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PAOirgvK. fhiday , ff . iw varv m , i w TOK»KNTINKIa^OTTA«<2ì52X£L2SS£2L Cottage throve Sentinel G E O R G E W A S H IN G T O N T O D A Y . 1 or • * B«takUaa«4 U M . W h ile w e a re celebrating the tw o fiR ™ {“ * * * ’ • « Y*4 ” aftsr, and P>bH»4-4 M’ .iy T iM t l hr o«ttas« Ore»» hun dred th a n n lv e re a ry o f the b irth r u ' dd'), A?*,?4*'«.?. yearg a f ,a r X°.u r D u , * .if n « o m W i.h m .in « _ « . liy y *a r lim it. T h e recorder « la te r PaklUkiw Camp ’^ i . PreeU.e. r i L t m n rf r * PY I k * h °'T * bUt W#'<XW ««•»«««»« Clk-rt S»4, Reeretery *>t»t in w a r, flre t In peace and firs t in 1945 and none m a tu rin g a fte r Slb.rt Smith — JMlter m the heart« of hl« countrym hich, It appeare to me. tibarl K.4« _ . en, th a t date. W ________________________ B a f i r . . . i . . . D ukiueilo. » I « d at CM * • m ay “ P °n w h a ‘ k ,«»d a i » doubt ae to the agroa- a » 2 w ««4 » ..« r, poeltlon he would f ill in the w orld m ent o f the tw o «tatem enta. ------------------------- today. * ou * * y . » r . E d ito r. ••The bud<«t «JA north H t»U b u tta ,,, office ________________ l i e was a gen tlem an In the fulleet '?lni nA,lA,,il * ' / u m ada on«-" m eaning o f th a t w ord. W o uld he be ¡Af ‘ “ ? d,t ? i * ” d y° Y ,5 r* chal£ a u B a t'K ir rio a mates . elected preeident In thia y e a r »M3? . |,U le i , ran < a. ( ( '• t h le >4> u m . ) 3 e . year ----- g » 00 I Thrw rnoath« »0 45 t t . » « « Ik « ._ fr l lO IO ae aaoath — >0 «0 I f he w ere the «ame k in d o f m an *a y you do not know w h e th e r there today th a t he waa In the ea rly - day« - i was . auch a report ? I “* f so, com« up hltmhtr «4 o f the republic, he would he more *n d T il show It to you. ■ailaaal E4tt.„lal Aaaoclatlea lik e ly to be elected to the state A llo w me to say In regard to the O r - f u , M iai, t e i l o r l a l A a a .x la tlo a legislature and to be placed on eev- ‘1* r'-'ul*a n e ff o r t , you are s till ntak- Or»<on N .-r ip a p -r C ai>(.r«aae e ra l Im p o rta n t com m ittees. . n d e M e d i ^ i d ^ b ^ ’e M t h a ^ t n a * h e^ k n ew *a b o u t w . ? “» , . 2 °° “ tha ,n d ot 10 y*'ar’ ' th a ‘ X«“ M OTHERS AT W ORK. A short tim e ago this w rite r be knew abo ut w a r, he would be have presented n othin g new. Just lucky today If he got to be corporal re ite ra te d p ractically m o w m ind passed a building In which a num o f a squad. you. I eay p ra c tic a lly ) the same old ber of wom en w ere a t w o rk on li e waa firs t In ----------. peace. W won- argum ents th a t I answered In m y — --------------------r . . e ----------- - --------------- w hat seemed to be a q u ilt or bed d er w h a t he would do a t the G eneva fo rm e r le tte r, Including the pre ding o f some kind. conference o f today? s u m p tio n ^ i f * “ most«, expeeta- T hia w rite r couldn't reslat - the 1 H e was firs t In the hearts of his IL?"":. Prediction» and Intentions. if tn a n j 444 w h it . b an k c re d it arias o ut o f each | Perhaps you m ay bs an employ« Idas as to w hy huardsra, fo r thou- d o lla r o f b an k dsposlts. • o f one o f these u n fo rtu n a te m a r sands of years, have been looked So, you sas, the frightened Indl- chants,' and so m ay lose your Job upon w ith oonlsm pt and loathing vldu al who takes a thousand dol- Y o u r m o ther m ay bs a widow, w ith by the general run o f rig h t (h ln k - lars out o f the banks and hides tt her Insurance monsy Invested In a lug people aw ay som ew here re a lly reduces by house whloh she rents to an «u>- • - ~ '•*' about *10,000 the am o un t o f bank ploys o f the Ind ustry th a t failed be- W age (T a lm a F ile d cred it ava ila b le to sound borrow - cause o f lack o f s u fficie n t ava ila b le F ourteen employes of Hubert Z. era In hla com m u nity. ^credit In the com m unity, and be- D rake, doing boalnemi a« the Mtsiid- Jeiui of Nazareth Spoke in N o w let's see, It we can, w hat cause this em ploys has lost his Job srd Masoning «oclety and the Mland when th a t oocurs. can no longer collect h er rent srd Bridge eom pany, hava filed suit Parable of Man Who Hid happens Muppoae a m erchant, whose assets money and so has nothing to live to collect ISMAA, alleged du«i for wages. T h e M ou ntain Timber com a re good but can't be realised upon on. Away Hit Talent. Im m ed iately, needs Ilit.iMW to tide Y o u r b ro th e r m ay be a d airy m a n pany, the Hhernian B rothers I.u m h im o ver u n til hla assets can be who In the past has sold m ilk to ber com pany and ths C ottage Grove (F resh Jaaklaa la hfrdtord B ureau have been realised on, but can't get It because the employes o f thia industry, but A d justm ent Mall Tribu«». > I f you read the newspapers much the h an k c re d it n orm a lly availab le can no longer «ell his m ilk p ro fit- nam ed In the co m p la in t as having « “ " * day*- you kno w • “ abcu‘ « * in his c om m u nity has been reduced ably because hla custom ers hava | soma claim to ths p ro p e rty upon • * “* huard “ >« money. Instead of by tha w ith d ra w a l and h ldlug of loot th e ir Juba and therefor» can't ' w hich ths men a s k a lien. keep up the Interest and paym ents : Charles F lurcky. A lfre d W u lff. ' using It fo r some good purpose; and ■onwbody's Il.tkW In cash. Because he can t get credit, th« on hla m ortgage and so loses hl« H e n ry M ille r. B a ri Jackson, IS N It m ay be th a t you th in k o f these Hooker, John G ra h a m , C. M u lv lh lll, ■u«rchant falls. H la employes are fa rm , evils as modern «vile. T h s whole disastrous tra in of Donald W itc h e r, Hoy M orris, W il throw n out o f w ork. T h e building T hey are n o t T h e y are exceed he occupied become« «uip ly. •vsnta. Involving larg e num bers of liam MacGlbbon. Charles Cochran, ingly ancient. T h e wages his employs« fo rm e rly Innocent peuple and a ffe c tin g the Ed M o rris , Jack Chestnut and John N in eteen centuries ago, as you spent and the re u t money his land fu tu ra o f ths whole com m u nity, H tsld er are the p la ln llffs m ay read In yo u r Bible, Jesus eat lord fo rm e rly spent w ith o th e r p> m ig h t easily come about b e c a u se a one day upon the M ou nt o f Olives, pia a re no longer availab le to r | few tim id and thoughtless people hearts. T h e re never has been a tible and coet not M a g and If you O n enterin g n b ath tu b a m an runs T h e wom en w ere going to spend ths IIMMI tim e« mors risk than by board b irth d ay an n iv e rs a ry observance o f w ill extend them * - enough, you and Ills disciples came to H im and spending, because they nu longer w ith d re w th e ir money fro m the day. Each one had brought any m an w ho ever lived equal to ra n pay all bunds i n five years. It's they sat about and discussed sub- » ¿ m banka and hid It, thu« reducing the ing a tra in . som ething fo r the noonday lunch. business gets worse In the em ount o f credit ava ila b le to sound — * rfe and ---- I ’ ll she th a t thia y e a r fo r ths c ou ntry’s F r c tly - easy ---------- flow you Jects th a t w are o f Interest to th em ; A «lap on th« b ack ha« caused I t was the M others' club a t w ork. firs t g re a t w a rrio r, fo r ths country's „ w ' continue as follows. If and Jesus, as H e eo fre q u e n tly did, com m u nity, and maybe o th er peo- borrowers. blindness In the on« Slapped And they w ere a happy bunch. f.rs t g re a t p e a c e m a k .r, fo r tha o » " » ™ >’ >•«•' all spoke In parables, choosing am ong pla loa< , h. i r p,ba a» « result, F ro m this Illu s tra tio n , whloh Isn't U. M. governm ent paid ftUMO fo r H app y, no doubt, because they were country , firs t president. M « r w « m o u t .n V wW ,'* r • JI tw w others the parable of the m an who | i ^ t ua p u t ,t anoih « r w a y , a t a ll o verdraw n, yon may gain an doing som ething fo r someone In " ' “ A’ ln* ton h ,d 11V* d »° " P “ «- our s tre e ti. w e c a '^ re B ro was called aw ay on a buslnasa tr ip Suppose the com m u nity has a need. H app y because they w ere all in 1 W he m ig h t have cut dow n an a lot more bonds w ith o u t adding and left his a ffa irs In the hands o f i< *d in g in d u s try a s a w m ill, or a those w ho believed In the better , cream ery o r a cannery— whose pay- O regon ch e rry tree, b ut I f he had one penny to the taxpayer's burden, his employes. things of life and enjoyed being done so. he w ou ldn 't hava ad m itte d T»«»n. I f the c ity employes w ill con- T o one o f these employes, you ro ll Is the big Item In Its prosperity w ith each other fo r a day. so m uch to his fa th e r, he would * ent «o a n o th e r cut In th e ir »alar- w ill rem em ber, he gave flvs talents, and th a t thia Industry, because T h is w rite r noted th a t every have blam ed it on the dem ocrats or " à a !“ A * to retired , ■ n t e, «k .« '» k — ---------- another tw o talents and to a th ird somebody has w ith d ra w n hla money wom an, so f a r as he knew , was one w ill lust le a r n 't , n “ m * employe» on« talen t. T h e n he w ent hl« w ay. fro m the hanks and hid It out, thus tha H oover is . tra o a d m in h j tio n . 1932 T “ ’ ' • a rn “ > » » • »»««out eat who had reared I a fam ily , who prob- n M a tth e w tells us. In thass words, reducing th« am ount o f bank credit . .. 1 u * k ' * ■ ' th * y can w o rk » ‘ «»out ‘ " X pay ably had gone through m any hard- . “ " w h a t happened d u rin g the em ploy i available, find s Itself unable to se cure the cred it It m ust have In or er's absence: d er to keep on operating, and closes .T-i I “S tra ig h tw a y he th a t received the ■ s ^ S T . s . ’K i X " w ° t . « > tu § « >nd r s w ill bid” you ¿ ¿ •T a i sort u , * " u w ?nt “ nd w ith down, th ro w in g Its employas out of - x s r s » .............................. t ? . ,ond a d l* u- » '« > « «• Iris h m a n 's them - and ,uad* ° ‘ h , r ilv a ‘ a l«n u - w o rk and stopping ths p ayroll up » fl* k b le s s in g "M a v Jy. be w ld y ? a n ' 11“ llk a »>• *»*> « * on w hich ths com m u nity depended so Inclined, but w hile younger ones p? were otherwise too busy to give h* 3 “ , m * “ w ho would . K . , th e g jy n o ____________ have vertake ye." jcelved the tw o gained o th er two. ohlefly fo r Its support. ln th a t event, as you inuat know , 1 much tim e to those who not only Ap t° ~ n d ‘t *“ “ “ b* ---------- B ut he th a t received ths one w ant A ^ A Y a«h the Mm lemg wort el («Oing nota. - — T h is a rg u m e n t I a » aX a “ d d * « < d »« «>• - r « » a » d , îh û « ^ T Z o r * ^ I m K m n t “£ n can not enjoy the pleasures o f life. f ° “ nd. th * _ ? *. P1^ ' * 4 « « ^ a * v E d i t o r i a l ------- brn w .ih o u t m a n F trn n g s n e < £ * y “ d »«• P ^ e d t h . . a m . seems to be “p •K«, urwn, niuh.M| pulKuail •D ra ra c ctlea liv ” ,^ —i H I D his lord's money." ) tnt» p ayroll to r an im p o rta n t p art tic a lly " concluded. o f th s lr business w ill s u ffer, and cd to keep them fro m actual suf- bln« la te r * ? * “ he p aCad Bt Inasm uch a M r. K em does not not dls- d ia - 1 in the course o f tim e, the em ploy- ihs w e a k e r ones w ill go under, thus I D ie tail* «taille Lnhen putet d*«i Uw fering, these m o th e r, o f another «>• h<,ad of t he ^ w re p u b lic and ws k n o w 'o f^ M b etter^ a b ie r^ o r and called his am- th ro w in g th e ir employes out o f j day were s till on the job perfo rm - V n doubtedly W ashington would *«■4 M • lewh et ik« Ixigw. laetaiily. I« in c w wh se e m e d to to them th e m to to be be th th e eir ir h a v e Ioom ed la r « * 10 » k a t * v .r gen- more w illin g d is p u ta n t we presum e PIo>'ea lnto conference fo r an ao- w o rk and adding s till fu rth e r to ths ing h a at t seemed it la ad m itte d th a t bonds can be re- counting, and to ths tw o who had distress o f ths com m unity. « pattarteli ika humee hand <animi peaadJy eration he lived. duty. deemed In ten years to our fig u re kept th e ir courage and hadn’t been •the«« N o peans are lik e ly to be sung fo r of a w eek ago (no t the o rig in a l er- a fra id to ris k in o rd sr to g ain hs There's alm ost as much pleasure roneous fig u re o f $94.000) w ith o u t s a id 'h e a rtily : these women o f the M others' club. T h e y do not expect any. B u t these in giving aw ay som ething you don't u a n n u a llY «>*n "W e ll don«, good and fa ith fu l ser- I °a s m J 3 i m M r K e m 'T n fe r. th a t Va“ ' ; thoU h“ ‘ h * * “ , a ‘ « lfu l ovar w om en past the m eridian o f life w a n t as there is in g ettin g some thi» w rite r did no^ know w h i t w i l a ,a w ‘A11“**'.. 1 wUl •»» « » •• ° * ar w ho are still g ivin g fo r the love of thin g you do w ant. th e ir fello w creatures are the w arp done by the budget com m ittee o f nianY things. A 'é J Ice tie mwiunf |U M ef u>an|< tue«, N ow her« does the Btble re fe r to w hich he wa» ch a irm a n . I t should and w oof of o u r n ation al life , they T h a t Is to eay, the courageous are the b u lw a rk o f a great nation. the Iris h , although w a k in g the dead be stated th a t the statem en t o f °nes w ere rew arded, eh rt can tai« ih* pli«« t l the « l« u te T h e ir praises should be sung In seems to have been practiced. bonded indebtedness was m ade by B u t to the employe who loet his I had a very bad leg, caused by the recorder, not by the budget nerve and was a fra id to do any- varicosa vaina. T h e doctors said storied song. true fuma «aliMlor? Th« wU ■ lathunaj Even the ra ilro a d companies era com m ittee, and the rep ort to w hich th in g a t a ll and so w ent out craven- the o nly th in g was an operation. I M r. K em refers so states In the last "iquMMf " e eul al deM-medwn I w u m I iu U helping to advertise prohibition. A ll ly and hid his money In the ground. used several bottles o f E m s ra ld Oil ARO CXD TH E CORNER. paragraph thereof. T h e S en tin el i »u _ i along the rig hts-of-w ay are signs agrees w ith M r. K em th a t It would «>• • “ P1“ * ' * •*«<» a n g rily •conemy <tam«adt madam lahar Mring D u rin g the past tw o weeks there and m y leg is now w all. And has T * » 0 “ w icked and slothfu l ser- been w ell fo r several m onths. has been a re m a rk a b le change In reading som ething lik e this: “Fo- be b etter if this statem ent o f bond- I d u n kville ons m ile— w ater." ed Indebtedness w ere ae o f the ap- cant . . . thou oughtest to have put have lived In this tow n fo r over ! sentim ent as to the depression. proaching J a n u a ry 1. m y money to the bankers, and a t m y fo rty years and am w ell-know n." eoiraaUa«« la*« E v e ryw h e re one hears the expres Somehow o r o th er ths m an who T he discrepancy w hich M r. K e m com ing I should have received back > M « I> 1 > r « . d . . I . i h i . a T h e m an who w rite s this U N sion th a t times are s ligh tly better. consumes a h a lf dozen cigars a day finds In the recorder’s figures Is m ine own Interest. T a k a ye aw ay S O L IC IT E D Is tts r o f appreciation t ^ l «MMMSA IMI W e ’re around the corner and part can q u it sm oking and s till not seem easily explained. H is figures pub therefore the tale n t fro m him . and Is M r. W illia m R earlo , 203 South D I N U O I COM M UTI w a y dow n the next block, w ith to lay up any mors money than be lished in conjunction w ith the bud give It unto h im th a t h ath the ten R a y S treet, N e w Castls. Pa. get com m ittee's report showed only m any blocks ahead o f us. ( it e r a le i i i r i G fore. the fin a l m a tu rity date of the last i ta !iJ’ W',_ A bottle of E m e ra ld O il th a t lasts Stores rep o rt th a t the old-style bond of each series. H is rep ort as ; T h ® hoarder, you see. was looked fo r a t least tw o weeks w ith gener curren cy Is com ing into circulation. A wom an can love you w ith all of Decem ber 31 showed both the upon 19 centuries ago muoh as be N one o f th a t has been seen fo r a the a rd o r o f a burning passion—and fin a l m a tu rity date and the date at Is looked upon today. T h a t Is. he ous d a lly use coets only 86c a t Cot- tags O ro vs P h arm acy. E v e n In ' iin ls R a n S i a l e « P o w e r C o m p a n y long tim e, w hich probably means still have cold fe e t w hich paym ents would s ta rt on eras regarded as an enem y of sound tlmee lik e these, th a t Is c e rta in ly th a t any being used now has come each Issue. C o n tra ry to M r. Kern's buslncw cheaper than a crippled leg! out o f hiding. statem ent, the recorder's Decem ber 1 w h v i« th« K O I “I’R A C T IC A IA Y " D O N E . E m e ra ld O il eases your pain, be 31 report shows bonds exp irin g a f- i lh e h o a r d a r ’» « ‘•y re- Stores rep o rt gold being s p e n t Cottage Grovs, Jan. 14.— iT o ths te r 1946, but in 1950, according to «a rd ®d * • a«> enem y o f sound bust- --------------------------------------------_________ gins to heal the sores, ths vary seo- i , G old has been out o f general . . circu- E d ito r.)— Inasm uch, M r. E d ito r, as the recorder's books, there should n' M • I 'a t • lf » • can answ er ond you app ly IL T h e worss your latio n longer than the oid-styie cur- you refuse to confine yo u r arg u- be but *1.500 rem ainin g o f all pre«- «»**« question. case -w lth broken veins, ulcers and rency. I t c e rta in ly is welcomed back m en t to y o u r firs t e d ito ria l state ent outstanding issues. T h e m odern cash equ ivalen t o f open sore»— the m ore E m e ra ld OH am ong us. m ent and persistently continua to ----------------------- i the ancien t ta le n t o f silver, re fe rre d seen» to help. Dealers in automobiles, radios and present supposed facts and figures W isconsin has turned fro m cereal to In the parable. Is about »1.000. In Just follow directions and Y O U th a t have no relation to the m a tte r articles th a t are not fre e ly bought * Z g g * g jL « L P g g g ^ k--d , l r yte <- m odern practice, about tsn dollars A R E B U R E T O B E H E T -P E P <7) under discussion. I shall, w ith d u rin g a depression re p o rt th a t b rief review , te rm in a te m y p a rt of m an y are m a k in g inquiries th a t the argum ent. T h ere is no p ro fit in show they are g ettin g ready to buy rethreshing old straw , it only tends ju s t as soon as prosperity makes a to confuse the reader and 1 am be few more m otions in our direction. ginning to have some sym pathy for Some a re buying now. him , even i f you h a v e n 't You say, “T h e Sentinel certa in ly Autom obile and rad io dealers are g e ttin g ready fo r big business at assumed too much when It prices th a t are tw o-thirds o r a h a lf th a t M r. K e m would be convinced figures th a t cannot be contro of those th a t p revailed before the by verted except by a presum ption depression. th a t the c ity ’s a b ility to pay its Confidence in fin a n c ia l in s titu - debts Is going to increase.'* d i c tions is re tu rn in g . B anks rep o rt crease” was the w ord used by T he th a t g radu ally m oney th a t has been Sentinel.) In h id ing in safety deposit vaults ■ k»r - E d ito r, T h e Sentinel and elsewhere is being placed on “ °lh in g o f the kin d . W h a t the deposit and w ill again be available A*“1 A* fo r conducting the business o f the j ^ ^ p h o f m y ^ t ie ^ te n * T BEEN HERE ALWAY U fo d e r ii w o r k s in ilio jk , Itilc lie n How One Man Avoided An Operation for Varicose Veins country. £jje Sentinel's calculations are T h e e ffo rt being m ade to reestab- correct and s u fficie n t space w ill be llsh the H ib e rn ia b an k in P o rtla n d given in o ur n ext issue to convince is havin g a splendid e ffe c t on fi even M r. K em ." T h e th in g the S entinel was so n an cial conditions. F a ilu re o f this b a n k was the m ost severe blow sock sure of was th a t JÎH.000 is all d „ :t tc. R ,,u n ,p tio a of bual- J“ ™ ness by this old bank would be a g re a t fac to r In b rin g in g m oney back in to circulation. W holesale and re ta il stocks are the lowest they have been In a long period o f years. In general they are h a lf to a fo u rth o f w h a t they were fiv e years ago. D ealers are unable to supply any unusual o r ex tra o r d in a ry dem and. In fact, they are short on m any things in common use. A purchase means th a t an item has to be m an ufactu red , w hich means th a t any s ta rt o f buying means more men put to w ork, and m ore men put to w o rk paeans g re a t e r purchasing power fo r them . I t w ill not ta k e business long, once it gets a s ta rt, to get under a mo m en tu m th a t w ill b ring back a prosperity s im ila r to o r g re a te r than th a t o f a fe w years ago. Box L e tte r Files. T h e Sentinel. Radio Ray Has This to Say: H O W D Y F O L K S —A g irl out in o ur neighborhood is so ab sent m inded th a t she w ill w a lk to the postoffice to m ail a le tte r she h asn 't even w r it ten. • • • M ost g irls w a n t to m a rry a t h r ift y m an, b ut fe w w a n t to be engaged to one. • • • T H R IF T Y M E N AND W O M E N A R E B U Y IN G O U R R A D IO S . A R E A L R A D IO AT A REAL P R IC E . • • • Sign on a 1912 Ford. IN T H E H E A P B Y E A N D BYE. • • • A n old Baying Is th a t you can’t get blood o ut o f a tu r nip. Also a certain p a rty told us th a t you can’t even get a good g rade o f hootch out o f them . • • • T h e re Is one th in g you can say fo r these rad io serials. T h e y c e rta in ly get the cast excited. ¿nt*" S^»^6 lt> and i lgures presented to prive this, n ot only fa ile d to do so out added »la.iXW to the *94,000, and now, M r. E d ito r, you chide me be- cause 1 w on’t see th a t *112,000 Is ? ° ,m ore th a n *94,000, and then try to let you rself out o f it by saying th a t you can t help it if I w on't it. Sorry, old frie n d , to disappoint you, but I'm too stubborn, I ju st won t see i t —even w ith glasses as optim istic as those you wear. You chide me fo r n ot quoting you correctly In p aym ent ot the bonds and 1 stand corrected and apolo gize. You did say, " P ra c tic a lly all Bonds would be redeemed." H o w ever, you w ili rem em b er th a t when you denied m a k in g y o u r e d ito ria l statem en t I d id quote you correctly and you a d m itte d IL In m y la te r references, how ever, I did leave out p ractically" and fo r these reasons. I irst, I w anted to save as m uch o f you r valuable space as possible. Second, the term "p ra c tica lly " In common usage, and as o utlin ed by the d iction ary, m ean« n ext to noth ing, and, when used in com paring tw o things, it means there Is so little d iffe re n c e it is not w o rth y o f notice. A n d, in com paring values again there is so little d ifference it is h ard ly observable and. It cer tain ly doesn't m ean in tnis Instance th a t it gives you a m a rg in o f ,112r 000 to w ander around In w hile try ing to save y o u r bacon. L e t me see if I can m ake the lnsignlflcence o f "p ra c tica lly " a little more clear to you r dulled vision. I know th a t it la so very in fin te s tim a l th a t it is d iffic u lt to see. So, le t me illus tra te. I f i t w as a bole, com pared w ith a tw o foo t hole, i t would be about the size o f a period. I m ake this com parison fo r tw o reasons. F irs t, so you m ay com prehend how little is its Im portance. Second, so you m ay cease try in g to c ra w l through it to escape the b reak o f you r ed ito rial statem en t because, I f you don't stop It, you w o n 't have enough epiderm is le ft on yo u r anatom y to m a k e fo o t pads for a fo u r-m in u te old tum ble hug N o w as to the b u d g e t O n fu rth e r investigation, I fin d th a t you are correct, in th a t the budget rep o rt is of one date and the recorder's of another. H o w ev e r, i t does not de tra c t fro m the Im p ortan ce o r olg- niflcence o f m y criticism . T h e date o f the budget la o f N o vem ber 2, 1931, and gives total indebtedness o f the c ity a t th a t tim e as a base upon w hich to f ix the tax levy fo r 1932 when, I th in k , It should have stated the a m o u n t as o f D ecem ber 31, 1931. T h e n it would have g lv- < n the tru e status o f ths Indebted ness a t the beginning o f the year, agreed w ith the recorder's la te r re port o f th a t date, and confused no one. T he recorder c e rta in ly knew a t the tim e o f the budget's m ake up, th a t there would be a *4,600 re duction o f indebtedness by the end of the year and, It seems to me, he should have so stated. So, M r. E d i tor, I must contend th a t, when con sidered In the lig h t o f ths purpose fo r which the budget was m ade up, the tw o statem ents do not agree on the date w hich Is the base of tax a tion. Both o f them are not c o rre c t T h ere are also o th e r discrepancies In these reports w hich perhaps you can explain. T h a budget rep ort shows th a t th e re are (66,000 o f bonds that do not maturo till I960, Written fo r Smokers who want Hard-pan Facts ¥ rOU’VE seen it in Movies. . . on bill-boards. . . in newspapers . . . and you’ve heard it over the radio. The famous slogan,"They Satisfy.” It means Chesterfields click.. . give smokers what they want. 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