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The AMOdated Praia eaUtled to the UM tor publication of all credited to It or not otherwise credited IB this paper, and the local published herein. A REGULAR FOURTH Perhaps the Fourth of July this 'year will be celebrated in the olcl: fashioned way. The president of the American farm bureau federation has urged eighteen hundred county farm bureau units to co-operate in a nationwide Fourth of July celebration in the old-style patriotic manner. He wants the day to be "like it used to be." His program includes chicken dinners, band concerts and speeches, the reading of the Declaration of Independence, with flags waving far and free. It is fitting that this appeal should be made to the farmers of the nation and that they should, conspicuously assist in demonstrating old fashioned celebrations of the day.

It was embattled farmers who laid the foundations of the republic. The continental armies were composed chiefly of men of the soil. But this celebration of the Fourth of July should not be limited to the fanners of the nation. President Bradfute's appeal should be heard by all the people--by the business and labor representatives of the nation as well as the tillers of the soil; all citizens should heartily co-operate in this gala national festival. Communities and families formerly made the fourth a day of days.

The woodland picnic, the flag-draped stage, the band and drum corps, military and lodge organizations, all co- JOperated to make it a season of pa- fervor and rejoicing. There were readings and recitations, fireworks and booming cannon; singing of patriotic songs by clear-voiced children. It was all very fine and inspiring. Everything tended to evoke thought of national tradition, prestige and potential destiny. Men and women and children rejoiced in consciousness of a real andpride- ful liberty.

The air was filled with the glory of the fluttering flags. The immortal words of the founders of the republic again were heard. This year, let it be hoped, the lions of the cities will join with the millions on the farms to make the day what once it was, a day of appreciation and rededication to the principles for which the legions of 'the revolution fought and sacrificed through memorable years of heroic conflict. whence it came. And yet, the resting place of the mortal remnant of a human being has a sentimental appeal--it recalls vividly the person as he or she was in life.

The tomb of the great is properly a shrine for all generations. Not that the tomb itself holds any of the immortal part of the deceased. But sentiment attaches to the tomb, linking death back to life. SCHOOL OF CITIZENSHIP Springfield, Missouri is conducting an interesting experiment along the lines of teaching children the value of citizenship. On a plot 250 feet by 1000 feet in Grant Beach park is "Tiny governed by children of the city.

This little city is operated under the commission form of government and in it the children of Springfield are learning their duties as citizens in preparation for an intelligent interest in politics and government, A fourteen-year old girl is mayor of Tiny Town and a 15by of fifteen years is city manager. They were elected from among eighteen nominees for their offices and that of municipal judge. Immediately following their election both the new mayor and city manager went to Washington and invited President Coolidge to be present at the opening of Tiny Town to the public. The little contains a community center, a city hall, high school, library, and chamber of commerce. The walks total 7500 lineal feet.

The experiment is commanding the attention of educators and all interested in the youth of the nation. It will be interesting- to watch as a possible means of teaching children the importance of their duties as future-citizens, although such a miniature town might not be possible within every city as a school for citizenship. SHRINES OF SENTIMENT They took the mortal remnant of Thomas R. Marshall, once governor of Indiana and for two terms vice of the United States, back to his Hoosier home to repose in the eternal sleep. After the great trag- in Washington, in '65 they took the body of Abraham Lincoln back to Springfield, scene of his early struggles--to rest.

They took the bodies of Garfield, McKinley and back to their beloved Ohio jfojr permanent sepulture. Theodore lies near the home he iloved. There is a beautiful sentiment- in -this custom of entombing great men women near the old home. It nutters not, in one way--the hard, practical way--where the body lies, fence life has fled. The body, at best, but a temporary temple--the abid- tat place of the soul for a few feMH.

At death the soul passes and ea, returning to lead. TOO GREAT A RISK Three thousand feet above Detroit two airplanes soared close to each other, their engines temporarily shut off. In one sat a minister, shouting the marriage ceremony through a megaphone. In the other, within hailing distance, a student aviator and his bride were married. The best man and maid of honor remained on the ground.

They were to have hovered in a third plane for the ceremony, but, the day before, their pilot had fallen and been fatally injured while making final tests for the wedding flight. A tragedy, a comedy and a romance in one. If this pair had been content with their romance alone the tragic and comic accompaniments would have been averted. A marriage ceremony is not itself a romance or an adventure, though it seals and symbolizes both. The simpler such a ceremony, the less it is cluttered with extraneous things, the clearer is the vision of essential love which it embodies.

This young couple inevitably enters married life with mixed emotions. Their misplaced lark has cost one friendly life; it might have cost the minister's, their own. Sometimes one is tempted to wonder where today's glorification of the moment and insane craze for scn'sationalir-m IOWA CITY PRESS-CITIZEN Twenty Years Ago Today In Iowa City From Our Files June II, 1003 192S Iowa City high tebool its Muior claai play, "FactOK Music" at the Coldren theater. Excellent work is by Lovell Carolyn Bradley, Evm Ogle. Florence Mayer, Helen FUa- nery, OetUn and Braiaert, Roger Swire, Carl Honwn.

entire cast an enviable cluster of laurels and green bay leaven, through the efforts and art of its gifted and comediennes." M. J. and Agnes Dwyer of Cedar township are wed at St. Bridget's church in Nolan settlement. Mrs.

Catherine Sintil, aged 80, is found dead In her chair, at her home In Solon. Coroner Sles summoned about midnight and holds an inquest. "Death through natural causes" is the verdict. Colonel George Hitter Burnett requests the war department to relieve him from his duties, as commandant at S. U.

as he -wishes to become professor of military science and tactics (a post tendered him) at Blees' military academy, in Missouri He has been here four years. Dr. Henry Albert and Miss Edith Whiteis are wed at 8 a. m. at the home of the bride's brother, W.

R. Whltttls, at 212 South son street, by Rev. D. W. Wylie.

Dr. H. J. Prentiss plays the wedding march from "Lohengrin." C. Yoder and Margaret A.

Jones are united In marriage by Rev. S. H. Streyfeller, of LJflbou. Goveinor A.

B. Cummins, whose wife is a member of the child labor committee in Iowa, Prof. Isaac A. Loos to become member thereof, also. A inches--floods Ralston creek, which, rages all night long and does much damage in the Rock Island's Burlington street jards.

Floating logs undermine the bridge abutments, near the In interurban station at C'orHhille is crippled somewhat, and lightning effects the machinery. Tiains are out of schedule. Sixty chickens owned by Milton Thompson are drowned when Ion a avenue Is deluged. Rev. Leonard A.

Swisher has been called from Hopkinton's E. church to a larger parish in Cedar Rapids, as pastorf of Trinity M. E. church in the Parlor City. He is a son of Mr.

and Mrs. Lovell Swisher of Iowa City. Mre. P. McCook dies at the old homestead, 5 miles east of Solon, aged 78.

Surviving are three sons, Stephen Peter T. and Bernard. EdwarVl -Organ dies at Oxford; aged 78. Surviving are three sons in Johnson county Michael, William and James, and three daugh tors Julia and Mesdames John McDonough and William Leeney. OM SIMS We doubt if all radio static is due to the weather.

Some of it is the orchestras. Many a poor fish turns out to be a shark. Copyright, 1923, NEA Service, lac. Milwaukee man asks divorce because she kisses him too much. Onions would be cheaper.

Chinese soldiers refuse to fight in the rain. It does dampen one's enthusiasm. Professor says society girls are ignorant. Then it's even. They say professois are ignorant.

Man in Philadelphia jumped 1500 feet with a parachute. Bad enough, but it would hare been even worse without one. Lore is heart trouble, the only cure being matrimony. Those thinking they are better than others should be more careful with their thinking. History doesn't repeat itself, stutters, that's all.

It Many a goat grows up and becomes lamb chops. There are no bigger fish in the ocean thaa gotten away. Copyright, 125, NEA Service, Inc. Life reminds of a checker game in which you must keep moving and taking the jumps. Mam ing for money is about as ignorant as a fish looking for a dry place to sit.

DAT--BT-DAT Lttb Told of THE GAT WHITE VAT AMD BROADWAY LUTE GOTHAM QOSHP a CROSSWORD PUZZLE NEW YORK, June 11--For several years--sinc'e Mons. Volstead was elected to be exact--the $10 plate celebrity dinner has clicked. These testimonial affairs were skillfully engineered by suave young diplomatists of Broadway who pocketed a certain amount from "honored guests. The dinner offered husbands chance to pay tiibute to "dear old' Bill." Aleo a night out. And a I flashlight photo to prove they were theie at least title the dinner was' being sened.

Tiie promoters would make from $1,500 to $2,003 on each i and, ith several I 1 a jnonth, it was in a manner of speaking so much plush. They were really rather humoi- ous atfairs. Bill was there with modesty hanging almost to his "waist and was so amazed and touched that such a tribute should be paid him that' be found It difficult to chokee of an 18-karat sob struggling for expression. Came--the movies finally got us --aridity A big dinner in the laigest hotel banquet room in town was arranged for a lion of the moment. It might almost have been held a Grand Central telephone booth.

Hundreds bought tickets but nobody came. The waiters ate the food The news leaked out and celebrities began to shy at bping forced to face the possibility of a ghostly a a of white linen and empty chairs. So the idea died dismally. Now the ambitious promoters are turning their talents to "benefits." As we ujed to write of corn huskings in the Oalhpolis Tribune, "benefits" are the order of the day. They are en being given for theater treasurers And why theater treasurers any more than hab- PI dasher cloilts is too ponderous lor an all too feeble intellect about as much, to them as a drink of water to a whale.

And they must work quickly, so they have little time for amenities. One had a stupid assistant who was to use the camera Awhile hia boss posed the Prince of Wales on his last visit. Several shots failed. "P-s-s-st, O. Prince," called the photographer.

"Park the 'royal frame against that lifeboat so Dumb Ike can spoil another It is an old dodge of some who seek publicity to travel incognito on liners. It is their hope that this will inspire ship news men ferret them out and wring a yar reluctant lips, rarely "works. Peculiarly enougl few ship ne-ws men have, crosse the ocean. There is a hoodoo eu perstition. Judge Smith, the deai of them all, finally went abroad a ter about 30 years service.

died ip Paris. Ideas of fame naturally var One of the most conspicuous ex amples of its wide range was barber who was pointed out to as the man who cuts John. Barry more's hair. The girl, incidentally, who use to manicure Mary Pickford got si much publicity that she was ovei whelmed with patronage. An then she started a shop of her ow and it was a failure.

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Two a a i gents who were Joggj from a sirk clam or some- i stood front of a a i actor's picture a theater lobby. i Vknovv who thru is? socond' heard of 'im rust: Well, what'Ja ask i DAILY LESSONS IN ENGLISH By W. L. GORDON WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: "Stimulant" and "stimulus." Stimulant is that which stimulates the system, as coffee or cants. A stimulus rouaas the mind to act.

Praise and flattery ma; be a stimulus. OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Pronounce the first as In "father." OFTEN MISSPELLED: gorgeous. SYNONYMS: argument, controversy, debate, contention, contest WORD STUDY: "Use a word three times and it is yours." Let increaea our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Toda's word: pertaining to the foundation; basic. "The fundamental of happiness are love and service IOWA PRESS COMMENT 37.

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piece of To To nin fit Passc-ngprs on incoming liners find printed cards ahoAed under the a leaving Quaran- i a Is if they are important enough--reading: "Your presence 11 dpsirprl on A. deck for It ii brash crew of energptlr i oung camera clickers one A. celebrity means Answer to Yesterday's Crossword Puzzle QdESBJ nfjntara ramna a nwra mmsi own 1 nia radii anw raa caan finaaarae MOE MUtJ 'J ucira ana a WHEN WE WERE AVaterlpo Tribune: Wo iought the combinations of the railroads and now we are all but compelling them to combine -and on the the- ory that better service anil lower rates will result. We fought 1 packers, and everybody that with them out of business the pro- furnished by them could i be furnished at the price paid to-! day, if WP had to go back to i 1 this service from small concerns or individuals. I I A THAN I Carroll Herald: An organization 1 is lormin.fr to boof.t JlanloriV a Xider Into the president's cabinet.

1 All that the brilliant lowan larks now is a vacancy in the position and the favor of President Coolidge for the place. seriously question the wisdom of friends who boost Col. MacNlflpr for everything with a salary attached. Thpy are cheapening him In the mind of the public and possibly filling his mind with Impossible ambitions. UNCLE SAM A I Waterloo Tribune: European nations must soon realize that Uncle gam serious about the money owed Dim and iu payment.

He never him Insisted that the money (paid Immediately, but he wants book! of the department pouted. They can AS to it in, If they Want trt. But rottst acknowledge the debt. THI NtID OF lUpHs The mod- prn man the tonic of vaca- ffftfi. hut of know now to tht nnt Uit In former generations, men needs vacations to counteract the mono ony of ejustence.

Now neei vacations to rest our overworkei nerves, our jaded minds, our tirei bodies and to our high blooi pressure, STILL OUT OF A I i L.ake Pilot Tribune George W. Ejcan has lost for th steenth time in his to kee out oi pen--but he is still oul It has been so long since iirs lead that (Jeorse was standing a the threshold of btate'g prison tha we cannot iccall the date. even foigotten what Georg was ordered incarcerated for, bu know it couldn't have bed stealing chickens or some gimila i offense or he'd have bee behind the bars long ago. UP TO DATE Eoone News Republican: Not it is R.TSolinp a i on i i and no paddock in the A a ley. I I Council Bluffs Nonpareil: Pre.

1 ident Cooliclgo is speaking accui ntely for the A i a whei he supports tho contention that should have a strong navy an then nith equal firmness suggest a thp nnvy musf nevrr be pel to make a lnostilo or threa i demonstration to any othe power. Wp have millions for ffnsc but not a penny to spend aggiession A THOUGHT A whin for the bridlt fo the and rod for the fool' 28:3. How run make a that fool" run no more nlft ow folly than he run own Thtrkwry. 1935. NEA.