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The Coolidge examiner., 1933-05-26
Used as Money 1t Sways
Destinies of Nations.

Washington.--ThP intricate part
that gold has played In the affairs
Of civilization, and something of the
romance that chngs to the yellow
metal, are disclosed by Frederick
Simpich In a communication to the
National Geographic society.
when gold was used merely as
personal adornmeDt, In plate, or
In the decorative arts" be writes,
''it swayed the destinies only Of
those who possessed II. as In Peru
and Mexico, or when Rome paid
chariot loads of II to the barbarians
to save herself from being sacked
But when gold came into wide use
as money. to measure wages. prices
and the cost of living in all nations.
then It began to influence the whole
world. Tariffs. the gold standard,
foreign exchange and debts, ar
bitrage-gold brings them all into
the picture of international rela-
tions.
Much Disappears.
"Only about half of the worlds
gold production since the discOv-
cry of America can now be definite
ly located.
"Since 1912 the world has mined
500, ,413,757,117, as officially reported
OF this, about 80 per cent has been
produced since 1860.
''But today the worlds nations
hold as monetary gold stock, only
about .940,OO0.OO0
1.-THE missing ten billions or more
went, much of ii, just as in olden
times. In 1881, for instance, Of,
roughly, $49,OO0,0OO of gold mined
In the United States alone. about
S29,OOO.OOO was consumed in indus
try. In America today. ii Is the
gold-beaters and the dentists who
eliminate much gold from circula
tion.
"Europe's gold when Columbus
first sailed westward amounted to
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-05-26
High Speed Is Sought by
All Major U. S. Air Lines

the other forms of transportation
speed is bought only at the price
of higher direct and indirect costs,
"paradoxically. the economics OF
aviation Is such that the purchase
of its most essential asset, speed.
may turn out not merely a sound
investment but the means of an
actual saving-perhaps as high as
20 to % per cent
The ship and the pilot. both cover
ing half as many miles again In a
given time as they did before, spell
reduced costs. With insurance and
depreciation about the same, prac-
tically "all other costs will vary
In inverse ratio to the speed; main
tenance, because II Is better built.
all-metal job going farther between
overhauls: even fuel and oil, since
our new ship was speeded up not
by increasing Its power but by per.
fecting Its lines and since It has one
or two motors instead of three"
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-05-26
Cold Has Long Played Big
Role in Affairs of World

less than some present-day family
fortunes. Part of this Europe had
mined. part she had plundered from
other lands. Some of her gold SO
gained was drained off In trade to
India and the Orient.
India, Ia time, became the
worlds greatest gold hoarder. The
treasure sink of the world. she has
been called. Just how much gold
is still hidden In the secret vaults
of her princes, nobody knows; from
1873 to 1880. however. the records
show that India imported about $2.-
SOO,OOO,OOC in gold.
''ln the monetary system OF the
United State the gold dollar. though
not now made. can still be called
the unit of value; It weighs 25.8
grains and is O.9OO fine.
''Gold coins of IS, SIC and $40 are
now minted. knowr as half eagles,
eagles, and double eagles Among
workers In the mint, the eagles pic
ture Is always called The Goose
One thousand dollars of United
States gold coin weighs just 1886
pounds avoirdupois. and at the mint
found 1t, in bar form. an easy
handful
Increased Since World War.
"Since the World war began the
world has swiftly increased Its ef-
fective stock of gold This has, in
fact. grown by about S6.80O. .OOO. 900
or l40 per cent. In the last 10 years.
More gold Is being mined. less has
been used recently in the trades,
and private boardings are being sur
rendered in India. These are the
chief causes of the increase.
"Growth In the worlds gold since
1922 has been largely due to In
creased output in South Africa and
Canada. Since 1929. however, our
gold mine yield has slightly IN
creased. AL gold mined In the
world tn 1892 is estimated now at
S460. .UO. 5000
Most of the great gold strikes,
say mining engineers. have prob
ably been made. The world has been
more thoroughly prOspected for gold
than for any other metal II may
be vain. then, TO nope for another
series OF gold finds as rich as was
Cripple Greek, the Lena. the Rand.
or the KlOndike.
Yet from year to year gold
strikes of varying importance are
constantly recorded. Exciting tales
of rich strikes. dazzling fortunes ex-
posed by one lucky stroke of the
pick. the spirit of adventure and ro-
nance that clings 10 the gold hunt
er's career leaves man indefatigable
in his search"
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-05-26
Cook and Chicken Mixed
in an international Case

Sofia.-Chicken for lunch was the
order In a Yugoslav frontier post
But when the cook went to kill the
bird II fed across the border into
Bulgaria. The cook was so bent
on catching ii that he pursued II
into foreign territory where both
be and the wayward fowl were ar
rested by the Bulgarian frontier
troops and sent back to their own
side OF the border.
This violation of the Bulgarian
frontier was duly reported TO the
government and the prime minis
ter jokingly informed the Yugoslav
minister of what had occurred. The
Bulgarian press, while appreciatlng
the joke, point out the graver side
that upon frontier where rela
tions are so strained a similar Incl
dent might easily have grave con
sequences. Only a few weeks ago
a Bulgarian sergeant, blinded by 1.
blizzard, strayed across the lii anu
was Immediately shot dead.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-05-26
Sanitation Pays

A survey of hog production meth
ods on so farms in Sedgwick, Wash
ington and Yuma counties, Colo
RADIO, shows the benefits of the
clean ground method of raising
hogs. Farmers there who change
their hog lots at least every two
years are saving an average of six
and one-half pigs per litter, COM
pared with four and one-ffth per
litter saved by those who simply
clean their narrowing houses, but
let the pigs run on old ground.
Farmers who neither change lots
nor clean the farrowing houses are
saving an average of three and nine
tenths pigs per litter, which is con-
sidered too low to enable the grow
er to break even on the enterprise.
-Wallace's Farmer.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-05-26
Cabbage, Caulifiower
Growers Waste Lime

The cabbage and caulifower
growers mind turns to lime in the
spring almost as easily as the young
mans fancy turns to love. Conse-
Quently, too much lime Is used for
the good of other crops in the ro-
tation, says Charles Chupp of the
New York State College of Agricul-
ture.
Furthermore, he says, excessive
applications of the hydrated form
are so expensive that each cabbage
grower should estimate in dollars
his probable losses from club-root to
determine whether 1t might not be
cheaper to stand the loss from the
disease; especially If the disease
has occurred only slightly in any
given field and with crop as cheap
as cabbage has been. Even when the
club-root is severe the question of
changing the cabbage or cauliflower
crop to some disease-free field should
be considered before lime is bought.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-05-26
Millions Being Invested in
New Equipment.

New York, N. Y.-How every ma.
Jor airline In the United States is
today re-e2uipping Its lines with
high-speed planes capable of aver
age speeds up to $50 miles per hour
is revealed in Fortune Magazine.
The NOV "Quite certainly changes
The commercial geography vf the
United Sta.es," the magazine says.
for II brings Albuquerque, N. H..
as close 10 New York as express
trains long ago brought Boston and
Washington" A revolution In air
travel this coming summer is fore
cast as a result Of these spectacu-
lar new ships.
All Out for Speed.
There is under way nothing less
than the re-equipipng uf this cont
nent's airlines." Fortune states.
Commitments now In the hundreds
of thousands OF dollar will be In
the millioit II these harbingers Of
speed perform successfully.
Every major airline begins this
summer with program which will
lead to the complete replacement
of its slow (110 m. p. h. present.
day trimotor transports with com
pletely new high-speed (150-1S0 m.
p h.) airplanes.
THE new planes are low-wing
monoplanes. All are built of metal
throughout With one tri-motor
exception. all are powered by single
or twin engines.
in every case, high speed is
achieved not by tremendous horse
power but by sleek streaniining
and elimination of drag. With one
exception the new ships can fold
their landing gear in flight Lest the
pilot forget to lower his gear before
descending. each has some kind of
alarm TO iostle his memor? the mo
menf be closes the throttle below
flying speed"
viii Cut Costs.
Fortune points out that while in
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-05-26
Barley Demand Is
Matter of Doubt
Department of Agriculture
Has No Facts on Which
to Base Opinion.
BY Or. II. V. Harlan. Barley Specialist
United States Department OF Agri-
culture-WNU Service.

culture-WNU Service.
Following the passage OF beer
legislation by congress. the depart
ment announces to farmers the facts
II has available on the growing OF
mailing barley:
Most parts of the United States
have small opportunity to grow
mailing barleys proftably, though
certain favored localities may do
so. The department issues this
statement in response to many in
ouiries from farmers as to the like
lihood of getting a premium on bar
ley by growing the mailing varie-
ties. So that farmers may form a
rough idea of the probable market
and estimate their facilities for sup
plying it, the department has OUT
lined the situation.
The department has no facts on
which to base an opinion as to the
probable demand for mailing bar
lev from the 1888 crop. 1t is point
ed out, however, that even if the
country used as much barley for
mailing out of the 1893 crop as 1t
did out of the 1917 crop. the amount
absorbed would be less than a quar-
ter of the average annual barley
production.
In 1917 the barley crop was 211,-
100000 bushels, about 72,OOO,OOO
bushels of which went into the pro-
duction of malt. The amount OF
barley needed to make a bushel ga
pounds) of malt varies, but 1t is
always less than the amount OF the
malt. The barley used for malt in
1917 produced S0,O00,000 bushels Of
the latter commodity. Mailing bar
lev usually commands premium
over feed barley. But since only
about a third of the 1917 crop went
into malt, the barley growers chance
Of a mailing premium was only one
in three.
Barley is now grown in the areas
best adapted to the crop. Other
areas have TO contend with excep-
tional disease hazards, difficulties
In producing high quality grain, and
other handicaps. Western New York,
northern Illinois and parts Of Wis
consin, Minnesota, South Dakota,
Iowa andKansas. are the most favor
able mailing barley sections. In all
these areas. however. the best adapt
ed sections are rather limited. Good
barley may be grown in small areas
in other states. In favorable sea-
sons high-quallty barley Is pro-
duced over a wide area.
Brewers require barley that has
plump kernels and good hulls 1t
should be well grown and well
ripened with mellow kernels. There
must be little threshing damage and
the barley must be practically free
from diseased and moldy kernels.
Barley should not be grown fol-
lowing corn in areas where scab Is
common. Barley infected with scab
is unsuitable for mailing. Heavy.
poorly drained soils should not be
planted TO barley.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-05-26
Here's Snake Story
and a Tall One!

Lisbon. Ohio.-Here's the first
snake story of the season here,
and a true onel
w. o. Woolf. farmer of East
Rochester. west of here, started
out recently with small rifle to
hunt groundhogs. Near an aban-
doned quarry he stumbled over
six giant blacksnakes.
Beating hasty retreat, Woolf
ran 10 the house for heavier ar
tillery and returned with his son,
T. c. Woolf. and a shotgun.
A seventh snake meanwhile
had joined the other six. After a
hot battle. six Of the snakes were
slain, the survivor wriggling into
the rocks.
Father and son testified that
each of the six measured six feet
In length.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-05-26
Lights of New York ~ 7s 7Rvn5Uls sv15UIs

Ninety-fourth street. They are or
nsments of penthouse on the top
of the apartment on the southwest
corner.
Possibly it's due to small-town up
Dringing-at home We used to go
down to the Big Four depot every
day to see No. Z come in, but still
get something of thrill from Grand
Central terminal. The excitement
of the hurrying hundreds Is conta
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-05-26

gious The confusion, the porters
staggering under loads of baggage,
suggest far-away places But multi
trde Of porters and bags gives no
clew to destination. A distinguished
looking gentleman, with convoy
of six well-ladeD red caps, was going
only as far as Albany.
No matter how touching, not all
the farewells are real, either. New
York is not kind to romance There
at railroad terminals nobody pays
attention to embraces and even lin
gering kisses.
q. 1893. Bell Syndicate-wNU Service.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-05-26
Lice on Beef Cattle

To get rid of lice on beef cattle,
dip or spray them with any coal
tar dip or nicotine sulphate solu-
ton. Dipping gives the best results,
but where there is no dipping vat
available each animal should be
sprayed with a hand machine until
wet to the skin. Any of the COM
mercial dips can be used, but as
all vary in strength it is important
that directions on the containers
be followed. Repeat the treatment
in IA or 15 days for thorough con-
troll.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-05-26

Beverly Bayne. all in black and
with Bit Of black velvet about her
throat, was the one who asked
Have you reservatiOn?" and on
being told none had been made, re-
piled. IN Hnd place for you. Buy
tickets at the desk. please" So
turned to the cashier, whose face
was vaguely familiar. and asked
for three dinner tickets. Three
dollars, please" be said as he
pushed the slips through the wicket
Then ! recognized him. He was
former Broadway box-office man.
But be mad changed. He smiled
when ne said, You are feeding
three others" Thus the Introduc-
ton TO the Actors Dinner club now
in the Hotel Great Northern on Eff
tyseYenth street between Sixth
and Seventh avenues.
Petite, pleasant, piquant Jenny
Wren was the waitress at the table
at which we were seated. She had
danced In the Metropolitan Opera
house ballet and for two and a half
years played In "Abie's Irish Rose. :"
Unemployed. she is helping others
Of tie stage who are also unem
ployed Whether she serves paying
patrons or those who are eating free,
she doesn't know. That Is one Of
the fine things about the Actors Din
nar club. There Is no way of tell
ing who nays 81 or nothing at all
Each gets exactly the same meal
an excellent meal. too. And the
great and the near-greai mingle on
terms of the strictest equality.
Herbert Rawlinson, now playing
In when Ladies Meet" acted as
master of ceremonies In proper
Broadway style, he introduced some
of the celebrities present-that be-
ing a nightly feature of the club
including, Leon Enrol, with the
funny legs; Cornelia Otis Skinner,
darkly comely and an actress not
only by Inheritance but in her own
right as well; Conway Tearle, now
playing In Dinner at Eight" and
his wife, Adele Rowland; Sophia
Tucker, who never grows old, and
others. Each took bow and then
resumed eating, served of course, by
ladies of the stage and screen. with
gentlemen of the stage and screen
acting as bus boys.
A program goes with dinner at
the Actors Dinner club. It's a diff.
ferent program every hight, but the
cast is always all-star since those
of the stage give freely of their
talents. SO, 7hile we finished our
coffee, Leon Enrol gave an imita.
ton of an inebriated gentleman en-.
deavoring to mail a letter with
nany. many laughs, though never
before had he played to an accom-.
paniment of knives and forks. Miss
Skinner followed with a portrayal
of an American woman on the eve
of sailing to Paris, and the mirth
muscles of the audience lever gol
a chance to rest Then came Sophia
Tucker and her songs. SO. it may
be seen,- dining at the Actors Din
ner club is high adventure. And II
can hardly be called charity because
so much is given for the small in
vestment.
Trees grow on Broadway al
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-05-26
Tink Hides in Furnace
and Comes Out Hot Dog

Mt. Clemens.-Mrs. Verne Smell,
of Mt Clemens. searched every
where for heI pei dog Tink. But no
Tink was to be found.
Later, Mrs Smell had occasion to
fix her furnace and as she opened
the door of the ash compartment.
out jumped Tink. little warm but
none the worse for the experience.
She believes that the dog was in the
furnace when she shut the ash COM
partment door several hours before.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-05-26
Senate Committee Also Is
Busy Investigating.

New York.-An epidemic Of Ilt-
tiers is sweeping Wall Street finan-
cial district
The Impression prevails that the
government is after" big bankers
and nobody knows where the light
ming is going 10 strike next Some
of the leading figures of the profes
sion have already been Knocked
from their pedestals by preliminary
bolts A federal grand jury il prob
ing into the situation with might
and main--presumably on orders di.
rect from Washington. The scope
o. the senate inquiry is being ex-
tended. with particular attention TO
private bankers and cir part In
The iiotation OF securities" officials
ard books OF some % rhe biggest
houses OF the street have been sub
poenaed for examination.
President Roosevelt has ordered
General cleanup of the situation and
is determined thai nobody be
spared II ne is guilty"
IL has been many a day since the
country's hitherto all-powerful finan
cial harons have trembled so in theiE
boots
Noted Banker Indicted.
The opening gun of the cleanup
campaign" one important phase of
which is aimed al the n ,dern bank
pr ctice OF reckless speculation
with other peoples money" was
fred with the arrest of Joseph w.
Hartman. chairman of the board
OF the Hartman National Bank and
Trust company. one )f tn. best
kuown-alihUugh not the biggest by
any means-banks OF the city. Har
riman. later indicted on fourteen
separate charges of making false
entries in the banks books while he
was president of the institution.
was arrested and arraigned as he
lay ill In bed in his home. "lrregu
larities" involved In the specific
charges footed up TO total OF
Sl.7l3,225. The accounts of IA de
posifors we're found TO have been
juggled-allegedly by the banks
president
The Hartman bank was the only
one OF major importance in the city
which did not reopen after the
March banking holiday.
Another zig banker TO feel the
impact of the administrations heel
was Charles F. Mitchell. until re-
Gently head OF the National City
bank. which, as everybody knows,
rates as one of the tOpnotch tnan-
cIal Institutions OF the country, and
indeed OF the whole world. Bank.
er Mitchell is accused in TWO fed
eral Indictments, one OF them re
turned shortly after his resigna.
ton and the other some two weeks
later. of evadins the payment OF
income taxes toialing more than
S730.lU3 by concOcting fictitious
losses through the transfer OF secnr.
tiles which were later decided back
10 him.
The second indictment charges
the evasion OF payment OF Sl56. .7g1.O9
income taxes for the year 1890 by a
fraudulent sale OF $T59.OOO worth OF
stock which the banker Is alleged
I, have repurchnsed five months
later for substantially the same
sum.
Still another big league" banker
iD hot water with the government is
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-05-26
Fish Help Farmer
to Judge Weather

Napa, Calif.-lt is a simple
matter for every farmer to be
come equipped with an accurate
rain forecaster. according TO The
odore Arighi. rancher.
When the goldfish in Arighi's
fish pond swim at the surface
of the water. he knows 1t is 90
ing to rain within a few hours.
He contends that this system of
weather observation has rarely
failed.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-05-26

Not since the days of long, long
ago have such pronouncedly fem
mime clothes made their appearance
In the fashionable world. The very
materials themselves invite fluffy
ruffle treatments since they are so
sheer and airy-fairy. such as the
new organza. which Is like organ
die, only thinner and silkier. Nous
seline de sole is another favorite,
especially in pastel colorings. The
very lovely gown pictured Is done In
pale blue mousseline with sash Of
pale blue taffeta. A garniture of
pastel velvet flowers encircles the
crown of the pale blue peau d. ange
taffeta hat, the brim of which is
tilted low over the right eye. Mil.
liners are very enthusiastic In re
gard TO velvet flowers as trimming.
and are using them in unique ways
70. crowns and inset effects, and
particularly for all-hower toques.
The Washington times., 1933-06-28
j. s. To ASSIST
JOB PLACING

Establishment Of several re.
gional clearing houses by the
United States employment service
to help the various States in find
ing jobs for unemployed under
the huge public works program
will be effected shortly, Secretary
OF Labor Frances Perkins an
nounces.
Asserting that the Labor De-
partment has the machinery
with which to mobilize workers, !"
she declared that very likely the
department will be called upon
soon through the needs of the
public works program.
This service, she contends. will
organize the labor market of the
whole country so that people may
find opportunity for work when it
exists.
The Washington times., 1933-06-28
$4,000 SAVED
On ], 8. BIDS

Although David Lynn, architect
Of the Capitol was authorized to
use $4,000 for demolition of
buildings where the Library of
Congress annex will be placed
and on grounds west of the
Capitol where the park area will
be extended, the United States
was offered $7,7O7 yesterday for
the privilege of razing the un-
wanted structures.
Of seven firms who submitted
bids yesterday to the Architect
for the razing of the buildings,
six wanted to be paid for their
efforts. The Heckinger House
wrecking Corporation. however,
offered to pay $7,7O7 for the
privilege.
AS the Heckinger bid will prob
ably be accepted the Government
will have $77,707 to its credit in
stead of a $4,000 expenditure.
The Washington times., 1933-06-28
Electric Cure for Insane
Seen as Doubtful

Physicians at st. Elizabeth's
Hospital are doubtful Of the pos
sibility of curing insanity by elec-
trical treatment, despite optimis-
tic predictions made by the Ameri-
can Association for the Advance
ment of Science, now attending
the Century of Progress Exposi-
ton in Chicago.
In an article recently published
in the American Medical Journal,
DR.. Walter Freeman, of st. Eliza
beth's, says:
"The substitution of deather-
mia for malaria In the treat
ment of general paresis has In
our hands met almost complete
failure.
I'VE deplore especially the
broadcasting of premature re-
ports through non professional
The Washington times., 1933-06-28

periodicals, although the hur-
ried publication of first results
in medical journals is also to be
regretted"
st. Elizabeth's Hospital first ex-
perimented with diathermia treat
ments for general paresis in ALL
gust, 1928. After treating 40 Ne
groes and 10 white patients, two
of whom died in convulsionS, and
the others failing to show i'm
provement, the hospital decided
to abandon the experiment. This
was done in June, 1882.
Malaria treatments for paresiS
have been used successfully by the
hospital for the last 10 years.
They were first introduced into
this country by the famous Vien-
nese physician, DR.. Wagner Won
Jauregg.