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Show THEr DAILY HERALD Wished EVERT by The Herald Company. .' AFTERNOON WEEK-DA- T EXCEPT SATURDAY. , Entered aa second class mail matter June 11,1911,. postoffioe, Ptoto, Utah, under the Act of Karen S, 1871, B. - a RODQERS. w5 imm dfeu L.MlJ at the HI .Editor and Publisher Terms of Subscription: Delivered by carrier, 30 ceoU . month; by mall In Utah county, $3 a year; outside the county, 13.60 a year. i 2177 SWORN CIRCULATION tot TfiYrrinruTfoTnfu BASEBALL AND POLITICS. 3; Last Friday, two important events were happening in Salt Lake County; one was a baseball game at Cof4ht b O.APPUTON ANPCOMHU and another a Democratic state convention at the ter rang out so that the departing Tplbw, who Orpheum. At each of these points a Herald reporter f3wiT,tEe,lmireble Bobby might hear, the talk kept going. was stationed to gather the hews of particular interest When Dl had gone upstairs; Ina said "Mamma!" Monona shouted from to the readers of this paper. Each of these reporters her room. "Come and hear me to Lulu in a manner of cajoling conn say was asked to notify The Herald office by telephone of my prayers T dence: to was invited "Sister," she rarely called her results accomplished, and the public Monona, entered this request with make use of The Herald telephone service to get those precision on Ina's nastiest moments, that "why did you and Dl have the but she always rose, unabashed, and black Img?" results. So that after all it was a relief to ' went,, motherly and dutiful, to hear What followed? Lulu to hear Dwlght ask casually: as and the U function that havdevotions, At one place there was a baseball game, one "By tho way. Lulu, haven't I fat of living ran their two diing a decided bearing on the league race. Atrthe other process, some mall somewhere about T vided channels. a man was to be chosen to compete with another man She had "There are two letters ormfte dispatched this errand and in the election this fall as to who shall serve the people was table," Lulu answered. To Ina Mrs. when crossed Bett returning of this state in the United States senate. the lawn from Grandma Gates', where she added: "Let's go In the parlor. One would imagine that more people would be in- the old Dwlght lighted the gas. "Better turn taken comfort in terested in picking a senator than in baseball. But is Mrs. Belt's ministrations for an hour. down the gas Jest u little," said ha, h Mid-val- e, DI0F'Q:l to ' lady-ha- that a fact? are bad times for those who follow the paths "Mrs. Deacon" began Bobby, and stood up, very straight and manly before them all. But Dwlght intervened, Dwlght, i he father, the master of his house. Here was something requiring him to :ct. So the father set his face like a mask and brought down his hand on the rail of the porch. It was as If the sound shattered thousand filaments where? his voice was terrible, "Diana demanded a response, ravened among them.. t "Tea, papa," said Dl, very small. "Answer your mother: Answer me, Is there anything to this absurd toler No papa," said .DL. tremblings "Nothing whatever?" "Nothing whatever." "Can - you Imagine how such a ridiculous report started V "No, papa." "Very well Now we know where of regularity, the men who stay with the crowd, the politicians who wear the traces of partisanship easily. The men nominated for office in the insurgent upsets in the primaries may not fulfill their constituents' dreams of obtaining better government But they furnish abundanfproof that the voters are demanding something new. Lvnn W. Frazier. former league gov ernor who was recalled by the voters of North Dakota, ia the recrular HeDublican nominee for United States senator, yicePorter J. McCumber, regular, defeated. The Democrats of Texas must choose in a primary whether James E. Ferguson, who was im may peached and Ttanoved as governor, or .aarie field, shall be the United States senator. . Mr. Mayfield, thou srh not an avowed Kl Klux Klansman, has not "yets denied affiliation with that organization. Surely those two candidacies furnish a problem for the staid Texans "You Opened the Letter?" He In. who sunnorted Charles W. Culberson, the defeated sen quired Incredulously. rules care not for ator. Just to show that they did any "You opened the letter" voters Texas Representative occasions. the gave whatsoever, Thomas L. Blanjon, of Abilene, a big lead in the first we are. If anyone hears this report came In a tone of no deeper horror send them to me." than "You picked the flower" once' primary, although Republicans and Democrats in the repeated, but that satchel" said Inn, put to Lulu. "Well,, jar. to whom an Idea manifested national house nave irequenuy unnea in aecuu-uiless as a , Non-Partis- an r j. Port Douglas. Utah, Aug. S, 1923. Editor, The Herald. Dear Sir As I am the only member of the C M. T. C. from Provo, I thought I would write and. let the fellows know just what "they are missing. I don't know why more i fellows dldnt enlist in. the C. M. T. G, but If they knew what they are missing they would have joined. There are about 760 men here and only a very small percentage of these are from Utah. There are men here from Montana, Idaho and reason Wyoming, ana i curt see why there are more men from every W-Droflf-tt'demand r - 1 tSfo. J state officialdom. function than as a leech. "On moment," said Dwlght "Lulu will of course verify what the child has aid.1' you cannot settle this with Dl," , aid Lulu, "you cannot settle it with . ft .. ;., meV "A .,i said Dwlght shifty answer; Ton hart a genius si misrepresenting tacts, you know,. Lulu." .. . 'Bobby wanted to say something," said Ina, stm troubled. "No, Mrs. Deacon," said Bobby, She said nothing. As it is Impossible to continue looking Indignantly at some one who Is not looking at you, Dwlght turned to Ina, who was horror end sympathy, a nice half and half. "Tour siBter has been opening my mall,' ha said. "But, Dwlght, if it's from Nlnlan are all resting. "When Is the next' show?" asked the Sparrow. "Promptly at eight o'clock," said the "Doors open one hour Elephnnt. ahead of time so that people may come and see the most wonderful menagerie of animals ever shown before or since at any circus." "Gracious," said the Sparrow, "you said that off at a great rate." "I've beard that often enough," said the Elephant, "to know It by heart But it still has s thrilling sound to me even though I live in the circus. "And," he continued, there will be two performances of the one before the regular show In the tent to your right, ladles and gentlemen, and one at the end of the show In the big tent, together with the concert. The concert will be the greatest concert ever given before. "The tulent gathered together for this concert have come from all parts of the world, and they will sing and play for you, ladles and gentlemen. Price for tickets, only one dime, two nickels or ten cents. Ten cents admission to the concert. "Don't miss this chance, ladles and gentlemen. It Is worth the small amount you'll have to pay." "Chirp,cklrp, chirp," said the Sparrow. "I never heard so much tnlk In all my life." 0 "Then you aren't very familiar with circus people," said the Elephant. "Not very," admitted the Sparrow. "But you kept saying ladles and gen- side-sho- o'cock a. m. to 4 p. m., with an hour and a half for dinner. From 4 o'clock to 5:30 we have athletics. A fellow oaa choose just what form of athletics he wants to par tictpate in. The different companies have competitive sports every day. After supper there is always some kind of amusement. There is a picture show nearly every night; there is nearly always something else besides, In the form of band concerts and talks by the big men at the fort Every week there Is a ball game between the team here at the fort and the commercial teams of Salt Lake. They have a good library and writing room here at the fort where we can go If we do not want to go to the show. They also have a room with a piano and phonograph in it where we go when we feel musically ln-cllned. We have physical drill every morning for half an hour and everybody has to report for It. l -- Hello," Sald'the Elephant 1 r Larldh-Gbate- s Mortuary - i r t -- r , - A Distinctive - Service Phone 161, Provo ' r 1 - This Story Continued In the'.Ntxt Daily :r:.:.- . vt----'- ' lGsV OP iow AhO I hope that next year better represented at T.- - O 1 am sure H win people only realise what portunities the C. M. T. the young men of Utah. Yours truly. Utah will the C. M. be K the- - great op- C. offers EPH HOMER, JR. It's a wise man who keeps quiet about catching a big fish. I CAST For Infanta In Use For ( Always bears J tTrT ftf- the Signature oiWc 1 , . man doesn't have to be headed Necessity oi" ' your way to be going somewhore. Invention; but "Harems Crave Lipsticks' patent 'leutherf Sorry, but we are using them. f A The Denver & Rio Grande V Railroad System vl Wficer of the Receiver. WANTED -Herald 1 I Worker. .Competent To Take the Places of St BE r It Cor-- f M STEADY JOBS Standard Wages as Prescribed United States Railroad LaJ Is my mall," 1 THE say-bod- y Uemen' and there were no ladles and he reminded her. around. me if she might open gentlemen "She had asked "I was the only one listening to it. Of course I told her no." you." "Well," said Ina practically, "what "Habit, force of habit, young Sparhe does say said the Elephant row," low. have nothing more to say." own "I shall open the letter In my be added after a moment "But" , In a little while, when Bobby went time. My present concern Is this dis"you were going to tell me about your away, Dl walked with him to the gate, do did of wishes. you my Why ft was aa if, the worst having, hap- regard adventure." It?" "Ah yes," said the Sparrow, was pened to her, she dared everything now. Lulu smiled faintly and shook her on a log with a number of other spar rows and the log was In a tittle "Bobby," she said, "yon hats a lie. head. But what else could I dor stream, and what do yon suppose we said Ina, reasonably, "Dwlght," we were doing Be could not see her, could see "she knows what's In it and we dont. pretended "Whatr stked the Elephant.;'.. ,,.! only the little moon of her face, blur Hurry up." "We were pretending golng ring. "She Is," said Dwlght, after a on an ocean voyage and that the log tld wasn't And anyhow , "an ungrateful- woman." pause, was our steamer. Wasn't thai" One a ue. we dldnt elope, aid we?" He opened the letter, saw the clip adventure and a fine "What do you think I came for to gamef facts. Its with ping, the svowal, "It was an adventure because, of night asked Bobby. "A-hsaid be. "So after having course, the log might nave upset with The day had aged him; he spoke absent with my brother for a us and because It was like a nun. His very voice came been something out not were find thai" you month, you of the ordinary for spanows to do. Or gruffly. But she saw nothing, softened to him, yielded, was ready to married to him." perhaps I should say It was unusual Lnlu spoke her exceeding triumph. for sparrows to do that and se It wu take his regret that they had not Ton see, Dwlght" she said, "he an adventure, I consider I" , gone on. the truth. He had another wife. told Tee Indeed, It was," said the Elesaid came one for "Well, I thing," dldnt He just leave me." "But remember the time I phant Bobby; "to tell you that I couldn't Dwlght Instantly cried I "But this was with some other elephants and stand for your wanting me to lie toto make to seems me yon considerably we were taken to bathe In a small day. Why, Dl X hate a He. And now worse off than If be had." stream nearby. , ; tonight" Ha spoke his code al"Oh, no," Lulu said serenely. "No. "What did we do bat stay there' In most beautlfuHy."rd rather," he all It bow know she said, "you the stream and the circus had to' go aid, "they had never let us see each Why," other than to lose yon the way I've came about He he was used to on without ua end they bed to come thinking of his wife as dead. If he back-an- d lost yon now." beg and beg as to leave the ' . i hadn't hadn't liked me, be wouldn't stream I . . "Bobby "But we didn't leave until we were "It's true. We mustn't talk about have told me. Ton see that don't '," your ready to, ind I was n stubborn young It" Dwlght laughed. "That your apoloelephant In those day and to were toy "Bobby I TU go baok and tell them alL" companions. But we were so glad of gy T be asked. She said nothing. the nice stream bath that we stayed "Ton cant go back," said Bobby. "Look here, Lulu," he went on, "this In the water a long, long time. That "Not out of a thing like that" She1 stood Staring after him She la a bad business. The less you say was quite, quite a good while go." "Of course," said the. Sparrow, "as heard some one coming and she about It the better, for all our sakes turned toward the house, and met you are an Elephant, you should have you see that, don't your' ' Cornish leaving. "I want the people to know the a bigger adventure to tell than I have. And I am really flattered that yon 'Miss DL" he cried, "If you're go truth," Lulu said. "But It's nobody's business but our have bothered to tell me It flattered ing to elope with anybody, remember I take It you don't Intend indeed." business It's with me Her defense was .ready her langh- - tojue Nlnlan r.- "It IVs . g '." ; anathema RrnnUhart. Pinchot Howell. Beveridire furnish for change. What...this galaxy of . . U . 41 n Mt.MA J n whcu i uu mc iiu elements may aiscoraant strangely is another questouched by them, of government are tion. But'there may be" some new rules in national and TUnntnn DOUGLAS one of other states than there llv are fromthe Utah. We have good trick buildings; to sleep In, about twenty of us sleep , ing in a room. There are about 120 of as eat In one mess hall andV believe me we have three good square meals' a dayr Every ftrttow has o serve one day kitchen police and when breaks a rule and they want lo punish then they give -t-hem K. p., and believe me they don't break the rule any more. We drill every day from 7:30 . NOR IS IT OVER. These J ue d "Don't you help me," Mrs. Bett tirelessly. ! Lulu handed him the two letters, From 5::30 until 8:30 more than 300 telephone warned them away sharply. He saw Ninlan's writing and looked can I awhile." guess help myself yet all of And these office. Herald calls came into The only And still In up, said "A lia I" und held It while he six wanted information as to the senatorial contest. All herShe gained herrulechair. of attention, she leisurely rend the advertisement of momentary the others wanted the score at Midvale! ald clearly: dentul furniture, his Ina reading over That, same sort of thing happened after the recent "I got a Joke. Grandma Gates his shoulder. "A ba !' he said again, Republican state convention; sa it is not a matter of says It's all over town Dl and Bobby and with designed deliberation turned party interest It is uniform. It is not peculiar to Larkln eloped off together today, to Ninlan's letter. "An epistle from Provo, nor to Utah. It is widespread over the country. fie!" The last was a single note of my dear brother Nlnlan." The words fulled, as be saw the unsealed flap. In Washington recently senate reporters counted eight laughter, high and brief. "You, opened the letter?" ho Inquired senators in the chamber, and sport reporters counted 22 The silence fell "What nonsense I" Dwlght Herbert Incredulously. Fortunately be had no senators at the ball game. said climaxes of furious calm for high, At primaries (both parties) held in Provo a bare Butangrily. Ina said i "Ia it non- occasions. All hud been used ou small handful of men and women attended, but at the ball sense? Havent tensely I been trying and park standing room is at a premium. This is as true trying to find out where the black in the nation's largest city as it is in the smallest. satchel went J Dl!" Di's laughter rose, but it sounded One iaeompelled to ask himself: Would we have a better brand of government if the people of this na- 1Mb Hnd false. "Listen to that, Bobby," she said. tion were as interested in their government as they are !" "Listen we if service in baseball? Would we get better public ' 'That won't do, DL" said Ina. "You watched the choosing of our candidates and the elec- can't deceive mamma and' don't you base-ba- ll Her voice trembled, she was ting of our officeholders as closely as, we watch the try!" team on the field? frantic with loving and authentic The answer? anxiety, but she was without power, " she overshadowed the real gravity of We would! the moment by her indignation. .J ii 1 Bi' |