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THE FORT WORTH PRESS
TUESDAY, APRIL 26,1932
But Not Yet a Closed Book!
The Vintners Rebel
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"dive Light and the People Wi Find Their Own Way"
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Industries the Path Out of Depression
A Disappointing Report
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commodities that floods the mar-
l time return to normalcy.
wells have been drilled Aince that I
have
for Russia and a Mussolini for It-
In other words, If production 1
is geared up too high for market
production to a level akin to the .
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demand, under this new theory.
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Dictatorship
be that's what gives It that foreign flavor.
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be found.—F. B. P.
When Rich Men Go To War
considerations,
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essful reactionaries.
Well, dictatorship means about
to meet changing economic condi-
By MBS. WALTER FERGUSON
handed Its findings to Congress.
ridden
Germany, there was lack
Wheth
this lack can be traced
the
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The Limit
is now showing other Industries
the lucky "wildcatter" who struck
think there are many opportunities
big companies that are thoroly
economy)
against competition,
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ity, or by some sort of resentment
toward people In general.
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The wets have beaten us with
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Morals.
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i theory that unrestricted produc-
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Study of Nervous System May Bring Stuttering Cure
on
told
most, cases to break even on $1
oil and in some cases—where pro-
1 rled
flood
sent
wells,
move
now
tre-
gambling to one of hard-headed
business methods, the oil industry
Nor has there been any such
varlation in the underlying cause,
or sequence of events as most peo-
ple seem to think.
would again sweep the industry
into chaos.
the other day
. It had been
depression.
Oil men did not begin it them-
the
me
per-
themselves
the chance
led another too horrible to con-
1 template.
the balance of power was grad-
ually becoming nearer equal.
French troops recovered a part
of Hangard by a fiece counter-
attack and held it against repeat-
ed German assaults.
Men in rage strike those that wish them
best.— Shakespeare.
EDWIN a MINTEEA .
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MNBERT D. BCHULZ
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We have just closed one period
j none too pleasant and have open- 1
ditions, less oil can be made to I
produce more money. In this, it I
points the way to better times for
t0 the same thing, regardless of the
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IVBSCBIFTION RATES
Binele copy, two cents; by man in Texas. 10 cents per
month: by mall outside of Tessa. 60 cents per month: In Tar-
rant County, per copy two cents: 10 cents per week: elsewhere
live cents per copy and 10 cents per week.
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....Manasina Editor
..........City Editor
.Advertistne Manacer
THE psychiatrists emphasize the
1 fact that stuttering is a symp-
tom of failure of the individual to
adjust himself to his daily life. It
•mils — poverty, demoralization,
I hopelessness.
saw nothing unjust, or impracti-
cal In taxing children yet unborn.
| defended "the right of the people * hen a new field in East Texas,
described as “the world's largest,"
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EDITORIAL
The Fort Worth Press
A scnrs-nowAnD XEWSFAPEE
I industry had taken the same posi-
tion and applied this policy.
Menaced by a tremendous over-
supply, it suddenly curtailed its
surplus production, with the re-
"ly la now producing a Hitler for
| Germany.
the situation.
The great majority believe If
we can 'be patient we shall in
ary forces, and that while one kind
of dictatorship has emerged as
the result of a liberal triumph.
* Methods of Justice
rHE situation goes back to the
I A mistakes that were made IX
a few property owners whose
| taxes have been delinquent and
j there is nopossible way for them
j to make the payments in full.
Why can't the city and county '
chasing companies have become
reconciled to this changed view--
market: point.
taxes amount to $400. the pay-
ment of which has to be made in
| full.
(production to save the Industry
from being drenched with a sur-
plus of oil far beyond the mar-
ket's requirements.
COVERNOR •’ALFALFA BILL"
VI MURRAY of Oklahoma and
Governor Ross Sterling of Texas,
seeing a great industry being car-
it rich and soared to wealth as
he discovered a vast new field.
this emergency , piles to the consequent depression
1 of prices.
of the day, sought to apply this
theory in a recent dissenting
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| ordinary private, either.
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barrels a day.
now. Is' orily 67
per day.
mitted to add to the producing
muscular mechanisms controlled
There is a way out and it must venting an increase in the num-
2 1
barrels per well |
I could manage to pay some-
thing monthly, but our tax col-
lectors cannot be bothered. Thous- 10 cents to $1 a barrel and oil
ands of dollars could be collected is now showing other industries
I very easily on the monthly instal- a path out of the wilderness of
ment plan.—J. W. i
made us better able to deal with
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By ROBERT TALLEY
(Copyright. 1032, tor The Preas)
UT of the depression and the
huge oversupply of nearly al
but we'll show
came strictet state prora-
a barrel or even less; if this. ... _ 1 1. . . .
great field should magically van- "hat we cal Mberal and reaction-
ish, oil prices would jump from
$ 1 to $3 a barrel overnight.”
In the big Oklahoma City field
rHIS East Texas field that near-
1 ly wrecked the industry when
it was running wild still exerts
It is, ket to the detriment of business
only 'those fortunate enough to , . ,, ,
. ■ today may come the economic
of an intelligence sufficient' to
WOOWEN-EWG5%4
ber of Ice companies in the state.
Waiving hoary constitutional
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other lines of business now bur-
dened with tremendous oversup-
of bal-
ls years.
Basic to victory, she writes, is economic se- j
curity for the American masses, either thru
needs, then the federal govern-
ment or the states should curtail
; torical perspective who see clear-
ly that .one chapter In human
j arrange to collect taxes on
monthly instalment basis?
Supreme Court Justice Bran-
deis, one of the foremost liberals
8
legitimate economy move at
history has ended and
chapter opened.
flag it waves, and it takes about
the same thing to make people
like it.
Whether in misgoverned Rus-
sia, Impoverished Italy, or debt-
have seen the wisdom
ancing production with
needs.
RE YE angry and sin not: let not the sun go
D down upon your wrath.—Ephesians 4:26.
TAX INSTALLMENTS
Editor The Press: *•
a new
for possibly two years It-can
gush forth a million barrels a
rTHE idea of the conscription in war time of
1 every man and every dollar to gain a
I victory as quickly as possible, was rejected
j by the commission as quickly as possible.
GPEECH represents a series of
P muscular movements controll-
ed thru nerve centers in the brain.
adequate his-
. 11A or un-
overnight and made millions and 1 88 one 1 •• failed.
In nine cases out of 10, old
i forms of government fail. not be-
of the possible output.
And so oil has met its prob-
lem of overproduction by reduc-
ing its output and the industry
has found that, under these con-
(and we
for such
, years ago by a world drunk with
I victory.
Twentieth century civilization
I couldn't stomach the thought of
marching to Berlin and sacking
it, but suffered no qualms over
equipped to defend
mitted to run wide open again. |
oil would crash again to 10 cents
tion laws limiting production. The
wisdom of such course proved.
: the oil men adopted it.
troops to
Out. of
a tremendous influence
struggle has
towards destruction on a
of surplus oil, hurriedly
gained an
right that men should
to corruption, snobbery,, or ignor-
ance. it produced the same re-
OST people assume that the
financier, parades with the privates, when
Mr. Du Pont uses his manufactured powder
on the battle field, and when men like Hiram
Johnson and Senator Borah, who prattle about
Our Country, go out to defend it.
In other words, I will be for wars when
the old men who make them do some of the
fighting.
T ONG before Justice Brandeis
1 expressed this view, the oil
I try- tells how oil it meeting
I the problem of overproduction
I that fares many other lines of.
which Governor Murray shut
down with troops last summer. [
; production now is restricted *
I 120,000 barrels a day, a fraction
Justice Brandeis
been between
do not believe the
has reached a low
the elimination of
You can sat an nswer to an, an-
swerabie question of fact or informa-
tion by writing to Prederick M Kirby.
Question Editor, The Fort Worth
Frees Washington Bureau. 1322 N.5
York Avenue. Washington. D C en-
elREDFrR° cents in stamps tor feply.
By DR. MORRIS FISHBEIN
nditor. Journal of the American Medical
Association and of NygelA, the
Health Masarme
TT has been said by Smiley Blan-
I ton that speech is an index of
the mind, because speech consti-
tutes the manner in which the
mind expresses itself externally.
Therefore, the child should
never be permitted to leave school
or discontinue its education with
a defect of speech if it is possible
in any way to remedy the defect.
Stuttering especially demands the
attention of teachers because it
represents a blocking'or hesita-
tion , in speech and is associated
with a disturbance of the emo-
tions so serious that it interferes
with clear thinking.
Dr. Blanton feels that there is
no dividing line between the per-
son who stutters and who shows
blocking and hesitation and the
person who exhibits nervousness
and timidity when called on to
express himself in public.
shut down the
I owners, eager for royalties on
their oil leases, who wanted to
produce all the oil their land
would yield. Eventually, however,
they saw the wisdom of getting
more money for less oil and the
recent price increase is taken as
an Indication that ' the big pur-
cific facts and acts, might have been effec-
tive. But its generality is so pronounced that
the layman remains in the dark as to just
what is meant.
That about concludes the report, except the
suggestion that the courthouse lighting system
be inspected, that all county buildings be in-
rHE problem of gathering
1 money to carry on the city
NOTHER commission has finished its job, and county governmental func-: expressed doubt as to whether "it
The War Policies Board the other day tiona is serious at present, is economically wise or morahy
Taxpayers are unable to make
for the newcomer has faded. And
if a "wildcatter” should discover
a vast new field today state pro-
ration laws would restrict his
full payments. I have spoken to
immediate loot
The same chain of etrem-
| stance s. w hich produced a Lenin
tribute on
Q. What is the legal definition
of things?
A. Bouvier's Lew Dictlonary detines
them As "every object. except man which
may become an active subject nt righe."
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Q. Who are the Nipponese?
A Nippon if another name for Japan
eno the Nipponese are the people of
Japan.
Owned and published dells (except
Bunday) be The Fort Worth Frees Pub-
Hahina Co.. at Fifth and Jonea Streets.
Tort Woz Ui. Teaas.
Membar ot the United Frau. Scripps-
Howard News Alliance. Newspaper en-
terprise Association. Science Service.
Newspaper Information Service and
Audit Bureau of Circulations.
county's financial status
enough state to warrant
of honest, efricient leadership.
day—.and was doing this when : imposing a 62-year
Governor Sterling sent troops to j1 hone whom it had vanquished,
shut down the field last summer. statesmen who shuddered.
Altho hundreds of additional the thought of
Whorbecthe anknuwkinngwonmoer them in anew one, unti
rTHE recent 15-cent price in-
1 crease that brought oil to $1-
a-barrel, the first advance since
last November, meant an addi-
tional income of $200,000 a day
for producers in the mid-continent I
area. It did not mean the return I
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necessary." ' , ’.
While some of their decisions are' exct"lent,
it seems to me that the ideas of these gentle-
men about confiscation are a bit vague. In
plain terms, they say the taking of a man's
dollars would be confiscation, while the taking
of his son would not be. ■
be per-
may be caused by fear, by timid- Breathing, chewing, coughing,
e= hgceme : . eteent । and vomiting are other nervous
In order to get at the basis of
this disturbance it is necessary to
make a most careful study of the
mental life of the person concern-
ed. One analyzes his emotions
and the factors which arouse
them. It is also necessary to study
his nervous and muscular system
to find out whether there is co-
ordinated control.
In the treatment of stuttering
it is. not possible to rely on any
One technic exactly as it is not
possible to rely on any one track
system of healing in the care of
any disease. Therefore the more
psychologic study of the patient
will not cure himself of his condi-
tion; he may require special train-
ing as well.
A Ten-Year’s War
/’RACE ABBOTT, head of the children's bu-
U reau, calls "the "the richest country on
earth” to the colors in a 10 years' war which
she hopes will be "our last great war on des-
' titution."
In the current issue of Parents' Magazine,
thy; friend of the friendless sets as a 1942
goal for embattled men and women of good-
। will the following: ,
Reducing the Infant death rate of 64 out
of every 1000 babies now born alive In the
i United States to the present New Zealand
, rate of 34.
Reducing the 6,000,000 improperly nourish-
ed children by at least 3,000,000.
Increasing the number of counties which
have trained probation officers to 2000.
Raising the universal age of child labor to
came roaring in with huge sur-
plus production and oil broke
trom $1 10 cents a barrel.
...... ... . . । it will require so much suffer-'
VISITING Frenchman .says that prohibition ing and pain to. bring about birth
has put romance in liquor over here. May- :
mer, did it for them. Now they
ence is that proration is
holding off the market a
A NEW CHAPTER
Editor The Press: -F
WE ARE now within a period
VV in human history, the llUe"
' of which this world has itier
: seen. We are in a world gondl-
; tion that was inevitable.
Altho but fOF-Hi'e world War,
I doubt whether any of us now
| living would have seen it.
In other words, the economic -
rTRANSATLANTIC steamship executives have
I cut fares. If they were run by railroad
presidents, they would still be sitting around
complaining about how badly they needed gov-
ernment aid.
Q. What is the etymology of
of the word Monk?
whAh"meanEromvihe aoreck monachos.
now find. But the natural
J opinion. Tho overruled by a ma-
jority, he upheld an Oklahoma
law which had the effect of pre-
cheer on the troops in this war. Its leaders
will remain, for the most part, unsung, its
rank and file will be unknown soldiers. Yet
such a war must be fought and won, for the
salvation of our national soul.
higher centers in the brain over
the lower centers is blocked, each
of the lo jr centers act? Indepen-
dently instead of being co-ordi-
nated.
This, the psychologists believe,
determines whether the stuttering
consists of repetition of sounds, a
blocking change resembling the
act of vomiting, ror perhaps a
thru similar centers. When for and by fresh French troops and
some reason the control of the
HASHION note: Women's shoes are to be
I more pointed. Husbands who play bridge
are considering a violent protest.
CN April, 26, 1918, German
• troops finally succeeded in
taking Mont Kernel, one of the
natural left-handedness into right- Wilson, secretary, Methodist
handedness may set up stuttering Board of Temperance and Publiq
key positions to the Lys front,
after three days of hand-to-hand
fighting.
German official bulletins hail-
ed the taking of this strong posi-
! tion as one of the major triumphs
of their spring campaigns.
Meanwhile, the struggle for the
chanel ports continued along the
channel ports continued along the
violence.
Hard-pressed British divisions
had been reinforced by reserves
' - 'AGAINST COSMETICS
' Editor The Press:
TN REGARD to the recent taxa-
l tion of cosmeties I think they
are a luxury and should be taxed,
not 10 cents but more. Better
| yet, why not abolish them?
: But. If the women consider the
cosmetics a necessity let them
have It at a highly taxed price.
A woman, by their continual use,
becomes hideous in later years,
whereas one who has abstained
from the use of cosmetics retains
her natural beauty in middle age.
Young women should realize
that if they are not gifted by
nature with a beautiful complex-
ion the use of cosmetics is use-
less and if used it is evident to
anyone that that rosy-cheeked
QTERN military measures by
• the governors of Oklahoma
and Texas stopped crashing oil
prices that dropped to 10 ceAts
a barrel last summer and start-
ed them back to the $1 price
that obtains in the mid-con-
tinent field today. The above
picture shows troops as they
shut down Wells in the great
East Texas field. Below are
Governor Ross Sterling of
Texas, left, and Governor "Al-
falfa Bill” Murray of Okla-
homa.
The limit allowed
time, state proration laws
limiting production to 326
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suckling movement. /
As an example of the way in the dally press,
which inco-ordination is assoclat- l them we can win a campaign
ed with stuttering, modern inves- with the newspapers talking the
tigators who attempt to modify other way.—Dr. Clarence True
ITHE county auditor's first quarterly report
1 under his new title as efficency expert is
disappointing.
Disappointing in that the report is too vague
and -too indefinite to give the public A clear
picture of the operation of the county s busi-
ness.
The fact that criticism directed toward
county officials was mild or, at most, only
suggestive, is not the point involved.
We did not: expect the auditor to hammer
any county department or official merely to
be hammering. But we did expect something
definite enough for the publi to understand.
If any particular department or office Is
doing a good job in the conduct of the
county's business we had hoped the auditor
would' say so, with the reasons for the con-
-elusion.
If any particular department or office is do-
ing a bad job we had hoped the auditor would
say so, with specific examples submitted.
For instance, the auditor recommends that
the Commissioners' Court "ask all county of-
ficials and all,county employes to assist wher-
ever possible by curtailing expenses, and if
they are being paid more salary than they
are actually earning this should be remedied."
Which leads to the question—why does not
the auditor make direct. Instead of indirect and
Intangible recommendations as -to those who
are "being paid more salary than they are
earning.”
Again, the auditor recommends that "the
Commissioners' Court dispense with paying of-
ficials fees out of the county treasury that
were classed prior to the Parrish fee bill as
‘extra compensation.’ Under the present law,
these teens are to be accounted for ■ as fees
j evoluntionary development would
■ have been preferable because a
corresponding development of hu-
| man intelligence would have j
of prosperity, but it is possible in rHE great East Texas field
" 1 alone contains enough oil to
supply the entire United States'
complexion is superinduced by
cosmetics and is made-up and
false.—J. F.
TRACY
SAYS-
Dictatorship means
about the same thing, re-
gardless of the flag it
waves, and it takes about
the same thing to make
people like it.
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By M. E. TRACY
NEW YORK, April 2«.—Wb
IN might just as well get used
to' the idea of a Fascist Germany
because that la wbat the rise of
Hitlerism means. Debt and tra-
dition have combined to make the
result inevitable. The existing or-
der of things was foredoomed by
the Treaty of Versailles. German
liberalism might have withstood
straightforward reactionary at-
tacks. It could het withstand the
humiliating commitments it was
compelled to accept by the trium-
phant Allies. „
Pertinax, writing in the Echo
de Paris, says that it is useless to
speculate on the result of recent
German elections in which the
Hitlerites have shown such amaz-
ing strength. That is merely side-
stepping the obvious. Little specu-
lation is required to guess what
is about to occur, or why.
They Won’t Pay
7uE. German people are getting.
1 set to repudiate reparations.
as Bruening has been warning us
for the last year.
Whether this because they can't
pay, or merely think they can't,
makes little dference. They have
made up their minds that they
won't.
France, England, Belgium and
other creditors are faced with the
alternative of quiet acquiescence,
or such drastic measures as might
eventuate in war.
We face the alternative of help-
ing them collect, or losing the ma-
jor portion, if not all at what
they owe us.
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’ realize the possibility of throwing
off the burden that holds us
down. We must honestly look
the situation squarely In the face.
mendous known surplus of oil
| which, if suddenly released,
set to the task of discovering how war bur-
dens could be distributed equally among the
whole American people.
First of all, it might be interesting to note
that besides several Senators and cabinet mem-
bers who are automatically exempt from con-
scription. the commission was made up of six
cabinet members. Its witnesses included the
federal reserve governor, the president of the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, and the chief of
Their day is done. With the
oil business stabilized and 85 per
cent of it now in the hands of
WE persist in the illusionment
j ’’ that people are infatuated with
has lost two of its most colorfull fors of. government,, but it is
practically impossible to interest
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the dome lights. The lighted dome is a thing
of beauty. It is a sort of.beacon of welcome
that we would regret to see pass away.
The auditor s report said nothing about over-
charges on fees which have been revealed as
flagrant in many instances.
The auditor says nothing about the purchase
of supplies without contract.
The auditor's first effort as an efficiency
expert unfortunately has fallen short of the
mark expected.
A complete outside audit of all' the county’s
business remains as tho only hope for giving
the public thoro and complete Information up-
on the operating methods of our county gov.
ernment.
selves. State conservation laws,
i given more teeth after the dis-
astrous price crash of last sum-
tions of the machine age.” He
of office.” I staff of the army.
This recommendation, If accompanied by spe- Not a plain ordinary private among ’em.
A GOODLY number of the martial brigade
—A and several ladies of the DAR have writ-
ten to me with stern unbraiding. They say
my views are childish. What would I do, if
a war became a reality and we had to fight
it out for the Philippines?
To enlighten them, I may say, that I shall
cheer on the boys when I see Mr. Charlie
Schwab of U. S. Stel marching at the head
of a company, when Mr. Charles Mitchell,
facilities of an industry .which is
already suffering from over-
capacity.”
AS A result of this change
A from an era of reckless
duction costs are low—to make a
little money.
Which comes as a great relet
after a year at the most tre-
mendous losses in the industry's
history, even tho $1 doesn't ap-
proach the $2, $2.50 and $3
prices of a few years ago.”
The movement for restricted
production had its start in the
great debacle of last summer
market. An oil man
this: "If East Texas
While we are in thoro accord with any and such a sweeping method of equalization of
the courthouse, war burdens would be both unwieldly and (un-
steady employment or support during temporary
unemployment. Minimum wage rates, accident
preventon, reduction of adult sickness, are
important phases of the fight.
No martial music or waving banners will
Kiuroil's \OTE: The new
economic order in the oil in-
du st i y uhirh has brrn marked 1
by the teCent prihe inrrease to I
। ft a barrel has pointed a u ay
; out of the Depression forother
l liars of business. This the
I final story in a series of fire (
on the Hem <ra in the indus-
There is today, as there was
then, "too much oil.” The ditfer-
another has been brought about
Q. What is the difference be-
tween a tornado and a cyclone?
.A., A tornado is a violent, powerful
whirlwind covering a small area that
busks .HD, heavy objects, or twisis them
Irom their moorlnee. The vertical forces
ore more important than the horizontat:
A (eclone la a circular system o winds
covering a ureat area, sometimes a thou-
sand miles scross and including gentle
breeres as well as high winds Cyclones
a a beneficial rather than harmful Thar
give us most of our weather Chanees.
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Q. How much lighter than wa-
ter is air?
A A cubic foot of water weighs 621
poungs and A cubic foot of pure dry air
at 3? degrees Fahrenheit wlghs 0S03ZS
pounds.
4 a a
Q. How many countries are in-
cluded in the Pan-American Un-
ion?
A Twenty-one,
A NY movement to acquaint the people with
H "What we make in Fort Worth" is wor-
thy of; close attention from the citizenry.
The variety at these products amazes those
who are net In direct contact with the city's
industrial structure.
Fort Worth Products Week is now on. The
purpose is to inform the public of the extent
and variety of these industrial products:
These producta are on display in the show
windows thruout the retail district. The
week's activities will be featured with Down-
town Day Thursday.
Fort Worth is one of the Southwest's great-
est Industrial cities. Yet this outstanding as-
set is not thoroly appreciated by all of us.
A close-up Inspection of products made in
Fort Worth will serve to Impress upon us the
city's .Importance as a manufacturing center.
That close-up, view is available thru the pro-
motion of Fort Worth Products Week.
cause they are unworkable, but
: because they have been infected
with the dry rot of laziness, in
ference, or egotism: That dry rot
may develop from within, or it
niay be Imported and imposed
from the outside.
Taxation without representa-
tion, or redress goes far toward
explaining what has happened all
along the line. Russia suffered
from It at the hands of the Ro-
manoffs and Germany has been
suffering from it at the hands of
the Allies. Victory on the battle-
field lent its plausibility in the
latter case, but statesmen should
have realized human nature could
not. and would not stand It be-
yond reasonable limits.
, world was due to drag thru a ‘
j that surely would have brought Oil’s New Economic Policy Shows Other
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■pected, and that the courthouse dome light- ; “It would be," they announced, "nothing
Ing be eliminated for the present, short, of confiscation and socialistic besides,
LETTERS
suit that prices have risen from it was hard to convince land-
TF the Callfornia grape growers adopt the
1 report of their directori, and declare for
light wines thru modification, they will do
their nation a service. For thereby they will
strike- a blow at hypocrisy in high places and
enroll their $300,000,000 industry on tho
sido of reform.
The, federal government's antics toward the
California wine grape growers have furnished
one of the Volsteadism’s worst jokes.
Since 1920, the government has wet-nursed
this industry. Interpreting Article 29 of the
Volstead Act as its authors intended, the gov-
ernment permitted the home making of wine.
To save the grapemen from financial disaster
the Federal Farm Board made them loans of
millions. When, to save freightage and spoil-
age the grapemen decided, to ship their juice
in syrup 'form: "the government financed the
change, encouraging the farmers to spend more
than $100,000,000. It was after conferences
with treasury, agriculture and justice officials
that the farmers formed Grape Industries Ltd.
Then Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt, who
previously as federal prosecutor had denounced
and sent to jail erring wets, became the grape
lawyer. With government aid and con-
nivance the grapemen aided in the manufac-
ture of 100,000,000 gallons of wine annually,
। a total by the way, Just 100 per cent greater
' than before prohibition.
Now, suddenly and on the eve of election
campaigns the government becomes moral.
Adopting a single federal decision to outlaw
grape concentrates, it orders that product from
the market!
Whereupon the grapemen propose to go
"wet." Tired of double dealing, they doubt-
less will join the 4000 California grain farm-
fra demanding legalized beer, and ask that the
wine from their, grapes be legalized.
That is the fair and effective method.
Offer $25,000 to $50,-
000 (reward) to one of
the kidnapers' (of the
Lindbergh baby) and im-
munity from prosecu-
tion, and it will do the
trick.
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Editor The Press:
T HAVE just read an article in
1 The Press in regard to the
Lindbergh baby.
There is a remarkable coinci-
dence about this. I had been
thinking of writing and suggest-
ing this very thing to Col. Lind-
bergh. Offer $25,000 or $50,000
to one of the kidnapers and im-
munity from prosecution will do
the trick. ’ , ,
The bankers worked something
similar in Texas when they offer-
ed $5000 for dead bank robbers.
It got the robbers afraid of each
other.
The writer to The Press is
right. Those crooks fear each
other worse than anythng else in
the world, and a reward to one
of them for any information
I would not only make the baby
safe, but insure its return at
once.
There is not a crook in the
bunch that would not give all the
others away for $25,000. Besides
when you go to offering a reward
in that way instead of a ransom,
it will get under the skin.
. This very plan will break up
bands of crooks quicker than any-
thing else that could be done.—
J. E. FITZGERALD, Stephenville.
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Minteer, Edwin D. & Schulz, Herbert D. The Fort Worth Press (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 179, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 26, 1932, newspaper, April 26, 1932; Fort Worth, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1537939/m1/4/: accessed July 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Fort Worth Public Library.