Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-04-24

WHEELER NO "EASY-MARK"
BIGGER PORTS COMING
WOULD MIRACLES DO?
Some enthusiasts out west, stimu-
lated by large pocketbooks, have in
dicted Senator Wheeler trying to dis
courage his able investigating. By
this time they probably regret it, for
the Senator is investigating THEM
to find out just what and who are
behind the Indictment.
Washington knows that when Sem
ator Wheeler entered public life in
Montana he found two political parties
out there, one called Republican, one
called Democratic, both owned by the
copper mines.
When he venturedi to oppose the
copper capitalist he was informed that
he would be run out of Montana. But
he had other plans, got himself elect
ed to the Senate of the United States
and now the people are hearing from
him.
Even the fattest pocketbook ought
to realize that this is no time for fl
nancia1 trough stuff"
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DR.. Chapman, excellent scientific
worker for the American Museum of
Natural history, returns from the
Andes mountains bringing a bird
that brays like donkey and a duck
that can't fly.
Before amazement carries you away
at thought of duck that can't flv.
ask yourself how many beings there
arc that can't think.
New York is proud learning from
United States authorities that New
Iork's port handled more than one
half of the total ocean passenger traf-
fic of the United States. Seattle. Bos-
ton and SanFrancisco were next.
Well that's todays news. How long
do you suppose it will be before lack
sonville, Fla, and Los Angeles both
have an ocean traffic bigger than that
of which New York is SO proud to-
day? This country is only starting, and
the really big ports and cities are still
to find their place.
Those that rule the oil market. saw
there won't be any big advance in
gasoline prices this Spring because
muddy roads will hold down the
price" Muddy roads diminish auto
moblllng. Less automobiling means
smaller demands for gas, and smaller
demands means that the rulers don't
put up the price. In other words, -
What will the traffic bear? not what
the gasoline cost? is the important
question.
Henry Ford will buy trolley line
connecting Muscle Shoals with the
Gult at Pensacola, Fla, according to
report. He might utilize the gas en-
glne trolley car that he once showed
this writer in his Dearborn laboratory.
Light in build, his car could cross
the continent at the rate of sixty miles
; an hour without taking on fuel, and
at less than half the present cost of
transportation. That ought to inter-
est railroad men now. If it doesn't,
the kind of competition it will give
them will interest them later-and
TOO late.
Robert D. Towne says religion is
handicapped by lack of good news. /"
There are no more firm assurances.
such as the one given to Peter and
, Andrew: Follow me and l will make
you fishers of men," There are no
definite assertions about hell, if vou
are wicked, and heaven, if YOU behave.
Clefgymen split hairs. Each one be-
lives a part and denies part. The
t SIMPLE mind wants to believe every
thing.
Perhaps few miracles would helm
to survive faith and fill the churches
, suppose the Rev. Dr. Straton should
: say: 1 warn you dissenting clergy
men that you are all bound for ner-
dlt1on, and to prove it | shall now
change DIR. Jones into a stick of men,
1 permint candy" Would not that con-
- A%A' JOIlCS ulQ SClf1cn I'D
and slowly turn into striped peDper-
mint? pOPPN-
You'd think SO. but the human heart
IS hard. You remember the Arabian
philosopher, who said to the holy man
Twice two are five, and to prove it.
Iii turn this walking stick into a live
serpent but even if you change your
stick into serpent, I'll say that is
interesting, but twice two are not five.
A gorilla just arrived is living in a
fine New York hotel How it would
6 surprise him if his dull, worried brain
! could realize that the hotel was built.
according to Darwin by the ,gorillas,
a small feeble tribe of his own rela-.
tons weak in muscle, teeth and claws
and therefore, compelled to think.
thinking, they became rulers of the
world.
frederick Lands says that this coun
try, instead of admitting gorillas that
come here to die of homesickness,
ought to admit more of the right kind
OF European immigrants that would
come here to build up the United