Use Secret Radio
in U. S. Crime War
Undreamed of Enforce
ment Results Expected.
Washington.—A nationwide ra
dio system, utilizing the mysterious
ultra high frequency waves and
dedicated to the elimination of
crime, is in the making at the De
partment of Justice.
The federal bureau of investiga
tion, under the direction of J. Bd
gar Hoover, for weeks has been
secretly operating an experimental
radio station from the roof of the
$13,000,000 Justice building here.
Police departments in 133 cities
have obtained special licenses from
the federal communications com
mission for similar experimental
plants.
Ultimately it is hoped that a mas
ter station in Washington will co
ordinate and direct the whole sys
tem. so that. In effect, the nation
will be blanketed by one police ra
dio layout capable of law enforce
ment results hitherto undreamed of.
Operating at Low Power.
The present radio plant atop the
granite and aluminum palace of
justice is operating with compar
atively low power, utilizing wave
bands In frequencies up to 40,000
kilocycles for communication with
Justice department cars traveling
in and around Washington.
The network of similar experi
mental plants elsewhere Is being
used for the same purpose of per
fecting wireless communication on
wave hands which so far have been
considered Impractical, because of
skip-distance characteristics render
ing them useless for short-range
operation.
Plans for the permanent station
here have been approved by the fine
arts commission and the communi
cations commission. It is expected
to be so costly, however, that con
gress probably will be asked to
make a special appropriation for
its erection.
Hoover hns sought advice from
several hundred police departments
concerning the project. The fed
eral manhunters are enthusiastic
over possibilities of the plan. They
point out that with such a national
system In operation, a fleeing pub
lic enemy would have no chance.
They say that roads in whole sec
tions of the nation could be blocked
off almost Instantly, If necessary,
while matters of Identification and
the like could be handled across
the country in almost the time It
takes to tell about It.
Ready to Grant Superpower.
Because of the ultra-high fre
quencies being used, the communi
cations commission will grant the
stations involved super-power, if
need be, although none of them
now is using more more than 1,500
watts in experimental work.
This relatively powerful station
Is In use now by the Boston police
department on the 30.100, 33.100,
37.100 and 40.100 wave lengths. Bos
ton also nas five portable stntlons
using the same frequencies.
Other cities holding similar ex
perimental licenses Include Alham
I New Hopi Village
I* Built on Ranch
Mesa, Okla.—A new Hopi vil
lage has been constructed here
and craftsmanship of this pic
turesque and superstitious tribe
from northern Ariaonn has been
transferred to the southland for
the first time In the history of
of Arizona.
A Hopi tribe was brought re
cently to establish new homes on
the M. W. Hlllingsley ranch, con
struct a typical Hopi village and
! ply their trnde of sllversralthing,
basketing, weaving and other
arts and crafts for which the
tribe Is fnmous.
The community U expected to
be self-supporting and has been
established here for the advance
ment of the Hopi arts.
--
bra, Calif.; Amarillo, Texas; At
lanta, Ga.; Birmingham, Ala.; Cam
bridge, Mass.; Chicago; Cincinnati;
Cleveland; Detroit; Evansville.
Ind.; Harrisburg, Pa.; Hartford,
Conn.; Jersey City, N. J.; Kansas
City, Kans.; Long Beach, Calif.
Los Angeles; Oklahoma City, Okla.;
San Diego, Calif.; Springfield, Ohio;
Wichita, Kans.; SL Louis and Salt
Lake City.
Horned Toad Is Pioneer
of County in Oklahoma
Alt us, Okla.—A horned toad is
one of the "pioneers” of Jackson
county.
R. H. Matthews first noticed the
toad 18 years ago, and it has been
on his property every summer since
that time, and he doesn’t know how
long It had been there before.
Matthews says the toad feeds on
two ant beds in his yard, and is
distinguished from others of its
species by a crippled leg. Dr. C.
G. Spear verifies the fact that the
toad is the same one Matthews first
noticed In 1917.
Each year, Matthews says, ten or
twelve of the toad’s tiny offspring
are seen with It, but they all crawl
away from "home” as they get
larger.
United States Inventors
Are Busy Despite Slump
New York.—The activities of
American Inventors seem to have
been encouraged by the depression,
for as many patents are being
granted In the United States In the
past few years as in normal times.
The Ingenuity displayed by Invent
ors, the seriousness of purpose and
the value of their Ideas Is fully up
to their high standard.
A patent Is Issued today In the
United States for every 2,.r>00 popu
lation. The average Is higher than
In any European country. This Is
explained by the natural Inven
tiveness of the average American
youth and the high monetary re
wards for successful Inventions.
Despite the depression there are
some fifty group patents In the
United States which have earned
$1,000,000 and thousands of others
which have brought Inventors lnrge
Incomes.
It now Is possible for the Invent
or In the United States to be regu
larly trained In the art of Invent
ing. The Inventors Foundation, a
philanthropic organization, has
established courses In training In
ventors In lending universities and
by correspondence. The inexperi
enced Inventor Is taught by experts
how to study the patent field and
find just where new Inventions
most are needed. Since Inventors
often are inexperienced In business
and law, the courses instruct him In
the best plan for disposing of his
patents ro that he may be assured
a fair return.
Acting Seen Cure for Mental Ills
jt
Theatrical Treatment Tried
Out by Hospital.
Baltimore.—Taking his cue from
Shnkespeare’s Immortal line, “All
the world Is but a stage," Dr. Doug
las Noble, director of mnle pa
tients, Shephard Pratt hospital
here, Is developing use of the the
ater for treatment of psychlntrlc
patients.
Working on the theory that
mental patients are usually victims
of lifelong dissatisfaction and In
ward tension. Doctor Noble believes
drnmntics gives patients opportu
SILK MOUSSELINE
Hr (hkuik Nicholas
In this quaint and lovely gown or
brown moussellne do sole with
white polka dot we read the mes
sage fashion would convey, that
dotted swtss which was the pride
and Joy of grandma's day has come
back. Helng silk and worn over a
silken slip formalizes this dainty
frock Into a dress-up gown of dls
nities to straighten out tangled
emotions.
Dortor Noble’s experiments with
the theater have shown Its bene
fits to psychiatrics are two fold:
Those participating in actual
presentation secure self-confidence
and greater social ease.
Those in the audience benefit
from tbe Identification of their own
distorted personalities with the
more normal characters and or
derly life portrayed on the stage.
Doctor Noble said:
“Within the hospital, theatrical
activity forms a vital part of our
program. Our experience has
shown that opportunities are af
forded for expression of a multi
tude of Interests; acting, music,
stage design, costume making and
the like, which when welded togeth
er, provides delightful entertain
ment for the entire group of pa
tients In which a large number of
them have some personal share.
"Fusion of groups of patients be
comes closer and Individual recog
nition is obtained, lending to self
confidence and greater social ease.”
Doctor Noble, whose work at one
of the lending mental hospitals In
the East has won world wide ac
claim. thinks dramatics could pre
vent mentnl disorders.
Contending thnt dramntlc Instruc
tion Is vital, Doctor Noble explained
the relationship between his find
ings and the general theory of
education.
“The modern concept of education
In Its preoccupation with the
growth of the total personality
emphasizes the need for the devel
opment of a vnrlety of real Inter
eRts so thnt ndequate sublimation
or maximum outlets for Inner emo
tional needs will be attained,’’ he
said.
Carves Own Tombstone
Columbus, Ohio.—Frank Sauter,
seventy - six - year - old stonecutter,
carved his own tombstone, cut his
throat and shot himself through
the head fatally In the little stone
yard he had operated for 40 years.
tinctlon. The dozens and dozens of
wee buttons down the front add a
charming touch in keeping with the
youthful spirit of this dress. The
circular-cut skirt Interprets the
very new silhouette designers are
now advocating. The freshness
which white always expresses Is
nchleved In the white tailored col
lar and white border on the capped
sleeves and the daisy boutonniere.
Showing the Country to City Children
To create a rural atmosphere for the benefit of city children, the New York park department has buil
:be “traveling barnyard” shown above. It Is tbounted on a truck and visits the various parks and pla
irounds, attracting crowd* of little ones who never before have beard a chicken cluck or felt the soft nut
af a calf.
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SEEN*-' HEARD
around tha
National Capital
H--By CARTER FIELD55SS-B
Washington.—For the third time,
in the NItA decision, the Supreme
court has tried to diagram for con
gress a pattern by which It can ac
complish the desired New Deal re
forms. Until now there has been
very little effort to meet the ideas
of the high court. But from now on
there must he.
Until now many New Dealers
have been saying privately that the
high court would change its tune.
What they really have meant is
that there would be a change in the
court within a year, and the slender
five to four conservative lead would
be wiped out.
But in the NItA decision the
court was unanimous. There has
been a very apparent drift, even
among the so-called liberals of the
court, toward the ‘ pattern" for pro
gressive legislation on which the
majority insisted in the decision
throwing out the oil code, but to
which so little attention was paid.
Also toward another diagram as to
authority revealed in the decision
on railroad pensions.
The court is very positive about
the method in which decisions must
be made by such bodies as the in
terstate commerce commission, the
NItA, the AAA, the federal trade
commission, etc.
In each case, to put it In simple
language, the body making a deci
sion must conduct a fact finding In
vestigation. It must recite the facts,
recite the powers granted It by law,
and then announce Its findings. The
last word is very important. The
Supreme court thinks a lot of it.
The main purpose behind all this
is to force congress to he very spe
cific Indeed about powers granted,
to set up limits, and to specify who
shall make the fact finding investi
gations and pronounce the ‘‘find
ings."
Follows Court’s Ideas
If all the other governmental bod
ies would study the decisions of the
I. C. C., they would discover that
the railroad regulating body has
been strictly complying with the
court’s Ideas for these many years.
As a result the number of times the
I. C. C. lias gotten its fingers burned
by a reversing court decision has
been so smnll as to be almost in
consequential.
There has been a lot of loose talk
since the decision of the court, ns to
whether the effort would be to In
validate this or thnt, and to make
rewriting this or thnt essential.
Roughly, the court pattern would
require the redrafting of most of
the New Deal legislation, but thnt
part of it is generally recognized.
Wiint Is not so generally appreciated
is thnt the New Deal agencies must
reform their methods of procedure.
They must conduct fact finding
investigations. Granted this is done,
and the story of the investigation
is told in the final decision, there
is no disposition on the part of the
high court to go behind the record
ns to the accuracy of these findings.
So it is not a question of heckling
the NItA, or the TVA, or the AAA
as to whether it has the facts cor
rectly. • '
But it must state them, it must
state the power under which it acts,
nnd must then present its findings.
To some observers this fixed pur
pose on the part of the Supreme
court may seem rather captious. But
to the court it is enormously impor
tant. The court has made rather
clear why It wants the decisions
made in this way. In the first place
it gives anyone objecting to them
a chance for lodging an effectual
protest, either by attacking the
powers under which the action is
taken, or by attacking the record of
fact finding ns revealed, or the con
clusions reached from that fact find
ing.
In short, the Supreme court for
mula gives the constitutional right
of appeal a reality, which under
the methods pursued by the NRA
and certain other New Deal agen
cies was and Is not present
Up to Soldier Lobby
What happens now on the soldier
bonus depends, absolutely, on the
soldier lobby. Col. John Thomas
Taylor, his advisers and his supe
riors in the Legion organization,will
determine, within fairly sharply ile
tint'd limits, what will be done.
If they want to. they can put
over something very close to the
so-called Harrison compromise. At
the time this compromise was first
proposed. Senator Harrison stated
that President Roosevelt would sign
it.
Whether the President would sign
it if passed now, following his
veto’s being sustained. Is sonietmug
else again. New elements enter into
it. For example, if the Harrison
plan had been accepted when pro
posed, the President might have
been aide to convince tin; conserva
tives he wants to stay with him that
otherwise he might have had not
only the bonus but Inflation forced
on him.
He can no longer make that de
fense to opponents of the bonus. So
It is entirely possible that the Pres
ident might veto the Harrison bill,
if passed now.
But—the Harrison bill could be
passed over the veto with ease.
There is no argument about the
house. That body gave far above
I
the two-thirds majority for the
Patman bill. So the whole case rests
in the senate.
Now the truth is that the appar
ent margin of eight votes, which
the President had in sustaining his
veto Id the senate, was padded
somewhat It was not a tirm mar
gin. For example, close friends ol
both Senator Pope of Idaho, and
Coolldge of Massachusetts report
that each of these senators told the
soldiers that if they could muster
enough votes to override the veto
with their votes, they would vote
for the bonus. Otherwise not. Both,
as a matter of fact, voted for the
Patman hill on its first passage.
Kicks From Home
Reports also are that Senator
Chavez of New Mexico has had
so much kicking front his state on
his vote to sustain the veto that he
would feel obliged to vote for such
a measure as the Harrison compro
mise if It were put forward, veto or
no veto.
It Is not necessary to go on with
names to substantiate the point. Ob
viously the Harrison bill would
avoid two of the points of attack
made by the President in his veto
message. In effect, It provides for
payment only of present value of
the bonus certificates, thus meeting
the President’s point that $750 In
vested now in a government bond
would produce $1,000 in 1045 when
the bonus certificates are due.
Also the Harrison compromise
has no printing press money provi
sion. These two Important differ
ences would be enough to change
senatorial approval from the 54 to
40 veto sustaining roll-call to more
than two-thirds favoring the bill.
Privately, everybody* on Capitol
Hill knows this. The only question
is whether the Legionaires want to
push their advantage now, or wheth
er they think it would be better
strategy to wnit until the eye of
election next year.
By waiting they could probably
get a little more cash for the sol
diers. By taking a little less now
they would be sure. Naturally the
representatives of the Legion are
not lonth to have something to
keep on battling for. It Justifies
their existence. Not to mention their
salaries.
True, it is generally believed that
as soon as the bonus has been
finally disposed of the Legionaires
will start working on pension leg
islation. But they do not like to
talk about that.
G. O. P. Not Jubilant
Old heads among the Republican
leaders—there are a few despite
the fact that for one reason or an
other they do not seem to loom as
possible candidates— are not as ju
bilant about the terrible Jolting the
administration has been getting
from the Supreme court, as most
published interviews would have
one believe.
There are reasons for their pes
simism—so far as G. O. P. ad
vantage from the situation Is con
cerned. One is that they know
perfectly well Franklin D. Roose
velt is a very resourceful person.
They know that within a short time
he will evolve some sort of sub
stitute program. They know that
the big propaganda machine of the
administration will do a swell job
in telling the people about its pos
sibilities. And they are not sure
that It will be demonstrated to be a
flop in time to head off Roosevelt's
re-election.
They are perfectly sure In their
own minds that no program can be
drafted to accomplish the New Deal
aims—particularly as to planned
economy, • government control of
production, etc.—which will not in
volve a drastic revision of the
Constitution. But they nre not
sure the people will be convinced of
this before election.
Their minds go back to the first
days of NRA, to all the enthusiasm
about shorter hours, raising mini
mum pay scales, eliminating child
labor, benefiting manufacturers and
other employers by checkmating the
chiselers, permitting co-operation,
and temporarily forgetting about
the anti trust laws.
Few, indeed, were the Republican
leaders in those days who dared at
tack the whole scheme, either as
unconstitutional or undesirable.
Even those who privately disap
proved the whole thing knew that
it would not only be foolish, polit
ically, but, coming from Republic
ans, might even be regarded ns rath
er unpatriotic partisanship. For
it could certainly be attacked as
tending to prevent what then
seemed to many as the only pro
posal to get the country out of the
depression from having a chance to
succeed.
Seems Strange Now
This view animated public opin
ion very generally when General
Johnson was emitting blasts in the
first blush of his enthusiasm. Which
seems strange now in view of the
chorus of approval for the Supreme
court decision.
So what the skeptics among Re
publican leaders are worried about
today is that something approach
ing that situation tuny be attained
when tiie administration starts on
its new tack.
The other angle for their pes
simism is they fear a big reaction
from the present wave of satisfac
tion over the court verdicts. They
fear that the strikes now threaten
ing, and various other conditions
that may arise, may turn public
sentiment all around within the
next six months or more.
Copyright—WNTJ Servlc*.
I
BEAR I
Australian Bear, the Koala.
Prepared by National Geographic Society.
Washington. D. C.—WNU Service.
IF AN imaginative child could
be transported from a visit to
an American toy shop to the
midst of an Australian eucalyptus
forest, and there shown for the tirst
time the Australian native bear, or
Koala, climbing among the branches
and nibbling the leaves, he would
be hard to convince that the teddy
bears he had been Inspecting had
not been brought magically to life;
for the Koala, with his round roly
poly body, short arms and pointed
nose, is the living prototype of the
jolly toy bear that helps make
Christmas morning merry in many
an American nursery.
Koalas axe found In eastern and
southeastern Australia, but do not
occur on any of the neighboring is
lands or in the western half of the
continent. They were probably
once the most common animals in
the Australian bush, but about 40
years ago a widespread epidemic
overtook them and they died by
thousands.
They also were hunted extensive
ly for the sake of their warm, thick
fur, and as a result are now ex
tinct in New South Wales. A few
hundred are still to be found in
Victoria, in carefully protected lo
calities, and a fair number remain
in Queensland. Little is known of
the nature of the disease that so
nearly exterminated them, but
study Is being given the subject,
now, with a view to preserving the
remains of this formerly numerous
species.
The koala is one of the most in
teresting of Australian animals. lie
has a thick, grayish-colored fur, a
prominent black nose, and stands
about two feet high. A good speci
men weighs about 30 pounds. He
is one of the most Inoffensive ani
mals imaginable, doing no harm or
damage to anyone or anything.
He Lives in Trees.
Essentially an arboreal and main
ly nocturnal animal, he spends Ills
time in the branches of certain
species of eucalyptus trees, where
he feeds at night upon the tender
young leaves. If approached, he
will sit and stare at the intruder
with a surprised expression, and
only if danger threatens he will
climb to the topmost branches. He
is rather inactive, especially in
summer, and often sits in the fork
of a tree, sleeping the daylight
hours away. The adult males are
fom! of perching themselves on a
dead limb at the top of a tall tree,
from which they appear to enjoy
their survey of the surrounding
landscape.
They have five toes on each foot,
and each toe is armed with a
curved, needle-sharp claw. The
toes are in groups of twos and
threes, the two claws being in the
form of a double thumb. They are
thus enabled to climb easily and
also to grasp the branches of a
tree and pull them down for the
purpose of feeding on the leaves.
Even nn Iron telegraph post offers
no obstacle to their climbing pow
ers, and they have been seen sit
ting among the wires on top of
one, although It is difficult to say
what motive took them Into such a
position. A tall flagstaff seems to
present an irresistible temptation,
and even in the windiest of days
they climb such posts to perch on
the top.
The leaves of certain kinds of
the Australian eucalyptus (gum
trees) form their staple diet, al
though occasionally they feed on
the harks of certain trees and on
sphagnum moss, perhaps as a tonic
or medicine. They never drink wa
ter in a state of nature, hut are
apparently able to obtain enough
moisture from feeding on the Juicy
gum shoots from which the com
merclal eucalyptus oil is extracted.
Make Delightful Pets.
Koalas are such quaint and at
tractive little creatures that they
are much in demand as household
pets. They are very easily tamed,
but as they grow older they are
careless of the fact that their claws
have needle-like sharpness, which
will easily penetrate the thickest
and strongest cloth.
Although when living in the bush
they take no liquid, in captivity
they quickly acquire a taste for
weak sweetened tea and starchy
foods. This depravity is the cause
of their undoing, for if given such
things in mistaken kindness they
soon begin to lose condition and in
a few months die from indigestion.
Even when fed only on eucalyptus
leaves, they are difficult to keep
alive in captivity.
Because of their unique interest
and the difficulty of keeping them
alive in confinement, and because
of their now decreased numbers,
the Victorian government strictly
forbids their capture. But, in or
der that they may be seen under
normal conditions, they are gradu
ally being established in suitable
places wThere there is an abundance
and variety of their natural foods.
It is now possible, within a two
hour run of Melbourne, with its
more than a million inhabitants, to
see the Koala in his native gum
trees, and it is hoped, through the
exercise of strict protective meas
ures, to preserve this interesting
little animal for posterity.
“Joey” Reared in Pouch.
The Koala is a marsupial, hav
ing a pouch in which the single
cub—“Joey,” in the language of the
bush—after birth in a very imma
ture state, is sheltered and fed for
some months. When about six"
inches in length, it gradually
leaves the pouch and spends its
time in its mother’s arms, not
clasped by the mother, because she
needs all her toes for hanging onto
the trees, hut clinging to her thick
fur by means of its own sharp little
claws. This is the usual position
of the young until it is big enough
to look after itself; hut if danger
threatens, necessitating active
climbing on the part of the mother,
the youngster quickly clambers
around upon her back, so as not to
hamper her movements. There it
hangs on securely while she climbs
to safety.
Koalas are, as a rule, silent, but
when frightened or annoyed will
cry very much like a child. In some
of their habits they closely resemble
human beings. A mother bear has
been seen to cuff her little one,
probably for some transgression o*
bush law, until it cried as if broken
hearted.
Contrary to what one might think,
the bears are very unsociable
among themselves. It is extremely
rare to find more than one in a
tree, unless it be a very large tree.
Even where they are fairly abun
dant they seem to prefer a solitary
lire.
A few years ago a number were
placed on an island for their bet
ter protection, and when visited
later had scattered over the whole
extent of the place, none being
closer than 200 or S00 yards Jo
another.
Cotton Seed Mea! Good
Food for Farm Animals
Washington, I>. C.—Farmers whose^
horses and mules have a healthy
appetite for cottonseed meal should
not worry about overfeeding, accord
ing to J. O. Williams, in charge of
horse investigation for the Agricul
tural department.
Williams said farmers in the
sonth or other areas where cotton
seed meal is available at low cost
now may feed more to the animals
than was thought advisable in tin
past.
Recent experimental work at the
Texas agriculture experiment sta
tion revealed no necessity for lim
iting horses to small daily qunnti
ties of cottonseed meal, provided
the meal was fed as a supplement
to pasture and pro[*er roughages.
Smart Enough
Papa—Now, Bobby, if you on!.<
had a little more spunk you woulf*
stand better in your class. Now, do
you know what spunk is?
Bobby—Yes, sir. It's the past
participle of spank.—Pathfinder
Magazine.
