Milford chronicle., 1935-11-22

mOleS, the 1ugluVes DuFfO" uHueE
the mud walls. So, with his high
explosives, the white man blasts
them out
Verify, there is no excusing any
race, however remote, however
backward, for failure to share in
the cultural beauties of this modern
civilization.
Hands Across the Sea.
VARIOUS subtle diplomatic tricks
V having failed to lure Us into
pulling England's chestnuts out OF
the IRE for her-and who ever saw
England with a burnt paw If there
was a sucker handy-it's almost
time for our devoted kinsmen Of
the mother country to dig up the
line about hands across the sea and
that other equally lovely line which
goes so well when played on your
Anglo-saxophone-the one about
blood being thicker than water.
No use reopening ancient sores.
but students Of our Revolutionary
history win perehance recall that
the dirst hands across tie sea were
what you might call hired hands.
being Hessian mereenaries rented
ct SO much a head to conquer u.s.
whereas Of late years. the most IA
milIar hands across the sea we're
those greedily Outstretched to clutch
the Yankees dollars. then elenched
into angry fists did the said Yankee
30 much as hint he'd like q little
something on account
So, while the League Of Nations
stews IN Its own thin and impotent
gravy, let us acknowledge that blood
Is indeed thicker than water-but
piously continue to give thanks for
5000 miles of water.
Each Indian q Doctor
knowledge Of medicinal herbs
was so familiar to Aztec Indians.
wrote one early historian In Mex
leo, that Montezuma's court physi-
clans were rarely consulted By the
common people.
TuRweIl and Native Sons
I Until he hauled of and made
" that speech recently, Professor
was leading the brain trust
with the title Of Chief Lobe. He
may stlIl be that, but just the same,
If were Tugwell, believe I'd fol-
low the advice which the fire de-
partment prints on the theatel pro-
grams sLook about you now and
choose the nearest exit"
Speaking of vanishing species,
whatever became Of the pedestrian
classes In America-you know, peO-
pIe who went places by the quaint
OId-fashloned process called walk
ing? Today the population seems
exclusively to be made up of two ma
jor groups-those with cars who are
riding and those with thumbs who
crave to do so.
And, speaking Of travelling, I've
discovered what. in the modern
sense Of the term, is a true Call
fornIa native son. A native son Is
a fellow who has been here long
enough to sell his trailer.
Two Promising Actors
AHY BUDDING ambition to turn
INl actor has had a boost A
young fellow, who, I predict, win
vet get somewhere in this business
If he keeps on trying, was over
here, and, after dinner, this party,
whose name is Charles Chaplin.
gave an imitation Of a buzzard
lighting alongside sick horse.
Such judges as Claudette Colbert
and Edna May Oliver agreed that.
as buzzard. he would fool any
living creature, except possibly an
other buzzard.
But talk about acting, now. BY
special request ! played the princi
pal supporting role, that 0f the
horse. and the sheer artistry Of tho
performance gave delight to one
and all. SO now I'm convinced my
future Is assured, If only we can
get someb0dy to write a show with
a part in It for a sick horse.
TWIN s. COBB.
q North American Na@apsper AiiIatca
lnc-Wl4u Service,
No one Sd rich enough to do with-