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1 ! The Barnwll Pcople-Sc«ti«cl, Bamwell, S. Thureday, October 3, 1935 BRISBANE THIS WEEK Washington Said It Scaring Mussolini Ethiopian War Ferer Not Even a Nest Egg One hundred and thirty-nine years ago George 'Washington made his fare well address. It is ipId-“ Victorian* to drag in George Washington now, when so many are prepared to write a better 66nstltu- tlon than the one he signed. Never theless, some of the old-fashioned may tolerate a reminder that in his farewell address George Washington said : “It Is our true Artkar BriaWaac policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any por tion of the foreign world.” Also, with apologies to pacifists and high-spirited young college gentlemen who say they would not fight under any circumstances, you are reminded that George Washington said in 1790 “To be prepared for war Is one of the most effectual means-of preserv ing peace.” If Mussolini can be scared by Brit ish gestures, he will be scared, with England sending her great battleships to the Gibraltar harbor. Other battle ships and thousands of soldiers are sent to her Island of Malta, and, imitating real war, she is putting “sub marine booms” in the Gibraltar har bor on the assumption that wicked Mussolini might send submarines to blow up her battleships; and that is exactly what he would do if It came to war. Mussolini is not alone in his desire for war. On Sunday in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, according to the Associated Press, ‘^.OOO shrieking Ethi opians,” yelling “We want war,” gath ered ^before the imperial palace de manding weapons. The Associated Press says: “The scene was so vio lent that police confiscated motion pic ture films of it.” That was wise, be cause films might have convinced the outside world that Ethiopians and Italians are much alike “under the skin." Sewell L. Avery, head of Mont gomery Ward h Co., will tell you that the work of the tax gatherers In Amer ica is done thoroughly. Ills company, on its regular business In six months, made $4,349,706. Taxes on this busi ness amounted to $4,600,000. or $2M,- 000 more than the concern earned. Yott might almost call that “discour aging business.” W’hen you take the eggs from the nest of the hen that would like to set, you always leave one egg, or at least a door knob, “to go on with." Dispatches from Tokyo tell of plan ning political murder wholesale. The “god-sent troops" that have committed occasional murders in high est places are tired of "occasional" mijrders, and decided to wipe out the Japanese cabinet in an air raid with bombs, destroy the financial district of Tokyo, assassinate hundreds of in dustrial and financial leaders and “re establish imperial despotism.” The burning of buildings to put the throne and Tokyo in a state of chaos was part of the plan. Sir Malcolm Campbell,' who took his giant English-built automobile to the smooth surface of the Great Salt des ert, west of Salt Lake City, and drove the car faster than 300 miles an hour, returns to New York advising motor ists to "drive carefully." Sir Malcolm, who has surpassed ev ery speed record on the surface of the earth, selects the right place for speed ing. At home he belongs to English organizations established to promote safety. Sir James Jeans, British astronomer and physicist, whose “The Mysterious Universe” and other books you should read, has changed his mincf about the age of the universe, and, like Profes sor Einstein, when he changes his mind he tells you. He thinks the universe is about 10,000,000,000,000 or ten trillions of years old. That is a long time to Sir James Jeans and us, but, for a)l Jeans or anybody* else knows. It may mean less than one hour in the life of some “super-unlyerse.” Hitler, talking to his army about “iron discipline,” blames Christianity and the Hohenzollerns for the rise of Communism that "I crushed when I came to power.” Whether he crushed it or not remains to be seen. A sailor from an American ship is locked up in Germany for humming “The Internationale,” Communist hymn, and making the hymn worse by say ing something unpleasant about Hitler. Palmetto, Ga., reports negro tenant fanners selling their salt pork and eat ing chicken Instead, because prices for pork are higher than for chickens. The drouth, lack of feed and the pro fessor who Invented the idea of kill ing mamma pigs before the little pigs were born are highly appreciated by Georgia’s “hog raisers.” • Kins PMturM SysSUMW IM. 11 FLOYD GIBBONS AdventureiV Club “Death Spits Five Times** ■ - \ By FLOYD GIBBONS ‘Famous Headline Hunter. H ERE, boys and girls, is the doggondest story you ever-read in your life—the story of a lad who was called “yellpw” and didn’t like it. The story of a lad who, to show that he wasn’t yellow, sat unmoved while they put up a wreath of flowers in his lap—a lily in his hand—while death darted at him five times across a theater stage. His name is Philip Luongo—this lad who faced his maker rather than be called a cowaFd. And if you have ever got a Job to do that calls for real courage. Just get Phil to do It. After what he went through six years ago, in that crowded theater up in the Bronx, there isn’t anything in the world that is going to scare him. ^ It was a dare that started Phil Luongo off on his big adventure. A famous French sharpshooter was appearing at a fkudeville theater and every night he called for-volunteers to be his-human mark—to wear a headgear with five small glass balls on it while the Frenchman shot them off one by one. Other lads* who had seen the show dared Phil to go up there and be shot at And when Phil said he didn’t like the idea they called him “yellow." Phil didn’t want to be shot at any more than you or I do. But they couldn’t call him yellow and get away with It. With his friends he went to the theater, ready to make them eat those sneering words of ‘ theirs. They took seats in the first row of the orchestra and waited . for the Frenchman’s act to come on. The fourth act had justiended and the Frenchman was due next. He came out -suave-and smiling—made a short talk about his war record and showed a short moving picture of himself flying a plane In action on the Western Front. Then he went Into his shooting act, perfprming with every kind of gun imagin able, and never missing a shot. * Phil Finds Himself Volunteering. As his act drew to a close, he warmed up to his big stunt of the evening. He stepped to the front of the platform, asked for a volunteer to put on the headgear. But at the same time, he warned the audience that anyone who did put on the headgear would be doing it at his own risk. It was Phil’s moment to speak up, and darned if Phil wanted to do it He kept thinking of what would happen If the Frenchman should miss. But suddenly out of a daze, he found himself holding up his hand —crying to the man on the stage that he would volunteer to be his human target. The Frenchman seemed to look surprised—then he smiled. Phil was ushered to the stage by the Frenchman’s assistant; seated in a chair over by one of the wings. He was scared to death, but he tried not to look it Only bis heavy breathing betrayed the fact that the inside of him had gone Ice-cold and that his heart was pounding so hard that he felt sure it must break through his chest. Phil Just Wasn’t Going to Be Yellow. Nobody tried to make it any easier for Phil. In fact, it seemed as though they were deliberately trying to scare him out of it. They put a wreath of flowers in his lap—a lily in his hand. The orchestra began playing the funeral HITCH-HIKING FLY SPREADS DISEASE The common house fly is a hitch hiker. However, thj fly doesn’t both er to Jerk a thumb and ask a ride; It flies Into^ moving autos or even trains or airplanes without permis sion and often travels hundreds of miles before leaving its chosen v* hide. This habit of flies traveling great distances on other power than their own has made local fly eradication campaigns less effective than the campaigners hoped. Cases have been found where a fly carried disease germs on its legs and body for miles and Infected people in the community where it settled. No previous cases of the disease were In existence in the new ^community and health au thorities could find no other source of infection than flies. Repeated warnings of physicians and health officials have apparently failed to Tnstill a proper fear of the house fly in the average mind. How ever, a more thorough knowledge of the habits of a fly would Increase the respect for this tiny Insect, ac cording to authorities on the subject. Decent cleanliness in any home requires protection aghinst the men ace of files. Whether a- flf 'ls home- born or a hitch-hiking visitor, he is a danger. Fortunately, an effective fly-killing program can be conducted in any home by the use. of a reliable fly spray containing an ample quan tity of Pyretlirins, a product derived from Pyrethrum flowers, which .is -death to flies, when sprayed in a fine mist The Frenchman Lay Back and Began Sighting. march. The audience laughed. Apparently they were getting a great kick out of It But Phil wasn't He hung onto tke sides of his chair, fighting off the desire to get out of it. To run off the stage and back to his seat in the orches tra. But always when he thought of quitting, there came before his eyes the picture of those pals of his, sneering and calling him yellow. Suddenly the orchestra stopped playing. The Frenchman pushed a trunk to the middle of the stage, lay down on his back and began sighting at Phil’s head along the barrel of hla rifle. A new fear gripped at Phil’s heart. He hadn’t known the Frenchman was'going to shoot at him from any such crazy position. The Frenchman’s smile disappeared. His brow knit, and little veins stood out like ropes in his forehead. There came a sharp crack, and the first little glass ball on Phil’s headgear fell to pieces. Another crack—and another. Then Phil’s courage came back to him. He sat calm and unafraid while the French man shot off the other two balls and came toward him smiling, with out stretched hand. The theater roared into thunderous applause. Phil suddenly found the spotlight focused on him. He tried to go back to his seat, but again and again be was brought back to take bows. It might have been the big moment of Phil’s life, but It wasn’t The real thrill came when the Frenchman stepped forward to make a little speech. He congratulated Phil on his courage in facing his gun—said it was the bravest thing he had evey«eeen done. And then he made a confession that sur prised Phil himself. In all his years on the stage, the Frenchman said, this was the first time anyone bad had courage enough to take such a chance. Usually, he admitted, nobody volunteered, and he had to use his assistant for his final feat. And what a look Phil gave his friends down in the front row when the Frenchman said those words. ©-WNU Servlc* PRISONERS TAKE HOLIDAYS Being In Jail in H el bom. Orange Free State, la not so bad, according to two natives who were arrested for theft At the trial they related how they had removed iron bars from their cell window, enjoyed vis its outside, and returned by the same route for food and lodging. They enjoyed their holidays for a week white awaiting trial. They at tended church, went to daneds and stole food after the dances to enjoy feasts In their celL One man Is now serving 18 months at hard labor and the other 15 months—without holi days. Falls Fatal About 47 per cent of all home fa talities result from falls, and 18 per cent from burns. V INSTANT LIGHTING ban tbs aasy way In ona-thM less ttaa with tbs Coleman. Iron in comfort any plaea It’s entirely self-hmtinar. No cards or wires. No weary, oikIIcm trips between a hot stove snd ironing board. Makes He own gas. Boras 9GP sir. Lights instantly -no pre-hsetfaw. Opcxatte* east only V an boor. See roar feed dealer or write for FREE FoUer. THE COLEMAN LAMP* 4- STOVE CO. Haste at the Wrong Time Often Fatal to Motorists A motor accident never occurs If It can be avoided. Drivers do not deliberately crash into each other, skid off the road, run Into trains at grade crossings oy swerve into trees. Traffic mishaps occur only after it Is' too late to prevent them. Re duced to a fundamental, 1 they Rre almost always the result of too much speed in the wrong place. Speed in Itself Is relative. A speed of three miles an hour is too much If it carries a load of people onto'a grade crossing In front of an on coming locomotive. A speed of 70 miles an hour, or even 80, under the proper conditions, with car mechani cally perfect, brakes in good work ing order, driver /ilert, road wide and smooth and the way ahead clear of traffle for half a mile, is safe enough. Rather than put all the blame on speed, perhaps It should be placed on haste, which Is speed at the wrong time. The proper conditions for speed, of course, vary. Some times the conditions demand un usually slow driving. Sometimes they permit of unusually fast driv ing. But drivers, if they will re member that any speed which places them in danger or causes them to be dangerous to others Is too much, can iften avoid accidents before they are in the midst of them. Tonsorial Brotherhood Is One of the Oldest Barbering is one of the oldest of what are sometimes denominated per sonal occupations. Shaving the head, or some part of It, has been practiced from the earliest times, even among nations which discouraged the shaving of the beard. Etymologically, the term barber, from the Latin word barba (beard), denotes a shaver of the beard; but it seems that hair-cutting and shaving have usually been accounted one oc cupation. Shaving is spoken of in Job i: 20; Genesis xll: 14; Leviticus xili: 33; and Leviticus xiv: 8-9, and in several other of the Old Testament books; but the first place where the barber is directly mentioned is in Ezekiel ▼: 1: “And thou, son of man, take thee a barber’s razor,” etc. Figures on Egyptian and Assyrian monnraents, and on some of the oldest of Chinese porcelains show that shav ing of the beard and head as a sign of mourning, or subjection, or religious devotioD, was practiced among all these ancient peoples. It is plainly Impossible to discover the origin of barbering. It is inter esting to know that In former times this calling was regarded as a profes sion, dentistry (at least the lancing of gvms and drawing of teetli) and blood letting and, leeching being a part of every first-class barber’s business.— Cleveland Plain Dealer. Formation of Grand Canyon The Grand canyon has been worn by the baseless flow of the silt-laden Colorado river, by the storm waters that occasionally fall Into the canyon, and by weathering processes. The most effective of these agencies has been the river Itself. However, It has not directly carved the canyon to Its full width, uor cut the embay- ments that scallop the rims of the plateaus. It has cut its way vertically downward, maintaining its course al most without change. Meanwhile, the rocky walls of the canyon have been exposed to the destructive action of rain land rill, of frost and landslide, of wind and chemical action. > “Glass Snskss” There are a number of lizards in the South that are known as “glass snakes" or "Joint snakes.” They are lizards and not snakes because they have movable eyelids and an ear open ing. They have a tail which breaks off easily. There is, of course, do truth in the story that the glass snake hunts up the discarded tail and puts It on again, or that the tail or other discarded part seeks out the main body of the snake. Rats Kill Farrets and Cats TLstan da Cunha, the world’s loneliest Island, Is trying to find a way to rid Itself of he man rata which swam ashore from a. wreck. The Invaders have multiplied, and noth cats and ferrets have been sent at various times to exterminate .’hem. But there are no cats, and no fbrrets on Tlstan da Cunha to- lay. The rats have eaten them alt OnCE you taste Grape-Nuts Flakes, you’ll cheer too! Enjoy its famous flavor today, and don’t forget—it’s nourithinf. One dishful, with milk or cream, contains more varied nour ishment than many a hearty meal. Try it— your grocer has it! Product of General Foods. “I’ve discovered Calumet’s big, new 10^ can!” ‘Wo more ‘by-guess-and-by- golly* baking in this house now! ** •ay* Mrs. Own H. Flimimg, 1235 JtuUau A vs., Evaustsa, IU. Mrs. Fleming was one of the first women to get the big, new 10c of Calumet, the Double - Acting Baking Powder. “No need for any woman to take chances with her baking now,” she •ays. ’That new 10c can of Calu met certainly means that the very best can be bought at a bargain.” Ask your grocer to show you the new, bigger 10c Calumet cant y A SIMPLE TWIST. .suAtht Esty-QgTw lifts*. N»tHlUnt. mtrsfcs Am^r-Lib! .?«V.v.Vi££>/Xy>Y\ ■ >. ••vXvXvX-v-vccX Wmim • iii 8i WHY DOES CALUMET give such sstooishinc “baking luck?” Why la Calumet difieteut from "*krr bakiac powders? Because Calumet combines two dis tinct leavening setiooe. A quick owe (or the mixfa* bowL A slower one for the oven ... And Calumet’s famous double-action is so perfectly beUnoedpmd controlled that it produces perfect teawgaiafc—every AH Calumet prices are lower! Calumet is now selling at the lowest prices in its history. The Full-Pound Can now sells regularly lor only 25*. And if you want a smaller size—get the new, big 10* ean—a lot of good baking for a dime—with Calumet, the Double-Acting Bakin J Ptffeder. ■ .w -^7'"