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Show TIIK SAIJNA S?N. SAUNA. ITTAIf A Captive Bay v-v- at I $ X v By DUrORD JCNNE I rsrHsker of br falter T"JIIJ four iliuus!jt sen country b) Us mil u.iirrvt lulu U library, L rsttMt In, tin Marts,) kt tiliu f LU Irish rj r ws List k, Sh4 b b-- d fe km baMerr-4- . bi( Why, Tim, you look aomewbst it or for ear!" ah exclaimed. Il grunted, We caught a tbsp $ lot (trough I be dell, and l( look I bred I've got hlu (f US Id bahilld1 bUn, I bought linked Up, Mi 4 )iU tuight tell us wbst to do 111 him," b bluntly. I'll) I1S stalled. File kfirsr tier father T I ad gixro order that any n bis ground at In be handled TuUplC but her ruriity a as arueiL Fit mad up her tiilbj that ! wou4 Lie td e I be tanu, A few Mil till to later slid looked up from her buk. Fhe aaw Madding I able Tim dirrjuiable figure so far a lorn riot be wore concerned. It battle roj at," 1byli must bate bet-told herself. The raptured man looked at her with told eye. lie was alight In physique, but a be was enough of an outdoor girl herself id know the Unit might be bidden In the finely pi jioi loned frame. Then ll dawned i:p"i her that be was band-some- . M.o made up tier tulnd that be was interesting euough In http ber minute. I as a him with me, Tim. I'll See If I can handle him," she suggested. Tim looked highly dnuhifjl, but be wei-- t out. snd she umiiufied the captive to a (hair. lie sat down with the eae and grace of men whose muscles are under full control. Ub.it do you mean ly Invading grounds that are private? she ushed coldly. lie looked at ber with bl dark, direct gaze. I hud whut I thought were good reasons, my Indy, which I did not give when your roughnecks mid which I do not care to upM-iiregive tioV. Is thut so?" she demanded, a bit netlliHl with the my lady," and bis air of command. It scouts to be," be answered calm trv-pasw- 4 n VJhenRod Sours Lf f folk who think they bar bav only an add condition which could ho corrected la flvo or ten minute. An effecUv ntttl odd Ilk runup Milk of MsguraU Rou rektores digestion to normal. I'bllllp doe away with nil that nourneM nnd right nfier meals. It " 1ndi-iliu- r prevents U distress no apt to occur two hours nfter eating. What n pleasant preparation to tak! And bow good It I fur tbo system ! Until n of oda which Is but horning do temporary relief at best I'bllllpi klllk of Magnesia neutralizes tunny times Its Tolumo In add. Next tlmo a hearty meat, or too rich a diet has brought on tL least discomfort. try Milk la-nt- e By ELMO SCOTT WATSON I1SITTK the determined effort Hint ha iiiutlo In mwil year l reduce t liu I 1 number of casualties which to lie J ai-e- an lncvllulil( art of our celebration of I ny ; Jcsiltt all the Independence warning and emulous Hint are l.isucd hy the authorities hr fore tlint day each year; despite the constantly Increasing prohibitions on the use of explosive, the fuel remain.! that America Is still a lone way from a "safe and sunn Fourth," concerning. which we have hecn hearing so much In recent years. Did you know mat more people hate been killed ndehratlng American Independence than were In acquiring It? Old you know that Fourth of July celebrations In the Inst four years have taken a heavier toll of Amerlcnn lives than did thirteen of the most Important battles of the war In which our Independence was won? Perbips you did not, but here Is the bitter history of Independence Dny celeb'atlons which annually takes the lives of both children and grown-u- ; mostly children blinds them, malms them, or Indicts upon them dreadful burns. In 1P25 a total of 250 deaths resulted front Fourth of July celebrations. In 1920, 70 died; In 10-- 7, 30 went to their deaths while celebrating our nation's birthday and Inst yea the Independence Dny toll of death was 200. Odlelnl records of the devolution show thnt 7 Americans were killed ut the buttle of Lexington; 4!) at Concord; 31 at Princeton; 12 at Cow pens; 92 at the siege of Charleston ; Ida at Bunker IIIII; 11 at Ft. Moultrie; 72 at Monmouth; f1 at Stone Ferry; 20 at Stony Point; 30 at Bennington; 32 at Suratogn and 2 at Trenton. That Is a total of 554 Americans who gave their lives In winning American liberty. From 1925 to 192, S some 559 Americans gave tholf lives. Uselessly, In celebrating the winning of that liberty. Take two Fourth of July celebrations at random and the records show that during one of them, 22 were killed and 437 were Injured. For the other the casualty list read 135 dead, and SO Injured. The total for these two celebrations Is 159 killed and 517 Injured. Add to this the casualty list for any Fourth of July celebration since 1900 (about the time when this safe and sane Fourth agitation started) and the total will be greater than the losses suffered by the Continental nrmy when It was defeated at the battle of Germantown or during the siege of Yorktown which ended successfully the Amerlcnn struggle for liberty. The sufferings of the Continentals during the terrible winter at Valley Forge have become traditional. Yet, since 1925, more Americans have lost their lives during Fourth of July celebrations than were lost among the soldiery who shivered In the cold on those bleak Pennsylvania hillsides. Kstlnmtes based on government records show that there were 4,044 killed and 0,044 wounded during the six years of the Revolution, when there was scarcely a day Id which there was not fighting of some character going on somewhere In the land. In comparison with that record, look at the figures compiled by I he American Medical association and the Americun Museum of Safety in regard to Fourth of July celebration casualties. During the last 30 years nnd that means 30 Independence duy.s there were 4.290 Americans killed In fireworks neeidents and 90,000 injured Dow lucky It was for our nation that George Washington's Continental army merely had to fight for American Independence' If that army had had to celebrate the winning of Independence, according to our modern methods. It would hae beeu wiped out of existence in a very short time indeed. Nov, these figures quoted above are for accidents alone and do not include the flre-wor- many deaths occurring after July 4 a a direct result of fireworks accidents or drowning and deaths from accident to motor cars. From 1903 to 1915 the American Medical association compiled statistics of Independence day firevvoik casualties and found I .Si ',2 deuths nnd 42.0MI Injuries were attributable definitely to fireworks. It was nn average of 143 deaths and 3.237 In the celebration In 1909 Injuries each yenr. of the Glorious Fourth," 215 persons were killed and 5.900 InJurciL The fire loss that lay was $1,090,000. laist year the National Museum of Safety ordered neuspaper reports of fireworks casualties from nil parts of the country for June and July. The result: 101 Killed 2.205 Injured Included In the list of dead were 52 chllden less than five years old; 54 persons burned to death by fireworks or bonfires; 20 children burned to death by "harmless sparklers, nnd 21 children died from eating fireworks. "Unloaded guns" or stray bullets Injured 32 persona last year; 50 persons lost one or both eyes, nnd 300 persons suffered Injuries to their eyes. Reeent'y the country was horrified ut the casualty list of 125 In an explosion In a hospital In Cleveland, Ohio. It ha also been horrified from time to time when a fire In a school, o tornado, or a flood snuffs out from lot) to 150 lives. Yet It seems strangely unconcerned that every year more than a lot) persons die nnd more than the 3,000 are seriously- Injured In celebrating "glorious Fourth." Fireworks are generally held responsible for the appalling death list while ns a matter of fact, firecrackers, sn'utes, pinwheels, bombs nnd skyrockets account for not more than 5 per cent of the Independence Day casualties. Nor lme all of the deaths been due to the exMany of them replosions of these fireworks. sult when sufficient care is not taken to keep fireworks from the smaller children. Many children have died from eating pnisnuous powder pellets, such as are used In dynamite canes. Even the "safety" sparklers have proved fatal to youngsters who have eaten them, believing that they were caudy. But aside front the dangers of celebrating the Fourth there are othei reasons why this Is nn .occasion for a high mortality rate. The Fourth of July Is the one national holiday In the year when the entire population drops all its workaday cares to swarm to the beaches, the mountains and other places of recreation. The result Is an appalling number of drowuings and deaths In automobile accidents which far exceeds the number recorded on any other day In the year. So It Is apparent that although a great deal of good has been accomplished bv those organizations which have sponsored this safe and sane Fourth Idea and which calls upon every American to assume the responsibility of being a safety engineer" on July 4. there is still much to be done In making the celebration of this day more In keeping with the spirit of the occasion One hopeful sign lies In the fact that recreation Is displacing fireworks to a certain extent. For the character of Fourth of July celebrations Is changing, and for the better, according to a survey recently made by the Playground nnd Recreation Association of America Without losing sight of the small hoy nnd Ids zest for a good show" on this holiday the association has sent out suggestions for what it culls constructive community programs which have been tried and approved by various cities nnd towns during recent years. Substantial progress bus been shown, according to this survey. In changing the former flamboyant Independence Pay demonstration Into occasions that. In aome degree at least. Interpret - the local, state and national events from tbs standpoint of history and citizenship. association has recomThe mended a rural program us follows: At S:50 o'clock In the morning a band drawn rnrent-Teucher- on a truck moves throughout each neighborhood in town. A man with a megaphone calls out that games will begin at the school playground at 10 30 o'clock. These games are followed by a parade to picnic grounds, where there Is a program of community singing and a speaker. A two-hou- r luncheon period follow. Then there are and story telling for children, contests, followed by a patriotic pageant, the celebration concluding with a block dance. The Playground and Recreation Association ol AmerUn has emphasized that the paramount opportunities of community celebrations of the Fourth of July nre: "To recall with pride nnd reverence the courage, sacrifice and vision of the founders of American Independence; to the principles of Justice, democracy nnd tolerance upon which this government was founded und to encourage their continuance In the present and future; through appropriate ceremonies to dramatize the entrance into citizenship of native-born- , who have recently come of age nnd of the foreign horn who have Just been naturalized; through games. sports, picnics, pageantry, festivals and other spectacles, through music and brief addresses, to bring neighborhoods and communities together in unified programs of recreation nnd entertainment suitable to the day; to promote safety, especially among children, by substituting wholesome and harmless recreation for the use of dangerous fireworks." Is there still a need for a "safe and Sane Fourth? Let the following Associated Press dispatch, dated July 5 of last year, answer that question ; hu-eb- The lives of 205 men, women and children were nation's sacrifice to the celebration of its 132nd birthday anniversary yesterday. Fireworks claimed their share of victims, as they always have since the Ui Ited States first began observing Independence day with skyrocket, pinwheel and cannon cracker. Ther i were eleven such deaths In the entire country, according to the Associated Press tabulation. Lakes and rivers, however, exacted the heaviest tribute of human life on the holiday, 106 drownMotor car deaths ranked ing being reported. next in number with 54. Heat took 12 lives and lightning S, while 4 were killed In plane crashes. In addition there were 15 deaths attributed to other causes directly connected with Am rices observance of the Fourth. Two densely populated areas the middle Atlantic states and the midwest had more that half the country's total deaths for the day. In the former there were 6S fatalities, which was 5 mor than occurred in the midwest. The mountain states and the northwest had the best sectional records, with five deaths in ea-division. Everywhere through the midwest the temperature was high, contributing both to deaths by heat and by drowning. The midwest led the coun try in the number of drownings with 38, although the middle Atlantic area had only two fewer The airplane accidents were at Joliet, 111, where a pilot and two passengers plunged to death when the wing of their plane snapped, and at Beaumont. Tex. where one was killed ,,f ih- - motor car deaths came in races, drivers being killed in Oregon. Pennsylvania ant a on-- The number of persons Injured, many probably fatally, ran into the thousands Premature expins ion of n truiklnad of fireworks at Lamar. Mo, injured 25 persons as 5. pen gathered In the public square to witness the display In the larger cities the hospital tin of persons injurd in observance of the day ran into the hundreds Chicago, with an ordinance prohibiting the sale of firewoiks. e hoed all dny with firecracker explosions and reports from police and hospitals Indicated the number injured was probably greater Its is recent years. Spealing Well for ll Why don't yu try my IVnllyr lor, old man? !'.rnmon Iks- - I happen to be Mr. Wellingtons daughter, nnd Just now I ntu In authority here. IVrhiips you dont know thut our men are legal constables, nnd that you tuny land in Jail for this I" she threatened. He looked her overcoolly. "You and your d.id are samples of the kind of people I don't like" "You are frank 2" njie Interrupted. I cun be franker," lie said mildly. "You buy three or four fine farms thut were giving families a good living and then you turn them Into a playground for you nnd your useless crowd." We paid for them," she retorted feeling t he crimson come to her cheeks. She saw his eyes change as he watched her cheeks. But he went on: And then you close a road thnt the people in the village have been using for years to get down to the lake to fish. No wonder you have to keep three gunmen to protect your precious acres!" he said with finality. You are almost Insulting! she said angrily. he The truth is never Insulting, replied mildly. It was my Intention to release you, but 1 think I'll keep you until my father arrives, she announced nnd ar the same time heard some inner whisper, You want to keep him. "Suit yourself, princess," he said. Ill have a chance to tell your father what I think of him." "Just who are you?" she demanded suddenly. She saw him start "Are you Interested in me? he asked, amused She blushed In spite of herself. "You can be hateful ami and I do rather want to be nice to you. The door opened, and a tall man of aristocratic bearing entered. He stared at them, and Ihylls promptly explained the situation. Mr. Wellington looked uncomfortable. He asked for the captured mans name, and got 11 Norman Hazen. The older man started. Are you my old friend Bill Hazen's son? The other smiled. "Yes. lies up here on a business deal and is planning to buy some property on the lake. I came to the village last night, took a walk and a young setter I have got onto had something of your grounds and a mix-u- p with your guards." Wellington nodded. Tim thinks you are some prizefighter. I'm sorry about It guess I better ease up on keeping people out "I favor It. I know the people In the village are sore. I have been advising Miss Wellington on that. "Well, I think you nre right. I wish you would come back to dinner. I'll drive you down to the village. Mr. want to make some Wellington amends." "I think I'll drive him down. Dad. If he doesnt object," Ihylis an I have been pretty mean nounced. to him. The dark eyes looked Into hers, nnd said very plainly: I like you, and I ihinl; i'ni going to like you more and more!" And her brown eyes said very plainly: I know I like you and I'm going to like you more and more! The older man. not being able to rend meanings In the eyes of youtii, merely said : "All right, then. Tot, but be sure to bring him back!" 1 si("I be ow good terial? taima- !? Itonily I should any he Why, I bad a suit that larted almost up to the tlmo I paid for It ! HANFORD'S Balsam of Myrrh AH4tv. Nsf fcnrfc lj- - . of Magnesia fc ftrN fcottW 1 fM tnHod. Moaf From Cotton When James Coats began to make thread In the little town of Ferguslle, Paisley, Scotland. 104 years ago. few could have realized the enormous profits that would accrue to the family. Nine "cotton kings," headed by Lord Glentanur, who left on estate valued at 4,021,203, died millionaires, and the recent death of Mrs. Coats Boyd, who left 713,118, brings the total to 21,295,274 for tea members of the family. Of this amazing sum amassed from the sale of reels of cotton, the state has claimed 5,104,523 In death duties. Montreal Family Hcruld. Fine Art William McFce, commenting on a very famous ease before the California legislature, said with a smile: "Liars are born, not made. A good liar is almost as much of a rarity as a strictly honest man and I firmly believe it takes more talent to be a liar thnn it does to be honest. "For one thing, a good liar must have a good memory." Boy Burglar An Spanked spanking, the va- riety popular in grandpa's day, was the sentence meted out to two youngsters by a Judge of Alamosa, Calif. They had broken Into a grocery store. The court advocated similar procedure In the case of other Juvenile offenders. 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