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CLEAN AND VIGOROUS
sAlESC QREGON, SUNOAT iMbUNIlG, JANUARY 2, 1927
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GO'Siffl PIERCE'S
CHRISTMAS SPEECH
POLtTICAL LIKES ,
OFF Iff GOLF PLAY
Old Senatorial Foursome
Grew and Many Indulge
in Game Now
YOIG MEN'S GUP
ORGANIZED AT YMGfl
TELLS REAL STORY
We Are Actors in Most Ab
sorbing, Amazing Drama
of All theAges
1 (Governor Walter M. Pierce I
delivered a radio speech at 8
o'clock Saturday evening. Decem
ber 25 (Christmas), In Portland,
the occasion being; the dedication
of station KEX, the Portland unit
of the Western Broadcasting com
pany. The following is what
Governor Pierce said oyer the
radio: )
Tonight as governor of a mil
lion people in the state of Oregon
1 extend the greeting of the sea
son to radio listeners everywhere.
Twenty-three centuries ago Pla
to, the great Greek philosopher,
said: "I thank God that I was
born Greek and not barbarian,
freeman and not slave, man and
not woman; but above all, that I
was born in the age of Socrates."
The favored of earth then ex
pressed hi3 appreciation in. thik
statement that sounds so queer
tonight. How much more appre
ciative and thankful we should be
that we have -been given existence
on this beautiful earth at thjs
time. We are the descendants ot
the barbarians mentioned by Ar
istotle, the builder of the most
wonderful civilization and culture
hat has ever existed. Thankful
we should be that we are living at
a time when no woman -need re-
Trret her sex, ior in every waig oi
aha ia wolnnmo fl foal nil ft
and parcel of this age. and not the
drudge that our f mothers were
through the ages.'
Greek culture eHn at its zenith
rested upon humajn slavery and
was of value to only a very small
percentage of the people. We are
living at. a timet when our culture
beneficially effjfcts a yry large
percentage of ear peple Proud,
happy and grateful each i of us
should be this Christmas evening,
that our lives have been extended
to the days of the automobile and
radiA lat we live In America on
thdiMfic coast ed within the
"wHsVirfes of Oron, the-- moral
beautiful and haptiTy situated of
all the states in the union.
Today. we celebrate the 1926th
anniversary of ..thf.. birth ot the
gentle Jesus, the tine who taught
"peace on earth arid good will to
ward men." He was Indeed the
courageous reformer, the real
friend of woman and the down
trodden., striking at selfishness
and greed as the chief cause of
') wrong and crime. He taught.
ove thy neighbor as thyseil. we
aught the golden rule and He
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respect. It was nueer, strange
philosophy to the favored few of
earth who sought only personal
comfort, deaf to the appeal of
human suffering.
Christmas should not only be a
time for the giving of gifts and
(Continued oo pf T.)
Stearns Close Friend of
Calvin Coolidge, Irons Out
All Little Things
BOSTON. Mass., (Special)
"Tlip Floorwalker of the White
l.'iis.." is the title given to
Frank V. Stearns by the Wash
ington correspondent of "The ln-
nt pendpnt.'
t Fr ink W. P
I10 knows. Pre
, I tl(-st friend,
x "Irfne. long
fath. r was built
Ptearns is, as every
President Coolidge's
ago, while his
ilding up the great
himse of u. II. Stearns Company
ir, Boston young Frank paced the ,
i-ls and smiled at customers
H L amed how to satisfy the qli-
lo. smooth the disgruntled,
' re.- th? reluctant to Bpend. their
dollars as well as thir pennies.
H! could pick out a million-dollar
l-iiyor from the purchaser of a
i-ni knac k. So new he has become
tli-: floorwalker of the White
House," writes the author of
' 'Wk Stage in Washington, Jn
"The Independent." TbU ; series
ff fWahlngtcn revelations la 'com-
accordlng by one who has
to "behind the scenes" ma-
1.
Mr. Stearns greets this man and
th.'tt with the same discerning eye
t -Ht separated the sheep from the
'als in hi I'oston store. He
i:'nH out all the trivial little
!'vngK about the executive offices
that ho one else ciarca to do. Per-
'aps he a thanked for his work
!'' should be. '
"He is always present' but US'
ually in the background.. He doe
not push himself forward.
"It proves a curious, thing that,
although Mr. Stearns vnnd Ir.
t .j . , , ,
t-oolidge have been closely asso -
yieu wnce me latter was presi -
WHITE HOUSE FLOOR
WHLKER MEW TITLE
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Transcontinental Jaunts of
Queen Marie and Others
Paid by Lines
WASHINGTON ( AP) Supply
ing oi special trains ana cars i J
distlnguisned visitors who wish to i
see this country in deluxe style
has become an interesting phase
of American railroading.
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Through the courtesy of thotbe special services, special ser-
raMroads, in many cases, members
of royal families and other no
tables have been able to tour the
United States and Canada in lux
urious equipment at nominal cost
to themselves. The transconti
nental jaunt of Queen Marie of
Rumania and the earlier visit of
President Machado of Cuba are
outstanding instances when the
railroads themselves played host
and footed most of the transpor
tation bills.
The Crown Prince ana Princess
of Sweden paid for the special car
which, attached to regular trains,
took them across the country on
their recent visit, but the Prince ;
o:
f Wales and Marshal Foch of
France rode in special trains that
cost them, next to nothing.
tii it.f oar. nt cr0.
cial trains 13 President Coolidge.
but he buys his own ticket out of
a special appropriation provided
for the purpose. The government
at times employs special equip
ment with which to transport dis
tinguished, visitors from New
York to Washington and return
when they pay official calls to the
national capital
More than .the tiebire of the
railraods to be tourtepus Itokts .o
visiting sighi-scers is necessary in
supplying trains at nominal cost,
to the guests. Under the law
only railroad employes are allow
ed free transportation and in or
der to carry Queen Maris, for ex
ample, at a one dollar fare, a spe
cial tariff had te be filed with the
interstate commerce commissiou
and that body's approval received.
- In Marie's case, she paid out of
her own pocketbook, one dollar for
herself, her two children and each
member of her immediate party
to each of the several railroads
oer which she traveled on her
:C,000 mile tour. Railroad fares
alone, at winter ipunsi raies,
would have totalled approximate
ly $20,000 for the nearly SO per
sons aboard the Koyal Rumanian.
Another huge expense borne by
tine roads was tnat inciaent 10
stocking diners and private kitch
ens aboard . the several ,specia
ti-rs making up the royal train.
Special illustrated booklets de
scribing the country through
iriitoh h mieen nassed and elab
orate menu cards also were paid
for by the railroads.
Women Adopt Standard1 v
iCoilege Athletic Garb
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I.VETVV LONDON, : Conn. ( AP)
Styles in athletic garb for under
graduates In Connecticut college
for women are going to stay 'put
hereafter anid not change at the
whim of the students themselves
I Thn freshman's costume 13 a
"hoTktiy tunic", s . Succeeding cl
es will use it and .until each in
turn arrives v. at the ' diffnUy. Of
itenlpr ' rank; The tunic i , navy
blue and whlteblQU?o. the In
structors wearing bIacK"tn--con
trant. : The chief points in the
costume are that they are neat
tailored and comfortable.
POCS HAVE BATH .HOUSE
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Presbyterian church, Salem, Oregon
By TEED J. TOOZE
Plans for the erection of a new
Presbyterian church edifice to
succeed the present building erect
ed in J 86 9, have been under way
for two years, and approximately
two-thirds of the $125,000 fund
Necessary to complete tRe building
and equipment has been sub
scribed. The final campaign for raising
the balance of this fund is now
under way. Special programs for
the campaign are scheduled to be
gin today the first Sabbath of
this new year
and will be contin
ued on Jan. 2-9-16-23and 30.
These weeks and Sabbaths are, for
the church, "five loyalty weeks,"
"five great Sabbaths." There will
mons and inspiring music. Cam
paign committees will be assisted
by Rev. George G. Downey, p.D.,
of the board of national missions,
an outstanding figure in church
erection in. the United States.
"Everybody at Every Service"
will be the slogan; "Loyalty Lifts
the Load" is the motto.
The sermons and services sched
uled for Loyalty Sundays include:
January 2: (Annual week of
prayer, cottage meetings) Morn
ing, "The Church That Grew,"
Acas 2:47. Evening, "Men and
the Kingdom."
January 9: Morning, "The
Economy of Effort," Ex. 18:13-
37; evening, "Ministering Wom-
anhood."
January 16: Morning, "Surprise
Symposium"; evening, "The Mes-
s.'.ge of the Old Hymns."
January 23: Dr. George G.
Downey. D D-. speaker. Morning,
How the First Church in the
World Was Built." Evening. "I
me Myself."
January 30: Morning, "Com
munion and Reception of Mem
bers." Evening, "Youth and the
Church."
The following special specials,
Food, ; Fun,, Fellowship" will be
for everybody present. Mark the
dates and be on hand.
Men's dinner, (limited to 151)
Wednesday, Jan. 19. Dr. Dowey
v. ill speakcn "The Biggest Thing
In America."
Women's dinner, Thursday, Jan.
20. For women, cooked by wom
en, or. course; safety nrst. served
by men. Speaker, Dr. Downey.
Another dinner, a deep secret
for the present, on Jan. 21. All
dinners complimentary. Kduoa
tion; hot solicitation, is the pur
pose.
The architectural plans of the
new church portray it as an veai-
fice of outstanding attractiveness
and utilitarian value. It is of
colonial type, tower rising above
the foyer, brick exterior, tile roof,
Vindows and trimmings to har
monize in outline and color. The
entire structure consists of the
main auditorium and educational
dpartment section. The outside
ground surface measurements are
155 feet facing Chemeketa and
128 feet on Winter street. The
main (entrance to both auditorium
and widg are from Chemeketa
street!
. .The auditorium is 50 by 70 feet
in size with full basement and has
a seating capacity of 600. The
choir loft is. above the rostrum and
seats 50. There are 13 assembly
rooms grouped about tne audi
torium, including the prayer meet
ing room with seating capacity of
150. The auditorium has full size
basement containing a hall with
stage for various social and edu
cational activities; banquet room
and kitchenette fully equipped. 1
The educational department has
three floors. The uppor portion
contains the senior, Intermediate
and junior assembly room?, wltll
class rooms adjoining for the acf
commodation of 250 young peo
pie. On the first floor is the worn
an's social room, and primary
1 iTJcm with V adjoining .class ..rooms
for 60 cnuaren. tne oasenrent
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T0 10 MIUI SUITE
Surgeon - Will Occupy Spa
cious Quarters in First
National Buildm
i rr
One of the first tenants of the
new First National Bank building
will be Dr. George Vehrs, who will
move into his new offices on Jan
uary 1, from his former location
in the United States National bank
building
A ten room suite will be oc
cupied. Three rooms are planned
as reception rooms. They will be
nicely furnished with upholstered
easy chairs and heavy rugs. In
colors harmonizing with the tint
ing ot the rooms, are on the floors
alV "designed to give a homelike
and restful appearance.
The seven treatment rooms are
intercOmmunicable from the re
ception rooms. They will be
equipped with the most modern
instruments of precision for diag
nosis, X-ray, and for treatments
In physeo-therapy, surgery and
medicine.
Dr. Vhers says witb thoroughly
trained specialists and sufficient
transportation facilities Salem is
destined to become the medical
and surgical center of the Willam
ette valley.
Since the coming to Salem two
and a half years ago, Dr. Vehrs
has made an enviable record. Be
fore coming here he studied pre-
medics at Loyola university In
Chicago, is a medical and surgi
cal graduate of one of the largest
and most up-to-date medical col
leges in the world Jefferson
Medical college, Philadelphia, and
hold an honorary degree in surg
ery and medicine of Alpha Omega
Alpha from the latter institution
After leaving there Dr. "Vehrs
trained in surgery at the Sacra
mento county, Cal.. hospital and
Mt. Zion hospital, San Francisco
During the World war he was
promoted to a captaincy for extra
ordinary service during the battle
of the ArgonnS and served two
years in army hospitals in Eng
land. France, Germany and this
country. Post graduate training
was taken in St. Agnes hospital
Baltimore, under Dr. Joseph C.
Bloodgood and at St. Mary's hos
pital, Minneapolis, under Dr
Robert Emrnett Farr in local an
aesthesia of major surgery.
Such strides have been made in
caring "for those in need of medi
cal and surgical attention in the
Willamette valley that Dr Vehrs
finds its necessary that he move
to larger and better equipped
pffices.
Kentucky Branded Felons
v Early Court Records Show
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP)
Persons convicted of felony were
liable to being branded as a pun
ishment, it is revealed In the early
records ot the Fayette county cir
cuit court. '
I The first victim of this form
of punishment was a preacher
named FranefS Barrett who was
convicted of stealing "one man's
saddle valued at six pounds." He
plead not guilty, but upon con
viction the court sentenced him to
he burned in the hand; wliich
being done in the presence of the
court, he ds therefore, discharged
trom custody.. ' : .
The sentence Jjiraa, "carried out
Mfrch 21, 179$ and at the same
ef mof courtrtenry Clay was
dm i tied to thq,bar when the fol
lowing order was entered: ;.UIen.
Xr CUy,ianIre,: prqd.uc?d in
cburt a license-and' on his motion
1$ permitted to" practice as an at-
torney-at-law In ; this court, . ; and
thenmpoir-toolf t1teBcrcral oatM
TO FODU OUDINI
First Training of Magician
Was in Traveling Shows
', and Fairs
NEW YORK. fAPV TTarrv
Houdinl found farmers "harder
to fool than city people," and sev
eral times the magician's tricks
nearly failed when he performed
them face to face with rural au
diences. "In country parts, where men
themselves perform the magic of
making the soil bear harvest. I've
found them less gullible," he
wrote In an article published to
day by Farm and Fireside. "They
know it's just a trick."
Houdini's first training in leg
erdemain was in the small towns,
with traveling shows and later as
a magician at county fafts.
As an example Houidini told Of
an experience in an Iowa town,
where he undertook to escape
from a thief-proof barn within an
hour.
"Finger the locks as I would I
could make no impression on
them," he said. "I exhausted my
self and leaned against a door sec
tion to' "rest for a final spurt. To
my amaiement the door opened
and tKef witnesses applauded me.
I boweii with grace and went back
to the farm house to dress. The
farmer came into the bedroom
and explained that, out of pity,
he had left that section of the
barndoor unlocked, unbolted!"
Charleston Knee and
Jazz .Throat New Ills
LONDON. Many habitual din
ers in public places in the West
End are suffering from an attack
of "jazz throat" and suffer so bad
ly from hoarseness that they have
to be medically treated. This
says a throat specialist, is caused
through attempting to carry on a
lively conversation during meal
time through the din of modern
dance music.
And then over on Harley street
the "Charleston knee" is a new
aiiment occupying the attention of
specialists.
Numbers of girls are now going
about with bandaged knees be
cause, of ligaments strained doing
the dance for long periods when
unaccustomed to the Intricate and
unnatural side wave.
Brownsville Woolen mills will
greatly extend chain of 20 retail
stores through Northwest. Mills
Employ 100 "people, and clothing
factory 75.
FDR SEEP PIOWEER
Wicfeham Gave Seeds to
World Which Now Produce
94 Per Cent of Rubber
BOSTON, (AP) Pecuni
ary reward for a deed that gave
inception to the present rubber
industry is virtually complete af
ter 18 years of effort by a Bos
ton shjp broker.
Fifty years ago Henry Alexan
der Wickam, an Englishman, gave
the world the seeds from which
now comes 94 per cent of its rub
ber supply. Quincy Tucker, the
American who has been soliciting
private and official gifts for
Wickham, announces that his
campaign is near its close.
Wickham in 1876 was a small
planter 500 miles up the Amazon
river when he was asked by the
India office of London to obtain
70.000 VHevea" rubber tree seeds
which then were guarded as a
Brazilian monopoly. The- ger
minating life of the seeds was on
ly three weeks, so he chartered a
small tramp steamer, obtained im
mediate, clearance by telling ship
ping authorities he was carrying
rare and - perishable botanical
specimens to the queen and raced
to England.
. The. seeds were Tusbed to Kew
Gardens, London. Only a frac
tion of the seeds germinated but
they gave birth- to the" immense
plantations in Malacca, Java, Cey
lon aad Sumatra.
When: 60 years old, Wickham
had little -to( show for his life.
Tucker iTlsited the Amazon in
1904 and carried away a dream
of a: rubber empire ,for American
industry!. He became acquainted
with Wickham and 14 1908 began
bis campaign to 'obtain financial
recfigitfUosjtbr tie Englishman. -As
a result, the Rubber 'grow
ers association of London in 1911
gave Wickham $10,000 and a gold
modal: ! In 1920, the' aged, man
was knighted . by tbe' British gov
ern m ent. , , ; Tlie , Putcb t rubber
growers haTe since contributed
92,500 and the Rubber Associa-
SEEK1G
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WASHINGTON AP Politica
may.be the favorite pastime of
the national capital, but it has one
rival golf.
Party lines are discarded when
golf takes the floor. Witness the
old senatorial foursome at the
Burning Tree club. It has grown
to several foursomes now. It In
cludes cabinet officers, senators,
career officers of the government,
political lame ducks and folks
who are just non-political Wash-
ingtonians.
President Harding, a charter
member in his senatorial days,
sounded, the non-political keynote
of the weekly gathering of the
golf faithful that was to survive
him. Soon after his elevation to
the White House he hastened out
to renew the pleasant associations
of golf-and-breakfast with his for
mer senate colleagues at the
Burning Tree. Said a fellow stal
wart of the G. O. P.:
"Well, Mr. President, let's beat
these democrats."
"Democrats?" said the presi
dent. "There are no democrats
here. Just golfers."
Secretary, then Senator, Kel
logg, was a member of the early
golf-and-breakfast group. He
still is- He's among the most
faithful, for his state department
duties tie' him close to Washing
ton even in campaign years. And
he shootd an amazingly good
game. Notably a nervous man,
the little, white haired dean of the
ci binet. slightly bent of shoulder
with much desk work, does not
look athletic. But when he -draws'
bead on a golf ball, it's more apt
than not to go about where he de
sires. It is his present day lament that
while he once shot the best golf in
the senate, he has failed thus far
to capture the cabinet champion
ship. Dwight Davis, the war sec
retary, former national tennis
champion, and donor of the Davis
cup, is too young and too husky
lot him. Davis and Secretary Jar
iine of the agricultural depart
ment are among the golf-and
breakfast devotees as are Senators
Hale of Maine, Butler of Massa
3husetts, and Harrison of Missis
sippi, and former Senator Hitch-
jock of Nebraska.
They may be politicians, cab
inet-makers, senators or what not,
at other times, but. once a week.
they're just golfers and break-
rasters.
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Smoking Cafes for Ladies
. Not Popular According to
Director of Film
LONDON. (AP) Feminine
smoke rings are being blown with
increasing defiance from hereto
fore exclusively masculine arm
chairs in London smoking cafes.
Astonished glances ana anerily
rustled newspapers fail' to disturb
the innumerable Lady Nicotines
who are slowly ousting men from
their strongholds.
"A few years asro no woman
would ever have dared pass our
doorsj', said the director of a firm
which operates 50 smoking cafes
in the London city district. "To
day we could not keep them out
if we tried! A few years apo if
any woman did succeed in enter
ing we certainly would not have
permitted her to indulge in a cig
arette not even a scented one
with a strip of pink satin around
the end.
"But everything is different
now. Women have been smoking
for yearg at homes, at dances
and in the cafes and restaurants
of the West End, but lately they
have even swarmed into the smok
ing cafes of the city which, even
after smoking for women had re
ceived universal sanction, were by
common consent regarded as the
exclusive resort of man."
"Why not smoking cafes for
women if they are bo keen for
their coffee and cigarettes", it
was suggested. "
He shook his head.
"Because they donjt want Jt",
hejsa Id!. "Stie wan "ts to jgo wbejre
the men are. If anyone started
smoking cafes for. women, you'd
find they wouldn't go there .and if
they did the men woud start a
counterjnvasion. Silked, emoking
cafes will a 'recognized thing
In the. f utureT-iA,l a very dis
tant' future -Wtoer.' ' A
Many business girls In London
are adopting he 11 o'clock.of fee
and cigarette' habit and many em
ployers allot .them a' 10 minute
fnterval - def Initely f or - thisiur -
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Two Sections to Division;
Five Objectives Part of
Constructive Work
The yoang men s division of the
Salem Y. M. C. A. was organized
on December 6 by a group of 30
young men who believe that the
crogram of the Y. M. C. A., while
having a strong boys': work and
marry activities for older, men,
did not have as-good or saa. chair I
lenging a program for young men.
The Y.. M. C. A. was originally
organized for young men and .by
young men.
The Y. M." D. is simply an; or
ganization of the younger Men, of
the Y. M. C. A'., for the purpose
of improving the , spirltpal, Intel
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lectual, social, economical and
physical conditions of' young men
and fo clarify their thinking on
present-day problems. These
young men are not in school for
the most part but are just start
ing out In life foi- j themselves.
They have mutual interests and
face many of the same problems.
This is. accomplished in a demo
cratic way. The young men have
an association within! an assocla-r
tion. Tney elect their own offl-j
cers, and with the counsel of some
older men determine their needs
and set up and promote a. program
Dasea upon inese neeas ana tneir
interests.
The objectives of tbf Y. M. D.
are seven-fold: Vocati6n, to help
young men to adjust themselves
and. find their logical life work:!
recreation, to provide good times
recreation that recreates; phys-
ical fitness, to help each young
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give young men -the sense of
brotherhood with all men; educa
tion, to create and satisfy a desire
for education, both as equipment
for earning power, vocational and
for appreciation and Enjoyment of
life cultural: religion, to give
opportunity for spiritual growth
and expression in service; family
wi community; to help them un-
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helpfully in their present homes
and to plan wisely for homes of
their own; and how, to identify
themselves with the life of the
community.
The Salem Y. M. O. is similar
in plan to other Y. M. D.'s which!
have .sprung up in some of the
leading Y. C. A;'a in recent
years. The young men meet as a
group every Tuesday night for
dinner, on much the Same plan as
the. Kiwanis or Rotary clubs. They
participate n group j singing and
Lfiten to a speaker or a discussion
of some important topic After
the meeting they i divide into
smaller erouns for the Dornom of
further discussion. Alter adjourn -
ment these clubs meet in -athletic
competition , on the-f gymnasium
floor. The inter-club and divi-
sibnal activities are conducted by
the young men's council. This
council consists of the officers of
the divisions, and the president
and secretary of each group. -,
At the meeting nn iTifnuiav r -
cember 28,, Rev. i E. Ward of
tne First Congregational church,
addressed . -the youhe men nn
'Making Good,.' and on the fol-
(CDntinaa oa par 4.)
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Cigar Holds Popularitv
With.Smokers (n Germany
BERLIN. f AP) -U The ever.
prtrHu cigar 13 one or the mosil
SLriMtrjer R12-h n.l)u ,t.t-...J
ates;" bf Berlin, and. other German
cities. .Cigarettes lare nlentiful.
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and their use is incrBasing, but
the cigar is still jthe poptilar
smoke. The plpo is seldom seen
14 Public places, and then usually
In the moutfis of visitors. .. , : I,
Cigar stores abound in which. a
"smoke'tof sorts cin be boaght
fOf as little as 2 and a half cent3.
For the.eqaiTalent of , a '.nickel . a
good 'sized, one of fair-auality,, is
obtalnahle. It fa difficult to' pay
J wre : daft a dfnio ioHlK? - best
"Keep -the Issues of Life,"
Do Not Spoil It by Folly,
. Happy New Year .
By Rev. Ernest H. Shanks ,
There is an old nursery rhymn
that always excited my fancy when
1 was a,-boy. For a, long. time L
could aot see very gTeat sense In
,w It was just a Jingle witb: lit-
ti mninlnar. I thontht V Then one
it dawned on me. that there
i was a real-true meaning in It, and
ever since that Nday I think it is a
bit of, fine , illustration,, I. almost
Baid' philosophy. - , -
Yon. remember .how It goes:
Humpty Dwnpty sit on s will. "
- Hompty Dumpty had a preat fa IT. . -All
the Icinf'a horev and all tha
king's mn . ?
Couldn'ipat Humply nnmpty
together agaiu.
Of . course, theyv could not, for
Humpty Dumpty .was a common
enough egg that did, not, have even
a Christopher, Columbus to , make
it sit up straight and secure. So
when it fell off th. wall it troke''
into' many pieces and made a com
plete wreck of. itself. It was so
completely spoiled , and- wasted ;
that it was of no use whatever to
any purpose tor anybody , It was
a total loss. . . .. . .
But was Humpty. Pumpty only
an egg? I think there are a good
many Humpty. Dumpties in the
world, and a Jot of them are men
and women,' boys, and girlsTand"
not bad eggs at all. , Some yery
good people, as goodness goes in
polite society, suffer from as seri
ous a fate as did -the poor fellow
of the old rhyme. The conse
quences are about as terrible, too.
We used to have a little poem
about "Meddlesome Mattle." Ask
some of the old folks If tney do
not remember. It" went something
like this in the first Terse:
' hrw ona ugly trick tu (polled,
Tha nvetaatandtha bati .
Matilda, thonrh a piant eWld, . . '
One irrevion fault poaaeaacd ;
In vain you told her not to touch. -Her
trick of xneddiiaf grew so much. -
Well,, as the story . gpes, Mattie
eameto greatgrtefrfcecause, of"
ner meadllng. , It. reminds me at
I tne story of Art'Boling- Art was
I a splendid fellow,. His people
I were very well-to-do and well
1 mougnt or in tne community, Art
J had a bright future-as it seemed
and everybody expected 4 him;, to
become a great man. It wat easy
for him to learn, and. at school h
had fair grades. He could hav
had much better, but he loved t
Play and sometimes got into dlffl
cultles by his little tricks that bv
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One Town Blessed the'Othcr
I . .
Cursed, Former: Prospers
While Latter Fails
J LEBANON, O., (AP) Has the
j Shaker's curse, called down upon
the village of Lebanon more, than
a century ago. come" true?.
Has the blessing pronounced
Pn the then neighboring village
r Dayton at the same time been
I realized ? . . :
I Supertition clings, to the soil.
land in. this little town, despite the
1 Influences, of education and , sci-
I ence, many may be found who be-.
"eve the century-old curse and
I Blessing , - nave been erxicaclous.
I And .they point to the two towns
1 today as proof.
'"When the . nineteenth century
was but a few yeara old, a colony
ot Shakers was founded near, here,
known as .Union: Village.' About
the same time a colony of Shakers
called .Watervliet was k founded
I near Dayton.
j The, people 5of ( Lebanon, reviled
1 and persecuted Yheir 'ulons. nros-
I Ptous neighbors. ": Mcbs rislted
I Union Village bent on mischief.,
I Life became almost. unbearable at
times. . for tbey . ."brother s"rf and
slaters.. Oddly-', enough., how-
ti'te- thA IwKf. rr fwtinir AXIstfcd
letweenythe Watervliet Shakers
and the people of. Dayton And the
intercourse of the two commnni
ties i was almost - invariably pleaa
ant and friendly. -y -
- . j t -
. . . . - - ...;
the Ijrd had'ltstractd.thc tbk-
e3!ng upon Daytoii. There was
t&frts "demur, but ' "een f ly . two
e!dt rs" appeared on horseback in
f Ku vitrftsv.Af . Ihnnun artl in-
toped 3 up and down calling 1 the
curse of the Lbrd upon the Tillage
for the ihlolerance and bigotry of
its people. Later in the same day,
the Vtwo elders appeared " on a
st reel" in Dayton,' . and ' waving
tlieir" bats as they rodo c.tlicd r.yun
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