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Peters Adventures

Three questions al once were u
good many for any bird to answer,
and the gray stranger made no re-
ply. Just looked as mocking ne
everi
Then "Me-ouw, Me-ouwl Me-
ouwl" For the third time the cat
sdualled. This time the sound came
from directly above the boys head.
Peter stared. No cat-not a sign of
one-but there in the very spot from
whence the noise had come sat the
gray stranger. Peter became sus-
picious.
II do not believe you were making
that noise" cried he. Come, now,
don't make fun Of me "a longer but
tell me the truth. Weren't you7"
The merry fellow bowed his head
In assent.
"0f course ] was" retorted he.
"The only wonder 70 me is that you
didn't discover IL before. Evidently
you do not know who / am"
II can guess now" cried the boy.
You are Catbird."
"Rightoi" declared the stranger.
Sat least that is what almost every
one calls M, but | am known TO a
few as the Mocking-bird Of the
North"
Are you? why?" demanded the
boy c~uriously. BY the way. where
are the other birds that were here
before I came?"
Catbird laughed.
That's the question: cried he,
"and here is the answeri"
Then 70 the boys complete aston
ishment the bird in gray frightened
his hold upon a tendril of the honey
suckIe vine, threw back his head, and
Peter found himself listening TO the
most wonderful music that he had
ever heard.
Mellow and full. the feathered Vic
troia gave record after record. First
Catbird trilled and then he whistled.
and again he initiated one after an
other the songs Of the sweetest bird
land singers. But that was not all.
He initiated the Growing of the cock,
the cry of the peacock. the ~squealing
of the tiniest pig in the pen, the low
ing Of the COW. One after another
Peter recognized the voices Of his
friends. and they were all just imita-
tions By the mocking stranger At
last Catbird finished his perform
ance with n shrill drawing "me-ouw."
Peter clapped his hands, wildly en-
thusiastic.
"Finei Finel You must be the
nest wonderful bird in the world
How did you ever learn TO give imi-
tations like that."
Next-A Mocking Rival.
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a little. but he continued:
What could happen? Why a lot
Of thingsl Suppose. for instance. a
cat appeared unexpectedly upon the
scenei Would you birds keep On
singing just the same? BY the way,
speaking Of cats. have you happen
ed TO see one about? I thought that
] heard n squalling just q few mo-
ments ago"
Peter looked up at the stranger In
gray, and this time there was no
mistaking 1.-THE chap was amused.
His air was decidedly mocking. Yet
at the same time he looked so merry
and mischievous that the boy could
not feel Offended. There was some
thing queer going ont The stranger
knew what it was. Peter was deter
mined 70 find out.
Well" demanded the boy, what
is it, Where are the birds7 And
did you see the cat? And who are
you. anyhow"
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Eugene N. Foss, Manufacturer and democratic lead
hr Of Massachusetts,, who has the distinction Of having
served three terms as a democratic governor OF that
republican bailiwick. proposes to make Canadian and
~Latin-American commercial reciprocity one OF the
hsues to be presented AZ the Houston convention.
Coming from a "dowr east" manufacturer 4 pro-
posal OF this nature Is. 70 say the least, startling. Mr..
Foss. however, takes the view that establishment Of
commercial reciprocity between all nations OF the
western hemisphere will be followed by an era o. com
nercial expansion and industrial development without
parallel in the history Of the world.
Asserting that tariff reduction and reciprocity
should be the primary issue in the democratic cam
paign. Mr.. Foss said: Twenty-Five years ago I pre-
dicted New England would lose many of her industries
If she did not set away from many Of the features or
the high tariff and expand her foreign trade. l am
sorry 70 say that my prediction has come true. You
Rould be astonisked to talk with the manufacturers in
New England and elsewhere and find. with most Of
them, how hollow is shis cry that they are responsible
for or advocate a prohibitory tariff.
The fact is we have overplavea the TARIFF sara
Tariff hsn6icaps are driving many manufacturers not
only out Of New England but out Of the country. The
progressive manufacturer today recognizes that he
needs broader markets rather than high protection.
Our revenue necessities have become 50 great that they
will always give our industries. Of whatever kind. all
the protection they can reasonably ask without mulet-
ing the people and raising impossible barriers against
foreign trade"
Commenting upon commercial relations with Latin
America and the fact that the Latin republics are deal
ing largely with European manufacturers. Mr.. Foss
said:
@Latin America is twice the size Of the United
States with a population OF e4,O0000O. II il one az
the richest undeveloped areas in the world and whose
commercial surface has not even been scratched. YET
what is our commercial attitude toward those countries
land I would include C~anada-which furnish Us our
nearest. most natural and richest potential markets IN
the world? 1t is to refuse to buy from them one ton
Of meat, one bushel Of wheat, one pound Of wool or
anything else. IL we can possibly avoid IL: and this. in
many cases. regardless az our own necessities. The
same Is true, in fact, in relation to all the rest Of the
world 10 which we would sell our products freely with
out encouraging the slightest exchange in return. This
AZ .he real reason we are unpopular In Latin America
ard elsewhere"
There Is food for thought in the suggestion from
Mr.. Toss. Europe, with her staggering war debts, her
myriad industries operating at full blast II a. effort 70
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Timely Views
ARE WE TEACHING TOO MAY THINGs7
BY DR.. A. LAWRENCE LOWELL

ICcA4LH VI ~ OHlFCTSlIts
Or. A. Lawrence Lowell was born in Boston,
Mass, in 1856. He was graduated from Harvard
university in 1877 and later attended universities
in Germany, England and France. DR.. Lowell prac-
ticed law in Boston fsom 1880 TO 1897, lectured
throughout the country from 1897 to 1899, and
taught science Of government at Harvard from
1900 to 1909. He was elected president OF Harvard
in 1909).
Too much attention has been paid to making edu-
cation attractive by smoothing the path, as compared
with inducing strenuous voluntary effort.
At present American youth either enters upon its
career in life too old. or il In deprived Of a couple Of
years Of instruction which the young people Of the same
age enjoy in Europe.
To some aspects Of education We seem to have paid
attention. One Of these is its s~elective
We hear much Of vocational guidance, the
determination of the pursuits for which school children
are best adapted by somewhat artificial devices for
discovering their natural abilities. But all true edu-
cation is a sitting process.
Have we not neglected a little this side Of the prob
lem in our effort to push all children through the edu-
cational mill. and in doing so have we not unwittingly
sacrificed the more intelligent. 10 their own damage
and that Of the community.
Are We not also striving TO teach too many thinvs7
One Of the defects we observe in not 4 few candidates
for admission to college is a dispersion Of high school
studies over many fields, no one Of which has been
pursued long enough to give a thorough grasp Of the
subject Education consists less In the number OF
things a boz has glanced a. than in the way he has
learned to regard them.
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NEW YORK. March s.-Not con
tent with advising the well dressed
mar to wear pink shirts, spats, n
white waistcoat, n mallacca cane. On
green suit and an air Of what-ycu-
m~ay-call-it, the theater programs are
turning to even more ambitious Ct
forts at public welfare. II you are
one Of those folk who are afraid TO
read the Graphic at "a first night in
remission, Just turn TO page four
Of your program and wrap yourself
about a snappy short story. Or per-
haps il is q short short story.
Ny only hope IN that this m~eritori-
GUS idea be confined 20 the short
story. / should be very chagrined,
for example. to begin a yarn nc a per
Torrance Of "Burlesque," and find
&C the end Of the page, some such
note as; Continued In the 'Manhat-
tan Mary program"
And what OF the Chinese restau-
rant on Broadway Yes, what OF IL?
Times Square publications are ever
now eliminating darkly on the situa-
ton. For the Oriental re~stauranteur,
who can, but does not, live on a bowl
OF rice per day easily underbids his
Caucasian competitors by a wide
margin. Chinese joints are not only
prosperous. but they are increasing
rapidly, ven as their white brethren
are complaining that business In ter
rible and that the country ia going
to the dogs ct cetera.
50 BE- L. and may the sucker re-
joice. III he be an exceptionally sym
pathetic soul. he may mourn the
passing or the 100 per cent American
five dollar cover charge, The eight
dollar sandwich and the fifteen dol
lar bottle OF disguised rheumatism
rub. But he viii be . really excep-
ffonai sucker. For the rest OF mod
crate salaried citizenry, I suspect
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The World and All


SLA3NDEh
SANDER. / apprehend. should provide q very inter
esting study for an able psychologist. humanist and
writer. IL is something that / know nothing about /
have never been s~landered. Quite the contrary. When
people have taken the trouble to say anything at all
about me, they have always, SO far Is I know, spoken
Of me much more highly than I have deserved. Not
only have they refrained from saying deroeatory things
of me; they have stretched the truth to the breaking
point in speaking well or me.
So this little discussion Of SANDER is not prompted
BY any personal bitterness. It is suggested by nv
reading Of "The Locomotive God" BY william Ellery
Leonard. Mr.. Leonard. who is a professor at the Uni
versity Of Wisconsin. is a thorough scholar, and his
method Of handling psychological problems is a scien-
tific one.
Professor Leonard suffers from phobias. and has
suffered from q good many other things, according to
!" The locomotive God" SANDER. he says, has caused
much Of his unhappiness.
Professor Leonard never talks about anything that
is very interesting to him without shedding some re-
vealing light upon his subject. His paragraphs about
SANDER, in this book, have reminded me that I have
never read or heard Of a thoroughly scientific study Of
Islander.
Such a study Of SANDER ought to be made. ! sur-
gest, in all earnestness. that Professor Leonard is the
very man to do the work.
SANDER Is a regular obsession with some people. II
l am correctly informed. There are persons who give
more thought and energy to the spreading Of defama-
tory reports about other persons than they give 70
more important things, such as making a living or max
ing a life. The psychology which lies behind such
activities ought to be Investigated thoroughly. and laid
bare for the information Of those who are int rested
in this remarkable human race.
Why does IL give pleasure to SOM persons to speak
III Of others? Why are some persons so constituted
that they viii walk a nile for a bit OF scardalous Cos
sip, and will walk forty miles or telephone forty min
utes to spread the evil report?
As for myself, / have always found II most pleasant
to spread agreeable reports about people. Somehow,
there Is . sort Of vicarious Righteousness within me
when ] tell about the righteousness Of somebody whom
! know. I feel as though I were entitled to some OF
the credit for his well-doing. Foolish feeling, but
pleasant. How then must the slanderer feel when he
is slande-ing7 Doesn't he feel like a partsker in the
evil be ascribes TO someone elses I wish Professor
Leonard would 90 after this subject, and write the first
exhaustive and authoritative Outline of SANDER.
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subiugate commercially where her military forces
failed. offers no opportunity for expansion Of Amsri-
can commerce or industry. Latin America, with with
great natural resources virtually untouched, with
greater potential wealth than all Of Europe, will be the
future battle-ground for world commercial supremacy.
To Latin America the United States must look for fu-
ture markets, and IL i possible that reciprocity would
solve many Of the problems this country is now facing
in its efforts TO secure more favorable commercial con-
~nections south Of the Rio Grande.
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WASHINGTON Letter
BY CHARLES r. STEWART

concessions, even from "big bust
ness"-nomiral concessions. anyway.
The Coclidge-ites r big bust
ness exclusively.
Possibly this doesn't apply 70
President Coolidge himself quite 80
bindingly.
But bosses like Chairman Butler
of the republican national commit
teei-mercyI-the things the fold
guardsmen" say about that boy
never would do to repeat in q fam
lily newspaper. Perhaps the term
"hide-bound" will pass muster, but
not some Of the adjectives that 60
with IL.
This kind Of talk. remember.
doesn't come from radicals, but
from perfectly orthodox, ol~d-fashion-
ed republicans.
The Coolidge group. then. Is a
small one-a peculiar group, with
out much professional politics about
(which has managed to hang on
by virtue Of a leader who was sup
posedly emblematic of q high degree
or national prosperity 80 notwith-
standing the fact that the "old
guardsmen" are thoroughly d~isgrun-
tied.
Naturally these folks want 10 stay
in control, but they haven't a very
wide range Of candidates TO choose
from.
Secretary Hoover. all being said
and done, IL essentially liberal. Vice
President Dawes and Frank o.
Lowden are farmeristic, and abig
business" Is industrial. Senator Cur
It's belongs to the "old guard" which
has knuckled under to the Coolidge
ties only because IL had 60.
Coolidge, Of course. Is . known
quantity.
The Coolidge-ites appear to think
Charles z. Hughes will stand hitch
ed, IL they can once rope" him.
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DrEHARTs WOULD

DfEnAnlS NOOID
DRAFT HUGHES
WASHINGTON. March 5.-Ths
Coolidge die-hards are trying now 70
start a fresh draft Hughes" move
ment.
Evidently they're afraid Coolidge
really In gcins to dodge the pro-
vost.
Just ~ evidently, they can't see
any OF the other republican men,
t~ionees-not with a telescope-only
those two-first Calvin, and then
Charles Evans-who don't choose"
to run.
There's small prospect that the
latest Hughes dope will stake"
Yet the d~ie-hards' attempt 10 re-
sort to ID il interesting-from the
slant il gives you on this bunch's
psychology.
President Coolidge and the Cool
idge-ites have been n queer little
crowd from the first.
They've been quite distinct from
the republican "old guard"
AT best, they've ignored the "old
g~uardsmen." At worst, they've step
ped right on their faces.
The "old guard" began to suspect
that il didn't like c. Coolidge within
a few weeks after he became presi-
dent. Dating from the Cleveland
convention Of 1924, il has known it
positively.
But President Coolidge has been
SO popular that the ~old guard" has
had 10 make the best Of him.
The republican "old guard is q
conservative aggregation. with a
proper regard for "big business"
However, it consists of politicians,
who aren't unmindfuI Of details Of
political expediency. When political
exigencies demand il, the "oId
Euardsmen's" policy IL 20 require
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MARCH s. 1928
who am II What public office do
/ hold? From what state?
On this date, in 1915, n Mexican
force under a bandit leader raided
the town Of Columbus, NJ. MI. What
was the name or the bandit?
What IN the headquarters OF the
London police called?
Whales and bats belong 10 the
same general order Of vertebrate an
imals. What Is ia?
In medieval times maj trained a
bird to hunt other birds and smaller
animals. What was it called?
Through wisdom il mn house
builder; and by understanding IL IL
established" Where does this pas
sage appear In the Bible7
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CATBIRD GIVES A CONCERT

GOOD morning. sir!" Peter did
not wish to brighten the bird so he
made up his mind TO be careful what
he said. THAT was a lovely concert
that you birds were giving as | came
along. Why did you stop SO very
suddenly? ] hope nothing happened
to break IL upi"
what could happen TO break IL
up?" questioned the bird. and
how IL seemed 20 Peter that the bird
hooking him. II confused him
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Dinner Stories


HIS MASTERS VOICE
Willie was almost through his
reading lesson when he came TO a
word he could not pronounce.
"Bargue, Wiiliei" exclaimed the
Willie looked at his classmates and
laughed.
"Barque. Wilie!p exclaimed the
teacher, harshIy.
Willie looked up at the teacher and
finally howled, "Bow wowi"
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Answers 60 Foregoing Questions
I. George W. Norris; u. s. sena-
tor; Nebraska.
2. Villa.
3. Scotland Yard.
a. Mammalia.
s. The Falcon.
g. Proverbs, xiv. 3.
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r NINE no LPTT

BEDW0RTH, Eng.-Rev. y. RI.
Dingley. former miner. has been
appointed vicar nc Burlington
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A Daily Thought
@Give your decisions, never your
reasons; your decisions may be
right, your reasons are sure 60 be
wrong."-Lord Masefield.
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Today's Horoscope
Shrewd tact, with . general facul-
~ for keeping out Of trouble, In the
heritage OF persons born under this
sign.
Nogales international., 1928-01-27

ment that will make possible economical operation
III the future.
After MONTHS or even years of study by these
men, each individual contributing the benefit of his
specialized knowledge, the contractor comes onto
The job He too brings to the enterprise group Of
pecialists, and the actual work of digging founda-
tons and erecting columns starts.
Who is the builder? you ask. No single indi-
vidual, surely. The banker made the building pos
>lble by assembling the necessary capital The
architect, the engineer and the contractor all con-
tributed much in the way of design, plan, and con-
struction. The owner of the plot Of ground too
did his share for his vision initiated the whole enter
prise.
But the building, when completed, is really a
product of cooperation. So to all other achieve
nents of civilized society. The erection of build
ing, the creating Of great industrial enterprise or
the development of fine community, each and all
of these achievements must be the product Of the
work of many minds.
Making Nogales better city is much like the
task of erecting great structure. 1t can be made
beautiful and serwiceable only through the CO.
operation of its able citizens
Probably the truth hurts because it is stretched
I SO often
Ignorance Of the law is no excuse, except for
some lawyers
/ oOmeDOQV mas suggested HluSlc DIS q cure LUZ
crime Fine if we can only make the criminals face
St
There aren't many chances to hook ride along
the highway to success.
History as we used to know it has been proved
to be in error in many different ways in recent
Years. Nobody however, has as yet proved that the
ountry was not discovered and that George Wash
inptOn was not the first president
Sutor as applied to lover has become obsolete.
The suit and associated with amony, usually comes
aeterward.
We heard one of our readers say the other day
that the typical old time socialist is man who
acquired his brand of liberalism about twenty years
ago and has adhered to it conservativey since.
Nothing is free from the law of supply and de-
nland It is reported that Texas bankers offer
ing $5 reward for every bandid killed. The low
price indicates that the game must be plentiful.
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BUILT BY COOPERATION

The owner of plot of ground decides to erect
new building that will serve and delight thousands
Of people for many years. Forthwith he assemblies
talent Of various kinds to contribute to the enter
prise
He goes to his banker and arrangements are
made for the collection of necessary capital from
hundreds and thousands of sources He goes to
his architect, who after months of study designs the
building with the aid of corps Of craftsmen. Next
a mechanical engineer establishes fornulae for
floor thicknesses column sizes, and forth. Pos
sibly group Of experienced building managers aid
in laying out the structure and recommending equip
Nogales international., 1928-01-27

Yuma - Building permits is.
sued here during December total
ed $23,7OO.
Glendale - Fram-Delxell Oil.
Company, Glendale, capitalized
a. $4,000 chartered.
San Carlos - $500 tons of
steel being delivered here for
Coolidge dam construetior
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So it is," came the answer
aftef few puffs. "What is it?

Building construction in larger
cites of Arizona during 1927
broke all previous records.
Industrial growth in Arizona
increased much during 1927.
Tombstone Considerable de.
velopment and expansion will be
rlade at Bunker Hill Mining Com
rany property here within next
three months.
Nogales international., 1928-01-27

gether the other evening in Nog-
ales.
Said the first: "Well, I hear
ye've given up terbaccer for a
New Years resolutions"
Second: "Wail, not given up
exactly. Jest sort 4 taperin' off
a bit. I don't swaller the juice
no more"
DR.. Gustetter so reports go was
passing out some of his@Christ-
mas cigars recently. Here" said
he, 'sthis Is something like cigar. "
Nogales international., 1928-01-27
CatCIaWS

Must Speak From Experience
A. w. Hagemeyer, our battery
service man, offers this new
Scoth story
'EWhat's the difference between
a battery and a Scotchman?"
"Don't know. What?"
"You can overcharge a bat.
terry"
He: (Erdeavoring to bring q
quarrel to a conclusion)" Re
member what say goes"
RShe: Then talk to yourself for
while.
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Indefinitely Postponed

Indefinitely Postponed
E. X. Cumming said to us the
other day that the millennium will
come:
"When movie stars marry and
live happily ever after.
"When prize fighting cham.
p;on really regrets that he cannot
defend his title because no one
will offer a challenge.
"When a young writer agrees
that the editor who rejected his
manuscript acted in good taste.
When any man will admit that
he is making all the money in his
present job that he could get any
where else and that his boss Is
paying him all he il worth"
Moderation Comes With Age
Two old timers were talking to-
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Nothing is free from the law of supply and de-
nland It is reported that Texas bankers offer
ing s5 reward for every bandid killed. The low
price indicates that the game must be plentiful