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It Seems to Me HLYKO(Ii) BROUN '"T' , HE most interesting short news story which I J. have observed of late came out es Wichita, Kps . and read as follows: “At the Union Bus Terminal today Mrs. Harold Young, 29. of New' York, lighted a cigaret and gave it to her 4-year-old son to smoke. Right then somebody called the police. “Said the mother, ‘What's the kid to do to pass away the time if he can't smoke?’ Police took the woman and the boy, Harold Jr., to the Welfare League headquarters.” The incident brings up, of course, a multitude of

problems. Was Haro'd right, was his mother right or were the police of Kansas correct in thcii attitude toward the incident? Who can say? It is not a decision to be rendered lightly. Both morals and manners enter into the problem, and more particularly the latter. If I were the guardian of lit Me Harold I would talk the whole thing over privately and in a candid manner. Summoning the manly youngkrr to my study. I would say, “Sit down, : ” boy. Have a cigar?” “I understand, Harold,” T would

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continue, “that you are nov 4 years old. You have come to a time in your careir when you must make decisions lor yourself. I am not one who would urge caution and the ways of the Puritan upon you. But if you must smoke cigarets why do you have to do it in Kansas? tt tt tt II Stunts Y our drou th BESIDES, I hear that it stunts your growth. No, Harold, I didn’t say that Kansas stunts your growth. We re speaking now of physical growth—not spiritual and moral growth, which are quite different. I said that smoking rigarcts stunts your growl h. At least so I've been told. I don't know' out of mv experience. I didn’t start, smoking until I was 12 years old and had my growth. “Now, Harold, the question is, do you want to be moderate in all things and grow up to be a fine, big strapping man like your Uncle Heywood? Or do you —What’s that? What are you crying about? You say you don’t want to grow up to be like Uncle Heywood! You say that Uncle Heywood is a big fat what? Quit sobbing and try to speak a little plainer, Harold. Don’t cry; everybody loves you. Uncle Heywood is a big fat loafer. Yes, I thought that w'as what you were trying to say. I wonder where these modern children get such expressions. Keeping bad company, I suppose. Well, Harold, all I’ve got to say to you is, ‘Get the hell out of here,’ and give me back that cigar.’’ As 1 was saying, many of the things which we hold to be offenses against morality are really breaches of manners or good taste. Little Harold’s cigaret, which would have passed unnoticed in a lively town like Stamford. Conn., or Reno, Nev., was just the wrong touch for Wichita, Kas. And I must say that Mrs. Young, the mother of the manly little fellow, did not help much with her particular comment, “What’s the kid to do to pass away the time if he can’t smoke?” I think that was rather insulting to Kansas. tt tt tt Not Even a Drink IT is true, of course, that the state is dry, and that it would have been impossible for Harold to amuse himself with cocktails and rickeys until the arrival of the next bus. Horse racing is not legal in Wichita, and neither is roulette. Perhaps the kid might have scared himself up a dice game, but he would have to know the right mob. But did it ever occur to Mrs. Young or to her 4-year-old son, Harold, that there is such a thing in life as a thirst for knowledge? The boy might have wandered out into the fields to observe the sunflowers or the cornflowers or whatever it is that Kansas is supposed to raise. He could have examined the pueblos in which the natives live. Maybe that isn’t Kansas, but the natives must live somehow, and I’ll bet it’s curious and interesting. Indeed, Harold could have gone to Topeka to interview Gov. Landon, who has just received his appointment from Mr. Hearst as the next President of the United States. Harold might well have said, “Gov. Landon, I am just 4 years old, and I want you to tell me a fairy story. Read me a Republican speech about the* protective tariff.” That would have been a much better way for Harold to entertain himself. Little boys who smoke cigarets sometimes get a sinking feeling in the pit of the stomach. Still, I have known that to happen even to adults who heard too many Republican speeches. (Copyright, 1935)

Your Health -15 V DR. MORRIS FISIIBEIN-

AS great clouds of dust were blown across the prairies last spring, people began to wonder what the effects would be on their lives and health. Dr. Earle G. Brown, health officer of Kansas, has made an analysis of the efTects of this dust, which should be of interest to every one who suffered its depredations. It Is interesting to know that in some instances the dust blew as high as 10.000 to 15.000 feet, affecting aviators, and that its intensity and duration were beyond anything ever experienced before. Great damage was done (o homes, livestock, and crops. It was found that the germs predominating in the dust were those usually found in soil, and of little importance in relation to causes of disease. a a a IN analyzing the incidence of disease in association with the dust storms, however, some interesting conclusions developed. There was a. definite increase in the amount of illness and in the number of deaths from diseases affecting the breathing tract. Thus in Kansas, in the last five months, there has been the most severe epidemic of measles in its history, including more than 40.000 cases as compared with the previous high total of 22.464 cases during 1017. Many health officers reported 50 to 100 per cent increase in the number of cases of pneumonia and of bronchitis, and there were also reports of increased infections of sinuses and the throat. Hospitals reported an increased number of infections of nose, throat and lungs. Since the germs were not found in the dust, however, it. is reasonable to believe that effects of the dust were largely irritation and damage to the tissues, permitting germs already present to bring about infection. Health officers of Kansas are convinced that dustproofing of homes and wearing of masks are essential to comfort and welfare of individuals living in the dust area, when dust storms occur.

Today s Science BY DAVID DIETZ

rr 'HE number of masteries uncovered in the 1 astronomical world so far in 1935 seems to have exceeded the number of mysteries solved. Dr. Harlow Shapley. director of the Harvard College Observatory, and world famous astronomer, says. By reviewing the year just before Halloween. Dr. Shapley gets the jump on those who wait until New Year's Day to do their summarizing. As the chief accomplishment of 1935. Dr. Shapley lists the new confirmation of the Einstein theory of relativity by Dr. Robert J. Trumpler of the Lick Observatory. a a a IT is a significant fact that each year since 1919. when the British eclipse expeditions brought Einstein into world prominence by making the first observational confirmation of his theory, has seen the theory of relativity become more firmly entrenched. Dr. Trumpler has confirmed the existence of the red shift in the spectrum of the massive Class O stars, the blue-colored super-giants of the galaxy. A word should be said about this particular red shift. In recent years mast conversation about a red shift has been about the red shift noted in the spectra of the distant spiral nebulae. This shift is due to the motion cf the nebulae away from us and constitutes the basts upon which the theorv of the expanding universe is founded.

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tt a xt §0 Italy and rove the bargain with her World War allies—would they look the other way if she took Abyssinia, in exchange for her support against Hitler and his Austrian inclinations? Nods were given. But the British, after thinking things over, began to get “cold feet.’’ After all, they reasoned, Mussolini was a volatile individual. He was not much more reliable than Hitler. And the British recognized that when any nation is bitten by the bug of empire building—things are likely to get out of control.

\\ hat was to prevent Mussolini from suddenly imagining himself the reincarnation of the ancient Roman

Caesars, and believing himself an all-powerful superman, set out to absorb not only some small portion of Ethiopia, but parts of the British empire as well? The more the British thought about it, the less they liked the looks of things. tt a tt IN their haste and anxiety to conciliate the rampant Reich at any one's expense but their own, the British overplayed their hand badly, alienated the French by the naval agreement concluded between London and Berlin and Mussolini got what he wanted. The club that Mussolini holds—pure and unadulterated international blackmail—is that if the British and the French join hands to take drastic military action against him, he promptly refuses to support them against whatever move the Nazi dictator may make in Austria. And thus Abyssinia is the key. The flames have broken out in Africa—they may break out in Europe. But once again, Africa has been the factor which has caused realignment in Europe. tt a tt ITALY is on the march now because the time is ripe and because of fear. The ripeness of the time is engendered because the two strongest of the European World War Allies. France and England, are temporarily estranged. This breaks the united front against Germany, and II Duce juggles dynamite in both hands, as he plays himself and his army off against first one, then the other, to gain his African empire. Secondly, there is the fear that someone else may get there before he can raise the Italian standard over the mountains in Addis Ababa. Perhaps Germany, perhaps Japan. Germany is not sending armies to Africa, but using other forces to turn on the economic thumb screws. Concessions are being sought in Abyssinia. Japan already has concessions and the treaty agreed upon between Addis Ababa and Tokio, to permit Japanese immigrants to settle on the fertile plateau of this ancient kingdom, intermarry with natives, plot themselves out farms

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BY STANLEY A. TULLSEX N'EA Service Stall Writer T'VEADLY in execution as was the machine gun in the World War, it has been' developed to far higher efficiency for the armies that will wage the next great conflict. Lighter weapons, without sacrifice of strength and with greater firing power, have been adopted by most of the major nations since 1918. In addition to its normal ground use, the machine gun

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Even as peace moves are covertly made between Britain and Italy, Benito Mussolini's bombing planes and artillery blast away at Ethiopian defenses in Ogaden and Tigre provinces. The Times today presents the thirteenth installment of Boake Carter's book, “Black Shirt Black Skin,” the inside story of the Italo-Ethiopian war.

! and lend a helping hand in general to the development of the country, alarms the Italian high command no little. For this was rank favoritism on the part of the Emperor. Italians and other Europeans are barred as colonists. Much of the fresh supplies of arms and munitions which have gone into Ethiopia have come from Japanese sources, not to mention Belgium. tt tt tt EITHER Germany nor Japan wishes to see Italy, France or England dominant in Ethiopia. Japan comes with open friendly hands. And German salesmen high-pressure the Ethiopian leaders. Even Russia once thought that Africa made good breeding ground for Communist doctrines—that this great continent might be turned into the second great Socialist continent oi the world. A Communist trade mission showed up in Addis Ababa. Agents of other powers already on the scene, quietly told Haile Selassie that the seeds of Communism were being sown among his people by the Soviet “trade commission.” The Russians were gently escorted to the railroad station and told to beat it. They did. The emissaries of the world flock to Ethiopia and this Africa kingdom has become the pivot on which will turn the next era of the world’s history. While the rival powers were jealous of each other, and thwarted each other, when any one of their number showed serious designs on the nation, Ethiopia’s independence was assured. The situation might be illustrated with a homely parallel. tt tt : \\ /HEN the author was in VV Mexico, after the war, working in the oil fields, the camp maintained in the fields was surrounded by a high wire fencing. Inside the fencing were many pets; two wild pigs, three deer, two possums and a half-dozen dogs. Almost every night, after coming from the mess hall, the author would bring from the table the proverbial piece of cake which always went with the equally proverbial ice cream. The conglomeration of pets would be summoned. The piece of cake would be placed on the ground. The pets would gather

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The Story Behind the Ethiopian War

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Where nature fails to provide natural defensive facilities, the Ethiopians have been quick to profit by European trench warfare lessons, digging shallow trenches even in the heat of battle. Here H. V. Drees, Times-NEA Service Staff Cameraman, in a picture rushed to America from the Ogaden front, shows a column of Ethiopian regulars advancing along a trench as they maneuvered to gain an advantage against attacking Italian forces.

Nature is the great camouflage artist aiding the Ethiopian armies. In this picture just received in America after a fast journey from the Ogaden front by courier, plane and ocean express, Photographer Drees shows troops taking advantage of the natural camouflage offered by a cactus-grown gulch during a skirmish with Italian forces near Ualual. Were not the soldier at right pointed out by an arrow, it would be difficult to find him in the scene.

round the cake in a circle. And for sometimes half an hour, that cake would never be touched. If a pig moved toward it, the dogs growled, the deer lowered their heads and scraped the ground with their forefeet, and the pos-

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is playing a prominent part in defense against foe aircraft. The old way and the new are strikingly pictured above, the one scene showing U. S. Marines drawing a bead on a sky enemy in 1918, the other showing the modem multiple mount, with four guns, manned by United States troopers. It can be used with the standard .30 caliber or the new .50 caliber Brownins machine gun. Note the operator as he sits and watches his automatically controlled instruments that give tenfold more accuracy

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sums’ hair .would bristle along their backs. If a deer moved, the rest of the circle would register displeasure. And so the tableau would remain—the cake untouched and not one animal daring to touch it,

than the old guess and hope system of shooting at speeding planes. Machine guns normally have a firing volume of 450 to 500 rounds a minute, with a higher rate for aircraft defense. For sustained fire, an efficient cooling system is necessary and water cooling is most common. NEXT—The romance which rode with the cavalry of old has been replaced partly by the utility of armored cars, scout cars, and tanks, but there's still glamour in the horse arm of the service.

for fear the other animals would set upon him. Only when the author took the cake and divided it, would the tension be broken. Tomorrow —How Europe Dickers. (Copyright, 1035, by The Telegraph Press, Harrisburg, Pa.)

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The Waal See [t OIHM NEW YORK. Oct. 24.—We know nothing and ars doing nothing about unemployment—not even counting it. Periodical instantaneous registrations were used in the draft in 1917 with great accuracy and completed in 24 hours at negligible expense. It is a. necessary first step. Opposition to it has been obscure. Uncle Danny Roper now spills the beans. He smiles at the suggestion as

something silly. Believe me, from Danny's angle it is silly. Not that it isn’t a good suggestion. because it. is a proved suggestion. But there is another angle far more important to Danny —the prize job-monger of the whole New Deal. Danny has a plan of his own for such a count of the unemployed. It can be deferred until the campaign, make 30,000 jobs, cost $50,000,000 and be wholly worthless because the accuracy of such a count begins to die the instant it is taken. Danny says that Harry Hopkins knows exactly how many jobless there are anyway. If Harry knows, why does Danny count? Harry doesn’t, know. Nobody

knows. That doesn’t disturb Danny—the elections ar coming and here is the biggest political stunt of our times —30.000 of Danny’s 1936 Democratic enumerators” working in every nook and cranny of the nation. tt tt tt Politics and Misery YEARS ago, after the .spectacular success of th draft registrations, I got enthusiastic to an old census man. thus: “It is so much quicker, rheaper and better than the census method. Let's recommend it.” With a pitying glance, he said: “The decennial census means 50,000 political jobs.” Danny is going to slip over a fast one in an off year. Meanwhile unemployment—as our most serious national problem is again kicked into the corner. Is that playing politics with human misery or is it playing politics with human misery? (Copyright, 1935, by Unite and Feature Syndicate. Tnc.)

White Marble BY ERNIE PYLE

WASHINGTON. Oct. 24—The grand new Supreme Court Building will never be complete till they put a couple of St. Bernard dogs out front to carry rum to the travelers stricken with snow blindness trying to reach the entrance. I have just paid my first visit to this $9,000,000 Parthenon. It sits back, majestically, half a Mock from the street. This half block is one vast expanse of glittering, sheet-white marble pavement. The bright sun spatters down on this white marble and comes right back up again into your face. It is like a sunny day on a field of snow 7 . You know how some people have to sneeze when they look at the sun. Well, this white marble reflection started to*get me, and I gave off a couple of tentative snorts, and then I went at it in earnest. Sneeze, wheeze, sneeze. There were other people around, and I was embarrassed, until I heard them starting to sneeze too. With handkerchiefs over our eyes, and tears on our cheeks, we finally reached the shade of the main doorway, and safety. I had heard about this before I went up there, and didn't think it was true, but it is true. n u tt THE only big word I can think of to describe the building is “magnificent.” But when you utter that word in those marble halls it rattles around like a dry bean, it is such an insufficient word. In my common opinion, the building is too grand, 100 magnificent. It is like having a 20-room house just for me and my dog. Practically everything is marble—outside, inside, the w'alls, the floors. More marble was used in this than in any building ever built in this world—more than 1700 freight car loads. All over, the court building is as white as a sheet of paper, and the middle rises high above each side, and triumphs in the forefront in 16 great marble columns, 50 feet high, six feet thick, each weighing 100 tons. Inside, the building is such a maze of stairs and doors and wide, white corridors that you can easily lose your way. You can't help but feel there is too much apple for the seed. The Supreme Court chamber itseif. in size, bears about the same ratio to the entire building as does the watch pocket to a pair of pants. It holds but 283 spectators, only 10 per cent more than the old chamber in the Capitol. n tx tt THE justices’ offices are not elaborate. Each is a three-room suite, not large, but finished from top to bottom in unpolished white oak. I have never seen rooms more gently, more tastefully done. I warmed myself at an imaginary fire in the black marble fireplace of Mr. Justice Brandeis, who had not yet moved in, and I wished as I stood there that sometime, somehow 7 , I might be blessed with just a little share of his wisdom. I would like to know what Mr. Justice Brandeis thinks of this pomp of Rome that has come to Washington. But I suppose I shall never know.

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AT the present moment, when war in Europe looks like much more than a faint possibility, an intelligent discussion of the way we got into the last war can help us to understand how to keep out of the next one. Such discussion is provided in an excellent pamphlet, “War Tomorrow—Will We Keep Out?” edited by Rvllis Alexande Goslin and published by the Foreign Policy Association >35 cents). Using tables of black and white symbols to make its statistics clear, this booklet shows how inescapably we became involved in the European war the moment we undertook to sell our goods to any one who could buy them. Since the Allies controlled the seas, this meant that the Allies were our only customers. a a a THEY bought stupendous quantities o! goods, floated enormous loans in America to pay for them, geared our whole society to the pace of furious production—and got us. at last, into a spot where allied inability to go on buying or to carry its loans would mean a terrific industrial collapse for America. So, m 1917, we went to war—to avert a panic. Would the same thing happen again? This pamphlet finds our present neutrality legislation insufficient. It points out: "A war would bring prosperity. It would open factories and create jobs. It would raise wages and increase profits. Would we—you and I—be able to resist war profits? To accept them means war.” An excellent and timely book, this. (By Bruce Catton.)

Literary Notes

“Tom,” by E. E. Cummings, published by Arrow Editions, is Cummings' interpretation in form of a ballet-scenario of “Uncle Tom s Cabin.” Maxim Gorky has written an Introduction especially for the American edition of “Men and Mountains,” by M. Ilin, which Lippincott will publish.

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