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All ordara accepted on tbti baftla only. DAILY BIBLE THOUGHT Supplied by Prevj-Ridlo Service, Cincinnati, Ohio NOT EXPECT SPECIAL FAVORS OF HUMAN SOCIETY: Judge not and ye shall not be 6:37. Missing The Parade OLKS who want to see the parade must go to the streets where the parade marches. The President of a large manufacturing concern recently wrote for his house publicity organ a little story'of an old man who lived on a street where parades had always passed. He did not realize that the city had grown, that some broadened new streets had been laid out and paved, and when young members of the family spoke of going over to the Avenue to THE PARIS NEWS, PAWS, TEXAS WASHINGTON DAYBOOK are the dayt el great Congressional jitters.

Brave Senators who never have winced under the exchange of oratorical punches on the Senate floor dread what they will find at home when they begin measuring the support they will have next year. Some 435 House members return to the same situation. The reason for the worrying is this: While there are two summers between now and 1940 elections, there is only one summer between now and the next primary, And that summer is the present one. A few members of Congress live in states where the primary comes late next year, so will have an opportunity to put up a case after the 1940 session of Congress. But most won't have any such opening.

Any door-to-door and picnic-to-picm'c visiting must be done this summer. Next year they wiU be tied up in Washington while the enemy is loose at home. That situation really has the pudding up in the neck of whole clusters of members. Two-thirds of the Senate can always laugh at the other one-third which comes up for election. They can laugh, but usually don't.

They know how it feels to come up to the firing line and have to bid again for the old job. TVESDAV AFTERNOON, AUGUST 8, 11 Moment Aritated What they do chuckle at is the agitation of those members who never are in much danger and yet have the finest spells of pre-election torment. Senator Ashurst of Arizona is a sample. Outwardly he always is bubbling. But already his say he is worrying about little ripples of political activity out in Arizona, where he has not been ocaten for the Senate in his whole life.

Observers say there isn't a chance of upsetting him in 1940, but he is taking no risks. On a recent date he put into the Congressional Record 39 columns of speeches, articles, news clippings and other pro-Ashurst matter that might be useful in sav- ng his if it is not in danger. In a somewhat frolicsome mood he urged the Senate the other day to adjourn so the members could get back home. I am advised today," he said, "that I have some political fences in a sad condition of disrepair." Senator Pittman of Nevada is another who always suffers pre-election panics but comes up with post-election majorities. He didn't fight to stay out in the forefront of the silver group for nothing.

Silver is important politics in Nevada. Senator Connally of Texaj is another pre-election fretter. The old age pension movement has taken hold out his way. It helped elect Governor O'Daniel, the flour dealer. O'Daniel is a possible candidate for Connally's job.

So you find Connally taking care of that situation by adding an amendment to the social security act designed to give two federal dollars for one dollar of state money see the parade he insisted they would not need Jin the lower pension brackets, to do that because the parade always passed their house. Many of us today are in the same mental condition that old gentleman endured. We decline to realize that the parade has changed its line of march, so we miss seeing it and generally blame the parade for changing its route rather than lay blame to ourselves for not going a few to where the show is to be Life is a parade, every day. It may go along for years on the same street and then, without notice or with only brief announce- "ment, change its course. Everything manners, customs, business, every branch of thought or endeavor has its changes and unless we note those changes and conform to them to some extent we will be missing the glories of the parade.

The standpatter is sometimes often he is making a mistake. One need not go the limit in embracing the new ideas and may dance jazz without being a recognition of changes that have become established facts, and adjustment to those changes, must come unless we wish to remain in the rear rank of the forward moving procession 'Ad Valorem Inequality has a State Tax Board, or something operating on that principle, which scans the assessments of the various Counties and if some are found with values considered too low the County boards are instructed to increase them, generally by a flat percentage. This does not mean that the State board assesses property in Oklahoma a method that has had support of some legislators in Texas but the board simply acts as a board of equalization as between Counties, and tries to get Oklahoma taxable property on a basis of equality in value. That there is need for such a system, or something similar, in Texas is undeniable. Here we have counties that value cattle at so many dollars a head and an adjoining county has them valued at a greater or lower value, when in fact all the cattle are of practically the same quality, and each County pays State taxes at the same rate 1ml not, to the same amount.

Nor can the Tax Assessor be blamed for this difference. Assessing is a matter of personal opinion generally, and one man's idea of value may differ from another's. Also there is a Commissioners' Court for each county, with authority to change valuations and it is likely that if ths assessor should be favorable to a Mffh assessment the Court would likely lower it in some cases. The whole thing comes back to the injustice of having 254 assessors make the valuations for a tax rate that is uniform. That injustice will always exist so long as the State continues to assess property with an ad valorem tar for State purposes.

The injustice will be removed only when the Slate derives its revenue from other sources and leaves property to the Counties for County income. You have nothing to thank me for. I think the activities which you have the misfiortune to rep- reaent are most George H. Folwell, in dismissing a libel complaint against would-be American "Fuehrer." Reason To Worry Of course there are some members who are expecting real trouble. Senator Truman of Missouri will be opposed for his party's nomination by popular Governor Stark rocketed to prominence as the result of exposure about the Pendergast machine in Kansas City.

In Wisconsin, the LaFollette organization was beaten last year and next year "Young Bob" comes up for re-election. In Nebraska Senator Burke will get no support from the independent Norris liberals nor from New Dealers. Senator Guffey once ruled high in Pennsylvania but is not so mighty now. One of those who doesn't need to worry is Senator Hiram Johnson of California. They would elect him out there if he turned communazL TEXAS TODAY By RAY NEUMANN Associated Press Staff The scene is any police station or sheriffs office in Texas today.

Officers bring in drunks, pickpockets, vagrants, thieves, troublemakers, gamblers and gunmen and herd them into cells. All these cases aje booked with an impersonal hardness, desk sergeants even joking with policemen, detectives or deputies who make the arrests. There is one exception, one type of case which never brings wisecracks from these guardians of law and order. On the contrary, inured as they are to human misery and deal in nothing but handle these subjects with respectful care and sympathy. These cases are the mentally afflicted, the type police find when responding to terror-stricken phone calls "there's a crazy man running wild out here," the individual who has committed no crime but whose mind has lost that delicate balance called sanity.

The insane, when violent or when relatives cannot care for them, are kept in jails until they can be admitted to private sanitariums or state hospitals. Hell's bells! My wife makes me mad lots of times when I want her to finesse a queen and she jplayt her ace, but that isn't ground for District Judge Herbert Rhodes, hearing a divorce action in Omaha, Neb. Vary few novels, I think, would benefit by cut- Some could be trimmed advantageously, but want a city editor to cut and actor. MM) downs been fun. tetfao hit- To enter state eleemosynary institutions they generally must first be tried and found deranged in lunacy courts.

They usually are from poorer families whose relatives cannot afford private care. It is the fate of many of these that there is no room for them in state institutions. Despite dire need of special treatment which, if administered in the early stages of their affliction would be far more effective than later, these unfortunates must linger in jails under the vyell-in- tentioned but unskilled care of jailers advised by county or city health officers. In some of the larger cities, state officials say, these receive good, although limited, treatment from city-employed psychiatrists. Current records of the board of control, which supervises operation of state hospitals, show nearly 300 o.ualified patients awaiting admittance.

More than 100 of these are now in county jails over the state. Unofficial estimates place the number of patients awaiting admittance to state institutions in the summer of 1941 at more than 1,000, about 400 of whom may be crowded into county jails. Gov. W. Lee O'Daniel, with expressed regrets slashed nearly $4,000,000 from the eleemosynary appropriations made by the Legislature for continuance of a construction program of new wards and other hospital buildings.

It wil! be the first two-year period in more than 20 years that no construction at all will occur. The Governor's appropriations veto cut out facilities for 690 new beds, or that many patients. These possibilities worry county judges, who by nature of their positions fall into the category of between distraught relatives and hospital uperintendents insofar as the insane are concerned. County Judge Ben Fly of Dallas has predicted the county jail would house more than 200 persons adjudged insane by the summer of 1941 unless the 'state provided additional quarters. Ordering the Parkland Hospital psychopathic division to accept no Negro patients for observation unless they were too dangerous to be left at large, Judge Fly said: "We can't find places for them in state hospitals.

Tney are jammed to overflowing and the board of control refuses to accept additional charges." Dallas County tries approximately 400 lunacy esses a year, most of them resulting in judgments of unsound mind. FOUR BLIND DATES By Edwin Rutt A bird in the hand is worth more than two In the bush, if it's perched on the side of a shiny, sil- Falls Post-Star. The of learning how to mix and mix Journal. CHAPTER 38 The Chlseler's Chance The Chiseler had an inspiration. It was a fascinating possibility and one which might, by not too great a stretch of the imagination lead to peace and security for his declining years.

And though his stay at Saltair Acres had been both brief and fraught with tribulation, he had formed an attachment for the place. Therefore he decided to gamble splendidly. He got to his feet and moved majestically to an obscure corner of the room. He was just in time. A knock sounded on the door.

"Dipsang!" cracked an imperious voice from without. "Are vou here?" The next instant the door was flune open. The ChiKeler. standing grave and silent in his out-of-the-way corner, perceived four individuals in backfield formation blocking the doorway. In the quarterback position stood a slight, tpsty looking man whose wore torturing an unlifihted cigar.

At loft halfback was a tall, rangy younir gentleman who seemed amusM by something or other. Th? nosi- tion of right half was filler! by one of the nreltiest the Chiseler had ever seen. And in the fullback's place rested a bulbous individual. The quarterback spake first, as is customary. "Dipsane," demanded f.he terback.

chewing furiously on th'n cigar, "what has been goins on here?" By now Mrs. Dipsnnc had hoisted the Dipsang bulk to the Dinsane feet, "M-M-Mr. Adams!" she exclaimed, unnerved. thought you were in Europe." Richard Craftonbury advanced into the room. The rest of the backfield, getting the signal correctly, moved with him.

"Europe be hanged!" said Richard Craftonbury. "I came home looking for and ouiet. walk into my house to find it all lit up like a gambling hall and some kind of infernal corroboree tfoinc on. And I haven't been home ten ten minutes, mark some confounded blackguard sneaks un behind me. hits me over the head and ties up In my own smokehouse.

And what I want 1o know is who did if? WHO DID 7T?" really couldn't say," said Mrs. Dinsanj? In great distress. The Chiseler. in his corner nodded. So this was what had hao- pened.

He wondered how on earth Coletti or Dorothy, or both, had come to set their signals crossed "What's fhat?" exnloded Richard Craftonbury. "You can't say? What in Heaven's name is wrons with people around here tonieht? Doesn't anvbodv know anything about anvthine? I'm going to who in the dickens is that?" He had suddenly perceived the Chiseler. standing nobly aloof in his corner. He stared at him. eyes bulging, cigar bobbing up and down.

Then he thrust out a terrible forefinger. "Who's that I say?" It was then that the Chiseler comported himself in such manner as to indicate that when he turned crook the stage had lost a great Thespian. He strode forward with dignity, arms folded, head bowed on his breast, mustachlos flowing silkily in the breeze from the window. For a moment he confronted them. And even the red- aad-whito underpants failed to detract from the solemnity of his aspect.

Then the Chiseler spoke. "My name," he said, slowly and impressively, "is Dipsang. Austin Sebastian Dipsang, able bodied seaman. I am at your service." Astounded, Mrs. Dipsang gasped and jumped, but no one noticed her.

The Chiseler had commanded the undivided attention of every one. A silence greeted his pronouncement. Then Richard Craft- onbury, eyes bujging even more gave tongue. "Huh?" he said. "Dipsang," repeated the Chis eler sonorously.

"My name is Dip sang" Sage Of The Rich'ard Craftonbury regalnec his poise. "But I thought vou were los "Hatteras." supplied Mrs. Dip- sang mechanically. The Chiseler turned "to her. "I see that your memory is as faulty as ever, my dear," he saic easily.

"I was not lost off Cape Hatteras. On the contrary, our ship foundered off the Florida Keys Never, if I live to be a thousand shall I forget that terrible night The seas were mountainous, gentlemen, mountainou. 1 The wine had teeth. We were, however, able to launch our boats. and a few companions were alono on the waste of the ocean." He naus- nd, to permit the minds of the audience to take in that graphic picture.

"Well. Bo on, go on." Richard Craftonbury. who liked tales of adventure. "What happened next?" "The storm," proceeded the Chiseler smoothly, "tossed our little boat shout as though it were an eggshell. "To make a long story short, my companions and myself were washed ashore on a lonely island in the West Indian Jfrouo.

On this were natives, practically barbarians, who informed us in the sign language that ihc place was out of the course of ships seldom visited by them. This proved to be the case. When tell vou that we existed there for nearly nine years virtual Rpbin- son without sighting a single vessel, you will have some idea of th'c isolation of the snot to which ed us." "Doesn't sound reasonable in this day and age," objected Richard Craftonbury. "The sea." said the Chiseler, "is vast and mysterious. We were off the beaten track, stranded, without means of communication.

To conclude, we were rescued three months by a fishing smack which had been blown off her course. This vessel brought us to Jacksonville, Florida. Eventually I made my way to New York where, through relatives who had believed me dead, I was able to trace my wife. And tonight we are reunited, after these long years. Gentlemen.

I am a man of sentiment. occasion is too much fW me." He produced handkerchief and blew his violently. After which, ostentatiously, he wiped the corners of his eyes. Richard Craftonbury, haying nothing better to do, lighted his cijrar. Wi a mm," Mid.

-So it." acrtad the Chtoater, fck anoflom. "Funny I didn't read about it in the papers," said Richard Crafton- bury. The Chiseler smiled tolerantly. "I presume the press was not interested," he said. "You must remember that we were forgotten men from a forgotten ship." "Well, since you're here, man, put your pants on." "I had been on the point of retiring," said the Chiseler with extreme delicacy.

"Retiring? Ha! Anybody who thinks he can sleep in this house is crazy." And then, all at once. Richard Craftonbury paused, assailed by a terrible thought which drove all others out of his head. 'Coming Home' Now that he considered Dip- sang's fantastic tale, he told himself that he didn't believe a word of it. It was far more likely that the fellow had merely deserted his wife for a few years. Mr.

Adams knew his sailors. They had girls in every port. Maybe Dipsang had been amusin'; himself around the world and had onlv come back to his wife because he was down in his luck at present. But that didn't alter the fact that he was hack. And in all probability, he would want to remove his wife from Saltair Acres.

And that. Richard Craftonbury vowed silently, must not be. He oaled at the very thought of it. Mrs. Dipsang was the best housekeeper Mr.

Adams had ever hart. He must handle this matter with csre, however. He must conciliate Dipsang, treat with him. he said. now you're back in civilization, what are you going to do?" My plans for the future," said the Chiseler, adhering rigidly to the truth for the first tima since entering the preserves of Saltair Acres, "are vague and indefinite." "You speak as if you'd had some education," said Richard Crafton- bury.

"I assure you," the Chiseler said, "that I had an excellent education. I was boing groomed for the clergy. But, a headstrong boy, went counter to the wishes of my parents and ran away to sea. I regret it now. of course.

But too late. Still, I will nick up the broken threads. I will find work of some kind." "I'll tell you what you ought lo do, Dipsang," said Richard Craf- tonbury enthusiastically. "You ought to ally yourself with some good, sound company. With a going concern." "Precisely," agreed the Chiseler.

I had something of the sort in mind." "I have it" said Richard Craf- tonbury. "I'll find you a berth in one of our tankers. Second mate or bo-sun's mate or something." Behind his magnificent mustach- os, the Chiseler paled. He was distinctly not a lover of the sea, ex- in fancy. As a matter of Tact, ic had once been violently ill on Jie Staten Island ferry.

However, le declined the offer of the job on the oil tanker in nautical manner. "Avast th'ere!" he said now to Richard Craftonbury. "I'm done with the sea. You will appreciate, am sure, that after my harrowing experiences the sight the ocean sickens me." Richard Cnftonbury snorted. fe was not accustomed ta having he offered turned down.

"Well," he uid frodcmcly, W0wtlofu ym to BACKWARD GLANCES By A. W. NEVILLE BACKWARD GLANCES HAS BIRTHDAY Continuation Through Ten Years Made Possible By Kindness Of Many Friends Today's Backward Glances is purely personal and written for my own satisfaction and to acknowledge the kindness that has been done me by a number of people, without whose generous co-operation these little stories would never have appeared in print. When A. G.

Pat Mayse, publisher of The Paris News, suggested to me that some brief stories of days gone by might be of interest, I wrote the first one and after some mental scouting for a title I headed it "Backward Glances." Under that title it has appeared since, almost every day. That was exactly 10 years ago first story was published August 9, 1929. I had no idea then that I would be able to continue the stories many months, much less years, nor could I have done so except for stories told me by other folks and material that others loaned or gave newspapers, letters, documents of various sorts. To them is due the continuation of the Backward Glances. My personal recollection of Paris dates back to December 1879, when I came to this city and where I have since lived.

Stories beyond that have their origin from court records or other written and printed material or recollections of persons who lived here before I came. And today I am expressing my Indebtedness to them and to all who have helped me in the work. Many stories were told me by these men who have passed in those 10 years: J. A. Drummond.

George H. Williams. John T. Henley. T.

J. Record. M. L. Saufley, Henry Haddcn.

R. W. Proctor. Rufus F. Scott, Sr.

Others who are yet living, and from whom I hope to yet glean other stories include Isaac Crawford, J. M. Shelton, Ed H. McCuistion, J. R.

Scott, A. Roach, C. P. Rahl of Roxton, three former Texans, now Oklahomans, Matthew Watson, J. W.

Bryan and B. E. Wilkins. And for the loan of the Rutherford diarie? and letters, Mr. and Mrs.

Fred Davits and Lester Rutherford of Petty. Some of the things 1 have included in these stories were time killers. Others have been really worth while, ns preserving in a measure some history that would otherwise not have been published. And in nl! the 10 years I have not knowingly (and I hope, not unconsciously) included one line or word that would give offense or cause a moment's unhappiness to any of the readers. My thought has been to entertain, and that shall continue to be my purpose so long as I am able to keep writing Backward Glances.

Chicota School Improvement Work Started Work on the Chicota School improvement project got under way Monday, it was disclosed by Byron area supervisor for the National Youth Administration. Bassel said the interior of the 10-room school building will be repainted and two new classrooms added to the vocational building. Twenty-five to 30 NYA youths will be assigned to the project, working in shifts of six or eight boys. All labor is to be supplied by the NYA with the Chicota School District providing all material and supervision. Material cost is expected to run about $800.

W. L. Higgins, superintendent of the Chicota School, is supervising the work. The project Is expected to be completed in six weeks or months, according to Bassel. Hugo Women Are Honored At Ada HUGO, Okla.

(Special). Mrs. I. G. Killough, of Ada, entertained Monday with a luncheon, honoring five Hugo snd several Ada women.

The luncheon was at 1 o'clock, followed by a theatre party. The guests Irom Hugo were, Mmes. Dean Walker, W. C. Henry, Joe Wolff, Leslie Byrns and Miss Bess Heuberger.

The average Nebraska taxpayer of a county seat town paid $39.06 in taxes for every thousand dollars' worth of property he owned in 1936. make? Some provision for your future has to be made." The Chiseler smiled inwardly. It was extremely good of this irritated gentleman to be concerned with his future. Now, if the gentleman were prepared to lend a sympathetic ear to a little proposal that ho would put forward presently all would be beer and skittles. "It is strange," he said, "how, every so often a place or location seems to twine itself around one's heart.

Tonight as I approached your estate and gazed at your broad acres and stately trees. I experienced an unaccountable feeting of belonging to them. My limited vocabulary does not permit an accurate description of the sensation. But I stood for a moment by those magnificent iron gates at the head of your driveway and I said to myself: I said, 'you're coming He stopped, remembering that he was a seafaring man. "Douse my to'eal- lants, if I didn't." (To Be Continued) In The News 1 3 Years Ago From The News' Filet 1J Sunday.

August 8, 1926 Carl Golden and Paul Stevens. prisoners in Lamar County jail, escaped by using a rope made from blankets to lower themselves from the jail window atop the Courthouse. They missing when the 0 o'clock lockup was made. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs.

A. L. Shields who lived northwest of Paris a few miles. Mrs. W.

T. Fuller announced engagement and approaching marriage of her daughter, Veda, to Finis White. Appleton, pitching for Paris In Longview, was pounded by the Cannibals and Paris lost the game, 11 to 2. John Allen, 40, a farmer living at Cunningiism, died after several weeks' illness of typhoid fever. Epworth League's quarterly institute was entertained at Rugby where more than 100 young people of Lamar and Red River Counties gathered.

Otis of Reno was elected president to succeed V. Hammack of Brookston who had been appointed district secretary- Temperature in Paris was S2 while several West Texas citiei registered as high as 108. Okla- homn readings went up to 111 and Kansas to 113. Secretary Woodring snys the Inland Waterways corporation had a net income of $899,769.96 for the last fiscal year. A nice to meet your friends.

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21 it ST. For Added Pleasure Serve Your Family With Ask your grocer or market man for Kuykendall Products, pure and wholesome. Made in Paris. 'Goodnett Knows How Good They Are" "Man To Man, Yoa Can Get Better Service For Your Car From That's what they all say. Here's a Magnolia Service Station that haa everything.

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