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Show CACHE AMERICAN. IjuOAN. UTAH Charley Hofec h r. cEuitci: - i t sr an Insurance Vi; J ,!.( nauud Warburtno who on an IxM.lnJ 1 iitii.ioii it-- r A ttie and Ihe tMeliographef and rurouhlefed In I ho 111 Kira (i art went (if a Pullman derat.ir far II. Ill ha d.dnt know ho bud Rtomacti gruM Ignorance lo roll for Kmc null i'i sliarhed Ira. glfig. Iul Mr 1 iinnmti mend ua Ii..'nar,r to I ha Fart that an tar aa G.iatriii. Heart liurn a i .1 l);irMia were ran reriud he did I h.ne any mom In !aaa larlur qdii atlon hn Drum S i. a I on ha a ontne le FiTtynute Mortal stirring up III or iimiirlone lvpln Tablet, ho woo'd grin at Ilia Ruffcrer In M ' nnor an4 nr(oi 1 Vall. (iioo.h: pull tho lamr.i Sir. l.ila It W,ir In rnl Yrwr out. I'll Im sw'lched If I know 'v got Sion ao'i." Uari'iu'on wr.i nee of llmaa oho could AM'h'nj anil 414. All ami gummy Pastry kind of rli-were ah ,! Vitamin A In him, lla drl'tn-rii- i Iv ami In Spirit of Bravado Mlt:ike all of lha dm '.iit.l.l nn t (na which might foroii ini rly lw rtirniied on to runny na for InllaniNinnat. to hi 1,4 It i liiiiina I'urtnrr wi . trb iinin-im- Me-n'- ng stance- Grabbing Credit for It. - I.mlloil laihatar, Exhibit A- io ml fol- R.ild. Tultl he rrollll lee IrrtiB ami Angid Food. Exh'hlt II Pork Chops. lint a Pnlnlm-All Grntln and Dumpling. Exhridt C V.'alih Rarebit with Indian Pudding and Hurd Ranee. And an on. Than. when lha ad miring Spectators would tell him Wondi-- r ha was, hut a that would ha hla One to explain that, na a Mit'er of Fuat, he didnt know ha had a Stomach. Because ha wns First Onaln to an Ostrich and hud all of Ilia Imnmnltlaa of a float, Mr. a Mnml Grand-atiuim-Tlmtnonn which did not f.t In with hla Personal Appearance or hla Social Ratine. Nnturnlly. ha waa hated by all frlnples. Hypochondriac and Ncuraathcnlca for the Reason that he tried to make them feel that he was a King on a Throne while a thev were a lot of Insects crawling In the Gravel. Alone with the Virtues of the nonexistent Stomach be advertised to the World the startline Newa that his General Health was ao rohusf that several Doctors had starved to Death on hla Account To quote Ms own original Way of putting It: "I havent had an Ache or a Tain since I don't know when. Warhurton J Tlntmons went on for Tears and Venrs lending a benumbed and painless Existence, the same as a Crocodile, and then he got what Is coming, tinder the Terms of the Contract, to every Person who makes Mora Atrlhutes of certain Rnvlne Characteristics. One Dav he played Golf In the Rain and refused to change his beClothes or take a Hot cause he said he was tougher than Whale Rone and a little Cold Water wouldnt hurt Him heenttsp he took It. every morning. Just the wav It came out of thp Pipes. One of those Rirds. Whnt will thev do when thev eventually get to a Place where all thp Water Is hot? P.la-cul- t. Ap-pl- Four-Tim- e Foot-Rat- ! Many Huttons, More the Smarter k. FaWc of the $$ it. he could a, 4 find into la c Pie It ass Herb Krkrrlliif, a ho uld Fruit, Tobacco and Neaspapcra, ana 4 iu 4 Min to get aa Electric Brit berua one of th.iu done Wonders for a Cousin of bis r.nrird by f, S. Ft eel, at (Jury, Indians. It was M bk'unrr, the Si elm, ho akt-- him If be had rr tried a Turkish Ibith hUh a a put (Joe.: Ion, because be never tried We forget lo tell you An) thing that la adJitlt-- lo pot knotting he had p Ktnmsrh, be Peter (list be hsd p Sciatic Nerve. Plenty of Advice. J. R. Cummings, lb post master, said Hint he had Used, for Trar p Tablet tthich Instantly hilled pay kind of Pain, hul he hadnt been side to get the Preparation lately on account of the Government atop ping the Kale of It herause It was Mr. paid lo bo full of MorpMnei Puiiiuiinge ttas quite a Help, Nt until Pud Harrington, the Grain fresler, dropped In to pee about hit Premium, did Mr. Titu motie that nhenever any Part of the Works It causing Misery. It simply uienns that one of the Voc Irhme has Jiggled out of place and all you have to do In order to get Relief, la to go to Praetor and have him hit you In the Park with s Hammer. Mr Harrington allowed that nearly all of the RuiTerlng hlt-haa been exeprlenrcd by the Human Race during the last fksst Tears might bare been averted If more People had been hit In the Rack with Hanmierp. Mr. Cad an Under, who mnnnged the lovcal Picture House, h.vpM-neto he In the Office when the stricken Patient wna getting all of the good Dope from the Grain Dealer. He waited until Mr. Harrington went out. and then told Mr. Timmons to lay off of the IlnmmerTreat-ment- . He said that one of those nearly ruined his Flster He said that the real Guy was the Only because he felt around all over you, to aee tf anything had shifted or turned over. All of which sounded reasonable. Ton'll try thin and yooll try that, but In the End youll pack up and go to French Lick. Such was the emphatic Opinion of Mart Carr, who ran the Soft Drink Emporium of tthich Mr. Tlmmonn, the Invalid of whom we have been men king, bought all of hla Chewing Gum. Ebhle Swisher, who carried the Mall on R. F. D. No. 8. took quite a different View of the Matter. He n wild the only Tiling for Mr. to do wns get right out and take a lot of Exercise. Rofore 8 oclock P. M, the Trouble had been diagnosed aa a Neuritis. slight Sprain. Neuralgia, Sciatica. Lumbago and Pneumonia. Also. Mr. Timmons learned from Otto Gunkel, the Harness-Maker- , that he ought to take Sarsaparilla for hla Blood. In spite of all the Efforts of the Samaritans, there la no denying that the Charley Horse continued to Jump, so Mr. Timmons hnhhled over to see Dr. Rundy who said It waa an Infection and therefore the Sinus had better be Investigated. The Tonsils discarded and all of the Teeth pulled out and then, If Mr. Timmons didn't feel any better, something Else would he tried. Upon hearing this, the Victim rang for a Yellow and was taken to his Home, where he oontlnned to experience the most excruciating Agonies Just east of the Pelvis. He retired early, accompanied by an Electric Pad. There Is no telling whnt might have happened If Mr. Timmons had not Hrtsen next morning feeling Joy In Clarksburg. It all happened next Morning. Mr. Timmons started to roll out of his Couch. In his usual hounding and gymnastic Manner, when some nnp stuck a red hot Corkscrew Into his Right Hin and turned It around twice. He let out a Tip and fell bark In thp Covers, a very sur prised and grieved Person. He lay there mnanine hnt still refusing to admit that the Raws of Nature, which penalized everyone else, conld possibly take a Mean Advantage of Warhurton J. Timmons. It now becomes necessary to ask certain the questions regarding Town of Clarksburg, of which Mr. Timmons was one of the main OrWhv was It. that on a naments. Certain Morning, all of the Rirds In the Trees chirruped more gaylv? Why did the Tots on their way to School emit Peal after Peal of silvery I.nughtpr? Why did the Trolley Conductors sound their Gongs with nniisual Vigor and all of the Merchants In the Ruslness District attack the Day with extraordinary Cheerfulness? Thp Answer to all of the Foregoing Is that on this par tlcnlar Morning thp whole World was brightened hy the Spectacle of Warhurton .1 Timmons limping to his office with the Assistance of a Cane. It was the Oood Wife who told him to try a Liniment which an Indian Doctor had given to old Mr Keesler soon after the Civil War. It was Mr Rromley. thp Rusi ness partner, who told him to put a Porous Plaster over the Seat of Mr Rromley may best hp Pain. described as the Type of Man who would, In any Emergency, advise the use of a Porous Plaster. It was Mr McClatch.py. the Rar her In the Third Chair, who told him to carrv a small dried up po Tlm-mo- Itheu-mntle- Good-New- a By ED1TIIA L. WATSON OURAY ACOMA INDIANS WORSHIP camp at Smithsonian Experts Make Exhaustive Study. t,a a fr Me semble baa a peculiarly Interesting fiery to tell At Brat glance It might well be taken for a llb or perhaps a skirl dre bodice top. It ta Dune such. What It really Is. Is a dress and Jacket combination of novel din'gn. lo ex pi.iiu In detail, a bodice l.ke Jacket with fur bordered sleeves button up the bai k. or down. If you prefer to bare It so over a one piece dress made of the self same black raid'll hair frj-Ihe long sleeves belong lo the rrock. However, the point we want to make Is that It buttons up the bark In latest approved manner. When It come to coat a many button fastening give them a do The coat picCldedly new at) ling tured haa button from tip to too. It Is of beige woolen and the bow is cf wide brown mutre ribbon, pulled through a slot In the cape and then tied. Of course the wear er need not atop and meticulously button every button Into Its buttonhole. The ultra thing to do Is lo fasten three nr four casually at the waistline aa pictured to Ihe left In Even Ihe sleeves are the picture, buttoned at the wrist and the rape likewise subscribe to the button vogue. Which all goes to show that there Is absolutely no such thing as overdoing the button fad this season. What'a more, every aort of button from the simplest bone types to the most gorgeous Jeweled effects are employed. When buttons are not actually used to fasten, they play a decorative role, one of the cleverest movement! being the placement of button In a single row, outlining necklines and other edges. They are using button trims on hats, too. Velvet beret with buttons grouped on their crowns are among the new Farts show Inga, (D 111) Wisttrn NV8ptpr Union. one-piec- mode call for buttons Whole bat tab ooine. Ions of them are ranging ihrmw-lve00 the neve frocks, couta tod blouse. They are apt lo park most an) here, these legions of button mu) be In a prim row up and down Ihe front or bark, or like as not dl agonally across the bodice froul or fastening the sleeve even up to the shoulder line or In ornamental Theres really no telling groups. hat course buttons are aid to pur sue this season, so tlie) seem to be having It all their own way a to hen. where and how they shall be used. When you button that new frock, coat or blouse, be aure to button It In the once old fashioned but now new fashioned way with Oonesl to It la really goodness buttonholes. the chic way of doing It. Crowd as many buttons pto space as you wilt, the more the smarter. Aa to whether you button this nr that up the front or down the bark or vice versa, well, that Is really a matter of choice, although we must say the new woolen dreasea and crepe blouses which button down the bark are frankly good looking. The outfit which the modishlj attired young woman la wearing In the picture, turning her bark to us so as to better display the hut toned fastening, bears out this statement. This street en s FALL ERINGS NEW NOTE IN SWEATERS waist With her high plnched-lleg of mutton sleeves, high neckline, and hat perched at a pre crrlous angle this fall every worn an will want to Indulge in her secret ambition to wear a veil. The coquettish possibilities of the veil as part of thp Edwardian ''IlhotiPtte line, are irresistible There are a lot of new wrinkles literally and figuratively. In the new fall veils. Nt four cardinal point Is Ih North live Ca'kak, who bring Ih snow. In th Kuuib dwell Malyatouna. who bring the driritlng rain, had In the Wet, Cutcthia briefer of or dlnary rala Cultira darlia la lb Eari and brings th fog and ml at. Hunting and Medicine Osd. There are etw hunting and med trine gmt After them, although nH hecenaarlly Inferior to them In Importance, la Raw Esteran. or Katnl Rtrphen, th patron oalnt of Aroma whoa day, Replembef J, Is ob Serve. 1 with a Corn dance and wllh Services In th old Rpaolsh rhurrh II Is regarded a having some power and a betas diapoowd lo help Acorn th Then come people. YoahtM. Woe or fiid. regarded as supernatural and hence na pow Sensed of sura power. II ta md held In much esteem by th Aroma. however, and la considrred at not well dtapoaed toward Ih people because of th practice attributed to blm of punishing after death. None of Ih native go. I do this. are prayer atl.-koffered to him. but they alwaya are accompanied wllh praver atl.ks for lha great mother, lank. brito la a supernatural, but regarded a not primarily for Ihe Indian, and haa rrry little following. Magic and witchcraft remain rcry potent Influence with th Aownaa and youth returning from whit school hare difficulty In remaining free from superstition agalnal th testimony of their own eyen. for Ihe medicine men are quit akltlful and perform aome feat difficult to explain. Throughout their history. It la recounted, the Acnmaa bare had a for vigorous hostility reputation toward the whites, and their an frlendllnet has been preferred op ta th present time. There bn been no violence for year, but a visitor from outtdde find Utile web coma among them. Ronu-tlme- a a Almost Two Billions to Bo Spent in 12 Months. Mr C HEK1K Ouray, NICHOLAS Materials were never more versatile or novel or richly colorful than they are this season. The sen timent Is all In favor of quality-kinweaves. The coat dress sketched to the left (s outstanding both as to Its styling and Its material, which Is a patterned weave rough spongy called rogodtira. Us little geomet rlc pattern Is unobtrusively Inter woven. It Is dull, thick, drapy and light In weight. The contrasting scarf collar has a bit of astrakhan about It which adds to Its tone The other dress Is fashioned of a deeply pebbled lusterless heavy crepe. It cleverly simulates, In its styling, a modish effect. d wrap-aroun- d Trimming Is Confined to Parts Above Hips Paris continues to confine all trimming if any at all Is used to the portions of frocks or coats that are above the hips. The narrow hipped, figure continues to be fash Ions Idea of the perfect silhouette, and clothes are designed to either accent or emphasize these feature. long-legge- friendliness toward them ; there was much to be learned from them, and their friendship was worth more than their enmity, In any case. After observing their mode of living, the chief evidently concluded that Ms position in tha tribe necessitated a certain adoption of civilized ways. Accordingly, be had a carriage, In which he traveled in state, and lived like a white man, In a good house, with tables, beds He had a and cooking utensils. large easy chair for himself, and when an honored guest was at his home, he brought out wine (though he did not drink) and cigars. Chlpeta, his wife, was a great aid to him In keeping up this state of things. She was as remarkable In her WRy as be was in his; adaptable, Industrious, a good manager, and, some say, even more Intelligent than her famous spouse. Many an oldtlmer has expressed his admiration of the excellent Ute woman, and averred that It was really Bhe who ruled, and that an appeal to her often won an otherwise lost cause. Discipline, also, was an Indication of Ourays rank, which he did not neglect. When he retired from the active life of a raider, his warlike spirit remained with him, alAs though he wa9 not tyrannical. hlef, It behooved him to be Just and firm, and disobedience to his orders might mean death. The Utes, however, were a rebellious and people. They obeyed him fairly well, but an occasion came when he was powThis was erless to control them. the "Meeker massacre, In which the Ctes burst all bonds of discipline, and their chief was powerless against them until their fury was subsided. For his efforts to keep peace at this serious time, Ouray was given an annuity of $1,000, so that when he died, at the age of sixty, he was perhaps the richest Indian In America. Every year, on the twenty-fourtof May, there is a gathering of Utes at Ignacio. From their homes in Utah and Colorado they come, all who are able. Ouray has gone to the spirit land; he Is no longer there to counsel and command them, hnt no year passes that they forget the memorial rites to honor him, their j last great leader. 1932. Western Newsp&per Union.) llerw la a pretty evening frock ot beary wblt crepw Tb pleating are of stiffened silk organdl. All through tb fall and winter style program emphasis la placed ok pleated ruche effects The velvet Areas with bordering of wlda satin ruchtng aa shows Is recent atyla exhibit I aa exponent of this new fashion trend. Evening Jacket and boleros of taffeta erw mad with rucha effect at the shoulder and tha latest movement Is collar and cuff seta of box pleated moutsellna da sole, or gaodla, or net. box-pleat- 200,000 ROYS IN TEENS TURN TO WAYS OF TRAMP Youthful Nomads Found Victims of Bad Times. Washington. Two hundred thousand hoy In their teens. Jobless yet not slwnya In search of work, are roaming the United Rtates today, stealing rides on freight trains, pan- - BUILDING REVIVAL IS ON WAY SMART TOWN WEAR crew-necke- d Veil Fits Tone of Chic to New Fall Fashions (WSAiW blCMuLA velvet-covere- slip-ove- long-haire- RUCHE TRIMMINGS HOST OF STRANGE GODS t'lveroe g1 keep Washington head company In tha wranga iiauihiwB A coma Indian of New Mrs In a tun of tb river of Rrfiuhlli-amoil Everyone ei riled -- every lea Aa exhaustive study of the cut one sraa hunting, high and low, tura religion, and biatory of this aom throe or four a little toy of iribo baa Juol born loaned by tb year bureau of American ethnology of 111 father had bees out banting the Smithsonian Inatliuiloo. The buffalo When lh Cheyenne raided Acorn Indiana accepted tuperfi the ramp, lie lookrd grimly at the lha religion of lb Fpantah bodies of bla peoplo, and thought dally mlHtonarieat but rrtiltied tbrlr an been with that bad ta them, they dent dcltlr and supernatural bo might atlU live, lla, Outay, U Inra. Tb result la that aomewber warrior who bad kt'.hd many Float, near lha foot of tha tlt of dlvtnl would have killed tha Cheymna tie. In lha order named, are b also. Rtephen. Dio, and Christa At the bead, aa d crri tied by Lee Then, as the hul di.d down, and lli mourning Itra gathered for II A. White In lha fimtthoonlan re noticed that several port stand Orate. Ih aun. great council. It of them were mlaalng. This ex- eat of all th supernatural dual plained Ihe absence of Ouray's below blm stand bit two anna. child; lha Cbeyennea bad taken ei and OyoyewL th twin war gda bo aymiMilIzo enuraga strength prisoners Tear pasted. Ouray enlisted the and virtue They are represented Indian bureaa lo betp him find Ihla In th estiva mythology as great beloved only ctUld. and bad pa- rain makrr. They Were th Irttd tiently followed every clew with era and champions of th Acorns nothing but disappoint ment at the people In the early day when they end. Now a new bop bad Hen: lived In the North. In Indian territory ana a lad who Palo Makar might prove to be Id stolen son. Next comes the k'atalna. anthro Ouray traveled the long distance, potnorphlc aptrll rain mnkera who hoping and praying that ha might lit somewhere In Ih rat" and And hla rhltiL But a certain mark, who are of Ih greatest Importance hlcb had been on bii sons body, to Acorn ceremonies. Tber are was absent from this lad, and the also th k'oblctaly. powerful and Journey bad been In vain. Ouray beneficent but mysterious spirit never mentioned bli lor again. wbo dwell Id the sunrise. They are Ouray was one of the most famous supposed lo strengthen Ih weub of western chief, and Justly so. and alrk. Born In ISM. when tle Ile country Perhspa most Important of all was still wild and Ite life primi- not even excepting th sun. Is lack It Is Impossible tive. be rrew np amid war with Ibe great mother. plains tribe, and became a spectac- however, lo arrange Ihe gods In any ular and daring fighter. But the definite hierarchy, Mr White points Idle It developed out The sun Is a symbol of rosmh life of a warrior, In blm leadership sad a lov for power, but la not anthropomorphic discipline, was not enough for a now In any sense conceived a par man of mental energy and adapta- taking of the nature of a human bility. Aa the white men Increased being. lutlk seems to be the sym In the Wetb be saw the need of hoi of human life Itself, but Is quite remote from the dally activities of her children. After death Ih In dividual goes bark to her. Rhe Is never pictured as human In form. She le regarded with respect and tenderness. The moon and stars are said by some of the Acotnas to be spirit The clouds, especially the rain clouds, are quite Important, and prayer are tald to them. Lightning Is sacred, associated both with rain and with hunting. The a coma pantheon contain four rain makers who live at the Ita Tha liuU The vogue for suits this fall has brought all sorts of new Ideas In sweaters In Its wake. Every woman who baa a tweed or knitted suit wunts to vary II with at least three blouses, and one of these la sure to be a sweater. The latest sports sweaters are gay plaids, combining the costume color wlib bright con trnstlng shades These sweaters appeal to the school and college girl for yon can't get too much color on the campus. They are very simply styled, for O. K. their gay patterns are sufficiently MORAL: To avoid taking Treatdecorative without further elahora ment, go to a Hospital. tion. One especially smart one. In a bright green, red and yellow plaid, Water Problem Solved for wear with a green tweed stilt, for People of Bermuda has a high crew neckline, fastened It Is finished After having struggled along for with three buttons. a wide ribbed centuries with a water supply Im- at the wnlstline with band, and the slightly full sleeve pounded from the roofs of Its has a tight ribbed cuff. Is the enjoying dwellings, Bermuda Another favorite with the school delights of a real water supply piped from a reservoir Into the and college set Is the usually In hand knit efThere are no running homes. streams Id Bermuda, and driven fect. In solid color. This is youthful wells always run brackish, so that and practical, and Is worn In color the natives were limited to the wa- to contrast with the skirt. ter which drained from the roofs. Hospitals and hotels requiring a Popular Vogue for Furs more generous supply were furUses Pelts of All Kinds nished with Imported water at the both as are abundant Furs rate of $1 per ton. Rermnda's new source of water, scarfs and as trimmings In the like all sources everywhere, de- new assortments of winter clothes Paris Is making. So popular is pends upon the rainfall. Rut there that French vogue for furs the present a If rain. sufficient enough is large of all kinds are being proportion of It Is utilized, to give that pelts every resident all the water he could used. foxes, There are the want. The restricted supply Is due to the fact that the roofs of the of both the silver and lighter beige Inhabitants trap only a small part and brown varieties; there are the mid length furs, like dyed skunk of the total rainfall. The new supply will consist of rain that has and the fur known as ragondin : Intercepted on Its and there are Innumerable quantl fallen on hills way down. Horizontal drains have ties of the" flat furs astrakhan been hnilt and these will prove ade- caracul, shaved lamb, breitshwautz quate for the cities of Hamilton and and other varieties. SL George. Speeding the Golf Ball The first golf balls were not rough, but It wns found hy experiment that If a golf ball Is made rough It flies farther and stralghter than If perfectly smooth. Why this should he so Is difficult to explain. Prnhnhly the roughened hall has more elasrieity when struck hy the club, and It seems eertain, too, that the roughening of the hall makes It revolve like a rifle bullet, and thus gives it a stralghter path, with more penetrating power chiefs LJ Ey CIIERIE NICHOLAS h d CnALESofit, In con templated construction there are 8.429 dwellings below $20,000 which will cost $26,822,700 and 582 dwellNew York. Important good new for all branches of the American ings of more than $20,000 wblcb will coat $21,677.500i There are 573 building Industry la found Id a surhotels that rey and forecast, published by contemplated apartment The survey will cost $1.16,150.000; and 130 ho American Architect. Indicates that the beginning of the tela that will cost $4.1.923.000 Factors aside from these actual building recovery period la actually estimates that support this confihere. dence are: Based on direct Individual re1. Normal which from 1,6.18 ports representative have not been requirements antisfied for several architects and from other author! tatlve sources, the survey shows yeurs will call for a considerable that the building and modernizing volume of products to bring the of this country back to projects now In planning and al buildings condition. proper 738. amount to financed $572 ready 2. Available federal funds prom 000. construction, Contemplated based on architects records checked Ise to turn vast sums of money for by business conditions In each state, the purchase of building materials 8. The people know that from an reachpa an additional figure of of $1,181,068,000. Of the total of economic point of view now when more than $1,750,000,000. $200,(12,1. cost of labor, prices of building 000 Is In Dew building projects al products are unprecedentedly low. ready financed and under planning is a good time to build or modernfor Immediate construction. ize. In these actual new building proj The most Important deduction ects there are 1.145 dwellings be- from this analysis, says the Amerlow $20,000. costing $10,171,500. and ican Architect, is that the begin20,1 dwellings from $20,000 op costning of the recovery period ta here. ing $8,104,000. Of apartment build Building activity begins Its steady Ings and hotels there are 128 rep- though slow, upward swing during resenting a cost of $18,155,500, and the fall of 1932. 24 hotels costing $4,490,000 All Up in the Air Together t- fife - Iisl !! 11 Af- 7 J Eight flying feet, all In the air at once, were caught In this remark able action photograph of a quartet of Highlanders executing a spirited Highland fling. The three boys and one girl were all competitors In a dancing contest which formed a part of the program at the sixty first innual gathering for the Aboyne Highland games in Scotland. handling, and living In hobo Junglek Lika a gigantic tide they ars pushing toward th South, wbera la warmer states they expect to spend tha winter and hopefully wait for, the depression to end. This la tb discovery of the chit- drens bureau of the federal Dw partment of Labor In a national, survey which has Just been completed. No Social Menace Found. Officials feel. Incidentally, that there ta no Immediate danger that these yonths will become a social menace, but It la admitted that' there are perils ahead unless they can be returned to their home and either put Into schools or given employment Railroad officials report to thq bureaa that these white collar bums have virtually put the professional hobo out of business. These same officials say that the problem haa gone beyond their control, adding: The policy la to remove transients from trains; but the last year we have been unable to do so because the numbers are so large." to El Paso, Texas, police officials report that during the last six, months more than 45,000 transients passed through the city. Kansas City, Mo, reports an average of 1.500 a day. Many Pitiful Stories. Many pitiful stories have been told Investigators for the children! bureau. One report reads. In part as follows: We next encountered two men making coffee. ODe was eighteen., He was from Mt. Carmel, Pa. Ho, gave me a letter to read from hls sister and mother. The sister wrote, a good letter, telling about high, school. The mother was a poor, speller. She said the father was out of work and that the sister would quit school and go to work. She If she could find anything. urged the boy not to return home. He was eating a loaf of bread, tearing out pieces of It and washing It down with coffee. His nose was swollen where he had been hit by a railroad brakeman while he was riding a freight train." Some of the boys, says another report, say they are going to,' certain cities. Most of them are, not going anywhere but have on the move. Police cannot-arresthem, for the Jails wont hold them. Railroad detectives can spot the nomad Instantly by the awkward way In which he swings aboard a train. Recently a report was received about a boy who. Inexperienced like thousands of others, fell and was fatally Injured by a train. Welfare officials who notified his parents In a distant city received this reply: Please to see that he Is hurled. We got no money. Costly Purple Tyrian purple waa the only ona In Cicero's known to the ancients. day a pound of wool dyed with Tyrian purple cost $175. Its great cost made Tyrian purple the symbol of rulers and of wealth. |