THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1926
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Regardless of its origin Tha
Christian religion an essential o
God has been good to us in .
good beyond the dreams of o
as no other people in the histon
been worth while? What is it <
thankful? How better can we t
t'es every home which has not
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to give tnose nomes ai ?.-ar<i. ui
Let us give thanks for this
selfish, corrupt, envious or sus
human family.
Let us give thanks for the gr
things it cannot do; for the h
be counted on to be true to tht
Teacher.
Let us thank God for the tl
things it cannot do; for the h
suppport; for the hunger and j
lieve and for the peace of hear
take away.
And while we give our thanks
greatest praise is the praise of
From actual counts made b
approximately 3,600.000 automc
have visited Wisconsin during t
tive estimates indicate that th
millions of dollars while in the
wide publicity foreign car traffi
the past five years. It pays to
The big show is all over; tl
gone into cold storage for anoth
to make good on all those pror
The horn of plenty has playec
low who fills it seems to come c
How do you expect to make
boy if you can't do 't for yours
Now is the time to take the f
problem, and industrial problen
business sess'on just once.
COAL PRICE
The price of soft coal has bee
West Virginia three times in tl
at the mouth of some of the n
did during the war.
There is no strike of any e^
anywhere in this country. Th
soft coal. The autumn has beei
of both hard and soft coal appr
What is the cause for the cor
100 per cent 'ncrease in bitumir
say it is the result of the Britis
ports of American coal to the
Europe. They admit the expor
he'ght could absorb only a sir
production of the United Stat
soar.
One of the most impressive 1
is the fact that *n some instan
' than the union scale for miners
The "dear public" that had to
increase to the workman, is los
wealth. Foreign rates contini
consumer and home manufacti
winter is over.
FLAME BURNS
Submerged combustion has lc
method of power by means of i
hitherto inherent defects have ]
claimed that two Englishmen 1
ed combustion system that proi
it fulfills the claims made.
By this system it is claime*
pressure, is able to burn under
rect and with great intensity.
. ships takes only about one-ten
will raise steam within a few
there wdl be no smoke, and r
residue, and sea water can be
f^ale in the boilers. The mecl
turn of a wheel, is easily ignit
period. Of course this inventi
value, but the general impress
reacmng enect power produ
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3GIVING
.nksgiving is a function of the
f its life.
America during- the past year?
ur fathers. We are prosperous
' of the world has been. Has it
ioing for us? Has it massed us
out in our respective communibeen
blessed by prosperity and
le day of feating and plnety i
country that will never become
picious of other nations of the
eat leveling and civilizing power
ospitals and the schools it can
j ideals teid down by the Great ,J
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lings money can do and for the
osp'tals and the schools it can
>overty and suffering it can ret
which it can neither give nor (
i let us remember anew that the
a devoted life. ]
y the state highway engineer,
>bile tourists from other states
he past season. Very conserva- '
lese tourists spent at least 90
> state. As a result to nationic
has increased 350 per cent in '
advertise.
le bla-bla and accessories have
er year. Its now up to somebody
ny>es.
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1 its part this year, but the fel- 1
iut at the little end.
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something worth while of your ;
elf? Its difficult to fool a boy. I
arm problem and transportation
i, out of politics. Lets have a
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IS SOARING <
n increased in Pennsylvania and
te last three weeks until today,
lines it now costs more than it
fectK-e importance in progress
ere is no unusual demand for
l warm, and summer production j
oached record proportions.
idition which has brought about i
ious coal prices? The operators :
h strike and the tremendous ex- j
British Isles and the ports of ]
t trade at its greatest possible
lall fraction of the bituminous
es. but still prices continue to
features of this sudden increase
ces operators are offering more
3. Wages seem to cut no figure.
be protected against a 10-cent .
3t sight of in this scramble for
in thf* nilf flip Hr\m oaf ir*
valV UMlliVy wvtv mv UVlltVUVJIV
irer will pay dearly before the
UNDER WATER
rng been recognized as the ideal
the steam boiler and engine, but
prevented its adoption. It is now
lave invented a simple submergnises
to revolutionize industry if
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d a flame, with air under high
i water, transferring its heat diAn
appliance fitted to steamth
of he usual boiled space and
minutes. Oil fuel may be used;
10 need for funnels, no soot, no
safely used, as there will be no
lanism is controlled by a single
;ed and burns auletlv for a lnnc I
on must have time to prove its
5Jon is that it may have a farction
in the future.
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Packing house authorities estimate that 70,150,00 cattle cal- |
ves- hogs and sheep will be converted into moat products be- | ,
fore the year is over. More than half th!s number is hogs. I
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ANOTHER OIL LEASE FRAUD ! "
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Duing 1917 to 1921, Lt. Commander Virgil Baker obtained, J
399-year leases to the San Geronimo, Porto Rico oil reservation. ,
The matter has been in the courts for several years and Chief
Jusfce Del Toro has just handed down an opininon that the j 1
leases were obtained from the American Navy Department by | |
fraud and misrepresentation and must be cancelled. The Chief 1
Justice says that Commander Baker deceived Secretary of the) 1
Navy Josephus Daniels and his assistant Secretary, Theodore
Roosevelt, Jr., who signed the 10-century leases, had been 1
known to acting Secretary Roosevelt, he would have been an accomplice
in a fraud to despoil the United States of a valuable
piece of property?and it is impossible to imagine even that 1
this was the case.
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A FAMILY JURY ]
In the trial of several boys charged with serious violation of
the law, a western justice' summoned the fathers and mothers j
3f the boys to serve not only as a jury, but in an adviary capacity,
to determine the guilt or innocense and the degree or na- 1
Lure of the punishment. The ordeal was no doubt as trying to y
the parents as to the children because it placed upon them a '
jurden which is usually shifted either to pressure of personal (
friendship of the justice or political influence, or to profession- i
il defenders of criminals. In a way ths system places the
blame for the crme as well as the frequent miscarriage of law j
just where it belongs, and should result in improved conditions
in the home life of youth with too much freedom.
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The Panama Canal is one government owned and operated in- 1
stitution that declares dividends. The net profit this year will 1
3e about $20,000,000. Ships passing through the canal are
charged at the rate of $1.20 per ton, the averaye charge per 1
ship being from $6,000 to $9-000. While this government ven- 1
Lure hh saved the shipping interests of the world many mililons
:>f dollars its greatest value to the United States is its strategic i
worth. 1
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Through the Citizens Committee of One Thousand, of New I
York, Lincoln C. Andrews, in charge of prohibition enforcement ,
lias asked 14.000 business executives in the United States to i
put a stop to the practice of treating prospective customers to
liquor at conventions and other gatherings. It is a violation of 1
law on the part of someone and those serving it are a party to j
it. It is one of the things that tends to cause disrespect for all
law.
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uoiom ikic riiu" zr?5
UnUULIIlL IIU111 likely to discover that his henroost r
_ has been pillaged, his cellar looted t
A nrQT Ik] li/rOT and that every valuable thing which 11
f] I Lu I 111 fluO I can b* easily carried off has been
taken. t
Oregon suffers peculiarly from this n
rx ? iimotoring tramp because so much ot t
Urefon, wnere narvesis tha work ,n the gtate ,g 8ea8onaL 6
Give Work to Many, One From the beginning of the strawberry
, ?, , , . harvest In May to the end of the ap- a
?t Cniet Victims. pie harvest In November, Oregon's y
farmers must depend largely upon c
problem of the migratory worm- transient workers. The state departm
In some of the far western states TOent of labor has organized an em- tl
has become complicated through the ployment commission In the hope of n
rise of a new species of "hobo, who devising a system under whleft It will h
travels about tn a ramshackle motor ^ po88ihle t0 utlUze all the resident e
ear, often carrying with him his en- iabor> but it has found difficulty In y
Use family and housekeeping equip- gattlng the farmera to give definite h
meat In Oregon the natives call him ^rnates of their requirements so o
"the gasoline bum" because of his that arrangements can be made In ad- h
habit of begging or "borrowing" gas- to meet tbem. p
oUaa from passing materia* Job, tor A? fi
Borrow Qas. On this account, says a writer tn
II Is easy to "borrow |ti in Ore- Monthly Labor Review, word has
gov, which still retains much of the |0De ont that there are 1oh? in ?
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uw-umuucu, luiquMuonmi notpitaiity for all who may drift In daring the
of pioneer day* Towna and filling harvest month* Many of those who
stations art far apart, and when a drire wheezy cara Into the state nre ?!
traveler with a tan* full of gasoline artnally looking for work, but i.?.ny Z.
ta his own machine eomes upon others are looking for no more of It
seme forlorn family gathered around than an Indispensable minimum. And ?
a stalled Alwer In an out-of-the-way thwt, ta the usual train of camp fol- ,
rhe la usually dad to "lend" from low#r^ habitual mendicants, loafers ,
store enough fuel to enable It to vagabond* u 11
got to the next village. The loan I 9t
usually develops Into a gift ra
But that is not the worst of It . ... 8
Often, these transients will ttaa at a e l kept lawn g 41184 st
plantings mad? In the fall. io
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MARK'S
STRATAGEM f
By H. M. EGBERT
(0 by W. o. Chipmu.)
C C A ^ 1 wlah Ton Jot of
/\ him," repeated Mre. Phillip
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/ \ Adams, pursing u*r uy
and looking angrily at
Lucy Smith.
It had always irritated the wealthy
farmer's wife that her cousin, the wife
of ne'er-do-well Frank Smith, shonld
have offered a home to their mutual *
ancle, Mark Evans. *
Mark Evans had owned a prosperous &
farm of his own a few years before, f
but when his wife died the old man of j
eighty was unable to keep It up. At t
eighty-two his niece, Mrs. Adams, fear- g
tng that the depreciating property
would leave her only a trivial legacy, c
persuaded the old man to sell out 1
"Pay the money over to me and a
Phil," she said, and we'll take care of t
you for the rest of your days." i
The old man did so, but the farm r
realized less than a thousand dollars.
The Adams family was furious.
"If I'd known the old skinflint 6
wasn't worth more than that I'd have '
seen myself swished before I'd have a
yot stung for a home," said Philip. *
"What's he done with all his money T \
He used to be rich," said his wife. r
"However, he won't last long."
But he did last Old Mark flourished
amazingly, and at eighty-four 1
be was as vigorous as many a man 1
of half his age. In vain his niece 8
watched for signs of breakdown. v
"We can't go on feeding the useless h
old cuss forever," muttered her husband.
"If It wasn't for what the (
neighbors would say, I'd turn him
sway to the poorhouse. He's stung
is fair." 1
Old Mark heard that He had reilgned
himself without complaint to I
the attic room, to a separate table t
where he received the scraps that fell e
From the family's leavings. He had E
Some the taunts of the Ill-bred Adams t
children. But It stung him to the
lulck to be a burden, to be accused
of dishonesty. a
"My niece Lucy Smith wants me to 11
spend a week with her," he announced
the next day. "Guess Til pay her a
rlslt" j,
"Guess you'll pay the fare, too,"
sneered Philip Adams.
However, Lucy had paid the fare, v
ind the old man duly departed. The >
week's stay had extended to a year, _
tnd Old Mark was still there, an honored
guest
"Yes, I wish you Joy of him," repeated
Mrs. Adams, who had gone to
pay her cousin a visit "Eats his head
iff, dont her
"He has a good appetite," admitted
Lucy. "We like to see uncle eat."
"Humph! Well, Ifs more than 1!
la" answered her cousin. "And don't j
pou think we're going to take him
oack after the way he's acted to us, ,
Meause ws ain't"
"Frank and I have offered Uncle
liark a home for the rest of his days,"
answered Lucy quietly.
That was true, and the old man was
welcome. No longer living upon
trudging charity, he sat at the table
with his relatives. The best bedroom
in the house had been offered him.
However, Old Mark would not take
that but he was certainly more comfortably
accommodated than before.
One thing had always distressed
Lucy. Old Mark Insisted on going out i
to work. I;
It might seem that a man of Slghty- ?
four la Incapable of active labor. But J
Md Mark, though he had not been I
ible to keep up his farm, had by no \
neans lost his muscular activity. As <
abor was scarce In the neighborhood, J
he fanners. Incredulous at first when
he old man offered his services, were !
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[iaa enougn to auow mm to dig in <
ihelr gardens at two dollars a day. )
Besides that the old man did odd 1
Aores. >
"He must be making a mint of <
noney, Lacy," said her husband J oca- ,
arly. |
"Ifs all coming to Frank and yon," <
)ld Mark would say, when they re- J
jroached him. "I got to do some
hlng to earn my keep, seeing as )
^lece Jane has got my farm and Pre
[ot nothing to pay yon with." J [
"But It Isn't necessary to pay a <
>enny, uncle," Lucy would say, half t
Tying. "People will think we make 4
-on work for us." 4
"I guess not," answered Old Mark. ?
1 tell 'em that I'm doing It against 1
roar wishes. But It's all coming to |
rou." *
That sounded well enough, but no- *
tody had seen any of Mark's money. 2
The postmistress stated that the old f
nan had bought money orders recent- |
y. But to whom was he sending his +
noney? To a bank? 1
"Pshaw, Lucy, let the old fellow T
iare his way," said Frank. "If It 4
nakes him happy, and he feels less *
inder an obligation to us. It doesn't *
[0 him any harm."
"But I'm elghty-flve next month, ~
nd I alnt going to do + stitch of
rork after I'm elghty-flve," said Mark,
huckllng.
Indeed, Mark's Industry afforded
he farmer and his wife less time for
ledltatlon than formerly. The season
ad been poor, the crops had not rlpned?It
was the wet summer of a few
ears ago; finally, the price of corn
ad gone shooting down. The struggle
f the "ne'er-do-well" Frank Smith
ad long excited the derision of his
elatlvee. He seemed an Incapable
kimr, and they knew nothing of the
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Federal Aid for Roads |
The enactment of the federal aid ' >
:t of 1918 marked the re-entrance of ' >
nde Sam Into highway building. I
rhen he started > help the states j|
> the construction of a national sye- <>
:m of highways he InslBted that they ' |
so maintain departments to central- < >
e work on the main roads of the {\
ate. Since then. co-operative econo- < >
ilc surveys between the United ] J
tates bureau of public roods and < >
ate highway departments are sav- {[
ig road taxpayers millions annually. < >
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Within a few months people will
lee each other at great distances !
ipart. This is the prophecy, not of i
lome weak-minded lunatic buttering ]
roin the hallucination that he is I
Fulius Casesar, or Mussolini, but of i
Wo men of the highest possible i
itanding in scientific circles ? Ed- 11
luarj Belin, who has already trans- i ,
erred vision \by telephotography on |
l small scale, and Prof. Holweck, of i
TncHtiito TIip unnminre- !
UC xvauium
uent was made by the great Paris |
lewspaper Matin,
Our world is fu!i of wickedness, I
lisease, war, death, bad whiskey, |
noiiopo^ts, imperalists, icocaine, j
irrned gunmen, international debtors ''
vho refuse to pay, rheumatism and |
vardheelers; but its material prog- j
ess is great. Man is superior to i'
lis limitations. Bad government anj |1
ixploitation hold him back but not '
i|wn. The inventor offsets the 1
tand-patter; and machines pull for 1
rard a world that its politicians '
lold back.
A needle point upon a hard rubber I '
date, plus Kdison, and you have the '
ublime music of a Vinnese orchesra
thrilling the soul of a Wyoming j
A voice in Boston and an fei,r in '
Chicago, plus Marconi, and you have j
he possibility that some day the 11
ntire world may listen to a single \
nessage? if it has a man great en j
ugh to deliver it. U
Darius Green, that is to say Im- 11
ginination, plus a gasoline engine, 1 1
neans the conquest of the air. j \
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Magic is not black, it is white. It J1
9 not the enemy of the race, as :
ur ignorant ancestors supposed ( '
rhen they' imprisoned Roger Bacon; I 1
* lo thn friori/i of man
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