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the last Christmas he'd be able to
But I'll hustle home from South
Bend Sunday morning" he said. And
don't you dare make any engagement
for the afternoon"
II do wish you could be with us
Christmas eve. The tree won't be q
bit of fun without you"
You know | wish l could. But you
see how it is"
II think your sisters mean"
Billy didn't deny 1t.
Who all will be here for the tree?'
he inquired.
Just the people we had tonight. ex-
cept Kathryn and you Why?
oh, nothing" said Billy.
4 X **
ct ooK here, SIR said his be-
trothed. Don't you do anything
foolish. You're not supposed to buy
presents for the whole family. Just
little. tiny one for me. II you want
to. but you mustn't spend much on it.
And IL you get anything for any one
else in this house I'll be mad"
I'd like the see you mad" said
Billy.
You'd wish you hadn't" Ellen re-
torted.
When Billy had gone. Ellen re-
turned to the living room and faced
the assembled company.
Well she said. now that you've
all seen him. what's the verdict?'
The verdict seemed to be unani-
mously in his favor.
But" said Bob, II thought you
said he was so screamingly funny"
Yes" said Edith, you told me that,
too"
GIVE him chance" said Ellen.
walt till he's in a funny mood. You'll
simply die laughing"
1t Is compound fracture Of the
rules to have so important a character
as Tommy Richards appear in only
one chapter. But remember this isn't
a regular story. but q simple state
ment of what occurred, when 1t &C.
CURED. During chapter four Tommy
bad been on his way home from the
Pacific coast, where business had kept
him all fall. His business out there
and what he said and did en- route to
Chicago are collateral.
Tommy had been Billy's pail at COL
lege. Tommy's home was in Minne-
sofa, and Billy was his most inti-
mate. practically his only, friend in
the so-called metropolis Of the mid
die west. So Tommy. not knowing
that Billy had gone to st. Louis,
looked forward to a few pleasant
llOuIS Will MIN between tu0 llui0 Oh
the coast trains arrival and the Min
nesota trains departure.
The coast train reached Chicago
about noon. It was Thursday noon.
the 23d. Tommy hustled from the sta.
ton to Rilly's Office, and there learned
of the St.. Louis trip. Disappointed,
he roamed the streets a while, and at
length dropped into the downtown
ticket Office Of his favorite Minne-
sofa road. He was told that every
thing for the night was sold OUT Big
Christmas business. Tommy pondered
"How about tomorrow nightT he
II can give you a lower tomorrow
night on the six-thirty," replied Les
lie Painter. that being the clerks
name.
"Tll take it," said Tommy.
He did so, and the clerk took $10.0S
It'll see old Bill, after ALL" said
Tommy.
Leslie Painter made no reply.
In the afternoon Tommy sa,
through vaudeville show and Al
might he Iooped the loop. He retired
early. for the next day promised te
be a big one.
Billy got in from st. Louis at =;
Friday morning and had been in hii
office an hour when Tommy appeared
have no details of the meeting.
At $50, Tommy suggested thai
they'd better go out and hist one.
'Still on it. eh?" said Billy.
What do you mean?"
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Billy called taxi and departed soon
after Walters exit. When he got out
at his South Side abode. the floor of
the tonneau was Uttered with recent
cigarettes. =
And that night he dreamed that he
was president of the anti-cigarette
league; that DR.. Gish was vice presi-
dent, and that the motto of, the or
ganization was mo trump"
Billy Bowen's business took him out
of town in the second week in Deem
Der, and 1t was not until the goth
that he returned. He had been east.
and had ridden home from Buffalo on
the~same train with Wilma and Edith
Mcdonald. But he didn't know it, and
neither did they They could not be
expected to recognize him from Ellen
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ogden avenue he said to- HIM

ogden avenue" he said to- him.
Aunt Louise was telling about her
experiences and Aunt Harriet's among
the heather OF Peoria street.
you never would dream there were
such people!" said she.
II suppose most, Of them are for
eigu born" supposed her brother, who
was Mr.. Mcdonald.
'Practically all Of them" said Aunt
Louise.
Billy wanted to ask her whether she
had ever missionaried among the In
dams. He thought possibly an attempt
to scalp her had failed by a narrow
Between courses. Edith worked hard
to draw out his predicated comicality,
and Wilma worked as hard to make
nina sound his low notes. Their la
bors were in vain. He was not sleepy
enough to be deep. and he was four
teen 7highballs shy of comedy,
In disgust, perhaps, at her failure to
be amused, the major portion of the
misdeal capsixed her cocoa just before
frown from her father. whom she
could have thrown in ten minutes.
straight falls, any style.
She'll never miss that ounce"
thought Billy. 80
I When they got up from the table
and started Tor the living room MI.
Bowen found himself walking beside
Aunt Harriet. who had been so silent
during dinner that he had all but for
"Well. Miss Mcponald.- he said, cts
certainly big family. isn't it?"
well, young man." said Aunt Har-
riet. at amt no small family. that's
sure"
"IFt should say NOT" and Billy
laughed pleasantly.
or numbers" said Aunt Harriet.
Walter and his gtggling crush inter-
cepted him.
"What do you think of Aunt Har-
riet's grammar" demanded Walter,
IT didn't notice it." lied Billy.
mo. s'pose not Amt no small
Mmily.' s'pose you didn't notice it.
She isn't q real aunt like Aunt Louise
and Aunt Mary. She's just an adopted
aunt. She kept house for dad and
Aunt Louise after their mother died.
and when dad. got married she just
kept on living with Aunt Louise"
"Oh,. was Billy's comment, and it
brought forth q fresh supply Of gig
giles from Kathryn.
Ellen had already been made aware
of Billy's disgusting plans. He had to
catch q night train for st. Louis and
he would be there all day tomorrow.
and he'd be back Friday, but he
wouldn't have time to see her, and
he'd surely call her mp. And Friday
afternoon he was going to South Bend
to spend Christmas day with his mar
ried sister, because. it was probably
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Taxes.

GEORGE PATULLO, a publicist. was
VI talking about English taxes.
.'They are fearful" he said. IT be-
lieve the tax on a bottle OF whisky
is 81, while it's So on pound Of t0s.'f
bacco. How IL that for high?? -
IAN American was grumbling to me
about English taxes one afternoopeS :
in the Berkeley. in PicadiIly. -. y
"'When you 60 into a London cigar q e
store nowadays and plank down halfsA
dollar, he said, they give you q smaA- Z
box containing 2 cent? worth OF eigac
rettos and 4S cents worth OF Laoy4Ss
George" 50 - c'uo~
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Wronuheade6. .

GEORGE L. MOORE. the Y. NJ. ca (,
" worker abroad. said in Nsse.S
York:
aWrongheaded people are great Z
nuisances to deal with. We copss
across many OF them who are as bad
Mr.. Moore smiled and resumed: agef4
"As bad as the Quaker LADY whdsss
being confronted with q passage fs
the New Testament contrAry to hers
Views, remarked: - =. - sSE
There I diner from. BrctAssen4
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description - that he was horribly
good-looking.. The dining-car con-
ductor was all Of that. =
Ellen had further written them that
he (not the dining-car conductor) was
a man OF many moods-that some
times he was just nice and deep. and
sometimes he was screamingly funny
and sometimes SO serious and silent
that she was almost afraid OF him.
They were wild to-see him, and the
would not have been half SO long In
his company. Edith, the athletic.
would have reveled in his wit. Wilma
would gleefully have fathomed HIS
depths. They would both have been
proud to flaunt his. looks before the
hundreds of their kind aboard the
train. Their loss was greater' than
Billy's, for he. smoking cigarettes
as mast as he could light them and
playing. bridge. that. would have
brought tears Of compassion to. the
sharks eyes, enjoyed the trip. every
minute of 1T. r.! 20 $50
Ellen and her father were ut the
station to meet the girls. His ar
rival on this train had. not been her
aided, and it added greatly, to the
Mysteries of the occasion. :. -
Wilma and Edith upbraided him for
not knowing by instinct who they
were. He accused them OF rec9g-
mixing him and purposely avoiding
him. Much more Of It was pulled In
the same light vein. pro and con-.
He was permitted at length to. de-
part for HIS ONCE. On the way he
congratulated himself on the improb-
ability Of his ever being obliged to
play basket ball versus Edith. She
must be a wiz. in condition. Chances
were she'd train down to 95sbefore
the big game. The other one, Wilma,
was a splinter. II he ever saw one.
You had to keep your eyes peeled or
you'd miss her entirely. But suppose
you did miss her! What then? II she
won her Phi Beta Kappa pin, he
thought. It would make her a dandy
belt.
These two. he thought, were a mis-
deal They should be reshufi1ed and
cut nearer the middle. OF the deck.
Lots Of other funny things he thought
about these two.
TUsT before he had. Left Chicago on
~ this trip, his stenographer had
quit him to marry an elevator-starter
named Felix Bond. He had phoned
one Of his cousins and asked him to
be on the lookout for q live stenog-
rapher who wasn't likely to take the
eye of an elevator starter. The cousin
had had one in mind. %. H.@.---...
Here was her card on Billy's desk
when he reached tho ONCE. It was
not business card; she had probably
run out of them. It was an engraved
visiting car. at 50 per hundred. Miss
Violet Moore" the engraved part said
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Profiteeers' Wives.

GOV. HoLcoMB of Connecticut, so 81
~ at a dinner in Hartford: 81 tua
Two pronteers' wives. were .efSse*
ging to each other.
Our new house. said : the frsts =
lady. Is just full Of Titiatfees -. -
lady: Amt there NO way bf klni4
en- sys..-s. = Il - = &C. -.
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A FTER the cold scraps had been
"a ruined Mr.. Mcdonald drew Billy
into tho smoking room and offered
him . cigar. The prospective son-in-
law was about to refuse and express
n preference for cigarettes, when
told him not to. A mo-
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Slo1y dDout MIN. BOD and Aunt
Mary and mother would like him be-
cause he was 80 bright and said such
screaming things, and the rest would
like him because he was SO well read
and sensible and SO horribly good
looking.
Billy: I said. was coming to talk to
Mr.. Mcdonald When he came he did
very little OF the talking. He stated
the purpose Of his visit, told what
business he was in and affirmed his
ability to support q wife. Then he
assumed the role Of audience, while
Ellen's father delivered an hours
lecture. The speaker did not express
his opinion Of Tyrus Cobb or the
kaiser. but they were the only sub
tects he overlooked Sobriety and in.
dustry were words frequently used.
II don't care" he prevaricated, in
conclusion. how much money q man
10 making IL he IL sober and indus
trious. You attended college, ana ]
presume you did all the fool things
college boys do. Some men recover
from their college education; others
don't hope you're ono OF the
The Sunday night supper-Just cold
scraps. you might say-was partaken
! Of by the happy but embarrassed
pair. the trying-to-look- happy and
unembarraesed parents. and Aunt
! Mary. Walter. the Case. was out He
He'll be here tomorrow night and
the rest OF the week. or I'll know the
reason why" said Mr.. Mcdonald.
He won't. and III tell you the fea-
son why" said Ellen.
| Hes real boy. Sam" put iii the
real boys mother. You can't expect
him to stay home every minute"
'T can't expect anything Of him.
ana MARI here have let him have hi1
own way 90 long that he's past man.
aging. When I was his age was II
my bed At 8 o'clock"
1 Morning or night :" asked Ellen,
| Her father scowled. 1t was evident
he could not take a joke, not even 9
good one.
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maid. that she lived at so-and-so
alton place and that she was back
rhat day, IL you'll remember. was
,nday. Miss McDonald's parents
d tickets for the opera But Ellen
honestly Just worn OUT &; ana ana
we'd home and went to bed? They
,uldn't. They would take Aunt
.ry in her place.
On Tuesday morning Paul Potter
led up and wanted to know II she
,uld 70 with him that night to
ne Follies" She was horribly sor-
:. but she'd made an engagement.
enlargement. evidently, was 20
n berlin. Kern and Van Alstyne
Instructors. She sat on the plano
,ch from half-past 2 tn quarter
err .. and then went to her
I'M yowing that she would accept
and all Invitations for the fol-
ring evening.
fortunately. no Invitations arrived.
at a quarter of wednesday
hit Mr.. Bowen did. And In = brand
.sned more than he talked. But
zen he talked he talked well,
ouEh the sparkling wit of the night
Tonio's was lacking. Lacking. too.
IS the preoccupied air Of the day ut
2 foot ball game. There was no
oblem to keep his mind busy, but
en- IL the Army and Navy had been
ayinr foot bail in this very room
could have told 1t . glance which
a. which. Vision and brain were
lrfectly clear. And he had been
ting his old eight hours. and. like
. railroad hen, sometimes nine and
r,etimes ten every night since his
rival home from Gotham, N. Y. Mr.
wen was on the wagon.
they talked OF the east, OF Tonio's
the game (this was whore Billy
] most OF his listeninf). of the
n, of theaters. of books. OF college
automooiies. or the maIket. They
.. Billy's. consisting OF one mar
d sister in South Bend. was soon
hausted. He had two cousins here
). town whom he SaW frequently,
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ana VIE, Inc MAN w no nAILieo q
jealous. walter Mcdonald. real kid.
Edith, fat lady. Wilma. q splinter" !.
He consulted Old Pal once more.
Old Pals advice was to go to the third
floor and look over the books. The
floor. Tommy found for Mother The
FIRST Principles of Auction Bridge,
and for Aunt Harriet an English
grammar. He also bumped into
counter laden with hymnals, chant
books and books Of common prayssr;
the clerk: 'sHow much are your me-
dunn prayer books?
what denominationr asked the
clerk, whose name was Freda Swan
zone or two dollars" said Tommy.
"What church. I mean" inquired
.How would I known said Tommy.
Are there different books for differ
emit churches?'
Lets see. Mcdonald. Carey. How
much are the Catholic onesr
Here's one at a dollar and q half.
In Latin, too"
;. :.Tnst': 81 rh..1l give her some
Tommy figured on the back Of his
Good work. Tommy" he thought.
-Four and . half under the top limit
He plunged on Walter. A nice poker
set, discovered on the fourth floor.
came to I'VE even. Tommy wished he
oould keep 1t for himself. He also
wished constantly that the woman
shoppers had taken a course in dodg-
ing. He was almost AZ badly battered
as the day ne played guard against
the Indians.
Three left beside the queen her
SELF" he observed. Lord. no. forgot
Bob and his missug."
He moved downstairs again to the
Arizona republican., 1920-01-04
JEWISH LECTURER
 WILL TALK TODAY AT
 4P. M. AT K. P. HALL

All Jews of Phoenix have been in vited to attend a mass meeting this afternoon at K. r. hall, at which Mme.. Bella Pevsner, a noted Jewish lecturer, will talk on Judaism in the Present Worlds Upheaval." Madame Pevsner, who has lectured on Judaism in many parts of the country, has studied and travelled in most of the countries of Europe and has spent a great part of her life in Palestine.
 America is the only country" she said yesterday, which is free from the traditional evils that afflict countries of the old world. This nation is un- tarnished by the influences of kaiser ism, fuedalism and imperialism that have afflicted the countries of Europe. America has become the ruling spirit of the world by her attitude in the world war. She put forth her best not self-reliance, humanity, civilization and democracy.
 The center of Judaism is in Ameri- ca,' she added. Here the normal de- velopment of Judaism has been given a chance
 It is expected that the lecture will be attended by many interested in the welfare of Judaism, Mime. Pevsner con- cluded. Members of the Independent Order B'naf Brith are requested per- sonally to make this meeting known.
Arizona republican., 1920-01-04
REAL ESTATE MENOF GREAT AID ID U. $.
 DURING WORLD WAR

Resolutions favoring a union station for Phoenix were adopted unanimously by the Real Estate board at luncheon held at the Arizona club yesterday The resolutions were similar to those submitted to the various civic organ izations for approval, and urged the construction of union depot to be used by the roads now entering the city, to include provision for use by other roads which will enter the city in the future.
 Thomas Ingersoll, secretary of the National Association of Real Estate boards. and prominently identified with the early reorganization of the real estate business or profession, in this country, was the guest of honor and principal speaker at the luncheon During the war MT. IngersolI served as an aid to the government in many problems involving real estate, and he spoke of the assistance experi- enced real estate men, serving at sl year, had afforded the government in many lines.
 He urged his hearers to attend the national convention of the National Association of Real Estate boards to be held at Kansas City early in June A delegate to this convention from Phoenix is practically assured, it was
Arizona republican., 1920-01-04

being the connecting four miles out of Douglas. The bids follow:
 George H. Oswald, A, $10S, ,4O1.6O; ? B, s9S,516.33, the work to be com pleted in 90 days: McPeak & Dillon. A, $101,376. B, $113.12S. the work to be completed in 250 days; Eaton & Smith. A. $1O4,544; 2 B, $115,4S5.65, no time limit mentioned.
 McPeak & Dillon appear to have bid the lowest the A part of the road, and George H. Oswald appears to have bid the lowest on the B part The cement for the whole job is to be fur ished by the state at cost of s69,120. The total of the two lowest bids and the cement cost comes to $270,S12 for the eight-mile stretch, or $33,S51.50 per average mile.
 The above figure is enhanced about per cent under the federal aid pro- visions to cover engineering inspection expense and contingencies.
Arizona republican., 1920-01-04

according to telephone adviees just re- ceived from Tombstone by State En- gineer Thomas Maddock, the advices coming yesterday in advance of the official letters. The lowest bids rep resent a total cost of s33,S51.50 a mile, exclusive of engineering inspection expenses and contingencies.
 At the engineers office yesterday IT was stated that the cost is somewhat higher than was expected, but that on preliminary investigation it does not appear unreasonable. The law allows a ten-day period for acceptance or rejection.
 The eight mile piece of highway is divided into two parts, known as '2 A and 2 B." the A part being the four miles out of Bisbee, and the B part
Arizona republican., 1920-01-04

the formation and operation of the United States Housing corporation. Realtors should be proud of the fact that their experience and sound judg ment saved many dollars for Uncle Sam"
 The term realtor,' MT. Ingersoll ex- plained, was now to be found in the new Webster's dictionary. and other dictionaries would shortly follow suit.
Arizona republican., 1920-01-04

The real estate profession, he added. through the instrumentality of the National Association of Realty boards was rapidly becoming a recognized profession such that of the doctor or lawyer. Through the same agency, the "shyster" or "quack" element. which spring up in every line was fast being eliminated from the real es- tate buisness. he said, or made to run
Arizona republican., 1920-01-04
learned.

learned
 "The real estate business received it's first genuine recognition from the government during the war" said MT. Ingersoll, "and not an inconspicuous feature of it's work were the appraisals made for the alien property custodian, totaling some s16, 100000. The realtors of the country aided materially in the
Arizona republican., 1920-01-04

at sight.
 A realtor." however. is really g member of the National Association O Realty boards, or a real estate I'epre sentative of recognized standing.- sait MT. Ingersoll He advocated lesisla tion for the licensing of real estat' brokers. This. he said. would have z salutary effect upon the business anC tend to stabilize it.
Arizona republican., 1920-01-04
THREE BID ID BUILD LAST EIGHT M|LESOF
 BORDER HIGHWAY

Three bids were entered for the completion of the eight miles of graded state highway remaining un- paved between Bisbee and Douglas.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-06-08
wEEvIL CONTROL

These warm hot days are bringing
on the weevil in large numbers. Tho
worms are coming from the egg fas'
and they are growing rapidly and
are consuming a lot of valuable hay.
Farmers should watch their fieiis
closely and as soon as damage ~
very noticeable the hay should be
cut and the ground carefully muiched
The number of weevil very consid-
erably in different localities so thst
no set time TO act can be given TO-
all farmers. AS soon AZ a worm am
eighth Of an inch long. quite green
with a distinct line down his oacF'
can be found here ad there or a CO.
lcoono now and again in the crown OF
the alfalfa. the hay should be cut
Some hay should be cut now.
Our experience the past three or
four years has shown that the man
who cut his hay early and mulchei
his ground got better results thar
those who waited little longer the
prospects Of good hay crop are
splendid. Everything possible shou'
be done to get the second crop start
ed as soon as thefirst crop is Sauied
For assistance call the county
agent or H. p. Mathews, crops an'
pests inspector. Remember "th'
early bird catches the worm" Dc
not allow the worms to eat up you'
hay crop.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-06-08
SUPERVISORS APPOINT.
ED FOR THE CACHE
COUNTY FAIR .

The following have been appoint.
ed supervisors for the Cache Valley
fair September 81. - and %:
Department A - George
wooif. Hyde Park.
Departments B and C---Cattlc.
Sheep and swine--F. d. Thatcher.
Logan.
Department D--Pouitry--H. G..
Maushan. Logan.
Departments z and r-.-Agricni-
sure and Horticulture Anthon
Peterson. Logan: Thos. J Rowiey.
sssistant. Logan. and s,s.s )
Hancey. assistant. Hyde Park.
Department G--Fioriculture-- Mrs
v. A. Armstrong. Logan.
Department n - Manusae,ure
Fair Oaiciais. Logan.
Department Women Work
and Home Economics Mr., Georsc
@. Smith. Logan.
Department I--Boys ane Girls
club work for County ana Lcear.
city schools---Chase Kear,. Logan.
p. A. G. Petersen. assistant, L<'gaa
The premium iists are hei,s pub
iished and as soon ~ they are NJ.
the press they will be distributed ~
the past exhibitors and TO others who
are interested. Many rev featured
and contests have been Adss.sl ~ .hs
fair for this year. Watch fo; in'o'
announcements.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-06-08
LOGAN OFFERED MUSI-
CAL TREAT NEXT
FRIDAY
Last Chance to Hear U. a.
G. Glee Club Before 1t
Leaves For At
lantic City

Next Friday night one Of the flo
est concerts OF the year will be given
In the Logan tabernacle by the fam
our U. A. C. club. The date was Oc-
iginally announced for Monday. June
n, but IL has been changed to FRI
day, June H. Tuesday morning thu
singers will leave for Atlantic CITY
where they will represent Logan City.