oUi'iUvU1 uiij uitUjfejJ'UjtiQ'i - 10/28/Sg Good Evening, Ev i-ybody: A story published recently by the Montreal Star as a joke proved once more the adage that if you print a joke about politicians you should be careful to label it. A among the Democrats, ‘ihe way it came about was this. The fund seekers of the Democratic party got the membership lists of the principal fashionable clubs of New York. A circular letter was sent to the membership of these clubs. The other day the Star had a story that the Democratic party was seeking funds in Canada, c party was seeking funds in Canada, It so happened that a prominent business man of Montreal who makes frequent trips to makes frequent trips to is a member of cm / Consequently he received one of those letters these clubs. X asking him to contribute to the Democratic war’chest. He considered it a joke and the news came to the Montreal Star v/hich promptly published it^as a r i&e in ^-=njhig3£gS»tr=^f "Saa^ lirjNa^the Star Coumt itself in the position of having to explain a joke,which is always « difficult business^especially when you have to _ 2 explain it to politicians. {fnt^APUru^ New Yorkers today had the tawcmfcsd spectacle of a treasure hunt right on their front door step. In the muddy waters of the East River, to be precise. Early in the v/eek a robbery was committed at the Assaying Office of a golc refining firm. The thieves got some fifty thousand dollars worth of gold and platinum bars. They were trailed and followed by the police and in their flight it is believed that they threw the bars into the river off the Manhattan Bridge. So today professional divers under the direction of the police went down into those coi^i muddy waters to lock for the bullion. CAR A new k^nd of railroad vehicle was on view today In Philadelphia. This was the first pneumatic-tired railway coach ever built and sold to an American railroad. It is be­ lieved that its low cost, light weight and operating economy will nut new 1f e into suburban branch l^nes of railway, ^he president, and other officials of the Reading Company will make a two weeks* trip over eastern railroad lines in this car moving unde1" its own power. --o— Philadelnhia newsnaoers are*printing the news tonight that Cyrus H. k . Curtis has resigned as president of the famous oublishlng comoary that hears h-* s name. Mr. Curtis becomes chair­ man of the hoard, and George Horace Lorimer, editor of the Satur­ day Evening Post tak^s ^ nlaco as President. —o — I Borman Thomas defied tho authorities in Phtladelohia today. That is, he had been refused a permit to sneak near City Rail where President Hoover is to sneak on Monday, ^o Mr. Norman Thomas, watched by many oolice, delivered his sneec v a crowd at Reybtirn P^aza. } fiXU-i-v Today* s news on the riots in London is that John Bull has increased the force of Bobbies. Five thousand men have been added to the twelve thousand cops normally on duty in London, and all leaves have been cancelled. A dispatch to the Philadelphia Public Ledger reports that the casualties in yesterday's rioting nuraberE seventy-seven. Of the injured nineteen were policemen. One police inspector has a fractured skull. Several injured bystanders are in the hospitals. Only twelve arrests v/ere made. This information was given to the House of Commons today by ahe government. marchers were given new blankets and a bacon and egg breakfast at the public expense. The dispatch adds that it is generally agreed the marchers themselves took no part in yesterday*s rioting, No disturbance was reported today^ The hunger •} elv by ruffians from the London nluxb 2 The next outbreak is expected on Tuesday, &n that day the petition of the unemployed will be presented to Parliament. The police believe the demonstrators will make an organized he effort to break through the cordons of London Bobbies and reach the House itself. There were unemployed riots in another part of England. The police of Bristol dispersed a crowd of the jobless and several people were injured. Here is sorae i resh news on disarmament. A dispatch ftom Paris to the Buffalo Times says that the Superior Council of National De^ ense today approved a new French disarmament plan. X i io understood that this entails a general agreement in which Uncle Sam will be asked to participate. It would pledge the countries to consult with each other before resorting to war. It 5s believed that the plan also will satisfy Germany because it recognizes the principle of arms equality. This proposal was the subject of an angry debate in the Chamber of Deputies today. One of the deputies* seized the occasion to make an attack on Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald of England. He said that France would be in a poor way if she had to depend for security upon the word of such men as Mr, Ramsay MacDonald . This led to a rebuke from Prime Minister Herriot who declared it not only~Impudent but an imprudent statement. A. Said Mr. Herriot: — — 2 "You know England*s loyalty to France. We should be grateful instead of critical." i&h' no casualties. A* The it v;as a big celebration in Italy today, the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the famous march on Thousands of black-shirted Fascists joined in a tribute to Premier Mussolini. Squadrons of airplanes roared overhead while the Duee rode a bay charger at the head of a parade of lr,000 disabled war veterans and Fascist militia. K hxkbxx He wore the full dress uniform of the commander of the Fascist Militia, with blue cordon, black fez, white aigret and gold epaulettes, in addition to many decorations. One part of the ceremony was the inauguration of a new road, the name of which Is the ’’Way of Empire”. It is said to be the finest highway in Europe, Mussolini Rome which revolutionized the of the Italian people. Venezia Palace toast addressed a group A. of 120,000 Black Shirts, There is nows froin Madrid today which is importance not n^y to newspaper men, but to newspaper readers all over the world. The International Radio and Telegraph conf ci e.wce has been oinp on in the Spanish capital for some time. It has been known that a strenuous effort would be made by the governments of some countries to establish international censorship on not only press but private telegrams, which, of course, includes radio messages. A dispatch to the New York Sun reports that the Americans have won their fight. The American delegation has been diligently struggling to limit the powers of governments to censor messages. As the result of todayrs agreement any American newspaper man in Lurope or Asia who finds his message censored, has the right to protest officially to his Embassy or Legation. This, hitherto, has been impossible. Governments which subscribe to this convention will hereafter be obliged to notify any sender of a censored message that it has b^en altered suopnessed. ■PUO'l Canada is nothing if not progressive. In the city of Toronto, a new idea is in evidence, - women boot blacks. There are three of them, Irene, Eva and Peggy. According to a story in the Toronto Star, the shoe shining ladies are quite the talk of the town. A reported from the Star interviewed Irene. She proved to be reticent A It boot black. She would not tell the reported how much ausKy: A money she made. Their employer is a gentleman of Italian name. He says he finds girls more satisfactory as boot blacks than boys. The boys, he declared, get lazy and donft care if they work or not. But the girls are much more conscientious with the brush and the cloth. Then again, the girls are more punctual. Also if a customer does not tip the^ give* him a bum shine the next time he comes. Girls, he added, s e not like that. They give a faithful shine, tip or no tip. ft p 1-1 trial I .t-- 1 < 2 . t j-i't!! cntc * y 1 if 6 is not always as dull as its speeches. The legislature of Bulgaria, which they call the 1 ? Sobranje, hao a lively time today. A dispatch to the Detroit Hews reports that it was the opening of the Bulgarian Parliament and the king was present to read an address. As soon as King Boris climbed up onto his throne, a group of Communist deputies began ^ monarchist demonstration. Thereupon the other deputies jumped upon them. Fists smacked against jawbones, books flew, chairs and tables were overthrown. The end of it was that the Communist deputies were thrown bodily out of the Chamber. The dispatch adds that the King looked pale but continued to read his addre-s. pUr.ui^u You may h'ive heard the expression about spending your money like a drunken burglar. Well, *here is a story of an exceedingly thrifty burglar. He is Arthur Barry, who is des- cribed as America's most dangerous jewel thief. He is the lad who was arrested in New Jersey and admitted that he had taken some $5,000,000 worth of precious ^ems from the houses of the Long Island nobility. Usually criminals, when they are arrested, are only too flattered when the news photographers cluster around them making shots of their faces. But not so Ate* Arthur Barry, tthen the camera men from three news reel companies wanted to photograph him, he said "Nothing doing". He wanted $100 apiece. He finally compromised on $25, thereby collecting $75 altogether. Barry issued a statement in which he des­ cribed himself as a lesson to modern youth. "Tnough physically and mentally prepared for success in tb# v,or 1 *111 ^ *1 ’ chose the his life to he a lesson to the youth of the land. Charles Parker has an excellent summary of the i‘oo t ha 11 sit i--.1'on ‘n tonight',, -or Id -Telegram. He points out r t tomorro. sothe of tie unbeaten are sure A to fall. Becau. e? s he outs it, "all-winning Harvard ir ets all-v/irmin - Brov n, all-winning Holy Cross meets all-rinni nr Catholic University, all-vinning Columbia meets unbeat n Cornell, al;-winning Notre Dame meets unbeaten Pittsburgh,n and so on. Shais'powerful Purdii"’com s east to take a wallop nt New York University. And there are other headline games from coast to coast. I must have had a lapse of memory last Monday night, because In my list of unbeaten teams I failed to mention Colgate. Ever since a stream of telegrams and letters ^ Well, they nearly has been pouring ir^reminding me of t .is, ■ » always seem to play championship football at Colgate. Williams, another snorts expert, remarked one night recently that Colgate's team this season is "one of the best." So far they have rolled up 164 points. Not only that, but their __ ... ___ . FOOTBALL -? & record this season is oerf ect. on«. They haven»t been scored against. And the experts picked Colgate to win over Penn State tomorrow. Here's a football item that shows the nerve of one young fellow. A dispatch to the Detroit News states that Lester Sanborn, who plays center on the team at Santa Rosa, nlj Tor in, pl y d through thr e games this season with two broken verteome in his back. He was in the ‘irst game f the but the extent of his injurjf**** was As not r; v tl : until a few hours ago. Physic ians^Sfc^-llvidently t boy *hai refused to anytsrfcr:H >tbutf3| his injury for fear he would lose his olace on the team, so he stuck it out through three ^ames and then collapsed. X expect to be in the vicinity of Ann Arbor Saturday afternoon and hope to take in the game beti.~en th Michigan Wolverines and the Princeton iiger. I think cr p j y.p reports are that the go ng to be ♦■-Lmrkg»>w^ eVv.-n ii the rej Tiger is going to get his tail badly tv/isted. nuau ruuux Here is a natural history story that ought to be good if I can phrase it without offending the feminine susceptibility. It comes from York, Pa. 4. ^ Three deputy sheriffs started out in search of a still. "hen they reached Hopewell township, near York, one of them sniffed the air and said "There is moonshine in that barnjr; i^Y The ofj'icers thereupon rushed the barn. No sooner had they opened the door than they were charged by eight active furry animals - you know, those animals with a white streak down their backs, the animal that usually is not allowed into the parlors*. • And how those deputies did run. But they eoulcT'nwt « run fsst enough. Not only did they find, no jnlU, but £ro*=9* latest rerjorts, they ha.vc-no^ •* rs thotcs-wiii i*uu*e»^ exercise My neighbor, the Poughkeepsie Courier, publishes a story which ought to encourage all those who hate exercise. - well known osteopath of Poughkeepsie has come out with a statement you* ve to the effect that the daily—dozen with which xafocE been urged. to bore yourselves, a waste of time. The physical culturists have been bull-dozing us for years with the idea that if you don't take your daily dozen your name is mud. And the in fact you will soon return to.mud from which you came. that ttojcx most of the time you spend on your daily dozen is who worse than wasted. The fellow yb works sitting down doesn't need to spend more than forty seconds night and morning to get It won't make any difference in the time spend on my daily The Poughkeepsie osteopath on the other hand declares - ’ 1 th« c; ercise his health needs, V.el 1» thanks dozen. But you