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Show The j 'z 'i Issued Every Friday at Salina, Utah. mail matter under the 1879. ' : SUBSCRIPTION RATES . One Year. Six Months . ' . .$2.00 ... 1.00 "Advance In Payable . riew. f Advertising Rates .Given on Application. . 1 710. FIRE PREVENTION WEEK OCTOBER FRE if They Rip. the Twp Horses Lookpair for Editor 'and Publisher H. W. CHERRY sauna, utaH " . In making" change of address give. old address as well as the sun, cuted class contests in which all take part, without the dangling df a prize but rather for the sake of proficiency in the particular subject under consideration, will in the opinion of many, accomplish the same results as the former!. There is a final and greater evil to be discussed that in its ef- fects is grave indeed. Most of the papers, theses, and orations submitted or delivered represent original effort. But, as many of the. judges of these contests can affirm, there are quite a few who, seeking' the felory glamor and fame that surround these .national.', .com- petitions, are tempted ahd fall. While the credulous marvel at the TRADE wisdom a"hd power displayed by some of the youthful contestants, w the mop informed citizens are disheartened to see these boys and '7 $7 fi'i7'i ' t 4 J ' i.7 girls, willing or unknowingly; offering tLe product of others as their own. A fertile field for the. vice .of plagiarism is presented. Often A new the depth of thbught Exhibited by a particular bojr or girl Would be well nigh impossible at. that age, and is all too. plainly th reproduc-- . tion .of .the vjork.of another. Whether done unconsciously or other- of efforts best beneficial and the Offered are merit any iitioa ; tbisevij nullifies much of the good obtained from these con- prizes usually w . . s ' ' hoy or.girl. . . lests and' certainly produces a harmful qffect on the child sd par- . On the other hand, however, a considerable number of persons, . .j.icipating ,Is it wise? . includi . . . many school teachers, lgok wjth disfavor upon these coun- df the e of e most One. and . pfertinent competitions. their cbjections'is that they interfere with the regulaj work. , ; Educatipn hs become so vast a problem that;themost compet- - ; While th'e American fiVe loss runs, to about' $5r per person 'per cnt administrators are perplexed as. to the most .efficient rtjethod of that in England, is only about 95 cqpts, and in continental with which mental best to the child he school Equipment giving even lower, ur0peitis ' fight the battle for existence wfiich increases in intensity With each THE S ALINA SUN Entered at the postoffice at Salina, as second-clas- s act of Congress of March 3, sauna .. .. . Since it is to. his home that every man instinctively goes in quest 'of absolute safety there is grim rirony, morji than a little, in the revelation that somebody's dwelling suffers attack by fire every three minutes, approximately- - that the average yearly destruction of homes approaches $66,0.00,000.; Plainly,, the safety that he .seeks is not to be' found around the, average American hearth. he six leadIt appears from . the published record that four-ofire the' in of Chimneys and Fluek; ing causes Boilers and their pipes, and Sparks on Roofs; Stoves,- Furnaces, Matches Smoking indubitably are 'preventable by the exemise of 41 nece8sary fjJcts to be absorbed, that mahy . .. proper cafe and common sense. ; (chboL . The' August issue of Safeguarding America Against Fire pre- - . mentioned ahoyje USyally require the as.tho9e National sent, complete plans for. community observance-o- f Fa.participant to spend muchtifne in'praration. Many teachers, Prevention Week. The National Board of Fire Underwriters,. NeW Jardonab,e eagerne98 to see their pupils or. their school win a. York, stands ready tot do everything within its power to facilitate the Campaign and will local agents, municipal of business organizations event. . . . at central points that require some of the'boys and girls, to' stay sev enough to found a nation Surely a people virile-anit j9 n interschol affaiekch unit, slips' day80ut.0f8eb'00l.If . can mustej sufficient intelligence and strength of .will to preserve jt . the CDntest wax;3 keeb of . regu!at gear with homes. their from the wasting of fire starling . Analogy, cleac cut and pertinent, is presented in the'.situatiori ' I ' . no.w cbnfronting intercollegiate alhlfetios. Since the war, this phase of TAX UNTIL IT HURTS . sport has experienced phenoftieatal, grbwth" that has brought grave shifted from ffiass )C Emphasis of problems wjth The increase of $22,000,000 in' the expenses ol Who compose. fhe varsity. A "few ctiaches. California for 192325 over the two preceding years is typical of. instruction to the few .the tide. to stem are courageously tryingIntercollegiate rivalry has what is going on in practically every, state, city and.county in the cbntests, the class United States. These .various- politickl subdivisions are increasing asse(1 in.to the ascendehcy and. M8ed to be one of the chrms of fol.lege local taxes faster than the government can cut federal .expenditures. .sPorts that beneficial to the many,, have atWost dissappeafed. While a large part of the California tax increase ha!. bien due entally company . . . to a gasoline tax, still the tendency is for local ttixes to. pile up, while. bvely speaking. fjf ' Commercialism has- - insidiously entered, this phase of colleg- . fede'ral taxes are being reduced. . ' The average voter must be brought to realize that he has only iate fe as the wholesale advertising, the .immense' stadiums, and.'O himself to blame for a large part of his tax burdens. If he voted for sirai,ar evidence testifies. Thjs problem is growing grayhairs in the W head8 of coUege presidents who seem almost powferless to remedy every fool scheme that sohieone proposes- without using any judge- tbe situation. . . ment or discretion in the matte'r, , he should be taxed until it hurts," In regard to the .oratoricaj. and spelling consts, the same is UI his him thus bringing senses to true irf part. Emphasis' becomes jrarrowed and attention Is focussed W on the few rather than oh the system. CarefuHy planped ancl .exe-- . A GOOD EXAMPLE . . . State-wid- try-wid- r' f home-7-Defecti- ve - H r -- inU $' Jfirst Jifateank F O S.A " d 3 A . A N I .L,- - LINA - U'tAti is Hefnter Fedefal .Reserve System ; ! ! . has-been- ! thfc-sta't- e . fi mtra-collegia- - 0 fe life,-and.'mci- JAMES FARRELL, Pres. H.S. GATES, 0 ' H. B. CRANDALL, Cashier : C. E. PETERSON E.V. JOHNSON, Apt. Cashiers V-Pr- 53 B - Two Washington fire guards wfcre arrested, for smoking and code . qf ETIllCS for leaving campfires burning in the forest they wertf protecting." 'ADOPTED BY EDITORS .. An Oregon man was fined $100. fqr refusing .to' help put out a fire . . The Southern Newspaper Publish- . he had started. sayjng that he had'.lived there 47. years and he knew rs association at a meeting held re- all about fires. . . 'cently, in Asheville, N. C., adopted a The Northwest has just gone: through a had fre season;, it code of ethics based on the ssump- a newspapers .first duty in would have been worse if .extraordinary-precautionhad not been 'lon ie honestly and fair burned-ovePrat. r taken. It will take a, lifetime tc put. many back areas . . ly unbiased by any other eonsidera. to the condition they Were in last spring. A law that punishes the.tjon. .careless, defiant or 'criminal user of our forests, is a good law that Among" the point's 'made in the ' needs rigid enforcement. . . code were these: 53 77 s .'-- " . ' .. 'T' ' Recognizing honest differences of opinion exist, we may vigorously HAPPIER LIVES ' " .. . . maintain our Own position without In an address before "the students at Ckmp. Wilkins, Athens, denouncing others .as. dishonest and Georgia, on the subject of. agricultural education and the necessity un.lr should be the guiding for applying scientific methods to. farming. H. M. Atkinson. Chair- - starDecency in the printing of newSf editdr. man of the Georgia Railway arid Power Company, said: advertizing and all feature arti- My company realizes trat agricultural and industrial develop- des or illustrations. Is it 'fit to print and to be read m.ent gerhand in hand. ' Industry furnishes the home market for the should be the by my own mother? farrn product. It is my aim and desire tq make electricity available test rather than Will it sell, morj? .for the farm. Some of. the results of this would be: . . . . papers? "1. Greater use of the machinery for man power. Consideration for the unfortunate and '2. Substitution of mechanical for man power. guiltless victims of .the ' others. of faults . "3. Greatly' increased production per man. . . e No needless, story justified "4. Conservation of human life arid strength. to a good reputation- nor wan5. Greater comforts and convenience'9 on the farm. . . ton pain to an innocent. 6. Less drudgery in the home. . . . Respect and. tolerance for those 7. Greater opportunities for recreation. of different religions, races, and cir-- , . . cumstances of life. Greater attractiveness nnd interest to' farm life. . ' in all 'dealings, whether Honesty. 9. Farm and country life will become mote desirable than with readers, advertisers, 'employe ' . . c'ty. life. ' or competitors. 10. The mechanical pro'bltms will interest Truth first 'last and always. and keep them on the farms. . " "II. Happier lives. I want to call fo the attention of you young farmers the impor.t ' ' 9 ' -- . fr ... dam--ag- - '8 'Wewill install in your kitchen - .. ence vote. It is vital that you, as fanners, take an interest in governmen- tal affairs.. You should see that the right men are elected to office and that taxes are reasonable and not so excessive that they will, de- crease rather than increase reVknue by driving industries and citizens out 'of the stater" 'A IS '..' " ours-- - . 15 days. FREE.. i for. . .. V. V .. ( .. ' . if .you likq it pay us 75c down and $1.00 per. month- -for 6 Jnon.ths. If it doesn't banish 'all shadows-r- lf it doesn't make. your Jdtchen more cheerful and work: . . IT WISE? . . more 6. ville Courier Journal will again bold its National Speliing Bee. . A1 Smith denies that President Many similar projects are on foot. National essay contests are Coolidge and the Republican adminbeing conducted by some lara business corporations that smack istrstio1 have practiced economy and decidedly of advertising stunts, although many of these are entirely he ProbabIy Sieves that the decrease worthwhile. In addition, there are many more localized competitions being conducted by various organizations in the states and the cities. They say that our Christian misin China are in danger, but sionaries These contests may do some good. atfocus the public Thej in quite as much peril not tention on the public schools and this end is always to be desired, perhaps as be in if they were to would i he original effort put forth by and the latent talent educed fron go they to Chicago with any change in the school children by this form of rivalry is to be commended. The their pocket. of TRIAL-:-on- e patronize em for' fear they might be eating some of their ancestors. None of the folks who write the hlpful 1?inta columns in the news papers have told us yet wh&t to do, in case of an earthquake. ; , , Washington sends out the 'informs tien-th- at the cost, of government in The "Better American Federation of California announces this . country has doubled in five that it will again conduct a National Intercollegiate Oratorical' years. One of the sad things in con- nation s that although the gavern-Th- e Contest on the Constitution during the scholastic year of 1925-2as expensive it is not Washington Star is going to repeat its National Interscholastic ' Oratorical Contest, using the same theme, and doubtless the Louis- - , ' . . ; . . pleasant-W- ... e will take it out. . . ; ; Please give it a trial . : " . ' ' ; . |