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Prison Reforms
While a group of Texas legislators are touring ihe
country visiting prisons of the various i.tatcs lacking
a solution to the problem nl this state. President Hoo
ver is having his worries over the federal prison tit
uation.
Riots, fatil in each instance, at Leavenworth and
Atlanta, exposed a disgraceful condition at the peni
tentiaries and aroused such a wave of protest ihat it
is likely something will be done.
Overcrowded cells were blamed In both Instances
for the riots, each of the prisons housing approximate
ly twice as many persons as they had been built for.
This was not news. The fact that too many prisoners
were in each institution long had been known and a
congressional committee had filed a report recom
mending steps to be taken to relieve the congestion
President Hoover has accepted this report In part
buthas overlooked a part of the report which author
ities on prison practice consider of first importance.
The report, filed last January, urged that “under
no circumstances should the existing federal peniten
tiaries at Leavenworth. Atlanta and McNeil Island,
in Puget Sound, be enlarged to accommodate more
prisoners"
It is this part of the report that President Hoover
has ignored. He suggests that Atlanta and Leaven
worth prisons both be enlarged and that a new’ prison
be built. Tine committee would have avoided the ne
cessity of enlarging the present prisons by budding
two new ones.
The objection to enlarging the present prisons, the
congressional committee points out, is that prison
population is more easily controlled in smaller groups
and that with a large number of prison units it is
easier to segregate the various types and give them
specialized treatment suited to their r.ceds.
President Hoover ruggests an increase in the num
ber of probation officers to permit parole of more
prisoners. Tills is in accord with best penological
practice. The parole can be used in 6uch a manner a.^
not only to strengthen the prisoner’* morale by riv
ing him hope and an incentive to mend his ways, but
also reduces cost of prison maintenance. _t
At least the recent epidemic of prison riots, most
of them with fatal consequences, will serve to force
some corrective measures. This being true. Is it not
possible the prisoners who staged the riots have re
tained their purpose, though at frightful cost
Grade Crossing Must Go
Every grade crossing is dangerous, and is apt to
elaim its toll in human lives. This has been demon
strated time and again. Even guards and gates will
not prevent autos crashing through. And careless or
reckless drivers will get caught by speeding trains
It has not been so long ago since an auto crashed
midway Into a freight train as it had stopped across
the highway. And to do this a driver must be blind.
If not blind, then there must not have been a brain
eell working. .
That crossing accident at Forney recently, that
claimed 13 lives, was one that could have been avoid
ed. and was the result of carelessness, tt would seem
And the crossing accident at Round Rock some years
ago that claimed 11 of Baylor university’s athletes
was another instance of carelessness, according to re
port.
People Just won’t exercise proper caution.
So it becomes necessary to do away entirely with
grade crossings: and in time this will be done.
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SUMMER RESORT MOTHER GOOSE
Higgleby, plggleby, one black hen;
She lays eggs for gentlemen,
But this hotel does not know when—
Higgleby, plggleby. one black hen.
• • • •
Little Bo-Peep has lost some sleep
And doesn’t seem to mind it.
When she gets home, no more to room.
She'll get a chance to find It.
• • • •
Mary had a little limb.
It was as white as snow,
And everywhere that Mary went
1 The limb was sure to show.
She went down by the sea to rest.
She got a burn—and how!
The little limb is tanned so brown
You’d never know it now.
• • • •
Hey, diddle, diddle.
The drum and the fiddle.
The piano, flute and bassoon:
The orchestra swell
At this summer hotel
Can play anything but a tune.
• • • •
Little Miss Mulfett
Sat on a tuffet
Passing an August day;
Along came a fellow
Whose Hne was ro mellow
It frightened Miss Muffett away.
• • • •
Jack and Jill ran up a bill
To loaf beside the water;
They couldn’t pay and had to stay
And serve as maid and porter.
• • • •
Mary. Mary, naked, verv.
How does your bathing go?
With brazen stares and matrons glare.
And field-glasses all in a row.
• • • •
Who killed Cock Robin?
"I." said the Dumb Thing.
“I had to eat something—
I killed Cock Robin "
• • • •
Twinkle, twinkle, little ’torch.’
In the hammock on the por™
With your scanty skirt ro hlch
You have quite a public thigh.
All the tourists passing by
Stare and nearly lose an eye;
If a little less you’d show
Traffic wouldn't be so slow.
• • • •
Curly Locks! Curly Locks!
Will you be mine? ^ ,
We*’l go to an !nn by
The reaside to dine:
We'll stay for two weeks
With the vacation mob
and rll we will ret
Will be corn-on-the-eob.
ml** Sevier and the Alamo
H^ZcTrrehlp »t
Sevier in saving the Alamo from disappearing
Shapeless ruins and from falling into the hands of
those who would have exploited the sacred embl
1 "Ti’s^vier saved the Alamo by advancing her own
funds with which to acquire the plat of g‘ound *"
crumbling stone fort to be forever the shrine of pa
triotic Texans. She carried the fight on to proven
the modest little building from being walled up by
close-jutting business houses. As first member and
chairman of the land purchasing commission, she has
been placed in position to carry forward one of the
most devoted labors of her life in shaping the Alamo
public properties adequately to keep the historic
beauty of the spot undimmed as the common posses
sion and pride of loyal Texans always.
Who Get* the Punishment?
Mrs. Ropavic of Chicago testified in a divorce suit
brought by her husband that she married him because
of his “golden voice.” but that he never sings for her.
The judge ordered that the divorce proceeding be
stopped, and that Ropavic sing for his wife twice
daily “My Angeline." This Is carrying court authori
ty too far. Just think what that woman is to suffer
if the man carries out the sentence.
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READ THI SFIRST:
Charlotte Chattcrton. nicknamed
Chatty. Is a bora gossip. She loses
her job in a hat shop because she
talks too much. Her mother, a wid
owed dressmaker, has one wealthy
customer. Mrs. Van Nuys. an old
friend. Through her Chatty gets a
job working at the telephone switch
board of Mr. Van Nuyc' bond house.
There she meets and falls in love
with a young bond salesman named
David Jordan, and becomes Jealous
of his friendship witth Agnes Her
ford. Mr. Van Nuys* secretary.
Billie Langenau. who works in the
office, and her sister. Sara, come to
live in the flat across the hall from
the flet where Chattv lives with h*.”
mother and her brother. Pud. Pud
goes to high school and works even
ings in Ben Tomlinson’s drug store.
Chatty loams that he delivers gin
for Ben and b^cs him to ston before
he Is arrested. But Pud refuses to
Dave Jordan falls in love with
Chatty, and the two of them have
several pleasant outings with Billie
and George Mayhrx. another bon1
salesman in the office. Billie has
never told George of her secret mar
riage to a man named Brewster,
whom she never has divorced. She
insists that her friendship with
George is so matter of fact that
there is no nerd to bare her past
life to him; but when Chatty sees
George in a movie with another girl,
and tells Billie about it. Billie bursts
into tears and admits she Is in love
with him. She stops seeing him.
One day Chattv s^cs Dave hand a
note to Agnes Herford.
Jealous, she goe«; through Agnes’
desk to look for it. It is a simple
message about some bonds, but in
hunting for it Chatty finds Agnes’
diary, filled with the story of her
lo\’e for her employer. Chattv tears
some of the pares out and mails
them to Mrs. “Van.” and later ad
vises Mrs. “Van” to make her hus
band discharge Agnes. He does, and
the girl is given two weeks’ notice.
Dave Jordan, alone, knows that
Chatty is resnonsible for this, and
he drops her like a hot cake.
Winnie Talcott is promised Agnes’
position. Winnie is the office “vamp.”
and Chattv knows that she is one of
Tomlinson’s best customers, for Pud
admits delivering pin to her. One
night Winnie gives a party at her
flat. She invites Bryant Dunning, a
new bond salesman and a very hand
some man. for Chatty. Bryant has
been out of town, and Is coming late
so Chatty leaves the office that
night with Winnie who shows her
how to paint her face and doll”
herself all up for Bryant, who “likes
fast steppers.” according to Winnie.
Thev have a big partv that night.
(Now go on with the story)
CHAPTER XXIII
While thev stood there talking,
the door of Billie's room opened and
she came out into the main office,
dressed for the street.
Her blue eyes widened when she
saw Chattv at her place at the
switchboard.
“What are vou planning to do?
“Work all afternoon?” she asked.
"Don’t you realise that this is Sat
urday afternoon.
Until that moment. Chatty, still
dazed and “doney” from the first
liquor In quantity that she had ever
had, hadn’t realized that it was Sat
urday afternoon and that the week’s
work was over.
She flushed as Billie and Bryant
burst out laughing.
“I must have what Winnie calls a
"hang-over.” she said, as carelessly
as she could, and got up from the
desk
‘I’ll say you have!” And Winnie
herself, came up to the three. "Vou
were so sound asleep when I left
this morning that I couldn't make
vou open even an eve. And you look
like m boiled owl. dearie!”
Then she lowered her voice and
spoke to Billie.
“Did vou get the nresent fnr Ag
nes?” she asked. "And did you
sp—V to Chattv about it?”
wipe opened her handbag, and
took from it a small tissue paper
package, in It was a bag made of
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“I only said what you were all thinking.”
cut-steel beads. A very expensive-!
looking one, with a little tag on it j
ihat said it had been made In
Fiance.
• Winnie and I thought it would
be nice to give this to Aggie on her j
last day here—sort of a farewell
gift,” she said to Chatty. “It was
fifteen dollars. Winnie and I are
each giving five towards the price,
and we thought ycu might like to
go in on it."
Feeling like the biggest hypocrite
who ever lived. Chatty said slowly
that she would be glad to “chip in"
on the gift.
"It was I who got Agnes out of
her job," she thought when she
went to get her pay envelope, “and
here I am pretending I'm sorry she’s
going, and helping to give her n
farewell present, to boot!"
She had nothing at all to say five
minutes later, when Agnes came
out Into the big office and Billie
gave her the bag.
“It’s from me and Winnie and
Chatty.” she said. "We’re all so sor
ry that you’re going. Agnes, and we
hope you’ll be happy in the new Job
you're going tto.”
"We sure are going to miss you.
Aggie." Winnie said, as if she meant
it. "But I'll do my best to take care
of Mr. Van for you.”
Agnes’ white face seemed to go a
shade whiter.
"That’s the thing that kills you.
isn’t It. Agnes?” Chatty asked
“Having someone else in the office
with him—while you’re out of it for
good!”
The Instant she said It she was
sorry.
For Agnes turned on her the look
of a person whoo has been stricken
to the heart. Her lips trembled, and
her eyes dilated. She put one hand
uo. as if she were warding off a
blow.
“Oh. Chatty, how could vou sav
such a thing?" It was Billie who
spoke, and every line in her face
spoke indignation and disgust.
“Well. I didn’t mean to. It just
slipped out.” Chatty said quickly,
looking down at her hands. “But. at
that, all I said was just what the
rest of you were thinking. We all
know that Agnes worshipped His
Nibs. Lots of girls who work for a
man do come to think a lot of him.
And lots of men fall in love with
th*-* office girls, too—”
The more she said the worse it
sounded.
She knew that Bryant Dunning
and Dave Jordan were listening to
her. too.
“What a cat they’ll think I am."
she thought. But then Dave thought
that about her. anyway—
“Well, anyway, good-bye and good
luck, Agnes." she said suddenly, ami
feeling like a female Judas, she held
out her hand and shook Agnes’
limp, damp one.
Then she marched into the cloak
room, got into her street clothes, and
marched out of the office without
another word or look at anyone.
Billie and Winnie joined her a
moment later, as she waited for the
elevator. .
“Going up to my place to get
your bag and things, aren’t you?”
Winnie asked. "Jim Bowen and Bry
ant are coming up to help me clear
things away, and we'll have a pretty
good time. The day atfer the ‘night
before’ is always better fun than the
night itself, if you ask one who
knows.”
Billie gave Chatty a warning shake
of her head and answered for her.
“No. she's promised to spend the
afternoon with me. shopping.” she
said to Winnie. ‘Til go with her
while she gets her though.”
It was a deliberate falsehood
Chattv had not promised to spend
the afternoon with her at all. She
knew that Billie was trying to take
care of her. Trying to keep her from
staying at Winnie’s flat. Trying to
keep her from Winnie and Bryant
Dunhing and the things they stood
for . . The wild parties and
the hip-hip-hooray times!
And she didn’t want to be kept
away from them! She wanted to go
away from them! She wanted to go
their reckless pace and see what it
was like! She wanted to hit the high
spots and have all the cxictement
that she had always missed. She
wanted to show Dave Jordan that
he was no more important than last
year's song hit, or yesterday’s news
paper!
They say that every human being
gets off the straight and narrow
path at least once in a lifetime. And
whether that is true or not, this was
undoubtedly Chatty’s time to do it!
She was starved and thirsting for a
good time.
“You don’t have to go to Winnie’s
with me. Billie.” she said sullenly.
“My bag isn't heavy . . I can
meet vou somewhere later, can’t I?”
Billie shook her head. “Oh I don’t
mind going with 5*011.” she said se
renely. “My time’s yours. I haven't
anvthing special to do.”
The flat was in wild confusion
when they opened the door. It looked
far worse In the sane and cober
light of day than It had looked the
night before. Bottles and glasses lit
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Pretty soon vacation time will be
out a memory. I trust it will be a
happy memory. But what perman
ent value has it given you?
Of course, everybody has his own
' idea of what a vacation should be.
I am assuming that during ours you
had a lot of exercise. You come
; back with tanned skin and sparkling
i eyes. If you have been exercising
a lot in the open air be sure to
keep up this practice. Try to keep
the tan by getting into the open
every day.
There is quite a fad now for hav
ing a tanned rkin. There arc so
many fads that don't appeal to me.
I am actually happy when one
which I can endorse comes along.
In my opinion, the stimulation the
skin has received from the increased
circulation of the blood, is a good
thing. That is what the sun docs
for you.
When you see a person with a
milk and water appearance, a pasty
complexion and white lips, you know
that the circulation is poor. Ex
pose that skin to regular doses of
sunlight and it won t be long be
fore there is a better tone in the
whole body.
The manufacturers are making
wonderful lights to supply ultra
violet rays to the body. These rays
give in a few moments what the
sun requires hours to accomplish.
If properly and temperately used,
I regard them as an excellent thing.
Of course the advice I am giving
today is not needed by out-of-door
workers. They have tanned skins
during the whole year. That is one
reason why they do not feel the cold
as white and bloodless persons dp.
You must have go'd circulation to
enjoy crisp weather, such as Nature
will send us In a couple of months.
I suppose seme of my farmer
friends smile a bit over the sugges
tions made about out-of-door exer
cise. But they must bear in mind
that thousands upon thousands of
the persons who read these articles
live in hall bedrooms, in crowded
tenements, some of them in rooms
where the sun never enters.
I w’lsh it were possible to give a
decent place to live to everyone of
God's creatures. Since it isn't pos
sible to have si ch a home, is no
reason to give in to circumstances.
Health is too Important to neglect,
tered it. Pillows load been tossed up
on the floor. Dried-up sandwiches
were piled on a plate on the dusty
table. The whole place smelled stale
and nasty.
•'We sure did have one swell ele
gant time here last night, though."
Winnie said, when she unlocked the
door and they all went in. "Chatty,
you sure did miss it when you
passed out . . She passed, out.
Biliie. the poor innocent . . ”
“So I heard!” Billie answered in a
chilly tone. ‘ Your friend. Dunning,
told me about it this morning. I
heard h m telling Dave Jordan about
It. too . . I think that a man
who talks about a woman's failings
H about the lowest kind of gossip.
That's what I think!”
Winnie shrugged her thin shoul
ders.
"Aw. don't take it so seriously.
Billie." she said lightly. “Bryant Just
thought he was telling something
funny. Hes crazy about Chatty.
Honestly he is.”
"He must be replied Billie with
sarcasm.
Pud was at home when Chatty got
there along about four that Satur
day afternoon.
He was taking his ease on the
couch in the dining room, stretched
out upon it reading The Police Ga
zette . . or, at least, looking at
the pictures in that famous publi
cation.
"Where's mother?” Chatty asked,
laying her little bag on the dining
room table and pulling off her hat.
Pud got up on one elbow and gave
her a dark and disapproving look.
"You should worry where she is!”
he said. "Whet you want to worry
atyout. girl, is yourself! That was
one swell lay-out you were with last
night, wasn't it?”
Chatty was speechless with sur
prise for a moment—but only for a
moment.
"Well, of all the nerve!” she ex
ploded then. "You. you little brat,
daring to bawl me out! Here you
arc, selling liquor for Ben Tomlin
son. and likely to be arrested ’most
any minute! And you dare to tell
me where I ought to go and w'here
I ought not to go—”
It was too much for her. She fin
ished what she had started to say
with a long, exasperated sigh
“All right, bawl me out all you
want to.” said Pud. turning once
more to the Police Gazette. “But I’m
telling you. you’re in wtong with
that Talcott girl’s gang. I’d be
(Continued on page 5.)
and. if you do your part, no matter w.
where you are forced to live, you can
get enough outside exercise to keep
in pretty good trim.
Smile at misfortune and by bulld
i lng up a strong bod. ykeep fit for
i whatever form of improved condi
tions may be offered you. After a
while, things may be a whole lot
better. A strong body will help.
Gmb Bag
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Who am I? Of What state am 1
governor? To which party do I be
long?
Who was the Ideal knight of Sir
Arthur's Round Table?
What country sometimes Is called
Nihon?
"Rest in the Lord, and wait pa
tiently for him: fret not thyself be
cause of him who prospereth in his
way. because of the man who brlng^
eth wicked devices to pass." Whereof
is this passage found in the Bible?
Today’s Horoscope
Persons born on this day are im
pulsive and like to have their own
way. They are impatient of criti
cism.
Star Lore
FOLLOWING A DAY AROl'ND
THE GLOBE
By Arthur DeV. Carpenter
If it were possible for one to leave
his home town at noon, and keep
up with the sun for 24 hours, it
would be noon to him all the way
around the globe, but as he arrived
back home, what noon? Evidently
the day has to begin somewhere.
Navigators selected the place where
the day should start and end. It is
the 180th meridian west of Green
wich. There at midnight the day
starts, and progresses around the
globe. When the dav. advancing
westward, arrives back at the Date
Line meridian again after 24 hours.
It has finished Its course and an
other day races forth.
(More Tomorrow)
Answers to Foregoing Questions
1. Norman S. Case; Rhode Island*
Republican.
2 Sir Galahad.
3. Japan.
4. Psalm xxxvil, 7.
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