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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-06-18

Mrs. A. S. NOVEL; of Olympia spent
few days this week at the NOVEL;
orchard being cared for by David Ter
wekh
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-06-18

Mr.. and Mrs. R. R. Beebe drove to
Othello Wednesday to meet Mrs. Bee
bc's father, L. E. Hyatt of Rexford,
Montana who is spending few days
at the Beebe home.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-08-04
THE TECHNIQUE OF RELIGION
BY DR.. Roy L. Smith

The world has known many great ar
lists who have painted many great pictures,
but none of them used precisely the same
technique Each used that method which
seemed best fitted to his own personality.
Not all great musicians nse the same
technique, but we are charmed as we lis
ten to the song. The message is not in the
technique but in the theme.
Most of today's religious controversy
is raging about the technique of religion and
the vital message is lost in the roars Of the
contention.
The posture that man takes when he
prays can hardly be as important as the
fact that he prays; the attitude # body is of
far less Importance than the attitude of
mind. 1t is neither the vestments, the
pulpit gown, the Prince Albert coat, the
frock coat nor the surplice that makes the
sermon, but the message of tbs preacher.
Architect, music, ritual and rites are on
ly aids to worship. They are rot worship,
but they assist the worshipper and it Of
ten happens that what aids one worshipper
does not always prove helpful to another.
For this reason it will never be possible
to bring all religious people into one church,
any more than it will be possible to get
all people to eat the same food or wear the
same clothes.
Baptism, church administrations, methods
of Interpretation, much theological doctrine
and most ritual and symbolism is nothing
more than the technique of religion. Righ-
teousness, good will, forbearance, holiness,
neighborliness, charity and kicdliness are
the fundamentals toward which all reli-
gions are working.
The most lavish expenditures and the
most perfect photography cannot make
great picture without great theme. The
most elaborate technique cannot make
religion vital which has no message.
Unity is not to be found in uniformity
of method, but in united purpose.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-08-04
SMALL TOWN TALK

Why does no one ever tip the elevator boy ?
Now thares pleasant little suggestion for
your next trip to the cities.
tt +
Its funny-we all complain ABOUT our ups
and downs and yet not a single one OF US will ad-
NIT that want it to be all up with US.
IT +
To love is to live To love oneself is to
live in hell; to love another is to live earth;
TO love all others is to live in heaven.-Sweden-
borg.
ftf
We have all made terrible fuss about the
heat wave. At that it isn't half so terrific
ms the crime wave and we seldom give that more
than passing thought or two.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-08-04
WEDNESDAY AUGUST A, 1925.
AN EPITAPH OF BAD ROADS

AN EPITAPH OF BAD ROADS
They took a little gravel,
And took a little tar,
With various ingredients
Imported from afar;
They hammered it and rolled it,
And when they went away
They said they had good street
To last for many day.
They came with picks and smote it,
To lay water main,
And then they called the workmen
To put it back again.
To lay a railway cable -
They took it up once more,
And then they put it back again
Just where it was before
They took it up for conduits,
To 1un the telephone, 'i
And then they put it back again
AS hard as any stone.
They tore it up for wires
To feed the 'ectric lights;
And then they put it back again
And were within their rights.
Oh, the streets full of burrows,
There are patches everywhere;
You'd like to ride upon it,
But it's seldom that you dare,
It's very handsome street,
A credit to the town;
They're always digging of it up
Or putting of it down.
Washington Pos
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-08-04
ARE YOU AUTHENTIC?

VaSSar college has opened course In euth-
enics. Dent confuse the word with eugenics
Eugencs is something different again. Euthen-
tics has to do with the art of improving the hu-
man race by obtaining the best external influ-
ences and environment conditions for physical
mental and moral development. 1t also consd-
ers health and vigor.
If you are not one of those impolite rough
necks who enjoy sitting around the house a
hot summer evening with your shirt turned down
at the neck and your pipe going full blast; if
you do your calisthencs regularly, and if you
refuse to argue with your wife when you know
she is all wrong-then then-you are euthenic.
But if you mutter imprecations when the
car stalls, growl when company stays late, look
bored when the wife reads nothing but some
ladies' magazine and bolt your food at noon time
you are not euthenic.- Fairmont Independent.
Says Bob Forest in the Lake Wilson Pilot:
When you look down the street in
Southwestern Minnesota town on a Saturday
night and notice the hundreds of thousands
of dollars invested in automobiles, the bril-
liantly lighted oil stations, the movies, the
pool halls and the ice cream parlors all in
full blast, one begins to wonder if this agi-
tation about hard times is really true or
political. There never time IN the his
tory of this section of the state when we had
as many Injuries we have today. We
never lived in better homes, wore better
clothes, ate better food than do today. We
may be going through the valley OF the shad-
dow OF debt. We may be on the road to the
poor house, but if are, we're going to the
music of the exhaust of the automobile, and
they are not all Fords either. We liv-
ing in the most comfortable homes this Sec
ton has ever known, going with
women wearing better clothes, and less of
them than at any other period IN history.
No children the world has ever known have
travelled as much and have had the advant-
ages of education like ours, and the common
necessities Of life have been supplanted by
countless Injuries. Yes! We may be on the
road to the poor house, but we are the most
prosperous looking bunch that ever headed
that way. q
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-08-04

Post.
Evening star., 1926-01-23

tax returns on real estate investments
is asked, SO that the provision shall be
based on allowed and not on allowable
depreciation.
The provision at present appearing
in the bill, which would apparently
compel the taxpayer either to take an
allowable depreciation or have that
depreciation charged against him at
the time of resale. is held by the asso-
citation to be unfair.
The income tax law as il now
stands has been SO interpreted. and
fairly, it is believed. as to charge the
taxpayer with depreciation only in
those cases in which il has actually
been taken by him and he has received
the advantage of its allowance by the
Government" Mr.. MacChesney's let
ter states.
Rule Made Retroactive.
I'm other words, under the law as
now written a taxpayer presumably
had the choice of either taking or not
taking deprecia ton upon an improve
ment. and when II came to resale he
was only charged upon a profit rep.
resenting the difference between the
value of the property. less deprecia-
ton taken and allowed. and the sale
price.
Under the proposed bill this rule is
so changed and made retroactive as
apparently to compel the taxpayer to
take an allowable depreciation. or. if
Evening star., 1926-01-23

Continued from Seventeenth Page)
of the total sales price which the an
ticipated profit bore to the investment.
Out of each payment the seller cred
ited a certain proportion to his capital
account and returned a certain pro-
portion to the Government for taxable
income for the year in which received.
Recently the Board Of Tax Appeals
held that there was no authority for
Articles 44-45 Of Treasury Department
Regulations Go, which permitted such
returns. The question of whether such
returns may legally be permitted un-
der subsequent acts has never been de-
cided. 1t is assumed that under the
later laws the department will con-
tinue to permit returns to be made
upon this basis.
The association holds that since
there seems to be some question as to
whether the proposed revenue act
would allow the making of returns
upon such a basis as that IN Regula-
tions IS, Article A. the language
should be made such as to give the
taxpayer the effective right to make
both the installment and deferred pay
ment sales returns as there provided.
Change in the provision of the pro-
posed revenue bill in regard to the
reckoning of depreciation in income
Evening star., 1926-01-23
REALTORS COUNSEL
APPROVES SMOOT'S
STAND ON TAXES

Continued from Seventeenth Page)
Evening star., 1926-01-23
BIG MOVIE PICTURE
THEATER PROPOSED
Contract Is Awarded for Building
on Rhode Island Avenue North
east, to Cost $175,000.

The West Woodbridge Theater Cor
poration has just awarded the con-
tract for the construction of one of
the largest moving picture theaters
in the residential section of the city,
together with stores and offices.
The new building will be located
on Rhode Island avenue west of Six
teenth street northeast. 1t will be a
two story brick structure "A by $50
feet and the theater will have seat
ing capacity of no. The project will
cost $175,00 and will open about
September l.
The officials of the corporation are:
Col. John w. Oehmann, president; B.
+. Edwards, first vice president; II. A.
Johns. second vice president; 7. L..
Edmiston. secretary: j. NJ. Casteu,
treasurer: c. J. Ellis, attorney. Board
of directors are w. S. PLACER, =. r.
Edwards, II. A. Johns, c. L. Edwards,
b. f. Holmes, T. l.. Edmiston, w. q.
Tidler, ]. 3. Higdon, r. G. Jackson,
J. NJ. Castell, J. G. Lindsay, S. M
Kemp, l.. r. Grabill, John w. Och
mann and c. A. Morehead. Plans and
specifications were prepared by w. 5.
PLACER.
Evening star., 1926-01-23
HUGE SUM Loaned
FOR HOME BUILDING.
Associations Advanced Total
of ST, 600, 600, 900 Dur
ing Year.

The 1000 building and loan asso-
Citations in the United States loaned
81 600 600, 900 for the purchase or con-
Struction of new homes last year, de-
Clared G. Clinton James of Washing
ton, president of the United States
League of Local Building and Loan
Associations, in an address at the ban
quet of the Metropolitan League of
Savings and Loan Associations in New
York City on Thursday. The speaker
declared that this expenditure financed
100000 American homes during the
year.
The Metropolitan League Of Savings
and Loan Associations for the past
three years has been observing as their
particular day during Thrift week
'Wn Your own Home" day, which
this year fell on January p. and they
closed the days activities with a ban
quet at the Hotel McAlpin.
Mr.. James congratulated the New
York associations in the metropolitan
district upon their rapid growth dur
ing the past five years. The associ-
atiOnS in the State have doubled their
assets and membership in the past
1iTN "airS. and the assets OF SlOo, ,OOO,-
ua, go the building and loan associ-
atiuns in the metropolitan district
nearly equal the amount of assets in
all the building and loan associations
in the State of New York five years
ago.
Mr. James said that if the associ-
atiunS grow as fast in the next five
years as they have in the past five
years, he believes by 1881, when
they will celebrate the one hundredth
anniversary of the movement in this
country, there will be ten billion dol
lars in assets in the building and loan
associations in the United States.
He also stated that according to
recent Government statistics 11,O0O.-
600 people are dependent for their liv-
ing upon the construction industry;
that 30 per cent of all the skilled and
unSkilled labor of the country is en-
gagged in the building branch alone,
and that our building bill is 5000 per
annum for every family in the United
States.
Evening star., 1926-01-23
BUILDERS BACK STARS
MODEL HOME PLANS
from Seventeenth Page.)

CONTINUED from Seventeenth PaReo
they in turn to work with the builders
of homes in Washington and the Ofl-
cials of The Washington star
In exact proportions to what is 60
ing to be done in this regard, be-
lieve it will be found that there VIII
be coming very shortly an awakening
also of the Government as regards Its
attitude toward our city. II 1t Is
essential and necessary TO beautify
and improve the smaller homes IN
Washington, it is even more neces-
sary and essential to improve the Gov
ernmental edifices here. The theories
which permit them to house Govern
ment employees in buildings which
private institution would not do can
not long prevail in as enlightened
country as America.
This awakening of the Government
to produce good business homes for
it's respective departments will form
still another very interesting and
fascinating thing To watch about the
development in the city.
Evening star., 1926-01-23

he does not take it at the time. to
charge against him depreciation which
he might have taken at the time of re-
sale. so that he is taxed not upon a
profit based upon the difference be-
tween the value of the property taken
and allowed. and the sale price, nor
upon the actual profit representing the
difference between the value of the
property without depreciation and the
sale price. but upon a larger amount
based upon theoretical profit express
ing the difference between the value of
the property less a theoretical depre-
citation not actually taken and the ac-
tual sale price"
This, the association holds is unfair
first, because many taxpayers have not
rs a matter of practice, taken such de
probation; second. because III many in
stances. particularly III connection
with improvements held in trust. il
Evening star., 1926-01-23
Parsons Estate, $60,0C0.

pr. Starr Parsons. dentist and
president of the Thomas Circle Ciu-
zens' Association left an estate valued
at $50 900. according to the petition of
Raleigh sherman. the executor named
in his Will. for the probate OF that
document. The estate includes prem
lses 1909 l. street northwest. assessed
at $l2 900. and personal property val
ued at S4S 600. a brother. DR.. Randall
Parsons. is the sole beneficiary.
Evening star., 1926-01-23

has not been good business practice to
do so; third, because To enforce such a
rule at the time retroaCtiVely when
there was not the rule under the OLD
'aW causes a very great hardship.
Evening star., 1926-01-23
Labor Conditions Better.

According to the United States En-.
ployment Service, industrial labor con
ditionS are more satisfactory than
usual for this season.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-08
SEEING CLEARLY

In one conspicuous respect Presi-
dent Green of the American Fedora
ton of Labor resembles his pre-
decessor, Samuel Gompers, he sees
the fallacy Of general strike. the
logical conclusion. the inevitable
pulling down of the pillars Of So
ciety to crush labor underneath.
OF the British strike he says:
"The great danger in a general or
sympathetic strike Is the posi-
bility that the original grievances
may be lost sight of because of the
charge that the general strike is a
challenge to government and to the
existence Of government. Pub
lie opinion in Great Britain might
support the workers in their de-
mand for the redress of just grew
ances. whereas it would solidly sup
port the government in its efforts
to maintain control of the govern
ment."
From all the evidence the plight
Of the British coal miners appears
deplorable. 1t is but human that
they should wish to impress their
need on the public mind as forcibly
as possible. But they have chosen
a method by which their needs will
be lost to view which now Is filled
by the need of putting down what
amounts to revolution against the
Government.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-08

From roots and herbs, Lydia E..
Pinkham, a descendant of these
sturdy pioneers, made her Vegetable
compound. The beneficial effects
OF this dependable medicine are
vouched for by hundreds of women
who tell of returning health and
energy.
Mrs. VIM. Kraft of 1888 Vinewood
Ave, Detroit, Mich. saw a Pinkham
advertisement in the News one
day and made up her mind that she
would give the Compound a trial.
At that time she was very weak.
AFTER the first bottle" she writes.
I began to feel better and like a
new woman after taking six bottles,
! recommend it to others and always
keep a bottle in the house."
II Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound has helped other women.
why shouldn't it help you?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-08
GANGsTERs SAID TO BE SAFE

Anyone assuming that capital
. punishment is what we need here In
Maine would be we'll advised to con-
slider conditions in Chicago in the
State of Illinois. which has capital
punishment.
A correspondent of the New York
World writes:
I'm a dim corridor Of the Cook
County Jail murderers are hanged.
But of the nearly a hundred gang
sters who have murdered each other,
bystanders, witnesses whose lips had
been unsealed, police and now an
Assistant States Attorney. within the
last two and one-half years, not one
has been hanged.
almost incredible as it seems,
there have been only three men con-
victed for any of the gang killings.
Two got fourteen years; the third
got twenty-six' years. Somewhere
along the extraordinary line that al
most every gangster follows in Cook
County, between the scene of the
crime and the corner of the corridor
where the hangings take place.
every one of them has found an
out"
forced, say the proponents. IL we
admit this We must, in fairness add:
1t is never enforced in this country
with a degree of thoroughness es-
sential to effectiveness. When. If
ever, it Is enforced will be time
enough to give it respectful con-
sheraton.
Until then, Judging from the re-
ports, we will have our hands full
securing the check our laws already
provide II enforced with thorough
ness and despatch. "A moose" is a
terrible injustice when 1t may
truthfully be said of 1t that gang
sters are safe from 1t" because Of
their political pull.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-08

normal manner as possible. There
have been disorders In London, es-
pecia1ly attacks by holligans on vol
unteer transport workers. In other
places outside the metropolis, not
ably Glasgow, Edinburgh, Hull, Mid
dlesborough and Nottingham, there
has also been trouble, but for the
most part 1t is taking the form of
attacks on omnibuses or the food
transport service. All these disturb
ances have been easily controlled by
the police, without the need Of call
ing upon the military for aid.
Many theatres in London have
closed, but others are bravely risking
half empty houses and heavy losses.
Sir Oswald Stall, theatrical magnate,
isstled an appeal to the citizens 70
recognize the theatres in their at
tempts to spread cheer in a depres-
sing situation.
tending the theatres" says the APP
peal. "and it is untrue to say the
streets are not safe. All the staff
have turned up at every performance
since the strike began"
The press of the country is still
tied up with the exception of SMALL
err provincial papers, where the men
are returning to work and the papers
are reappearing. In London one or
two dailies are able to issue four
page paper, giving mainly strike
news.
The public. however, is still in
debted for most of its information TO
the government paper, the British
Gazette, and the trade union organ,
the British Worker" In these two
papers a strong contest is beng
waged over the question of the con,
stitutional aspect of the general
strike. The trades union congress
contends that its action is not an
attack on the constitution. In an
official statement printed In the
British Worker, this body says;
1.-The general council does not
challenge the constitution; it is not
seeking to substitute an unconstitu-
tional government, nor is it deslrous
of undermining our parliamentary
institutions. The sole aim of the
council is to secure for the miners
a decent standard of life. The coun-
ell is engaged in an. industrial DIS
pute. There is no constitutional
crisis"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-08
Hebron Joint Banquet
Is Great Success

Especial to the Kennebec Journalp
Hebron, Me-. May Last nights
turkey banquet held in honor of tho
Hebron hockey and basket ball
champs, was put over with great
success The menu included grape
fruit cocktail Marachino. Vermont
turkey. June peas. cranberry sauce,
mashed potato. olives, radlshes, Ice
cream. cake, coffee and punch.
Twenty-Five letter men were hon
ored and the two coaches of the
two teams. Gold basket balls with
the players names, positions,
"Maine Champs" and green HI in
scribed on each. were awarded the
hoop stars. Capt. John Small. Capt.
elect Norton H. Lamb and Coach I.
w. Hollis spoke on different aspects
and features of the basket ball sea-
son.
The hockey stars received gold
hockey pucks about the size of
dime. Inscriptions similar to those
on the basket balls adorned the
pucks, d. except New England
Champs was inscribed on the pucks.
Capt. Eddie jeremiah, Capt elect
Tuney Mahoney and Coach Ted
Chase spoke in behalf of the hockey
team.
The Hon. F. r. Dyer of Portland.
United States district attorney, and
also a trustee of Hebron Academy,
acted as POSTMASTER.
Other speakers of the evening
were: President c. u. Gray of Bates
College, A. II. MacCormick, alum
nj secretary of Bowdoin, and Prof.
B. C. Kent, director of athletics at
the University of Maine.
One of the features of the evening
was a series of duets to the tune of
Farmer Gray" on the members or
the two teams. These wise cracks
did great deal to put the crowd
into good spirits. They were sung
by Donald Gilday of Amesbury.
Mass, and Judson Files. captain of
the track team, who both dressed in
comedian fashion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-08
GOVERNOR SPEAKS
Continued from Page one)

are in any way concerned, except
to the extent that their action in
the last Legislature in submitting
this amendment to the people is con-
sidered a proper matter for criti-
cism at this time. H5
1.-THE PEOPLE of the State of Maine
in solemn referendum will pass
upon the adoption of this amend
ment on the same day that they elect
the next administration for the con-
duct of state affairs II would not
seem of especial importance to know
the views of candidates upon an is
sue which is to evaporate four
months before the candidates take
office.
"All citizens of Maine are proper
~ concerned, however. in the ques-
ton of public policy that this pro-
posed constitutional amendment
presents. A great number of our
citizens had been viewing with
growing concern movements to Sc
cure the grant of public funds for
sectarian schools. Thirty-three states
faced by conditions very similar to
sour own have already enacted con-
stitutional amendments to protect
the integrity of the public schools.
The amendment here is practically
Identical with the Amendment adopt
ed in Massachusetts 10 years ago
and it is matter of gratificat ton
that here in Maine as in Massachu-
sets any possible suggestion of sec
tartan discrimination has been elm
mated by the submission of an
amendment sponsored by member
Of religious denomination which
has been most sensitive regarding
legislation upon this score.
My predecessor in office,a Cover
nor Baxter, has long advocated the
absolute prohibition of the grant of
public funds to private institutions
OF any sort with very limited ex-
ceptions. In his last official messag e
to the people of Maine he said: L
am an advocate of the passage of
comprehensive constitutional amend
ment providing that public money be
used only, for purposes that are
strictly public He went on at some
length to discuss the considerations
which moved him to advocate an
amendment of this sort
1.-Two years ago the Republican
party met in convention with this
subject matter of Statewide dis
cussion and of intense popular in
terest and Incorporated in its plat
form a plank dealing with this SUBJ
ject in these terms.
While we recognize and COM