Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-05-23

than - five Of the other candidates
pu, together. Lew Shank. Mayor
of Indianapolis, most important
candidate against Jackson and
enemy Of the klan, WAS wiped out
10 to /.
This election is important out
sice of Indiana, and indicates that
the ku Klux Klan has gained
rather than lost strength. and will
Play an important part in the COM
~ national election.
An FL Paso bank closes its doors.
IN the Southwest, that should know
only prosperity. The other day an
important bank in the Northwest
was in Trouble and only saved by
merging with another bank.
Farmers can't make a living, and
while everything is done for rail-
roads and other corporations, to
make sure that their stockholders
get dividends. nothing is done for
farmers except to give them
fatherly advice.
Something better must be done
before long or there will be trouble
in more banks, and trouble il two
cid political parties.
Henry Ford bid real mon~y for
Muscle Shoals. agreed to manufac-
ture fertilizers and the farmers
know that he would manufacture
them.
Many other concerns are now
bidding. but not real money. One
Did o6ers one hundred and tven.y
oillion dollars, and reminds you Of
- eonvsrsation between Aessrs.
weber and Fields, burle,oue ae-
I'D give 5000 for that dos.s
~ one. "But Mike. We amt got
1000" sr- = he
az
.~r,
Ford offered to pay the Govern.
aent 2l6 millions. during the De-
nod Of his lease, and he has the
Ooney.
Matchmaker assembled In Chi
eaeo predict that presently all
eSocks and watches will autornsti-
eally get time by radio. The i'm
pslse will be sent out and the watch
u your pocket will automa tically
adjust itself.
II only we grew individually and
mentally as rapidly ~ we grow
scientifically and mechanically, but
alas, we don't. Men with inteili-
eence enough to make . watch and
eaen set Il correctly BY radio,
haven't intelligence enough to get
nd OF the superstitions that make
them hate and kill each other.
While Japan tells ~ how much
insulted they feel because We don't
iet them come into the United
States. the Chinese are warning
natsui. Japan's foreign minister,
that they. the Chinese. are much
tasulted because they are not al
Sved to settle on Japanese soil.
Somsbody in Japan must lack Q
oanss Of humor.
In Presidential primary election
q Havsrhill, Massachusetts,, 69S
0ea, III women. took the trouble
- vote out Of 1900 resistered
vsesss. Proud Americans seem 70
loek interest In politics. Had Q
trained chimpan1es walked Q si9ht
~ stretched above the principal
seFsst Of Haverhill. on primary day.
easting . drum a. he walked, iii
Aevs been out TO see that chimpan.
80.
There's excitement in France
about the charge that soldiers'
bones have been collected on bat.
dehslds by junk dealers. ground up
and sold for fertilizer. The idea 10
ebominable 10 many. therefore the
G(hcial denial 10 welcome.
But what better use could b
snads Of our remains" than TO fer.
eliss the earth when We are eonsf
To b. buried st the foot Of 9 Ans
erss. with . little brsas tablet on
The tree trunk. John Jones Il
proud 10 help this tree grow"
would b. . pissaan,sr rss,ins plss,
sasn being tucked away with other
0kolstcns In . vault.
OF two American essss talking
= each other. often one IL sskinS.
What Do you think about busj.
eees1 Will the natioaAl election
1istuse prosperity. Etc., etc. TSe
Uaite6 States hasn't started a its
leeepestty. via Msllea Ia he
4toosury tAs Aeeisa's dsbes ere evt
6sva. Meanwhile the pespls ars
oavtne and psts'n9 away thirty