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Show PROGRESSIVE OPINION AMERICA UBER ALLES SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT English Town Loses Almost All Its Men KENT. War haa drained the village of Eynsford (Kent) of its male population. Virtually all its young men and 80 per cent of its bachelors have answered the call and Eynafbrd has become a colony of women. The church has lost its choir, the weekly dances have been canceled for lack of partners, and the girls' only recreation is making bandages and knitting for the National News our Without Fear Comes or favor Some Advantages of Public army. New School Meets Educators Dream Before the disordered conditions in the world of today all the plans of men will fail. There is no wisdom in all the wise men of the world. They are mere children before the march of destiny. Right at thcirelbow, as near as their hands and feet, lies the remedy within the lids of one Book, but they will not take it. The Bible contains the one and only plan, the plan that cannot fail, that has no flaws or imperfections, the plan which, if willingly adopted and honestly lived up to, would be to suffering people and pining nations what the sun of heaven is to the plant life of the earth. 9 Equipped With All Modern Conveniences. far cry DYERSBURG, TENN. A from the little red ichoolhoiue la the new $307,000 Djrersburg high school cells, complete with inter-roocommunications, hospital clinic and everything else educaAnyone who can do a thing or say a word to encourage, intors and scientists have dreamed of for years. millions of povertyspire, uplift and give hope to the beaten-dow- n The building is constructand war-riddhuman beings in the world today -stricken ed in the latest style, with soundproof will be rendering a service that will stand to his credit both ceilings in classrooms, corridors here and in the hereafter. If anyone has the saving word and the library, glass bricks on the that will restore the souls and rehabilitate the bodies of those stairways to give light, and a auditorium, comparable with who have been reduced to practically nothing let him break the best theaters. away from bis money-makin- g pursuits and stand forth for the To save students from running world needs him as never before. But the truth is that no liv-- 1 back and forth with notes from die main office a radio system has been ing man can do it. All he can do is to repeat and reemphasize Through it the principal the words which have been in the world for nearly two thous-- j provided. can speak to any classroom and can and years, and which were spoken by a Wanderer, a Friend of1 even tune in to see what lesson is taught or if the students are every man, who lived in Galilee and was martyred for Truth, f being throwing books around or tearing up the streamlined desks. "ElecliThe nations have been living in sin. They have forgotton1 tric eyes" control lighting in the God and are out of harmony with His laws. They have en- -! brary. The departments for domestic throned pleasure and money as their gods. Nothing but sinand manual training are cere and genuine repentance will reestablish them. They will science fully equipped. There is a mddd learn this in the crucifying fire now sweeping the earth. apartment, complete in every respect, seven individual kitchens sinks and stoves, and with built-iThe following from the late Robert G.IngersoI is very app a clinic consisting of two rooms with ropriate to these times and proves that the great agnostic had j standard hospital beds and medical in his heart a great deal charity. Some Christians might learn equipment The library will accommodate 300 puplla at a time and the from this eloquent paragraph of charity. adjoining music room is sound'Let us do away forever with the idea that the care of the sick, proofed. of the helpless, is a charity. It is not a charity : it is a duty. It The school, three stories high. Is is something to be done for our own sakes. It is no more a constructed of reinforced concrete with a white brick exterior. It procharity than it is to pave or light the streets, no more a cha- - vides ample and comfortable acrity than it is to make a system of sewers. It is all for the commodations for 1,000 students. Even the interior painting carries purpose of protecting society, and civilising ourselves. n note of the out the streamlined architectural style. and talented columnist photo-electr- ic BruckarFs Washington Digest Universal Military Training Plan Will Encounter Stiff Opposition Government Owned Monopoly to Control Trade in South America Surplus Products of North and Also Faces Serious Consideration. m m en 750-se- i n ultra-moder- That popular Dorothy Thomp-- : 4 son puts her fingers on some of the weak spots in Democracy, Device Permits Color or rather on what the high and the shrewd and the cunning Photo of Inside of Body have done to democracy. A plea of guilty must be entered to A device for WASHINGTON. But democracy, noblest dream of making color pictures of the inside entered to the following: man, what crimes have we committed in your name, that you of the human body was announced suffer now such bloody agonies? When did you degenerate on by three Atlanta physicians. G. Ballenger, Dr. Harmachine? When did oldDr.P. Edgar the political side into a filthy McDonald and Dr. Reese C. Coleman reported in the Southern you degenerate on the economic side to a Surgeon, a medical Journal, that did labor become When instead bosses racketeers stagnation? had adapted a miniature color of democratic leaders of strong and prideful guilds? When did they camera to a cystoscope, one of the society become a perpetual war instead of a family in which four types of telescopes used to exeach member performs his function under an authority that plore inside the body, and had made of the bladder's intelives by the respect it commands and not by naked force or photographs rior. votes that arc manipulated or seduced? When did you forget Surgeons here declared that the camera also might be adapted to that hospitality that forever indicates heroes? vote-buyin- g money-worshipi- ng One of the most dramatic battles in the history of consumer cooperation in the U. S. was told to the world for the first time when the June 15 issue of Business Week Magazine reported the inside story of business interests to kill the first coop oil refinery by cutting off its supply of crude oil. statement by Marshal Petain of France shows very clearly what happens to a nation when it follows the path of pleasure and sin. In the crucifixion of his country he has given out that one of the reason is as follows: Since the victory of 1918 the spirit of pleasure haa prevailed over the spirit of sacrifice. The people have demanded more than they have been willing to give. They wanted to spare themselves effort. Today misfortune has come. A . Those who say the nation could have done more to ward preparedness in the past few years do not know what they ar talking about. When the president first warned the nation and the world that there would be war in Europe he was called a warmonger, politicians and congressmen and business mep, even Sen. Borah snd Henry Ford bawled out that there would be no war. What false prophets they were. And how little they know about the dangers of the immediate future. Every nation will be involved. The conflict threatens every person on earth. No man or set of men, no party, group or nation can maintain peace until Destiny carries out its program. ! They who multiply poverty in an already distressed world; they who increase by millions the number of widows and they who fill the highways and byways with a multitude of dispossessed refugees who wander without money and food; they who kill the flower of the nations young manhood; they who bring fear and sorrow and suffering; they who destroy cities and kill hope in the hearts of men should forever be listed among the damned. orp-an- s; GARLAND, TEXAS, population 1,421, reduced its rates 10 per cent at its municipal plant and still made enough profit so that it was able to reduce taxes 40 per cent on the $100 of valuation. CANBY, OREGON, population only 744, reduced rates over 30 per cent to begin with and made several other reductions during the 16 plant bas been municipally owned. And in addition to that, the net earnings of the plant have made and saved the city $158,838 in the 16 1 2 years. Cleveland, O., has a maximum or retail rate of 3 cents a kilowatt. Seattle has a 5.5 cent maximum rate. But Tacoma, Wash., has probably the lowest rates of all. The maximum is 4 1 2 cents per k. w. h. but it scales down to as low as of a eent for cooking, heating and other domestic uses whiou is the lowest rate on the continent for that class of service. - 1- -2 Weve buildcd the church but is it not vain While women sufler and men are slain? Yes, churches are vain in the lands today Where human wreckage is swept away. The people are hungry for truth and bread; Why do we give them a stone instead? Morgan instruments used to examine the interior at the head, lungs and stomach. With these instruments, it is possible to peer into the body cavities through a series of lenses arranged in a flexible tube which has a tiny electric light bulb on the end. It is also possible to perform delicate operations with long instruments that are thrust through the tube and manipulated with the aid of the light Council Keeps Tradition, Meets for 264th Year BURLINGTON, N. J. Marking one of the oldest traditions in the nation, members of the Burlington, N. Proprietors met for the 264th J, year to elect members to the coun- cil. The tradition was begun in 1876 when William Penn and his associates divided the province into East and West New Jersey for colonization and government In keeping with the custom of their forefathers, the present proprietors hold an outdoor session on a main comer, afterward Journey ing to a An all and tradition-steepeoffice. d Model Railroad Operated By Dartmouth Students HANOVER, N. H. Its purely sci- entific, this Nigger Island and Pompanoosuc railroad'' on the third floor of Thayer school at Dartmouth college here. But there's no denying the fact that the 400 feet of track, 185 feet on a complex double-looand the complete rolling stock in miniature is a small boy's paradise. And 13 students and two faculty members of Dartmouth colleges Thayer school of engineering, who operate the railroad, forget to be scientific occasionally. The "road" takes its name from a nearby river. p, Glaciers May Disappear In Glacier National Park GREAT FALLS, MONT. A gla- cierless Glacier NaUonal park is envisioned here by Dr. G. E. Ruhle, park naturalist, but not this century. Ruhle, naturalist at the rugged northern Montana beauty spot for 12 jrears, said the glaciers in the park will disappear in a century if they continue to become smaller at the rate they have for the past 10 years. Try on Shoes Like These And See How They Feel BERLIN. An official announce- ment said that types of shoes that can be purchased without a special ration card Include those made from (1) old bicycle tires; (2) old hats; (3) remnants of artificial silk stockings; (4) leather from old shoes; (5) straw; (6) wood. High By WILLIAM BRUCKART Service, National Press Bldg., Washington, D. C. WASHINGTON. It begins to appear that President Roosevelt again has put his head out as a target for political pot shots. Indeed, the reaction thus far to his proposals for universal military training for all youths in the United States and his plan to create a WNU From a political standpoint the President has taken a long chance. That is more apparent as each day passes. United States Is Not Looking For Any 'Military Trouble It is to be remembered, first that Ownership Scarred by the years of battle for farm ownerKhip and tl opportunity to obtain for his wife, hie family, and his coni nity, those necessities and comforts they are entitled Kwi farmer is digging in, determined that the rural areas shall t served with power without paying tribute to the oulMretd hand of greed. He has fought to preserve the natural rerourl! of our State and nation ; be has contributed his meaper camii to promote legislation permitting cities and others to themselves through public ownership of power. Out of the efforts the citisens of our cities have available to then then portunity of public ownership. How can we arrange it so the will be no more disheartened widows, aged and others have had their life earnings taken from them by private companies? What would be said of public ownership if It dS such a thing? How can we arrange it so that farmers can cheap power for irrigation and for other farm purposes? t. answer is clear. It is the distribution of ELECTRIC Powpi FOR 8ERVICE AND NOT FOR PROFIT." THE TIME IS RIPE FOR ACTION, LETS GET COIN TEN (10c) CENTS ADAY " the United States and its peoples are not a military nation, not a naAnd your spare time in the employ of a local of the Annuit tion looking for trouble. In another phase, it is to be remembered Benefit Federation for a period equal to three full years.wiUi that there are some 2,000,000 fellows cure for you when you are 65years of age or older, anfcnnuity i who got their feet stuck in French off gigantic government French mud and who fought $26 75 A MONTH FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE owned monopoly to cooties as well as German attacks. prodall surplus buy the amount for your wife if or when she is C They are scattered throughout the plus one-haucts in North and United States. I know of few of iwo of you as long as you both live, Do not ni for the South America bid those fellows who ever want to see $38.62 fair to develop as wonderful this are lect saying opportunity to any more of war. They much, or more, heat so with great freedom. They have FOR YOUR OLD AGE PROVIDE than did Mr. Roosconvinced their friends and neighC. write T. or See for Winn, Pres., 150 No. Main, Salt I Jibe Ci evelts program bors and the families. So, from a packing the Supreme court of the general philosophy of peace and the United States two years ago. expressions of experiTfomendous opposition has sprung ence, it strikes me that universal up to each of these plans, but the military service will not get very opposition comes from different far now unless the entire New Deal quarters and for different reasons. political machine can be used to As far as my survey has gone, iff run over the opposition as Hitler's course, there are many duplications armies overran France. among opponents, but it must be In another way, I think Mr. Roosesaid that the fundamental objection velt made a big political mistake to each comes from a different base. sponsoring universal military by as Reasons for the two proposals, service for use when the nation is stated by those who are working not at war. It builds up a Republiwith Mr. Roosevelt on the plans, can opposition and supplies that are to be found wholly in the fear opposition with an added type of Stat that Hitlers legions armies and criticism to be used in the forthfifth column workers' will invade coming presidential campaign. And file Western hemisphere, sooner or from what I hear, the Republicans later. Whether this fear is wholly are going to use ltl genuine or partly political. I cannot Now, concerning the great monopsay; yet that fear is being used to oly for handling all surplus prodthe utmost to force acceptance by ucts of the Western hemisphere: congress and the general public of a The idea behind this gigantic carexthe to two-pameet program and directed tel government-owne- d pected invasion that is thus far just the dream that is proposed to be a mirage. The program, of course, comes from the wave of hysteria made into a reality is that there is infiltrawhich has been allowed to develop, as much danger at German as tion business through through for been openly promoted at has armed forces. Moreover, it is held political purposes. There is thus far no clear cut pro- that with Hitler and his gang domiEurope, they will dictate gram on universal service. Gen- nating That is to say, Hitlers Nazis trade. for the it provides erally speaking, not only will determine who will training of youth of 18 for (me year. sell to those peoples under his steel It is not entirely a training on the drill field or in camp. It includes boot, but they will decide the terms at which the products will be sold. training in work behind the front That is to say, men must be trained The school of thought behind the in airplane factories, in handling monopoly plan contends that such a control of international markets will planes on the air fields, in gun facNorth and South tories, powder factories, bridge mean wrecking American trade. building, transportation and general automotive work and a thousand Contention Holds That Hitler other lines of service, each at which Assay Plant at Nsw Intarmountaln Experiment Station, must contribute active and complete Will Influence All Trade U. 8. Bureau of Mines, nsar University of Utah. collaboration when the boys with Further, it is contended that the guns and bombs are out in front small, or even great, corporations In winning the west, mining Washington. D. C., and takei of tl in North and South America will of the enemy. generally preceded agriculture, tbs rightful piece In the heart find themselves so thoroughly browrailroads and manufacture. The lure mining industry where It can M Both Girls and Boys of the underground and tba swirl- ter serve ths mines and the beaten by the Hitler tactics that ing gold pan brought thousands tlon. Might Bo Included they will yield to whatever methods across the desolate plains to settle That is the general thought. There the Nazis desire to employ. All of The building cost spproxtaitdcm tba western country. are those in the administration, how- which, they say, will mean that $300,000 snd In It Is equipment Salt Lake Valley In the last 90 Ing In ths neighborhood of ever, who would go much further. Nazi agents will be all over the odd years has grown to ba tba A staff of 40 person has bees u They would make universal military place, speaking their pieces and pronations leading mining and smelt- ad to the station which will training embrace both boys and moting their propaganda. City at ing center. This has attracted many the payrolls of Salt Lake T would the train girls. They girls So, comes then the plan for a $100,000 Py and approximately other dependent 18 or 18 years to fit into a great many directs giant corporation that would absorb industries to the valley The station is under the war auxiliary equipped to make all of the products of the Western of Dr. R. 8. Dean, chief of the have which to rlchen the helped uniforms and medical supplies and world. This corporation, in the minds enluti state. lurglcal division, who has to m expert produce and pack the proper foods of fiie dreamers, would be so powertechnical of n group The latest building of Importance wort out nra and that sort of thing. And this ful that it could tell Hitler and his attracted to Salt Lake valley as the duct research, snd confront the 10 group within the President's official gang where to get off. The comthat problems direct result of the Importance of operator. family would have all at those boys pany on this side of the Atlantic mining. Is ths nsw Intarmonntaln and amall mining and girls do this work and do it could say to Hitlers of the tU Station of ths United Experiment representatives, The objective with almost no compensation, ex- in effect, we will trade with States Bureau of mines. Depart- not only to assist the mnlnti you, cept their own food and clothes. In but you will not take advantage of ment of Interior. Establishment at try ns It Is today with It mWP other words, if the extremes are us; we are too big. If you don't 8alt Lake City of this department problems, but Is atao has added a new half a million dot search into metallic attained in this direction, it would trade with us, you get nothing over " lar Industry to Balt Laka City, Ilea which szlit her, 1 mean adoption practically of the here. which will undoubtedly increase in now produced remmerctally. methods employed by Hitler, MusAll of which sounds swell. It its industrial, commercial and cut this station snd it cPMe solini and Stalin in the training for P sounds like hard boiled stuff. But . tural importance to ths city and the may corns development military service. will not work, and no really sane nd ! i it western Industrie ths in now future. territory Of course, the congress will nevbelieves it will work, in adThs new structure Is located at the state and the nation er agree to such a thing as that person it has all of 1600 East First South Just east of established. There would be a public revolt dition, that can bethe elements of sn crowded into the University of Utah campus. K danger Work of ths burwu against any such program, but I the meaning of the word la ths first time in history that ths confined to Utah, hut ta "regimenacrelate these details because they tation. metallurgical division has left and to the nation u tually are being discussed by men ' The first reason it will not work is in key positions in the Presidents because there is not the chance of a cabinet in the nether regions that I doubt also that congress can be snowball of the South American nations driven into adoption of any military all 464! s. service program of a compulsory will Join. Unless It embraces evloday-Wawill flop of Its own it erything, in are There a character. dangers world so upset as ours is of this weight And if all of the South Americans do come, where is a day. No one can dispute that On the other hand, congress has voted guaranty that they will stay in? They think some six or seven billion dollars to have Jumped the traces so many be spent for defense preparation, times that there is little faith to ba REPAIRING O.K. and unless that is wasted, as some placed in their agreements. Another reason is that if such a billions have been wasted in recent years, there ought to be some corporation attempts to take all of Right Thinking BHnp worthwhile defense structure result the surplus, there must be control of SHOESHOP Good RmoHs from use of that money. The pres- production, complete and final conent defense program, as it stands trol of production of food and fiber When yon think of having Jobs at Moderate Prte today, provides a regular army at and materials of every known HM. 414 Sou State Sweet; yonr Shoes Repaired 400,000 men the largest peacetime If there is no such control, the corwill find itself ownA poration of in our shortly history. navy fightarmy ing ships which will be the largest ing an accumulation of several years' output, and more coming in fleet in all history will be constructed from these funds. Airplanes by because the world can and does profile thousands are provided for in duce more than it uses in a great will SI If mis the general defense program. many years. I might ask also for all persons to POT SHOTS stand who think that production control could be enforced in Mexico or Brazil or the Argentine or most any President Roosevelt's proposals for universal military training for other nation in the vast reaches of South or Central America. I might all U. S. youths and the administrations plan to create a governmensuggest further that if the Hitler t-owned market, as envisioned by the dream monopoly to buy all boys, is going to be the only mar surplus products In the Western 75 Bast 2nd. Sooth ket, ha might ba Just smart enough hemisphere, are due for a real poto say: Okey, boys, hold your stuff. litical storm, in the opinion at I win get along without ltl And William Bruckart, Washington Jewelry, Watch, Kodak Repairing what a lovely situation that would correspondent HethlnkstheywIU 40 Years In Halt Lake bet develop as much heat as the These two items will furnish much Supreme court packing issue. than ever We can serve lf word-of-mou- New Bureau of Mines Station Adds Materially To rt I Paper? Call us :SH0E 20-o- Alfred Sorensen. Progressive lively congressional debate. you better |