THE FABLE OF STEPPING ON IT it By GEORGE ADE ©. Bell Syndicate. ~WNU Service NCE there was a Group of Pleasure-Seekers packed into a Motor Car. They were out for Relaxation and they were go- ing to find it by whizzing’ to a Point 300 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. Henry Gibble, whose Husband had paid for the Car just twice what a dandy Queen Anne Cottage would have cost before Lumber went up. Mr, Gibble thought he was the Captain but he was only the Cabin Boy. They wouldn't even let him hold the Road Map. The others who had embarked were three in Number, as follows: Estelle, only daughter of the Gib- bles, who held the World's Record for Nose-Dabbing—475 times in one Day. Herbert Poindexter, supposed to be almost engaged to Estelle because he looked Aristocratic and was a heayv- enly Hoofer, even if he was on Salary. Miss Leonora Peevy, unmarried sis- ter of Mrs, Gibble—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 doing less than 95 he was chilling his Tires. was Confidence and Ignorance. that an Hour was a reasonable Clip. Mr. Poindexter that when he traveled G0 could feel his rain Substance turning to Jell As for Mrs. G. she couldn't see any sense in doing more than her Heart had not been the same since she carried on her long but victorious Fight the Woman's Club, Estelle always said SO miles sald above he HH because for reorganization of the Mr. Gibble wou 1 1: f d have staved around he had been permit- which he was 490 ted to gi not. Miss about all the time i ve Directions, Peevy read a great Motor Every she crawled into a high-powered had Accidents, time Hur- led before the present time but, st all the their ns were ry-Up, she expected to be Ki Up 1¢ disappointed allowed that exceeded 30 taking into their Hands and, for her, it made her feel as if she continuing on her Way while the Stum- mick loitering Six Feet in the Ihe she got back. had the same, who Lives she been she yao were own was some tear, hat any who traveled along at than 25 Miles could be yanked up and tried. Th the Towns tHe Limit was 8 Miles Hour. A man Crutches can Miles an Hour, Be that as it may, the Gibbles their Law said one better rough an on do 8 and two got away at 9:00, was Time h could almost on Schedule. The 1d been set for 7 get to Bald Rock for the Noonday Luncheon. It seemed that Estelle had Trouble getting her Eye-Brows match and Mr. Poindexter Hour, in a Brown Study, looking Collection of Ties and tryin £ The one that upon didn't look had an Hour 00 ney some to an at his g to make he finally as if Any- in picking sat for a Selection, decided body it out. After the Car, seemed to be spent Old Folks had sat in the and for what a Couple of Days, taking the Morning Sun in the silent motionless, Eyes, the two appeared and hoped hadn't kept anyone walting. that Looks jovial Juveniles that they How kill! It was a Hot Morning but, as an extra Precaution, five of the six Tour- ists had their Feet Suit Cases, Just Town Lim its and the Agricultural District, Mrs, GG. asked, In a Tone sug- gesting that she wanted either Infor- mation or an Argument. “Well, what toot are we going to take?” Mr, Gibble crossed his Fingers and looked at the Road ahead. He had learned his Lesson on previous Out ings. He knew that any poor Goofus who tikes the Responsibility upon him- self and guarantees any particular Plan of Action is thereafter blamed for every Pebble in the Road, for En- gine Trouble, Delays at Rallway Crossings and Red Ants in the Sand- wiches, He knew, also, that the Good Woman never asked for advice except when she wanted to hang a Jing onto the Party of the Second Part. Mr. Poindexter, bursting with Con- fidence and Ignorance, sald that he had heard, somewhere, that by bearing over toward Mutchburg and following the River Road through Ransom and Weems, you would come out on State Rond 23 and get a direct Shoot to Bald Rock; where they would have Lhncheon, If any one would be speak. ing to ady one else by that time, A Sad Meal, We will always Insist that Mr. Poln dexter had no way of knowing about the New Stone between Jericho and Whiffingdale or the Detour made nec- lucky it is cannot snugly covered with as they crossed the passed Into essary by the Bridge being out be- tween Milton's Grove and Sassafras Ridge. At the very Moment should have heen Luncheon Basket when they unpacking the under the trees at Bald Rock, while merry Laughter echoed through the Glen and good- natured Quips leaped from Lip to Lip they were, as Mr. Gibble afterward described it, hellwards between Fronce- ville and Sackett’'s Corners, on a Dirt toad that hadn't seen a Scraper since the Civil War. As far as the Eye eould reach there was a verdant Expanse of Bullrdshes. For the first time In months the Car was obeying the Law, It was doing less than 203. It came out, while they were Ex- ploring, that Mrs, Gibble had wanted to go via Milford, but Mr. Poindexter had talked her out of it. As for Mr. Poindexter, kept repeating, over and over, “They told me this was the best Way to come,” which, under the Circumstances, was just the as no Conversation at all. If the Noonday Luncheon promptly at 3 p. m, carried the general Gloom of a child's funeral it was be Mr. and Mrs, Gibble and Miss could find time to say a They were busy hoping Estelle never marry My. he same served cause Peevy Word. that Poindexter, Everything Fell Flat—Even a Tire. It is that the Railway, running half way around the Globe from Kowchuck to Viadivoslzo- vith is the longest straight-away Road in the World, but the Gibble Expedi- in proceeding from Bald Moun- tain to Lake Wahaha, where they pur posed spending the night at a well kn»wn 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 he for Reservations and he thinks that he mailed the Letter, Nev travel-stained and red-eved Outcasts found themselves grouped in the Hotel Office, like a Huddle of Lithuanian Immigrants, the had been lavi «J was tran . to Henry and he Back In his not too would said Trans-Siberian that wrote the ertheless when Unpopularity which upon Mr. Poindexter by a vote of 4 to 1, didn't have a Come Sys tem, after the Folks Hill Poindexter and his never-to inLaw ts in the Finally, Hou Dance wa the § were shov to a Cottage while Mr be Father laundry, When A. M It orders and on 1 of cuplied Lo next gave the they started for Home was Mrs. G, who 0 she was to blgme when outside RX were the Speed Cop g them of J imps i ent The had creeping along at about 15 Miles per i Hour them $28 iked out on yd Miss Peev the Ga rage Miles, wil ! 4 satiety Afr one except M Mr. Pols every Gibble, Miss Peevy and throug! Miles fr The 1 the Bky ved a pract when the from the ¢ cal Mone ng t ¥ to any iat Mrs. Gibble was Mental Defective who what she said can- as the News od as not be in Pp per ACE, MORAL: Antomol can elemi nate Distance, but Not Human Nature, Weed Really 2 Flower Growing Out of Place A weed ia correctly defined as a plant growing out of place. If ever a flower springs up where yon don’t want it, like a dandelion or a wild car- rot on the lawn, It is a weed. If where It is admired or cherished, then it Is a flower, Nearly all our wal ued flowers are, or were, weeds some We take great pains to culti- the Escholtzia, which covers lavishly and spontaneously hun- dreds of thousands of acres in Califor nia. Put 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 witchgrass (which, never theless, has a very ‘pretty head). Whether a plant is a weed or a flower, depends entirely on whether or not to the farmer or the gardéner it Is classed as “pernicious.” And in the Dakota harvest fields the most exquisite of wild roses is distinctly “pernicious.” to Sp riles else where vate the poppy, Washington Cherry Trees The first Japanese 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 Japanese consul 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 gignment, 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 3.000 trees, which were planted in Potomac park In Washing ton.~~Pathfinder Magazine, i { { { THE OUR 8B By ANGELO PATRI SAY NO OR some time now a mistaken no- tion of family control has afflicted the world, especially that part of it which these United States cover, We have always wanted to give children everything possible to make them sue- No children have ever been given the freedom that ours have en- It is this freedofn that { want to talk Nobody born on this earth Is, or can be, free. Everyone of us is born tied hand and foot to other peo ple, to circumstances and under laws that bind us securely, Nobody, no power on earth can free duties and obligations and burdens. Many mistaken parents and teachers have tried to free children of these obliga. tions of life. The result is hard on the children. It is far kinder to teach a child how to carry a responsibility than it is to teach him to deny it and then have him come face to face with it. It is like sending him out to slay lions without even a sling shot and a handful of pebbles. The only freedom we can to give a child Is freedom from ignorance. The first step he takes toward that freedom Is when he learns to carry the first responsibility. Children must taught to endure cheerfully and bravely whatever palo comes their us of hope be way, The unmannered child mop to peed emphasis. It rides roughshod over all who come In his way. He is loud, selfish and utterly disliked thought pre spoiled cot who is too i* he disrespectful, Somebody rb elf ex it a pity to cur lost his way his ssion and so he boy who Insists upon the family car and staying night tion We are all bim. The boys io the evenin hours of the needs no introdo s i well acquainted with youn who entertains smokes cigaret! has well In hand, is 8 All these children are freedom. themselves father or the few the children attend fact on end to end and ts that she her school work on thorn tims of t children could be need for nothers to than necessary to bring iid hard mistaken rear cre would no live longer years Nature wo 10 tter of the mture. That means 1081 Drolong ed ; st prolonged Ir parents are needed would be a very thing for good ion to learn larger freedom 1 80 ensily by hildrer of this generat there Is a be than that nothing ver this do will when gained worthwhile. They when £8Y DO, “APOLOGIZE AT ONCE” "] has 1 case almost “Ralph? matter?” we learn how to AM He having with itaiph nary the “You Know t an odd chiid He le behaves 158 a slang word manners. And you but Not nearly is ave been friends never know la Fad he isn’t His since “Yesterday in the nose, , him why he did such a thing and he said, he 1 me sick. | told him he must apologize to Dennie. He went to Bennie and said, ‘My mother says | must apol- Just the Ralph it was dreadful i pun asked ‘Because nkes I insisted upon it ogize to you, so | apologized. you make me sick. “ ‘My mother says that herealter it will be better for me not to Know you,’ sald Bennie. ‘And your mother gives we a pain in the neck.’ said Ralph. “He came home and told me all about it and you cannot know how | felt. Instead of making things better he had made them worse. | told him he was to apologize to Bennie's mother and he sald, ‘1 will if you want me to, but 1 think she is Just the same. Apol- same, a sissy out of UDennie.’ “It's the first real difficulty we have had with Ralph and we dont know What shall we do with him?®™ Let him alone. This boy is fifteen He is intelligent, helpful, well mannered, gay. What more can you want? If he thinks that way about a boy or his mother, the best thing to do is to let them stay apart, 1 would never ask a child to apolo- gize to anybody, [1 would wait until the heat of his anger had died down and then 1 would try to put his be havior before him in truthfol, re If then he offered to make up with the person he offended, 1 would try to show him a tactful way out, if 1 could Sometimes troublesome situations hurt and demanded an apology from an equally indignant child who refused to give iL Apologies that are not voluntary never do any good. It was not the child's words and actions that mat. tered. It was his thinking. Change that and you do something worthwhile. Try to force the change and you only double your trouble. Never mind the apologies. Keep an eye to the think. i : ng ®. Dell Syndicate, ~WNU Services HALL, PA F COURSE every bride is supposed to look her loveliest at her ding. Which ¥ good own wed is a perfect. the right reason why choice f he and hea« astiy imports make or SLEEVELESS COATS, CHIC ENSEMBLES iatter How i will HDA evi lined dress pew of will not and be | nirasting material lor from the dress but will be treat a% an Patou has she orn over entirely separate item rt raven-biue pearl gray coats Adresses Jonny ie a vivid green and carrot-redd coat i over rayon w hich she places black ' nered satin dresses Nieeveleas conts are sponsored by leading dresamakers to give more Im portance to the full contrasting sleeves of the dress, Designers Now Are Using Plain and Printed Linen There already has been discussion about the importance of the printed crepe Jacket, worn with the monotone | erepe dress, and of the printed crepe accent, Repeating this idea, but giv. ing it a fresher appeal, designers are now using printed linen. The dress in solid color that intro. dnces printed linen as a trimming is also in summery mood, the linen light and bright, the dress in crepy or heavy sheer, These are practical as well as smart fashions, since the linen is wash. able and the trimmings are usually de tachable. Chicken Foot Weave Used in All Parts of Costume Of course you are, or ought to be, thoroughly familiar with that material hit of the season called Le Pied-de Poule, in all of its variations. This chicken foot weave, be It in wool, silk or what not, works up into costumes for everything from the top coat to the bottom layer of lingerie next to the skin JERSEY GOLF FROCK By CHERIE NICHOLAS There is a new jersey which has all the appearance of being hand-knitted. The very good-looking dress plcturad is made of this jersey, in bright blue. It has been given a very attractive styling. It is adroitly tucked about the hips so as to achieve slenderizing lines. The drawstring neckiine is an outstanding touch. The little rope strands form the girdle which Is fast. ened with a wooden buckle, Linen Suits in Vogue Linen suits are going to have an Im portant place in summer wardrobes this year, You now can buy linen sulting that is uncrushable and ft comes in dark, practical colors, includ: ing black. The Movies Copyright by Hal C. Herman By GRETA NISSEN M?* ENTRANCE into ple- ture ranks was quite unlike that of most girls, who rise from the extra ranks, the beauty contests and the high schools of America, From earliest childhood 1 was schooled for the stage and the opera, in my land, Norway When 1 gave up my aspirations for a stage fu- ture and cast my lot with the movies, it was of per haps, than any other factor I am ment and training motion native more circumstance, environ and a motion or by Fate, an actress by early then, pleture actress by accident, to call choose whichever we When 1 wa may mother he steps, and me Royal I was reguiar fidren of my age opera of Copen taught dancing to the course of ' for ime remained in this Institution ten years, specializing In par tom ng 5 itom latter with 1s work It was du the Hoyal ed the Years attract and inter. ith opera attention Haakon Maud of Norway. Thelr enabled me t n a contract Queen ost the National ti and 1 3 appearance under the sponsorship of royalty, inning for girl 3 later 1 was of andinavia, made my first notable public an auspicious be RiXiven only i : presented to Prince Ks Beever: mor Sweden as the star of a charity bazaar in Stockh A year later I tour merica to the s 8, giving vitions of pantomime after | beckoned Fokine and New Greta Nissen, had n “Beggar 1id still ot admired m Horsebacek™ 1 he on on the stage when although 1 the talking screen reaching ces and requiring equal for success WNT imes. 1 confess, the footlights, that 3 6 108 t opportunities greater vaster audien talent Bervioe Noted Marksman Is Hired to Miss Human Targets Hollywood is the home of odd job nen. The moving colony Is filled with Individuals who have strange occupations, Needless to say they are paid for their talents. Earl D. Bunn's is being able to shoot straight and miss. He draws his sal ary—and a handsome one at that because he always misses his object His particular task is shooting at peo- ple. Almost everyone who attends the movies has seen Earl's handicraft He iz the man who shoots the elg arette out of the villain’s mouth and makes the heroine jump by spatter ing sand two inches from her bean tiful profile, Shooting in films has been Bunn's business ever since 1022-—and a good business it has been, too—what with pictures dealing with war and gun. men and crime prevention very much in the limelight pleture Successful Director DD. Ross Lederman, who has been as. sociated with Columbia for a number of years, has directed many outsfand. ing productions for the company, In cluding “Trails End” “The PFightin® Marshall” “Texas Ranger.” “Rranded.” “Daring Danger” "Texas Cyelone™ “Speed Demon” “McKenna of the Mounted” and “The End of the Tranll™
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