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The Prophet

When I was less than feet tail
there came prophet to our town; his
voice was great his learning small, he
wore q long and rusty gown. He
preached wherever men would stand
and listen to him for a while: the end
of all things was at hand, he told us,
with his ghastly smile. Upon q certain
day the skies would roll together as a
scroll, the hills would fall, the dead
would rise, and all the bells of doom
would toll He named the date, he
named the hour when these disasters
would befail: and so with somewhat
vulgar power he tireleSsly sent forth
his call At first men laughed and
called him crszed. but still he made his
ardent. spiels: and then. like people
prophets heels. And as the day OF
doom drew nigh they gave away their
worldly gear: no more they'd sell or
trade or buy: their duty in this world
was clear. I weIl recall the fateful
day when all things earthly were TO
end: the prophet and his pilgrims gray
were robed. all ready to ascend. Upon a
hill they took their stand and waited as
the hours dragged by, and naught oc-
CURED on sea or land, and nothing hap
pened 10 the sky. And recall my wild
relief when the appointed time was past;
the prophet. with his dream of grief.
had made my spirit stand aghast. The
lessons learned while we were young
are not forgotten while we live. and
now no prophecy that's sprung can to
me fear or pleasure give. Wise men at
intervals uprear and say that this or
that viii come, and recall that old
time seer and say all prophecies are
bum. Not cen the weather man can
hold my rapt attention when he cries
tomorrow win be hot or cold, with daz-
zltng blue or murky skies. Not cen
the candidate can chill my ardent soul
or Quench my grins when he predicts
al sorts Of III for this fair land unless
he wins. WALT MASON.
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BEDTIME STORIES .
BY THORNTON
". BURGESS

we're very wide open and her ears were
strained to catch every little sound
Somebody was coming through the
swamp, and 1t was somebody large
Could IL be that Buster Bear was COM
ing down to the Laughing Brook? Ger
tainly those footsteps were heavy
enough for Buster Bear
A stick snapped. A moment later an
other snapped. With each snap the
heart of Mrs. Longbill jumped inside
her, but she didn't move. Nearer and
nearer drew those heavy footsteps
Would they pass by. as other footsteps
had passed? Because her eyes were SC
far up on her head, Mrs. Longbill could
look back and see who was coming. She
realized in moment that 1t was one
of those two-legged creatures. whom she
had learned to fear and hate. because
each Fall they had tried to kill her with
terrible guns. Her heart beat fast and
fear filled her whole being. Still she
remained guarding that precious secret
She wouldn't move until 1t was abso-
lutely necessary.
Nearer and nearer came that two
legged creature. She knew he hadn't
seen her yet. Perhaps he would turn
aside without seeing her. He was so
close now Inat III one. SVep more ne
would step on her. That would be the
end of her and of her secret, too. There
was no sense in being foolish. With de-
spair in her heart. she took to her
wings. almost brushing the face Of this
two-legged creature as she rose into the
air
"A woodcocki" exclaimed Farmer
Browns Boy. for that is who 1t was. "A
woodcock! That means nest. I must
be careful where step. That nest is
close by, for that bird almost touched
me as she rose. All, there it Is! II I
had taken another step, should have
crushed those eggs"
Sure enough. right in front of him
and almost at his feet was little clump
of alders with four eggs, There wasn't
much of nest-just q few leaves in a
little hollow in the soft ground. Farmer
Browns Boy stopped over and examined
the eggs, but he didn't touch them.
He took care not to touch them. Then,
very carefully, he withdrew.
That little lady certainly has cour-
age" said he. "She certainly had cour-
age to sit until was ready to step on
her. am delighted that Longbill and
his mate are nesting here this year
hope III have a chance to see the
babies. I shall have to keep sharp
watch of this nest"
fConvrieht 1ooSN
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LITTLE BENNY
ny LEE PAPE.

Ant Fanny was tawking to pop and
pop was reeding tEo paper and pertend-
ing to lissen at the same time, and was
on the floor making house out OF
cards and little Herbit kepp on wunting
to help me and I was getting along
kind of slow on account Of having to
push Herbit away all q time, him say
ing. wunt to help. wunt to do some,
you put one on and then III put one on
and then you and then me and then
you.
o yes like fun, every time you put
one on the whole thing VIII be down.
sed. You haff to know how to do this
scientiflck, I sed. Well all rite If you
wunt to play Ill ten you. you can be
in the hall and make noise like wind,
sed.
Me thinking, @, that's a swell ideer to
get rid of him IL it werks. Wich 1t did,
Herbit saying. All rite, I'm the wind, I'm
the wind. BIZ bzz.
And he went out In the hall and
made noises sounding more like bees
than winds. and kepp on making the
house higher and higher, being one OF
the highest ones I ever made, looking
swell. and I kepp on putting cards on
more and more scientifick and all OF a
sudden Herbit came running back say
ing BE bzz look at me I'm blowing like
the nischiff, look out for your houses.
everybody.
And wat did he do but run rite
through the house and the cards all
went every wich way any old way, and
started to chase him mad as anything
and Ant Fanny sed, Now Benny don't
lose your little temper, you invited him
to be the wind so you cant blame him
II he has 50 mulch imagination and am
bition that nuthing short Of q hurry
cane would satisfy him
Being heck of Excuse. and started
to do my homework agenst my will and
Herbit dident try to interrupt me Just
when wouident of gave darn II he
had
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within jumping distance Of her. Tc
have taken to ner wings would have
been safety. 1t would also have meant
giving her secret away to Reddy. Tc
she had sat tight, not moving so much
as a feather, and Reddy had passed on
without knowing that she was there
Once Lightfoot the Deer had jumped
right over her. More than once Redtail
the Hawk had sat in a tree right above
her. 1t had taken courage great deal
Of courage-to sit still with enemies so
near.
1T will only be few days more" said
Mrs. Longbill, before these eggs hatch. ''
I'm glad of that. my dear" said
Longbill "I certainly am glad of that.
No one has discovered our secret as yet,
and guess no one will. Helloi Here
comes somebody down through the
swamp now. I'll slip away from here,
% as not 20 be seen"
So Longbill slipped away. Mrs. Long
bin sat motionless. but her bright eyes
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Secret Is Discovered.

Iongbill and Mrs. Iongbill had kept
their secret well. They intended to keep
it until the time came when four fluffy
little Longbills would come from those
four eggs and Mother would proudly
lead them out into the Great World. No
one knew where that nest was. More
than once IL had taken q great deal of
courage to sit perfectly still. More than
once Mrs. Longbill had heard the patter
of feet and known that Reddy Fox was
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Lessons in English
By w. L. GORDON.

Words often misused: Do not sa,
However could you say such thing?
Say How could you?"
Often mispronounced: Cape; "a
as In ape not as In 'at"
Often misspelied: Criticism; no
I'm"
Synonyms: Alike, identical, resem
bling, equivalent. similar. kindred.
Word study: Use q word three time
and 1t is yours" Let us increase Gu
vocabulary by mastering one word eacl
day. Today's word. Assumption; tn
act Of assuming or taking for granted
q supposition. Those statements ar
baseless assumptions"
No Parking.
From the Nashville Tennesseean.
When Noah sailed the waters blue.
He had his troubles same n you;
For 20 days he drove the Ark,
Before he found place 10 park.
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(Copyright. 1921
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I expect lots o. tn married men who
tsptoe out In tn mornin' an close tn
door softly an git an egg downtown
would rather fight after they git ther
work oIt.
Remember when corn cure ads only
at1fNNed tn fook1
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When Diplomats Fail
Assistant Secretary of STATE william

Assistant Secretary OF State William r. Castle,
discussing the functions of the United States De-
partment of State, is quoted having told audi
ence that war is punishment of diplomacyS failure.
Nothing truer said. Wars just as
truly the result of diplomatic incompetency some
where along the line, head-on collision between
trains is the result of somebody opening the wrong
switch, sending the wrong message, or failing to do
something which should have been done.
Ernest L. Bogart professor of economics at the
University of Illinois, after painstaling analysis,
estimates that the World War cost $337 946 179 607
On top of that, 9,998OO0 people were killed and
another 100000 wounded, more than 100000 so
badly to be manned for life To this add the
incalculable human anguish, mental and otherwise,
that always accompanies war, and you will have just
faint appreciation of the punishment dealt out
to the people Of time for the failure of their
diplomats
And still here in country we give little reAi
thought to the composition of our diplomatic serv-
ice, or for that matter to the personnel of our
Government as whole
Sometimes we have at the head of our State
department statesman eminently qualified to fill
that post with wisdom and distinction. At Others
the party which happens to be in power pays O..
political debt by naming to that office politician
who knows next to nothing about foreign relations
or how to conduct them.
Ambassadors and ministers named to speak
for us in foreign countries in much the same hap
hazard way Embassies and legations abroad are
altogether often treated plums to be passed
to politicians who have done the party good turn
and who have the necessary money to spend from
$4,000 to 100000 year out of their own pockets,
entertaining.
Similarly, our political bosses get together in
back room somewhere and draw lp a ticket for us
to vote. And we go ahead and vote it, without
stopping to think that there may be among the can
didates men who may day decide for us the
Stupendous question of peace or war.
The answer to all this Of course is to pick the
most capable the Nation affords, both for
Washington and abroad War truly is a drastic
punishment for the failure of diplomats and
statesmen, but let not forget upon whose back
the punishment falls the hardest
AS reminder, just have another look at the sta
tistics above
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HooVer's Move Now.

Theodore Burton's statement on the presidential
situation in Ohio crysalizes the favorite Hoover
issue there and puts the next up to Hoover
himself.
Hoover Immediately should enter the Ohio contest.
The Burton statement is a clear exposition OF how
rne tavorite strategy being employed to shut
off consideration of any other candidate except SEN
aor Willie and repose il: Willis agent for certain
snrewd and designing politicians absolute control OF
the important Ohio delegation at the Kansas City
convention.
The fact that Willis is not considered seriously
as actual presidential possibility by any one but
Willis himself is of the most obvious aspects OF
the whole situation, viewed nationally.
That Willis himself considers he has a chance is
possible only through case of uper-egotism I'M
equaled in present-day public life.
From not one single solitary section of the United
States, outside Of Ohio, has there been even the
faintest intimation that Willis would CLEAN so much
as one delegate. Yet in face of that Willis arrogates
to himself all the Importance of real contender and
attempts absolutely to bar any other name from con-
sderation in Ohios pre-convention affairs.
The ponderous way in which the Ohio Senator ap
praises himself has its amusing side. For ego such
as that always is laughable. But amusing though
that phase may be- the other elements are serious.
If Willis or rather those employing him their pawn,
is allowed by process of default to accomplish his
program of sef-gorihcation, and the plan to hold
the Ohio delegation around him works out, ire
mendous power in the nominating convention will
have been generated for such uses the notorious
Harry Daugherty (who is active in Willis behalf
and others may desire.
Daugherty Warwick Of the Harding convention
is the man who was described by Willis himself on
the floor of the United States Senate as being
"cean as hounds TOOTH"
One very obvious, and, in fact the only way of
breaking up the sinister favorite son game in Ohio
presents itself. That is for the Hoover to
out in the open, place set of Hoover delegates in
the field and give the rank and file of Ohio voters
chance to express themselves.
Burton one of the States most powerful and re-
spected Republican leaders, has pointed the course
of action.
If the Hoover people visalize what Burton
has expressed, the Righteousness Of the Willis ego
will be revealed.
If on the contrary the Hoover leaders fail to act
and thereby permit the Willis game to be won by
default they can count nothing but hostility from
the Ohio delegates in the Kansas City convention
and the great of Hoover sentiment that now
exists in Ohio will have no outlet Of expression.
Up to now, Hoover, a member Of the Presidents
Cabinet and busy with the many details of his Office
has been entirely passive. The time for passive
attitude is over.
In practical politics the must seek the ofnce
or the Office never will find the man.
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What Other Editors Think

ernor Of Indiana, who, when fac
ing a charge of conspiracy, en-
deavors to delay his trial while
processing a desire to have an
early hearing.
No man has a right to be Gov
ernor of Indiana, who, when
charged with law violation and
acquiesceS in the selection of a
special judge, moves to obtain a
new judge because the first judge
rules unfavorably on motions to
throw the case out of court.
No man has a right to be Gov
ernor of Indiana, who, when he is
a candidate, follows the dictates
of a minority group instead of the
party by which he is nominated.
A man, to be Governor of the
State of Indiana, doesn't have to be
born in a log cabin.
A man, to be Governor Of Indi-
ana, doesn't have to be a member
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of a large family of children and
left an orphan at an early age.
Shades of Abraham Lincoln.
A man, to be Governor Of Indi-
ana, does not have to preach SER
mons in connection with his Of
fetal duties.
A man, to be Governor of Indi-
ana, should be a mans man, cour-
ageouS and fair, honest and intel
ligent, acknowledging no boss ex-
cept the people whom he is
sworn to represent.
These are just few answers to
Editor Meals question. And,
further, the court room is the
place to plead a case, or give char
acter testimony before a selected
jury.
If Mr.. Neal wishes to try the
case before the voters of Indiana,
we think they have rested their
side Of the argument and are
ready to give a verdict.
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THE EMPERORS


DERHAPS it was through mod
L esty that Augustus left a seri-
Gus flaw in his mastery reorganiza-
ton of Rome.
What was to happen when he
should die?
How could some safeguard be
raised against the chaos of rival
ambitions that might be released
by his death?
On what principle was the head
of the Roman state hereafter to be
chosen?
He solved the problem for a gen.
Grafton, and passed it on to his sue
cessorS.
Before his death he persuaded the
Senate to associate with. him, in
full participation of his powers,
Tiberius, the son Of his wife by ner
earlier marriage; seldom has i'm
Partially gone to such lengths
again.
1t was an interesting deviation
from hereditary monarchy; the en-
peror need not accept the whims
and freaks of heredity, transmitting
his power now to a genius, now to
an IDIOT; rather he would choose
from amongst his aids one who
seemed the best fitted to rule; and
would train him carefully by pre-
cept, example and participation, be-
fore death could make a sudden
break in the continuity of admins
tration.
LIVERY system of government has
IL been tried, and every system
failed; men do not like to be ruled.
A monarchy unbuttressed with
lnn,.nditnr.L ca,,ntin,ac .anssi.,c. E..nr.a
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- THE STORY OF CIVILIZATION --
Rome Burns During NerQS Reign
Written for The Times by Will Duramt

A FTER four years Of this imperial
IN Polichinelle the guards of the
Palace murdered him, and COM
PEELED the senate to name Claudius
emperor, in the belief that he was
the most incompetent coward that
could be found in the neighborhood,
and would make a genial king.
But ClaudiuS rose to his part,
worked hard in his new appoint
ment, reorganized the adminiStra-
ton of the city and the empire, con-
quered Britain, and managed every
thing successfully except his wife.
Agrippina probably connived at
his assassination (54 A. D. in order
to set his son aside and put Nero
cher own son by former marriage)
on the throne.
Nero had been educated by the
philosopher Seneca, so that by every
Platonic calculation he was marked
out for very superior emperor.
But he, too, found absolute power
Intoxicating. He removed Seneca
from Office, and later condemned
him to death.
He ordered the assassination of
the son of Claudius, murdered his
wife, and finally had his own mother
killed.
Finding these amusements dulled
by repetition, he played the violin,
composed music and toured Greece
as a musician and a gladiator.
Seeing rival in the poet Lucan
he forbade him to recite his verses
in public; and when Lucan plotted
against him, Nero forced him to kill
himself.
During his reign great fire broke
out in Rome ga A. d. ragged for a
week. and destroyed half The city.
Copyright. 1928 by Will Durant)
ITO Be COntinued)
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family to family too quickly to es-
tablish that prestige Of tradition
which keeps mediocrites safe on the
throne, could survive and succeed
only through the maintenance of
a high level of ability by each ruler
in turn; it demanded a continuous
coincidence between titular and
natural supremacy.
Tiberius seemed to have all the
ability required; but he lacked the
skillful grace with which his STEP
father had saved the Senate's face,
and had secured the advantage Of
one-man rule without sacrificing the
support of the community.
He went about his business with
uncongenial resolution, issued de-
crees, and ably carried on the re-
forms and enterprises Of Augustus.
But ne ignored the Senate and
the ASSEMBLY, angered his enemies
by his success, and lost the favor
Of the populace by reducing the
state expenditure on gladiatorial
games.
He spent his last years in mis-
anthropic isolation at Capri, and
died there, in 81 A. D., respected
and hated by all who knew him.
He had not troubled to name a
successor; and when the news came
that he was dead the senate, as if
to prove the incompetence of which
Tiberius had suspected it. chose a
great-grandSon of Augustus, nick
named Caligula, as emperor.
Caligula frolicked recklessly with
his power. made his horse a con-
sui, and spent millions in debauch-
cry
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CroWding of Industries

The notion that a city needs only
one center, no matter how big it
becomes, one shopping district, one
theater district and so on, is still
prevalent.
Most of our large manufacturing
enterprises have learned that they
can not house their business under
one roof or keep it all in the same
locality if they are to take proper
advantage of trade and market
conditions.
Colleges and universities long
since have abandoned the idea that
they must be confined to a single
tract of ground, or that their
various departments must be located
in one town.
Notwithstanding all that has been
learned in this respect, we still
regard the city as a unit which
must be preserved, and there Is more
or less commotion when anything
occurs to develop new centerS Of
activity.
AS matter Of common sense, the
last thing we should insist on is q
type of life which forces four or five
million people, or even four or five
hundred thousand, to travel into
town each morning and out Of it
each night.
There is no sense in crowding
industries into one place and sur
rounding them with a rim of
bungalows or two-family houses.
Much of the travel and congestion
which plague the average American
city could be avoided if it were
broken up as it ought to be and ii
people were not forced to rush in
and out Of it every day.
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Congestion of Cities

The suburban development around
New York, and around every other
large American city for that matter.
has been more of nuisa
a blessing, because it has
on the idea of selling
space to people who must ave. .4
and out of town.
Instead Of relieving cong 30
the center, it has made ct ..o--
worse.
Instead Of making life more bear
able for those who foot the bill, 1t
has heightened their working day
through increased travel.
What the great city needs is not
dornitories five. ten or fifteen miles
away, but communities in which
people can work as we'll as live.
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Effect on Planning

Such towns as the City Housing
Corporation proposes to build are Of
vital Importance not only because
of the comfort and convenience
they promise the comparatively few
people who may occupy them, but
because of their effect on the major
ideas of community planning.
They particularly are desirable in
and around New York, where prob
lens of community planning have
reached a climax and where the
tendency prevails to still travel
along beaten paths.
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Build Town of $4,000

Men used to think they had done
something big when they planned
house. They thought they had
done something bigger when they
planned a factory, or a railroad.
Now they plan whole towns with
out getting particularly excited.
The City Housing Corporation
which developed Sunnyside, Long
Island, has just bought a thousand
acres of land in New Jersey, where
it proposes - construct a model
community w4Gh $4,000 inhabitants.
This is not the first instance of
town building as a commercial VEN
ture.
Kingsport, Tenn, Merrymount,
Ohio, Longview, Wash, and Hous-
ton Heights, Texas, are example of
community building from the
ground up on we'll considered plans.
The significance of this latest en-
terprise lies in two facts.
First, the town will be designed
with particular regard to the auto
mobile problem, the streets and
blocks being so arranged that
children can reach school, grocery
store or playground without cross
ing through thoroughfare. Second,
it will be developed as self-sus-
tanning community instead Of
another bedroom for New York.
Community planning is one of
the most interesting and essential
enterprises of the age.
Lack of it is responsible for
many of our economic, social and
political problems.
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NJ. e.
TRACY
SAYS:
"Progress Consists of
Putting THO Ideas To-
gether and Masking a
Ne1U One"

Scarcely day passes that some
device, invention or project is not
announced to fire the fancy and
challenge the adventurous spirit of
youth.
The airplane makes a new rec
ord; the microscope reveals a new
germ; the laboratory uncovers new
secret; the engineer evolves new
type of construction.
Back of transportation Is the
wheel and the first wheel was the
sawed off end of a log. The first
miller ground grain with his teeth
and the first blacksmith pounded
iron with a rock.
Progress consists of putting two or
more ideas together and making
new one. The ideas not only nrul-
tiply, but they grow bigger.