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The Coolidge examiner., 1935-11-01
SYNOPSIS

Anna t~sllver-l Grsnoble. dhaEh-
ter az ~ueutisrnan 1sm~ formerly pf
the community. bet knuwr 80 a
gambler. reus = whose rerert mur-
der iu ChIraE5 baa reached the tuvn.
comes 90 Heron EtvrT 60 live wtth
Soptronia willard jIm erenoblr. a
sister who is at fae depot 90 meet
her. s1phran household consists
or her husband ard atfpserr. itolcr-
t~h ara Iasur The Wliihrds uwn
only haif - fhe farm on whlch theF
1--we. ere ofHsr haif being Anna
Grfrnh1ra un ssiSry'n arrival huhc
M~ltank ah.ft5ess youth. makes
h.rrelf obrasinua. Hodcrick in on
the eve of marriage 20 Cortnuo
Mrader. daughter % failed banker.
silver says sire wants 70 1--we oa ihc
faFrn. and has no Intention nf sell.
inE her half. whfch the Wilihrdu bad
feared she meets Roday that nirhL
silver tells HophrnnfA f"Phronlc." ty
r~aurss1 tumetAtuE--hu by no
rnvars nii-of her relations With
Gerald LuraH. gambler friend % Der
<afhrr EoHay marTiss Coriune. and
hvirea hia BRIDE hame. Corinne has
a maid. pauia who seems % attract
Jason. silver again meets Geraid
iaras uhu has rHtabllHhed gam.
bling resort near fohn. she 3ntru-
ducvs hfu 20 curlane willard. much
aEaIasi her VIII Fflrndship brter rsn
Luras and ccriane develops. 20 sll-
vcrs diaBaY
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-11-01
POWER, OFFICE.
NOT WEALTH, THE
GOAL IN RUSSIA

The ambition which under n differ.
cnt system might find expression In
acquiring a personal fortune can find
an outlet In the Soviet Union only
through advancement I'm the service
Of the omnipotent state.
Instead OF the stimulus 10 accumu-
late private wealth. the Soviet system
Clers 10 men who rise high in the
hierarchy OF political and industrial
administrators the equally strong in
centlve Of power. accompanied by a
standard Of living which. though
modest by comparison with what n
rich man of luxurious tastes can en-
joy i'm western Europe and America
is still far above the bleak Soviet
average.
TO foreigner who Is accustomed
to think OF the Soviet ruble as worth
about cents Soviet high official or
captain Of industry" receives a mod
crate salary which may seem ridlcu
lously small. but his position Is some
thing like that of an army officer in
many other countries.
The salary Is, indeed. small. but
the perqulsites of Office provide nu-
merous compensations. An impor-
tant post in the Soviet Union carries
with II a comfortable apartment. the
use of motor car. the right 10 eat
In n good restaurant at a nominal
charge. admission 10 the best rest
homes and sanatorIa. n private car
for travel on the railroads and other
advantages.
These things are valuable In Rus
sin just because there Is such n gen
eral shortage OF what would be re-
garded elsewhere as normal food.
housing and transportation accom-
modations.- II. Chamberlin in
Current History.
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-11-01

she saw him hl,ak FOR a niumen,
as though he had not heard ar!-hr.
Then he took a step toward her. I
don'i believe YOU hn said "What
has changed your mind about this
place all % sudden; There's
something else hack OF this"
There lsut.' she burst out pas
slonately For Gods sake. re.
out before-before you're ruined -
Her words seemed TO be Scurry.
iu. over each other nos. she though,
10 panic. Eut be sbcdld not wiring
the truth from her-he should not
Hodiy's voice came IN a hoarse
whisper from bis cleuched teeth.
You. too, My Cd. thought you
had more Sight In you than that"
lie turned away from her and
moved toward the door. then looked
back quickly All rlEht-so ahead
might have known what to exper,
when began dealing with a WON
an. Wgll--sell u tomorrow II you
want 60. Eui I'm going 10 stay until
I'm kicked on
"You are being a fool 2" she tod
him. starting 10 keep back the no,
tears What win thai bring youf"
II, won't bring me the kind o'
trcachcry you've handed me. by
Cdr be barked. and plunged out
into the darkness. slammlng the
door behind him.
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-11-01

shod- Moffatt translates: THE wa
ters that flow down stopped and were
damned up at a distance at Adam,
while the waters that now TO the
salt sea were cut of and failed"
Adam was a city II miles upstream.
Here there is a ford now known
ms Jisr ed. .Damieh, and during the
earthquake period OF 1927 the west
bank OF this ford collapsed, and part
OF the clifT so damned the Jordan
that no water flowed down It's bed
for II hours,
On three occasions during com
paratiyely recent times n similar re-
suit has ensued from great falls Of
rock and earth. II seems likely that
some similar event took place when
Israel crossed the river on their way
10 Jericho.
There followed Immediately the
much-discussed and often rldiculed
collapse of the walls OF Jericho.
Professor Garstang. who is still oc.
cupied on this site. says: There re-
mains no doubt that the walls Of the
city fell outward so completely that
the attackers were able to Chamber
up. and over. the ruins into the city"
lie suggests an earthquake as the
possible cause, and earthquakes have
occurred In this region recently.
although the Israelltes had large
initial successes In their invasion Of
Canaan. they failed 10 subjugate the
whole land. and the JebusIte city.
which was later known as Jerusalem.
held out until the time OF David. II
was exceedingly small compared with
the modern city. occupying the sum.
init of great rock called Ophel, the
area being not more than some ten
acres.
When David invested 1t, the in
habltants felt so secure that they
said the blind and lame could hold
II against him. David said: who
soever smIteth the Jebusltes let him
ge up the watereourse" "a. V. gut.
teri.
II used TO be understood thus /:
Whoever smites the Jebusites let
him hurl into the watercourse q. e,
down the precipiceJ the lame anu
blind.
Then excavation takes place ana
makes the whole thing simple. War
rens shaft" named after the exca.
vntor who discovered IL. provided the
key 10 The city.
This shaft" had been constructed
TO form n safe. sheltered way down
to the Virgins Well" from which
water was drawn during a siege. So
what David said In effect was this
"What we have to do is TO climb
into the city by way of the water
shaft"
The appearance Of Joab and his
companions took the garrison com
pletely by surprise. the city fell. and
became the nucleus OF Jerusalem
the City OF David.
These examples suffice to show
how notably the Bible narrative Is
being confirmed by records long hid
in the depths OF the earth and now
being revealed by modern research.
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-11-01

grew within her. Roddy Willard must
ACCEPT the position that had been
offered him. There was. as be had
said. always another year for the
farmer. but that had nothing TO do
with the problem. She knew-as
the others knew. indeed--what was
In his heart when be had said that.
But she knew what none OF them
knew. Had she not heard Freda
Mlchener talk that afternoon In the
post office; Had she not seen
enough herself?
Al last Jason got up and left.
Sophronla banked the FIRE. and old
Roderick went of 10 bed.
well. I'll see you all tomorrow. "
Roddy said heavily and started for
the door.
wait a minute. Roddy." Silver
called out.
He turned and looked at her curl
ously.
whats on your mlnd?" Roddy
asked Silver. as soon az Sophronla
had gone.
Silver laughed up at him with
disarming naiyete as she stood be-
fore him.
Il thought I'd Just wait until
everybody else got through talking. 4"
she said. Her glance fell for an
instant from his. Then. summon
ing all her fortitude. she spoke.
You've got TO take this position.
Roddy. You are a fool TO stay on
here-starvatlon staring you in the
face-with a respectable living Of
fered you"
MY dear child :" Roddy exclaimed.
You look almost motherly just
now. You want me to take the job
for my own good. ehf"
That's part OF IT," she admitted
lightly. Butt agree with Phronie
Corinne hates the farm"
"Corinne viii be all right when
she gets to understand 1t a little
better"
Suddenly, Silver's body stiffened.
There's something more. too" she
said, her chin rising coldly. indiffer-
emily. "When your lease is up next
summer, I'm going 20 sell my sec
ton"
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-11-01
Take Great Precautions
With Diamond Workers

Before workmen are engaged in
the De Beers mines at Kimberley
they must sign a contract for four
months, which can be prolonged.
During this period the workers are
prohibited from leaving the mining
district and must live in compounds
without their wives. When the
wives visit them, conversation may
take place only behind wire graft
Ings. Native shops on the COM
pound supply all necessities. At
the expiration OF the contracts. the
workers are kept until thorough
examination has been made. Kept
In cells for four days. their hair Is
shaved and many other precautions
taken.
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-11-01
Still Coughing?

No matter how many medicines
you have tried for your cough, chest
cold or bronchial irritation, you can
get relief now with Creomulsion.
Serious trouble may be brewing and
you cannot afford to take a chance
with anything less than Creomul-
sion, which goes right to the seat
Of the trouble to aid nature TO
soothe and heal the indamed mem
branes as the germ-laden phlegm
Is loosened and expelled.
Even II other remedies have
failed, don't be discouraged, your
druggist is authorized to guarantee
Creomulsion and to refund your
money II you are not satisfied with
results from the very first bottle.
Get Creomulsion right now. (Adv)
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-11-01

For two hours after supper, Rod
dy sat with his father and Sopnro-
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CHAPTER vii-cen,inves

In the laughter and confusion
Silver waA AZ first too bewiidcret
90 Do anything more than gHg
FOR breath 10 the smoihering cm
brace that held her. II was a mo
fnent or two before she recognized
the face % the man who had
whiries her into his arms Thea
she saw that Il vas Duke Melhank
She struggled to free herself. oniy
20 be eluiched closer 60 his sway
inE body. She was aware now that
he vas thoroughly drunk
lets gei acquainted. Cutie r
Duke Melhank muitered thlckly
against her cheek tive liked yor
ever since | saw you that night
in CHI
"Le; me Eo~ silver brca,hed
nercely.
-Aw-ean't you give guy a
hreakT be persisted.
Silver turned her bead In n fran
tic effort 20 make some sgn q
Roddy. but be vas at the other
end % the floor.
let me Eoi| she demanded
again. and struggled 70 break away
from HIN.
-Aw. come on Duke burbled
In a cajollng voice a. be swung hei
bodily into a dim corner. BE q
sport. kid"
II had all happened SO quickls
that probably no one on the srcwd
"a floor had taken notice OF H. Sll
yer saccessded Ia freeing one arm
10 throw ali her strength into the
blow she struck across bis grinnIns
face.
You got fire. ehT he chortled
Il Ike that In a girl You and
me-"
-Roddyi- Silver rasped. flng
ing herself about Just as RoddJ
willard appeared. alone.
Duke dropped silver's wrist a,
though II had scorched him. "Haw
hawl Can't Silver and me have 4
little privacy without"
Get out of here. Duke" Roddy
interrupted quietly. and get out
quietly or I'll have to throw you
out"
With a malevoleni glare at R0ddy
Duke started TO shamble away. "You
can't get away with this. Willard.
ne muttered- And you don't need
TO think don't know what In
doing
He grlnned insinuaiingly at SIl
yer and Roddy stepped quickly TO.
ward him. Duke drew back. and
made his unsteady way down the
ladder.
Luckily. Silver reflected. there
had been only one or two witnesses
60 the unpleasant scene.
Roddy looked down at her. "Shal
we dance. Silverf' he asked. u
think Il would be best-conslder.
in- everything"
Her eyes half closed. she nodded
and Roddy drew her into his arms
A fierce. inpersonal sort OF ten
derness toward her came over him
as he led her into the dance. She
seemed 10 be without substance
ike smoke. or Ike the blue-gray
mist over q meadow Just before
dawn. Silver did not speak. This
tumuit enclosed by her passive
body. she thought In desperation
had begun at the very instant when
Roddy--a very matter-of-fact knight
indeed-had rescued her from the
loathsome. attentions OF Duke Mel
,ank. Horror lest he should dis.
cover what she knew now for q
certainty-that she loved him as
she had never loved anyone before
ran through her veins Ike ice.
When after an agOnizing eternity
he intermission eame> she stepped
mack from him and looked up with
a dazed smile.
"Tm going 10 the house. she told
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-29
IT'S JAPAN'S TURN

TINE annual grand maneuvers of the Japa-
i nese navy are under way now, and the
fleet is going through strategic exercises m
where in the northwest Pacific in the lclnl
of the Kurile islands.
A few weeks ago the United States per-
formed its exercises in the Pacific, ana the
pacihsts screamed to high heaven about IT,
Now the Japanese fleet is doing just what our
own feet did-and just as no one in the United
States is in the least worried by this Japa-
nese action, it seems fair to assume that the
action of our own fleet caused no worry on
the other side of the Pacific.
AS a matter OF fact, a good deal of fuss
was made over nothing. Our fleet practiced
the maneuvers it would use in case OF war
with Japan; now the japanese fleet is practic-
ing the maneuvers it would use in case OF
a war with us-and who, on either side OF the
water, has been harmed?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-29

would specifically regulate the coal industry
under the clause. The House bill
was written with an eye on the Schecter de-
cisjon. and is not an attempt to evade the
issue of constitutionality. Passed and held
constitutional, this measure might serve as a
model for future industrial planning acts.
Next, it would stabilize an industry that
exploits a great natural resource, essential
not only to transportation and manufacture,
but to the comfort of millions of families.
Those who argue against government regula-
ton of business must admit a special case Tor
public acts to conserve and regularize the use
of coal, oil, timber and other diminishing re-
sources upon which our civilization depends.
Finally, coal mining is, and for years has
been. a distress industry. It's utter demorah-
cation is proved by the fact that 95 per cent
of the miners and more than so per cent of the
owners are asking for government regulation
Not an argument for its passage, but an mdl-
cation of the distress of the miners is the
threat of a miners strike on Aug. 1, unless
some means is found to stabilize production
so the miners can get a living wage.
The Guffey bill has been held back from
House consideration since June. The reaIlVleS
of the coal situation demand action.
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we would lack the power equivalent to 81
large generating stations, each of which would
reouire from two to seven years to put into
operation. Furthermore, DO per CELL VI
existing plants are from 10 to 30 years oa'
an appalling degree of obsolescence. . Inc
renort estimates that 1887 power consumption
will increase by about 20 per cent compared
to 1929"
II makes an odd picture, somehoW-lnduS-
trv and government wrangling over the imam
cial set-,,p of the power combine, while all the
while an enormous untouched power market
&c awaiting exploitation. And it is more or less
typical of the attitude we have adopted III re-
gard to many other phases of our economic
life.
tn hear the talk that has been going the
~o,,nds during the last two or three years one
would suppose that the entire productive ma
chinerv of the United States would have 10
no NIT on a leash for the next generation. CUT
farm production, slow down the mills, restrain
the markets. don't let any one produce any
more than tomorrowis orders VIII TAKE care y
that seems to be the sentiment.
And vet all the while the greatest Market
in the worlds history lies all about us, fairly
begging to be supplied!
It is. of course, a great deal easier to talk
about the existence of this market than II Is
IN equip it with the necessary purchasing
power. And yet there is nothing more certain
than that full buying power will eventually
return-and when it does all of these restrlc-
tive devices we have been talking about VIII
look like the left-overs Of some bad dream.
our mental attitude right now is important
If we stop looking back at the restricted mar
kets of the last few years and look ahead TO
the opportunities which await us, that loss
If confidence" about which people talk SO
much will disappear over night.
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vides that if the sewage bill is de-
linquent, it is subject to reasonable
attorneys fees for collection. 1t is
the only type of public utility bill
that has this proviSion-water, gas
and electric are open accounts.
Why not give some thought to the
people who must pay these bills by
first advocating that road bonds be
lifted from property, school costs be
met with a consumers sales tax.
poor relief, old-age pensions and
like charges be met by cigaret. ex-
else and luxury taxes, and that the
combined costs of the state and its
municipal governments be reduced
before placing this new burden upon
the citizens of the various cities OF
our state?
It may be interesting to you to
know that more than 21,000 street
assessment items were advertised
for sale in the city of South Bend,
and that of the total mortgage
foreclosures of the state in May, APP
proximately one-half of such sales
we're made in st. Joseph County.
Reduction of government costs,
equalization of the tax load will
place the people of the cities of this
state in a position to meet the
charges for sewage disposal, but
their construction should not be
permitted until relief has been
granted the citizens and taxpayers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-29
JUNK THIS TAX MEASURE!

ONE of the finest things ever said by any
~ President was this by Franklin Roose-
welt to Congress in the first month after his
inauguration:
Il tell you frankly that if a fair adj
ministrative trial is made and it does not pro-
duce the hoped-for results I shall be the first
to acknowledge it and advise you"
That hit a new note. It reversed the old
form that had so long characterized men in
political life. Here was a President at last
who did not claim omniscience; who admitted
that he might err.
We believe the time has come for the prac-
teal application of that statement. We refer
to the tax program.
Conceived in haste and in politics at the
fag end of a tired session, it has been i'll
starred since birth. Having failed as a six
day squeeze play it has nov gone its weary
wav through the House committee and has
appeared with its proposed schedules. Those
schedules reveal in cold hgures-about the
only thing cold in Washington-what had
been suspected from the start, that his is
not a revenue bill.
What will it raise? Not enough to carry
Federal expenditures 20 days at the present
rate of outgo. AS a measure to meet this ma
tion's fiscal needs it is not even a drop in the
bucket.
So. Mr.. President. be the first to advise"
that this one is a flop.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-29
Clean out Those Weeds!
BY C. T. ].

BY c. F. ].
Farmers aren't the only ones
bothered with weeds this year.
The city iS-or more properly it
should be, but doesn't seem to
be.
Weeds are the source of hay
fever irritation and this is, The
Times says, the pollen center of
the world. That, of course, is just
one item in the list of complaints
against weeds. But it's a big one,
and one this, of all cities, should
be interested in.
But the weeds aren't cut.
There are so many weeds, and
such high ones, at various of our
street intersections that the mo-
toriSt finds he is driving into blind
crossings. He can't see if any
thing is coming. This city, plagued
with traffic accidents that have
resulted this year IN rs deaths,
has made a great TODD about
safety in driving. The Mayor and
the Chamber of Commerce and
the police have repeatedly warned
drivers against carelesSneSS.
Yet, as has been mentioned, the
weeds grow high and it is plainly
the job of the city to remove
them, if only because they are
traffic hazards.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-29
THE MARKET AHEAD

HTHILE Congressman, lobbyists and limo
w cent bystanders continue to wrangle
over the ways in which Congress was or was
not persuaded to knock out the death SEN
tence" in the utility holding companies bill,
the rest Of us are apt to overlook the fact that
whether we use private or public capital we
are going to have to build some new power
generating plants in the near future.
Harold Ward outlines the potential power
shortage in an article in a recent issue of the
New Republic. He reports that a Federal
power survey showed the following facts:
ANY resumption Of normal economic ac-
tivity would find our existing generating plaRt
100000 kilowatts short Of adequate capacity
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-29
AN EX-COP SPEAKS

EAYBE the House of Representatives re-
WI CARDS Secretary Morgenthau and Alcohol
Administrator Choate as brain ~trusters, a
species of which the average congressman has
grown very distrustful. Maybe that IS the
reason the House passed the Federal alcohol
bill. which, against the advice Of Choate and
Morgenthau. contained a provision permitting
bulk sales of hard liquor.
Lest the Senate, too, be gripped by the
same psychological resentment, we submit the
opinion of a man who certainly can not be
classified as a brain ~truster," a man who
climbed up from the ranks to become Police
Commissioner of New York City. and who is
now serving successfully as chairman OF the
New York State Liquor Authority-Edward P.
Mulrooney.
Surely practical-minded lawmakers will
heed the views of Mr.. Mulrooney. who, it must
be admitted, knows a lot about the liquor
traffic of before, during and since prohibition.
He says:
The provision permitting the shipment of
LIQUOR in casks or barrels to clubs and hotels
is extremely pernicious. 1t is the first step
taken by vicious interests to ship liquor IN
bulk. thus evading all supervision as to stand
ards of fill. labelling. etc, and placing in the
hands of persons so inclined the temptation
to cut the product.
The consumer should have every protection.
Thu label on a container should contain not
only the name of the bother and wholesaler,
but. more important, the name and postottice
address of the manufacturer, with further in
formation as 10 the contents with reference to
quality, quantity, alcoholic content, etc.
If liquor is permitted to be sold in bulk
it will be the first step to the return Of the
obnoxious barrel houses. which were we'll
known in the large cities prior to prohibition,
and in which the derelict was able 10 enter
with a bottle and purchase 10 or Is cents
worth OF liquor, from the effects Of which both
men and women would be found in an in
toxicated condition in the vicinity Of such
places"