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HIE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON
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BLCZZOII DAY
Faire pledges of a fruitful tree '
Why do yee fall so fast? ; , . . .
Your date is not so past ,
But you may stay here yet awhile :
To blush and gently smile j
; A And go at last. ' . '
.--Herrick. ;?
Blossom day has become an institution for Salem and the
flowering land of which this capital eity is the commercial
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center. - ;: .- :
The institution of blossom day goes back to 1919. Today
13 the fifth blossom day I '
And there is every indication that it will be the greatest
in number of visitors, as it will surely be in the sights of flore
seent nature that will unfold themselves to the vision of the
many thousands of visitors who will thread the paved highways
and the beauty embowered byways - 1 .
- - .With "flowers worthy of Paradise" covering the high hills
and the vales between .
For the institution has made a larger appeal each year from
the first. Itvvas a happy inspiration. The author of it is
worthy of a" monument perennially bedecked with bloom such
3 may be gathered only in this favored section , ,
With the-flowers that are the alphabet of the Angels where
with they write on hills and fields eternal truths. '.
V When spring unlocks the flowers to paint the laughing
soil,'" there is ushered in here in the Salem district a time-of
gloriqus beauty that is entrancing a constantly growing number
of worth while people froman annually widening circle
- So blossom day has come to be a splendid advertising
feature of -high and increasing-value; though in its inception
it-was. intended to appeal merely to the esthetic taste and the
love" xf beauty which are the worthy attributes of cultured and
eveii "civilized' men and. 'women
i - For beauty is an aiset. -There is value in good looks. Salem
hc!3 the setting" for. the; most beautiful city in the world. She
1 li the riht to be the most beautiful of cities. -Nature has en
dowed her with the possibilities of growing into such a para
mount place in the estimation of the best judges with nothing
lacking ; with the background, of the Cascades and the Coast
Han8 with their 'snow clad and verdure covered sentinels;
Tith their foothills sloping gently down" to, the valleys; with
streams and level spaces and elevated, points in the right pro
portions; and with . soil and sunshine and showers capable of
f reducing floresceat and verdant and variegated '-beauties.; of
growth beyond compare. . - " ' ,
When Salem comes; into ' her'rightful kingdom as the most
I e autif ul of all cities' her beauty will, be worth several kings
ri-soins. -i Her : very streams,1 things; .of . small . moment inthe
realm' of attractive, nature in, the early stages of the city's
growth, are potentially' worth-millions in the scheme of building
the most' beautiful of cities. '-"-"T; ' :
' Ahd, then, the country, surrounding but . there will be no
city and no countryin the end ; it will be all city and all country,
ia the distinctions of, beauty,. and the casual visitor will not
InoW where the country begins and the city. ends.. The paved
r.-te highways and -the 'pTe'd;cbunty;.market ';rpTriU be
.r.:rreiy. the extensions f the city, streets, all t bound '.together
' ia beauty of blossom and bush and. tree and vine. ? -;
The beginnings of the nature picture hinted at above -in
weak words that can convey to the mind only a suggestion lot
tlia accomplished whole will be before our thousands of visitors
today,- They are thrice "welcome, and they are invited to come
r ain and again each year to see the development of the glorious
p icture that will grow nearer' to completion with each succeed
irij visit, and Uiat will never be entirely finished-;
. For the most beautiful city in the most beautiful country
rn earth wUl grow more and more-beautiful constantly, to the
c:.J ol time.;-; ., ; ..".-...- . " ' . " '' '
THE CAES OF. WIIEELEU
There Is no. reason why United
States senators should not be tno
Ject to erery, law in the country.
Esnator Wheeler has been cavort
1Z around like a bull in a china
Ehcp. He made so much noise In
V.'ashinstoh that it was suspected
ti.it he was hollering lor a pur
T0"3 largely to dirert attention.
Z ix9 enough; he was. He has now
been Indicted In Montana. Wheele
Is yery Indignant and insists tha:
ta la beins persecuted.. In olher
wcrij, he objects to a dose of his
a medicine. "Wheeler is a chear
..ata and nerer bad any business
Jr.. the senate In the first place.
V. :. :terer he has done regard ins
;;I.a double standard- of conduct
w!l r-jw be brought out and he
. : have "to face; it.;;' ; ,'t ' ;
It i3 hard to understand the
.uom efforts made to shield
l.f i. ETery time a senator or
cc .-ressman is accused the others
rv.-h to his defense. It cannot be.
ccr ;radeship; it . must be mutual
f:
in
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;
r,' Langley. a republican, wai
.ted and his defense was seen
use he was a manipulator of
Mrork barrel." Now, Wheeler
j las been doing his best to de
7 the republicans in congress,.
' defended by those same
.V.Icass. : It lends suspicion to
: ir.ilauatloa that there 13 more
; leiaess . there . than '. ' are
3 cf. , We are not concerned
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cr
t the guilt or, Innocence of
I:r. It may ta a frane-up,
1'.: j rrar.I j ir!;s are net glTen
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J. I BRADY
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All INSTITUTION
their attack upon me," declared
Senator Wheeler in his emotional
protestation of innocence. In- a
choking Tolce he declared "they
hare tried to Injure my wife and
my babies." ;; . .
That is a shifty lawyer's appeal
to sympathy and sentiment. , . .
The circumstance that Senator
Wheeler has a wife and babies has
no bearing upon his guilt' or his
innocence, and he is the last man
in America to make that appeal
consistently, for be has been ruth
less in his attacks on others- and
has not shown the slightest con
sideration for .' their , wies end
babies. - 1 .' ' : .
PRSYES'G - UPON EACH OTHER
The whole world Is busy preying
upon some( other order. of creation.
Every Insect preys upon some oth
er Insect, land man, the biggest
brute of them - all, preys upon all
of them. The hand of man wields
for destruction the whole brood of.
the animal creation. The horse,
the cow, the sheep and the goat
we Impress Into slaYery, and the
moment that they are not profit
able we take their lives. , We
bring in some insects in the hope
that it will prey upon some- other
insects, and' then, without "a mo
ment's hesitation, we enact laws
to destroy this first insect.; Per
haps the 1 whole world would be
overrun with Insects If this was
not the case. At any rate we must
hope that it Is all for the best. -
Aa observer, need not be a sci
entist to note how warfare anions
insects restricts their numbers and
human beings; to populate
; i l r.;r I: :z:"-7 tha cih;:
wise would be possible.' The task
of science is to seek but the, insect
most deadly to other . insect pests
and set the stage for a battle. This
course now . is being adopted to
ward the boll wevil, which per
sistently has . destroyed : cotton
fields In the south, the insect se
lected as executioner, . being the
cotton leaf, wprml; ; j ;
. The Insect world Is subjected to
serere natural laws. They have
a few days of sunshine and man
that are arduous-and stormy. As
Darwin demonstrated, the compe
tition among individuals and kinds
of insects for space in Its habitat,
for its share of sufficient food
and leisure and opportunity to pro
duce offspring is as strong as !n
the higher animals. '
Wasps, bees, spiders. ' ants and
flies all are engaged In a struggle
for food, ' comfort, position and
power.- The golden butterfly or
the azure beetle, which look so
beautiful and peaceful, experience
the same trials and tribulations
which come into the lives of ants
and bees. - -These adverse . forces
mold their characters, guide their
habits and lead to changes In their
species ' and . general characteris
tics, i Meanwhile man labors faith-,
fully and hopelessly in his war to
exterminate them all.-
THE IXCOMB TAX 1AW
'.There Is an Income tax set-back
to be taken to the. supreme court
at once. If the "law is further de
fective it is very easy to remedy.
The temper of the people of Ore
gon is being aroused and they are
demanding that the politicians quit
tampering. No one can even con
tend that the income tax law is
perfect. In fact It was hardly re
cognized by its friends. It might
be better for the whole conglom
erate mass to ;e wiped out , and
let the people initiate a concise,
clear income tax ; law. " 'It' is not
safe to trust this to the' legislature
where men ' vote for emasculated
laws and then oppose them after
'.hey pass. An initiated Income tax
law can be written right, and Im
pious hands cannot tear it to
pieces. ; ; :- r.;; y t .
Oregon has voted for an Income
tax law which means that Oregon
s in favor of It. Right here the
Oregon Statesman desires to enter
a protest. Enemies of the law are
making themselves also enemies of
Oregon.- They- are insisting that
it is running the state when half
of the; states are trying to be
ruined in the same' way. ' It Is
time to demand ' that tne citizens
of Oregon who " art not going tot
be patriotic" and J loyal . would be
pointed "out as enemies of the state
for they are. "There Is too much
trifling . with" :the public welfare,
too .much disposition In the spe
cial interests to stir up trouble and
keep .the people -discontentd.
SPIKE THE! GUNS ;
neat a piece of political
As
adroitness to be seen at the pres
ent moment was when President
Coolidge Bent a center shot into
the wreckers of . the senate, polite?
ljr but firmly calling their atten
tion to the fact that they had gone
outside 'the law td ' hire Heney a
known disturber and muck-raker.
The tetter was couched In. the most.
polite language, but written - In
such a way that not a word could
be misunderstood.-- ;! '
The dispatches say that Senator
Walsh was very angry. He had
spoiled in one minute the work
of the whole session. Walsh has
been working all this session - to
discredit the party and he had his
fellow senators buffaloed. Walsh
wasn't smart enough, to see , that
a shrewd, .canny president waited
until the psychological moment
and. then struck a blow that put
hint out of. business. .There is .no
use talking, that man Coolidge Is
showing himself , a . wonder. . .
3TO ISSUE IXVOLVED
; There Is absolutely no Issue In
volved ; In ' the senatorial contest,
and It Is pretty hard to get up in
terest without an issue. There are
just two ways to win any contest
one Is an . issue, and the other
Is organization. t -i-' 'yj--,
Organization Is a commonly de
nominated machine, and 1 every
politician is accused of building
one up. A machine is not a pre try
name, and it Is given In derision.
Organization is a cemen ting i to
gether; of one's friends In a .way
that 'they will act In harmony and
thu3 dominate the situation.
MUST BE AlKT
; It is true that evil Influences
are working. It Is not true that
they are predomlnayng. , It Is
true, that there are more Influ
ences working for the uplifting
of . humanity than ever' before
known in the history of the world.
This Is no time for despair. This
Is a time, for men. of courage and
capability to re-resolve and 1 re
dedlcate themselves to the work of
uplifting humanity. " It is a time
to .t? "e!ert -It 13 a t!"? to' be
1 T
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NOT ACTIXfl RIGHT
James Oouzens was a great suc
cess when he was with Henry Ford.
He did very well. as a commission
er and mayor of Detroit. He was
appointed senator and expected to
be a great national figure at onto,
but he was not a big enough man
for the place.-; He couldn't meas
ure up 4o the- national standard.
Couzens has been rattling around
in the senatorial seat ever since
he has been' there trying his best
to make a big showing, but falling
every time. His latest effort was
to employ a professional muck
raking agitator to do his work for
him, but he, did not count on the
keen eye of President Coolidge.
The senate Is going to talk it out
and the chances are that It will
take alt summer.
Cap'n Zyb
IXKP THE'lOOP
i- You've all made "scooter" air
ships from paper. Sure V But can
yon make them circle," whirl, or
loop the loop? .'
First fold a piece of paper into
an airship (see diagram.) Now the
aAlRAUlDA,
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NOTE: TWO
FUR5'
FOR -
WHIRLING
looping" trick lies in bending up
the outer corners of both wings so
as to form two flaps. You'll have
to experiment a bit to determine
where to make these folds. '
In trying this craft give it a
good stiff throw, nosing it toward
the floor slightly. It the flaps
were bent right your airship will
perform a graceful loop, turning
cofpletely-over and righting Itself
again. ' - " !
To make your "scooter! .circle
only,- just bend up ohe flab, and
leave the wther wing straight.'- Or
yon can bend the two flaps In op
posite directions, which -will 'make
the little craft Whirl. 3 ; Cv ' 1 .
. r .. - - " CAPN ZYB. " .
EDITORIALS
OF THE
PEOPLE
Frank T. Wrightraan, Candidate
' ' for County J udge. ; I
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Editor. Statesman; . . . .. , 1 .
:; ,When a man is a candidate for
a " position of trust his biography
becomes a matter of Interest to
the public. Especially Is this true
when such office is as Important
as that of county judge. '.
-Frank T. Wrightman was raised
on a little farm near Sublimity,
in the eastern part of Marion coun
ty. At the age of 12 he lost his
father, and with his widowed
mother and younger brother ran
the farm until he reached ' man
hood. He received his education
at the public schools and - home,
study. In 1888. when T- H. Croi
san was elected sheriff of . Marion
county he selected Frank . T.
Wrightman as his , first ' deputy,
which place he held during the
four years Mr.'Croisan was sheriff.
Mr. Wrightman afterwards served
as 'first deputy under the adminis
tration of John Knight as sheriff,
during which timer he .entered the
law school Of ' Willamette uni
versity, "studying "nights after his
day's duties were over. ' In 1896
he was ' elected sherlf r of Marion
county and served' one term, . but
refused to become a candidate for
a second term. In 1898 he gradu
ated in law and wasi admitted" by
the supreme court of Oregon as an
attorney. He was in the same
class with Judge W.. M "Bushey
and was selected o deliver the
class oration upon graduation. He
practiced law" in partnership with
J.'N. Brown and Jefferson Myers
for about four years, when" he was
appointed by Secretary of State F.
I. Dunbar to take charge of the
corporation department of . the
state of Oregon. He served under
Mr.: Dunbar for four yeats' and af
terwards served in the same capac
ity under Frank Benson, secretary
of state. He has since that time
served the county in auditing the
records and affairs - of Marion
county for several years and filled
the office of deputy sheriff In the
tax department. He Is familiar
with the books and records of
Marion county and has ' made ; a
study of county affairs during this
service and has a wide, knowledge
of the economic needs and con
ditions of-the county. He Is a
man of equable mind, and through
the- teachings of a wonderful mo
er has fought for the' esteem and
confidence he' now holds with
the who have known him froml
tayuool days, lie has a sizcerUy
cf r-?r": 'tv'at hclf..3
tlon of his friends. He is a re
publican In politics and with him
patriotism and love ; of American
principles stands first. His slogan
is strict economy on business lines,
with fair treatment, lower taxes
and enforcement of law.
Perhaps no other man in Marlon
county is better qualified " by ex
perience j and personal knowledge
of the county and its affairs to
give the people a satisfactory ad
ministration in that office, and
while not a steady practitioner,
Mr. Wrightman Is a lawyer, and
no man who is not a lawyer pos
sesses all the qualifications for
county judge. : The probate busi
ness alone requires the attention
of a man qualified to pass upon
the legal questions continuously
arising in the settlement of estates
and in this every citizen Is deeply
interested. The county, court has
jurisdiction over criminal eases,
the judge being a committing mag
istrate and having authority to im
pose fines and Jail sentences. He
Is in full control of Juvenile of
fences and his., office at all times
Is circumscribed by legal limita
tions that demand a good working
knowledge of the law. .
It may be urged without fear of
contradiction that-in. none of the
many capacities In which Mr.
Wrightman has served the people
has he ever been accused of any
thing dishonorable. T
W. II. HOBSOX.
Stayton, Or., April 10, 1924.
(Mr. Hobson is one of the old
est and most substantial residents
of the Stayton section. He has
served Marion county in the Ore
gon state senate.)
The love of money fs also the
root. of all family trees.
CHICHESTER S PILLS
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SCLD BY CRUCGISTS EVFmmf
INTEREST IN RELIGION IS NOT DECLINING
(Copyright 1924 San Jose Mercury) ' 1
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IN THESE days there is much complaint by religious people
that the world is rapidly becoming infidel, or agnostic, and
for this reason- it is declared, people do ibt - attend church:
Whatever the cause of this non-attendance the great problem
of the church today is, how to make the gospel -of Christ attrac
tive and appealing to the average man or woman so as to fill
its empty pews. Now as always, immortality and the life after
death and, what if any effect our beliefs, ideals and conduct
may have upon our destiny in "that undiscovered country from
whose bourne no traveler returns" ought to-be subjects that
would command the greatest consideration from everyone who
thinks. : ; "
Notwithstanding this poor church attendance, if we are to
believe the statements gt those best qualified to speak, in the
English-speaking world at least there is no lack of interest in
these vgreat questions and in religion generally. A questionnaire,
reoiently issued in England, has unexpectedly shown that reli
gious books stand next to fiction in favor with the reading pub
lic, while in this country the Western Christian -Advocate
declares that 'American that American publishers, with their
fingers on the public pulse are vying with each other in bringing
out religious literature, and church news sometimes runs scan
dal off the front page of the newspapers.','' "The world is
showing an eagerness and a lunger for spiritual truth that have
not been manifested in a long period of time. Books on religion
are being demanded on a "scale never before recorded."
Calling attention to the facts which it recites, showing the
great public ? interest in religion, and kindred subjects, the
Christian Herald also says: "These are simple; granite facts.
They speak for themselves, and they show that God, religion,,
the Scriptures and Eternal Life are still the dominating, vital
thenles, as becomes rational beings. This is a most.ericouraging
truth; and anyone -who has" a real, spiritual message, with voice
or pen, need not fear but that he will have hearers or readers."
Other similar and equally . authoritative -statements might
be quoted. There can .be no. doubt that there is unusual eager
ness for light upon religious and kindred subjects at this time
among all classes of educated and thinking people, at least in
this country. The church and religious leaders have, therefore,
a great opportunity and a correspondingly great, responsibility
to supply this demand with spiritual messages that-will satisfy
this public hunger.- The people are asking for spiritual bread.
Let us not give them a stone. ": J
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First, it may as well be frankly admitted that the old
appeals will not satisfy this hunger; they have lost their power
with men; ''The glory of unseen things above" does not even
interest the ordinary man or woman ; it is all too visionary and
unreal.' The far away heaven, its pictured streets of gold and
its walls of jaspar have lost their lure; they are too artificial
and sordid. Men are coming more and more to feel that there
can be no; heaven without communion with life. The open
fields, the trees, the grass, the flowers all of teeming, pulsing
nature to which God has given life and being have a greater
lure than this mythical heaven. Moreover, this old conception
of heaven has not the sanction of the Scriptures and is entirely
but of harmony with enlightened reason. -. y " j -
More, men will not heed the call to worship a God who is
sitting upon a throne in some far away corner, of His universe,
nor will they follow a Christ who is sitting at His right hand,
far away from, men whom He came to help and to save. The
modern man and. woman want a heaven that will be real and
near enough so that they can -catch a breath of it here, so that
its reality and beautiful atmosphere may begin to flood their
hearts and lives here. Nothing less than a conception of the
everpresent God? the all-pervading, working Spirit of the uni
verse can create in them the desire to worship Him. If they
are to follow Christ, He must be the living Christ of today,
whose . life and spirit may speak and manifest themselves
through His church and those who profess to be His followers.
A distinguished Presbyterian doctor of divinity has elo
quently voiced something of the larger and truer conception of
God that is slowly but surely taking shape in the inner con
sciousness o? men everywhere. He says: "Men are to have a
new conception of God. Not a distant, inaccessible divinity,
giving in cold condescension occasional boons to groveling wor
shipers. A God struggling here beside us, working with us and
in us and through us day after day, and striving- with our
help td carry on the ever-continuing creation.''
"Here,'! he continues, "is the religious message of the new
church. It .will say to the youth of the future: 'You are here
not to lie prostrate in the dust, accepting weakly whatever mis
fortune thrust upon you, and calling, it stupidly, tlie inexpli
cable decree- of .Providence. You are here to work, with God
and to let God work through you until at last -these disasters
-as muoh of a tragedy for God as. for man are forever wiped
awayr' You are, here not to accept disease and death, but to
join God's crusade against, them.' You are here not to watch
To Do
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SIGHTSEEING TRIPS
Sighteeeing Trips
! Unless the climate Is severe, the
Blue Jay often stays in the same
lacality the year round.
The Blue Jay Is a handsome
bird with a bad temper. If we
can forgive little things like nest
robbing, disagreeable 'manners
and a scolding voice, we may ad
mire, this fellow, for he has in
telligence and is most beautifully
garbed. But his good looks make
him arrogant. " As soon as his nest
is built in the crotch of a tree ear
ly in May, the bird war is on. for
he seems to be continually scrap
ping with his neighbors, although
as a matter , of fact, he probably
makes more' fuss that " ho does
damage. ,
The squawking ' Jay-ay-ay!" he
utters Is equal to the sound of two
or three other birds as he flashes
past with decisive flight to pick a
quarrel in the next tree. His
feathers are a smaky blue, blend
ing into a cadet blue and blue-la-
vendar on his. wings and back. His
wings are bars of black and white
The Boys and Girls Statesmen
The Blsseat UtUe raperm "
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With the Birds
with blue at the ends. His tan is
v La iih Mark with blue and
uaricu
white patches between the stripes.
tw i a ruffle of black around
his white collar and the topanoi ia
h.lvhaat hi lie.
One would not suspect mat iu
Bine Jay is a relative of tno crow,
.1.. .1,1.. Klanlr bird whO C4WI
luo , gum; -i
rtrlv in our back-yara
it. i nn the rround. But
when you consider his unmusical
o.u nit bis untrustworthy habits
you oegin 10 ee . .4 -
- . Mm. ' llVAftaaa . Pft-
tween the two. Ana a cioo
at the raven color of the crow's
back shows you thit there are
purple and blue feathers mixed in
with the inky ones, 'ine eggs
both the Crow and Blue Jay are
olive-green, thickly speckled with
brown.
The Crow and the Robin are our
most common birds. But the crow
is about as unpopular as the Robin
The Crow, 20 inches In length.
14 a fnminoD bird. In winter coi-
oniee of them go about togetner.
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men endure pain, but to help them find a. way to escape i
'You are here, to fight these things fight them with the C
who has always been fighting them and who has forever he
dreaming ol a world redeemed at last from the horror of pover!
and the agony of battle. Here is the meaning of your life, L:
is the task of the church, here is the purpose of the ultiinat
triumphant God. " : ; ; -
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' FRANK VERSES ;
" To the Golfer. -You
strut about In knickers short.
Your clothes are cut in latest fash
ion, . - S- - :
Your golfing manners are the sort
That put your clubmates in a pas-
sion. .-; ,v---v. 1 f" --
You take a graceful, easy swing.
Your stance is proper you admit
it, v ;.
You fan the air like anything!
As for the ball you never hit iL
You never let your friends play
through.
You plow the turf on fairway
grassy, , .
And so, dear friend, -I pray that
you
Will slip today and break your
orassie.
. Norman Levy.
To the Bootleexrer
For unadulterated gall.
You are undoubtedlv th vinnr
You sell us mothyl alcohol
10 serve m cockUIls with our din-
V ner. .
Your cars and diamonds make you
' " -think : -
That-we hard working folks are
jealous. '
I only hone von bavn tn itrinv
The stuff you have the nerve to
sea us.
. Room and Bored ; v
BOOb (1 a. m.) "Tlin nllia
night I heard a story that gave
me such a start." . '
Ctrl -(verv bnreilli? t .i.i. t
knew it."
! A woman of 40 can forgive a
young girl almost anything but the
offer of a seat In the streetcar.
It's All in the Game
It was her first ball game, and,
with a deadly pallor creeping into
his face and dark rings beneath
his eyes, he nerved himself for her
?kX! ?v.e8tl0IU do they call
that thing the plate?" ghe asked,
after getting her second wind.
"Because that's where the drops
from thn nffoha. . . .. .
whispered hoarsely. . ,
A widow and her Insurance
money are soon married.
A Step in the night Direction
Lois: "1 can't understand why
you staved ontitida t.
v auuK Wllfl
such a wonderful a,T..n.
lie." Aa Nuar-
Irene: "But hV .T.rt-, .
some new stens.
them." " oa
How to bAcnm
the ara nf .!... n. .
- , r. jje nonest. Ce
punctual. Be industrious. Be loy-
S;n.B tthgn. - Rise , early.
Won't drink.- Kn v 4 .
.v., - uuuib pol
ished. Save your money and when
TfinirrlTaai.it.. -
' Z -- ge or 30 marrv
a. woman who ha8 a million dol-
ZJZ2.Z.1
- - - -
TIZlUd If Jcha II.
... T'll '77!
A iiwuen -
In the Easter Turban Is cc
cealed the outline of a rabti.
head. Turn tho hat till you r:
it. v. yy-t- .
. Would Have Bcct Ixst
Workman: "What are you loc
ing "for?" " .
Pat: "My vest."
Workman: 'You have It on."
;. Pat: "Oh, sure I have. - If j
had not have told me I would ha
gone home without it.' (
la welcome. His activity in nprc
ing corn and, eating potato sprc
led the farmer to the invention
the well-known scarecrow, or:
in scolding him for his bad hat:
we forget that the Crow destn
June bugs, cut-worms and
hoppers In great numbers. Zi.
to bring out the bad side of V
again, he attacks the nests of i
birds, steals the eggs and even t
young birds. In short, he t
whatever he can find, and is alt
ther a: black character as well :
a biacx bird.
(Copyright.: 19 24. Reproductk
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' Fun Shop headquarter:,
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York city. -
why i wroth "halt
god:,"
f By LYNN MONTROS3
I know why you wrote 'HA'
GODS'," said Lois Montros3 (I I
confronted her with the cue:
originally put to rae). "it was
cause we ve all read what (
thinks of the present general!:
you tried to tell what the rrc
generation think of God."
mis, wun a rew amenamer.: :,
the answer-! As to the a-,
ments
"HALF GODS" deals la its ;
clpal characters with two g?r
tions a Christian mother an 1
agnostic daughter and their c'.
over the religion of the day.
the background are the godi
their home, their church, t'
community- and the half-godi
It is a story which deserves t
Ing with all fairness andinr-r.
ity to the point of view of tts
no8tic as well as that of
churchman, their story of ths i
ma and pathos and emotion
defeat of religion In Americi
day. "HALF GODS" tries to
it. .
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