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Show THE SAUNA SUN, SAUNA. UTAIT far more Important than any question of maintaining a channel in the river. Obviously also, they point out, the second purpose for which the project was planned flood control would be served just as effectively by diverting the project to irrigation. Our Onltj Qnilcvn Is SEEN-- ' . , HEARD around the National Capital Egiiasa By CARTER FIELD Washington. 55 Desire of the adminis- tration to prevent the few profiting at the expense of the many" the avowed reason for nationalizing silver, will enable foreign speculators to reap a rich harvest, while depriving American speculators of such an opportunity if the world price of silver follows the course now generally expected. The treasury has been doing its utmost, in the period between adjournment of ingress following the passage of the silver act and the nationalization of silver to prevent American speculators taking advantage of the situation. Many requests to transfer money abroad for purchase of ver In Louden were declined. Prior to the passage of the silver act the treasury had insisted on a stiff tax being Included on any profits made on silver. This was fixed in the law at 50 per cent, despite the insistence of the silver senators that the regular Income taxes would give the government a considerable revenue from any such profits. The real cause of the sudden act of nationalization was the discovery by the treasury that American speculators had found a way to effect purchases on the London market despite treasury refusal to permit transfer of American funds to London for that purpose. The system was surprisingly simple, and was being workedin volume right up to the moment of nationalization. The point was that certain stocks, including International Nickel, had their registry offices In London. So an American speculator, wishing to buy some silver ii! London, and denied treasury permission to transfer funds there, could buy 100 or 1,000 or 10,000 shares of International Nickel on the New York Stock Exchange. Then he could ship the certificates to London direct or by way of Canada, and sell the stock in London, taking of course pounds sterling In payment. The ownership of the stock would be transferred In the London office, and the American speculator would have his pounds In London with no strings on them leading back to the So he could American government. use those pounds to buy silver. Treasury Wakes Up Purchases of silver through this maneuvering of International Nickel and other stocks with registry offices in London had run into a good many millions of dollars when the treasury here found out what was going on. Wires were hot in the next few hours after this discovery between Secretary Morgenthau and the President, and the order was rushed out just in time, it Is learned, to prevent tremendous further operations of this character. r.rokers at ojice started to figure net a new' way to beat the restrictions in the nationalization order, and skim some of the cream represented by the difference between the nationalization price barely over 50 cents an ounce--an- d the alleged objective not less than 70 cents for silver all over the world. There were complications enough before, one of them being that silver as traded in at London is of a different fineness from silver as traded In in the United States. Some brokers hold that the International Nickel 'route Is still open, despite the nationalization order.. But the real objection of the brokers Is that speculators In Euriyie, In japan arftl in China and India are free to buy silver at the present world price, , G counting on the obvious objective of not only the United States government but that of Great Britain to put the world price hitler, whereas the restrictions make it hard for any American to profit, evenby pacing the 50 per cent tax Impose in the silver law and such income taxes as would re- suit. , Fort Peck Project e . o Both army engineers and reclama-- 1 tion officials were startled at President Roosevelts comment, In his speech at Glasgow, that some 85,000 acres of land would b irrigated by water from the Fort Peck project. The paint Is that the project w$s not designed or planned as an Irrigation project at all; It wa3 (signed for two purposes. One was flood control. The other was t provide a navigable channel for boats and barge lines on river. the Missouri ,' o bviously engineers and reclamation officials point out, water cannot be used for both keeping a channel at navigable depth throughout the length oof this very long river and for Irrigation of some 85,000 acres of land In the vicinity of the reservoir. fVhat they think happened Is that the President, aghast at the dust storms over deserts where fertile farns used to be, leaped to the conclusion that water on the land was far more Important than a navigable stream, especially as most of the area Is already served by more railroad capacity than theiajSirfiny likelihood of being tested by bumper freight offerings for years to come. All of the other projects which the , Presidetft visited on his return trip were primarily irrigation projects. So there are some who think the Presi-- , dent simply made a slight slip in discussing the Fort Peck project. But a much more reasonable assumption, according to friends of the President here, Is that Mr. Roosevelt Is convinced that the drouth problem Tnriils Here for ' the Young Lady PATTERN 1752 As to fashions for the younger set theyre cute and pert as can be, Farms Come First Water impounded behind a big dam for the purpose of preventing a flood on the lower river can be used in either way, they say. It can be released, as originally Intended, at times when tlie water level down stream Is low, or It can be distributed on arid land. The flood oontrol function would be sdntd in either event. It is just a question of whether the water would be more valuable used for Irrigation than if used for keeping the channel navigable. When the President realized this, he decided quickly, his friends here say, that the drouth aspect was far fnore Important than the transportation diff- GENIUS w First, little Jones ran excjtjully iculty. For one thing, they assert, the drouth Is new, and very menacing, whereas the transportation problem would merely be adding something to transportation facilities already adequate. There Is very real fear on the part of many observers of the present drouth situation that this year may not 'see the end of it. The rainfall In the whole affected area has been subnormal for ten years. Maybe the curve will start swinging upward next year. But maybe not. No one knows. If the winds which formerly brought rain to this region by way of the Mackenzie river valley, and which this year were diverted eastward, down the Hudson Bay route, should continue to blow that way next year there Is nothing that can be done about it. This Is the real explanation of President Roosevelt's dream of the huge forest belt so much discussed. lie wants some plan which would prevent the northern Middle West from being turned into a desert If it should develop that a change in the wind currents points In that direction. At any rate, If the upper Missouri valley should become permanently more arid than It has been, there would be no particular use for a navigable waterway up the MissourL situation Sultan of Sulu Is a Modern Ruler. Prepared bv National Geographic Society, W NU Service. W ashlngton, 1). C. sultan of Sulu, the only Tilts i semi-savag- Duce Does Not Want War The most amazing thing about the alleged threatening war clouds In Europe, from an inspection of which the writer has just returned, Is that Mussolini is even more firmly in the saddle than at any time since his amazing rise to power, and that apparently the duce does not wish a war at this moment. So despite all the bad news from Vienna, following on the heels of the bad news from Berlin, the strong probability is that there will be no war fo some little time to come. Instead of provoking a war, the as sassination of Pollfuss actually drove the two most bitter enemies In Europe Italy and France into each others arms. Each was equally determined that Germany should not absorb Austria. It is the first time that Italy and France have had a common objective for twenty years or more, leaving out of the picture the agreement which brought Italy Into the World war on the side of the Allies. But let no one think that the temporary agreement of Italy and France means the beginning of a beautiful friendship. The feeling Is still there. It is still nourished by a controlled press in Italy especially and it Is apt to provoke the next war. Italy still feels that she was badly cheated at the council table at Versailles. She thinks she got nothing like her just deserts. She believes France got the lions share. The most encouraging feature Is that no other Dation agrees with Italy in this interpretation. All her d neigh- bors to the east think she got far more than she deserved. British Fleet Ready Nothing was printed about it In the Britain newspapers in Europe, managed to get quite a fleet together in Greek waters, with a general holl-- 1 day cruise idea, during the troubles in Austria. The big airplane carrier Furious, with ten destroyers, cast an- chor in Corfu, the northernmost Greek port, right across the Adriatic from the important Italian ports of Bari and Brindisi. Perhaps there was no connection official statements mean so little but American tourists returning through northern Italy at the time were aghast at the movement of Italian troops up toward the Austrian frontier. In short, there was every Indication of trouble, so much so that there was a widespread rumor In Europe that actu-uall- y the announcement of the news of the killing of Dollfuss was concealed for at least forty-eighours. But there was no popular excite-- 1 ment In Italy. It was just maneuvers. None of the tragic working up of the population to fever heat which preceded the breaking out of the World war. In other words Mussolini had the situation In his own hands. The Italian people would follow him to war In a moment if he decided that it was necessary. lie does not have to resort to any propaganda in advance. It continues to be the most absolute rule in modern times. Italian after Italian, Interviewed by the writer, would denounce most of the other countries, but, pinned down to such a pertinent question as to what he thought of Hitler, would reply. Mussolini knows all about that. He will decide wha! ought to be done. Copyright. WNU Barrie, potentate ruling under protection of the United States, has recently been bereft of all political power, although he still exercises religious authority over his Moro subjects in a little group of Islands which are part of the Philippines. The new governor of the Philippines, Frank Murphy, decided not to appoint the sultan to the Philippine senate. Although the sultan seldom took his seat, the honor had been accorded him since the time of Gov. Gen. . Dwight F. Davis. In real life the 'sultan of Sulu Is that not the amusing George Ade put into comic opera three decades ago, but a decidedly modern ruler of the Sulu archipelago, which forms a series of oceanic stepping stones from the Philippine group to British North Borneo, writes George M. Hanson, former United States con-- , sill at Sandakan, British North Borneo. Although he partly acknowledged the temporal sovereignty of the United States In 1S99, and completely so in 1915, he retains some of the glamor ascribed to him by the dramatist and remains locally a potentate to the native Sulus, or Moros. He formerly maintained at Maimbung, on the southern coast of the Island of Jolo, a two story frame palace for himself and six smaller dwellings for his wies and retinue. In 1992 a storm wrecked most of the buildings. Purely religious, his title connotes nothing more than leadership of the Mohammedan church within the limits of his sultanate. The sultan of Brunei, British Borneo, the recognized royal highness in the greater part of the territory, is inclined to regard him as a poor relation who pays tribute to Brunei; but nevertheless he is a sultan and has authority of a sort over perhaps 300 small .islands and that part of British North Borneo with administrative headquarters at Sandakan. In Borneo, as elsewhere, the British are good colonizers. They believe It is wiser to placate the Sulus on the Borneo side of the Sulu sultanate than to run risk of trouble; consequently they still pay tribute to the sultan and accord him military honors on his visits to Sandakan. He Is given a salute of guns when he comes to collect his annual tribute, and Is entertained for two weeks or more by British officials at Government house. Here he receives local nathe chiefs and other notables. Many Wives but No Children. The sultan prides himself on being an American, though his domestic arrangements have hardly been of a kind sanctioned in the United States. Under the Koran he may have four wives at one time; and, since lie has power to dismiss a wife or divorce her by waving his royal hand, the limitation of number has not been Irksome. It is said that In his day he espoused many wives. He has no children, however, and .be Rajamuda, or heir apparent (muda is a Malay word meaning unripe), is his younger brother. Although the 1915 treaty recognized him as the spiritual head of the Sulu Mohammedans, Its terms were such as will eventually cause polygamy to be abandoned. Matrimony Is somewhat casual among the Sulus, and it is not unusual for girls of thirteen, twelve, or even eleven to be claimed as brides. When I was United States consul at Sandakan, I had an amusing experience which Impressed uion me the peculiarity of native marriage customs. "Shortly before the sultans visit to Borneo that year, a German landholder whom the British had ordered out of the country for the duration of the World war requested me to take charge of his rubber plantation near Sandakan. I agreed, since it was then my duty to take over representation of German interests, to go there on each pay day and check the accounts, but I declined to assume official control of the plantation. Thus I became for a short time master of the Malay laborers, pending appointment of a permanent superintendent. Upon my arrival on the first pay day, the accountant, a Singhalese from Ceylon, brought to my attention a plea from Alus, the house boy, who needed an advance of $10, Singapore currency, for wedding expenses. Alus prospective bride, the intermediary explained, was Canapa, daughter of Samat, the chief tapper. Canapa Was Too Young. "Canapa was rather a little girl, and. It seemed to me when her moth ' ljt ' e er presented her for Inspection, much too young to be thinking, of matrimony. I decided a little delay would the mother, argued that Canapa was Tong past eleven and ready to marry, I announced kindly but firmly that no girl under twelve could be married without my special consent. The mother asked If the wedding could teke place when the girl was twelve. Not wishing to seem over-harsI assented. I even offered to take a photograph of the supplicants and to give them a print as balm for their disappointment. They eagerly posed for the picture and went away seemingly well pleased. On my next visit to the plantation, I sent for Canapa and her mother and gave them a print of the photograph I had taken of them two weeks .earlier. They seemed very happy, and the mother asked again if Canapa could be married when she was twelve. Again I said yes, and told her to go ahead and prepare for the wedding. Alus also asked the same question, and I repeated my assurance to him. Canapa would be twelve at the full moon, which would occur, so he had learned from the accountant, on Sunday of the next week. Entertaining the Sultan, A week after this episode the sultan arrived and received official entertainment at government house. I could not let the British outdo me In showing him the courtesy due his position and Influence, and accordingly 1 invited him and his party to the consulate to tea. The quests included the sultana, the rajamuda, the sultans minister, and several datus, or chiefs. I offered them cigarettes and handed the sultan a package labeled Egyptian Cigarettes, Turkish Tobacco. lie examined the package critically, and when he saw the hieroglyphics he was delighted. Egyptian cigarettes, he said, were made by the 'followers of the Faithful and not by Christian Infidels. I did not disturb his sublime faith though I could have told him that those cigarettes were machine made In North Carolina from tobacco grown in Asia Minor. And So They Were Married. While I was entertaining the sultan at the consulate, It occurred to me that it would he a fine thing to have him perform the wedding ceremony. This would be an unexpected honor to Alus and Canapa and no doubt would prove highly gratifying t? all. concerned. The more I thought of the idea the better I liked It. I would have the young couple come back with me to Sandakan on Saturday, and Invite the sultan to another tea, where he could smoke his fill of Turkish cigarettes made by the Faithful In North Carolina. The wedding of Alus the Bajao and the twelve-year-olMalay beauty, Canapa, would follow. The Incident was all hut closed. When I went to the plantation the following Saturday, the full moon that regulated Malay birthdays fcfr the month had waned perceptibly. The, accountant met me ns usual, but no smiling Alus stood In the doorway to do no harm. herself only d me. semi-belte- d Although twenty-four- , h, "greet from tlie room and fetched his'vwfe. Then he went out Into the garden and called the twins, who were telling the children next door what they would do when they arrived at the seaside. After that he persuaded young Albert to abandon for the moment his efforts to get Radio Paris. on the wireless, brought copk In from the kitchen, and even asked nurse to lift baby from the peram. bulator. . , And, to his delight, he found that when they all sat on the largest trunk at once, he could Just manage to fasten the lid. London Opinion. with necklines and sleeves designed to Jtlirill any young heart. The adorable model sketched here has several possibilities, all of whlca Mother will want to work up. The complete way Is the frock boasting the high collar, youthful shoulder ruffle and adorable sleeves. The ruffle may be omitted, If you like, and. for summer days the frock would be cool and just as smart without the collar and waist sleeves. The new line and fronjt panel are designed to make you look divinely talL Perfect for gayly printed cottons! Pattern 1752 Is available In sizes 4, C, 8, 10 and 12. Size 6 takes 2 , Where is Alus? Iasked. is here no more. He and Canapa live in the little house behind the rubber factory with Surlnira, the kaboon (gardener), and they went to Sandakan today In the hope of getting to &e he sultan. Living with Canapa? I muttered. What do you mean? They were married at the full moon, a week ago, as the tuan had said, and he Is at tills house no ,IIe more. 'Married a week ago? Who married them? o Why you, Tuan; you married them.' , I married them! What are you driving at? It was the lull moon, Tuan, and Canapa was twelve. And so thoywere married, as the tuan had said. They sleep in the house of the kaboon, who Is Canapas uncle. Is.not the tuan pleased? Then the whole thing suddenly dawned. The accountant was right, and all my paternalistic plans for giving the house boy and his child isfi fi.lncee a wedding of regal pomp and. ('itinmistanoe had confe to flauglit. I had biamed them, however, unin s certain tentlonally, but ly. Because of tny Inexperience with native customs In affairs of the heart, I had spoken fateful words too casu ally. The tuan had signified ids consent and had fixed the The was enough. none-the-le- ti-v- Of Courts Not! Voice on the Telephone I ordered that crab moat three hours ago and hasnt come yet. Grocer We expected a fresh shipment thiS morning and Ivf been walt-.in- ? for It Voice on the Telephone But my husband Is here complaining because his dinners not ready. Grocer But you wouldnt want to serve an old crab, would you? Lon don (Ont.) Free Press. It .Ju.t What Did Ha Mean? What do you think? The chief clerk had the nerve to tell me I was a blithering Idiot. The chief clerk, mark you t I dont mind that sort of thing from the boss, of course. After all, hes known me for over fifteen years I. London Answers. Mrs. Naturally Upset Her Old Jonns Ilelgho fell plumb off the roof of nard-scrabb- le his house while he wuz shingling It. Sirs. Whyso "Didnt his wife feel awful? Awful Is no name for It he fell right Into her bed of sweet peas. Brooklyn Eagle. Modern Politician Have you seen ' the candidate yet? Yes; he flew over our house this morning and dropped down a lot of literature and threw a kiss to the yards 3(1 Inch fabric. Illustrated step-hstep sewing Instructions InPathfinder Magazine. baby. cluded with each pattern. Send FIFTEEN CENTS (15c) In HIS SOLE OCCUPATION? coins or stamps (coins preferred) for tills pattern. Write plainly name, address and style number. BE SURE TO STATE SIZE. Address orders to Sewing Circle Pattern Department, 213 West Severe teenth Street, New York City. y PREPAREDNESS Johnny was very hard on trousers. day, while shopping with a. friend Ids mother bought cloth for a pair of trousers .for Johnny, blit ordered a good bit more than seemed necessary. WJiy do you get so much? asked the friend who was with her. Oh," was the reply, this Is for reserved seats. One Jim Will you marry me If I stop smoking cigarettes? Maude No. Jim; I couldnt think of marrying a man who did nothing. REAL FIGHTERS Invaluable Knowledge what good Is percentage? growled little Tommy. Now, Tommy, asked his teacher, don't you want to reproachfully, learn how to figure batting averages? Toronto Globe. 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The'Mean Thing Service First Actress I like to act In a Walter Tea or coffee? play that brings tears. Second Actress Wont any play Guest Chocolate I Waiter (shouting) Mlxum. youre In do that? Tit-Bit- |