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Show PROVO (UTAH) EVENING HERALD, MONDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1 9 a 0. OUT OUR WAY BY WILLIAMS sjc- TODAY J. The f " KinAJ JTHT HAwiCr Y A SORIPPS-OAltTIELD NEWSPAPER ETery Afternoon, except Saturday, and Sunday Morning 'Published by the Herald Corporation, N. Ounnar Rasmuaon, president, in the Herald ' Building, 60 South First West street, Provo, Utah. Entered as second-class ' matter at the postofftce In Prove, Utah, under the act of March S. 1879. "Prudalm llbertv Oilman, Nlcol & Ruthman, National Advertising; Representatives San Francisco " office, 607 Montgomery street; Chicago office, 410 North Michigan avenue; tnnmlMmt New York office, 19 West Forty-fourth street; Boston office, 18 Tremont the land" street; Detroit, Michigan office. Room 2-266, General Motors Building. Subscription terms by carrier in Utah county, 66 cents the month; 2.75 for six months, in advance; ad-vance; $6.00 the year in advance; by mail, in the county, $4.50; outside Utah county, $5.00. R. W. GOODELL, kiltor and Manager. J. A. OWENS, Advertising Manager THE TRUIH QUICK Neither this newspaper, nor any of its stockholders or officials has any connection whatever, directly or indirectly, with any political party, public utility, real estate promotion or other private business except the publication of newapapsrs devoted solely to disinterested public service. They Honor Senator N orris Efforts to get Senator George W. Norris of Nebraska out of the Republican party ought to be met, by the public, with' efforts to get more men like him into the party. Last fall the politicians in whose side Norris is a thorn tried by every foul means at their command to defeat him. I Not content with honest and aboveboard methods, they went to a small Nebraska town, found a grocery clerk named George W. lorris, and attempted to run him lor the senate. They hoped the confusion of names on the ballot would Result in the senator's defeat. iv They were quite willing to substitute for the real Norris It pliable, semi-ignorant tool. They didn't care what sort of representation the people of Nebraska got, as long as the politicians and the power trust got the sort of representation THEY wanted. That scheme was spiked. Nebraska said she wanted Norris ; she got Norris. And she got a good man--a man who knows what he thinks, says what he thinks, and, above all, thinks. In this nation there is no better fighter for public ownership own-ership than Norris. Nobody cares what party he's in, or if he's in a party. Labels don't mean anything. What the politicians are trying to do is discredit Norris ; Xthey ean't do it. rThey're too discreditable themselves. When Norris js attacked by the sort of animal that tried to rig the Nebraska senatorial election last November he is merely honored. A Tip For Worried Husbands , !, In Los Angeles, a bright gentleman has been accused of stealing $8,000,000 in five years, without anyone becoming the wiser. ; ' This should give heart to puzzled husbands who are now hying to sneak $15 out of their paychecks to buy their wives Christmas present. Observations Professor Einstein says space is non-existent. He has probably been eating an. an American breakfast nook ! " j Chicago's New Year, wefpresume, will consist of the popping of champagne corks and the popping off of a few innocent bystanders. :? Congress is in recess for two weeks, which should give President Hoover time to practiice swinging that big club he found recently in the White House. Something To Think About "If you beat a nation in war, youjeannot take its trade and commerce. You will find in the hour of victory that you will not be able to use that victory to promote the commerce interests of your state; you will not be able to use it to capture foreign trade, to prevent continued con-tinued competition, to promote your own foreign trade, to make your own economic position secure; you will not be able even to get your enemy to pay for the cost of the war." Norman Angell, Britiish member of Parliament. Working Your Dollars One Hundred Cents Worth Estimates based on a large number of studies have shown that a properly constructed family budget system and the resulting check on expenditures, will result in a saving of approximately one-tenth of the income of nearly any family. I "If you want your dollars to stretch to their utmost, ut-most, you can make them do-it by budgeting. It's comparatively, a simple matter. Our Washington Bureau has a bulletin that tells you how. It contains sample budgets for most any size income. It's not so much how much you make, but how you spend it that counts. January 1 is the best time to establish YOUR family .budget system., Fill out the coupon below and send for this bulletin: CLIP "COUPON HERE - - '.. .Dept. A-o",. Washington Pureau, Provo Evening Herald, !- 1322 New York Avenue. Washington, D. C.r ' .. - . V - .. . . .. . ., . Wl want a copy of. the bulletin BUDGETING HOUSEHOLD ACCOUNTS ; and enclose herewith five cents in coin, or loose,' uncancelled; " U.13. - postage, stamps to cover return postage and handling costs: : KAME ,V v j sr. & wo.- .......... ?. .' cmcr.v,.; .STATE - "X am VmdeiKorto 'rrL--. CUP COUPON -HERE ft St Howdy, folks! Do your New Year's resolutions early, and avoid the rush! Li'l Gee Gee says she is going to awear off putting tomato catsup on her Ice cream sundae. And then she laffs and laffs. (A .wild one, that girl, but with a heart of gold!) - I WELL, SPEND QUIET j NEW YEAR'S v Oscar McBunnion (see photo) an nounced today that he will spend New Year's Eve at home. "Last year," explained Mr. McBunnion, "I celebrated downtown, and contracted a se vere case of neuritis in my fingers, when somebody stepped on my left hand as I was leaving the cabaret." Photo by Ed Helm. Lecturer says John Barleycorn has lost his place in the sun. Yes, bift he has his moonshine still. ' PAGE EMILY POST I love the rules of etiquette, Tho one exception I will state; I like to take a hunk of bread And swab the gravy off my plate! Subscriber writes in to ask what is the rarest stamp in the world. That's easy. It's the one a letter let-ter writer says is enclosed for o reply. & . -r t r V f HOME COOKERY SECTION y A handsome, cast-iron tea-cozy this week's best recipe submitted sub-mitted to this d e p artment has been awarded award-ed to Mr. Har riet Icepick, for her suggestion that a dozen old golf balls, tinted yellow, yel-low, makes' perfectly lovely butter-balls butter-balls for a formal dinner. Photo by Seth Rawlings. Writer says this country should adopt as its slogan, "America for Americans." Yes. but not too much of America Amer-ica for too few Americans. YOUR QUESTIONS You can get an answer to any answerable question of fact or Information by writing to Frederick Fred-erick M. Kirby, Question Editor, Edi-tor, Provo Evening Herald's Washington Bureau, 1322 New York Avenue, Washington, I. G, enclosing two cents In stamps for reply. Medical and legal advice cannot be given, nor can extended research be made. Ail other questions will be answered. All letters are confidential. You are cordially invited to make use of this free service as often as your please. EDITOR I TODAY'S DEFINITION I Home Is where people stay when their automobile is being I overhauled. Q. Do all male lions have manes? What are they for? A. Young males have none and sometimes they never acquire more than a scanty mane, but the mane-less mane-less lion seems not to exist as a separate race. There is great diversity di-versity in this feature, even within the same litter. The mane is evidently evi-dently a sexual ornament, and also a shield, which offers some protection pro-tection in combat. Q. Is forty the tenth power of four? A. Forty is the product of ten times four and the tenth power of four is 1,048,576. Q. What Is the origin of the phrase "According to Cocker?" . . A. The old proverb refers to Edward Ed-ward Cocker, who published a useful use-ful treatise on arithmetic in the reign of Charles II, which had a prodigious success, and that gave rise to the proverb. The phrase was used by the English and to some extent in America to signify "And according to the highest authority." au-thority." The proverb has persisted per-sisted in spite of the fact that it was afterwards proved that "Cocker's "Cock-er's Asjthmetic" was a forgery. Q. Do all states allow absentee voting in national elections? A. Forty-five of the forty-eight states have election laws extending the voting: privileges to citizens who are absent from their precincts on election day. The three exceptions are Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Connecticut. But all of the 45 states do not extend the absentee voting privilege to all classes of voters. Some grant the privilege to soldiers and sailors only. Others permit absentee voting only in primaries. pri-maries. In fact only 29 states permit per-mit it for all classes of voters. In those states tife ballots can , be mailed. The method is different in almost every state. Q. What is "Snooker Golf and how is it played ? A. It is the latest variation of miniature golf, and combines some features of both billiards and golf. The course is laid put like a conventional con-ventional billiard table with concrete con-crete edges corresponding to Ifae sides of the table, with the usual number of pockets. Sixteen balls are used, being racked in a triangle and broken as in pool. A putter and ordinary golf ball are used, and the racked balls axe colored., numbered num-bered and scored as in pocket billiards. RKSWTT OUT APttR PAPT" OF A KAEAU. BEFORE. BoT Oh vm'PS. obTA BoTTtR", EROH we'PieL wjMy& -ru . . S GOAT" ? BACvC vjvre.c. "CvxH J KicTT Gcnvucr To TAPTT ) 5vl ijNRiCaN-rr OUT" AFTfeR J tWti II 1 II IX XII I Itff . V -A V - w 111 (Continued from Pasra Om) vides a peak load - of 48,000 kilowatts, kilo-watts, an annual output of 153,000,-000 153,000,-000 units. Foreign experts thought it would take three years to develop de-velop consumption for so much power. It is all used now fifteen months after the beginning of operation. American high finance will be amazed to learn that the Irish government gov-ernment developed and owns the power of the Shannon river, is running run-ning its power plant successfully, and, needless to say, selling power' for much less than it costs in the United States. Why is it impossible for the Unlt-er Unlt-er States government to manage any of its own properties, for in- stance, Muscle Shoals? Is it because our government is too inefficient and dishonest, or because our able corporation minds control the gov-ci gov-ci nment? MO. O. a MT. OfT. C1930 BY NCA SERVICt. INC. J THE OBSERVER By JIM MARSHALL Not enough attention it seems to us is paid by the government to the clause in the Bill of Rights guaranteeing all of us life, liberty and" the pursuit of happiness there should be a sort of Volstead Vol-stead act carrying out the provisions pro-visions of this clause and penalizing penaliz-ing the government if we become unhappy . most of the laws come from the government and bear down on the people this one ought to come from the people and bear down on the government r r t If some senator will introduce it we will draft a National Happiness Hap-piness act setting out the right of every American to be' happy ; and the duty of the government to make him happy there will be penalties for the, manufacture, sale, gift or transportation trans-portation of unhappiness and any senator or congressman congress-man who makes any laws interfering inter-fering with the contentment of tho people will be summarily disposed of The National Happiness Act would automatically prevent such mistakes as the prohibition 'law or the Grundy tar!ff--or some of the censorship laws all these interfere more or lessl 9(C C It is only a question of time until un-til politicians will appeal for the average man's vote by telling him that fie comes from a one-car family, An opportunist is a man who kills the wolf at the door, and makes the pelt into a iur-coat for his wife. Jj: . $ $ POET'S CORNER Lives of movie stars remind us We can gain a dizzy fame And a year or two will find us Back again from whence we came! $ If the rich were as charitable as the poor, what a wonderful world this would be! ART SHANNON. For Coughs From Colds Where One 1$ Witting To Pay To Re Sure Cxeomulsion is made to do the utmost for a cough from colds. It combines seven major helps in one tho best helps known to science. It is for quick relief, for safety when the cough seems deep. Mild coughs may yield to a lesser help to some single faator, maybe. But no one can tell which factor win do moat for any certain cough. And all coughs should bo stouDed at once. So careful people, more and more, giro I vjreomuuion jor any cough that starts. The cost U $15 a liule moreithan tome helps. But it means a seven-way help the best men know. And it coats yon nothing if it -fails to brine the quick .relief you seek. Your druggiatsi cnnoixwiLsiioN p ITS BEAUTY PERFORMANCE TONE In Four Different Models We maintain Expert Radio Repair Department on all makes pf Radio.-Bring your Tubes to us for testing EREE OF CHARGE Knight Coal & Ice Company PHONE 1256 V 164 WEST CENTER ST. " , ' Sprln tvllle American Fork - Provo with hdThan happiness and are thus unconstitutional in our opinion which doesn't happen to coincide with that of the supreme court if the country was run right we could sue the government under un-der the N. H. A. and get a big verdict and go away somewhere and live on the damages for the rest of our life 9)C Ji iC tfi After all a government has no other object than to see that its people are happy and contented but this end is usually lost sight of governments seem to be run to make prohibitionists and other sadists happy or to make steel-rajahs steel-rajahs contented or to boost the bank balances of aluminum manufacturers.. manu-facturers.. congress ought to read the Bill of Rights again and discover that the idea was to make ALL of us happy and not just a few 3jC 5C jj; Of course most of us are pretty happy as things are but we are hfippy in spite of AMONG signs of coming pros-perity pros-perity energetic advertising is important. A note from L. Ames wuwn, president of the Lord A Thomas and Logan firm, announces the biggest year that the firm has ever had, a gain of ten million dollars dol-lars over the beet "previous year, in a total of fifty million. This does not annoy Albert Lasker, recently of the shipping board, who used to be an office boy in Lord & Thomas, and now owns most of It. Mr. Brown says that the real foundation of successful advertising is DAILY NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING. ADVER-TISING. If any other firm has done better, bet-ter, in gains, please advise. the government and not because of it this is a clever trick for us to perform and we ought to be very proud of it AND, LISTEN: We hope before be-fore we die to go into a courtroom court-room and see a senator get life on a charge of spreading unhappiness unhappi-ness in the country. Natureland High above the timber line of the Rocky mountains lives one of nature's strangest animals. This is the whistling marmot. It is about the size of a badger j altho it may vary in size from 15 to 20 inches in length. It has a bushy tail from three to 12 inches long. The average person probably would not notice the animal until "he heard it3 shrill whistle. If close attention is paid one may see 20 or more marmots scurrying among the rocks trying to locate the danger. . The Indians found the marmot j extremely useful, its flesh serving 1 as food and the fur as clothing. Mrs. Bessie Welling, Chicago, lost her life's savings when a bank closed recently and couldn't pay her rent. She chose suicide to eviction evic-tion from her home. A present kw . with a future Wrapped with affection, tied with careful planning, Trust Funds set up today will provide your children with the gift of a Regular Income for years or for life. Trust Funds can be arranged now to go into effect at once, or they can be incorporated in your will. Knight Trust & Savings Bank ' CAPITAL, SURPLUS AND PROFITS OVER $400,000 TTARD times make men think, and Senator Robinson, of Arkansas, candidate for the Democratic Demo-cratic nomination, thinks the "5 day week" is necessary to restore equilibrium between labor, supply and demand tor laborers. But he lioesn't think the plan could be worked "during an .economic .eco-nomic crisis, like the present." It is just dawning on human beings be-ings that invention of machinery which lets one man do the work of five or a hundred, should also diminish di-minish the amount of work that each man must do. Why should the age old system of EAT. SLEEP, WORK AND ALWAYS AL-WAYS WORRY last forever? - : I Science Talks I Various views regarding the evolution evo-lution of man are held. Some scientists scien-tists don't believe man is the climax' of the evolutionary process. This group is, for the most part, composed of geologists. Study of the earth has led them to advance theories different from those of other scientists. Most of the geologists are of the opinion the earth was formed mil-, lions and millions of years before' there was a sign of life on it. They ' have come to this conclusion' after studying formations of rocks, dirt and fossils. All groups' of scientists are agreed on one thing, however. That is the mystery of life is still far from being solved. ', -r i j. , ' - , i. - f ..1 J. i , , ,..( . , v. v . V i 1 ( r ' A |