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Show THE RJ)'AN JOURNAL, MIDVALE, UTAH • • • • • • • Graduated as Citizens in Chicago Stadium • • • • • MY FAVORITE STORIES Modem Woodmen Hold Endunpment in Chicago I Modern Woodmen of the World wltb the colors, presenting axes as the flag was raised on the Municipal pier In Cblcago, where 4,:500 ot' them gath· ered for their annual encampment By IRVIN S. COBB ........ ·~ <CopyrlllhL) A Stickler for the Truth I have a friend who practices law In the Florida courts and deals In citrus fruit on the side. One day he was on his way In a car from his groves to his horne In Miami. On the road he overtook a lank native who seemingly was in a high state of Indignation, muttering to himself as he trudged along and clenching and unciPnching his freckled flsts. The ln.\\ yer stopped and offered to give him a lift. "I ain't goin' so v€'ry fur," sale! the strang€'r as he climbed Into the rar, "lmt I l'an't git to whar I'm goin' a minute too soon. There's a feller livin' down the road hen' a piece by the name of Ed Watts, an' jest'_ this mornin' the word come to me that yl~tiddy, in town, he told a gang of fellers I was a low-down, hawg-st.eal· l'i<:turPSlJlll' l'<'Pne in the Grant Park statlinm of Chicago when 1,500 membet·s of G2 citizenship clubs were ,J::ra!luated. under th., auspices of the American Citizenship foundation. Part of the crowd is seen loosing balloons. I In', wife-beutin', aig-suckin' cur dawg. "So I'm on my way to his place to settle it with him. When we git thar • ~-ou stop while I go .in, an' then you better jest wateh to see whut I'ro goin' to' do to him." Prrsently they came to a cabin set among stra~gly fmit trees. A very large, very strong looking man sat on a doo step busily engaged in doing nothing at nil. •·stop right here!" commundetl the a~grieYed person. "Thar's that thar Watts yonder. Now, mister, jest you keep your eye on me!" From the car my friend watehed while his Ia te pas~en~er dismounted and marched toward the front door of the cabin. At his approach the larger man unrolled himself to a height of consh1embly mm·e than six teet, at the same time moistening the palms of his two brawny bauds after the approved fashion. The two men exchanged a few \\'PJ•cis; then, with the alr of having satisfactorily accomplished a difficult but necessary piece of hu !ness, the Invade· turned about and returned to where the car stood In the road. "\Val!," he said, "That's all settled." This picture of French howitzers in action was taken during the battle of Astar, when Colonel Ft·eydenberg·s "What happened?" i~quired my troops fought contir.uously for two days against the R!ffians. friend. - - - - ---------"I axed him ef he'd said what them fellers told me he'd done said, and "MISS CALIFORNIA" he come out like a man un' owned up that he hed. F" he'd a-denied it I'd a-beat him half to death." Chinese Troops Making a Practice March I I Actual Battle Scene m the French-Riff War Just at this time, when there h; danger of a recurrence of anti-foreign warfare in China similar to the Boxer war of twent'y-flve years ago, lt ls interesting to know that the Chlne'!!e armies are being kept In excellent fighting trim. Troops of General Feng are here seen on a practice march. ALONE IN HIS GLORY Bowdoin's Deck Seen From Aloft Great Shipyards to Be Sold I Ill No World's War Need Apply Immediately following the SpanishAmerican war a story went the rounds regarding a volunteer who suffered grievous hardships, first at Chickamauga, then at Tampa, then In Porto Rico and wound up by having a spell of slow fever. One night, when he was convalescent but still shaky, an officer passing through the hospital ward overheard the invalid as he commune!'! with himself. "I love my country," the volunteer was sa.ving. "I've fought for her and If 'twas necessary I was ready to die for her. But If I get out this mess I ain't never goln' to love another country as long as I live!" For thl8 ancient yarn there Is a companion piece of comparatively recent vintage. A battered veteran ot the regular army, who had been W(IUnded at Chateau 'rhierry, was visited by 11 chaplain. The latter Inquired regarding h1s well-being and expressed the hope that the soldier would live to wear the uniform for a great many years to come. "Well, padre," said the old-timer, "so far as I'm concerned I'll tell you how · the ~hing stands: Before this here World's war ~ame along I thought I'd had a lot of experience and had seen my share of hard campalgnin'. I served In Cuby and In the Philippines, and when the Indians acte l hostile I went on the scout after them several times, out West. But we didn't have to deal with pizen gases or high explosive shells the size of galvanized Iron ash-cans in any of them little mlxups. Padre, I ain't lost my gimp and I wouldn't hung back If Uncle Sam wanted me to help mop up anybody that went on the rampa.!:le back home in God's country. But strictly in confidence, I don't mind tellln' you that this here is goln' to b~ my last World's war." General view of the ships lying ln the basin of the great Hog Island shipyard on the Delaware river. The enUre plant with the vessels will soon be sold at auction by the government. MARINES ON GUARD AT WHITE COURT This is the detachment of United States marines that has been sent to Swampscott, M.ass., to guard White Court, the summer White House, whiiP l'reRident Coolldge is there. Miss Faye Lamphier of Alameda, "Miss Callfornla" of 1924, retained her title In the annual beauty contest ot 1925 held at Santa Cruz, and she wlll represent the state again at' the national beauty contest In Atlantic City lin September. ------ RADIO GRADUATE' IIIII I ::. ·. ~ n . Clifford Lldeen, an Invalid of Burij , lington, Iowa, who has received his A.. B. degree from the University ot Design of the gigantic airplane which Louis Breguet of France, shown In Iowa t'or work completed through the Inset, plans to build for the transatlantic passenger service. radio correspondence courses. WI j .Jasper Chamlwrlaln wa~ the gradu· ating class of Brown academy of East Kingston, N. H. He was the only ~-i member of the graduating class, was ID ·.class valedictorian, poet, etc., and when It came time for the diplomas, I Just before the MacMillan Arct1c expedition sailed, this striking view o! the roll began and ended with his the deck of the steamer Bowdoin was taken from the crow's nest of her name. There was dancing, a pageant, companion vessel, the Peary. singing and orchestral music, all In honor of the gradu'at'lng class of one. I' I Uncle Sam to Sell Patent Models NO WONDER SHE SMILES A brawny negro prize-flgbter made application at au athletlc club which was putting on a series ot bouts, for an opportunity to meet some suitable opponent. He announced that he was a dm·k cloud. a whirl wind, a tempest, a tornado. a hurricane and a sirocco. His language lmprt'SRecl the matchmaker and for the preliminary go he was entered agninst 11 dependahle colored scrapper. The stranger made a deplorable 10howing. For two rounds his opponent hammered him all over the ring. Earl,v In the third round the bl'aten darky de<'lded he had enough. lie took an easy poke on the jaw and lluttened out on the canvas to he countetl out. The referee was half way through with hi~ tally when disgust movetl him to interpolate a speech : "t:lay, nigger," he growled out l)f the corner of his mouth, "you ain't hurt. Get up from there! Ain't you goin' to tight any more?" By telephone to Mrs. Frederick Without stirring from his comfortRickert of Hoboken, N. J., came the able recumbent position the whlrlastounding news that she was heir wind made answer: to a sum ot' $350,000 left by her uncle. "Oh, yassah, I'm gwlne tight aomt l'rlorrls Zleglef of Phll adelphia. j mo'-but 1101 tonight." I Ill 'I There Was No Hurry About It Plane That May Fly Over the Ocean .• . ---,. Thomas E. Robertson, commissioner of patents, Depart"ment of Commerce, Inspecting some of the 155,000 patent models shortly to be sold by the gov ernment. The collection has been in the making since early colonial daJ s and records all progressive steps of AmerIca's arts and industry. < ·' .. < ,. I |