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THE FABLE OF STEPPING ON IT I , & By GEORGE ADE ?V ? > e. B?ll 8y ndleato. ? W N U dor vlo^ ONCE there was a Group of Pleasure-Seekers packed into a Motor Car. They were out for | Relaxation and they were go to* to find It by whizzing to a Point >. 800 Miles distant and then turning around and beating It back Home. Notwithstanding which, It Is said that People live longer than they used to live. There were two Captains on Board. One was the high-priced Lad at the Wheel, who thought that every stretch of Good Road was part of the Indian apolis Speedway. The other Mrs. ,j^Henry Glbble, whose Husband had Dald for the Car Just twice what a Handy Queen Anne Cottage would Hiave cost before Lumber went up. Mr. Glbble thought he was the Captain but ?vhe was only the Cabin Boy. They ? wouldn't even let him hold the Road Map. The others who had embarked were y three In Number, as follows: Bstelle, only daughter of the Glb bles, who held the World's Record for Nose-Dabbing? 475 times In one Day. Herbert Polndexter, supposed to be almost engaged to Estelle because he looked Aristocratic and was a heav enly Hoofer, even If he was on Salary. Miss Leonora Peevy, unmarried sis ter of Mrs. Glbble ? a Positive Charac ter who held back nothing except her True Age. That made six In All and any good Mind-Reader might have discovered that no two of them were agreed on anything ? not even Evolution. For instance the Chauf felt that when he was doing less than 05 he was chilling his Tires. Confidence and Ignorance. Estelle always said that 80 miles an Hour was a reasonable Clip. Mr. Polndexter said that when he traveled abovo 00 he could feel his Brain Substance turning to Jell. As for Mrs. G. she couldn't see any ?ense in doing more than 50 because her Heart had not been the same since she carried on her long but victorious Fight for the reorganization of the *(^Voman's Club. Mr. Glbble would hove stayed around 40 all the time If he had been permit ted to give Directions, which he was not. Miss Peevy had read a great deal about Motor Accidents. Every time she crawled Into a high-powered Hur ry-Up, she expected to be killed before she got back. Up to the present time she had been disappointed but, Just the same, she allowed that all those who exceeded 80 were taking their Lives Into their own Hands and, as for her, It made her feel as If she were continuing on her Way while the Stum mlck was loitering some Six Feet In the Bear. Tha Law said that any one who traveled along nrt better than 25 Miles could be yanked up and tried. Throug'i the Towns the Limit was 8 Miles an Hour. A man on Crutches can do 8 Miles an Hour. that as It may, the Glbbles and their two Victims got away at 9:05, Wh*ch was almost on Schedule. Tho ? Starting Time had been set for 7 :03, so that they could get to Bald Rock tn time for the Noonday Luncheon, ii;' It seemed that Estelle had some Trouble getting her Eye-Brows to ^ match and Mr. Polndexter sat for an l^llour. In a Brown Study, looking at his Collection of Ties and trying to make a Selection. The one that he finally . decided upon didn't look as If Any body had, spent an Hour In picking it out ?^?Aftef the Old Folks had sat In the Our, silent and motionless, for whnt seemed to be a Couple of Days, taking the Morning Sun In the Eyes, the two jovial Juveniles appeared and hoped that they hadn't kept anyone waiting. > How lucky It Is that Looks cannot win It was a Hot Morning but, as an extra Precaution, five of the six Tour Ists had their Feet snugly covered with v Suit Cases. Just as they crossed the Town Llm , Its and passed into the Agricultural ..^District, Mrs. G. asked, In a Tone sug p|jwtlng that she wanted either Infor inatlon or an Argument. "Well, what H)t are we going to take?" VFMfi Glbble crossed his Fingers and looked at the Road ahead. He had laarfced bit Lesson on previous Out ings. Ho knew that any poor Goofui Wbo takes the Responsibility upon hlra ? i?if and guarantees any particular ? ->')Plan of Action Is thereafter blamed for avery Pebble In the Road, for Hn g fine Trouble, Delays at Railway % Crossings and Bed Ants in the Sand / wlches. He knew, also, that the Good t Woman never asked for advice except JSjflrtrt she wanted to hang a Jinx onto tto Party of the Second Part Mr. Polndexter, bursting with Oon gkfldence and Ignorance, said that he heard, somewhere, that by bearing , over toward Mutchburg and following the River Road through Ransom and Woms, you would come out on State Boad 28 and get a direct Shoot to Bald Bock; where they would have Luncheon, If any one would be epeak Ipg to any One else by that time, jfe" V A Sad Meal. Sll Wa will always insist that Mr. Poln dexter had no way of knowing about Mm* New Stone between Jericho and WfcUfiwdale or the Detour made neo essary by the Bridge being out be tween Milton's Grove and Sassafras Ridge. ~ At the very Moment when thej should have been unpacking the Luncheon Basket under the trees at Bald Bo*ck, while merry Laughter echoed through, the Qleri and good natured Quips leaped from Lip to Lip they were, as f Mr. Qlbble afterward described It, hellwards between F'ronce ville and Sackett's Corners, on a Dirt Boad that hadn't seen a Scraper since the Civil War. As far as the Bye could reach there was a verdant Expanse of Bullrushes. For the flrst time in months the Car was obeying the Law. It was dotng less than 25. It came out, while they were Ex* plorlng, that Mrs. GIbble had wanted to go via Mllford, but Mr. Polndexter had talked her out of it As for Mr. Polndexter, he kept repeating, over and over, "They told me this was the best Way to come," which, under the Circumstances, was Just the Bame as no Conversation at all. If the Noonday Luncheon served promptly at 8 p. m. carried the general Gloom of a child's funeral It was be cause Mr. and Mrs. GIbble and Miss Peevy could not find time to say a Word. They were too . busy hoping that Estelle would never marry Mr. Polndexter. Everything Fell Flat ? Even a Tire. It Is said that the Trans-Siberian Hallway, running half way around the Globe from Kowchuck to Vladlvoslzo vlth Is the longest straight-away Koad In the World, but the GIbble Expedi tion, In proceeding from Bald Moun tnlu to Lake Wnhaha, where they pur posed spending the night at a well known Resort Hotel which serves ev erything fresh from the Can, got on a plainly marked Highway and remained there for Weeks and Weeks. Mr. GIbble will always insist that he wrote for Reservations and he thinks that he mailed the Letter. Nev ertheless when the travel-stained and red-eyed Outcasts found themselves grouped In the Hotel Office, like a Huddle of Lithuanian Immigrants, the Unpopularity which hod been lavished upon Mr. Polndexter was transferred, by a vote of 4 to 1, to Henry and he didn't have a Come-Back In his Sys tem. ; Finally, about an Hour after the Dance was over, the Women Folks were shown to a Cottage on the Hill while Mr. Polndexter and his never-to be Father-ln-Law occupied Cots In the laundry. When they started for Home next A. M. It was Mrs. G. who gave the orders and so she was to blame when the Speed Cop got them Just outside of Jlmpson Heights. They had six Witnesses who testified that they were creeping along at about 15 Miles per Hour, so the Justlcc soaked them $28, and after they were out on the Road again, the Engine und Miss Peevy de veloped a Knock. It had to be one of the new Tires that went flat.- The man In the Ga rage had guaranteed it for 12,000 Miles, which Explanation seemed to satisfy every one except Mr. and Mrs. GIbble, Miss Peevy and Mr. Polndexter. The Shades of Night were falling fast when the Joy-rldlng Bus passed through a quiet Village which was 50 Miles from a Bath-Tub. The Moon was smiling in the Sky when the Bodies were removed from the Car, but the Moon had a practi cal Monopoly of all that Smiling Stiff. The Chauffeur had been fired, once more, and If you think that Estelle and Mr. Polndexter were holding | Hands on the Back Seat, then you must be Crazy. No one had anything to say to any one Else except that Mrs. GIbble was I handing to the Mental Defective who paid her Bills, and what she said can not be Inserted herewith ns the News paper using this Article Is limited as to Space. MORAL: Automobiles can eleml nato Distance, but Not Human Nature, Weed Really a Flower Growing Out of Place A, weed Is correctly defined as a plant growing out of place. If ever a flower springs up where you don't want It, like a dandelion or a wild car rot on the lawn, It Is a weed. If els?v where It Is admired or cherished, then It Is a flower. Nearly nl) our val ued flowers are, or were, weeds some where. We take great pains to culti vate the poppy, the Escholtzla, which covers lavishly and spontaneously hun | dreds of thousands of acres In Califor nia. But there are certain other weeds which, we feel sure, will never be regarded as "flowers" anywhere? the devastating pigweed, for example, or the abominable rag-weed, or the murderous wltchgrass (which, never theless, has a very pretty head). Whether a plant Is a wood or a flower, depends entirely on whether or not to the farmer or the gardener It Is classod as "pernicious." And In the Dakota harvest fields the most exquisite of wild roses Is distinctly "pernicious." Washington Cherry Tree* The flrst Jnpanese flowering cher ries planted at Washington on public ground were purchased by Mrs. Wil liam Howard Taft in 1900. The fol following year, upon the suggestion of the Jnpanese vonsul general at New York city, the city of Washington re ceived 2,000 trees as a gift from the city of Tokyo, Japan. The entire con signment, however, was ordered burned by the government because the trees were infested with Insect pests and plant diseases. But that did not discourage the people of Tokyo. They sent another consignment of more than 8,000 trees, whtch were ' planted in Potomac park in Washing ton.? Pathfinder ltagastne. , v/ ? ty&k \v& ' * . National Topics Interpreted ?' v by William Bruckart ! Washington. ? Within a few days now, the treasury will be closing the gigantic set of Butine** books and accounts, tmorovina amJ thu8 wUl mark H * the end of another fiscal year for our government. This event will transpire at the close of business, June 80, and on the succeed ing day fresh accounts will be opened and new appropriations will be avail able out of which the government will be run in the next twelve months. It seems, therefore, that a review may well be undertaken to show, as 1 believe to be true, that the low point of the depression was reached some time last winter and that now a slow but steady Improvement is taking place. Some years will have to elapse, however, before the full effect of this greatest of economic breakdowns can be thoroughly appraised and the les sons learned. This review then must ?be confined as closely as may be to an analysis of what has happened to the government, how It has sustained Itself under conditions of the kind and consideration of what Is scheduled to be or Is being accomplished. That any statement as to when the bottom of the depression was hit will be questioned Is quite obvious. I base my statement, however, on the best barometer that Is available, namely, tax payments under levies applied to sales of certain merchandise. The re sult Is definite. These taxes have been Increasing through the last four months. Experience Ims developed the fact that the receipts do not start reaching the treasury In any volume until three to four months after the business Itself has begun to Increase. I know that the government authori ties who read all of the signs and read them accurately consider the picture most heartening. * ? ? But let us get down to cold figures nnd let them tell the story. For ex ample, we may first look at the con dition of the treasury's books us the end of the fiscal year passes. They show total receipts for the year to have been around $1,9T>0, 000,000, and expenditures to hnve aggregated about $3,725,000,000. So there is a deficit of around one and three-quarter bil lions. That is, rhe government spent that much more than It received In taxes and other revenue. It has bor rowed Just thnt much money In the year, oyer and above the refinancing that It had to do In meeting bonds and notes that matured. Such a vast deficit would seem hope lessly Insurmountable were It not for the consolation of comparison. When we look bnck to the fiscal year that ended June 80, 1982, we are astounded to find that the deficit approached three billion dollars, so that a reduc tion of more than one billion dollars has been achieved. At the start of the current fiscal year last July 1, there was every In dication that the cost of government fo? the twelve months would be at least two and a half billions greater than its revenues. Expenditures have been cut, however, so that the outgo during the last eight months of the Hoover administration and the first four months of the Roosevelt adminis tration was m ?erlally reduced. Yet that alone could not have brought the deficit down as much as hns hap pened. The answer to the question concerning the source of the other fac tor lies, as I snld before, In growing tax receipts. ? ? ? The reference to Income taxes brings to mind a point about federal rev ej) u e that has Clearing Up proved puzzling to a Puzzle "? ? n y persons. It might be supposed thnt If business Is better there would be more Income taxes paid. That Is a correct supposition. The error lies In the thought thnt these tnxes nre helpful Immediately. They cannot be. They are always a year late Insofar ns the government Is concerned, since the Income tnxes pnld In 1033 are on Incomes earned or received In 1032. which happened to be the worst of the series of hard years. In addition, there Is the condition existing that re suits In Income taxes being paid in two fiscal years on Incomes received In one caJendnr year. The first and second quarterly payments nre made In March and In June, which months nre In the Inst half of one fipcnl year, and the payments In September nnd Do vember nre In the first half of the1 suc ceeding fiscal year. While that fact ac tually mnkes no difference since the government gets the monoy nnyway, It happens to mnke a difference In the to tals thnt Is of consequence when the treasury Is so far behind on receipts as now occurs. The point Is mentioned In order to contrast the Importance at this time of rocelpts from those taxes thnt have to be paid monthly, such as the manufacturers' sales tax on ra dios, cigarettes and beer, to mention only a few. * ? ? The miscellaneous taxe* this year have yielded close to $825,000,000, Just about $250,000,000 more than was re ceived from this source In the last fiscal year, but the difference In amount Is made the more significant when It is known thnt It was regis tered In the last four or five months. 1 Take the month of May, for lustance, the last month for which final official figures have been complied, the mis cellaneous Internal revenue amounted to $03,501,000, whereas In May, 1932, this Item was only slightly more than $30,000,000. Undoubtedly, the legalization of beer has made a vast difference In the total miscellaneous tax receipts, although It has not accounted for all of the total by any means. Treasury officials say that the beer tax Is larger than they had anticipated and that it may possibly average $20,000,000 a month for a year as a whole. It has not been a tax that could be applied everywhere, however. And another source of revenue should be examined to prove that there Is an Improved condition In business. That source is receipts from tariff duties lnld on Imports from foreign lands. It was only last summer that monthly totals of tariff duties were little more than half of the amounts paid In comparable months of the preceding years for the privilege of bringing merchandise Into the United States for sale. That condition has now been changed. In April and May of this year, custo'* receipts were larger In each perU thon in the same month of 1032. Last month, the tariff duties yielded $20, 515,000, while In May, 1032, they yield ed only $18,003,000. * * * A complete analysis of this item of government revenue also would call attention to the Affccted by fact that the prices Price Drop of merchandise are lower now by a substantial percentage than In April and May of last year. That fact is Important because more than 70 per cent of the tariff duties ore assessed on what Is called the ad valorem basis. That is, the amount of duty paid Is a percentage of the value of tiie article imported. It becomes read ily apparent, therefore, that a reduc tion in prices hos the effect of re ducing the amount of tariff duty, and this may go so far as to offset even ?n increuse in the amount of the Im portations. The experts tell me that the May imports, measured In units as distinguished from dollnr value, must have shown a sharp growth. The character of these Imports, however, will not he capable of segregation for some weeks because the bureau of customs has to have the statistics from all ports together with details of the merchandise brought In before it can tell what the totals have been. From these brief sketches of how the government has been getting its funds and the prospects pointed out by the trends, It seems to me there Is no better reason needed for op timistic feeling. Aside from the link between gov ernment and business, I want to re peat an observation which Secretary Woodln made to me at the treasury the other day respecting the signs of the times. He called attention to the fact that, without exception, announce ments have been coming day after day in the newspapers that this plant or factory or that industry or trade had expanded operations, had taken on more workers or restored to their Jobs many who hnd been laid off. Some of them even have Increased wages. 'That sort of thing tells a story," the secretary said. "Factories do not put people to work unless they are selling the articles they make; they could not do It, for their money would soon run out, but they are doing It, and It Is absolute proof to me that most of the supplies are exhausted and people are buying things again. And the most pleasant thought of all is that every time a man or woman Is put back to work, they are able to buy things they hnvo not had while they were unem ployed." ? ? ? And while wo aro on the subject of government expenses, President Roosevelt called at Preaident tentlon the other Explain ? <lfty t0 n wide spread misconcep tion of how economies are to be ac complished. He said there had been many words written about the delay In effecting reorganization of govern ment agencies and that in most in stances, the newspaper account of the situation had left the impression that this would cause the program for economy to fall short of complete ac complishment. The President explained with some care how savings of only small amounts are obtained through reorganization while real economies must come through elimination of functions such as duplicated work. It Is still an open question whether Mr. Roosevelt will be able to save 2ft per cent In the next year from the total of government expenditures as they are being recorded In the fiscal year Just ending. The 25 per cent which he pledged during his cam paign to cut from the federal budget Is slightly more than one billion dol lars. It takes no soothsayer to fore see that If that amount Is lopped off from government outgo, numerous phases of government work heretofore performed either must be crimped o? done away with entirely. 6. lltt, WmKimv N*w?p*p?r t/uto*. How I Broke Into The Movies CopyrifW by H?l C Herman By BILLIE DOVE AMATEUR theatricals, physical cul ture and dancing were the ave nues by which I reached the screen. I was bOrn In New York, where I was educated.. In one of the schools I attended, physical culture wus taught religiously and I became very pro ficient, partly because I enjoyed the exercises. From this It was an easy step to dancing. .Then It was discovered that I "screened well." That means, In mo vie parlance, that one has a face that registers favorably before the camera. Not always Is this the case and some times a very beautiful face will not photogrnph satisfactorily. It Beems to be something for which there Is no real explanation, you either screen well or you don't. I was fortunate. I studied and took part in amateur theatricals in my high school days. It took me Just four and a half years, however, to reach any emi nence In the films. My first role was with Constance Taluiadge In "Polly of the Follies." To Lois Weber, I owe much of my success In attaining what we are pleased to term "stardom." My greatest chances came with two of her films, "The Sensation Seekers" and "The Marriage Clause." Then I had a marvelous opportunity when I played the feminine lead with Douglas Fairbanks in "The Black I'lrate." "The Lone Wolf Returns" t,av? roe ftn other opportunity and finally ca< ie my contract with First National pictures. At first I was featured ? later came stardom. The Initial picture under this contract was "An Affair of the Follies." Then came "The Tender Hour" and with "The Stolen Bride," I was starred. I have since made "American Beauty" and "The Love Blllie Dove. Mart." The latter Is a George Fltz maurlce production and a beautiful story of old New Orleans. More re cently I starred In "The Night Watch," "Yellow Lily," "Adoration" and such talking picture as "Careers" and "Her Private Life." What shall I say to the thousands of girls who seek a career In pictures? Must It be "Don't?" I hate to say that, In a way, because I hate to discourage ambition, and yet, as I look back over even my brief career, think of the Innumerable dis appointments, the difficult work, the Innumerable problems, I wonder If 1 would be Justified In advising any one to try It. Of course, I have been treated with consideration by the pro ducers, directors and nssoclate play ers. I have no complaints to offer In that respect. It Is merely that the work Is exacting and that the compe tition Is very keen. All one's fortl* tude and courage ore needed In the long months and years that must pre cede any sort of success. And then, of courso, no* many do succeed. I don't put that down to any wonder ful talent or other qualification on my part ? I think It Is mainly hard work and the fact that I did screen well. The compensations are Rrent. I am very happy now. Hut I, loo, might have failed and turned to other walks of llfo disillusioned and discouraged. It's a good deal a matter of Fate, I expect. Anyway, I am grateful, ex ceedingly grateful, to all *vho have helped mo on the rood. WNIJ Bervlr* Unwise Investments Sent John Hnllidny to Stage Hack In his younger days John I Inl llday was a gold prospector and did well at It. He Joined tho iirmy of gold hunters In the bleak lfevada des erts. Thnt adventure brought him close to a half-million, wh^ch he duly lost In the Sacramento stock market. Stranded In thnt city, ho Joined Nat Goodwin's repertory company and a few years Inter ployed the lead In a world tour with T. Daniel Frawley. Hack on Hroadway, ho played with John Drew, In "The Circle" and later appeared prominently In "The Whip," "Sour Grapes," "Tho Spider," "Jeal ousy" and other plays. Mr. Halllday began his screen career with "Scar let Pages" and then appeared In "Cap tain Applejack" and "Fifty Million Frenchmen." He was placed under contract to ItKO-Hndlo Pictures and since then hns been seen In, among other pictures. "Smnrt Women," "Con solation Marriage," "Transntlnntlc," "The Killing Voice," "Men of Chance," "Bird of Pnradlso" and "'Hie Age of Oonsent,'t IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY I chool Lesson (By REV. P. B. FITZWATER, D. D.. Mem ber of Faculty. Moody -Bible Institute of Chloaaro. ) ?. 19 J J, Western Newspaper Union. Lesson for June 25 REVIEW: JESUS OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR GOLDEN TEXT ? Go ye theroforo, and teach all nations, baptizing theni In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: TeaoMng them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you. Matt. 28:19, 20. PRIMARY TOPIC ? Jesus Our Friend. JUNIOR TOPIC. ? Jesus Our Saviour and Lord. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP IC ? Trusting and Obeying Jesus. YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP IC ? Giving Ourselvos Unreservedly to Christ. Two methods nre suggested which may be used for the senior and adult classes. I. A Perplexities Review. This Is suggested by Dr. Amos It. Wells. A perplexity arlslug from ench lesson of the quarter should be as signed to a member of the class a week abend of time. Suggestions : April 2. Why Is sickness allowed In the world? April 9. Why Is the Christian life often bo difficult? April 16. Why does our Christianity lomctlmes lack splendor? April 23. Why do some men grow hard as they grow older? April 30. How can we give without pauperizing the needy? May 7. Why must some be masters and others servants? May 14. What degree of ambition Is wlso? May 21. How can we conduct con troversy without bitterness? May 28. What proportion of our In come should go to the church? Juno 4. How can we make sure of a completo loyalty to Christ? June 11. How Is It possible for us to get rid of sin? Juno 18. How can we be ccrtain of living again? II. The Summary Method. The aim in the use of this method is to cast up to view the leading facts and deduce from them the leading les son. The following is suggested: Lesson for April 2. Jesus responded to the fervent ap peal of the Syrophenlclan woman to help her demon-possessed daughter. His sympathy is as wide as the race, and his power unlimited. Lesson for April 9. Before going to the cross, Jesus re tired with his disciples to prepare them for the severe trial through which they were to pass. He Instruct ed them concerning his atoning death, resurrection, and second coming. Lesson for April 16. Jesus transfigured. Two men from the upper world were sent to converse with Jesus nhout his appronchlng death at Jerusalem, the thing about which the disciples refused to talk. Lesson for April 23. The disciples were so steeped In selflshness that they were wrangling over official position while the Ixtrd was facing the crosB. Lesson for April 30. Jesus as a son was faithful to his parents, in this lesson he sets forth the truth concerning marriage, which Is the foundation of the home. Lesson for May 7. The supreme purpose of Christ's coming Into the world was to die for the salvntlon of sinners. Through the cross, Judgment was passed upon the world, and Satan was cast out. Lesson for May 14. Jesus entered Jerusalem and offi cially presented himself as Kin# to the Jewish nation, according to proph ecy. He exercised kingly authority In cursing the flg tree and driving out the money changers. Lesson for May 21. The Pharisees, scribes, and Snd ducees sought to entrnp Jesus so as to hinder bis work. The very ones who should have welcomed him sought to destroy him. Lesson for May 28. This lesson affords a study of a prophetic outllno of events In the In terval between Christ's crucifixion and his second coining. According to this outline the present age shows In creasing evidence of the nenr coming of the Lord. Lesson for June 4. The black crime of Jesus' betrayal was committed Immediately following the beautiful act of Mary's devotion to the Lord (John 12:1). Lesson for June 11. Tho crucifixion of Christ is fho grand climax of the lessons for tho last six months, and without nppre^ heading Its significance, all other les sons nre meaningless. Christ save*, not by his ethical tenchlng, but by his shed blood. Lesson for June 1ft. The resurrection of Christ was an nounced by an angel, and ho was aft erwnrd seen by many. Conviction touching the rea' of Christ's resur rection Is nhsolutci necessary In or der to bo an effective witness for him. Ths Oth??r Road | "A life of self effort will never reach the place where we shall glhrlfy (lod; the other road Is a road of faith ; If you wouldest believe, thou shalt the glory of (lod: let him do the fhlng for us." ? Hev. Guy II. King. St, John's Goipsl "St. John's gospel begins with the son In the bosom of the father (1, 18), and It ends with the sinner In the bos oro Of tho xon" (13, 23). ? Mr. It. B. Btewart.