The Sauk Centre herald., 1930-05-22
totally unknown few years ago are being
brought to light.
THE WORLD TODAY
by ARTHUR BRISBANE
HAPPY LITTLE OCTOPUS.
TORTURING WITNESSES.
WATER FINE, IN SPOTS.
THE FAMILY OF FIVE.

Not so long ago the government became much
excited because Standard Oil was supposed TO De
worth almost billion dollars and chopped the pig
octopus up into several small pieces. Each went its
separate way, little octopus on its own account.
Now Mr. Teagle head of Standard Oil OF New
jersey of several brothers and sisters says MS
company made in 1929 $120912794
That amounts to per cent on s., 400 100000 and
Mr. Teagle says that if the oil industry had been
wiser in it's methods he would have made great
deal more.
The Jugosavian King Alexander is accused of
allowing police to torture political prisoners one
brought to court in wheel chair says he was beaten
tied with ropes whipped with canes, at Intervals, all
night long Other prisoners were treated in similar
fashion.
Civilization, backward in places, in others
makes progress. Not long ago men accused were
tortured everywhere to make them tell what they
knew Torture is no longer legal
When Queen Elizabeth decided to cut off theshead
of her lover Essex she praised for her restraint
in not having him put to the torture. His abJect
submission and fear of things he might have said
under torture about the woman whom he 1ndlscreet-
ly described ugly old hunchback, may nave
caused the unusual gentleneSS.
If you are still in the stock market or lowering
on the edge, like a small boy asking, How is the
water?" know that just now 'the water is hne, In
spots Old Fafner, the money dragon, in addition to
his pile of gold has in his interior gigantic mass OF
He is still alive but certain groans indicate that
he is having trouble in spots where the securltes
were fed to him in millions of shares at time
Doctor Tucker of the United States Naval nos
pita at Norfolk discovers in fruits and vegetables
1--we good germs" called "the family of five. They
give health and strength, supplying Vtamlns, lie
elements essential to existence.
They are missing in green fruits and ole When
fruit decays making it poisonous. They are not In
jured by heat and exist in canned fruits and vege-
tables. A vitality important discovery.
The League of Nations appoints special COM
mission of two Swedes and Dutchman to study
the historic problem of the waltng wall In Jeru-
salem cause of much bitterness between Jews ana
Arabs
The Arabs have one of their most important
places of worship Immediately adjoining the wa1llng
WALL where Jews from all over the world gamer 10
lament the fall of jerusalem
Arabs have been in possession of Jerusalem for
centuries since they beat the Crusaders. Ana
according their Koran, it is their holy city also
There is no universal national feeding in India
Mohammedans hate Hindus and vice versa. Ihere
are tens of millions of both. The nat1ve-born Indians
in the British army fight for Britain against tnelr
brothers "loyally"
Three hundred million Asiatics in India are kept
in hand by only 10000 Britishers on the spot fewer
than one-tenth of per cent.
Mr. Macauay, head of the Canadian Sun Lie
Assurance company, expects our stocks TO regain
soon 60 per cent of the losses made in the big 1879
break He thinks that 1881 probably, 1892 surely
will see "the 1929 peak once more.
Last years profits amounted to only SIS per cent,
lowest in years.
That compares we'll with the interest rate on
government bond, or dividends legitimate indus
trial stocks. But it isn't much for the gambling
house. 49,
That SIS per cent interests those that foolish
enough to gamble on horse racing, in gambling
houses or therwise So-called honest games" are
arranged to yield "the house. certain profit OF
about 40 per cent every dollar bet. You can i'm
agne what dishonest games make
Many remember when the Panama canal was
suggested, how the gigantic sum staggered imag-
nation.
We lent forty times that sum to Europe to help
the processes of killing, and staggered nobody but
little people that sold Liberty bonds far below par
Now the department studies the plans Tor
bridge over the Hudson river at Fiftyseven street
in New York.
1t would cost $1SOOOO0OO, but that agitates no
one.
We have passed into the billion dollar era. Mere
millions attract little attention.