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The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-17
Demand for Liquor
Not What Expected

spirits still unused In the ware
houses. Allowing for present stocks
on retail shelves. the trcasury's tx.
ures would Indicate that less than
3.5uoooO gallons OF foreign liquor
hare been consumed In this country
IN the eight moa,hs since prohlbl.
ton ended
AZ the same tine the lack os de-
mand has caused importers 20 fall
far short OF the amount OF foreign
liquor they expected TO bring TO
American shores after prohibition
ended. Imports have amounted 10
only iwo-hfths of the quotas allowed
By the control board FOR the period
between December 5 and April 50
Only about one ffth Of the Decen.
berApril quota. moreover. has
moved Into consumptlve channels.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-17
It's Illegal to Whistle
In Certain London Spot

Iondon.-A man was walking
down the Burlington arcade. In TIE
direction OF PlcadIlly. whistling an
air from popular musical comedy.
A constable tapped him on the arm
and said politely:
"Deslst. II you please
'Deslst1 What do you meant I'm
breaking no law"
Begging your pardon. sir.
mean deslsi-forbear-cease-stop.
And you were breaking the law
when you whistled. | viii prove II
10 you"
The bobby drew out a little book.
thumbed the pages and selected a
passage which read:
"In the Burlington arcade one Is
not permitted TO whistle, run or 10
wheel a perambulator. The consta-
bic on duty will see that this rule
Is strictly enforced"
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-17
Lights of New York RyL l. STEVENSON

When the heat comes. thousands
leave New York. They have many
places to 20. The seashore bunga-
low colonies are little cities In
themselves. There are other sum-
mer cities up In the mountains. In
addition, there are hundreds OF
lakes. In fact, the state OF New
York offers just about every variety
OF scenery. except desert. that va
cation lover may desire. Since that
is true within committing dis
tance, during the summer many
New Workers. merely toll In town
ana sleep and play away from the
lights OF Broadway. But there are
other thousands who cannot do that.
For them the seashore is Coney Is
land, the mountains, the Palisades
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-17
Old Stage-Coach Driver
Gets Thrill in Air Trip

ChIcago.-Aboye the same route
over which be drove stage coaches
IS years ago. al less than ten miles
an hour. Fred TIce. octogenarlan OF
Medford. Ore. got a new thrill when
he rode leisurely along In a three
milea-mlnute. multi-motored trans
port on United Air Lines coastal
route.
Tice pointed out TO fellow plane
passengers his old route In north
ern California and southern Ore
gon- His trips half a century ago
required 100 hours. and a total OF
% horses for 275-mIle stage
coach trip. n distance the seyen-ton
United plane covered in one and
one-half hours.
Il never dreamed anything like
this would happen" unused Tice.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-17

of New Jersey and the lakes more
often than not, the basin OF some
fountain or maybe just a freplug
shower.
Those thousands. or rather /
should say millions, do not live In
sections OF the city where there
is some escape from the effects of
the sun. Their dwellings are In
the narrow streets Of the tenement
districts. Their homes are aiI ass
and ofteDtimes dark. For them,
there is no escape from the heat
Nights, they crowd the roofs or the
parks. Days, they get along as
best they can. Often. mothers, to
keep their babies from sitting. load
them into peraElbula:ors and walk
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-17

with them until the early morning
hours afford some relief. II is
wearisome, but babies must breathe.
And after those all night rambles,
the mothers do their housework and
cook In kitchens some OF which are
equipped with coal or wood stoves.
Those street showers are beaches
OF the tenement youngsters. They
shout happily under the cool spray
and carry on much like we used
to do when we walked out TO the
old sycamore, peeled our clothes and
enjoyed ourselves in the yellow
Scloto The youngsters of the
slums can't 90 quite that far, how
ever. But they go as far as they
can, single garment satisfying the
conventions. Some, however, wear
bathing suits. Asked kid why
he did and he replied, because 1t
makes me feel like I'm out at
Coney." And an old softy turned
his head right quick
Perhaps you've read about Ramon
Million. | think the Recording An
gel placed a gold mark opposite Ra-
mon Millions name. The only
money he has Is his name, because
he's been out OF work a long time.
He came out OF his home on One
Hundred and Eighth street and
found q bunch of heat-exhausted
kids trying to turn on fire hy-
drant. They weren't strong enough,
so Ramon Million did IL for them.
He cooled off the kids. But he broke
the law. While he still had the
wrench in his hand along came a
radio car and Ramon Million was
arrested
In court, he made no attempt to
deny his guilt. The magistrate was
sympathetic and imposed a fine OF
only 81. Million didn't have even
a nickel so he went to Jail for two
days. And 1 sincerely hope his ceIi
was cool and comfortable-as cool
and comfortable as he made those
youngsters.
Speaking Of hot weather, hap
pened to notice two men high up
on a scaffOld cleaning the front Of
an apartment house. Usually this
is done with a sand blast, a gritty,
hard job. But in this instance, with
the mercury well up toward the top
of the tube, live steam was being
used
Maybe Society-Big S-isn't look
ing back to the Harry Lehr monkey
party days, but right after the
Astor-French show over at Newport,
out at Syosset, L. l., there was "a
debutante party with milk bar"
at which a genuine. tail-swishing,
pail-upsetting Bossy was a feature.
Also circus freaks helped enliyen.
the occasion.
G, Bell syndicats.-wNU Service.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-17
Explorer Tells of Exciting
Experiences at Sea.

Washlngton.-"Se Seals. playing on
the rocks, threw back their heads
and gargled sea water with noise
Ike calves bawling, as we beat
around story Cape Horn. For 80
days after leaving Magallanes. on
the Straits OF TERRA del Fuego, we
saw not a single human being ex.
cept a Few Wild Alacaluf Indians on
Burnt island. They looked so fierce,
running along their cold, lonely
beach and shouting az Us, that we
sailed on past them"
So says Amos Burg. In a report
TO the National Geographic society.
under whose auspices he is explor-
Inc the scuthernmost tip OF the
western hemisphere, which Is near.
est the South pole OF all continental
lands.
"Magallanes Itself Is a long way
from Portland, ore. where my trip
began. But from Magallanes TO
Cape Horn seems even farther. be
cause Of the strange sense OF gloom
that hangs over these chilly soil
tudes. and the sudden fury OF the
persistent gales. The sea was
smooth as glass the day we left
Magallanes yet. 10 one short hour
so terrific n gale had blown up
that the waters became a smok-
ing uaelstrom and hall ratified
against our bounding boat Ike ma
chine-gtfn FIRE.
Many Stormy Days.
"Such storms are known 10 rage
for three weeks. One year had 800
stormy days. On Savarin island we
found a man named Ken Williams,
an otter hunter, and took him
aboard: that made three. In our %
foot power boat, bound for the Is
lands OF the Horn. Crossing the
open sea from Nassau bay to Cape
Hall, on Grevy island. the fun fury
OF the gales hit Us. feared being
blown out 10 sea, for our propeller
was fouled with kelp. So much salt
water blew through the air that
bareheaded Ken Williams hair
looked as II II had been lathered.
Even when the storms were at
their worst, and II seemed we must
surely swamp, Ken Williams would
suddenly stand up and point TO
some rocky nook, and shout above
the winds roar, i shot an otter over
there once (!
"HIs father was a pioneer mis-
slonary among the Yaghan Indians,
and Williams himself. besides be-
ing a hunter, owns sheep that range
some Of these islands He is there
fore the most sOutherly shepherd
er In the western hemisphere
away down here AT the bottom
OF the western world. even sepa
rated from the tip of South Amer
lea Itself by weeks Of stormy seas,
and dependent wholly on a tiny
llfeboat that / bought at a sale
from the United States coast
guard and shipped here, l can't help
thInking-especlally when II storms
about how far IL Is back TO Port
land, Ore. In a calm spell we got
ashore at Baily island. and from
peak we saw the big Cloven cliff
on Horn island itself. and also the
Wollaston and Hermite groups that
mark the very last land before the
jump-off into cold waters that
stretch TO the Antarctic regions.
The American ship carpenters
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-17
MISCELLANEOUS

DEAR Mrs. Post: Ike tinted
- nall polish aud my husband
doesn't. lie argues thar such pol
ish Is decidedly opposed TO good
taste. We have gradually gotten
into an argument about this. which
Is becoming Irritating out OF all
proportion 10 iis triaing subject.
and we have decided 10 ask you
10 decide whether tinted nails are
anything for husband 20 grow
rabld about?
Answer: Since the supposition OF
a husbands growing rAbid over
nall polish is not quite bellevable,
I'm not quite sure whether this let.
ter is intended TO be answered serl-
ousIy or 10 be taken as a Jest How
ever. supposlng the question 10 be
genuine. would say that nails care
fully manicured and slightly tinted
are certainly In good taste. But
gllded or silyered or deeply col
ored ones are something else again
In fact. those deepest red ones,
which look as though the nail had
been torn or and the finger ends
left bleeding. are revolting 10 all ex-
cept the few who have become in
ured 10 the shock OF them. AS a
matter OF fact. doubt very much
II man can be found who does
not hate them.
Dear Mrs. Post: The other eve
ming my employer invited me TO 20
home TO supper with him and his
family, so that afterwards we could
finish some work. His wife and
young daughter were extremely
pleasant and hospitable. but never
asked me 10 remove my hat. /
went 10 the table with II on and
worked for several hours after the
meal In the same discomfort. Is
1t necessary 10 wait until the host
ess says somethlng7
Answer: Your employers wife
might perhaps have asked you II
you would Ike to take or your hat.
But imagine that she thought you
preferred to keep 1t on. since you
did not take II Off before going into
the dining room Whenever you go
to anyone's house for an evening
meal and are wearing a day dress
and hat. you take OF the hat only
II you want TO. Asking anyone 10
take of hat or gloves is rarely II
ever heard in the present day. A
hostess sometimes says 10 a friend
who continues 10 sit In a heavy
coat, Don't you want TO take your
coat offT" This Is not phase Of
hospitality so much as an exclama-
ton made because she feels that
her guest Is absent-mindedly un-
aware OF her own discomfort.
e by Emily Post.-WSU Service.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-17
Insurance Aetuary's Duties

An insurance actuary Is one who
figures rates. including mortality
tables. From the American mortal
ity table, the actuary makes up the
rate TO be charged the polIcyhOld-
er for his insurance. and complies
statistics on operating expenses,
and the reserve required by law.
From these figures. the rates Of the
individual company are made.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-17
Rationale Sandwiche.

San Antonio, Texas.-Cooked rat
tlesnake meat IN toasted sandwiches
was served by Witte Memorial mu-
scum here to attract visitors on the
opening day OF the reptile garden
Harvey Dunbar had the first serv-
ing TO prove the sandwich was n
real dellcacy.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-17
Hay Fever Caused
by Russian Thistle

salt Lake City. UtAh.-The
Russian thistle Is the greatest
single source Of hay fever In
America. Or. Ray ". Balyeat Of
the University OF Oklahoma told
physicians from western states
gathered here in their annual
convention. The female cotton
wood tree. also a proiiac source
OF the ailment. should be banned
By law. be declared. Cedars and
eims likewise spread Irritating
pollen, he said.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-17
Home Gold Valued
at Over Half Billion

New York.-The value OF old
gold lying idle In American
homes is believed to surpass the
output of all the gold mines in
the world for an entire year.
A drive to recover old gold.
carried on In Britain some time
ago. brought to light over half
a billion dollars worth OF the pre-
cious metal. America Is believed
to have an even greater store.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-17
CONVENTION PREscRIBES

nEAR Mrs. Post: Is II proper 70
- give pharmacist the title OF
Doctor" or not1 ! am about TO
hare wedding announcements en-
graved and am wayerlug between
Mister" and Doctor" because
don't know.
Answer: This is really a ques
ton OF personal opinion, but best
taste usually confines such use Of
the title Dr. 20 a u. y. or an N. u.
or a u. u. s.
Dear Mrs Post The depres-
sion has not sufficiently lifted from
our family and must have a small
house wedding because OF the ex-
penseS Please tell the how 10 plan
an Informal marriage service and
still not have things any old way?
Answer: You can't have an In.
formal marriage service. because lt
Is a church ceremony. The words
ceremonial and formal mean the
same thing. You can of course
have a simple wedding Arrange a
background ot flowers or tree
branches. or still more simply.
stand In front % drawn curtains.
The service Is % course the same
FOR every marriage: the clergyman
enters nrst. the groom and best man
follow him. your maid of honor
then enters alone. and you with
your father follow her. After the
ceremony you and your husband
turn and face the guests who one
by one ofer you their good wishes
Serve wedding cake and a fruit
punch. II this seems 10 you not
enough. add sandwiches and either
tea or coffee or boulllon. This Il
really plenty.
Dear Mrs. Post: Very often !
have a family In 20 dinner, OF which
one member is left handed. My hus-
band suggested that next time they
are expected ! set one place at table
with the knives and spoons on the
left side OF the plate and the forks
on the right. Is this ever done7
Answer: Not that ! know Of.
Lefthanded people must naturally
accuStom themselves 20 couven-
tlonal table setting. SO much 90
that II Is questionable whether up
setting the regularity OF your table
would even add TO the comfort Of
those who In picking up implements
have become accustomed 10 cross
their hands over their plates.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-17

Piald LafTcIa VI Ovmbcrg steps
into the scene of active sports with
bold design and vivid coloring. This
charming and practical sports en-
semble In gold and brown plaid viii
carry high style aonors wherever II
goes and. having 40 easy TO slip-on
and button skirt Il VIII tune to
most any informal outdoor gather.
ing. Durable and good looking. the
taffeta weave which fashions this
skirtand-shorts costume has q soft
texture. tubs beautifully and irons
ike magic. Plaids are In favor and
30 10 taffeta- These lovely plaids
are being shown IN handbags. hats.
olouses daytime dresses and eve
ning gowna They are stunning and
unique for dining and dancing. For
youngsterS' clothes these gay plaids
which look so silky and fne and
which wash so easily are especially
advisable.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-17
Consumption Is Not Half
That of Pre-Dry Era.

Washington.-Eliher the Ameri-
can thlrs, FOR liquor is not what Il
used 20 Be or the booileggcr Is do
iaE a better business than his legal
competitor. Whatever the cause. Il
now appears that the consumption
OF legal liquor In the arst year Of
repeal wlll be considerably less than
hal, the amount consumed 10 a nor
maj year OF the pre-yolsiead era.
The legal liquor Industry that
sprang up almost over night after
- years OF drydom. Is hndlng It's
dream of quick profits only n dream.
and heavy losses are threatening 10
close down dis;llierles and retail es-
tabiishmeuts throughout the coun-
try. Imported wines and liquors are
lying IN warehouses and there Is
more than ample liquor now on
hand 20 satisfy even an unprece-
denied demand
In short. figures issued by the
Treasury department and by the
code authority Tor the disulllng IN
dusiry indicate = surprising failure
on the part o., the drinking public
60 consume The amount % i.qnor 81,
bad been expected 20 consume OF
the basis 81 past performances
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-17
Good Taste Today
BY EMILY POST
Author of

ETIQUETTE" THE BLUE
BOOK OF SOCIAL USAGE" Etc.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-17
Blame BootlevgcrL


ment and the d.sulinE Industry
were Inclined 20 attribute this
failure 60 the continued cumpeti-
ton % Illicit liquor. rather than 10
any loss % appetite on the part
% drinking Americans They blamed
the high price - legal liquor aud rep
rcseniatlycs % the industry went fur
lher TO blame the high prices on
high taxes.
What wlth federal taxes AZ s.
gallon. state taxes ranging even
higher In some places. and heavy
licensing fees 10 nearly every local
lty. members % the Industry argue,
prices OF legal liquor cannot DC low
enough 20 compete with the prices
% Illegal liquor on which no tar
Is paid a, all
Moreover. according 10 the In.
dustry's spokesmen, repeal did not
completely change the drinking hab.
It's developed during the thlriecn
years reign of the booileEger. The
illicit dealer Is Etill highly pat.
rouiEed. they declare. and In one
quarter u was estimated that for
every gallon OF legal. tar paid
liquor consumed. two gallons OF H.
llcit. untax paid liquor Is sold
During prohibition. Il Is esti.
mated. some ioO.oo.ooo gallons OF
bootleg liquor were consumed each
year. and the legal liquor Industry
argues that because OF high prices.
which they blame on high taxes.
much of this huge Illicit irafac Eiill
exists
Dr. James VI. Doran. chairman OF
the Distilled Spirits institute. dis
tillers code authority. estimates
;hA, more than 3doco.oD gallons OF
legal liquor viii be consumed this
year on the basis OF consumption
up 20 June. This. be pointed out.
Is just about bali the amount OF
liquor consumed IN even the lean
est pre-prohIbltlon years. Annual
normal consumption prior 20 the
dry era. according 10 Doctor Doran.
was about Sf.0Oo.ooO galior- n year
Imports Are Down.
While the domestic Industry Is
confronting a serious problem due
10 the Unexpectedly low demand for
legal spirits. the foreign producer
and importer Is likewise far.ng
badly In the American market. hs.
ures complied by the Treasury de-
partment indicate.
Since repeal became n reality on
December 3. the treasury disclosed.
imports OF liquor have totaled
s.2G4.2 .22T gallons Prior 10 that date.
some 40.lll gallons were on hand.
IN bonded warehouses. bringing the
total supplies OF foreign liquors In
this country up 20 June 80 10 $780,
33S gallons
Only S.T43.sis gallons have been
withdrawn. however. leaving 4.5SO.-
so gallons OF imported Whistles and
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1934-09-20
A NJNCSTELENEK
ELLATASA

egyre nehezebbe va1ik az or
szagban, kiilonosen azert, inert
az egyes a1lamok Is varosok ait
egeszen ra akarjak haritani a
szovetsegre, viszont a szovetseg
"pazarlasat" a kapitalistak Is a
republicans part egyre heve-
sebben tamadjak.
Pennsylvania torvenyhozasa-
max rendkivuli uleset az idezte
fel, hogy az allan kasszajaban
mines tobb penz segelyre, vi
szont a szovetseg mem ad penzt,
ha az allan mem hajlando a ter
|hekb6l ra esq reszt viselni.
Ugyanez a helyzet New York
ban, ahol nincstelenek a heten
a segelyosszegeket mem tudtak
megkapni, inert varos kassza-
ia teljesen kiiiriift. a's !. Il
Ha van a kormanynak a teire
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1934-09-20
AZ 0REG AMERIKASOK,
GYULESE

Szeptember 17-en tartotta a
Youngstown es Kornyeki Greg
Amerikas Magyarok Csaladja
rendes gyu1eset. a West Sidei
Magyar Hazban Gagyi Janos
csaladf6 elnoklete alatt. =
Beszamoltak kikiiidottek a
cleveland Oreg Amerikas kon-
vencion tortent hatarozatokrol,
amiket jovahagy6lag tudomasul
vettek es az 1885 Labor Day
kor Youngstownban tartando
konvencio sikere. erdekeben fog
max dolgozni. Ezutan alapsza-
baly MODESTO bizottsagot jelol-
tex XII, miutan meg tobb aprobb
iigyet elinteztek. A kovetkez6 vi
tagok jelentkeztek beallasra :
Fiizy Bertalan (2o), Nemeth Fe-
reno (3O), Nemeth Ferencne
(3O), Kovacs Karoly, Girard,
(2D. A zarjelben lev6 szamok
az Amerikaban tartozkodas ide-
jet mutatjak.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1934-09-20
AIT AJANLOTTAK EEK

a gyarosok@ " a kormanynak,
hogy a heti 20 Ora helyett dol
gozzanak harnlincot orat a mum
kasok kapjak meg ARA az eddi-
81 negyven oras munkabert, a
NIT meg lehetne az arak emele-
Sc nelkiil csinalni.
A gyapotra ugyanis fogyasz-
tasi ado van kivetve, amt bo-
nusz alakjaban odaadnak a far
mernek.
Minthogy a gyapot ara meg
ma is eleri Is centet, ami mel
lett erdemes ait termelni, TO
gyasztasi ado felerol egesz bat
ran lemondhatnanak mar far
merck a munkasok javara meg
ICY is harmadfel centet kapna-
max belo1e n1inden font gya-
potra. 7
Ez az inditvany lehetett vol
ma bekes megegyezes alapja, de
a generals ur most szarvat adott
a gyarosok es az ellenforradalom-
ban lev6 Wall Street fejere S
most hallani sem akarnak a be-
ker6l.
SGT nem tagadjak, hogy ezen
a heten az ostromot minden
fronton megkezdik a milicia
meg a fe1fegyverzett gangsterek
vedelme, alatt meg fogjak al
sztrajkolok sorait rohanni.
A gyarosoknak mem tetszik,
hogy a sztrajkolok bekesen vi
selkednek s minden aron XII akar-
jak harcot provokalni bel6luk.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1934-09-20
ICAZSACOT
MERTEK PELDAUL

a munkasok minden board
el6tt a hirhedt Weir fele Ma
tional Steel Corporation iigye-
ben, de azert a szavazas meg
nem tortent meg azokban a gya-
rakban.
Tokeletesen igazolta a num-
kasokat a Labor Board a meg
hirhedtebb Kohler gyar igye-
ben, de csak miutan honapokig
sztrajkoltak S miutan a kompa-
MIA felfegyverzett gangsterjei
egy nehany sztrajkol6t megoltek,
Igazsagot nyertek a munka-
sok board el6tt Houde gyar
iigyeben, de. Hoddek a birosag,
hoz szaladtak Is munkasok ho-
napokig EFT az elegtetelt ehetik
maid meg vacsorara es ebedre.
I1yen koriilmenyek kozt a ge-
neralis ur esetleg tanacsot ad-
hatna, hogy nit csinaljanak az
igazsagot nyert munkasok, akik
nem kapnak evi tizenotezer dol
lar fizetest az orszagtol, hanem
XII vannak lokve a szervezeti ak
tivitas miatt a munkabol.
Ha Johnson mem szolt volna
belle ilyen rosszakaratu ostoba-
saggal a vitaba, akkor a jov6
het esetleg meghozta volna a
beket, inert a gyarosok jozanab-
blk es tisztessegesebbik resze
mar talalt alapot a bekere.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1934-09-20
A Macy
OSZTALYHARCBAN

kezd vilagosabban latni a ko-
zonseg, amit tobb helyen mar be
lis ismernek.
Idaig is mai is az American
Legion a 1egnagyobb ereje a
reakcios osztalynak es t6kenek
les ez nyiltan-fascista alakulat
mindig keszen ALT ra, hogy a
kiizd6 munkasokra rohanjon.
Vegre rajottek, hogy a mum
kas ma mar ellenseget lat a le-
gioban S e1lenezni fogja ait a
koncot, amit volt h6sok zsarol-
max XII a maguk szamara az or
|szagtol ma mar legio urai
kezdenek habozni.
A New England allamokban
pe1daul a legi6 mem volt hal
lando ra, hogy sztrajkolo mum
kasok ellen a harcot felvegye Is
csak ugy vallalkozott rend5ri
szolgalatokra egy-egy varosban,
ha sztrajko1ok ellen 6ket kill
deni mem fogjak.
Vagyis most e16szor tartotta
sziksegesnek legi6, hogy sem
leges legyen egy sztrajkban, mig
eddig mindig keszsegesen rohant
ra a sztrajkolo munkasra.
Ugyancsak multi heten tar
totta szuksegesnek E. "A. Hayes,
a legi6 nemzeti parancsnoka,
hogy mosakodjek a legi6 neve-
ben. A michigani konvencion
,ugyan ujra er6sitgette, hogy a
words rem ellen csupan a legio