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Evening star., 1933-02-19

atDarded first prize In the Rembrandt Picture
Theater Corporations contest, telI about 20
feet in1lile inspecting the partially completed
building yesterday afternoon and ,ods severely
injured. She auds hurried to q private hospital
tuhere it ,cas said late last night that her con-
ition, ,o1ile not considered critical, ,ods craze
IT was one afternoon rather more than
] week later that DR.. Henry Forsyth was pac-
ing the thickly -carpeted floor of his Office at
the hospital where Daphne lay, while Gregory
Lord, sitting on the edge of q chair, stared
gloomily at the opposite wall.
What can't understand" he began.
The doctor sank into his own chair.
1.-THE facts of the matter" he said, "are
these. In q case Of this kind-or in any sort OF
case for that matter-the doctor or the surgeon
does what he can, and then has to sit back and
wait for the patient to do his share. CO.
operative arrangement, you understand. Well,
that's the trouble here. I've done what can
almost all can do, in fact. But that young
woman's making not the slightest effort to back
me up. I tell you frankly, it's my firm belief
that she doesn't care whether she gets well or
not"
But that's absurd" said Lordy, quickly.
"Why, she has everything to live for. Her
careers Just beginning to widen out and"
The doctor turned suddenly to small pile
of papers on his desk.
Something I want to ask you,' he said
curtly He drew out slip of paper, glanced
at it, and turned to Lordy again. who's this
Steve she keeps talking about?"
"Steve?" said Lordy. "Steve?" Then he re-
membered. ooh, yes. Why-a friend of hers.
They"
The doctor seemed disappointed.
"Friend?" he repeated.
That's ALL" said Lordy.
The doctor was thoughtful for moment.
Better send for him." said the doctor. Its
a chance, anyhow. Although"
But he's in London" said Lordy.
'Oh, hell" said DR.. Forsyth wearily.
There came knock on the door and a nurse
entered.
"A Mr.. Trevor to see you, doctor. He"
"Oh, tell him"
"Steve!" said Lordy. That's his name
Trevor"
Evening star., 1933-02-19

must have been punished for their SINS other
wise what was the insurance value Of being a
sinner? After they had been found guilty,
passing away under cloud of disgrace, and
their Children and grandchildren were soon
after permitted to indulge in the worldly pleas
ures for which they Ghe old-timers) had been
condemned what arrangements, If any, could
be made in behalf of those unjustly convicted
and no longer on hand to receive the absolut1on
and forgiveness granted every one else? These
questions calculated to give any intelligent
person headache and are not to be taken Sc
riousy.
Anyway, the styles change. Once the ankle
was a luxury, to be seen only on rare and acci-
dental occasions. Now it is something you
stumble over trying to get to your inside seat
at picture show.
- I'll say that styles change. The human race
is made up of acrobats or it never could keep
up with the changes. Just now it is a crime to
take nip and next year any one who doesn't
have empties all over the shop will be cons1d-
cred eccentric or stingy.
Lately, some of US who are trying to keep out
Evening star., 1933-02-19

He held them out to her, and her fingers, as
she took one, were not quite steady. For lit
tie while they smoked IN silence. Then:
THAT kiss" said Daphne slowly, has rather
spoiled things, I'm afraid"
Stephen nodded.
'Tm afraid it has," he admitted. I'm
sorry"
'Iet me be quite honest" said Daphne. II
may not have asked you to kiss me In so many
words But wanted you to and-and was
very glad you did-at the time. But now"
GAS far as can see." Stephen said shortly,
there's only one reasonable thing we can do
or, rather, that I can do.'
Daphne looked up at him.
"You mean"
"That job in London" he said. I'm take it.
That is, Of course if you think it's the best
thing to do"
Daphne nodded at once.
"All things considered" she said definitely,
"I do"
"Then that" said Stephen cooIy more or
less settles matters"
CO Stephen went to London, while Daphne
- remained in Washington
And in the II months that followed only two
communications passed between them The
first, which crossed the Atlantic about midway
i. through the year, was a cable travelling West.
Haze just seen Ne1o York newspapers
your success in n,oDie theater competi-
ton Stop HedrtieSt congratulations.
Steve.
: And Daphne's reply, although it was in the
less expensive form of a letter, was equally
economical in its careful choice of words.
There followed another long period of un-
broken silence during the next five or six
months. Then the newspapers suddenly ap-
peared with further item of news concerning
Daphne.
sWOMAN ARCHITECT F.4LLS
FROM NEW BUILDING.
Miss d. L. Crawtord, the architect 1ohose de-
sign for the new Arcddian mopie palace iods
Evening star., 1933-02-19

O the Eskimo a tallow candle is a
l. Ritz banquet and to a cowpuncher.
just off the range, can of cling
peaches Is quick trip to Paradise.
What you like to eat and what gives
plenty of throbs and several thrills II
the way of entertainment depend upon where
you have been and what you have been doing
Many a kid who enjoyed Holy Land magic
lantern show in the Dos will go to the
Century of Progress Exposition at Chicago this
coming Summer and yawn his way around the
place. The million dollar feature picture with
q dozen stars doesn't cause the excitement that
was aroused 20 years ago by a two-reel chap
ter of THE Perils of Pauline" full OF knives
and revolvers and false whiskers.
Not long ago an ancient document was dug
up in Washington. It was dated away back
before the Revolution and was a contract be-
tween a group of workmen and wealthy
planter who was planning to build mansion
down on Chesapeake Bay. One Of the clauses
put into the written agreement by the workmen
was that they would not be compelled to eat
terrapin more than four times week.
When was boy on the water-logged prai-
ries of Indiana could have gone out and
captured frogs by the million, but no one ever
thought of eating frog legs. We read about the
French people eating them so we regarded the
French as strange barbarians residing some
where abroad AS for that prize deicacy OF
the ignorant Europeans, the dainty hind
quarters of the fresh water crayfish, the
"craw-dabbers" were crawling all around us.
The tails were good bait for catfish but no one
above the social standing of catfish ever re-
garded them as edible delicacies
We became SO tired of living prairie
chickens, quail, plover, snipe, maard ducks,
wild geese and brant that when we had salt
Goldfish a soup bone for dinner Q2 o'clock,
noon) we fired salute and ran up flag.
have paid 50 portion for breast of young
guinea hen under glass and neighbor of mine
brings me young guinea fowl and refuses to ac-
cept pay. He says: you're welcome to 'ena.
We never thought they was good to eat"
If prunes were 10 cents EACH they would be
considered the most delicious offering that
could be set on table and if artichokes were
merely nickel apiece, no one would take the
trouble to pick them to pieces. No man was
ever wise enough to describe the difference be-
tween a necessity and luxury; no one has
ever successfully listed the things that good
to eat, or drive stake at the point where in
nocent enjoyments leave off and certain
monster known as vice becomes master of cere-
monies
Only a few years ago it was against the dis
cpline of several important churches to play
cards, dance or attend the theater. Those who
shuf1ed the pasteboards and went in for an
orgy of seven up or yielded to the tempta-
tions of that hippity-hop known as the polka"
watched Eliza cross the ice while the Great
Danes (billled as "bloodhounds") were yelping
off stage-an these were, assuming that discl-
pline is discipline, punished according to their
demerits. What happened to them finally, be-
, cause they attended whist parties, waltzed ana
went to see Francis Wilson in "Erminie?" Tney
Evening star., 1933-02-19
DR.. Forsyth swung round again.


Send him in at once" he directed.
Stephen hurried into the room He nodded
briefly to Lordy.
Hello, Lordy." His voice sounded strangely
tired and expressonless And his eyes
He turned at once to DR.. Forsyth How is
she doctor?"
There was the merest hint of smile hover
ing around the doctors lips.
Pretty bad" he said frankly.
The young man WINGED little.
Can see her?"
The doctor seemed to consider for a mo-
ment
"You want to see her?" he said "why?"
'Well-" said Stephen.
"You love her?"
Stephen nodded.
Want to marry her?"
do I want to?" demanded Stephen. why
doctor I"
Dr. Forsyth turned and pressed button on
his desk.
I'm going to let you see her." he said, ION
one condition"
The door opened and the nurse appeared
again. The doctor turned his head.
"Just one moment" he said.
1.-THE condition." asked Stephen.
THAT you tell her exactly what you've just
been telling me-" said the doctor
Stephen hesitated.
But"
II you tell ner tnat, cCntlnueu the DOCTOR,
shell be out of here in month. If you don't
she'll probably die"
Stephen hesitated no longer.
AS the door closed, DR.. Forsyth looked across
at Lordy and grinned. "And you said he was
friend" he chucked.
THE nurse closed the door very quietly.
For a time, Stephen stood staring down
at Daphnes dark head lying amid the snowy
whitencss of the pillow. Then his eyes still
her face, he shifted chair and sat down. AS
he did so the chair creaked family ana
Daphne opened her eyes.
Steve" The voice seemed very far
away
He grinned little self-consciously
Daphne he said.
Evening star., 1933-02-19

the sideboard crowded with thin sandwiches
and seductive beverages.
Where the melodeon once tremoloed the
b1aring dance orchestra shivers the atmos-
phere, serving sex stuff hot from the griddle.
Suppose you asked a lot of hard-boiled cole
gians and smoke e-consuming goods to romp
through Virginia reel for which the rhythm
was supplied by general clapping of hands?
The answer would be, Don't be silly
Blind mans buff was WOW, panic and a
riot Just few years ago. Here is how Charley
Case, great but almost forgotten, described It:
"All the young folks would join hands in cir
Gle and then they'd blind-fold one of the girls
and put her in the center of the ring. Then
one of the boys would slip into the ring and
tag her and she'd chase him until she caught
him and then she'd have to guess who it was
she'd caught. If she guessed right, he either
had to kiss her or give her dollar. To show
you how popular my sister was, she used to
come home from one of those parties with as
much as $35 or $40"
1t was great fun to stand in a ring and sing
as follows:
Evening star., 1933-02-19

"Go TO the Eastl
Go to the Westl
Go to the one that you Lope best.
II he's not here to take your part,
Choose another NTH all your heart
Do1Dn on this carpet you must kneel,
As sure as the grass groaos tn the field;
Salute your choice and kiss him Sipeet,
And then arise up to your feet"
Repeated over and over, until every giggnng
swain had received timid smack somewhere
between tbs nose and the ear. Take that one
out OF the moth-balls and try to work 1t In ae
one of your juvenile sprees this Winter! That
was as near as the blades and the buds ever
came to "necking." Yes, sir when flaming
youth went on the rampage, about 1890, q hign
old time was had by all.
There were other parlor antics, some of them
known as Post Office" "Spat 'em in and spat
'em out" and Heavy, heavy hangs over your
head" After that ffy-pull or the follow
ing:
Popcorn balls,
Cookies toith sugar ON top and raisin
nesting in the center of each
S,ueet cider,
Well todter,
Butter Scotch
bob-sied with plenty of buffalo robes piled on
top Of the merry-makers. How many Of the
twentieth century night-blooming sappodillas
ever saw a buffalo robe? The biggest and
shaggiest one in town, owned by DOC" Hatch,
had only cost 81 Also, plenty of ice skating.
because. across the prairie stretches of our
primeval region, every depression of the earth's
surface became rink, along about hog-kilfmg
time.
Honestly and truly, happiness is not depend
ent upon dinner coats bridge prizes and caviar, I
provided you never heard of such fool items.
tCopyright. 1880
Evening star., 1933-02-19
WOMAN ARCHITECT F.4LLS
= FROM NEW BUILDING.

Miss d. L. CRAWFORD, the architect ioIiose de-
sign for the neU Arcddian n1opie palace ipds
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-11-16
Farmers Out of the Market

Those who have lived in agricultural sections
know that since 1920 the average farmer has failed
to make a profit.
Every year since the great deflation has brought
about a net loss to agriculture, as a whole. The fact
that many farmers were heavily m~ortgaged increased
the suffering but 1t did not cause the loss. which oc-@
CURED because farm prices dropped faster than other
prices. Hence. the farmer sold his products on a
market that was lower. relatively. than the market
on which he made his purchases.
Since 1926, taken as the theoretical normal. the
price OF products sold by the farmer has dropped
46.S percent. almost ten percent more than the de-
cline in the price OF foods, which have declined,
from 1876, 36.3 percent. The next largest decline is
found in chemicals and drugs. which have gone down
27.4 percent.
Notice that 1926. taken as normal was a year
In which the prices paid by farmers was appreciably
higher than the prices received by farmers. This
makes the farmers disadvantage even more pro-
nounced and should not be lost sight Of In plans for
future Improvement.
OF course, every one knows that there are lazy
and worthless farmers, just as the same class exists
In every industry. These people are not expected to
amount to much. The fact that they lose money ia
not surprising. but the truth is that the average
farmer has lost money. and when the average In any
industry IL a loser the industry lis a failure.
That has been the status Of agriculture since
1920. 1t has been often ignored, but before there ii
a sensible solution OF the problem the terrible ract
must be faced that farmers, since 1920. have been
battling uphill against insuperable odds, not Of their
own creation and not Of their own mistakes.
The average farmer has not prospered. He has
had little. If any surplus money to spend for the bet
ter things Of life. He has been out OF the market.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-11-16
New York Cleans House

New York city cleaned house In Its municipal
election last week. It was one OF the most heart
ening Developments recently recorded In the Amer
lean political scene.
A corrupt, Wellfinanced, resourceful political
machine, whose traditions extend back to the days
Of Boss Tweed, Tammany, is rebuked and most OF
Its power and influence destroyed with the election
OF F1oreno LaGuardia to the mayorality. Tammany's
candidate Tor the mayorality was q bad third.
Even in its longtime strongholds In the Bronx
the rebuke administered to the wigwam and its sa@
chems was spectacularly emphatic.
The result Is the elimination OF a long campaign
for civic Righteousness. Behind 1t was Judge Samuel
Seabury. and his relentless expose OF Mayor Jimmy
Walker as a wise cracking bou1evardier, rather than
either an earnest or thoughtful public servant.
IL the example set by New York spreads to ev-
cry village and hamlet In the country 1t will have a
most desirzhle effect for In most Of them thrive the
racket and all the influences Of corruption which
were turned back with the election OF Fiorello La
Guardia.
Perhaps the pendulum political today swings
In the direction Of a new crusade, for civic integrity
and civic righteousness. Perhaps American cities from
the largest to the smallest are through tolerating
racketeering, government by the bootleggrs, shame
less exploitation and corruption. The result In the
New York election seems to indicate beyond doubt
thA the country La looking that way.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-11-16

tiou signed by some fifteen thousand people asking
for a revision Of the new liquor control measure by
the special legislative session and urging the return
of the old saloon. The chief executive made 1t plain
that he would promptly veto any measure designed
10 bring back the old-time saloon. 1t Is very doubt
full, even with such widespread sentiment back or
such a movement. II the petitioners will be able to
gain their end without the governors support.
Good citizenship assumes a grave responsibility.
whether Ii Is wet or dry. when liquor sales are again
legal. It will take first-class brains to think the
thing through. 1t is doubtful II any plan can be re-
vised for the successful handling of what has ALWAYS
in its most generous aspects been a curse and a nut-
sanee. Prohibition and the issues 1t presented are not
dead. We are merely tackling the liquor problem from
a new angle. Whiskey will have Its inevitable results
Humankind in this country demonstrates by its
voting record that II Is not bigger than Its appetites.
Is 1t big enough to meet this problem! There was
never a better time to support and work for temper
an ce, which Is not prohibition. There was never 4
better time to stand for rigid law enforcement and
there was never a better time to teach temperance
through every medium Of education In the land. That
Is and always was tn legitimate approach to the
liquor problem.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-11-16
Who Speaks For the Farmera

Who speaks for the farmer is a most interesting
question just now. It Is too bad the farmer cannot
have another opportunity TO speak for himself as he
did last fall In the returns of the general election.
That verdict was calm and dispassionate. 1t
was reached with little evidence OF hysteria. IT was
most positive.
The probability Is that If another verdict were
possible today 1t would be Just as positive, and little
changed. from that given Just about one year ago
today.
Probably no one better than the men who are
near to the beginning of all things-the soil, realize
that the current problems OF maladiustment cannot
De settled In a day, that more than one plan may be
tried before one is found that will work.
The percentage OF response to The efforts OF
ef-constituted saviors of the farmers does not In
uicafe that the farmer Is in rebellion as many yoIun-
tary Spokesman for him declare.
In every boat there is always a person who de-
lights In rocking 1t. We are all In a boat Just now.
1t lis a time to work together. II is a time to COOP
crate. There are none who want to see the farmer
nnjustly penalized. There are 120. 600, 900 or more
people who want to see him happy and prosperous,
which he will be. There are quite a few payrolls and
good jobs for professional walters involved In keep
Ing the farmer disconnected On the whole the farm
err is going the even tenor OF his way patiently and
with fine forbearance. His attitude speaks much
more effectively for him than the paid Jeremiahs
who most frequently arrogate to themselves the
right to speak for him. The great majority OF our
farmers are keeping their mouths shut and thinking
things through, which is a fine old American custom
And one which Is bringing more friends to their lust
cause tnan all the gifted and experienced walters
now gathered over against the farmers wall can
ever bring.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-11-16
Another Big Offensive

President Roosevelt launched another big Of
rensive last week in his big Recovery program by
announcing that much of the relief program for the
present winter would be placed under a Civil Works
Administration. The plan is TO furnish work for
able-bodied men now on relief. or who will have to
depend on relief money with which to support their
families this winter.
The Emergency Relief administration In the
state and the local emergency relief committees in
the various counties will constitute the Civil Works
administration to carry out the program. Although
details of the plan are being worked out in Wash
ington this week In a special conference attended by
governors and state relief administrators, 1t Is gen
orally understood that there will be opportunity to
designate various projects in the different counties
upon which relief work may be started Immediately.
It is of course too early to make any predictions
as TO the effectiveness of such a plan. but, 1t looks
like a most constructive move to the Herald. 1t Will
accomplish the very thing which many local emer-
gency relief committees have been unable to do-gei
work OF some nature done In return for government
relief which Is provided to support poverty-ssricken
families in these distressing times.
We see in the new plan not only an effective
measure for securig work from those who have
consistently refused TO work, but greater fairness to
those who have willingly given of their labor in ex-
change for relief extended them and their families.
In Sheridan county especially the work question
had already become a problem of very perplexng
proportions-the solving of which members OF the
local committee had just about given UP in dispair.
On the one hand, were those who had been ex-
tended relief and when asked to work, had fatty
refused, They had been dropped from the relief rolls.
On the other hand were their families-wives, moth
ers, children-not responsible in any way for the
attitude OF the worthless head OF the family. some OF
them already In destitute circumstances and honest
ly In the need of aid. No committee could be 1usti-
fled In turning a deaf ear to their applications.
Now let us hope that the Civil Works Admin
istration" with its motto-"a job for every man"
may provide a means to correct these evils. The Pres
ident seems determined In his position that a man
must keep faith with the nation by showing a will
lngness to work In exchange for the support OF him.
self and family. He will have the solid support OF
thousands OF relief benficiaries who have never Oh
jected to working and always preferred a Job to the
dole.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-11-16

The repeal Of the eighteenth amendment, a re-
snit long forecast Is now assured. Hard liquor is
coming back and with 1t all the problems that hard
liquor has carried since there is any record OF It's
use.
Repeal does not end bootlegging. 1t does not end
the racketeerfng which was the offspring OF boot
Logging. 1t does not change the fact that at Its best
hard liquor was never a blessing to humankind.
The repeal vote, decisive as 1t is, quite probably
Ls not a carte blanche endorsement OF hard Honor
~ hard liquor or because Of any recognized virtues
that 1t has.
The simple fact is that we have arrived, perhaps
at = new point OF beginning In efforts to solve the
liquor control problem, which Is as old as the world.
One TACT Is spotlighted Liquor control must be
effective and laws covering 1t must be enforced II
hard liquor is not again to take it's place a. the
ancient curse OF human kind.
Governor Cooney asserted himself In no un-
certain terms a few days ago In response to = petit