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Show I The Midvale Journal Page Four September 15, 1927 EDITORIAL PAGE-TERSE AND TIMELY COMMENTS The f\1idvale Journal THE ONLY WAY For c:enturiet men quarreled about the nature o£ the soul. Was it composed of solid mafter or was it pure- If you toot your little tooter ly spiritual? Now science sho'Ys that ·And then lay away your horn, there is no such thing as solid matter, every atom being ,only an ~gg_re Within a week there's not a soul , Will know that you were born. gation of electrons and nudet, tmy posidve and negative ehar~es o£ elec' tricity. And we don't know what P. S. Roberts __________ ........................ !....... .......... ................ Editor . Published every Thursday by the Jordan Publishing Company. 142 N. Main StreetJ Midvale, Utah. Subscription price $1.00 a year. P~1.one Midvale 178. Our Job Department uses the Franklin Printing Price List. eh~ctricity The man who tries to advertise By short and sudden jerks, Part.hment manuscripts, written with Latin characters in ancient Ara.- Is the man who's always kicking Because it never works. mate. 'll>uken by Jews in the time of Entered at the Postoffice in lVIidv;ale City, Utah, as second class mail matter. Chri111-, found in Pompfl.ii, have been They ·cortain slighting references to eaily Christians. It is T·h e fellow who is on the job hard for prospeH>us Christians of A humpin' every day, 1027 to realiz;e that ancient prospl'!rity looked upon early Christians ~ And keeps forever at it, He's the one who makes it pay. We! look upon th-e R'ussian .S()Isheviltf tran .. lalett THE THIRD LEG. MISTAKEN FARM IDEA. SHORTER SCHOOL HOU:,.. CLEANLINESS FOR H£AJ..:; J. EDITORIALS IS. ----------oOo.---------COMMISSIONERS LAUGH AT US! -Vile are informed that the road from Stat"' Street to BingSenator Vvalsh, of ).Iassachusctt:;, ham h:-ts been set aside as a state road. Ard evidently from when Congress meets w:a in: -o.:uce the condition of certain parts of it, "set aside" is the proper a bill to provide "a \Vest Po:n~ of phmse to us. The matter of widening Center Street from the air," a United S:atcs r_via:i'1n the St~te Road to the L...I\.&SL railroad tracks was well un- academy, to take equal rank \~ :~!: \Ve5t Point and Annapolis. .:\n exder way when the road was placed under fae wing of the cc . • " 11 ent suggest1on, an d " equa.1 ;-ar:..-. g ; ;:<:::tc .r.f Utah. Since that time it seems that nothing is none too high, for in ca =e of w:1r c:n be accomplished. the fliers wou!d have to protect C:c obsolete warships and slow, cra.,vli1:g Jnst at the turn off State Road, in front of the Texaco Service Station, which is owned by "Jack" Larson, there is army. West Point and Annapolis should a hole waich nesessitates a sharp turn to avoid. When cars be changed to flyin;_~ academies, and are coming- in the onposite direction it is almost impossible the sooner the better. to make the turn without falling into this hole. Then along Center Street coming toward Midvale is a deep irrigation A group of well-meaning, but not too intelligent far!Ilers inform the ditch right at the edge of the pavement. Glaring lights and Government that they don'r want any pedestri2ms make this a death rt rap. more reclamation work •clone, n-: The County Commissioners clai!t4 we are told, that the more irrigation canals, no more lanu project has been OK'ed by them some time ago and the drained or deserts irr=ga~ed until the money will be turned over to the State Road Cimmissdon to price of farm products increases. Those arc the farmers that have do the job, if and when proper request is made. No report voted to keep out lhe fi.:·st-c:a:.~ is at hand fron1 the State Road Commission. European immigra tion ti::::.t this It seems to be a question of passing the buck. The Jour- country needs, the im;nirrr:> :,--.:1 ti~at nal suggests that a representative body of men from Mid- would provide mouths to c~· c a.l; t:1c can grow ar:d rr nre . They vale, Center Street and from the vicinity involved, proceed farmers vote to keep o-•1t custome~s fo:- t!l • to the County Building and in company with the County hrms, and w oulrl vo~e 'o pren·~•· Commissioners (between trials) go to the State Capital and aevelopmcnt G f the ern:: •:-1 • B L: • find out who is responsible for the condition of Center Street they will not prevent it. """il t}1r>n dem~nd a,.,+:on. If the State refuses to fix the road No extensive deyeJopmer.t begun let's all jump in with a donation and a day's labor and as- now would haYe anv effect or add sist 1\lr. Larson and tne Center Street residents in their dire one acre to cul tivatable land in less dilemma. But we can get action if we proceed in a body than ten to fi.f ~een yc;us. By tbat in the natural course .of events, and remain until action is forthcoming. Mr. Larson has time, the population of the country will paid out considerable sums of money in damages to autoists inc;rease by twenty millions. to repair cars caused by this deplorable condition. He is The fanners, more than any other not allowed to fix the road. The County claims it oannot fix c1ass, are interested in <'anal d~vrl"p which would t;!l.:c. !1> ~r r the road because the State Road Commission has j udisdic- ment, Hoover has shown, i rum .;.j 'JC to tion. The State Road Commission or whoever is responsible twelve cents a bushel f ron• •he show no inclination to repair the road. freight charge of export w 1t ..at., ttn ·l Unless we get action within the next thirty days the mat- increase the price of \c.~ r:.;<ll' ter will be held over for .another year on account of winter wheat by tha-t amount oe, tnJ,.hrl fr""'Zi n g. P rotessor Hemps, of B udl\f:l~"~l. i!IJ Do we want this street repaired ? The Journal would like reported to ha ,.e per r.~cted a n~"· to hear from people interested and a plan of action outlined. cure for hydrophobia, better [han tht We will go with anybody anytime to investigate this matter Pa.steut antitoxin. In one year 3,063 th(n·o]y and trv. if possible, to fix the blame. persons bitten by mad cats and dogs Of course if we don't want it fixed that's another an o-le./ were all cured, anq ~very one of ' O ' o them, except four, w1thm a few days. T:kat's good news, but it would be VOTERS FORGET QUICKLY better to wipe out hydrophobia as the There is a hig scrap on now in County Politics. Reports Britis~ have d~ne. Every dog is are .out that the Editor of Tile Utah Statesman has been kept m qu~rantme for a necess~ ~Y 1 d "11 b · d h ler:gth of hme, and no hydrophou 1a arrestenrl f or_ l'b I e an . WI e tne s. ortly_. W_e can re31d be- c:1sc was known in England until retwe-en the hnes •a nd know that this Editor IS now m the j ccnd_,., when a flier brought a d0g heiQ"hth of his glory. He has waited for this opportunity t!1rougl; thr: ai::-, escaped th.e qu~ran for monti1s. He can now unfold his trump cards__,stench or hne ., ..,. -~·.:ted a small epidemic. no stench--because the other fellow struck the first blow Th · ~t of heaith is cleanliness, and its all in self-defense. And he can publish the facts as iP-si(!e a., out. Clean lungs, clean j the:v are unfolded in the trial. b:oou, clean tn;nking prolong liie T!he Utah Stj:ltesman will no doubt have some glorious an{cl~J~~',d~~~~sLlled thousands and revel•ations in the next issue, Saturday of tilis week. We was locke: 1 upon as a neces sary visifeel that hjs opportunty was never greater to do the people t:::.ti on from above, was another word ar r, +he voters a signi:fican t service. f or ft: th. But. In A£rica a strange, destructive · fev er swept across the great dark .-.,\tter a11 IS sm"d nn d d one. th ' e vot ers WI"11 go t o th e po11 s, continent, 60,000 were killed by it, (part of them) and vote STRAIGHT REPUBLICAN, just quaran:ine sta tions were established as if nothing had happened. Earthquakes, fires and pesti- without success. lence have no effect. Tiley start laying plans for each elec-tion when the previous one closes the polls. The Democrats Soap, W<~ter and disinfectant would have done the work. Disease is carand other parties never start until a month or two before 1·ied by vermin. Beton=: acking why election day. the natives do not fr~e themsch cs But there i.;;: no cau~e for alarm--the voters will vindicate of the vermin, we must rcmcmk:r the accused officials at the polls the first opportunity. And that it isn't so long in this country , since country people looked upon the don't forget that. absence of vermin as a sign of ill 1 ------u00-----health. Tile best salesman the autopwbile companies have is Mr. They thought the tidy children Pride of the buyer. abandoned, unhealthy children. Th ey a.lso thought that the mosquito's bite, Pt:Illman sleeping car receipts for 1926 were $81.834,317. , which actually put malaria in the --which shows that it evidently pays to work while others blood, ·was a good cure for malaria. sleep. Michigan puts new "no-limit" speed law into effect. Evi- Mr. Will C. Wood, California's dentlv th~ state motto is: "No pedestrian shall es-cape." superintendent of Public Instruction, says that ~hoot hours .should be Being the under dog in any kind of a mix up gets a lot made longer, and recommends legis. of sympathy for anyone-while tfie thing most desired at lation to the effect. He ia mistaken, such times is a little as,s istance. the h.~un ahould be made 1horter if A certain percentag-e of the alcohol seized and confiscated there 11 to be any change. "b·. · f ' b · t ed to th U S Two hours a day, or three at the by the f ede~al prohi lh.on or~es. IS ~Ing u.rn · e . . . most, a ehild properly tau• . hnt could Postal SerVlce "to be used" It lS said "chiefly as an anti- learn al ibat It• mind eoukl abaorb freeze in postal -automobile trucks."-It is said. in one .,.. )fo bowrs ol Mmli&'ht sMu14. be ta•t ......,, -· • n , aa~•rilr. -c,_..~.....,.~-~i-*1- ~~~......,.~~t-ll_'f_n_c_ ·l,. I j .. ..n1fiy:j!:fi!:fiYiYJy;y;y;y;y;y;!fi!fi!:fi!:fi!fiY1!fi!:fi!fi!:fi!:h .. ' MEAT BUILDS STRENGTH • • Meat is a necessity always but especially during the cool days of autumn. Begin now to build up resistance to winter hazards. Meat quickly supplies warmth and nourishment. Your body needs it. Fresh Ineats~that are appetizing, whole some and satisfying-are always to be found here. The very best cuts at the lowest prices. 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