ROW OVER WHO
OWNS JOURNAL
Radiological Society of Om*
aha Would Oust Man
Who Invested Cash
Omaha. Neb., July % (Special)—
Doctors Interested In radiology are
In a row over whether the Radiolog
ical society or Dr. A. F. Tyler of
Omaha, for several year* editor and
president of the stock company
formed to finance the publication of
a Journal In the Interest of that sci
ence should control the publica
tion. The society tried operating
the Journal, but It was necessary
to organize a separate corporation
and sell stock. The IB.800 thus
subscribed was not sufficient and
Dr. Tyler Issued himself $4,300
worth of stock, paying for It In
cash notes. At a reoent meeting of
Ihe corporation the other holders
denied the validity of the 43 shares
which were signed by Tyler as
president and acting secretary, oust
ed him as president, elected Dr.
Rowe In hts place and voted to dis
solve and hand the journal back to
the society. Tyler Is holding on by
virtue of his stock ownership, and
won In the district oourt. The
other faction has appealed to the
supreme court.
TWO COUNTIES HAVE
BIG DROP IN VALUES.
Lincoln, Neb., July “\ (Special)—
Cuming and Burt counties Joined
the list of counties with greatly re
duced land valuations for taxation
Surposes. Cuming dropped from $58,
00,000 to $82,000,000 and Burt from
$48,000,000 to $41,000,000. Cuming
county land, assessed at $143 an
acre In 1920 Is now put in at $110.61
as compared with $1$0.14 laat year,
MAKE EXPLORATIONS
NEAR GENOA, NEB.
Columbus, Neb., July ! "N (Special)
—Ancient Spanish armor and military
equipment unearthed near Genoa,
Neb., and the discovery of an his
torical American manuscript by a
French editor In French ardhfves
telling of a Spanish expedition up the
Loup river valley in 1720, brought
B. E. Blackman, curator for the Ne
braska Historical society, of Lincoln,
Neb., to Columbus on his Way to
Genoa, to spend four weeks and more
If necessary In an expedition of ex
ploration and excavation In the Loup
river valley.
GIVES BLOOD TO MAN
HE ACCIDENTALLY HURT
Omaha, Nab., July ^-William
Brewer, who tossed a brace and bit to
Bari Taylor, a fellow workman, at
their place of employment, striking
Teylor In the neck and puncturing
the Jugular vein, submitted to a blood
transfusion In an effort to save his
life. Several others had roluntssrsd
to give blood, but Brewsr was allow
ed to make the eacrlfioe.
GEOLOGIST MAKES OIL
SURVEY AT WAYNE
Wayne, Neb., July «—Prof. Bar
ton, state geologist, of Wyoming, has
commenced a survey of tihe oountry
north of Wayne for oil indications.
Nearly 15,000 acres of land ars under
lease, and upon the report of the
Investigator will depend drilling oper
ations.
LIGHTNING SHATTERS
WINDOW8 IN HOME
Winslde, Neb., July \ (Special) —
Lightning struck the house of Mr.
Banna Kallstrons, Tuesday night. All
the windows were shattered and tele
phone and electric wires were burned
out
ANOTHER BANKER IN
CONVICT COLONY
Lincoln, Neb., July \ (Special)—
The bankers’ colony at tne state pen
itentiary entered up a new member
Wednesday. Peter H. Nelson, bank
er at Thedford, Thomas county, reg
istered for a one to five year stay.
He was president of the bank and
pleaded guilty tl violations of the
banking law. He tried to get out of
the country, but was caught In ArU
ona on bis way to Mexico. The fail
ure was a bad one, according to the
banking board records.
YOUNGEST COUPLE
TO BE MARRIED
Reynolds, Neb.. July ~N-~Marrtage
of the youngest couple ot which there
Is record at this place occurred this
week when Luther Patterson, 17 year*
old, and Fay* Triefert, M years old,
were married. Their parents gave
their consent.
CLOSELY ASSOCIATED
IN LIFE AND DEATH
Hastings, Nsb., July (I. N. 8.)
—An unusual story of parallel Uvea
came to light today following the
deaths of August Prlebe and Herman
Bchultz, life long friends and pioneers
of Adams county. They came to
America from adjoining homes In
Germany on the same ship took home
stead* side by aide near Roseland,
were married at about the same time
reared their families together, and
both answered the last call on the
same day, had the same disease, and
were burled on the same day.
FORMER PUBLISHER OF
LABOR PAPER ENJOINED
Omaha, Neb., July (.—William B.
Daly, former owner and editor of a
labor paper here, has been enjoined
from Issuing a Labor day publication
In Omaha by district court. Joseph
A. Lochray, who bought the paper
previously owned by Daly, testified
that Daly, In 1910, at the time of the
sale of the paper, agreed net to
•nter Into a competing business here,
and the court agreed that the Labor
day edition, carrying advertisements,
constituted such.
SHRINKAGE IN
VALUES HEAVY
Most Nebraska Counties Re*
porting Show Big
Decreases
Lincoln, Neb., July ""W-(Special)—
Indication* now are tnat the shrink
age In property values In the state re
ported for taxation will exceed $80.
000,000. Seventy-three counties re
port a decrease of $81,000,000, but
Lancaster and Douglas will hav* big
Increases. Cherry county dropped
off a million and Boyd $700,000.
Thurston county reports values of
$28,000,000, a drop of $225,000; while
Antelope ehowa $38,000,000 an In
crease of $480,000. Lincoln reports
an Increase of $500,000.
JAIL SENTENCE
IS TOO SEVERE
Mayor of Lincoln Says City
And County Bastiles Not
Fit for Women
Lincoln, Neb., July *—(Special)
Mayor Zehrung has pat his foot
down on a movement to demand
Jail sentences for all violators of
the automobile regulatory lawjp.
He says that neither the city nor
county Jail Is a fit place for any
woman of the type most often
arrested for speeding and using
bright lights. He proposes Instead
an ordinance that will give the
pole# judge authority to order the
car of an offender placed In a
garage at the owner's expense and
locked up there for a definite
period.
8
BIQ FALLING OFF IN
NUMBER OF MARRIAGES
Fordyce, Neb., July ~ -(Special)
—Reluctance to comply with the new
marriage law of Nebraska which
requires a health certificate and
pubic announcement of the Intendeu
marriage 10 days prior to the issuing
of the license, evidently has caused
Cedar county couples contemplating
matrimony to go outside the state
for their licenses, according to the
records at the office of County
Judge Bryant. The records show
that only 82 marriage licenses have
been issued the first half of this
year, which is a lower record than
that for the first six months in
1928 or in 1922, there being 51 and
49 rtspectlvely duringthose periods.
HA'ATINGTON B0Y8 AT
Y, M. C. A. CAMP
llartington. Neb., July ~ -(Spec*
j ial)—Nine boys from HarMngton,
ur.der the direction of Rev. Louis
Hieb. Pastor of the First Congre
gational church, are attedlng the
state T. M. C. A. camp at Camp
Sheldon, near Columbus, where about
180 boys from different parts of
the state are enjoying 10 days of
swimming, boating, fishing, athletics
and campfire experiences. The boys
from here are: Howard Eby, Ken
neth Miller, David Hieb, Sherman
Willard, Willis Grant, Edgar Ewing,
Raymond Hegert, Franklin Christ
ianson and Clifford Mathews. The
party will return to Hartlngton the
first of next week.
JACKSON GA8 U8ER8
ARE GETTING BEH^FJT
Jackson, Neb., July *' -(Special)
—Gasoline users in ^ackson and
vicinity are benefltting by the lower
prices in gasoline. Three stations
prices in gasoline. Three stations
are selling at 15 cents a gallon
and have been since Tuesday. An
other station is holding to 21 cents,
but it is said to be getting scarcely
any trade.
EDITOR’S AUTO HURTS
RE8ULT IN DEATH
Red Cloud, Neb., July " -(Spec
ial)—Cleo Matthews, editor of the
Blue Hills Leader, died last night as
a result of Injuries sustained In an
automobile accident last Sunday. He
did not recover consciousness from
ths time of ths accident.
HAWARDEN TO HAVE
LIFE SAVING DEMONSTRATION
Hawarden, la., July ; Special)—
Ivan J. Klingman, swimming coach
and expert life saver of Chicago, will
hold a life saving demonstration In
Hawarden, Thursday, July 24. He
comes under the auspices of the Red
Cross. Mr. Klingman was formerly
captain of the Iowa University
swimming team.
CUSTER HIGHWAY MEET
TO BE AT RAPID CITY
Rapid City, S. D., July .--one
of the Important meetings o be
held in western South Dakota this
summer will be the fifth annual
convention of the Custer Battle
field Highway association, which
will be held In Rapid City on August
13 and 14. Leading highway boosters
of the west will be present and
make addresses.
JUDGE MCGEE PUT8
PEP INTO SENTENCES
Omaha, Neb., July ''-Federal
Judge McGee continued to dispense
Jail terms, sentencing several more
persona for liquor law viola
tions. Sam Nastlsl, father of 10
children, pleaded guilty to operating
a still and was sentenced to a year
and a day in Leavenworth prison and
to pay a fine of $1,000. Six others
entered pleas of guilty and were
fined $300 each. Joe Marchese was
found guilty. He has a wife and
seven small children. Two years in
Leavenworth penitentiary %nd a fine
TO GIVE BRYAN
BIG RECEPTION
Lincoln People Plan Big Re
ception on His Return
Home Sunday
Lincoln, Neb., July ' (Special) —
A reception and demonstration ars
being planned by Lincoln people for
Governor Charles Bryan when he
returns Sunday from New York
where he was nominated by the dem
ocratic party for the vice presidency.
It will be a community affair. The
Chamber of Commerce is co-operat
ing with Rotary, Kiwanis, Woman’s
club, League of Women voters. G.
A. R.. American Legion and other
olty organizations to insure a stir
ring welcome.
The Lincoln Chamber of Commerce
wired Mr. Bryan felicitations as did
a number of his political lieutenants
and old time friends. The fact is
stressed, that, no matter which party
wins, a Lincoln man will be vice
president, since Lincoln also claims
Charles G. Dawes and Roy Harop
of the National Independent ticket.
$150,000 Paid State
Game Warden in 1924
Lincoln, Neb., July ~~ (Special) —
Secretary Shumway, o» me state ag
ricultural department announcing
Thursday the activities of the fish
and game department under his Jur
isdiction , said that for the year end
ing June 30, 1823, there was distrib
uted from the three state hatcher
ies, 1,407 cans of fish. For the same
period in 1924, the distribution was
1,642 cans. ,
TO OPP08E REOPENING
GRAIN RA’YES CASE
Lincoln, Neb., July ** (Special)—
The Nebraska commission has joined
the Kansas commission in protest
ing to (he Interstate commerce
against the granting of the request
ef the carriers to reopen the west
ern grain rate case. A decision Is
ready. It Is understood, and it Is
said to be favorable to the farmers, i
The case was submitted more than
three months ago, and the com
missioners say that no good reason
exits' why It Bhould not be decided
now'.
The case Is one brought by the
two commissioners to secure for
tell farmer a reduction in rates on
his products below that of the laat
general cut, on the theory that as
his price level fell far below that |
of the manufacturers and other
shippers he la entitled to a further
reduction If he is not to be left
contributing a greater proportion
of the gross revenues than before.
TWO COUNTIES 8HOW
VALUES INCREASED
Ltnconl, Neb., July "■ -Custer and
Washington counties, ^ch with a
reduction exceeding $2,000,000 In as
sessed valuations for taxation pur
poses, have brought the total reduc
tion for this first 40 counties to close
to $20,000,000. A cut In land assess
ments was responsible. Grant, Ban
ner and Logaa also report a big per
centage in reduction, but benause of
their amallneas of holdings this does
not show big on the foot Inge. The
two counties named, with Burt. Cum
ing, Holt and Hall make up the near
ly $20,000,000 total. Gage and Adams
reported with Increases of more than
$600,000 each.
WOMAN IN MOURNING
GIVEN JAIL 8ENTENCE
Omaha, Neb., July " -In pro
nouncing sentence In the vase of Ed
ward and Emma Evers and their son,
Ralph, who live on a farm near Mil
lard and who were charged with sale
and possession of liquor, Federal
Judge McGee delivered a lecture to
the son.
The jury found the elder Evers not
guilty. Mrs. Evers, 89 years old,
weight 100 pounds, who burled a
daughter Monday and who was in
deep mourning, was found guilty on
two counts of sale and possession.
She was sentenced by Judge McGee
to six months In the Douglas county
jail and to pay a fine of $600.
BITTEN BY TARANTULA,
SUES FOR $2,000
Omaha.Neb.. July .-it * worth
I2.0U0 to be bitten by a tarantula,
Meyer Linker declare* in a suit for
that amount from an Omaha fruit
company. The tarantula leaped
from a bunch of bananas purchased
from the company, Linker asserts and
bit him.
ALLEN NEWS PLANT
LEASED TO DRULINGER
Allen, Neb., July — (Special) —
Harold J. Drulinger. formerly editor
of the Carroll, (Neb.) Index, ha*
leased the printing plant of The
Alien News from the owner, Mil
lard Martin. Mr. Martin has been
editor of the News for the last sev
en years.
SKINNER RECEIVER GOES
AFTER NOTE SIGNERS,
Omaha. Neb.. July Collection
of $307,521 on 176 notes^on the Skin
ner Packing company, was authoris’d j
by District Court on petition of the j
receiver of the company and an I
agent was secured to visit signers of
the notes In an effort to obtain the
money.
LOUP CITY GETS
GAS FOR 10 CENTS
Loup City, Neb., July ' Gasoline
prices here dropped to i0 cents a
gallon Thursday, Just half of the old
price.
FIND BODY OF AN
UNIDENTIFIED MAN
Fremont, Neb., July ...—The re
mains of an unidentified man were
found In a clump of weeds in the fac
tory district here. There were no
marks of violence on the body. A
small piece of paper oore the nans'
of Cobre, Nevada.
THOUSAND MEN
BATHE FLAMES
CALIFORNIA
Scores of Ranches In Peril
—Citizens Flee Before
Menace
BY S. M. HOLLAND,
Universal Sarvioa Correspondent.
San Francisco. July 13.—The great
est forest and brush fire menace in
the history of the Paolflc slope con
tinues unabated. Roaring walls of
flame of gigantic proportions range
over wide areas from southern Cali
fornia to British Columbia and Van
Couver, and then on eastward
through Idaho to Montana. In Wash
ington fires are raging In the Col
■ Villa national forest near Wenatchee
and In the Bnoqalmle district.
| With four monstrous forest fires
mounting on far flung fronts in Cali
fornia, the spotlight of anxiety con
| tlnues turned to the conflagration
sweeping the National Forest re
servation of Santa Barbara.
| In this district over 1,000 men ar
are battling a whirlwind of flame
roaring along a 18 mile fron.
Latest reports state the fire Is en
tirely beyond control. Scores of
ranches are reported to be In peril
and fear Is expressed by forestry
officials for the safety of hundreds I
of summer campers In the "Campers J
canyon” region. I
Airplane* Aid in Fight.
Airplane observers are directing ,
the fire fighting operations In the j
Santa Barbara district. Up to this
time th* Santa Barbara Iflre has
fortunately not destroyed heavy tim
ber. The loss Includes buildings on
two ranches and more than BO sum
mer homes.
The district for which the fire is
now headed, Is thickly dotted with
the summer homes of Los Angeles
and Santa Barbara mllllonarias.
Vacationists and ranchers are flee
ing before the flames.
Two men arrested Saturday on
suspicion of having started the Santa
Barbara fire were released Sunday
on $2,000 ball pending an Investiga
tion. The specific charge against
them Is that they allowed a slash
of fire to get beyond their control
tyithout notifying rangers of the
spread of the fire.
Flame* Running Wild
The second fire out of control. Is
the one raging near Cantara, north
of Shasta Springs, on the upper
Sacramento river. With 100 men
on the front, the flames were said
to be running wild. Ashes are fall
ing 20 miles from the scene. Six
ranch houses are reported to have
been destroyed.
In the Tahoe national foreat
regions of California, two great flrea
are stil burning, with one In Tuba
pass practically halted. The other,
on the Fereat Hills divide, fanned
by a stiff wind was reported to be
out of control. This fire Is being
combatted by $00 men along a 21
mile front.
Smoke covered the entire Sierra
Nevada rang* toward the east and
was so dans* that electric lights wer*
necessary Sunday at Truck**.
More than 1,000.000 acres of na
tional forest reserves are closed to
campers and forestry officials are
preparing to close 2,000,000 national
acres In an effort to reduce the fir#
hazard caused by the driest season
In California In 20 years. Rivers and
mountain streams are drying up and
millions of acres of timer land are
like a vast Under box.
Oregon Loss $2,000,000
Forest fires in Oregon have swept
approximately 10,000 acres of tim
bered and logged off lands, the state
forestry department estimated Sun
day. The monetary lose is placed In
exoeee of $2,000,000.
In British Columbia and on Van
Couver Island the two worst forest
firee of many seasons continue rag
ing with a destruction toll estimated
at over $1,000,000 already piled up.
The whole British Columbia pen
insula from Jervln Inlet to Butte in
let, Is ablaze. The total loss In this
district Is estimated at nearly
$300,000
Foreat fir# conditions In Montana
and Idaho art the worat In many
years and despite a steadily Im
proved fir* fighting service blazes
continue to break out in a dozen
different timber sectlone, many In
Inaccessible territory.
Nearly 1,000 fire fighters are at
work between Spokane, Wash., and
Missoula, Mont., but many more are
estimated to be necessary if several
•mall village* In the path of the
flames In western Montana are to be
saved. __
Says Lunch Counter Stool
Best Test of Americanism
Universal Service.
Chicago, July IS.—Janies J. Davis,
secretary of labor, said Sunday that
the lunch counter stool is the best
test for Americanism.
"It is the test of real American
ism." he said. "No one can claim
to be an American until he has sat
on a stool at a lunch counter and
munched his food."
The secretary expressed himself
while seated on a stool at a railroad
lunch counter where he stopped for
a bite while enroute to Mooseheart,
111. • " _
Storm Force* Air
Mail Pilot to Land
Omaha. Neb., July 12. (A. P.)—
Night Air mail pilot Bissler, forced
to land at Des Moines because of a
storm last night, arrived here at <5:10
a. in. today with his cargo whicli was
transferred to a plane piloted by Ern
est Mailison and taken westward at
• :20, the forced landing having re
gnited in a delay of Rhout 6 hours.
The storm was general as far west
as Grand Island. Rain accompanied
by an electrical display fell In Ne
braska
7W /Uvettfuresof
UiPe Magical wooden hobby horse
carried the Raggedys lickety split
down the path through the deep, d^ep
woods leaving mean old Minga the
Witch to howl as loudly as she wished
beside the wild fudge pot where she
had clutched the hot chocelate fudge.
“8he thought we had hidden the
two magical books somewhere along
the way!” the hobby horse said, “She
did not even guess that Raggedy Ann
had made the magic books small and
that she had one In her apron pocket
and Raggedy Andy had the other In
his pants pocket!”
The Raggedys laughed when they
thought how easily they had fooled
the wicked old Witch.
“We will just run along until you
come to an ice cream soda water
spring nice hobby horse!” Raggedy
Ann said. “Then we will stop and
have a lot of ic$ cream sodas, for the
chocolate fudge made me very
thirsty!”
"It did me too!” the hobby horse
said as he ran along.
"Me too!” Raggedy Andy said as he
The Magical wooden hobby horse car
ried the Raggedys.
held Raggedy Ann tightly so she
Would not bounce off Into the bushes.
In a very short time the Magical
hobby horse came to a lovely ice
cream soda water spring. "Whoa!" he
cried to himself as he came to a stop,
“Here we are!” '
“I guess now we have left old
Mlnga the Witch way behind!” Rag
gedy Andy laughed as he dipped up
an ice cream soda for Raggedy Ann.
“Ha, ha, ha!” a laugh came from
across the spring, “You guess so, do
you? Well, Mister Raggedy. Andy, I
Just guess that you are very much
mistaken!" and Mlnga the Witch got
up from the bushes where she had
been hiding and came walking around
the soda water spring.
The Raggedys and the hobby horse
were too surprised to speak so they
Just remained very quiet. “I suppose
you thought*I did not have any magic
charms In my poeket. Didn't you?"
she asked.
“No, sir! We didn't!” Raggedy
Ana said, “We just hoped that you
would return to your own home and
let ua go In search of adventures. We
do not like for you to bother us as
you have been doing!”
“Well, Mister Raggedy Andy,” the
Witch said, with a chucklly laugh.
"I Just guess I shall not return to my
own home until you tell me what you
have done with the two magic books!
I want both of them so that 1 cun
make a whole lot of magical things
for myself!”
“Then we shall not tell you. Missus
Minga the Witch!" Raggedy Andy re
plied.
“We shall see about that!” the
witch howled In her very loudest
voice as she got out a whole lot of
magical charms and prepared to work
magic, "I shall maglo you so that you
cannot run, and then I will magic
you so that you will tell me Just where
the magic books are hidden!” Rag
gedy Andy did not wait to hear more,
with a leap, he dashed by old Mlnga
giving her a push as he went, then
catching Raggedy Ann by the waist,
he swung upon the back of the hob
by horse. Then, as the mean old
Witch scrambled to get out of the
cold Ice cream soda water spring. Rag
gedy Andy swung up behind Raggedy
Ann and the magical wooden hobby
horse sped away through the forest as
fast as his legs could carry him.
“Ha, ha!” the Raggedys laughed,
“Catch us If you can, Mlnga the
Witch!"
■ "W
Mlnga the Witch thought for sure
that ah« had captured the R&ggedya
at the aide of the ice cream aoda
water spring, but Raggedy Andy fool
ed her Just in the nick of time and
escaped with Raggedy Ann upon the
back of the nice magical wooden
hobby horse.
Mlnga the Witch scrambled to the
aide of the Ice cream aoda water
spring, she waa very wet and cold
with the Ice cream soda water trick
ling from her clothes. Her magical
charms still were Just where she had
dropped them when Raggedy Andy
had given her the push which sent
her head first Into the ice cream
aoda water spring.
“Just you. wait!” Mlnga howled
shaking her fist In the direction the
hobby horse had taken. “I will work
the magicalest magic you ever saw,
and then you will be sorry. I’ll bet!”
The witch placed her magical
charms In a circle and would have
said her magical words but her teeth
chattered so from the cold, she could
not say it rightly. To work magic,
the Witch hajjl to say “Hokur-pokus.”
but Minga had so much Ice cream
down her back and he. clothes were
so wet with the Ice cold soda water,
she said. “Hochokeus-pochokus!”
with & lot of chattering of teeth, and
of course her magic did not work
even a smidgin.
“Anyway, I’ll build a nice warm
fire.” she said, "The Kaggedys can’t
iet verv far away before I get warm
•o nay teeth w«a*t chatter! , Then,
look out! I'll work a lot of maiic and
bring them right back here faster
Uuui they left!”
So Mlnga the Witch built a hug*
flr« near the Ice cream soda water
spring. The fire crackled and popped
ped, throwing sparks high up In the
air and Mlnga the Witch soon began
to get nice and warm, she rubbed her
hands together and turned, first with
her back to the fire, then with her
face to it, so as to thoroughly dry
her clothes.
‘I 'spect I’m dry enough now so*
that my teeth won’t chatter, chat
Minga the Witch Wai Very Wet an*-1
Cold.
ter! the witch howled. "So now to
work a magic charm and make the
hobby horse return with the Itag
gedys. My! Won’t they be surprised
when they find me sitting here wait
ing for them?” Again she arranged
her charm? in a circle and was just
about to say -‘Hokus pokus!” when
down the path came another queen
old woman, just about the same size
as Minga.
"Don't you know any better than
to build a great fire in the deep, deep
woods?” the woman cried.
"Go away and don't bother me! I
am about to work magic!” Minga.
the Witch howled.
“Oh! You are, 'are you?” the new
old woman cried, “Then you just
work magic and put that fire out a*
quickly as you can! Don’t you see*
that It Is melting the Ice cream in
the magical ice cream soda water
spring?”
"Ha!” Minga replied, "Who cares
for an old ice cream soda water
spring! I am working magic on some
thing much more important, so rure
away and let me be!”
In reply to this, the new little old
woman took her stick and scattered
Minga’s charms helter skelter, there
gave Minga a hearty crack upon the
top of her bonnet. "There!” she cried
as Minga gave a, howl and ran away
through the bushes, "I guess that
will teach you a lesaon! Then the
new funny old woman took off a false
face and her cloak and shook the
wrinkles out of her apron. "Now we
can enjoy the ice cream sodas ire
peace!” she said as Raggedy Andy
and the hobby horse came out of the
bushes and helped Raggedy Ann put
out the Witeh’s fire.
“My! You fooled her that time.
Raggedy Ann!" the hobby horse
laughed, "She never expected for a
minute that the old woman was youl*^
“The Urge of the Beyond”
I lay within four walls one night,
The air 1 breathed was foul antk
stale
The corridors showed dismal light—•
A ghoulish gleaming, sick and pale.
I heard the turnkey on his round
With stealthy step slink past ray
door.
His footfall left a mocking sound
That echoed on that Btony floor.
The dead hours dragged themselves;
away,
While clouds crept past the irore
bars,
Of the window where I tried to pray
To Him who heard above the stars.
I glimpsed the sky now and again,
As Jagged lightning flashed an*
sprayed—
My tragic thoughts turned back"
ward then
To childhood free and unafraid.
I felt the pall that overhung
My house of steel and stone an*
clay;
But when my broken plea was done.
The night had turned to early day.
Until my hour of freedom came,
That upward urge I could not shun.
It called me through my tears at
shame,
O God I failed—I lost—I WON.
—Sam Simmons, in the Los An*
geles Times.
The Woodland Path.
Beside the brooklet’s rippling flow,
Where the ferns and purple vloletai
grow.
There’s a path that runs Us wind
ing way
Where I love to stroll in the wan*
ing day.
I follow this path, so fringed witla
flowers,
That winds beneath the leafy bow
ers,
Around the base of grassy slopes,
Amid rich drapings of blossom
ropes.
Entranced, I wander among th»
trees
And feel the kiss of the lulling
breeze.
Sweet perfume and music pervade
the air
At evening time, when the sky is
fair.
The brook glides singing and singing
along,
And the birds add volume to the
Bong
Until, in the twilight. It gentler seems
As the woodland awaits the hour
of dreams.
Then come deep shadows, creeping
- on.
The stir of the day Is stilled—is
gone—
l et ever the croon of the brooklet’s
song
Beckons me farther and farther
along.
—Frank Davis Tom son