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4 McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, S. C.. THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1937 TUKtt/' CLUB " Cherchez La Femme 99 By FLOYD GIBBONS T HROW anothtr log on the fire, Uncle Mike, call all the neig r borhood adventurers in, light the old pipe, settle back and I’ll tell you the story of the doggondest adventure I’ve heard in many a moon. A A bunch of the boys were whooping it up in the Malamute saloon when out of the darkness and into the light there stepped—a blond. Oh! Oh! I’m getting ahead of myself. Allan J. McDonald now lives in Chicago. But a couple of years ago he was a reporter for a paper in El Paso, Tex. That’s right across the Rio Grande from Juarez, Mexico. Well, sir, it was Al’s night off and he and a bunch of the boys went across the Rio Grande to Juarez. They went into a couple of bars, had a few drinks and along about midnight decided it was time to start back to El Paso. Out Ran the Blond Girl. As they stepped out of a bar onto the dimly lit street a tall blond Amer ican girl went running past them. Close at her heels and cursing in Spanish was a swarthy Mexican. The girl was screaming and it didn’t take A1 and his friends long to realize that the girl was in trouble. With a yell they were off in hot pursuit. Up unpaved alleys they dashed, slid around dusty corners onto dark streets, shouted and yelled. No one paid any attention to them nor did anybody else join the chase. Suddenly they came to the banks of the Rio Grande and then the girl and the Mexican disappeared into thin air. A1 and his pals looked around a bit but couldn’t find a trace of the girl or the Mexican. So the boys started back toward the center of the town. They hadn’t gone half a block when from behind them came fif teen Mexicans on the run waving all kinds of weapons in the air and shouting at the top of their lungs. A1 tells me that in the glance he gave over his shoulder before he started to beat it he saw, lead pipes, old boards, knives and razors strapped to hammer handles. Great Battle in the River. Well, sir, A1 and his two buddies started. They started right for the Rio Grande and the good old U. S. A. The river at that time of the year The Mexicans Were on Top of Them. > \ * was practically dried up. There was only about twelve inches of water in it so it was possible to wade across. They hit the river a few feet in front of the Mexicans but the mud slowed them up and one of the party fell. The Mexicans were on top of them and the fun began. Boy, oh boy, what a battle royal! Three against fifteen. A1 and his friends had no arms. They were trapped properly. It was darn tough to defend yourself in that slippery, muddy river bottom. Evei^y time you took a swipe at a guy your foot would slip and five Mexicans would be on top of you. It was easy then to slice an ear or klonk you over the head with an iron pipe. A1 wrestled with one Mexican and succeeded in getting a lead pipe away from him. Then A1 swung that lead pipe left and right. Every head he saw that didn’t look like his own he brought that lead pipe down on it with gusto and then it was a case of cracko. Pat Was Mortally Wounded.' There was one Irishman with A1 of the name of Pat Stacy. Pat knocked three of them thar gents down before somebody shoved an old- fashioned hat pin clean through him. Pat died three weeks later from lobar pneumonia. The other friend of A1 was knocked out early in the fight and fell into the water. Why he didn’t drown A1 doesn’t know. For twenty minutes they fought in the > Rio Grande that night before help came. But to Al, those twenty minutes felt more like twenty years. The border patrol finally heard the commotion and broke up the affair. Al was minus part of an ear, his head and chin were slashed up and both his lapels were cut completely off. The fellow that was knocked out and fell in the river didn’t have a scratch on him. Was he lucky? And were you lucky, Al? Believe me, I’ve been in Juarez and I know they used to get pretty rough over there. All right. Uncle Mike, I’ll tell you about the blond. She was the come- on for the Mexicans. They pulled the same stunt often and it is said that it was a profitable business, although Al never could figure out how it could be so good when the take had to be split fifteen ways. ©—WNU Service. Judge Extols Dog From Bench in Damage Suit In rendering an opinion in a dam age suit in which a man lost his life trying to rescue a drowning dog, a Georgia supreme justice devoted a half hour to extolling the virtues of dogs and two or three sentences to his decision, states a writer in the Chicago Tribune. Part of the justice’s remarks were as follows: “From the dawn of primal his tory the dog has loomed large in the art and literature of the world. In metal and in stone his noble image has been perpetuated, but the dog’s chief monument is in the heart of his friend, man. As a house pet, a watchdog, a herder of sheep and cattle, in the field cf sport, and as the motive power of transporta tion, especially in the ice fields of the far north, the dog has over been a faithful companion and helper of man. In the trackless forests of the new world he was on the firing line of civilization in the task of subduing all enemies, whether sav age man or wild beast. “Literature is enriched by the story of Ulysses’ dog, Argos. After twenty years of war and wander ing this king of Ithaca returned, un recognized in his beggar rags, but as he entered the courtyard his hound raised up his head and pricked his ears. “Among many of the most beau tiful of nature’s plants and trees we have the dogwood, dog daisy, dog laurel, dog rose, dog violet, and the like. “Baron Cuvier considered the dog ‘the most complete, the most sin gular, and the most useful conquest man has gained in the animal world.’ “Alexander H. Stephens wrote for his sagacious poodle, Rio: ‘Here rest the remains of what in life was a satire on the human race and an honor to his own—a faithful dog.’ “Tributes might be multiplied al most without number. Like man, not all dogs are good dogs. They have left behind them records showing every degree of good and bad.’’ Best Seller 400 Years Agi Four hundred years ago the most popular book of the age was the “Colloquies” of Eramus, the great Dutch scholar, who endeavored to make men familiar with the wisdom of the ancients by a collection of 1,451 adages selected from their works. Written in Latin, the universal language of the educated of Europe, the book sold 24,000 copies. The SUPREME COURT AND HOW IT WORKS Difficult Decisions By ROBERT MERRILL V IRTUALLY all cases brought before a court for decision represent strong dif ferences of opinion. This is also true of cases which come before the Supreme court of the United States — particularly those in which a citizen differs with congressional opinion on the grave question of whether or not his con stitutional rights have been violated by a congressional act. And, since the members of the Supreme court are not supermen but simply citizens trained in the law, they too differ on occasion. More frequently, however, than many persons realize, they are unanimous in their decisions. 16 Unanimous Decisions. % On January 4, of the present year, for example, the Supreme court handed down 16 decisions. All were unanimous. Or. February 1, it handed down 24 decision. Of these, 23 were unani mous. In cases where private citizens differ with congress on the constitu tionality of a law, and the Supreme court is asked to act as umpire, the cjiances for unanimity of opinion among the justices are, of course, smaller. Students of government have re cently computed (as this is written) that, during its century and a half of history, the Supreme court declared laws unconstitutional in approxi mately 73 such cases. In thirty of those cases the justices reached unanimous decisions. In 23 of them there were either one or two dis senting votes. Contrary, perhaps, to general opinion, the much-discussed 5-4 decisions were rarer. They occurred in about a dozen of those opinions. Other decisions have run 6-3, 5-3, etc., varying, sometimes, according to the number of justices on the court. Deny Powers to Court. Many of the unanimous decisions finding congressional acts unconsti tutional involved rights of citizens as well as fundamental principles of American government. Several of them declared unconsti tutional certain powers which legis lation would have conferred upon the court itself. Others upheld the right of trial by jury, the right of a citizen to refuse to testify against himself, the right to just compensation for property taken for public purposes, and the like. One declared that even an alien in United States territory cannot be denied the right to indictment and trial by jury when charged with a criminal offense. Even when the decisions were unanimous, however, the court, un der its own rulings, could not sug gest legislation. It could only say that the legislation as enac.ed did not conform with the Constitution and, in the case of the citizen who made the particular appeal, inter fered with constitutional guarantees. Cou^t Can’t Overrule Congress. * This point was recently expressed in one opinion of the court which read in part as follows: “It is sometimes said that the court assumes a power to overrule or control the action of the people’s representatives. This is a miscon ception. “The Constitution is the supreme law of the land ordained and es tablished by the people. All legisla tion must conform to the principles it lays down. When an act of con gress is appropriately challenged in the courts as not conforming to the Constitutional mandate, the Judicial branch of the Government has only one duty—to lay the Article of the Constitution which is invoked beside the statute which is challenged and to decide whether the latter squares with the former. “All the court does or can do, is to announce its considered judg ment upon the question. The only power it has, if such it may be called, is the power of judgment. “This court neither approves nor condemns any legislative Policy. Its delicate and difficult office is to as certain and declare whether the legislation is in accordance with, or in contravention of, the provisions of the Constitution; and, having done that, its duty ends.” © Western Newspaper Union. Storks’ Nests in Poland In the cities and on the farms ot Poland great white hillocks swell from the eaves of the hut, cottage/ palace and hotel. They are the nests of the stork which bring luck and prosperity to the households they favor, observes a writer in the Boston Globe. Poland, perhaps more than any other country of Europe, is the summer home of the stork. For centuries he has been the faith ful harbinger of spring and, with his nest, the herald of good fortune. F or equal centuries therefore he has been protected, coaxed and spoiled. In the nesting days peasants often build round solid platforms on the ridges of their roofs. These are lures inviting the lanky birds to weave homes there for their babies. Once such a nest is built it becomes the enduring talisman for a household’s prosperity and peace. SOLID ENOUGH Explorer—You stick to home pretty close all winter, don't you? Eskimo—Yes, igloo myself there till spring comes. UP TO DATE “Do you remember that young lady who was rescued by that hand some young man last summer?’’ “Yes; it was quite a romance. And what was the sequel?” “Oh, they were married, and she just sued him for non-support.” THE QUESTION 4 Officer Rednose (proudly)—I’ve disposed of many a case in my time! Hearer (innocently) — Case of what, may I ask? AND HOW “That scientist 4s trying to find out if monkeys laugh.” “He could be sure if he would let one get a good look a' him.” THE DIFFERENCE He—In the spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love. She—And a young women's turns seriously to the same thing. IN LUCK Mr. Rooster—Heavens what a horrible fate I escaped! ALL IN THE FAMILY “Do you object to your husband staying out late at night?” “Not if I’m with him.” NO MISTAKE “What are the marks of a jail bird?” “They're always spotted and striped.” LJERE’S spring tonic for you, Miss America, done up in fine formula by Sew-Your-Own! The ingredients are bracing and please the taste. The model at the left is the type to take right away before spring advances further. It is especially beneficial to the willowy figure with its alluring swing and grace, its delicate waistline, becoming collar and stylishly cuffed sleeves. Any of the lovely sheers will do well here. Miss Athletic Girl. The center package is labeled Miss Athletic Girl. She goes for it because without fuss and fur belows it still is feminine. And, too, she knows that the smart lines down the front and back are not gores but tucks which give the same stylish effect, and neces sitate half the effort, thanks to the clever designing of Sew-Your- Own. A Builder-Up. Upper right is the Builder-Up for the younger Lady of Fashion. This two-piecer has style-plus unmistakable in its absolute sim plicity of line, round collar so tiny as to be a mere suggestion, and in the perfect balance of its flared sleeves, peplum, and skirt. The Patterns , Pattern 1257 is designed for sizes 12 to 20 (30 to 40 bust). Size 14 requires 4% yards of 39-inch material plus 11 yards of bias binding for trimming as pictured. Pattern 1288 is designed for sizes 14 to 20 (32 to 42 bust). Size 16 requires 3^ yards of 39-inch material plus 3% yards of ribbon for trimming as pictured. Pattern 1294 is designed for Naming the Baby OULES for euphony in nam- ing the new baby: If the surname has one sylla ble, avoid a one-syllable first name. Example: Montgomery Smith rather than John Smith. With a two - syllable last name, use either a one-syllable or three - syllable Christian name. John Hinton or Christo pher Hinton rather than Fred erick Hinton. When the last name has three syllables, use either a one or two-syllable name. George Dougherty, but not Alexander Dougherty. Avoid overlapping consonants such as James Stephens.—Literary Digest. sizes 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 years. Sizu 10 requires 2% yards of 39-inch material. Send your_ order to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept., Room 1020, 211 W. Wacker Dr., Chicago, 111. Price of patterns, 15 cents (ia coins) each. © Bell Syndicate.—WNU Service. HOT ? TIRED? mm Si f The Victims The humble suffer when the powerful disagree.—Phaedrus. m f MOTHS FLIES INSECTS Genuine O-Cedar spray is quick, cer tain death to moths, flies and insects. Guards your health, protects your clothing, rids home of annoying house hold pests. Has a clean, fresh odor, will not stain. Full satisfaction guaranteed —it’s an O-Cedar product. Deep Water Smooth runs the water whert the brook is deep.—Henry. Remember This When You Need a Laxative It is better for you If your bodf keeps working as Nature Intended. Food wastes after digestion should be eliminated every day. When you get constipated, take a dose or two of purely vegetable Black-Draught for prompt, refreshing relief. Thousands and thousands of men and women like Black-Draught and keep It always on hand, for use at the first sign of constipation. Have you tried it? BLACK-DRAUGHT A GOOD LAXATIVE LIFE’S LIKE THAT By Fred Neher BUSftUEg “Solitary, me eye • • • I gotta roommate!!!”