Evening star., 1912-09-13

Mrs. Clinker was here few minutes
this afternoon" said Mrs. James"ortns'
land she says they have decided to as
pose of their touring car
"Well. I'm glad that some OF the neigh
bors are enjoying q lucid interval IN
terrupted Jamesworthy. There Wouidn't I
be so much talk about the high cost OF
living IL the majority Of the people IN this
town would follow the example of the
Clinkers. Never since the decadence OF
the Roman empire has there been such an
era of luxury, and the history OF Rome
should give us pause, Mrs. Jamesworthy.
History repeats itself. and unless the peo-
pie Of this country get wise 10 the seHs
Of the times and take reef In their Iore
topgallant mainsails. to use naut.cal
that will make dead men sit up In their
boxes and take notice. The bottom feil
out Of Rome as it will fall out OF the
United States unless the present carnlVai
Of extravaganza is curbed
'The women are to blame, Mrs. James
worthy. If the wives of this country had
sense enough to come In out OF the ram
they would use their influence IN the IN
terest Of economy But they DO the OPP
posite thing. Statistics show that the
women are the ones who want the motor
cars and other luxuries. One Old hen
calls on q neighbor and brags about the
new automobile her husband mas pousnt,
and then the neighbor turns pea green
with envy and begins to throw the mar
poon into her husband. insisting that ne
sQuander q load OF ruples for puzz
wagon Finally he has to do it in self
defense, and the next you hear OF him ne
is sitting on the back porch or the poor
house killing cockroaches with a TACK
hammer.
'eThe stall fed women Of this genera
ton are a menace to the republic. They
have entirely forsaken the simple cos
tunes OF their mothers and grandmotn-
ers. They toll not, neither do they spin
They just sit up at night thinking up
new ways to blow their husbands money.
venture to say that the automobile deal,
ers would have to 60 out or business ana
get jobs as book agents II their only Gus
toners were bachelors You hardiy ever
see a bachelor tooling chug-chug ma
chine. The victims are toil-worn and
heart-broken husbands who have been
forced into extravaganza by their wives
and who shed bitter tears as they monkey
with the steering wheel.
Last Sunday ! went to church and
there were about 10000 automobiles lined
up before the synagogue. When the
services were over the people got into
their cars and went touring away as
though they had heard a fire alarm.
They all wore spectacular rags and looked
like picnickers. I couldn't help thinking
OF the bygone days when was boy.
Then most people went to the sanctuary
on foot They walked together to the
kirk in a goodly company. as the psalm
list says. They wore sober vestments and
no innocent bystander would have mis-
taken them for joy riders. We lived in
the country and went to church In lum-
ber wagon. the whole family of US. and
the horses walked all the way. Anything
like speed was considered sin. Those
were sane and respectable people, Mrs.
Jamesworthy. Such spare change as they
had in their clothes went to the heather,
and not to the dealers in gasoline.
Now all Is changed. There Is riot
Of extravaganza everywhere, and the
women, as l have pointed out. are to
blame. The influence of the women is
the strongest thing in the world. and IL
1t were properly directed the land would
be dotted with savings banks instead of
garages I cannot too highly commend
the decision of Mr.. and Mrs. Clinker- who