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Carry Ne Back to the Lone Prairie

ND SO challenge again the to present him
self the homespun Oklahoma
Wna ne reads IN the
al Ie DOCKS but he has talked
marco Polo might well have Just simple little We
hean hanerdasher Accordingly object when Will Rogers
o OF MS knowledge and experience on world
fright then by
forget I'm only Oklahoma cowboy"
JUST because he has travelled famiazed him
sen with very adequate
Iee ~ ne must the responsibility Walter Lppann
and his other fellow ntelectuals assume - fF
ne must stand up and
al statements OF fact and not slide
represent the intuition of uninstruced
ana IN one phase of his letter
LOOK 10 writing he because TO- Papers asked me
will be- 49, Ne0 an ~ "il'ei VI
NOW you say am all right stage Well I don't think
ever U me on the stage that haven't
zen io the papers Why they terribly bad in the pape
onee at nave been better fellow
anu crlucS IMAM you have been with
years chats longer than been ters
every one OF took business Every one of vu
ae o al some Tune or in successful monoo
% vi In Stage Never did utter Now
morn L over INTO your business, and a BUMP"
wen WhaC could be fairer, Will
returns. - --"'"0 'i0 ID" VI diminishing
ou my controversy with the problem isn't lust the
m " monoogst Nor did
vastly preferred your talk to your writing - 1e '
tried 1t the other round attennod o,o 49,,
on the stage And
d ouna!' have to a bun" '' W
Copyright The Tmes
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NJ E. Tracy Says 5 BHFuE Ef0TT To M 5 aHSS2

NEW YORK, Dec. 19.-It was
IN a grim message that gang
land sent the New York police
department last week. A detec-
tive, more observant than hun
dreds of his fellows, who had
passed the spot without noting
anything peculiar, found it in a
carefully parked car almost oppo-
site the entrance to headquarters.
1t consisted of the body of a
strangled eX-convict done up in a
coffee bag.
No need of written words to
explain the implication. Thus
always to stool pigeons" ran the
warning, and it is not the first
of its kind.
The police, not only of New
York, but of most other Amer
lean cities, are up against new
type of crime-a contemptuous,
defiant, strutting, impersonal
type, which goes deeper than the
normal strain Of individual cuss-
edness.
Murder has become an incident
in the business of breaking.
Men and women are killed, not as
the result of personal hate, greed,
or passion, but to enforce the
code,
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MONDAY. DEC. 10. 1882.
WHAT IS SUCCESS?
"a STRAIGHTFORWARD NEWSPAPER J

Today telephone wires into st. Vincents hos
pital clogged, telegraph boys bring anxious in
quires, and all over the land men and women are
asking about the condition Of Powers Hapgood,
victim Of an accidental shooting.
The answer is that he is fighting with the same
courage that has dominated all his acts and that the
chances are fine for his recovery.
Young men and women who want to make sue
cess of life might wonder Why it happens that so
many men and women are interested in this young
man Of 30 more than they would be interested in
the fate, under similar conditions of any official,
hnancier manufacturer or editor.
The answer is that Powers Hapgood has dared,
all his life to stand for the things in which he be-
leved.
No fear of Jail checked him from pleading the
cause of men he believed unjustly convicted of
murder.
No threat of death stopped him from fighting
what he believed to be the cause of the common
miner.
Privaton and sacrifice were deliberately chosen
above ease and comfort when he believed that his
efforts might bring about happier civilization and
better things for all.
He worked with the laborers of many countries
ana MS SympatheS Win LneH HlSerleS Game 4Iom
a sharing of experiences.
1t is because men with unsehsh devotion to
causes are rare and those with great courage
still rarer that nation watches at the bedside Of
this youth.
Other young men and young women who may be
puzzled over their own destnies might find some
thing worth thinking about in this anxiety about
young Mr. Hapgood.
No depression can take from him the admiration,
esteem and personal regard which is his surplus.
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BONUS LESSONS FROM OUR PAST

Congress will have to reckon seriously with the
Ghost of the Great Crusade this winter. War debts
VIII make the legislative halls resound with invectve
and sentimentalty. But they will not be all. The
bonus demands are sure to be resumed with even
greater clamor than before.
Hence friends of sense and the soldiers alike may
read with profit the informing and lucid article by
Louis M Hacker on 1.-THE Bonus Boys of 1S61-65" in
the American Mercury. Mr.. Hacker knows his
American history. He is the co-author of our best
treatment of it since the Civil war
He presents clear picture of the raids on the
treasury engineered by the politicians in the name
of patriotism and the Grand Army of the Republic
The history of pension legislation is reasonably
familiar to informed Americans.
Therefore. here is considered the more important
and relevant matter Of the lessons for sound states
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Just Plain Sense
BY MRS. WALTER FERGUSON

THE high school physics teacher was speaking:
4 THE American idea of success is all wrong.
have had my position here in the public schools
for ten years feel have done my work creditaby.
But among the boys I am counted a failure.
They come back to visit me occasionally and al
though they do not express such sentiments know
very well what they are thinking. Well WE'LL here's
poor old M still plugging along. Never moved up
6 single peg. Too bad he's pretty good guy
could this be true in any other country except
the United States? 1 think not, at least to such
extent. In older civilizations is given credit for
work well done and not so much emphasis is put
upon rising in the world"
1t is well-known fact that we have promised the
presidency to too many boys. The wagons hitched
to stars have increased until an empyrean stampede
is The idea of democracy has been translated to
mean the assurance of prominent place in the sun.
NEITHER the home nor the educational system
has taught the American child any intelligent
way of life. AS consequence, the physics profess
who is a happy being because he daily is oc-
cupied with things that interest him enormously is
looked upon as a fat failure by those who never
will have half his capacity for real success; namely,
the ability to stick to a job because you love it.
1t is possible for any boy to became President of
the United States or even another Mellon, but it's
hardly probable that all of them can do so. Some
times. there is no room at the top.
Generally. when there is a vacancy, few seem
able to fill it adequately for any length of time be-
cause of lack of proper training for that lofty po
sition.
There can be no such thing as real success with
out long and patient apprenticeship to job or an
idea. All other methods of getting on make one
only meteor among the steady shining stars.
And the immortals of earth seldom have had
very much money. They are immortal because they
never cared about having it.
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Peoples Voice

ID FADING The Times, won
N dered if there were any other
companies but the water and light
company that could hold up the
poor people of this city. I have had
the second hold up by the light
company and one by the water
company.
If I understand correctly, the
light bill says pay on or before a
specified date, but I paid my bill on
the specified date, not after, but
the man I paid took away my dis
count. My bill came to 5000 for
one month and mys family does not
have any electric appliances except
an iron, which is used once a week
to do the family ironing for the
three grownups.
The company claimed short on
the wire. I can not see what kind
of short could have adjusted it
self before the next month. I do
know that there was a terrible
short in my purse after paying a
light bill of that size for one month.
The company never suffers, just
the poor consumers.
A READER AND FRIEND OF
THE TIMES.
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TINE person who is compelled
4 to wear any form of remov-
able appliance in the mouth to
replace natural teeth has special
problems to which dentists have
been giving concern.
False teeth, artificial teeth,
removable bridges, and plates are
included in this category.
The dental society Of Portland,
Ore, recently issued bulletin
on the considerations involved
The society points out first of all
that the person who is going TO
lose his natural teeth by extrac-
ton because of infections or due
to any other cause should have
thorough study by the use Of the
x-ray before any natural teeth
are removed.
The dentist who is going to
make the artificial denture then
can advise intelligently which
teeth may he saved. and which
should be extracted.
This is particularly important,
because he wants to restore the
patients natural appearance and
he wants 10 retain everything
possible to permit tie making of
the most suitable Sssnture.
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Every Day Religion
BY DIR. JOSEPH FORT NEWTON

A LII of us agree that we ought to
"A live by the Golden Rule, as
over against the rule of gold; our
hearts tell us to do so. Yet how
few of us have thought about what
it implies and how we can really
obey it.
1t is not easy to do, even when we
try honestly and faithfully to do it.
Indeed, it asks for every art Of wis
dom and strategy at our command,
if we are to interpret the Golden
Rule and apply it to life.
1t sounds simple enough. but it is
really difficult thing to do. Taken
literally, and without qualification,
it would mean that we must do
whatever others want. or what we
would want under like conditions.
1t would mean that we must give
the child his folly, the dope addict
his dope, and even the burglar his
booty. Even when we do not wish
to evade obligation, we must avoid
absurdity, if it is possible to do so.
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DAILY HEALTH SERVICE
BY. DIR. MORRIS FIsHBEIN
Editor Journal of the American Medi-
cal Association and of Hygeia, the
Health Magazine.

ITO do this, he takes impress
Il sions of the mouth. makes a
record of the patients profile and
facial contour, studies the natural
color of the teeth and similar fac
tors.
1t Somtimes is possible in max
ing an artificial denture to cor
rect deformities or abnormalities
Of the lower portion of the face.
When person is fitted with an
artificial denture. his experience.
is like being fitted with a suit or
a dress. it may not be exactly
right the first time and some adj
justmentS may be necessary.
When the work is completed, the
patient should not assume that it
is permanent. The human body
is a growing and changing organ
ism which differs from year to
year.
This means that dentureS should
be studied from time to time, if
they become uncomfortable, so
that old ones may be refltted or
new ones substituted.
If this is not done, there actual
~ may be changes in the appear
ance of the face. deep lines and
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A Ill altruism, if taken by itself,
IA and followed to it's logical is
sue, ends in anarchy. Clearly, Jesus
meant that we must do unto others
not necessarily what they want
us to debut what we ourselves
would like them to do unto us If we
were wise.
1t is taken for granted that what
one wishes others to do unto him is
something right, such thing as he
ought to wish; otherwise the rule
would lead to folly and sin.
If man should become a criminal,
he probably would wish the judge
to acquit him, though guilty. But it
surely does not follow that if the
same man is Judge, he ought to let
the guilty go free.
No, it is assumed that the wish of
our own which Jesus bids us obey
in our treatment of others is, or
should be, both right and wise. A
child does not want to be restrained,
but that does not mean that ia
Their should not restrain his child.
Copyright. 1882. United Feature Syndicate).
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both cases the phenomena are
700 gigantic for that. He feels
certain that in each case it was a
small comet that struck the earth.
HIS views upon this subject and
many other fascinating phases of
the study of comets and meteors
are set forth in two excellent
BOOKS, titled Comets" and
'Meteors."
Ihese fine books, upon some
what neglected fields of astronomy
are well worth your attention
When choosing a Christmas gift
Tor a star-gazing friend.
= n
Famous Comets
IT is impossible to separate
Il comets entirely from meteors
and so the reader will find some
discussion of comets in 'Meteors."
and some discussion of meteors in
Comets"
Both books are published bv
Williams & Wilkins. "Meteorsp is
a larger book and more technically
written. 1t is priced at Sc.
Comets" is $3.50.
I would recommend Comets
Tor a youthful reader or for the
adult whose interest in astronomy
Is that of the layman. "Meteors"
viii be most welcome present for
an amateur Of advanced standing.
one whose hobby has been as
tronomy for a period Of years.
IL VIII be particularly welcome
10 one whose interest in meteors
was sharpened by the visit of the
Leonids.
But while Comets" is written
IN popular style, it is exceeding
~ thorough and I venture the
opinion that even the practicing
astronomer whose attention has
been engrossed in some field other
than comets, will find much new
and valuable information in it.
There are detailed descriptions
OF the appearance and behavior of
some OF the more interesting
comets, among them Halley's, the
most famous of all; Biela's, the
comet that splits in two: Moore
houses comet; the Pons- Winnecke
comet, and others.
There also are chapters on the
origin Of comets, the tails Of COM
cts, comet groups, comet families
and the spectra of comets.
Both Comets" and .'Aleteors"
are beautifully illustrated, with
some fine astronomical photo
graphs.
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False Teeth Need Meticulous Care

wrinkles being associated in some
instances with the constant wear
ing of unsuitable dentures.
A RTIFICIAL plates and teeth
L \ must be given even more
care than natural teeth. They
should be brushed carefully and
thoroughly after each meal and
on going to bed at night.
In this cleaning, cold or luke
warm water should be used-never
hot water. It is just as important
to be careful about handling den
lures as handling expensive eye
glasses.
The dentists suggest that when
removing the dentures from the
mouth the wearer should lean
over a washbowl filed two-thirds
full Of water and hold the plates
close to the water when brushing
them.
Then the water will break the
fall if he happens to drop the
artificial plate.
1t is not advisable to try to
crack nuts with artificial teeth.
Biting threads. eating hard candy.
and chewing on bones somestimes
are responsible for running ex-
penSiYe dentures.
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Between MilZstones

EX-CONVICTS play an impor-
H tant role in the tragic set
up. Human nature, as we'll as
social ostracisn, makes it hard
for them to break away from old
acquaintance and associates.
Even if they have made up their
minds to go straight, they hnd it
difficult not to herd more or less
with those who play the old game.
The police keep an eye on them,
not only as matter Of routine
business, but because of the way
they can be used, and so does the
underworld.
Between these two millstones of
economic and social pressure, the
eX-conVict has a tough row to hoe.
1t requires exceptional ability and
courage to defy the bounding.
On the one hand, he constantly
is tempted to resume a life of
lawlessness, and, on the other, to
become a stool pigeon.
Organization only makes mat
tiers worse. Mass pressure has
taken the place of personal in
f1uence. Where it used to be
question of breaking off with
some former pal, or refusing to do
the dirty work for some detective,
it now is an affair of risking
death, or a frameup.
A terrific ritualism of give and
take has grown out of the unceas-
ing war between organized vice
and organized law enforcement.
Our one hope consists in de-
stroying those laws and practices
which make it possible for
viciousneSs to organize, maintain
a treasure chest, exercise political
power, and operate as a distinct
faction.
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timidate the law-enforcing agen-
cieS, as we'll as the public.
Those who Squeal, those who
have had the misfortune to see,
those who arrest, those who prose-
cute, and those who guard are
marked.
The big idea is to brighten
everybody into silence and sub
mission, to create a situation in
which accomplices will die, rather
than tell, in which witnesses can
be depended on to perjure them
selves through fear and in which
prosecutors, judges, jurieS and
peace officers will think twice be-
fore acting.
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Daily Thought

He that shareth not his own
son, but delivered him up for us
all, how shall he not with him
also freely give us all things?-
Romans 1882.
e. 4
ID EAL worth requires no inter
N prefer; it's everyday deeds
form its blazonry.-Chamfort.
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LADY ASTOR,S LAST WORD

The lady always has the last word. Few last
words are more convincing, however, than that of
Lady Nancy Astor, American-born member of
Britain's parliament.
Don't let them cut down on your education"
she said on the eve of her departure
Don't let them cut down on agencies dealing
with children The children mustn't suffer in this
economic crisis. You always can build your bridges
and your roads If you neglect your children, you
never build them again"
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underworld thought he was, and
that was enough.
The law gives individuals the
benefit of the doubt. The under
world doees not. In that lies not
only the difference, but the prob
lem.
We are confronted by a virtual
reign of terror. designed to in
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No Quarter GiUen

EFT has become essential to pre-
L serve a conspiracy of silence,
not alone on the part of those
who are implicated, but on the
part of those who know.
This poor little eX-convict,
whose dead body was left on their
very doorstep for the New York
police to stumble over, may or may
not have been an informer. The
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A Confession of Error

HAVE erred and will admit it Most violently
school thought think
threatens the peace prosperity good
sag the theory held by Will
Is not a wholly sincere and wel-consdered opinion.
1 don't know of leading Rogers also
writes Tor the sake of making people believe
la 10 some people that
ag any intellectual inner life past Fourth Reader
in school n
But at TINS point stick to No matter charge
must insist that Will Rogers intellectual
stands AS in thecase of Moees character
ue discovered that he had been speaking
mat intellectual lily sneaked
do not ike him take the education
less ~ ~ ~
II seems TO me that VIII Rogers
portion OF his letter he
and IN the other seen the world and
us cullosles and wise Unlike
harrow lie equipped with nothing
phsopes OF Yale Princeton
mace The grand tour He has seen the
plains OF Manchura and talked and congress-
N-~ NO--7-NSS
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Que stionS and
Answers

Q-What is a Tuares2
A-That is the Arabian name
for the western and central Sa-
haran Berber peoples in the des-
ert from Tuat TO Timbuktua, and
from Fezzen to Finder, an area
of about 100000 square miles.
Q-How does the area Of the
Chinese republic compare with
that Of the United States?
A-China has 4,277,1 square
miles; and the United States, in
GLIDING territories and depend
ences has 3,738.395.
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SCIENCE
Crater Dug by Comet
BY DAVID DIETz

Collisions between comets and
the earth we're responsible for
formation of the Meteoric Crater
in Arizona and the great group
OF craters in Siberia. That is the
opinion of DR.. Charles P. Olivier,
director of the Flower observatory
Of the university of Virginia, and
one of the worlds chief author
tiles upon the subject of comets
and meteors.
Meteor Crater, or Cannon
Diablo," as it is also called, is
hole nearly round and with steep
sides, about 1920 feet in diameter.
The rim rises 125 feet above the
surrounding territory.
The interior sinks to depth of
more than 500 feet. Masses of
meteoric material have been found
in the neighborhood of the crater,
some Of them five miles away.
In 1920, shaft sunk into the
crater, struck meteoric material
at a depth Of 1900 feet. 1t is be-
~@SFC0 l44db DllC llldlll lIldSo Ol
material lies buried here.
The Siberian craters are in a
sparsely inhabited region between
two rivers about 400 miles north of
the Trans-Siberian railway. They
consist Of about 200 craters vary
ing in diameter from three to $50
feet.
These are within an area about
two miles in diameter. Around this
central area, for about fifteen
miles in every direction, the trees
are scared black, uprooted and
lying so as to face away from the
central area.
1t is clear that they were thrown
out of the ground and thrown
down by some terrific explosion
in the central area.
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1t Seems to Me:
BY HEY WOOD BROUN

7 WROTE a column about VIII Rogers recently.
and he has written me to ask why I am so
eternally sore at him. I'm not. And will grant
at the outset just complaint in his communica-
ton
I think that my opinions ara conscientious"
writes VIII Rogers, the same s.s think yours
that you write are. If I happen to think that
canceling the debts would not gain us any real
friendship that be a real opinion with me-
can't it? 1t might not be lust because it's the
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Eyewitness Accounts

METEOR CRATER was formed
1V1 some thousands of years
ago and so we have no knowledge
of the event itself other than
what can be deduced from Indian
legends.
But the Siberian craters were
formed during the present century
and so we have considerable data
to go by.
The Siberian craters were
formed on June 30, 1903. The ex-
ploSion was registered as an earth
quake upon seismographs and as
a sudden wave Of air pressure up
on barometers thousands of miles
away.
Accounts by native fungus who
were near the spot and by Rus
slams who were at a considerable
distance from it agree in main
details.
Something came flashing
through the air, blush in color
and about half the size of the full
moon. It left a blush track
through the heavens and made
a noise like thunder or artillery
fire.
Natives more than thirty miles
from the spot where the collision
took place felt the heat and were
knocked from their feet by the
wave Of air pressure.
1t has been supposed generally
that both the Arizona crater and
the Siberian craters represented
the fall Of meteorites.
But DR.. Olivier thinks that in
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lnoryS opinion all
times since these debts
prominent people there country from
one end to another and talked to every
often have thought would
Where do get kind
thngs?'"
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was fired for absent-mindedly kissing 17-year-o old
girl. Serves him right; that's no way to kiss girl
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Congress may not get much done about prohibi-
ton repeal this session, but it at least put beer on
every ones tongue.