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7ASCED CIVniZATIO* Bcrf'j- but turtfy tho kiM»lnc atr A5l», China. t« Elvln* erlt l her awakening. General fu-hiiang makes the latest Isdlcatlre o! the

*seral Feng. Christian and commander seems to bars the fundamentals of naul weakness. He has abolished _ in bU army; he has wiped ithe use of Intoxicating liquor;

Us cleaned up the territory of j to the remaining few. who

CAFE MAT 00UHTT TIMES, yMDAT, MAT 88, 1928.

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HOUOE TO THE B0TBIH3LUE Once again Memorial Day has rolled around and on the morrow the nation will do honor to the memory of the wearers of the blue who here crossed to the greet beyond end doff 1U hats to the thin -the rery thin—line of graybsired veterans with whom time has dealt more kindly. Memorial Day Is not what It should be. Instead of being s day of sports and pleasure It should be a time for very sober reflection and thanksgiving—reflection on the great problems which fees our try and thanksgiving that th* who gave their lives In the slruss that tho union might be praasrved. did not die in vain, and that to thstr valor ws owe the strong, united sad splendid nation which today la our heritage. No more valorous men ever met on the field of battle than the wearers of the blue sad grey. They composed the flower of the hood of the land and for that If no other, we should pay nags to the men who triumphed. But there are other and higher reasons. Theirs was not e war of conquest; or a war of greed, but e war of freedom and of preservation that the government founded by the fathers might be headed down to their children

unimpaired.

Therefore with reverence let the graves of those who have answered the last bugle call be strewn with flowers and the bead bared

tie Pan-ttv.. c- public women; I oov 1 has set hU soldiers to

fel work.

All around the army camps enmaM by General Feng are rows betonrs In which the soldiers General Feng works with This wise Chinese believes ann; can be made productive us> of peace lust as It U made s^tiTt la time of war. Morw tie sees that the peace woe* u array Is aa Important as its

rverk.

Oat of these «ays the "advaaewi iSiatloe" of Europe and

on Memorial Day.

No soldiers ever held the place In the hearts of their countrymen do the wearers of the blue In the great civil strife, and It Is meet that nuch should be the case.

Editorial Views

MUNICIPALITIES WILL TAX BUSSES p> line promoters who have looking forward ta big profits having hard surfaced reads provided for them at the expanse of the taxpayers, are likely S to find their dreams shattered as the Taxpayers became better acquainted with the wear toads which these buaees cause

Heretofore have paid

of them may have paid a franchise tax. others only a property tax. but the ladleBrteee are that the time will soon be here whon they

will be

good their •*—-r» to the roads

they run over.

by

comes to di Onr par for. Heavy trucks are la the same da losses Me on fhem should be h<«a enough to Em •eomp«"s: The Jersey ■seen fee on all vehicles te very How with the tax !■ There to ae

by hi

A Tip For Cape May Eesorta Atlantic City Press: Why not make provision for automobile campers on city-owned property

along the Northslde?

Such camps would be far more attractive, mean much more te the city, than public dumps and trash-

littered meadow land.

Catering to motor camper* baa never aroused enthusiasm In Atlantic CUy. The demaed wsa sc grout that for two years this class of motorists squatted on private beach property in lower Ventnor and Margate, aquattad In a mkser-

unsightly way. until they

driven off. Bee conditions

menace of the drunken drivers on the highways, the money wasted

would be saved and there would are going to get off.

be just as many visitors, if not. more, to keep the resort prosper-

ous)/ growing.

Accursed Distribution. Samuel Hubei, He Sated. They Frayed. It Haired. We Eat Too Much. It costa more to carry a sack of potatoes from the train to a atore In New York City than It does to ahlp the sack 1,100 miles by railroad. The farmer raises the calf, weens It. feeds It. feeds and milks the grown cow, and gets for the milk a quarter of the money paid by the person that drinks the

milk.

You can bring freight act the Atlantic or Pacific O-ean for l«s then it coats to take It aeroas the North River In New York city. The curse of business Is the high coet of distribution. Production we understand. In distribution we are as backward as FIJI

Islanders.

Samuel Rubel came from Russia a few years ago. He hadn't a dollar, but he did have a distinct Idea that a dollar was worth having; alao he realised that the only way to make many dollars Is to save the first few. A little while ago he was peddling coal for a

the Republican organisation In a | living, oday he la bead of hla own

111C XVCVUUUWl UlfeaillMiavu ... « —- - auanair, conxmlx where thr, IS0.M0 M° '<* “■> - — I —n pays to

Young gentlemen, ive even a little.

Unity Wildwood Leader: Preeldent CooUdgs, speaking at the dedication of a Jewish community cen-

• are not In

tto principle* of thrift, ms tond hr the elder RockaMtar to aa. and by the son to hto «Jhll- . among them hto IsmaTtcr. ■9. now Mrs. Milton. wM •exit U the third genensBoa. If a the former Mtos tosdtoetelWh not r d 'he ntotag of a 9>r.j great financial harden. ■n D. Rockefeller, Jx, sooentmt as his recipe flar the In-

*lon ot saving:

"ffben my children rvwchad the * el (even I gave them An ai- * of 10 cento a worik. They wto *p*nd ten cento aft of this,

p were to save ten cm P were to give ten emu *h- I audited them a 9 ***k. These aeow

*r more than a dollar or two 1 week until the aps of ftf1 Wealth buns ehOdnen when Q get loo much of It- hunt be- ! a man can affard go hire !e to wait on hto chUdret to Muon why he ehonld. I don’t" u cannot be said Mr. Asdkefel-

a attitude toward hto children j ^ c ity, Woodbury Heights "y been that of a grasping man. adopted a $1S fse. Salem 1a ptoa- § he and his father have! ntwg to impose a license fed of “ay in the neighbornood of I jjOO and Gloaoeater county Town- - ->0.000. In these daps of Lhlps are planning to Impose Uert and finale hopper- the av- j eeIU * fees that will pay In a meas- ' boy and girl would think! ur# for the wear on their roads, wives much abused It they i This Is no more than Justice to d to gti along vrilb| ot jj er taxpayers and all munlel- ) rent* a week. It might wot pjjitiee and townships should do

'•-<1 idea /or many of our par- tlie gam*.

•>! nv-l-M means to try *he'

titceat. INCOME taxpayer* can no — longer hope 'or the government to r. HOWE, former j gcreon them from publicity, unless n:£;,u, os Commissioner at thejeoogre* passes a law denying the ■ , u! Nrw York, who has been p U0 u c access to the records- The “‘“t a indy of Europe. fftvM £ n | tH ] states Supreme Court has hls opinion that all that con-im^pimously decided that newsM ne«ia ^ *^ 0 Bt0 p ^rumbUns - . * v, “

*ct back on the Job." This * opinion we have entertained r *C'eral year*, and when Eur **cht* tbs aame conclusion

n effective she will get

Ey'' hand wagon of progress,

'- Peace and prosperity.

*>MI!n7;TO.V8 District At-

Many believe it wmuld pay Atntoc City to extern* hospitality te ■to 'class. At taHt It could lure any private buslne* yht Improve Use traffic at tten It could aaC help from i to the sttracthnsneas and vi

ped Northslde to

let's not to visitor V

a town, whether

dt undeveloped :

and trolley lima not only havs tax. but t

have te

as well at a mat ot hundreds mi dollars per mJfe *er year, and an

trucks come r~

wlth thu

It to to

should bear

Just share of the public burden. Woodbury now Impose* a tax of 9B0 on every has running through •v. rttv Woodbury Heights he*

Hra

Philadelphia bulletin: Th*<flUMtrous fire wtoldh devastated «h!r-ty-five square anil as of Jerap. <tle-

ntroylng homma, cranberry hogs ways

and forest giw-rth and

How to Make Sea Isle City Beautiful

h. Our over the globe, with the moat varied traditions and edacities How can we unite ml these peegile whose interests o* the surfaot are n different and who have been trained In such various waja. And yet when you cam pare merles with the countries ®f Eu- _ jpe. It will he ween Out see have already achleewd a-high bevel of unity. While our 'rarfieus elements snarl among thcsmelves tc some extent, yet In most esses they get alone comfortahly. Meanwhile the radial eleomtote of Europe are often on the verge of

actual war.

When y*m ipay out money hero In New Jaaosy for a uchool with ood American for a teacher, soften the old auperitiM that le conditions la anany lands ae conateatty menacing.

By DOROTHY IRWIN Sixth Grade. No. SI

Winner Second Prise of Her Grade

in TIMES Essay Contest

The first thing we should do to make our city beautiful to to plant grass anC hedges around our houses and make flower beds There are some vacant lota in Sea

would clear the rub-

blah off and make them look pre-

perhape more people

Way lots and would build

TiMtr To MB Ftper Times: The North Ameri-

a | business and the home.

.railroad

t the

into the •With Its esnteHerable areas umw under rotomstellon. to roy—**»fr interested fin preventing firm, because, while «ve» a virgin fores* may be badly dlamaged by fire, a new foreut. uven with several years' growth, may Pe completely wiped out by >ments' sweep of the deei Every autamubillst and eatery fisherman or tram per else the utmost care not te be XUllty of sterttng a fire ta tthe

I r»nk Sea tote could be weed if we eoadfl have a park.; We wsuld plant some kind Bn this park and flowers and

Che children.

I we had amusements la rtda park perhaps Che children sr ®<n destroy wther people's p

papers have s right to puhllbh thto Information. Just as they publish any other government stetletica which are open to public Inspec-

has marled * Clt >al acioua magaslnes, risque ‘ in ' : boxing bouts and It to 'kat it may be the forerunner 4 “‘oral crusade which may *’ p lh '' country. This U poe- * optimlstie, but there toying that there to plsnty

: : mch a crusade,

att told that one-half the ' u rr **y. but we are not ad- * briber the other half to eo- ' nx f or inarching In atop

BELGIUM la boasting because of her record In going tor more (K.n thirty-five days without a cabinet. It'e ten to one we could go for thirty-five years without s Congress and not worry very

much.

HERE is a man in Illlnol. who on the advice of hto doctor had his teeth pulled to cure rheumatism. Now he sues the doctor oocauae he haa developed Indigestion. PATRIOTS who are ready to die for their country are being urged to buy moonshine instead of bootleg liquor.

Lawless Hum Hard Prtsred Alton tic City Frees Coart Justice Linker Campbell Jn hto charge to the oew grand Jury, swore In yesterday, was plain *o j b'.untniss In hto odrice to show jo leniency lo liquor eellers where the evidence warrant's! indiamenta. He was Jns» as direct in hto urging lo have Bent to trial per»on< charged with carylng concealed weapons. He linked them as twin evils In open touting and defiance of the lew u to be stayed the way to accomplish that end Is through more Indictments and ccHoveretive assistance on the part of petit Jurors la bringing in convictions and the trial Judge In imposing more Oiten maximum sentences. Jail terms prove more effectual than

stiff fine*.

Judge Campbell Introduced a new note In conneetlou with the w *y to puniab Ilquc* 1 traffic. He would have the property owner* Indicted along with the tenant. It places *.be landlord, like the Federal padlock tow. In the light of icceseory *“ dedance of tow. An occasional Indictment and conviction of a property owner would have 1U weight and Influence In contributing to a greater respect for the dry laws. With the riddance of saloons and the bootlegger .he reaort would be all the better There would be fewer arrmU.

the ftm aff bucket shop traders. k .promoters, road buBd-

Irb and the

and Immorality which 1 thrive fia tthe cillee. During tee period «ff ThBadore RooeevefiTa .ndldacs' for the presidency ea rtlcket, the North threw its entire support for hto -election and feartoarir champ!cmed the cause of the

seemed te jo-

n (that movement a In things political. It was the North American wktok just a tow years ago turned tlm spotlight of pUOllcity upon the New Jersey Highway Commission that was summarily dismissed hr Qo-i nor Silver »nd replaced with the pr'-'cnr • ommiaalon. Such has been the history of the Philadelphia North American for years. Some have termed It sensational, yellow and ether uncomplimentary names, but the general Influence of the North American has always been for good. Like other good things it win soon he forgotten. The Oeird'tn Split Philadelphia Ledger: Ex-Sena tor Baird in Camden ue Saturday made a statement In which, while he made no mention of hto longtime lieutenant and polltlca) coadjutor. Congressman Patterson, clearly revealed the breach In their relations which haa taker place. When the two politician... hitherto ao closely In harmony on all questions of policy, are openly espousing the cause of rival candidates for State and local offices, the Inference 1s Inescapable. Mr. Patterson continues to profess hto friendrhlp for the county boas— BUrd—but hto attitude la reminiscent of the famous query. "It to all very well to dlraemble your love, but why did you kick me downstairs?'’ The klcklng-down-ateire phase of the situation In Camden polltlca has not yet arrived. but the fact that Baird and Patterson have come to the parting of the ways on auch Important questions as senatorial and local candidates leavm tbe aaall-fry In

If you jaird and made it look ale*, perhaps your afelgbbore would am you and start cleaning their yaxffa All ‘ lags help to make our -city beautiful. la a year from now we expect to have a very aetrecttve looking school ground. Thto U because It has laen told mat Un walks and -grass »ud hedge* have been pleated. Other peepte anight try Uxto. Every bouse that la palmed. . wry flower that to ptontefl and every town or yard that to kept neat helps to make our city beau-

tlfuL

The prices of automobile tires

have gone up from 10 to It per cent, in London. They are going up here. If you need tires, go and I buy them. They will be much

dearer before they are cheaper.

I Tbe United Statea Government Investigates what happened to wheat, when the price suddenly dropped from It to fl.40, making millions In profit for ''ehorts." There are gentlemen that never dug In the ground, ran a harvester or a 'r actor, but that know

enough to rig the market. Tbe government may Investi-

gate. but It won’t do much to protect farmers from cutt’ roat mamlpulatlou until It Imitate* the

French Government.

•hat nation passed a tow to punite with imprisonment with hard labor for life certain kinds

of grain gambling.

Last week, led by the Rotary Club, the batatas men of Denver, standing la rifisnee for two mlutfiea. preys* tor rain, and the next Might. In elmaat every part of the State, rate **1 In torrenta, and the weather bureau aanoonces

to always afflicted

»*er mind Is never made up but we'll say that her face to. Still, mud would benefit some facM greatly If they would leave

it on.

The older a man rate the leas food be needs and the more he wants. Speaking of voyages: "Some poor folks never cross the mind of their rich kin. Electric light meters tell tale* of scandal about the tote hours kept by their owners. Irr Fitch says almost everybody would rather have a steady Job than have steady work. Met the ideal barber last night, went Into the shop and found out that he was deaf and dumb. Why doesn't somebody Invent a table, says Jesse Ludlam. for use in a dining room that Isn't a centi-

pede.

When a man starts out to make something of himself, says Mayor Sofroney, a woman usually finishes

the Job.

Early to bed Early to rise And your girl goes out With other guys. Frank Evans declares that a really good salesman could sell framed copies of the Declaration of Independnce In England. "I call my girl 'glue'." "Why. because she sticks to

you?”

"No, easy lo squeexe on a warm night."

Nothing ocrold be more edifying, but faraaas In Colorado are pus-

xla 1 . They cannot under** Prorideaea should answi

prayer* *t 'business men that only deal In crop* after •gimtog the farmers tkst raise the ertff*. However. tbe -ways of Provide*ce are beyond human underetenteag. and

farmers ought to know It.

It to possible to be a criminal and not be a complete foot. Harry V a Ikes, of Pittsburg, mabre and sells boofleg whiskey. He tells the Judge: "It to all right to sell, but to drink myself, nothing doing. Galy fools drink now; wise

Don't change your wife and don't drink too frequently—If you to live beyond 70,** aays a San Fra re toco octogenarian. “If thto prohibition ka*pa up for a few more yeara," dedare* an Ocean City sage. “It’s gonna make drunkards out of everybody." A Wildwood merchant has named hie *wo trucks William and Charles Bryan figuring that at {least one of them would he running all the time. "Are you eure." asked the old that thto century plant will bloom In a hundred year*?'' 'Positive, ma’am.” answered the florist. ‘If It doesn't bring It

right back."

'You teem to forget, my dear, that the dollar I earn to worth only 65 per cent, of the dollar your father earned.” "Well, why don't you earn bet-

ter doltorsT”

The wisest men that e'er you ken Have never deemed It treason To rest a hit—and Jest a bit And balance up their reason; To tough a bit—and chaff a bit;. And Joke a bit In season. Oh I love pietty eyes , , And I love heaving sighs i ' And I love the glrto who are gifted But the thing that I hate to after a date • Te find that my watch has been

lifted.

Qnafejohitl

If you need recreation as time flutters by—go get you a swatter and swat the dam fly. Surt out in the inornim' with vision alert—don't fool with no necktie nor ahoe-slrings nor shirt. Then, make a few paasex to limber yer arm. and learn bow to sneak without glvln' storm. You'll notice tbe enemy .buttin' around—then you start the advance without maltin' a ■mind. Most any sharp tac-tlcs is worthy a try—go gel you a ■waiter sod swat the dam fly Now death and destruction (■ terrible it .-ms. but you got to be fierce when you're dealln' with germs. The battle to lost that results te s draw—and all sorts of pests Is contrary to law. A fly on the baby Is somethin' to dread, the same as it is on s feller's bald head. Dear friend. If you're sinful—not ready to die. go get you a swatter and ewat tbe dam fly. If you greet the fust fly with a vigorous slam, you’ll slaughter ten millions by killin’ their

Distressed Souse: "It's the way you've changed. I can't understand, Bill; you always was kind to dumb animals and an that and

yet when it comes to—”

BUI: ''Well, try bein' dumb and

see how ycr get on!"

BustneM on a big scale to growing In big tiling* and little things. One i-hatn of sroeevy stores doe* u hurinaas of more than »25J.-

COO.SOO a year One Are and ten cent store How to Die Young chain a little while ago announced j Take a swing at the cop. laa Its ambition a bu«lnre* of 6«0, j Drive the other way on a oneI jOO.dIO a ywar ll doas now more | way ■tree!. than fSSO.*00.000 s year. 1 Drink paint straight. In retail bualness there to un I „ —— United prosperity for the man New One ror Aesop [ that undengand* the meaning A flea lost his wuy on a dog's jibe three magic words. 'Organize, j back and after wandering about j deputise, supervise." | for a time crawled up to tbe dog's Professor Max Rubner. of Ber-1 ear and called In for directiona

lln, any* Americans eat more on tbe average—3.108 calories dally i—than any other nation. KigItand comes next, with 1.997 It 1* certain that this country eat* too much, and wastes about as much aa It rata. Half we eat keep* ue alive. One quarter keep* the d' ctora alive and one quarter supports the undertakers vnd cemetery owners Eat half. 1< tbe table for ten minutes, and once digestion starts you’ll know

you've eaten enough.

When you hear some people | talk you can understand how fatal the Jawbone od an ass was to the Phlllstinea

The luxury of yesterday Is the nee easily of today.

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But the dog misunderstanding the message, knocked the flea off and ate It. The moral to: Don't always trust even close friends.

^ Tragedy

No more will I go Ashing In Old pants that fit like tights When I sit on banks they exErt their riparian rights. No more will I strut hereabout My new straw hat In state Till I remove the tags that shout To all, two ninety-eight. The Ladder of Socoen

100*—I did. 90*—I will. 80%—I can.

70%—I think I can.

60%—I might.

60%—I think I t ight. 40%—What Is it? 30%—I wish I could. 20%—I don't know how.

10%—I can't. 0%— I won’t.