The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-08
THE WORLD TODAY
by ARTHUR BRISBANE
HOW STRANGE IS GOLD.
A 2I-BILLION CITY.
NO MORE RUSSIAN MATCHES.
GEN. BUTLER RETIRES.

There is comfort in the words, "a dollars worth
of gold back of every dollar but it is possible to
Niagara Falls. Canadian dollars worth only 70
cents in American money, and Canadian customers
are not buying the American side.
What applies to tourists from Canada applies to
importers of all countries that must their feeble
money to buy our powerful dollars when they pur-
chase goods here.
Strange is gold yellow and cold, scorned by the
young and loved by the DID, almost within the graves
cold mold"
First, foreign nations, including Switzerland and
Belgium, take away nearly three hundred millions of
gold Japan is sending us 600 gold. ia
pan intends to cling to the gold standard and sends
us the gold to protect "yen exchange against our
dollar"
If you don't understand that you have plenty of
company in your lack of understanding.
If real estate values impress you, take off your
hat to old Father Knickerbocker, of New York City
New York's real estate for taxation is tentatively
assessed over nineteen billions two hundred and
ninety-six million dollars, increase of more than
one billion hundred million That doesn't in
clude personal property franchise assessments,
which would bring the total value up to twenty-one
billions
recent amendment to the army appropriations
act compels the army to purchase "only articles OF
the growth production or manufacture of the Unit
ed States" Hereafter matches made in Russia will
be bought for American soldiers, although Amer
ican-made matches may cost more.
With all friendlness for foreign countries, 1t is
plain that Uncle Sam should spend his money in his
own family
"You may haul down my flag, sir" said Gen.
Smedley D. Butler to Lieutenant Whitaker, his aid,
and that ended General Buffers active connection
with the United States marine corps.
On the retired list, he can now use in accordance
with his best judgment of expression that are
unusual.
He retires with salute of thirteen guns, and
with public thanks and admiration.
A man is entitled to them when he has proved
himself, in numerous ways, one of the best fighters
for his country that this nation has produced
Los Angeles and twelve surrounding cities have
voted by overwhelming majority to spend $780,
100000 aqueduct 275 miles long to bring water
from the Colorado river.
The food waters of the Colorado, impounded be-
hind the dam, will first generate million electric
horse power, then supply water for irrigation and
other uses in southern California
The vote for $2z0,OO0.OO0 bond issue proves the
confidence of Californians in their future and the
early arrival of the seven million population for
which the aqueduct will have sufficient water
capacity
California's vote will give employment to ten
thousand men for six years.
Rockefeller City, city within New York in the
heart of the Fifth avenue shopping section, will de-
velop new ideas made possible by the ability of John
D. Rockefeller, Jr. to plan an investment of $780,
100000 at time.
There will be park spaces the ground be-
tween skyscrapers and tower buildings, and acres of
parks, planted with tall trees the roofs.
And instead of plain dull brick surface, ugly
red dull gray soon blackened with SCOT, the
Rockefeller walls will have pasted hues tan, pink,
etc, whatever the experts may choose.
Fifty years ago in New York there lived small
boy, son of Tom Lee Chinese and Christian
He Baptist, nominally, and educated at New
York university. Today, that boy, under the name
of Frank W. Lee, is foreign minister of China.