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The log cabin Democrat., 1921-02-15
NORMAL TAX BILL
 PASSES IN HOUSE

Special to the Log Cabin Democrat.
 Little Rock, Feb. 15.-With only five dissenting votes the senate bill by Senator Hartje increasing the millage tax for the support of the State Normal School at Conway from one-ninth to one-ffth mill was passed in the house of representatives short ly before the noon adjournment today. Fifty-eight members voted for the measure. As it is a short bill it will probably be engrOssed and delivered to the governor today. It will be- come law immediately upon receiv- ing his signature.
 The bill was called up by Represen- tative Herring of Faulkner county, who made a short address explaining the necessity of increasing the rev. enue of the school in order that it may perform efficient service and ac- commodate the increasing attendance. No talks were made against the bill and on roll call only five votes were cast in the negative.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-02-15
FORCE FUTILE FOR IRELAND,
 KING GEORGE
(By United Preaal


 London, Feb. 15.-Self- government for Ireland can not be obtained through violence, King George de- clared today in his address converting parliament.
 "The Irish situation causes me acute distress" King George said. "Violence is being resorted to by misguided section of the Irish people and Irish unity destroyed. Self-government can not be obtained through these means"
 King George also announced that the British government would cope with the problem of the unemployed through unemployment insurance, and added plea for more cooperation between capital and labor.
 Pre-war splendor marked the open ing of parliament. King George and Queen Mary drove to the house of parliament through long lines of troops in bright uniforms. In the diplomatic galleries of the house as the king spoke were representatives from foreign powers, including an en- voy of the German republic.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-02-15
BRITISH AID NAVY
 PLAN BY HARDING
(By United Yress)

Southampton, England, Feb. 15.- Sir Auckland Geddes, British am- bassador to the United States, sailed for New York today.
 Sir Auckland has an order from the British government directing him to inform President-elect Harding that Great Britain is ready to participate in any movement for the restriction of naval armament. The instruction was given in anticipation of call by Mr. Harding for an international con- ference on disarmament soon after his inauguration.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-02-15
FEINERS OPEN FIRE
 ON TRAIN; IA DEAD
fpy United Press)

Cork, Feb. 15.-Eight passengers, one of them a woman, were killed to- day at Innshannon when Sim Feiners ambushed train, which had a guard of soldiers. Two Feiners were killed by the guard. Aboard the train, eight passengers and four soldiers were killed and a number wounded.
 The ambush at Innshannon is the second within the week. Heavy move ment of troops, which aroused the sus- picion of Sim Feiners is said to have caused the outbreaks.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-02-15
COTTON CONTRACTS
 MAKE SHARP GAIN

Manifesting greater strength than has been exhibited for several days, cotton contracts on the New York and New Orleans markets registered net gains of about $2.50 per bale to- day The close was 10 to 15 points under the highest for the day.
 March New York contracts closed at 1890 cents, 45 points net higher, and May at 14.40 cents, 51 points up. New Orleans March advanced 55 points, closing at 1879 cents, and May registered a net gain of 54 points, closing at 1407 cents.
 Spots in New York were advanced 35 points to APO cents and in New Orleans 25 points to 1925 cents.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-02-15
MIRIAM, LONG RANGE
 TALKER, GETS SLEEP
(By United Press)

Waukegan, Wis, Feb. 15.-Miriam Rubin, who has talked necessarily since February 5, will soon be cured of her strange malady, her physicians believe. The girl slept nine hours yesterday, which was more sleep than she has had since her affliction. Twisted vertebrae caused the condi. tion, doctors say.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-02-15
PLOT 10 DESTROY
 WILSON'S YACHT
(By United Press)

Washington, Feb. 15.-An enlisted man in the United States navy is un- der arrest for complicity in the bomb plot to destroy the presidential yacht Mayfower. Secretary of the Navy Daniels officially announced the ar rest today, but withheld the name of the suspected sailor
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-02-15
CITY HALL ESCAPE
 WRECKING BY BOMBS
(By United Press)

Dublin, Feb. 15.-An unsuccessful attempt was made today to wreck the city hall by bomb explosions. A bomb was thrown at the hall by Sim Fein Feiner driving past in a high powered car. The explosion caused no damage to the building, but caused British soldiers and police to renew their search for hidden munitions.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-04-25
Christian Science Viewpoint

TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES:
An editorial In your To-day" column OF April
8, attempts to draw comparison between the
case of a woman in New Jersey who went insane
because she thought she the ghost of her
deceased husband, and the patient who is treat
ed in Christian Science for cancer.
Your writer states that "a Christian Scientist
will tell you that there is cancer. but that
you think there is." Anyone making such
statement would not be expressing the Christian
Science viewpoint at ALL Science and Health
with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker
Eddy, page 400, the following is found: "Sick-
ness IL neither imaginary nor unreal-that Is, to
tho frightened, false sense of the patient. Sick
ness In moro than fancy; It is solid conviction.
1t is, therefore, to be dealt with through the
right apprehension of the truth of being" The
Christian Scientist would help the patient suf-
ferng from cancer through his understanding
of God and spiritual man. To merely tell any pa
tient that he Is not suffering from disease would
not assist his healing but to give him the sup
porting influence Of pure spiritual understanding
is helpful and curative.
A careful perusal OF the Text Book above mem
toned will show that Christian Science does not
counteHance mere superficial statements about
sickness but demands a deep, underlying consci-
BUSINESS OF good which Is absolutely a necessity
in spiritual healing,
Christian Science has healed cancer sust as IL
has every form of disease. This fact may be as
certined by anyone willing TO make impartial
investigation OF the subject.
WILLIAM q. BIEDERMAN,
OhslstisA -ScisAAA Copnittss a PublioatisA
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HUMA \
William Anterior Du Puy.

p. p Claxton. Commissioner of Education for
the Federal Government, was discussing with
Mrs. Edouard Albion one Of the nations most
active advocates of opera, American written and
American sung. the possibility of providing an
escape for those thousands who pay fancy prices
for seats and pretend to enjoy performances, the
words OF which they cannot follow.
America" said the commissioner, will never
have grand opera until its citizens are willing to
listen to red headed Sally Jones. OF the u S. A..
sing and pronounce her performance good-if
it is"
"Where is East Highgate?" asked the stranger.
He was from Honolulu and sat at a banquet
next to w. W. Husband. who was then secretary
of the immigration commission
Before the question could be answered some
feature of the program had interviewed and the
immigration expert got no further chance to ex-
plain the location OF the town of his birth.
Five years later the two men came together
in throng that was crowdins into one of the
gates that admitted visitors to the San Fran
cisco exposition. They recognized each other.
GAS I was saying" said the stranger. where
is East Highgate?" But the surging crowds sep
arated them
During the war Mr.. Husband represented the
Red Cross in Europe. He established the depot
in Switzerland through which American prison
ers in Germany fed. Toward the end he
went around to Copenhagen to cache an add-
tional store of food in case the inlet from the
south was blocked.
In Copenhagen in the lobby Of a hotel he sat
and read an American newspaper that had just
come to hand.
"By the way" said voice at his elbow. where
is East Highgate7
He turned and there was his casual acquaint-
ance Of two former meetings
EAST Highgate is away up in Vermont" said
Mr.. Husband. at had thirty-two houses when
was born there, but such have been the exi-
gencies Of fire and the influences of time that
the number is now reduced to thirty"
Edwin DENLY who SAYS that he has attained
the summit of his hopes Secretary of the
Navy and that he fears the job because he loves
1t 80, has rather distressful record a sailor.
Way back in 1885 he went to China Pacific
mail steamer arrived safely. but the ship after
ward sank He took trip up the Chinese coast
in a native vessel and 1t later went to the bot
tom. He cruised on that ship of the navy. the
Trenton, which ono of three to go the
rocks in that tragic hurricane at Apia, Samoa,
in 1880.
As he made these revelations an aid eyed the
huge bulk of the man critically and remarked:
"a vessel with strained plates is never sea-
worthy"
Copyright, 1921 by Public Ledger Coz
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spuLING A GOOD ONE.

FRANK HANNAH spilled this one'
The foreman of a gang working in the
BALDWIN Locomotive Works was In
structeu to lay off a certain Irishman.
but the foreman lost his nerve. so
sent a letter to the workman-Dear
Pat: You're fred
About FIVE days later the foreman
was rather astonished to see Pat BACK
on the job and at work. Say. did
YOU get my letter. Sure says
Pat. Did you read it?" Sure, l read
il inside and outside both; on the IN
side IL said, You are hred. ana on
the envelope it said, Return IN nVe
days 70 the Baldwin Locomotive Works
| am back on the job"
He stayed. WIN. Is. SENENE'
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We TOWNE GOSSIP
K. C.. B.
Registered U. s. Patent Office
LOS ANGELES, April 10.

Dear X. c. B.:
Here's a grave problem in ethics: Is it ever
right to steal?
Where we have lived all winter some neigh
bors have little Boston bull pup.
They didn't buy it because they love little
dogs. They bought the little, warm, roly-poly
lump of affection as a toy for their baby.
The baby isn't old enough to know better
than pull the pups tail and poke fingers in its
sensitive, round, brown eyes.
The babys grown-ups don't ever notice the
dog except when the baby happens to wake
up and say: "Bla-bla," which they believe
means, 81 want my doggie.' Then they start
over in our yard playing with our dog and
having a real good time.
At night, all through the chill California
rains the little pup has been left out to shift
for itself on the open porch.
/ tried to be stern and hard-hearted when
my wife would sneak out Of bed in the middle
of the night and let into the house wet
shivering and bedraggled object, but the sight
of those pleading brown eyes and that fran
tically osciating stump Of tail was too much
So on all the bad nights lately we have had
two warm, contented little doggies on the old
army blanket in the spare ROOM
/ tried to buy the pup, but the neighbors
said: "Oh no; the baby would miss it."
Now comes the saddest part.
We have moved to another neighborhood.
boris pup watched the furniture man put
things in the van. Then when everything was
gone, and we got into the car to drive away,
the little visitor climbed on the running board.
Of course, we had to put it off.
1t chased us for two blocks, and the last
saw it was sitting in the middle of the street
gazing after our car and looking very small
and lonely and unhappy.
The wife cried, and our pup cried, and some
dust got in my eyes.
And now Pm in quandary. know that
all have to do is drive down the old street
any night and stop the car in front of our old
house and frantically happy little pup will
come dashing from neighboring porch.
know it wouldn't be right-in the alb
stract-but wonder what they'd say about it
in heaven?
What would you do? -
Sincerely, E. RICHARD SCHAYER.
My Dear Dick:
think I'd take chance on what heaven
would say about it. And, anyway, they're 4
pretty decent lot in heaven, and they're prob
ably as greatly worried about the pup as you
are But if you do steal it, and have trouble
about it, don't drag my name into it.
X. C. B.
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Poets for u. s.,
|Panesf0rJapn1,

IN these piping times of peace,
these moments dominated by the
q sweet sentiment of Glands across
the sea-" the chief exports of Great
Britain appear to be literary lee
lures and aircraft.
The lecturers come to the United
States-the aircraft, millions upon
millions of dollars worth of them, 90
to Japan.
Our people are adjured in honeyed
phrase to drink from our common
well of English undefled, to read
English books and marvel at their
genius, to see English plays and
abandon the fatuous idea that we
have any playwrights of our own,
and, above all, to take our intellectu-
al tone and our habits of thought
direct from Piccadilly.
The instruction given to the
japanese is quite different. Instead
of books, bombing planes are offered
them. Instead of poets and dram
atists, skilled British aviators, all
pilots and CAGES" are trooping over
to Japan to teach the "Prussians OF
Asia" the art of air fighting, and
to equip them with the latest i'm
provements in the machinery OF
aerial warfare.
This contrast would be sufficiently
striking even if it had not added
gnificance from the fact that JapaI
Is 10y treaty Britain's ally.
In the United States the British
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Stars and Stripes

When we lay wager in the course OF
dispute, we confess more faith in chance
than in our arguments.
Great talent is easily submerged in the
midst Of mediocrity; big craft sink in shall
low water.
II shame Of our ignorance serves only TO
keep us from inquiring, ignorance and
shame will thrive on each other.
He who insults a man to his face has
already done his worst; he who fatters has
already done his best.
Excuses are the pettifogging lawyers
that Turk In the mind, ever ready to defend
for sms)l fec paid out Of our conscisncs-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-04-25
THE HANDS IN WHIST.

@. L. d. and PETE" two able
r,athematicians, have been comforting
on the subject of the possible nun =
Der of hands of, all kinds in the nifty
two cards used In a whist game.
pete" announces that he agrees with
@. Il. d. that there are 636, 013, 559, 600
possible hands, including some dupli-
cation to the four players in game.
These experts say that to play this
plumber of hands, allowing Ave mia
utes to each hand. would require
1.50e,177 years of eight hours each
day, or 15,091 centuries.
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LOST INSTRUMENTATION? SLAM q
GET DR.. F1ERCE'S G1LDED GUIDE!
Remember Biddy Bunkems Balm"
SAYS advertislne MT. HYDE.
ZODIACAL WARNING.

stars incline but not compel
Last night Sagittarius, "the Arch
err" was turned toward Virgo. the
VIRGIN" who seemed adverse to
him. During this configuration
the fair sex should be very suspi-
cious Of honied phrases in billet
doux and guard all such missives
with care against day they
may be wanted In court. Offers
Of matrimonial alliances should
be accompanied by lock-chain con-
tracts. JOE CONkLlN
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e. nEARlan5EEnisSA
OUR COLUMN.


Your Heard and Seen page 10 now "all the
rage"
For IL sets our thinkers to thinking;
Grown ups sigh for IL. children cry for IT.
Old and young together tits linking.
Your plans a great one-yes. hrst-rats
one,
For latent talent IL has brought out;
Wide range II coyers-from foes to lovers
With much care 1t sure was well thought
out.
Your innocent fun pleases evryone,
And almost before the ink Is dry
Your friends are trying and loudly sighin6'
'Tll solve this one IL all night try
Midnight OIL we burn as to the task We
Each eager to outdo some other;
We study and try to md out the why,
Each willing to beat an own brother.
Asa good college dispenses knowledse
So your page impsrts to us real truthsI,
Truths that make us wise ana that we ."
Truths that please all. especially the
youths. 4, o n
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Rei1s of POlUer Are NOU in
| the Hands of the Multitude

NIR PHILIP GIBBS is the new
editor of the English Review Of
Reviews. He recently asked
I Joseph Conrad, John Galsworthy
land Arthur Pinero to state briefly
what seemed to each the best ideals
for 1921.
Their answers are interesting, at
least one of them is, as it contains
the assurance that one of the fore
most Outstanding minds of this day
has not lost its faith in democracy.
1t is the fashion to take a shot at
democracy, and to ridicule the in
telligence of the masses. Yet the
very foundation of civilization, as
( modern people understand it, and
the only hope of the stability and
permanence of the political fabric
Of the dominant nations Of the world,
is confidence in the wisdom and
vision of the common people.
Whether we like it or not, the
reins have been taken from the
hands of kaisers, czars, and even
prime ministers and statesmen, and
are now held by the multitude.
The common people, who once
ran along by the stirrup of their
masters, are now in the saddle.
Many are asking: Does this mean
the downfall of civilization and the
destructive rule of the blind and
ignorant crowdi Or is it rather at
last the placing of the assurance of
progress in the place it belongs, and
does it mean a brighter and better
day for the racei
Joseph Conrad declares that he
puts his trust Sin the political
genius of the people," which he de-
fines as ga capacity for dealing
with the problems of collective life
in a kindly, able and common-sense
manner.
While he has had many and varied
emotions during the recent times of
unrest, "dismay," he says, twas
never one of them"
He thinks, on the whole, that the
mass of the people are saner and
sounder than those who assume to
guide them; and "the latent sa-
gacity of the race is better than the
ideas Of individuals.
While any given crowd may be
stupid and even wicked, yet he. de-
clares he has ga deep-seated con-
+, viction that in simple morality, self
control and courage, the people in
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-04-25

II we can get Prof. EINSTElN
TO set his RELATIVELY theory TO
iazz some OF us may understand
IL. Only twelve people in the
world are said to understand ~
now. Put a little ragtime in IL
and maybe the rumber VIII IN
crease to fifteen.
CENTRAL NUTMEG.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-04-25
QUESTION NO. IL, s33.

Cannot zoe haze some real tnjor-
nation on this question: WHERE
DID KISSING ORIGINATEf trust
thdt our historians or spec4lotors
uiH be able TO give Interesting
ansuers. MUSE and FATE.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-04-25
BAREHEAD CLUBS WANTED.

Why can't we adopt the bare
head habit in Washington this
summer, thus enjoying comfort,
strengthening and livening our
hair, and showing common
sen.e7 They do this in many
other cities-Baltimore, for in
stance.
Here's Member No. 1. Sign M,
folks. No lines. Just chuck the
ksllya X W. q
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-04-25
POssessiOnOf Firearms For
Protection of Homes
By BILL PRICE.

forceful argument the subject of amending the
existing District laws as to the carrying of concealed
weapons is presented by M. H. GRIFFIN in commurica-
ton to the editor:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-04-25
THE GOATS soLILOQUY

P. d. O., 15-year-old fan, &C.
cuses the office Goat Of saying all
this:
saw YOU fans, I'm getting mad,
For q real square meal haven't mao.
I'm starving to death; that's fact,
For strength and energy i'sureiy iseS
Contributions como fast, but oh! gse,
They land kerplunk in the o. ",
But what I need Is just food enough
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-04-25

A Brooklyn justice allowed
girl to break her engagement
to a man and still retain S3Ss-oo
in presents given her. The pres
ents given many girls these days
would bring them out losers II
retained by them.
HARVARD.
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ESSAY ON A MAN.

At ten, a child; at twenty ~ilo'
AT thirty, tame, II ever;
At forty, wise; at nifty, ricn'
At sixty. good or never; ,o,,rn
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see only market-in Japan they
recognize fighting partner.
The more intelligent public senti-
ment in Great Britain is in favor of
some reduction in the enormous ex-
penditures made by that nation for
armament, especially naval arma-
ment. Those who hold to this view
are especially DESTROYS that the
United States take the lead in a
policy of this character.
But how can any spokesman of
Great Britain seriously urge such
policy upon this nation while the
British government is conniving at
the feverish equipment of the Asiatic
ally of Great Britain for a war in
which there can be but one probable
adversary'
1t is not so long ago that the great
German firm of Krupps came in for
bitter denunciation from British
publicists of every class as foment-
er of international strife and an in
centive to war. These moralists
might well today examine into the
activities of their own manufacturers
of the tools of war.
An active expectation of war air
craft to Ireland from the United
States at this moment would not be
passed over in silence by either the
British press or government. But
apparently the equipment of Japan
with British aircraft, manned by
veterans of the Royal Flying Corps
who will serve as instructors to
the Asiatics, is quite in accord with
that "Anglo-Saxon unity" of which
we have been hearing so muchs of
late at banquets and from the lee
lture platform
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THE TOUCH.

She touched me,
And a thrill OF Joy
And delight hlled me
when her lips touched mine
That moonlight night which
showed her form so divine.
Again she touched me.
BIT was forlorn
when an hour later ! found
NV watch and chain some.
she sure touched me. -,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-04-25
THE KISS DICTIONARY.

II he kisses you on the fore
head. IT shows he admires your
brains.
II he kisses you on the chek 1t
shows he is not afraid or lead
poisoning.
II he kisses your chin he has an
appreciation of something better
II he kisses your lips he shows
good taste.
BIG BLUE EYES.
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INVENTOR OF THE SKINNY.

Said a fellow named Oscar II. Titus:
The shimmy is invented to delight u.s."
They asked him by chance,
who invented the dance,
And the answer he gave was, st. Yitus.
w. WALTER.
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Be original even II you have
to be punk. PAUL WHITE.
SCIENTIFIC WISDOM.

viilie's father was a scientist,
with methods very stern,
He always used his life work,
To make his children learn.
One day Willie played with fire,
And set dads shop ablazing.
The next day his father used
The method OF persuasion"
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when foreign diplomats
start digging tunnels. some
thing Is bound to cave in.
Sure sign of trouble when
Ambassador from Tripoli-
Crossia and Minister from
Oilkann start putting on
politeness. When Ambass
wishes Min some Merry
Christmas on Fourth of July.
you can look for war on
first of August.
But adoption of 5000
orphan airplanes doesn't
mean battle. War proved
that airplanc Is as deadly as
electric chair. Powerful
weapons. But only danger
Gus to guys who ride in 'em.
Richmond Pearson Hobson
thinks next war Is almost in
our laps now. Richmond is
prophet who predicted world
war. prohibition, suffrage
and universal adoption of
labels on bread BY big bak-
ing companies. He was
very right.
Suffrage IL here. Loaf OF
bread looks like billboard.
War has come and gone.
IA las 1pshibstisn, 4