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Show N THE CITIZEN INNOCENT LAMBS !fl a man is a uwetM. Mrs. Henry W. Peabody of rerty, Mass., chairman of the womans national committee enforcement, says that all such persons are not fit for I Because GG are positive that Mrs. Peabody is not a Bible student jstory student and knows very little of commuity life. In her ost assertion she positively condemns Jesus Christ, George Ellington, Abraham Lincoln, and others, according to her ts and views, and such men would never have secured orable mention, not alone to have been allowed to become r it men of our every day life. The founders of our constitution never intended that the n Lts and privileges of our people should ever be taken from t? n yet the Eighteenth Amendment has done that very thing, person who takes a drink in his own home, or smokes, is not ffe S great many. It would appear that if the leaders of our lodges and churches do the work they profess, few poor are left for others to take care of. We would like to see an honest to God tabulation of the money expended by churches and lodges for the poor, and those sums added to the county expenditures, and then add the community chest, and we would find a staggering amount that would surprise you. If we cut out expensive automobiles and gasoline in politics and devote the large sums of money in making improvements and thus provide work for the poor there will be little need for charity. We believe that any man who works hard all week is entitled to a little pleasure and recreation, whether he attends a horse race, baseball game or other sport. If he denied himself all pleasure, certainly he could give to charity, but who in h wants to live that way. Surely half the people in this city are not takhe least interfering with others, and if he finds pleasure and ing charity, are they! ice in harmless indulgence, that is his privilege and right, but R You must do and live as we say or you are a vile crim-an- d KING PLAYS GAME say, we will brand the curse of Cain across your forehead. is The prohibition law is gradually undermining our courts, Senator King tells us that he favors McAdoo for president, police departments and our prisons are far too small to but the Senator is being quoted in the east as favoring A1 Smith rl our criminal element. of New York and he is confident that Utah would go for Smith. Because of our super educational and school system, the Well, a man can change his opinion, cant he? By being for all, a he makes himself a good fellow. or girl of fifteen years today knows much more than did a but we see nothing forefathers at the age of twenty-fivFLOOD leniency in our juvenile courts, and this very leniency creates le respect for law and order and greatly encourages the youthful ninal. All crime should be severely punished. The Mississippi flood continues to create more damage evBcause of the large sums of graft and political money tied ery day with more ground flooded and greater damage and losses in prohibition, crime is being overlooked to chase the wets, inflicted. It appears that the high water has not yet been reachder our present system, crime will become greater, there will ed, and there is no doubt that the present flood is destroying more disrespectors of law, and the law abiding people will many farms permanently or for years to come. It looks like narP be safe and secure in ture is making an effort to split the American continent, sepproperty or life. y If Mrs. Peabody would go to work as a police reporter upon arating the halves from the great lakes to the Gulf of Mexico in wide channel of water. metropolitan newspaper, she would change her views with-on- e with a If we do away with the prohibition expense and heavily tax week. She may kid herself at present, but she cannot kid the bootleggers, the government could raise sufficient money in 0! general public. The people know what is going on. Her or the alleged ignorance of most propagandists, should two or three years to repair all this big damage and real dikes could be built and maintained along the river banks. But that be excused. would be constructive work. This flood is the greatest calamity that has ever befallen BEGGARS FIND FAULT this country, and the damage will run into the hundreds of milof people are F. C. Schramm finds fault with many people who like horse lions of dollars, and probably billions. Thousands in the world. Here is a real cause for charity. 'es but who detest supporting organized charity. We all have losing everything likes and dislikes. There are many people in this city who A WORTHY JUDGE eive charity who are not entitled to it, and again, Mr. P ininim, charity should begin at home. If charity drives are Judge Noel Pratt, well liked by every one who knew him, a ng to create hatreds, denunciations and discriminations and staunch Republican and a faithful party worker, was unexpecttouts, it is about time that we investigate. called to the great unknown beyond, and his many friends We have professional beggars in this city who refuse to edly rkj and live off their friends. You can never loan them any-n- g mourn his loss. Judge Pratt was liked. He was honest and because they never return what they get. No wonder that faithful in duty, manly, upright and kind hearted and was ever to aid the unfortunate. M people are getting tired of continually contributing to such ready The first time he applied for office, he was nominated and hi 'ause. choice. He tried There are some cases where is absolutely necessary, elected and the people never regretted their charity did not think d let us cut out the overhead and get down to real charity. to fulfill all promises and never made promises he his death he was judge of the civil A banker in states that there is more money in the banks than he could keep. At the time of made an enviable recft and that there is plenty of work. If that is the case there division of the city court where he has ord. His demise came as a shock and surprise to the public. He only a few cases of real needy. Why then all this money I was a true Christian at heart and he did not have a known The other wan and the theatre together got managers day t on a big show to raise money for the Mississippi flood enemy. ferers. Some one opened the cold water chute and drown-Ih- e COOLIDGE SHINES good cause. Hollywood is going to give a big benefit i and they expect to raise $40,000 there. showed liis high apreciation of the imPresident Coolidge a bet of end the from not and charity come from the heart of the press in American life and of its splendid record le Peison who can work but who will not work should portance the Annual Dinner of the United Press Association h given making by to beggars. crime encourage is aid. a It any r care of; the occasion for one of his most important public utterances and to take Every church in the few a lias poor city of the season. More than that he paid the United lodge takes care of a few poor; the county takes care ot a his first speech ie PI 1 nd e, ea fa ins Tl Id ne no ig-anc- e, t-p- ut y 5 T 1( e i. , 1 |