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Who Profits In War?

When General Smedley Butler told a group Of Mas
sachusetts business men the other day that war is nothing
but "dumb diplomacy" he voiced a simple truth that
ought to be impressed on the mind of every diplomat on
earth.
If you care to test his assertion, you might consider
the course Of events in international politics during the
decade or so preceding the World War.
The diplomats were playing a complicated game in
which each one tried to win some advantage for his own
nation. How well did they play it, anyway?
Well, there were the German diplomats. Germany
wanted a "place in the sum- room for expansion, oppor-
tunity to improve her foreign trade. What did she get?
A ruinous war that wrecked her industries, obliterated
her foreign trade, lost all her colonies and left her SO ex-
hausted that today, 13 years after the war ended, the
rest of the world has to unite to keep her from collapse.
Russia had diplomats, too. What did they get for
their country? A war that wrecked the monarchy, years
of unspeakable suffering to millions of people and a form
of government that is the pet DOGGY for all the rest of he
world.
And the English-supposedly the best diplomats of
them all? Before the war England was unrivalled
mistress of the seas, possessor Of a thriving foreign trade,
banker for all the world, head of the mightiest empire
ever seen. Today she shares the seas with the American
navy, her grip on India has weakened, millions of unem-
ployed live on the dole, industry is crippled and the for
eign markets are vanishing-and the lowest income tax
is Is per cent.
The French perhaps did better. But France lost
more than a million young men, plunged deeply into debt
and emerged with a fear that keeps Europe an armed
camp
Then there is the United States. If you want to
know what we got out Of the war, look around for the
nearest breadline.
General Smedley Butler has made several foolish
is dumb diplomacy he seems to have said a compile and
unanswerable mouthful.
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Our Flying Equipment

AT the recent National Air Races several flyers
notably Jimmy Doolittle and Lowell r. Bayles-amazed
the country by the speed Of their a~irplanes. Speeds we'll
above 220 miles an hour were clicked off repeatedly
Bayles did a mile, unofficially, in the startling time of 286
miles an hour.
1t all looked pretty encouraging.
But now Flight Lieutenant Stainforth of England
takes a seaplane aloft and skates through the air at a cool
404 miles an hour. In a race with Americas fastest
planes he would be out Of sight in ten minutes.
The American government spends around $500, 000,-
600 a year on its navy; but to date it refuses to set aside
the necessary So, 900, 900 or SO, 600, 900 that would enable
it to develop planes as fast as those the English fly. As
a result, American planes are being badly outdistanced.
Perhaps a new policy is needed.
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o,i n; o.,

CONSOLATION
Wages merrily drop
As our dividends stop:
England's payments in gold arc
suspended;
But suppress al ) 5ur signs
For . big banker cries.
IT'S q sign the depression Is
ended
All the stocks that / hold
Have been heavily Sold"
To the world and his wife I'm .
debtor:
Europe's future Is blurred
But I'm cheered by the word
OF or expert who says things r
better
I'm behind in my rent
All my moneys been spent,
And the outlook seems far from
seductive:
All the worlds up . tree
But the brokers agree
That the happenings all are con-
structive.'
Higher taxes are near
And well never get beer,
Near the rocks many nations are
moving:
There's q sheriff In charge
But I'm cheered, by and large.
by Q statement, The outlook's
improving"
I have just sold my car,
AL my nerves are ajar,
And my neck would make some
n q ropeful;
They have called all my notes
But my broker Gin quotes)
Says: The signs are decidedly
hopeful
! am bur Cry and howl
And I'm ~yearning for chow;
ID the poor farm I seem to be
breezing:
Tut I ought to feel gay
rs ! hear tue cars say,
All the signs are distinctly more
pleasing"
I've q wife sick abed
And I'm deep in the red;
There Is nothing to eat on the
table;
But I feel I should cheer,
For q big financier
Says. Conditions are now getting
stable"
I have six Riddles iii
And I can't pay a till;
How we all feel the pinch Of priva-
toni
But I'm kept from despair,
For my brokers declare,
Things are now on q firmer
foundationI"
ALL IN THE OPEN NOW
Economists declare IL a good
sign that America Is now facing
the facts about the business crisis
In other words. they feel relieved
that 1t Is no longer regarded as
something to be solved through q
blindfold test.
Possibly the recent rise In rail-
road stocks was due TO q report
from q locomotive engineer that
ne thought he saw a man signal
ling as IL he meant to ride on a
train.
1t Is understood that at the
Dahlia show in New York they had
police protection this year to keep
people from eating the flowers.
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Quotations

This repeated cycle or accelerated
increase. climax. sudden decreass
and increase again lis common % =
great many animals
Julian Huxley.
we won the war and it behooveD
las. ut this late date. not 10 lose &C.
william ouggenheim-
Soviet literature n only N dozen
years old. and there IS no giant az
that age Maxim Cory.
Adjusting tho work week Ia onc
Of the principles OF balance ~
essary 70 keep sustained prosperity.
William Green. president "A. ~. r.
Never since the war has France
found herself from every point of
view I'm a better position to re-
establish her situation
Francois Coty, publiSher OF r.
CARO-
Instead of shortening the work
ing day (the obvious thing 70 do)
We 20 on giving NIL the leisure 60
an increased and increasing num-
Der OF parasitic people
George Bernard shaw.
The more we restrict immiRra-
ton the ErrSter the pressure 60
enter this country illegally.
Harry - Hull. commissioner gem
eral or immigration.
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forty-nire Of the girls regularly took
aspirin-116 of them for headaches;
IL for menstruation; 20 for colds;
one for hayfever: Is to produce sleep:
three for nervousness. and two for
the heart. The danger or self-dos-
ing is indicated by this survey. be-
cause some or these conditions were
serious enough to demand most care
Jul medical consideration and others
might have been eliminated by pro-
per attention to diet and hygiene.
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wv GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER xxxVII


THE cab turned into the drive be-
fore the imposing Travers resi-
dence and halted. Norma got out
and looked up at the building.
Wait for you. Miss?" asked the
driver.
The girl hesitated. Then "Yes."
she said. you'd better wait. She
started slowly toward the entrance.
The handsome door. set In its arch
OF stone, seemed forbidding. Nor
ma pressed the bell and waited.
There was no answer and she
touched the electric button a second
time.
Almost at that moment Temp
kins' head appeared in the open
doorway. Norma said. is Mr..
Travers-?"
There was no indication that the
butler recognized her. His head
inclined slightly. "Mr. Travers IS
not in. Miss" Tompkins said. He
would have closed the door but the
girl suddenly moved forward, put
her hand out
Then Mrs. Travers!" she e.
claimed. It's important! I've cot
to see her-I've got tot"
MRS. Travers Is not ut home
either. They left this morning for
Miami. There's no one here now.
There's no one you can see"
But I must!"
I'm sorry. miss There's no one
here. Mr.. and Mrs. Travers will
be gone for several weeks"
Gone? How could theyf Why
II was only last night"
They left this morning." Tomp-
kins repeated imperturbably. His
voice and manner were as aloof Is
though he were announcing guests
at q reception. II assure you, miss.
there's no m here. No one but
the servants"
"Oh, but. Tompkins-" The words
broke on In q low cry. Then.
"Tompkins." the girl went on. do
you know when Mark II coming
back?"
I'm sorry. miss. haven't
heard"
"You don't know when his par
ents expect him?s
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0Io3I BY NAS0SERVlCE INC.

Just talk To him."
He's bound TO DO back before
long. ! can't help feeling that
when he comes all this car be
Strengthened out in no time"
"But why IL he staying 80 long?
Why doesn't he come back7"
"Oh. you never can tell about
business. you know. I have an idea
his father has something 70 do with
IL but he can't keep him away for
ever. Things are not nearly 30 bad
ms they seem. darling. You'll find
that out In a month or two"
"A month Is : terribly long
time."
Nonsense. Anyhow II may not
be that long. Brad win know when
he does come. BY the way"-Chris
hesitated-'Brad's wife Is in Reno"
Norma looked up quickly. Does
that mean-?" she began.
II don't know II It means any
thing or not. She's supposed to be
visiting friends there. I just hap
pened to know because I mailed her
d check the other day."
THERE was q silence between
them. After several moments
Norma said. "You like him . lot.
don't your"
Like Brad! Why, or course.
Everybody does"
II know. But I mean-f she did
well. IL things did turn out that
way. do you think you might"
Good graciousi Don't get no
tons OF that sort In your head.
Brad Hart has one wife no doesn't
seem to care much about He
doesn't want another. Oh, we'll
life's a queer business. kid. Wen
have a talk with Jim Daniels to-
morrow. Ill call I'm the morning
and arrange the time"
They went over arguments that
had been rehearsed several times
before. II was Chris who said pres
emily,
I've been trying to figure this
out. you know. I've been trying TO
figure what's az the bottom or II
all. DO you think II could have
been that Stone? What's his name
Hollis Stone?"
The other girl shook her head.
I've thought or him." she said
slowly. "But-there isn't any rea-
son why he should want tc hurt me.
He was friendly really. or course
1t was a shock seeing him at Blue
Springs and having all that ter.
rible nightmare come back again.
But " he wanted to tell Mark why
didn't nc do II thenf Oh. Christ"
Norma buried her head In her
hands. "Oh. II was al 50 terrible.
! thought thought It was gone
and past and I could forget the way
you said"
1t 10 past and you must forget
about IT."
But how car I now when Mark
knows?"
Chris rot 70 her feet and crossed
the floor impatiently. Norma" she
said. you've got to have a talk
with Mark. You've rot 10 tell him
your side or things!"
Days slipped and no opportunity
came for that talk The first weeks
OF February dragged BY and no
news or Mark Travers reach J
Marlboro. Norma and Chris had
two sessions with Jim Daniels. the
lawyer. Daniels asked questions
and promised to make invesfiga-
tons. He wrote some letters. He
seemed optimistic when be talked
to Norma Privately he informed
Chris that the case could not b.
~reopened- The divorce had been
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I'm sorry. I couldn't say"

Norma turned away. Almost i'm
mediately she looked back to see
the great door shut. She took q
step forward. changed her mind.
and walked slowly to the taxicab.
'sTake me back" she said 70 the
driver. where we started from"
TT was nearly six when Chris ar
rived. Norma. wearing q kimo-
no. was lying on the bed with q
blanket h~alf-covering her.
Hello. lamb" Chris said cheer
fully. ibid you get some sleep? I
believe you're looking better"
"T-I've been lying here"
did Mrs. Bixby bring your
lunch?"
"She came. Chris. wasn't
hungry and couldn't eat"
But that won't do. Say-are
you trying to starve yourself?
You've got 10 eat. don't you know
that? You've got to eat II you're
going to hold your job. young lady"
THERE was q pause. Norma said.
Il suppose I'll have to tell Mr..
Stuart"
He knows already. About the
divorce. I mean. He was awfully
nice. Norma Said you could take q
few days rest II the doctor thinks
you should. BY the way. I made
an appointment for you with Or.
Willoughby Monday"
Norma was sitting on the side of
the bed She reached for Chris
hand You're so good. Christ"
she said In a voice that was not
quite steady. There's nobody In
the world SO good as you arei /
| don't deserve all you've done"
"0h. don't you? Say, for heav-
ems sake. do you want me to sprout
wings? Don't deserve anything
I've done! Why. I haven't done
anything at ALL Just nothingi But
II ! could there wouldn't be a thing
on this earth too good for you.
Let me tell you. Norma. you've had
. few bad breaks but things are
going TO change. You'll sec. It's
just when everything looks blacklist
they suddenly come out right"
II wish I could believe that"
Believe IL? I know II. Haven't
I seen 1t happen a dozen times?
Now IL you feel like coming down.
town tomorrow we'll have q talk
with Jim Daniels. He's the lawyer
I told you about. We can 60 I'm
and zee him at noon"
do you think 1t will do any
good?"
well. its worth 4 try. He's one
Of the best lawyers in Marlboro"
The bait was effective. Norma
arose and dressed rapidly. She
agreed 10 spend the night again NJ
Chris apartment When they ar
rived there they had the place to
themselves. Dorothy was away and
Chris said the engagement would
keep her until late.
The two girls cooked dinner and
served Il on the gate-leg table ex-
actly as they had done % many
evenings before. Chris inspired
cooking. the familiar surroundings
and comfortable atmosphere worked
. subtle magic. Gradually Norma
relaxed She dropped the barrier
OF reserve and poured out her heart
to Chris. She admitted going to
the Travers' home that afternoon.
Norma wept . little but not with
the tempestuous tears or the night
before.
III Mark were only heres" she
said once brokenly. III / could only
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INDIANAPOLIS, 1nd.-TWo Typ
sizes came into the store Of Mrs.
Mary Stillwell and volunteered
their blessings on the stores fin
ances. She consented. the gypsies
went over to the cash register,
made their blessings and left. And
~afterward, Mrs Stillwell opened
the money drawer to find the
blessed money had vanished during
the ceremony.
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CUILIY mlzlIpS
BROOkMAN
Author of
MAD MARRIAGE"

granted. Beyond the sheadow OF "a
doubt legal te~chnicalities had been
observed. Unfortunate. That was
the way Jim Daniels dismissed the
affair.
Chris kept all this from the
younger girl She told Norma that
Daniels was hopeful but the matter
required time. Chris kept I'D tho
farce during those early weeks Be-
cause she was worried There were
nights when she could not sleep.
worrying about Norma Too many
times she had heard her say. *
don't want TO live without Mark
! don't want to live II he doesn't
love mel"
THRIS found excuses for inviting
- Norma to the apartment As
much OF tho time a. possible she
spent with her. II she could not
be with her for m evening she
tried to see that else waA
DR.. wilioughby said everything
depended on Norma's mental out
look She must keep up her gem
eral health. Be cheerful and opti.
mistic. The doctor was very In
sistent on these points. He repeat
ed them each time Norma came to
his once.
Norma disregarded every warn
Ing. She had retired again behind
that barrier or reserve which even
Chris could not circumvent. Cheer.
full and optimistic she certainly was
not Norma was inhabiting n world
Of her own
One day during the last week AZ
February something happened
which Chris regarded q q blessing.
Dorothy Phillips received . wire
from her sister I'm California There
was q vacancy I'm the cfice I'm which
the sister worked. III Dorothy
could come 1t once the Job would
be hers.
Within three days Chris vas
alone IN the apartment. Dorothy's
trunk packed and gone and Doro-
thy herself on q wesf-bound train
Three days more and Ncrma's
dresses hung In tie vacated closet
space Norma had not been eager
to move but Chris had explained n
as a favor 10 herself. She could
not keep up the rent alone, she
said n Norma would not come
she would have to give up the
apartment.
For q while things appeared 20
80 better after that Less strain
for Chris in trying TO zee that
Norma was occupied. No need FOR
constantly manufacturing u
to include the other girl IN her
plans IL was easier 10 q that
Norma had substantial meals.
There were days when Chris told
herself Norma was happier but
they were sure 90 W. followed By.
periods OF depression.
Brad Hart. whom Chris QueH-
TONED frequently. could furnish no
news Of Mark Travers. He was
still In France from I'll that could
be learned.
Gradually March dragged TO =
close. IL had come I'm like a lion
and went out the same way with .
terrific snow storm Tho bad
weather continued and Norma d0-
veloped nm annoying cold.
Then "a day Chris telephoned
Bob Farrell and arranged 10 meet
him at dinner. Over the restaurant
table Chris said anxIcusIy. you've
&c to help me. Bob. Something
must be donei"
Go b. Continned)
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Daily Health
Talk

The girl In college Is likely TO suf-
fer from all of the complaints suf-
fered by girls who are not In college
and, in addition, from special COM
plants associated with the kind OF
life that college girls lead. In other
words. intensity OF attention, much
reading and q sedentary life bring
on complaints which come to the
attention Of college physicians. Re-
Gently, Drs. +. w. Stearn and q.
r. Mitchell reported Oh 225 girls IN
q small college in Missouri. The gifls
were from is TO q years OF age.
Seventy-eight per cent complained
of headaches varying from three
times a week to twice a year. There
Is no single cause or headaches. Eye
strain, nervousness. worry and dis
turbances of digestion are among The
main causes. Because the causes
are not eliminated. the girls continue
to suffer and. like people generally
try all sorts Of remedies, including
sedatives. pain-relieving remedies.
pills OF all kinds, laxatives and soda
water.
The condition called growing
pains" affects young girls exactly
as 1t does young men. These pains,
physicians find. are due In the vass
majority q cases to rheumatic in
lection. When these pains occur,
sources must be sought in the ton
sis, the throat. the teeth. the lose.
the ears. and indeed in all OF the
breathing tract.
College girls are likely to suff :
also with disturbances OF their
periodic functions. Modern attitude
toward such disturbances tends to
overcome them BY leading q normal
life.
The common cold causes a great
as we know, the only method 81
lessening the number OF colds is pro-
per food. clothing. sleep and bath
ing. the avoidance Of exposure, the
cleaning I'D OF distractions In me
nose ana throat. and finally plenty OF
sunlight.
OF special interest in relationship
to the health of the college girl
Is the question OF diet. Nothwith-
standing their education. the girls
are hungry because they eat little
at meal times and much between
meals. The majority gain In weight.
REDUCING Is haphazard, and In many
cases carried out In q dangerous
manner. Injudicious diet not regu-
lated By knowledge OF essential foods
tends to produce constipation and
also to lower resistance to disease.
It Is also strange 70 find that eel
lege girls who certainly have been
taught the elements of hygiene ard
the dangers OF self-dosing seem TO
indulge literally IN proprietary laxa-
tives and cathartics. and in all sorts
Of medicine for coughs, colds. the
liver. stomach trouble nervousness.
painful physioloRlc functions. and
even loss OF vitality.
r. was found that So out OF the 225
iris INDUCED In such remedies None
nf them took reducing pills. but IS
e cent dieted constantly 10 re-
dues weight. One hundred and
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-30

Soviet literature n only N dozen
years old. and there Is no giant az
that age Maxim Gorgy.
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G DOWN DEEP

Wife: Why, Fred, you've got
one hand browner than the ether.
Husband getting sur tanned
wNie on holiday with his large
family: Can you wonder 1t II,
Alice? I've always got one hard
In my pocket.-The Humorist.
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BEGIN HERE ID

Pretty NORMA KENT. c0-year-
old secretary. marries MARK
TRAvERSs mfllt0nnfre's son, n
spite Of the Opposition Of Marks
father r. N. TRAvERS.
The story opens n Marlboro
IN extravuEnnt honeymoon nc
fashiosable BIue sprinEs during
which Mark spends al his money
and borrows $500 the couple {
turn 10 Marlboro. II o. n long
while before the young man .
nnd work and after one week he
loses his frst job. He becomes .
noorwnlker In q department store.
In spite of poverty Ne and Norma
are happy until MARKS father
sends for him. He Oncrs to take
E~anisatfon n the son will prove
Ne cnn make good. His FIRST tnsk
involves = business trip TO France.
Norma u 20 remain NJ h0r ne
tries 10 persuade him not 90
but ran not.
Norma. rudely ire her
fnther-in-Inw's hon way
leaving y trace o. acre
former roommate. he's hnd
Marks father determines % en-
gineer : divorce. He employs de-
tectIves who learn that the girl
thCec years before was convicted
ON a vice charge. In spite Of evil
dence that this charge WINS
framed and Norma entirely 1nn0-
cent. Ne sends his lawyer 20 Parou.
Norma knows nothing Of NIL this
until late In January she receives
a letter Wiling hcr Mark ~ Sc
cured n Avorce. Next day In the
ONCE she fntnta. Chris takes her
home hut instead of remaining
there she calls u taxi. gives the
"Hurry..
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-30

The working population Of Chi
cago. based on 1880 figures. con-
sists OF 1.149,7l4 males and 389, 80;
females. "a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-25

The Unico club gold prize of $25, given to the student of Italian de- scent attaining the highest average in English in the local high schools will be awarded to Miss Lillian Russo, a graduate of Crosby high school, Miss Russo is also the win- ner of the $25 gold prize given by the Unico club to the student re- ceiving the highest mark in Italian.
 The prizes will be awarded by the Hon John F. McGrath. judge of the city court of Waterbury at the annual reception given in their hon. or by the Unico club at the Hotel Waterbury Saturday evening. pr Harry Dochelli, commissioner of the board of education will introduce the graduates. The following stu dents will be the guests of the club: COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY
 GRADUATES
 pr Antonette Perrillo, M.D., Mid- dlesex Medical.
 pr John Ricciardi, DDS, Har- yard Dental.
 Richard c. Meo, B.A., George Washington university.
 Philip Mairorano, Cincinnati col lege.
 WILEY HIGH GRADUATES
 Anna Aldorisio, Brigida Bar bieri, Florence Carbon, Evelyn Ces- tar, Elizabeth Ciarlone, Guido Cic- chetti, Josephine Chillemi, Donate Colanglo, Michael Colitti, Leonard