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guard. shadowy. gigantic figures appeared In the bat
tie rack from nowhere to mite the advancing Germans
with invisible arrows. The Germans pursuit vas delay
ed. The shostiy defenders gave the British time to re-
form their lines. and q seemingly inevitable defeat was
averted.
This story went all through the British army. The
Angels OF Mons were taken on faith BY hundreds Of
thousands Of Tommies. to say nothing Of millions Of
people back home. Divine Intervention was believed to
have saved the British army.
Now Colonel Hersenwirth says that It was all a Ger
man trick. German airplanes carrying movie projectors
lowered over tn British lines and projected their pic
lures on the cloud banks, In the hope that the ghostly
apparttions would fill the British with terror and COM
plete the route. The same stunt. says Colonel Her1en-
with. worked beautifully on the Russian front: but In
Flanders It back-ftrcd. and f:stead OF making the Brit
ish run away it strengthened their morale enormously
making them feel that angels from above were fighting
for them.
He may be right. for all we know, and he may be
wrong: but. really. it doesn't matter very much. The
truth OF . legend, the mechanics Of Its origin, Is never
important. All that counts Is the legends effect.
Men have lived by a great many strange stories; and
nothing is more p~rofitless than tracking these stories
down to their starting points. Hard facts don't amount
to as much as we suppose. It Is what we believe that Is
important.
The Angels Of Mons served their turn. It doesn't make
the slightest difference whether they were caused by
German movie cameras. simple Authorizations or i'm
aginative war correspondents. They lifted mems hearts
up for . while. That Is ill we need to know about them.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(Talcum PoHderl

Question: j. B. G. L. writes: Il
nm 20 years old. I shave every other
day. Now, does 1t do my skin any
good by using talcum powder after
shaving? II It does not do It any
good, then tell me, does it do it any
harm? People say females ruin their
skin by using powder. as 1t fills up
the pores. Well. II girls ruin their
skin with powder, does not q man do
tho same? I never heat it said"
Answer: The use Of talcum> powder
on the face after shaving is usually
quite soothing to the skin, and there
can be no harm In this providing the
face Is washed several times daily.
It seems to me that the girls ON
plexions are improving all the time,
80 there can not be much truth in
the statement 50 often made that
powder and rouge are harmful to the
skin. The hard rubbing and frequent
facial decorations no doubt more
than makes up. for any harm that
would be caused by the pores being
partially closed.
fractured Elbow
Question: 81. y. s.. asks: do you
think that q fractured elbow can ever
be set properly? I had q compound
fracture Of the left elbow about II
years ago. and 1t wasn't set properly.
The result Is that my left arm Is
shorter than the right. Do you think
It would be advisable to have It set
over again7"
Answer: It Is certainly possible to
properly set . fractured elbow. but
this Is usually q hard Joint to set and
. physician cannot always be blamed
when the arm grows shorter after
wards. I advise you to see q good
bone specialist and get his opinion
about the advisibility Of resetting the
arm. II your arm Is strong and you
can use It fairly well. It Is usually ad-
visable to remain Satisfied and let
well enough alone.
Copyright. 1880. by The Bell
Syndicate. Incl
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Mr.. Hughes to Be Spared the Mitchell
Test
Minneapolis Tribune.

minneapolis Trlbunes
c;ss;srd t. TOR :, taste Ill.,. i i said q. VIII M, prompt sot the s;n-. hrs hrs
views on prohibition. Since Mr.. Hughes In his new cap
acity may have to pass Judgment on contro;ertsd. ques-
tons ~centering about the eighteenth amen .ment, Mr.
Mitchel!'s logic, If griml nursuedl. would demand that
i'm fact that they be made the supreme test Of his
fitness to hold the office rendered him.
The public will be glad to learn that the senators have
no intention Of hecklin&, Nj: Hughes concsrnins his
s so lila. II e e ddjisstine eyam;s.. : 5uris; .,n ws.s sSnps'slss Lee
"rightness' on the eighteenth amendment. We don't
happen to Be familiar with Mr.. Hushss' views concern
ing the subject, and there remains the possibility that
he may BIO honestly doubtful about the wisdom OF writ
ing = piece Of sumptuary legislation into the ~constitu,
that many jurists, Of high standing are far from whole.
hearted in their belief that legislation Of this type il
~digestible. Should Mr.. Hughes chance to be one with
these ~conferres Of his, he would, according 70 the test
which ~. Mitchell regards a. sound for the lower en-
office Mr.. Hoover has offered him.
Here We have m Illustration Of what " referred to
the other day % the 'unwisdom in principle" Of Mr..
|MitchelIs ruling. No American Of common sense would
hold that the final factor determining Mr.. Hughes fit.
ness to hold the highest judicial office Of the land
i%:sisssssoa e ;nt s's IS eo 3. ssat'ss At I g'ss s.. E I. : su.Rsus sss
point 70 which the Implications Of TIN Mitchell ruling
logically carly u, And. 4 the country were to accept
proper step would be : public examination Of Mr..
Hughes Tor the purpose OF ascertaining whether or not
he could pass the supreme Mitchell test. Il hardly
need y said that when. We think 81 applying the
Mitchell test 70 Nj. Hughes the whole idea becomes not
only only ;ssggr rd.t but sss ysa1sat.. And vt while the HYs ass
mate logical dlstnstioa.
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This limitation Of arms they are
talking about doesn't extend to soror-
ity and frat affairs, does It?
Several Of our leading senatorA
seem to have soured . little on, thu,
sugar tariff question.
=
The fellow next door thinks B rev.
euue cutter Is q man the government
employs to cut whisky.
Parrot fever isn't 80 serious in this
country but what It could be worse.
Think Of the awful results II q plague
Of squirrel fever should break out.
Some people can make q dollar 60
. long way. and others can keep It
from going ct al.
Z
Some successful men take adyan-
taee not only Of their own oppor-
tunities but everybody else's.
Copyright. 1890. NEA Service, Inc.)
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SPICES AND

There Is much romance connected
with the history Of spices ana flavor
ings. AZ va % into the stories OF
cinnamon, cloves and ginger. We ffysd
tales OF ships Of long ago taking voy--
ages Of years to bring back hold
full Of these rarities. In imagination
we can speed away to foreign lands
and watch the different traders bat
thing by fair means o. foul n get Their
hands on the source Of supply. One
can read strange tales, such as the
mes the Arabs told to Herodotus
about winged serpents guarding GIN
nalnon.
One AN sail here and there with
daring explorers, eager to taste the
new delights and bring item home
One can sit ct the table with kings
as they sample their latest delicaciea
unloaded from groaning holds. In
fancy, one can smell the tang Of gin
ger. cloves and nutmegs, mixed and
waited by the bree1es, even as they
were first enjoyed By kings AID
wealthy classes Of ancient times.
The Glove helped to FIJI the Golfers
Of many an old Dutch Or Portuguese
trader who sailed away to the Moluc-
cas- for his shipload. The Glove tree
Is Q very striking beautiful shrub
from which the nutmeg Is also pro-
duced. The green leaves are shiny
and oval shaped. and the crimson
clusters Of the flower present . bril-
liant contrast. The cloves are the
dried flower buds. The nutmeg Il
the matured fruit. They are grown
principally In Brazil, Celon and the
West indies. !.
Cinnamon Is derived from IN oil
extracted from cinnamon bark. It 4
produced principally in Sumatra,
Java, and the warmer parts Of Asia.
The Arabs for many centuries main
tanned control Of the cinnamon mar
ket and kept secret its source from
the outside world. The Arabs in
vented tales to keep away inquisittve
traders among which was the story
Of the cinnamon being guarded by
ferocious winged serpents.
Vanilla Is the most popular Of On
flavorings, since at least three times
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Byrd Will Bring Them Back

Probably It Is q little BIT early to be hArbortng any very
extensive fears over the fate Of Admiral Byrds party.
Their situation is not exactly rosy, to be sure: but ef-
forts to relieve them have already besn set in motion. and
the radio viii keep the world posted rs to their condi-
ton. In addition. Byrds New York representatives say
that reports Of 4 food shortage have been considerably
exaggerated.
Most important Of Ill. however. is the fact that the
party has Byrd himself. II any man can bring . group
through q trying situation in the Antarctic, Byrd Is the
man. We have a strong lunch that this likeable and
capable naval officer will bring his men back with col
ors flying.
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Railway. In his leisure he occupied
himself in q self-constructed laboea.
tory In . freight car. It was here,
too, that he printed, on his own initl-
alive, . weekly Of interest to employees
Of the railroad.
After having attracted some atten-
ton by the invention Of appliances
in printing and telegraphy, which he
studied at the expense Of q station
master whose daughter he saved from
the wheels Of an approaching train.
Edison sold his ideas for $4,000.
With this money, he established q
laboratory Of his own. Some 81 the
major developments coming from that
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Keep Medicines Locked Up

Three Indiana children played hospital" the other
day. One ~youngster, aged 6. took the part Of the doctor.
He prescribed for the other two some pills he found In q
medicine cabinet at home. The pills were not poisonous;
simply, physic pills. But one Of his two ~playmates died
from their ~effccts-which, since she ate six Of them, is
not surprising.
This pathetic little story serves to emphasize again the
responsibility that rests on al parents. No medicines Of
any kind, poisonous or otherwise. should ever be left In
places where small children can get at them. II they
cannot be put out of reach they should be kept under
lock and key. No other way is safe.
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Today Is the
Anniversary Of
EDIsONS BIRTH

On Feb. IL, 1847. Thomas A. Edison,
Americas great inventor. was born
at Milan, Ohio. Most Of his boyhood,
however, wa passed in Port Huron,
Mich. where his family moved when
he was seven years old.
Even Is . boy, Edison had marked
abilities In organization and inven-
ton. He started In business by SELL
ing newspapers on the Grand Trunk
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Legge on Mexican Labor

Alexander Leggc evidently knows something on the
subject of Mexican labor in the United States. There
fore he opposed the contemplated restriction Of Mexican
immigrant labor in the Southwest, in appearing before
the house immigration committee.
The chairman Of the federal farm board fears that q
restriction that will keep out the field hands on whom
the Southwestern vegetable and fruit growers depend
will curtail those forms of agricultural industry and
drive the growers into wheat growing, thus aggravating
a situation already so bad that 1t seems at times impos-
sible to solve it.
Anyhow, there is no reason for Gripping the vege-
table and fruit growing on a large scale in the South
west. That industry largely is dependent on its exist
ence upon Mexican labor.
Mexican labor is not the kind that deprives an Amer
lean OF a Job. The Mexicans perform that backbreak-
ing work of the fields which wedding and such like tasks
impose. Americans will not grub in the soil on hands
and knees in the burning sun as do these descendants
Of the Aztecs.
While Chairman Legge did not mention sugar beet
growing. that business would be just as hard hit as the
vegetable growing industry Of the Southwest by the barr
ing Of Mexican labor. The beet growers Of Colorado.
Montana, Nebraska and Wyoming are dependant on
Mexican labor in their fields to maintain this important
branch Of agriculture. White help simply can not be
obtained.
And the beet industry represents some millions OF dol
lars in income. with huge refineries dependent on the
product OF the beet farms. A terrific blow would be
struck the domestic sugar industry Of the West, the
Southwest and the Northwest II the beet growers were
deprived Of the cheap labor at present employed on the
farms, not because it Is cheap alone but because 1t is
the only labor obtainable. Loss Of this labor supply
would spell strangulation for the sugar beet industry.
OF course, the Mexican is not a pleasant fellow In the
community or even nearby. He has loose ideas about
property rights and has to be watched keenly to keep him
from carrying off what Is not his. Nevertheless. the
beet communities put up with this drawback and. in
some places, notably as At Billings. Montana. adobe vii
lagos have been constructed BY the sugar companies to
house the undesirable apart from the general commune
ity. They keep to these houses built Of gumbo blocks
splashed with cement solution which hardens them to
the density Of rock and thus the community is spared
some Of the annoyance that otherwise would result from
their presence, especially during the idle winter.
AS Chairman Legge commented. this Is q subject on
which the house immigration committee had better think
twice before acting-and also obtain full information.
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pr. mccoy viii gladly answer
personal questions on health ana
diet addressed 70 rim, care Of
The Tribune.
Enclose . stamped addressed
envelope for reply.
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More Statistics

Well, some. some one Is always taking the dry" out OF
national prohibition. Along comes the Metropolitan Life
Insurance company with the news that the alcoholic
death rate has risen 600 per cent. among its U. s. policy
holders. over 1928.
Moreover, the statisticians point out that over in wet
Quebec and moist Ontario. the mortality from the same
soursc has been almost negligible.
These statistics were secured from date covering 1o.000.-
COO industrial poucyholderS.
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been locked 10 and Was waiting
release on bail. Tony was at lib.
erty to leave but had 10 way OF
reaching homo except to wait for
her fathers arrival. Mortimer vas
held for exceeding the speed limit
And driving while under the In.
iiuence OF liquor. The policeman
who had made the arrest reported
the car vas making 50 miles an
hour.
-Just imagine. Judith" said
Knight. his voice sinking to q
husky pitch. "Imasins going into Z
police station to set my own lauSh'
ter"
Judith was deeply sorry for him.
After be had left the house Ju.
dith tried to rest STE lay on the
bed. closed her eyes, but sieep
would not come. After what seemed
like Z long while she arose. dressed
and went downstairs and hunted
for Sandy.
strapping . leash to the dogs
collar. she Get out for their mornins
walk.
What Was she to do about Tony1
It would have been better for
Judith Knights welfare Il she bad
spent that q minutes ponderinS
what Tony might do to her and how
she could defend herself.
At II o'clock Judith Was home
again. 4 second time she carried
. hSaakfast tray up the stairs and
knocked softly ct Touy's door.
"Whois therey"
TITS judith" the girl answered.
"Wha'd you want3"
Judith puehsd the door hack and
stepped across the threshold.
"vood!" Tony meaned % che
glimpsed the tray. take II away!"
II thought you might want
somsthins. Teny. lt's u o'clock"
"Dont care Never want 70 90
feod again."
Couldn't you drink some coRes3'
judith poured . cupful Of the
steamtng beverage and carried II
to the girl, Pulling herself up "a
she sat crosslegged In bed. the
younger siyl slipped the drink
Judith sank to one OF the tiny.
spindle.lsssed French chairs. She
wondered how IN the world 70 b.
sin. Finally che sid:
TONY. ] want TO talk to you"
"Yiah7 Three gusssss what
about!s
.0h. you know what it's about -
well as.l do. I guess there's no way
but to coms directly TO the point.
Ysur father feels terribly about
what happened-s
Before shs could finish the cen.
tsnce Tony stralghtened ~ and In.
terrupted.
.You can stop right there! You're
not ealing to lectufe nj. Listen.
didn't ] tell you . few hours ago
who's 70 blame Tor III this and I'm
eoi1o @ put . stop 70 TT Didn't
ron hear nj ~ th4t?s
"But. Tosy-~
mot Well. you'll ~ AndinS ont
soon enough. 80 don't let that
worry you.s
JUDITH knew that she had failsd.
: 'But wont you listen q me3''
she begged. @Dont ron 80 ! Just
want to hslp youi"
ron. yon dol" sneere6 the slrl
On the I'D. want to help your.
eel. you mean. Get mo ont of thG
WAY g you can die deeper into M
fathers doughl I've u~H1erstood
that Ill along from the beelnnin1.
Makes ron sore beeens4 ~
through your eralk doeout<lE?s
Judith moved h1f llpe 70 tpeat
but Tony went aheeA.
"Liateu. ny bIoA6 lrlend.s shl
said. Ever si1c0 you've been n
this house there's been trouble,
You've turned. nv father aealael
NJ. You've cot him q 10 suspects
Everything ! ~ Or DO, You make
III thint Whit ION - = psffeea
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workshop were the telephone. incan-
descent lamp, photograph and NOV
ing picture. The golden jubilee Of the
invention Of the incaudescent electric
lamp was universally celebrated last
year.
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and everything ! DO 10 . Gin. And
now e you'll take my advice you'll
clear Quit Because let me- tell you,
Miss Snoopy. that things will hap.
pen you're not looking for. And
what's more. you'll 20! Now ct
out OF here and let me sleep"
It was no use!
Without . word Judith arose, left
the tray where It stood and went
out OF the room. Then she shut
the door behind her, loauins
against It weakly for . moment and
clenchins her hands 70 tightly they
colored iirst red and then white.
"Oh. Cod" she prayed. don't lot
me hate her so!"
Crossins the hall into her own
room. Judith paced back and forth,
back and forth for several minutes.
She was tired. nervous and over.
wrought At last, thoroughly o..
hausted. she crspt to the bed and
fell asleep.
THE situation In the Knight
household became unbearable.
For two miserable days the atmos.
phsre was alternately tense with
impending drama Or nerve.wrack.
tng IN its silent gloom.
Arthur stormed 1t Tony. At
times the girl stormed back and ct
other times she wept. She had been
forbidden TO take out her car. II
retaliation Tony refused to leave
her bedroom.
Judith felt like . lost soul, wan.
dering between the two. She VA
aware that the younger girl't On.
tagonfsm toward her had crystal.
liked. Vaguely she understood the
danger and yet she did not think
OF the one likely spot whore Tony
knight could strike-and strike
sure! This vas unfortunate.
She could not tell II Tony com.
municated with Mickey Mortimer
OF not but believed she did. There
was . telephone oxtousion IN thu
girls room. Moreover. Teny VA
r~esourceful and che was rebellious
Judith, foreseetng no end 70 ths
wretchsd state Of aBairA beean d
face new terriers. Things could moi
50 on much longer. She WAS afraid
Tony would commit some horrible
act OF rsvenye-perhaps 80 away
with Mortimerl
Il was these thoughts which
drove Judith Knight finally to ben
lanentable course Of action. She
tslephoned 70 Andy Gratis.
u was the morning of the third
day Tony had kept to her room,
The idea came % Z sudden inspire,
tiop while Judith was checkins
over household accounts Tor thu
week. She ut ct her writing deaf,
neat pad Of paper before hor and
pencil n hand: but Instead 81 copy.
ing figures and adding them IN tidy
columns. Judith Vas making odd
little squares and circles and then
blaekenjne them.
Andy CsAigl
~ though . sudden ray Of lisht
had come pouring through the vim,
dow. whiting Andy'o name IN let
knen = NnHA go ~>>A>-A-- 49,
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a much is served a. Of any other
extract. The vanilla y interesting Ia
that IL Is the fruit Of an orchids
type Of plant which grows by attach
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Listen. Andy" che said earnest.
y. ~l've got 70 Gee you. Just %
soon - possiblsl It's very import
ant
II hope nothing"
mo. ] cant tell you anything at
al Just now. It's somethiug I'm
sure you can help ne With. though.
II I come IN at noon can l NEST
you somewhers3'
He assured her that was possible
and said be was leaving the Once
at - o'clock.
'Then I'll meet you anywhere
you say ct that time. Where shall
Il bel"
Craig urged her to Get the meet,
Ing place herself Judith thought
swiftly.
Lets make It that .Rooksry
place that Tony took Us to. It's
quite near the Hunter buildlne.
You remsmbery"
Yea. Craig remembered. He said
he would meet her there at 10
minutes past - o'clock. Judith 70.
placed the receiver. OF the tsle.
phone. satisfied.
CHE was waiting In The Rookery
- when Andy CraisS tewesins
six test doomed IN tho doorway. He
scanned the room. found her and
went over to the table ct which che
at.
After that Judith and the YOUNG
man at In serious c~onversatioa for
nearly 20 minuteA The Girl did
most Of the talking. She reviewed
/ the turbulence Of the home which
she had just left Craig listened.
nodded and now and then intee.
rupted 70 ask questions
At the close Of the conversation.
Just before they got up to leave.
. silence fell between then.
\ don't know how much good Il
will do. Judith" Andy said finally.
I'm not very hopeful but m try."
Apparently this answer va. what
Judith had been waiting for.
"0h. but I'm sure you can 10 IT..
she told him eagerly. Her face
Frightened and che smiled. 'ltas
time 70 Do going now" che added,
and both Of them aress.
Craig paid the check and the
two stepped ont On the street. They
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Quotations

"A boss willing to listen to en-
ployes' troubles may mean more work
turned out by the factory, ct least II
the employees are feminine"
Professor Elton Mayo.