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LISTENERS EXTEND PRAISE
Senator and' Representatives Ap
plaud Frequently During Delivery
of Address Trust Reform Utter
ances Precipitate Action.
Washington. President Wilson's
suggestion to congress In' his trust
address that the government and busl
ness men aro ready to moot each
other half way "In a common effort
to squaro business methodB with both
public opinion and the law" foil on
attentive oars and struck a respon
Hive chord In representatives of dif
ferent parties.
The atmosphere of "cooperation and
accommodation" In the message, tho
reforms proposed expressed in terms
ot conservatism and tho spirit of
friendliness to supersede antagonism
In dealing with big business which
dominated tho president's thoughts
aroused expression of npproval from
all sides. Few discordant notes wore
sounded in comments from members
of tho congress who are to pass upon
legislation urged to prohibit monop
oly and hold men pf business within
the law,
Throughout the delivery ot the ad
dress tho assembled senators and rep
resentatives listened lntontly to every
word, applauding frequently when tho
president bgan enumeration of evils
which ho, believed needed remodollng.
His proposal for an Interstate trado
commission to facilitate business and
keep it In tho straight path; tho rec
ommendation ot lawB to prohibit' in
terlocking directorates and holding
companies; suggestions for authority
to regulate railroad securities; for an
act that would fix guilt upon indi
viduals instead of punishing business,
and that the courts bo opened to In
dividuals harmed by Illegal business
all of those wore received with gen
eral approval, evidenced by enthu
siasm. Before the plaudits of his audlonco
had ceased and as tho prosldont was
pasBlng from the houBo chamber,
where bis successive appearance
since last April have contributed to
the nation's history, his utterances'
had precipitated action.
QUIET FOLLOWS QUN BATTLE.
Seven Bodies of Victims In McAlester
Morgues.
McAlester, Okla. Mombors ot tho
fitato prison board arrived to take
charfo ot a searching investigation of
tho outbroak in the stato pcultonttary
here, when three prlsonors, Charles
Kountz, Chlny Reed and Tom Lane,
ma'do an attempt to escape that re
sulted In tho death ot sevon persons,
including Judgo John R. Thomas, and
the' serious Injury of three others. It
.was said tho threo persons injured
would recover. Dodios of tho three
prison employes shot down at their
posts of duty, and those of tho threo
convlctB wero in the penitentiary
morguo, while In tho city, a few miles
distant, tho body of Judgo John R.
Thomas, of Muskogee, a visitor at tho
prison, killed by a convict's bullet,
awaited final preparation for shipment
to relatives.
Pistols, smuggled into tho prison
and reaching tho hands of Charles
Kountz, Chlny Reed and Tom Lano,
tho convicts who were klllod In their
dash for liberty, wero tho cause of
the, tragedy. Warden V. R. Dick con
tinued the searching Investigation to
discover tho means by which tho weap
ons camo within the walls. Word
came from Oklahoma City that a spe
cial commission might bq appointed
by tho stato administration to ruuko
an investigation of the affair,
i Eugenic Law Invalid.
Milwaukee, Wis. Tho Wisconsin
eugenic law relating to tho issuance
ot marriage licenses was held uncon
stitutional by Circuit Judgo K. S, Each
weller. Among other things tho court
says tho law, which provides for a
physician's certificate of health, In
cluding tho Wasserman test, is viola
tive of tho rlgbta secured by tho con
stitution and that It conflicts with re
ligious liberty, because It tends to
halt marriage. The court held that
if tho state wishes to exorcise its
right for preventing undesirables
from marriage, It should assumo tho
burden of weodlng out tho unfit nnd
thereby not cause upon tho fit an un
fair demand and thus materially Im
pair nn lnnllenoblo right,
Grand Army Meeting.
Detroit, Mich. The Grand Army of
tho Republic will hold Its forty-eighth
annual encampment In Detroit tho
week ot August 31. This wus decided
at a conference here.
Portrait Sold for $150,000.
London. Holbein's famous portrait
ot Thomas Cromwell, earl of Essex,
known as the "Calcdon Cromwell,"
which has been In the possession ot
tho family of tho earl ot Caledon for
many years, has been sold for ?1D0,
000 to Thomas Agnew & Sons, tho
Loudon art dealers.
Democrats Name Vollmer.
Iowa City, lu. Tho Second district
Democrats united on Henry Vollmer,
of Davenport, as their congressional
nominee.
To Be Kenyon's Clerk.
Fort Dodge, la, Richard Mitchell,
of Fort Dodge, a graduate ot the
state' university law school and who
passed the Btato bar examination re
cently, has been chosen by Senator
W..S. Kenyon for clerk. 1. 1
23,900 Saloons in New York.
Albany, ft. V. Thero are now 918
fewer saloons In New York thou there
ras In 906, when the excise law was
IxmummI. .The total udiuber now Is 23,-
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Mr. William A. Radford wilt answer
4ueations and glvo ndvico FBEB OF
COST on all nubjocts pertaining to tho
subject of building, for the readers of this
paper. On account of his wide cxpeilenco
ns Editor, Author and Manufacturer, ho
la, without doubt, tho highest authority
on all tlicen subjects. AddregB all Inquiries
to William A. Hadford. No. ITS West
Jackson boulevard. Chicago, III., and only
cncloso two-cent stamp for reply.
The one subject on tho mind of ev
eryone thoso days is tho high cost of
living, and that leads us to remark
that thero are singular Ideas current
on tho subject of tho cost of hqmo
building. It Is not strango that this
Bhould be co. For tho bizarre and tho
eccentric Invariably attract attention
that tho orderly and tho aodato may
not receive Perhaps tho most singu
lar of all notions with regard to tho
cost of house, Is that a beautiful home
can bo acquired at tho most moderate
conceivable coBt, If ono did but know
how to do it. Doubless wo would nil
get rich if wo could; and while tho
crop of millionaires has been nbuu
dant In America in recent years, none
will dlBputo the fact that thero are a
few lett who do not como In this cate
gory, and therefore the mere knowing
how to do a thing 1b not nearly so im
portant as nctually doing It.
Tho clamor for small homes of mod
erate cost, yet equipped with every
modern attraction and convenience,
will not down. It la a delusion quite
ub widespread as tho former notion
that tho earth was flat, and it Is quite
as difficult to get rid of. Very few
people can actually point to such
dwellings as really In exlstcnco, but
lmmenso numbers will tell you posi
tively that the thing can bo done.
Tho troublo with tho small, chonp,
but very attractive house proposition
is the fact that the conditions under
which houses are built aro not under
stood or appreciated. The actual coBt
of building by no means represents the
total expenditure that will bo required
in any building enterprise. Thero are
a irrcat innnv CBHOntlal matters that
enter Into tho cost of a dwelling that
'do ,not entqr Into tho architect's
charges. Thero Is tho land, for tho
flrat thing, tho baro price ot which
may bo a considerable Item, whllo tho
cost of beautifying It may bo consid
erable. Tho cost of furnishing also
must bo taken Into consideration. All
these Items, and more, mako tho coBt
higher than tho figures given by tho
architect. It is no wonder, therefore,
that tho handsomo small Iioubo, the
good-looking little house, tho attrac
tive email dwelling, is n raro and quito
unknown quantity when tho lowest
possible cost 1b placod upon It.
Ono does not need costly embellish
ment strung, as It wore, around the
house to beautify It und adorn It. This
FlrBt Floor Plan.
experiment 1ms been tried tlmo and
again, with disastrous results. But ono
docs not need good materials and
well-drawn plans combined with good
taste; and good materials command a
prlco.
Now, every man who can possibly do
so should build a homo. It Is tliu nor
mal aspiration ot tho normal man; hut
tho purposo ot ihcsQ remarks Is to en
able him to go about tho enterprise,
not with tho notion that ho will got
his homo for little or nothing. Ho will
pay the price; and, having dono bo, ho
will bo contented when ho poesesiica
a woll-bullt homo. Building materials
aro high In prlco now, and will remain
so. It any man intends to build a
homo, ho may as well begin now, for
materials will be no cheapor.
Tho little bouse hero shown Is as
low In cost as any design that could
bo selected. It Is artistic and pleasing
to the eyo, and presents tho aspect ot
cozinoBs to tho beholder. It Is 25 feet
wide nnd 30 feet C Inches long. It can
either bo built ot framo, or plastered
on tho oxterlor with cement mortar.
It has a living room 14 by 12 feot, In
which a fireplace 1b provided to add to
tho choor of tho occupants. At tho
right of thli) room Is a chambor 12 tout
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kitchen and dining-room aro combined
In a room 13 feet 6 Inches by 12 feet 6
inches in size. The, bathroom Is 6 by
0 feet in dimensions. On tho second
floor is a chamber IS feet by 7 feet 6
Inches; and back of this Is a storage
room 15 feet by 4 feet G Inches.
In tho building of this houso, the
design will bo much enhanced by tho
solection of a lot that will afford a
good amount of shrubbery.
MARKING END OF GREATNESS
Writer Draws on History to Prove
That Morality Is the Foundation of
a Country's Stability.
A bit of Roman history during tho
reign of Augustus is thus given by a
contemporary: "Tho Roman pcoplo
wero growing rich and luxurious, mor
als were deteriorating and tho birth
rato falling. Lltcraturo was erotic, the
stage depraved. ' Men preferred to be
bachelors and women to be divorced."
And tho next thing, big, strong, grand
Second Floor Plan.
Rome began to go down hill, where It
finally went to smash. It was never
any good after It lost Its moral fiber.
The ruin of a country or community la,
not brought about by a lack of money,
business, Industry, enterprise. Thoro
may attend, but tho primary cause Is
tho Inck of morality. When that dis
appears all is gone.
Thla is no speculation or flne-hnircd
theory It is logic and history. Every
man who Is a representative of tho
Immoral tendency is an enemy of tho
people. It Is righteousness that exalt
oth a nation, which Bomo people dis
pute, because tho Illblo says bo. Hut
It is Inherently so. state It in tho oth
er way that vlco and wickedness ex
alteth a nation. How absurd Is sounds;
and how untruo It Is as a mero asser
tion, and yot thero are many, many
peoplo engaged In exploiting tho lat
ler proposition. Columbus Journal.
Why the Wise Are Early Risers.
It Is a curious fact In psychology
that nobody can stay at tho same
mental and physical lovel for twenty,
four hours together. In tho morning
you aro more iilattor-of-fact, for In
stance, than lator In tho day.
It Is in tho morning that tho best
brulnwork Is done, too brainwork of
tho sort that requires Industry and
cloar thinking. And it is about eleven
In tho morning that your body reaches
Its highest point of energy. In other
words, you nro stronger, though al
most Imperceptibly, at eleven In tho
morning than nt throo In tho after
noon. You reach that highest point
twlco In tho day, for nbout llvo In
tliu afternoon tho muscular onorgy has
risen again. Hut from llvo onward
It docllnos uteudlly nil through tho
ovonlng, and on till botwoen 2:00 and
3:00 n. m.
Red Heads, Read This.
It may bo consoling to llght-hnlred
and red-headed peoplo to read that out
of ICG patients ut an English insane
asylum only ono has red hulr, and only
four nnvo light linlr and complexion.
It used to bo supposed that a palo
comploxlon spcclolly marked tendency
to mental cxcltomcnt and brnln disor
der. Tho statistics, howevor, show
this to ho nn error. What is true of
men Is also truo of women; thoy nro,
with ono exception In fifty, dark haired
and dark hued. It Is sometimes tho
cimo that tho hair turns whlto with In
sanity. Probably tbo error arose from
this fact. Tho reason why dark peoplo
aro moro Inclined to mental disorder
has not been explained.
One Good Turn,
"Don't you know, Emily, that It Is
not proper for you to turn around and
look after a gontloman?" "But,
mamma, I was only looking to boo If
ho was looking to uee If I was look
ing." Fllegoudo Blaottor,
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Chief Executive Not a Clubman in the Popular Acceptance of the
Word, Yet He Finds Time for Enjoying Golf Is Member of
Many Noted. Organizations In and About the Na
tion's Capital.
Washington. 'Addison onco said
that all celebrated clubs wero found
ed upon eating and drinking, points
upon which all men agree, and in
which tho learned and tho Illiterate,
tho dull and the airy, the philosopher
and the buffoon, can bear a part On
tho other hand, Cicero considered the
pleasuro afforded by excellent corn
puny and sparkling conversation as
far exceeding tho comfort derived
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President Woodrow Wilson.
from tho gratification of his palate.
But Woodrow WlUon, president of
tho United States, in hU attitude to
ward clubs and club life, leans neither
to tho opinion of Cicero nor to that
of A,ddlson. His Ideas concerning
them do not oven agree with the prev
alent conception of clubs and their
meaning.
Ho seems to regard clubB as Insti
tutions ot mero convenience and as
such ho uses tho various organiza
tions in different parts of the coun
try to which ho belongs. In other
words, tho president Is not a clubman
In tho popularly accepted meaning of
tho word.
He does not lounge he hasn't time.
Not a moment in his life can bo
wasted. It Is true that he takes tlmo
to play golf, but that Is only his ex
ercise. He also attends evening soi
clal functions and the theater those
are his diversions. But nover for a
mlnuto does ho steal a few hours
away from his work and devote them
to participation in tho nocturnal rev
elries at his clubs.
He Is too busy at present to Indulge
any such fancies, If ho had them. For
that matter, ho has been too busy all
his life. As gdvernor of Now Jersey
and president lot Princeton, weighty
diplomatic and national affairs did not
call for his Immediate consideration,
but ho spent his spare tlmo writing
Columbia Country Club.
and studying. So he has never had
tho leisure which men of less slgulll
cant pursuits find upon their hands
in which to cultivate a taste for the
social Intercourse provided by mod
ern club life.
However, ho does not shun clubs;
ho accepts membership in them, If
ho chooses, nnd avails himself of tho
privileges they extend when ho so de
sires. His activity In Washington
club llfo has been confined entlroly
to tho use ot the links ot the coun
try clubs whlqh ho has Joined when
ho plays golf.
A member of four of these clubs,
tho Chovy Chase, tho Washington
Country, tho Washington Suburban
and tho Columbia, ho hns been active
In lila membership In only the latter
threo. Ho uses their courses day nft
er day. Ho does not llko to play golf
to a gallery. Rathor, ho likes to slip
away unheralded to play his game, far
from tho ever-watchful public eyo.
Ono of his favorlteB, tho Columbia
Country club, Is only a few yearB old.
Near Chevy Chaso lake, and covering
128 acres of beautiful rolling country,
Bklrted with thick woodlands, It Is
one of tho best' equipped country
clubs In Amrelca.
When tho president uses Its golf .
courso, which Is ono of tho most dlfll. I
cult In tho south, ho nrrlves with two
automobiles and threo secret service
men. no is dresseu rcauy for tno
game, and as soon as ho removes his
coat mnkea straight across the
grounds for tho caddy houso. Ono ot
tho secrot s,crvlco men follows hla
gnmo and tho other two remain at tho
club houso, awaiting him.
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HINDUS TO FIGHT EXCLUSION
Admitted to the Philippines, But Not
to the United States So Rules
Federal Court.
San Francisco. Hindus cannot gain
legal entranco to the United States by
reason ot their having been admtttod
to tho Philippines, despite the fact
that tho Islands aro un American pos
sebslon, accordlug to a ruling made
by Federal Judgo M. T. Dooling. Tho
decision Is considered by immigration
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Tho president has nevor yot en
tered the club houso, oven for a show
er bath. At first, when ho started In
to ubo this course, ho would cut off
and play only half way around, but
now he negotiates 18 holes, and his
gamo Is gradually Improving. Many
United States senators play golf at
Columbia, notably O'Gorman, Cum
mins, Hitchcock, Bflstow and Town
send. Chevy Chaso club, Just boyond tho
border of the capital, 1b tho mecca
for all ot Washington's prominent
folk. Its membership list Is bulging
with tho names of notables from all
over the world. It la pro-eminent as a
hunt club, and all of tho favorite
games tennis, squash, bowling, polo
and trap shooting are features of tho
entertainment it provides. The pres
ident's daughters attend tho dances at
the club quite frequently.
Tho Washington Country club Is
sltunted farther from town than either
of these other two. Five miles from
tho heart of tho city and across tho
river, it lies off the road leading to
Great Falls. A view of the White
Houso may be had from Its highest
hlllockB. and with many natural ad
vantages already provided, It Is es
pecially adpated to the needs of a
country club, The grounds cover 105
acres and Its 18-hoIe golf courso of
about 5,000 yards is about as interest
ing In character as any golf devotee
would wish to play over. This club
offered to arrange In Its house a
private dressing room and shower
bath for the president, but he de
clined the offer with the statement
that In the summer he would tako his
shower "right In with the boya."
At tho Washington Suburban club,
the president Is particularly fond of
tho courso. He especially likes tho
fifth hole, situated In a sandy knoll,
hbecauso it is bo difficult to negotiate.
This club Is a Hebrew organization
Chevy Chase Club,
and Mr. Wilson enjoys Its privileges
because his wishes In regard to extra
demonstration at his arrival, aro al
ways considered, and he comes and
goes thero with the simplicity that
marks all of his movements.
A country club Is ot great conven
ience to any man, tor It enables him
to enjoy all ot the privileges of a
great country estate at small cost
and without the trouble attendant
upon maintaining one. Ho can hunt
over fine property, ride, drlvo and en
Joy tho outdoor pleasures and sports
of all seasons as freely as those Indi
viduals who own vast country seats.
From this viewpoint does tho presi
dent enjoy his membership in tho
country clubs of the capital and at
Princeton or Cornish. Thoy provldo
the means for indulgence of his favor
ite form of recreation and exerclso,
This Is a striking example of his gen
eral attitude toward all clubs.
Boforo coming to Washington ho
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launched at Danzig tho other day
Lloyd lino. Our photograph shows
to tho water.
authorities to be of far-reaching Im
portance. Twenty-two Hindus who camo here
from Manila, whero admittance had
been granted to them, wero dotalned
by the Immigration authorities In San
FranclBco and ordered deported on the
ground they wero likely to bocome
public charges. Attorneys for tho
Hindus attempted to gain tholr lib
erty by habeas corpus proceedings,
and Judge Doollng'a decision was a
denial ot tho writ.
It is said tho case will bo appealed
has Joined tho CosmoB and UnlverBlty
Clubs. Ho Is alaO a member ot th
National PresB club, having Joined
soma years back.
Tho University club, of tho capital,
Is a comparatively young Institution,
having boon founded only about ton
yearB ago. William Howard Tatt was
Its first president. Its object is to
unlto university men and college
graduates for tho promotion ol
sclenco, literaturo and art. Theodore
Roosevelt, Admiral Dewey, William
Jennings Bryan, former Secretary
George B. Cortelyou, Champ Clark
and Charles W. Eliot, formerly ol
Harvard, are among its prominent
members.
The Cosmos club Is worthy of Inter
est from another angle. Organized In
1878, It has grown In prestige until It
now occupies an enviablo place
among clubs of similar object It Is
ono of the tow, outside of university
organizations, which restrict theli
membership to men of certain distinc
tion of education.
Tho building occupied by tho Cos
moB club has figured prominently In
tho annals of early Amorlcan history.
Mrs. "Dolly" Madison lived in it from
1837 to 1849, and Gen. Georgo B. Mc
Clellan occupied it as his quarters In
1861, after tho battlo of Bull Run.
Mr. Wilson Jolnod tho National
Press club a year before ho was nom
inated as president of tho United
States. He waB proposed for mem
bership by Thomas Nelson Page, and
waB listed aB an author of Trenton,
N. J. Mr. Pago, then merely a broth
er author, la now ambassador to
Romo.
MAN SIGNED COROT'S NAME
8ult Over Picture Reveals How "Old
Masters" May Sometimes Be
Produced.
London. Because tho testimony
was contradictory tho Jury in a pe
culiar case involving a bogus signa
ture of Corot to a picture could not
agreo and the case must drag along
In the courts unless It Is settled 01
dropped. The case came up In the
Greonwlch county court, when Dr. The
obald Fisher of Sldcup sued Freder
ick StlnBon, a picture dealer, of Lee
green and Sldcup for 50 damages.
Counsel said tho picture was ono
formerly In tho collection of the late
Mr. Glllett of Birmingham. Tho pic
ture was unsigned, but on the back
was the word Corot. Plaintiff gave
about 50 for it.
In April plaintiff let defendant have
It, still unsigned, to sell, defendant to
receive a commission. Subsequently
he told plaintiff he had an offer of
75 and plaintiff said ho would accept
that. Defendant then said ho had put
tho signature "Corot" on tho face ol
tho picture, because he thought it
was a real Corot, and It would entice
people to buy. No sale resulted, but
when plaintiff saw the picture again
It had Iho word "Corrot" in bright red
In the left hand bottom corner. The
signature was 'obviously new, and
plaintiff told defendant he must re
move It. Later the picture arrived at
plaintiff's house with the signature
gone and the corner of tho picture
damaged.
Plaintiff and others gave evidence
that there was no signature on the pic
ture. Defendant, however, declared that
when the picture arrived at his shop
tho namo "Corot" was on vtho faco
of It. Indeed, when plaintiff asked
him to sell It he showed him a photo
graph of It on which tho signature
could be seen. He was unable to ef
fect a Bale and later plaintiff asked
him If he thought tho slgnaturo genu
ine. WltnesB told him ho thought it
waB not. Plaintiff asked him to re
move It, and witness told him he
could do It himself, and plaintiff did,
In fact, remove tho signature with
methylated spirits and cotton wool.
After an hour's deliberation tho Jury
said they wero unablo to agree.
Punched, Stabbed and Robbed.
New York. While dancing at an
East side ball, Allen Wells was punch
ed, Btabbed and robbed. Tho dance
went on.
for tho Atlantic passenger trado was
tho Columbus, of tho North German
tho vessel Just starting down the ways
to the Supremo court of tho United
States.
Wanted Wife to Stop Talking.
Yonkers, N. Y. John Foley said his
wlfo mado him cook his meals, while
she declares that he tied a towel on
her mouth to stop her talking. Ali
mony ordered.
Tho Bachelor Girl.
A bachelor girl is a mold who posi
tively refuses to marry until Bho If
asked. Boston Post
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CHANGE WROUGHT BY GARDEN
Experiment by Mine Official Demon
strates How Much Good There Is
In Beautiful Surroundings.
Grace Tabor, one of tho department
editors of the Houso and Garden, saya
that thero Is an intimate connection
between a man and his garden. She
was describing tho early gardens ot
this country, thoso ot the Spanish sot
tiers In Florida, the Puritans in Not
England, tho Dutch In New Amster
dam and tho cavaliers and Quakers
In Maryland and Pennsylvania. But
no matter what tho nationality or tbo
Btylo involved, a true garden reflects
the character of Its makor. She spoke
truly, as any visitor to the formal
terraces of Mount Vernon or to tho
democratic ledges of Montlcello will
agree. But If a garden reflects Its
maker's temperament, it is no Ipsa
truo that often a garden Influences It.
In ono of tho American trade pub
lications thero recently appoared a
story told by the general manager ot
a coal mining corporation at Weyan
oke, W. Va. a settlement In tho dis
trict sorely afflicted with industrial
conflicts. He saw that the average
man worked short hours and rarolyi
put In full time every month. This
Idleness was not voluntary, but camo
about In tho regular course of tho
work. Idleness added to tho discon
tent, so he hit on the Idea of Intro
ducing Into the mountain region tho
small garden system so profitably
practiced by the laborers of England.
He tried to Induce his men to utilize
their spare time In cultivating gar
dens, and offered prizes for various
kinds of vegetables and flower plots.
At first the miners viewed the pro
posal with suspicion. Ono or two won,
tho prizes. Tho next year the change
was remarkable. Out of 225 men em
ployed at the camp all tho heads of
families bad started gardens. And
splendid specimens thoy were, full of
luscious small fruits and crisp, fresh,
vegetables. Tho women brightened
their lives by sowing flower seeds.
No matter "how garish tho color it
was color, and color brightened their
hard lives. Indianapolis News.
MUST LOOK TO THE FUTURE
New Law In Massachusetts Makes tho
Proper Planning of All Towns
Compulsory.
Tho last legislature of Massachu
setts, by two brief acts, made city
planning compulsory for every town
of moro than 10,000 population nnd for
every city. A large measure of homo
rule Is provided by tho law, since the
local governing bodies city councils,
commissions or town meetings will
determine the number of members la
each board, the rate ot payment for
services and expenses and other ad
ministrative details. State-wide unity
will bo given to tho work by tho su
pervision of tho Massachusetts home
stead commission.
Under tho law tho first task given
tho local boards is to mako a compre
hensive study of the resources, possi
bilities and nacds of the community.
This provision means that in the
course of a comparatively brief time
each city and town affected by the law
will mako an adequate social survoy.
City planning under the Massachu
setts law Is a very human thing. First
emphasis Is laid upon the ordering of
the municipal activities, both public
and private, so that the health and
welfaro of the Individual will bo con
served. All city planning, of course,
has this human end for its ultimate
aim. The Massachusetts law makes
this human end not only ultimate but
lmmediato.
Hanging Garden In Minneapolis.
The work of the committee on hang
ing gardens ot tho Mluenapolls Clvlo
and Commerce association has been
in evidence throughout the summer.
Aa a result of the activity of this com
mittee more than 1,500 feot of window
boxes wero Installed by downtown
business houses, and 105 of tho orna
mental lamp poses were decorated
with vines and flowers, says Town De
velopment. Tho association attended to tho wa
tering of tho lamp-post boxes, and tho
renewal of faded and dead plants.
Frequent comment upon this custom,
has como from summer visitors, and a
largo number of inquiries have been
received from cities throughout tho
country with a vlow to tho adoption
of a similar plan In thoso cities. And,
by tho way, by tho" end ot tho pres
ent year Minneapolis will have had
120 conventions.
Beautifying of Cities.
Wo have built our cities and In,
them wo must llvo. A country popu
lation wo havo turned and aro still
turning into a city population. Our
soil tillers wo havo industrialized, tak
ing them from surroundings whero
health and prosperity wero largely a
matter of Individual gumption Into
surroundings whoro tho assumption
may bo warranted perhaps, but whoro
it certainly does ntt work. Tho clt-
1 les nro tho battlo ground of modern
civilization. Wo must learn tho strat
egy of this now social warfaro of
peace. Ono name for ono part of It la
clty-plannlng. '
Ready With Retort.
Candid Hostess (on seeing her
nephew's fiancee for tho first time)
"I never should have known you from
your photograph. Bcggle told me you
wero so pretty." Beggle's Fiancee
"No, I'm not pretty, so I havo to try
and bo nice, and It's such a bore,
Havo you over trledT" Punch.
Word to Husbands.
The man who praises bis wife
cheapens her, and ho who criticises
her cheapens himself. Ella Wheelon
Wilcox.
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