Show Today T oday FLOOD ANT AND POWER A SHARE DAY DAT SirE SUE DANCED AND ND LINED LI GOOD AND AD BEAUTIFUL By nr ARTHUR BRISBANE Copyright 1927 by The Star Co LOS ANGELES Calif Oct 7 7 President COOlidge promises to solve olve the problem of Mississippi valley alley Hood flood control so that such a situa situa- situation situation tion may neier neur again have to be met It means only determination Which the president expresses plus engineering ability and money The country has plenty of both Senator lOis Hiram Johnson appealed to the convention of union labor laborIn labori In Iii this t city t yesterday te to work for forthe forthe i l the e Boulder Ul dam project reco harnessing h the Colorado river for lor power Ir Irrigation lr- lr IrrIgation and water supply He lIe told the union men Public utilities ties companies say they have seven billion dollars of Investment in and declare that our government shall not be permitted to build a generating generatIng generating ing dam darn at Boulder canyon If It It takes twenty years well wel teach tel the public utilities that there Is something bigger than seven billions of o public utilities dollars and that Is the tho government go of the United States Formerly labor even In America would have h ve opposed power develop develop- development development ment by government lest Jest It take end cad from mouths of working men American labor Is 15 too Intelligent for that now no In China when the British built an electric road rond up a steep grade Grode they had to promise not to haul only passengers no freight Chinese coolies men and women wanted to carry the tho freight on their heads and backs Some of our big companies fear tear national Improvement as the Chinese do They will get over oser It and realize that what helps the country helps all big and little interests In the country At present they are the biggest power ver In the country and pro proc it by holding back whatever does not please them There was buying power In the stock stoc market mar et somebody bought shares i of the new General Motors Moors Mo ors stock and d one days day's silts tot shires Tha Th three million share k lias S been beets pawed passed p only nine lime Li 11 the history of the stock cr I The surplus of this coun coun- country country try Is 15 ten tsa t 1 billion dollar which means eans that the American people peo le earn each year ten ton thousand thou mil ml- lions more moro than they need to live on Wall VaIl Street rill rm sac s 's e days das and stock brokers bigger prices for their seats Stock brokers warn customers to adopt a n most conservative e market policy not knowing kno what else Ise to advise ad The best advice Is 15 dont gamble and ancl dont don't sell short Mrs Sarah Earah O. O Draper starting her year tells the world that smoking and dancing have kept her alive aUve She Is 15 right about the dancing A British scientist proves that prosperous men die too young oung be be be- because cause nearly all stop exercising after fifty lUy An As old horse In a pasture where he can exercise will 1 live many years Pen him In a 0 box stall be he soon dies For many generations s France has rewarded with ith prizes prius parades and pretty dresses the good girl of the village called la Ia Often Of ten the Is good and pure per cent but more good than beautiful A rich Frenchman will VIm give prizes for good looking A girl that can be good and good looking this Frenchman thinks deserves desert an ass especial prize Here we have ha thousands such and somebody should give give- a prize to the girl with the best brain We have plenty of pretty faces and legs and frequently crown them queen Mexico has a lively presidential campaign In Mexico City recently General Alvarez President Calles' Calles chief of o staff starr announced the ex ex- ex execution of Serrano one candidate with 14 of o his followers They were shot as rebels Our campaign next year will be as s exciting It will not be dull |