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, 1935-05-10
Let's Test Ourselves

An intelligence test to determine the fitness Of
stste and national legislators Is proposed in the cur
rent issue Of The Zion Herald. Methodist weekly.
It's a sound idea. as far as Il goes; but why not
20 farther and have a similar test for us voters as
well? For when all is said and done, these legis-
lators-snd some OF them are pretty sad-looking
specimens-were elected BY lis.
We looked them over. listened 10 what they had
70 say. and gave them their jobs.
Strange. when you stop to think about it: We are
almost unanimous in berating the stupidity and the
chicanery OF congress and legislature-but We never
stop to think that congressman and legislators are
direct reflections Of ourselves.
We put them where they are: II we're so smart. why
don't we put better men In their places7
, 1935-05-10
Dime Chain Is Replica Of
Greater Folly

These chain letters whereby honest souls make a
few dimes for themselves at the price OF overload
ing the postal system are a good deal like the kind
Of prosperity we had before 1929. when you stop to
think about il.
In each case the idea is a good one as long as
you can keep the ball rolling. Collapse comes only
when the supply Of suckers runs out.
Look at the dime thing, for instance.
You get a letter with five names on II. You add
your name to the bottom. scratch off the top name.
and mail copies OF five friends; and then ,Iu send
a dime 10 the man whose name YOU scratch off. If
the chain goes on unbroken, In the course OF time
several thousand people are sending you dimes; they,
in turn, are recompenSed by several times that
many thousand other people. who in turn get dimes
from an even larger number Of perfect strangers, and
so on.
theoretically. there is no exact limit 10 the dis
tance the thing could be carried. All that Is neces-
sary is that on any given date the number of new
suckers being tapped Is greater than the number
Of dimes in the mail. AS long as il keeps on going
upward, nobody can lose.
Perhaps It is unkind to see in al this a parallel 70
the lrenzied prosperity Of the boom years. But you
can see it if you look for II, Just the same.
In the booming twenties. our industrial produc-
ton was keyed TO a steadily rising mass OF debts.
Part Of this came in installment-plan buying al
home: the greater part came from foreign trade.
Each year we sold a greater quantity OF goods
abroad much less than We sold, the customers over
seas couldn't pay us. So-we lent them the money.
flooding the domestic market with ali manner Of
foreign bond issues.
The amount Of sales and loans kept on going up.
year after year. As long as the loans went up Just
a shade faster than the sales, everything was lovely.
But the whole busineSs-lke the dime letter chain
was due to crash the moment this progression was
checked. The check finally came. the crash follow
ed-and ever since We have been rubbing our heads
and wondering what happened 10 us.
50 we get back, again. TO this dime letter bust
ness. IT'S a dizzy way to make money, to be sure;
but there Is a precedent for 1t. individuals are
simply trying. in a small way. what the nation as a
whole tried In a big way a few years ago. The re-
suit. in each case. is a ~foregone conclusion.
, 1935-05-10

Charlie TO the rude rail Of the shell.
ter and quieted them with his re-
assuring voice.
I'VE car 20 inside. n You Hike"
he told the girl, after a particu-
larry vicious fash OF light. Il had
to stop here last week In that cloud.
burst-remember? I had n party
OF kids. They were scared stiff"
He pushed open the door. dis
closing a narrow room with a
bricked fireplace and some battered
school benches. Someone had evi.
IDENTIFY built a fire. There were the
remains OF logs. charred and
broken. in the crate.
Cheerful place." Katharine com
mented dryly.
He glanced al her c%uriously. "It's
not so much. Here-let me dust
that thing on. You can sit down"
I'D better not" Katharine
Rugged her arms about her.
Michael knelt. making shift, with
a bundle of twigs at the side Of the
fireplace. and the remains of the
logs. Presently he had q blaze 90
ing The west wind whipped In Al
the open door and Katharine shiv.
cred. I'm spite of herself.
We'll, 20 on-lecture me-" she
said. looking down az him.
The tall young man turned from
the crate. busting on his lean,
long fingered hands.
For what7"
She regarded him coolly, lighting
q cigaret with fingers that shook a
little.
"Oh. for being stubborn-not TAX
ing the slicker."
"0h. that"
He turned back 10 the Gre. AZ
pearing 10 forget her.
Suddenly Katharine felt rage
sweep her. TO be ignored like thi.
was strangely maddeningi She In
hailed deeply. f~rowning angrily al
the absorbed young man, who benz
so solicitously ove the fra She
knew well enough what Sally Moor
or Zoe Parker-would do on such
an occasion. Sally would whimpeI
, 1935-05-10

~Just az you say" Michael an
nounced. He swung a long leg
Q his western saddle. leading the
way.
The trees arched overhead In a
conspiracy OF silence In the dim
interstices where the sky could be
seen there were patches OF angry
clouds. From the west rose a rum
BILE OF deep thunder.
You won't mind gettin' wet?"
He looked back at her over his
shoulder. his gentle voice courteous
as usual.
Katharine laughed. mo. why
should II"
The deep roll OF distant thunder
increased. They crossed an open
meadow with a river meandering
alongside and an orange fash OF
lightning licked across the sky.
Suddenly they were again il the
woods. the horses wading carefully
through the shallow stream and
plunging up the muddy banks.
NOW the rain came down. sud.
denly. in torrents. in violent
sheets For the main part. the
trees protected them. but soon the
path agaS" crossed q civilized road.
a main h. hway. Great angry peals
OF thunder sounded, and the sky
was made livid BY the almost con
tinual flashes OF lightning. The
horses were nervous. Fury danced
and whinnied. refusing TO proceed
At the side OF the road was a
small b~lueroofed cottage which had
once housed a district school. and
later an amateur radio station II
vas ~unoccupied now. At the rear
was n rude shelter for horses.
Michael. without consulting Kath-
arine. cantered back to her and.
Selling Fury's bride. led the ner.
vous little animal under cover.
Wed better stop here a minute"
he said quietly. Its foolhardy to
20 on Just n0w."
Michael he ped her 10 dismount.
Then he tied both Fury and Prince
, 1935-05-10
Bdrbs

Columbia students chose Ger
trude Stein as the most unpopu-
lar writer. They Just don't under
stand her.
Europeans who frovn on the
growing tendency 10 put boys on
thrones might adopt the reverse
OF Huey's motto.
We don't mind those American
naval games in the Pacific so long
~ Japan doesn't challenge the
winner.
In Des MONIES. Senator Long
told his followers. II could take
Iowa Ike q whirlwtnd." Good
thing he didn't say dust storm"
, 1935-05-10

political Strategists - for some IN
uivulged reason - expect the De-
troit priest 10 be OH their side next
year.
Beds - A recent incident outside
President Roosevelt'S door showed
wildly why congress ana the execu-
tive branch rarely harmonic II Is
q difference OF temperament as much
as OF policies. Congressman do not
like 70 be rushed - or Debated pub
licly.
From the presidents chamber
there emerged pompous. picturesque
John Rankin. MiSSisSippi's fiery
congressman. and Major General
Frank r. Hines. bruSque and snap
py Veterans Administrator. When
asked what they took up with Mr.
Roosevelt. MI. Rankin spread him
self: We discussed the dire need
Of new neuro-psychiatric faciN-
ties"
What We really talked about"
broke in Hines. was the question OF
more beds for veterans hospitals"
Notes - OIL discoveries in the Tex
rs Panhandle and southwestern
Kansas are encouraging some OF
the population to stick ii out in spite
of dust storms . Rapid increase
Of construction rs an aftermath Of
mortgage insurance under the Fed
eral Housing Administration /.
RFC loans TO solvent mining COM
panies are opening up mines that
have been dormant for years /.
Organized labor is afraid Of falling
between two stools-NRA and the
Wagner bill.
, 1935-05-10

and Of Hygeia. the Health Magazine
II is generally believed that the occupation Of a
farmer Is not very hazardous, and no doubt in the
past that was true.
There are certain benefits to health from living
outdoors and away from contact with large numbers
of people. For example. farmers daughters have
about one-hslf the amount Of tuberculosis affecting
young women OF the same ages working in industries
in the city.
Nevertheless, the coming Of motorized power. cleo
tricity. and use Of medical products on the farm,
introduction Of insecticides and other poisons for
preservation Of agricultural products. have begun TO
affect the health and life Of the farmer.
Moreover, application Of modern sanitary and
hygienic methods has not reached rural populations
to the extent that it has affected those living in
cities.
Recent investigation shows 20 per cent reduction
Of infectious diseases in the cities, with only s per
cent reduction in those living on farms.
Nowadays farmers die from type Of accidents as
ISOLATED with the work Of farm machinery. such as
tractors and motors.
Only two other occupations had higher death
rates from accidents associated with machines than
did farmers. In Nebraska in 1929 accidental deaths
on the farm we're twice as numerous as those in most
manufacturing industries.
Another type OF occupational disease which affects
the farmer is hookworm. 'shich appears particularly
in sections where sanitation is lacking and field
workers 90 barefoot.
Farmers also suffer from irritation Of the skin
from undue exposure 10 the heat and light Of the
sun, and, because Of their contact with the pollens
Of various plants, they are beginning to suffer with
an extraordinary incidence Of hay fever and asthma.
Many other conditions which affect farmers come
from the type Of parasite associated with animals.
Farmers have more tularemia, more Sporotrichosis,
more tick fever. and more CHAMBERS and anthrax than
do city workers.
The most recent type of condition to affect farm
ers particularly Is poisoning by various types OF
chemicals and insecticides that have been introduced
into farming. To protect himself against these
hazards, the farmer must wear proper clothing. His
shoes must be OF the right kind to protect his feet
from infection, and he must wear gloves to protect
his hands from the chemicals.
Anyone handling any Of the new types Of chem
icsls and insecticides should be warned against their
poisonous character, know how to prevent undue
consumption Of the poisons. and also the proper
sntidotes 10 use in case Of accident.
, 1935-05-10
News
Behind the
News

Capital and world gossip. events
and personalities. IN and out oi
the news. written By Q group OF
fearless and informed newspaper
men OF Washington and New York.
This column Ia published by The
Herald As q news feature. Opinions
exprtssed are those Of the writers m
individuals and should not be in
terpreted a. rejecting the editorial
policy OF this newspaper.
, 1935-05-10

CHAPTER IA
The car door slammed and Zoe
ran forward. uttering shrill cries OF
greeting. Zoe. Katharine told her
self critically. was really lovely.
Those g~littering white teeth. that
charming warm blush OF gunburn.
those bright blue dancing syesl
Pity Zoe vas such q crashing fooli
Hello. darlingi-
Toe was I'm white linen with o
vest Of dark blue linen. dotted In
white Her shoes. her nat. her
gloves were all unbelievably crisp.
You look smart!"
Thanks. You do. too. darlingi"
Zoe cried. we Just got In last
night I was going to call you
How are you and what've you been
doing?'
"oh. the usual Katharine
drawled.
I'm crazy 10 see everybody" Zoe
declared. Everybody knew that
Zoe's ambitious other had
whisked her to Europe IN May In
order 10 avoid a scandal about
Gibbs Larkin. Gibbs was IS. hand
some in a thoroughly dissolute way.
conscienceless. Zoe had fallen head
long In love with him. with all her
lightning righteousness Gibbs.
people said. would W. marry. He
was one Of those eternal bachelors
who sip sweets where they will Zoe
had recklessly and dehantly been
seen with him every place.
They chatted for q few moments
longer. making an engagement to
meet that afternoon
Has she got over Gibbs7" Kath-
arlne wondered. She did hope Zoe
would spare her the condolences
These love recitals were bound to
DO boring. Katharine prided her
self on her imperviousness to the
grand passion Love was stupid. II
tied you all up. got your feelings
confused. There was no sense to
~
All or which. Of course. had moth
ing whatever to do with her feel
ings about Michael She and
Michael had simply been friends,
good comrades. and II vas perfectly
natural she should be slightly
mined when he so casually gave
away the hour which had been sa,
cred to her for months.
THAT was Thursday morning. On
Friday she went for her ride as
usual. and Michael was there. tall.
lean and casual
"Mawnin'l-
she smiled at him with Just the
right degree OF easualnesa Good
morning"
He frightened q strap. patted
Prince Charles cleaning flank.
storm comm upi" he announced.
"Oh. do you think so7" But
Katharine's query was not the
usual feminine fiutter. She adored
storms.
Maybe I'd better take this"
Michael flung an oilskin slicker
across Prince Charles hack
mot for me- Katharine said
cOolly.
The red-haired young man
glanced az her quizzically a mo
ment. then called to Tips: Here.
catch thisi"
The slicker sailed through the
air. landing in a pile OF hay. The
colored boy ran to retrieve II. with
a fash Of white teeth in an aNony
face
, 1935-05-10

a little and shiver and o. wtstful
and there would DO n good deal OK
argument about accepting the mans
coat. Michael didn't have q ccat.
but that didn't matter. He oughfi
at least 20 show some human COM
Germ about her. Why. abe might
have pneumonia
KATHARINE. struck suddenly hy
- the utter nonsense on her res
soning tshe almost never had o
coldl. laughed aloud.
whats the joker"
She glanced. sidewise. at Michael
H~eatheroe Nothing you'd under
standl"
He flushed. the brick tint show
ing about the deep dark stain of
his sunburn.
I'm not 50 SLOW" he drawIed In
that easy western voice OF his.
II didn't mean that" Katharine
fastened 70 say.
Outside the thunder rolled and
pealed. the sky steadily darkenod.
and occasional angry flashes of
lightning illumined the room. The
rain. obedient 10 a dervish wind.
tore In nc the door. and Michael
closed H. Now they were shut ia
together.
This may 10 on all morning.
she said. M random. wishing only
10 break he silence.
-Oh. I don't think X viii. It's
lifting now NJ"
But she had the feeling that be-
too, wasn't thinking or what be was
saying.
Fury doesn't like A." he said.
or the lightning. shes nervous
"Just like a woman" Katharine
said scornfully.
Her tone reused him.
I've known plenty on mes who
didn't like storms. either"
"0h. but have your Katharine
Knocked him. Some devil on per.
v%erseness seemed to possess her.
She wanted no startle. shock. annoy
him-stir him out OF his usual calm
acceptance or her.
Sure enoughi"
CHE stared AZ him. drinking fu
every line OF his face, the quiz
Eical gray eyes with the little
laughter wrinkles etched around
them Michael was-how oldR
Twenty-eight3 His shoulders were
broad. his waist slim. like IN true
horseman'E She knew. she told
herself. dozens OF men better look
Ing. smarter. better educated i'm
every way. Why on earth aid she
bother with him?
You don't think much OF un
around here. do your" she pursued.
scarcely knowing what she said.
You all-people In Innicockr-
Yes. You think we're all spoiled
c~hildren-or something" Her tone
was hateful and she knew n, but
for the life OF her she couldn't
change t.
Michael stared AZ her thought
fully. She had an impulse. almost
irresistible. 20 reach up and rumpla
that dark red crest OF hair. from
which the stubborn curl had care
fully been ironed only that morn
ing.
Folks around here have been
mighty nice TO me-"
Mighty nicei" She Knocked HIM
soft, easy drawl.
Suddenly she felt both her hands
imprisoned. In n grip OF steel
Gray eyes darkening like the
stormy skies without looked into
hers.
-You dont-you mustn't -
Mustn't what7"
The treacherous tide within her
warmed her heart. Was this sur.
render. of which she had heard soI
much?
But Michael Heatheroe dropped
her hands. released her as suddenly
az he had seized her. II beg your
pardon" he muttered. You sure
made me mad. Miss Strykhurst X
guess i forgot myself 4. -
Ito BE Continued) @
, 1935-05-10

All We have TO show for administration schemes is
the greatest debt the country ever had, shattered
confidence, and a federal government waterlogged
with ward politicianS-Col. Theodore Roosevelt.
, 1935-05-10

I no longer doubt. I know that there is nothing
after ~death-nothing to look forward to in Joy or fear.
] am going to die in a little while and that will be
the enthusiastically the end-Clarence Darrow.
, 1935-05-10

There will be no bitterness in the divorce proceed
ings. because we had no vital differences-Evelyn
Mulhall. divorcing her actor-husband.
, 1935-05-10

Denver postal officials complain
that they are being swamped by
"Send-a-dime" chain letter mail.
In rounding that corner. prosperity
could nc least have sounded itm
horn.
, 1935-05-10

II ! can't beat a clown like Baer. I'll never admit
/ was a fighter-JesS willard. after challenging the
champion.
, 1935-05-10

Less than 10 per cent OF high
school age Negroes are enrolled In
public schools In l5 southern
states. These Is states contain
more than 100000 negroes of this
age classification.
, 1935-05-10

The president or France receives
more than double the salary Of thu
president OF the United States.
, 1935-05-10

NEW YORK, May 10 Giving
You the Run-Around: The place
for a snack III mid-afternOOn Is the
little clam stand III South street,
near the Seamenis Institute. The
stand has been on this spot for
nearly a hundred years, believe 1t
or not. and many a Wall Street big
wig has taken a III down for a
half dozen crustaceanS with pepper
sauce, mingling with az motley a
clientele as ever YOU saw. But
The faces are mostly kindly, II
griSled. The first John Jacob
Aston. hardy old opportuniSt that
he was. ran a clam shack himself
for years. come 10 think.
The Village Barn, that braSh
whoopery OF barn dance fun. served
New York style. Is enjoying a ca
pacity season. and tourists are flock
ing back to the alleged haunt III art
and lunacy. Greenwich Village. .
The Barn is the only eNcitery In
town where ~ Is possible for a pro-
ieSs.onal gadabout to 20 without
seeing a single familiar Broadway
regular lace-Meyer HorowitZ. the
genial proprietor, who has never
been farther into the country than
Yonkers, except for brief periods all
his life long. lives in one Of the
city's nolSiest neighbOrhOods. w..
Nov the towns Lovers Lane" Ia
the pedestrian walk across the
George Washington bridge. ". Of
fering a dizzy view, plus gloom and
comparative privacy for a trifle. II
rs Turing many lovesick pairs away
from the back tires Of the double
decker buses along the Drive. But
" X a bad place for lovers q~uarrels
and the bleak dependencies OF such
situations ... The water Is q long
way down..
, 1935-05-10

a. they ride. In Manhattan, on
the other hand, pedallstS MAINTAIN
a bleak silence Once you know,
the contrast Is pronunced enough To
notice " during "a short lollop
through the City OF Churches.
"A thing few ViSItors-and many
residents. including this writer
cannot figure out Is why Riverside
drive didn't retain It's su~per-swank
society rating OF "a few decades ago
w.. Physically 40 rs the most engag-
ing sector OF Manhattan and the
view Is far superior 70 that enjoyed
By the high rent apartments along
the East river, across the island.
Still choice. but no Sd uppity IN this
csoteric ratings OF the social reg
lister as Park Avenue and the Sui
ton place neighborhOod. Riverside
drive remains my favorite residen-
tial district although due TO the
e~xigencies OF chance and trans
portation. I have never lived there.
With The Sandhogs
That new tunnel. slowly moving
toward New Jersey from midtown
Manhattan, under the Hudson.
cmitS some strange sight and sounds
for those who live near the eastern
terminus. ..Grimy men crawl up
from their shifts and. tom time 20
time. faint. muffled explosions come
from the river bottom .... Already
several lives have been paid out TO
build the tube WV. No playwright
has vet told the drama and the
glory of the tube diggers, and there
must be plenty Of H.
True Sob story
There are floods OF such yarns
about cinemugS. but I happen to
know that one of them In true. In
the rs years Warner Baxter has
paraded before cameras and foot
lights. ne has never failed 70 write
his mother every day when sep
arated from her.
All Sentimentality aside. n clue
10 character s often TO be found I'm
such constancieS.
, 1935-05-10
~BroOkIynite stamp

one Of those rare birds. a native
New York. or. rather, a native
Brooklynite. asked me the other
night whether ! could tel a Man
haitian bicycle rider from q Brooklyn
bicycle rider In the dark. ...R Reply
ing that / had never given much
thought 10 the problem. I was inn
neoiately enlightened ... Brooklyn
boys who ride bicycles have an old
Brooklyn custom: they sing loudly
, 1935-05-10
Farmer, Too, Subject
To Work Hazards
BY DIR. MORRIS FIsHBEIN

Editor. Journal Of the American Medical Association
and Of Hygeia. the Health Magazine
, 1935-05-10

NAE kAisERs YACHT 'AoAENzollERN.
REPORTED SOLD 70 SCANDINAVIAN
lNTEREST$- IS SHOWN ON his s1AMP
or MARSHALL ISLAND (PAClFiC)
WIEN UNDER AlE GERMAN EMPIRE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-02-27
WHITE HOUSE GROUP
ELECTS AL. WARNER
Correspondents to Entertain
Roosevelt at Banquet on
March %.

Albert L. Warner of the New York
Herald Tribune was elected president
of the White House Correspondents at
the annual election OF officers Mon
day, succeeding Francis M. Stephen
son of the Associated Press.
Warner, who has covered the White
House for four years, was formerly
Albany correspondent of the Herald
Tribune He and the other officers
elected were unopposed. Their In
auguration will be one Of the fea-
lures of the White House Corre-
spondents' annual banquet at the VIII
lard Hotel March 49,
President Roosevelt, who is honorary
president of the organization: Vice
President Garner, Speaker Byrns,
members of the cabinet, and others
prominent In official and political life
will be guests of the correspondents on
this occasion.
The other officers elected are
George L. larry. Wall Street Journal,
vice president: Leon Dure, tr., Wash
ington Post. secretary-treasurer; Fred
A. Storm, United Press; Charles w. B.
Hurd. New York Times. and Edward
L. Roddan, Universal Service, men,
bers of the Executive Committee.
George E. Durno of the Mcclure
Syndicate has been named by Presi-
dent Stephenson as general chairman
of the Banquet Committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-02-27
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on said alley 20 feet thence south h' on e he
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ing or mechanical purposes nor shall
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complied With within 30 days from day Of
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cost Of .defauiting purchaser. after fye
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