The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-02-11
THE WORLD TODAY
by ARTHUR BRISBANE
WAR, WITH COMIC OPERA.
NATURE AND MAN.
TO PROTECT AIR MAIL.
NOT BLONDES, REDHEADS.

While you read rather dry copy" about Shang-
hal, conditions not pleasant there Bombs are
dropping from planes crowded city quarters,
Japanese batleshps sending explosive shells in
to the city.
Many human beings, including women and chill
dren, are blown to pieces.
There are features of comic opera in the pro-
ceedings. While the bombarding and killing proceed,
the Japanese commanding admiral is told that I'm
Gle Sans fighting ship Houston has appeared at the
mouth of the river.
Immediately the Japanese admiral commanding
breaks out" American flag, at his masthead,
while the band the Houston plays the Japanese
national anthem
Phil Mays picture in London Punch shows a
drunkard cinging to lamp post, saying to his wife
who begged him to come homie, 'I'n do anything in
reason, Maria, but won't come 'ome."
In reply to requests made by the League of Ma
son, but she will not take her troops and go home
She couldn't think Of leaving her nationals to the
mercy of the savage Chinese
The sympathy of the United States goes out to
Cuba and any assistance that may be needed viii
gladly be given. Nature strikes suddenly, unexpect
edly bndly now in one corner OF the earth, now In
another.
Compared with man, nature is a feeble killer
Her greatest acts Of violence amount to little,
pared with his.
As is usual in modern days, Cuba's earthquake
shows indication of special providence inter-
fering in earths affairs, or any miraculous inter-
The great cathedral Of Santiago is in ruins. A
special providence would have protected that sacred
building.
the city hospital fell in, killing and their
babies. special providence would have taken care
Of those poor mothers and newborn children, even
before protecting the cathedral itself
During the last few days of storms, fog, heavy
on the mountains, there have been numerous
distressing airplane accidents, great courage shown
by pilots always.
One air mail pilot fell with his plane; it took
fire. the mail was burned.
Nothing can be done for the brave man gone,
but something could be done to protect the mail by
providing freproof containers for mail planes
The hn-Manville company, collaborating with
the Aluminium company of America, could provide
extremely light containers Of duralumin interlined
with asbestos that would save the mail from fire.
The Associated Press announces that 'this years
American beauty is a perfect thirty-four, and a
blonde with brown eyes" Such beauty select
ed from among 500 contestants.
The winning lady doubtless is an exception, but
usually blonde with brown eyes" is a brunette who
has done something to make her hair yellow. Vel
low hair goes naturally with blue eyes.
One expert, now here, known all around the
world Anita Loos who wrote Gentlemen Prefer
Blondes" does not agree with the New York beauty
husband, Douglas Fairbanks, "the red-headed woman
is the thing now"
Miss Loos says she has machine from Ger
many, that win take five pounds on your weight in
one day. It Is kind of cabinet in which you sit
covered with suds. Miss Loos should have some
doctor tell her how many win probably be TAX
en- of her life while taking five pounds of her weight
Los Angeles reports new plan in searching for
victims Of air accidents Planes seeking out victims
Of passenger airship lost in the Tehachapi noun
tans carry aerial to photograph the territory
covered In their flight Photographs, enlarged and
and
in gulleys innumerable details not visible to flyers.
Chamberlain, British chancellor Of the exchequer,
repeats Great Brtains policy Of "a general cancel
laon Of PREPARATIONS and debts in order to settle
the debt problems permanently"
Many struggling American would like to set