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Show Friday, February 1, 1929 THE MIDVAI_JE JOURNAL Curre Wit hair nizes the entlewoman ,, Conqueror Also Won Hungary to Use Films Fame as Statesman in Educational Work Punils of all grades In Hungary wlll he compeiled to dew educational fllmf-1, according to recent decrees of the ministry of public education. By the terms of Its concession the Hungarian Dutch Pedagogical company must arrange for all primary, grammar, higher grades and agricultural post-graduate schools, excepting the municipal schools of Budapest, one exhibition each month ot the school year. The programs are to be supervised by the ministry of public edu· RUNNING SHORT cation. Tile minister of the Interior llas <llr·eeted that In places not having "Your husband hasn't been home motion pidure~, thenters must arrange tor a long while has he?" asl;ed a to show the picture.~. The films will neighbor of the wife of a traveling be shown during regular school hours, salesman. and Pach child Is taxed an annual ad"No, but I hope he'll be here soon:• ml~~ion fpe of 40 cents, or 5 cents n "Anxious to see him, of course?" !lim. "I wasn't th!nldng of that, hut our last towel bas gone nnd I don't l~e lleve we'Ye got a cake of soap In the house." om Los Angeles Boy Needed Help NECESSARY PRACTICE City Lad-What are you jumping about on one foot for? Country Boy (visiting city)-I'm practicing-been invited to attend a bop. Perfectly Proper She trimmed him well, You may be sure. Gold digger? No, His manicure. • ., .,.,~ '"' ,, An Abandoned Claim The Lawyer-Yes, you have n perfectly good cnu~e of adion for breach of promise-, and, of course. the defendant will lm \"'e t11e privilege of appearing In court and making his own defense. 'l'he Client-If he's goin' to show up there's nothin' doin'. I llon't want to show the world wltilt a poor fish I've hooked. :-.· . -~""'" ,. l . Perseverance ~Irs. Ca;;ser-SI e i" the most de· terminer] woman I e\·er snw in my life. :.\Irs. l.h;sen-Stul.Jboru eh ~ 1\Ir~. Ca<:st•r-~ot 1 xadly; hut she's 1 the type that would sit on the top of · a bus in t·n!ny weather in order to show her new h:-tt. < '$ -~· X. "TiiE THREE RUTHS"-(L.to R.) RUTH BRYAN OWE.N 1 RUTH PRAT~ RUTH HANNA Mc(ORM\CK 7 ~Irs. Huth Hanna McCormiclt of Illi· nois, and M1·s. Huth Pratt of New gress npen!<, Speaker Nich· York. "\\"hal's In a name?" was olas L!mgworth pruhably n~ked once more when they were candidates In the last election, and there will have frequent occasion to say "The chair wns evidently something In the name recognizes the gentlewom· Ruth, for all three were electetl. Or ::rn from , ' and Ar· If you prefer a Biblical figure to a f::hakespearean, It might be said that kan~as, California, ~·lori da, Illinois, KE'ntu<:ky, l\la!'t· these three modern Ruths were sucsachusetts, l\'ew .Jersey or cessful gle:m!'rs of votes In the poNe-w Y or!;, mn.v he thP ll tical field of 10:!8. or the group of fi\'e congresswomen state which he will name who haYe sprved previous term,;, Mrs. to complete that stateNorton Is the only one who may be ·' ment. For the new consaid to ha\'e come to congress "in her gress will have In Its ni!'Dlll!'t'Ship no own right." All of the others, In a less than eight women uwmhc>t·s of th,> fashion, inherited their congres~lonul hou>oe of rPflre~entati'"es. the largest mantles from their hushands. l\!rs. nmnucr In Its history. Kahn, M1·s. Roger:>, and Mrs. Oldtield, In IH17 Jeauuette Hankin of ~lon arewiclows who were appointed or tap_a attracted nationwide atlPntion as elected n ftt.>r the deaths of their hus· the tirst w•·rn:ln to he elec·t<•cl to eonhands. Mrs Langley was elected by gress. as dill i\li~s Alll'e f{olwrtson of the pC'nplt• of her state us u "vlndi· Ol;lahoma when she was · S<·nt to \Vnshin;.:ton by tlse vcHers of the Silon- cation" of her husband. formerly a er stnte In 1!121. But so nceuHtmned · rPpre:=;entath·e, who had heen convict· ed of vic,fation of the Pl'Oh!hit!on have we hcl'ome to the idea of womlaws. £·n In hi~h puhlie oflic·e that the sPat· Of the tlll"(•C new con~resswomen, III', of eight women In congres~ thi"' two may also be said to hu ve "inherit· yt>ar will not cause ns mneh comment t-d" their mantles iii a difft-r·pnt fash1.1~ the ~enting nf hut one did twel\·e ion. Mrs . .McCormick Is the dnughter years a;.:o. of the late Senator !\lark Hanna of To flye of the cnngrC'ssw"men, an swering the roll <'nil in the house of Ohio and the widow of the late Sena· representntlves will he no ~pecial nov- tor Medill MrCormlck of Illinois. Mrs. elty. fo1· all <'f them !':en-erl in the Sev- o,,·en is the daughter of William Jennings Bryan, once a member of conentiPth con~,r!'~S. In fa<·t thnt congn~ss but more famous as a canu!date gress l'P[lresente<l the S!'tonrl term for for President in 1896, 1900 and 1908 th re of the-m-Mrs. f'lorence Prng Kahn of California, l\frs. Edith ~ourse and s~>cretary of state under President \Y!Ison. Mrs. Owen has another disHoger~ of ~!a~s;lC'hll!'tctt~. and ~Irs. tinction-that of being the only for1\lary 'f. 1'\or.toon of New .Jersl'y. 1\trs. KathHinP Lnrr;.:IPy of K<•ntud;y was mer Br!t!sh suhje('t, since the early days of the republic. to be elected to elel'tf~\l to the SeYentieth <'<.mgrPss anrJ 11 sPat in congre-ss She is the widow 1\lrs. William A. Olrlfield of Arkansas was nppnintl'cl to that IJncly to fill thP nf Maj. Reginald Owen of the British unexpirPci term or her hushanrl who army who died In 1!127 from wounds recel\'ed In campaigns ngn!nst the hnrl rlied. A11 - five ot tlll'~e con;;re~swomen Tmks dn1·ing the World wnr. Although Mrs. Pratt has no such were re-eledl'd to 1he ~e,·euty-tirst politital heritage as the other two congress la"t 1\'ovt.>r/\IWr and 1 he new Huth!'t, she hocl nchit>,·ed diRtinction In congre!).'< will ,.;ee th' sistt•r·lwocl in the h!'r own !':tnte hefon~ she entered the b(luse nugmeuto·d h~ •'the three Ituth!'(' national nrena. As a menrher of the -Mrs. Hnth Br~·an Owen of !<loricla. By ELMO SCOTT WATSON HE.· the Seventy-first con- Tricky Japattes~ Art Japane-se s<·repn!" [ieturlng the gnarled Japnnese pine tree seldom show the whole tn!e. Usually only 'the huge lrutJI; !<; J=;)Jown, with thfo' r<•st of the tree appear!ug to go out at the tap of the sen•pn This Is IH'rause the IU"tiJO;tS w!E>h to gi\·e an lmprt>::;, ion of the 8izP of tl e tn•e. unrl i~ r~·pf!'al of the imagina{i\·e quality of .JnpanPse art. In the sn me wa v the :;aercd Ul-:iUD · tnln F'tJjiynma !l'l not r·ompl!'t!'ly p!<:tur·Nl 11s the pr·rsper perspN·tiYe as to Its size woulcl then be lo~t. There is 1.1 saying: ''One should npver paint Fttj!yuma without the mist nrountl Its lta~e. If thE' txl!"ie Is s!'en. one cannot understantl its slzP ·• ------ In the Balance ft wa!; 11 beautiful auturnn eveni::g. Tile. rirer \\"US lool;ing Ill Its uest when llora<'e luunthed the canoe nncl took bls place hes!tle !>lar·got In the stern. With a contet11ed look on her fDce, board of aldermen of ~ew York city, she enjoj·ed more than local fame as the "Lady Astor of Manhattan PolItics" noll as the "principal baiter ot the Tammany 'l'iger'' on many civic problem~. ------- Wise Mother Da.v before w!'!lding young hride complains to mother tl~ttt pl'Ospeetive husband '\\'ill not engage cook for the new household. Mother-Don't you worry about that, my de:.Pr; he will certain!~· change his mind after two or tlu·ee days of your cooking. Expressing It in French The Suleslady-Thnt lot of liugf'!'ie waists we got from ~ew York don't seem to go very well. The .l\1anage-r-Adverti~e 'em us our latest importations from Pari:s, the "pique-about model." Leroy Young, 111( Georgia f;t., Loi' An· gel!'~. Is a "regular fellow," u c t 1 ,. e I n s)'ort!':, and at the top in his <·ln:s~es at school. To lool; nt him no\Y, you'd thin!' l!£.:2:~§!!!2::..._...1 he never hac1 u <l a y' :':' l<iclme~s hut his mother Rays: "When Leroy was just n littll' fellow, we found his stomach nn1l bowels were weak. lie kept suffering from <'On· st!patlon, ~othing Ire ate agrped with him. lie was fretful, fneri"h and puny. "\\"hen we started ghing him Cali· fol'llla Fig- S~TUP l1is C'ondition improwcl quicklj'. Hb constipation nnd hiliou~ne~s stoppe1l and he has had no more trouble of that 1\ind. I lnl\·e since ll!'ted C'aliforn!a Fig f::yrup with him for eolus and up~<'t ~pells. He liJ;cs It hecau~e It ta~te;; so g-ood nntl I like it because it hE'Ips him so wonderfully!" 1 Cullfomia Fig Syrup ha~ been the trusted standby ot mothers for O\'Pr 50 ~-enrs. Leading physicians recommend It. It Is purely wget.able and works with ~ature to regulate, tone and stre-u.c:then the stoma<"l1 and bowels of children so they gl't full nourishment from the-ir food and waste Is eliminated in a normal way. Four million lJottlPs m;ed a ~-ear shows how mothPrs dPpPrlll on it. AI· wn~·R look for the word "l'alifon ia" on the carton to be ~urc of ~dling the genuine-. Slow ReadingAn Iuulanapolis newspaper m •1 who Is widely known in the Wl"itit,g fratel"Jlity for hi;; drolleries re '!•ntry acqu!recl a set of the "fh·c-foot sht.>lf" books on t'll' tleferred payr11ent pi Ill, taldrg tl e dt>fened option '"or a!. it lltcant. Flr.allv a coll<·etor found ·rim nt the typewrlfer anu S'J.c,gesterl set tlcmrnt. ''.:\fy wonl," lntllnrd the drr II Ill'<'. "Ynu here again'! l'n• paicl fllr tllrel' fpct of that llanlPtl outlit nlrc· ltl.l' an•l bavPu"t n ad nn inch ~·ll." America's "Red !jea" One<' l't'ystal t·lt nr aud pur<'. t!H wntPt' of u small lul;c ];, mi!••» s• n't• nf :\l:lricopa, ('alif.. Is now ltlnod rc•d un!l is so ... tri'IJ;.:I~ ilnprt>gnnterl 1\"ilt• rJ,incrals as to he unlit for cll'inl\in:! nurpn~P"The p hf'n nml'noll a It nil' I ptf tl.e ntrt•nlinu of dterni~ts at tire IJni 'ersit~· of ('uliforui:J, :11111 tlil',\' ~~t.r Ill" •·•tlorin~ of the 1\"atc•r h; clue tn tl11· ..:ut!'P \Pg"f'tnti·•ll, !"ci<,ulillc:Jil~· ldhl\\'t. ·:~ di;rlnm~. tlint ~an• I lit• !:1 d ""'" ''' lllihlit a! r~~~~: n~ In fact, all of ti.Je congresswomen have had political experience which fits them for the roles they are to play In the new congress witb Its record numher of women members. !\Irs. SOUNDED BRAND NEW :\lcCormick's Introduction to publ!c life was as secretary to her father, Senator Mark Hanna, dm·ing the secLookin;:r Hopeful ond McKinley campaign. As a help· \\'ifc (during- rpJalTI'I)- \"olll"l' hemate for her husband during his ca· •.'llnir:g al.solLJit>ll" llltht•aralil<• 11 will reer in Washington, her knowledgl! <()•111 Ill' irnpn,.;;ilriL• to liu; witlt yuu of politics increased. llu..,hnwl (llllfll'flllly)-!ln\\' soou'tAlthough Mrs. Langley was her L~ondou Til-Bits. husband's successor in congress, she had hacl political experience of her own bl'fore that time. She was the first woman member of the Republicnn state central committee In Kentucky and sen·ed as vice chairman. She was the first chairman of the state organization of Republican wom:\1usic-ian (llftl'r playing) - "TIIi:s en, no altcrnnte to the national RE'· \'iolin is uy 8 ;.:real uwker-ft's two publican conYention In 1!120 and a del· humired ~·eurs old." \"isit•n·-"(;, on. egate In l!l~4. 'man-thot violin snunds like It!< .Mrs. Norton's distinction lies In tne brand new." fact that she was the first Democratic woman to be elected to congress. She Looked Like an Ant has b<'cn a soc•ial senlce worker In From my ~ky!'craper'8 tall retreat. t h" day nurseries In Jersey City, hu<1 I saw my uncle on the street. sene<! on the Democratic stale com- And laughed to note thai from lh..tl slant mittee, was delegate at large to tllP. My uncle lool;ed Ju~t like an ant. Democratic national committee an'l • has been a member of the ~ew Jerse.v Travel Effects ~tate legislature. "How do you like Flnrenc·e?" Ex<:<'Pt as "congres~lonal wives," "Lovely-e~pecially the Doge's palMrs. Kahn nnd Alrs. Hogers had ace." had no political expe1·lence pre"l"But that is in \"en ice.'' ous to their election to congress. ''Really-then we mut;t ha' e tumed Neither had Mrs. Oldfield, but as the over two pages of the gnide book.'' wife of the Democratic "whip" In tbe house, who was always successful In Her Beat lining up members o! his party in crit· Gene-So ~ou really want me to leal measures, she always mani!esteo visit you? a keen interest In the work o! that Milardl' es, please do. I've been body nntl thus was amply edncated for terribly lonesome since my little puppy her duties when she was eterted to dog died. congrPss herself. I the girl put one hand oYer the side and dangled It In the water. The canoe gave an unpleasant wobble. ''DParest,'' said Horace in alarm, "you'll haYe us over I We must keep the boat well balanced." She nodded, a little frightened. For some time they drifte-d along without stirring. Then :\Im·got addressed her swain. •·Horace,'' she said, In a tlmld \'Oice, "would It be sar.~ If -if I :=;hifted my caramel over to t11e other si!le of my mouth ?"-London Answ~rs. To Cut the Hi~rb Coat Miss Homantique-1 wl~h the men would revive the old cavalier styles of dress. I thlnl; they're simply lovely. l\Ir. Hnrdfax-Sarne here. I'm thinking of t11e money we'd ~Ye witll bair cuts at six bits n clip. It I he history of Akbar the Great were confineu to the lon.g list ot his territorial conquests his name would on their account alene find a high place among those mankind delights to remember. But It ts as a clvll administrator that his reputation Is cherished In India after more than three and a quarter centuries. Com· paring the area ot his empire with tilE' corresponding area, now under Brit· Ish rule, It has been cnlculate<l thnt Akbar in his day obtulnerJ £15,500,000 wllet·e now only £13,500,()<)(} are oh· tHined. And this latter, too, Is an amonn t repre!<enting only one-half t.he (IUI'<.husing power of Alibar's £15,!",00, 000. Al;har also had some ldens on religion. lie railed in hi'> wlse men und had them Jell him all lhe th!'n known erePd~. Sdecting what he ron!;irleretl to he the lwst prll<'liel'~ ol tlwse It<' JH'omu•gated a nPw n~li~l.m for his country, hasiug it on natural t heolo~y. Eve1·y nwrning hi.' worl<lliped the "un in puiJIIc, u:s heiug the l'l'lll'l s<'ntative of till' soul that inhau· It.· the nnh·f'r:'e, while he himself wns wor·~Jtipf'd hy the ignorant multitud•'. -Detroit !\ew.s. Lanea Acrou Ocean <:ro~s!n~ the .\tlanti(', nntl lookin~ day after dny :wros~ the 'l""ast, plowed·flt>lrl of water>~, It is hart! for the lnllll'<man tn r·p:r lil;e that th<•re nre "lanE's" to whir·lt vesfwls are supp.o,·ed to keep ~tri<-tly. Yet end1 lite of steamers has its own l'OUte fixed hy ngree-m~>nt, mHl n!lllered to by <:arP· But some ful use of t11e compass. cnvtuins, It >:Pem~. nre inr·IinE'll to "cut coJTICr>;," and on "Innes" which eros;:: nnrl recro:-s this is n soUt·r·e of dan ger. Also the large nnmlwr of crossings is in it!'lEM 1·isky. So n rt•plan· ning of routPs has heen su;;g-Pstt rl by inSlll'nll(e companies. Safety First! \\"hen Caught 'Em Red-Handed Two l'ol umbia un! H!l':Si ty psycho!· o;..:il'ts making an hn·estigation to t{'-"t t11ei1' students for honesty nnd truth· fulness found t11e slmpli'Ht scheme wa!l to pa~s out n list of hool;s und ask n roomful of students to chedc those they had rend. 'fhrre were nlwnys some e>ne who tried to lllake them ~c-l\"e:; out to he bool;worms lly che(']; in;!; mcs:,;t of the title,;. In <loing- th~-' th!'y fell into a t1·ap f,1r sneral of the titles were just imaginary. He sur(' j·onr sin will find you out.- C'ap· IWI"'S \\ eel\ly . Powerful Water Jet The fa,.. test mr,~ lias ever tra 1·ele-cl on hu d, f<omewt1.rt better t 'ran ~QO miles an hour, ls e~eceuf'd hy tliP S})('l.'<l of the- \, ater ,iPt that drivl''> the wheels in the mw B 6 Crcrlc plunt of tlre :-;outhrrn ('nlifornio.l gdison corn pm.y, ~. ~·s l'opuL.tr .l\!Pch:l!lirs ~faga Zill('. Falll1 g ::!,:.:oo feet rlown thf' moun tnins!clf' thro rr.ll a big conclui•, tht "·1ter jlt, pa sln--; 1hrough 1111 "!%-incl. pipP, stril;p; ru< h hu('l,t t nf the \\:heeh "'th n \ c loeity of 2;:i;i mile:;; an hnur. rx<'J"tiu~:; nu Impart foree of UO,OOO fHJUn<lS. Must Be a Limit It is l'i:tinl! !l t!Jat in tile new talk· In:; films !'Yer.v sonn!l made hy the pl.:.,·er·s will he rl'lll'flllllt"t'cl Even the ,-plash of tho:-!' eun1·mons tears fallingin the p:lfh!'tlc cloJ=;l'·UPS?-London 1I 1111101 hi. Well Chaperoned ·•Wt•J·c· ~·nu per~nnally conducted on I"OJJJ' tom'( llo tlH' gno!l ill\":lriahly [ll"OSp!'r? nn• •·len•r l nou~h. the-y tlo. tr a ll':lll would lh·e in ahsolutP P"Ht'e !Jt' ~hn.lltl he blilHl, deaf nnd d illll h. To break a cold harmlessly amJ in a hurry try a Bayer Aspirin tablet. And for headache. The action of Aspirin is very efficient, too, in cases of neuralgia, neuritis, even rheumatism and lumbago! And there's no after effect; doctors give Aspirin to children-often infants. Whenever there's pain, think of Aspirin. The genuine Bayer Aspirin has Bayer on the box and on every table~ All druggists, with proven directions. No Small-Time StuB ..\Yirele,;s Is wourl~>rfuf -.I"P~lerrlay beard Tannhau~e~· "Oh, I rlon't oother nbuut those I little Btutiuns. I only ;:;et !'uris an(J London. ' l Physicians prescribe Bayer Aspirin; it does No·~ 2~feet the' heart odsl'l'h J,. tht tr:~de m:uk or r:.:;<r If U::~· •=·-- ~clu=e or Monoaceticacldester ot Sallqllcaclll |