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Show THE CITIZEN 4 Johnny Doe is a tough kid and that lie did so and so, that Mary Rowe should he in the Reform School because he heard she once had sworn an oath. But you will never hear of this righteous citizen doing anything constructive. No, that is not liis line, nor mission.. He thinks he is deceiving is it his everybody, but he is only fooling a few intolerant souls like himself. But, is he fooling himself? Not on your life, for while he may deceive others there is one thing that nature has taken care self-constructi- ve knows how much of the things he says are really true and how much false and how much of a Not hypocrite he is. How can he have his own having that, how can he expect others to respect him? lie gathers his little intolerant group around the town pump. They call themselves uplifters, lily whites or some other high sounding name and they proceed to abuse everybody in the village. They of. One cant fool himself. He self-respec- t? appoint committees to investigate this and that and interfere generally with people that are attending to their own business. They find fault with any and everything, but at the same time demanding their own liberty and pursuit of happiness, but cursing the other fellow who is humbly asking for the same thing. But some day a bunch of sick sheep will stop at the town pump group for a drink and perhaps they will kick the in the belly and thereby give the village a rest. self-righteo- us DEFENDS RELIGIOUS BELIEF. OPENING DUCK SEASON Should it come to pass that any direct effort was made to prevent Catholics or Mormons or those of any other religion from purusuing their worship according to the dictates of their conscience I would sacrifice the last drop of my blood to strike down any such outrage, said the Rev. Elmer I. Goshen, pastor of the First Congregational church, in his sermon on the Constitution of the United" States at the Pantages theatre last Sunday. He declared that the Constitution insured people of all religions the right to worship according to their own beliefs without any state or other interference. But the Rev. Mr. Goshen declared that it was equally important, in order to assure free and uninterrupted worship, and in order to enjoy this great privilege and protection of the Constitution of the United States, to guard carefully against any religion placing its hands on any of the institutions of the state and especially the public schools. He urged the abandonment on the part of any religion of making even the slightest gesture which could be interpreted as an effort to influence public institutions, and decried the practice of holding religious services of any kind at any time within temples of learning which came under the classification of public schools. Dr. Goshen said that had the spirit of the Constitution been conscientiously taught in the public schools the Eighteenth amendment never would have been made to the Constitution and he decried the growing menace contributing to the disobedience of laws of the land which had been brought about by the passage of the Eighteenth amendment. Sermons by Dr. Goshen have been resumed for the fall., winter and spring at Pantages theatre, and they take place beginning at 10 :4f) a. m. every Sunday morning. 1 OUR AUTO TRAFFIC. Regualtion of automobile traffic should be upon the basis of efficiency and not persecution. Conflicting regulations come so thick and fast that the timid drivers do not know whether they arc afoot or horseback and large sums of money are being spent upon technicalities which could be properly handled by our efficient traffic officers if they were given some authority. Our three-ligsignal is a bad one. Other cities have tried it and all have discarded it. There should be only two lights the red to stop and the green to go, and with proper safety zones provided for the safety of the pedestrians, we would not fear any jams on our wide streets. The bell signal is a good one in avert ht ing accidents. In Los Angeles and San Francisco, streetcars blow a siren once to stop and twice to go. Such signals prevent automobiles from passing standing streetcars. Here we have to guess whether the streetcar is going to stop, and the result is that the drivers are invariably trying to beat the streetcar to the I crossing, and sometimes with fatal results. Let us not set a trap to catch the automobile driver; he has troubles of hfa own. So has the streetcar conductor. The latter must take on passengers and collect the fares ; he then looks to see if the crossing in front of him is clear, he may first look to the signal lights and he sees the green light; he then looks to see if the track is clear and starts his car, only to find that he has started against the yellow light. Then the police officer bawls him out; technically the conductor is guilty, but he has done everything in his power to obey the law, but our law is sue! that it invites violation instead of proper regulation. Narrow streets are better for pedestrians, while wide streets-'- ' are better for the motorist. On our wide streets, a pedestrian takes his life in his hands when he steps out on the highway, because of the left hand turns. In many instances the pedestrian finds himself anchored in the middle of the street with automobiles whirring around him in every direction, and it is a miracle that more people are not injured, but they have to be real jumping-to keep out of the way. jacks The present week is one of great anticipation among the duck hunters. The shooting season opens next Saturday morning when an army of hunters will be out at daylight ready to stop the further flight of this savory and much coveted table bird. Get all the ducks you can on the opening, for after that ducks is date it will be pretty hard to get the birds. Twenty-fiv- e the limit and if more are found in your possession, you may have to account for the extras to the judge. Game wardens, as well for would-b- e as government officers, are keeping a strict look-oviolators of the duck laws, and it will be well for all to comply with the law. The federal government reports visible increases in ducks in some localities, but shooting in this district has been poorer with each succeeding year for the past three years. There has been a large local hatch, but after two or three days of shooting, most of these birds are killed and we must then await the northern flight. This flight has become very uncertain the past two years, most of the ducks going right through. The usual stopovers have not cocurred for some reason. 'Whether it was for the lack of sufficient water and feeding grounds, or whether the birds have become educated to a dangerous locality made so by many gunners is a problem yet to be solved. Duck club grounds in this valley have been made more attractive than ever. The clubs have thrown up big dikes and have created much more water for the ducks to rest upon, which of- course increases the feeding grounds, and these conditions will' tend to hold the ducks longer than usual. The government has a big job on its hand to save the duck, which has so rapidly decreased the past few years. After the first two weeks of hunting last year, but few ducks were killed in this state as compared with former seasons. ut NEW DEAL Prominent business men of this city have tired of the rapidly increasing tax burdens, as well as the utter Tack of economic government, and meetings are being held to devise way and means in bringing about a change for the better. If the business men of this city want a real live city, they must take part in politics in order to see that justice is carried out to all alike, and the city be made an enviable place to live in. When people neglect politics, they must expect rotten government and efficiency is entirely forgotten. |