Judge — November 18, 1911 — page 4: what you’re looking at

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E D The Sidewalk ! you CROSS the street amid a mad rush of automobiles, wagons, bi- trucks, breathe a sigh of relief cycles and and when you reach the side- } hy | wat. When the torrent bursts upon the weary traveler, the lightning flashes in the sky and the thunder rolls, he seeks the nearest shel- ter and.looks out upon the storm, con- tented and indifferent. When war impends and nations con- front each other in hostile attitude, the great heart of a fearful people longs for peace; and when arbitration and mutual conciliation settle the difficulty and dis- pel the gloom of war, prayers of gratitude arise. The hundreds of millions of happy and contented people in the United States thronging the workshops, filling the fac- tories, running the railways have grown sullen, sour and discontented, because they have listened to the muck-raker, the yellow journalist and the demagogue. Yet peace, are all to be found on the sidewalk. Have the people forgotten it? prosperity and happiness Me = — I TO RIA Where Wilson Stands. EARLY in the year, Governor Wilson, of New Jersey, astounded those who had followed his career by making a series of speeches in which he uttered sentiments wholly at variance with his writings and with his teachings as the head of Princeton University. The only conclusion that those who studied Dr. Wilson's radical deliverances could reach was that he was after votes. More re- cently he has increased the astonishment and wonder of the country by a speech that indicated a return to conservatism. Possibly this latest flop is inspired by the belief that the influential men who are behind Governor Harmon, of Ohio, are really afraid to have the Democratic national convention nominate the Ohio Governor and that he may become the residuary legatee of the Harmon boom. It does look as if Dr. Wilson is willing to sacrifice principles and lifelong con- victions to get the Democratic nomina- tion for the presidency. One of his misfortunes is that his eagerness is so manifest. L$ When Women Vote. 'ACOMA in Washington State, has a woman’s organization, which is urg- ing the city to establish a municipal dance hall for boys and girls. The women of Tacoma have voting strength, which interests the politicians, and the dance hall will probably be secured. Probably the innovation itself is not of so much importance as the principle in- volved. Heretofore American cities have not gone much beyond providing for what are considered public necessities. The Tacoma instance indicates that the ad- vent of the women as voters is to be fol- lowed with requirements that cities are expected in the future to provide also for social requirements. Cities on the continent of Europe provide municipal theaters, following the same theory that inspires the women of Tacoma to ask for a municipal dance hall. ao cn ANOTHER new planet was discovered at Vienna. The announcement ex- cited mild interest only. The world feels that it has a sufficient supply of planets for all present needs and for all that are in sight. What it wants to know now is what is transpiring on the planets. It would be glad to know if any of them are really inhabited and if they are as high as the cost of living is here. comicbooks.com