BRISBANE
THIS WEEK
Herr Goebbels Brags
One American at Best
' Mother Was "Mean**
Another Hapsburg
In Berlin, Herr Goebbels, minister
of propaganda, praising Hitler, says,
?There will be no kaiser or king." He
might have added that none is needed,
since in Hitler Germany has a kaiser,
king and dictator, "three-in-one." Herr
Goebbels boasts: "Hitler does not
start the day asking 'What do lead
ing bankers say?' Rather, bankers be
gin the day asking 'What does Hitler
?ay V n
Germany has no monopoly of that
condition. Herr Goebbels will be sur
prised to bear how many bankers and
other gentlemen in this country, who
once thought they had money, begin
the day asking, "What does ltoosevelt
say?"
One American at least is out of his
troubles forever. Mr. Medlock, forty
sight years old, rents cotton land in
Greenville county, South Carolina, and
thought he knew how much cotton he |
ought to plant to pay rent for his farm.
After he had finished planting, govern- i
merit Inspectors measured his cotton
fields and ordered him to plow under I
three acres. He had gone beyond his
allowance. Medlock complained to his
family for two or three days, then
went behind the barn and shot himself
through the heart, deciding that he. In
stead of the excess cotton, should be
??plowed under."
Little Nora Ruth Niclforos may with
confidence recite the prayer: "For
give us our trespasses, as we forgive
those that trespass against us." Be
cause she had been disobedient, her
mother, as shown in court, held the
six-year-old child's fingers over a gas
flame, "burning then! severely." The
child's mother, sentenced to 35 days In
jail, was freed when the little girl told
the Judge: "I love my mommy. I
was a bad, bad girl and picked things
up after she told me not to. She never
was mean to me before." It Is to be
hoped that the mother will never be
"mean" to her again.
Prince Von Starhemberg, In a pri
vate conference, saw Dictator Musso
lini, and gossips suggest that Mussolini
will encourage Austria to restore a
Hnpsburg, the young Otto, to Austria's
throne.
Otto, young heir of fhe Hapsburgs,
Is extremely good looking, would deep
ly Interest any movie director.
Ilut, why people as Intelligent as
the Auairians should think of taking
on another ilapsburg after what the
last ilapsburg did to them Is hard to
understand.
There is little enough left of Austria
Dow. Do the Austrians want Italy or
Germany to take that little, or divide
It between them?
Never adopt a plan unless you know
All about It.
William Bryant. In the Louisiana
penitentiary, read about Dilllnger's
"escaping from prison with the aid of
? toy pistol, made of wood, terrorizing
guards by the dozen, taking away their
weapons.**
A newspaper clipping about that
pistol was found on Bryant's body
after he had been shot dead, trying
the same "wooden pistol** escape
method.
Bryant and his fellow convict, Wil
liam Chandler, whittled out two toy
pistols?two surely would be better
than one. They and eleven other con
victs that followed them were all
killed, wounded or caught.
It Is a pleasure to hear from the
United States Chamber of Commerce
that there are "only" seven millions
out of work In this country. Mr.
Green union labor head, says ten mil
lions, but the chamber says that is
"exaggeration.**
On tlie other hand, statistics show
that one family In every ten In New
Tork city Is -getting home relief."
which is our substitute expression for
the dole. In New York 671.S0G persons
are on the dole, 7.030 more than the
previous highest record. That does
Dot indicate diminished unemployment.
Government says It will "bar profi
teering'- on food, following the drouth.
Many administrations have said that,
many times, but there Is no "bar."
Where there Is a scarcity there will
be profiteering, and there Is a scarcity.
Secretary Wallace says It will In
crease the cost of living 6 to 7 per
cent next winter.
81korsky, who made the biggest pas
senger plane now flying successfully,
the S-42 Brazilian clipper, predicts
"50-ton aircraft." three times as big
as S-42.
The 50-ton, beavter-than air ship will
come, pass and seem like a toy com
pared with real airships of the future.
Columbus. In his tiny caravel, might
have predicted a sailing ship 100 feet
long. He could not have dreamed of
a ship 1,000 feet long, driven by steam.
The San Francisco Chamber of Com
merce, reasonably, objects to removal
of the government's gold from Cali
fornia to Colorado, with "earthquake
hazard" offered as an excuse. Cali
fornia wonders. If the government's
real reason was fear of attack from
across the Pacific, why It does not say
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See Britain's Past
in Heraldry Show
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Relics of History Opened to
Public for First Time.
London.?For the first time In his
tory the public was admitted to the
aacred precincts of the college of her
olda, when that Institution held an ex
hibition here to celebrate the four hun
dred and fiftieth anniversary of the
granting of its charter by King Rich
ard III.
The Heralds, Clarenceux king of
arms, Lancaster herald, Rouge Dra
gon pursuivant, under the direction of
the hereditary earl marshal of Eng
land, are Inextricably linked with the
spacious days of British history, when
men were all brave and Jousts and
tourneys occupied that place in public
affection now filled by ball games and
the gridiron. Even today the college
Is an extremely busy institution, par
ticularly when a coronation or some
other magnificent state function is in
prospect. Its everyday work calls for
the qualities of artist and lawyer, poet
and magistrate, master of ceremonies
and arbitrator.
Heraldry is a fine art which Is also
an exact science, and it is one of the
duties of the college to direct and
control the design of the crests and
coats of arms with which the most
newly created lordling wishes to em
blazon his automobile and household
ailverware. Further, the college ren
ders indispensable service to students
of history, chivalry and genealogy,
with Its ancient records and its deep
knowledge of precedent and custom.
Stresses Value of Tradition.
44In times when many disruptive ten
dencies are at work the value of tradi
tion Is brought home to those who
have the stability and continuity of
our civilization at heart," said the
foreword to the catalogue of the com
memorative exhibition, and that sen
tence may help to give some under
standing of one of the most amazing
and fascinating shows ever seen in
London.
The college of heralds is so old?
It was probably in existence long be
fore its charter was granted in 1848?
that it refers to centuries as lightly
us others speak of years. In this ex
hibition were seen pedigrees of the
Fifteenth century which trace the
origin of the Saxon kings back to
Adam and Eve. This magnificent vel
lum makes the Intriguing suggestion
that Adam "dyed of the goute."
Earl of Lemonade Recorded.
The college of heralds touches at
so many points in the history of these
islands that it was not surprising to
see a prayer book of King Charles II,
lent by King George; while near by
was the pedigree of Admiral Lord
Xelson, and signed In the admiral's
own shaky hand. This tree is of very
modest size, compared with some of
the vast charts which were on dis
play.
The negro slave, Henri Christophe,
who became king of Hayti, created a
nobility of his own phich included
two peers with the high-sounding
titles of 'The Duke of Marmalade" and
"the Earl of Lemonade." The original
register of arms of this exotic no
bility was in the exhibition.
Among grants of arms was the draft
of a grant to John Shakespeare of
Stratford-on-Avon, father of the poet,
and an interesting note in defense of
his granting these arms by the garter
king of arms of that day, when it was
claimed that they too closely resem
bled the arms of Lord Mauley.
Of particular American Interest was
the picture of Heralds proclaiming the
Peace of Versailles in 1783, by which
the independence of the thirteen col
onies was recognized by the mother
country.
Ax Found in New York
Believed Made in 1600
Albany, N. Y.?An ax found at Am
sterdam, N. T, recently la of Seven
teenth century, European workman
ship?probably a Holland product?
the National museum at Copenhagen,
Denmark, has informed state museum
officials.
The Danish authorities point out
that the date the ax Is believed to
have been manufactured coincides with
arrival of ?ie first colonists from Hol
land, between 1G12 and 1(564.
Paul U. Hojohn, a contractor, dis
covered the ax near an old stone fence
Bad brakes or weakened parts of old
cars are frequently blamed for these
misfortunes, but investigation has
proven this is not true. If the blame
cannot be placed on the condition of
the car itself, where else shall we look
for it? There is only one other source,
and that is the driver himself. Un
doubtedly most of the accidents are
caused by haste. Speeding, when the
way is clear, is not so much at fault
as haste to pass another car, or to
beat a red light Many persons try
to save ten minutes of time with no
definite idea in mind what they will
do with that ten minutes after they
have saved it. Just the idea of "get
ting there" is at the basis of most of
our troubles. Poor judgment may also
be put down as a contributing cause
which prompts one to take unneces
sary risks. Downright recklessness is
a serious fault. This spirit of indif
ference to consequences may be
caused by drink or certain abnormal
mental conditions. Doubtless there
are some persons from whom the priv
ilege of driving a car should be taken
away. The fact that in the majority
of our states any person, regardless
of fltnesd. may drive a car, in Itself
presents a very serious hazard. The
public should at once be spared the
danger from irresponsible drivers.
Is the remedy for this menace to be
found in legislation? Increased police
vigilance may help some, but with the
increased traffic It seems impossible to
mnke this efficient. Watch the other
fellow?take no chances, seems to be
the wiser course.
& Wrsl+m N'*nMMT Union.
TK. Ark ?d Dot* Skip*
The Ark and the Dove were the
ships which brought the first settlers
of Maryland to this country. The
Ark was a ship of 350 tons burden and
the Dove a pinnace of 50 tons. They
sailed from Cowes, Iale of Wight, and
landed their passenger* at St. Marys
City In the spring of 1634, after a
voyage which took the whole wlDter.
Jigers Get a Texan
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Clarence Phillips has been brought
from the Ileaumont (Texas) team to
bolster up the pitching staff of the
I>etrolt Tigers of the American league,
lie Is ft feet 4 Inches tall and closely
resembles Walter Johnson.
ODD THINGS AND NEW?By Lame Bode
speed boats ?
Small boats given wings under
WATER TO MAKE THEM SCAR CAN WITH NO
A MORE POWER DOUBLE THEIR SPEED Br
p) SKIMMING THE S^RW^^^H^WKTER.
An expensive.
MOVE /
The US.GovtCMMiNT
u IS PAYING S 5,000 TO
MOVE ASINGUTtU,
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* in Twt Washington
Mail.
Snow creaks.'
Snow creaks when it is '
too coco to melt under pressure,
and the dry crystals slipover each other.
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Avoidable Murders,
By
LEONARD A. BARRETT
Accidents by automobiles seem to be
on the increase. Fatal injuries caused
by automobile ac
c i d e n t s in 1933
uuuiutrrtru Biigiiuji
over 850,000, and
deaths amounted
to 29,900, an in
crease of 700 over
the previous year,
Occasionally, one
hears of an insur
ance company can
celling the double
Indemnity payable
on death by Occi
dent The premium
on accident insur
ance has also in
creased due to the
additional hazards Involved. We are
not surprised at this when we read
in a recent city report that during the
"first five months of 1934 there were
540 fatalities, or 100 more than In the
corresponding period of 1933."
Upon examination of exhaustive re
ports on automobile accidents occurring
last year, one is astonished to discov
er that the majority of these accidents
are not caused by mishaps to old or
second-hand cars, but to new cars.
Oriental Touch
There Is an oriental feeling in this
white crepe tui^c dress for afternoon
wear. White dotted navy blue belt
and lacings through the buttons are
a strong color accent. The hat, bag
and shoes carry out the white navy
color scheme.?From Milgrim.
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By Lv;dia. Le Baron Walker
IT IS a good idea for children to have
small allowances. Pin money was
the name given to allowances which
were meant to be spent on trifles. This
was when pins were scarce, and wom
en wanted money with which to buy
them. Pins were not considered essen
tial, but desirable luxuries which in
dicated incomes above the necessities
of life. To have pin money was a
mark or evidence
or riches. Toaay
with pins a com
m o n commodity
and necessary ar
ticles, the term
pin money has
been superseded
by that of allow
ance.
I have dwelt on
the name pin
money, partly be
cause mothers can
help their little
folk to earn their
allowances by pick
ing up pins. When
I was a little girl
I was given a pen
ny for each six
pins I picked up
off the floor. Pins
from anywhere
else could not be
included. Needles
countea a penny
each. They were scarcer and consid
ered more dangerous to have where
they could be trodden on, and perhaps
broken. You can imagine how clear
the floors were kept from both pins
and needles, and how we children rev
eled in the days when the seamstress
or the dressmaker came to the house
to work. Today vacuum cleaners can
be damaged by gathering up pins and
needles, so why not let the youngsters
earn some pin money by keeping the
floors free from pins and needles, and
thereby help fill their wee purses or
banks with the proceeds of their labor?
Mother's Helpers.
Mothers can make their little folk
feel they are making money and this
is so like grown-ups in the business
world, that they rather relish the idea.
At the same time she can be getting
the youngsters to help her in her
housework. For example I know of
one mother who used to put a penny j
on the window sill of each bedroom i
where she wanted the beds made. The
penny went to the child who made the
bed In the room. I can assure you the
beds were made early in the day. The
mother inspected the work, and com
mented on it favorably when the beds
were well made, and made suggestions 1
of how to improve the making when
she was not satisfied. She did not find
fault, but made helpful suggestions,
such as telling the child how to i
smooth the under bedclothes well to i
make the spread smooth, etc.
There are always some tasks for lit
tle hands to do and they will be will
ing hands If they get some remunera
tion for their labor. After all this is
one way of helping children to learn
what it means to be self-supporting.
It is a method which works to the ad
vantage of the employer, who is moth
er In this case, and the employees, who
are the children.
The Worker and Her Work.
Once upon a time when there was
no depression at the moment, a great i
thinker, John Ituskin, wrote "No
amount of pay can ever make a good
soldier, a good teacher, a good artist, i
or a good workman." It is a saying
that contains an undeniable truth. It
is not pay which makes any work
good, although good work is worth
good pay. Just what good pay Is de
pends upon the age or era. For exam
ple, in the World war prices soared to
phenomenal heights. In the recent de
pression prices were extremely low.
Just now there is the gradual return
to the normal. But whatever the pay
for the work, its excellence should
not be influenced. The worker should
endeavor to reach a high level of ex
cellence and maintain it.
The underlying idea in the saying
quoted is easy to find. There is a per
sonal equation in all work whether it
is craftsmanship, cooking, carpentry,
plumbing?and so through all trades
and arts. The worker decides wheth
er he will do his or her best, or wheth
er it shall be good only when the pay
is high. The crudity of making the
money value the criterion of excel
lence is recognized in a moment And
yet there are persons who slight their
tasks unless pay is high.
?. Bell Syndicate.?WNU Service.
May Get Saar Post
It is expected that Miss Sarah Warn
baugh of Cambridge, Mass., will be
appointed by the League of Nations to
oversee the plans for the plebiscite in
the Saar, which will decide whether
that important mining region shall re
vert to Germany or remain under con
trol of the league. Miss Wambaugh
is an authority on International law.
"Courting Mirror*" Among
Antiques in Alden Home
Duxbury, Mass. ? Two "courting
mirrors" used by the Pilgrims when
they wanted to ask young women to
marry them are among the treasured
antiques at the John Alden home j
here.
They hang in a bedroom of the three |
century old house.
In those days, when a young man
was about to propose, he carried a
"courting mirror" to her home. When
he was admitted he laid it on the liv
ing room table. If she picked it up
and looked into it during his visit,
it was her way of accepting him. If
she did not gaze into it, the young
swain was out of luck.
The John Alden house Is the only
one in existence in which any of the
original Filgrims lived.
King George Opens the Mersey Tunnel
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Scene In Liverpool, England, as King George performed the ceremony of
opening the great Mersey tunnel connecting that city with Birkenhead. The
tunnel was named "Queentway" In honor of Queen Mary, Vrbo was present at
the opening.
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ROGERS
BEVERLY HILLS. ? Well all I
know is just what I read In the papers.
Did I ever tell you about going up to
the strike in Frisco.
FTT7. its. / . _/?. J U'oH I hoH aa I IAIJ
j, you been to the
, general strike In
; England away back
r In 1926. So I wanted
to gee what one
that we would put
on would do. Orer
In England I never
saw anything ag
- quiet In my lite.
Why I used to walk
the streets wishing
-1 two dogs would"
e 11 n snmp fiiHtpmpnt
U&Ul JUOl WW ? ' ~ -f ?
Not even a newspaper was published.
Well 1 had always been going around
bragging, (and every time 1 met an
Englishman) complimenting him on
the stability of his race, the feet on
the ground attitude that the English
man is famous for. 1 used to say why
if we ever had a general strike in
any part of our country, one halt would
kill of the other half.
Well then along comes this one up
in San Francisco, and so I grabbed
the quickest plane and up-1 went. Got
in there at night Everything was as
quiet, no street cars running, no taxi
cabs, and the pilot had to drive us In
from the airport. Just a few restau
rants was open, 18 to be exact This
was the night of the first day of the
general strike. The strikers allowed
them to open. As you went to enter
your hotel there was a guard or two on
deck to see you dident enter, unless
they knew you, or if you had previous
ly registered there and had your reg
istration card from the clerk of the
hotel. Prowled around quit a bit that
night. Quite a few private cars, not
many people on the streets, but all
quiet. The National Guard soldiers that
were on guard there and had been for
a couple of weeks. They were stationed
down on the water front, dident see
them till the next day.
Well then I went over to see General
Johnson. Found a bell boy, (Oh yes,
all the hotel help bad to stay In the
hotel, as they were supposed to strike
to). Cafes were closed but they served
you meals in youi rooms. Well this
bellboy was delivering General John
sons pants that he had pressed, so I
grabbed them, and delivered em to him
in person. If it hadent been for me the
General wouldent have had any
breeches. He was Just going to start
out that morning to break the strike.
He was to go to the University of
Northern Cal at Berkley, thats the
branch of the University of Cal which
is at Los Angeles. He was to be given
the By-Feta-Fy or the Phy Sigma Gama,
or some one of those Greek elks club
affairs..He was to get a key.
Well its funny but the whole aspect
of the strike changed when it was made
general, and it began to interfere with
your business. You can be in favor of
something, (and lots of good folks
were) but when they saw the trucks
that was moving, moving with a sign
on em saying it was by permission of
the strike committee, well all that
rubbed em the wrong way. They got to
thinking. "Here look what this might
lead too, to have somebody tell you
just what you can do." Well the old
American spirit bobbed up, and that
really was the beginning of the end of
the general strike.
I have read that one never did win.
It just is not in the cards. Lots of
time individual strikes when they are
Just, and conducted
? Inner fain linn, I Onn
have won their
case, and they
should, for manu
facturers have as
sociations for their
mutual betterment,
bankers have asso
ciations to see how
they can help each
other out, and there
is nothing fairer '
than workmen hav
ing unions for their
mutual benefit Its helped to Keep
wages up In San Francisco, and Its a
strong union town, but when the people
felt that the Reds were running the
thing, and that It wasent really done
for the sole benefit of the striking men,
but just to raise the devil generally,
why the folks turned against em. Even
Mr. Green head of the whole Federa
tion said it was a mistake.
But what 1 want to get over Is that
the people were just as down to earth,
as peaceful, and as law abiding as you
ever saw. Again a dog fight would have
constitued excitement. There Is lots of
Reds in the Country, but you would
be surprised at the amount of Whites
when the real showdown comes. This
strike will do more to get em weeded
out than any strike for its been proven
that they "Gummed" this one up. So
the minute one starts telling some
other union gathering what to do, some
body will holler, "Yeah, what about
San Francisco."
Things are brightening up. men with
money for Industry when they see they
have a good chance to run their busi
ness, will start running it again. If we
just had some more jobs. Thats whats
needed.
e 1934. Uc.\**glu Srmdut*. /M