Corpus Christi Caller-Times from Corpus Christi, Texas • 6

1 (1" Washington Commentary Features editorials Thursday October 31 1911) The Issues: As Stated by Campaign Chiefs Flynn and Martin Heard On the Why Wage-IIour Chief Is Under Attack Street Corner! Democratic Leader Side Glances fiite wo GOP Manager Holds Third Term and War Are Vital Issues! TIM MEDDLIN says: yea ver win ennything by luck remember you won it off sum feller who earned it by sweat" Bjr BRUCE CATTON Cnva NMn Hon I WASHINGTON-Having saved OOys itCW JJLUt tho wage-hour division' from col- lapse and kept tho wage-hour Jaw 10018 Oil 118 KCCOttl from Setting lost In tho shuffle Ry EDWARD FLYNN Col is mass com I guess are all very amrh alike 'When a person brag on mo (which is Philip Fleming now getting his reward in the form of a bitter attack by left GILA MONSTER A targe lizard found only In the aouthwestern United States don once to a great while) ba always makes a 1 good impression on me I think he has a discerning mind snd is able to seq real worth wing unionists snd sundry New Deal Colonel Fleming took over tho wage-hour outfit a year ago It wag dying on its feet: Direction was Ineffective and enforcement was sporadic The law was in dire peril of go- ing the way of the prohibition BY JOSEPH MARTIN JR Chairman Republican National Committee The NEA' Service has 'asked me to outline briefly the issues Involved In this campaign i'V I am giad todo this' The outstanding issues are clear They 'sra 1 The Third Term This means the issue of preserving our constitutional republic It to the Issue of preserving government "of ths people by the 'people and for ths ss against those who would set up a government by one plus a gigantic and wasteful bureaucracy1' 2 Keep America out of war Thin means a national defense adequate to protect this country against any nation or any combination of nations which might seek to commit aggressions against us Also MARTIN A man of about my ago (which is none of th IL PRICE business) Mid to me: "I notice to a daily paper this question: Gila ia an important word in Arizona and 'New Mexico where It occurs frequently as the name of a river a valley a county a town a mountain range an In- riian reservation a group of cliff dwellings etc Tha Gila monster tha only venomous lizard in the world is found chiefly in the valley of the Gila River in Arizona and New Mexico The creature ia about two feet in length Its color is purplish black with large blotches of pink' or yellow Though sluggish by nature' tha monster when angered ta 'capable- of rapid and vicious movement Its bite often proves fatal to man Its grip is so powerful that the jawa must be pried open with an instrument Gila should not be pronounced "JILL-uh JYE-iuh JEK-luh The must have tha sound of CATTON What has become of the old fashioned boy who was required uthl to wash out hla mouth with soap folding up because the gov-ernment find a way to make people obex IL The colonel shook things up changed policies and mde the when his mother heard him use a cuss word?" Well I can answer this question I am he and the soap used to lya machinery work Today the division is Inspecting more plants Chairman Democratic National L'ommlUee The Roosevelt administration standi on its record of accomplishment during the past seven snd half years snd Its measures for preparedness in the troubled times that confront ths United States' That ths majority party must always do and that ths Democratic party of 1040 Is proud to do No administration in tha history of tha United States fuced amora critical situation when it "entered office than the Roosevelt 'administration''-' No administration In the history of the United States aver acted more effectively to stein the tide of disaster than ths Roosevelt administration No administration In the history of tits United States over enacted si many social and economic reforms as the Roosevelt administration Reconstruction Recovery pnd Reform designed not for the benefit of the fow but for tha good of sU mark the pathway of progress down which the Roosevelt administration has led ths country The program humanely conceived rapidly enacted and continuously pressed Is not yet completed It cannot and must not he either delayed or altered It the people of the United States are to retain tha full measure of what ba been done for them Backward to the of Harding Coolklge and would be fatal to large sections of the people whose welfare and problems were so long neglected under the feudal philosophy of tile 1930's A good eld Democratic grandmother was much perturbed the other day when her grandduugh- ter showed up with a WiUkie button "Listen daughter I for- the has tha eound aa In machine Correct luh (Capitals indicate syllables to be accented) gave you when you married that Yankee boy I didn't like end again when you joined the wrong church but tnis one thing of a granddaughter of a Confederate soldier wearing an enemy of the button is you mind if I join your party? I get any sleep in the apartment below A young man ef eligible marriage age Mid: 1 know no reason why a woman who talks baby talk to a dog or cat wouldn't make a good wife and cook I have never heard of one that did' S' New York Jungle a foreign policy which wilt not needlessly provoke any other nations Into an atUtuds of hostility or ha set of war against us WiUkie will put efficiency Into our national defense lie will have a defense ond hand and not on order 3 Re-employment of our Idle wprkera In private Industry at decent American wages This Involves restoration of confidence in the government on the part of free enterprise the lifting of needless regulations and limitations from business ths clear definition of limits of governmental competition with private enterprise Continuation of adequate relief until employment ia restored 4 Farm relief through the preservation of existing home markets for American agriculture and tha creation of new markets through the use of farm products as the raw materials fur new industries This field offers tremendous future opportunities tor new sources of revenue for American fanners Also agriculture must have parity 9 Ths preservation of the independence of labor with ths retention of all the real gains collecting more 'back pay for workers and taking mor employ era Into court than ever before-' And kft-wlngors ere accusing Colonel Fleming of sabotaging ths law Jtrmovrd Cloud of Uncertainty 1 Thera are several reasons One la that when ths colonel took over he found the poll- cies being made in effect by its -legal staff Ha put a stop hr that In the process trod heavily on some very toes the legal staff having brain trust connections One sore spot has been ths mat- ter of border-lint cases- There are a number of fields which may or may not bo covered by the nobody can tell until a court has handed down ruling An em ploy in such a field often writes in to find out if what he la doing vinlstea tho law In the old days ha told that nobody knew but that Jf a year or two later some court rul- ing made things clear tho division might then prosecute him for what hs did before the ruling cams down Fleming adopted the common sens policy of telling' such a man that until ths courts had decided whether his sort of shop was covered nothing would be done to him Another trouble was the granting of certificates enabling an employer to hire learners at less- than-minJmum rales Industry has often demanded that blanket or By WRAY WADE SEVERN COPYRIGHT INI NEA SERVICE INC what "THE READERS DIGEST READER" edited by Theodors Room-vrlt (Doubleday Doran: I) Tiie impulse toward mining oli magazine flies apparently has reached out as far as Pleasant-vilic since we now have a 'volume called "The Readers Digest The impulse has ied to heaven knows how many books in the the Saturday Evening Post has yielded a yearly volume for some tune the New Yorker produces several volumes a year Enquire contributes spd so do several others Hut for a number of good res- sons ths newest collection is unque The chief of these is the curious freedom which is the YESTERDAY: Sidney learns mors of Adam's unusual actions from Tort In his anger Lanadon had lockM blnwrlf In the Jungle Togl watched him take a gun from tho rack aim It Later Sidney trails a man through tha woods watches him climb a tree Tha man comes eliding down drops to tha ground Tho Federal Home Loan Bank for this district in its monthly letter says that in Texas mucli more money faas been loaned to persons wanting to build small homes than ever before Through such loans of comparatively" small incomes to become home owners which ia one of the principles the Building and Loan Companies These companies through the Federal Loan Association has amaple funds and if you would like to own your own home would suggest to call at your local Building and Loan Company and see how easy it can be done No this is not an advertisement of the companies but a desire to have more home owned homes shadows of International hatred nvy and greed are sweeping toward our ahores toduyv We gi a nation have declared that we will resist agresalun against either our own shores or this hemtaphers with all our power That power is being harnessed today for National Defense under the leadership of President Roosevelt and with ths aid of men of opposing political parties No true American wants that effort to falter THE MAN IN TIIE TREE CHAPTER XXI The moonlight was bright "I agree there But changed your opinion?" "A small act of kindness on hia part Oh not to me hates me But to a poor llttla mutt of a dog A hound Its bones stuck out like ridges It hare smelt meat for days" dog?" interest quickened "Togl made a lot of that poor mutt He fed it even though Mr Langdon had never allowed a dog on the place" "You must be fond of dogs yourself -if such an act would change your opinion of a man" 'Oh I like them well Barkes swallowed over the admission "A man who is good to animals doesn't kill for How much had Murphy confided to Barkes? Had he told him about the little paw prints before tho storeroom door? If the chauffeur had that knowledge he might be trying to tie Togi up with a dog instead of exonerating him On tho other hand if the chauffeur spoke sincerely it would argus for innocence Blessed Is the man who ess get money without letting money get him or be delayed- Thera ig time only for continu-dersb issued allowing 11 plants out progress that no matter where or when In a given Industry to vlaoa a rer- the" threat against the rights snd liberties wa tain percentage of their hands aa vr learners Fleming has refused rier rome and every employer must get an I have heard during this campaign no sug-jndivklual nd inci gestlon that any patriotic American hnd any labor has thus far accomplished This mean to- taPtellS keep labor free to achieve its legitimate aims through collective bargaining Instead of through control and authority of government 0 Lower taxes Tills Involves economy end efficiency In government which cannot possibly be expected under the New Deal wasteful snd corrupt bureaucracy whoa motto Is "Tax snd Tax Spend and Spend Elect and 7 Tha need for national unity which can come only through Wendel Wilikie This means driving stibvesiva forces out of government and out of American life antvitle They have concentrated for 18 years on an idea every wiseacre in the magazine business Mid would never work namely a magazine without adv-vertising They compounded their heresy by producing a magazine which appeals to tha more intelligent rather than to tha high grad you do not have to be one of the Huxleys to understand the Renders Digest but if your chief mental diet ia the comic strips you will bo bored by it Finally and this la important Breathlessly Braitwood watched tha man drop from the lower branches of the oak There was no mistaking that dapper Henry Barkes Adam chauffeur So Barkes had had something to a box And he had picked the upper branches of tha tree as tha best place to conceal It He no longer carried a package Breathing heavily Barkes stood in ths small clearing brushed leaves and bits of bark from his clothes Next he walked around A tired wife says: "Whatever other sorrows Eve had she was never taunted with Adam's references to what fins biscuits hia mother made" other objectives thnn those which tilt Roosevelt administration hoi brought into being or has underway dentally those certificates easy to get But when several hundred such certificates are tamed in a row they look like a lot -Tanrled with CIO Union More pointed in its- bearing on the com is the fact that Colonel Fleming has had a couple of minor tangles with the GO Our newspapers are giving us a cheerful little earful about th low price of elegant fur coats Buy one now to keep you warm to the chilly days you have to stand with 9 million mors women in the relief line this tha tree glancing up to make aura his secret was invisiblt from be What then is the Issue upon which the American people 'will be asked to vole November 5f Merely this: 1 Shall the policies and program nf the Room low Apparently assured that it was safe he re-entered the trail When Barkes'- footsteps had When he took over his Job he veil administration at home and abroad be left aoon found that frequent visitor Jn t)(1 te in the offices Leo faded Into silence Sidney left his own hiding place tagged the oak And now the busy bodies hsv dug up a scandal on Candidate Wiilkie He once sang in choir These grave Issues face this nation for decision on November 9 Their proper solution is vital to ths future welfare of this country Since tliese issues have all been created by the New Deal administration in Us nearly eight years of administration it is obvious that Franklin Roosevelt and his administration cannot be expected to solve them in another four yesrse This means that ths salvation lies In the election of Wendell WiUkie as President of the United States' and a Republican Congress to help Wm carry out his policies the Wallaces have composed tha taxly of ther magazine from tha articles in other magazinsa through the entire life of their Digest So radical a set-up must have produced some amazing things According to the Incorrlggibly romantic Theadora Roosevelt the book which is text came about because he went to his attic one day to look up some Digest article bearing on a speech he was to make and before he knew 1 it he had browsed the afternoon sway Wherefore comes one of ths -most astounding selections of journalistic writing tflis reader has seen Th Colonel has included articles by Herbert As-bury Walter Lipimun Wendell Willkle Donald Culross Feattle Thomas Fsrran discusses syphilis and tha Editors of Fortuns discuss th miracles at Loudrrs Louis Bisch asks "Am I Lasing My and William Allen -Whit provides the masterpiece -entitled "Mary Furniis-there and 1 A Wylia and Stuart Chase and Romain Roland There an 140 indifferent wm Goodman research director for the United Shoe Workers Good- man hnd no connection with the wage-hour division but lit drew a lot of water there anyhow Colonel Fleming lightened his draft considerably Recently 1 Goodman demanded that the colonel fire 0 6 1 -'X' 9 ci -c 4 So They Say sted and administered them or shall they be given Into the keeping of a man who Indorsee ths policies and the program and says that he could carry them out better? Shall we sacrifice tha training which years of public service have given to President Boose- vclt for ths Unproven capabilities of a man who has never held public office? Shall we sacrifice the services of proven captain and crew who have steered our intrma- tlonal relations through the trouhted seas of existing foreign affairs for a navigator who has two field tncn! Colonel Fleming refused and Goodman promised You allow a scoundrel like that to fight for CoL Jonah Wedgewood on enlistment of Prince von Starheinberg of Austria in British forces Silence again More stars came out until the heavens had jeweled th dark leavings ol tha moon But tha beauty of the night instilled no peace In Henry Barkes so far as Sidney could read Dejection emanated from him Yet try as he would Braitwood could not place the chauffeur with tha murder gun In his hand Why hadn't the poor devil come out into the open about his mysterious bundle What had it contained? The distant purr of an automobile aroused both men from painful thought "Another one of those state cops suppose" Barkes Mid dully Sidney consulted his watch "It's rather lata for a visit it's after midnight though Playman did My he'd be back" The headlights of a police car pointed into the driveway and Plowman stepped out The trooper on guard met him and after a few words of whispered conversation they crossed to Sidney and th chauffeur Barkes rose "You want to talk with Mr Braitwood ha Mid courteously "Not so fast Plowman detained him "Wt want you to go with us to headquarters with his pocket knife and a leaf from 'his notebook and followed tho chauffeur Reaching th edge of thicket ho sighted Barkes again The man moved like a tired shadow head sunk in collar dejected arms lost in ths pockets of his cost At tha edge of the orchard he slackened his pace still more peered into tho garden lighted a cigaret and strolled nonchalantly toward a bench Preferring that Barkes should believe himself safe Sidney moved cautiously forward and waited for a few minutes behind a Rise bush wanted to keep Barkes in sight snd at the same time get in touch with Ploy man's man so hs could send him for ths bundle 1 :) As stood there trying to figure how to manage both tho trooper emerged lrom the thicket with Barkes' bundle under his arm Ha had been shadowing them both No Murphy this fellow rioyman would bo proud of hia1 work i i i i I i -1: him a battle Shortly thereafter were heard the first of the Flem-lng-is-aabotagtng-the-law cries In addition the wage-hour division staff contains small but 5 CIO vcT union This local's relations with There can believe be only one answer Fleming's executives hove been Times such these demand both for our ln-honestlv i halation hw external safety that Slat FISngtePsg'ln the unions! trwur perienre sound JeadersWp and The outstanding characteristic of the educated man is that does not act or reach conclusions until he has heard ths evidence' Eaves regional director Wage-Hour Act divan knew you had found his paw prints and 1 was afraid A few days sgo an effort was 1 proven ability by krrplng Franklin tV Roost-made to adjust the whole scrap' vclt Jn the Presidency Loncly Switzerland How lung can Switzerland stave off Nazi domination? Tills tiny country so admired throughout the world for ths sturdy Independence it has so precariously maintained through two general wars Is In a most unhappy situation today Hemmed all around on every slde rountrics Francs on tha west Italy on the south Austria on tha north and east Switzerland is eut off from sU Its normal Intercom-? with the world-rand it ia country singuiarly dependent on trad The propaganda pressure to "find a new ra The American people will I am confident -give that answer overwhelmingly on election day Crauiuni Crackers be accused of of the shooting figured if I could getThim out of ths house I'd tie him up again then take him to some farmer to keep for a while was trooper at th front door snd Murphy to th kitchen I thought maybe could get out unobserved through on of th Jungle windows But ther was a chancs of ths dog barking especially at the troopers Then remembered seeing some chloroform to the third floor bathroom A group of men who are friendly both with the GO high command and with Colonel Fleming arranged an Informal buffet sup- per st whfoh Ftaning snd John Unpleasant Parallel Lewis could sit down and thresh everything out Fleming got there A few yean ago before tha passions of war on schedule Lewis never showed wefsjSnlesshed In all their fury ths United -States was shown clearly' by painstaking atu-denls how a mounting foreign trade in munt- tloni gradually created an interest in the Euro- pean war which was a large factor In drawing tha United State into that war VP things dons behind Songs quaint euphemism for "lie down and roU ia increasing 'Swiss independence and democ racy is an increasingly "Intolerable" thing for potentates to see in tha midst of more pow- Wthout drawing too exact a paralletit is just whll tresdy humbled told you'- everything I "know" Barkes argued desperate-" ly ss ths trooper's fingers damped 1 his arm hare to be here- Til lose my job Can they make ms go Mr Braitwood?" Hs appealed to Sidney "I swear I had nothing to do with tho murder" "I'm afraid they can Barkes" the lawyer advised "Better not talk too much" "You'll talk plenty? Plowman broke In "Thera are some thing be able to explain you may Many are closed operating room doors that cannot stand close scrutiny Harold Foss to ths American College of Surgeons With th quietness of a cat th officer approached Sidney indi- rated ho was to keep guard on tho chauffeur then moved noise-lcsly toward the bark door V' Taking ths hint Sidney strolled toward th bench where Barkes Mt "Good evening Barkes" ho said sinking down beside th man evening Mr Braitwood" Barkes stirred uneasily sorry I told you that Toft had shot Mr- Langdon" ho said after a moment of depressed silence "I've changed my mind You'll think ms you not" Sidney smQed "Togl could havo dona tha murder exactly as I reasoned" Barkes Mid "But now concluded such an set would bo out of character for him" tanged my mind a nut when tall Swiss resolution' and devotion have not faltered Can Swiss economic stamina sustain th spiritual courage? A world looking on with admiration and re' spect can only hop so 'V I had to perauads ths that a woman of 78 had meny of these fire questions about them can you answer? -ITWho wrote "Th Star Spsn- gted and under what dr 1 cumstances? 3 From what song are these lines: "Let music swell th breeze snd ring from all the trees sweet song Who wrote It? I Who wrots "God Bless 4 Which president approved tha act designating "Th Star Spangled Banner" our national anthem? 5 What are the opening word of Uw second atanza of tha national anthem? Answ ers an Back Tagi much right to lesm acting as a 'girl I finally wore him Adelina Reynolds 80 who has Just lgnod a movte contract- as well to keep an eya on our present export situation Almost half of our export trade now consists of war materials snd goods 'closely re- lsted to that trade Forty-two per cent at tha end of th first year of ths war according to tha Department of Commerce- It has undoubtedly increased since then" Not all by any means' is going to Britain' Several Latin American countries Russia and of course Japan hsvs received targe sharej This war trad has developed relatively faster than It did in 1914 Conditions sro not sntlraly parallel snd ws have tli experience of 191 4-1? to draw upon and to learn from It is not necessary to deduce therefore that are following the rama road Rut it does no harm to not quite clearly the great degree to which our foreign trade hu now become entangled with wars abroad We all know th movies are reluctant to express a vigorous opinion They coma out boldly lor love but they avoid taking a stand on any other current Robert Sherwood play-tight slipped upstairs fare th Pom a whiff of chloroform Mr Braitwood almost caught ms In ths billiard room but 1 managed to get down the fin escape and into Mr room You see I knew about that paiug next tha flue Old houses interest me and heard a lot of stories about this one I just happened to discover "Go on So you picked up Adam Langdon'sdreMing gown and a pair of socks and climbed down to the Jungle" Plowman prompt" Co Tho chauffeur nodded "Wien I reached the Jungle I found to dog had stopped breathing I'd given him too much readied out through a window stuffed th body behind some vines hid to dressing gown and socks and Will "That was when Marta and almost caught up with you?" Sidney asked -Yes And Murphy would hsv era me coming out of the basement if he had been awake" "Sounds like he's telling th troth to me" Sidney Mid "PoMibly Captain Plowman conceded "But on thing more Corpus Christ! Caller Barbsi AiMshM lhWUhln Sar sdul-a: Tha Corpns Chrtsrt CtllioTliMS Letters from the Peofrie-y'X Maybe Wallace Ilrally Deserves To Be Called Samson of the Democratic Party RPX iovln Audit a CWtauons Mora cigaret lighters would work if taka their feet down off their desks Barkes' Now about that psekaga you hid to th tree "That was my dog just a little -Pom had him for years" Barkes stammered "I had him with me until Mr Langdon came home Even Togi didn't know it' took him to the ton to tho vll- lag Yesterday cam back L-locked him in my rooms over th garage and took htm to town with I thought a lot of that dog Ho paused swallowed then" hurried on "I'd driven as far as' tha first turn when I remembered Mr langdon had told mt to take tha electric percolator to to be repaired It was to tha storeroom No one heard to th storm Not until I went down to th storeroom Then Mira Nells must off my rubbers feet were wet 1 had down while I unlocked became of th dog?" demanded 1 In to town but tho inkeeper let me leave him Said disturbed the guests barking So I had to bring him back I tied him behind the garage but he got away He's afraid to storms' "Ha came back though jumped to th drawing room window and a cuddled up beside mo on tot Knttrrd as d-slsss msltsr at tha P-t at Cscpus Christy Lswsr Bros dtrav aod Tvlll Btrsst Dfad IH We read a lot about tho goose-step when the Germans march- Ths Lookout: An acquaintance of tho writer seems to hsvs "Well if I recall th record correctly Samson's most spectacular feat wm staying his enemies ed in the World War Now tho achieved an unusual admiration for tho Demo- with th Jaw bon of an ass and Wallace is rer- gw to Sa niwui room fliea high I 1 critic vice-presidential nominee falling to real- tainly trying to do just that" 1 Advsrtwn te IiiteValwbXred to tatter downupro! hi1 own hmm theoor vh Just that to to bo abia to throw any brilliance likeiyto bo- COn Editor tha Caller 1 cloud Roosevelt's own glamour Th rim to ifluilvily to th ut to vbltotl ll MVI ZutehM mditMl ta It not tMrvl rdlt4 tfcto vtor 4 aIm hare heard "1 had taken but tha dog's to put him door "What Plowman "I took him Barkes Mr Langdon had you cash a check for 1500 for him yesterday You wouldnl know rir aiSsla Ah itahta si rspubucsoe apMu to-tehes art rtwmS A Cincinnati tailor 1 won tho AAU 40000-meter wslklng championship in record time Ho wasn't oven pressed what happened to that money now would you?" "And you know that the man to the green sedan was Brabant tha man you said would support your alibi? You wouldn't know anything about that would you Barkes?" (T Bs Centtased) This acquaintance said recently "I am beginning to believe that Mr Wallace may prov tha Samson of tha Democratic ticket" I agree to his surprise tor 1 am an outspoken Willkle fan and added "Yea I think so too for he seems to be following tho lead of ths mentor you namt for him" "In what was his query have enjoyed your good little paper a lot during tha week I hsv been here 1 like especially the questions that you usually have in the upper left hand corner of tho till page "A good name" we all knew is a swell thing to have and I do not doubt that your paper jiulL OPOUN Br rarrf-r ret CaUsr (moraine an Saadar) Mt lovsnine and Ouadajrt tl teljr cvmtoinol im (morninc vaniaa and undar Ze Pr br Cbrtmt month SOc months I1M monras-TS ll montbs combHi lion i month Sde months IS II months ISs ht "Lott's mail mitsldo Tnsn per month stralsbl for thr Tho Caller or per nmnlh atralsht romhl nation: no Pr Ptkj by Stall He orf IN mu- la Tsxas awnU tte 4 months II ths lli fw it bs nice it could wear new shoes for a few days before putting them on?.