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9. White Calls'New
: York Provincial
t
Mfrhs sooner New York realizes
a t she’s not America. that she's
‘3; ~simost foreign. wholly unneces-
’ . but .complctely subject prov-
'. the more comfortable she will
' opined W'illinm Alien While.
ous Kansas editor. in an inter-
in New York. He. however.
't look with disfuvor on the
Winnuence.
f‘Th hough 1‘ m a Puritan. though i
1%.flold by the great' principles by
!which our \Vest lives, I am glad the
sign born come here. Thev
bring something of lightness. of
~. my and of grace that the l' uri-
III! lacks.
;,,§"l‘he Puritan in the
tly efficient and prosperous.
the backbone of America. But
lacks a certain lightness of
“itch which you have here. ‘ And
”do is pretty dreary without it.
‘ (“And you do it better here (in
‘ :flow York) than any other place in
”the world. The man who still
“inks he has to go to Paris or
.‘ {Vienna or some place like that for
‘ .ti! lighter touch is n foo'. You do
[things here and )ou do their. in a
beautiful way.
"But thats not nil of life and it
don't all of America. I said before
that the Puritan was efficiency and
osperity and justice. That's why
produced prohibition~nnd New
York helped show him willlt thr-
gubstitute might be for alcohol and
he is rapidly adopting the substi-
late.
."The Puritan didn‘t turn to pro-
hibition for any moral reason. He
'did it for reasons of the strict eco-
nomics that dominate lls soul. He
Wu tir'ed of the five day week.
tired of blue Monday. tired of
tyrecks on the rnilrnn'is and mis—
tlkco in the shops. tired if work
left undone on the farm. Then s
jot of the Puritans got to owning
'gutomobilcs and they were more
, determined than ever ”.‘nllt their
nice cars should not be lucssed up
on the roads by a. lot of alcoholic
carelessness in other cases.
"\V'lly, the order of the Kansas
railroads that any man who was a
regular frequenter of a joint. sn
illicit saloon. would lose his job did
more to dry up Kansas than all
that the long haired men and short
haired women had been able to do
in a gcucrution of then morn?
prcnchmcnts against the demon
rumJW
Getting to the subject of small
towns. Mr. White mid: "Sinclair
Lewis was pretty nearly right about
the drubness of Gopher Prairie.
But that's a town of only three
thounnnd. Five, thousand is letter
and ion or twenty thousand. our
size. is better still. We're getting
on pretty well. not well enough.
but pretty well in ‘hoso towns. But
.we still don't know how to be really
gay—Oh! my lord. no! Some of it
is awful.
"We have everything else. We
have the movies for romance and
we're getting the stage for illusion
eand we are getting good cotiectlons
of pninlinus. collections that. thou-
"sands of people go to se:. to teach
.us line and color.”
THY-7 \VEATHEB
Southern New England: Fair and
ightly t‘rllllf‘r Saturday: Sunday on.
lticd possibly rain or snow.
limtcrn New York: Fair in south
pd cloudy and colder. probably
chnl snows in north portion Satur-
day: Sunday unsettled probably rain
.on the must and rain or snow in
jjhtcrior.
“finds-2
‘Dililillisliillz westerly.
generally fnir Saturday.
«1 Sandy Hook to Hatteras: Dimin~
;ifahlng west and northwest and wea~
drier fair Saturdav.
H,Contlitlon:4: The storm that was
« er the Upper Lake region Thurs-
_" day night has moved eastward to-
dlghi. attended by snow and rain in
film north Atlantic states and the
’iiorthcrn Lake regions and by gates
f item: the Atlantic coast. An area of
31.1311 pressure of great magnitude st-
' ' ded by abnormally cold Weather
moving southeartward from Alas-
er the Canadian northwest. At
.Azbka. the temperature Fri-
sro
a-«r.
: ...
'Ncst is
El?
North of Sandy Hook:
and weather
ng was fifty-six degrees
Weept for local snows in portions
orthcrn New England and north-
“New York and the lower Lake
as fair weather will prevail in
" Washington forecast dhtrict
. ,.
southeutw'srd malice of the
7 2- s now over. the tarsal-"h.
muse increuing cloudiness
.. -* and rain is probable by
. sight almost gems-stir in
Wesbtogtou forecast district
. we sent): Atlanticcdutr
-re will rise in as
or and Tense-use W
seems to hold in store greit m.
Yet a lone Journey to ports mum
is like!) to new «m. ore long
Then indeed we do. revel in new
sights and scenes. Puptn might have
made his chronicle dull enough to
ntented himself with melting bare
sets. but somehow we recognise in
him s. character when we all know
«be. real boy—Michael. When from
the steep tip of a newly thatched
roof the tin star placed there by the
workmen. disappeared mym'iously
it was for Michael's deliverance
[from danger that the mascot! offer-
ed prayers of thanksgiving. since he
stone would have dared to go after
t. Nothing could be more vivid than
the scenes. where a dozen boys with
an old leader. guard their herd of
fifty oxen during the summer. There
come inky black nights when the
sound of distant bells. usually un-
heard. warns them that the wind is
wafting to their restless oxen an ill-
vitation to browse in the fields of
ripening corn where lurk cattle
thieves from across the border.
The boys. alert through there ten-e
hours of darkness. lie with an est
pressed against the knife handle,
whose long blade stuck deep into the
moving oxen and the signals of their
companions inaudible beyond the
edge of the loose earth in the corn-
fields.
Michael is an ardent patriot. and
the too bold assertion of his nsflon-
allst sympathies repeatedly gets him
into difficulties at l‘anchcvo where
he. goes to schoolhnd later at Prague
Some kind hearted Americans. who
befricnd him in one of his scraper.
bid ”:1 read "Uncle Tom's Cabin."
and his thoughts turn more and
more iownrd'ihe land of Franklin.
Lincoln. and Harriet Beecher Stowe.
When. at the age of fifteen he sells
own his sheepskin coat to rain the
passage money to America. it is
threw three names that lead the au-
thor'l'r-s to make an exception in
M.- {m or and open to him the door
of opportunity,
A bully among the "Newsics" and
bootblncks at liowiing Green snatch-
cs Michael's Turkish fez which he is
permitted to recover and wear 'in
trumph because the street gamins
scr- to it that he has a fighting
chance. Our American hearts swell
with pride as Michael finds his ef-
forts rewarded and encouraged until.
realizing that "this country is :1 mon—
ument to the lives of the men of
brains and character and action who
made it." rather than to the glory
of “kings. princes. and their vic-
torlous armies" he decided to be-
come an American citizen.
A dangerous radical to be supress-
ed was the verdict of the European
authorities with whom he came in
contact. but America has use for
all of his kind that Europe can
spare. The traditions of his native
village and the ideals and aspirations
of his parents were the rich heritage
he brought to us. and it is a. matter
of pride with us that he was able to
win here not only citizenship, but
academic honors at Columbia. recog-
nition among his fellow students.
nnd a permanent place among our
men of science.
it you love stories of adventure
and triumph in the face of difficul-
lies. of loyalty to home and old
friends even when the wheel of for-
tune pla as one for above them.,)'ou
will di-l’ ht in this book. Pupin ap-
prcnialics fully the best that Ameri-
ca. has to offer. and he proves to
us that along with what is often
called the scum of Europe. we real—
ly get not a little of the cream.
Bread
Charles Norris in -“Brcad" has
given us a very clear picture of a.
“oman of today. Jeanette sturges.
the heroine, has been brought up
with her sister by a, widowed moth-
er. with muslc lessons as their chief
source of income. Jeannette grows
tired .the continual round of
petty economies and prepares her-
self for office work; well suited for
the work she becomes successful.
Her sister marries Roy Beardsley.
who had been engaged to Jeannette
until she made her place outside
the home. Roy's home is the home
of the middle class family of five
children on s. limited income: happy
to its members but not convincing
to Jeannette.
Jeannette does marry. chiefly
through force or circumstances:
Michael Devlin is a persistent suitor
and the wife of Mr. Cory. Jeam
netlc's employer. threatens s. divorce
which is not grounded but talk ‘of
which could make it uncomfortable
_____._._______.
He Was Curious.
“I would like to b‘veJny case
postponed for s week. your honor.
as my lawyer is iii.‘ '
“But you were caught with your
hand in this gentleman's pocket.
What could your counsel say in your
defense?"
“That's what I'm curious to know.
your honor,"
They are organizing a. "Better
Speech Association" and it can only
be hoped that it will take effect on
the banquets.
TEMPERATURE
Observedt‘isfkenasl’tlpg. 15th
midi-n s ow rut athei-
Bureau.
Atlanta 29.84 54 cloudy
Atlantic City .... 29.60 40 clear »
Block Island .... 80.38 - to clear
Boston ......... so.“ 36 clear
Battle .........30.56 88 cloudy
Cincinnati ...... 19.“: 18 clear
Chicago ........'39.7¢ 34 clear
Denver ......... as.“ u Cloudy
MN“ l’ls’ssspe 29-5.
Hatteras ...:... 20.02“
Jacksonville .... 19.”.
Keane City 9.73,
mm ...... 80.86
m' m'.“ Ices. 3,-"
flewOl-losae .... a.“
twitter-k ...... 83.50
‘ Norfolk ......... 29.6
sonnets. Vt. .. sus‘ u
......” as." u
agendas“ a:
_. .....nu
one-o ”fly ”
wummmmu-omoidmou-
any but- the ardent student. had he" '
firm turf carries the sound of the '
/ .-
fixer}
By l-ZD\\'.\RD NELSON DISGLEY
\VASHINGTON. D. C.—-—Thc llu-
renu of Emciency was created in
1913. as an experiment. put over by
certain efficiency experts.
The duties of the bureau include
the establishment of general super—
vision ol’ a standard system of cili-
ciency rating. for the classified err-
vice. the investigation) of the nods
of the several independent estab-
lishments with respect to personnel.
and the investigation of tile dupli-
cation of work and methods of bus-
iness in the various branches of the
government service.
The Chief of the Bureau.
alternate designated by him. is re-
qulrcd under the classification act
of 1923. to serve with the Bureau of
the Budget and a member of the
Civil Service Commission. or their
alternates. as a personnel ciuesifi-
cation board.
The bureau is also required by
that net to render to the personnel
classification board such eel-opera-
tion and assistance as the board
may require.
The bureau keeps an index of
government activities. gives assist-
ance to the Joint Congressional
Committee on department organiza-
tion. investigates government pur-
chaslng methods and t-o-operules
with the Bureau of the Budget.
The bureau's experts also Hulk:-
specinl examinations with a view to
tia Bureau and the contract audit
of the W'ur Department: the oitice
ot‘ the Treasurer of the United
States. the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing. the Bureau of inter-
nal Revenue and the public debt
service of the Treasury Department:
the division of supplies in the .00-
partment of Justice; mail equip-
ment of the Postotiice depart: out:
the supplies division of tho -tur-
ans' Bureau; the Bureau of Valua-
tion of the interstate Commerce
Department. and the Housing Space
Survey of the Department of Agri-
culture.
The inconsistencies of the present
government organization. as well as
the duplication of work, have re-
cctved special attention from the
Bureau of Efficiency. The bureau
report states that “there exists a
hodge-podgo collection of some
forty-odd boards. commissions. of-
fices and bureaus which do their
work practically without supervi-
ston: that the executive branch of
the government service is. to a
for Jeannette. Michael and Jean-
nette live together five years. first
in an apartment in the city and ater
in the country at Cobasset Beach.
a settlement having an exclusive
and s. family group. Miami does
not fit in the exclusive set and Jean—
nette can find nothing in common
with Michael's friends. The lack
of business principles in the manage.
ment of their household distresses
Jeannette and she goes back to her
old Job to try and help raise their
debts. Since Michael will not con-
sent to his wife working they
separate.
Fifteen years pass in which she
is most successful. but at the end
of which she admits to herself there
is something lacking. She then
hunts up Devlin. to find he has
divorced list-mud has a
The situations are logical as 3nd
whole convincing in the extreme.
No-sttempt irmade to draw a. moi-oi.
The reader is free to work out his
own solution for Jeannette. While
"“1!“th 'BFIl-d”isdis‘-
tinctiy good reading and prayer}...
tive of thought. . .
,Word comes from London that t
s Tait-Black Memorial Ping:
for biography lies been mm '
mm” "by Percy Lubbock.
fiction arise-
or :11)..an assistant.
increasing the efficiency of the Mtliw
The Bureau of Efficiency and its Functions
large extent. illogical and uneco-
nomicaliy organized. is a patent
fact. ' ‘ ‘ The steady loss of
technical experts to the government
is more serious than would be the
case with an ordinary business
hullét‘."
The Bureau of l‘Iiilcieucy has rec-
ommended changes in the. lmslnvss
methods or others in the State
Postotilcc. Interior and Commerce
department. in the l'. S. Shipping
Board and in otliccs in the House
of Representatives.
The Chief of the Bureau reports
that there are bl employeuwu Chic!
2; invistigators and
usstslants. 18 clerks and three? mes-
sengc rs. The Bureau coats $145. 000
a \car.
As an e\uulpl-. of the duplication
ol work in the several departments
and establishments. tho. Bureau oi
l-lll‘lcicney reports that fourteen gov.
crnment departments and establish-
ments are engaged directly in the
promotion and development of for-
eign trade. or activities related to
that field of work: Department of
Cumercc. Department of State
Department of Agriculture. United
States Shipping Board. Pan Ameri—
can l'niun. International High
Commission. Treasury Department.
l'. s. Tarin‘ Comnusstou. Federal
Trade (‘mnmissiom interstate. Com-
ntcrcc Commission. L‘. 3. Railroad
Administration. Federal l-teserve
Board. War Finant‘e Corporation.
lend the Department of the In~
tt-rior. _
At least five departments of the
government have to do with giving
expert advice and information on
the tariff-.tbc Thrift Commission.
the Dcpnriment of Commerce. the
State Department. the International
High Commission and the Pan Am-
e’rican Union.
Thei'se “duplications are important
and practical matters for Congress
to handle. ’
Question: ‘What is the total
French debt to the United States
on’ account of the World war?
Answer: Approximately [our bil-
lion dollars.
Question: \Vhat is the amount: of
freight handled by the American
railroads? , _
Answer: During the 9'9: ten
months of this calendar yea. it
ramounted to 386. 000. 000. 000 not
tons. the greatest freight traffic in
[my home]
'vj of being
thel rhistory.
into Fox" by Alfred A. Knopf.
Bani & Liverlght have Eco-openn-
ed with Jonathan Cape and the
Medical Society of London in bring-
ing out Charles M. Doughty's famous
book. "Travels in Arabia Deserta,"
identical. except for the‘ binding.
has longbeen out of print. During
the war- this. book was considered
so vital to the conduct of the British
campaigns in Arabia and Mesopotao
mla {ht owners of copies were ask-
ernment. Was in this wear a sum
and a special edition was being pre-
..pared when the war ended.
A Daimler»! Oneal! ‘
(Named in Boston Transcript)
iSpeeklng of Christmas, in ten-
year-«old girl of the Nomad:-
quaintanee. belonging to a. noose
able Unitarian Timur. become
somewhat confused the other even-
bag over the use of the French
word for Christmas, which is Noel.
in a welmrnowu carol. some young
people wit lied every appearance.
collected with the Epis-
cops! Church had been, '
carols. when this it
with the original first edition. which
ed to contribute them to. the gov;
dent number could not be obtained ,
IJust Folks
W
ADOPTION.
"It is so easy to find excuses."
She said. "and it‘s now too late:
“'9 have made of our purse but
tawdry ,uscs.
No children run at our gate.
"Tin re was a child that we could
have, takcn.
Lovely and sweet and pure.
But always by doubt was our cour-
age shaken.
Never the way set-med sure.
“Childless. we hungered for baby
. laughter—
““‘“‘.idopt one." the neighbors said.
But always the thought of what
might come after
Caused me to shake my head.
"We could have done it. and new
we know it.
Lonely and old we stay.
Louer and old and our faces show
it, .
She might have been here today.
"It is so easy to find excuses!
\‘i’e found them. the small
great.
We have made of our years but law.
dry U808.
No children run at our gate."
0n the Spur of
the Moment
and
By ROY K. MOULTON
TO YOUTH. .
(After witnessing a discussion be-
tween Those Young Fools and Those
Old Crabs.)
on. Youth, how bold and crude and
blunt
Your utterances be !
Though Age has learned to cloak
the truth
Beneath hypocrisy.
You have not learned yet to profess
Great breadth and sanctity.
White knowing too well you have
naug ht
Of either quality.
And then. when age's wisdom comes
of experience born.
Must truth depart; and all your life
or honesty be shorn ?
You've courage now. Then lose it
not
When time has knowledge granted
Nor with sleek craftiness and guile
Let it be supplanted. . .
—Ole D. Knuft.
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That You Plan for the Future
We Can be of Real Help
if ‘You Will Let Us.
Members of Our
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Appreciate Its Value
TO THEM
Obey That Impulse,
and Join This Week.
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THE OIL GAME.
By Walt Meson. ‘
So many oil promoters are jaunt-
ing off to jail. the fact should teach
all voters to freeze tight to their
kale. to dodge the gay proxpectus.
with promises all vain, allurements
to deflect us from pathways safe and
acne. Still stands the honest. banker
between the village pumps. and with
no heat. or rancor he tells us we are
chumps. "You read the daily pa-
pers. you find those papers full of
tales of sinful capers the blithe pro-
moters pull. You read about their
journeys to cell and calsboose. while
divers learned attorneys attempt to
get them loose. And still you blow
your shillings. and spend the hard
earned cush. to pay for bootless
drilling: of wells that never gush.
Oh. come to me for counsel. and of
your German marks I promise you
no ounce'll be fed to soulless sharks."
A score of oil promoters who used
to dance and sing have lately been
the toters of nianacles that cling.
“is see them going jallward. their.
whiskers Wet with tears. and in a
dark and stale ward they'll spend
some weary years. And many more
are headed for penitentlai hall.
where oakum heaps are shredded.
and rocks are broken small. They're
headed for a Tophet remote from joy
and bliss: and will we suckers profit
from contemplating this?
Cable report gives us the import-
ant news that Parisian: have adopt-
cd American apple pie. But as long
as they don't adopt. American hot
mince pie they .will be in no particu-
lar danger.
FOLEY PILLS BRING RELIEF
"FOLEY PILLS are the best i
have tried. My kidneys work a lot
better since I received your gener
ous offer." writes John W. Brogan.
Adams. Mass. FOLEI PILLS are
a. diurch stimulant for the KID-i
NEYS and while being taken close‘
attention should be paid to the diet.
starchy foods.“
Avoid sweets, pastry.
alcoholic drinks. tea. and coffee.
Refuse
Corn—Adv.
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AND DIRECTOR-i
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South Not-walk.
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We will pay you face value at am time and,
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num.
.per 311-
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Drink plenty of good fresh water ;,
and keep the body warmly clothed .
substitutes.—Stillron-Powcl .
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