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Probing the Morro Castle Disaster—Textile Strike Media-
tion Fails and Rioting Is Resumed—Profits
in War Munitions.
By EDWARD W. PICKARD
C' by W*ntfiiD NttWHpiip+r l’iut>n
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^^KAltLY always In the case of a
■* ^ marine disaster persons come for-
ward with aceusutlons of negligence
»ud luisbvhuv lor on the part of ilie
officers and crew of
the vessel concerned.
This is true now of
the Morro rustle, the
Ward liner which
burned eight miles off
the New Jersey coast
with a loss of 1M
lives,
Ths Merro Gastle,
large, swift, und lux-
urious In Its appoint-
ments, was returning
from a seven - day
cruise to Havana.
The ship s master. Cap*- Robert Wll-
molt, had died of heart disease only
a f%w boors before the tragedy, and
William F. Warms, chief officer, was
in command. With 12 other officers
und members of the crew he stood by
the hissing ship until the hulk was
towed to Asbury 1'ark and beached.
Several of the surviving passengers
testified before the federal steamboat
inspection board that no alarm wu*
sounded and little or no aid was given
panic-stricken passengers by the mem
bers of tho erew. Then George W. Uog
ess, chief radio operator, and his first
assistant. George I. Alagna. told of
lb# delay In sending out Uie SOS call,
asserting they could not obtain an or-
iler for It from the bridge. This, of
course, was explained by the usual re-
luctance of steamship officers to call
for help because the salvage charges
are heavy. Alagna was pul under ar-
rest as a material witness after he had
told his story to a federal grand Jury.
The value of his testimony wns some-
what lessened by lingers' admission to
both the board and the grand Jury that
Magna had been distrusted by Captain
wilmott as a radical and an agitator,
und that Alugna some months ago tried
to instigate a riot on the ship as a pro-
test against the food served the crew.
The first actual evidence Indicating
that the fire waa of Incendiary origin
was famished by Quartermaster (Jus
Harmon.
"It was like the flash «f a 1ft Inch
ordered that there should be no more
shooting. Hut at Woonsocket condi-
tions grew momentarily worse and the
police commissioner of the city asked
the governor to obtain federal troops
to stop the rioting. The major in
command of the National Guardsmen
there admitted the situation wns out
of control. Great crowds were looting
shops In the downtown section and oth-
ers were threatening the Woonsocket
Ituyou company a plant.
Fearlug major bloodshed and death,
Governor Green read the riot set and
asked President Thomas P. McMahon
of the United Textile Workers of Amer-
ica ♦# hasten there from Washington.
The governor also ordered the mobili-
zation of 1,000 World war veterans and
a statewide roundup of Communist agi-
tators.
Explaining the employers' refusal to
compromise, the rotten textile rode au-
thority pointed out that the hours and
wages and other conditions against
which the union is striking are set
forth In an NKA code This code, the
employers say. was set up to be the
“law merchant*’ for the industry, und
ttie ■.trike, therefore. Is an attempt to
change the Industrial law by violence
und Intimidation.
POCR members of the Du Pont
M family, Ilerre, I re nee, I'eltx and
I .unimot, appeared before the senate
munitions Inquiry committee and told
of the huge business the Du l*oiit
corporation has done in supplying war
material. Between 1014 and HUH the
company, which was founded in 1802
to manufacture black powder, filled
$1,215.01 >0,000 worth of wur orders, in
that time It did about .'{5 times the
business it hud In the year Just tie-
fore the World war, when Its sales
amounted to #36,000,000.
Irvuee du Pont testified that the
corporation subscribed to preferred
stock in the German dye patents seized
during the war by the United State*.
He said these patents had resulted In
a "great service" to America. The
corporation entered the dye buuln****
after tlse war a* a licensee of the
Chemical foundation. Du Pont said.
There did not seem to tie anything
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l’he Steamship 1 ire
No Shooting Santa Claus
You Need Not Head
Billions ami Lilliona
Officers of tilt* Morro Castle suggest
that "reds" set tire to the ship Per-
haps they did; “reds” are notoriously
wicked. On the other liund. "red*"
might he a convenient and profitable
excuse.
Havana report* 26 Cubans arrested
for plotting to destroy the life «f Mr.
Ciiffcry, Cnited Stale* ambassador to
Cuba. Of course, they wore “reds.**
This seems to be the “reds " busy
season.
Hut, when you read about “wicked
reds" setting tire to the Morro Castle
tor the pleasure of burning people,
remember that while nothing may be
too wicked for "wicked reds," It Is also |
the fuet that owners of the Morro
Castle would he free from all damage
suits If It could be proved that the
ship was set on tire.
very sensational or scandalous iu the
gun. he declared It eouldn t have elided from the Du Bouts, but
been gasoline because it traveled much
faster It might have been some sort
of chemical, all of which would light
up when one point of It started. There
was a funny acrid smoke coming out
of the flash '*
Other officers of the ship testified
that they believed the tire
incendiary origin ami
previous witnesses had told a lot about
the deals of airplane companies and
other corporations with foreign na
tiona in which It was alleged they had
been allied by Clilted state* diplo-
mat* and army ami navy officers. There
was a lot, too, alKiut graft ou the
of South A Huskies u government
Gn<‘ of tfjf stories told
the nsuto,• f King George
- A. tiSg f'apfaia ^arraS j protest* by British diplomats
based his opinion that the %c 4*-* 1 b.dl. In Washington and In lomdon.
ncmdiiirv <«n two facts First be J;jMt shut Senator N\c and htfl COO*
cause on August 27, on s previous voy mitl<-e exjieet to do with the Infornm-
sge to Havana, there was a suspicious ; (jon they are gathering Is not certain.
There are suggestion* of government
ownership or at least government con-
wua of ! p„r,
K«*o.;im) ojctwfiiicuha, tai: siiey v.'i** ' t.c
4Ug*f j^vtlrr for «|i k K*WH®lMrof Kagiutid. and til.*) resulted In
dug Cuotaia tVarws saWf rie (
blaze to the No* 5 hoid; second, tie
cause retwirts to him indicated that
the writing room locker. In which the
fata! fire started, exploded. The flames,
he explainevf further, acted "tike gnso-
da* or kerosene " and Are eitlnguiah-
»r* had ns effect on them.
Ths chief sf tbs secret police la
Havana declares the burning of the
Morro f’aatle waa an act of sabotage
by members of a secret international
maritime association that takes Its
orders from the Communists of Mos-
cow.
"pllK International Typographical
a union. In convetitlon at Gldcngo, de
tested a proposal by delegates repre-
senting local No. ft «»f New York for
a four day thirty hour wreck, to he
optional with each local bv a referen-
dum rote <"barge* were made that tha
plan had been Instigated by Cotamun
tsta In control of the New York iocs!,
who are seeking to wreck the Interna-
tional organisation and vilify tts ef
beers.
The accusation was denied by the
president of the kvcnl, which has a
oietuhershlp of iO.fiik) onion printers
• n New York. Other delegates sup
plied the convention with circulars
setting forth the charges of common a
tic Interference.
trot of all war munition manufactur-
ing and setting Plenty of evidence waa
brought ont to prove that the makera
of these ware* aell to both sides in
warfare
A distinguished gentleman, former
cabinet member, asked what he
thought about thla fall * elections, re-
plied. “As you know well, you can’t
shoot Santa Glaus,” meaning that I’res-
ident lloosevelt I* the national Santa
Clans.
Maine’s election Indicate* that "shots”
aimed at •’Santa Claus’* will he few- for
the present The Republican state of
Maine re-elected a Democratic gov-
ernor and also went wet by n big vote.
And Maine was the first dry state—
with a prohibition law passed Si) years
ago. In 1S5-4.
New York's Supreme court. Appel-
late division, decides that It Is not
necessary to he able to read or write
In order to vote, a sound decision. Abru
ham Lincoln's mother couldn’t read.
She would have voted wisely. Shake-
speare's mother probably couldn’t read,
his wife and daughter certainly could
not.
More important, the ballot Is given
to the ordinary citizen not to let him
show how learned n j>erson he I*, but
to let him put dishonest rascals and
Incompetent geese out of office.
It Isn't necessary i>» know how to
read or write In order to know that
you have been badly governed and are
hard up.
The government will refund one
thousand seven hundred and seventy-
four million dollars’ worth of govern
ment debts, snd rejoices that It will
pay only 3'w per cent Interest. Why
Issue more flat bond* when plain flat
money would be exactly ns good? i
Neither I* worth more than the paper
It Is printed on. except for the govern-
ment's signature.
During the 12 years for which the j
new government debt obligations will
run taxpayers will have to pay In In
terest unnecessarily $01*2,151.015. or,
compounding the Interest^ $838,500,301.
FurtlfMmoro. the government will
have to n-finance this yefir altogether
jF.&ffl.OSO.ittO of Indebtedness and will
presumably Issue flat bonds Itenrlng at
least 3’* per cent Interest. This fool-
ishness will cost United States tax pay 1
ers In the 12 years following the Issue
$2,003,943,006. Two thousand ninety-
throe million dollars!
Why Insist on Issuing fiat bonds
when vow esn Just ss well Issue tint
money ?
J P Morgan
(/* FFORTS of President Uooaevett’*
me. Hut ion hoard to bring atsmt s
peaceful settlement of the textile strike
failed when the employer*, according
to the hoard, refused l» make any con
cessions that would open the way to
arbitration. The strike leaders hud lev
slated that alt the mills must remain
closed {vending arbitration, and thla
was rejected by the mill owner*. The
cottau textile employers then declared
flatly that they did not believe the is-
me* at stake are "appropriate subjects
for arbitration."
The Immediate result of this break
down in negotiations waa the rconnip-
tion of violence and disorder, especial
ly In Hhodr Island. Thousand* of
striker* and their sympathiser* fought
with National Guard detachments In
Rsylesvtlle snd Woonsocket, driving
bock the greatly outnumbered soldier*
Tear gas, nausea gas and flflally hoi
lots were used to check the rioters and
many i>eraon* were wounded, some fa-
tally. Governor Green made roneeo
atone to tho Sn.» :ewr)«e strikers and
IN the fifth Installment of the senate
* banking committee on It* stock mar-
ket investigation Interna! revenue
agent* vrr* chsrged with "luxlty In
enforcement" for ac-
cepting. without ex-
amination. income tax
returns prepared by
J I*. Morgan A Go.
The committee pre-
sented a long review
of evidence that offi-
cials of the Morgan
company, Kuhn. la*eb
A Go., and the Na-
tional CK) hank of
New York “avoided”
Income taxes by "a
variety of methods."
"Many returns, particularly of i<art
ners to large hanking houses, were
exempted from adequate scrutiny," the
committee said.
“When examination* were made the
rltrve devoted to them was compara-
tively short In view of the wealth of
the tai{vn.ver* and the rotnplex nature
of thetr transactions.
"Thu*. >n 1U!X>, according to the hu-
rra'!'* own record*, one day was spent
in checking the partnership return of
J I*. Morgan A Go. and Drexel A Go.
- the most powerful banking group in
the world.
"This return was not subjected to
any Arid examination and apparently
the agent's explanation was sufficient
to satisfy tho Internal revenue bureau
that none was necessary "
Q WOON'8T1tUCTT<>N Flasoce cor-
l» f*. rat Ion announced a new $H*t
isix**) corn loan program Farmer*
will be offered loans on corn of any
crop year at tho rate of f»3 cents a
bushel by the Commodity Credit cor
poratton. the ItFV disclosed The K$‘> ’
has turned over IlflO.OOO.OCIO to the
commodity corporation, vrhtch Is rosily
a branch of tho HYL, for the carrying
out of tho program States Included
la the new loan plan are Illinois, Indi-
ana. lows. Kansas. Missouri. Ohio, Min-
nesota Nebraska. South Dakota, snd
Colorado.
The mother of Thomas J. Mooney,
sentenced to life Imprisonment In San
Quentin prison, but to be released If
Upton Sinclair 1* eleetpd governor, died
recently. Now It Is proposed to take
her body, embalmed, of course, out to
San Quentin prison, that her son may
look once more upon her face. The
warden does not think he can "permit
such a thine.” He ought to permit It.
On lamg Island the mother of three
children took poison, a* many mothers
do. tinfortunnteiy. This suicide was
nnusual because th* mother, after tak-
ing fkolaon, s:<sol on her front porch
■creaming that she was sorry she had
taken It- It was too late. She was
dead when her husband arrived,
Matthew Wull, vice president of the
American Federation of laihor. consid-
ered bv those that ordinarily think lit-
tle of labor leaders, "an absolutely hon-
est ami very able man." sava capital
and labor should Join to control the
r*»l« They might buy a mouse trap,
pay In fifty fifty, hut after they got
the red mouse In the trap It would go
on squealing about the prisoner* of
stnrv atlon.
That little mouse has not had so
much fnn before (ji all Its life, or at
(east not since Ic-nln died.
Greeley said, "Go West, young man ”
Wall Street young men anti old are
going north to Toronto, where they
And * new gold ro*h most profitable.
It Is not a rush to reach remote tnlnew.
•nly a ru*h to the Toronto Htork ex
ehsnge, where new gold snd allver
stock* are pouring out every minute
and *W all Street houses.” disgusted
with ;helr own roM, cruel country, are
opening branch office* rapidly.
Discovery of the fact that Germany
t* secretly having submarines hnllt In
foreign countries the kind that would
sink French snd English merchant
ahip* and warohipa very alcely, die
pieaars the French and tlrltlah. na!
•nUly
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National Topics Interpreted
by William Bruckart
Washington.— 1 heard a middle-
western business man say on a visit
to Washington the
Tariff other day that there
Negotiations was one thing about
the new deal which
tuude him feel at home. Ilis visit was
In connection with some of the State
department negotiations for new tariff
treaties with foreign countries He
apont several days in those discus-
sions. and the mi lure of the conver-
sations was such, he observed later,
that he felt a conservative tinge re-
mained In the new deal.
Gorxlell Hull, secretary of state, and
perhaps one of the most thorough stu
dents of tariff questions, recently de-
scribed th* tariff bargaining negotia-
tions a* "stepping hai kwnrd” to what
he considers as a sound basis for solu-
tion of tariff problems. Mr. Hull
always has favored low tariff rates,
but from all of the Information com-
ing out of the tariff negotiations. It Is
made to appear that the secretary of
state Is willing to see some high tariff
rates established where those rates do
not engender retaliatory action on the
part of foreign government* with the
result that s high tariff wall sur-
rounds the Severn! nations.
The observation of the middlewest-
•rner. therefore, must he accepted as
some reassurance. It Is undoubtedly
true that there are many manufactur-
ing Interests In this country who are
figuratively scared to death over the
prospects of the administration's tariff
treaty program. Nevertheless, there
are factors Influencing the results of
the various negotiations which, many
observers believe, will react to Hie
benefit of American Industries long
used to hlgti tariff protection.
This does not mean thut the new
rates worked out by the negotiators
are going to be comparable In any
way to the Fordney-McGumber or the
Hawley Smoot rates. I am Informed
also tliut It does not mean the new
rates applying between Individual coun-
tries that are now parties to the new
treaties will he comparable to the low
rales of the Underwood tariff till). In
other words, while I am not making
the statement that the new rates will
he applied scientifically, I feel that the
opportunity la available for establish-
ment of sound as well us scientific
tariff charges.
• • •
The progress of the negotiations ha*
been accompanied by the usual amount
of alurm that always
Arouses occurs when states-
Usual Alarm men are tinkering
with the tariff. I hear
talk, however, purely from a political
standpoint, thut the administration
would not dare to frighten business
generally Just In advance of an elec-
tion. There have Ikm h too many de-
mands for reassuring ptatemeuts from
the aduiluistTalion, something ou which
business wioiid f.s-1 fr.-e to proceed, to
cause administration spokesmen to take
such a chance at this time.
It Is to tie recalled In this connec-
tion that the Treasury has been smil-
ing on prospective bond buyers by
making guarded statements that there
will tie no early Inflationary step*. In
addition, the National Recovery Ad-
ministration virtually has abandoned
Its "crack down" policy and the Agri-
cultural Adjustment Administration
bn* said iri several languages lately
thut crop restriction will not he ns
rigid next year. It would seem, there-
fore, that the whole movement Is lust
a little t'lt to the conservative side,
but, as has been suggested, this nuty
be due to the forthcoming election.
Whether that Is correct only time will
tell.
Beyond the *u|M-rtbial election appeal
of assurance on tariff questions, how-
ever, there certainly Is s feeling in
Washington that Mr. Hull can travel a
long way In working out the tariff
problems If he is permitted to do so.
It Is ts tie remembered always Hint a
thousand and one Influences are
brought to hear any Hum. an adminis-
tration seek* to revise the tariff. It
doe* appear, though, that the various
committees working under Mr. Hull'*
dlreetioti are examining each ca:-e on
It* merits. Of course the ronclusions
they roach "ill not satisfy everybody;
no tariff rates can perform that furs'
tlon, and there will tie much nailing
and gnashing of teeth before It Is all
over; but If there ts anything In pros-
pect*. the current prospect* seem to
bold forth more hope for a reasonable
adjustment of tariff questions than
have appeared on the horizon for some
time
Mr. Hull has been discreetly vague
la enunciating hi* policies and has not
given business generally a definite Idea
whnt measuring rod he Is using. It Is
asst .ne<l In many qtinrfer* that he will
employ something of the same policy
used In his pronouncements In the
world economic conference In Monte
video last fall. In these pronounce-
ments Mr. Hull suggested that tariff
protection ought ro tie extended to
commodities the Importation ef which
ls ies* than 5 per cent of domestic
consumption. He also suggested that
there was no sound excuse for main-
taining a high rate of protection for
Industrie* which, as he said, hsd such
protection “for a considerable {>erlod
at Bine" and had not been able
under that protection to develop their
production to th* point where the out-
p*t amoented t* iena than IB per rent
of the amoant of such commodity con
sumed In this country.
Lately Mr. Hull has made some
statements which Indicate retention of
the earlier pronouncements as hi*
guide. He contended recently, for In-
stance, that the application of those
principles could hardly he said to con-
stitute a crippling factor upon any
major Industrial enterprise In this
country. That Is. he said, the minor
grout's who Imd failed to develop behind
a wall of tariff protection should not
longer expect to be milk fed. At least
that is the construction placed upon
his words.
• • •
Treasury experts have gone to work
lu preparation of a new tax bill. I
reported to you a
Prepare New month ago that this
Tax Bill could not he avoided.
The question now I*
how much revenue will the adminis-
tration attempt to raise.
At the outset It must he remem-
bered that there are tax levies rulslng
approximately five hundred million
dollars annually due to terminate next
year. This revenue must he replaced.
But there Is much more money needed,
because the program of spending our
way out of the depression probably
will be expanded during the coming
winter.
Secretary Morgentlum will have the
benefit of reports of his own experts
und of a study under way by a special
subcommittee of the house of repre-
sentatives. He also will have the bene-
fit of n survey of the British taxing
system that is being made by a group
of tax authorities sent abroad espe-
cially for that J«>l>.
But I gather from the discussions
heard around Washington that It ls
not I he question of size of tax rates
on the scientific basis under considera-
tion that is considered most impor-
tant. Frankly, unbiased observers con-
tend the significance of the present
tax study lies In a fact that will not
he disclosed until later, namely,
whether the administration Is prepar-
ing to balance the budget at an early
da l e.
The resignation of la>wis \V. Doug-
las ns director of the budget links
straight Into this question. Mr. Doug-
ins Is variously reported as having
Insisted strongly for curtailment of re-
covery expenditures nnd nn early bal-
ance of outgo nnd Income, lie left the
Job ns a gentleman nnd did not criti-
cize his former chief. Nevertheless,
signs are numerous that Mr. Roosevelt
and Mr. liouglu* did not s«>e eye to
eye In the matter of easy release of
cash In the manner that has been fol-
lowed since the recovery program got
under way.
Some observers lo-re contend on
what they Insist Is unimpeachable au-
thority that Mr. Douglas was urging a
cortalliifpiit in exjiendltnroH and a
sharp Increase in taxation so that the
next federal budget would he In bal-
ance with the beginning of the fiscal
year next July 1. That would repre-
sent a tremendous Job. Mr. Douglus
knows what the problem Is and he
also knows, as a big business man.
how necessary It Is to assure holders
of federal bonds that their funds are
safe. Tt is to bo assumed from all of
the straw* which the wind has blown
that the break came on that question.
If that assumption be enrroof, wIro-
acres are saving. It mean* that the
next tax bill will be hold to the
minimum.
• • •
Although tt may be a bit ghoulish, It
Is a fact that speculation has bogus
respecting appoint-
Supreme Court merits to the Su-
Speculation pronto court of the
United States. At
present ail of the nine Justices are In
good health despite their advanced
age. Five of them are In their seven-
ties Mnd only one I* younger than
sixty. T1k* appointment speculators,
therefore, think that President lLx.se
volt will be called upon In the course
of a year to name another Justice.
The clrcumwlanee seems to have de
velupod ns n psychological result and
ns an aftermath of the death of
Speaker Henry T. Rainey of the house
of representative* Mr Rainey’s death
of course, has political significance und
once the sqx-culators wore started
they carried on.
The present assumption Is that
Senator .!>*• T. Robinson of Arkansas,
the Democratic leader, will lx> named
to Hie Supreme court when there is *
vacancy. It would fulfill Senator Rob
Inaon’s ambition and It would he a
compliment to him for the yeoman
service he tins {xTformed for the new
deal, lint the elevation of Senator
Robinson would leave In the senate
something of a battle fur leadership
there, and that I* the thing about
which the (x.lltlcians at the moment
are giving some thought. Tie majority
leader In the senate or the house nec
essarlly must t>e something of a "yes”
man. Without detracting from Senator
Robinson’s ability. It 1* generally
known that be has acquiesced In all
of the new deft] proposals without
having In his own mind a conviction
that they were the best pieces of leg!*
latton that could be drafted; so If
and when he t* elevated to the flu
preme court tbero will tie a scramble
among some of the senators who crave
the honor of leadership and who also
dc« I re ftw political purposes to demou-
srrate their fealty to the new deal
4k W*M*rs N••■*•*«* l i
bogkks
HKVFHLY HILLS Well all I know
t* j list what l road In the papers. Bid
1 ever tell you a hull l the time I sailed
• nto the beautiful
Pacific () j o a n ’
Well, pull up som.*
plneupple crate*
there mate* am, t
wlil tell you.
There hud been
jiilto an ar . imotit
In the Rogers Fam
ily as to th-> shnpo
nr the Y" rid Tha
Stanford S veater
le, h. Is kinder
the brains of the or
ganlzatlon. He id
the amid was round. 1 contended that
It was tl.it, the same as everything
else now Not being a horse connected
In the argument In any way, th*
younger one took no Interest at all. So
we made a bet, and we says well we will
sail Into the setting sun. and we will
keep sailing Into the setting sun. And
If wo land back Into Sunta Monlr* th*
boy is right. But If we go "Flat” before
! we got around, then 1 am right.
He was stilt In a military camp
K.O.T.C. up at Monterey Cal. and dident
get out for another week. Well the rest
of us couldent wait. We Imd our tickets
and were Just walking up and down th«
platform, so the Mama, the other bo-
hunk. vnd myself got the Idea that w«
better get out now . or the studio would
be liable to have some retakes.
They then hadent shown the picture.
. and 1 figured It was better to escape be-
fore they did. There Is nothing that can
make a picture worse thut) retakes.
Its generally had enough the first time,
and Its better to let It go at that. Home-
times we retake scenes to w hat wo call
“Clear up a SUlatlon". But its never
known to the audience that we did It.
Its Just us confusing to them as It would
have been In the first take. Then If Its
for the "Acting ”, there Is no use to re-
take It for that. You cant learn to act
1 In that short u time. About the only
thing you can do with u picture after
you finished it Is to run It, and
th< n tuke out every third reel. That
will do more to satisfy un audience
than anything 1 know of. The third
and sixth reels are the ones they gen-
erally get muddled up over. But you
get them out and you generally got a
pretty clean fast running picture.
You see wo take scenes whc.ro w« go
In one door und come out ou the other
i side with another suit on. Or maby
with our lint In our hand where It was
on our heads. Well we know that, but
we do that to seo if they ure paying
' attention. Now If they dont notice that.
und wo dont get letters, why we know
i that they were asleep, or that they did-
ont go to the picturo at all. But If we
get letters, why thut tickles us lo
death. We know that they are rlgl*
wlttil us. That they have seen tho pic-
ture, and that they are awake, and fol-
lowing the story every minute. F.
shows that we got their Interest.
An umlh nee loves to pick out things,
nnd I tell you It keeps us all worrying
to get cm little new things and Ideas
to pick out. Now tuke scenes where a
horse has quite n lot to do. We may
use five or six different horses In that
picture, one to Jump the fence, another
that will open the gate, another that
will make a wild run down hill. An-
other Just for the close ups. But thnt
dont do a hit of good, an andionc*
wont pay a bit of attention to It. and
wont write us a single letter about It.
till somebody conceived the Idea of
having one of tho horses white and th*
other black. Then they picked ont a
little thing like
that right away.
But that one wus
big und one was lit-
tle never seem to
Interest cm. They
Jnst sleep right
through that. Ho It
Just keeps a dirty
tor worried pretty
near nuts to think
up something sub
tie like that, that
they will keep their
minds on. I tell you
this thing of trying to keep the world
amused Is a tough Job.
And now thnt they ure cleaning
everything up so. Its making It worse
still. Now they wont pay any attention
to did at all. no matter how many mis-
takes we put In I hope the whole thing
dears up before I get back. In fact
thats why I sorter had to dn< k out was
to let this morality wave kinder blow
over.
Well anyhow Its good to got away
from It u!l for awhile. Maby they w*li
| get onto something else by ths time I
get hack. We are « people that tfl>nt
| day with one thing very long. We
| stayed with the Republican* »oiv»x*
j than we ever did with anybody else,
i but that taught us a lesson, and w«
! will see that that dont happen again.
Ho hero we go steaming Into the beau-
tiful 1‘aelflc Ocean.
<0 IVJ* HiS-th SfmSuait. /•«.
No Patents for Burbank
Luther Burbank, who crossed a can
teloujw with a watermelon and pro-
duced the 'union* ouneydew melon,
ou’d tiuv* obtained » parent for this
I V'pul.xr frui! had there been ft plant
i* in eff. cl st the time Or thts l»w
null us*- given him • monopoly for
s rrtailo* of '.he loganberry.
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Gilbreath, L. H. The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, September 21, 1934, newspaper, September 21, 1934; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth631378/m1/2/: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Reagan County Library.