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Show ' BRISBANE THIS WEEK Sun Spots and Wars No Toy Fistol, Money-Plain Money-Plain Language Needed Why Revive Sparta? The Abbe Moreaux, looking through his telescope in Bourges observatory, observa-tory, says, "Beware of 1936 and 1937." Sun spots will Increase violently vio-lently in those two years, according accord-ing to the abbe, and when sun spots Increase "we have wars and social disruption." On the other hand, according to the reverend observer, when the sun is calm, "the world usually has been at peace." Others believe that "spots" causing caus-ing war, International and Individual Individ-ual hatreds, are not sun spots, but spots on the human brain. Many "spots" will have to be removed re-moved from the human brain before be-fore war can end. Indiana Is investigating two officials offi-cials connected with the prison from which the late Mr. Dilllnger escaped, es-caped, supposed to have frightened his Jailers with a toy pistol. New evidence Indicates that, Instead In-stead of frightening somebody with a wooden pistol, he bribed somebody some-body with good real money. Half the success and Immunity of the usually dull-minded criminal crim-inal is based on the corruption of public officials, and criminal lawyers law-yers ready to accept criminal money. The New York Times quotes "one of the most distinguished of all British Brit-ish diplomats" as follows: "Anglo-American "Anglo-American relations have never been In such a grave condition since the war." There Is talk of Japan having a navy as big as England or America, with England's consent, England building 70 cruisers, etc. Some Americans would like to know why Uncle Sam does not say to Japan and England: "Build what ships and make what new secret treaties you d n please. We shall do as we please." We have had in America men that would send such a message to any group of treacherous treacher-ous "friends." Rome reports that Mussolini, determined de-termined to make Italy a really militant mil-itant country, ready to fight anybody any-body at the drop of any hat, plans a "New Italy" with the motto, "Back to the glory of the Caesars, A revival of Sparta." All right about the Caesars, but Sparta did not work out well. Where is Sparta now? Where Is the ancient glory? Fighting will be done hereafter I by scientists, chemists with poisonous poison-ous and explosive gases; engineers with fast planes, deadly air torpo-does. torpo-does. Fighting will be in the air and under water. No need to make a whole nation parade and drill An oasis of cheerfulness In this world of gloom is Leonid M. Tolo-konskl, Tolo-konskl, Russian consul general In New York. Many things make him . iiii tna rent thnt Rns- nappy, un-''a sla can produce everything she needs, "except bananas and coffee." , She Is growing fine grapefruit now, , can worry along without any ba- , nanas and drink tea, instead of coffee, cof-fee, as she always has done. Russian Rus-sian coffee never was very good, anyhow. The late Australian general, Sir John Mouash, described in Lloyd George's memoirs as the "only general gen-eral on the British side who could have successfully replaced the late Field Marshal- Earl Haig as commander com-mander in chief of the British forces," was of Jewish descent. Fighting ability in that race surprises sur-prises nobody, for some of the greatest fighters In history, Including Includ-ing Hannibal and his father, were of the Semitic race. A well-known actor, Lou Telle-gen, Telle-gen, who used to play "perfect lover" parts, and married four ladles, Including Geraldlne Farrar, lost liis popularity and ha3 killed himself after telling his friends "there is no place In Hollywood for a has-been." There ls no place anywhere for a has-been, but, fortunately, there Is no need to remain a has-been tor-ever. tor-ever. San Francisco rejoices In completion comple-tion after twenty yars of work, of the great Hctch Hetchy project, a $100,000,000 undertaking that brings pure water l.'O miles from the high Sierras In Yoscmlte National Na-tional park. great bridge Is building over the beautiful Golden Gate that leads in from the Pacific ocean, and soon San Francisco will be connected connect-ed by road with the great city of I Oakland, across the bay. Veterans demand their bonus now. without shilly-shallying or tergiversation. tergiver-sation. . It is said that the President will oppose with all his strength any effort in congress to pay the bonus now." Veterans need the money now while times are hard and their children chil-dren are young. King Features Syndicate. Iiin. W.NU Service. |