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The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1938-05-26
Revenue Bill Enacted

THE 300 million dollar revenue
L act of 1888, as patched up by
senate and house conferees, was
finally sent to the White House for
the Presidents signature. The COM
promise measure retains a vestige
of the undistributed profits tax,
enough to save the administrations
face. But the tax is limited to the
calendar years 1888 and 1889 and it
is expected to die then.
Under the act, corporations earn
ing more than $4,000 will pay a
maximum rate of 10 per cent if no
earnings are distributed in divi-
dends and a minimum Of 1914 per
cent il all earnings are distributed.
There Is a credit of 21z per cent
against the maximum tax on the
amount Of dividends paid.
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1938-05-26
Slattery Has Vests Job

p ESIGNATION Of Charles West
N as undersecretary Of the inte-
rior was accepted by President
Roosevelt, and Harry Slattery Of
North Carolina was Immediately
named in his place.
The retirement Of West marks a
complete victory for Secretary Ickes
in their long feud. Only recently
Ickes dismissed all but one of Vests
office assistants and then turned the
office over TO Assistant Secretary
Ebert K. Burlew. Their feud began
when the President named West
to the post without consulting Ickes.
White House Secretary Steve Ear
ly announced the President was
looking about for another post for
West.
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1938-05-26
For Early Summer Days

MAKE yourself something very
4NA pretty and smart to wear
as soon as the bland summer days
are here. These are so easy
each is a diagram frock, which
means the pattern is amazingly
easy to work with.
SIenderizing Lines.
Everything about this dress is
fattering to large women-the "
neckline, the short, ripping
sleeves, the smooth shoulders,
front fullness, and waistline,
snugged in by darts. You'll want
to wear it all the time, when you
see how becoming it is. In
georgette, chiffon, wolfe, or thin
silk print.
FrOck With Slim, Crisp Lines.
Cleverly fitted in to minimize
the waistline, pulled high and
wide as to sleeves, full at the
skirt and with a demure round
neckline, this is one of the most
charming new dresses you could
choose. A bit of ricrac braid and
two little bows are all the trim
ming it needs, the lines are so
perfect. Make it up in silk print,
dinity, dotted Swiss.
The Patterns.
1904 is designed for sizes SO, 38,
40, AZ, A, 46, 49, so and So. Size
38 requires 5A yards of 39-inch
material; collar in contrast (if de-
sired) takes IS yard.
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1938-05-26
N.L.R.B. Wins Point

THE United States Supreme court
L ordered the Circuit Court of Ap-
peals at Philadelphia to show cause
why its orders against the national
labor relations board in the Repub-
lie Steel company case should not
be vacated. The circuit court re-
fused to permit the labor board to
withdraw its case against the steel
company for the purpose Of insti-
tuting further proceedings and thus
averting judicial scrutiny of its con-
duct. The lower court also re-
strained the board from taking any
further proceedings in the Republic
case pending the certiication of the
transcript Of the record.
In another case involving the la
Dor board the Supreme court ruled
that strikers do not lose their en-
ployee relationship.
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1938-05-26
TURBULENT LIFE

The life of Poe is more turbu-
lent than any story that he wrote.
Scores of biOgraphers have at
tempted to reveal something of
the spirit of this lonely and pas
sionate man. Although Poe died
in his fOrtieth year, he left lit
erary criticism that is excellent,
and short stories and poems that
are unexceIled for sheer artistry.
Later biOgraphers have stated
that POe's reputation was worse
than Poe. His difficulties at the
University of Virginia and at
West Point, and his being disin-
herited by his foster father gave
him a name for recklessness
when he was very young which
the events of his later life did
nothing to Offset.
Poe lived from 1909 until 1849,
attaining a literary fame in Eu-
rope as well as in America.
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1938-05-26

Wayne Morris has found, TO his
sorrow, that kissing a girl for the
movies is pretty complicated and
decidedly difficult. For instance, the
director tells you to look down at
the girl. Maybe you're not tail
enough; then you have to stand on a
box. THAT doesn't worry Wayne,
because he's plenty tall You
have to take the girl in your arms
and kiss her." he says, while the
hairdresser stands by, glazing if
you muss the girls hair, and you
mustn't wrinkle the collar of the
girls dress, and you must raise
your arms so that your own coat
doesn't hike up in back; If it does,
everything stops while the tailor is
summoned to see what's wrong with
the coat. Screen love is the bunk
but it's living"
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1938-05-26
Air Mail Week

CELEBRATION Of National Air
~ Mail week, marking the twenti-
eth year of the service, opened when
Mrs. Roosevelt accepted, for her
husband. sheet Of the new air mail
stamps from the Washington post
master. The anniversary was OBJ
served in many parts of the coun-
try, a notable event being the first
use, in Chicago, Of an autogiro to
carry mail from the airport to the
post office.
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1938-05-26

not be tomb. Now he would cross
the cell. Boldly he started away
from the wall, but his feet tripped
in the robe and he fell prone.
Taut he lay. A queer sensation
stole over him, for his head seemed
to be touching nothing, to be in
space. Reaching out he found a
well or pit. Pit! Almost swoon-
ing he recalled stories of the In
QUESTION pits which the people in
Toledo had lately heard.
Some time later and with an eff
fort, his benumbed mind saw that
the prison was now lighted. He saw
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1938-05-26
GI2an-nkd ~ UGck01d
~ SUMMARIZES THE WORLDS WEEK
9 Western Newspaper Union.

treasury who has been identified
with Wall Street investment bank
ing. When selected for the SEC he
was a partner in the firm Of c. D.
Barney & Co. During his recent
activities as liaison man between
the administration and business he
was looked on as the trouble shoot
err for the New Deal.
With his wide knowledge Of the
securities business, the new APP
pointee will be of value to the treas
ury, which faces important refnanc'
ing operations in the near future.
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1938-05-26

son of Mississippi. She was recon-
mended for the ambassadorship by
the chairmen Of the foreign rela-
tons and foreign affairs committees
of congress, and has the backing of
many prominent members Of con-
gress. If appointed and confirmed,
she will be the first American wom-
an to be an ambassador.
Mrs. Broy was officially present
ed to Secretary of State Hull by
Senator Key Pittman, but the secre-
tary has known her personally for
l6 years.
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1938-05-26

five months, to be
assistant secretary
of the treasury.
1t is likely that,
before the end OF
1888. Mr.. Hanes will
succeed Roswell Ma
gill as under-secre-
tary of the treasury.
Mr.. Magill, who is
on leave from Co.
lumbia university, is
anxious to return to
his old position, it is
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1938-05-26

growing Nazi move
ment there. He
promptly introduced
in parliament two
measures designed
to stop all extremist
agitation. One would
provide more dras-
tic penalties for dis
turbing p u b ! ] c
peace; the other
would tighten re-
strictions on the
right of public as
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1938-05-26

ton for the post of
American ambassa-
dor to Soviet Russia.
which Joseph <.
Davies recently re-
linquished to be-
come ambassador to
Belgium. M r s q.
Broy. who is a
Texan by birth, is
the wife of an Amer
lean foreign service
officer and the wild
ow of Representa-
tive Thomas u. Sis
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1938-05-26

eternity. Perhaps he
was entombed alive.
Panic seized him.
He must know the
size and shape of
his prison! Cautious
ly he felt his way
until he found the
wall. Ripping a
piece from his robe
to mark the starting
place, he began to
creep along, count
ing the PAGES. A cir
cult of so yards in
dictated that il could
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1938-05-26
Few Days Left TO Enter
Our Cake Recipe Contest
Send in Your Favorite Recipe Today
You May Win
Cash Prize

ONLY a few days are left before the
~ close of our big Cake Recipe Con-
test. For all entries must be pOstmarked
not later than May 81, 1888.
But there is still time for you to
enter recipe. Send in the directions
for that cake which your family says is
the best ever which you bake for
company or always send to the
church fair.
II will only take a few moments OF
YOUR time to write out the recipe and
YOU have nothing to buy =. no letter
to write. There never was an easier
contest! Just fill out the attached cou-
pom calling for your name, address, the
brand Of shortening. baking powder and
flour used in your cake. Clip the cou-
pom TO the recipe and mail it to {.
Houston Coudiss, author of the WHAT
TO EAT AND WHY series in this
newspaper.
16 Cash Prizes.
The winning cakes will be selected
by the experienced home economists on
the staff of the Experimental Kitchen
Laboratory that he maintains in New
York City. The recipe adjudged the
best will win $500 for the lucky home
maker who submits it. There will be
five second prizes of $1,000 each and
ten third prizes of $500 each.
Prize winning recipes, together with
those receiving honorable mention from
the judges, will be printed in book
let, to be distributed nationally.
Simple or Elaborate Recipe.
There are no restrictions as TO the
type of recipe that may be submitted.
Your favorite cake may be plain or
frosted. 1t may be baked in layers OF in
a loaf-put together with cream ill
ing or topped wilh meringue. 1t may
be chocolate, maple, mocha, spiced,
DEVILS Food, jelly roll or Lady Bal.
timore. The proof will be in the eating!
That $500 first prize would come in
handy for buying summer clothes or
something special that you want TO, the
house. You have nothing to lose, every
thing TO gain, so why not write out your
recipe-nOW. Attach the coupon and
mail it to c. Houston Coudiss, 6 East
39th Street, New York City.
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1938-05-26
NERVOUS?

Do you feel so nervous you want to screamY
Are you cross and irritable? Do you scold
those dearest to you?
III your nerves are on edge, try LYDIA E
PINKHAM'S VEGETABLE COMPOUND.
1t often helps Nature calm quivering nerves.
For three generations one woman has told
another how to go smiling through" with
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ing the discomforts from the functional dis
orders which women must endure.
Make note NOW to get bottle Of world
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porting benefit.
Why not try LYDIA E. PINKHAMS
VEGETABLE COMPOUND?
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1938-05-26

eign oil properties.
President Lazaro
Cardenas Of Mexico
took the initiative by
recalling Primo Viii
la Michel, Mexico
minister at London,
and ordering the
closing of the lega-
ton indefinitely. The
British government
promptly directed
Minister Owen st.
Clair O'Malley TO
leave Mexico to-
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1938-05-26
HOOKS IN BRIEF
How Prisoner
Used Rats TO
Cheat Death
By ELIZABETH C. JAMES

THE prisoner opened his eyes to
l. blackness. Fears shook him as
he thought of the Inquisition Judges.
Feeling painfully about him he dis
covered that his clothes had been
changed while he was unconscious
and he now wore an unfamiliar
robe. Thus does Edgar Allen Poe
set the stage in The Pit and the
Pendulum"
What manner of place was this?
Perhaps he was dead and this was
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1938-05-26
Ministers Are Recalled

DIPLOMATIC relations between
- Great Britain and Mexico were
broken because Of the dispute over
Mexico's action in expropriating for
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1938-05-26
Hunqary's New Premier

u Ella IMREDI was made premier
~ Of Hungary following the resig-
nation Of Daranyi, and it was be-
lieved he would squelch the rapidly
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1938-05-26

Peg La Contra is the Joy Of radio
program directors. Not only does
she sing probably you've heard her
on the For Men Only" programs,)
but she acts the female character
parts in the dramatic sketches as
well. She's been women and chill
dren with southern, Scotch and
Swedish accents; all she needs to
do when a different dialect is re-
quired is to hear someone who
speaks it-she's a born mimic.
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1938-05-26
Woman Ambassador ?

THERE is a good chance that the
l. United States will be represented
at Moscow by woman, for Mrs.
Charles c. Broy is under considera-
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1938-05-26

1902 is designed for sizes IA, l6.
18, 20, 40 and 40. Size 16 requires
4 yards of 39-inch material. ls4
yards of ricrac to trim.
Send your order to The Sewing
Circle Pattern Dept, 149 New
Montgomery Ave, San Francisco.
Calf. Patterns Is cents Tin coins)
each.
@ Bell Syndicate. Service.
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reported.

Mr.. Hanes may not assume his
new duties until the reorganization
Of the New York Stock exchange is
completed. He viii be the first New
Deal assistant secretary Of the
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1938-05-26
Hanes in Treasury Post

DRESIDENT ROOSEVELT nomi-
mated John W. Hanes, who has
been a member of the securities
and exchange commission less than
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1938-05-26

ODDS AND ENDS-ClOriG BlOndeU
has been learning to sail boat, 10Th
her brOther-in-Ldt0, Dick POtoeII, doing
the teaching Edt0ard arnold t0as
,Ueighed the other day at the studio
and beamed t0hen he found that he'd
lost four pounds, due to the hot
ueGther And then along came
Lionel Barrymore and he beamed be.
cause he'd gained fire James
StetUart has II harmonious, bur he's
still in the market for more Joan
Bennett collects salt and pepper shak.
ers :. UniUerSaPs budget for Dednna
Durbin's next picture, "CindereILa," is
81 900, OOO-,ohich wiH buy lot Of
glass slippers . . John Payne is doing
so ,OeH in Garden OF the Moon" that
Warner Brothers hare him all set for
big build.up-sO add him to your
list Of potential morie stars j.. . Haze
you good idea for radio program
for children? Il certain big cereal
company is in the market for one {.
Joe Penner recently escaped injury
tChiLe broadcaSting-and from WOOd.
en- boz, OF all thingsi He ,0Gs sup
posed to be thrOton out OF the ring by
a wrestler. 4 splinter from the broken
boz used in sound effects missed him
BY fraction of an inch.
g Western Newspaper Union.
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1938-05-26

and he had to be good, for the other
leading roles are played by Mar
garet Sullivan, Franchot Tone and
Robert Young.
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1938-05-26

walls Of metal, a stone foo, and
a high ceiling. In the middle of the
floor yawned the pit. How strange
he felt-he could not move. Lying
on his back he was bound to a
wooden bench.
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1938-05-26
Star dust
X Movie Whereabouts
X Ho,C to Kiss a Girl
X Toys for Crosbys
Xir0iuia Vale
j by Virginia Vale

II AVEN'T you frequently
L l. felt, when you were at
the movies, that you'd like
to know where some of the
scenes were taken? Harry
Sherman, producer of the
"Hopalong Cassidy" pic
lures, has solved that long
standing need.
Beginning with Beneath Western
Skies" each Of these films will
carry an announcement Of the loca-
ton where it was made
It's a grand idea. But probably ii
won't be taken up to any extent,
for imagine the shock if you were
told, at the beginning of picture
whose scenes were laid in France,
for instance, that it was filmed
right along the good old California
sea coast. Parts of that coast have
been used so often that old-timers
recognize them instantly.
1t looks as II Metro had a
winner in Three Comrades" the
sequel to IAN Quiet on the Western
Front" Robert Taylor really had
a chance to be dramatic in this one,
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1938-05-26

Bing Crosby's wife went to New
York to have a lot of fun and do
a lot of shopping. And what do you
suppose she bought? Clothes and
toys for those four small Crosby
boys! Somehow, the stores other
offerings just didn't seem to be very
interesting.
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1938-05-26
Pendulum Appears.


oner looked about him for some
weapon. Only his arm was free
from the elbow down, so that he
could reach the plate of food on
the floor. AS the rats crept to-
ward the plate he waved them
away.
Again a noise, this one sounded
like steam. Looking upward, he saw
the silver object to be a pendu-
lum that dropped slowly with each
stroke Then he OWNED the cum
ming of his captors. A blade of
steel was descending slowly toward
him. With days of mental torture
and hours of physical torture, his
death would be slow and horrible.
Time passed but he could not
reckon how much. His mind alter
mated between fascination and in
sanity. Sometimes he laughed.
Sometimes he cried. Sometimes he
shrieked.
Now the blade was only yard
above him, then two feet above.
Then one foot.
Rats Save Life.
Only inches separated them. Then
desire for life surged through him
so that he cried to heaven for help.
Grasping the scraps of food he
smeared the meat over his bonds
as far as he could reach, using ev
cry drop of grease. Then he lay
still. The rats had not before seen
him lying so. They watched, crept
closer, then jumped onto the bench.
They were over his body in flash.
Voraciously they gnawed and
chewed the bands of cloth. Greed
lily they tore it, trying to get the
last drop of food.
The pendulum swung in long arcs.
even closer. There was a pressure
as the knife cut his robe. He did
not dare move yet. Seconds passed,
and he knew that his robe was cut
through. AS the blade reached the
height of its arc, he lunged with all
his force and fell free.
The pendulum stopped and swift
ly rose to the ceiling. The prisoner
lay as one lifeless, waiting for the
next mode of death.
He did not wait long. The walls
changed color, revealing hideous
pictures which might have come
from hell. Oppressive heat choked
him as he saw that the walls were
being heated and were coming to-
gether so that the cell was grow
ing smaller. Their purpose was
clear: to push him into the pit.
A crash sounded. The walls jerked
away as with thunder. An arm
clutched him. The French had con-
quered his enemies. He was saved
g Bell Syndjc ate. -WNU Service.
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1938-05-26

Jerry Belcher has in broadcast in
terviews with interesting neighbors
from almost every fair-sized town
in the United States, and from some
in Canada, but so far he hasn't in
terviewed any of the ones he knows
best of all-those in his own corner
of Texas.
Evening star., 1938-03-02

WHEN in 1881 q cable-laying
w steamer prepared to set out from
Newfoundland to the Azores with q
new type Of cable. 1t was found nee
essary to know the exact distance
covered by the line
Engineers specified the distance to
be 1,341 nautical miles. but no ordi-
nary measuring method was accurate
enough to check the transatlantic
distance. As solution to the prob
lem. it was decided to empoly a piano
wire tape line" to check the distance.
Thus, strange as it seems. was the
Atlantic Ocean actually measured
with tape line!
Alligator Misnomer.
Although the alligator is definitely
not lizard, its name is q corruption
Of the Spanish al lagato," meaning
a lizard!
The misnaming came about when
early Spanish settlers in South Amer
lea first saw the giant saurians and
imagined them to be some giant form
of the lizard family.
BY further corruption, al lagarto"
came to be alligator. the present name.
In reality, the alligator is genus Of
saurian reptiles Of the crocodile
family.
Evening star., 1938-03-02

Vests double was psychic intend
ed to frighten the opponents. East was
supposed to rescue by bidding three
spades, and thus prevent the op-
ponents from winning the rubber.
Actually East passed Vests double and
South made five-odd, thus scoring 100
points below the line and 400 points
for his overtrick.
At the end Of the hand East, who
was an expert player. became very
angry. West, however. refused to take
any Of the blame. saying that East on
the bidding should have read that his
double was psychic and that q bril-
liant result could have been achieved
If East had bid three spades over three
hearts doubled.
This hand illustrates some Of the
grave risks that attend psychic bid
ding. First, the situation for a
psychic must be well chosen. In the
second place, the partner Of the
psychic bidder must be sufficiently
keen to read the psychic. East's failure
to read the psychic in this instance
may be explained by the fact that the
hand occurred in the early hours Of
the morning after long session. Un-
der such circumstances the psychic
bidder should not have created such an
extremely unusual situation a psychic
business double is practically never
used by any good player. However,
East maintojy,ad srA ud&1 n~~.sS
cradle merit, that even on his best day
ne would not understand such a
psychic double.
Evening star., 1938-03-02
Elephant Remembers.

As sn elephant walked along q road
near Rangpur, Bengal, . man In .
garden shouted and made faces 1t 1t.
The beast ambled into the garden, but
the mahout restrained 1t while the
mocker ned to safety. When the ele-
phant returned along the road the
same night II rushed at its tormeutors
house and badly damaged It.
Evening star., 1938-03-02
Twizzler Answer.

II the young flyer flew around the
world In ~ hours, going west, he
would fly in daylight all the way
Evening star., 1938-03-02
Winning Contract
BY THE FOUR ACES.

7 1SUALLY psychic bidders relate at
great length the successful res
suits they have been able to obtain by
weird and unusual bids. However, Just
as often II not oftener. the psychic
bidder himself is doomed to suffer a
severe penalty by reason Of his psychic.
Today's hand is an illustration of a
psychic bid that resulted disastrously,
and it is interesting by virtue of the
fact that it was used by the bidder to
develop a new type Of situation
namely to make an apparently busi-
ness double, and then to have his
partner rescue the double and thereby
prevent the opponents from contract
ing further in the doubled suit.
East dealer.
North-South vulnerable.
Both sides so on score.
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10 7s5 W +ets
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The bidding:
East. South. West. North.
Pass Pass Pass -
IA ~ "a ~
Pass Pass Dbl. Pass
Pass Pass
La gaceta., 1938-07-14
PdLabras de GuiUermo Ferrero

PdIabras de GuiUermo Ferrero
"Un gobierno totalitaria que
Sc estableciese Ell Madrid, cons
tituiria un error para Espana y
un peligro immense para Euro
pa. En- Ell septimo aniversario de
la Repdblica, auguro a Espana
que pueda verse libre de csc E.
rror, tanto como auguro a Euro
pa que pueda escapar a tai peli-
gro.
"Espana merece salvarse de
csc horror tanto como la Euro
pa escapar de csc possible dano."
'fEl pueblo espanol tendra la
gloria de haberse encontrado 81
solo, en- Europa, resistiendo con
Jas armas, ante la apatia la uni
versal, la locura totalitaria, de
la cual toda la Europa CORE ell
pel;gro de caer vfctima."