Show this week I 1 by artnur ARTHUR what about russia parasites by plane what no prisons mixture at topock the new york evening journal says governor roosevelt Is seriously considering si the advisability of ing dussias Rus sias government after march 4 russia has always teen been friendly to this country and it Is not the business of the united states to tell russia what kind ot of government she must have we dont like their kind they dont like ours but there Is no reason why we should be rude or silly about it t there Is business to be done in russia and there will be more business later lor for the russians are not tailing falling la in accordance with the predictions ot of our best winds russia has said unpleasant things about us but we have said worse things about russia we need business and russia has it that Is the main thing and it we could recognize the tha brutalities of why not deeds not words distinguish the russians the other day moscow white collar workers were put to work on farms to teach them efficiency now the soviet government rules that any worker who loafs one work day a month shall be discharged it would surprise americans looking tor for jobs to hear that this severity Is made necessary by rus sias shortness of labor there are jobs for or everybody even women and children scientists say ins insects acts might ha have conquered the world preventing t the h survival of men they might even rule ruie the world yet meanwhile in addition to being dangerous insects can bs be useful for instance australia sent gifts of lady bug that kill the scale scala that destroys fruit trees to california and florida now florida grateful sends bends to australla australia from her agricultural department an e nt six hundred pumpkin bugs australla australia ause has pumpkin bugs they destroy crops but Au alias pamp pumpkin campkin kin bugs lack parasites each of the six hundred bugs sent from florida to australia will go with innumerable small bug killing parasites a attached to its legs these parasites are expected on arrival ta annihilate the australian pu pumpkin bugs these many legged ambassadors of good will will travel from florida by airplane a bijan man pilot you make the pumpkin bug or its parasites believe that there Is any such thing as a nian pilot you cant make some pumpkin t human i beings believe that there Is any aiman s such u h think as a god the next few lines will interest europe and amuse 1 I told you so wets who said prohibition work the attorney general announces that in view of the wet vote no ne will not ask for money to build more federal prisons all the united states jails were overflowing with bootleggers and their employed emp loyes and more were to be built at orice orica the attorney general thinks they wont be needed now which will surprise dri e sincere prohibitionists who be ildved cleved that prohibition would empty balls insane asylums and poor houses at topock arizona where the railroad and automobile bridges cross the colorado river modern ways and wild nature are mixed A flock of gasoline stations lie in wait for touring cars men with guns ile he in wait tor for wild ducks and geese canadian beakers bon kers they are plentiful here and here the colorado river unconscious of all changes continues to roll as it chooses to the east you see green trees treed and grass growing where the river bed once was the santa fe railroad has been three times compelled to move itai ita tracks southward at the rivers command part of the old track bed still stands at the rivers edge and recently the colorado lazily avoiding a sand bar of its own construction has baa eaten the land away within a few feet of the paved highway dut but soon hoover dam wall will hold back these turbulent waters and the big river like the rest of us coerced by civilization will behave some americans considering the gold dollar a good substitute lor for the golden calf of old are worried because canada is inflating her currency canada has just sold worth of 4 per cent treasury bills running two years canadian banks have taken them at a profit to themselves of I 1 per cent and will put out canadian currency if a country as rich as canada cannot afford to issue worth ot of notes or currency it might as well close up now canada our best customer la Is good fiend although we bicker occasionally io lo but she must do bu business with the cheap pound sterling on one side and the dear american dollar on the file other which means between the devil and the deep sen sea canada hits has done a good job balancing herself on the financial tight rope rhett stretches from the proud american dollar to the tha distressed maternal bi itlay pound 9 ina in by kini king ast s ir inc |