Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 244, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 January 1927 — Page 4

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E’KE GOING TO WIN THIS WAR People of Indianapolis, tlie war to prevent war 1 Mexico is succeeding. The fight isn’t won, but tide appears to be turning our way. The movet of the Government, step by step, into a postwhere a break with Mexico would be inevitable, been halted for the'moment. The Government has been forced to stop and exi ancf its explanations are proving its undoing- , now completely on the defensive before the sed people of the United States, and the dees offered are falling as fast as they are erected. The cry pf “Bolshevism!” was its great hope, t was to stampede the people of the United es into a. state of mind that would make war ible. But it didp’t succeed. Instead of being alarmed, American people have only been puzzled. They j asked to have explained just where this ald Bolshevisfm is located and what it consists They have received no answer that even satistheir curiosity, much less an answer that arouses wrath necessary for war. And the State Department, responsible for the ition, is beginning to see a light. It is beginning sten to talk of arbitration and mediation, talk to :h it closed fits ears last week. Not only that, it is beginning to put forward suggestions of same kind itself. It’s hand-picked president in iragua iow comes forward with a proposal for irley ivlth the opposition president Little , who doesn’t dare buy a banana without the ent of Kellogg, offers to take Sacasa and other als into his cabinet if they will agree to cease lng and wait till 1928 for another election, isa et al., of 'Course, are the same “Mexlcansred Bolshevists,” about which our State Departt has been raving. But the State Department irently is prepared to accept them now. It can be as alarmed about the alleged danger to Amerlives and property and to the sometime-to-be-t canal as it has pretended to be. Diaz's proposition is ridiculous —but it shows the wind blows. The State Department is seeka way out. As for the Mexican mess, Washington reports of hours spent by Kellogg and Coolidge with •les Beecher Warren discussing an amicable adment of the oil land controversy. Warren is closer to Kellogg and Coolidge, prob- , than any other man. He has acted as a speenvoy for Coolidge in Mexico in the past. His mmendation is reputed to be the submittal of claims American oil men may have against the ican Government to the present United Sta‘esican mixed claims commission. This is in line i a proposal of some weeks ago by the Mexican ign minister. This is progress. Reason is beginning to assert f. * The war to prevent war isn’t won, but it is bewon. And the greatest factor toward that happy end it is achieved —will be the protest of the people lis country, who refuse to sanction war against mntry with whom we have no war. If it is achieved —note the “if." Kellogg is bestopped, but it may be only briefly. The marines in Nicaragua. Something may happen any day it the country aflame, and Kellogg will be found lng to go again. If ou haven’t voted, vote now. Fill out the couon the first page and register your view The will be forwarded to the State Department. Your vote counts and it is needed. SAYING THE PRIMARY If friends of the principle of the direct primary -e to see it made more workable instead of worse, is the week to put their influence upon the memos the Legislature. The protest against the effort of the politicians bsolutely abolish the primary has been strong Hgh to insure its retention. ■Now the big effort will be made by those who heft they can more easily handle conventions than I can the people, to amend it so that it will be I more difficult to obtain a verdict of what the Ble really wish. ftrhe measures introduced by the one woman ftber from Marion County making it a crime i ot ftote is hardly the solution. ■Making criminals out of hundreds of thousands Bote slackers is not likely to add to the general m of either wisdom or patriotic purpose. ■Forcing people who do not take the trouble to ftm themselves concerning men or mesaures will lin all probability, aid much in the search for betH government and more representative governThe truth is that the primary measure was ided by its enemies so that it now fails in its nal purpose to make the nominee the selection ish of the majority of voters of the party. In its original form it provided for a second •e vote under which the voter designated not the canflidate for whom he was ardently desirbut the 1 candidate whom he would prefer if hi,s choice were not able to secure a majority of the ts. , Under that law, it was possible for candidates ctually receive the indorsement of a majority lose taking part in the voting. That wouW have obviated the old trick of throw n stalking horses to distract attention and ring a nomination by compact minorities. ;f the primary is to be amended, let it be ged in the direction or more government by the rity instead of more control by the machine. \ protest against further emasculation of the Mity to suit the needs o f the politicians is timely. Ml r ' - ' 1 I MARK TWAIN ON WAR His pertinent to the present situation we quote ■with from “The Mysterious Stranger,” written ■dark Twain in 1899; published by Harper & I. in 1916: ■‘The loud little handful—as usual—will shout 39:ie war. The pulpit will —warily and cautiously ■feet —at first; the great, big, dull bulk of the Na■will rub its sleepy eyes and try to make out wby ■s should be a war, and will say, earnestly and ■nantly, ’lt is unjust and dishonorable, and there ■ necessity for it.’ Then the handful will shout

louder. A few fair men on the other side will argue and reason against the war with speech and pen. and at first will have a hearing and be applauded; but it will not last long; those others will outshout them, and presently the anti-war audiences will thin out and lose popularity. Before long you will see this curious thing: The speakers stoned from the platform, and free speech strangled by hordes of furious men who in their secret hearts still as one with those stoned speakers—as earlier—but do not dare to say so. And now the whole Nation —pulpit and all—will take up the war cry, and shout itself hoarse, and mob any honest man who ventures to open his mouth; and presently such mouths will cease to open. Next the statesmen will Invent cheap lies, putting the blame upon the nation that is attacked, and every man will be glad of those con-science-soothing falsities, and will diligently study them, and refuse to examine any refutations of them; and thus he will by and by convince himself that the war is just and will thank God for the better sleep he enjoys after this process of grotesque selfdeception." THE VICTIMS OF WAR Leaders of the American Legion, very rightfully seeking to enlarge the membership of that body, are giving some evidence of what happens to the soldier after the glory of war has gone. It would seem that there would be no need for any organization other than the Government, which is the organization of the people, to take steps to secure aid for men who were disabled in fighting for their country. But it is apparent 'that the Government, after the war, keeps on with its contest, not against an enemy but against the needs of the soldier who saved it. During the past year, so runs the report, the legion secured assistance for more than 3,000 men and their families in this State alone. The legion obtained $300,000 for 2,600 of these cases, in the form of hospital treatment and in compensation. It claims that it sponsored every bit of beneficial legislation enacted by Congress for the disabled and that most of it would not have been passed without the leglop is unquestionably true. Nor will there be denial to its assertion that it secured compensation of about $4,000,000 for Indiana,men last year through this legislationThe legion wants members in order to carry on its work. Its plea is that the men w.ho fight the wars must stand together in order to obtain justice from those for whom ware are fought. The situation might suggest that it is necessary for those who do not want wars to see that we fight only such wars as are essential to the protection of our fundamental rights. , It would be a pity if we sent men to fight in wars brought about by stupid diplomacy or worse, prejudiced and biased diplomacy. Let it be hoped that the legion will lepd itself at all times not only to the protection of its members but to the preservation of the country from wars that are unnecessary and that can be avoided through arbitration and understanding. “THERE IS SOMETHING TO HIDE” (The following is taken from an editorial in the Independent, a national weekly, whose editor, Christian A- Herter, was secretary to Herbert Hoover until two years ago.) There is something to hide. The whole affair is full of shabby excuses and frowsy protestations. Until the native apologists became vocal, we thought that the landing of marines was done to “protect American interests,” a police measure in an anarchic condition. But listen to the gorgeous Diaz: “Nicaragua does not want to be a European colony, nor does it want to be a satellite of Mexico. From the fate of Mexican domination it sees its only salvation in the protecting hand of its great North American brother.” He adds: “This solicitation of American intervention to protect Nica ragua from Mexican intervention has many laudable precedents, and it is not unworthy of any small sovereign Btate to seek the aid of a strong nation to protect its sovereignty and territory against the armed aggression of a stronger power, witness Belgium.” Os course the case of Belgium was so totally different as to have no relevance at all in the specious plea of this not altogether disinterested patriot. But the interesting thing in his ingenuous statement is the word "intervention.” Apparently, our good hired men, the marines, have not landed “to protect American property," but to “intervene” in a civil war between two factions in a sovereign state. Now, even if Mexico is sending illegal filibustering expeditions to support the liberal movement, what call or reason has the United States to send legal, official American military units to support the conservative forces? None whatever, according to our simple, oldfashioned turn of mind. It is not our affair in any way at all to interfere in the pepper pot of Nicaraguan politics. Our Navy and marine corps do not exist to make the world safe for Nicaraguan loans. Our State Department has, or should have, longer thoughts and wiser policies than the will to act as the collection agent for American or European interests. The Monroe Doctrine can not be stretched to counteract the propaganda of another American republic in LatinAmerica. The whole incident smells badly. The nervous Kellogg and his banking friends have ventured to thrust a timid toe into a black, cold murky stream, and suddenly, to their dismay, they find themselves engulfed—way over their hip boots, arctics and congress gaiters. They attempt by camouflage and censorship Jto cover their dilemma, but the candid Diaz, their partner in the adventure, speaks up from the pother bank loud and clear in open meeting. American intervention, he says, is—for him and his friends—preferable to Mexican intervention which helps his opponents. We have Intervened, it seems, In Central America. We are deciding how our neighbor shall rule Ids own household. And then, to cap the climax, comes the President who urges us to support with a united front the foreign policies of the State Department. Not for us. until we know more about them! Not until we feei , that our crude dollar diplomacy is tempered by a more abstract sense of justice and fair tday! The elaborate explanations of the State and Navy Departments are nqt good enough. They fail to convince. The United States has walked in where decent angels fear to tread- The only gesture It can make and save its self-respect is to walk out again, or to specify Just what American property or American lives are in such danger as to require that action which only the strong can impose on the weak. Mr. Coolidge’s statement that the marines are protecting our right to build the proposed Nicaraguan canal and a naval base upon Fonseca Bay does not prqjvide the answer. Both of these are “paper rights” Involving no actual property, and by no stretch of imagination any American lives. Soma better excuse than this Is needed.

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Tracy Benjamin Franklin Followed Great Principles, Not Wisp,

By M. E. Tracy Benjamin Franklin was born 221 years ago today. There are living men who have talked with men who knew him. Short as the time has been since he walked out of the picture, it has witnessed surprising changes, and he was responsible for the ideas back of many of them. It W'as Benjamin Franklin who founded the first free library, the first city fire department and the first learned society in America. Benjamin Franklin is tin only man to have signed the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, the first treaty with France and the first treaty with England. Muckrakers Fail Muckrakers hase busied themselves trying to destroy Benjamin Franklin's reputation, just as they have that of rr -<t of the fathers. His versatility balks them. He was successful in too many lines. If he had quarreled with men or slandered them, he never could have found time to do what he did. That is a side of his life the muckrakers ought to study. Success In Ten Ways Benjamin Franklin thought of little, as well as big, things. He contrived a chair with a wide arm on which to set food, invented a musical instrument, consisting of different sized glasses and propounded a theory as to the cause of cold. What is more important, he evolved a philosophy so simple that a child can understand it, yet broad enough to satisfy profound thinkers. No man’s precepts have played a greater part in developing the habits of American thought. A savant declares that no ten Americans have achieved greater success, each in his particular line, than Benjamin Franklin achieved in all ten lines. Believe in Progress Benjamin Franklin was an idealist but not to such an extent that he neglected to provide for himself and family. He was an intensely prac tical man. but not to the extent that he neglected to use his imagination We have named “Thrift Week" in his „ honor, yet no one would br more amazed that he at some of the advertising it is made to father. He put out money at interest, to be sure, but gambled a bit on land values. He economized, but not at the expense his business of the capital it needed. All the while he toiled and nc cumulated, he was experimenting with new ideas, trying something different and encouraging other men to do the same. More than any leader of his time, he believed in progress and im provement. Cared for Body With all his philosophizing, busi ness and scientific work, Benjamin Franklin never forgot those physical habits which make a body strong. When In England he dieted and exercised until he could carry twice the load of the average printer. Incidentally he swam a great deal, accepting this sport as one of the best body builders. Were he alive, he probably would have been Interested in the event that occurred in California Saturday night, wjien 108 entrants tried to cross the Catalina Channel, with only one finishing. Modern* Problems It is a far cry from the kind of vehicles Benjamin Franklin employed to the airplane mail, from the little spark of electricity'he produced to the Niagara power, plant, but would he be dazed or bewildered by the problems of this age If given time to understand them? Would the Nicaraguan situation strike him as very complicated, or as presenting a cause worthy of serious trouble? Would the debt muddle appeal to him ns being hard to solve? What would he have to say about our dispute with Mexico, or the Taena-Arica affair? * ‘ How would he feel with regard to the League of Nations and the World Court? Principles Unchanged Life and history contains no "ifs.” Each generation has its own particular problems and viewpoint. Y'ou can’t say what a man born in one age might do if born in another. Back of it all, however, there are certain great principles which, though differently applied, remain the same. Benjamin Franklin was a man who sought these principles whenever confronted with a perplexing problem, who tried to discover a rule that would work Justly In all similar cases. That was the secret of his success, whether in science, philosophy or statesmanship. Lack of such an attitude Is the secret of many of the present-day failures. We are chasing the will-Kj’-the-wlsp of opportunism and consulting the expediency too much. Principle has vanished from the picture. When we get up against a troublesome situation, the idea is to get out of it regardless of where we land, or what kind of a precedent we set up. - Are there any European countries in which there are no railroads? Albania is now the only country without a railroad, but the government is planning to build a twentytour mile road fpom Durrazzo, on the Adriatic coast to Tirana. When that is completed Afghanistan, Asir. Bhutan, Nepal, Oman and Yemen, In Asia, and Liberia on the west coast of Africa will be the only countries in the world without railroads.

New Kind of Fun Business Is Used By Harold Lloyd in ‘The Kid Brother’

By Walter D. Hickman Harold Lloyd is one comedian who uses a plot to create his comedy situations on the screen. “The Kid Brother,” his latest comedy, follovs this same idea o having a complex * 'ome respect fron .loyd , uses man> ancient and" safe Harold Lloyd form of comedy j, the chase, he becomes an Important part of the story. Lloyd works and fights mighty hard in “The Kid Brother.” The last part of the story Is just ofte chase and one fight aftet another. Lloyd is cast as the kid brother in a family of two other brothers. The “kid” Is the weakling of the family and the father is really a giant in strength. The two older sons and their father can about carry a tree with as much ease as the “kid” can carry a toothpick. “The Kid Brother” is a unique mixture of comedy, hokum, melodrama and even drama. The story has funny situations as well as melodramatic episodes. It is the manner in which Lloyd handles these different types of entertainment that gives the picture a refreshing effect upon Harold Lloyd fans. It seems to me that there were many cooks in the making of lihis picture. The subtitles are funny and there are many funny Incidents in scenes while Lloyd Is missing. And yet Lloyd. In a characterization, is the center of all the fun. Lloyd, by sticking to the strict lines of characterization, has given the screen in “The Kid Brother,” a really different type of movie than he has ever made. It seems to me that Lloyd has decided to use stories that have a plot, and this feives him a chance to go in for comedy characterization. Chaplin has used that method for years. Among the scenes which stand out in “The Kid Brother” is the comedy breakfast scene; the fight on an old ship; one of *he chase scenes when Lloyd becomes a sunflower for protection: the use of a snake to aid him in his fighting, and the last fight with a bully in a cloud of dust at the very end of the picture. I Btill think that the “Freshman" is the funniest thing that Lloyd has ever done, and I am just as sure that “The Kid Brother” will increase his following because it is a different type of a Harold Lloyd comedy. The bill includes Emil Seidel and his orchestra; Lester at the organ and the Newlyweds in “Snookum’s Outing.” At the Apollo all week. -SMART COMEDY ON VIEW AT THE OHIO “Summer Bachelors,” a distinct group who are only seen during the months when the wife is away is the theme and title of a very clever and entertaining picture on view at the Ohio this week. We have all Been the other side of the story in countless versions, that of the neglected wife who has no one to turn to but the waiting lover. For the first time we have the man’s side of the story. The wjfe gone to the country or some other place and the husband left In town to take care of himself and his business the best way he can. But a different angle is now shown. Man being the one who can takff’his loves without being serious runs less chance of being caught In an embarrassing position. After the summer's holiday has passed he can look back with a smile and remember several delightful evenings and then .take up the routine of home life without a break. Such la the

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theme if this story, and as presented it is good entertainment. Madge Bellamy is cast in the role of a young woman of the new order v bachelor girl. Having a good po.tion, the girl does not have to rely n anyone but herself. And so when he time comes for the summer .achelor to open his wings and be,in look’og around she is on the •pot, looking for the same thing he s, diversion. And from appearnces, she finds plenty of it. Miss Bellamy does very well by •ler part and the same can be said if Allan Forrest, who Ims the principle male role. These two unite to make a very convincing pair in the dory and are well worth seeing. Charlie Davis anc. His Gang have iecided to stay at home awhile and this week are “Down South. Their offering this week is , not as spectacular as it has been before, but you may rest assured that this group’s program is of the best. With the orchestra this week are lour girls who fit into a “Black Bottom number very well indeed. Bob Gordon and his organ are also prominent in the musical offerings and also figure in *the orchestral numbers. Bill Includes a news reel and comedy. At the Ohio all week. -{By the Observer.) MYSTERY MOVIE TOPS BILL AT THE COLONIAL “Finger Prints,” a mystery melodrama with Louise Fazenda in a prominent part at the Colonial this week, appears to be a composite play featuring the things made famous by several stage plays. “The Bat, “In the Next Room” and “The Cat and the Canary.” A bank is raided by a group of criminals and a large’sum of money is taken. Later the leaders of the ■ Sing Sing. Only gjf lhe chlet of thC band knows where | the money hae 1 been hidden and i -jHIB h ® is >n p rison Through a ruse of ;2mP the remalning members of the gang the chief is f o r c e and to tell where the loot Is hidden and in the search, which Is confined to one Louise Fazenda house many things of a “spooky” nature happen. Miss Fazenda is cast as a young woman detective who has taken a placi in this household as a very dumb maid. Asa helper she las the services of another of the detective force who hae taken the role of a country sheriff temporarily. The two of them, by a display of their presumed Ignorance, find out where the money has .been hidden and capture the gang of criminals as well. For the stage offering, Arthur Hauk’s Sunshine Revue has been retained for another week and is offering a miniature musical comedy, “A Duke for a Night.” Featured in this offering are comedy, dancing by the chorus and blues songs by Billy Cullen. Also featured are the “Four Harmony

Movie Verdict OHlO—"Summer Bachelors” turns out to be a highly entertaining version of the other side of a story we have all seen or heard at different times. The story of the neglected husband. APOLLO —Harold Lloyd goes in for both comedy and melodrama with a comedy touch in “The Kid Brother.” CIRCLE—A poor story handicaps Milton Sills in “The Silent Lover." COLONIAL-2-A mystery melodrama that has all the features of several late mystery plays is “Finger Prints.” It gives Louise Fazenda a change to exhibit all the awkwardness for which she has made herself famous.

Kings” with several new specialty numbers. Included On the bill is Floyd Thompson and his Singing Or- ' chestra and news reel. ’ At the Colonial all week. (By the Observer.) MR. SILLS NEEDS A GOOD STORY AT ONCE Every time I find fault with Milton Sills my mall is flooded with protests. After seeing Sills in “The Silent Lover,” I expect a heavy mail this week. It is about time Sills take a hand In selecting with more care his vehicles. Here is a wrong again. The first view of Sills l&v. is thrown out of a Bk,;’ Paris case, land- ■# ing in a gutter ■llf'* . | filled with water. J After splashing m r around in the gutter as well as the water, he gets on ;?F . " j his feet to force a I Paris taxi driver plllllppsPiisiiil!? not to overcharge an American girl. Milton Sills He goes to his apartment still pickled and puts on a party with a wild woman, who gets him to write a check upon an embassy office. This forces him to leave the service and join the French Foreign Legion under an assumed name. “Beau Geste” started anew fashion in romantic movies, and it was the desire to get as near to the “Beau Geste” type of movie that probably prompted the making of “The Silent Lover.” The story does not work up to any real climax and the ending actually leaves one up In the air. There is no reason for this ending, except that they had to stop the movie some place and in some way. Milton Sills is too good an actor and his name means too much on the screen to waste him in such poor stories as this. The only possible saving point to this picture is the comedy work of Charlie Murray and his 'two assistants. „ “The Silent Lover” might be considered as a burlesque on “Beau Geste.” Anyway I can not get steamed up In favor of this very poor story. The bill includes Ethel and Dorothea Ponse in songs; overture by the orchestra; Dessa Byrd at the organ, a news reel and other events. At all week. Other theaters today offer: Greenwich Village Follies, at English’s; Welder Sisters and Company, at the Palace; Alexander Sisters, at the Lyric; Seymour and Howard, at Keith’s; “Rose of the Tenements,” at the Isis; “Sunny Side Up,” at the Uptown; “Paradise,” at Saunders; “Partners Again,” at the South Side, and burlesque, at the Mutual. Questions and Answers You can ret an answer to any question of fart or Information by wntin* to The Indianapolis Times Washington Bureau. 1322 New York Ave.. Washington. D. C.. inclosing 2 cents in stamps for reply. Medical, legal and marital advice cannot be given nor can extended research be undertaken. All other questions will receive a personal reply. Vnsigned requests cannot be answered. All letters are confidential.—Editor. Is it correct to spell “advisor” with an “o” or an “e?” It may be spelled either way. Advisor is the preferred form. How many street railway conductors are there in the United States? According to the last census, 93,760. How do different birds rank in sweetness of song? According to some authorities—the nightingale ranks first, followed in succession by the linnet, titlark, skylark and woodlark. The mocking bird has the greatest powers of imitation, and the robin and goldfinch are superior in vigorous notes.

JAN. 17, 1927

Work Two Ways of Finessing Will Catch a Queen,

By Milton C. Work The pointer for today is: There is only one way to finesse to catch a King, but when finessing to catch a Queen the finesse frequently can be taken either way. In the hands which this week have Illustrated the principle of so finessing that the danger hand will not obtain the lead If the finesse lose, the only cases considered have been finesses made with the hope of catching a King. Today we consider finessing to catch a Queen. Sometimes when the Queen finesse presents itself, it is exactly like the King finesse, viz., possible to take in one way only. That would be ttie case if an Ace were opposite a KingJack or a King opposite an AceJack, or when the Ace-King were in one hand; but in either of the first two cases, when there is in either hand the Ten also, the finesse can be taken either way: and when in that advantageous position, the Declarer should so handle the finesse that If it lose—as it has an even chance of doing—the non-danger hand, not the danger hand, should be * the winner. Playing a No Trump with: North S.: J-10-6. H.: K-J-6-3. I).: A-J-10-4. C. 10-9. West East Leads Plays Five of Clubs. Queen of Clubs South S.: A-K-4. II.: A-10-5-2. D. K-8-3. C. A-G-4. It will bo noted that after holding up the Club until the third round,' the Declarer should run either Hearts or diamonds, and should finesse to catch the Queen. That finesse, ns far as the probability of its succeeding is concerned, can be made with equal advantage in either direction as in both suits the Ten is held as well as the Ace, King and Jack. Under such Oortunate condi tions the finesse should be taken so as to insure placing the lead in the non-danger hand if the finesse lose, or, in other words, after holding up the Club.until the third round, both Hearts and Diamonds should be finessed so as to let East win if th finesse lose. The hand is given be low with both finesses losing to East and it will be noted that the Declare yet would make game. North S.: J-10-6. v H.: K-J-6-3. D. A-J-10-4. C-: 10-9. West East s.: Q-9-6. R.: S-7-3-2 H.: 7-4. H.: Q-9-8 D.: 7-5-2. D.: Q-D-G C.: K-J-8-5-2. ’ -C.: Q-7-3. South ,S.: A-K-4. H.: A-10-5-2. D.: K-8-3. C.: A-6-4. Os course if the Declarer knew that East had these Queens, he would finesse the other way, but not knowing their location, the finesse should be taken as shown above. The Spade finesse should not be tried because It can only be taken In the dangerous direction. On Monday another variation in the hold-up. (Copyright, John F. Dllle Cos.) Mfork, the international authority on Anctlon Bridge, will answer questions on the game for Times readers who write to him through The Times, inclosing a self-ad-dressed, stamped envelope. ' 1 ■ —— Times Readers Voice Views — To the Editor of The Times: Opinions, or expressions of an ordinary humble citizen, oftentimes , are wastebasket material Much truth Is In existence, but largely kept In secretion. Pertaining to an editorial regarding the United States-Mexlco controversy, suggesting expressions from the people, I hereby wish to offer my version of warfare, as I see It. Time has hardly been long enough to permit forgetfulness or recuperation so to speak, of a recent horrible blood spilling, heart aching war that caused great suffering and such a* brief prosperity, that the comparison of prosperity to most of us, Is, as a dish of ice cream under a summer’s sun. True enough, If our very homes were Invaded and endangered by an enemy, the lives of our loved ones and ourselves were In peril, a natural defensive Instinct would insence our patriotic, fighting blood to protect until death. We all know that the sweetness of life, health and youth, has been taken from some, who, now, could not enjoy the most beautiful Bunshine that God could give them. If each and every person could have a realistlo picture of the life of some mother’s boy on either side of the front; a picture so full of truth that the mind would, In an instant conceive the slightest tremor of a sympathetic heart, they would pray that all discords. 111 humor of a people could be settled much more economically, than great loss of life or loss of finance, for instance, a bit of paper and pen and Ink. If there are any Americans In Mexico, Nicaragua, or elsewhere, whose property or lives are endangered, why let them come back to their homes here. Surely, there Is a living In the good old United States of America, for every native. And while I possibly am not just up to date geographically, I feet satisfied that all available space 1 not taken. There is at least, standing, room. Respectfully, OLIVCER H. TOWNSLEY, 436 S. State Ave. t