a a a a a a 4 13, 1933 (Continued From Page One.) READ IT EVERY DAY Whirligig A discussion of events and sonalities in the news, world and national, by group of fearless and informed newspapermen of Washington and New York. "Whirligig" will be published as a news feature. Opinions expressed are those of the writers contributing to the column and "the be interpreted as flecting editorial policy of this newspaper. lini has given Hitler moral--and perhaps other--support in the past. But now the Italian press (officially inspired) is attacking Hitler for his lack of daring and initiative.
They are saying, that revolutions aren't advertised in advance but spring to life at the right moment. Hitter's moment, they say. has passed. SOVIET. The present French Minister of Education, de Monzie, has been particularly active in a campaign for close commercial relations with Russia.
But France is becoming disillusioned about the prospect. A 100. at the figures shows how disappointing the s'tuation is. During the first te. months of 1932, France's exports to Russia were Fr.
000; for 1931, Fr. in 1931, Fr. 161,100,000. French imports from Russia, almost exclusively raw materials, have also decreased. The first ten months of last year showed a total of Fr.
434.700,000, while in 1930 the total was Fr. 738,000,000. About two0 0 00. thirds of the 1932 imports were timber and crude and refined oils. SPAIN.
Disarmament finds no practical expression in Spain. Funds have recently been voted for naval construction, especially for cruisers of the same type as the German Deutschland. The new Republican Socialist government presents strange spectacle of increasing instead of reducing its military budgetine reason is no mystery. Spain is uneasy at the aggressive policy of Italy and feels that in. the event of war between Frr 2e and italy Mussolini would 1t respect Spanish neutrality.
Spain particularly wants to protect her position in the Balearics remier Azana says that Spain will defend her independence in the case of a European conflict by keepi. her territory inviolate and reserves full liberty action as to uny eventual participation in the conflict. This is a direct threat to Italy. JUGO-SLAVIA. Tension between Jugo-Slavia and Italy is increasing.
Dalmatia is the center of attention--almost wholly Slavic with only small Italian minorities. The result of the agitation has been to bring the Little Entente closer together, with France an extremely interested onlooker. Some CORPUS CHRISTI TIMES. Thirteenth, the luckier the day would Joe D. Browning, justice of the peace, precinct 1, place 2, found a pin with the point in his direction, and said he would have good luck throughout the day.
Early Friday morning, J. W. Galbreath, sheriff of Nueces county counted his money. When he found that he had an even $13 in his pocket, he rushed around until he found someone to whom he could lend a dollar, so he would have but $19. He was in a quandry later, as someone who owed him a dollar it.
He bought coffee for his deputies to remedy this. Ben A. Ligon, district clerk, said he did not mind the day, but he hoped that either 12 or 14 cases came in to be filed, and not an even 13. Richard W. Bugs, agent for the 88.
Texan. is one of those who believes Friday the Thirteenth to be his lucky day, Mayor Edwin Flato declares Friday the 13th is the luckiest day in the year insomuch as he was born on that day. Henry Baldwin claims he has no superstitions of any kind, but lately he was seen to avoid lighting his inevitable ciraget third on one match. Geo. P.
Blevins, exalted ruler of the Elks lodge, believes he has the local record for 13. Both he and his wife were born on the 13th day of the month. He served 13 years as president of the Typographical union. He has registration card No. 18 in the Elks club, employes 13 men in the Caller- Times composing room and he spells his name with 13 3 letters.
Billie Ross, operator of the speed boat Viking, had been working relentlessly for days to get lids boat in the water, but when he awakened Friday and found it was the thirteenth, he wouldn't go near it. J. Boyd, assistant director of the Port of Corpus Christi, said he pays no attention to the day. Lieut. Lee Miller, who is in charge of the state highway patrol for 11 counties in this section, said there were two things he absolutely refused to do, and they were to wear badge No.
18 and ride motorcycle No. 13 at the same time. "And won't do either on Friday the Thirteenth." he said. A. M.
Johnson, inspector in charge of the immigration bureau here, says that his pet superstition for Friday the Thirteenth is to avoid all people who are superstitious of Friday the Thirteenth. James A. St. Clair, inspector at the customs house, is afraid of black cats on Friday the Thirteenth, and said: one day turned around and drove nine miles to keep a black cat from crossing my path." Dewey Tom, mounted inspector of the customs house, however, told of St. Clair's weakness.
Every Friday the Thirteenth, Tom told, St. Clair hunts up a blind negro with a tin cup and gives him all of his spare change. This gives St. Clair his luck, Tom claims. D.
W. Grant had the following to say: "There are a lot of people in Corpus Christi who are depressed. If they would go back to the farm and one cow, where they unexpected could easily lead to war. An incident at Trau, in Dalmatia, an example. It seems quite silly from a distance.
On the evening of December 1 two small stone lions on the ramparts of this little JugoSlav town were mutilated, perhaps by a slightly cracked enthusiast, but quite possibly by someone "planted" from Italian sources. Such stone lions are familiar sights in almost every Adriatic town, relics of the and political ancient, commerciach was made of the incident in lily. Demonstrations were organized, there were loose threats of war. a and Mussolini made a speech in the Senate about the these lions represent. Meanwhile "demonstrations" Jugo-Slavia continue.
NOTES. French leaders believe that Herriot is the only man capable of clearing up the American debt situation and France's domestic problems. Political experiments that may be tried in the next. few months are felt only to be important of the administrative offleers of the Vatican under the Pope Bernardino Nogara, in charge of finances. The Pope himself attends investments lately given long audiences to M.
Contributions from America and elsewhere have fallen off special courts in Poland have been busy since, their establishment on February last year. No official statements have been isuued but it is known that large numbers have been hailed before the court as Opposition to the present regime is interpreted Paul cour, French Prime Minister, is a strong militarist. Some time ago he proposed complete militarization of France for both men and women in case of war. Copyright McClure Newspaper Syndi ate (Continued From Page One.) House Would Pay Members $10 Per Day Governor- Elect Miriam A Ferguson. If the opinion should be that the vacancies are not yet existent, that probably would end the controversy, and Mrs.
Ferguson would be permitted to make new selections subdect to confirmation by the senate. Governor Sterling, who will relinquish office next Tuesday, Wednesday asked the senate to confirm his reappointment of R. L. Batts of Austin, Edward M. Crane of Dallas, and Robert L.
Holliday El Paso to the University Board of Regents. Batts asked that his name be withdrawn and said the governor promised to comply with his request. Thursday Governor Sterling asked the senate to confirm his reappointment of B. F. Tisinger of Garland, C.
H. Chernosky, of Houston and Tom Garrard, of Lubbock. to four year terms on the board of education. He also sent up eight recess appointments, which probably will not lead to controversy. The governor and the board of education contend that the vacancles on that board became existent Jan.
1. and that Governor Sterling has a right to fill the vacancies. The opposite view is taken by the governor-elect. (Continued From Page One.) Small Boats Destroyed in Coast Gale Denham and tWO unnamed men aboard. The 44-foot cabin cruiser nigg*r Boy, owned by Clyde Endregad of Saticoy, was wrecked on Point Diablo of Santa Cruz island.
The three members of the crew were picked up by the state fish patrol boat Fluetin. Fire destroyed, the 70-foot sloop Pandora off Oceanside beach. Capt. John Smith, skipper, and Earl Schetma of Wilmington, were rescued. (Continued From Page One.) Friday, the 13th houses in Corpus Christi that need painting," he said, "and I would be willing to walk under a ladder at each of the houses Friday, as long 2.8 they were being painted." J.
P. McAuliffe, meteorologist at the weather bureau, said: "This superstition is all the 'bunk' but I am very careful to see that my forecast does not go wrong." Reuben Traynham, customs inspector at the Port Corpus Christi, declared he was not superstitious, but persons near the port reported was careful to pick up each pin saw and not walk he under ladders in the warehouses. Dr. R. O.
Best, dentist, and A. J. Tengler, president of the Typographical union, said they were not superstitious. William G. Blake, secretary of the Elks club, said he was an unbeliever in Friday the Thirteenth; that it was his lucky day.
Cullen W. Briggs, Justice of the peace, precinct 1, place 1, and Carl Morgan, constable of precinct 1, coincided in the belief that the more black cats they saw on Friday the Im working and Smoking hence a Milder started 20 years ago, and forget this superstitutious bunk," everything would be better off. People are afraid to work now." J. W. Priestly, assistant chief of police, declared he had no superstitious idea.
Firemen are holding their fingers crossed, afraid a may be put on them during the day, Roy Campbell, collector of customs, had a good Illustration when asked his superstition. "The other day," Mr. Campbell said, "I went into cate and asked a ress to bring 110 a cup of coffee without cream. She scratched her head and replied: I can't bring you cup of coffee without cream. can bring you a cup of coffee without milk, all right.
We have milk. but no cream." This, Mr. Campbell pointed out, "is like my 'pet' (Continued From Page One.) Hoover May Make Trip to Panama Canal topping the prize catch of his recent Florida angling expedition by more than two feet. Quietly, the Hoovers already have started to move some of their personal belongings from the executive mansion. expert packer from the army quartermaster corps has been at work for several days, crate ink some of the vast score of personal gifts accumulated by a president in office.
The 82 filing cases were brought into House offices during the president's a recent Florida fishing trip. Only a few of them have yet been filled, and some are stored in an attic. (Continued From Page One.) New Flight Is Planned By Piccard alike in all Important respects save one. Professor Auguste rides the peak of fame today while Professor Jean in one of Amerlea's army of unemployed. For eight months Jean has been jobless, He is a former professor of chemistry at the Unto versity of Chicago and at Massachusetta Institute of Technology.
More recently he has been engaged in industrial chemistry at Wilmington. He has three sons, and his wife, Jeanette, American born, Is the daughter of a Chicago surgeon, John Ridion. The greeting of these brothers momentarily eclipsed the scientific purpose of the visit. While Protessor Auguste has been flying higher than 10 miles in balloone, Professor I work hard, I usually smoke more; and when I smoke more, I usually work harder -and that's why I want a cigarette that's milder." We use in Chesterfield Cigarettes mild, ripe Domestic and Turkish tobaccos which have been aged and re-aged. These good tobaccos in Chesterfield are used in the right proportions--that's a very important matter.
These good tobaccos in Chesterfield are blended and -welded together; that, too, helps to make milder cigarette with better taste. THEY'RE MILDER THEY TASTE BETTER 9 1935, LAGGETT MYERS TOBACCO CO. PAGE Came Prepared Born a few days before Christmas, John Leslie Hilton, of New York, arrived in this world pared to do battle with his Christ. mas dinner. John was born with two lower front teeth -an extremely rare occurrence, according to obstetricians.
Here is the youngster proudly displaying his dental array. Jean has been studying the lessons of heredity, of which he and his brother are living examples. They are halves of the same personality, Jean right the stratosphere flyer so left handed that he seized a newsman's pencil and drew lines with him left hand to Illustrate his scientifia Ideas about cosmic rays. Steamship Is Reported Afire Tokyo (P)- The soviet steamer, Sakhalin, with 254 Russians aboard, wits reported afire in the Olchotsk sea, in a government wireless ago received Friday. Other Alan vessels were reported to be going to the aid of the Sakhalin.
Three Bandits Are Captured (A) An 11-mile chase by Comal county officers of the sheriffs department culminated in the capture of three alleged robbers who were identifled as having field up I tourist camp owner outskirts of Austin early Friday. One robber was shot in hip. Officers were told the men bound and robbed Julian Rankin, camp owner, and fled. The amount of loot was $350 in cash, valuable diamond ring and a watch and a pistol. Read the Caller- -Times Want- Ads.
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