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P| Artificial Grass
The strangest and most futile of all the peculiar in-
novations of this mechanical age seems to have been made
In New York recently with the installation along a mid-
town boulevard of a strip of artificial grass.
Yes that is correct; artificial grass. There is a semi-
parklike strip between the two roadways of this boule-
vard and formerly the city tried to nourish a grass plot
there; but waste paper collected there and the grass
didn’t grow very well and the strip always looked slight-
ly brown and untidy.
So now in place of grass the boulevard bears a strip
of green composition—an asphalt and slate affair—which
is always neat always green and always easily cleaned. !
It probably looks very nice from a distance and its
probably very efficient and all that; but what after all is
the modern city worth if it has to substitute artificial grass.
for the real article?
Christmas Cigars
There really ought to be some kind of monument
erected to the Milwaukee man who landed in the hos-|
pital because of his insistence on smoking one of the
cigars his wife had given him for Christmas.
You saw the story doubtless; how he walked along
the street puffing manfully suffering untold pangs but
sticking to it until finally the rankness of the weed over-
came him and he fell unconscious whacking his head
against the curb and cutting himself painfully; and how j
in the hospital he explained that he had persevered be-
cause his dear wife had bought the cigar and he felt it his
husbandly duty to consume it to the bitter (the word is
used advisedly) end.
Such marital devotion is indeed rare in these flighty
times. If there be a medal of honor for deserving hus-
bands this man surely should get it.
Radio Advertising Talks
The government of Argentina sems to have devised j
in rule to govern radio broadcasting that might be worth
a little serious consideration in the northern half of the
new world.
Briefly the rule is that advertising talks on commer-j
cial broadcasting programs must not exceed 100 words in ;
length hereafter. The Buenos Aires newspaper. La Pren-|
sa. remarks that this ruling came because so many pro-
grams had become long mercantile discourses interspersed
with short items of general interest.
Is his a rule that would work well in the United i
States? The average radio fan knowing little and caring'
much less about any legal objections that might be inter-‘
posed is probably more than ready to reply with an em-
phatic “Yes!”
The Pollyanna Idea
The Missouri people who have formed a “Pollyanna
Club” the members of which agree to submit to hearty
kicks “a posteriori.” whenever they mention the depres-
sion have at least found a device for keeping their op-
timism at par. Outside of that however it is questionable
whether even a nation-wide observance of their quaint
by-law would really help matters much.
One of the numerous things that ail the land today
is the fact that for about a year after the stock market
took its famous nose dive all of us did our level best to
pretend that nothing serious was the matter. If a Polly-
anna attitude could have helped we would be prosperous
once more. If a depression could have been averted by
cheerful talk this one would have missed us.
Unfortunately it doesn’t work that way. Careful
planning and wise forethought will help. Pretending
that things are better than they are won’t do much good.
New York
Letter
NEW YORK—Two of Manhat-
tan's most avid first-nighter* are
A1 Smith and Jimmy Walker.
In a sense they are among the
very superior theatergoers since
they can laugh at Jests * involving
impersonations and are generous
with applause.
The other night Mayor Walker
found himself up in front of one
of the most biting musical satires
of the generation. "Of Thee I
Sing.” In the leading rale was
William Gaxion who gave one of
the finest imitation* of Walker
ever seen on the stage. The trav-
esty was greeted with whoops
by A1 Smith who all but laughed
himself out of his seat. Walker
was but slightly less demonstra-
tively appreciative of the burlesque.
Earlier in the season a revue
had as its opening number the ap-
pearance of a hoofer before a
scenic version of the Empire State
building. The brown derby and
make-up of the dancer was an ob-
vious take-off on Smith. Gags con-
cerning the econ mic status cf the
Empire State were passed during
the act. Yet nobody laughed any
louder than the ex-governor.
Broadway performers pull no
pur.chea when satirizing these two
leading New Yorkers. Rarely has
any official rebuke followed a the-
atricalized comment on politics
and personalities.
In this respect the "big town” Is
bigger than mo6t.
• I «
For some weeks verbal darts
have been tossed at Greta Garbo
because of her indifference and
"mystertousness” toward New York
newspapermen.
What all the writing gents aswl
gentesses seemed to have forgot-
ten was tha* a new Garbo picturt
opened on New Year's Eve on
Broadway.
One columnistlc fel ow who is In-
clined to harp on the sappiness of
editors where press agentry is con-
cerned grew quite irate on the
subject of Garbo apparently over-
looking the fact that this is not
the first time the so-called "cryp-
tic" Greta has put on her "mys-
tery" act for the benefit of the city
folk.
• • •
Yet I'm disinclined to believe
that it’s entirely a publicity gag—
although the creation of a myste-
rious character is one of the
smartest press-agent stunts of the
generation. The ^ame device has
been used in the case of Maude
Adams who was convinced a gen-
eration ago that the illusion of
the actor should never be allowed
to go crashing on the other side
of the footlights.
La Garbo as it happens does
not travel alone at times. Fact is
she doesn’t travel alone. There’s a
certain publicity man who usually
shares her company and a rather
elderly gent who once was a prom-
inent' film director.
She does not consider herself
anything approximating a riddle.
On a holiday she prefers to dodge
cameras and interviews and be-
come an average visitor and tour-
ist.
In Hollywood Miss Garbo chooses
to give the camera more attention
than the reporters. Just how care-
fully she has been coached in this
role no one may ever know.
Barbs
And now that Helen Wills Moody
has come out for beer A1 Capone
would doubtless like to come out
for bigger rackets.
• • •
A Detroit youth once chosen as
the typical American boy. was ar-
rested for speeding. Evidently was
trying to live up to the title.
• • •
If no other good comes out of
this Manchurian fuss everybody
will know that Chinchow isn’t a
relish—even if Japan seems to re-
lish it.
• • •
All world powers except the
United States are invited to a
European debt parley. Evidently
don't want America to parlez too.
• • •
If the gulf stream failed. France
would become uninhabitable In
winter. But France would probably
go Into the refrigerating business
to be franc about it.
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By H. L PHILLIPS
Further Expressions of • Creed for
The New Year
I believe that the present crisis
serious as it may be is not to
be compared with those endured by
our forefathers with high courage
and flaming faith; and that a
little reflection on their fortitude
will make the average "depression
victim” of today ashamed of him-
self.
I believe the brightest feature
of the outlook for the new year is
the rapidly mounting evidence that ]
the American public Is definitely ;
abandoning the notion that the j
chief ingredients of prosperity are
a silk hat a magic wand and a |
book on legerdemain.
I believe an encouraging sign for \
1932 is that Mr. Gus Q. Citizen has |
about abandoned the idea that the j
return of prosperity can be ac-
complished through smoking-car |
discussions locker-room platitudes :
and an exchange of philosophies j
by fat gentlemen in the easy
chairs of our most select clubs.
I believe the main trouble with '
I America has been that It lias been !
I leading a life too conducive to
; hardening of the arteries and not
sufficiently conducive to harden-
ing of the muscles.
I believe that seven out of t:n
modern-day Americans never had
| as much as they now profess to
| have lost.
I believe It a highly encouraging
t sign that business men have dis-
i carded the two-hours-for-Ju ich
i program are now picking steno-
graphers for ability rather than
| for looks and are attending to
5ome office details formerly left to
the office idiot.
I I believe the average man. hav-
i ing spent the last two years back- j
seat driving is now determined «o
get out and help take his turn at I
the wheel over the rough spots and j
poorly marked Intersections.
I believe the rank and file . of
American* are finished with a diet \
of optimistic statements confer-
ence pap and daily bedtime stories. !
and are now facing th» facts and j
ceasing to shudder at the mention j
of hard work.
I believe it impossible for the i
average man to have his feet as 1
cold as they seem to be from bis
conversation.
I believe 1932 will prove that t
the Amman citizens has not for-
gotten how to break a head lock
struggle out of a half-nelson swim
up stream hit from the shoulder
and come up smiling after taking
a few on the chin.
I believe that during the new !
year people will devote much less
time to placing the responsibility
for the slump and much more to
pulling out of it.
I believe that from now on the
smaller business man is to get a
break and that the little fellows
will be conceded a right to live.
I believe that the American peo-
ple have learned to distinguish
between leadership and a mere
ability to strut sitting down.
I believe that American business
large small and medium has
definitely discovered it can't be
operated with a putting iron in
one hand and a cocktail shaker
in the other.
Mahatma's Luck
Mahatma Gandhi is back In the
Yeroda jail having arrived no !
doubt just in time to get cards I
! from London wishing him a happy
New Tear.
- • •
However after six months In >
London under present conditions.
Gandhi must find a nice Jail quite
a relief.
• • •
Add similes: As abandoned as a
gift shoppe the week after Christ-
mas.
• t •
Robbers broke into a South
Carolina prison the other day and ■
i stole the warden's car. It Just goes
to show that when you want an
| automobile you want it.
• * •
What this country needs is a
glass of orange juice served in a
hotel for less than seventy cents.
.... i
; Notes From
Brownsville j
Churches
i ■' «■ ■■■
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
The attendance at Sunday School
last Sunday was 299 an Increase of
about 70 over the Sunday previous.
Nearly one hundred young people
were In attendance at the Epworth
League.
Congregations were larger than
the average at both the morning
and evening services with many
visitors at both hours. In the morn-
ing the pastor spoke on “The Open:
Door.” and in the evening the sub-
ject was “Learning from Christ.”
Two members were received at the
morning hour.
At the evening service a group of :
young people from the Epworth
League substituted for the regular 1
choir and presented the anthem j
“He shall reign forever and ever.” i
Mrs. W. W. Underwood is directing
the Epworth League choir.
This church suffered loss when:
on Jan. 5 Mrs. C. W. Clark after a
long Illness went to her home in
Heaven. Mrs. Clark and her hus-
band have been loyal and useful
members of this church for more
than 20 years. Brother Clark has i
the deep sympathy of his wide cir- .
cle of friends.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
Sunday School attendance 154. j
This number should be considerably j
higher to be In keeping with our
rfrrr*"ment We had an increased at-
tendance for the morning worship
with an exceptionally fine spirit in
the service. Evening congregation
about normal. The music throughout
the day was unusually good.
Hie morning message emphasized
the necessity of waiting upon God;
of giving God a chance with our
lives; and of taking time to wor-
ship and meditate upon God's good-
ness and love. “God’s Love and
Time’* was the evening theme. No
two words enter more largely into
the Providence of God than
“love” and “time.’*
God’s love defies time. The proph-
et Isaiah said: “Jehovah hath ap-
peared of old unto me saying: li
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have loved thee with an everlasting
love; therefore with loving kindness
have I drawn thee.”
God s love is practical considerate
aggressive progressive and per-
severing. God knows our hearts our
needs our weaknesses and our every
experience. “Jehovah is thy keeper;
—Jehovah will keep thy going out
and thy coming in from this time
forth and fo; evermore.*’ I have
loved thee with an everlasting love
therefore with loving kindness have
I drawn thee.”
FIRST BAPTIST
Sunday School attendance 265
Remaining for preaching < above
Primary Dep t.) 77 per cent; having
their own Bibles and using them in
class work 78 per cent; attendance
of officers and teachgrs at monthly
workers' council Wednesday night
80 per cent; holding Kings teacher's
diplomas 55 per cent.
School has now qualified as
“Standard School” under Sunday
School Board of Southern Baptist
convention.
Large congregation morning hour.
Spirit of God manifest. One addi-
tion. Chqjch observed Lord's Supper.
“Unto the church of God at Corinth
Keep the ordinances as I delivered
them unto you—in remembrance of
me.” l cor. 1:2 11:2 25.
Considerable extension missionary
work in afternoon by groups of mem-
bership. Attendance at B. Y. P. U.
79; Average grade 69. Good crowd at
preaching hour with one addition.
Pastor solicited membership to re-
serve next Friday night for attend-
ance upon great missionary hour at
First Presbyterian church.
Marie Abbott cashier in the city
clerk's offioe in Salt Lake City
Utah collect* alimony from 61 ex-
husbands a month for women who
refuse to accept money directly from
tiil-tr ex-mates.
Tlie University of Iowa extension
division will conduct championship
contests in painting sketching and
designing for high school pupils.
There are 151 "aidhouse keepers'*
who maintain watches on the high-
est mountain peaks on the air lane
from San Srancisco to Chicago.
TODAY ta Tire »
Anniversary
BIG SUBMARINE LOSSES
On Jan. 13 1311 a cheek up
disclosed that 37 British ship*
had been sunk in the German U-
boat campaign in the fire weeks
previous.
Of this number m were ships
of over 1600 tons. Twelve were
ships of under 1600 tons and
eight were fishing vessels.
In the week ending Jan. 13 six
vessels over 1600 tong two under
1600 tons and two fishing ves-
sels had been sunk by submarines.
In the same week five French
vessels and two Italian vessels
were sunk.
While submarines were taking
this heavy toll the Russisn Black
Sea fleet at Sebastopol mutinied
flour admirals and 36 other offi-
cers were slain
I Quotations_|
This (National Socialist) party is
absolutely under my control. My
will is done.
—Adolf Hitler leader of Germany*
Fascists.
• • •
The masses of India are only
awaiting my signal.
—Mahatma (Sandhi
• • •
The world can no longer safely or
wisely carry the burdens armaments
impose.
—Alansan B. Houghton former
bassador to England and
many.
• • •
I dont know of any man who get*
a thrill out of his infidelity.
- Edmund Lowe screen actor.
• • •
We have to sustain our custom-
ers as fax as we can without be-
coming politically entangled.
—Patrick J. Hurley secretary of war.
• • •
We are now on the edge of a new
renaissance of the spirit.
—Dr. Edward Howard Griggs for-
mer university professor at Stan-
ford.
• • •
The average normal American Is
bound to remain a Jackass for such
is the will of God.
—H. L. Mencken critic author and
editor.
• • •
The slft-rfters are the well-to-do;
in stores there are as many sales
as ever but of cheaper goods
—Prof. p. H. Nystrom economist at
Columbia U.
• • t
I cant kit still and I can’t stand
still.
—Robert Montgomery film ac-
tor.
T!1 EE KINDS d 5 3
BY KAY CLFAVFP STRAHAN Jstte.
BEGIN HERB TODAY 1
ATT. CECILY and WAR Y-
FRAWEA FI: A WICK live w li h
their grandparents. The sisters
have been orphaned since ehild-
hood. The grandparents—known
ns “Rosalie** and “Grand**—have
long sinee lost (heir wealth and
the household Is supported by
Ann’s and Cecily's earnings. Ear
this reason Ann. 28. and I’ll 11.11*
Ft HOY II. young lawyer are still
postponing their marriage though
they have hern engaged 8 years.
Feelly 22 is in love with
R 'HIM WeKI'El.. an engineer bat
when he proposes she refuses to
name the wrdding dale hrcnosr
she cannot leave Ann with the
financial responsibility of the
home.
Wary-Frances. 13 and still In
schorl. strikes up an nc«i naintanee
with FARE III'. AltWOt AT. vaude-
ville prior. *he meets him secret-
ly and he tries to persuade her to
heroine bis stage partner.
Phil takes Ann to dinner. A
girl she has never seen before
sends him a note. Phil’s rsptana-
tion* are vague. On the way home
PhSI stops the ear to Investigate
engine trouble. LETT A KING
who wrote the note and KEN-
NETH 8WITH her escort come
along In another ear. Letty ad-
dresses Phil with endearment* end
Ann. angry get* In Smith** ear
nnd asks him to take her home.
Ne*t day he srads flowers.
NOW «0 ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XXXI
^ECILY had looked up the num-
ber In the telephone book on
Friday the day before yesterday.
She knew It by heart She dialed
It with Icy. trembling fingers. The
muted ringing sounded again and
again In her cars. She prayed. “Let
him answer It. Dear Lord. let him
answer it Let him answer It Let
him—”
“Hello?" A woman’s Tojce agree-
able. cheerful.
"May 1 please speak to Mr. Me
Keel?"
"Mr. McKeel is playing golf." A
note of Interest was added. "I am
Mrs. McKeel; may l take a message
for him?"
"I mean—Mr. Barry McKeel."
“Barry r* The Interest changed to
amusement faint but audible. “He
isn't in town now."
••Oh. I didn’t know. Where ts
he?"
“He is in Albany." Cheery again
almost hearty. “He has been there
—let me see—since Friday."
“I—I didn’t know. Do you ex-
pect him back soon
“No Not Tery soon" sympathy
was added. “He is superintending
the work on a building that his
uncle is putting up there.”
"Could you give me his addressr
“I am *orry " sincerity seemed to
bo indicated “hut when he tele-
phoned yesterday he said that he
was leaving the hotel and would
find a tHK-rding place today. So
Just for the moment. I don’t know
where he is. We’ll know in a day
or so; if you’ll call again I’ll be
glad to tell you.”
A day or so! T^ere could be no
acs r to that
Curiosity came at last with a
touch of crispness. "Is it seriously
important? My husband had spoken
of driving to Albany this evening.
Ke had given it up. But. perhaps—”
"No." said Cecily and tried again
and said. "No—thank you." and
hung up the receiver and went up-
stairs to her room and darkened it
to shut out anything the June
month might have to offer and
rolled down into the deep hollow of
A NX found her there when she
came in at seven o'clock that
evening purposely early from boat-
ing with Kenneth.
"Cissy honey" she protested
and stooped to put her arms around
her. "You didn't hear from him?
But dear. dear you can't—you
mustn't do this way.”
"I telephoned" Cecily replied In
a small choked voice. "He's gone.
He’s left town."
"Sister's sweetheart! He'll come
hack. But you can’t do this way.
( You’re ill already. You’re wearing
yourself out. You could make It
easier dear. If you’d Just go on with
life the best you can. We have to
live you know.”
"Why do wer
"Lots of reasons. Mother and
Tather gave us life—trusted us with
it—a part of their lives. And there
is Mary-Franecs. and—"
“We didn’t ask for the gift. I
don’t want it. Life is too horrible.
It cheats us. Fools us. Takes us
and hurts us—so. I’m afraid of
life. If Barry came back if he
were sitting where yop are. right
now—I'd still he afraid of life. Al-
ways I’ll bs afraid after this."
"I shouldn’t have left you. honey
1 shouldn't have. I didn't want to
go. and 1 didn't enjoy myself
and—”
“I made you go. I'm better alone
Please go now wont you Ann?
Please go. You—you make me
nervous.”
“No I don't. I shouldn’t have be-
lieved you this afternoon and 1
don’t believe you now." She lay
down on the bed. and Cecily stiff-
ened under her curving arm.
"*! hate every thing!” she declared.
“You don't hate me" Ann said.
“You couldn’t when I love you such
a lot."
"Who said I did?" said Cecily
and began to cry softly.
"Just let me rest and talk to you
a little while” Ann coaxed. "It I
make you too nervous you can push
I me off. But. Ci-ay. I've been think-
: ing a lot. All about life being hor-
rid and hurting and everything. It
1 is—and it docs of course some-
times. But not all the time. In a
way. too. It Is sort of up to us bow
much we’ll allow it to hurt us.”
Cecily shock her head; shook her
body. "No. No. No. No”
• • •
“ICTELL. but It is. And here’s
” something else. Life gives us
lot* of pleasant things—but it won t
always allow us to pick and choose
for ourselves. There’s love. 1 don't
know about men—but women have
to have love. Only—I've decided
that they don't have to have men a
love. There are so many different
sorts of love and I believe—or try
to believe" the amended truthfully
"that lota of the aorta are better
surer—happier anyway than the
love between men and women. Take
our love. Cissy for each other and
for Mary-Franees. We've always
had It so we don't always appre-
ciate it But honey stop and think
if you can what it amounts to. It
is certain. It is safe. Nothing can
change it or hurt it. and it will last
forever. Before I’d hurt you—as
you're hurt now—I'd—I'd take my-
self to pieces and cook me. 1
wouldn't want to live if I d hurt
you. Cissy. And you wouldn't hurt
me. as I'm hurt now. not even to
have Barry again. But these men
these mean men hurt us and break
our hearts and go away and stay
away and let us be hurt and suffer.
Why should we accuse life of hurt-
ing us when It is only men. mean
men who hut'us? And why should
!~v value that 1- men’s love—
old hateful hurting* selfish love—
so highly?"
"I don't know. I Just want Barry.
[ want to love him—whether bu
loves me or net I want to see him
- hear his voice. I can’t live I
can t breathe without him. I can’t
and I don't want to and I won't
try. ’
"You think that way mw. but
you'll find out latr r that you can.
S way > i—you get used to it
I thought that w too last month.
That Sunday Cissy—truly I was
out of my mind almost 1 had a
strange obsession that 1 was dead—
like the stories one reads you know
—and didn't know that 1 was dead
and was Just walking around watch-
ing myself. But that passes off.
Truly It does honey. Truly It does.
See how much better 1 am now!
And It has only been a month ago
today. Just exactly a month ago
today.”
"Ann I don't want to be hateful
But Barry and I were—are—I will
say are. I will say Barry and I are
! —are—are—”
"Yes darling. Of course. What
are you?”
"We are different from you and
Phil. In every way. Do you think
for instance that I’ll ever look at
another man? Do you think that 1
could do aa you've done? I don't
blame you. but 1 mean I couldn't I
I couldn t start right out to play with
another man as you've started to
play with that funny Kenneth thing.
I couldn't I wouldn't”
“That’s Just like saying Cissy
honey that If you weijp in ono of
tl ese tropical places being de-
voured by mosquitoes sod bugs and
things you'd sit down and let them
eat you alive because you couldn't
and wouldn’t usa a shoddy. Inferior
grade of netting to keep them off.”
Lttle more and
a—you don’t
demand. You don’t understand.”
"I try to dear. rear. I do try to.
I wish you had eou.o with us this
afternoon as 1 begged you to la-
stead of staying In this stuffy old .
house. Tba river waa lovely aad^l
we swam—"
“Listen. Ann. The more I think
of it. the more I'm sure that we
didn’t really quarrel. Will you
listen while I tell you about it
again and see it It seems like a
quarrel to you? I mean—if it
doesn't seem to you that after Bar-
ry’s had time to think It over he’ll
decide that it wasn’t actually what
he'd call a quarrel. I told you. you
know that he said raised voices
and squawking sarcasms and things
liks that I’m sure I didn’t raise
my voice. I never do ecream—do
I. Ann? Truly do I?”
"Honey honey of court* not *
"It began about the party. Or—
did I tell you about that?"
“Not all about it" lied poor Ann.
"I didn't say a word you know 1
didn’t when he went to Gretchen’e
party In April though he knew 1
hadn’t been Invited. He’d promised
to go before—well before we'd
found each other. I didn’t let him
know I cared a bit—waa pleasant
and nice about it as I could be.
And be said he didn’t hnv* n good
time at nil. and was bored to d'ath
and kept hoping that be could get
away early enough to tee me later.
But 1 too* notice that he didn’t.
And when the picnic cam* up in
May I didn’t say much either. I
said a little; end he explained that
the crowd had been nice to him
ever since he’d come back to Port-
land and all—I guess I told you—
about how he waa going to put a
girl something ilk* Gretchen In Jilt
next book—a self-made sophist tcafe
he called her—and. well. I dldeft
fuss even about the picnic. But
when this third affair came np It
simply got to be too much of a good
thing. 1 couldn’t understand why
he wished to go places constantly
without me. I wouldn’t have gone
near any place where he hadn’t
been Invited. I didn’t aay that ha
should not go. I Just tried to find
out. if possible why he cared to go.
And he eald- What did I aay ha
said exactly. Ann?"
“That he didn’t care to go. But
that tha Stelgerwalds had been very
good to him. and that he’d rather
sacrifice an evening than lie to
them. And he reminded you that
you’d rather get in early than lie to
Grand and Rosalie In the morning.
Waan’t that it? And that if you’d
allow him to aay that yor and he
were engaged he’d be glad to aay
that he couldn’t go and why."
"All that stuff! Conventional-
absurd. It waan’t Barry. Barry
never takes the conventional attl-
I tude about anything I can t under-
stand It. And 1 can’t understand
i bow we could have—well even dis-
agreed about so trivial a thing as
| Gretch Stelgerwalds darned old
| party. Ann we couldn’t hare quer*
.reled over a thing Ilk* Gretch
Stelgerwkid’s party!"
j_(To Be Continued)
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