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fr ED I A PAGE OF THE SPR INGFI ELD LEADE A 27, I 9 2 9 TSPRINGFIELD LEADER Publlatjed Everj Evening at McDanlel and Jeffer ion Streeta, Springfield. Mo. THE SPRINGFIELD LEADER CO, PUBLISHERS STUART OLIVIER, President EDSON K. BIXBY, Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES By kail, tlx evenlnga, or News, ax and Sunday Newt and Leader, a year, lone 1 and 2 DELIVERED BY CARRIER Springfield Dally News, atx weekday mornings and Sunday News and Leader, IS cents a week. Hie Springfield Leader, six evenings, and Sunday News and Leader, 15 cenu a week.

Springfield Daily News and SprtagflHd Leader and Sunday News and Leader, 13 issues. 33 cents a week. TELEPHONE) (All Departments) 7000 MEMBERBP THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Assooafed Press is exclusively entitled to the use (or republication of all news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited In this paper an'' also the local news published herein. WOULD CRIPPLE THE STATE It is a great error to denounce the lawyers as class, but it is often done by those who speak without proper information. No class of men do more to harmonize a community, reconcile families and sacrifice self interest or the public good than lawyers as a class.

If lawyers were out to "sell" the" public, to get all they could and feather their own nest regardless of consequences, just so they got a big fee, the country would be in a of a ft n. turmoil, ine courts would be congested with prosecutions of spite cases, families would be wrecked by the score and litigation would be our principal industry. It is lawyers who are appealedMo by men in a rage who would "get even." It is husband or wife who in a fit of temper runs to the lawyer for a divorce and it is the Jawyer who points out the grave error that would be made in appealing to the courts when the whole matter if ignored for a day or two would adjust itself. This applies to the lawyer as a class; There are some striking exceptions and no one realizes this more than the honorable, conscientious lawyer. There are members of the bar who deserve all the reproach heaped on them by the public.

They will do anything if paid well to obtain the acquittal of any robber, murderer or thief while knowing him CUlltV. TtlPV urill ivan ts. 1 that will make their practice easier and prevent tho fltafn fmm nt vwbaiuiii vunviuuuiia. There is a bill of the kind in the letrfslature which has that very thing in mind and it lias been favorably reported by a committee which evidently failed to see its purpose. ixie diu is liupnaea to prevent the attorney ceneral from spnrlinor an Mimfw 94 a a lUUU to aid in a prosecution of a case when requested to.

do so by the prosecuting attorney. In some counties a law firm may become so powerful that it dominates 'the politics of the county, selects the judge, sheriff and qther county officers. It may even name the prosecuting attorney, possibly without his knowledge. A young and inexperienced attorney is selected which makes it easier for the dominant law firm to win its cases There are counties in the state where orie1 may do very much as he pleases, provided he employs certain firms. The attorney general's office is alive to the situation and is trying to bring about a change and with some success.

The attorney general has been sending an assistant to several counties of the kind mentioned where inexperienced prosecuting attorneys have been assisted and criminals convicted, much to the surprise of the people and the dominant law firm. The bill at Jefferson City looks like a strike by political law firms to prevent a most wholesome practice of the attorney general which is interfering with the busi ness of law firms that are out for the cash regardless of the public good. The legislature, will Bypass such a bill if it understands the object'of the bill. Secretary Mellon says he lacks the virtue, of resignation and now the question is if his enemies are resigned. Being a plumber that $500,000 bill sent to Gene Tunney may not seem so large to Mr.

Fogarty.v most extravagant man: One who buys dandelion seed. The senate is trying to find out what is the Lenroot of that leak evil. Man o'War's son is being a son of 4 gun. 9fr 3fr As stock prices fell there is a growing belief that the great advance was all bull. Philadelphia to Chicago gangsters: Welcome to our city.

Jlr. Tunney. breaks hearts as well as heads. The Wastebaset Into which are often tossedT things well worth while. W.

C. Calland was reelected patriotic Instructor at the State Grand Army encampment at St. Joseph, Mr. Calland is not only a Grand Army veteran but a Drury college 'veteran. He was a professor in the early days with N.

Morrison, president: F. A. Hall, A. P. Hall, Paul Roulet.

E. M. Shepard, George B. and other mem bera of the faculty. Death has visited.

Drury aa well as the Grand Army and Mr. Calland notlcea a rapid dwindling of men he waa close to a few years ago. The Army used to hold en campments in the open, tent out and have camp fires. Now about 100 go to a hotel and their once great parade has been reduced to a proma nade in the lobbies. The Civil war has been over a long time and Js all but It Is well to forget the war but not the warriors.

The Traction company is resurfacing Its part of Commercial atreet which Is badly needed. Commercial waa the first street in the city that waa paved In the modern way, brick being used. Springfield came to first class paving only after years of dodging in an effort to find some cheap substitute. The square and all the principal streets were, until a quarter of a century ago, paved with macadam, being about on a basis of a gravel road. Cinders, oiling the streets and other methods were resorted to in order to avoid tha heavy expense of real paving hut the city had to come to IL Commercial street was the first to sea the point and declared there was no cheap paving' that would answer.

When concrete paving got under way It came with a rush. Whole sections of the city were paved at a time and the street railway company was badly pressed for money. As It was required' to pave Its tracks on streets being paved and" as miles of streets through which cars were run were being paved the company had a real problem, finding oven $100,000 In paving bills aaainst It at one time with mnr rnmtnr'nn In those days of trmt busting the corporations had a hard time with the public. Benton avenue was to be paved, the company having a double track on that street. In order to avoid the high charge of paving a double track the company asked that It be permitted to remove one track and make a single track, the double track not being needed then any more than now.

There was a protest. property owners Insisting that the tracks bej kept so as to make the company do most in me paving, i nere were aounie tracks on Monroe street at the same time and it was also to be paved. Monroe street was anxious that ona track be removed and it was done. Old time residents of Benton avenue today see where Mon roe street was right. The suggestion that Paris Springs be brought Back to Its former glory is a good one.

In the early days of Springfield there was no more Im portant resort to the people here than Paris Springs. It was owned by Eli Paris who had an old fashioned two story, frame hotel there and it was filled up with guests all through the sum mer. The spring was some distance from the hotel and water was brought to the hotel by a trolly line, a bucket being attached to a wire and hauled back and forth. The old wire line Is still there but the hotel was burned several years ago. Ell Paris was one of the prominent men of Lawrence county In the early days.

He raised nearly everything for his table which did not always please his guests. They' were paying $1 a day for a room and three meals a day and that entitled them to something worth eating. The guests, at one time objected to fried chicken for breakfast and supper. It was too much chicken and it was served In great gobs or rather it was not served at all, but just piled up In the center of the table with an Invitation to go to it. Col.

Paris waa not disturbed at the chicken revolt. He said he could not afford to serve lobsters and things like that aa they did at the Tlanters House and where they charged $2.50 a day. "That held them awhile and the guests returned to the chicken diet. Once in awhile he gave them bacon for breakfast but he apologized for that. To eat baron In those days indicated either poverty or stinginess.

Tarls Springs now belongs to George McDaniel nnd is only about half a mile oft highway No. 6fi. The springs are full of Iron and doctors used to say no sick person should go there unless he consulted a physician as the water was full of Iron and made blood so rapidly that' one who had weak lungs might be done more harm than good as the pressure on the veins might cause a blood vessel to burst So plentiful is the iron In the water that it stains the rocks at the spring and tin buckets used to dip water; soon become discolored. W. Fischer leased the springs several years ago and shipped the water to Springfield In bottles.

It seemed to lose Its pep when It waa and the scheme was not entirely THE LONE VIGIL When dafkness falls over the city I would go to a place not far To a grave where a lone weeping willow To a mound that Is fast sinking downward Keeps watch by the light of the stars To flesh that la changing to duat To wood that'a decaying and rotten And metal beginning to ruat To eyes that once spoke of their trueness Now sunken far back In tha head But the soul It haa flown to the angels 1 From the body so damp, cold and dead I atand In the darkness above it And though I can't see It I know I will not fear the angry winds Or dread the rolling waves For my pilot is the master I am safe with he who saves L. W. A and Ears What Springfieldians Think of Men And Affairs W. THOMAS: "The greatest development possibilities in the country today are in the uzarss. inn sec tlon has never Jri had its turn and la Just about toy come into Its tf own.

ihaJustUXPi conclude the organization of a a tvrTo ent 1 mV a a iV A HIghlandvllIcJ if I with my son andU daugh tin ii, Thomas members of the company." It Is not. a mining venture but I am not yet ready to give the details of the plan, but will say its line of actlvltfee will be a benefit to this whole A LIVER Tr.GE, member of the statutes rerlslon commission "The legislature seems to have paid little attention to the work of the revising the statutes, a thing foreseen by the last legislature when it created the revision. Probably the leg Islnlure will pass the revision hill provided by the commission iu bulk. If It docs (he revision will be accomplished and the interests of the state will not suffer. The commission worked long; and faithfully on the revision, removing and harmonizing conflicting laws and in all ways performing the task for which it was employed.

We consulted several members of (he present legislature who are in (ouch with the situation and (hey will no doubt conduct the legislature through the mass nf law intelligently. I ran't see I lint the ilclriy of the legislature in the matter will lie a detriment to the people. The work hns hern (lour, and conscientiously." 14 W. H. KILLBLTK: "The people of Springfield are making an error in trying to have their houses built too cheaply.

There may be au apparent saving on the start but in time this will be lost in the 'necessity of repairs. I am at work constantly on repairing houses and I notice lots of work that was not pnt In correctly. In order to save some money. After the repairs are miide nothing has been saved. Indeed, the expense Is more than It would have been had the work been correctly done on the star.

It Is' advisable to be as eoonomicaj as possible but put a house together In the cheapest possible way Is not economy and many people' now are paying for that error." UQTATIONS "It Is evident that the prosper ity of the United States, a rapidly growing market for materials and products of other parts of the world, has been a very Important factor In filling the gap In demand caused. by the demoralisation of Europe's buying power." E. Dana Durand, department of commerce. "I appreciate the assistance given the livestock Industry by Increasing the tariff on reindeer meat, venison and other game." Senator Capper, Kansas. WHAT DO YOU KNOW? tma can aa xr ciphl Iht follouMxo atiealfoM corrtrdy lo man eoiufiir uf.

Ml "imI! 1. Where Is the river Des Peres? 2. What are the major bstebsll leagues? S. Who owns the Virgin llsnd? 4. Who wrote the celebrated essay on "Liberty?" 5.

In what state Is Manhattan Island? 8. Tot whom Is the city of St Louis named? 7. Who was Aristotle? I. Who wrote "The Three'Muske teers?" Who killed Alexander Hamil 'ton? 10. What city on Lake Mlchlban was built by a steel company? ANSWEBS Tn St.

Louli Amrrican Leaiua and Ltgu. Th. United Statu John 8. Mill. Nf York.

Lo'lll IX of Franco A Oref phitnitopher. Alntndr Dumai. Atrnn Burr. 10. Oarj, Nltjonal You, Be the Judge What's Your Verdict Here': A prize of $3 will be paid for tht best decision in this widely knawa Jailit tat aiiiaa, written atrlea af nalilMerncM, artltla la tha ttrlaa dttllni trllk Mint remarkable wklch Mai Ml or.

him mom durlBj hit run tn lb. ktnr h. Iht cm It tr.Hnl.4 Eudtrt in IbtIU Tkt Dally Uar i 1,," waatr a at eld.a. r.rtlealn wiia mm, art tma al Iht aaltaai It. 1" atfttat axetal Satlnii al Tha D.llj Uw.) By JUH5E MARCUS KAVAXAGH Case No.

18 JUDGE sometimes has problems hsnded up to mm wnicn only threaten to become legal ones. That was true In the case of Tommy Woods and Corrlna Wilson. Tommy wss born and reared In a fine little Ohio city. When he finished the School of Engineers in Boston aVd returned to the home town, Tommy brought with him about every thing a young man deeds to, make him popular and happy, eicept money. Hla people had in vested their last penny on the young man'i technical education.

That wasn't such a bad Investment, either. Tommy waa clever and showed a quick appreciation of' electrical engineering. Also ha brought back to tha home town, good looks, finely fitting city clothes and happy disposition. He knew almost every one In town of coursef The best homes welcomed himf None of the hoys danced better, and he sang every Sunday In the Episcopal choir. He had a good baritone voice, which, however, in most times weighs something of a handicap on serious advancement.

The nicest girls in town liked Tommy, for with them he acted as a manly, decent likable, fellow ought to act. When he had rounded 25 yean a summons from the big city reached Mr. Woods. Fifty percent higher salary and good chances for advancement. Tommy left his youth behind him.

his friends and everything worth while, to live in the big town. It was lonesome! When he walked down the crowded streets the passersby seemed to glower at one another with a half hostile look. Tommy felt himself regarded In the offices where he worked with about tha same affectionate concern as a "no parking" sign gets from the driving public. Now out home, on the street, it would "Ah there, Tommy!" "Hello old thing." "Whst's 'on for tonight Woodsy?" Nice girls would light all up with smiles to slop him on the street for a moment's happy "klddlngl, The evening proved the hardest to bear. He rented a room In a soiled two story stone house.

The women from whom he rented met him each evening with dismal countenance, and her hus band, whom he saw seldom, and then only by accident, regarded him disapprovingly. Two or three times ha went out to the shows orj gardens with fellows from the office. But they were not his kind. Corrlne rattled a typewriter, the last of a row of girls In tha outside She looked fine and pleasant. She carried a mop blond hair and a dazzling complexion.

Tommy never passed but what Corrlne tossed him a smile. One evening the girl stopped the clatter of her machine to put out a hand as he went by. The next evening he stopped fora word. Ha didn't know her name. "How about a bite of supper' and a dance over at tbe hotel afterwards.

Angel Fate?" he asked. "Tomprrow night," she answered, and1 went on clattering. That's how it started. She proved a bright girl, witty, no one need blush tor her appear anre. So they went out together quite often.

Corrlne and Tommy agreed that their relations must not be discovered down at tha It was an unwrltten'but inflexible rule that the females and tbe males of the establishment must keep one another at arm's length. However, outride of working hours the friendship of Corrlne and Tommy grew thicker and thicker. As the days rolled on In a way dangerously so. rpHINGS continued to run along In routine at the office, till one August day, a surprising thing happened. Mr.

Westgate, the general manager of the company. Invited Tommy to lunch with him. They went' to the club. The manager during the luncheon hour asked the young fellow a few casual things about his antecedents. In a few days the invitation was repeated.

That time the conversation tourned altogether on engineering. These same luncheons followed one another once or twice a week. The company Intended starting a branch house in Rio Janerto and had to pick out five or six of Its employes to leave for there In January, which was soma months ahead. At one of these luncheons Mr. Westgate brought his wife 'and daughter, Dorothy.

Tommy had never seen a lovelier girl. He thought about her fresh beauty and her! gracious ways all afternoon. That night as Corrlne and he took dinner together up at theiflat. the young fellow In his own mind couldn't help making contrasts. Miss Westgate seemed exactly like the nlfeglrls In, the old home town whom he had alf known and had grown up with.

The mouse colored shadows under Corrlne's mass of yellow hair never before turned so treacherous, the lines about her eyes seemed a trifle deeper than ever before, her laugh sounded a bit more metallic. Some way, in looking at Corrlne's steel blue eyes, be remembered Miss Wcstgate's frank, laughing brown ones. One evening In October, Mr. Westgate brought Tommy out to his hone for dinner. How like the old times everything was! The quiet, kindly elegance of the wide rooms, the beauty of the pictured the uncrowded ease of the furniture, all reminded the young man of homes In the old town, houses where he had always been so welcome.

After dinner he. sang for hem. He chose ballads fofwhich he himself rould play the accompaniments. When he sang. "If You See Sally," how they Joked him! He couldn't throw so much feeling Into hii voice, they reproached, unless there was "Sally" waltlngfor him back home.

ow far a way that evening seemed the shabby itchenetta of Corrlna with Its vapof of hot bods, and Its stale odor ot cigarette fumes. As the weeks followed ona another Tommy mora and mora neglected Cerrlne. She seemed quite undlsturbedr "Well, old thing," she asked ona night, J'have you learned to lova another, have you brbken every vow Jt' p. with me If you have!" she laughed. "We're jvrod friends, whatever happens, aren't we?" She raaojied across tha table and took bis hand.

"Ildiever marry you Tommy, even If you were a llllonalre. Because If I did such a silly t.hlngrTd wander away from you In alx months. Go on, nice boy, lova whoever you like." He went to dinner at Westgate's now every Sunday, Sometimes they had" theater parties. How fine It felt to put on his evening clothes agaln.Jand to be near Mlsa Westgate; to watch her eyes turn toward him from the crowd, eyea filled with liking and admiration. Presently Mr.

Westgate settled the Bio question. Tommy accepted the position of assistant manager there. His present salary was trebled, and as tbe Brazilian manager would only stay a year or so, or until the plant got going, the young msn stood a fine chance for early promotion. However, one more Important question re mained. That also was settled (he following Sunday evening.

Dorothy consented to go with him. The mother and father agreed. The wedding must be hastened, How unspeakably happy he was that Sundsy night! Where in all this world was there another man so lucky or ao light hearted. a rpHE next fortnight proved the busiest and moat important ot hla life. The assistant manager, with two assistants, who also Intended going to Braill, took a separate room In the offices for their work on preparations and con ferences, over plans.

Both managers expressed satisfaction over tha cleverness of Tommy. It wss because of this new Isolation that be failed learn that Corrlne had given up her position. One morning she telephoned. She must see him on an extremely urgent matter. He tried heg off, pleading his work.

A sort, of eager ness ot fear sounded In her voice. He suggested giving her the dinner "Very well," she greed, "but It must be up here. I'll prepare a bite. I'm afraid neither of us will have much ppetlte." Her prediction that neither would show much appetite proved correct. Although her hand trembled as she poured the coffee, she nevertheless strove to keep up her old debonair manner.

Tommy sat and heartsick across tha table. At last she lighted a cigarette, blew a long puff, waved the smoke away with her hands and settled her elbows on' the table. "Well, honey boy." she began, "we tried to get away from each other, but, as the good book says, our sin has put us both together on tha spot." "What are we going to do about It?" he asked. For answer she hummed a strain of the Wedding March from LohenRrln. "Never," he cried.

"Absolutely Impossible." "I've figured it out night and day," she answered slowly. "Everything. In the wprld except that is Impossible." "I'll, never do it," he returned. "In thst rase," she answered, "I must have you arrested. You fellows forget that when you mishandle a girl you are playing with a lump of dynamite.

"Oh, dont get up, 1 don't blame you so much. I am as much to blame aa you, to tell the truth, maybe more so. Only tbls, she wagged the cigarette at hlrp. "If I must go to bell I'll not' go there alone." She reached for a card on, the dresser and tossed It to him. "I've seen those people already." she said.

It was a lawyer's card. a MUCH "You talk ensued. Finally Tommy don't need to have me arrested, to see a lawyer. Let's go to some Judge of the criminal court who tries those esses and lay our cards on the table. I agree to do what he says.

If you agr.ee to do the same." "I'm game," she replied, glv.lng him her hand. Thai's how Tommy Wootla and Corrlne Wilson Jiappened to be walling In my chambers when I arrived Monday morning. After relating all the circumstances, neither contradicting tbe other, the Judge asked ot him: "Is there anything against this girl's character or reputation?" He answered: "Not a thing except what you have Just heard." All right' then I dlrecetd, "Why shouldn't you marry her?" He replied eagerly, "It would ruin all my life. Maybe I myself sould stand being ruined, but It would kill the girl I am engaged to. I would willingly die to spare her any such sorrow or humiliation." I turned to the girl, "Miss Wilson," 1 asked.

"Why should he marry you?" She answered quite as "If he doesn't my own life and reputation are ruined forever. Why should I let myself be the victim. Then there Is the innocent being, stlfl unborn, who will be ruined forever. Every child ought to have a home and It needs a father almost as much as It needs a mother. It's a terrible thing for a child to have to carry the strain of Reader what should I have told them? You be the Judge.

PBIZE FOR VERDICT Tal ka th. Jaffa. H.ra la y.ar chanct I. hola r.art tt y.ar a h.ma. aad tha tTld.net tnt wrilt r.ar Mntenrc.

Una St aal atta a Itial Initial ta raaiatta la tblt N.r la aa; Iwhnktl Iralalas ka.wwara J.dkt.l arMtdar. artMitn. Aaardt will ka haitd. aal ta atriet tanltnall; with tad mbbim atnit. whleh kin km tkt (taadillta at th.

ctaaiaa law alnrt tht lata .1 S.l.n. Wrll. a flier I in a.rd. ar Ian aaylas la twa laataata haw deal with th. attkt drelitaa.

In tlher wardt Tat ka th. M.ll dteLlia .1 l.d.,"e." IhaTaa a. Si 1U ft St. k. print, jCoprlght, 1929) Broadway O.

0. Mclntyrea. famous column of gossip. NEW YORK Diary of a mode, Pn'v. I'h and a fine letter frf.

our old pastor Harry B. Lewis the most unsatisfying breakfast frleil herring, tin Pia) and cocoa. Came Clair 11 InthnnV. A. well ana jsornnu and we dlscuwcd varle.

Jousts with Journalism. All afternoon trying to dlsciirjU i Inured for a lew win ii attic. It being especially difficult.) nart with old (noes. ju.u through the coioriui i uuj ket with its shouting hub bub atg elbow Jabbing and bought simafra to make tea. In the evening with my Wife to rail on Florence.

Slmrall from Ltfr Ington and to a Syrian cats tnt colorful, too, with strange odorg and a crone told fortunes. Walks home a'nd passed the Morgan mansion where the pipe smoking watce men always keep silent Vigil ant read Chic Sales hilarious hoolf "The Specialist. orf Trained animal a almost anf th th rope. of the past in vauilavlllalanf larger circuses. S.

P. C. ganda, stressing cruelty ftiwl beasts often endure, and arrests ot their owners, are largely, responsible. Too, the pirtuitsqua vagabonds with velretecu coat) ant rings In their ears, who Jourieyed forth each spring with pcrfoaninf hears, are thinning. A' halfj hundred used to winter In a Hit? Jer sey town.

Thl spring only eight set off on wandering mlgratiins te a thousand Main streets, 0( Tony, leading, his mntkoatea. bruin Into towd by a pose, ring. was a welcome relict In the lonot onous tedium ot a small tntrn it years sgo. Tonys nomadic lie offered an enthralling touch ef ro mance to those ct us who ha! never bean out of the muntyiTony came from an entirely different world and his odd tongue awakened wonder. Adored by youngsters, ht waa a nuisance to grown uis fof bis besr caused runaways, Ahof'a Is often terror stricken bj tha smell of a bear and many teams Doited before Tony oro.ed th town.

a 00 Yet nothing touped the Melts ment of a 'good runaway, ft happened to suddenly. One moment the street was inert and the next galvanized inlo an electrjeal expectancy. Around the court hou corner hell for leather came th frightened horse, nottrils dilated and eyes flanhlng, while thl vehicle rareened crazlly from side to side. ki.lf Lu.J .1 nuirii'llliril at tempt to atop.it nut it usually wound tip wliha crah against a telephone port. Then the torse, all lathered and steaming, was led meekly through town to the stable.

And there was something' to talk; about for d.iVeV OO A circus parade was always good for a few hair raising' runaways. The manager of the clrius tevcit John Itlngling used to perfnrrn tlie' rite drove in' advauroj of the parade warning "hnld your horses, the elephanti' are coming!" Runaways were Irostly in damage suits ami toe many resulted In the "Hey Ruli:" call to battle on the clrnis lot. 00 A musical show preaeiis a group of the Olhwn girls of tbj Nineties, but not half the audlenie sees tha humor. otNJWj saiW hat tailored suit coTrriimejjf the period. They are too young.

should see the old boys chuikWv OO A gentleman who sat the high brow conversational pby i'SJerena Blandish writes in 10 doesn't know whether loo serena'f or "too blandish." I lilt hn mtffA I. 00 i From a mngazine article: "The small iwn vldlior should embrace New York aa a rousing adventure. He should be first and last to retire. Go places, seetlillgs In the Manhattan tempo. And that does It matter If he staggrrt to his hotel the first thin glare bf the siinr It doesn't matter who)a'' but some of the boy, have caught their necks In revolvhg doors do ing that.

OO A hog calling caUst Is" announced for. New Jork' farm ex hlbltlon and only fcrat, ned "ii iwo more "sel ouce us to say It will a 1 a lot of hoo eeey! ACojvnoW, Hjl) 'I i could In wind like.