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Let's go, everybody! We’re off for India, for
a glimpse of something strange.
In the great Oriental city of Calcutta, there's
fear and trembling among the teeming native population, for
a weird sight is seen in the metropolis of Bengal.
Something strange and sinister has happened to
the sidewalks. The sidewalks are spotted. Innumerable
black patches and blotches have appeared on the stones of the
pavements #
And thousands gaze in fear. Merchants
their shops, the Babu clerks their offices. They stand
staring at the spotty discolorations on the pavements, an
evil sight to see.
For the Hindu wisemen declare the sidewalks have
smallpox. The stones of the streets have caught the dread
malady. And this, the wisemen proclaim, is an evil omen.
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MANCHURIA
It is becoming more and more eYident that the most
critical problem in the Orient is — the Chinese Eastern Rail
road* Por example, there are those arrests of thirty Soviet
Russians at Harbin* The Japanese accuse them of a huge plot of
assassination* a conspiracy to kill the Emperor of Manchukuo* the
former Henry Pu Yi, and a long list of officials* including many
prominent Japanese*
Incidents like that illustrate the condition of
tension. And at the same time the Japanese and Russians continue
to wrangle about the purchase of the railroad* Tokyo consistent
ly refuses to pay the price that Moscow is asking. And so that
railroad line which Russia built aid is willing to sell remains
a focal-point of trouble in the Far East*
Another sore spot that has developed concerns the
Japanese fishing fleet off the Siberian Coast* The Japanese
fishing magnates have been paying the Soviets a yearly price for
the right to catch crabs and salron* This year* when the time
for payment came, the Red authorities boosted the rates and said*
"we want more money". This has annoyed the Japanese fishing
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tiie interpretation of Tokyo now is
that the Soviets are making Japan pay sore for the fish oeoause
Japan won11 pay more for the railroad.
GOBRING
Attention today focused on the resplendent figure
of the most glitteringly decorated and most gaudily uniformed
man in the world -- Goering, Hitler's right-hand man. Sharp
words were spoken by Goebbels, Hitler's left hand mant when he
declared that Hitler never goes tramping around in a brilliant
uniform covered all over with decorations. Everybody knew the
shaft was aimed at Goerlng and his many coats of many colors.
The left-hand man takes a crack at the right-hand man.
A Nasi newspaper tells how Goerlng appeared at one
function clad in a dazzling uniform of snow white silk. "Around
his waist," the Nazi newspaper goes on, "was a black and silver
sash from which hung a golden dagger. Across one side of his
chest ran a golden cord. The other side of his brawny chest
blazed with decorations. He stood out like a silver swan. Hie
smile glittered like gold."
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the little man with the club-foot, becomes a more and more
important figure in Nazi Germany, As Minister of Propaganda
and Public Enlightenment, he is the spark plug and spell
binder of Hitler's electioneering campaign, now under way.
The German voters are going to put their okay on Hitler's
new acquisitions of power^ followfeaig the death of Von Hinden
burg. Of course, most everybody will vote "La", but it's up
to Goebbels to hammer away on the propaganda that will help
to make it virtually unanimous.
In his latest blast he speaks admiringly of "Der Fuehrer" as:-
"A man who has no family, seeks no fortune, neither drinks
nor smokes and doesn't eat meat."
decidedly impressive on the public platform -- his voice is so
huge and booming, his oratory so fiery and furious, his state
ments so positive and dogmatic.
So he's blowing the Hitler trumpet loud and long.
Despite his tiny statu;
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While the Minister of Propaganda is blasting away
at the electioneering campaign, Hitler, himself, has been
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attending the Passion Play at Oberammagau, where he appeared
with no more ceremony than a casual tourist, no fanfare of
trumpets, no rolling of drums, no uniform or decorations*-—
AUSTRIA
While Austria is pushing her case and claims against
Germany "because of alleged German participation in the Austrian
revolt there’s talk of an interesting agreement on another
subject. And the negotiations certainly will deal with as tick
lish a question as has ever been negotiated. It concerns the
Nazi refugees from Austria,
There are about fifteen thousand of them in Germany
and twelve hundred in the villages of Yugoslavia-----Nazis who
escaped after the suppression of the revolt in Austria,
The ones in Germany are an embarrassment to Hitler,
They have been fighting for his cause, but at the same time if
he shows them too much favor, it would support the charges that
the German Nazis were responsible for the Austrian trouble. Right
now those exiled Austrian Nazis in Germany have been sent to labo/i/
camps, far from the Austrian frontier.
The Yugoslav angle Is diftevent. The south Slav gov
ernment cannot see those exiled Nazis starve, which makes it
expensive. There are reports that Hitler has kicked in with
some money to pay for their board and lodging.
The question is ticklish indeed, and will need plenty
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of diplomatic skill when the three countries of Austria, Germany
and Yugoslavia get together to work out some arrangement for
the disposal of the Austrian Hazi exiles,
I wonder what they can do about it? I don*t suppose
the Vienna government wants them back in Austria, although they
may be allowed to go home under some compromise agreement,
ZITA
It is timely to observe tonight that the Ex-
Empress Zita was a princess of the royal line of Bourbon—Parma®
That is one of the ancient princely families that ruled in
North Italy under the domination of Austria, in the days before
Italy became a united nation. This is pertinent because of the
report from abroad that the various members of the Bourbon-
Parma family have put up their entire fortune to back the
Ex-Empress Zita. That fortune amounts to a hundred million
dollars.
Of course, the handsome, dark-haired woman of
forty-two has only one idea in the world, one dominant dream —
to put her son, the Arch-Duke Otto on the throne of his
imperial Hapsburg ancestors. So relentless, so tireless, so
actively determined is she in this maternal ambition that
some people are beginning to call her:- wthe Iron Woman of
Europe.” And now she has a hundred million dollars to back
her up.
Shrewd observers are trying to explain the
peculiar movements of the young Arch-Duke, who disappeared
from his Borne in Belgium, was reported to be on his way to
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Italy, to Vienna, to Hungary, here, there, and everywhere, and
finally turned up in Scandinavia, just touring around. And
they say that these Arch-Duoal wanderings are just a blind
to throw off suspicion — while Zita, the Iron Woman of Europe,
has been doing the real job of wire-pulling and negotiation.
NAPLES
Over in Italy they are trying to rig up what would
certainly be the greatest heat plant in the world. It is
intended to provide heat for the whole city of Naples. The
gigantic furnace stands nearby, Vesuvius, the fire mountain,
just around the curve of the bay.
heat, steam, noxious vapors and fire tell of the burning and
boiling in the heart of the mountain. They are doping out the
possibilities of piping the heat of Vesuvius down to the city.
enough volcanic (hescti for the radiators and stoves of half a
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dozen cities like Naples.
furnace may sometimes explode — as happened a couple of
thousand of years ago, when gay Pompeii became an entombed city,
for us children of another era to marvel at.^If you want to go
Into this volcanic subject any deeper youfll have a chance next
month. You wonTt be able to see Vesuvius, but youfll be able
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Mount Vesuvius today, making a study of that
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It's a great furnace, all right, but you know a
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to hear it. The N. B. C. is going to install microphones
in the crater that most historic of fire mountains, and will
broadcast to the world the Jissings
rumblings and deep
detonations of pent-up subterranean fire
i^QuNT AiiAHAT
Harry Franck, the world traveller sends a wireless
that he has just scaled one of the most famous mountains
in the world. Mount Ararat, in Armenia. Harry said that
he found no evidence of Noah having been there. For that
matter, will any mountaineer who climbs Ararat even ten
years from now find any evidence of Harry Franck having been
there?
Harry Franck says there's a wave of factory
building going on in Armenia just now
IRELAND
That was a strange scene over in Ireland. Th^ old
city of Cork has never seen anything stranger.
It came as a climax to that dangerous riot when a mob
of farmers attacked the police. The trouble started with the
seizing of the farmerfe* cattle for unnaid taxes.
There was a riot with shooting and bloodshed. They seemed
suddenly to realize that twenty-five men had fallen wounded,
one killed.
Remorse swept over them all, the rioters and police
too. They fell on their knees in the itesKt street, rioters
and police, side by side, and prayed.
CUBA
Down in Cuba there1s an ABC answer, the ABC,
Cuba1s own brand of alphabet soup^is the student organization
that has just been denounced by Colonel Batista, the head of
the Cuban army.
The former sargeant who now is lord of the land, charges
that the semi-Faeeist ABC is trying to undermine his army, and
will "cause blodH to run again in Cuban streets", as he phrases
it.
The ABC answers in its own newspaper that:,IThe present
government doesn!t
how to govern or doesn’t desire to
govern".
Meanwhile that same government is trying to break a
strike of its own mail and telegraph employees.
baseball
I sure wished I*d had time to stop and to see the
big double-header at the Yankee Stadium today* I passed the
stadium and it looked as impressive as a World 's Series* just
one packed, immense throng, with thousands trying to get in,
and no place left in that vast stadium* That's what happens
when a crucial series is really crucial*
Those Tigers from Detroit sure did some ripping and
tearing and clawing in the most tigerish way with the first
game turning into a slashing Detroit victory — nine to five*
Out in Detroit with the score flashing in over the
wires, the Michigan fans were tickled a bright Michigan Pink*
Detroit is the city of automobiles, but not a city
of penant-wlnning baseball* They haven't had a baseball flag
of victory since the old heroic days of Hughey Jennings, But
now the Tigers seem to be on the way to the World's Series* If
they only get an even break in Hew York it will give them a
mighty convincing bulge
ROO^VELT
There1s talk of another presidential vacation^ not
this year but next, a presidential touring of Alaska next sum
mer »
Well the President is in for a heavy Fall and winter
of work. nought, unemployment relief, the coining Congressional
elections and the meeting of the new Congress, will give him
plenty to do. And he*11 need a vacation by the time summer
rolls around again.
But that balancing of work and play isn't the real
point to an Alaskan trip for Mr. Roosevelt next summer. It
will be significantly connected with the surveys the Army and
Navy experts are making. They are studying the problem of
defense^in ttPR AlaskasuJ^a.wfti'lt'UTjr^
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Uncle Sam will fortify Alaska in a big way, as the westernmost
stronghold of defense on this continent.
RAIU
Down in Western Oklahoma big doings are on among
the Indians of the reservation where the ol# Cheyennes lived
their tribal life. It’s & spectacular redskin dance, and the
reason is -- rain.
A few days ago the people were calling the President,
the Rain Maker, because moisture fell from the sky right after
his tour through the West, But the Indians of Oklahoma know
better. They know what has really brought the rain.
In the driest drought section of Oklahoma a refresh
ing wet drizzle has been falling. The Indians of those parts,
of the Cheyenne Tribe, nod their heads and grunt sagely:- *Ugh,
ugh. Indian dance heap big dance. Indian dance make rain.”
Ugh, ugh."
Yes, the Cheyennes believe that the rain-god has
answered their spectacular animal dance last week. They put on
that big aboriginal ball to persuade the rain-god that he ought
to do something.
And the pluvial deity has answered with clouds and
showers. So today the Cheyennes are putting on another dance --
of thanksgiving to the rain-god -- the Redskin Jupiter Pluvius
PhETZKLfr
The government, in its solicitude for the forgotten man
hes finally gotten around to the forgotten pretzel benders#
^eaning^that the NBA is putting into effect Code number 503,
which is Blue Eagle for pretzels.
The new sally and twisted code is strong for fair pretzel
practices. I supnose it deals with such complicated mathematics
as how many twists a pretzel must have to be a suitable accom
paniment to a glass of
It provides a minimum wage of thirty-two and a half
cents an hour for what they call ,!h.and twisters*1, in other
words, pretzel benders
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There1s a long literature on the subject of escape.
prison breaks, wen getting loose from every kind of confine
ment. You111 find marvels of ingenuity, terrors of despera
tion. But you111 find nothing more singular than the escape
story that comes from St. Louis.
Armed gangsters in a daring hold-up, released two
prisoners, one charged with murder, and the other* with auto
mobile stealing. But the two prisoners were in a hospital,
they had been shot and were gravely wounded. Their pals got
in by posing as policemen.
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the gangsters forced a nurse to help- them as they dragged them,
selves along with lagging steps. They got the two men into an
automobile bristling with fire-arms and v^ent speeding away.
The doctors have their doubts whether the two escapers
will survive the ordeal esf shaking up srasi of' the escape. And,
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anyway, the police say they are in such bad condition, it will
be easy to get them again.
Now where* s my hat? It* s
straw Kelly, but
I wish it were one of those stately and aristocratic headpieces,
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tall, glossy^ and silk. Because I
"Where* s my plug hat?"
X*d just like to spite that judge on Long Island who
put his judicial taboo on the expression: "plug hat" — because
it*s undignified. I suppose according to that judge I ought
to exclaim: "Where*s my topper old chap?" as they say in dear
oi_d London,
"Plug hat" is a good old Americanism. Out Y/est where
I came from, they didn*t know that majestic article of apparel
by any other name. So 1*11 say: "Where* s my plug hatfi, and -ff11^'
—and-^cl-4 — BO LONG UNTIL TOmOhROW