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MEDFOHD IfXTL TRIBUTE, ifEDFCmn OIJEfJOX. FRIDAY. JANUARY 19. liCtt
IfEDFOBD JMAIL TRIBUNE
THE TRAGEDY OP WALLY REED.
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np IIERE is a lesson in the suddm death of Wally Rei3. There isj
A a lesson in most human tragedies for tragedies seldom just
happen. The are usually the natural outcome of tragic mistakes.
Wally Reid made the tragic mistake of believing he could beat
the frame. Endowed with marvellous health and vitality, and with
a profile that made movie producers his slaves and impressionable
young ladies his romantic worshippers, he made the fatal mistake of
regarding his physical credit as inexhaustible.
According to members of his own family, he went the pace that
MEXICO CITY. Jan. (By the As-
first acceptt-d by th nation
me spirit, the Fusclxti move-
t.ii. T;.e directum 01 uniimuea seii-muuifjenee, imrinng tne canaie at botn " i j.uc- -u-m"-
.... . t niuf uuruiK tne putn IvW WH-KB tniti
t nds. overdrawing bis reserve on the assumption that nothing could: it is now reckoned s an important
break him ' political actor which doubtless will
" I figure largely In the presidential elec-
For several years wally won. lie was another Dorian Grey. Not Hons two yea hence.
i.'r, wnil sji-.Ho. ju t.icj a blemish sullied that perfect "movie" beautv, there was no apparent! starting in the small city of Jal.-ipa
A3 an br .r-,r, li unm. !.' i. ,,. . . . , . -apltal of the mate of Vera Cruz, it
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irrrux oi g-io-tt i iv o. but he arrays came back wi'h a bound.
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Ye Smudge Pot
- By Arthur Prry.
.. Most of the "tiny nations" of
Europe, full of combatlveness and
American grub, have decided to be
come more ao, by going to war. Thus
they narrowly avert going to work.
All the Portland papers are handling
the sad fata of Evelyn, Kesbit Thaw,
In a fearless manner.
Then suddenly something broke. Wally was not himself. His
n-rve: behaved abominably, fie became touchy and off his feed.
There was the crisis in the history of AVallace R?id. If he had
not been so habituated to the easy way, if he had not become soft
ened and spoiled by that fallacious faith in his exceptional Destiny,
he might then have fought his way back to health and a life with
rolid foundations.
Hut his solid fibre had gone. He still believed he could beat the
same. What Nature couldn't do, could be done by drugs. Wally
again and for the last time took the easiest way.
Once more it no doubt appeared to the principal in this familiar
Tragedy that victor' could be attained. But the delusion was a brief
one. It was too late. Wally had to pay and the resources for that
payment were not his.
So in weakness, rather than wickedness, in false philosophy rather
than in wilful sin, lies the tragic lesson of Wally Reid.
Judging from the boulevard In front
of the high school, what the state
needs. Is free gasoline, not text books.
There has been quite an extensive
exchange of hay for cash, and vice
versa, the past week.
Ouill Points
The happiest country is the one that doesn't amount to a darn
Correct this sentence: "Yes, ma'am," said the grocer; "all of
these were laid yesterday."
The pedestrian runs the risk of being held up at intervals, but
not by a filling station.
A wife is a person who asks you which dress she must wear and
then decides to wear another one.
Instead of the 27:02 half mile free-for-all
trot next fall, the county fair di
rectors have decided to stage a grand
Asphlxlatjon Contest. The following
entries have been listed:
Owney Patton. smoking venerable
corncob (sired Missouri).
Komeo Roppes, crooked stemmed j Some youngsters have a good time, and some are not permitted to
Bin Gor .tr.ehtwav Rne,uh ! i'ly with aiiy but nice children
briar.
Edison Marshall
straightaway English
pioneer Congo
wood..
The contestants will be Imprisoned
in room and the last man out each
day wins the money. If none come
out the prize will revert to the at
tending physicians.
Before the main event, the contest
ants will give an exhibition of knock
ing down unsuspecting taxpayers, In
front of the grandstand.
The promoters have figured out
something that Is novel and unique
and will be a puff for the valley.
NOTHING TOO GOOD, ETC., ETC.
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: After his death the Veterans' Mit-
reau seems to have found out that he I
had a claim pending, and last night I
received this telegram:
Complete application for compensa
tion of Herman Davis, deceased, go
ing forward immediately to central of
fice,' Washington, where all death
claims are handled.
The war ended in 1918, and accord
ing to General Pershing's designation
of tlrae who were most entitled to be
regarded as heroes Herman Davis'
name appears fifth on a list of a hun
dred. He got no recognition by rea
son of any outside Influence. As I
said, he was compelled to quit school
when lust a chM and had scarcely
enough education to enable him to
read He only knew that he owed his
service to bis country, and he offered
his Ilfo freely,-received 11 declare
tions, and died a pauper, and the bu
reau created by the Congress to look
after the wants of wounded veterans
now says It is forwarding hU complete
record here to Washington, since he is
dead.
I had in mind merely to call atten
tion to what seemed to be the policy
of the administration, without criti
cism of the Individual, by citing an
other act which took place on the very
day this man died. I shall omit the
name of the officer, because he Is not
responsible, but the day that Herman
Davis died a pauper the War Depart
ment was busy here in Washington
bestowing a distinguished service
medal upon an officer who hnd com
manded a rest area during the war,
who had never heard a hostile Bitot
fired, had never seen an enemy with
a weapon In his hand. He was being
decorated because ho so "intelligently,
patriotically and courageously" com
' manded a post some 300 miles from
the firing line. In fact, you cannot
take up a paper now without reading
of some officer who served tho coun
try patriotically and courageously
here In Washington in a swivel chair
being docoratod for his horolc dovo
tlon to duty.
Kecently I noticed the War Depart
ment had decorated a member of a
draft board because he put everybody
Into the Army but himself, and I call
attention to this fact merely to con
trast It with tho treatment of the men
who bore the brunt of battlo at the
front and who are permitted to die
paqpers, with their wrongs unre
dressed. Even now a hill is pending to rnlse
other officers to high rank who saw
no 1 actual flold service, sn much
greater sooms it to the department to
decorato nononmbntant officers than
reward mon who sacrificed their fu
ture, their health, and family Ilfo in
a patriotic devotion to country. I
It takes three generations to make a gentleman, and only a three
day growth of beard to spoil the job.
The man who thinks the people are fools changes his mind when
lie hears their hands clapping in applause.
The boy .who once wore dad's cut-down pants now has a son who
uses dad's old car to make a' strip-down speeder. .
There are still a few things that can be advertised in a magazine
ithout using silk-clad legs as an illustration.
lie thinks he is a grouch because lie I. us no friend.-,; but ;is a niiit
'it of fact he has no friends because he is a grouch.
waa declared even by its founders to
be a ir.ere local society without defi
nite aim and certainly not nation
wide in its gjope. The name Kaxciti
was adopted more because of its pres
ent popularity than because of the
Ideals sponsored by the Italian or
ganization. But certain perrons who have suf
fered at the hands of a government
which has pressed down rather
harshly on property owners during
the past ten years, grnxped at the
movement us a safe and effective
means to protest against alleged in
justice. It offered an opportunity for
the landed classes to light certain
radical reform laws that have been
Imposed on them during the past few
yeurs. Without becoming actual
revolutionists against central author
ity, they were abl through the new
society to organize their interests
with a view to gaining sufficient
strength ultimately to make demands
on the Mexico City government.
The Jalapa society was Immedia
tely copied in Tampico. and .Monte
rey. Mexico City, Puebla. Guadala
jara. Merida, Oaxaca and Mazatlan
followed suit. Within a few weeks
a temporary national Fascist! orga
nization was perfected with Gustavo
S"in7 d" Pf-ilia. a young engineer, as
provisional chairman. Officers were
rstablmhed here and within a few
days 22 traveling representatives
were sent to scattered parts Of the
republic to vpread the- propaganda
of protest against bo!hevUm and
radical law-malcir.g. The second
week in January was fixed as the
time for a national convention at
which time the Jalapa and Tampico
societies, which have been operating
independently, will Join the larger
organization. With more than 100.
OuO members already enrolled it is
suited that by June next there will
1 at least 1.000.000 Fascist! in
Mexico.
Meanwhile officials at the national
palace here were undergoing a
change of attitude toward the move
ment. President Obregon at first
scoffed at the idea and dismissed it as
a local society of no Importance. He
declined to consider it as a movement
similar in any respect to the Italian
Faacisti. Indicative, however, of the
fact that high officials now see a
threat in the impetus gained by the
society, is a recent declaration decla
ration by Adolfo de la Huerta, sec
retary of the treasury, who described
the Mexican Fascisli as an "exotic
plant that cannot flourish in this re
public." He ridiculed ita importance
and expresKed the hope that the Mex
ican proletariat would not "commit
suicide" by adopting It. And in de
precating the movement lie did what
its supporters desired recognized it
as a factor to be considered in the
political future.
Advertise your needs In Sun classi
fied columns and get results.
PNEUMONIA
i Call a physician. Then begin
"emergency" treatment with
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Peer 1 7 Million Jan Used Yearly
REENER LOST ALL
FAITH, HE SAYS
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Tanlac and Marvels at the;
Way It Ended Rheuma
tism and Indigestion.
"Indigestion and neuritis, or rheu
matism, almost made a wreck of tne,"
said J. V. Keener, a w-ll-gnown car
penter, living nt 1402 West 23rd St,
Ixs Angeles. Cel., .in a recent state
ment regarding'Tanlac.
".My food would invariably fer
ment, causing gas, bloating and awful
pains. I was also subject to bilious
spells and would get terribly dizzy.
My elbows and hands hurt so bad I
could hardly use my hammer and
saw. I could not do a licg of work
without Just suffering agony.
"I had about lost faith In all medi
cines when a friend talked me Into
trying" Tanlac. My stomach is in fine
conditoin now. &nd--iny appetite so
keen I can hardly get enough to eat.
The neuritis is all gone, too, and now
I can do as much work as I ever
could. My friend couldn't have done
me n greater favor than he did be
getting me to titke Tanlac."
Tanlac is for bale by all good drug
gists. Over 35 million bottles sold.
Adv.
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till Spring. Try us.
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we are hot
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Waited Til! the Cows
Came Home
I am indeed glad to write you this
letter. I was a terrible sufferer from
passes In the stomach and colic at
tacks. The specialist, our family
doctor sent me to In Philadelphia,
Kavc me no relief, although I took
his medicine till the cows came home.
He finally said I would have to lie
operated upon- Luckily I heard of
Mayr's Wonderful Remedy then, and
although it is now three years since
I took a course of It, I have never
had a symptom of my old trouble
since." It is a simplv harmless prep
aration that removes the catarrhal
mucus from the intestinal tract and
allays the inflammation which causes
practically all stomach, liver and in
testinal ailments. Including appendi
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Pet Rcast, per lb 12c
All kinds of Pork, per lb. . . 20c
Round Steak, per lb 20c
Boiling Meat, per lb i 8 l-3c
Veal Roast, per pound .... . . . . . ' '20c
Veal Stew, per lb . 8 l-3c
Sausage and Hamburger, per lb .. 15c
Phone 324
City Meat Market
Free Delivery
Nonh stepped out of the Ark and looked about. "Well, tli;.nk
l-.oodnesH," said he; "the war debts are wiped out."
Lots of people think Heaven a place where they will get all the
things they haven't the energy or ability to earn down here.
So live that it will never be necessary to send your influential
friends around to ask the newspapers to leave out the sordid d'tai!.v.
An old-timer is one who can .remember wlien flour saeks wr
wed to make underwear for the kids instead of dish towels.
During the first four weeks he hasn't the slightest notion what
he is eating, and by that time the bride has learned to eook.
Here's a
whole wheat mush
It's the simplest thing in the world to
make a real whole-wheat hot mush a mush
that is ioo per cent nourishment yet light
and easily digested.
Put two Shredded iVheat Biscuits in a
small saucepan; add salt and enough water
to cover the bottom of the pan; stir and bod
until thick. Then serve with milk or cream.
Here's a mush that is not only good for
vou it's delicious.
Shred Jed Wheat n 100 whole wheat,
ready-cooked and rrady-to-eat. A per
fect, delicious food for any meal of the
day. Serve it simply with milk or cream,
or topped with berries or fruits. Con
tains all the bran you need to stimulate
bowel movement. It is salt-free and un
sweetened you season it to your taste.
Triscuit is the Shredded U'heat Cracker
a real whole-wheat toast. Try it with
butter, soft cheese or marmalades.
dnieddedvwheat
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Special for Saturday
4 Prices Only 4
$25 Styleplus Suits $19.50
$30 and $35 Suits . .$26.50
$40 and $45 Suits . .$34.50
$50 and $55 Suits . . $39.50
All Dress and Work Pants
Discounted 20
$3.00 Work Pants . .$2.40
$4.00 Work Pants . .$3.20
$5.00 Dress Pants . . $3.20
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$8.00 Dress Pants . . $6.40
Only a Few Left
Selling at 1-3 Off
$22.50 Overcoats . .$15.00
$25.00 Overcoats . .$16.67
$27.50 Overcoats . .$18.38
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The fxrfcct food
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Prices Reduced
$1.00
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value striped
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value Madras and
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value satin stripes
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