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Bible Thought For Today
RULES FOR BIGHT LIVING:
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and an
ger, and clamour, and evil apcakine;
be put awny from you, with all mal
ice: and bo ye kind to one another,
even as God for Christ's sako hath
forgiven you.' Ephesians 4:31yI2.
No Excuse For France
The American people rend with
regret of tlie'Btnnd of 'France on the
submarine Question. It In hurd to
believe In the good faith of the
French government when, on the
eve of what really promised to he
R reduction of armament and a
period of peace, she announces her
Intention of providing hcrHolf witli
more war machinery, than Bhe over
had before.
The United States called the arms
conference In good faith mid in an
uwer to a world need which con
cerns France just as vitally as it
does the other nations. Tho other
powers hnvo met lu a aplrlt remark-
ablo for Its reason and good-will
No plea of hurt pride or of vague
r.c.-:6bsity .can excuso tho French
government for throwing the plans
accomplished Into ruin.
Tho French officiate havo fallen ,
into 1110 Old curopnnn weakness ol.from buvinir the rinir. He used to
tulking one thing and doing anoth
er. Franco Is not preparing for
peaco, She Is persisting in the war
idea. Those responsible for hor
policies Bhould ' fool the shnrp dln-
pleasure of the associated nations
and of the FrFench people, for the
course they. Indlcnto lends, through
multiplication of the old expense of
armament, finally to war again.
Memorial Roads Abroad
, A bill hns boon Introduced In con
gross providing that the roads In
France nucl Belgium ovor which
Atnorlcnn soldiers marched to the
frbnt shall be marked with perma
nent tablets and monuments. , Sen
ator Willis introduced tho measure
t)t the, request of tho American
Scenic and Historical Preservation
society.
' The tends to, bo marked Include
ii routo from Purls to Coblonz ns
the muln artery, tho Vordun-St. Ml-hlol-Toul-Metz
routo which leaves
the Cohlenz rend at Montfuuaon and
the Chateau - Thierry - to - Brussels
road.
Thero can bo no question of tho
present. significance for fuluro his
toric interest In tho suitable mark
ing .of these routes. The measure
will probnbly curry, as' it deserves
to. Hut however much these out
, cropplngs of flub Bcutlmcnt may be
supported, thero still remains eon
ulderuble practical memorial work to
bo donu umotig the men who march
ed over those roads to wounds and
Usability as well as glory. Until
this work Is fulthlully l.ierforme. I,
insentient tributes have second
claim. ,
A Nations Representatives
Somo ono looking for something
to worry ubttut recently hit upon
the Idea that hi any Katherlug such
us the arms conference at Wash
ington other tuitions are represent
ed by men who huve boon of their
nice us mr Duck through the gen-
erutlous as one could need to seek.
He hud been looking over the dele
gates coming uml going at tho con
ferenro and hud been impressed by
the fact thut the Jupiineso ,the Chl-
ese, the r reach unil others were it 1 1
definitely Jupuliese, or I'hluese or I
whutever It wus. AluorUu's repre-4
senlutlves, however, might he ot
Irish descent In one courerenre,
tfcoteh in another, or German, or
Honshu or Jewish.
This strikes the thoughtful reader
as ptuhupA the lust word In whut
not to worry about. In a land like
ours, men who become leaders in
iiioiigni anil action, men who are
statesmen and whom the people en
trust with tho affairs of the gov
ernment, are pretty likely to he
representative, of tho nutloji they
serve. They must, In their progress
through llfu to their responsibility.
.Ifi.vo taken t.n the muln charactor
isilcs of the natron. They must have
developed a 'certain faith In the
wintry an da loyally to It, ns well
r. mi iindorskinillug of Us pur
poses, ideals anil needs, which make
the mtyplcu of the nation and o,unl-
The ,pid Scrooges, having boon
routed out of their anti-Christmas
prejudices, are trying hurd to kcop
up their disbelief in disarmament.
It would b very Intriguing, as
the fiction writers say. If the Dis
trict of Columbia, being refused the
solf-govornmeiit it wants, Bhould
start a Sinn Fein movement.
Leuino, according to Senator Dor
tellects uncovered by the war." Lo
nlno'a lack of covering bus been ;
noticed; now where are the other ;
two bare-pated statesmen?
The moBt notable lilt of Christ
mas charity we've Tieard about 1b
that of the Freeport, (III.) tailor
wbo, after dlsanuig a fellow who
tried to hold him up, took pity on
the bandit and gave him a ?S bill.
From recent 'proceedings of tho
Dail Elroann and the Ulster parlia
ment, It 1b evident that even peace
with England will leave Ireland
enough controversial themeB to
malutuln a healthfwul Jntorest in
life.
THE OFFICE CAT
By JTJIUIJ-
THANKS!
The following contribution is from
one of our million (adv.) friends:
There was an Englishman on the
train. He would jump off every time
the train stopped and run ahead to i
the baggage car and ask if his trunk I
was all right. The baggageman fir.- I
ally got sore and said to him, "You
ought to be an elephant, instead of;
a jackass, then you would have your L
trunk in' fronf of you all the time."
I knew a man that was so stintfv
he married nn nrmlcsa woman to keen !
stop the clock at nights to keep from
wearing out the works. He would i
look over his glasses to keep them
from wearing out. .. Ho used to take
long steps when he walked to save
his shoes. When he sent his hired
than into the orchard to gather chtr
Hcs lie would koep him whistling all
the time so he couldn't cat any of the
fruit. He took his food in capsules to j
save his teeth. He lo.st his pockcthood
with twenty dollars in it. A fellow !
found it and returned it to him a week
later. He charged the fellow interest
on the money while ho had it.
I've gol a weak back.
How long havo you hud it?
A wepk buck.
When I wus cashier nt the police
station I counted the coppers us they
came in. , , , ' ; ,
' What's tlu happiest sta'l'o
,Amorican tlnion?
"Morry-Luiid." . ,
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Why can't the regular follows sit
down? ''
Because they ore the standing army.
Why does the guteman nt the rail
way station always punch u hole in
your ticket?
That's to let you through.
Tho country does not need any more
lollilrs, being tho richest nation in
the world, but it docs need a power
ful lot moie sense. 1
A farmer hitched his horse to n
tcli phone pole on Adams avenue. N
sooner hud he done so than an irate
policeman came up and ordered him
to move on. The farmer protested
'Well, what in the Sam Hill docs
that sign mean, then? 'Fine for
hitching'?"
You gotln hand it to Will llogers
Scz he: ".1 ipiit the movies with th
same wife 1 started with." Most of
'em quit their wives ' with the same
movies they started in.
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POOIt GINK.
He stood on the bridgo at midnight
And heaved a weary sigh;
He scratched his dome
And yearned for home,
Hut he hud no alibi.
XOT MUCH I)IKI'-Klti:.('.:
"Just back from the South Seas?
"I epent 10 O'oars there," sali
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Community in Which
EVERY ARTICLE
IS REDUCED "
"La -Grande's
the copro king
'Do the stylos in women's clothes
shock you since you have come!
homo'
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1 THE T AX ,-1'ltbllI.E.M.
Editor tbserver: '
I would like to add uiy mite to the
tax problem. Everyone kecnis to agree
that taxes are too higi, and revemi;
not sufficient. 1 'think the property
tax system is entirely wrong, a-ul
there is no rniedv. an loror ns we jit -
tempt to make 5rt per (bnt of the pon-1
uintion pay the taxrs'fcr the whole. I
think everyb-idy shouU.I pay taxes
from fne president of the United
States down to the smallest v,as':
earner, r.ach should pay n ccrtnn and t, will have to collect. ""All right,
proportion of every dollar be receive1. ; 'ays he, "here arc my receipts for:
I feci surf that n per cent would be '$110; you may hold out $40." .
plenty to pay all government, state,! Now this theory might not appeal to
county and city expenses. some, and if there is any better sy-s-;
It is no hardtr for a man who makes tern I would like to see it p.ti-t i-rrts
$101 to pay than it is for one wholpraotia. I
makes 100.000 to pay $.",m0. We hnvr I T'J Ireiy, j
thousands of men, both American a,iif C. L. j
foreigners, who draw good wages .! !f.ie'iw!J, ll'.ai! Ue. . i
the time and never pav a doUac t-uA ,
while the man with a little rwai viXsMv al1--.: . U-.J
cattle or sheep t,vc! m U -S ,
mvim 4i iVi'. "it, H4a uiiii am I . Svvf'JT Canyon Near
Vto !?! !.:. mi'ii Jt
l..l4'J.j;M.h. k. .
l ll.Y. IV. OI I. iH Wm
u wnild be held respoVti
Electing of the tax of bis
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If You Like The Finest In Merchandise
You Buy, and if You Want! To Save Money,
v Ther'e Nothing Better For You Than
This Clearance Sale You Save
on Every Purchase, . .
Greatest Department Store"
he should pay $3.80 and give. each one
a receipt for the 5 Percent he has paid
for taxes. The laborer would file his
jtax receipt with the county treasurer
.U IIIU UL'COUIHS WOUIU UtllUIlCU,
I think thoro should bo two kinds uf
taxation only income and sales tax
Kverything that is sold should tw; lax
cd cattle, sheep, hogr3t or any kind of
produce, renl estate, or anything e'se
For example, if a man raises pome
hay antf. wants to feed a bunch of cat tle
he pops to the cattle raiser and
buys $J,00fT worth. Instead of pay
inffintr $2,000 he will pay $l,i00 and
pive the man a tax receipt for $100.
Maybe the man would run shy of feed
and buy $100 worth of hay and $100
worth of grain to finish them off. In
stend of paying $2(H) he would pay
1M0, collecting o per cent and jrivint?
receipt for panic. Then he would sell
jthem for 1,000. The man that buy
tthem says, "Here, you owe S1T0 taxes
it .)., Jan. :!. The ivmov-!
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mwi Strict Vf IVndloton to Hound-1
,4 p purk is asked in pvtition pre-1
- e;::ei 10 the tit;- tcuicil, ;iti.U J v j
18 property owners. Happy Canyon,
the play center of the annual Round
Up celebration, was recently bad'y
wrecked when snow caved in the roof,
damaging the new dancing floor, put
in nt considerable expense.
The petitions set forth ns argu
ments for the removal of the center
o a place more remote from the cen
ter of the city, that the noise emanat
ing therefrom during the Round-Up
disturbs sleep, that the building is
highly inflammable and a fire menace.
The matter was referred to the com
mittee on streets.
The council enacted an ordinance
which provides a penalty by fine if
sidewalks are not cleared of snow
within a reasonable time limit.
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DRY AtiKXTS KX.IOIXKl)
NEW ORLEANS Jan. '2. Attor
neys representing .Mark Boasburg
Sunday obtained from Federal
Judge Foster nn Injunction restrain
ing prohibition agents from remov
ing liquor seized Saturday night in
a basement of his private residence
and ordering that the guards placed
there by prohibition agents be with
drawn. Prohibition agents said that Boas
burg admitted he had stored in his
cellar J50.000 worth of lhiuor that
he had purchased before prohibition
went into effect. When the agents
visited his residence Saturday night
he protested against their entering
Ray,lg they had no right to search
in the absence of some indication
that he had violated the Volstead
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