that with the conviction of Lawson
was to commence a determined at
tempt to disrupt union labor. Every
one of the speakers impressed on the
audience the necessity of sticking to
voting. " - -
The kept press didn't give the
meeting much space. Lots of room
for the polo meet and the doings of
Mrs. Boodlebag and her crowd. The
Day Book gave the best account and
when it said the audience was enthu
siastic it only half told the tale. We
must have a good strong labor press
in the city or the public will never
get the honest facts in connection
with union labor. A. D.
GOLDEN TEXT NO. 3. Letters of
Leo xni., page 35: "It is in the very
nature of man to follow the guide of
reason in his actions." Page 36:
"For not in vain did God set the light
of reason in the human mind." Page
127: "Man cannot believe otherwise
than of his own free will."
Page 125 (showing a wonderful
harmony, as though two infallible
apostles had written, instead of one) :
"Gregory XVI. inveighed with
weighty words against sophisms,
that it is right for individuals to form
their own personal judgments about
religion; that each man's conscience
is his sole and all-sufficing guide;
and that it is lawful for every man to
publish his own views, whatever they
may be." C. H.
BACKS FORD. It seems that a
great many people have made the
Ford automobile the object of con
siderable joke and ridicule. This car
is essentially the poor man's car. It
is not reasonable to suppose that if
we were all blessed with wealth we
would buy Fords, ljut the cost of
maintenance is one of the consider
ations in buying a car.
However, the purpose of this letter
is not to advertise or boost the Ford,
but merely to say a word concerning
the manufacturer. Too much praise
cannot be heaped on Henry Ford.
Here is a humanitarian. Most every
body knows the plan his employes are
working under. Instead of hoarding
the profits this man generously ai
vides large sums of money with his
employes annually. What is the re
sult? More efficiency and better co
operation between employe and em
ployer. Mr Ford furthermore instituted a
scheme whereby buyers of cars re
ceived rebates of over $50 it tne saies
for a year exceeded a certain num
ber. This action was entirely volun
tary. But this is a funny world! Per
sonally, I believe a benefactor like
Henry Ford deserves all the success
he has attained. Long may he live.
Daniel F. O'Meara.
LINCOLN'S GREAT MEMORIAL.
Please tell me something about the
Lincoln highway? Where does it b&
gin and end, and is it completed?
The Lincoln highway is the most
impressive of many memorials the
American people have raised to Ab
raham Lincoln. The idea of this me
morial which perpetuates Lincoln's
interest in the "common people" or
iginated with Carl G. Fisher of In
dianapolis. The Lincoln Highway as
sociation was organized with his aid
in 1913.
The national highway runs from
New York city across 12 states to its
termination in San Francisco. It is
3,384 miles in length. It will cost
$25,000,000 and the expense will be
borne by the people of the states
through which the road and its many
branches pass. Nearly one-third of
the highway is complete and the en
tire road is already available for
traffic. It will be several years, how
ever, before the entire highway is
hard surfaced and boulevarded.
It has been estimated that the
earth can maintain a population of
6,000,000,000 a total wihch will be
reached about A. D. 2100 at the pres
ent Tate of 'increase. '
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