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Evening star., 1935-08-26

ing a campaign to that end. This Is
the most serious of all problems which
the young men and young women Of
today must consider and decide
The Constitution was written not
for the rich. or the strong, or for
those who occupy places of authority,
or have accumulated great wealth.
1t was written for the humble cit
izen. The moment the guarantees
that greater charter of human liberty
gives the individual citizen are abol-
iShed, it then becomes a struggle for
the survival Of the strongest and the
most powerful. Every man is then
free to invade the field Of every other
mans rights.
Such a contest would have but one
conclusion-those who possess the
power, the wealth and the cunning
would control the Government and
compel all others to do their bidding.
Surely the youth of America are not
prepared to indorse any adminiStra-
ton which is seeking to bring about
such a condition.
Evening star., 1935-08-26
Fraternity Riddle Cleared
POWER CAMERA BAREs oBsCURED GREETING.

BY the Associated Press.
A counterfeit examiner Of the
Treasury has unriddled long hidden
mystery of Phi Beta Kappa, famous
fraternity of high-ranking scholars.
The mystery was the ancient, secret
salutation Of the fraternity, which was
blotted out Of the original minutes
by carefully placed smudges of black
ink.
The minutes, which reposed in the
vaults Of William and Mary College
in Virginia, were recently sent to Bert
G. Farrar, the Treasury's examiner Of
questioned documents. With the aid
of a powerful camera, he revealed the
greeting despite the blots.
Greeting Established"
It reads: For the better distinc-
ton Of the fraternity between them
selves, In any foreign country or
place. 1t is resolved that q salutation
Of the clasp Of the hands, together
with an immediate stroke across the
mouth with the back of the same
hand, and q return with the last
used by the saluted, be hereby estab-
lished and ordained"
Previously the words ''back of the
same hand, and a return with the
last used by the saluted" had been
illegible.
Examiner Farrar and others who
have studied the minutes are not yet
sure Of the phrase last used" Some
times, they said, 1t appears to be
hand used" At any rate they inter-
pret 1t to mean that the saluted makes
a similar stroke across the mouth with
the clasping hand.
Secrecy Effort Seen.
The blots, done by a quill pen
apparently were made Intentionally by
the society's founders in an effort to
keep the salutation secret. Yellow
with age, the minutes were dated be-
tween December S. 1776, when the
fraternity was founded at William
and Mary. and January 6, 1881.
The society originated as a secret
Evening star., 1935-08-26

Let me illustrate. Among the first
victims of this law will be the heirs
Of the late beloved Will Rogers. His
estate will be required to raise be-
tween $500,000 and 100000 in cash.
Obviously, 1t does not have that much
ready cash on hand. What then? 1t
will be compelled to put on the mar
ket some Of the property which he
owned. Whether that be real estate
or securities does not matter. Prop
erty OF any kind sold at forced sale
IS sold at a great loss. Moreover, it
depreciates the value Of like property.
What is going to happen in the set
tlement of the estate of Will Rogers
will happen in the settlement of every
estate which is bludgeoned by this
confiscatory tax law, pushed on
reluctant Congress and forced on
helpless people by the President Of
the United States, in order that he
might make his peace with the radi-
cal elements of the country, anticipa
tory Of the next presidential cam
paign.
In addition, the rising generation
will face the necessity of paying off
the almost incredible debts which are
being incurred by this administration.
This, alone, will impair the security
not only Of the next generation. but
of generations to come. It will Grip
pie industry and commerce. 1t will
make it increasingly difficult for gen.
erations yet unborn to get ahead
Nothing SO deadens ambition and
render industry and thrift so futile
as the certain knowledge that one
will not be permitted to enjoy the
fruits of his efforts and the profits
of his resourcefulness, but will be
compelled to turn them over to pay
the bills Of profigate government.
In his Milwaukee address, the Pres
ident stated that according to the
philosophy Of the New Deal, our pres
ene system must be modified (and I
now Quote) ITO save our economc
structure from confusion. destruction
and paralysis"
Without any attempt to elaborate,
submit there never has been
period within the memory of any liv-
ing being when there was greater con-
fusion, doubt and fear in the minds
of all classes Of people, in all walks
of life, or a greater threat of destruc-
ton of all that is worthwhile of our
economic and political system than
exist today. as direct result Of two
and one-half years of the Roosevelt
administration.
Constitution Held in Danger.
In conclusion, it is admitted on all
hands that in order to establish this
new economic system our Federal
Constitution must be wholly rewritten.
Already the administration Is launch
Evening star., 1935-08-26
Hermit Wants NeaU
Gaze From Social
Security Program,
Tired of Eighth Dugout
after So Years of the
Life, He Says:
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
SOUTH BEND, Nebr., August 26-
Levi Dynamite Pete" Everett, To-
year-old hermit who lived contentedly
for So years in eight caves in this
district, yesterday pinned his hopes Of
getting new cave upon the Roose-
velt social security program.
IF I get the $50 old-age pension
allowed me by the county and the
Federal Government" Pete said, "Ill
dig me a 6x9-foot cave close to the
river, where I can fish. I'm getting
kinda tired of this place "a similar
cave). I've been here four years
already"
Pete, sinnewy and arrow-straight
with a name Of tarnished silver, for
merly was tree blaster for construc-
ton companies in this vicinity, but
says his work hasn't been in demand
for the past three years.
He raises his own garden and to-
bacco, ekes out meager living from
the soil.
But he's satisfied.
I've got enough smoking and
chewing tobacco to last me four
years." he said.
Evening star., 1935-08-26
VICTIMS OF SPOUT
HUNTED IN GENOA
Squadrons Search Harbor
for Six-Fifty Others
Are Injured.
BY the Associated Press.


GENOA, Italy, August 26.-Rescue
squadrons searched the harbor today
for victims Of last nights waterspout,
which killed six persons and injured
at least SO others.
A survey indicated damage to smaller
shipping vessels, and the havoc caused
by the huge thrush Of water to the
docks probably would run into the
millions. The larger vessels anchored
in the harbor suffered relatively slight
damage.
The liner Conte Di Savoia was torn
from its moorings and swept down the
harbor. The vessel was saved from
crashing into wall and other nearby
boats by tugs.
Two other vessels, the Sierra Ven
tana, recently acquired for military
transportation purposes, and tanker
were blown adrift. They were brought
back to the dock undamaged.
The San Giorgio pier, at which
many ocean liners were berthed, was
hardest hit. Twelve small buildings
were destroyed.
Evening star., 1935-08-26
76-YEAR-OLD "SANTA"
STRANGLED BY ROBBERS
Janitor Finds Victim Bound and
Dying in Amsterdam Avenue
Flat, New York.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August 26.-The
"Santa Claus" of Amsterdam avenue,
76-year-old Henry O'Kane, was stran-
gled to death yesterday in his squalid
four-room fat.
Herbert Smith, janitor OF the build
ing in which the aged recluse lived
found him lying on the floor, bound
and gagged, this morning.
O'Kane, known as Santa Claus"
because of his flowing white beard
and his practice of giving away dolls
at Christmas, died before the arrival
Of an ambulance.
O'Kane, a pensioner of frugal habits,
had accumulated considerable sum
of money, according to neighborhood
gossip. His assailants apparently had
believed he had some Of it cached
in his place.
Evening star., 1935-08-26
PLUM SEED DICE FOUND
IN GRAVES OF INDIANS
Nebraska Archeologist Discovers
Obvious Relic of Redmen's
Taste for Gambling.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LINCOLN, Nebr., August ga
primitive cry. such as "papooSe medium
wampum," probably rang over the
plains Of prehistoric Nebraska long be-
fore ivory dice rolled into the lives of
civilized people.
A. T. Hill, field archeologist for the
Nebraska Historical Society, has re-
ported the finding of plum seeds with
markings like those on dice while ex-
cavating Indian relics. He believes
they were used in an ancient game of
chance.
Even modern duststorms were old
to the first NebraSkanS, Hill recounted.
Different colored layers of dust found
in old Indian dwellings indicated dirt
scourges centuries ago.
Evening star., 1935-08-26
NEW LENS GIVES
SIGHT TO BLIND
Columbia Scientist Shows
Invention to Restore
Vision.
BY the Associated Press.

6y the hSSOclateu frebs.
NEW YORK, August 26.-Twenty
thousand children in schools for the
bad may be returned soon to the
world of vision through the aid OF a
newly created "microvision" lens, DR..
William Feinbloom research fellow in
optometry at Columbia University,
announce dtoday.
DIR. Feinbloom, creator of the lens,
told of the research, development and
results of the aid to visiol at the four
tenth annual meeting Of the Ameri-
can Academy of Optometry.
The miracle of restored, or partly
rstored, sight may become the ex-
perience not only of the sightless
school children, but of 10000 other
blind persons in American institutions
through availability Of the new lens,
DR.. Feinbloom said.
The first lenses, DR.. Feinbloom said,
will be made available to the school
children. After period Of readjust-
ment, during which they will conform
their mental processes to the added
| faculty OF vision, they will be trans
ferred to a school for those in the
twilight zone" and shortly will be
able to lead the lives of normal school
children.
DR.. Feinbloom brought onto the
platform four former patients" who
told of having spent from six years to
decades of their lives knowing the
world only through sound or touch.
They had only per cent vision
in other words, were 95 per cent blind,
and could perceive only vague differ
ence between brilliant light and Jet
darkness. The most rapid movement
close to their eyes was only slightly
perceptible.
With the microvision len which
DR.. Feinbloom made for them they sat
down and read newspapers out loud
Evening star., 1935-08-26
PRESIDENT TO TALK
TO RELIEF GROUP.
Heads Speakers for Mobi|i-
zation for Human Needs
Conference.

President Roosevelt will address the
1885 Mobilization for Human Needs
to be held here September 1924, &C
cording to an announcement by Ger
ard Swope, chairman of the 1895
mobilization. made public here by
Herbert L. Willett, jr., director OF the
Community Chest.
At the same time announcement
was made of the appointment Of a
committee of 81 prominent men and
women representing 20 States and the
District of Columbia to constitute the
National Citizens Committee of the
1885 campaign. District members are
Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Ad-
miral Cary Grayson. William Green,
Harry l.. Hopkins, Miss Katharine F,
Lenroot, Tracy w. McGregor, Eugene
Never, Miss Frances Perkins and Mrs,
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Swope an
nounced. Charles Francis Adams,
former Secretary Of the Navy, will
serve as one of the vice chairmen OF
the committee.
500 Leaders Expected.
Approximately 500 welfare leaders
of the country will confer on welfare
needs and the ways in which private
and public social workers may CO.
operate to improve social conditions
in the United States during the con-
ference here next month, it was an
nounced.
Mrs. Roosevelt, in addition to service
on the national committee, also will
head for the third year the National
Women's Committee of the mobiliza-
ton, membership of which will be an
nounced early next month.
Annual Event Here.
The Mobilization for Human Needs
IS an annual event in Washington. II
is designed to launch the various cam
paigns for private welfare work In the
United States, in cooperation with
the Community Chest and other fund
raising organizations throughout the
country.
In announcing the names Of the
committee and the date Of meeting IN
Washington, Swope said:
1T is gratifying to announce so dis
tinguished National Citizens Com
mittee for the 1885 Mobilization for
Human Needs. The rallying of such
q group of national leaders to the call
OF human need typifles the best in
American life. BE Good Neighbor,
the slogan for this years mobilization
is a commanding summons, which has
always produced as instant and gen.
erous a response as Americas tradi-
tional battle cry of freedom"
Evening star., 1935-08-26
Speed Boat Builder Dies.

RISING SUN, Ind, August 26 R.-
John William Whitlock, 64, nation
ally known as a builder and driver OF
motor speedboats, died at his home
here yesterday after heart attack. A
furniture manufacturer since 1914,
Whitlock IL years previous to that
achieved notice for his invention Of
an automatic harp, which he manu-
factured until 1918.
Evening star., 1935-08-26

literary society and continued as
secret fraternity until the 1820's when
secret orders became in bad repute.
Then the records of the society were
made public and it became an hon
orary scholastic fraternity which now
numbers among its members most Of
the Nations great scholars.
Evening star., 1935-08-26

and under which they have gone for
warfare to be scrapped. But to
those who are about to take up the
responsibilities of citizenship and
leadership in the world of affairs it
means everything. 1t is the future
Of their country and their personal
welfare which are at stake.
President Roosevelt. in a radio ad-
dress delivered Saturday night to the
Convention Of Young Democrats in
Milwaukee, Wis, stated there was need
for q new economic system because
there are no new frontiers and that
therefore the welfare of generations
to come must be based II now quote)
ION the reSCurcefulneSS Of men and
women. applied to the old frontiers. a"
The whole philosophy and practice
of the New Deal repudiates this
statement. The well-defined purpose
of all the important New Deal legis-
lation since the inauguration of the
President has been to eliminate the
element of private rsourcefulness and
to have the Government assume the
functions heretofore carried on by pri-
vate enterprise and exercised by the
Individual.
Individual Rights Denied.
That legislation. collectively known
as planned economy, attempts to
place a whole people in lock-step
and deny to the individual the right
to exercise his own Judgment and re-
sourcefulness in the management of
his own business, farm, or factory.
1t would reduce every citizen to the
status of an automaton-taking Or
ders from the Government bureaucrat,
neither elected by nor accountable
to the people.
In the same speech, President
Roosevelt stated a new economic sys-
TEN was necessary in order that the
next generations may be guaranteed
security for themselves and their
families.
A little further on, he called upon
the radicals of the country-all those
who are against what he termed the
"old order to unite IN oroer 10 pgnt
for their broad objectives.
At least it must be said in behalf
Of the President that he practices
what he breaches. The tax law
which has just been enacted as a
part of the must Legislation de-
manded by the President is political
measure designed to afford a COM
mon meeting place of all the radical
groups who are out to soak the rich"
and share the wealth" 1t is a
measure designed not to produce
revenue, but to confiscate property
for the use of a vast Federal bureau
cracy.
What security does such a program
hold out for the next generation?
, 1935-11-18
SEIS HERIDOS
EN- CHOQUE De
AUTOMOBILES
Por Fortuna No Hubo
Muertos. Aumenta ell
Numero De Cheques
En- Las Carreteras
Especial para Ell Heraldo)

HARLINGEN, Texas Nov. IA
Siete personals recibieron leSiones,
el sabado en- Ia noche a aVanzada
bora, cuando dos AUTOMOBILES. del
tipo ligero. chocaron en- las cerca-
MAS de Ia Valley Baking Company.
que sc -encuentran en- las cercaniaS
de Harrington.
FL accidente ocurrio en- la carre-
terra que une a las ciudadeS del
Vale con las demaS del Estado de
Texas.
Las siete personals que sufrieron
Eerldas. fueron llevadaS al HOspi-
tai Bautista de Harrington. pd-o
ceSpueS de ser eXaminadaS v aten-
didas por los medicos. fueron CT
tadas para que comparecieSen el
lunes pOr la tarde a la corte del
Juez de Paz VIII 9. Fields en- la
ciudad.
Los Agentes de Ia Patrulla de
Motocicletas del Estado, Dan Abbot,
Hill Foreman Y Jim Line, quienes
investigator Ell accidente. no for
mularon ~acuSaciones de ninguna
especie en contra de los leSionados.
Uno de los autos, del tipo roads
ter" tripulado por Geronimo Ia
mez. choco con un truck del tipo
ligero. manejado por su ito Vicente
Tamez, en- el lugar que decimos,
habiendoSe causado graves desper-
fectos ambas maquinaS. Los auto
movies viajaban en- %direccioneS O.
puestaS, declararon las autoridadeS.
Las personals que sufrieron le-
stones. fueron uevadas al Hospital
Bautista de eSta ciudad en- una
ambulancia.
Los cue recibieron lesiones son:
Geronimo Tamez Y su esposa: vi
cente Tamez. Trinidad TameZ. E
leuterio Aguirre Y Benjamin San
chez. Sanchez fue quien recibio las
heridas mas doloroSas, habiendo re-
tremenda cortada en- los la
bios.
Las autoridadeS no habian podi-
do averiguar Ia causa del accidente.
, 1935-11-18

los resultados dentro de POGO ITEM
DO.
Algunas personals no eStaban e5
acuerdo con 10 que decia el Presl-
dente Roosevelt. diciendo que el
tratado que sc habia llevado a ca00
no beneficiaria a la nacion. mien-
tras que algunos miembros del Con-
greso dijeron que el tratado 81 be-
neficiaria a la nacion, especialmen-
re a Ia region que x encuentra a.
oeste de las montanas Rocky.
James ID. Mooney, P~reSidente de
Ia Association Manufacturers v EX-
portadora de los EStados Un!doS.
declare que "el tratado que se =a-
bia lleVadO cabo beneiiciaria a
Ia nacion en- general. que aume :
tartan las exportaciOnes y que tam
bien beneficiaria a aquellas per-
sonas que CREAM que Ell tratado da-
ria NAL resultado."
El tratado cast di6 al traste con
las tarifas vigentes en- ambos pai-
ses. dicen los informes. pues la ma
yoria de las tarifas fueron revisa-
das.
Il vierneS, firmaron el tratado
e. Secretario de G~obernacion Hull
v ell Premier w. l.. Mackenzie King
del Canada.
FL Secretario de Gobernacion oe-
claro que sin duda el tratado que
Sc llevo a cabo beneficiaria todas ias
industries del pals, asi como a los
agricultores. v que con el aumento
de expOrtaciones. IA industrial go
d~esarrollaria, sc daria empleo a los
RESIDENCES. y que se beneficiarian en
grande escala los agricultores del
pals"
Sc Beneficiara I'll Vale
FL Tratado Commercial que han
firmado los EStadoS Unidos v el
Canada. beneficiara al Vale del
Rio Grande, pues * reducieron las
tarifas de Importation de la fruta
citrica I'm c%incuenta por ciento.
Sc calcula que las eXportaciones
de fruta citrica del Vale del Rio
Grande al Canada aumentaran un
500q5.
, 1935-11-18
AMERICANA
LEGO ABORT
ISABEL AVER
L a Cincuenta
Mil B arriles De
A c Crude AL
Continente Europeo

PORT ISABEL. Texas, Nov. ia
FL vapor tanque italiano "Ameri-
cana" lego a este puerto v atraco
en- los muelles del varadero a las
dos de Ia tarde Ell domingo, pro-
cedente de Italia.
FL lunes por Ia manana, Sc en-
pezo a cargar ell vapor o cincuen-
Ia mil barTiles de aceite crudo. que
Seran exportadoS a Italia. t. Frank
urchison, presidente de una COM
pania petrolera que tiene instalados
tanques de almacenamiento y una
refineria en este puerto declare que
Ell vapor probablemente levaria a.,
clas Ell martes, dia en- que Sc calcu-
Ia que los cincuenta mil barriles de
aceite crudo esten en- los tanques de
dicho barco.
Les fue impossible a los pilotos del
puerto. guar el vapor por ell canal
a este puerto, debido a la eSpesa
neblina que habfa, no logrando in
ternar el barco al puerto sino has
Ia las dos de la tarde del domingo.
FL vapor lego a temprana bora el
domingo por la manana, a%nuncian-
do Ell -guardacostaS que Sc encon-
traba frente a la barra de BrazoS
de Santiago.
Fl americana es un barco que
mide 427 pies de longitud, y es uno
de los mas srandes que hayan a.
tracado en- este puerto. FL vapor Sc
encuentra al servicio del Gobierno
de Italia.
Despues de haber abastecido sus
tanqueS con los cincuenta mil &c
rifles de aceite crudo, Ell vapor sal
dra de este puerto a otroS del Es-
tado. donde Sera cargado con mas
aceite crudo. La profundidad del
canal del Puerto de Port Isabel, es
insuficiente para permitir la salida
del vapor tanque, 81 es que fueSe
cargado con mas de $1,000 barriles
de aceite crudo, pues el calado del
vapor seria mucho mayor que la
profundidad del canal de este
puerto.
Frank Lallier fungi6 como re-
presentante de Ia compania a que
Lertenece Ell vapor. Y Gilbert Phi
len, agente aduanal Sc encargo dc
preparar Y preSentar la documenDa-
cion aduanal reglamentaria.
FL Americana" era propiedad de
Ia Standard Oil Co.
FL vapor es el segundo barco ita-
liano que atraca en- este puerto,
siendo cargado con aceite crudo pa
"a llevar a aquellat nacion.
Murchison tenia un contrato pa
ra proporciOnar 100000 barriles de
aceite al Gobierno de MuSsolini.