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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1919
AN EDITOR AMONG THE
PROPHETS
A few weeks ago the Pittsburgh
Leader one afternoon carried a big
type editorial entitled “Man’s Ex
tremity God’s Opportunity,” which
boldly declared: “Human manage
ment of the universe is failing. With
out divine intervention the world and
its people will plunge into chaos,
. . . The people of America must
go down on their knees and ask foi
divine aid. In prayer alone exists
hope. . . . There has been too little
spirirtuality in our activities. Out
bodies have grown while our souls
have shrunk. Now, as clouds darker
around us, our physical sight grows
dim, and our spiritual vision increases
‘God help us’ is our plea." And much
more to the same effect.
There’s no denying that seeing such
things in the Leader astonished Pitts
burghers. They tried to explain
Some said that Alexander Moore, the
proprietor, had on his staff of writers
a former Presbyterian elder who was
the author of the appeal. But Mr
^ Moore promptly«told inquirers that he
wrote it all himself—and meant it ai
with all his might. It is perhaps s
sufficiently delicate euphemism to say
that at this information Pittsburghers
were again surprised. Mr. Moore has
not achieved in his own city the re
pute of a devout person. But he says
a man is'a fool who thinks people car
get along in this world without God
and being himself in that respect nc
fool, he does not sde why he shoulc
not be recognized as a religious man
Anyhow, this editorial was out of the
middle of his heart, and besides that
Mrs. Moore believes it too. And Mrs
Moore, you know if your memory is
good for what press dispatches told
you three or four years ago, is Lilliar
Russell, the actress.
The Leader’s publisher, in this con
nection, opened up to friends an in
teresting picture from his own home
Mrs. Moore and he sat at breakfasl
one morning, commenting on the
amazing array of strikes and elisor
ders reported in the morning paper
“This country,” said the husband, “has
come to a pass where if God doesn’t
step in and save it, it is going to ruin.’
“That’s a fact,” said Mrs. Moore, “and
you ought to write a big editorial or
that, Alex. You get to work and
write the editorial, and I’ll get the
Bible and find Scripture quotations
for you.” That is the way the Leader
editorial was prepared. And added
to the impressiveness of what Alexan
der Moore wrote, there is significant
interest in the texts that Lillian Rus
sell dug out of the Bible. Here they
are, in the order in which her hus
band employed her selections:
“Woe, woe, woe for them that dwel
on the earth.”
"Make haste, O God, to deliver me;
bow down thine ear to me and save
me; in thee, O Lord, do I put my
trust.”
“Gracious is the Lord and right
eous; yea, our God is merciful.
“I will lift up mine eyes unto the
hills from whence cometh my help
My help cometh from the Lord whicl
made heaven and earth.”—Ex.
Two weeks from today will be
Christmas, and now is the time tc
make your selection of gifts. A
perusal of the advertising columns o
’ the Daily Times will prove the bes’
guide to the stores that are solicitinf
your trade and can satisfy your wants
Do your shopping early.
FISH STREAMS [
OF ALASKA TO
BE PRESERVED
As a result of the fisheries hearing
held In Seattle recently It Is probable
that a blanket order will be issued by
the secretary of commerce soon clos
ing all fish streams in Southern Alaska
for an indefinite period. The hearing,
attended by representatives of all the
Southeastern Alaska cannars and ter
ritorial officials, was unanimously in
favor of closing the streams. The or
der will close all streams to fishing
for a distance of five hundred yards
from the mouth, and may result in the
department making the distance one
mile. It will affect fishing on the
Taku, Chllcat and other large streams
heretofore fished.
Aid for Aged Natives
Governor RiggB declared at the
hearing that he favored closing the
fish streams, but he would like an ex
ception made in the matter of old and
infirm natives who depend on the sale
of gaffed fish from certain streams for
an existence. He said these natives
were too feeble to go out in fish boats. |
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Want Closed Season
Both John R. Beegle and Carl |
Strong, Ketchikan canners, Insisted
on a closed season for canning In |
Southeastern Alaska waters. They j
said this had the Indorsement of Sen- j
ator Heckman and others interested ?
in conserving the sea food supply of
the territory.
Advocates Reforms
C. D. Garfield, member of the
Alaska territorial fish commission, j
advocated reforms and strict regula- |
tions regarding salmon fisheries. Gar
field declared the waters of Alaska
were being overfished, and little or
no attention was being paid to the
regulations. He advocated drastic
new regulations.
Horse Wandered Back.
The night man at a local garage at
Columbus, Ind., was astonished the
>ther night to see a large gray horse
aunter in about midnight, make
straight for a watering trough in the
.jarage, drink and then select a seclud
ed corner and prepare to settle down
'or the rest of the night. After a sec
>nd glance at the visitor, the garage
employee saw it was Fox, a driving
aorse that had for many years been
■he property of the garage owner when
he building was a livery stable. The
,nimal had been sold-several years;
ago, but had wandered back to Its olo
borne and tried to find the place where (
its stall stood.
Job printing at Daily Times office.
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AT 7:30
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Plays
Julius Ronnig
THREE PRIZES
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