BRISBANE
THIS WEEK
How Will Mussolini Fight?
Airfields and Live Wires
A Teapot Tempest
Will Eugenists Explain?
Mussolini fought In the big war
B .a simple soldier in the trenches,
was badly
wounded, saw
the horrors of
war from the
bottom.
Now, In com
mand, he will
see war from the
top. How will he
manage It? Dis
patches say he
must do some
thing In a “quick
drive and make
big gains” before
the rainy season
. t returns, seven
Ar.fc.r ISrlsbane monthg hence
Mussolini's driving power and effi
ciency, that have transformed the
fever-breeding Pontine marshes Into
lomes for Italian families, shonld
need no "seven months’’ to produce
results In Abyssinia. The thing to
do Is to concentrate on the “Con
quering Lion of Judah,” otherwise
the Negus, or “Power of Trinity.”
Make It clear that modern war
means “the ruler of the country
first, the little people afterward,”
and war will not last long. The
“Conquering Lion” has expressed
willingness, almost eagerness, to
die for his country, but that must
not be taken too literally.
Near Burbank, Calif., a plane
crashes. Three occupants, two pilots
and a stewardess, burn to death,
after striking a live wire.
It has been said, “Alcohol and
gasoline do not mix well,” meaning
that men should not drive when
drunk.
Air fields and live wires do not
mix well either. The Department of
Commerce, ruling aviation and ex
ercising admirable rules, might In
clude among the latter a rule against
exposed live wires near air fields.
There Is an unnecessary fuss
about American business men hav
ing secured In Abyssinia rights to
develop oil and mineral wealth. An
American should be able to go shop
ping at his own risk and on his
own responsibility, wherever he
chooses, as Englishmen do, without
having the State department In
dulge In “fits.”
If one of the great American or
ganizations, Standard OH, Du Pont
or another, undertakes to do busi
ness in Ethiopia. It will not ask
Uncle Sam to send over any of “our
boys” to shed their blood.
Strange sight In a New York
court—one boy, nine years old, ac
cused of killing a girl by hitting her
on the head with a stone because
she denied his assertion that he
could eat more peaches than she
could. Another little boy of twelve,
also killer of a playmate, appeared
In the same court
The nine-year-old boy seemed
quite unconcerned, except that he
thought his dog, “Lucky,” would be
lonesome without him.
Prosecuting authorities accuse the
nine-year-old boy of murder, but
hanging or drawing and quartering
for children are part of the past
Will stlrplculturlsts and eugenlsts
explain these youthful crime phe
nomena?
The sad death of the queen of
Belgium provgs that the open car
Is the dangerous car. The queen
was thrown from the car, struck
her head against a tree, and was
Instantly killed. Had she been In a
closed car, she tould not have been
thrown violently, and probably
would have escaped death as did
her husband, who was holding the
wheel.
The open car Is the Ideal car to
see the country and the sky, but a
dangerous car for those who drive
too fast.
San Francisco, as old In the
nilnds of Americans as the word
^California” Itself, is cheerful. The
l^eat bridge that will unite San
Pranclsco to Oakland across the
bay la progressing rapidly. And
the suspension bridge Is already
stretching Its spiderweb cables
across the Qolden Gate, where the
Pacific ocean comes rushing In to
the bay.
Thanks to good management and
an excellent engineer, Mr. Strauss,
this Golden Gate bridge, with Its
magnificent span of more than
4,000 feet, will be finished on time
and for less than the $35,000,000
guaranteed as maximum price.
England wants no war, with
prosperity returning and spoils of
the big war not yet digested. But
the wing feathers of the peace an
gel must tremble at sight of Brit
ish nod Italian fleets in the Med
Iterranean. near the mouth of. the
Suez canal. <
If Britain tries to close that canal
to Italy, leaTlng thousands of Ital
ian soldiers cut ofT from tbelr base
and from food supplies, there will
probably be some heary
asss*
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THE ALLEGHANY TIMES
MAGAZINE SECTION
Snoozer, a performing collie, who was tested with a psycho-galvinom
eter, not only proved more honorable than the average human being, bnt
rated the Intelligence of a child of twelve. The tests, first ever made on
a dumb animal, were conducted by Dr. Orlando Scott, at left, before a
group of scientists.
Ethiopia’s Two Leading Women
Here are the two first ladles of Ethiopia, Empress Qulzero Menen,
right, and her daughter. Princess Tsabl.
Blue Devils Honor Unknown Soldier
A group of representative* of the famous Blue Devils, a French
World war veterans’ organization, as they placed a wreath on the Tomb
of the Unknown Soldier In Arlington National cemetery.
Amber It Fossil Resin
Amber Is a fossil resin from
the shore* of the Baltic sea, the
North sea, etc. It la one of the
most Important and valuable of
these resins, need In making month
pieces for pipe* and cigarette hold
ers, for beads fend ornaments and
In varnish mal&ug.
To Tell Mahogany
Genuine mahogany may be recog
nised by pores which look like
tiny pin holes In the end grain of
the wood, such as are found at
the end of a leg or arm of a chair,
or at the edge of a table.
Hogs Growing Heavier
There have been reports in the
last few years of hogs weighing
from 1350 to 1,500 pounds, which
are nnnsuaL It Is not uncommon
tqr mature animals to weigh 1,000
to 1.200 sounds.
Tli* Arapahoe*
The Arapahoe* are one of the typ
ical Plain* Indian tribes, belonging
to the same language family a* the
Algonquin*. Before the coming of
the white man, they appear to hare
migrated southwest across the Mis
souri river from the region of the
Bed River valley of northern Min
nesota where, according to their
traditions, they lived • quiet ag
ricultural life, In contrast to their
roaming nomadic existence In his
toric times.—Washington Post.
Came Ray*
Gamma rays are high-frequency
vibrations, similar to those pro
duced by an X-ray tube, though of
shorter length. No other known ray
aproaches them In this particular.
They have the speed of light, 180,
000 miles a second, and they alone,
of the three Usds of radium rays,
are used medically. They art effec
tive 6.000 inches from their source.
They Prefer Jobs to Being on the Dole
Here are a small number of the thousands who rushed to the New York offices of the PWA to give up the,
dole In favor of a job and an earned Income after hearing General Johnson say, “go to work, or quit relief.”
Capital of Ethiopia Which May Be Bombed
View of a busy Intersection In the center of Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, which Is expected to be the
target of an air attack when Premier Mussolini launches bis projected campaign.
Scenes and Persons in the Current News
1—East tower of the Sky Ride, a feature of the Century of Progress exposition in Chicago, crashing down
as the last major structure of the fair was demolished. 2—View of the docks at Massawa, Eritrea, where im
mense stores of war supplies were being unloaded for the Italian army threatening Ethiopia. 3—Latest por
trait of Queen Astrid of Belgium who was killed in an automobile accident in Switzerland.
The Intellectual Leader*
The intellectual leaders of men
are the men of vision, with the
power of seeing more than others
see, for seeing ahead of one's fel
lowa.
Tide* In Okhotsk Sea
The tldhs In the Okhotsk sea,
Russia, which occur only once In 24
hours, reach a height of 87 feet, ac
cording to Russian Investigators.
Known in Egypt
The electric catfish was well
known to the ancient Egyptians,
who depicted It on their mural
palntlnz*.
/
Foreigners in England
Among the foreigners living in
England, the greatest number are
Poles, followed by Americans and
Russians.
Oldest Breed of Dog
The Ivlcene dog, a greyhound of
the Balearic Islands, has been
called the oldest breed of dog liv
ing. .
Stevenson Wrote Jekyll-Hyde
The story of “Dr. Jekyll and Mr.
Hyde” was written hy Robert Louie
Stevenson.
Still Carrie* Doable Name
The stationery used by Rhode Is
lond officials still carries the origi
nal double-jointed name. State of
Rhode Island and Province Planta
tions.
Food Value of Avocado ’
The edible portion of an avocado
contains 2,1 per cent protein, 20.1
per cent fat, 7.4 per cent carbohy
drate, and 903 calories per pound.
Habits of Wasp
An American species of wasp
builds Its clay cells in the shape
of little barrels which It hides un
der ornatrata trees
QUOTES"
COMMENTS ON
CURRENT TOPICS BY
NATIONAL CHARACTERS
ARMY CODE TRAINING
By GEN. L>. R. HOLBROOK
To C. M. T. C. at Camp Dlx.
TAKE the “army code”
book into civil life with
you. If in business, seek to
have all members of your company
or corporation swear true faith and
allegiance to it—that is, be loyal to
those for whom they work. Teach
employers and leaders or foremen
to exercise their authority with
“firmness, kindness and justice"; to
settle difficulties among employees
and to arrive at decisions “without
fear of partiality, favor or affec
tion and without hope of reward.”
Train the employees to “obey strict
ly and to execute promptly” the in
struction of those placed over them.
You will be successful as you de
velop teamwork and apply the army
code.
you have come to this camp in a
certain state of physical develop
ment, of mental keenness and of
moral fitness. Your very appear
ance convinces me that you leave
more physically fit, more mentally
alert and better prepared morally
to face with confidences the prob
lems of the future.
REVENUE TAX BILL
By WARREN BARBOUR
Senator From New Jersey.
IN THIS country there are
more than 10,000,000 stock
holders in corporations. Many
of them have no other source of
revenue. Many of these investments
represent the thrifty savings of a
lifetime, and mostly they are in
large corporations. In 103 indus
trial companies alone there are
nearly 4,000,000 shareholders.
Are we, in a mad quest for re
forming our social structure, to im
peril these savings and penalize the
person of small means who has in
vested in these corporations?
There is but one sound program
for the government to follow if we
are not to further obstruct recovery
and are to preserve the credit of
the nation. This bill to feed $250,
000,000 into the pot of bilHon-dollar
expenditures is placing the cart be
fore the horse.
The bill should be laid away un
til the next session of congress,
when the budget for the following
fiscal year will be presented.
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NON-REVENUE TAXATION j
By PROF. CHARLES A. BEARD
Prominent Historian.
Hundreds of cases may
be cited to prove that tax
ation has been used since the
beginning of the Republic for so
cial and economic ends other than
revenue. And except where the end
has been regulatory or prohibitory,
such taxes have affected the dis
tribution of wealth in American so
ciety. That is the cold and ines
capable fact in the case. More
over, the Supreme court has upheld
such taxation in many cases as
strictly constitutional.
Nor is there anything new in
President Roosevelt’s suggestion
that income and inheritance taxes
be employed to level down more or
less great Inequalities tn fortune.
This purpose was avowed by the
sponsors of the Income Tnx law of
1894. It was understood by oppo
nents of this act when it was de
clared unconstitutional by the Su
preme court. This purpose was
avowed by President Theodore
Roosevelt in 1907.
UK: ' ■ ‘‘iM
cargo.
CALL YOUR SHOTS
By HERBERT HOOVER
Former President.
OMMON frankness
quires that the admini
COTTON POLICY
By GEORGE M. JfASSEV
Of Manchester Ship Canal Company.
WHILE the American cot
ton farmer or planter has
benefited by the generous loans
made on cotton and the turning
over of every fourth row, it is ob
vious that there is 25 per cent less
labor in the cotton fields, which
means 25 per cent of cotton labor
put on the unemployment allow
ances, 25 per cent less ginning op
erations and the same losses in cot
ton to be carried by railroads and
motor trucks, in cottonseed oil and
oil cake, and, of extreme impor
tance, a serious reduction in the
amount of export cotton to be car
ried by American ships from the
Gulf and south Atlantic ports to
England, ships that depended to a
large extent upon cotton as the
most Important element of their.
.tion come forward to the
1 pie and declare precisely
under our Constitution
correct evils and cannot ]
cial maladjustments.
The time has com
full purposes should be
The people should now t
ly the specific
amendment that
want so that
aider and i
That is