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GOOD DIET FOR THEORISTS

a year ago Johnstown, Pa, may or NAV
not have counted among its wcll-known
residents men and women who delivered
scrmorettes on "The Problem of the
South" But Philadelphia did. But now
Philadelphia doesn't, it is probably safe
to say For there was a riot-a race
the City OF Brothcrly Love; and
since then there has been a strange 81
lence there on what used to be the fav-
orite subject of Northern lecturers and
writers.
By the same token-trouble- NAV
be assumed that Johnstown, irrespective
OF whether it used to be source. of adj
vice to the Southern states, has no such
gratuitous counsel to offer this section
now. For the problem Of the South"
has become scattered. so to speak. A
sizeable chunk OF it found its way to
johntown, Pa. The advicc-givers there,
II any, had a first-hand opportunity to
test, without molestation from any
source, the wisdom of the counsel that
Northern theorists had so long been
heapiug upon the South.
But Johnstown has not united the Cor
dian knot: the mayor OF Tohnstown is
merely trying to cut it. What kind OF
JOB he will make of that attempt re-
mains to be seen.
However, this much is clear: The
mayors methods are radically different
from those which Northern lecturers
have so long been recommending 70 the
South The South accepts its problem.
and patiently, Understandings tries to
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amcliorate conditions which are the
measure of its acuteness. Johnstown,
under the method adopted by its mayor,
simply refuses to accept the living Gle
ments of the problem; it rejects negroes
who come to its door.
Thousands of negroes-hundreds of
thousands-have gone North" during
the last few months. Jamestown got its
quota Then trouble began. There
were clashes between the negroes and
members of other races. just as there
had been in the City of Brotherly Love !;
sociological differences, and economic.
The mayor of Jamestown acted, and
acted quickly. to avert threatened riot
The newly arrived blacks, or 1000 of
them, were ordered 10 leave town."
More would go in the same way, the
mayor said; Johnstown was not for
them.
Johnstown's experience. its direct con-
tact with "thc problem of the South" is
a story that is becoming familiar to
Northern cities generally; they are hav-
ing the same experience themselves. So.
possibly within a few years the North
will be quite content to let the South
deal with the problem in its own way.
And doubtless the Northerners will mean
literally what they say when they speak
Of 'the South's problem They may be
willing to let it remain the South's ex-
-lusively so thoroughly willing that they
will refrain from sermonizing upon it
lest the world infer that they are accept |
ing some OF the responsibility.
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Pungent Paragraphs

Some like corn-On-the-cob and some
corn the hip.-Appleton Post Cres-
cent.
Los Angeles girls wear mems trous-
ers. Girls will be boys.-Wilming
ton News.
Women who dress to kill usually sue
coed. says Diognese Dinkle. Wing Hill
MISREPRESENTATION Republic.
The new style dresses may fit like a
nightgown. but thank goodness there
are friendly breezes now and them
Jacksonville Florida Times Union.
The barber says the woman driver.
with left hand full of beautiful rings,
always gives plenty of warning when
rounding a corner-Waterloo Tribune.
What are you crying for. my lad 2"
cause farver's invented n new soap
substitoot an every time Il customer
comes in | get washed as an advertise
ment. boston Transcript.
People who object to little boys
fighting should not send them to school
in red Observation-Disclosures News.
A Kansas City paper refers to some
'one as ''the new loudmouthed sena-
tor under the erroneous impression
that it has identified the gentleman
Detroit News.
A euphemist is a fellow who, when
he is broke, always says that he is
out of funds instead of declaring that
he has no money.-Milwaukee ,urnal.
On learning that scrub woman in
Detroit was dismissed for riding TO
work in an automobile the Philadelphia
Record exclaims. "Why we thought
everybody motored in Detroit" Evil
IDENTIFY The Record overlooked the ne
cessity for having pedestrians to run
over.-Detroit Free Press.
The old-fashioned girl kissed TO
make IN; the modern one makes up to
kiss.-Passaic Herald.
Friday is one of the seven days
on which diving into shallow water is
said to be MISUNDERSTANDING Pa
triot.
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A Puzzle a Day

A shell; had nineteen fine Arabian
steeds. He resolved to keep his fav-
orite horse for himself and promised,
on certain Cay, TO divide the remain
ing horses among his three sons; the
eldest son to have One-half; the sec
ond one-thicd; and the youngest one
ninth of the horses. Unfortunately,
one of the horses died the day before
the division was to be made, so when
the sons assembled they found they
had seventeen horses; and seventeen is
divisible by neither two, three nor
nine. The sheik, however, devised
plan whereby the horses could be dis
tributed in accordance with the terms.
How did he arrange it?
Yesterdays answer:
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| swiftly. "Put it around you, If you
can, without danger of rolling off,
She dropped him the great cover
ing she had brought; then in n single
| deerlike motion, she leaped the mar
row crevice. On the opposite side
she procured Ned's axe; then she
turned, and half running, half Gid
ing on the ice, sped toward the near
est timber-a number of stunted
spruce 200 yards distant at the far
edge of the glacier.
Bess had need of her woodsman's
knowledge now. Never before had
her blows been so true, so telling on
the tough wood. Almost at once she
had done her work and was started
back with tough pole, eight feet
long and four inches in diameter,
balanced on her sturdy shoulder
Ned was still strong enough to an
swer her call when she returned, and
the dim light still permitted him TO
see her lay the pole she had cut as a
bridge across the crevice, cutting
notches in the ice to held it firm.
Swiftly she tied one end of her rope
to the pole and dropped the other 10
him.
Can you climb up?" she asked him.
Just watch me-" was the answer.
From that instant, she knew that
she had won. The spirit behind his
words would never falter. with vic
tory so near. He dug his mocasins
into the holes he had hacked in the
ice, meanwhile working upward, hand
over hand. TO fall meant to die
but Ned didn't fall.
1t was a hard fight, weakened as
he was, but soon the girls reaching
hands caught his sleeve, then his coat /;
finally they were fastened firmly, lift
ing with all the girls strength, under
the great arms. His hand seized the
pole. and he gave a great upward
lunge. And then he was lying on
the ice beside her, fighting for
breath, not daring to believe that he
was safe.
But the usual cool, half-mirthful re-
mark that. in many little crises, Ned
had learned to expect from Bess, was
not Forthcoming tonight. Nor were
the sounds in the twilight merely those
OF heavy breathing. The strain was
over, and Bess had given way TO the
urge of her heart at last. Her tears
flowed unchecked, whether of sor-
row or happiness, even she did not
know.
The man crawled toward her. moved
by an urge beyond him, and for Il
single moment his strong arms pressed
her close. Don't cry. little PAL" he
told her. He smiled strangely boy
ish. hapy smile. into her eyes. Very
softly. reverently he kissed her wet
eyelids. then stilled her trembling lips
with his own. He smiled again.
great. good-humor taking hold of him.
You're too big a girl to cry"
Continued in Our Next Issue.)
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AWARD OF POLITICS

Some political observers had it all
figured out that if Governor Pinchot
should succeed in his efforts to settle
the DISPUTE between the anthracite coal
miners and operators he would have
a prime chance for the Republican
presidential nomination. and that ii he
Should fail he might as well lay aside
any ambition to hang his hat in the
White House.
One commentator has said that this
view was not creditable to the intelli-
gence of the voters. Not all political
Observers credit the public with anv
great amount of intelligence. But it
would be only natural for voter to
conclude that a man who had bungled
a Job of arbitration lacked certain quail
ties which the President Of the United
States ought to possess.
But in broad sense Governor Pinchot
did not fail. However. the outcome Of
the conference, in so far as it may be
due to his influence, is not being hailed
in many quarters as a sign favorable
to Governor Pinchot's prospective presi-
dental candidacy. In some places it is
regarded in exactly the opposite light.
Tor, while the dispute has been settled,
the terms of the agreement arc not to
.ercrybody's liking. They are not to
the liking. for instance. Of consumers
Of coal who had thought that the price
Of that commodity was already too high.
Under the terms OF the agreement the
coal miners will get 10 per cent in
crease in wages. An increase in wages
was among their principal demands.
Therefore, TO some people it seems that
Governor Pinchot's success in settling
TIE controversy was merely of the nomi-
nal kind. Accordingly, they NAV be
expected to oppose his presidential as
pirations if he has any. When they
pay their coal bills, which may be high
er than the 10 per cent increase in the
miners wages would seem to warrant,
they will be likely to saw to themselves
eyes, Pinchot did that"
Thus the fallacy of the idea first ex-
pressed by the political observers afore-
mentioned begins to appear 1t would
be next to impossible for any human
being to settle such dispute to the
complete satisfaction of all concerned
the miners, the operators and the con-
sumers alike. Industrial agreements are
usually reached, if at all. through the
process of compromise. 1t was inevi-
table that any compromise the anthra-
cite miners and operators might reason
ably have been expected to make would
be at the expense of the coal con-
sumers.
Therefore it was illogical to antici-
pate that any settlement of the dispute
which Governor Pinchot might effect
would brighten his presidential pros
poets. His political fortunes might have
been in better shape if he had taken
no part in the conference. No man in
public office can make himself useful
it seems. without stepping upon some.
body's toes. And recent political his.
tory indicates that presidential nomina.
tions are most likely to be given to can.
didates of comparatively negative rec.
ords-men who have done much for the
party without having achieved anything
of pre-eminent Importance to the coun.
try as whole; men. in short, whose
qualifications for the presidency. if any
renaiu to be seen. Such men arc nomi
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''JINI."

Say. there, P'r'aps
Some on you chaps
Might know Jim Wild:
Well,-no offense:
Thar amt no sense
In gittin' riled!
jim was my chum
Up on the Bar:
That's why l come
Down from up var,
Lookin' for jim.
Thank We. sir. You
Amt of that crew.
Blest if you are.
Money? Not much:
That amt my kind;
/ amt no such.
Rum? don't mind,
Seem it's you.
Well. this yer jim
Did you know him?
Jes' bout your size;
Same kind of eyes,
Well. that is strange:
Why, it's two year
Since he came here,
Sick, for n change.
Well, here's to us:
Eth?
The h you say,
Dead?
That little cuss?
What makes you star,
You over thar?
Can't a man drop
IS glass in yer shop
But you must r'ar?
1t wouldn't take
Did much to break
You and your bar.
Dead!
Poor-little-Jim
Why, thar was me,
Jones. and Bob Lee,
Harry and Ben
No account men:
Then to take him!
Well. thar-good-by-
No more, sir-l-
Eth?
What's that you say:
Why, dern it!-sho--
No: Yesl BY Joe.
Sold
Sold! Why, you limb,
You ornery.
Derned old
Long-legged jim!
francis Bret Harte
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THE PRIVATE OF THE Bluffs.

During Lord Elgin's operations in China to en-
&c ratification of the treaty of Tien-Ts;n some
lggling Sikhs and an English private soldier
ned Moyse We're captured by the Chinese, taken
pre- the Chinese authorities, and commanded to
tow. The Sikhs obeyed. but Moysc declared
would not bow down to any Chinaman alive,
,reupon he was knocked on the head)
Last night among his fellow roughs,
He TESTED, quaffed, and swore;
4 drunken private of the Bluffs,
Who never looked before.
Today, beneath the foemans frown,
He stands in Elgin's place,
Ambassador from Britains crown,
And type of her race.
Poor, reckless rude. low-born, untaught,
Bewildered, and alone,
A heart, with English instinct fraught,
He yet can call his own
Az tear his body limb from limb,
Bring cord or axe or flame,
He only knows that not through him
Shall England come to shame.
Far Kentish hop-fields round him seemed,
Like dreams, to come and go;
Bright leagues of cherry blossoms cleaned,
One sheet of living snow:
The smoke above his fathers door
In gray soft eddySngs hung;
Must he then watch it rise no more,
Doomed by himself so young?
Yes. honor calls with strength like steel
He put the vision by;
Let dusky Indians whine and kneel,
An English lad must die.
And thus. with eyes that would not shrink,
With knee to man unbent,
Unfaltering on its dreadful brink,
To his red grave he went.
Vain mightiest fleets of iron framed,
Vain those all-shattering guns,
Unless proud England keep untamed
The strong heart of her sons;
So let his name through England ring
A man of mean estate,
Who died. as firm as Sparta's king,
Because his soul was great.
Sir Francis Hastings Doyle.
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PROTECTIONISM REVERSED

\ Republican member OF Congress
went into rapturcs recently over the UNI
favorable balance of trade reported by
the Department of Commerce, saying
that this DEVELOPMENT g Just goes to
show that the authors and supporters
OF the Fordncy- McCumbcr tariff law
knew what they were doing. Many
queer things happen nowadays but 1t
would he difficult to find match for
this.
The American people had got the i'm
preston. somehow. that the object of the
protective" tariff law was to protect
the United States. or rather the manu-
facturcrs of american goods, against
foreign competitors. Somehow they had
come to understand that the protection
ISIS were afraid that cheap goods from
Europe would be dumped upon the
American market unless the tariff schcd-
ules were revised upward to such an
extent as to make the importation OF
such goods prohibitive.
Yet the Republican referred to comes
forth with the assertion that the great
excess OF imports over exports proves
the surprising craftsmanship Of those
who put the Fordnev-NcCumbcr bill
through the congressional mill. Assum-
ing that the Republicans did know what
they were doing. one cannot but note
that what is now said to have been an
object Of the Fordney-McCumber law
was precisely what they proiessed to be
trying to avert when they forced that
measure through Congress. Then they
said that the United States must be
protected against imports: now at least
one of thcnl-and he is slated for the
of the House WAYS and
Means Committee-says that the recent
huge excess of imports over exports
is complete vindication OF the pro
tcctive' tariff law. 1t is difficult for
the layman to get that sort of rea-
soning.
However, il it is logical to say that
the excess OF purchases over sales vindi-
Gates the protective" tariff law then
what is to be said of the same statute
when, as is now taking place, the ex-
ports exceed the imports? II the law
is a tremendous success when the coun-
trys purchases, during a period of four
months. amount to S151 $4,000 more
than its sales (this is the record for
March. April, May and June, 1929,
then it must be a terrible failure when
Gas occurred in Augusl sales exceed
purchases by S3S,O0O0OO in single
month.
Moreover, if the excess of imports
over exports during the four months
mentioned was such a great vindication
of the protective" tariff law, then what
is to be said in the face Of the fact that
half OF the goods imported were on the
free list:
What the trade records show. if any,
thing, in relation to the imports on the
dutiable list. is that no tariff can pre-
vent Americans from buying abroad
goods which they actually need and
which they cannot procure in sufficient
quantities at home. During the period
OF hesvy importation Americans were
short on raw materials for manufac-
turing purposes. They bought abroad
what they needcd-and had to paw very
high duties OF course the duties fac
tored in the prices which the consumer
had to pay for the finished product
And that is the inevitable effect of high
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mated. it seems, because of their actual
and m,rpective popularity, Their actual
poIrlarity may be due partly to the fact
Tint thcv haven't exercised the kind Of
initiative which spells great achievement
and at the same time the making of
enemies
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-22

The Prince of Wales who is on va
cation in Canada took a ride in loco
motive cab. By the time he comes to
the throne, the prince will be a regular
Teller.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-22

The fellow who is always borrowing
trouble usually is the same man who is
always borrowing money and forgetting
to pay it back.
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Where to Go

Vaudeville.
Majestic-"5O Miles From Broad
way" and other acts.
Motion Pictures.
Palace - Elaine Hammerstein in
Broadway Gold" and Joske FASH
ion Revue.
Empire-"To the Last Man"
Princess-"The Eternal Struggle
Rialto-"Strangers of the Night.s
:;
Stock.
Royal-Edna Park and Players in
"Seven Keys to Baldpate."
Musical Comedy.
Grand-Bob Casey" Greer in "The
Tourist srsssEfu9
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The four squares show how the
school boys fooled their professor.
Their original order was three in a
room, making nine to corridor, and
pa in all. The four arrangements
each show nine m a corridor. but the
totals are 20, 2S. 30 AMI SO.
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MEMBNRs on rME AsSOCIATED PEEsS.

The Associated Press Il eXr'usNtv entitled 10 NC
use for publication 81 all ncws DISPATCHES credited II
Il or not otherwise credited IN tris and also th7'
local news nubshcd heroir NJ rights ~ repuh' q
tion special dispatches herein arc also reserved
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Hunnewell Golden Wedding

Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. HunneWell Of
Kinglield observed their Golden We'd
ding anniversary Monday January /,
from 2.30 to 5 O'Clock in tie afternoon
and from 730 to 1890 in the evening,
during which time their many
friends which practically included the
whole town extended congratulations
and best wishes. Notwithstanding
the heavy rain and sloppy roads
nearly seventy-fse attended the re-
ception either afterpoon or evening.
Many letters, cards of congratulations,
souvenirs, kilograms, one from Cali
fornia, and three bouquets Of cut
fiowers-roses, yellow carnations and
nareissus-were received from friends
from a distance The decorations
were potted plants and wreaths Of
evergreen and holly Miss Clara
Batchelder acted as usher. receiving
the guests at the door who after re-
gistering in an autograph guest book
which came from Italy, greeted the
guests of honor. A program was
given both afternoon and evening
consisting of instrumental and vocal
music, readings, recitations and three
original poems written one each by
Mrs. Philena Butts, Mrs. Rose Kimball
Frost and Mrs. Josephine Jenkins.
Included in the poem We're the follow
ing song, by eight of the girl scouts,
Eleanor Wilkins, Gladys Eldridge,
Clara Batchelder, Marjorie Frost,
Dorothy Stevens, Christine Mitchell,
Hilda and Elgie Nichols; poem, "Old
Fashioned Mothers Of Maine Mrs
Josephine Vose; song, Golden
Wedding Day by girls; reading, The
Worn Wedding Ring Clara Batchcl-
der; Instrumental music. Cora Batch
elder; reading by Rena Stafford; song
HSilyer Threads Among the Gold
eight girls; reading Rena Stafford
Eleanor wilkins read Mrs Butts poem
and Marjorie Frost her mothers poem
A buffet lunch of assorted homemade
| candies, salted nuts, stuffed dates
fruit punch, waters and three wedding
cakes, two with white and gold frost
ing bearing the dates 1S73-l923, and
large prettiiy decorated one from
the Herbert. The napkins were
adorned with orange blossoms. over
one hundred dollars in gold coin wa.
received from relatives, friends an,
local organizations.
The bride of fifty years was very
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for many years has been considered
the finest farm on the upper kennebec.
where the remainder of his life was
spent. Mrs. Hunnewell comes OF u
family Of thirteen, seven of Whom are
living: Charles NJ. Hill. Edmond
Entwis Hill, William +. Hill and Airs.
Rose F. Baker of Bingham; Mrs Sarah
Chapman OF Doyer-Foxcroft, and
Frank j. Hill of Sentinel Butte,
North Dakota.
She is valued member OF Grace
Universalist Church, Womans Christ
ian Temperance Union, Signal Light
Chapter, o. +. S. and charter mem
Der Of Col. Asa Whitcomb Chapter,
Daughters OF the American Reyolu-
ton, this organization being named
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attractive in a gown of lavender
charmeuse with silver lace and
necklace OF silver and amethyst.
Abel Jackson Hnnnewell and Leila
S Hill were married January /, 1873
at the home Of Mr.. Hunnewelrs
mother IN Solon, by Rev. Ezra Smith
pastor OF the Congregational church
Of that town. This occasion was a
double wedding. Mr. Hunnewell.s
sister being married at the same time
to Mr. Seth Townsend, who Is now
living in California OF the fifteen
present on this occasion two guests
only are now living, Mrs. Hunnewell's
brother, Frank J. Hill of North
Dakota. and 0lin Il. Hunnewell of
Augusta. a nephew Of Mr.. Hunnewell
who was a small boy at the time.
Mr.. Hnnnewell was born in Solon
! December l6, 1873, the youngest son
of Hemaa and Melinda Smith
Hunnewei. and the only one living
OF family Of fifteen brothers and
sisters. lie Is a real grandson of the
Revolution, his grandfather, Thomas
HmneHell. having come from Wis
caesctt after tie close of the Reyolu-
tionarY War and settled in what is
now the town of Maison.
When about nineteen years of age
1ir. IIunncwel went to California.
where several of his brothers had
gone during the gold mining excite
Weut. He remained but short time
and returning home learned the trade
of axe making in Brighton, and from
that time until his health compelled
him to give up this work some years
ago, he followed that business, for
many years having factory in this
town.
He is charter member of Governor
King Lodge. l. o. o. f. and the oldest
living member.
Mrs. Hunnewell is the youngest
daughter of Jabez Dorman and
Lucctta Whitcomb-Hill, was born in
Moscow January 80, 1854, where she
lvd until her marriage. Her an
C..turs on both sides were also of
Revolutionary stock, her maternal
grandfather Thomas Whitcomb, being
one of the earliest settlers of the town
o.. Norriagewock. Her father, Jabez
DoMn Hill came from Arundel, now
Eennebunlif to Somerset County when
roung man. For IA time he was
on. oi the early publishers of what is
noH the Independent-Repo of
-is"Whegan, and later settled on what
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for an ancestor Of Mrs. HunneHen.
-Four children were born TO Mr. aud
Mrs. Hunneweli, three Of whom. Gny.
Isabel and Marta. died in childhood
Only one living, Leila Hi HunnewelI.
assistant treasurer in the Kingdeld
Savings Bank. Mr.. and Mrs. Hunne-
well come to KirgheId about thirty
five years ago whore they have always
occupied a prominent position among
our most respected citizens.