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A FEW CANALS FOR PEACE.
Nebraska is a little too far away from salt water
to have much to say about naval architecture, yet as
a member in good standing in the sisterhood of
states, her voice might be heard if raised in protest.
With no intent to assume to speak for this great
state, we wish to suggest that the army and navy
of the United States may do well to let the Panama
canal stand as it is. Gatun lock is 110 feet wide
and our biggest battleship is 105 feet across at its
widest part. This means that its passage through
the lock requires some careful steering. The big
gest of merchant vessels are 100 feet wide, and also
present a somewhat similar problem.
To remedy this it is proposed that $50,000,000
be expended to widen the lock. We believe that
other places may be found where $50,000,000 can
be spent to better advantage than in widening the
locks at Gatun to allow the passage of bigger war
ships. One other suggestion might be in order. In
stead of building bigger warships, why not make
them smaller and fewer?
Just at present the United States has a number
of questions more deeply interesting to its people
than the establishing of a mighty navy, or a navy
containing the mightiest vessels. In no other gov
ernmental activity has cost mounted so rapidly as
in naval construction. A first-class battleship today
costs around $20,000,000, enough to have built and
equipped a fleet at the time of the Spanish-Ameri
can war. Such a monster is a most formidable ob
tject to view, but it can be destroyed by a mine or
torpedo just as easily, or laid up on a reef as readily
as one of the smaller vessels that were the order of
the day when Gatun lock was designed.
The lakes-to-ocean canal can very well take the
first $50,000,000 the government has to spare, and
the Missouri river between Kans.as City and Sioux
City, to which $15,000 is apportioned for the cur
rent year, might have several millions without harm
to anyone and with the prospect of doing a great
deal of good to . the whole country. Such enter
prises may not facilitate the movement of great bat
tleships, but they will help in getting crops to mar
ket, and that is a matter in which more people are
■ oncerned than are interested in any future war.
BORAH BACKS WORLD COURT.
. Senator Borah’s endorsement of the world court
plan as submitted by President Harding in his speech
at St. Louis i3 momentous. It clears the way for
decisive action when the senate again reassembles.
Senator Johnson, another “irreconcilable,” is now
in Europe, and it is more than possible that on his
return he will feel as he never has before, the need
for world co-operation for peace. Whole-hearted,
unanimous action is to be desired if America makes
this move, and certainly the people along the presi
dent’s route have cheered every mention of the
world court.
The parlous condition of world affairs has well
been set forth in a speech by Senator Borah at the
last session, in which he said:
At no time during the last four years have the
people of the world been free from the tormenting
apprehension of another frightful sacrifice. The
whole human family, scarred and tortured, prays
for peace; and yet there is no peace. When shall we
cease to live in this atmosphere of war? When
shall we escape from the spell of war? When shall
we loosen the grip of this monster? This is the
most stupendous problem in the world today.
Beside this question ail others are subsidiary and
incidental. Without a solution, and a favorable
solution, of this riddle, human progress become* a
misfortune, the inventions of the human mind a
curse, and civilization, so-called, an alluring trap
Into which men and women are ensnared to a death
of unspeakable torture.”
Thus sensing the menace, he throws his support
to the president. Some effort must be made to lift
this curse of war. If the nations can bring them
selves to the point of high resolve, where they would
be willing to substitute judicial processes for conflict,
then there is hope. Such a proposal is a test of
national sincerity for America as for Europe. It
will require an enlightened and unanimous public
opinion to back up the judgments of such a tribunal
however fair and impartial its decisions may be.
FEW PRESIDENTS FROM NEW YORK.
Backers of Governor "AJ” Smith of New York
arc reviewing political history, and discovering one
very disconcerting record. As the crow flies it Is
only 375 miles from New York to Washington, but
along the route there are several sidetracks, on
any one of which a governor may be shunted on
his way to the White House.
Going back to 1860, William H. Seward, gov
ernor of New York, was the most promising candi
date for president on the republican ticket, but he
went to Washington as secretary of state in Lin
coln's cabinet. Then came Horatio Seymour, who
was brushed aside for McClellan in 1864, but nomi
nated in 1868, when he led the democratic hosts to
defeat in the race of that year. Samuel Jones
Tilden in 1876 was defeated by a single electoral
vote. In 1884 Grover Cleveland broke the spell,
and landed in tfle office of president.
John T. Hoffman was elected governor of New
York by the democrats in 1870, and loomed big for
the nomination in 1872, but the Tweed and Tam
many scandals submerged him. Following Cleve
land at Albany, David B. Hill looked like a winner
for a time, and had the support of the machine in
his state in his efforts to unseat Cleveland in 1892,
but failed. Roswell P. Flower, also a popular gov
ernor, was New York’s choice in 1896, when Mr.
Bryan sprung his surprise Ht Chicago. Sulzer and
Whitman are other governors of the Empire state
who looked great the year before the convention.
Theodore Roosevelt became president, but first
was named as vice president while serving an gov
ernor of New York. Charles Evans Hughes once was
governor of his home state, but long before he was
nominated for president. If there is anything in
the record, it is not encouragaing for the "Al” Smith
boom, although his backers may look at Cleveland
rather than at Seward or some of the others. New
York does not always control conventions, and for
the last two un»ca out did nut settle the election.
A JUDGE AT BAY.
New Mexico is torn by a sensational political
row that centers about the trial of Carl C. Magee,
an editor of Albuquerque, for contempt of court.
Already he has been sentenced to eighteen months
at hard labor for making uncomplimentary remarks
about a judge of the supreme eouij. During the
progress of that ease he published a number of
editorial statements that brought him into conflict
with another member of the bench, District Judge
Daniel J. Leahy, whom he charged was under the
influence of Secundino Romero, leader of the Span
ish-American voters of San Miguel county. It is
now his task to prove to Judge Leahy himself that
he is actually a cog in a political machine, grinding
out decisions to please a political ring.
Measured by the enthusiastic mass meetings
that have been held in various parts of New Mexico,
Mr. Magee has convinced a large number of people
of the truth of his charges. They are even sub
scribing to a fund to finance his paper in its fight
for existence. In the court room at Las Vegas the
sympathies of the audience appear to be with him,
and only a threat by the judge to clear the room
has checked the applause.
The situation, no matter whether Judge Leahy
is innocent or guilty, must be embarassing for him.
If he is all the editor charged him with being, he
would not scruple to punish him for telling the
truth. And if the judge is actually a model of
judicial propriety, he would be thoroughly justified
in punishing his critic. Courts should be held in
respect, but not when they are corrupt. To the
general public, loving fair play, there appears some
thing wrong in the same judge who has been criti
cised sitting on the case and posturing as impartial.
Standing before Judge Leahy, the editor re
viewed the circumstances that led him to believe
the judge was the tool of rf political boss. He
charged undue political activity at republican state
conventions and at the polls, failure to call a grand
jury to investigate shortages and embezzlements
alleged in county offices by auditors’ reports, reduc
tion of taxes for a well known citizen from $150,
000 to $11,000, the railroading of a man to jail for
calling the sheriff a cow thief, declaring that in
all these actions the judge was influenced not by
justice but by politics. Magee’s defense was dealt
e body blow by the judge’s refusal to admit as evi
dence a report by a state auditor showing shortages
of $40,000 in county funds. Judge Leahy held that
such evidence could not be introduced until after
the court's domination by Secundino Romero had
been proved. From the bench it was declared that
a woman witness lied. Receipt of a threatening
i letter signed “K. K. K.” is announced by Judge
Leahy, who rose in his robes to defy his anonymous
correspondent.
Such is the tension that fills the air of New
Mexico. From a political fight it has ranged into
an issue of free speech and free press. The Span
ish-American population is arrayed against the edi
tor and the whole proceeding is taking on the ap
pearance of a racial feud. No matter what the
eventual findings may be, a case of this sort does
not improve the standing of the courts.
• JAZZING UP" THE PRESIDENT
A dispatch to the World-Herald a few days ago
pronounced the Harding administration a complete
failure. This was from the artistic point of view.
The president already had been found derelict in
every other regard, but great was the editorial in
dignation that he should be lacking also in apprecia
tion for art.
According to this article, the beautiful white
marble of the Lincoln memorial was to be bathed in
red, green and blue lights at night for the delectation
of tourists. The fountains were to run vivid streams
instead of pure white water, and the whole place was
to be turned into something like an amusement park.
The truth now has overtaken this piece of fic
tion. The army officer in charge of the memorial
declares that no such garish embellishment was ever
contemplated. He can't understand how the story
ever originated. He is no more baffled than are
many other Americans who read day after day in
the World-Herald that everything in Washington is
wrong and that the people made fools of themselves
in voting for a republican president. In view of
this disclosure, there is room for assuming that a
good deal of other information about the national
administration that is found in the democratic organ
is lacking in verity. The president was charged
with “jazzing up’’ the Lincoln shrine. But it now
seems that it was the president who w'as being
“jazzed."
A Nebraska, farmer woke up in the middle of
the night, got his shotgun and told his wife he was
going to shoot himself. His hired man stepped in
and stabbed him twenty-three times. Now the
farmer is trying to get well. Write your own
words to this music.
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The Boston parson hss apologized for kissing
the navy lieutenant's wife, and the lieutenant has
apologized for hitting the parson on the nose,
which squares the match to date.
Our notion of a hazardous occupation is de
naturing 30-30 army rifle cartridges to salvage the
copper and brass in the shells.
John Lee Webster has provided the scenario for
an impressive pageant; now, let everybody pitch in
and help make it a success.
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Homespun Verse
—By Omaha's Own 1’oef—
Robert R'rtrthinftton Davie
THE OLD BELIEF HAS CHANGED.
The old belief that life was made for work and work
for life
Is drifting to oblivion, while pleasure's zeal Is life
The thing that lakes our time today Is how to solve
(he plan
Of equalizing work and play nnd also he a man.
We've come to feel the need for rest, its virtue and Its
right;
We've learned that pleasure has Its place and multiplies
our might;
Were renlly thinking more about ouraelves that we
may keep
,Our youth and strength nnd not neglert our duties dear
and deep.
We're corning to avoid severe decrepitude's distress,
Our Journey Is not leading us to useless Idleness
We've learned to use our power of thought and thus de
Vise a way
To lie progressive and alive and still have time to play
We ran not judge tlie few who loaf, and ever thought
less roam.
And mark with them the rest of us who toll for love
an home.
The world Is going forwaid going skyward day by day—
And simply learning how to work and still hava Unit
lo play,
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“The People's
Voice"
Editorial! from reader* of TIm Moralng Be*.
Reader! of The Morning Bo* are Invited to
uae thl! column freol* for o&proaalo* oa
matter! *t public lotereit.
In Reply lo Ur. Tamisea.
Omaha,—To the Editor of The
Omaha Bee: We are enclosing an
open letter to Dr. J. A. Tamisea. in
answer to a letter recently published
by him in the state papers in which
he .stated that Ihe state fund provided
by the 1921 legislature of Nebraska,
was a ‘'miserable failure.”
We would appreciate It if you could
give the attached letter publication in
your paper.
FRANK B. O'CONNELL.
Dr. J. A. Tamisiea. Department Com
mander Disabled VeteranC, State of
Nebraska.
My Dear Doctor:
Having had our attention drawn to
an article appearing in the state
papers on Sunday, the 8th instant, in
which it would appear that you con
sider the $2,000,000 appropriation as
failing miserably to supply the in
tended needs.” we heartily «gree with
you that It has been impossible in the
past two years to do what was neces
sary. with the limited amount of only
$25,000 a year.
The committee that has had this
matter in charge has earnestly en
deavored to take care of ail cases
brought to Its attention through
proper channels.
In the year 1924 we trust that the
full interest on the $2,000,000, amount
ing to some $100,000 a year, will be
available, and that we will be ready
to meet all needy rases In a more lib
eral manner than has heretofore been
possible. You and your organizations
can he nf untold benefit to this com
mittee by bringing any and all cases
to our attention that come within the
act.
We are led to Infer by your letter
that you have some specific cases in
mind where the committee has failed
to provide the necessary aid. If such
is the case, we would greatly ap
preciate it if you would advise us re
garding them. »
The committee further would be
greatly pleased if you, or a duly ap
pointed committee, would call upon
our committee and see what has been
done by the fund, in the past, and
that we may receive suggestions from
you as to what greater benefit we
may be In the future. Very truly
yours.
THE AMERICAN LEGION STATE
FEND COMMM1TTEE,
By J. ED C. FISHER, Chairman.
Praises ••Pioneering” Column.
Broken Bow. Neb.—To the Editor
of The Omaha Bee: I thank you In
deed for the change you have made
in the "Rosewater” cut—It is ■ ■ o
like him. I also wish to thank you
for the ' Pioneering " column; it ought
to impress on your younger readers
that cities and communities do not
grow by mere chance, but it requires
men of vision and courage like Ed
ward Rosewa'er. Herman Kountze,
Georg- L. Miller, Rill Paxton. J Ster
ling Morton. G. W Holdrege, Tom
Majors, and many like them whom I
have not space to mention, to found
cities and build an empire.
F. M CURRIE
t>eed* and Words Mike.
Omaha.—To the Editor of The
Omaha Bee: In a recently published
letter I calied attention to the dan
ger of organizing secret political oath
bound societies
It Is hard to tolerate such societies.
Lawlessness is one of our most se
rious troubles at the present time.
Men who take the law Into their own
hands to punish citizens when and as
they see fit are not loyal Americans,
because they disobey the law of the
land.
It is therefore necessary to have
it known that every individual citizen
shall always stand on the side of law
enforcement
There are 48 men. political prison
ers, who disregarded the law of the
country In a critical hour while the
country was engaged in war. Twen
ty-seven of these men had their sen
fences commuted recently hy the pres
idem. Their tongues were their
weapons. They were the war's ' soap
boxers ' They did what they could,
with words, to disparage the govern
ment In its hour of need
They now have their freedom, their
sentences being commuted, but they
will not have ihe respect nor con
ftdence of loyal Americans Referring
to my published letter. Wayne H.
Allen of Omaha insisted that 1 was
wrong In criticising these secret so
cleties. He satd that ' our law is aimed
at mi n's actions hut not at thetr opln
ions.” His error is cjult* dear, as
shown hy the 27 political offenders,
whose only crime was a disloyal tiae
of their tongues Th»y did not com
roll acta" of violence, they took no
lives they destroyed no property, hut
Daily Prayer
Th# Joy of th« Lord l« your strength —
Neh 8:19.
Our Father, help up to And the *e
<*ret of the Muster's joy, that wt may
no longer dwell In the outer court!
where our happiness comes and g>>ep
as the flowers hlooin and fade. May
we enter Into the secret place of the
Mopt High where He lived until our
.1,>y, like i 1 in, cannot be taken away
from u«.
Tea< h us the joy of discovering the
tokens of Thy presem e always—in the
'ii, f binds. the fcmcrancr f fl.>w
<r the marvelous heauty « f sunrise
and sunset, hut more in the ringing
laughter and plaintive cry of little
t hildren. in the deep hunger In tne
hearts of our brother* and pipters, and
In our own pouIs, po that wc are
never alone.
'reach u* the joy of a friendahlp
that leave* no hurt or sting Help up
to enter into the deep Joy of sympa
thy wdth our brother’s need, the sym
pathy that gives insight, and knits
heart to houi until we are able to
help where help is needed, and able
to leccive help when it is offered Save
us. O our Father, from the darkness
of selfishness and unite us with wise
sand tender love to those who need
us, and tho.e whom we need All of
this, and rnurh more which w* cannot
express w*» ask In the Master's nnmi,
Amen
RKV RAYMOND C PROOK*.
Mtrkelsv. Cal
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CIRCULATION
for Jun*, 1923, of
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B. BREWER. Grn. Mgr.
V. A. BRIDGE, Cir. Mgr.
Subscribed sod awnm to before me
this 7th dsy of July, 1021.
W. If QUIVF.Y,
(Seal) Notary Public, i
Forty-three years ago. lacking one
month and a few days the foreman of
the iontpoaing room of The Omaha Be*
s'.-t out on a venture that ha» not a<*
>et finished its course He is no ionger
one of The B«?« family, save in spirit,
but a lot of hia friends will enjoy read
ing this story that was published on
August 26, 1880.
"Yesterday may have been a gloomy
day to some, but It brought nothing
but golden sunshine to Thomas J.
Fitzmorrls and Mary E. Swift, for it
was their wedding day. Tom Fitz
morris does The Ree the honor to
superintend its newsroom, and his
popularity is by no means confined to
the few who are brought into dally
contact with him there, but. gauging
that outside by the same measure
meted to him here. Its breadth and
depth is that which we know to be due
him Miss Mary E Swift :s the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Swift of
this city, and while we do not know
her personally, it is sare to say that
she possesses many virtues and ac
complishments. for her husband’s
Judgment Is to he questioned In
nothing.
"For a year and a half Mr. Fitz
morris has been preparing a home for
his bride, and a neater, cozier home
than the cottage he has built and
fitted up on Oak hill is not to be found,
and yesterday was the day fixed for
Its occupancy. At S:30 a. m. the
party drove down to St. Philomena
cathedral on Ninth street, accom
panied by their attendants. Miss
M iggln E Swift, a sister of the briie,
acting as bridesmaid, and her brother.
Mr John Swift, as groomsman. Sev
eral carriage loads of friends acted as
escort and witnessed the solmen nup
tial ceremony, which was conducted
by Rev. Father English, mas* being
celebrated in connection with the
usual ceremonies of the occasion
' At its conclusion the party repaired
to the future home of Mr and Mrs.
Fitzmorrls. 612 South Seventeenth
street (Oak HillI) where an elegant re
ception was given them. The house
was filled with a host of friends,
anxious to tender their congratula
tions. and the presents were both
numerous and beautiful, and the day
concluded with great festivities
"The boys at the c.fitce were not
forgotten, and thev unite in c.-tliing
down blessings on the eottage on Oak
Hill and Its occupant*."
Center Shots
it must be a strain on the college
girl w hen she begins her dutiful effort
not to feci superior to her husband
who dropped out at the eighth grade ■
—Akron Rcacon-Journal.
Modern science can magnify one
voire to sound like a million And
w-hen the roar of a million is reduced
to the sound of pne. we II be getting
somewhere —Tacoma Ledger
Women cause half of world's w Hks
sa% s eminent Hritish physician.—
Headline. Men we presume, cause
the other half—Arkansas Gazette.
they made criminal u»e of their
tongues. They would abolish all law
fully constituted government* and
substitute anarchy instead
D. F DOLAN. 1
“From State and Nation”
—Editorials from Other Newspapers—
As to Curtailing Production.
From the Sioux City Journal.
When producers of manufactured ar
ticles find that they are making a
surplus above market requirements,
or more than the market will absorb,
It Is their practice to curtail produc
tion until demand and supply become
more nearly equal. No complaint haa
been made concerning this practice.
Should not the farmer do the same?
Why should he continue to produce
great surpluses that depress prices?
Why should not he seek to adjust
supply to demand? The question has
been debated frequently, but still there
are those who will not concede the
moral right of the farmer to curtail
the production of foodstuffs.
For example, an lowa paper, the
Anamoea Eureka, declares such a pro
poeal to be "damnable.” "To create
a famine by artificial means,” says
the Eureka, "might solve the problem,
but just as sure as it is done greater
problems will arise to confuse and
confound those who would profit from
want and hunger.” The Eureka errs
on the side of extravagance. No one
Is proposing to create a famine. The
Journal believes It Is entirely proper
to curtail the production of food crops,
if more Is being produced than can be
marketed. The effect of surplus pro
duction was shown last year in the
case of potatoes. Ho many more pota
toes were produced than the market
would or could absorb that there was
no profit for any producer of potatoes.
Again, an unusually large surplus of
wheat Is being carried over this year
Into the new crop season, with still
another large surplus in prospect.
Diligent thought snd effort are being
given to finding ways to dispose of
these surpluses. In order that the
wheat farmer may realize a fair price
for his crop.
How is it possible to regard as
damnable a proposal to curtain pro
duction of wheat until supply is more
nearly equal to demand? A manufac
turer who would persist In producing
goods or articles that he knew he
could not sell would soon find himself
In bankruptcy, and that Is what faces
the wheat farmers If they continue to
produce surpluses that cannot be mar
keted. It Is proper to stimulate con
sumption of wheat products, as it la
proper to seek to improve marketing
means and methods, but the wheat
farmer will quickest serve his own
interest by producing less wheat and
more of something else. To do that
Is to exercise only common sense.
The Panama Tanal.
From the Florida Times-Unlon.
Ten more commercial vessels
passed through the Panama canal In
one recent week than had ever passed
through It In any one month before.
The tolls amounted to a shade less
than t2 000.000. At the receipts from
tolls Is now steadily Increasing, It la
nrohable that the canal will earn J?t.
OCO 000 this year, and that Its earn'.nes
will he greater and greater year by
yea r.
IVe do not know how much of this
went for operating costs, but this
will increase with the increased busi
ness of the canal, but the increase !n
■perating expenses will not he as
great as that In tolls. Wt believe that I
as much as one third cf the receipts!
this year will be clear, so far as1
operating expenses are concerned, or
about IS.000.000. But we must con
sider the In’erest paid on the money
■ d for the construction of th» canal
If this Is considered It Is prohable
'ha- th“ canal would show a loss of
fl? 000.000 this vear. Instead of a
ga:n of |S,000.000 This however
would he a good showing and would
e:ve promise of Its becoming a profit*
able Investment from the standpoint
f earnings «s well as ooe of con
cenieno* to commerce.
The traffic between the eastern and
western coasts of the I'rnted States
Will Increase rapidly, and there Is no
prospect that the railroads will handle '
the greater part of the Increase While '
we have reason to hope for a pause i
.n legislation oppressive to (the rail
r .a 1s. !• has already proceeded to a
point where new construction has
been stopped The little new con
struction of the last two or three
>ears has not been greater than the
railroad mtleage abandoned The
amount of business that the railroads
J_ —*
Pure Delight
California’s New Confection
Allorange—a Nickel
At almost any store where candy is
sold, you can get this new treat that
blends warm, California sunshine,
cool, mountain air and sweetness from
I fawaiian plantations.
It’s a sweet you'll like. And just as its
name Allorangc implies, it is whole,
luscious, ripened oranges—juice and all -
candied to perfection with pure Hawaiian
sugar.
Try it. Tell your (.hildren. It’s a better
sweet for them.
And it costs hut a nickel, this delicious
California Confection.
Allormnge Confection Co.
Redlands, California
ALLORANGE
can't handle will Increase year by
year, and thl« Increase will go through
the canal, without even counting on
the economy of water transportation
But the great Increase will come In
the growth of the business between
this country and the Orient. China
alone has as great a population as all
Europe, and Japan has about one fifth
as many. Then Australia and the la
lands of the Pacific furnish additional
population, and the traffic between
this country and India will go through
the canal. All these have a population
more than double that of Europe, and
In the course of one or two decades
will furnish as large a trade as we
now have with Europe. At least
three-fourths of this trade will go
through the Panama canal.
British Bogy In School Histories.
From th* N«w York Worl*1
Forty thousand words contain great
possibilities of exploitation. Yet It
would be hard for any writer to
achieve more for them than is done
by Commissioner David Hlrshfield In
his report to the mayor condemning
eight public school text book* of
American history as pro British and
"fit only to be fed to the furnace."
Within this compass Hlrshfield re
futes half a dozen of the country's
most competent historians. Including
Prof. Albrt Bushnell Hart of Harvard
university; expose# a British propa
ganda plot of wide proportions, uncov
ers similar sinister anti American In
fluences in newspapers, magazines,
movies, churches and other agencies
of publicity, and pillories some score
of distinguished citizens as fostering
the propaganda, the Inspiring motive;
of which Is traced to an “International
money power."
Couid 40 men with a thousand words
apiece do as much as that? What the
fathers of the republic would think of,
the need of a defense of their reputa :
tlons at the hand* of this lat* day j
champion can only be conjectured ;
They did not ask to be canonized by,
tradition and they might be satisfied
to be painted "with the warta on"
by authors seeking the truth instead
of the romance of history.
But It is possible to understand
what New York leaders jealous of the
educational Ideals of the city will
think of the Hlrshfield report. It Is
about the most preposterous conceit^
able municipal document. Histroians
have disagreed sbout the facts of his
tory and always will disagree But
to Imagine any number of them are
deliberately engaged In a plot to prej- j
udiee the patriotism of American (
school children Is little Iese than;
Idiocy.
A Great Achievement.
From the Sslt Lake Tribune
At Cedar City, Utah, on July 9.
1922. President Carl H Gray of the
Union Pacific Railroad company, with 1
a broad vision and sturdy courage de
cided to construct a 35 mile branch;
line from Lund to Cedar City, as the |
f.ret important step in opening a new
scenic wonderland to the world
April 2 the first earth was moved
In making grade: TO days after, the j
first locomotive rolled into Cedar City ,
over a new, uneven, unballasted, a! [
most temporary track
Seventeen day* later there cam# to
Cedar City upon a well trimmed, 1
neatly aligned, full rock ballasted ra.l
read of main line type of construe- |
tion. the greate*t train in ail America !
—the special carrying the president of ,
th# United Ststes snd his A’.asksn j
party. It was the completion of this
railw ay branch in K7 days, to the very !
top limit of a safe, smooth, solidly !
hallasted track, prior to the presi-!
dent's arrival In the west, that made j|
his visit to Zion National park possi- :
ble All Utah recognizes this fact,
and Ms citizens extend this public ap
preciation to President Gray, his moet
able and efficient staff of officers, en
gineers snd construction men. whoa#
loyalty and untiring energy com
pressed within an unheard of time
limit. produ-'M an almoet magical ac
complishment In th# history of rail
road construction.
Abe Martin
Th’ world probly i* a lot bette
than it used t’ be, but th’ ole time
when we could git an umbreller ?e
a dollar wuz good enough fer ua
Miss Mertie Bentley, classic dancer
is confined t’ her home from step
pin’ on an acorn.
(Copyright. lit).)
A Book of Today
‘ Come on Home," th* !&•**• volume
of Douglas Mallooh's poem*, str.kei
the keynote of the commonplace
These poems are the thoughts and
feelings of every-day folk, dear and
susceptible because they are expressed
simply and convey the home senti
ment The book might be appro
priately described as the story of a
man who has faith and shares It w:th
his readers, or teaches it to them, and
sings the song* which their hearts In
stinctively sing to their own Individ
ua! dreams.
Mr. Malloch need* no Introduction
for his poems In books and In the
newspapers are read throughout
America
There is only one war story In Ian
Hay s new collection of short stories.
The Lucky Number," -<Hough‘tn
MiflNln). The other 12 tales—some old
some new—show Major Beith to be
a story teller of versatile talents
There is a humorous touch, verging
now and then on the ironic, that
makes them excellent reading.
A story of romance ar.d mystery In
th# redwood timber lards Is * The
Geese Fly South." by Mary Bourn
(DouMeday-Pagec
Gan the beaut ful survive’ Th.s is
the theme cf Ruth Sawyers "Glad
iola Murphy" (Harpers'. Gladiola ha#
a struggle with her environments
which makes an absorbing story. Th#
child of poverty she rises not by cun
ning but from sheer sw-eetness of na
ture.
' Dame Curtsey s Book of Beauty
Talks" (McClure! is a recrint of rags
line articles by Ellye H. Glover E.ght
comprehensive chapters discuss all
th# means of th* secret ar.d public
arta by which women mainta.n and se
cure th* Illusion or reality of beauty
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