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This Week b Arthur Brisbank Kidnapers Warned Jacksonville Cheerful Says Bovah to Smith One Snow-White Pig A mob Is a mob, anywhere. North, South, Fast or West. The six thou sand men that gathered around a Cali fornia Jail, howling for the lives of two vile criminals, defying clouds of tear gad. breaking through prison doors and hanging their battered victims to trees, are the same as any other mob Thousands of them, the day after, did not recognize In themselves the man that had shared the mob's work. Every man In the mob. on reflection, will regret the treatment of Sheriff Etnlg, who did his duty. Defending the prisoners, he was knocked Renseless and sent to a hospital. To Sheriff Emig the capture of the kidnapers Is due. He arrested one of them. Thurmond, while he telephoned a threatening message to the parents of the kid naped man. i The rage of a mob broke loose after the body of the kidnapers' victim was found ? murdered, according to their confessions. All California, the mob Itself, will regret the violation of law, to which I no provocation should drive good cltl- j zens. But there Is good In evil. From this lynching tliose engaged In the kidnap ing Industry, or contemplating it, will learn that kidnaping Is unpopular, leads to death for the criminals, and becomes, for them, more dangerous ev ery day. The two victims of the lynching, It they know anything, now know that crime, kidnaping especially, does not pny. Jacksonville Is to Florida what San. Francisco Is to California ? a railroad, business and financial center, and an Important shipping center, soon to be come more Important, thanks to Presi dent Roosevelt. He will spend public money, usefully, putting through, by way of Jacksonville, a ship canal from the Atlantic ocean to the Gulf, short-* ! enlng the route from New York to all j Gulf ports, and to the west coast : through the Panama canal. Jacksonville, energetic and cheerful, I good times or bad, Is more cheerful 1 than usual because fresh government ; money was coming to town. The gov- I eminent starts spending $l,.r?00.000 a | week on public works In Florida, and | Jacksonville's pay roll will be $2r>0,000 a week, In useful public work. Those may be, as former Governor Smith says, "baloney dollars," but they ' will be welcome, useful dollars. Senator Borah rejects Governor Smith's criticism of what Mr. Smith calls President Roosevelt's "baloney dollars." The Idaho senator says the President's gold buying Is sound. H? Uve9 In the West among farmers where money is scarce. Alfred B. Smith lives tn New York where they have about all the money there Is. Senator Borah says "the gold dollar Is the most dishonest dollar ever cre ated, except absolutely Irredeemable paper money." A practical answer to criticism of President Roosevelt comes from the Department of Commerce, showing that the outside world Is using out cheaper dollars to buy goods, thus giv ing employment to American work men. Our exports in October were at their highest point since 1931. Northern Florida presents an Inter esting mixture of trees; palms strug gllng against colder weather, Innumer able trees with long gray moss hang Ing down, some adventurous oaks from the North, their leaves turning bright red ? much to the surprise of real Florida trees, probably ? and beside the track half way between Jackson vllle and the pleasant little town ol Glen St. Mary you see perfect happi ness. It Is "hog-kllllng time." Two fall j sized shoats, whose troubles are over i lie on their side on a table, two cheer : ful colored men enthusiastically scraping off the bristles. A full grown hog Is hanging head i down from the limb of a tree. Is snow white from hind hoofs to snout, with * red line down the center. There is happiness In the little or rhard beside the black frame cabin as those pigs are prepared for their ultimate duty. All members of the plg-ownlng family are present ? worn en, old and young, children, big and little, M 1th reserved places Inside the orchard Inclosure. Neighbors, dozens of them, lean on and look over the fence. Their prophetic gaze sees, as In a crystal ball, hams, shoulders sausage meat, pigs' feet, sparo ribs, head-cheese, blood pudding, through the winter months. You that languidly study the exten slve bill of fare "trying to make up your mind" can never know the thrill that radiates from a snow white pig hanging head down In a colored man's orchard. The unexj>ectod Is hard to deal with. Kenneth Meeker of Montana, whose business Is catching rattlesnakes, shipped 100 big ones this summer to ?he Ohlongo exposition. His friends, hearing him yell for help in a distant field, aatd: "Some rattler has got him At last." -When they reached him thej found M mouse had run up Mis leg. fe, lltl.bT Kin* Feature* R/rul (<??>, Im WMT7 COTTON IS CONSTANT COMPANION OF MAN Has Earned Right to Be Called King of Textiles. Washington. ? Cotton' prices, cotton surpluses, cotton production, consump tion and export figures, new uses of cotton, and, more recently, new regu lations by the federal government lim iting cotton-growing acreage, ? keep America's heat known fiber constantly In the public eye. Why the great public Interest In cotton? "Because about one-tenth of the population of the United States, and many more millions of people on every continent, depend upon cotton for a livelihood and, because it is Indis pensable to modern civilization," says a bulletin from the National Geo graphic society. "(Jo where you will, by any means of transportation In the civilized world, and cotton will be your travel ing companion. Step Into an automo bile and you are supported by tires containing cotton fabric. You sit on upholstery thnt probably contains cot ton threads, and are protected by a top to which cotton contributed. Can't Get Away From It. "Or {jo yachting. Your ship, no doubt, will be equipped with cotton awnings, hatch covers and 'linens.' Or try to evade the fiber by climbing Into an airplane. You will discover that cot ton fabric covers the airplane wings and thnt cotton dissolved in chemicals Is the 'dope' that protects the wings from wind and weather. The engi neers of our railroad trains wear cot ton overalls, and the window shades and seat covers of modern passenger cars once were a part of the snow white landscape of a cotton field. Kven old Dobbin still wears a cotton ..lined collar, and the buggy he occa sionally draws may have a cotton top and bits of Imitation leather here and there that cotton helped produce. "Stroll down 'Main street' of a mod ern town and cotton in many forms strolls with you. You pass men who wear cotton from their hatbands to the linings of their shoefj. In white, black and all the colors of the rain bow. you observe cotton ties, hose, shirts, suits, collars, uniforms," over coats, and ,3hoe laces. The feminine companions of the cotton-clad men wear hats and dresses, and carry um brellas of cotton. "A glance at thousands of bolts of cloth on department store shelves re veals that between the time cotton leaves the plantation and reaches the retailer, it assumes many disguises. For instance. If you purchase calico, cretonne, corduroy, or chintz, you are buying cotton. And the same goes for a long list of textiles from apron cloth, batiste and cambric through the alphabet to velveteen and voile. , "In a typical American home, cot ton has earned the right to be called king of textiles. Step over the threshold and your foot may alight upon a cotton rug; pictures hang on waits covered with cotton cloth; you relax In a chair upholstered with cot ton and listen to a phonograph record which contains cotton, playing a re cent 'blues' song Inspired by life In the Southern cotton belt. Within eye shot are cotton draperies, window shades, sofa cushions, and chair and table covers. "In the dining room perhaps the table 'linen' Is cotton or part cotton, and cotton wicks protrude from ar tistically designed candles. In the kitchen one may discover a cotton bag for crushing Ice, a cotton mop, cotton wiping cloths; and perhaps cotton had some part In the manufacture of the linoleum on the floor and tbo oilcloth on the table. Open the pantry door aod again you find cotton. >?>ne of the newest methods of packing small quan tities of oranges, potatoes, and onions Is by the use of coarse mesh cotton bags. Of course the housewife long has bought sugar, salt and flour in cotton bngs, as well as cheese with cotton covering. No End of the Uses. "Perhaps the bedrooms contain more cotton than any other/ room In the home. Cotton sheets, pillow cases, quilts, and blankets for beds are wide ly used, while in men's and women's wardrobes are handkerchiefs, under wear, night clothes, lounging and bath robes, and house slippers of cotton. In the bathroom hang cotton towels and wash cloths, and a cotton shower curtain, and In the medicine cabinet Is fluffy cotton ltsel' as well as bandage gauze. ? "On the bathing beach cotton bath ing suits and shoes are seen ; at boxing matchetT~boxers swing cotton padded gloves; at football games, cotton-lined shoulder pads protect the players; at the movies spectators view pictures projected from cotton-made films ; ten nis players wear cotton shoes ; on golf links cotton flags fly on every green; and at the baseball park, cotton-covered bags mark three bases of the diamond. "Cotton bagging for cotton bales Is taking the place of Jute bagging to a I slight extent In some parts of the cot ton belt; builders of cement roads are covering 'green' cement with cotton fabric Instead of burlap ; engine build ers use cotton packing; oil refiners and chemists employ cotton filter cloth; and cotton conveyer belts are popular In the baking and confection ery Industry. "One who holds In his hands a pound of light, fluffy cotton, will find it difficult to realize tlmt about 12, OOO.OOO.QOO such handfuls were pro duced on the world's cotton planta tions last year. Pressed Into so-called ? farmers' bales, those handfuls would make about 24,000,000 bales. "More than 40,<XX),(XX) acres, or an area nearly as large as Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Connecti cut, combined, produce American cot ton. The seeds are planted In rows three to four feet apart. When the plants are several Inches tall the rows are hoed by hand, and healthy plants 12 to 18 Inches apart are left to de velop. At maturity the plants are virtually sturdy trees three to four feet high. The cotton flower Is snow- .j white when the bud bursts. Later It changes through pink to red. The red petals fall, leaving at their base a l little green boll slightly larger than a pea. The boll slowly swells to nearly the size of a golf ball. Then It ripens, bursts open, and In a day or two be comes a mass of fluffy white cotton, ready to pick. Practically all cotton Is picked by hand but experiments are constantly being carried out to de velop machinery lo perforin this work." Kept Wedding Secret_for Months Elinor Smith, famous aviutrlx who Is holder of several women's records, nnd her husband, Patrick Sftllivan, Jr., assemblyman from the Eleventh dis trict, in their New YorK home. The marriage of the couple, last July 30, was recently tevealed, much to the surprise of even their closest friends. They ex plained the reason for their reticence regarding the nuptials was the election. Ten Millions Saved in Year by U. S. Students New York. ? During the school year closing June 30, 1933, pupils enrolled In the schools of the United States de posited $10,332, .r>G9 In school savings. It was announced here hy \V. Espey Alblg, deputy manager of the Ameri can Bankers association, in his annual report on school savings activities. For the second successive year with drawals exceeded deposits, although the excess of withdrawals over de posits was less by $000,000 this year than last, Mr. Alblg says, describing the many ways In which withdrawals proved the value of funds accumu lated by this form of thrift In meeting emergency requirements resulting from business conditions. "Three years ago school savings de War Fear Speeds Up Defense ????? ? European Nations Steadily Increasing Armaments. I'm rl h. ? European nations, obsessed by fear of Impending war. steadily are Increasing t ti?*i r armaments. Two factors lie behind the Increase In t ho arms bunion - 1 1??? fear that Hitlerite Cermnny Is preparing for re venge and Hip belief that tlip ^dis armament conference will fall. Frnnce has speeded up work on frontier fortifications, stretching from Dunkirk to Hasle and from Mount Rlanc on the Swiss frontier to Nice on the Mediterranean. At the same time the defense min istries have he??n modernizing their forces and accelerating the mechan ization of the army. Pierre Cot, ?i 1 r minister, lias Just authorized the pur chase of 25 I >e Woltlne pursuit planes. Reports from London say that the Rritlsh air ministry has ordered KM) new fighting planes In addition to the regular replacements. The planes will have a speed of 2IV0 miles an hour. The Hrltlsh air ministry nlso has ordered n number of trlmotorod flying boats equipped with one and one-half pounder rapid firing guns. Itrltaln also Is expected to speed up her 1033 naval building progrnin, Relglum has Just appropriated 7.r>0 (KM), 000 francs to develop frontier de fenses and enable her army to block a sudden attack from the east ? mean Ing Oermany. This sum will be used to fortify the Herve plateau, develop anti-aircraft defense from the ground, buy new pur suit ?n<l bombing planeA, Increase munition stocks, artillery and small wcnponR. Keports thnt Germany had n plan to attack France ti.v passing through Switzerland induced the Swiss gov eminent to . appropriate additional funds for national defense. These funds are to he devoted to Increasing the reserve supplies of arms and muni tlon. Tunnel Sought to Reach Gold Deposit Cripple Creek, Colo. ? Gold de posits worth $90,000,000,000 six times more than the world now pos sesses ? would he made nvnilahio for low-grade mining operations un der plans being sponsored hy Crip ple Creek mining inert. The plan calls for the digging of n tunnel Ave miles long to drnln the gold mines In the Cripple Creek district and lower Hie water level OOO to 7(H) feet. At present mining operations are carried on aa far down as the 2,400 foot level. Kngi neers estimate thnt vnst bodies of gold ore lie beneath tills ieveB In addition to freeing the 'nines of water, the tunnel would release wnter enough to Irrigate 20,000 acres of the fertile Arkansas val ley between Canon City nnd Pu eblo, Oolo, An application for a lonn of $1,. 000, 0(H) to finance the undertaking lias been approved by Clov, Kd C. Johnson and Is now before the goy ernrnent officials In Washington. posits reached the high mark of $29, 11 3,0011,'' ?'!? report says. "In three years annual deposits In school sav ings have shrunk by $18,800,000, thus harking hack ten years In deposits. During the year 1922-1023 deposits amounted to $10,031,838, a sum greater by $300,000 than that deposited this year." In 1922-23, Mr. Albig points out, but 0,808 schools afforded opportunity for school savings as against 10,890 for the year Just closed Rnd the number of pupils participating was 1.790,851 as against 3,080,085. Too Many Relatives Sydney. Australia. ? Wong Wah ? lop, wealthy Australian Chinese, be queathed $5,000 to the descendants of his ancestor, Nein Hat Tsu, who died hundreds of years ago. Netn Hat's de scendants are estimated at 5,000, and the courts are being asked what Is to be done about It. . HIGHLY HONORED Jeffersonlan Democrats nre Jubilant over the appointment of a "Kentucky I Breckinridge" as first womnn delegato to the Pan-American congress. Sh*> In Miss Sophonlsbn Preston Breckin ridge, Samuel Deutsch professor of j public welfare ndmlnlstratlon nt tho I University of Chicago. Her great grandfather, John Breckinridge, served ns Jefferson's attorney general, and ber great -granduncle James BrWckln rldge, helped found the University of Vlrglnln. Her fnther served Ave terms In congress from Kentucky, and bis couRln, John Cabell Breckinridge, was at thirty Ave Vice President with Presi dent Buchanan. Her friends >wy that she Is one of the most brilliant ever to bear tho narno. Be Elegant, Js Fashion's Message By CHERIE NICHOLAS Nothing lq^-Uje way of sump tuous fabrics, fine laces, precious furs, glittering embroideries antt gleaming Jewels Is too luxurious to satisfy fashion's ambition this season. The bringing back of the formal afternoon velvet stilt is perhaps one of the most significant events in this mode of elegance. As every style-conscious woman knows when the velvet daytime suit de luxe is in fashion there is a lot that must ho lived up to In the way of endless accessory elegancies. In proof of which we refer you to the charming little outfit which costumes the young modern seated In the group pictured. The velvet which fashions this mod ish two-piece is a super quality l.vons type. The fur Is hlack skunk which was considered a most popular trim ming in early Victorian days. The frill of tine lace down the front and peeping from lieneath the fur-cuffed sleeves matches the lace of the blouse. Of course you have noticed how like a quaint basque of yore are the lines of the pert little snug-fitting Jacket. The wee chapeau is in perfect keep ing with the theme. Another trend In velvet daytime fashions which should be mentioned because of its Importance this season Is that of the fur-bordered tunic suit. The opportunities for fur and velvet opulency offered,- Is beyond wildest flights of imagination. Then there is CAPES BACK AGAIN a IN LATEST STYLES Onpos are back again. I.lttle waist length capes appear with daytime and dinner gowns. Hip length capes of fur or wool are worn with street costumes. Long cloaks are swept about the most regal evening gowns. Mlp-length capes for t>oth daytime ?ind evening wear are the newest fash Ion note They appear In fur. wool and -Ilk treated to new tricks. lleim uses rich bronze seal and _'alyaV tinted a nen gold beige called ?'chrome" to make striking hlp iength capes for daytime wear. Some times they are worn with a muff and toque to match, aga I n they appear with wool accessories matching the frock. Chanel designs hip and three-quar ter Idigth wool rapes for sports and travel wear. Deep green ribbed wool frocks and suits appear with loose capes, of the same fabric, swinging from the sh?>iil''?'ra. SHtiaparelli m-.iis trie hip length capo to the evening style picture, with a striking model of bright I'elplng red taffeta having a quilted effect, worn with a slender gown of silver gray sat in. Diadem* and Headbands Grace Evening Coiffures Sweet young things struggling with hair In th<? "between permanents" stage, find In the evening coiffure a maddening problem. Vionet, Lanvin, and other designers have taken pity on their plight by creating diadems and headbands which transform an ordinary "hank of hair" Into a thing of loveliness. The girl with the too round face will look positively eth ereal and (Jlsh like when she bedecks her tressos with the Kusslan type of diadem. The woman whose features Incline tp the classic gains becoming dignity with the Oreclan type of head dress. Wither Is the quintessence of rhlc for wear with the season's most ravishing evening gowns. S*p*r?tii Skirts There Is always a place In the mode for the smartly fashioned sepnrate skirt. It Is a favorite of the college I r I . for with a skirt or two nnd enoigh blouses, she can give nn endless varl ety to her wardrobe. the strictly tailored short Jack eted velvet suit which looks smartest when topped wiltt h beret of Its very own vol vet\ belong, who always dresses the young tille so beautifully presn^s the model posed to the left in The group. It 1? done In -4^1 it c-k net nnd lynns velvet. The corded velvet tlnishlng on th<j net llouncing Is repeated on the shoulder. The fact that this young woman Is wearing a hand some glittering necklace and bracelet should be tnken into account for fashion regards rich Jewelry ensembles sucli as this ns a necessary luxury and proper finesse to every formal cost tunc. [f conclusive evidence be needed that this is a seasiui In which fashion creators have become luxury-conscious to a marked degree, here you have It in the regal evening gown poser? In the foreground of our illustration. American beauty velvet richly em broidered with gold and Jeweled stones fashions this exquisite mode. The tunic line continues gracefully Into n fish tail train lined with pink satin. While the average woman may not be aspiring to the super formality which this gorgeous gown bespeaks yet It may he accepted as Interpreta tive as to certain style trends which may he tuned to occasions more or less formal. For instance the Amer ican beauty tone of the velvet em ployed verifies word from Paris that deep warm col-n inrrs in purple and reddish Key such as the very new blackberry and aubergine and various wine shades are in the ascendency. Also the prestige of velvet as me dium-supreme for dinner and evening gowns is here re-aflirmed. Then, too, the tunic theme introduced reflects the latest silhouette movement. Final ly the elaborate Jewel nnd gold em broidery Is Indicative of the mood which fashion Is in to trim velvet with heguildini: touches of bend work nnd kindred effects. ?. 1933. Western Newspaper Union. BROWN AND WHITE By ('II KK I K NICHOI.AH No, tlil? lovely evening wrap Is not going to be described as featuring the usual black and white contrast. On the contrary the handsome velvet^ which fashions this stunning wrap around short coat Is in a deep rich brown. Von can scarcely vision bow perfectly stunning white ermine is with brown velvet unless you see this wrap which Molynenui has created In the original. The newest evening colors trend to rich dark hues, espe cially radiant browns and wine tones and greens no dark they look almost black. There is a new blackberry shade which many designers are using Instead of bia'k tlds season. Broad Shouldfir Fashion Is Marked for Oblivion Designers are already making pro vision for the passing of the broad flhoulder. It Is doomed to die within the next three months, according to their astute reckoning. One coat maker has evolved a bril liant scheme. lie Is offering coats with collapsible shoulder peaks. On the day of the broad shoulder's funer al, all you need do to be in fashion'* swim Is to Remove the padding from the specially treated armhole and hnve the points stitched down