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THE COLSORNE EXPRESS, COLBORNE. ONT. OCT. 3, 1957 Pleasure Cruise Smashed Graft Racket When a member of his secretarial staff came to remind him that it was time to set out for the Capitol, President of the United States Grover Cleveland, the strong man of the White House, appeared not to have It was as though he had fallen into a trance. "Mr. President, sir," the young man repeated, "it's time for you to go to the Capitol. Congress is by now already assembled." Only then did Grover Cleveland shake off his deep preoccupation. Slowly, and with uncharacteristic lack of energy, he got up. It was August and hot. He asked for ice water, drank it, and walked slowly from the room. Before him lay the ordeal of Congress in which many influential leaders in his own, the Democratic Party, were arrayed to give battle against their leader. At that time, 1884, political corruption was rife throughout the United States. Before his election as President, Grover Cleveland had served as district attorney and, later, as Mayor of Buffalo, New York State. He had made many enemies in both capacities, for, wherever he uncovered it, he attacked graft. Now the issue before Congress was the Pendleton Bill. Like a number of •other bills already passed, this measure was designed to endow a large number of men with claims on their political party with life pensions. When the bill came before Congress, President Cleveland described it as an attempt to swindle the United States Treasury. Now he was about to face the storm. But the impending battle with Congress had no part as a cause of the President's strange and gloomy mood. It had been nothing much at first, that persistent ache of the jaw. But it had become worse. When President Cleveland consulted his medical advisers he was somewhat perturbed when a number of the leading medical men in the country were called in for consultation. The aching jaw, it was now revealed to him, was a symptom of a very serious condition. "Have I cancer?" he asked, "It will be necessary, to save your life to remove your jaw," they told him. For Grover Cleveland the smashing of the corrupt pensions >ill was a matter of paramount importance. Already threatened by disloyalty in his own party, le well knew that any hint of lickness would be seized upon with heartless Unscrupulousness tor political purposes. His political enemies would put it about that he was unfit to carry out the duties of Presi-lent; physically incapable of bearing the great weight of that office's terrific responsibilities. So now, driving toward the Capitol, for the first round in the battle, the President was pondering his problems and searching for some solution of it. A great statesman--and Grover Cleveland was that -- must also be a great strategist. Returning to the White House, he surprised his staff by announcing that he proposed to take a holiday. "Mr. President! At a time like this?" one man protested. But the very announcement suggested self - confidence and directed the attention of the tountry away from any question Of presidential illness. Having let the announcement of his forthcoming holiday be made public, President Cleveland sent for his personal sur- geon, and said: "Could you remove my jaw without scarring my face? Could you operate so that nobody could detect the mutilation?" Yes, he was assured, that could be done. ' "But I would still have no jaw on that side?" he protesten. "We'll fix you up with a silver jaw," he was assured. " You will appear just as you appeared before." It's not an easy thing for a king or president to keep secret such news as this. The President could not be operated on at the White House without the whole staff getting to know about it--and from them the whole country. He could not enter a hospital for the same reason. Sooner or later the news would leak out. How then, was the terrible secret to be kept? It was the President who found the solution. "I shall take a cruise On the presidential yacht," he announced. This was a very fine vessel, the Oneida, and in due course she put to sea, ostensibly on a pleasure cruise. Only at the last minute did the surgeons slip un-annonced aboard. And only after she had sailed was the stateroom rapidly converted into an operating theatre. When, some weeks later, the President returned, it was matter of public comment how well he looked with his fresh sea tan. But those near him noticed a certain difference, though they had no clue as to the real cause. It was noted then and later that, when he spoke in public, his speech had become come-what changed. The fine voice, which had done so much to build up for him a great law practice in his earlier days, was now softly muffled. The silver jaw worked. There was no facial scar. But speech came with a certain difficulty And so, for fourteen years, this amazingly courageous man lived on, and during that long stretch he served not once, but twice as President of the United States. It was not until after his death, which occurred a few months after he completed his second term as President, that the secret pf his long sustained fortitude became known. And there also came to light a second secret. Throughout the long years during which he carried the great burden of the State upon his broad shoulders the President had never known a single day free from pain. For though the silver jaw put back the hour of fate, the terrible disease which made its removal essential at last claimed its gallant victim. It is significant of the amazing power of the human will that it was only when he felt that his task was completed, and graft was on the way out in his country's public life, that death ensued. JUDGE OF CHARACTER The school board of a backwoods country school was paying a visit to the classroom, and the teacher was showing off her pupils. "Who. signed the Magna Char-ta, Robert?" she asked one boy. "Please, ma'am, it wasn't me," he said, edging back in his seat. The teacher was about to pass on to another pupil when an old tobacco - chewing board member interrupted. "Call that boy back," he directed, "I don't like his looks. I believe he did do it." WOULD HARDLY RECOGNIZE HER - Kim Novak, shapely Hollywood star, right, models the costume she wears for a torrid cooch dance in the film biography of the late Jeanne Eagels. That's the real Jeanne Eagels, left, as she appeared in her greatest hit, "Rain." LONG WAY HOME TO CANADA--Three Canadian soldiers get a friendly farewell wave from two Egyptians at Cairo as they prepare to leave Egypt after having spent a year there with the United Nations Emergency Forces. The signpost shows how far some of the troops must travel to reach their Canadian homes. From left, the happy travelers are. Pvt. Andy Dolha, Niagara Falls; Cpl. Norm Whillans, Vancouver, and Pvt. Fred Wade, Sydney. J TABLE TALKS daiAe Andrews. With the coming of cooler weather, there's more enthusiasm about baking, and hot breads are ever welcome. This attractive coffee cake is made with pancake mix, thus saving the measuring of several ingre- MAPLE COFFEE RING ZVa cups pancake mix Vi cup sugar Vi teaspoon nutmeg 1 teaspoon cinnamon Vz cup chopped nutmeats Vi cup raisins IV2 cups milk Vi cup melted shortening 1 egg, beaten 1 teaspoon maple flavoring Heat oven to moderate (375° F.). Place pancake mix, sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, nutmeats, and raisins in bowl. Add remaining ingredients; stir until Just combined. Pour into greased Vh-quart ring mold. Bake in preheated Oven about 30 minutes. Remove from mold; drizzle with thin confectioners' sugar frost- Sour cream is popular with many cooks. This salmon salad, using that ingredient, has a subtle taste that you'll like. SALMON SURPRISE SALAD 2 (1 pound) cans salmon 1 cup chopped celery t apples, peeled and sliced 1 tablespoon butter 14 cup sour cream 2 tablespoons prepared mustard 1 tablespoon vinegar 2 teaspoons horseradish Vi teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 hard-cooked egg, finely chopped Salad greens Drain salmon and flake; add celery. For dressing saute apples in butter until soft; sieve. Add remaining ingredients except egg and greens and beat until smooth. Pour over salmon mixture and toss well. Serve on crisp greens and sprinkle top with finely chopped egg. Serves 6. In the following salad, golden chunks of pineapple and a chain of shiny green bits of pepper join hands with rosy cubes of cooked ham. Put the zip of spicy mustard and horseradish in the salad that holds them together. TANGY PINEAPPLE-HAM SALAD 2 cups (No. 2 can) pineapple chunks V/> cups cooked, diced ham M cup chopped green pepper M cup mayonnaise 2 tablespoons sweet pickle relish 1 tablespoon horseradish 1 teaspoon prepared mustard Salad greens Drain pineapple. Mound ham in centre al salad bowl. Arrange a ring of pineapple chunks around outside of ham. Place a ring of chopped, green pepper in between ham and pineapple. Chill. Combine remaining ingredients and toss salad just before I "You're not at the office now. Baby. So give with a smile!" Serves 4. If you don't like peppers, just skip this paragraph -- unless you have a dash of adventure in your culinary make-up. A friend says one of her favorite sandwiches is made of fried green pepper. She cuts a medium-sized pepper lengthwise in half, removes the seeds of course, spreads the halves gently open to make them as flat as possible and fries them a few minutes in butter, just until they are slightly soft. Put between slices of soft, buttered bread, the peppers make an unusual sandwich -- and one which has proved popular with her guests. Here is a recipe for filled sour cream cookies which are delicious and nice to make. SOUR CREAM FILLED COOKIES Vi cup butter -A cup sugar 1 egg Vi cup sour cream 1% cups flour 1 teaspoon baking powder Vs teaspoon each, soda and salt 1 teaspoon vanilla Prunes, raisins, and nuts chopped together. Cream the butter; add sugar, egg, and sour cream. Add flour that has been sifted with baking powder and salt. Dissolve soda in a little warm water and add; add vanilla. Roll and cut in rounds. Top half the rounds with the fruit-nut mixture. Place remaining rounds on top and seal with a fork around the edges. Prick with fork on top 3 Or 4 times. Bake at 350° F. until golden brown. DROPPED SUGAR COOKIES V2 cup butter 1 cup sugar Vt teaspoon vanilla Vt teaspoon salt li teaspoon soda (scant) 2 eggs, well beaten 214 cups sifted cake flour 2 teaspoons baking powder V* cup milk (more, if needed) Cream butter and sugar together and combine with vanilla, salt, soda, and eggs. Beat well. Sift flour and baking powder three times, then add alternately with milk to the first mixture, beating smooth. Drop on cookie sheet and bake about 20 minutes or until done, at 400° F. "I haven't been feeling at all well," said Hobson to a colleague. "But you're looking splendid,," said the other man. "I know. But it takes all my strength to keep up appearances." SUCH NERVE--The daredex the ground hasn't fallen ofl the horse. He's acting as a human hurdle beneath the flying hoofs of the mount during o rehearsal of the Royal Army Service Corps for a performance at Woolwich Stadium, London. The human barricade seems to be one guy who doesn't have much horse sense. The Queen And The Prince Seen Through American Eyes By TOM A. CULLEN NEA Staff Correspondent LONDON -- (NEA) -- It is as ambassadors of youth, of the New Elizabethan Age, that Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip are coming to America in October. Theirs is the young idea that gives the living lie to the notion that Britain is washed-up, a second-rate power dying of old age. "Our people, if they are aged, are the youngest aged people that have ever been seen," Sir Harold Caccia, British ambassador in Washington, told a Chicago audience recently. "This may be our second youth, but it certainly is not our second childhood." Elizabeth, too, is experiencing a second bloom. Americans will no longer recognize in her the uncertain, girlishly nervous, slightly pathetic figure, who, as Princess Elizabeth, visited the United States with her husband in 1951. She can still be gay and carefree upon occasion, but she has matured, acquired dignity, shown unexpected depth. In a word, she has become regal. As a wife, she Is obviously very much in love with her, handsome husband, whom she has made a Prince of the Realm. As a mother, she is blessed with two lovely children, in whom she takes just pride. As Queen, she reflects the inner satisfaction .of this happy home. Her American hosts will note how often Elizabeth turns to Philip whenever there is an important decision to be made. "Isn't Philip the limit?" How often these words spring to the i's lips as she tries to fol- low him in his wilder flights. Sometimes they are said with pride, sometimes ruefully, almost with despair. Yes, Philip really is the limit, as his American hosts will discover. His job while in the United States will be to sell' Britain, and this he will tackle with almost fiendish zest. Watch him as he corners an uneasy scientist at a Washington cocktail party. With the space of 15 minutes he can be expected to remind the poor American scientist that Britain discovered the atomic nucleus, penicillin, vitamins and silicones, among other things. Nor will the U.S. admirals and Air Force generals come off any better. Philip is not afraid to remind the airborne generals that many of the planes they fly are powered by Rolls-Royce engines designed in Britain, or to remind the U.S. Navy that the angled deck, mirror landing devices and steam catapults used on American aircraft carrkt-s were developed from British inventions. It is with the American captains of industry that Philip will feel most at home. The buttonholed businessman will be reminded that Britain leads the world in the export of generators, boilers, textile machinery and radioactive isotopes, shares the lead with the United States in the development of nuclear power plants. This is the new face of Britain. It is the fact of youth, as mirrored in the profiles of its Queen and of her prince-consort. How long will it last? What happens when the bloom of youth begins to fade? The greatest danger to the monarchy today, in the opinion Of most observers, lies in the uncritical adulation Of the British masses. Most Britons scoffed when some of the noble peers threatened to shoot, or to horsewhip Lord Altrincham (who eventually got a slap in the face) because he had dared to criticize the Queen. Nevertheless, there is danger of the monarchy turning into a soap opera. The uncritical adulation is seen in the British Broadcasting Company's tendency to play "God Save the Queen" upon any and all occasions. It is seen in the crowds that press their faces through the railings of Buckingham Palace, whether or not the Queen is in residence there, as though expecting that a miracle will shortly take place. The royal family's greatest need at the present time, according to their well-wishers, is for an efficient public relations set-up in place of the snobbish courtiers who now function as such. An experienced public relations officer would know how to present the royal family with dignity, at the same time making fullest use of mass communications. In this respect, he could learn lessons from President Eisenhower and his press sec- This lies behind Lord Altrin-cham's suggestion that the Queer should be surrounded by advisers from as many different backgrounds as possible. "A trulj classless and Commonwealth court," Altrincham declares "could . . . bear eloquent witness to the transformed nature of tha ■nonarchy." The Queen and her advisers will have to make up their minds soon. Time is still clearly on the Queen's side, but the sands ON ROYAL TOUR OF AFRICA - Elizabeth and Phillip ride past crowds Americans are lo get their first glimpse »i the couple sincr IPf. They're