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Farm Diversification
Central Texas farmers are being gradually weaned
sway from the one-crop idea. In the past two years
scores of experts have been brought into Central
Texas counties to preach the doctrine of diversifica
tion. Cities and civic clubs, farmers* organizations
and chambers of commerce have extended their co
operation. and the results of the educational cam
paign are evident m the rapid increase in fanners’
bank accounts and the marked prosperity of the
cities, towns and villages.
The fight, however, is just begun. There still are
many farmers who fail to grasp the idea; who are
under the Impression that the Interest of the various
organizations la a selfish one. and who persist in the
old theory that a cotton farmer should be a cotton
fanner, specializing in that particular branch of ag
riculture and leaving cows, hogs and chickens to
those who "like to fiddle around."
Failure to diversify has cost the farmers of Texas
millions of dollars. Year after year they have wit
nessed the productivity of their soil decrease. They
hsve been the victims of a combination of circum
stances which did not. tend to improve their financial
standing, and they can find no remedy for this con
dition other than devoting at least part of their
acreage to crops which assure a steady income.
Despite the fact Texas is the greatest agricultural
State, that her broad acres are the most productive,
millions of dollars are sent to other states for datry
and poultry products, meats and other commodities
which Texas farmers could produce. The farmers of
Missouri. Kansas. Illinois and Wisconsin are receiving
the nream of the profits, which Texas farmers here
tofore have neglected due to their adherence to the
roe-crop program.
The Lower Rio Grande Valley offers more oppor
tunities for agricultural diversification than any sec
tion of the United 8tates. Tts fertile coil will pro
duce feed crops more cheaply, its climatic advantages
are numerous, and It can and does produce twelve
months of the >\°ar.
Notwithstanding the many advantages, few Valley
farmers have engaged in dairying or hog raising upon
a scale such as the l«w cost of feed production war
rants. Dairy and poultry products, the basis of pros
perity in many of the northern agricultural states,
have been neglected to a degree that is amazing to
farmers from the North who readily rerceive the dis
tinctive advantages the VaUey possesses. They can
not understand why the Valley, which can produce
many tons of feed per sere annually, should be im
porting its dairy supplies instead of exporting in
huge quantities; nor can they understand why part ,
of our meat supplies are shipped from far-off
Chicago.
The campaign for diversification now being waged
In Central Texas should be extended to the Valley.
If it has proved profitable in that section of the state
where per acre production is comparatively small, it
would prove far more profitable In the Valley, which
has thousands of fertile acres that produce fe*d and
forage crops in almost unlimited quantities.
■ M i mm — —
The Disappearing Street Car
Though traction companies nf the larger centers
nf population report an increase of business, tn the
smaller ett'es the street rar Is rapidly disappearing
•nd is being supplanted by the motor bus. The Aus
tin street railway roropanv recently agreed with the
city commission to tear up its tracks and Install
bum as *o«n as the citv completes Its paving pro
gram.
The stree* rar disappeared from Brownsville’s
thoroughfare* four '-ears ago following a losing fight
against the more popular busses and the rapid in
crease in the number of privately-owned motor ve
hicles In practically all cities under 200.000 popu
lation tracks are disappearing and the clang of the
Street rar bell is merely a memory.
In the larger centers of population, however, the
Street cars are in greater favor today than ever be
fore In many cities, particularly New York and
Philadelphia, a determined fight is being made to
eliminate down-town parking on the streets. At first
this was vigorously fought, by the merchant*, but th
•xpenence of Chicago, which recently closed the
Loop district to parking, has proved that the mer
chants are benefitted thereby. In Chfcago. the citv
Council and street commissioner did not consult with
the merchant*. They put the anti-parking rule into
effect over their protest*, and the protest* were with
drawn within a week, when it became evident that
Customers were utilizing the street cars.
It is obvious that tn the great centers of popula
tion the motor vehicle will not supplant the street
ear. and it is equally obvious that in the smaller
cities the street car will be relegated to disuse until
the time cornea when growth of the city and traffic
conditions no longer permit parking of motor vehicles
In the congested area*.
REAL ESTATE S TAX BURDEN
(Sherman Democrat).
Eitite tax returns filed with the Bureau of Inter
nal Revenue at Washington show that nearly four
hundred thousand estates with an aggregate value of
five billion dollars change hands annually by reason
of death*. Of this five billion, on the average about
18 per cent is represented by real estate.
These figures were commented upon by Joseph 8.
McCoy, government actuary, before the annual trust
conference of the trust company division. American
Bankers association, at New York. He said that the
average value of real estate tn estates of a total value
below $50,000 is about SO per cent, whereas tn several
Instances of estates having a gross value of ten mil
lion or more the average real estate held wa* only l
per cent,
The rule as to the proportion of stocks held tn
estates was exactly the reverse of real estate. Es
tates under 850.000 In value averaged only 11.1 per
test of stocks, the percentage increasing with the
sire of the estate until those valued at more than ten
million held 65 per cent m stocks. The average for
stocks was 39 per rent of the total value of estates
Hence the “little fellow * feels most the burdens of
the real estate tax.
Inasmuch as real estate Is the most tangible of
all property it is not surprising that this form of
wealth should be taxed more than any other . Nat
urally. real estate was the first thing that attracted.
the tax levies. Lands and buildings are not allowed
to escape taxation whereas other forms of wealth, be
cause they are not so much In evidence and cannot
be spotted so easily for rendition and assessment, go
without paying levies in fair proportion.
The above figures tend to uphold statements that
millions of dollar of securities are not proportionate
ly taxed, because of exemptions snd difficulty of
placing hands on It The Income tax and the in
heritance tax make up in some measure for the dis
proportionate burden th?t »he real estate holders
carry, and their justice in principle should be easily
recognized
"
Whenever a certain French playwright is at a less
for an idea, he plays the saxophone. AfteT a little of
this he no longer worries about ideas—Punch.
Fortunately, sustained flights of oratory can t be
prolonged by fating on more gzs.-Memphis News
Bcrimitar.
____
The ouertion of war or peace is attractive because
| people ran fight over it —Boston Shoe and Leather
reporter.
Chicago is described by a newspaper correspondent
as an Augean stable. This us the burg that puts the
"Aw, Gee!” into Augean—Punch.
TIk® World airad All
By Charles P. Driscoll
ENGINEERS AND POLITICIANS
Engineers have their weaknesses and faults, as
have other classes of men. But the fascinating fea
ture of the engineering profession is its constant ab
sorption with constructive ideas.
Engineers and architects are ever planning new
undertakings that will ultimately benefit people.
Politicians are the worst enemies engineers have
to cope with. Sometimes there are shifting sands to
deal with in building railroads and canals through
deserts. But the shifting sands of politics are much
more dangerous to engineering progress.
The engineers of England and France have been
trying for many generations to build a tunnel under
the English channel so that England may be con
nected with the continent by dry land.
But the politicians of England and France have 1
wrecked the project repeatedly. They stand in the
way. waving red flags and sending up rockets and
ringing alarm hells. They say soldiers might use the
tunnel to invade England from France, or vice versa.
• • * •
This seems rather foolish to us, on our sUU of
the Atlantic. It seems to us perfectly clear that both
England and France would gain so much from the
tunnel during the periods of peace that they could !
afford to Wow it, up in time of war and rebuild it
again when the next peace came along
The traffic through such a tunnel would be stu
pendous Tt. seems to the distant American ridicu
lous that there aren't, at least a dozen railway tracks
and eight or ten vehicular roadways running under
the channel now.
But politicians can see the problem differently.
The politicians have much to do with governing- 8o
the engineers must wait at least another century be- I
fore they can begin butldtng that tunnel.
• « • •
Take the 8t Lawrence waterway project on the
Norfh American continent,. Viewing it merely from
the standpoint of the engineer, it is folly to delay
construction on that canalization and power pro
gram. The benefits to be derived from It are so
obvious.
But politicians on both sides of the border see it
otherwise. There is this or that reason for post- !
ponJng for a century or two any co-operative effort!
on the part of Canada and the United States, al
though the economic interests of the two people are
almost Identical.
Similar considerations boh nr* whenever a great
engineering project involves the interests of peoples
separated by political border lines.
Tm®!y Vr®w§
EQUAL FREEDOM OF EDUCATIONAL OPPOR
TUNITY URGED
By DAVID KTNLEY. President University of Illinois.
♦ David Kinlev was born at Dundee. Scotland.
Aug. 2. 18*1. Coining to the United States with
his father in 1872. be was graduated from Yale
■nd later studied at Johns Hopkins and the
TTnirersttv of Wisconsin. He was principal of a
high school for six years at N. Andover. Mass,
then taught at Jehns Hopkins for a year: at
Womans college. Baltimore, and then the Univer
sity of Wisconsin He became professor of eco
nomics there in 1834 and was later dean of the
graduate school for many years Later becoming
acting president at Wisconsin, for a year, he was
chosen president of the University of Illinois in
1920 He has served as special envoy to Chile on
a number of financial commissions, and has writ
ten several books on economical subjects.
As a bar to class education and an aid to the i
policy of higher education for as large a number as
possible, state supported universities stand as the bul
warks protecting the future of our democracy.
The public schools, the state supported colleges
and universities of our country, were established and
have been continued in order to give equal freedom
of educational opportunity to all.
The main principle underlying their administra
tion has been and is to keep an open road to the
higher levels of education for as many as could walk
that road.
Long ago they learned that genius and talent do
not belong to any class based upon wealth or social
position. The only difference they recognise are dif
1 ferences due to ability and to a desire to achieve.
Their purpose is not to educate as few as possi
ble. but as many as possible.
Much has been written about educating leaders,
but we cannot select leaders in advance of their de
velopment of the powers of leadership.
We cannot pick the great business man of 20
years from now from the young men of 19 and 20 in
college, although some profess to be able to do so.
It has been said that some, tf not mast, of the suc
cessful men in our cities are drawn from the countrv.
The great trass bad equal opportunities, the at
tempt to avail themselves of these opportunities de
veloped the leaders.
It is out of the great mass that leaders emerge,
not by pre-selection but by strenuous effort to avail
thtaniolves of the opportunities for advancement,
through ©ducatis*
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MOVING DAY AT THE WHITE HOUSE ~
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Fe>rii\ Outlook!
By ARTHUR H. JENKINS
Editor The Farm Journal
To 85 per cent of the farmers of
the country the long-drawn-out
fight In congress over Boulder dam
was. uot of any particular interest.
Th.?y regard it with indifference or
disapproval.
To the other 5 per cent—or it may
be a little more or less—the ques
tion was of supreme importance.
The ranchers in the whole valley of
the mighty Colorado, from end to
end. waited in suspense.
They still wait for that matter,
since the passage of the Boulder
Dam bill is only a first step. «md it
Is by no means certain that the
great structure will be built. Long
engineering studies must be made,
conferences must be held, the state
of Arizona must be satisfied, con
tracts must be made for the sale
of water and of electric power.
Years of waiting probably ahead,
at the very least
• • •
Something is at stake for these
farmers. Nothing le3 indeed than
their bread and butter. The ques
tion to be settled was whether both
the "Upper Basin"—Wyoming. Utah,
Colorado and New Mexico—and the
"Lower Basin'—Arizona. Nevada
and California—were to be allotted
a fair share of the river flow for
their irrigated lands
• • •
Probably few people outside the
arid and semi-arid regions of the
west realize the absolutely over
whelming Importance of. irrigation
water. To these ranchers water is
much more than a necessity for ag
riculture—it IS agriculture.
• • •
Of all the sections to be benefited,
the Imperial Valley in California
takes the most lively interest in the
Boulder Dam project.
This strange valley, almost, rain
less. many yards below sea level, is
Irrigated with Colorado river wa»er.
RAYMONDYILLE
EMBROIDERY CLVB A
The Embroidery Club met Friday
afternoon at the home ol Mrs. Hen
ry Wright, with eleven members and
three guest* present The after
noon was spent In sewing and In
two or three amu?tn*r contests. Mrs.
Boler won the prize for making the
most becoming hat. fashioned from
materials furnished by the hostess.
The prise in this contest was a
lovely valentine. In the valentine
contest. Mrs. R.. W Huff won the
plrw. which was a stamped linen
towel. A delicious lunch was serv
ed.
• • •
MORITZ HOSTESS
Mias Rachael E Morlt* entertain
ed with a Valentine party at her
home on Rodrigue* avenue on the
evening of February 14 The Val
entine motif was carried out in the
decoration scheme, with red heart*
tn evidence throughout the living
and dining room. Streamers of white
rrepe paper, upon which were fast
ened red hearts, hung from the
chandeliers to all part* of the rooms.
Bridge and other games were play
ed during the evening. Appetizing
refreshment* of pineapple and
cheese salad, heart shaped sand
wiches. heart shaped pink frosted
cookies, hot chocolate and Valentine
candies were served. The invited
guest* were Misses Caroline Duf
rield. Jewel Holder. Sammie Lee
Kinser. Ruth Chandler. Mamie Wil
liams. Allda Jensen. Rose Earle, and
Foster Crowell. Don Glover. Don
Stone. Lawrence Brenner. Hubert
Wright. George Wright, and Mr. and
Mrs. Lawrence 8. Raef. Mr. and Mrs.
William O. Woods, and Mr. and Mrs.
Walter L. Reasonover.
• • •
LITTLE BRIDGE CLUB
Mrs. Holly Bostick was hostess to
the Little Bridge Club Friday aft
ernoon. Mrs. EL L. Bull. Mrs. R. H.
Fackietnan. and Mrs. B. C. Carroll
were guests of the club. The high
club prize was. a box of stationery,
was atm by Mrs. Walter W. Gray
son. and high guest prise, a string
of beads, went to Mrs. E. L. Bull.
A dainty salad course'was served by
the hostess.
• • •
-JOLLY DOZEN" CLl'R
The “Jolly Down" Bridge Club
met Tuesday evening at the home of
J. K Smith this being the first
meeting of the club since the Christ
mas holidays. Out of town guests
were Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Ford, Mr.
and Mrs W. R. Heard. Mr. and Mrs.
D. A. Ftlmer. all of Harlingen. Oth
er guests attending besides dub
members were Mr. and Mn. C. J.
Scott, Mr. and Mrs. Holly Bostick,
and produces huge quantities of
market vegetables ana alfalfa.
But the supply of water is not
enough for all available lands, and
moreover the main “high line" sup
ply canal flows for many miles
through Mexico.
• • •
The Imperialese, or Imperialists,
or whatever they prefer to call
themselves, have therefore waged a
special fight to see that the Boulder
Dam project Includes a new canal,
giving the valley more water, and
following a route further north, so
as to keep its whole length within
the United States.
They hope. too. that the water
below the new dam will not be so
heavily loaded with silt, which now
keeps filling up their canals and
laterals, ana makes the water un
salable for household purposes
Finally, all the Colorado basin
country hopes to make an end of
the violent floods of the great river.
And here again it is the Imperial
Valley that has most to fear and
mast to gain, since the lower river
flows between levees, like the lower
Mississippt. far above the valley
floor.
• • •
The valley will not soon forget
the anxious times, twenty years or
so ago. when a sudden flood In the
Gila tributary broke the western
dike, and for months the Colorado
cut its way through the sofe valley
soil, and flowing into the Saltan
Sink, turned It into a new inland
sea.
• • •
But after all. important ax these
things are to the farmers and
ranchers directly concerned, a dam
in Boulder canyon or Black canyon
is of very little importance to other
farmers.
The only point at which the proj
ect affects agriculture as a whole Is
the prospect of increased supplies
of farm products, from newly ir
rigated acreage, to compete with
the farmers now in the business
Mr and Mrs H E Tomme. and Mr.
and Mrs. C. R Holloway.
High guest prises were awarded
Mrs C. J. Scott, who received a
beautiful beaded picture, and to C.
R. Holloway, who received a card
rase. The club prizes were won by
Mrs. H. A Bull, who received a cup
and saucer coffee set, and by Ed
-Starr, who received an ash tray. Re
freshments of strawberry short
cake, with whipped cream and cof
fee. were served bv the hostess.
• • •
FRIDAY NIGHT CLt’B 6
The FYlday Night Bridge club waa
entertained at the B. E. Carroll
home on Saturday evening. The
following guests, in addition to the
members of the club. wer*> In at
tendance: Mr. and Mrs Abe Wise.
Mr and Mrs. C. J. 8cott. Mr and
Mrs B. L. Jenkins. Mr and Mrs. R.
H, Fackleraan. Mr and Mrs M. H.
Deryer. Mr and Mrs A. J Schubert,
Mrs. E B. Burton. Mrs Miller Wal
ton. and P. K Gephart. Mrs.
! George* R. Lochrie won ladies club
| high prize, a lovely box of handker
I chelfs. and a carton of cigarettes
went to Holly Bostick, as winner of
men's club high prize Guest
prizes were won by Mrs. E. B Bur
ton. who received a box of candy,
and A. J. Schubert, who received a
i shaving set. The erfreshments con
jsisted of chicken-salad, cherry pie
! and coffee.
• • •
VALENTINES FETE
Misses Helen Scot: and Rebekah
Undahl entertained a group of
friends at the C. J. Scott nome
Thursday evening. The Valentine
motif was carried out in the decora
tions. Mrs. Scott was assisted by
Miss Elaine Garrett In entertaining
the young people. The refreshments
) consisted of heart cookies frosted nl
red. angel food cake and hot cho
i colate, topped with whipped cream
j tinted red. The guests were Ruby
Holder. Laron Halpin. Ruth Man
ning. Merble Parr. Mills Simmons.
Ralph Burnett, Sam Tumimsoo,
I Kenedy Dreyer, Travia Scott, snd
Lewis Burton.
• • •
REBEKAHS INITIATE
A class of four candidates were
i Inducted Into the mystereis of the
Rebekah Order Thursday evening
ip the local Oddfellow ha!L The
Weslaco Rebekah degree team of
ficiated in exemplifying the work.
A large attendance of local members
and victors were present, who en
joyed pieaaing refreshments after
the degree work.
• • •
PERSONALS
County Attorney Roger P. Robtn
aoc returned Tuesday from a bust
Mr. and Mia. W. P. Cooky arrfv
eed Saturday from Frederick. Okla.,
for a visit with their son. Dr. C. C.
Conlev and family. They were ac
companied by their grandson Mon
tie Worthington.
Mrs. George A. Taber of San Ben
ito was here Friday vlsltng her
daughter. Mrs. Wm. O. Kecht and
family.
Dr.' and Mrs S. N. Maybury, of
Enid. Okla.. were guests for a few
dsvs last week of Mr. and Mrs.
Claude R. Holloway.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kenedy
spent the week-end in San Antonio.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Thompson and
family.
Mr. and Mrs. E M. Torwne and
son. Earl Mac. spent Sunday with
relatives fci Donna.
C. W. Bull of Houston spent Sun
day here with his sor. Mr. and Mrs.
E L. Bull.
Miss Grace Alsmeyer spent the
week-end with her parents In Mis
sion.
Mr. and Mrs G. W. Musgrave
spent Monday with their daughter.
Mrs. J. L. Stone and family, in San
Juan.
Mr and Mrs O P Knipp and son
Phillip, spent the week-end In San
Antonja
Attorney D E Decker returned
Tuesday morning from a short busi
ness trip to Austin.
Mrs 8 E Mills and Mrs. E L.
Bull were visiting relatives in Ste
wart Place Sundav.
Mrs. J. K Smith returned from
I ariingen Monday, where she had
been with her mother. Mrs. B. H.
F’lmer.
Mrs. H. 8. Aurand and son, Hen
ry. left Sunday for their home in
C< ‘ambus. O . after a visit here with
her father. Davis E. Decker.
Dr. C. C. Conley returned Friday
from a trip to Oklahoma.
NOT THEIR WORRY
In Ontario, Canada, the speed
cops seem to have given It up as a
bad Job. The highway signs read:
“Notice. pavement slippery in wet
weather Obey speed law.” Aa
much as to sav. "In dry weather,
disobey speed law and be hanged.
We • -ow you’re going to. anyway.”
A TRUSTING TRUST
A very small boy sidled into an
Edinburgh tobacco shop not long
ago “My father’s been hearin’
there's a tobacco trust.’’ he said.
“True, there is.” the tobacconist
told him. .
Then fa it her wants to know
rad ye trust him for two ounces o'
rough cut?”
AND HE KEEPS BUST
"What are you doing now,
Prank?”
Oh. I*m an artist ”
"Why. I didn t know you were tal
ented along that line. What branch
of art are you in?”
"I draw the X's for t tabloid
newspaper.
Cameron Courts
Suit* filed In the District Courts
Mrs. R. H. Oerlarh et al vs. St.
L. B. & M. Co.; damages.
2STH DISTRICT COURT
Hon. A. W Cunnincham. Jadff
E M. Halliburton v* Stella Halli
burton. divorce granted.
1WRD DISTRICT COURT
Hen. A. M. Kent, Judge
No final orders.
COUNTY COURT
Hon. Oscar Dancy. Judge
No suits filed.
COUNTT COURT AT LAW
Hon. John Kleiber, Jlige
No orders.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Lee Whltehair and Viola Lieck
Gasnar de Leon and Rosa Sierra.
PROTECTIVE TARIFF APPEALS
TO HOOVER
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By CHABLES P. STEWART
WASHINGTON, Feb 23.-A
“tariff for revenue only' la sound
democratic doctrine. It appears to
be Herbert Hoover's doctrine, too—
minus the word •‘only.”
Our republican ‘‘infant indus
tries’’ swear by a "protective tar
iff.'* but most of them mean a
"prohibitive’’ one.
Mr. Hoover evidently Indorse*
the protective principle, but stops
short of prohibition—prohibition In
its tariff seme—the alcoholic kind
doesn't enter Into this discussion.
Maybe all this goes to show that
It’s hard to tell whether Mr. Hoov
er Is a republican or a democrat.
It was dangerous to suggest such a
thing a few months ago Now that
he's almost In office, what does it
matter?
Anywav. every bit of news from
Belle Isle. (Fla l indicates that
Mr. Hoover, while no free trader,
dees not want to keep imports en
tirely out of the United States.
This being so. an awful row Is
ahead, between Mr. Hoover and
our "infant industries" when con
gr*» meets in April to booat the
What our Infant Industries re
quire may be judged from the de
mands of the furniture Industry, a
lusty infant which sells 09 1-2 per
cent of all the furniture sold In
America. The fumltur infant
craves a high enough tariff to keep
the remaining 1-2 of 1 per cent—
how often that fraction Is to be
seen In the current literature of
our country!—which a few million
aires still imoprt from overseas.
• ♦ *
But Mr Hoover has made It clear
to Senator Smoot and others that
favorable as he is to a protective
tariff, to help American industries,
he objects to a prohibitive one. to
give them an air-tight monopoly.
He wants a medlcum of foreign
goods to continue coming in. be
cause he wants to tax them on their
arrival
To him. a tariff is a tax. and he
expects to need the money. The
higher the tax. the more the money
—up to a certain point. But pass
that point, until Imports cease, and
—a tax on nothing yields nothing,
no matter how high.
Mr. Hoover also shows signs of
concern for our foreign trade-und
seem* less certain than some folk
that we can keep it up. with no im
ports.
The commerce department—Mr.
Hoover is pretty familiar with—re
ports that we produce one-tenth
more than we consume: and doubt
less Mr. Hooi-er believes that this
surplus would be a nuisance, left
on our hands, for lack of foreign
markets
A globe trotter. Mr. Hoover prob
ably has detected a European tend
ency toward a tariff combination
again* us: likewise, a European
trend toward getting onto our trick
of mass production, which, plus
Europe's low wages, may mean
nasty competition for us
A close observer, on his latest
trip perchance Mr. Hoover noticed
that cotton grows wild in South
America; and thought how dis
agreeable it w'ould be if European
spinners were to turn thither In
preference to Dixie, as we hare
done, for cheaper rubber.
0 0 0
Recent scenes in some of our
congressional committee room* in
Washington have suggested a re
semblance between our tariff-thir
sty industries and the parched waif
in a desert, who. stumbling on
water hole, often drinks hlmsei.
death unless somebody stop* hir.
Apparently Mr. Hoover does not
mean to let our industries burst
themselves, if he can help it.
He should remember that the
desert, watf fights like a tiger
against interference, however well
intended.
j
Who am I? Of what company am
I chairman of tha board? With
whom have I been waging a batik
for the control of this company?
What are “shock troops?"
What well known theatricgf4ro
duoer was once the manager ortjw
heavyweight champion. James Jef
fries?
What Is sometimes referred to ae
“white coal?”
"Though tha Lord be high, ye*
hath he respect unto the lowly
but the proud he knoweth far off.'
Where does this passage appear if
the Bible?
A Daily Thought
“It is the mind that makes thr
man. an our vigour is our tmmor
tal soul.’'-—Ovid.
Today’s Horoscope
Persons born under this sign art
noble, self-sacrificing and genereur
to an extreme. They always wtr
the love and regard of others.
Answers to Foregoing Questions
1. Colonel Robert Stewart
Standard Oil of Indiana; John D
Rockefeller. Jr.
3 A picked body at assault sol
diers.
3. wiiham A Brady.
4 Waterpower.
5 Psalm cxxxvttl. g.
About
Nevr^fork
NEW YORK. Feb. 33.—Two
chorus girls, who were bitter ene
mies for a whole season on tour,
met when the new traffic regula
tions halted them at 45th street
yesternight.
"You look." Mid one of them sar
castically. "as If you hadn't hnd a
dinner since I mv you last."
"Yeah." growled the other, as
she slsed her up and down, "and
you look as if you had been at
dinner ever since'"
• • •
THE RETORT SWELL
Added to our list of gags on Ar
thur Caesar is the one that hap
pened In the old Chantee club.
Caesar selected Julius Tannen (who
ran swing a nifty line of vltrol
himself) when Julius entered the
place.
"Ah-hah." ah-hah'd Caesar, aa he
wet his lips and clapped his hands.
"Let’s have that battle of wits
now!**
"Very well.” calmly replied Tan
nen. ' Walt until I check mine, so
it’ll be a fair fight.”
ZIEGFELD S MIDNIGHT FROLIC
Before a distinguished group of
stage, screen and literary celebri
ties. gathered at midnight, F. Zle*
feld reopened the historic midnight
roof and revealed another of nls
handsome frolics. It Is headed by
the Duncan Bisters, recently re
turned from continental triumphs,
and the suportlng bill offers Helen
Morgan. Paul Whiteman and the
most sensational aerobatic dancing
quartet this spectator ever bravo'd.
They are named Charlotte Ayers.
Malinoff. Karrel and Rasch. Thair
la a spectacular routine, unfoldw
at a lightning pace, and each o
their swift routines left the audi
ence gasping. Miss Ayers Is trad
fully hurled, tossed and throw?
fromone male to the other, an
their walloping finish brought bra
vo* and roof-lifting applause.
The hair-raising finale fteo
Miss Ayrea used as a skipping rep*
with two of her escorts turning hr
over and over, with the Umt
member jumping. It Is a thrllJp
Indeed.
The show is a grand after-the
theater entertainment—and fo
only K! §0, too!
• e •
OF ALL ANSWERS
Russell E. Markert. the youthfi
dance director of "Animal Crack
era.'* says he overheard it in th
office of a casting agent.
“Any experience at playing Lit
tie Eva?"
"Twenty years." answered the a?
pHoant
ANOTHER FORM OF dtif*™’
It was In one of the #fioopf
parlors, early yesterday yawning. .
hula dancer violently tossed be
torso In front of a drunk's tabV
The unappreciative stew growled:
“The neerest she ever got 1
Hawaii was a can of pineapple*!*
DANCING WIFE OCT
CHICAGO—When Mrs. Clar
Lukes complained that her husban ,
locked her out because she went t
a dance tb» police refused to tnte>
loro.__
_
.1 i a ii—i ■in mi iiiiiiniiar'n"-•b**2^**3*1^
re Mean 1*
the word "Service" all the Vll
ny things that the funeral Sf
sctor—the thoroughly ex- |f
tenced funeral dli*ector— §§
i do for those he Is called
Service" is a word much f*$
d tn advertising and sell- V
. Sometimes wa ttlnk It ¥
her misused. We wnnft you !
know that when we speak |Qj
>ur aervlce. we mean every- ^
ng that pertain* to the way
serve tboae who call upon \
'.A.DARUNG* b
JNERAL HOME “
JEFFERSON AT IfT*
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