get into the car." He helped her Into the coupe, and a moment later was beside her. “Say. I'm glad I came along Just when I did." he went on. “It’s a rotten afternoon—you shouldn’t be out In It" Gal* smiled. "Believe It or not mister." she said. "I was waiting for a bus—and I’d have had quit* a wait too. The nest one Isn’t due until 8:30." He said. concerned, “You're cold, aren't you? Take nay coat—" She ebook her bead. “Ob. no," tbe said. “I'm warm now. Really 1 am! Tell me. do you always so around rescuing maidens in die tress? I believe this is tbe second time you've saved me from an icy death." Brian laughed. "As a career," be said, “I can’t think of anything I'd like better than rescuing maidens in distress. Would you give me a letter of recommendation or testi monial?" *1 certainly would. Any time you want it" They drove in silence for a few momenta. Then Brian asked. "Have you given up skating? I've been out once or twice and looked for you but I didn't see you.” *Tvw—been busy dale told him ess CO he’d missed her. He'd “looked ^ for her." Oele went on. without raising her eyes, “Besides, I thought the ice was too soft" "It has been, the last day or two. TWo sleet and wind will probably I make It so rough It will be ruined That’s the trouble with skating on a river. A week or so of smooth ice is about all you can hope for all winter." Gale said "Tea. Last year there wasn t any.** “That so? Last year—" The words broke off as they turned a corner. Brilliant electric lights gleamed ahead. "Listen.” Brian said, "let's have some sandwiches and coffee. I'm starved and you wouldn't keep a starving man from food, would you?" "No. I wouldn’t want to do that” Brian turned into the drive be fore the lighted building. Wind bowled and the sleet stung her face as Gale stepped from the car Laughing, running, they made for the doorway. “The Blue Moon Barbee-Q" was a long, low structure with a counter running the length of the room Its surface was polished and scrap ulously clean. Brian and Oale were the only customers. They sat on high stools before the counter and a youth In a white ooat and cap brought them steaming cups of cof fee and thick, hot sandwiches. Gale said. WI didn’t know I was hungry but I certainly must bare been." "Good!" Brian set down his cup This place is all right, fee stopped here before." He paused, then went on. "Ton know you seem to have a way of disappearing Into thin air l was beginning to think I’d never see you again.” “I’ve been busy." Gale said for the second time. "Wish I could say as raueh." • e • HIS tone made the girl turn to look at him. “Why?" she said is anything the matter?" "Oh. 1 guess not. Only things aren’t working out the way 1 thought they would. Maybe it’s my fault." He frowned. T wish you’d tell me something." “Whatr He told her about the pension plan he bad worked out and after he had finished asked. "What do you think of It? Would the men and women at the mill like It?" I “I’m sure they would. I think It’s wonderful—" “Really? 8ay. that's the first word of encouragement I*ve bad Thatcher and everybody else I've talked to has bad seme criticism. They say the plan Isn’t practical. Well. If it isnX there must be some way to make It practical. 1 think a man who’s worked in the mill 15 or*20 years ought to have some feeling of security. He ought to bare something to show tor his work beside Just a bare living." “What does Mr. Thatcher say about that?" “Well, be was pretty vague. He seems to think the Idea Is all right but it wouldn't work out 1 don’t know why it wouldn't though—" For half an hour they discussed details of Brian's project Brian argued eagerly, enthusiastically Now and then the girl Interrupted with a question or suggestion. The coffee on the counter before them cooled. The youth in the white coat gave up his cross-word putsle. half-finished, and burled hlmaeU in a magazine. Suddenly Gale caught eight of the clock on the wall. “Oh." she said. ‘ It’s almost 6:30! I mustn’t stay any longer. 1 had no Idea H was so late—" “We'll go." Brian agreed, "m soon as we base some hot coffee." Five minutes later they were on the road again. The sleet had stopped, but the road was crested with ice. Wind whipped about the car, Its whining roloe rising now and than, shrill and blgh-pltehed. Brian said. "Can't make much speed on a road like this. We’ll hare to go slowly.* T»HET went slowly. Presently * Brian was talklnc again about the things be hoped to do at tbs mill. Workers sbonld be sure ot employment, with no dan ger of sudden dismissal. They should have protection against hard times, brought on by illness. As the mill grew and expanded there should be an adjustment of wages so that the men and women who actually did the work should share the prosperity of the owners. He said. “It's great to talk to someone who'll listen to me. who doesn't think I*re gone off on wild theories.* *T don't see bow anyone could call your theories wild.* “They do. Just the sama* *1 don't think sc," Gale assured him. “Thanks.* He gars her a quick, side-wise glance She was watching the road ahead. Her chin raised and two curling strands of hair had escaped from her bat to euree against her cheek. She turned then, smiling. “We’re almost there* she sold. “Look—there's the light on the water tower.* Yes. tbere vu the light on the water tower, which meant that within a few minutes they would be in town. Brian wished they wouldn't be. There were • lot of other things he wanted to talk to this clH about he suddenly realised. Not about the mill, hot about herself. He wanted to know her better. A lot better. They passed the mill and pree eatly were driving between rows of houses, all exactly alike — the mill workers' homes. Gale neM. "You can let me out here any* 1 where." "Nonsense! I'm taking yen home." "Then It’s the neat turn fee the left" The coupe turned left and trav eled two blocks. "It's the third house." Gale pointed out "Yea— I that one." Brian halted the ear, got oat and opened the door for her. "Well.1* he said. "It was a pieoe el tuek that I happened to come along when I did. I've been wondering about you—" Gale laughed. "A pieoe of keek for me. I think yon mean." "No—for me. But what I want to know now la when am I going to see yen again!" There wee a sound on the walk behind and Gale tamed. Steve Meyers was coming toward thMb i „ (!• Be flaltrrT