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C IT Y P L A N T S SOLD VOTERS W IL L STICK TO TH E P R IM A R Y According to a rencent bulletin, 105 municipal elec tric light and power plants were transferred to private operators during 1920, making 1,234 such plants sold, abandoned or shut down within the last few years since records have been kept. The greatest number o f city plants disposed o f dur ing the past year in any one state is reported from Geor- ia, where 20 were sold. Iowa reported 14, Illinois 8, 'lorida 7, North Carolina 0, Texas 6, Oklahoma 5 and New York 5, while the lest were scattered among var ious other states. From newspaper accounts on file with the National Electric Light Association, in practically every case municipal ownership was abandoned after an over whelming vote o f the communities concerned. Unecon omic operation, due largely to political influence, was given as the change of policy bemanded by the voters in most instances. Should the present trend in the direction of private ownership and operation, under public regulation, be maintained, it will not be long until the municipal owner ship experiment, so far s electric plants are concerned, will be at an end. Another proposal to emasculate the Oregon primary law has bobbed up in the legislature in the form of a bill introduced by a Jackson county statesman to permit the holding o f a convention ox precinct committeemen before the primary fo r the purpose o f recommending candidates. The idea may have merit, but it is doomed to failure. The determination of the people to keep the power the primary gives them is so strong that even the legislature understands it and at the last session re fused to accept even the mild Mills.proposals for a modi fied convention system. The latest attempt will fail as the others have failed. In this connection it is pertinent to suggest that if members o f the legislature- really want to convince the people of the superiority of government by elected re presentatives they can best accomplish this by them selves making a good record. The reason the voters in sist on taking a hand in legislative matters directly is not so much a belief in their own omnipotence as'a well- founded distrust of their elected representatives. As long as the legislature persists in going against the known wishes o f the people in voting new and unneces sary expenditures to be financed by new and higher taxes, there need be little surprise that the people insist C A N A D IA N B O Y S G RIT on controlling as much of the government as possible. Admiration must be felt for the plucky Canadian lad, The fact is that the people show a better grasp o f sound George Young ,only 17 years old, who sWam the channel i state P°,licuies than does the legislature. A really foolish between the California mainland and Catalina Island, proposal has a far better chance before the legislature being the only one of 103 contestants to finsh the course. than it does before the people. The people are more conservative, more opposed to frills and extravagance O f the entrants 22 were women. Young’s time in crossing was 15 hours and 16 minutes. than the statesmen who meet under the big white dome For his feat he received the prize of $25,000 offered by every two years. As long as this condition exists, and William Wrigley, Jr., to the first person to swim the it is the shame of the legislature that it does exist, the' people will hold tightly to every iota of the power the 22-mile channel. -Two women, Margaret C. Hauser of Long Beach, Cal., direct primary, initiative, referendum and recall give and Martha Stager of Portland, Ore., swam about three them.— Baker Herald. hours longer than Young, but failed to finish. They B LU E A N D G R A Y R E U N IO N were each given a consolation prize of $2,500 for their brave efforts. Congressman Edgar Howard of Nebraska recently The Canadian lad travelled from his home in Toronto brought to the attention of the House of Representatives to California by motorcycle to win the prize and honor the proposal for a final joint reunion of the Grand Army in competition with some o f the greatest long-distance of the Republic and the United Confederate Veterans, swimmers in the world. He will now have the opportun to be held in the city of Washington in 1928, as advocat ity which comes to all outstanding sstars o f the athletic ed by L. 1). Richards a distinguished Union soldier of world to go into the movies or vaudeville. Fremont, Neb., and others. Asked about his future plans, while resting in a hospi While the plan has not been approved by these two tal, Young said: “ I ’m going to build a home in Los An great national organizations, it has been widely discuss geles and bring my mother to California to live.” ed and may be brought before them for official consider f ation this year. In an editorial on the subject in the Fre mont Tribune the argument is made that each year the In the midst of all the turmoil in consequence of the I recurring reunions with their fatigue of travel and en-' administration’s foreign policy with respect to Mexico, tertainment is a severe strain on the remaining strength one nyte sounds clear and strong. The American peo- of the veterans, many of whose lives have been cut short thereby. Approving the suggestion of Mr. Richards, pie do not want war. However people of the United States may disagree the Tribune said: “ He proposes, in brief, that a final grand reunion of with regard to this or that detail of foreign policy, the general demand that some peaceful settlement of our all the veterans of the Civil War be arranged, and thus differences with Mexico must be found is too strong to mark the final closing of the breach that once threatened be ignored. the very existence of our nation; that the age-bowed There would be neither glory nor advantage in a re- hosts of the Unioil and the Confederacy march down his- sort to arms because of real or fancied grieveances toric Pennsylvania Avenue, this time joined in a hai- against our southern neighbor. While recent enacted rnony a»..l patriotic l-rotturhood that \ -11 for all uine laws by Mexico may appear somewhat drastic, it must symbolize the lasting i nuv o f oui people While there may be dissenting opinion, to us it seems be remembered that they only affect the internal af fairs o f that country and do not menace either the lives that this would be a wonderful demonstration of palrio- or property o f American citizens to an extent to ju stify! tism and brotherhood, which could not fail to make a lasting and beneficial impression upon the whole nation. armed interference on our part. I f conditions appear to warrant protests on the part of the United States, these should be made through di A L A W W IT H TE E TH plomatic channels, with an appeal to arbitration if ne The state of New York has apparently shown the way cessary. It is reported that both governments have ex pressed their acceptance of this principle. No one wants toward a checking of crime through the Baumes law, which became effective last July, and under which pro war, and there will be no war. vides among other things that a criminal convicted of felony for the fourth time must be given life imprison BACK TO TH E FARM ment. In spite of many gloomy predictions about the farmer, This provision of the law recently has been upheld by made in some instances by professional political reform- ers there is an apparent trend toward return to the farm tke. sta^e supreme court. Other features of the law on the part of country folks who have been drawn to- make difficult secure paroles and pardons, ward the city during the depression in the farming ¡n. and on the whole it is designed to remove the opeiation dustry. This is the information which reaches us ° f justice from the hands of smooth criminal lawyers through the National Association of Real Estate Boards aTld judges susceptible to corrupt influences. .... which recently completed its fourth annual survey of p ven in short time the law has been m effect it is farm market conditions in the United States. The re- said to have reduced crime in the state to such a marked that other states contemplate the enactment of suits of the survey are based on reports o f 127 communi-1 1 extent . ties in the United States and Canada. The report shows,! •<1™ . r measures among other things, that prices of farm lands though! Crime m this country has assumed the proportions and having a tendency to advance, are fairly stable at a level character of a highly organized business, and as such it below 1920 hut. nrice level 1914. It It is below 1920 but above above the the farm farm price level of of 1914. is must be dealt with. 1 he idea of reforming a man who de- stated that there is a greater optimism among the farm liberately enters upon a life of crime is utterly futile in ers than was evidenced at this time last year with a cor practical’ / every case. When one persists in a criminal career after three convictions for felonies, it is pretty responding increase in credit facilities. O f the 127 communities which replied, according to safe to conclude that he is utterly unfit to be at large, the farm report, 56 per cent reported the farm real es therefore upon the fourth conviction society is justified tate market more active than last y e a r ;28 per cent re of getting rid of him for good, as the Baumes law pr- ported the market about the same and only 16 per cent re vides. ported that the market was not so good as a year ago. The best farm markets were reported in the North Cen The five-day week is a start in the direction of mak tral and Central Eastern sections of the country, and ing our week-ends meet. the Mountain and Pacific states. Those ads describing the horrors of halitosis fairly The report adds that the greatest reason given by make one hold his breath. the purchasers for buying farms was the purchase for The only trust that has escaped the attacks of dema a home and the carrying on of the farming business, gogues is the fliver trust. while the second most numerous reason was the expecta tion that farm land values are going to increase and Evidently it hasn’t occurred to uplifters that pester that the purchase of farm lands now is a good invest ing people doesn’t make them happy. ment. Red propaganda from Moscow will be more convinc W e have had all sorts of opinions on how the farmer ing when Utopia is realized in Russia. is getting along and whether his condition is improving Mussolini’s diet consists principally o f milk, yet he has or declining. This report on the sale of farm lands ought to furnish pretty good evidence. I f the buying o f farm never been accused of being a milksop. lands is on the upgrade, as th'' regort seems to find, then Perhaps the woman most envied for her supposed there is good basis for the reports that the condition of knowledge is the wife o f a doctor in a small town. the farmer generally is improving. Nothing succeeds I f a married couple live happily together it isn’t news like success and people wdl not lie returning from the —otherwise newspapers would have to be larger. cities to the farms unless they believe there is a better Who rer mdvrs when the fellow who made only about! chance to succeed in rural communities. $10,000 a year was good for a “ success” story? We may expect to hear any day that Casey of Mud- ville was “ sloughing" when he staged his famous strike out. Time is the jokesmith’s greatest enemy. Wheezes about the mother-in-law, the postoffice pen and the in come tax blank are almost played out. An unusual tragedy is reported by the esteemed Cleve land News, which states that "Doro surprisd Mrs. Ab- ramvitz and fired a shot at her airhdl pai amfwyoau.” Remember the good old days when the only persons on the baseball field ever accused of being crooked were the umpires?' It is said that 13,000 new laws will be passed by the various state legislatures in session this year. This means of course more work for the lawbreakers. A physician says that the lipstick which the girls use attracts microbes. Especially the kind with wide pants and patent leather hair. It was forty degrees below zero in Moscow last week so you can’t blame those Reds for trying to get into Mexico and Central America. Gene Tunney has signed to fight for a million dollars, which is more money than we got for winning the World War. I f the revolutionists in Nicaragua arn’t satisfied now they will have a chance to tell it to the marines. Charlie Chaplin is a living proof of the assertion that it is possible to have sixteen million dollars and still not be entirely happy. When somebody asked George Steele the other day what he thought about Lithuania, George replied that he never drank anything but plain hydrant water. NO ONE W A N T S W A R lt.lm oreu to Wonder if our friends still appreciate those Christmas! The attempt of scientists to eliminate the necessity for sleep w ill be sternly resisted by the mattress makers. * presents y ? Knight for them on the installment plan. DELICIOUS FROZEN DESSERTS . ' ' 7 IN T E R is an excellent time Cool, add tw o cups ice water and y • to think o f luscious frozen contents o f a medium size can o f desserts, since most people crushed Hawaiian pineapple with ' t more rich foods during the cold three tablespoons lemon juice. ■atlier than at any other time— Freeze to a mush, but do not re •. .ivy roast meats, rich dressings, pack. Have ready the slices from v, cake and whatnot, and the a medium can o f sliced Hawaiian 1: insewife who uses forethought pineapple and place one slice on will have on her menu lists some each plate. Pile the frozen mix li.-.ht di sserts, easy to prepare, but ture on the slices o f pineapple, and tempting and attractive. Frozen top each with a maraschino cherry. (’«•: rts are especially good. Serve as soon as possible. I cm the eternal summer-time A more substantial dessert is i f X.avail comes pineapple, to add Frozen Pineapple Custard. Heat ! j j-a-.tan color and its tropical two cups milk. M ix tw o table .civor to these iced delicacies. Ha- spoons flour, tw o cups sugar and v.'.-.drn pineapple is especially one-eighth teaspoon salt. Add the e ’ epted fo r desserts because its hot milk, cook in a double boiler, i' j ice contains a digestive stirring until mixture thickens, j ~crty which aids in the diges- then cook ten minutes. Pour onto t ’ n r f mccis. one beaten egg, return to double x rccen Pineapple Bisque is a boiler and cook three minutes lon cV.Ikala hut delicious dessert sim- ger, or until mixture thickens, stir ] !e to prepare. Boil fifteen min ring constantly. Chill thoroughly, uses, two cups water and one cup add one cup cream and contents of rjgr.r. Add the syrup drained small can o f crushed Hawaiian fr: rrt a medium can o f crushed Ha- pineapple, w ell drained. Freeze vr.lian pineapple and freeze. Be- and serve. f-.-e the mixture has frozen hard, A pineapple dessert which is so f ild in the crushed pineapple, from which the syrup has been drained, simple that you can make it in a moment and go away and forget and one cup whipped cream. Pack cr.d u:' ow to stand one hour before about it until time to serve, is Frozen Pineapple Slice. Pack a serving. Pineapple Frappe Hawaiian large can o f Hawaiian sliced pine con i ires crushed with sliced pine apple in ice and salt, as you would apple ; i a novel and pleasing way. ice cream, and allow it to stand Mix or-. c p r ;ar and tw o cups fo r three or four hours Add w*v B ril f- r twelve minutes. whipped cream before serving. 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