The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-09-29
THE WORLD TODAY
BY Arthur Brisbane
WHAT is WORTH WHILE.
GERMANY IN THE FASHION,
THE COST OF CRIME.
A LONG, LONG FAST

Intellectual young ladies in New York are ask
ing, What is really worth while this life?" and
answering in various ways.
To what question: when woman is concerned,
there is only answer.
The thing worth while in life is to get married
raise family of children that will repay all your af-
lection when old and feel that you have done
your share in contributing to the intelligent popua
ton of the globe
Everything else. for intelligent young women is
mere waste of time unless one happens to be gen.
Jus like Bronte sister or Sarah Bernhard.
An even then she ought to raise family
Herrot, able French prime minister, is suspic-
ious of Germany. What is the French govern
ment says, Germany is using United States money
in her secret arming program" If so, Germany is
using United States money about the every
body else in Europe is using it.
Either with money recently borrowed, money
borrowed in the war; and not repaid the most con-
spicuous countries in Europe keep up their
program.
The fact that they don't pay us enables them to
use their money for Germany couldn't bor-
row from us in war times and has done her borrow
ing privately since the
federal judge has said that crime in United
States costs annually between eleven thousand and
thirteen thousand million dollars. Every year crime
costs the country more than the total sum we lent
Europe in the war. An expert says racketeering
costs Chicago alone hundred and forty-fve mil
lions year. Legitimate" business of many kinds
importanat branches of union labor, and many other
lines OF effort are victims and sometimes orginators
OF racketeering.
This country needs to clean house in more ways
than one
Poor Gandhi, starting his death FAST" says he
is anxious as anybody to live" and last long as
possible. He asks sympathy After the first few
days desire for food will vanish and shall begin to
brood" He will take nourishment except water
until he dies until the Hindu conscience awak-
ems"
Hindu national conscience or consciousness has
been asleep for more than thousand years. 1t will
not awaken easily.
twelve-year-old boy hanged himself in New
Jersey because he had been told he must attend
the public school instead of continuing at the Sc
lect academy"
Someone should have explained to the boy that
the public school, better than any other would give
In the public school boy meets all kinds of
Americans learns to understand them, to realize
tnat he is not better than some other boy becaus.
his father happens to have little money
The public school is the real school.
A philosophical British lady, Mrs. Pawlev. is
kidnapped by Chinese bandits. She writes please
send me powder puff, face cream and a lipstick.
don't want anything else but BATH" And asks
that police be kept away because if they follow tha
bandits she may be killed.
She would like to be ransomed if possible, hit
says, please don't bust yourselves"
There is marvellous placidity in certain British
women, and great courage.
California sends cheerful news. DR.. e. G. Moore,
very able surgeon, of the Pacific coast reports that
in his going to and fro. which includes of flying
machines for hurried operations he finds much more
optimism, and says he: Optimism must first"
| Those well informed say Chinas only immediate
hope is in or less benevolent domination by
Japan. Chinas lords fighting each other, starv
ing the people, offer no hope.
7 Japan would discourage bandits by killing them
and diminish starvation by abolishing rowing bands
| that devour destroy crops
There in the world about 100000 radio
SETS than half in this country. More than half
the worlds automobiles are in this country more
than half the vacuum cleaners, electric washing
chimes improved farming implements, electric lights
| etc.
great loss to science in the death Of Dr. Russell
/ A. Hibbs chief surgeon Of New Yorks Orthopaedic
dispensary and hospital Only sxty-three years old,
! Doctor Hibbs saving so many others. destroyed
himself with overwork and overanxety for his pa
tients The welfare of any one Of the thousands Of
poor children and adults upon whom he operated
| gratuitously weighed upon his mind.