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fteaolutionu of condolence, carda of thanks, obitu- arnoB, notices of entertainmentu or other, ftaIru wbere an admlttanoe charge la publilaed, will be ehavgced -it regtu1ar advertIitfg rate@. Americans perusing their last. Sunday's papers must have been astoundedat some of the news, reports.- Rubbing> their eyes, they no doubt . referred Fore»g (?) agi n gin to certain News date lines to makesure that the dispatches really eman- at.ed from points, in Amierica and flot.fromr Berlin, Rorne or Moscow. And iîttie won-; der. for these dispatches afforded stranige readi ng %for an American, seated in bis comfortable home, surrounded, by bis family, resting secure in, the confidence. that his govern ment would fuiIy protect bis rights, to life, liberty and property. Not, oniy strange but' intenseiy disturbing. I-is confidence must have received a. severe joît. One was dated Austin, Minin., andre lated that striking workers had f orcibly entered -a packing plant, e jected itsof- ciais, took possession of the property and t .urned off the refrigerating systein, encr- dangeringthousands of tons of perishable meats. 'Unable to cope with the situation the 'sheriff appealed - to the governor. a Farmer-labor partvite, to send state troop.s to queli the disturbance. It is re- ported that the governor had indicated eariier that no troops would be calied. The sheriff is quoted as saying that "men here have been .told, that iaw enforcernent, agencies would' not interfere."Y The strik-1 ers were quoted as. saying that they vouid retain possession of the properties until "the company1 cornesto terms.Pp. From Boston, Mass., came the story of anti-war dernonstrations staged on Arm- istice day by students ofWellesley, Smith, soviet em America. every consulate in These reports are disquieting, not so much because of the incidents themselves. as becauseý of wvhat te may portend. If private property is ý th'us to be,f orcibiy confiscated, with. assurances. of "no, inter- ference by. law enforcement agencies-," whose.property is safe? If one industrial1 plant canibe seized, why not ail?' And if a publication whicbcriticçizes the adminis- tration and its policies can.be barred from! sale in one place-,. why not evérywhereP In recent. years we seemn to have moved rapidly tow~ard m6dernization, whatever: that term May imply. Its meaning is, broad and does not Pro gress:Can change, aitbough the Be Regrettable things to wbich it is appiied certainiy do.- The buüggy was modern when it dispiaced the beay wagon as a conveyance. The' automobile was modemn when it dispiaced the buggy. .Each generation, even each decade, bas seen the oid discarded and the new welcomed as an improvement, and therefore as that which was modemn. Lt bas been a reaching out for something better than the thing we had. And in every. case that something was modern. The question arises whether, ini the avidity with whiçh. the new is sought and the eagerness with which it is accepted we are> not losing something of the old that once lent a special charm to life and contributed iargeiyý to its enjoymnent? If. so, is leisure the thing that is being sur-. rendered? Wiiiow road, leading netka, was once a favo whcin ieisurely fash west from Win- rite avenue over 7That soft/y falling to' the ground Makes our s»ffll zwrld peace ful, White, and sornchowe sacred to our eyes. .A wealtli of sileW/y descending beauty. 1 solitulde o.f shi,ing, silvery snow. AGAIN RISKING :OUR [IFE to- keep the public entertained, we. drawv back, another f orbidden curtain to reveal a business-woîrld drama: A bard- wvorking girl bhas a broken heart because sheI isn't sure-flot >ýthe. least bit. sure of wbat a potential, customer meant When, he said, "X>our type doesn't suit me." Yes, he said that and- vent away. It, ail came about when the potential1 customer walked, into a business .office and asked to be shown samples of classi-fied advertisements. The -girl beamed at the man and showed him every genus and species of classified ad, from A to Z. He read, and read, at length murmuring, ."Your type doesn't suit me." Theu he* departed and the 'girl coujrageously re- frained froîm making type faces a' him. But courage cannot conquer the maddening un- certainty- of it ail. The'girl certainly knows her classifications, but she can't place this one. Must "Alice" always go on wondering? (L.et us merci- fully close the curtain on the drama of, mental anguish.) WVags are noting that last wveek's WiLME MTI LIFEý "4went to the dogs-." Three "purps" graced the news-, magazine cover-and then, there was that wonder- fully fuzzy picture of thé late "Goidberg," veteran of the World war. In Arkansa s, we are told, the hunters have 'to wear red coats and red bats. That's probably toF keep the ganie luit within reasonable bounds. An- notincing our candidacy for a prize for service to, humanity, we recommend. that north shore pedes- trians wear white caps and jackets for protection agaitist sudden "skyrides" while crossing the streets. After. patronizing the food stands at A. Century of Pro>ress, we're afraid to experiment with long- evt.It would be A Century of Indigestion. The first hundred years would be the hardest, with noý relief in sight. Yes, tbat international eatirig imposition bas taken a heavv toîl. StilI there is a bright side; wonderful possibilities bave been de- veloped for exposition in future halls of science,. Oh, man, how wondrous art tbou ini tby capacity 1 Again Washington provides an interest- ing bit of news relative to recognition of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, sometirnes referred to as Rùssia.. The in- ous plea be. destri to many has been a source of continu- cthrougbout the seasons will d, and a keen regret brought rts. as fo have youl Yép, we're just that depraved after ail these years in the newspaper, gameç. ý-R.W. N. I