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BRISBANE THIS WEEK The Gold Decision Beheading Women i Murder With Germs ' The Atom. Absolute Zero The Supreme court upholds the Pres ident find congress In their legislative Arthur IJrlabnne and executive ac tion outlawing gold as money In the United States and invalidating "gold clauses" In private contracts. The Supremo court's decision is all tlie more impor tant and gratifying, because every American k no w s that no considera tion outside the letter of the Con stitution cotTld have influenced Chief Justice Hughes or his associates. The Supreme court decision disposes of the statement that President Roose velt's administration has been proceed ing "regardless of the Constitution." The decision will he reassuring to busi ness and the public generally. From every point of view the bo headlng of women by Mr. Hitler's gov ernment seems to have been a pain fully disgusting performance. The women's hands were bound with steel chains ? In fear, perhaps, that they might bite through strings or straps. The agile headsman, in full dress, cut off both beads in six minutes. The women were beheaded out of doors In the night. Just before dawn, with llood llghtfl for the headsman's work. Witnesses of the killings praise the composure of the two women. Each walked to her death erect, wrists chained behind her, showing no sign of fear. An eyewitness fiald: "They set a good exMuple-to our men, whom we usually have to drag to the scaffold." You have read about "war with germs" In the next great outburst. India proves that It could be done. At Alipore two are condemned to death, convicted of "germ murder." As rich Amarendra Nath Pandey walked along the street he felt a sharp stab. He cried out. A germ poisoner had In jected plague germs Into his blood. Amarendra died. His murderers were his step-brother and his doctor. Two other doctors, accused, were acquitted. A well-organized germ war could be disagreeable, distributing disease germs above great cities and in reservoirs from planes. At Ley den, In Holland, scientists have produced a degree of cold sa Id to approach within one five-thousandth of "*? degree of absolute zero. A gigantic electromagnet. In com bination with liquid helium, produces the lowest temperature ever known on earth. The lowest possible degree of cold, the absolute zero, would be minus 27B degrees centigrade, or minus 459.0 Fahrenheit. At least science thinks so. It used to call the atom "smallest frag ment of matter." Science needs "absolute zero" to help fn tearing apart the atom, now known to be a miniature solar system. Doctor Stelnach of Vienna, whose business has been transplanting glands of lower nnlmals to the bodies of men, to prolong youth and extend the years of possible parentage, an nounces now a "chemical Huhstance" that makes transplanting glands un necessary. The chemical, called prog ynon, possibly a compound of "prog eny." Is available for men or women. The fact that a demand for It exists proves what fools there are, among men and women, 'seeking for more trouble, after kind nature has set them f ree. Henry Ford views money philosophi cally as merely an abstract "Indefinite, incoherent homogeneity," as Herbert Spencer might have ended It. Mr Cameron, broadcasting, mentioned cas iially the fart that Mr. Ford In one year lost $08,000,000. When this writer asked Henry Ford what was ttie most money he had lost In any year while "changing type" and reorganizing, he replied: "I didn't b?so any money. I only distributed some money." It has been customary at executions In New jersey state prison to admit relatives of a murdered man, that they may witness the killing of the mur derer ; vecy considerate, If relatives of one murdered really desire to see the murderer as he sits in the chair, straining iL??lnst the straps and froth Ing behffid the mask. It Is safe to predict that Colonel Lindbergh will re ject the Invitation see liaiiptmann put to death for tiie kidnaping and murder of Ills child. James A. MofTett, federal housing administrator, says the country Is out of the depression hilt does not know It. In the Went lie "found business eondl Hon* definitely Improved, l-os Angele? alone has pledged *100.00<>.n<>0 In new construction and modernization Involv Ing (ill types of buildings." San Fran cIsco likewise has embarked on an am bltlous building program. Now If J 0,000,000 or 12,000.000 Idle Americans can gel back to Jobs, even thontfft they may "not know It." all will b* well. A Jt?nw Fwturt* Synaiomt*. tno. WKU Scenes and Persons in the Current News 1.? Gen. Robert E. Wood, named head of a board to advise the President regarding administration of t lie $4,SStfT 000,U(>0 work relief fund. 12. ? Oklahoma state reformatory from which 31 prisoners broke out. 3. ? Heralding the ap proach of the baseball season, Joe Cronin and Dick Bartell warming up for the training season. New Addition to U. S. Merchant Fleet nelSenla"d' 'nr6eSt """ n>''nB ?- AmW'C" ???? s?"s ? '? ?'? ?? IRISH FIGHTER Jack Doyle, prominent heavyweight from Ireland, now visiting in this coun try. Ho will meet various leading lights of the American ring. MAKING FRIENDS I A 1 1 1 1 v mnsrot hors?? makes friends ' with a "binder l?r??t lior" in Ib'lfnst, Iro land. Thin unusually funnll horsfl la only 22 Inches in height, nnd Mr. J. (inrdiner, the owner, tins born offered (2.(KK) for it. Baby Itcnri Ar? Small No other bin name animal given birth (o young as small as the boar. In proportion to tho Rl/.o of the par nits. The day-old rub weigh* only a few entires, but It develops rnplrl l.\ While th? mother in still hibernating. Golden Gate Bridge Rapidly Rising A new niu] spectacular landmark has commenced to take form at San I'rnn clsco's harbor entrance. It is the south towei* of the Golden Gate bridge that, with its twin on the Marin side of tlie Golden Gate, will support the world's greatest suspension span. Already the tirst sections of tower steel, some of the units of which weigh 70 tons, have boon erected and approximately 1.500 tons of fabricated material are on the loading platform on the south pier fender In readiness to be erected. Photograph shows the south tower of the Golden Gate bridge. In the distance can be seen the north tower on the Marin side. She Didn't Think of Herself Joseph n seven, tolls ^minima. Mrs licit lin O'Brien, n^ef* (int one, of Chicago, Iiow much ho loves her and how grateful ho Is for what ?)>*? did. (irandma forgets the pnln of n broken arm, n broken shoulder and several broken ribs, and Is very happy. When a truck thundered down on the lad, Mr* O'ltrlen, forgetting herself, leaped out, thrust him from the path of death and was struck herself. The boy emerged with n turned ankle and a skinned "QUOTES COMMENTS ON CURRENT TOPICS BY NATIONAL CHARACTERS COOPERATION ESSENTIAL By NORMAN H. DAVIS Ambassador at Large. THE co-operation of Japan with the other great naval powers of the world having special Interests and responsibilities iu the l'a [ ciflc and I-'ar Kast is essential to the ! maintenance of peace. In fact, to strive through International co-opera tion to preserve peace and lessen the burden of armaments Is in the inter est of every power and a worthy mis sion for any power. The loss of so im portant a power as Japan from a gen era) accord would naturally be de plored. Hut we should not be unduly dis turbed by the present apparent dead lock or enlace in loose talk of an im pending naval race. The tleets of the princtpul naval powers remain strictly I limited by the present treaties until January 1, lit.'lT. The London treaty | has, in fact, run only two-thirds of Its j course. If each people sincerely rules I I out of its consciousness all thought of I aggression, and through its actions j j gives Its partners in the treaty system I convincing evidence of its pacific pur- j I poses, then there is no reason why, dur- ! ing the period which remains, an ac commodation which maintains and even i strengthens the sense of security of all cannot become an accomplished fact. j EMPI OYEE REPRESENTATION j By PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AT THE present time the labor hoard is not only functioning j to prevent discrimination against | employees and otherwise to carry out j the purposes of its creation, but It is I engaged also in the very Important | work of holding elections, whereby ; through secret ballot, under govern ment supervision, all employees are ! being given a full and fair opportu- . nity to designate their representatives, | | choosing them either as individuals or ] as representatives of a labor organ I | zation. The result of these elections i 1 must be to provide for the first time j i conclusive evidence of how and by whom the employees desire to be rep- i J resented. Under these circumstances it would seem that any organization of employ- j I ees In this industry, or any organ iza- j tion claiming to represent such employ- i ees, would avail Itself fully of the op portunity to establish the authentic j character of Its representation. CRIME NEWS By PAUL BELLAMY j Editor of Cleveland Plain Dealer. 1 REGARD the publication of j crime news as one of the pr'i- , marv obligations of a newspaper, t arising out of its mission to improve society. I believe that we shall not make a better society on the hush hush method. I think that there is ample evidence to indicate that only when the general public becomes thor oughly acquainted with the evils ex isting in the body politic, whether aris ing out of crime or any other cause, will the public act effectively to abnte such evils. I RELIEF NOT WANTFO My HAIfWY I,. HOPKINS Federal Relief Artmlnlstra'or. 'THE present system includes J- half on work relief and half on direct relief. The most expensive way Is to put them to work. It In ver; ensy for people, especially those of us In welfare, to say that the easiest way to take rare of those people Is to let them walk up to a commissary arid don't let them have cash. That doctrine Is about as vicious a thing as I have heard in my life. The Idea of treating L'0,(XK),<XH> people that way! As far as I am concerned, I'll 1 have none of it. 1 have seen enough of it, and 1 want to see no more of it. INDUSTRY IN WAR By GKOI1UK II DKKN Secretary of War. I]? ROM the experience of this nation as well as others, the War department is forced to the conclusion that in the event of war the j major portion of our war supplies must j he produced by private Industry. It might prove suicidal to try to dr>- I pond upon government owned plants t a lone. In time of war, if history means any j thing, private Industry, under civilian i management, hut under suitable gov eminent control, would still have to he 1 our main reliance. _ i EFFORT NOT IN VAIN Hy 1 .1 \'f ?<)! ,N KI.I.KWOirril Antarctic Kxptorer. r | A 1 1 I'. f\ I*' arc some men who are j J horn to champion lost causes, I and I n one, perhaps, for I shall I not give up. Hut for this year the | time has passed for a transantnrctic I flight, so we shall put the airplane I'olar Star on hoard the Wyatt Karp as soon as the weather permits Still, the effort has not been iti vain, for we had our flight over the un known and many features have been added to the maps, ind, hesldeH, we bring hack a valuable collection of fossils from regions thought to pos gess only snow and Ice. LIFE'S IMPORTANT THINGS I My list of the four most preferable I things in life Is: First, wisdom ; see ,011(1, domestic happiness; third, rec ; ognltlon and encouragement ; fourth, welfare of one's country. ? Dean Inge. A Law Every Mother Should Know \ Observe Never Give Your Child An Unknown Remedy without Asking Your Doctor Firat According to any doctor you ask, the only safe way is nci'er to give your child a remedy you don't know all about, without asking him first. When it comes to "milk of magnesia," that you know every where, for over 60 vears, doctors have said "PHILLIPS' Milk of Magnesia for your child." So ? always say Phillips' when you buy. And, for your own peace o?f mind, see that your child gets this; the finest men knoiv. Phillips' A/ilk of /l/atjitesicL. Mere Atom A man wrapped np In lilmsclf makes a very small package. FLOWERS YOUR NEIGHBORS WILL ENVY Don't take a back seat ?when it comes to grow ing flowers. Plant Ferry's Purebred Flower Seeds and your ganlon will be the envy of every one in your neigh borhood. They are pure bred seeds ? the off spring of generations of perfect plants. Leads to Temptation Tf one Is very sinurl, Hint Is, "clev er, " the temptntion to l>e dishonest inny be grenter. ? needs moro l!?an cosmetics Iloiuijf nf skin come* from wiihin.W hen con* stipa; l>K<.tliepore? with intestinal waste*. (fl'ANSi' IN I IK NAI.I.V willi (inrfirM lea. Helps relieve the closed system prompt ly, mi Idly .effectively./^/ your drug store 2ic& 10c