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Show EAaT SALT LAKE TIMES, FRIDAY. KEW BOOK ON CITIZENSHIP b.smber of Legion Commiss.on of cta I. Author of Valulb Work for Instructors. The problem of providing adequate school accommodation continues to be uf nation-wid- e proportions. An inmade vestigation recently by the NaCommerce revealed tional Chamber of Bv CLARA DELA FIELD tlie fnet that, despite recent activities U inarm, I ln erecting new buildings, hundreds They Just Could L Not Kill the might let you of thuusunds of children are still on hate the gob- - part time and, consequently, are deThey Had hler for Chris- prived of the full education to which VYatched Crow ? mas. ' said Sl- tian From It was disclosed they are entllled. lie'll b thnt 2!S of tlie 9(10 American cities of is nick, Bubyhood I i fine bird by lien. more population were using But 1 dunno. lie's the only one Uvs 8,000 nr reared out of that brood, and I'm more tlinn 3,000 portable buildings, In which they were housing 121,000 pukinder allil-liela him." lionet or. lie promised Mrs. James pils. There were 43,000 pupils in rented dwelling, lofts, stores, etc.; timiliy to let her hate (he gobbler. Silas Hicks nua not a sentimental M.0O0 in Annexes. 8.000 In halls and man. lie mis s farmer, slid ln busi- corridors, 3.000 In attics and 31,000 In ness for the money It brought him. II basement riMima. Tlie auine survey luid a brother John, nho hud gone to shows a nutlcciihle tendency In tlie dillie elt und im.de money hand over rection of larger Behnolhiiuacs. After llt. John mis s crusty old bachelor of wauteful exjicnditure and largely de oid of the sense of many yenrs on eight-rooliulldliigs school authorfumily obligation. to renllze that tha ities are beginning There hud been s time, five years before, when thing went badly with large Imlldlng in every way Is more Modern education deeconomical. Silas. There was a heavy mortgage a failure, mands a vurlety of equipment auch to niis'I. the croia hud and he had been In danger of ns In entirely beyond the capacity of kcsKion. Beside, Ids wife wus on her (lie small sehindliiiiise tn supply. Tlie sickhed, from which she w:. iicwt to cllics are containcreeling building nrlse. while rooms 24 the and mure, ing Silua had gone In hi les,;llr to lbs not seen nr i owns lire abandoning smull building brolber whom he yours. John hud In ii him down il il. in favor of consolidated schools. left you me farm him. ir d eke me yon played up The Imposition of a tnx on for".Now nut Into the world." he md eign words used by Italian hotels and have the none I've made in v p!le. followed by tlie attempts of tho to come to un- for I li I don't see It, simps, to avoid taxation by transproprietors Silas." Silas, nnd lating wcllmtubilshrd foreign words My wife's sleli," and phrases into Ituilan equivalents, yoii'ti- - g.'l more money limn you know lias been attended by great confusion. wbui in do wlih." In many cases there are no Kalina "Oh. I enn Ibid t use for It," John rejoined ruuMieally. Maybe If you'd equivalents for words Ilka "bar," check," "ehlc," coupon," sport," "garage" and "lintel." As to the last the Italian word altergo means tho nld tlme Inn or tavern. Tha matter has assumed such a serious aspect at Milan that the hotelkeepers and shopkeepers have petitioned the government, with the help of a professor of alum n a little aynipstliy for me when languages, suggesting that after s forI was hoofing It on the sidewalks I'd eign word has been used for a length have a little mure for you, Silas." of time In the vernacular It erases to Silas went Inline. 8oineiiow he manbo foreign, hrnro many of tho words But his taxed should bo aged to survive tlie crisis. exempt. wife died, and lie grew lonelier and lonelier. If lie had had a few thouTho rajah In tho Island of Bull llveo sand dollars he would have sold out and gone south to live, somewhere ln magnificence with ninny wlvea, sway from tills bleuk New Knglsnd darning girls and servants, says ths coast. Blit lie could Just manage to Detroit News. A rajah Is responsible make both ends meet. Dally he cursed to the Dutch government for the good his brother In ills heart. nmdiiet of the people In his district lie slsried raising turkeys, and thnt was s failure. Only the gobbler lived. and the proper administration of tho laws. Except that a Dutch controller He used tn watch tlie bird wllh Interest. Tlie gobbler would come duck- now alls at the council table wllh him ing after him for rnimliN. And It was and his native ofiirlals his plan of govinld how It looked like John. ernment I much like that of his anfie began to rail II John. It had a cestors. Hall Is still feudnl. The maqueer way ef imltlug its head upon jority of the population are virtually one ride and rolling, as John used to serfs, owing labor and s tithe of their do when he was a hoy. Gradually, te to the rajah, who Is the nominal old Suns' fancy, tlie gobbler became crops of the district. His demands, ruler an effigy of John, lie haled it He hated It, and he was attached, however, are not heavy, for his peoplo too. He made a sort of pet of the are spirited snd resentful of tyranny, gobbler. He wanted It to love him, and tlie Dutch controller keeps s firm so far as a turkey gobbler is capable band on tho reins of government. of love; Then, when Christmas caine, he was going to cut Its throat very slowly, bending Its head back to ses tho terror ln Ita eyes. He wonld thus hare his revenge upon his brother. "Yes, rnarm, John's thriving nicely and putting on flesh," he told Mrs. Ts prmet mttIm iri James. Here he comes. John! John I" la Umm dnrtlHMti mUIh this MHI. Up cam the big gobbler, put Ita That Gobbler Miiw for Christmas A waluaMe u.ck fur ta.trMof cia. ha, r,.a.nt. ,'ul,1'1,eJ ln bock iiilsra-- f fur New tT Tblc AinerUn Supplied hf PPrtmnt LrtW Nwi Service,) American" 1 The . k. sen of st' M.nn., un ex service ,IKlQ an(1 number of the Ameriranism eomii'o-loof the American Legion, mem of Minnesota. The book U a romprel.en.lve exposition of the govermi.ei.t. history and Progress of the Un.'led Siaies, containing Information of value not alons o the alien or recently but to any person who naturalized wishes dear up confusion on points of na-te tional Information. The text la divided Into four pans. Our Country, History an.i Progress"; Government, Local and State"; our Nuiiuinii Government, and "Citizco- - the laid n WHERE LEGION STANDS JUST 11 of Organisation Not on Do. Douglas County (Neb.) Legionnaire. Influent din) Assert The Influence of the U un the wane, American avers a of a western newspaper, the decline in membership of since the peak years ibis organisation 19-1. ft 191X1 and following the war, the Legion was ifdnlxed as a powerful force, particularly In politics, national, state md community," points out the corre- "Today, the Legion is not iponJont. corre-JLgdr- ' much." It is our humble opinion that one it) the mutter with tills IT two tilings correspondent, says the Douglas counKitlier he Is ty (Neb.) sot well Informed on the status of the with the home American Legion folks," or else he Is using his hammer with the apparent intent to belittle America's largest end strongest trgunizathm of veterans. The American Legion is not to be measured oy mere numbers. The spirit of service, the spirit of div discussed n-- I - fellowship, the spirit of for their needy buddies, the spirit of loyalty to their country and its Institutions theae are s few of the thing! by which the Legion should be meas-ire- k The accomplishments the Add of service of the Legion Influef the charge that the Legion For without the ence Is wandering. confidence of America, without the of ita dtl-m- i, support and the Legion would be unable to cany on its program of service s program which has been so successful and to unselfish that the organization commands the respect and admiration of d every person in the land. America looks to the American Legion as the organisation which speaks for the 4,000,000 brave men and women who fought the nation's battles in right-minde- the greatest war of all time. Either active or passive consent practically all of the service men and women of America recognise the alms of the by Legion, William E. Scott. are a refutation its principles and its program II llielr own. When the American Legion speaks, it Is the voice of America's war vet-inn- s. So lung as the Legion maintains its present high Ideals, its present lofty conception of the organisation's duty to its country and to its buddies, the voice of the Legion will be heeded. Membership in the organisation of- little to the individual, but tha shoulder s burden, the carry a buddy's pack thit buddy, who, because of the war, li unable to meet the economic conditions of the day. No luxurious dub rooms, no benefits tf any sort are offered to the men and women who unselfishly Join hands through the American Legion to per priuate the fellowships of the battlefield, the camp and the training ship. Yet it Is our humble opinion that tha Legion, whenever it makes up its lad that It wants to, can go out and berease its membership nationally to the million mark. The people of America have faith la the American legion. That their confidence has not been misplaced is Moved by the Legion's unselfish demotion to the principles of America and service, a service for the must ut extended to noninembers of the fer right to help light to help Included in the first section ship." Is s chapter on flag etiquette. An appendix seta forth tablet of the alatea and outlying possessions, the words of The Banner," tha Declaration of Independence," naturalization papers, foreign sovereignties and Star-Spangl- their rulers. Mr. Scott decided to write the book while teaching in the night schools of South 8t. Paul, when he waa unable to find a text suitable for foreigners preparing themselves for citlsenahlp. It is the first of a number of Americanisation publications which he expects to publish. Mr. Scott at one time waa principal ef the South St. Paul high school, lie Is a graduate of Macaieater college, lie majored In economic at the University of Minnesota. He served overseas with the Eight Hundred and Fourth Pioneer Infantry. TIME LIMIT FOR ALL ALIENS Foreigners Who Served With Americana Have Until March, 1924, tc Save Naturalisation Fas. Aliena who served la tho American army during tho World war have only until March 2, 1924, to avail themselves of the law providing that alien soldiers may become naturalised without any fee and under mnch easier regulations than usually required. The act of congress, setting- forth the conditions to which such aliens are sub- Salt Lake City Firms - as follows: "Any person of foreign birth whe served In the military or naval forces of the United States during the present war, after final examination and acceptance by the said military or naval authorities, and shall hare become honorably discharged after such acceptance and service, shall have the beneflta of the seventh subdivision of section four of the act of June 29, Statutes at Large, 1906, thirty-fou- r part 1, page fiflfl, aa amended, and shall not be required to pay any fee wganixnilon. therefor; and thla provision shsll conThe legion may not be discussed tinue for the period of one year after och In the particular circle In which all of the American troops are reof the newspaper correspondent turned to the United States." travels. As the last American troops were But when the home folks" think of to the United States March returned the service iniin, they think of the the last day for aliens to 1123, S, k'on. They have come to look Umn of the act of congress the legion as the mouthpiece of the take advantage is March 2. 1924. htlon's (Menders. There Is little to back up the slate-fcflHOW LEGION AIDS NEEDY MEN that the I eg! on Is losing Influject, mi la A SASHES IN EIGHT WEEKS Writs Msbr lT a. S. BUSINESS COLLEGE. School of Efllcincr. All cmuorel M. Mol St.. Bolt Coteto fret. tha Iglon stands as the au-tof practically all of the leglala-thpertaining to the veterans of the World wsr. Most of tho early objec-Hmhave been attained. Today Prompt Help Given Those In Distress Arkansas Posts Act la Good Esampl. typical eiample of the charily being done by legion posts uwn CANNOT ACCOUNT FOR HONOR everywhere for luckless la found In a recent bit of work done the llerbt. H. Martin pout of Ksnsas Legionnaire Recipient ef Gold by Ark. Recently tha post waa Warren. id Platinum Cress From of a buddy In distress and Informed Rumanian Legation. Imineuiately started an Investigation It waa discovered tha be i he possessor of a war rross of the case. man. formerly unfortunate ,r,Hn anil yet foreign government Hundred and Three of the member a tshle tn didermlne why ho should be had been distrain, Twelfth supply recipient of the honor, la the while suffering from tuherru-loal- s plight 0f ra i, Hurke. Kansas charged, of the bones, and this, without tlornalre. Recently Iturke received had developed Into 1 attention, Package from the Rumanian legstlnn proper Within half an hour after Insanity. Washington containing the Insignia 7" "f the Star of RumanlH, cast learning of the eaae a representative of the post wired the United States white gold and platinum, and a Jl brevet on heavy parchment, bear-- Veterans' bureauhluiat Little Rock and transportation for ,l" signature and seal of the itu- - they forwarded to accoman attendant and Bln king. An arcomiianylng let- - the twin receive to Rock, Little ''t Plained that he had been made pany him to and hoapltnllxatlon. attention medical aalKhl of the order by King Ferdl- hirke aervml as raptsln In ths Bsttar Times. 1,Jr W' Infantry ovpraeaa. hut can-J- r have changed. Times ring w,,,inlier when he ever came In You sisi-- t IjUU They eertnlnly have. with with any Rumanian nor of wild Wflng he haa done to deserve the Died to see dogs running and now tails. Tfstlon. Having been so far un-- . tin fans tied to their wllh their to find anyone who ran read ths you see them riding In them Legit '"'itnlsn language, ho la still at sea noses up la the Weekly. the matter. A work pe-(tll- alr-Ame- rican SAL Loko Cite. HOOKS AND SHORT STORIES Christmas Love Brought Her Joy it -- 1U Bascnt MJSINXSS COLLEGES n-t-ai ence. bite CA, 1 have made It up Saille, assistant to the department Beatrice." Ann, "the iiiunHger. of the office, Well," exelulmed Ann, I will have yanked off her coat a:-- hat to confers my lienstly nutnre, before I and plueed them In the locker can tell you how it hupiiened. In a that ranged across the end of the spirit of spite I sent Beatrice a Christroom. mas present, which no one but good No (me paid much attention tn Ann little Ben could ever have accepted usually. She whs of such an explosive aa anything but au Insult. It niHkei nature, and auld sueli Irretqiousilile no difference what It was. Today tilings, that she wus not taken seri- noon I met her on the street and she ously. But the break between Alin and stopped me to thank me fur the presBeatrice had been of long standing ent. It was not the present so much, and had been commented njion so much by Anu thnt her announcement Ann, that came by mall,' auld she. caused the other girls to look up Wlmt made me feel good waa that you had been thinking of me. Then quest lonlngly. "That's a fact," continued Ann. she took hold of my hand ro caress It and 1 am so ashamed of my treatment and suiil It was not any kind of a present that 1 wanted most from you. of her tills long time." How did It come about 7" asked Ann, hut your love and coiuiiunlonshlp KLL. with girls, hard-boiled- d GREETINGS! From out our hous the randlei glow With ruddy. rheeiful light. snow And may (liclr glemni serous the Reach you xml yours tonight anil Joy and health for v( haveourpence Christmas lire, To bless I the fairest wraith And love, that That any enn o. out nrniss the drifting snow, speeds true; Our Chrlatmnn song hravi-lall go Our candle-flame- s wish to you. To light Kdilb lUUIngcr Prlco. and sympathy. I have been hungry for you, Ann, and you had no right to take yourself away from me. I give you my love for Christ raws will you give me yours 7 Agd HftJe Ann, the cried right on the street What do you think of that girls?" "The day of miracles la not past, It seems," commented one. hurd-bolle- "And now do yon know what?" This from Ann. The girls waited expectantly for further Information from tho erratic one. Well, I always thought Christmas waa to get people to spend lots of money to send things to other people that they did not want," rattled off Ann. Now I have a new understanding of Christmas since my most loyal friend has asked me only for my love . . . and she sure la going to get It." C. F. Wadsworth. Iff lllk, ShIhi Nivipapar Unlou.) Buay Mailmen Add to Our Christnuu Cheer house to house they go with cards and mlemlnrs of cheer, presents nnd surprises. Always cheery, never how much they ndd to our Christmas Joy and pleasure If eross expression were worn by those who brought us our Christmas presents it would not he the same. Anil yet they work so hard, so overrun!, they carry no much, nnd all to ROM 1 others, to help mske them happy. Our mailmen are a pretty wonder ful lot and our Christinas time la added to by them to a very big degree. It seems as though we should do our purt to give a little rheer to our mailmen In gratitude snd appreciation of llot spirit In which they do then work. (fi Mary Graham Bonner. 1IJL WNlors Mcwosofct UllM) head on one side and surveyed Silas to tee If he had any bread crumbs. Isn't he the cutest thing!" said "1 don't wonder you Mrs. James. can't bear to let me have It, Mr. Hicks." Oh. that'll be all right, msrm, responded Silas cheerily. An elemental hatred for the gobbler had come to fill bis heart. Christmas was at hand. He pictured how, on the morrow, he would grab the bird, bo would Insult It with all tho turkey abuse that he had picked up from It; then It should die slowly, as he would like John to die. On Christmas morning he fonnd s letter from an unknown correspondent In the city. Opening It, he read that his brother John was dead. John had left forty thousand dollars, half of which was to go to Silas, in memory of our boyhood times together, snd In the hope that any ill feeling, If It existed, has long ago been canceled." Silas stared at the letter. His eyee grew misty. He saw John again as s little boy upon ths form; his heart went out to him across the years. Gobble I Gobble! The big turkey was standing In front of him. Its head on one side, one claw raised, begging for crumbs. Yon great big taker, yon I bellowed Silas. Tlie gobbler, looking a little alarmed, retrested a step or two. Oh, Mr. Illcks, in want br mail. CL (X D BOOKS Adz bookHouk Cm M Boat Sa Tempi lfcarret FURS BOUGHT market prim ftv Rare aURj Xtdfi, pwlta. Writ ft prioa lint or Blip direct toniwlinbta Imh. W enn make np your fori nnd kldan into mbea, OTtrumto nr other Air ynrmenta. write ft our Dee cntoloc. Tuners Aaerica Hide k F Co, toll Lnkn CHy 153 Want South Tempto E11D6 Wc-pa- hiyhnt and Forint BONGS A SHEET MUSIC new nnd rid. All klndau Sheet marie by SONGS mnlL GOO. Ben ley Music Ca IT S Main CREAM WANTED SHIP DIRECT Direct Cnu t)kl went Pny Meet Mu trini enn Send Blackmon A Griffin Camynnp. Oite, Utah, LTTE A PEEEBKE CLEANED A PTEP Up to toe minute Cleonlny and Dyelne Return pottage paid Regal Cleaning A Dyeing Co.. 1M E. fai So, Say it With Flowers Fresh Cal Flowers at AH Tli Hobdays Flower Shop Keith Emporium Bldg. Salt Lake The Flower Shop 12 W. Bnmdumy Wmtatck 7839 Salt Lake City, Utah I'm willing to pay for that turkey, but somehow I 1 feel I Just can't eat him sfter seeing him grow up from babyhood." "Wnl, Mrs. James, I waa kinder feeling that way myself," said Silas Hicks, scratching his head. "You see, I'm selling out and going south, and 1 was figuring on taking hltn slung and raising turkeys. Ifi. Illl, Wntars Nawapapm Ilka) Say Merry Christinas with Flowers' Full Line Cut Flowete, Plante and Xmai Wreathe |