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Wednesday May 8 1935
Our Military Leaders See
Their Shadows
President Roosevelt did the right thing in squelch-
ing those ovrrambitious army officers who had so
much to say about American "war plans'* in this
hemisphere.
An army strategist is apt to say almost anything
of course and it would be foolish to attach too much
weight to the whole affair And yet it is a timely
warning of something that we usually fail to realise -
the fact that militarism is a growth not confined to
Kurope and Asia after all. We have our own share
of It. and it's time me realised it.
Consider for instance the ideas which Brig Gen
F. M. Andrew* chief of the new General Headquart- j
ers Air Force spread before a congressional com-
mittee recently.
We must said General Andrews keep our eyes on
Newfoundland the French islands of St. Pierre and
Miquelon. Bermuda the Bahamas. Jamaica. Trinidad
British Honduras and the lesser Honduras. Any or
all these place* would make dangerous enemy air
bases in the event of war. wc must keep them under
•urveillance. be ready to bomb them If we find air
bases being developed on them and be prepared to
aeire them by main force "if the altuation is suf-
ficiently vital to require it."
Nor is that ell Otlicr army officers urge congress j
to establish a huge air base in the Great Lakes bor-
der They admit that Canada probably is not medi-
ditating war on the United States; but they point out j
that if any ‘‘hostile power" lodged iself in Canada
it would be within easy raiding distance of our great
industrial centers.
Now all this Is very little less than vicious. It rep-
resents militarism In Its worst sense—the attitude of
mind that sees everything in terms of military equa-
tion and ignores all the supremely important tntan-
gibles of international relations
One of our greatest assets is the fact that me en- |
joy friendly relations with our neighbors The
Canadian border has gone unfortified for a century’.
The average American no more expects trouble from
Newfoundland or Bermuda than he expects Pitts-
burgh to attack Cincinnati.
But such facts mean nothing to a militarist There
is foreign soil at our doorstep; it must be the soil j
of an rnemy; let us spend huge sums and lay elabor- j
ate plan* to repel attack even if it means replacing
international friendship with suspicion fear and
dislike
President Roosevelt did the right thing in making
it clear that the vaporing* of the*** officers in no
way represents official American opinion
Should Work Both Ways
Charles M Schwabb. chairman of the board of the i
Bethlehem Steel Corporation return* from a trip to |
Europe — where by the way. he visited the famous ;
Sir Basil Zararoff. international munitions king —-
lo remark that it would be a grave mistake for America
to adopt legislation taking the profit* out of war
“You can’t operate munitions plants without pro-
fils.” he says. “For in such business you have to al-
low private capital to invest money and without pro-
fit* vou can’t Induce people to Invest.’*
Tills would be quite convincing if we did not read
It against the background of wartime conscription
of fight ng men.
If the country can take an ordnary. peace-loving
eitizen from his home and send him out to face mu-
tilation or death for a dollar a day. it ought to be able
to exercise an equal power over the men who supply
^———
htm with rifle and cartridges — and as the saying
goes to make everybody concerned like It as well.
Victims of a Strike
The role of the Innocent bystanders is never a
pleasant one; and one of the moat unfortunate things
about industrial warfare is the fact that Innocent by-
standers almost invariably seem to outnumber ac-
tual combatants.
Some 2200 men went out on strike at the Toledo
plant of Chevrolet Motor company not long ago.
This plant makes transmission gears for (Aievrolet
automobiles and is a key plant in all Chevrolet pro-
duction When it was closed by the strike con-
tinued production of cars became impossible.
So. a week later plants in five other cities supply-
ing bodies for Chevrolet had to close—and some 15.-
000 men were thrown out of work. These men had
nothing whatever to do with the dispute in Toledo;
they were simply Innocent bystanders.
Capital and labor fall to agree in one city—and
capita] and labor in cities many miles away have to
pay the penalty!
Wind Begins Carrying
Hay Fever Pollens
By DR. MORRIS FISHBLIN
Editor. Journal at the Amaiioao Medical Association
and of Hygeia. tbs Health Magazine
Tin* is the time of year when the pollen* begin to
be blown about by the wind and when those who are
sensitive to them begin to suffer with the sneezing
coughing and congestion that are significant of hay
fever.
Long before we knew that the pollens were re-
sponsible there was some indication th|t hay fever
came at certain season* and that it could fee avoided
by changing ones residence to an area in which
the pollens were not prevalent.
For example it has been pointed out that Daniel
Webster suffered from ragweed hayfever for 20 years
and did not have the symptoms in 1839. when he spent
the summer in Scotland
It is known that the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher had
hay fever and obtained relief when he went to the
Catskiil mountains As long ago as 1875 Judge Oary
mentioned the fact that he used to get relief from
his hay fever in northern Michigan
• • •
However as people have traveled about and as in-
tercommunication ha* grown certain areas which
used to have a fine reputation for being free from hay
fever have lost their distinction with the invasion of
ragweed coming in the wake of ctvUiaaton.
A study has been made of the dstnbution of rag-
weed throughout the United State* over a period of
a good many years and a system has been set up for
finding out how much ragweed pollen is present in the
air at various times.
Only the North Pacific coast states were found to be
entirely free. Ragweeds and related hay fever plants
do not grow in that region and the Cascade* prevent
the pollens trom being blown in from the intermoun-
lain region
• • •
California and the southwest are not greatly troub-
led with ragweed but a good many other pollens that
bring about hay fever are to be found in that section
Florida suffers Uttle from ragweed pollen but Flori-
da and California and the southwest are pretty warm
for summer resorts
In Canada. Winnipeg and upper Sasketchewan are
found to be relatively free from pollen Especially un-
favorable pollen conditions are found in Denver. Salt
Lake City and Landers. Wvo. but the condition* in
these cities do not obtain for most of the mountain
resort* in the same area.
It has been learned by recent investigations that
prevailing winds make a great deal of difference be-
cause pollen is carried by them Rainfall also is of
importance because a sufficient amount of rainfall
will precipitate the pollens and lessen the symptoms.
People forget the capitalist is taking a great n ’
in starting industries and creating employment. As
a matter of fact very few capitalists die nch About
so per cent of them lose their fortunes—Frederick H
Prince capitalist.
The presidency's a dog's life. I’ve known every
president tince Harrison and It’s a dog’s life for
them all —Former Senator David A Reed of Penn-
sylvania
Women are not all bandwagon voters But most
of them are. I’ve been in politics 49 years and I
know.—Representative Walter M. Pierce. Oregon
The Hoover curve may be upward; it could not
quite be downward; it may be a straight line.—Wil-
liam Allen White.
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The World
BY LESLIE LirilH
(Central Press Stall Writer)
NEW YORK May 8. — The New
Dealers who shouted down Secre-
tary of State Cordell Hull ui the be-
ginning may come running to him
for help soon
The man whose life virtually has
been dedicated toward a study of
world trade and currency problems
has been sidetracked repeatedly—
and plans that have not been his
have been totaled on tile state de-
partment.
But the United States is getting
into such a tangle on trade and
1 currency that alarm is spreading
among ali sorts of businesses and
workers who fear the United
States will liave no foreign markets
left.
The American monetary policy
creates tariff barriers In self-de-
fense Cotton with Its price pegged
out. of proportion to the world
price becomes too expensive for
foreign nations to buy — particu-
I larly when the American tariff
I prevents nations from selling in
! the United States in exchange
i Financial New York went into a
spasm over its interpretation of a
suggestion of Chester Davis ad-
ministrator of the AAA to refuse
to sell manufactured products
abroad unless an equal amount of
raw produces -such as cottom-
werr purchased. Auto exports to
Europe lest year increased 120 per
cent wli I cotton exports dropped
30 per cent.
Such aburd suggestions indicate
the degeneration of economic
thinking at present say the eco-
nomists of financial New York.
Radicals
Investigation ol radical* indi-
cate* few foreigner*.
Actually it i* the ‘100 .per cent
American' w ho ha* become the
most persistent objector.
When immigrants were pouring
into the l lilted State* the; generally
wen pleased with what they found.
But the son* and daughters and
giandson* and granddaughter* of
the American* of long-standing are
not at all pleased with condition* as
they are
That is the problem which la
worrying politician* from slate*
cons derpd native American.
Several million new voter* are
added to each presidential election.
(And. of course a large number have
passed on •.
The new voters invariable hold
the balance of power.
Restrictive action taken against
American youth todav may have its
political repercussions later.
Political units will tend hence-
forth to move against youth less
freelv.
But in La* Angeles. Margot Lamb.
20-vear-old girl student of Los
Angeles Junior college went to ‘ail
for 25 days for distributing hand
bills condemning war. She went in
preierence to paying a $50 fine
The reaction to that in school and
college may be guessed
Single Tax a Solution
The single tax l* offered as a solu-
tion to our present economic prob-
lems by still another writer—Harold
Sudell. of Brookline Pa
Mr. Sudell sends a clipping of a
lptter which he wrpte to the Phila-
delphia Evening Ledger savtrf :
• In your recent editorial. Indus-
trial Refugees' you discuss the que.s-
t.on of the government's transferring
workers from derelict areas to areas
of better opportunity.
"If the government would but do
the right thing and by the single tax
open up to use all our bountiful
natural resources there would be no
need for this expensive benevolence.
"The workers would find ways and
means of getting to the opportunities
if they were freely open to use and
if there wa* a promise of their
yielding a good living and that with-
out any aid from paternal govern-
ment*.
"Whenever gold has been discov-
ered m paying quantities on land
onen to use. the workers have crowd-
ed In even though the fields were
in remote regions ”
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News
Behind the
News
Capital and world gossip events
and personalities In and out ol
the news written by a group ol
tear las* and informed newspaper-
men of Washington and New York
This column la published by The
Herald aa a news feature. Opinion*
eaprctsed an those of the writers aa
lndi viduals and should not be In*
terpreted ae reflecting the editorial
policy of this newspaper.
_ _
WASHINGTON
By Ray Tucker
Impression—Brain-trusting Roose-
veltians often express irritation over
Dan Roper's performance*. They
criticise him as a politician of the
old-fashioned order. But Dan fre-
quently exhibits the kind of pinch-
hit brains the President needs these
days.
Day after the bankers excoriating
the administration's monetary poli-
cies at White Sulphur Springs some
time ago Dan summoned his Busi-
ness Advisory Council to the capitol
and bellwethered them to the White
House There they endorsed several
phase* of the presidential program.
Day after the United 8tates Cham-
ber of Commerce lambasted the New
Leal Dan again herded hla council
Into Mr Roosevelt's presence.
Since bankers and chamber mem-
bers serve on the council their obei-
sances at the White House after each
attack upon its occupant extracts
some poison from their sting It
gives the impression that big busi-
ness is not unanimous In its antag-
onism toward Mr. Roosevelt.
• • •
Losses — Now that they have had
time to think it over some C. of
Cer& regret the fierceness of their
blasts against the New Deal. They
are asking themselves If they were
not used as window-dressing for
these G. O P revival meetings In
talks with certain White House em-
issaries some have spread the rumor
that the anti-Roosevelt speeches
were exaggerated and misUiterpret-
ed
Their suspicions tally with demo-
cratic reactions Around the White
House they refer to the various ad-
dresses as ‘ chamber music.” which
is not a popular form of emotional
expression. They note that 8tlas
H StrawTi. a staunch republican
helped to stage-manage the C. of C.
show.
The wish may be father to the
thought but the democrats minimise
the importance of the chamber’s at-
titude They suggest that this or-
ganization no longer speaks for the
more influential business element
•In view of heavy losses in member-
ship during the depression.
• • •
Active — The a (Immigration is far
more concerned over the strategy of
the American Liberty League The
Shouse-Raskob-Smith outfit may
commute a serious threat to 1936
: dream*.
The league ha* money and brain*
It i* establishing state branches
Still expanding. It occupies more
floor space in Washingtons largest
building than does the national dem-
ocratic committee Its pamphlets
criticizing New Deal proposal* are
eagerly sought for by member* of
congress newspapers government
department* the republican con-
gressional committee and even the
British Embassy.
Bo Jim Farley may be glad to learn
that the League does not plan to par-
ticipate in the presidential fracas.
It will restrict its activity to elect-
ing or defeating candidate* for con-
gress. But its record so far indi-
cates that it will extend its blessing
to anti-New Dealers in the main.
• • •
Error* — Organized labor chose
the wrong time to stage a strike
demonstration in the automobile in-
dustry. Their more intelligent lead-
er* knew It all the time.
The industry had one of its best
Jaauary-Mareh sales periods in
many years. The strike which threat-
ened last December would have crip-
pled the manufacturer* for then
they could not meet dealer demand
But now. facing the slack season of
spring and summer they can afford
to shut down. Exhibition of new
models ha* been advanced fromjiext
January to early fall and designing
of novel features will take time. But
a skeleton scientific staff is all they
will need for the next few months.
A strike in the production plants
won't hurt so much.
A. F. of L. insider* cannot under-
stand why their leaders failed to
head off choice of such an unfavor-
able time and ground for a battle
Behind the scene* there Is a mutter-
ed but growing demand for more
expert generalship. One of these
days it may upset Bill Green and his
staff.
• • •
( rusade — “Safety glass' manu-
facturers are preparing for a profit-
j able season. Almost without gen-
eral notice lobby-gows of the monop-
oly which manufactures this type of
automobile windows are persuading
legislatures to pass laws requiring
it for all car*.
Seven states now require that this
so-called “shatter proof glass be
installed In private or “for hire”
ran. Similar demands are before
the 40-odd legislatures now In ses-
sion with a good chance of enact-
jment. The movement tenderly
nursed by several corporations is
preading. and there is talk of seek-
:ug federal action along this line.
Tne AAA has watched the develop-
ment closely and thus far has pro-
tected autoist* by insisting that the
provision apply only to new cars
manufactured after a certain date.
But this “safety crusade” may
prove costly. There is no assurance
that the lobby may not move on pri-
vate homes office buildings and de
luxe baby carriages
• • •
Assist — It wasn't tycause of Nor-
man Thomas engaging personality
that President Roosevelt recently
welcomed his 1933 Socialist opponent
at the White House. Whether he
meant to or not Mr Thomas did the
democrats a good turn where they
need It
He declared on the White House
doorstep — an excellent publicity
pulptt—that there was more wretch-
edness in Klngftsh Long's Louisiana
than elsewhere in the land. The only
materia] possession of starving ten-
ant farmers he said. Is • Long but-
ton proclaiming the doctrine of
every man a king.”
Huey has counted on support from
socialists In the cities If he heads
or sponsor* an anti-Roosevelt move-
ment next year. But thle rough talk
by the Marxian men's leader in so
Ot DARK BLOND
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NOW CO ON WITH TKK STONY
CHAPTER XLVll
SERGEANT MAHONEY slopped
the car in Iron! of tbs apart
meat bouse. *T bate been think-
| log." be said "about Gentry. You
say that be tried a key to apart
ment 809 and It wouldn’t work?"
"That’s right.”
"Then until he got to apart-
ment 309 be must have thought
the key was going to work."
"Yes. Why?”
"In that event" be said "he
must have used the key to get Into
the apartment bouse. In other
words he must have opened the
outer door with that key."
She stared at him. her forehead
showing lines of bewilderment.
"In other words." Mahoney said
"someone gave Gentry a key to
apartment 809. That someone bad
another apartment in the bouse
and must have given Gentry the
key to that apartment instead of
apartment 309. Both keys would
open the door of the apartment
house Itself. The peculiar knocks
were merely a signal so the con-
spirators couldn't be surprised by
anyone with a pass-key.
Mllticent recognized the logic
of his remarks. "Good heavens
yes! And perhaps that other
apartment Is where . .
"Exactly." he Interrupted
"Now that apartment must be oo
the third floor. Norman waa car-
ried from apartment 809. He
would never ha-e left it voluntar-
ily. They would hardly bave
taken him up or downstairs"
Sergeant Mahoney stepped from
the car. rang the bell of the
apartment marked. "MANAGER."
At the third ring a speaking tube
whistled. A woman's voice said.
"If this is a tenant who's for-
gotten a key. I'll open the door
If It’s someone who wants an
apartment come back at a decent
hoar."
"It's the police.” Sergeant
Mahoney said. “Open the door
and meet os in the corridor with
a pass-key.”
A moment later the door busted
open. Sergeant Mahoney pusheo
his way Into the apartment bouse
* Mllllcent saw a big. blond woman
with a white frightened face
hugging a kimona about herself.
Sergeant Mahoney showed her
bis badge. "Give me n pass key.*
bn said.
• • •
SHE banded him the paae-fcej.
Sergeant Mahoney escorted MU
ttcent to tbe elevator alld back
tbe door of tbe cage preeeed tbe
button (or tbe third floor.
"When yon get U that floor/*
be said "get out and ran op and
down tbn corridor screaming
’Norman where are yon 7* After
that no matter wbat happens act
naturally—that ta. be tiigtbened
Don't let on that yoo know tbe
police have tbe place surrounded
For yonr Information. 1 have mea
placed where tbey can come to
your rescue whenever 1 give the
signal but I don't want to do
that nntil I've got soma In-
criminating evidenca."
Sbe nodded.
"Good luck." be told her. step-
ped from tbe elevator and let the
door cloee.
As tbe closing door made tbe
electrical contact tbe elevator
lurched upward. It Jolted to a
atop at the third floor Mttlicent
saw a desert eri corridor. 8he
screamed. “Norman. Norman'
Where are yon?" and ran tbe
length of the corridor.
Some man abouted through a !
closed dror. “Pipe down. 1 want
to Bleep "
A door opened A strange man
stepped Into tbe corridor.
“Are you looking for tbe man
who was burt In apartment 1097“
be asked.
"Yes.** Mtlllcent said and such
was ber eagerness to locate Nor-
man that for tbe moment sbe en-
tirely forgot sbe was bait for a
death trap.
“I found him in tbe corridor." I
tbe man said. “He was uncon
acious. I took him tn bars and bave
been waiting for him to regain
consciousness so 1 could And out
wbat happened. He's not badly
hurt."
• • •
\TILLICENT ran swiftly to tbs
^ door of tha apartment. Tbe
man stood to one side. Looking
past blm. Mllllcent saw a couch
On the couch covered by a
blanket lay Norman Happ. Tbere
was a gasb on bis forebead on
which dry blood bad encrusted
His eyes were closed.
“Norman!" Mllllcent screamed
Norman shouted. “Run. Millie.
Call the police!”
A woman's voice screamed an
epithet a gun roared
Norman Happ bad flang himself
off tbe coach as be called bis
warning. Mllllcent saw that bis
hands were tied behind bts back
as be dove head first to tbe floor.
A ballet ripped the davenport
where bis bead bad been. Another
bullet tore through tbe upholster-
ing. ripping cloth sending up a
shower of dust and exposing wire
springs.
The strange man who had stood
in tbe doorway struck at Mllllcent s
bead with a blackjack. Somehow
—she did not know how—ebe
avoided that blow and sped to-
ward Norman Happ.
Through an open door which led
to tbe kitcbenet she saw Dick Gen
try. an automatic in bis band bis
lips twisted Into an evil leer uk
lng deliberate aim at Norman
Happ's struggling hgure.
Mllllcent screamed lunged for
ward. Tbe gun roared. She beard
tbe impact of a bullet striking
something solid as. with a savagery
which surprised her. she flung bar
■elf upon Dlcfc Gentry and realised
she was bolding bis wrist stru^
Sling with bin for the automatic
“Ton little abed*nil" be
claimed as bar teeth sank Into fife
hand. “Take that!” T
He kicked at ber. Tbe gun
roared again Something struck
ber in tbs side with unmblng
force 8ba beard a tern lie roar
felt Dick Gentry grow suddenly
limp. Sergeant Mahoney's voice
sounding deadly ominous said
“Maks a move and yon‘11 get the
tame dose. Stick 'em nplN
Mlliteeut broke free as 0!ct
uen try colls peed to the fioor. She
eaw Sergeant Mahoney catting at
Norman's bonds with a clasp
knife saw tbe strange man with
bis bands blgb abovt bis head.
m • c
M1LL1C&NT ran to Norman
scream log. “Art yon hart?**
Ha grinned at ber and said
"No. Why didn’t yon run when
I warned yon? Gentry was bold-
ing a gun on me. He aald be d
■boot If i didn’t lie perfectly still.
1 knew wbat they wanted. They
wanted to get yon in nere. When
I shouted I dove forward to dodge
the bullet A woman waa with
blm. She ran. 1 couldn't aee ber
clearly."
He etralgbtened. rubbing ble
wruta Sergeant Mahoney stepped
over to Dick Gentry elowly shook
bts head
"I'm sorry boya.” be eaid. "I
bad to do It Ha d have got tbe
girl."
Mllllcent looked op tbeo end
saw that grim silent figured bad
filed Into tbe room figures who
moved with swift efficiency. Jerk-
ing down tbe bands of the man
who bad inred ber into tbe apart-
ment. snapping handcuffs around
bla wrists.
"What happened. Norman?**
she asked.
Sergeant Mahoney sat down be-
side Norman Happ. "It’s Impor-
tant” he' aald. “for na to lit i
everything you know and get 10^
fast Give oa the bare facta and
give them quickly."
"1 went to 109." Norman Happ
said. "I knocked. No ona an-
swered. 1 started toward tha ele-
vator. This man." nodding bis
bead toward tbe handcuffed pris-
oner. “stepped Into tbe nailway.
He asked me tf 1 was a friend of
Phyllis Faulconer. He eald she
oad instructed him to let her
friend into the apartment It was
a trap. 1 fell for It and eaid
|‘Yes.’ He let me Into the apart-
ment struck at me with a black-
lack. I was stunned but managed
to tackla him.
"Dick Gentry came in. Wa
fought all over the apartment but
they got me finally. They dragged
me down to this place and have
held me prisoner 1 think this .
man it e hired thug. That’s all
11 know" m
“And. by God!" said tbe hand-
cuffed man "that’s all you’ll ever
find out. You ve killed Gentry.
You've got nothing on me. X
thought tbe man was a burglar.**
Sergeant Mahoney turnad to
him purposefully. ‘‘Yon.’* as said
’know who Phyllis Faulconer is.
Yon know where Jarvis Happ la.
1 You can altber talk or wa’U take
you to headquarters and whan we
get done with you yoo’U be darns
| glad to talk "
The man snarled defiance. "Try
and make me talk.” he aald.
“By G<4.” Surge* at Mabooav
said grimly. “1 will “
(To Be Uoocladedt
F~~"
A reader can got the Answer to any
question of fact by writing The
Brownsville Heraid Information Bu-
reau Frederic J. Ha-skin director
Washington. D. C. Please encloae
three <3> cent* for reply.
Q. flow many people with the
Singling Brother* cirrus? B. C.
A. The management state* that
the big show this season carries 1-
800 people. 630 horses and 250 wild
animals The circus is transported
on 100 cars divided into four trains
• • •
Q. What Industrie* are being
helped by the government in the Vir-
gin Island*. C. F. McF.
A. The Virgin Islands Corpora-
tion. chartered in the spring of
1034 with a capital of $1000000 from
PWA funds and administered by
Secretarv of the Interior Ickes. Gov-
ernor Paul M Pearson and Charles
Taussig was established to promote
the general welfare of the people.
It began by purchasing 61.000 acres
of sugar land and taking over cer-
tain old distilleries. Sugar. 8t. Croix
rum. and bay mm will be marketed j
• • •
Q. When n« the trudgen stroke
invented in swimming? R. J. F.
A. J. Trudgen made this stroke
many lost causes won’t win the Sen-
ator many votes In that sector.
• • •
Victory - The Nye Munition* com-
mittee has pulled a smart one in
hiring ex-Representative Frank
James of Michigan as an investiga-
tor. It ha* fortified Itself for the
fight to pass the Flynn bill against
Bernard Baruch’s milder ban on
munitions profits.
As former chairman of the House
Military Affairs committee Mr
James knows any secret war plans
and preparations which the War de-
partment would like to keep out of
the record His information pre-
sumably will be at the committee’s
service and he never did like the
generals who run the department.
The committee will need his aid.
Serious opposition 1* piling up
against extreme legislation on muni-
tions profits at this time and it is
making headway In Influential cir-
cles. In view of the world's dis-
turbed state and the program for
building up both our navy and our
army the feeling prevails that all
plans for surblng munitions manu-
facture ought to be laid on the shelf
for a while.
prominent in England in 1873. but
the stroke had been discovered bv
Cltas. a writer on swimming in 1825.
It was then referred to as a thrust
• • •
Q. Please give some data about
Louis Cvr the strong man of Can-
ada. J. L
A Louis Cyr was six feet tall
weighed nearly 300 pounds had a
normal chest measurement of 58
inches and biceps 20 inches around.
Some of his achievements were said
to be The lifting with his two hand*
of a barrel of cement weighing
1.870 pounds; lifting 978 pounds from
the floor with one hand: raising 543
pounds with his little finger; and
with his right arm putting up a
188-pound dumb-bell 38 times in
succession.
• • •
Q- Since the earth is not a per-
fect sphere what term describes its
shape? G. B. C.
A. It Is approximately an oblate
spheroid.
• • •
Q How long has agricultural drain
tile been used in this country? C. N.
A It was introduced in 1835 when
John Johnston imported some from
Scotland and Installed it on his farm
near Geneva N. Y.
• mm
Q How are the hurdles placed in
a 400-meter hurdle race? S. G.
A As run in the Olympics st Los
Angeles in 1932. ten hurdles were
used These hut-dle* are three feet
in height. In the 440 yards and 400
meter hurdle races the first hurdle
shall bep laced 48 meters (40213
yards) from the scratch mark and
the remaining hurdle* shall be place
38 meter* <3* 277 yard*) apart
• • •
Q. What I* a blind advertise-
ment W. H.
A. It is one which does not dis-
close the name of the person or firm
advertising nor the nature of Its
business
• • •
Q What allusion is Intended In
the expression the birds of Gany-
mede* E. D.
A Eagles are meant Oanymede.
s Trojan youth who In Oreek myth-
ology became cupbearer to Zeus.
rode to Olympus on an eagle's back
• • •
Q What efforts were referred to
as dollar diplomacy? M. It.
A The attempt of Philander Chase
Knox to use the influence of the
State Department to encourage and
extend American financial and com-
mercial Interests especially In Lat-
in America the Near Cast and the
Tar Cast was criticised as dollar di-
plomacy.
• • •
Q What Is a Corroboree* II K. J.
i A. A corroboree is a ceremonial
dar ae of a more or leu public char-
acter. in vogue among the Australian
aborigines. It is generally held at
night the men doing the dancing
and the women furnishing the mu-
sic. This dance t* the nearest ap-
proach to a national institution
among these primitive people. It
senes also as a peace ratification
and as a means of intercommunica-
tion. Hence the term u applied to
an)’ noisy or disorderly celebration.
• • •
Q. Ilow old was the author of I
Have a Kendeivous with Death when
be died? H. \V
A. Alan Seegar was killed in the
World War In 1818 at the age of 28.
He was an American living In France
iind joined the French Foreign Le-
gio when the war started.
• • •
Q. Who were the first members of
the American Academy of Arts and
Letters? C. B. J.
A. The first seven members of the
American Academy of Arts and Let-
ters were selected by the National
Institute of Art* and Letters from
it* own body In 1904 by ballot The
seven were William Dean Howell*.
Augustus Saint-Gauden*. Edmund
Siedma'i John La Fargo. Samuel L.
Clemens. John Hay. and Edward
MacDour 11. In order to become eli-
gible to the American Academy one
must first be a member of the Na-
tion: 1 Institute of Arts and Letters
• • •
v wnai kind of pavement is tel- 1
ford? R E. V
A It is built by laying pieces of i
broken stone .seven or eight inches I
in diameter upon the road lounda- I
tion. packing them with smaller I
pieces covering them with gravel. I
and rolling hard and smooth I
Q. How many virgins tended the I
perpetual fire on the altar in the I
temple of Venn* in Rome? W. T. I
A Six vestal virgins tended the I
flame ■
• • I
Q. What portion of the homes ini
America are without bath lugs: H. C.l
A. About forty per cent hgAnel-l
iher bathtubs nor showers. I
• • • |jj
Q How long ha* It been dnoe there |
ha* been a yellow fever epidemic In I
the I nited States? I. c. 9
A The Public Health Service says I
thst • el low fever hss not been m-l
pcrte.1 in epidemic form in thafl
United States since the year lOOlS
In that year. 8000 esse* with 00o|
deaths were the result of an apl-fl
demlc which began in Louisians aadfl
spread to other states A few sporw<|
die. cases of yellow fever have bee' E
imported into the United State* fronfl
tune to time but none whatscwvQjl
occurred in 1934. I
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