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at some future date the engineers might again be in
duced to resurreet il.
It is this character of service that has given Con
gresham Garner his strength In the Fifteenth con-
gressionsl district. service that has resulted in the
voters returning him year after year. with his ma.
icrities increasing as the years pass. Il Is such serv-
ice that has made him invaluable TO the nation and
state as well as his district.
Having succeeded in securing the accommodation
of the engineers and the assurance Of the COMMITTEE
that the appropriation will be included in their report
Congressman Garner will continue his fight to get tn
the bill through congress at this session. With prae
tieally all major legislation of the session still pend
ing. the most skilful work will be required to secure
action on the rivers and harbors bill before adjourn.
ment, and il il il humanity possible to get action or
the bill. Garner is the man who can secure il.
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New York Letter

in the Rain" and the story or Ser
gent Major Quick, who stood up In
front of q trench, his back to Span
ish rif1efire, TO signal 10 u. - a
ships 70 save his comrades from the
ships shells.
A man wearing one OF those paper
raincoats sold in drug stores for rs
cents. A woman digging wet paper
from n wastecan for her huge bundle.
On the East Side poor families soak
newspapers, twist them tightly, and
save the dried wads for fuel. "A man
sitting asleep on a park bench. I'M
disturbed by the water that trickiea
down his worn face. A girl IN N yell
low slicker decorated by boy friends.
One Of the sign on u says, SLOW
Down for Curves"
Hint 10 persons about to visit New
York: Before leaving the station or
ferry-slip, mt which you n rive, shop
around for hotel rooms by phone.
So many new hotels have been
opened that there il keen eompeti-
ton for guests, and also the advent
Of summer is sending many winter
hotel guests away. Rooms in first
class hostelries may be obtained nc
unusually low rates by persons who
do not try to make IL appear that
money means nothing 10 them.
Some sons neglect 10 write mother.
and others 20 to the other extremes.
Young Roger Wolfe Kahn. the jazz
orchestra and aviation enthusiast.
talks TO his mother. now i'm London.
my transatlantic radio phone every
night.
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NEW YORK. May.-Observations
OF a wanderer in New York's can
yons:
Rain. A mar getting a wetting
with n woman's umbrella, green and
red STRIPED. unopened. in his hand.
A policeman directing traffic from
under a sheltering awning rs feet
from the corner by means OF wIerd
whistle blasts. Probably New York
has the worst traffic system of any
city in the world. There's neither
rhyme nor reason TO IL. A dog lap
ping al q puddle in the gutter.
Taxicab drivers develop their SUI
periority complex when it rains and
they're in demand. The driver Of q
as and 8" cab il loudly telling q
prospective customer, "T1l take you
where YOU want 70 20 for - no less"
The D.. Z. looks around with a scowl
for anther cab, gets more water
down his neck. and humbly climbs
into the car. Two grape vendors
watch the shower from an alley en-
trance, their carts drawn in beside
them. One of them is eating from
the others cart.
There goes n calliope, advertising
not q circus, but q brand Of flour.
How can a calliope induce persons to
buy flour? Madison Square is clean
looing in the rain. the Metropolitan
tower is lovely thrugh the mist.
There's that monstrouS Seward
statue. An order for a Lincoln statue
vas given the Sculptor. then counter
manded in favor Of an order for a
Seward statue. The artist only
changed the head. Rain. I'm re-
minded Of Stephen Cranes wounds
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The World and All
HOW no YOU DO?
By Charles p. Driscoll

Strangers interest me. They come into my office
and talk. / meet them in the street, on the train, a.
the theatre.
How do you dO?" says the stranger.
How do you do?" say !.
And we begin to talk about the weather, business
in hand. or the amazing feats Of the aviators.
But l am thinking: what kind of stranger are you?
Have you lived. perhaps? Have you been 10 FAR
places. either bodily or in spirit? what do you think
Of when you are alone7 What do you read'
A man sits in my office and tells me about a won
derful invention he has devised. 1t is a machine, and
it works. People said II would work. Scientific men
and professors Of mathematics told him he was crazy
when he started to work ut his invention. It was
automatically impossible.
But this man worked on, quitting his profession and
devoting his nights and days to experiments and fig
ures. His success depended upon finding the correct
ratio between the speed Of a revolving drum and a
constant pressure that was to be applied. Il took years
OF labor and all his earnings.
am impressed. ] am s~peechless. | want him 70
20 on telling about Thu invention which | cannot I'M
derstand. ] care nothing about the ratio. But here
is an interesting stranger. He has done a thing ths.
cannot comprehend. and do not care to comprehend.
But what trial he has been through. Is he bitter?
Has he had time for anything except that ratio, and
that struggle for success? | fear not. | cannot see
in him the signs Of life. Has he loved and been be-
loved7 Or has he looked coldly upon life while ae
worked out his perfect ratio? | want 70 know rore
about this man, but he talks on and on about his
machine.
A woman sits and tells me about an idea she has
come upon. She thinks it may make her rich. She ~
tense and nervous. J. do not appraise her idea very
highly, but ! wonder, as | listen politely. how much
time she gives to ideas. and how much to makeup. She
has interesting eyes, Of a strange color. She knows
all about them. She is conscious OF the fact that 81
strangers notice her eyes. She has been told MANY
times about her interesting eyes, for she is not a young
girl. and she has met many strangers.
Has she read Browning? Has she seen life and
death? Has she wept? Has she prayed? Does she
fear death? Is she afraid Of burglars7 Does she
know that she has some astigmatism in both eyes, and
that she will have to wear glasses or contract unbeau-
tiful wrinkles soon?
"oh, yes!" ! reply. politely. The idea has merit.
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whenever you want to go shopping
Thank you, Ralph. That will make
il very easy for me-"
II want to make your life easy and
joyous from now on"
Ralph ArmitaCe hesitated n mo-
mcnt, and his face fell into graver
lines.
Lynda" he said. II feel very sorry
for my father. He has been awfully
good 10 me. always. Although he
rather got me into a hole with my
marriage, yet he thought lie was
doing the very best thing for me,
aud at that time he settled a half
million dollars on me. This he
doubled when my wife developed in
sanity. and he has made a will in my
favor, although. heaven knows. ! hope
father viii live until after ! am gone.
I'll turn over 70 YOU, half Of what
he has given me
II stung her soul. those words
Like a wounded bird, fluttering to a
haven. she battled poignant recol-
lections. Her pricei She had told
Ralph's father SO. And nov that
Ralnh had mentioned II, II scared
her youthful pride. and caused her q
consider, and to wonder.
"Stop. Ralph" she said, peremp-
torily. Don't make me more ashamed
than | am. ! would rather come "a
you without all this talk of money
"But. my dear. I want to safe
guard you IN every way and, for
tunately. such m~ercenary things
must be talked about"
well. don't talk TO me about il.
must leave you now. for | have a
thousand things to do"
Ralph Armitage arose TO his feet
and pulled Lynda up beside him. He
twined her arms about his neck. then
kissed her lips, softly. tenderly, more
as though he were bidding her good
bye forever than as though he ex-
pected 70 see her again in a few
hours and would sooH be with her for
always.
Wilson drove Lynda back TO town,
and left her there. She went direct
Iv to the bank. and closed out her
modest account, then to her lawyer,
where she arranged disposition Of her
cottage.
On her way home she met Emily
II AnQIGNNs WIZ NNtuihh w WAH ~ pass
her without speaking; buy Lynda
was determined ia send some kind of
a message to David.
wait n minute. Emily" Lynda
said, placing a restraining hand upon
her arm. as David Kenmore in
town."
Emily's head went high. her jaws
set firn. Then they loosened-
"Why, do you know. Lynda. that
boy had the nerve to tell me that he
thought ! had tried to put one over
on him. But | came back. good and
strong.
"'Well. didn't r." 7 asked your
Davie. II was 50 mad that didn't
care what he thought"
"'At first you did. But ! soon
caught on. and from now on ]
wouldn't believe you under oath
That's what he saidl Now. what
DO YOU think Of that, Lynda. for
David Kenmore TO say 70 me
az think nc was just right Lynda
told her. CURLY.
Emily Andrews looked at Lynda in
establishment. and then. without a
word, she turned and left her.
GO BE CONTINUED
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CONGRESSMAN John Y. Garner again proved "ths
right man in the right place" last Saturday when
called before the board Of u. S. army engineers. ard
through the force Of his arguments induced the board
10 ecommend the appropriation for the Point Isabel
harbor project.
According to Congressman John McDuffie OF Ala.
bama, a member Of the house rivers and harbors com
mittee and a staunch friend OF the Lower Rio Grands
Valley, the engineers had decided to submit the pro-
jecs back to the district engineer for further study and
Information. They called Mr.. Garner to apprise him
Of the fact, but the Texas veteran plead the Valleys
cause in a manner 50 mastery, pointing out the great
loss the Valley would sustain. that the board decided
10 definitely commit the government to the project.
what would the fate Of the Valleys port projec.
have been had this section been represented by a man
less influential, less aggressive; or by one who lacked
ths experience and prestige Or Mr.. Garner: The
Valleys project would have been "pigecnholedr until
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TRUTHFULNEsS BECOMES MORE
POPULAR

EON Ian
The tendency in all lines Of selling
today is away from so-called trick
stuff" 10 is dangerous 70 fool a cus-
toner into buying anything, no mat
ter how meritorious the article may
lie. On the dining cars Of a we'll
known railroad the menu cards used
to carry both mt noon and in the
evening. n line. stamped on In red
ink: Special Chicken Dinner Today,
$1.25." Then the dining-car conductor
called attention TO this line, remark
ing. casually:
I'VE have a special e~hicksndinneT
today. Very nice!"
Now the idea was to convey to the
customer the impression that here
was something out of the ordinary.
The day before or the day after, or
maybe any other day In the year, he
might not have IN opportunity like
this to buy q special chicken dinner
on the dining car at q flat rate. Yet
that identical special chicken dinner
was on the menu of that railroad
twice a day-for both dinner and sup
per-every day in the year, includ-
ing Sundays and Arbor Day.
Many persons would not buy that
special dinner. no matter how much
Of an inward craving they had for
cold storage chicken. simply because
they thought there was trickery IN
the method Of selling it.
Similarly the public dislikes to have
a store insist on any business meth
cd which is too obviously designed
solely for the interest Of the store
rather than for the customer.
went one day to a candy and soda
water establishment. accompanied by
an estimable young woman. intending
to buy a round Of drinks. / found
that nom of the salespeople would
accept my order as bona fide until
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Who am 7? What post do ! hold
in the cabinet OF President Coolidge?
What post did I occupy prior to my
present appointment:
Who is president Of Mexico?
What IL the kitchen Or = ship
called?
Charles Dickens is buried in n fa-
nous church. Can you name IL?
wherefore I perceive that there
Is nothing better. than that q nan
should rejoice in his own works; for
that Is his portion: for who shall
bring him to see what shall be after
him ?" Where does this passage ap-
pear in the Bible7
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Timely Views
VIEWS on N~lcARAGUAN SITUATION EXPRESSED

Secretary or State.
Crank r. Kellogg was born in Potsdam. N. ",
in 1856. He was graduated from MeGill university
and was admitted to the bar in 1877. Kellogg
served as city attorney at Rochester, Mimi, for
three years, later moving to st. Paul. and estab-
fishing n law firm. He was associated with many
prominent legal cases and Investigations during
his legal career Kellogg served as U. S. senator
from Minnesota from 1917 to 1928, and was ap-
pointed ambassador to Great Britain in 1924. He
has been secretary Of state since 1929.
There is now in Nicaragua a government duly rec.
ognized by the United States government which il
functioning as the government Of that country. There
IL no condition in Nicaragu awhich can properly "a
described as marine rule" The MARINES are in Mic.
aragua at the invitation Of. President Diaz for the pur-
pose Of assisting the Nicaragusn government to re.
store and maintain order, in order that free and fair
elections under American supervision may be held dur.
ing the current year.
The United States is not at war with Nicaragua, and
the most friendly relations exist between the govern
ments Of the United States and Nicaragua.
The primary responsibility for maintaining order
in Nicaragua rests upon the Nicaraguan national
guard, but until that organization has reached a point
in its training and equipment where Il can take over
the entire policing of the country, it is necessary for
the American armed forces to cooperate with the
national guard in the maintenance of order. The OPP
e~rations Of the marines are confined to a comparative
Is limited section Of the whole territory Of Nicaragua,
The only section In which banditry and disorder exist
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Other Papers

dallas News).

DdiAdA ANGNtlH
When there is an accident and a policeman Is near
he makes a report, Of course. But if he does not reach
the scene Of the smash in time to interview persons
on the spot. or il he doesn't arrive at all, the report
is usually missing. Sometimes the principals report,
but not always. Would il not be a good idea to detail
men from the force to make il their especial business
to investigate all traffic accidents recorded at hos
pitfalls or elsewhere. with a view to an aggressive cam
paign against violators OF the law Of the road?
Il is apparent that there has been Of late an un-
common epidemic Of accidents. An increase in cas-
ualties is to be expected as the number of owned cars
rises and as the speed Of the cars grows. Possibly
four-wheel brakess have caused a temporary bulge in
the accident curve. owing to the fact that the older
cars are without them. and hence their drivers mis-
calculate on the course Of vehicles ahead.
But the principal cause Of accidents is now. as IL
has been from the beginning of motoring, the care
lessness Of drivers in general. The knowledge that IT,
police department is sending out a special Investigator
TO run down responsibility in accidents will perhaps
stimulate some traces of caution into the driving OF
the careless ones. The fitness which such investigation
should lead to would probably pay the cost Of the POI
lice effort and net a little something over. But II u
served merely to reduce accidents or to prevent a fur
Their increase in their number il would be worth it.
cost.
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seemed 80 calm. She told Ralph that
she was going TO put her little home
into the hands Of the attorney who
had been advising her. AFTER ]
leave il, | never want to see il again."
she found herself saying, bitterly.
"Claire is going abroad with Fred.
and David Kenmore has gone out o.
my life"
II hope after we are gone, Lynda.
that young Kenmore will 20 back TO
my father. / wish he had had a
son like him instead Of a ne'er-do-
well like me-
David u a good man, Ralph. I
do not know what | will do without
his friendship"
you don't have to give him up,
Lynda"
"He has given me up, Ralph
The tears were courSing down her
cheeks now. U~nashamed, she let
them dror. one BY one, into her lap.
4 You will have TO be awfully good
ITO me to make up for David, Ralph"
II hope fate will treat me as |
treat you. my darling. When will
you be ready to start for New York,
Lynda?"
II think | can &c tomorrow night"
Have YOU ever been there -
mo. Ralph. but / will make out"
I'll give you the name of a dress
maker, Lynda. who has made all the
gowns for a friend Of mine for years
She is not expensive" he told her,
smiling.
He told her that to calm her fears.
For himself he planned to call up
Madame Millfleur. and tell her that
when Lynda came, to cut anything
she might desire, and bill the diff
ference TO him.
II will come TO New York the last
Of next week, and we will sail on
the first steamship on which reserva-
tions can be had. You had better
stop st the Waldorf. II is old. staid.
and deadly respectable. I will tele-
graph and get rooms; also I'll wire
Madame Millfieur that you will be
there directly after lunch on Thurs
day. Ask the room clerk AZ the
Waldorf for your reservation. and
Ill also have . q at your disposal
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hy Senator Irwin L. Lenroot Of Wis
consin.
Lenroot's term ran out and he
wasn't reelected.
Next, in order OF seniority, Senator
Ladd became chairman.
Then was when Macarthur got his
first real look-in. As Ladds secre-
tary. he automatically took over the
duties Of clerk to the investigating
committee.
All this time Senator Thomas J.
Walsh, or Montana. hac been champ
ing to make IL a hum-dinger of mn
inquiry, but Smoot and Lenroot
hadn't been enthusiastic. They'd
slapped the extinguisher on Walsh ~
often ~ he threatened to stir up
anything genuinely unpleasant.
Laid let him have things all his
own way-even helped him.
Macarthur told the story the other
day of the fashion In which Will
HAYS, President Harding's campaign
manager. tried to put the husher on
Laid, but Lsdd wouldn't stand for II.
However. Ladd finally died, and
Senator Robert N. Stanfield, Of Ore
gon. rose TO the committee chairman
ship.
That cost Macarthur his ringside
seat for awhile, but presently Stan
fields senatorial term expired, like
Lenroot's. and. again like Lenroot,
he wasn't reelected. either.
Into the varancy caused by his re-
tirement from his post AZ the head
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Of the oil in~quisatorisl body stepped
Senator Gerald p. Nye, another
North Dakotan. II vas . rapid
ascent from the bottom to the top OF
an important senate committee, but
the turnover in chairmen had been
pretty swift in this instance.
IL SO happens that Macarthur IN
Nye's secretary, AZ he was Ladd's, 30
back we find him, as chief clerk for
the oil Investigators
Walsh never has been chairman
because he's a democrat and, demo-
Gratis aren't given committee chair
manships when the senateis predomi-
nsntly republican.
Yet he's had q perfectly freq hand
under both Ladd and Nye. Indeed,
Nye has been almost too rambunc-
tious TO suit Walsh himself.
IL was all right by Walsh. 80 long
as the probe dug into none but oil
dickers within the limits Of r~epubli-
can administrations. Tut he's been
showing signs Of fretfulness since
Nye's activities have threatened 10
extend an deeply into the past as the
last democratic regime.
We've been six years opening up
Elk Hills and Teapot Dome" OBJ
serves Macarthur.
"Now for Salt Greek.
who knows how long that'll take!
Or what's due to follow il!
1t looks to me ag IL ws might
have to 20 back 10 the original dis
covery Of OF before this investiRa-
tons finished"
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\ ~rnrchased a check representing the
amount Of my intended purchase. A.
that mnmnnt neither of ms had fully
d~etermined Just what we were going
~ drink. We were obliged TO confer
~ this point, and then inquire Tor
nr;rs o~uotatigns en- the drink we had
selected. after which II was necessary
~ 60 to the cashier and pay thirty
renfa-I believe IL was-for = check.
without this check. paid Tor IN ad-
vance. we could not enter into the
nirture M MI. The whole thing suE-
rrsted A distrust of it's customers on
~ mart ~ the store-as " there was
4 fear that, having quenched MS
thirst. a man would pull his hat On
t;cht and make a quick dash Q the
deor without paying for his drink or
hir score advertised n special
u-;d-~ummrr fur sale for two weeks.
N Auvugt. at greatly reduced prices.
Thsra vax n set OF mink furs for
Sos. which ordinarily sold for $le5.
The dav after the sale had closed =
wnrran went 10 that store and sought
A buv the mink set at the specfai
sale priee. They told her she could
have n only nc the regular price OF
sie5. she explained that she had beer
out ~ town during the sale and did
not feel that she ought 20 pay $fl
addition only one day after.
The salesman admitted that II "a
tough luck. but stood firm. She ask
ed whether they wouldn't compromise
and LET her have the set for n 800.
They would not. So she went away
and the store lost the sale.
But" explained the salesman:
axhe viii AZ Nv 4 thousand dollars
worth ~ advertising BY telling her
friends az the incident. She knows
now. and they will know. that our
special sales are really. great par
gain offers, and on the level"
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CHAPTER So
PLANS AND DETAILS

AND DE AIIC
A week had passed since Lynda
told Ralph that she would 70 with
him. She had been 70 the office
only long enough 20 tell Ralph's
father that she would work for him
no more, and 10 hint to him the de-
cision she had made.
Now Ralph was back home-in the
big house, where the white violets
grew III teeming beds about the lawn.
and where weeks before she had
kissed him in sympathy for his
bruises. IL was there he had first
told her that he loved her.
She phoned 90 him TO say that she
was coming. She knew that Ralph
would send Wilson with the car.
And while she waited. her whole past
life came charging back to her. Now.
as never before. she wished that her
mother had not deserted her.
In the midst Of all these thoughts.
she heard the car stop az the curb.
she hurried off TO Ralph.
Lynda was surprised to find Ralph
very quiet and solemn when she ar
rived.
He kissed her ~gravely, and whis-
peAtN+ I Will NtN&f tFk you fNEftN
this. my darling" Then he seated
himself on the big divsn. and pulled
her down beside him.
TELL me all your plans, dear
heart" he said.
81 really have none. Ralph she
answered. "The only thing that /
have in mind is that must have
some clothes for a long sea voyage"
She blushed a little. you see,
have very few dresses"
"Let me buy them for you. Lynda"
"No, Ralph, I'll buy my own clothes
until" She stopped. and her eyes
grew misty. She could not say until
we are married. and she did not
know what 10 call these arrangements
they we're making.
Ralph had never been SO quiet.
Although his eyes were very tender
when they rested on Lynda, he did
not offer 10 take her into his arms.
She observed. however, that his hands
were clutching the end Of the dvan
urtii the nails were white.
Lynda wondered SHY she. herself.